New Kitan animals for 2013

Here are the Kitan newcomers

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Mink Whale , Japanese Macque Monkey , Brown Bear, Kingfisher,Japanese Crane,Pit Viper Snake , Giant Salamander ,Green Tree Frog, Spiny Lobster, Oyster

Really outstanding puzzles , Andreas, congrats, I like especially the bear and kingfisher!

jarda wrote:

Really outstanding puzzles , Andreas, congrats, I like especially the bear and kingfisher!

I like the snake

Very very nice! I just ordered 4 of them in a set, I wonder how they looks in real I think I wouldn't need the oyster though Unfortunatelly there was no kingfisher in this set ;(

... Oh thank you my dear Andreas! It,s very interesting! (o)): (o)): (o)): (o)):

Ana wrote:

Very very nice! I just ordered 4 of them in a set, I wonder how they looks in real I think I wouldn't need the oyster though Unfortunatelly there was no kingfisher in this set ;(

AFAIK the kingfisher is the most expensive figure from this set. I was waiting for more than two weeks to get one for the good price - at last I got the complete (10 figures) set for very similar price as the standalone bird...

Hmm, too bad the kingfisher is the most expensive, I wonder why, was the start price in Japan also higher for this item? Well, maybe with time I will also find him for reasonable price If not I can always try to get the bottle cap kingfisher.

Ana wrote:

Hmm, too bad the kingfisher is the most expensive, I wonder why, was the start price in Japan also higher for this item? Well, maybe with time I will also find him for reasonable price If not I can always try to get the bottle cap kingfisher.

here is the kingfisher

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Ana wrote:

Hmm, too bad the kingfisher is the most expensive, I wonder why, was the start price in Japan also higher for this item? Well, maybe with time I will also find him for reasonable price If not I can always try to get the bottle cap kingfisher.

Yes, I wrote about Japanese auctions. It is very interesting to see, how prices for similar figures are set differently on Japanese and international auctions. When You search on E-Bay, You can get the kingfisher for USD 27.99 (not cheap but in relation with another figures from the set). But in Japan You can get this figure for equivalent of 12 cranes/bears (!) or 3 salamanders/frogs (prices from Japanese Yahoo and Rakuten two weeks ago)...

I'm also waiting for some of them... Without the kingfisher

widukind wrote:

Ana wrote:

Hmm, too bad the kingfisher is the most expensive, I wonder why, was the start price in Japan also higher for this item? Well, maybe with time I will also find him for reasonable price If not I can always try to get the bottle cap kingfisher.

here is the kingfisher

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Oh yes, but I got 4 (5 if including oyster) other Kitan animals together for that price I will have to think about this birdie, I think it's little too much for not retired, small, mass produced figure But it's so pretty indeed

Thanks for information, Andreas!

The bear is fantastic. Congrats on all of them!

They are amazing-congrats !
l need that crane!! so beautiful that and the kingfisher are the two I'd like to get.

I love the Bear and Macque!

Congrats Andreas!

This is mine and kaiyodo cranes togather

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Ohhh, Ken ! Those cranes !!!!

Wonderful cranes Ken!!! But please no congrats for me, i only ordered the snake at the moment

I love the new monkey (o)):
HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL

widukind wrote:

Wonderful cranes Ken!!! But please no congrats for me, i only ordered the snake at the moment

The snake is beautiful. but I give up on snake as too many too collects

ken yeo wrote:

widukind wrote:

Wonderful cranes Ken!!! But please no congrats for me, i only ordered the snake at the moment

The snake is beautiful. but I give up on snake as too many too collects

Beautiful cranes. :)

ken they are SO lovely, one of my favourite spieces too. I've never seen the one directly behind the 2013 one before, from which series is that?

Harriet, this is the figure No 10 from the Kaiyodo 2005 Winter Exhibitions Bussan set:
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*sigh* So beautiful... My favorites are (of course) the crane and kingfisher. How come only the Japanese companies ever do these species?