Papo wishes for 2012

Well, i do collect all kinds of animals, and when the model is good, i like them equally...
But i can understand the love for the antelope/gazelle-family, because they are not so often made, and the family is very divers and colourfull.

The problem in the big cat models, specially the tigers, is that they look all the same, and there are no sub-species made, or not more then the Siberian or the Bengal tiger, which look quit the same in the modelling business.

Im portant to me is the right scale and the quality of the model, although i do collect the lesser models too, as in older brands sometimes...

I agree that Papo makes the best big cats at the moment, although i think that their lynx is not the best, because its head is to small IMHO.

There are some models of lying cats, like the Schleich lioness, and the AAA Tiger.
I think the picture of that tiger is somewhere in the section of the modern makers.

Nothing much happening tonight, - my son has occupied the TV with a Bang-bang-film, so I was browsing through some old Papo-subjects.
Unfortunately most of the old photoes are gone, but discussion cought my attention.

Fun to see, that now there are both Asian elefants and a pride of lions

bmathison1972 wrote:

OK, I am going to join this response. As most of you know, I have a taxonomically-limited collection (insects and other arthropods). It would be nice if Papo started making these. The only two major companies that do not have insect lines (at least not in the last couple decades) are Papo and Schleich. Even CollectA released a new insect this year (which is very nice, by the way :).

BAM

A comment here : Bullyland also made some very good insects, even if they are very large

As I was not a member then, let me take it up ( take the relay in English?)

I would like to see

Farmlife :
- Some of the many beautyful kinds of chickens ( fethered feet etc)
- Potbellied pig
- Vatusi cow and calf

Dogs/cats:
- Gazehounds : Saluki, whippet, Borzoi, podenco, pharohound etc.
- Bloodhound
- Siamese cats ( of course)

Prehistorical :
- Amebelodon or other elefant-osaurusses
- mastodonsaurus ( the one that looks like a cross between a frog and a croc )

Wildlife
- Quagga
- Ardwark
- Gibbon
- Indri
- Mongoose

Wood
- Fallow deer
- Ermine

Excellent idea about Watusi cattle . Nice family of White Brahma chicken would be appreciated, also aardvark (maybe smaller than Safari's) and mongoose

skysthelimit wrote:

Excellent idea about Watusi cattle . Nice family of White Brahma chicken would be appreciated, also aardvark (maybe smaller than Safari's) and mongoose

Nice list Susanne! Love to see a Mongoose too, a yellow mongoose would be nice as they're such a lovely colour. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Definitely a Quagga and ever since Roogle posted those pictures of the Watusi cattle I would certainly love to see Papo make them

Ohh, that yellow mongoose is just SOOOO cute

SUSANNE wrote:

Ohh, that yellow mongoose is just SOOOO cute

I'm affraid the meerkats would be the only mongoose made by PAPO.

HKHollinstone wrote:

ever since Roogle posted those pictures of the Watusi cattle I would certainly love to see Papo make them

What, this one?

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He'd do! Wouldn't it be awesome if Papo made a bull like that

I'd buy one for sure

Fabulous

But I would prefer a cow with a little calf

It seems they can have many differnet shapes of horn.

skysthelimit wrote:

I'd buy one for sure

Me too

And it would be a kind of cattle that has not been made a 1000 times before

That has not been made before...

skysthelimit wrote:

That has not been made before...

Papo would have to make the whole family like they have with their simmental cattle.

HKHollinstone wrote:

skysthelimit wrote:

That has not been made before...

Papo would have to make the whole family like they have with their simmental cattle.

OF COURSE

Yep, try and google Watusi Lurch

skysthelimit wrote:

Yep, try and google Watusi Lurch

Gosh

That must be heavy to carry around

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"Can't you see I have enough weight to carry without you leaning on me???"

OMG ! That is really a deformity

I hope they don`t breed them

I also like your idea but I don't know why I see the cows much more interesting! :)


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Aside from my usual list of more big cats in different positions, larger elephants and rhinos, updated polar bears...
Striped hyena, Indian rhino, Baird's tapir, Kodiak bear, Malayan/Bornean sun bear,
Hamadrya baboon, California sea lion, Secretary bird and a Pronghorn.
Then toad to their prehistoric category: Columbian mammoth, Homotherium, Teratorn and an American lion!

Roger wrote:

I also like your idea but I don't know why I see the cows much more interesting! :)

That one looks like an old fasihioned red milk-cow with big horns

I was thinking more like this one
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baltimore zoo wrote:

Aside from my usual list of more big cats in different positions, larger elephants and rhinos, updated polar bears...
Striped hyena, Indian rhino, Baird's tapir, Kodiak bear, Malayan/Bornean sun bear,
Hamadrya baboon, California sea lion, Secretary bird and a Pronghorn.
Then toad to their prehistoric category: Columbian mammoth, Homotherium, Teratorn and an American lion!

Ohh, yes ! A striped hyena and Baird`s tapir !

And othe kinds of bears

BTW, - the brown bear and cub in the catalogue..it looks like a cute old teddy, - is it better than the photo ? Does anybody have a photo of them ?

I tried to diversify my assortment. I still would love to see more big cats, since that's a real Papo strength!

I don't see the point in Papo making another big cat when there are cat-family animals to be made, like African wild cat, serval, caracal

Having more big cats figures is one of passions! So naturally I want more!