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Thank you Fernando :)

I love this topic, and just went trough it from the start.

What struck me is, that I am happy to see some new ones, - and then I almost get a chock when I discover that over a year has passed since they came on the market

Nine years between these two were launched , and what a difference  

But as we know now, it was not just a development in the artistic style from Collecta !
The old idea of the spinosaur was simply wrong !!



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Very oportune old/new comparison. You're showing a 1st and a 3rd generation figures, I guess, though, it represents a revolutionary change. I never liked spinosaurus, they always seemed very unnatural creatures to me, maybe because they have a croc like head with the old Godzila posture more a sail. I think this new interpretation of the creature results much more natural and more convicent in several regards. Now it looks the result of a story love between a crocodile and a sailfish.
As a result of the clever strategy of CollectA bringing new species, old and new comparisons are rare, though, you posted the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] some time ago and also squirrels but I can't find them. From Wildlife not many have new generations, the exceptions are tigers, lions, giraffes, orangutan, Nile crocodile. Others were supposed to be replaced but received new relatedspecies or subspecies instead, f.i., brown bears, hippos, zebras, leopards...

The beautyful old Safari reindeer and and the new caribou for 2017    

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This new caribou let me think about Papo since the beginning. It is nice but I love the pose of the older one

Kikimalou wrote:

....I love the pose of the older one

The older Safari reindeer is no doubt my favorite of all reindeer/caribous

The set from Schleich with a farmer and a goat is really very nice

The fun thing is that the farmer has the same colouring as the guy from 1988 !!!
Both can move their arms and have hands that can hold tools !

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The new goat is almost similare to the one that was retired this year, but not quite
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( New one to the right)  

Schleich new black bears ( 2017) with the ones from 2003 - 2011  
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SUSANNE wrote:

Kikimalou wrote:

....I love the pose of the older one

The older Safari reindeer is no doubt my favorite of all reindeer/caribous

I agree.

SUSANNE wrote:

The new goat is almost similare to the one that was retired this year, but not quite  

It was a surprise they are not quite the same.  I have not noticed that. This means I have to buy the goat set.

This caribou 2017 has beautiful color.

Big congratulations

Interesting :)

Thankyou for your comments, friends

Tove wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

The new goat is almost similare to the one that was retired this year, but not quite  

It was a surprise they are not quite the same.  I have not noticed that. This means I have to buy the goat set.

Yes , Schleich is truely making life hard for collectors these days

Also Schleich has now got a new reindeer  
I always loved the old one. He looks like he has had a hard life, but is still the king of the flock !
By the look of his antlers, he may be a Norwegian mountain reindeer, but I am no expert.

The new one may look more charming , and he reminds me of the reindeer that the Samish people own, - only, they are smaller than the Norwegian reindeer ...
... as far as I know  
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And - hurraay - a new Schleich okapi !!
They are both great models, IMHO, even if the old one (right) is more elegant.
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Beautiful comparisons, Susanne!
I think the newer ones are more realistic but it doesn't mean they are more appealing. For instance, the old okapi is a quite pleasant piece despite its big head.
Also, the old reindeer was probably the best at its time and now, it is almost impossible to make a reindeer/caribou as stupendous as the CollectA figure.

SUSANNE wrote:

And - hurraay - a new Schleich okapi !!
They are both great models, IMHO, even if the old one (left) is more elegant.
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The old okapi is on the right

Ohhh, sorry ! I sometimes mix them up in English

Is the new Schleich reindeer much bigger than the Collecta caribou?

spacelab wrote:

Is the new Schleich reindeer much bigger than the Collecta caribou?

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Oh, thank you so much!! It's quite bigger, huh? It's more like a Papo figure size-wise..

The new and the old warthog from Safari  
The good, old piggy is not burdened by age, and he is so full of life that Newpig almost falls asleep just by looking at him    
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Schleich has made a new Komodo dragon
The old dragon has heaps of charm and detail, IMHO  
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But, alas ! His tail  
No doubt that the new dragon is more realistic  
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Looks like a snake's tail. The new dragon overall looks better to me, but the old one's face looks good.

rogerpgvg wrote:

Looks like a snake's tail. The new dragon overall looks better to me, but the old one's face looks good.

That is right

In 2017 Papo changed the colour of the beautyful newer camel 50129 from 2011 .
Now it is much lighter, and I think it is really nice  
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Yes they did, and it looks nice