Post by bokisaurus on Jun 30, 2009 1:08:04 GMT
The Wild Safari Prehistoric Mammals, complete set.
Safari, in their long history, has the reputation of being inconsistent when releasing prehistoric mammals in their various lines.
It seems like the company can’t make up its mind when it comes to the mammals, there are at least 3 other major release: the Missing link collection (mammoth, woolly rhino, and smilodon) and the Carnegie (smilodon and mammoth) and a prehistoric life toob (right at the heels of the WS collection).
Their Wild Safari collection is, by far, the most diverse yet from them
There are seven, eight if you count the baby mammoth, figures in the collection, some unique, the others old standard offerings. Smilodon, Woolly mammoth, Megatherium, belong to the classic, bread-and-butter standard figure that almost universally is represented in any line of prehistoric mammals, while Amebelodon, Doedicurus, and Arsenoitherium are all unique. Curiously, if you look at the mini prehistoric toob, which mirrors the WS animals, there is a macrauchenia figure among them.
I couldn’t help but wonder, was there a larger Macrauchenia figure that never got released as part of the collection?
Safari’s indecisiveness when it comes to releasing prehistoric mammals is kind of a surprise. They, more than any other company, has tried many times to resurrect their prehistoric mammal line, just not on a regular, consistent basis.
And those releases are small, nothing close to the diversity of Bullylands offerings, which to date, ranks as one of the most diverse collection of prehistoric mammals ever released. They are only seconds to Starlux when it comes to the number of species offered.
The Wild Safari collection is a small, but promising line. The triple A’s: Arsenoitherium, Andrewsarchus, and Ambelodon are all unique and very well made figures.
Like many of its predecessors, the WS collection is sadly on its way to extinction.
It is sad to see a promising collection be discontinued before it reaches its full potential.
Already, the lovely Arsinoitherium is enjoying retirement; driving collectors crazy in trying to acquire it before the price really skyrocket! No future release is scheduled, and for all purposes, the collection no longer active.
With prehistoric mammals, it seems like it’s a one hit, one time wonder!
Today, with the inevitable demise of the WS collection, the prehistoric mammals figure landscape is looking rather bleak.
Besides the trio of new 2009 CollectA offerings, there are no new figures to fill out those empty niches.
Perhaps, given a chance, the CollectA collection will grow and eventually populate the scene. It is still very early to tell if the CollectA collection will follow it’s predecessors into oblivion or grow and diversify like their dinosaur series. I believe all eyes are now watching how the line does, and perhaps, if they are successful, the other companies will be encourage and start releasing mammals and birds again
Ambelodon: One of my favorite from the collection. It is the largest figure of the species ever produced (there is a small Yujin/Kaiyodo figure).
The figure is very well sculpted. I love the active, sideway glace the figure is designed. The tusk or shovel look impressive. It goes well with the other early elephant-like creatures.
Andrewsarchus: Nice, mean looking beast! He is smaller than his Bullyland and Playvison counterparts, but larger than the Kaiyod figure, all very nice figures in their own rights.
Arsinoitherium: Another gem from the collection. Again, like the Ambelodon, it is the largest figure of the species to date. There are plenty of smaller figures of it out, but nothing to this scale. It is truly a magnificent figure, it ranks high in my list of personal prehistoric mammal favorite. It joins Ambelodon as my favorite from the collection.
Sadly, it is also the first to be retired. It is now very rare and is highly sought after by collectors. My herd now consists of 3 individuals, a nice little herd. It used to be bigger, but a few of them have now moved to greener pastures in Mexico, France, Florida, and Colorado. I have no plans of culling the herd anytime soon!
Smilodon: It is the 3rd larger Smilodon from Safari ( Missing Link and Carnegie are the other two). It’s a female with cub. It’s a nice, actively posed figure. The adult looks like she is ready for a fight. The cub looks playful.
Woolly Mammoth: Another one that has a baby. Pretty standard figure as mammoths go.
What is it with mammoths and calf? It joins the Schleich and CollectA figure, the trio of mother mammoths and their calf. The WS calf is the youngest one based on the presence of tusk on the figure. It has none showing, making it a very young one. Both the Schleich and CollectA has small tusk showing.
Doedicures: A nice change from the standard glyptodont offerings.
Nice figure with lots of body armor and tail spikes. The figure looks like it’s ready to smack a predator in the face.
Megatherium: A nice, active looking beast. It’s posed in the classic rearing stance.
It is a lot smaller than the giant Bullyland figure and the Schleich figure.
The entire collection ;D
So there you have it, the WS prehistoric mammal collection! ;D
It's nice to take a break from Dinosaurs, yah? I will be posting the other sets in the near future, so stay tuned!
Bonus Feature:
Two of WS figure with CollectAs and Playvision figure ;D
The figures works and looks good together, it is rare to have various company figures look good with others from a different line ;D
Mammoths with babies
So, the WS figure joins two other set of mammoth that comes with their baby ;D I guess that makes these figures all females ;D
Cheers! ;D
Safari, in their long history, has the reputation of being inconsistent when releasing prehistoric mammals in their various lines.
It seems like the company can’t make up its mind when it comes to the mammals, there are at least 3 other major release: the Missing link collection (mammoth, woolly rhino, and smilodon) and the Carnegie (smilodon and mammoth) and a prehistoric life toob (right at the heels of the WS collection).
Their Wild Safari collection is, by far, the most diverse yet from them
There are seven, eight if you count the baby mammoth, figures in the collection, some unique, the others old standard offerings. Smilodon, Woolly mammoth, Megatherium, belong to the classic, bread-and-butter standard figure that almost universally is represented in any line of prehistoric mammals, while Amebelodon, Doedicurus, and Arsenoitherium are all unique. Curiously, if you look at the mini prehistoric toob, which mirrors the WS animals, there is a macrauchenia figure among them.
I couldn’t help but wonder, was there a larger Macrauchenia figure that never got released as part of the collection?
Safari’s indecisiveness when it comes to releasing prehistoric mammals is kind of a surprise. They, more than any other company, has tried many times to resurrect their prehistoric mammal line, just not on a regular, consistent basis.
And those releases are small, nothing close to the diversity of Bullylands offerings, which to date, ranks as one of the most diverse collection of prehistoric mammals ever released. They are only seconds to Starlux when it comes to the number of species offered.
The Wild Safari collection is a small, but promising line. The triple A’s: Arsenoitherium, Andrewsarchus, and Ambelodon are all unique and very well made figures.
Like many of its predecessors, the WS collection is sadly on its way to extinction.
It is sad to see a promising collection be discontinued before it reaches its full potential.
Already, the lovely Arsinoitherium is enjoying retirement; driving collectors crazy in trying to acquire it before the price really skyrocket! No future release is scheduled, and for all purposes, the collection no longer active.
With prehistoric mammals, it seems like it’s a one hit, one time wonder!
Today, with the inevitable demise of the WS collection, the prehistoric mammals figure landscape is looking rather bleak.
Besides the trio of new 2009 CollectA offerings, there are no new figures to fill out those empty niches.
Perhaps, given a chance, the CollectA collection will grow and eventually populate the scene. It is still very early to tell if the CollectA collection will follow it’s predecessors into oblivion or grow and diversify like their dinosaur series. I believe all eyes are now watching how the line does, and perhaps, if they are successful, the other companies will be encourage and start releasing mammals and birds again
Ambelodon: One of my favorite from the collection. It is the largest figure of the species ever produced (there is a small Yujin/Kaiyodo figure).
The figure is very well sculpted. I love the active, sideway glace the figure is designed. The tusk or shovel look impressive. It goes well with the other early elephant-like creatures.
Andrewsarchus: Nice, mean looking beast! He is smaller than his Bullyland and Playvison counterparts, but larger than the Kaiyod figure, all very nice figures in their own rights.
Arsinoitherium: Another gem from the collection. Again, like the Ambelodon, it is the largest figure of the species to date. There are plenty of smaller figures of it out, but nothing to this scale. It is truly a magnificent figure, it ranks high in my list of personal prehistoric mammal favorite. It joins Ambelodon as my favorite from the collection.
Sadly, it is also the first to be retired. It is now very rare and is highly sought after by collectors. My herd now consists of 3 individuals, a nice little herd. It used to be bigger, but a few of them have now moved to greener pastures in Mexico, France, Florida, and Colorado. I have no plans of culling the herd anytime soon!
Smilodon: It is the 3rd larger Smilodon from Safari ( Missing Link and Carnegie are the other two). It’s a female with cub. It’s a nice, actively posed figure. The adult looks like she is ready for a fight. The cub looks playful.
Woolly Mammoth: Another one that has a baby. Pretty standard figure as mammoths go.
What is it with mammoths and calf? It joins the Schleich and CollectA figure, the trio of mother mammoths and their calf. The WS calf is the youngest one based on the presence of tusk on the figure. It has none showing, making it a very young one. Both the Schleich and CollectA has small tusk showing.
Doedicures: A nice change from the standard glyptodont offerings.
Nice figure with lots of body armor and tail spikes. The figure looks like it’s ready to smack a predator in the face.
Megatherium: A nice, active looking beast. It’s posed in the classic rearing stance.
It is a lot smaller than the giant Bullyland figure and the Schleich figure.
The entire collection ;D
So there you have it, the WS prehistoric mammal collection! ;D
It's nice to take a break from Dinosaurs, yah? I will be posting the other sets in the near future, so stay tuned!
Bonus Feature:
Two of WS figure with CollectAs and Playvision figure ;D
The figures works and looks good together, it is rare to have various company figures look good with others from a different line ;D
Mammoths with babies
So, the WS figure joins two other set of mammoth that comes with their baby ;D I guess that makes these figures all females ;D
Cheers! ;D
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