The magnificent black bull from Schleich 2013, - a small walk around :-))))

YES!! YES!!! Schleich did it again      

The last two or 3 years my opinion about the new Schleich has been ranging between luke-warm and sad.

So when I took this bull out of the plastic bag, I was completely unprepared !
IT IS WONDERFUL      
Schleich makes very fine models of cattle, - and this one is perhaps the best ever  

Taking pictures of a black model is best in sunlight, but it seems I would have to wait for weeks. Of course I can`t wait, I have to share my joy  

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Perfect butt  
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Great proportions
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Look at that head !!!
( The white on the muzzle is reflection, there is no paintloss on this guy   )
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Perfect shoulder , and the muzzle is just right
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Wonderful paintwork for a mass produced model  
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To make him a completely realistic Camargue-bull, he probally should have a large, ugly, yellow plastic mark stamped in his ear, - EU law  
But fortunately he is not THAT realistic  

I have no doubt. Here is the best model that Schleich has made this year, - perhaps for several years  

Congratulations on your new model. It looks much better than the one I saw in a store before Christmas, that one was just so freakin' shiny I just couldn't buy it, altough I like the mould very much! And I'm the first one to reply on your post!

Susanne, thanks for showing us that figure with your great pictures.
I like also a lot the proportions of this bull, they have large heads but not as proportionally large as Schleich usually makes. This one looks honestly realistic. The good finish is a good news once it was always a Schleich strength. :)
I don't collect farm animals but I like this one although I'll not buy it. Only the terrible problem of Schleich using almost always the same pose to most of their cattle makes this figure not being spectacular but very nice anyway.

Thats true, on of the best bulls ever

Great beautiful bull!!! Well done Schleich Congratulations for having this beauty at home Susanne! And thank You for showing us lovely photos of him

Very nice, as I thought it would be, congrats

I like him a lot! Schleich is really great with cattle :)

I am so happy you also like him

He is more than gorgeous! I cant wait to get him, and congratsx1,000!

He looks great, Susanne! Congrats!

-Kristie

Thankyou Paige and Kristie

Thank you for the walkaround Susanne. I love very much this bull.
It reminds me so much Andalusia
I absolutely agree with Roger comments except I will maybe buy it
Spanish bull are "farm animals" but have a short but very wild life.

Great bull-definately one for my cattle collection!!just have to wait for the shops near me to get in new stock.

I can not wait to get my hands on this guy! All of my local stores need to hurry up and get him!

I'm really excited to get this Bull and thank you Susanne, for posting wonderful pictures of it! It is, without a doubt, a fantastic model!

Having said that, and granting that it is indeed an excellent model, I hope forum members won't be annoyed with me if I express one or two complaints. I realize that I'm being fussy and I ought just to appreciate all the model's strength. But, there is something about the haunches that seems not quite perfect to me. It's back legs seem just a tad too thick and the muscles there placed a tiny bit too low. It is throwing me off. Also, in the face and neck of the model, there is something slightly soft and curvy, where I'd expect to see planes that are a bit more straight and angular. (I realize that Spanish Fighting Bulls are more athletic and less heavy than ordinary bulls, but I feel like I'm taking this into account when looking at it.)

I am dying to buy this and see it for myself and enjoy it. It is obviously an excellent work by Schleich. Still, I'm not sure it ranks, in my mind, with the very best Cattle Schleich has done. I am still inclined to think that the strongest Bulls are still the Angus Bull, the Simmental Bull, and perhaps the Swiss Bull, all of which, for me, seem to be nearly perfect.

Thank you Susanne! I hope that in the next few weeks, we will see forum members posting many walkarounds of new models.

Now I feel like a buzzkill.

I LOVE this Bull! Seriously (no joking). I can hardly wait to get it and I think it looks awesome.

Do you have the longhorn bull?

cattlecollector wrote:

Do you have the longhorn bull?

No, the place I bought these didn`t have him yet.
But I have ordered him elsewhere, so he may already be on his way

SUSANNE wrote:

cattlecollector wrote:

Do you have the longhorn bull?

No, the place I bought these didn`t have him yet.
But I have ordered him elsewhere, so he may already be on his way

Please post some pictures when you get him!

scot(t) wrote:

I'm really excited to get this Bull and thank you Susanne, for posting wonderful pictures of it! It is, without a doubt, a fantastic model!

Having said that, and granting that it is indeed an excellent model, I hope forum members won't be annoyed with me if I express one or two complaints. I realize that I'm being fussy and I ought just to appreciate all the model's strength. But, there is something about the haunches that seems not quite perfect to me. It's back legs seem just a tad too thick and the muscles there placed a tiny bit too low. It is throwing me off. Also, in the face and neck of the model, there is something slightly soft and curvy, where I'd expect to see planes that are a bit more straight and angular. (I realize that Spanish Fighting Bulls are more athletic and less heavy than ordinary bulls, but I feel like I'm taking this into account when looking at it.)

I am dying to buy this and see it for myself and enjoy it. It is obviously an excellent work by Schleich. Still, I'm not sure it ranks, in my mind, with the very best Cattle Schleich has done. I am still inclined to think that the strongest Bulls are still the Angus Bull, the Simmental Bull, and perhaps the Swiss Bull, all of which, for me, seem to be nearly perfect.

Thank you Susanne! I hope that in the next few weeks, we will see forum members posting many walkarounds of new models.

I agree the backlegs are a bit too thick but the neck is really nice IMHO, Spanish bulls have a humped neck and I was very happy to see it on the model

I think itis a stunning model and I dont collect farm models but I am tempted to buy this....

would love to see someone customise this model and turn it into an Auroch! :-)

I received this Bull today. It is spectacular in person. I can't stop looking at it. Susanne, your assessment is perfect: It is a tremendously fine model.

I've also been looking at more pictures of Spanish Fighting Bulls. The model of the Schleich Black Bull really took the time to capture various distinctive characteristics of these types of Bulls. It is wonderful.

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This year is going to kill my wallet.

Congratulation Scott

I ordered both of the bulls last night. I am really excited, but probably have a week to wait. That is one week to long for me.

Congratulationss Scott, as you surely know, these bulls are very popular in Portugal. In souvenir shops is not hard to find them in several materials. Unfortunately the reason is not the best and I also don't want to bring this subject.
The curious point is that in some of the several shops selling Schleich in Portugal, I found the Papo Spanish bull because the figure was not present in Schleich range. Portuguese distributor absolutly hates it. The fact is that many people asks for that figure and it is usually out of stock in shops that sells Papo.
I am sure that this bull will be a success everywhere, not only in Portugal and Spain and it is great that it is a nice and realistic figure.