Our collection of hand-painted figurines Schleich, Safari, Papo, CollectA

zbyszek wrote:

.....Well, the folly of collecting is huge and irresistible force.

This is SO right

It is wonderful to see how your collection has grown, with figures for the whole family

I am especially impressed by your collection of CollectA dogs...ohhh, I am VERY impressed by them all, but I have never seen so many of those dogs together before. They a a whole lot more nice than in the catalogue

Zbyszek, it is wonderful to have you and your precious family back again
Even if i still can`t spell you name without checking

Thank you Susanne for a very nice and warm words.
And I hope that soon my name now will not have to check

A very nice and educating way to show your collection Zbyszek!
Congrats on your latest additions to!
you can't start early enough to get your children interested in nature and animals, those are the people who will save our planet in the future(i hope)!

Would love to see a 'Harriet Re-Paint"(As good as the Wisent) Przewalski's horse!!!!!

baltimore zoo wrote:

Would love to see a 'Harriet Re-Paint"(As good as the Wisent) Przewalski's horse!!!!!

Balti, you are so funny - I am very happy you can`t get near me, or you would begin repainting me, too
Hmmm, night be a good idea

Sorry - yes, of course, Harriet could make wonders with any figure

Here's the deal...
These companies, PLEASE do it right or don't do it all! A lot of these figures could be so much better! But because they lag on the paint jobs, the figures aren't up to par!
Harriet's Wisent repaint is a fine example of that! She did a MUCH better job than Schleich! The Przewalski's horse needs the "HT" (Harriet Touch)!

Hmmm, how many hours did it take Harriet to paint the wincent
And how many could they sell at the price it would be then ?

I think comparing Harriet`s repaint to a mass produced plastic toy it is like comparing a poster to real, original art,

Of course you can get perfectly painted figueres, but you have to pay then , just look here [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Nice collection, I like to see your figurines by continents!

I also think the Schleich Przewalsky has a bit ugly paintjob, and I was planning to buy one and repaint it. But I have no time xD

No, they CAN do it right if they choose too! Example, look at the Papo hippo, that paint job is near perfect! So if they can do it for their hippo, why can't they do it for their mandrill?

I think most of us agree with you Balti, but i think that is not realistic...
The companies will never do like we want, maybe not nice, the do it the easiest way for their production.
If this means a worser paintjob, because it is cheaper, then they will choose that way...