Safari ltd., the daring company

I am a huge fan of Safari ltd. and I salute the company for it's bold innovations of introducing wide range of exotic and rare animal species to our plastic animal replicas world . In a nut shell , Safari ltd. is a brand of collectors' choice

some examples here

Golden lion tamarin exceptionally beautiful figurine
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the Flying squirrel [ a true master piece ]
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Pangolin
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Prairie dogs family [ is it not exquisite ? ]
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Salt water croc.
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Hamster , the cutie
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Congrats great figures , I love the golden lion tamarin

Arrrh, Doc !! You are a very cruel man

They are WONDERFUL models, - I have the pangolin and the prarie dogs..and I don`t have room for more ...I think
Ohhhhh, that flying squirrel....and croc...and....

Wonderful animals and great species

Safari is a great brand, they made these large figures to collectors with huge houses and those from toobs for collectors with houses like mine.
Many great species and figures indeed. I think these are incredible but my favorite Safari figures are still those from Wild Safari series. I hope to see more unusual specis in WS, why not a golden tamarin and a pangolin? Congratulations! :)

The Golden lion tamarin is gorgeous!

It should be in WS too!!
Congrats!!

Thanks folks Alvaro , Andreas , Ken , Roger and Susanne .

@ Roger and Susanne - I have a serious question for you people . So , you guys avoid acquiring bigger scaled animals just for the headache of space constraint ???

My few fabulous Vanishing wild arrivals last week ..... I have lost my self totally , for these vintage wines

As we all know , thought the anatomy and details are not that perfect , though the paint job is not that good , though the sculpt is crude , there is some thing in these VW figurines , that absolutely FASCINATES me a lotttttt

I am so proud and happy of possessing these oldies [ rather these old critters are far more superior to me than the current models ]......nothing else than the VINTAGE beauty they have
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LIONESS - gorgeous running lady
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Timber wolf and white wolf [ my most favorites of this lot ]
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Grizzly bear cub
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Giraffe calf
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Few months back, I received another set of jewels from the same VW series ......

the mighty LION
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MOUNTAIN GORILLAS [ these are my most favorite gorillas along with schleich female sitting gorilla [ retired ] ]
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LION CUB

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SIBERIAN TIGER
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TIGER CUBS
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AFRICAN ELEPHANT BABY
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Congrats on your wonderful additions! I love the golden lion tamarin!

animalluvr6 wrote:

Congrats on your wonderful additions! I love the golden lion tamarin!

Thank you Kelsey The golden lion tamarin is a real goldy in my collection .

Wonderful BIG collection Doc The VW serie is full of poetry

I'm afraid I will need some now

They are BEAUTYFUL

And new-with-tag ! Such rare and fine models.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!! Thankyou for showing

Kikimalou wrote:

Wonderful BIG collection Doc The VW serie is full of poetry

I'm afraid I will need some now

yeah , these VW critters are really worth it to add in our collection

SUSANNE wrote:

They are BEAUTYFUL

And new-with-tag ! Such rare and fine models.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!! Thankyou for showing

Thanks Susanne , yes, lucky that I got them all with tag intact .

Great animals Doc! I love especially VW figures However I agree with Roger that too many too big animal figures are hard to keep in small place But for some elephants I would do an exception :)

Congrats Dr again! WV series might not be accurate. But still worth for it!

ana wrote:

Great animals Doc! I love especially VW figures However I agree with Roger that too many too big animal figures are hard to keep in small place But for some elephants I would do an exception :)

Thanks Ana ! Collectors' motto should be " when there is a will , there is a way "

just for space sake , do we have to miss these great masterpieces

I do have space constraint , but....I try my best to display them . If I am helpless, I preserve them carefully in storage boxes . In a nut shell , the treasures are in my house.

ken yeo wrote:

Congrats Dr again! WV series might not be accurate. But still worth for it!

Sure Ken , they are really worth it

One more "problem " - there are LOTS of variations

Just look at my two kitties
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Looking at the pictures of the lions in Gascher`s, the ones that were ( also) sold by Schleich in 1993, were quite different from the ones Safari made later on.
Among orther things they were slimmer, and the shape of the paws and the head was different

SUSANNE wrote:

One more "problem " - there are LOTS of variations

Just look at my two kitties
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Looking at the pictures of the lions in Gascher`s, the ones that were ( also) sold by Schleich in 1993, were quite different from the ones Safari made later on.
Among orther things they were slimmer, and the shape of the paws and the head was different

Wow , Susanne , this is very interesting I love these kitties very much ......awesome

As of now , I don't know how far it is possible to go for the variations in VW ......but I will , some day

Dr.Narayanan wrote:

Wow , Susanne , this is very interesting I love these kitties very much ......awesome

As of now , I don't know how far it is possible to go for the variations in VW ......but I will , some day

Dr.Narayanan wrote:

Thanks folks Alvaro , Andreas , Ken , Roger and Susanne .

@ Roger and Susanne - I have a serious question for you people . So , you guys avoid acquiring bigger scaled animals just for the headache of space constraint ???

Doc, I love many of the large figures, actually I think I love all figures because all of them represent a mark in the history of animal toy replicas. But the space is a big problem here, you know Portugal is much smaller than India! Also I am a species collector, usually, a single figure for species is enough, it means that I prevent to collect lots of figures that I like. A good example [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] where you can see 3 great American black bears, I like all of them and also the Papo not on topic but I only need one.
Of course money limitations are a problem here. Large figures are usually more expensive and there are some subjects that although I like I don't collect like dinosaurs and since Ana started with Mojo horses I also am enjoying a little more these figures, not only from Mojo but also the new Bullyland special edition, the Papo Barb and some other more. A good example is also these VW Safari figures. They are not accurate at all but they have a special thing that I cannot explain, maybe poses, I don't know, but they are expensive, hard to find and large. So out of my possibilities, I am very happy with what I can afford also with the help of friends of the forum and enjoying seeing these great figures finding someone that love them !

Roger wrote:

Dr.Narayanan wrote:

Thanks folks Alvaro , Andreas , Ken , Roger and Susanne .

@ Roger and Susanne - I have a serious question for you people . So , you guys avoid acquiring bigger scaled animals just for the headache of space constraint ???

Doc, I love many of the large figures, actually I think I love all figures because all of them represent a mark in the history of animal toy replicas. But the space is a big problem here, you know Portugal is much smaller than India! Also I am a species collector, usually, a single figure for species is enough, it means that I prevent to collect lots of figures that I like. A good example [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] where you can see 3 great American black bears, I like all of them and also the Papo not on topic but I only need one.
Of course money limitations are a problem here. Large figures are usually more expensive and there are some subjects that although I like I don't collect like dinosaurs and since Ana started with Mojo horses I also am enjoying a little more these figures, not only from Mojo but also the new Bullyland special edition, the Papo Barb and some other more. A good example is also these VW Safari figures. They are not accurate at all but they have a special thing that I cannot explain, maybe poses, I don't know, but they are expensive, hard to find and large. So out of my possibilities, I am very happy with what I can afford also with the help of friends of the forum and enjoying seeing these great figures finding someone that love them !

Brilliant thought Roger , I agree !!!

Uhhh, I wished I had Roger`s willpower !
(Un)fortunately I have a house with some rooms that I don`t use very often...such as the guest room and my son´s room. So guests must sleep on the sofa and my son has to fight his way through boxes and animal toys to his bed when he comes to visit

I have some huge, empty stables and barns also. But from bad experience I know that some models may get a musty smell if kept there, so that is a no-no.

Its funny looking at those lion cubs, one with the black eye-liner and the other without! The one without it is more of the recent variants.

I do agree with Safari Ltd having many different species and i love them for that.