Thomas collection

I am looking for a place to gradually show my collection. I hope it's ok to create a separate topic for this.

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I will try to keep these "group-collections" up to date.

I can't wait to see your presentation!

It is more than fine, Thomas! We are all looking forward to see what you will share with us.

Within the genus Hippopotamus only one recent species exists. Only one other genus with also one species (Choeropsis liberiensis pygmy hippopotamus/Zwergflusspferd) belongs to the family.

General remarks:

1. the short limbs each ending in four forward projecting toes, equipped with broad hooves and connected with partially developed webbed feet.

Figures have 3-5 toes

2. the inner pair of incisors is larger than the outer.

3. difference H. amphibius and C. liberiensis:
the former has 4 incisors each in the upper and lower dentition, the latter 6.

Figures often without incisors, or with only the two inner incisors.

Here is my Hippo collection:

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Maybe the dentition is not always easy to replicate at such small scales but I think they shouldn't get the number of toes wrong. I love that your collection has hippos of very different quality.

Splendid hippo collection

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that tiny tiny tiny Fererro one is so cute! I've never seen a hippo so small

and I really like the bottom 2 - the light tan coloured one and the one above it.
Wonderful collection of hippos :)

Many many hippos :)

Great collection of hippos and lovely presentation.

Oh, this is exciting, to see what you have! I have to agree with Sunny, that tiny tiny hippo is so charming. I also really like the VEB Plaho models! They really have a lot of character. It is strange that the toes are wrong sometimes . . . that seems easy enough to check before sculpting.