Mathison Museum of Natural History

I had never seen the CollectA tahr. Beautiful figure and photographed with a great background.

It doesn't matter how common are fleas, they will always look weird to me and I love the figure despite being unbranded.
Interesting, I have all the three last models, they seem to be optimized for 1:12 scale according to your measurements.I've always loved the aardvark and I have it since its first release, I really don't like the impala so much but I got it, it's been confusing to me why impalas are so rare in toy shape, it is one of the animal names everyone knows. Unfortunately mine has got a broken horn after a move. The tahr I never liked it and after deciding to get one after a long time of uncertainty, I felt really an idiot because the figure is really good.

I don't have this impala because of its big size and its too carved horns but I have this tahr!

Species: Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Common name(s): bluespotted boxfish; Japanese boxfish

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series: Shinagawa Aquarium
Year of Production: 2008
Size/Scale: Bottlecap base 3.3 cm in diameter. Body length approximately 4.3 cm for a scale of 1:5.8
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: Minimal assembly is required and the fish is removable from its base.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Northwest Pacific (Japan)
Habitat: Coral reefs, at depths of 1-45 meters
Diet: Algae, benthic invertebrates, small fish
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Like other boxfish, O. immaculatum produces pahutoxin (ostracitoxin) in its mucus secretions, a heat-stable neurotoxin with ichthyotoxic and hemolytic properties.

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Beautiful species, unique model and display!

This is a wonderful model, alas so expensive nowadays  Lucky you !

Love that fish

Thanks all

Next up:

Species: Genetta abyssinica
Common name(s): Abyssinian genet; Ethiopian genet

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Play Visions
Series: Genets, Civets, and Mongoose
Year of Production: 1998
Size/Scale: Total figure length 8.0 cm. Head-to-body length (exclusive of tail) 4.5 cm for a scale of 1:8.9-1:11.1
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: The Genets, Civets, and Mongoose collection by Play Visions is one of the most sought-after collections in our hobby, offering several unique species, such as the banded palm civet, spotted linsang, aquatic genet, ring-tailed mongoose, and Asian palm civet, in addition to today's Abyssinian genet.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Horn of Africa (Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan)
Habitat: Coastal plains, dry lowlands and high plateaus, deciduous shrubland, montane forest, Afromontane grassland, moorlands
Diet: Small animals, including rodents, small birds, small reptiles, insects and arachnids
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Data Deficient
Miscellaneous Notes: Populations of G. abyssinica have become fragmented due to transformation of its native habitat into cropland, which is apparently unusable to the diminutive carnivoran.

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A Beauty

Wonderful unique model!

Species: Catonephele numilia (Cramer, 1775)
Common name(s): Grecian shoemaker; blue-frosted banner; blue-frosted Catone

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Toy Major
Series: Butterflies
Year of Production: 1996
Size/Scale: Wingspan 6.3 cm for an average scale of 1.6:1
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: The Toy Major butterflies are somewhat of an enigma. There are 12 sculpts, labeled A-L on the underside as well as the copyright year of 1996. Each sculpt has been painted multiple times, resulting in anywhere from 24-36 figures (maybe more?). Also, the different repaints may have been released over multiple years while retaining the 1996 mark. They were sold in sets of various numbers. They are not marketed at the species level, but most are painted to look like recognizable species (the identifications are mine or by other forum members). Several species produced by Toy Major have been produced by other companies of the same era (Club Earth, early Safari Ltd., etc.), as these companies tend to copy one another, and it is sometimes difficult to determine who came first. Today's figure shares a paint job with the Club Earth model that was specifically stamped as a Grecian shoemaker. Catonephele numilia is sexually dimorphic and, especially the females, extremely variable throughout its range. Today's figure was painted after a female specimen.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Central and South America, from eastern Mexico to Brazil and Argentina
Habitat: Tropical wet deciduous forests, often in the canopy or around forest edges
Diet: Larvae feed on plants in the genus Alchornea; adults feed on overripe fruit
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Catonephele numilia exhibits marked sexual dimorphism and extreme variation. Males are typically black with two large orange spots on the forewing and a single large orange spot on the hindwing. Females have a large cream-colored bar across the forewing and no prominent maculae on the hind wing, although in some populations have broad areas of red on the hind wings. The shape of the forewings is different between the sexes, too; males have broad forewings while females have angulate forewings.

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Beautiful species and rare model!

Nice models!
I still don´t have the impala in my collection because I´m rather unsure about it´s size. So I hesitated to buy it and I´m still waiting for some comparison photos with other (collectA) antelopes and gazelles. However, I see that more and more collectors have added the model to their collection...so maybe I should buy it, too.

Its not the best comparison photo but here is my impala next to the CollectA Dama gazelle. The papo is quite big... (scroll about halfway down the page to see it). 
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I probably have more comparison photos somewhere for you... I will look. 

A gorgeous butterfly Blaine! I need to find some of these TMs.

Species: Takifugu niphobles (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Common name(s): grass puffer; Kusa-fugu

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Yujin
Series: Freshwater Fish Pictorial Book 2
Year of Production: unknown
Size/Scale: Body length approximately 5.5 cm for a scale of 1:2.7-1:4.5
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very rare
Miscellaneous Notes: Yujin released this collection more than once; I believe mine is from the original set. The fish is removable from its habitat-style base.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Northwest Pacific
Habitat: Demersal, usually in coastal waters at depths of 0-20 meters; occasionally entering brackish and freshwater habitats
Diet: Marine invertebrates
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Least Concern
Miscellaneous Notes: Takifugu niphobles is not specifically targeted as a food fish, but is popular in aquaria. However, because the fish, like many of its relatives, produces a tetrodotoxin, it can be potentially dangerous for fish it shares an aquarium with, as well as the pet's owner.

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Beautiful species, model and foto!

Nice fish

Those Yujin are still something

Species: Allomyrina dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1771)
Common name(s): Japanese rhinoceros beetle; kabutomushi

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo
Series: Chocoegg Animatales Series 1
Year of Production: 1999
Size/Scale: Body length (including cephalic horn) 4.5 cm for a scale of 1:1.8 for a large major male
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Very common
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the 13th time we have seen A. dichotoma in the Museum. Being one of the original Chocoegg Animatales figures, some assembly is required. This is the 'original' Kaiyodo figure and might be one of the oldest figures of this very commonly-made species, at least by a major, well-known company in the modern era.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: East Asia, including China, Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and Japan
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical hardwood forests
Diet: Larvae feed on organic detritus in soil; adults are attracted to sap and overripe fruit
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Allomyrina dichotoma is very popular in Japanese culture, and appears in cartoons, commercials, card games, and is bred in terraria. It is believed to be the influence for the kaiju Megalon in the 1973 Toho film, Godzilla vs. Megalon. The cultural significance of this species accounts for it being one of the most commonly-made animal species by Japanese companies.

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Species: Bathynomus giganteus Milne-Edwards, 1879
Common name(s): giant deep-sea isopod

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Nihon Auto Toy
Series: unknown
Year of Production: unknown
Size/Scale: Body length 13.0 cm for a scale of 1:1.5-1:3.8
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Uncommon
Miscellaneous Notes: This is the fifth time we have seen B. giganteus in the Museum. I don't know much about this figure; I bought on the Japanese Yahoo! auctions years ago. It was one of two individually packaged figures sold in 'blister' packs. The two figures represent the same sculpt, only differing in color, with the other figure closer to white; I traded the white version years ago and only retained this grayer version.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: West Atlantic Ocean, from the southeastern USA to northern Brazil
Habitat: Bathydemersal, at depths of 310-2140 meters (usually 365-730 meters)
Diet: Primarily a scavenger on dead animals on the sea floor
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Bathynomus giganteus is an example of deep-sea gigantism (also known as abyssal gigantism), whereby deep-sea animals tend to be much larger than related animals living in shallower waters.

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Ther's always some beauties from unknown brand, this one is great

Kikimalou wrote:

Ther's always some beauties from unknown brand, this one is great

Absolutly agree

Species: Gyrineum perca (Perry, 1811)
Common name(s): winged triton; maple leaf triton; winged frog shell

About the Figure:
Manufacturer: Play Visions
Series: Small Sea Shells
Year of Production: unknown
Size/Scale: Shell length approximately 3.8 cm for a scale of 1:1-1:2.6 (within scale 1:1 for a small specimen)
Frequency of species in toy/figure form (at time of posting): Unique
Miscellaneous Notes: Unlike most other Play Visions toys, these small shells are not marked with either a common name or a year of production, and the species designations are my own or from input by others on the forums.

About the Animal:
Geographic distribution: Indo-Pacific
Habitat: Benthic; usually in muddy, gravely, and sandy habitats at depths of 50-200 meters, occasionally deeper
Diet: Benthic marine invertebrates
IUCN Status (at time of posting): Not Evaluated
Miscellaneous Notes: Gyrineum perca and many of its congeners are benthic predators on sponges, hydroids, worms, and bivalves, while others feed primarily feed on algae.

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