sunny's collection

Saien wrote:

Congrats, it is a great prehistoric group  I have many of them from major brands.

Thank you Saien!

Jill wrote:

Congrats on your finds, all those prehistoric figures are very cool! I don't know my extinct species well but there are some impressive looking ones in there. This one though. Surely those proportions are not correct? I hate to laugh at him and his very short body, he is very charming for all that.

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Thanks Jill, yes the mammoths were rather unusual. That was his best side.
Here are the others -
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Roger wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:

I don't like it when these elderly people reject the youth just because they dress differently.
I don't know your Dimetrodon. It could be a Toy Major but in this case it should be marked with the TM logo and the year. So I have no idea.

Isn't it a UKRD as it is written on the belly ?

I don't even remember seeing the photo and it is quite clear. Sure it is a U.K.R.D. I'm part of the elderly people so these things ahppen.

Yes here it is - it's since had a very good extra scrubbing and all the blue strips are away
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My collection has grown a little bit the last few weeks, with lots of brand new purchases.
I have a few Playmobil in the collection as some of them fit in nicely to my scale. But most tend to be on the large side.
Together they look very nice. I also put in the lego type bear that I got from China last month, he fits nicely with the polar bear cub.

the ibex came with some edelweiss which had to be put together
the penguin came with some tiny ice bergs and fish
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the polar bear cub came with a snowball
and the squirrels had some cones to eat and a log to stand on
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here is the lego type brown bear and the Playmobil cub
they go together rather well
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the cub is getting a lesson in stretching up for honey
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and then the following week I added some more brand new models -
a camel, sharing a meal of edelweiss with the cub
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a llama that came with some spiky leaves
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a very nice orangutan with bananas and a green tendril that I will turn into a snake
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and a wolf that came with a bone
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the bear is now sharing the honey and bananas with the wolf
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the orangutan still has plenty to eat
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and I also got a nice assortment of 2nd hand friends - an albino lizard with beautiful red eyes, a Spirit horse that is 1/32nd scale and a very nice model, a large sheep which is very cute, a very pretty hollow cow that I've never seen before and a cheap but handsome rhino.
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The albino lizard needs some glue to his chin area.
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This cow is hollow inside, and is very beautiful.
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I quite like the cheap type rhinos, they are around Britains size and fit in nicely with my other rhinos.
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the Spirit horse is the best model I've seen in this range at this size
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Beautiful new stuff

So many nice new figures. Lessons to stretch up? I also want those lessons.

Great new additions, Playmobil makes some cool animal figures these days! I really like the camel, and also the lizard. I'm glad you saved him to repair his break.

widukind wrote:

Beautiful new stuff

thank you Andreas!

Roger wrote:

So many nice new figures. Lessons to stretch up? I also want those lessons.

Thank you Roger. ha ha, stretching is good for everyone, I agree :)

Jill wrote:

Great new additions, Playmobil makes some cool animal figures these days! I really like the camel, and also the lizard. I'm glad you saved him to repair his break.

Thanks Jill, yes Playmobil has a great range of cool animals. The camel was in a desert fighting set that came with a skeleton warrior and a human. So the hieroglyphic patterns on it were part of the storyline.
Yes, he's a great model and I will see how the glue goes. Nothing is unrepairable in this world.

What an incredible lizard No brand I suppose but a lot of charism

The cow is indeed beautiful, it reminds me of the toys of my youth

Nice batch and I'm glad to see one more time your Tri-ang Indian rhinoceros . Could you make a pic for TAW ?

Great additions,congrats!!The cow is really lovely and looks familiar to me.I wonder is it by Tonka?I remember them making sets when I was younger that included hollow cows and horses.

Kikimalou wrote:

What an incredible lizard No brand I suppose but a lot of charism  

The cow is indeed beautiful, it reminds me of the toys of my youth

Nice batch and I'm glad to see one more time your Tri-ang Indian rhinoceros   . Could you make a pic for TAW  ?

Thank you Christophe. Underneath the lizard it just says China. It's quite large as well, the body is the length of my hand.

Have you seen cows like this before then?
Yes I will take some pics for TAW. I think I have a growing list of items to be photographed:)

Taos wrote:

Great additions,congrats!!The cow is really lovely and looks familiar to me.I wonder is it by Tonka?I remember them making sets when I was younger that included hollow cows and horses.

Thank you Taylor. Did Tonka not make trucks? I'd be interested to see more animals like this cow.

I got some Dinamização models, most came in monochrome pairs, and I decided to paint one of the oryx for the painting month this year.
I only had one day left (yesterday) but I managed to paint it within 2 hours
Normally I take a few hours to paint a model like this.

But I am happy with the outcome! I think it looks very soft and beautiful. I will probably add a real oryx tail to her later on, as she came with a short stump, whereas real oryx have very long sleek elegant tails! Rather like a horse's tail but a little bit more beautiful (in my eyes:)

And I may add some more black on her black areas. She has quite a full round belly so just like a real oryx - she is expecting a little one very soon. And her horns are particularly thin, though not very long, so that is more like a female oryx's horns as well.

99% of my collection is all packed up now, and I only have a box of figures waiting to be repainted that are left out.
I look forward to the day when I get all my collection out on display in their own separate little dioramas and shadow box homes.

my oryx -
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the first undercoats
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and compared to the other white one
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and finished oryx enjoying the sun
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Beautiful repaint! The Dinamização models are excellent and when you repaint them, they get real life.

Oh, I can't find Dinamização orixes anymore, I'm glad you managed a way to find them.
I truly enjoy seeing these models repainted, they are really good and a great painting like yours confirms it.

Roger wrote:

Oh, I can't find Dinamização orixes anymore, I'm glad you managed a way to find them.
I truly enjoy seeing these models repainted, they are really good and a great painting like yours confirms it.

It is so tempting... Forunately I have so much other models to repaint

rogerpgvg wrote:

Beautiful repaint! The Dinamização models are excellent and when you repaint them, they get real life.

thank you very much Roger, and yes they are excellent models. Certainly different from the 'finished' finish on the Britains - these ones seem to have an unfinished lumpy type appearance

Roger wrote:

Oh, I can't find Dinamização orixes anymore, I'm glad you managed a way to find them.
I truly enjoy seeing these models repainted, they are really good and a great painting like yours confirms it.

thank you Roger! Yes I managed to get a small bundle of them, and wasn't sure what they were at first. It's on my list to get a photo of them all - gorillas sitting, giraffes, tigers, tortoises etc

Kikimalou wrote:

Roger wrote:

Oh, I can't find Dinamização orixes anymore, I'm glad you managed a way to find them.
I truly enjoy seeing these models repainted, they are really good and a great painting like yours confirms it.

It is so tempting... Forunately I have so much other models to repaint

I look forward to seeing your particular painting style put onto these models Christophe.

widukind wrote:

thank you Andreas

here are my handpainted Britains tigers in my new diorama

Little cub is learning about life and that not everyone with stripes is a friend, even the ones who look like you.


little white cub has become separated from mum
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and the resident tigers are on the prowl
dinner time is nearing
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the male searches the undergrowth looking for a surprise
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luckily white mum notices her missing cub and hurries back to look for him
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thankfully she spots him hiding in the undergrowth and tells him to keep quiet - she can smell the other tigers and this isn't her territory
so they have to be very careful
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and that he should stay a little behind her, just in case, as it's good to patrol this way
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..earlier that day some Equus Simplicidens came by, new to the area because of an earthquake, they were searching for an open glade
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but it was a little bit too dense with foliage here and they knew that tigers liked this flora
infact they could even smell tigers on the leaves
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they didn't stay long, and quickly moved on to more open land which was much better suited for fast running
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the tiny tiger with blue eyes
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Very nice repaints on so tiny models and very attractive way to present them into lush vegetation!  

 I missed the fabulous Dinamzação repaint up. The model is good and you gave a so realistic dress to him with different shades!

Beautiful repaints!!!!

Really lovely models and photos. :)

Caracal wrote:

Very nice repaints on so tiny models and very attractive way to present them into lush vegetation!  

 I missed the fabulous Dinamzação repaint up. The model is good and you gave a so realistic dress to him with different shades!

thank you Alain!
and thanks for your compliments on my oryx:)

Taos wrote:

Beautiful repaints!!!!

thank you very much Taylor!

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

Really lovely models and photos. :)

thank you Paige :)

Beautiful

widukind wrote:

Beautiful

thank you Andreas!

I love the presentation and the way you painted them.

Roger wrote:

I love the presentation and the way you painted them.

thank you very much Roger!

I got a tiny lion cub a while ago and it seemed to be Britain's size. It is, except the head is slightly rounder and fuller.
It has excellent paintwork and details on it.

A comparison with the Jeol and Britains lionesses and Britains cubs
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the little cub is very playful
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and quite a pawful
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I also got a very old hollow lion
he is about Britains size too
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he fits in perfectly
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they all go well together

even the koala!
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I came across this small koala and thought it looked the perfect size for my collection
when I received it I was delighted!
No idea who made it but I love it:) and this is a real koala pose - looking ahead inquisitively whilst on the ground, maybe even with a bit of trepidation to be out of her favourite and safe habitat amongst the branches of a eucalyptus.
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I really like the smaller animals in the 1/32nd scale, especially the rabbits. This grey one is made in China or Singapore and is a Britain's copy.

And I love the Kaiyodo Furuta Choco Q rabbits and hares! Stunning and evocative.
They are the most beautiful and expertly sculpted and painted little lagomorph figurines. The rabbits are so small yet full of personality and life. These are my absolute favourite rabbit figurines along with a couple of the Britain's rabbits poses.

The small white and brown hares are the Ikimon Nature of Satoyama Japanese hares in their winter and summer coats

here they are in their grass tray
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