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Post by Seijun on Jun 5, 2011 22:48:11 GMT
I received the Phat Tapir a few days ago. Tapirs are my favorite extant land mammal, and the Phat one does this animal the most justice of any replica so far, IMO. The Baird's tapir is my favorite tapir species, which sadly gets very little attention as far as replicas go.
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Post by lcamiro on Jun 6, 2011 21:56:35 GMT
Safari Vanishing Wild Snow leopards. Masterpieces:  Female  Male  |
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Post by k907 on Jun 25, 2011 8:07:20 GMT
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Post by postsaurischian on Jun 30, 2011 21:06:04 GMT
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Post by stoneage on Jul 1, 2011 1:35:31 GMT
 Really nice pictures! What is that rock surface, you used on some of them?
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Post by postsaurischian on Jul 1, 2011 21:52:08 GMT
Thanks stoneage . That is the Tamiya Brachiosaurus base. |
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Post by Seijun on Jul 3, 2011 5:53:57 GMT
Don't know if this beauty has been covered yet..   The Hunter Dan Bill elk, almost 10" long. Probably the best plastic elk out there, IMO. These pictures don't really do him justice. |
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Post by hkhollinstone on Jul 3, 2011 6:58:24 GMT
Don't know if this beauty has been covered yet.. The Hunter Dan Bill elk, almost 10" long. Probably the best plastic elk out there, IMO. These pictures don't really do him justice. Wow! Can you still get this model?  |
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Post by Seijun on Jul 3, 2011 7:09:40 GMT
Yup. Just google ''hunter dan elk''. There is also a mule deer, white tail, bear, pronghorn, and turkey.
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Post by hkhollinstone on Jul 3, 2011 9:43:12 GMT
Yup. Just google ''hunter dan elk''. There is also a mule deer, white tail, bear, pronghorn, and turkey. Thanks, there isn't anywhere you can get them in the UK, that you know of? |
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Post by postsaurischian on Jul 3, 2011 11:24:41 GMT
BEAUTIFUL model ! Who would have expected this from the Hunter Dan series? |
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Post by Seijun on Jul 3, 2011 19:37:12 GMT
Yup. Just google ''hunter dan elk''. There is also a mule deer, white tail, bear, pronghorn, and turkey. Thanks, there isn't anywhere you can get them in the UK, that you know of? Sorry, I don't know of any UK sellers but I think there might be some ebay sellers in the US who ship to the UK. I have the whitetail from the same series and it is decent, better than safaris deer. When I bought it there were no other animals available and I never checked back since. The pronghorn looks like the second best in the series, at least in the catalog pic:  And the bear doesn't look too bad either:  The muley looks similar quality to the whitetail, not outstanding, but decent enough. I beleive all their animals are 1:9 scale. My favorite thing about the elk is that his legs are nice and thin, something they probably got away with only because he is such a big figure. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Jul 3, 2011 20:58:01 GMT
I found one eBay seller from the US, but the shipping charges are ludicrous.  And another seller whose negative feedback was high enough to give cause for concern... |
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Post by Seijun on Jul 3, 2011 21:42:30 GMT
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Post by Himmapaan on Jul 3, 2011 21:44:35 GMT
Ah, thank you. I've added it to my wishlist for now. |
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Post by dinonikes on Jul 7, 2011 4:39:31 GMT
If you like domestic animal figures, I still think that there has been no better done as far as sculpting style and quality than the vintage Marx farm animals- unlike their dinosaurs which are known for their rough unrealistic style- the vintage sculpts of their horses and cows, etc. for their 50's 60's era farm sets are really nice with great details- they had a run of 'Prize Winning' farm animals that included the simply fabulous Clydsdale horse, still one of my all time favorite plastic figures of any kind-
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Post by Seijun on Jul 7, 2011 5:07:45 GMT
Oh, that's funny! I went to look up this "fabulous clydesdale" of yours only to find out that I have one! I picked up an unusually decent looking "cheap little plastic horse" at a thrift store last month and had no idea it was a marx.
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Post by Himmapaan on Jul 7, 2011 11:25:25 GMT
Might you be able to post a picture of it, Pam? |
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Post by Seijun on Jul 7, 2011 15:55:49 GMT
Pictured with a quarter.   The head is off but the body is very nicely done. |
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Post by Himmapaan on Jul 7, 2011 20:29:20 GMT
Thank you!
It is lovely. I agree about the head too. Though I also think the feet are not feathery enough for a Clydesdale. But a lovely figure nonetheless. I think it might pass for a Percheron, in fact, with the correct paint job.
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And another seller whose negative feedback was high enough to give cause for concern...
