The "skinny cow" that was not ....

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A friend who works in the South of England keeps a lookout for composition animals at flea-markets and car boot sales. She is not interested in animals. Apart from elephants, hippos and lions, she does not know what they are called and does not care. (And she thinks that we are mad to want them even if they are broken.)

Last week, she said that she had bought us "a big, grey bull and a skinny cow". Today, they arrived.

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We thought that the "big, grey bull" might be an Aurochs, but he is a Marolin Water Buffalo. He will need a lot of repairs and massive new horns.

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The "skinny cow" is a Lineol Oryx in fairly good condition.

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Luckily, we have a pair of plastic horns which will fit!

Sue & Lesley
castlerigg

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:07 pm

Wow!!! Congratulation Lesley and Sue!!!

Andreas

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:45 pm

That is the most beautyful cow I have ever seen Laughing

But I am not sure a farmer would be very pleased with that kind of milk cows Wink

How fortunate that you two experts got them Very Happy

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:55 pm

Beautiful! Congrats Lesley and Sue!!!

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Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Sun May 01, 2011 12:23 am

Congratulation for your hospital Docs Very Happy

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Sun May 01, 2011 3:12 am

Congrats! Please post pix of the water buffalo if you get him restored! :)

-Kristie

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Sun May 01, 2011 1:01 pm

Oh, I need to start collecting farm animals! Laughing

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The oryx definitely has a certain elegance!

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Tue May 03, 2011 12:17 am

Congrats Lesley and Sue!
Nice to have other people around, that are looking out for you.
I can't say it enough, that i don't spend enough time at flea-markets and so on.
At the 30th of april, we celebrate the birthday of our queen, and we always have a day hollyday, and people are allowed to sell their old stuff on the streets(we call it the freemarket), like on a flea-market.
Well, i was in the city to look at it, but i couldn't find even a 10 ct plastic animal... Crying or Very sad

Of course this oryx is the best in the business, and even with this repair it looks still good!
But here is how it should look originally, as some of already now of course;

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Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Tue May 03, 2011 10:54 pm

What great finds the Ladys Castlerigg! cheers

You are so fortunate to have a friend that will be on the lookout for you. Wink

Kind of like our friends on the forum who send wonderful surprises. drunken

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Tue May 10, 2011 6:20 pm

Wonderful additions. I love the "skinny cow." Too funny.

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Wed May 25, 2011 7:33 pm

He is not bad for a cow eey... Wink

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How is that cape buffalo made? Plastic or composition?
And also... Is composition a kind of clay?

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:56 pm

TheAnimalStudyGuy wrote:: How is that cape buffalo made? Plastic or composition?
And also... Is composition a kind of clay?

Is is made in composition.

What is composition material? The answer is HERE

Subject: Re: The "skinny cow" that was not .... Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:52 am

ha ha so funny! I had to read this thread because of the title :)
the oryx is just magnificent in every way, so elegant and beautiful

how fun that your friend is looking out for you, and even funner that they aren't into animals yet kindly collect them for you! especially this skinny cow Very Happy

kind of like family members who indulge your collecting hobby but sometimes you end up receiving 'interesting' gifts you'd never consider yourself Very Happy

castlerigg wrote:: A friend who works in the South of England keeps a lookout for composition animals at flea-markets and car boot sales. She is not interested in animals. Apart from elephants, hippos and lions, she does not know what they are called and does not care. (And she thinks that we are mad to want them even if they are broken.)

Last week, she said that she had bought us "a big, grey bull and a skinny cow". Today, they arrived.

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We thought that the "big, grey bull" might be an Aurochs, but he is a Marolin Water Buffalo. He will need a lot of repairs and massive new horns.

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The "skinny cow" is a Lineol Oryx in fairly good condition.

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Luckily, we have a pair of plastic horns which will fit!

Sue & Lesley
castlerigg