Comparison : The brown and white Schleich bulls 13231 and 13138

Perhaps I am the only one who has wondered what the difference is between these two ?
Anyway, perhaps not, and then some may enjoy this    

Some years ago, when I got Gascher`s catalogue, I discovered there were two almost similar brown/white bulls with different item numbers.  
13321 was launched in ´96 and retired 4 yeaqrs later.
13138 replaced it and was made for the next 9 years.
( Note, the one with the highest item no is the oldest   )

So with the catalogue in hand I dug through Ebay for months, - and got more and more confused !
There are numerous variations in painting, and at last I gave up    

But this morning the mail-lady brought me a parcel from Torben, our good faithful Admin.
And among other goodies, - there it was    The REAL 13321    

Here you see him to the left, together with his younger mate  
At a first glance you see some different painting, - but there are, as I have discovered, lots and lots of variations in painting.
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On the other side the paintings are more different
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But the REAL difference is in the colour of the paint  
The new one is a lot more reddish, - of course to fit to the new cows, young bull and calf, that were launched that year !
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And look! The old one has white ears and solidly painted hooves. Look also at the face.
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A last very clear difference is that the old one has nothing about the country he was made
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The newer one here is made in Germany  
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As always the mould wasn`t changed even if the model got a new item number, - both say `95, the year before the first one was launched  

I hope y¨all aren´t bored  stiff      

Susanne, we love traditional Schleich stories! This is truely informative to those who collect hardly Schleich. The differences between the figures are clearer now!
Schleich is a world full of kings and queens and you are surely one of them!

Thankyou, Croger, you kind and faithful friend

Both are very nice , I think i would call them color variants if they wouldn't have different catalog numbers Wouldn't You prefer to have color variation of this bull instead of 2 different but very similar items, Susanne?

ana wrote:

Both are very nice , I think i would call them color variants if they wouldn't have different catalog numbers Wouldn't You prefer to have color variation of this bull instead of 2 different but very similar items, Susanne?

Yes, it is strange why they have sometimes given a new painting of the same model a new item number, - like the turtle, the hyena and the 3rd variant of the beagle.
While others with VERY different painting, like the "Super-pinto", the two first beagles and the boxer, have the same item no

But usually they don`t give a new no to a model when they adapt it to a new "family", - like lions, giraffe, and many of the dogs

Congratulations Susanne!!!

SUSANNE wrote:

ana wrote:

Both are very nice , I think i would call them color variants if they wouldn't have different catalog numbers Wouldn't You prefer to have color variation of this bull instead of 2 different but very similar items, Susanne?

Yes, it is strange why they have sometimes given a new painting of the same model a new item number, - like the turtle, the hyena and the 3rd variant of the beagle.
While others with VERY different painting, like the "Super-pinto", the two first beagles and the boxer, have the same item no

But usually they don`t give a new no to a model when they adapt it to a new "family", - like lions, giraffe, and many of the dogs

It is what I call "specific Schleich logic"
This brand has many secrets in this kind, for example sice 2005 they changed polar bears 2 times but they couldn't change the hippo which is quite ugly
But OK, i guess they will change this hippo one day, anyway :)

Thank you for posting these most excellent photos, Susanne... :) This kind of side-by-side photo comparison which clearly shows the differences between models and variants is a huge help to all collectors.

Hurray for Torben!
I love this bull, it's really interesting seeing these two Susanne, thanks for all the great photos!

Congrats !!

schleich61 wrote:

Thank you for posting these most excellent photos, Susanne... :) This kind of side-by-side photo comparison which clearly shows the differences between models and variants is a huge help to all collectors.

Thankyou VERY much

You just give me an idea, - I think I will put the word "comparison" in the heading
If we all do that ( if we remember ) it could give some good tools for searching , don`t you think ?

There are many of those spread around in the forum, but they are almost impossible to find

Thankyou Harriet and Arnaud

Really I have one and I had never even noticed
Thanx susanne

pipi6 wrote:

Really I have one and I had never even noticed
Thanx susanne

I am happy this is useful

Yes, I didn`t ever notice either before I had them both in my hand, - I thought they were just "ordinary" variations

SUSANNE wrote:

schleich61 wrote:

Thank you for posting these most excellent photos, Susanne... :) This kind of side-by-side photo comparison which clearly shows the differences between models and variants is a huge help to all collectors.

Thankyou VERY much

You just give me an idea, - I think I will put the word "comparison" in the heading
If we all do that ( if we remember ) it could give some good tools for searching , don`t you think ?

There are many of those spread around in the forum, but they are almost impossible to find

Excellent idea, Susanne... "Variant" is another good word (tag) for searching...

Congrats!! another variation!

Great find and great photos. Thanks so much.