PHOTOS: Schleich 2012 Special Edition Black Panther Cub

I was surprised to see a black panther released by Schleich as part of their 2012 book and animal range and so had to get it. It was a little expensive as I had to buy the book set for around £11.00 but it was worth it just to get my hands on this official colour variation of the panther cub.

I have taken lots of photos of it below and in comparison with the normal panther cub and both panther adult variations. It is a shame that Schleich do not release the black panther family as part of the current range as it is annoying having to buy a whole set just for one model.

Anyway it is nice to have this in my collection. Unusually the black panther cub comes with an original tag with a unique number compared to the normal panther. The Noctis black panther does not have a tag at all. I wonder what makes Schleich give some models a tag and not others? Personally I prefer having the tags but thats another story...

What I can say is that the adult black panther has a shinier plastic finish and the colouring is a black with a slight white or silver tinge. The panther cub is a clear matt finish and the colouring is black with a tint of brown underneath.

Photos are attached below:

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Neat!!! I like him. Congratulations on you Limited little cub!

I like the panther. It's too bad it's only available with the "Noctis" set, but I've seriously considered getting it anyway. Great call in picking up the special edition panther cub. Great pictures Numaan!

Thanks for the pictures Numaan, congratulations on getting him!

WONDERFUL ! WONDERFUL !

I really never considered the black ones as wariations, but of course they are
A brick in the Schleich-collecting puzzle fell into place in mu head

Thankyou VERY, VERY much for the fantastic photoes

CDongratulations!! I nice little cat!!

Ive really wanted it to add to my other black panther from bayala but sadly they only release it in Germany It looks fantastic, thanks for the photos I also think they should release both in the wild life sections

Very good photos.
Also look for the breeding of panther to my collection of Bayala,

Very nice and cute! Congratulations Numaan!

Very nice! I like the little black one more than the one from bayala, but they are both great!
Congrats! and thanks for sharing

Congrats Numaan! I like the little one too!

I like the cub much more than the Bayala adult. Thanks for posting beautiful comparison photos!

Hey Numaan , how u man ? Glad to c u again

I love the cub so much ...it has a great charm

and of course, I love the adult too

Numaan, I'm glad you are happy with your new figure so congratulations!
Anyway, as a collectorI must confess I have a huge respect for what Schleich has done some years ago when it was a faimily brand. My 3 favorite Schleich figures are from 2003, 2004 and 2005.
What are we seeing here? Again the new Schleich abusing of the eagerness of the most faithful collectors of the brand!
If that figure as exactly the same but sold under AAA name nobody would say that it worths 11 pounds.
Surely the manager of the brand is laughing of us, he is surely a genius, he made a figure from an existing and very outdated and uninteresting mould, saving a lot of money, repainted it in a black and easy painting and is selling a figure of such a small size and low quality for 11 pounds. It worths why? because it is a special edition? A pseudo-variation? Because it has a different tag? Or is it the book so fantastic?
If these are the reasons so what we like is not the figure but the idea of finding a new beagle. For me it is almost nothing and I hope next time we don't have another silly variation and even more expensive. Schleich must know that unless I don't like it and other similar things of their strategy and I hope they are not destroying the fantastic work of a family that made their figures with love. I'm not a Schleich slave!