The PAPO 2011 Indian elephant walkaround by Kikimalou

Yes, it's the same for me, I wish PAPO never made the lions... they are realy too big for my elephants

I just wish they made bigger elephants...
I love my Papo lions : )

Christophe, that elephant is really beautiful! I wish to buy it (and more 2011 Papo models too) but they haven't arrived to Barcelona yet

I also don't like the tusks,...
I am still waiting for a proper Asian elephant-bull model.

This papo (transgender) model immediately made me think of Mowgli and his friends,....
Does anyone have walkaround pictures of the CollectA-bull?
I expect this one to be an at least more nice sculpt.

baltimore zoo wrote:

I just wish they made bigger elephants...
I love my Papo lions : )

I know Balti... But a crazy french macaque can't resist to joke  

I like this elephant, I would like good tigers to go with him  

PeGe wrote:

I also don't like the tusks,...
I am still waiting for a proper Asian elephant-bull model.

This papo (transgender) model immediately made me think of Mowgli and his friends,....
Does anyone have walkaround pictures of the CollectA-bull?
I expect this one to be an at least more nice sculpt.

Maybe you are right, the tusks are a bit too long... But the shape of the bull is the most realistic I have seen for years now  

I'm using my Safari ltd Asian and African elephants for my display.
They look good when near the Papo lions and tigers : )
Problem solved!
Thanks for nothing Papo...
Hey Papo, next time make a larger female elephant(6" tall x 7.75" long) and with out external tusks! And a bull elephant 6.75" tall x 8.25" long!!!!!!

Forgot to say WIldlife Wonders African and Asian elephant, just wanted
to clarify: )

baltimore zoo wrote:

Forgot to say WIldlife Wonders African and Asian elephant, just wanted
to clarify: )

I don't like the WW african elephant,it looks like a sub-adult animal, not a hughe bull

Yes, I agree K, it does look like a sub adult(male) or a middle age female African.
But since I hate the sizes of the other elephants, it's my only option.
I WISH Safari would make Bull African and Asian elephants in their WW series!

Thank you for the walk around Kiki. Much appreciated.

~ Sue

You welcome Sue

Congratulations, Christophe
It is a beautyful figuere, and with the correct, longer legs unlike the Schleich one

Certainly on my wishlist...also

The only thing I wonder about a bit, - the top of the skull. Does it really stand up so much above the neck on an Indian elefant?

Great photoes, thanks for them

SUSANNE wrote:

The only thing I wonder about a bit, - the top of the skull. Does it really stand up so much above the neck on an Indian elefant?

Nice point Susanne! Well, the first thing we would think is that the skull is almost horizontal we see it from the trunk! Anyway we also see that the arch of the top of the body is less prominent than it is usual! But, also we can see that this elephant has a slightly long neck that projects the head to a higher placement! I think a smaller neck with a lower placement of the head and everything would look better! This is the shape of the skull of a African elephant which as you know is different from African species! :)
Sorry for long explanation, I have not enough vocabulary to be succinct!

thank you Susanne  

Well...   ... ...    Some elephant have their head a bit above the neck and this one is looking up and is raising a bit his head. But maybe it is the weakest spot of the model. What I appreciate the most with him are the proportions, no big head, no fat abdomen and small legs... It remind me the LINEOL one :

Roger wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

The only thing I wonder about a bit, - the top of the skull. Does it really stand up so much above the neck on an Indian elefant?

Nice point Susanne! Well, the first thing we would think is that the skull is almost horizontal we see it from the trunk! Anyway we also see that the arch of the top of the body is less prominent than it is usual! But, also we can see that this elephant has a slightly long neck that projects the head to a higher placement! I think a smaller neck with a lower placement of the head and everything would look better! This is the shape of the skull of a African elephant which as you know is different from African species! :)
Sorry for long explanation, I have not enough vocabulary to be succinct!

Not so easy Roger and Susanne  

Oh!!! I thought Kiki wanted to punish me!!!
But he was very kind as usual and awarded me with a fantastic picture of a Lineol!
Kiki, this elephant is superb!!!
What can I do to resurrect Lineol???

Roger wrote:

Oh!!! I thought Kiki wanted to punish me!!!
But he was very kind as usual and awarded me with a fantastic picture of a Lineol!
Kiki, this elephant is superb!!!
What can I do to resurrect Lineol???

I think you are trying to do so right now

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:

Oh!!! I thought Kiki wanted to punish me!!!
But he was very kind as usual and awarded me with a fantastic picture of a Lineol!
Kiki, this elephant is superb!!!
What can I do to resurrect Lineol???

I think you are trying to do so right now

We!

Just looking at your posted Asian animal display/diorama, and it's a nice collection! However, I think you should
use some Safari ltd. WW Asian elephants(Since they are bigger than the small Schleich).
I really like the photo of the Asian Bull stepping off the dirt road onto the grass field!
It would make a great WW figure...

Forgot to ad, I really like the artistic detail of Lineol! In my opinion, it goes Lineol, Britains then Papo as far as the transgression of artistic figures!

baltimore zoo wrote:

Just looking at your posted Asian animal display/diorama, and it's a nice collection! However, I think you should
use some Safari ltd. WW Asian elephants(Since they are bigger than the small Schleich).
I really like the photo of the Asian Bull stepping off the dirt road onto the grass field!
It would make a great WW figure...

The SAFARI Ltd WW and the smaller one are on my wantlist and I hope to get them soon... The main problem is SAFARI Ltd is not as easy to buy in Europa but I love them

Roger wrote:

We!

Yes !!!!!!
Again we learned something from this forum

I love your elephant Christophe!
Depite all the comments, do i think that the length of the tusks is quit ok, maybe somewhat to thick, but ok...
Of course they sell elephants with white tuskers, i never saw an elephant model with dirty tusks...
Or maybe he just brushed his teeth, who knows...

The neck is ok to, as he is reaching his head forward...
And yes, the size..., but has everything fit together with eachother, specially between different brands?
Who invented that?!
Only some brands in the past did know how to make animals in scale to eachother...
Great model my friend, and thanks for the pics, great model again!

Papo, sometimes, make mistakes ! The Asian elephant has 4 fingers in the front limb and 4 in back limb.
In nature, the Asian elephant has 5 + 4. The African, 4 + 3 fingers.

There are many brands making mistakes with elephants! I didn't knew that since I never see them before! By the way, Schleich and Bullyland have crocodiles with wrong number of toes, the Schleich was already retired and Safari also has some wrong! :)
It was nice to see pictures, sorry for asking again! :)

Thats interesting do you think you could post a picture.