| Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! | |
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weaselfan93
Country/State : United States Age : 31 Joined : 2011-06-29 Posts : 985
| Subject: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:57 am | |
| Long ago in the 90's Safari had an incredible line of 2:1 scale giant insects that are very well sculpted and detailed. I have collected a few over the years. but recently i won the masterpiece of the entire collection; The rare Lubber Grasshopper! it was in almost perfect condition and a great price! i am so glad to finally have him, after all this entire line is long discontinued. here he is: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 60 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 21132
| Subject: Re: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:45 am | |
| Impressive catch Lance [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Could you share pics of the serie ? |
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weaselfan93
Country/State : United States Age : 31 Joined : 2011-06-29 Posts : 985
| Subject: Smithsonian Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:11 am | |
| here are my other Smithsonian collectibles. The praying mantis is a Safari Hidden Kingdom figure, the rest are smithsonian (lower shelf only) [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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Kikimalou Admin
Country/State : Lille, FRANCE Age : 60 Joined : 2010-04-01 Posts : 21132
| Subject: Re: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:31 am | |
| Beautiful ! Thank you very much Lance |
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SUSANNE Admin
Country/State : Denmark, the peninsula of Djursland. Age : 72 Joined : 2010-09-30 Posts : 37808
| Subject: Re: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:28 am | |
| What a MASTERPIECE Incredible detail, they are all just like they are real I never heard about them before (o)): Is the walking leaf from this series, perhaps ? |
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donny ong
Country/State : indonesia Age : 52 Joined : 2012-10-10 Posts : 2883
| Subject: Re: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:25 am | |
| BIG Congrats Lance! (o)): I don't collect insects, but I must admit that your grasshopper is amazing. (o)): Thanks for the pic. |
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widukind
Country/State : Germany Age : 48 Joined : 2010-12-30 Posts : 45620
| Subject: Re: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:36 pm | |
| What a giant, congrats Lance |
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weaselfan93
Country/State : United States Age : 31 Joined : 2011-06-29 Posts : 985
| Subject: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:45 pm | |
| Thank you friends! yes Susanne there is a leaf insect by Smithsonian which is on my wishlist also a scarab beetle, centipede, caterpillers, a flea, spiders and scorpions. here is the leaf insect (not my picture) [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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Roger Admin
Country/State : Portugal Age : 50 Joined : 2010-08-20 Posts : 35774
| Subject: Re: Ebay Victory Safari Smithsonian Lubber Grasshopper! Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:15 am | |
| Very interesting line and congratulations for your rare finding! |
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