Gwaine's Schleich Review

Despite not being Schleich's best, she still is a lovely model and it's very interesting to read what you say about her!

This figure the first dragon in the Bayala line, although they are not the first dragon schleich has made. They are the first mythical creature in the Bayala line and an absolute master piece. They were debuted in 2009 and retired in 2011. A very unfortunate short run time. This model was recoloured in 2012 for Muller as a limited edition. The figure in my collection was made in china.
I got them along with the Faraun figure on Marktplaats for dirt cheap. I remember unpacking them in my grandmother's old house. I was so happy I finally found them for a nice price.


Overall Opinion: What a work of art this beast is. They are so majestic and magnificent. All the details work right and the colour palette is well balanced. They are one of Schleich's very master pieces that just can never be matched. This greatness one can no longer find. I miss it. Antylar is amazing in every single way. Such a shame they retired so soon!
Currently this big friend is in storage, but I hope to display them again soon. They will have a place of honour!

I really love my Antylar also! It is truly a masterpiece. I paid a fair bit for mine but it is well worth it.

This figure is Schleich's Threadfin Butterfly fish. It is the second figure in the Coral Fish series. This model was debuted in 2001 and retired in 2002. This is a very short run time, which is unfortunate for such a nice model. The model in my collection was made in Portugal.
I traded this model recently with another dutch collector via this forum. I am very thankful for her ^^.


Overall Opinion: A little piece of art. Schleich does not make sea life such as this any more. It has a good balance and is very well shaped. The colours are modest and work well. It is a lovely and modest figurine, despite it's size.
Currently she is on the shelf with other unsorted Schleich animals and I hope to soon move her to a separate sealife shelf.

This is schleich's first Hanoverian foal and also first figure of the Hanoverian breed. This figure was debuted in 1995 and was retired in 2003. This is a very descent run time. The figure in my collection was made in Germany.
I can't recall if I found this little one on Marktplaats or ebay. No grand story here, at least.


Overall Opinion: A good little lad. Before the hayday, that is for sure, but not at all bad, molding wise. He is not perfect but he doe snot need to be. It is not expected of him and he simply delivers what is appropriate for him.
He is currently in store, but in 2021 he will shine on the shelf again!

No, this old foal is too nice to be stored. With its tail and dynamic pose, he is a good candidat to be displayed. I know they are very different but it reminds me the old Safari colts.

Such a wonderful figure- I love your reviews and this is such a sweet playful little foal!

This figure the second dragon in the Bayala line, although they were brought out at the same time as the first. These are the first mythical creature in the Bayala line and this one, like the first, is an absolute master piece. They were debuted in 2009 and retired in 2011. A very unfortunate short run time. This model was recoloured in 2012 for Muller as a limited edition. The figure in my collection was made in china.
I got them along with the Antylar figure on Marktplaats for dirt cheap. I remember unpacking them in my grandmother's old house. I was so happy I finally found them for a nice price.


Overall Opinion: This Model is not as intensely impressive as Antylar. None the less they are stunning and I am intensely saddened that this type of artwork is rare in schleich's current work and that they had such a short runtime. This model is a gem and I think it is under appriacted.
For now they are in careful storage, but I have a special place for them thought up!

Though I agree the forelegs are the weakest aspect, I have and love Faraun also- it is in a display cabinet with many of my Windstones and other favorite treasures. (along with Antylar and hatching Nugur!)
Now to find your Newt lol

This figure is Schleich's famous T-Rex. They are not the first T-Rex model Schleich has made, but most certainly the best known and in my humble opinion also the best looking. If they are the most anatomically sound I do not know and I believe the jury is still out on that one. This figure was debuted in 2012 and is still in the collection. By this I am not surprised, it is iconic and a true staple of Schleich's brand.
I am not quite sure how I aquired him. I believe I bought him in Haarlem on a shopping trip after school or when I was over at my father in law over the weekend.


Overall Opinion: This is really one of Schleich's most famous and a very well made model. No surprise they are so famous. This mold even gets used in urban art. It is an icon and I love them!
For the moment they are in storage, but I hope to soon be able to reinstate them.

I love this model- it is my favourite dinosaur that I have!

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This model is Schleich's very first adult Hanovarian. She was debuted in 1995 and retired in 2004. This is a rather long and respectable run time. She was directly replaced by the dressage mare, once retired. The figure in my collection was made in Germany.
I found this old girl on ebay, no special story about her, sadly.


Overall Opinion: This is a very classic model that really has her charms, but also her flaws. There can be arguements made that she is better than what Schleich makes as of late, but you won't hear that from me. This is a model before schleich's high tide and it has different flaws than those made after the high tide.
At the moment she is in storage, but I hope to soon be able to display her again.

A wonderful rare beauty, she looks very proud! And has wonderful muscle detail, a lovely addition!

This is Schleich's very first dragon hatchling. Not the only one, but most certainly the best one. They were debuted in 2009 and retired in 2012, a short runtime and very unfortunate, because little tyke is all but a work of art. I love them! The figure in my collection was made in China.
I found this model on Marktplaats for dirt cheap and I will never not love them. There is not grand story, but instead an immense joy and grand love.


Overall Opinion: This is one of Schleich's very best. So well made and so artful and just overall gorgeous. We stan! I love how perfectly sized they are and how super cute they are, even though they still look so perfectly reptilian.
For now they are in storage with the rest of my dragons, but they get a special spot once my shelving stand.

Wow- I never knew Schleich made this figure and it is certainly better than some of their other fantasy figures that are coming out now! I love the detail, and all the different shades of paint- it is a little beauty!

Even if you do not agree, I find this Hannoverian much nicer than most of the current horses. It is also an important design that influenced the generation after it that is the best generation of horses made by Schleich. That's right, it has a somewhat vintage touch that makes it look outdated but that is how the nicest figures were designed at its time.

This figure is Schleich's very first wolf and by far not the worst one they have made. This figure was debuted in 1992, just like me. It was retired in 2002, directly succeeded by 14249. A very respectable runtime for a very respectable model.
I have genuinly no idea anymore where I found him. Probably Marktplaats or Ebay.


Overall Opinion: This is one of Schleich's real gems from before they had their high time. This model is well made, mostly well painted and mostly well balanced. It has a nice pose and posture and has very few flaws, a very good figure indeed. Schleich does not make them like this anymore and it is a crying shame.
Right now, this old one is in storage, but I hope I will soon be able to restore him again.

Lovely old gem of a wolf, such a special figure! Old Schleich models really do have their won unique charm!

Wonderful pictures as always and brillant names too. I especially liked thunderclap!!
It is so fitting and now I am looking at my two war elephants and thinking - what can I name you, which would be just as fitting

This model is the twin sister of Schleich's very first adult Hanovarian (13227). She, like her sister, was debuted in 1995 and retired in 2004. This is a rather long and respectable run time. The figure in my collection was made in Germany.
I found this old girl on ebay, no special story about her, sadly.


Overall Opinion: This is, like her sister, a very classic model that really has her charms, but also her flaws. There can be arguements made that she is better than what Schleich makes as of late, but you won't hear that from me. This is a model before schleich's high tide and it has different flaws than those made after the high tide.
At the moment she is in storage, but I hope to soon be able to display her again.

A wonderful mare, I love your reviews, always set out so well with positives and negatives!

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This figure is Schleich's first Unicorn foal. She is far from the last and this mold is one Schleich still uses. Even this year some models use this mold. This figure was first seen in 2010 and under this number retired in 2015.
I can't remember where I bought this lil one, but I believe it was in Austria in one of them super spar stores.


Overall Opinion: I suppose you can consider this a rather normal model for the bayala range, considering the paint schleich has flung onto this little girl. She is a classic one of the bayala range and that is probably why she still appeals to so much, because she is not too overdone.
At the moment she is in storage, but I hope to soon be able to reinstate her with my other unicorns.

Wonderful to see Schleich's first unicorn, especially as they now make many models of this animal! It's interesting to see how it began, with this little foal, and compared to the ones they release now it has a more intricate beauty, and natural muted colours which I think I prefer!
I love her, thank you for sharing your interesting review, it's always useful to know what your opinions are on each of these models!

16320 Great Dane
Brutus

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This figure is far from Schleich's first dog, but the first Great Dane in their 1:12 scale series. And sadly also the only one. It was made in 1997 and retired in 2004, which is a descent run time. It has no replacement. The next Great Dane in schleich's collection was not to scale and in the Farm Life line. The figure in my collection was made in Germany.
This one is a forum acquired figure, thanks to Maja. Those are, in my opinion, the best finds, because I know that have already been so loved before and now I love them in my turn.

+ He is very large
+ A modest yet well done sculpt
+ No cropped ears and tail, yay!

- Very little texture
- Scale doesn't match most of what I have
- The colour is a bit flat

Overall Opinion: This is one from the forum. A figure that connects me to this corner of the internet and to other collectors. I have a special little place for those figures in my heart, for what they stand for. For the connection between you and me. He used to be in Maja's collection and now he is in mine. A very nice figure with Schleich's bygone and classic charm.
For now he is in storage, but I hope that he can be on display again in a year or so.