CollectA 2012 Photos: Okapi Male and Calf

Can we see the calf yet?

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

the detail in the furr is to much, as the shiny coat of the okapi does look like smooth velvet actually,

why do companies always add so much texture to the surface of animals that have sleek coats? Are they afraid the figure will look too "plastic" without rough "fur"? With modeling as excellent as they have now, no need!

I'm not even tempted to get the Eland unless the final product's coat is significantly smoother than it is shown on the prototype. That texture ruins it for me. The sculpting is perfect, it doesn't need "fur"!

Mastiffcat wrote:

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

the detail in the furr is to much, as the shiny coat of the okapi does look like smooth velvet actually,

why do companies always add so much texture to the surface of animals that have sleek coats? Are they afraid the figure will look too "plastic" without rough "fur"? With modeling as excellent as they have now, no need!

I'm not even tempted to get the Eland unless the final product's coat is significantly smoother than it is shown on the prototype. That texture ruins it for me. The sculpting is perfect, it doesn't need "fur"!

Those are prototypes, Carolynn! :) The final figure loose always texture and that's the reason why brands need to make prototypes with such rich texture. :)

Besides that Carolynn, in most cases they didn't make the texture where they SHOULD make it actually, haha.
But in this case we can't tell yet how the final model will look, because they are prototypes indeed, as Rogerio told you before.

Numaan wrote:

I really like the pose, I think the Papo Okapi is ugly - the legs are too chunky and I dont like the body texture. Everyone has their own opinion. Each company has its own limitations on what they can and cant do. I too would prefer the stripe patterning to be a bit more realistic but on a commercial toy it is quite difficult otherwise Schleich would also have done

You are right PAPO okapi have too chunky legs but IMHO SCHLEICH and COLLECTA okapis have too big head. It's bad for COLLECTA because we already saw this company is able to make a giraffe with a normal head, which is really unusual on the toy market.

Can we see the calf now,please???

Vivien1998 wrote:

Can we see the calf now,please???

yeaaah... can we?

MartinH wrote:

Vivien1998 wrote:

Can we see the calf now,please???

yeaaah... can we?

ken yeo wrote:

MartinH wrote:

Vivien1998 wrote:

Can we see the calf now,please???

yeaaah... can we?

SUSANNE wrote:

ken yeo wrote:

MartinH wrote:

Vivien1998 wrote:

Can we see the calf now,please???

yeaaah... can we?

HKHollinstone wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

ken yeo wrote:

MartinH wrote:

Vivien1998 wrote:

Can we see the calf now,please???

yeaaah... can we?

ana wrote:

HKHollinstone wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

ken yeo wrote:

MartinH wrote:

Vivien1998 wrote:

Can we see the calf now,please???

yeaaah... can we?

please-please - please

Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop, stop, stop, - my computer is falling on the floor with all this jumping



( , he, he )

oh! i thought that was an earthquake!
oh well, if you can't beat them,

Is it a kangaroo????

Yeah, an okapi with side-pockets!

LOL

Chillax everyone! I will post a photo as soon as I receive it from CollectA, promise

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Yeah, an okapi with side-pockets!

Ahahah! Maybe a collector with empty pockets! Stop jumping or the coins will jump out from your pockets and then no money to CollectA 2012 figures!

Roger wrote:

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Yeah, an okapi with side-pockets!

Ahahah! Maybe a collector with empty pockets! Stop jumping or the coins will jump out from your pockets and then no money to Mojo and CollectA 2012 figures!

I have pockets with zippers on them, no accident can happen there Rogerio, there must be some money left for 2012!

Beatyful animal again!!