The Ferret's tail or some models are very different from catalogue pics...

I noticed that the Schleich ferret has sometimes a curved tail and sometimes a straight one. Does anyone have more info about these? Mine has straight:

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xfoxx wrote:

I noticed that the Schleich ferret has sometimes a curved tail and sometimes a straight one. Does anyone have more info about these? Mine has straight:

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I never noticed it before but I also never found it. I usually pay a lot of atention with tails but this one is completly new for my knowledge! I'm sure the experts in variations will help you!

i saw that on ebay i never thought anything about it just that someone did this with hot water

Have you seen many with curved tail ?
I tend to aggree with Pipi that the tail must be bent by somebod, - perhaps involuntaryly by keeping the critter lying with the tail in pressure in a hot place

My own ferret figure is the only one I've seen in real life, so I don't know how the tails are supposed to look. Seems like many online stores have a picture of the ferret with curved tail, but actually they're using the exactly same picture:
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Maybe the curved tails don't even really exist.

maybe it's like the thing with the adult standing pegaus: one the picture are completly wrong wings, but it wasn't produced that way...

Loridena wrote:

maybe it's like the thing with the adult standing pegaus: one the picture are completly wrong wings, but it wasn't produced that way...

I never heard about that
Wasn`t the foal where the wings are wrong ?
They changed the foal last year because its wings were wrong in 2009

yes the foal was produced with wrong wings, but the adult had directly right wings (or at least never those completly wrong wings), but some shops still use a picture with these wrong wings:

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I think the picture that the stores show, is wrong.
It is almost impossible to make a good picture, where you can both see the cute face and the tail of the ferret

Here are mine :
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Great that you saw this
I never thougt about the picture being wrong

Loridena wrote:

yes the foal was produced with wrong wings, but the adult had directly right wings (or at least never those completly wrong wings), but some shops still use a picture with these wrong wings:

You guys certainly keep your eyes open

Things change with the prototypes even after official photos are sent out. It could be that the original Ferret was to have a curved tail but someone changed it at the last minute but not in time for the original photos to be sent out in literature and so on......

It reminds me of the Safari Ltd original Okapi photo which turned out to be completely different when the final versions were sent to shops.....

ORIGINAL DESIGN:
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FINAL DESIGN:
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Numaan wrote:

Things change with the prototypes even after official photos are sent out. It could be that the original Ferret was to have a curved tail but someone changed it at the last minute but not in time for the original photos to be sent out in literature and so on......

It reminds me of the Safari Ltd original Okapi photo which turned out to be completely different when the final versions were sent to shops.....

ORIGINAL DESIGN:
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FINAL DESIGN:
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wow that is a big difference

pipi6 wrote:

Numaan wrote:

Things change with the prototypes even after official photos are sent out. It could be that the original Ferret was to have a curved tail but someone changed it at the last minute but not in time for the original photos to be sent out in literature and so on......

It reminds me of the Safari Ltd original Okapi photo which turned out to be completely different when the final versions were sent to shops.....

ORIGINAL DESIGN:
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FINAL DESIGN:
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wow that is a big difference

Indeed,a huge difference! I would have preferred the original one...

Vivien wrote:

pipi6 wrote:

Numaan wrote:

Things change with the prototypes even after official photos are sent out. It could be that the original Ferret was to have a curved tail but someone changed it at the last minute but not in time for the original photos to be sent out in literature and so on......

It reminds me of the Safari Ltd original Okapi photo which turned out to be completely different when the final versions were sent to shops.....

ORIGINAL DESIGN:
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FINAL DESIGN:
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wow that is a big difference

Indeed,a huge difference! I would have preferred the original one...

me too! they lost a good replica there, and made it less appealing.

Watch this:

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Mine has a different arm and shirt

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hmm, looks like they've flipped the photo, but that still doesn't account for the shirt missing the neck scarf
By the way, your photo is awesome!

HKHollinstone wrote:

hmm, looks like they've flipped the photo, but that still doesn't account for the shirt missing the neck scarf
By the way, your photo is awesome!

But the big diiferent is: The left arm is turned back at the official photo [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
And my horse has no mark at the front of his head

Mine is exactly like yours
He rests his left hand on his thigh, and no scarf on the man or star on the horse

You are very observant, I have had that model for a couple of years, and never noticed

maybe Schleich should take the Photos AFTER they started producing a figure, they dont seem to know how they're gonna look like before

Or they just want to create high expectations with better positions on the photos. it was the same with the arelan-eagle-guy:

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but he looks like that in reality:

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The first, unproduced one, looks much better in my opinion, and its the same with the western-set. The pose on the pre-picture promises much more "action".... But your photo shows definetly more action! Its a very cool idea with the dust/earth (dont know wich word is used in english for that )

Wow! Yes ! The eagle guy is also MUCH nicer in the catalogue

He has contact with the eagle, - something is happening ....and in the final model he just stands there

yes, exactly... i would really like to know whats going on in the heads of the schleich-people...
Maybe: "Ok, two possible poses: first, magic and dynamic position, oooor second: that guy ist waiting for the bus."
"Wow, waiting for the bus. Thats creativ! Lets do that and not this mystical stuff!"

I hope this years pictures keep their promises

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Mine is exactly like yours
He rests his left hand on his thigh, and no scarf on the man or star on the horse

You are very observant, I have had that model for a couple of years, and never noticed

Mine is like yours and Susanne's. Presumably there are no variants here...

Hum, I´m going to see if I can buy the new horses, I´ll see if they still have some of this western set and see how is it.