Today I saw the first new figures to be introduced by Papo next year. Here are they:


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I emailed Safari Ltd. for the list of figures to be retired next year, and they have kindly provided me with it. The list is posted here.
As to the wildlife, here are Safari wild animal figures that will be discontinued in 2011:

263829 WOW Cockatoo Wings Of The World Birds _____ Remove 2011
297429 WC Derby Trailer Winner Circle _____ Remove 2011
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 Hello, friends!
With the kind help of Mrs. Ramona Pariente I now own a magnificent landscape item called Discovery Rock Cave from the Safari Land series. And I like it very much!

Here it is, not yet unpacked:

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 Yesterday was a big day for collectors: a new member of the LG forum - Baneth - has shared the list of Schleich 2011 January releases. Note that Baneth hasn't seen the pics of new animals - she was only allowed to look at a piece of paper with the names of new figures (so it's possible that the list isn't complete).

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At last the info of what Schleich will discontinue in 2011 became available! Here’s the photo of items to be retired (kindly provided by Torben the Sammler):

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 Let's remember this date - October 28th. Today the collectors' society got the very first info about at least one new figurine Schleich is going to introduce in 2011. Knowing one item is definitely better than zero.
STS forum member remrock02 has talked to a local Schleich sales rep and asked her about 2011. She did tell there were about 75 new ( Read more... )

 Safari has posted pictures of its new 2011 introductions!

Yesterday I went to my traditional mid-Autumn shopping for Schleich and was very surprised to see some “Made in Germany” figures in the store! As I’ve told earlier, only China-made Schleich wildlife figures have been imported to Ukraine, and I didn’t even hope that things could change…
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 A very interesting thought was brought out at STS forum by our Portuguese friend Roger:
CollectA figures look like wild animals - we can see the bones, natural expression, etc. As to Schleich, they are very good, but look like in zoo - very fat and with perfect fur.
Very reasonable notice, isn't it?

I’d like to continue our discussion on Schleich’s production plans. Too much text again, but I just can’t help it :)
Christophe’s arguments about Schleich’s utter rationalism and the overwhelming popularity of African wildlife have moderated my “Asian wave” hypothesis a bit, but… I just can’t imagine more than nine “appealing” and profit-making ( Read more... )