Saarlooswolfhound's new additions *Updated 8/25*

You are very welcome. :)

I never noticed how nice is the CollectA Draft horse with a cat I'm glad the Papo elephant join your collection, it's a very good choice.

I'm not too much on Yowie things but the echidnae is really really nice and the piglet too

Thank you my friend. :)

Nice finds! Hooray for the Yowies, I hope they start showing up here. :) I live the puggle, wow, they really made it cute, haha!

What is the green and black salamander? Like him a lot. :)

Thank you Jill! I think you mean the Kaiyodo axolotl? Yes, the puggle is a superb rendition of a baby. :)

New! Toymany wolves arrived with some hairless "Animal Paradise" friends (they weren't marketed as Animal Paradise, but they had a tag with them upon arrival), a few thrift finds of a variant AAA giraffe, a AAA chimp female with baby (got missed in my photo shoot ), Funrise boxer and bull terrier, and then a happy score from Whitelightningwolf of the Club Earth vampire bat and Lynx!

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Nice newcomers, especially the Action products vampire bat and the lynx

Lovely additions,especially the Sphynx cats!!!

Taos wrote:

Lovely additions,especially the Sphynx cats!!!

I agree, these cats are splendid.

The Toymany wolves are beautiful, I really love how they're made and that almost 'soft' texture to them!
And the dogs, they're wonderful! The Funrise series is such a lovely one to collect

I like the Action Products! :)

Belated thank you everyone. :)

These are largely finds at a small toy store on my coastal vacation.
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The 2 dinos, 3 Papi insects, chinamal wolf and weird lynx, set of 4 crows, and axolotls are from the toy store. The crows and axolotls were sets (4 unique crow/raven figures, and 6 axolotls) from a novelty toy company called Archi Mcphee for anyone interested. I have extra axolotls for trade eventually.

The snakes are children's bracelets from a wildlife "safari" park I visited. I may be brave and try to straighten them out... the turtles too are from the park. The boxes were marked "super fun toys" for the snakes and wild republic for the turtles(the only 2 left! and the box looked old... 90s-ish?)

Everything else was either ebay or thrift store, etc. catches. The sheep is lead(?) and marked Germany. Any ideas on brand?
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snakey close up
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The mystery of the mahi mahi fish continues... 3rd variation. All same sort of material. similar paint application/finish if not style. some sort of ocean fishing set?
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And an axolotl size comparison with friends.
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One last plug. Only year, maybe 2 ago, I ONLY had like 6 insect figures... they just weren't my thing. But with this invasive Mathisonivirus going around... my hoard has swelles to numerous across groups of insects and arachnids! We all know who to blame...
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This kind of finds is always very interesting. I can't hlep about the lead sheep but likely the Wild Republic turtles are from late 90's, yes.

Here are the box displays for the snakes and turtles.
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NOT tortoises obviously...
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Great catches, what brand are the ravens? And what is that under the turtle box?

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

Thank you Jill! I think you mean the Kaiyodo axolotl?

Yes, thank you!

Wonderful new additions! The vampire bat, hairless cats, and all the litter herps are my favorites! Love those little axolotles, haha. And the little baby turtles! The little crows are also very cool, nice finds!!

The Murder of Crows set and axolotls are a novelty toy brand called Archie McPhee. They have larger versions of the axolotls (rather cartoony type stylization) too. I looked, you can buy them online for anyone interested.

Thank you

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

The mystery of the mahi mahi fish continues... 3rd variation. All same sort of material. similar paint application/finish if not style. some sort of ocean fishing set?
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One last plug. Only  year, maybe 2 ago, I ONLY had like 6 insect figures... they just weren't my thing. But with this invasive Mathisonivirus going around... my hoard has swelles to numerous across groups of insects and arachnids! We all know who to blame...
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The Mahi Mahi are Kaiyodo knockoff, it's fun to watch all these colourful variations

And I'm so glad I'm not the only one to be Mathisoned here

Big congratulation for your new additions Paige

Thank you! Kiki, you may be right, but there may be some subtle differences between the mahis...

New additions! I got to travel for my birthday and drive to visit my siblings' homes and families. It was wonderful to return to my old "stomping grounds" and very melancholic at the same time... Anyway, the good news is that I spoilt myself at toy stores when passing through big cities! A few ended up being busts but I think I made a decent haul and it cheeres my up after my bad news the week before.

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I was on the proverbial (pasture) fence for a long time on the CollectA herefords. I still am not a great fan of the bull; he has a very small head to my eye, at least compared the bulls I knew as a child on my grandfather's farm. But obviously... I gave in.

These are technically old news... Toy many cats and an unknown dog set. Sadly mine came in rather poor condition (quite a few scratches and rubs). Not all the dog breeds are very well sculpted, but mostly I got it for the poodle, shar pei, schnauzer, and american Bully. The cats are much nicer.

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FINALLY found the Mojo new wolf, and caved on the "new" CollectA. At this store for the bison, all the others had horns broken off so... beware some fragility!

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Lastly, I indulged in some prehistorics and then came across an ebay find of k&m dolphins. These arent on TAW though... any ideas what set they are?

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Very very lastly... the bucket thing the dogs came in. Just in case there is any info to be gleaned from it.
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That's surely a good therapy project, turning your trip into a tour through several cities to find some figures. I don't know these dolphins, how do they compare with the standard tube sized ones?
What about the new Mojö wolf, how much do you like it?

The dolphins and whales are from a Wild Republic tube called ´Whales and dolphins Nature Tube´ released about 5 years ago

Nice birthday gifts :)

I am tempted by this last Mojo polar wolf! Thank uou for sharing.

It was indeed fun, and now my sister who moved back from Maine lives near a large city with at least 1 toystore of interest, and one I need to check out next time.

The dolphins here are larger and more rubbery than the standard tube figures by safari, PV, and other K&M. I found the set Balaenoptera mentioned and she is right! I am missing 3 figures (diver, beluga, and a humpback) but I wanted these for the dolphins anyhow. Here is a screenshot from Amazon for anyone interested.
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I plan on doing an ATB review of the wolf I think
Its very nice, but I do have some criticism. Maybe I will do a comparison topic here soon if I find time to. But I would reccomend the model to anyone who likes wolves!

Happy belated birthday and such wonderful additions to celebrate!
Such an interesting dog set and I love the breeds, useful to see the bucket as well! I've never seen them before but will certainly make a mental note of them Love the CollectA dogs too