CollectA 2012 Line-up Announcement: Wildlife, Sea, Woodlands, Prehistoric etc

remrock02 wrote:

Thanks for all the updates!!!!! I can't wait to see the pictures!!! A collecters life requires patience which I seem to be lacking right now!!! UGH!!!

You're not the only one

I CANT WAIT TO SEE COLLETA PICS 2012>>>>???
MORE ANITOLPES, CATTLE HELLO, MORE FARM LIFE AND WILD LIFE, HELLOOO OUT THERE SCHLEICH
ONLY THAT I AM BUYING UNTILL NOW THE NEW SHEEP

i hope the new animals don't become that toyish as most of the CollectA are,..especially the red river hog shouldn't get that incredibly bad as the wild boar. and nobody needs a damn cute red panda when one already can get his giant relative,....
white lions are also a pest.

PeGe wrote:

i hope the new animals don't become that toyish as most of the CollectA are,..especially the red river hog shouldn't get that incredibly bad as the wild boar. and nobody needs a damn cute red panda when one already can get his giant relative,....
white lions are also a pest.

Red pandas and giant pandas are not relatives! I hope the red panda will be cute since real red pandas are cute! But you are right, almost white lions, with almost white manes and cute are a pest!

thank you! yes, the panda can finally be a bear while the red panda is more a skunk racoon marten. "former assumed relative".

PeGe wrote:

thank you! yes, the panda can finally be a bear while the red panda is more a skunk racoon marten. "former assumed relative".

You're welcome!

I can't wait to see the striped hyena. It's a dream animal for me. If it's anywhere near as good as the 2012 models I've seen posted here, it will be outstanding. Between the red river hog, hyena, and antelope, this is the most exciting 2012 lineup I've seen so far.

nyarlahotep wrote:

, this is the most exciting 2012 lineup I've seen so far.

It most certainly is! No model will suit everyones tasts but in terms of innovation you have got to hand it to CollectA for thinking more 'outside the box' thats for sure!

I hope that others follow suit and we have more different animals.

A couple of years ago we had a Schleich, Papo and Safari Malayan Tapir all around the same time - why doesnt one company just say " I know what, everyone is doing a Malayan Tapir, why dont we create a Brazillian or Mountain Tapir?". I wish the brains in these companies would think a little more......

Schleichzoo wrote:

nyarlahotep wrote:

, this is the most exciting 2012 lineup I've seen so far.

It most certainly is! No model will suit everyones tasts but in terms of innovation you have got to hand it to CollectA for thinking more 'outside the box' thats for sure!

I hope that others follow suit and we have more different animals.

A couple of years ago we had a Schleich, Papo and Safari Malayan Tapir all around the same time - why doesnt one company just say " I know what, everyone is doing a Malayan Tapir, why dont we create a Brazillian or Mountain Tapir?". I wish the brains in these companies would think a little more......

After reading this all again in another pace, i can only say that CollectA, followed closely by Möjo Fun are on their way to be the best in business when they continue like this, and will leave companies like Schleich, Safari Ltd, Papo and Bullyland far behind them in the coming future!
This is thanks to us, collectors, who were willing to write thousands of e-mails, and finally found ears which would listen to us, and even people among us, who have close relations with the companies now, so that we can be sure our long time wanted models will come out, and be on the market one day!
Specially Schleich can eat its heart out!

Hello Numaan,
will we have news soon about red river hog, beluga, walrus, European Lynx, Striped Hyena and Megacerops?

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

After reading this all again in another pace, i can only say that collectA, followed closely by Möjo Fun are on their way to be the best in business when they continue like this, and will leave companies like Schleich, Safari Ltd, Papo and Bullyland far behind them in the coming future!
This is thanks to us, collectors, who were willing to write thousands of e-mails, and finally found ears which would listen to us, and even people among us, who have close relations with the companies now, so that we can be sure our long time wanted models will come out, and be on the market one day!
Specially Schleich can eat its heart out!

I completely agree, these two new compagnies are going to be really, really great.

But I am not completely sure the old mastodonts care that much, - they still have the distribution, the children and the "names".
At least for a couple of years, - they still have time to react, if they care to see the writing on the wall.
However we saw how Schleich slaughtered Naoah`s pals. It scares me very much to think about how cruel big business can be

SUSANNE wrote:

I completely agree, these two new compagnies are going to be really, really great.
But I am not completely sure the old mastodonts care that much, - they still have the distribution, the children and the "names".

You're right! Extensive distribution and large marketing budgets in any business mean more than an imressive line-up of products...

Which is annoying.

I just hope COllectA get bigger and better and rival all the other brands in terms fo range and innovation.....fingers crossed!

My fingers are crossed too.

Kiryuha wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

I completely agree, these two new compagnies are going to be really, really great.
But I am not completely sure the old mastodonts care that much, - they still have the distribution, the children and the "names".

You're right! Extensive distribution and large marketing budgets in any business mean more than an imressive line-up of products...

Last night in Danish TV1 ( The absolute leader) was a spot about some "expert" comparing car drivers with the behaviour of different animals.
The compaison was compeletly ridiculous, - but the animals models they used to illustrate were - of course - Schleich

Numaan wrote:

I just hope COllectA get bigger and better and rival all the other brands in terms fo range and innovation.....fingers crossed!

I don`t much care who gets bigger, - I just think it is wonderful with competition, - it keeps the compagnies awake

I also cross my fingers, and hope that all the children and the adults buying gifts for them, also like the unusual animals.
If they don`t buy, the adventure ends here, and the brands return to struggling about the market with the safe elefants, tigers, horses and dogs

Well, i cross my fingers to in the first place!
Of course companies like Schleich are far ahead in their distribution and so on, but i know the newest companies are not specially trying to put out Schleich or so, and even compliment the old school companies at their custumors...
Any company its tactics, and when all can make money, there is no problem at all.
One reason i said that, because the new line for 2012 from Schleich is very very disappointing in my eyes, and i love all brands normally...
And CollectA make very interesting and good models, and DO listen to the collectors, and are still cheaper to!

Numaan wrote:

I just hope COllectA get bigger and better and rival all the other brands in terms fo range and innovation.....fingers crossed!

For range and innovation, CollectA already rival older brands in number of species

Are you counting dinosaurs, Kiki?

Roger wrote:

Are you counting dinosaurs, Kiki?

Even without dinos

Number of species

COLLECTA ( sea life + wild life + Forest life ) : 70 species

SAFARI Ltd ( Wildlife + North american wildlife + Sea life + Monterrey bay + WOW) : 119 species

BUT

PAPO ( wild life + forest life + Sea life) : 64 species

SCHLEICH ( Wildlife + forest life + Sea life) : 64 species

So nothing left to say about this anymore from my side, and the crazy macaques share aside again! Full force!

There's only one month left until 2012 - I hope we will get to know all the remaining models before the New Year :)

I hope so as well, how many are there that still have to be shown.