Megaptera's Collection

It is really a useful picture. This poor serval has received so much criticism but it is actually a decent model and servals can be as tall as Eurasian lynxes. Caracals are slightly shorter but not that much. I enjoy seeing them together .

Thank you very much. I wasn't concerned about size, but rather the 'face'. It's not smirking as in the promo pics, so that's great for me! :)

You are welcome. I also think, that the model looks much better in real.

Thank you very much Megaptera, I see now that it is too big to compare with Papo lynx but fits rather well with the Safari serval. Its sculpting is rather good and I like its colour. I love its eyes too and I am very impatient to hold it il my hand now!

You are welcome, Caracal

I'm not a fan of how Schleich looks so "plastic" now.. But I don't have a caracal and the face on this one looks better than the promo pics. I do love the size though.

Sadly the Beautyofthebeasts caracal retired before I knew about it. I think the Schleich will be good for now.

I didn't realize the serval was so poorly received.. I think its a great model. Not the masterpiece that is their Clouded leopard but I still love the serval, I think it just needs a repaint

Congratulations! The caracal is quite nice, only the boxy feet bother me. Congratulations on all 3 newbies!

Thank you both.

After I saw some very good reviews here, I decided to get the Bullyland Blue sea dragon:

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Congratulations, Michael! That's the Bullyland star for this year.

Thank you, Roger. I was really surprised and excited when I saw this model the first time.

Roger wrote:

Congratulations, Michael! That's the Bullyland star for this year.

For sure :)

Congratulations :)

Splendid! Congrats!

Thank you both. I love nudibranchs but it's very hard to get some models of these wonderful animals.

Today, I've found two new Papo models in my favourite shop. It's the Seahorse and the Flying squirrel. I decided to use the squirrel as a Northern flying squirrel and the Seahorse as a New Holland Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei:

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In my opinion 2 of the few must haves of the major brands in 2023. Congrats

Thank you, Andreas. For me, there are even more must haves for this year

Megaptera wrote:

Thank you, Andreas. For me, there are even more must haves for this year

Sadly, for me less and lesser each year.

Megaptera wrote:

Thank you, Andreas. For me, there are even more must haves for this year

me too! I am planning on A LOT of CollectA and Papo this year

bmathison1972 wrote:

Megaptera wrote:

Thank you, Andreas. For me, there are even more must haves for this year

me too! I am planning on A LOT of CollectA and Papo this year

Well, I think I will be in the same club

Congratulations for your new adds Megaptera

Thank you, everyone. My only problem is the lack of space
@Blaine: I'm also waiting for all the newcomers from CollectA and Papo:)

The species identification is somewhat facultative, I guess. It could be a Southern flying squirrel and a Hipocampus kuda instead. Two great choices.

Roger wrote:

The species identification is somewhat facultative, I guess. It could be a Southern flying squirrel and a Hipocampus kuda instead. Two great choices.

The squirrels could go either way, it's impossible to separate them on a toy because the features separating them is impossible to demonstrate in a toy. The seahorse was most-certainly modeled after H. kuda, but I think it's simple enough a collector can call it whatever they want

Ok, thank you both. I will check the Hippocampus kuda if it will fit also for me

bmathison1972 wrote:

Roger wrote:

The species identification is somewhat facultative, I guess. It could be a Southern flying squirrel and a Hipocampus kuda instead. Two great choices.

The squirrels could go either way, it's impossible to separate them on a toy because the features separating them is impossible to demonstrate in a toy. The seahorse was most-certainly modeled after H. kuda, but I think it's simple enough a collector can call it whatever they want

That's why I call facultative, they act as good replicas regardless of the identification. Contrarily to some figures that mix different features from different species.