Schleich Collectors

[JadeIcing]

Allegra the hafling foal

Allegra with her dad Ciro

Caitlin the Camargue Mare

Caitlin with her son Caden

 

[TinysMom]

I just wanted to share that I am going to TSC (Tractor Supply) next week - probably Wednesday or Thursday - and I wanted to know if there was anything I should be looking for. This is where I got the puppy chewing on the tennis ball - so they may have more of that line (kitty with yarn, etc). As far as I remember, they have horses and dogs and farm stuff - not sure about wildlife - but I'm willing to look for stuff if folks have specific wish lists. Unfortunately, the items will probably be the full normal price plus whatever it costs me to ship it to you.

Also- Ali - can you share your observations here that you shared w/ me on the phone last night - about how the horses have changed over the last years? I thought it was very interesting...and since you have a lot of them.....

Gotta run - busy busy day today....still trying to decide whether or not to get some more (my birthday is in a few days) or to just hold on to what I have and be happy with it...

 

[JadeIcing]

TinysMom wrote:

Also- Ali - can you share your observations here that you shared w/ me on the phone last night - about how the horses have changed over the last years? I thought it was very interesting...and since you have a lot of them.....

As I was looking around I saw it applied to the other animals to.

I was noticing the more I saw some of the older horses they were not proportioned evenly, the paint was more of the plastic coating. That ickysheen. Now as they produce more they are looking more real. More details with each new release.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Alicia, I agree with you about the horses! My appaloosa stallion is old and he just isn't as pretty as the others. I mean, I like his markings and pose, but he's brown plastic, not painted brown. You used a good word, "greasy", to describe how he looks. Maybe they'll make a new appaloosa stallion!

Bassetluv, I like your idea for the room. So sorry you gave away your animals and they were destroyed. I think we all have something like that that we regret doing

Peg, if you see a baby bear with a bottle, a fawn with a butterfly, or a baby elephant with a ball, SNATCH THEM UP FOR ME PLLLLEEEEASE! They are all so adorable and are at the top of my wish list.

The other ones I want the most are the Knabstrupper mare and foal, the two rearing stallions, the Bernese Mountain dogs that are sitting and standing, the macaw, the giraffes, a couple of the elephants and a whale :biggrin2: The whale will be a little out of place maybe, but oh well!

I'm still waiting for my orders to arrive :waiting:

 

[TinysMom]

Snowy, I will keep my eyes open for those items and let you know what I find. I am currently scheduled to go on Thursday morning. I can hardly wait.

I received my last Schleich order yesterday. I still need to get a picture of my gray kitten....

I'm torn right now - my birthday is in 8 days....do I go ahead and place an order (I have Art's permission) for $30 at ReallyGreatToys - and get them at a discount (free shipping on orders over $30)....do I hold out and buy some here when the horses come in? Do I stop with what I have?

If I go with Really Great Toys...do I go with some of the more expensive ones I like - or go with with less expensive ones (like the squirrel or fox) and be able to get more?
Have I ever mentioned I HATE decisions? I keep going back and forth.

I think that unless I'm looking at a horse that is discontinued - I'm not ordering any more horses online till I see what the feed store gets in. I asked today when they were getting them in - they had no idea. :shock: Of course Justin's wife wasn't there...she's the one who does the ordering.

As some of y'all may notice - I started a Papo thread too since four of my Papo items came. One of the debates I'm having with myself about the "ordering for my birthday" idea is - do I go w/ Schleich - or do I pick up the Papo big cats which I REALLY like (I was sent a catalog and can look at the pictures better that way).

Anyway - here are photos of what I got in the mail yesterday.

This is the discontinued rearing black stallion (13235) - I think it is a Morgan if I remember right?

Halfling foal - which Ali has taken such good pics of...

My cubs. They are (14319) - tiger, (14353) - white tiger, and (14330) - lion cub playing. The two tigers have the hint of "boy parts"...but you have to look for it.

I fell in love with the piggies after getting my first black and pink one....so I added these two. I wish I could capture the face on the black and pink one...it is ADORABLE.

The rearing stallion again - I wanted to show his face...

I was trying to capture the face for y'all but didn't do too good of a job.

The right lion cub is 14186 and is male - so the other one is female I think since I'm not seeing any sort of boy parts at all on it...

Oh - and I was good - I went to the feed store today and didn't buy ANY Schleich - although I did go over and look to see if they had any new ones out.

As much as I love the horses - I'm almost enjoying my "big cats" (even if its the cubs) more...

 

[TinysMom]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

Peg, if you see a baby bear with a bottle, a fawn with a butterfly, or a baby elephant with a ball, SNATCH THEM UP FOR ME PLLLLEEEEASE! They are all so adorable and are at the top of my wish list.

I'll be sure to look for those - and make sure I get the most PERFECT ones I can.

I'm going on Thursday morning - I can hardly wait...

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Peg, is it Thursday yet? I have Thursday off so I'll undoubtedly be checking this thread a few times Also, I've been good! I haven't bought any more Schleich since I placed my orders. Still just waiting for them to arrive. I've decided to arrange the ones that don't fit in my display case on the window sills. I have a lot of space there and I think they'll look nice. I'm going to buy a couple strips of fabric from the fabric store to put on the window sills.

So, has anyone got new animals? Peg, did you decide what you want to do about your birthday?

 

[Bassetluv]

Hey Snowy, 'tis just Wednesday yet.

I got some new ones (arrived in the mail finally) and will post pics maybe tonight. Am quite upset with another company...a Toronto-based one that I ordered a Fjord horse from. On their website it shows as available so I placed an order, and was sent a receipt...but never received it. So I went and looked at the receipt and it says something about total due...meaning they never processed it, which I am assuming is because they actually don't have it. I've tried contacting them and no one answers my e-mails. :X

Dang, the Fjord horse was the one I wanted the most...and I can't find him anywhere.

Ah well...still, I love the new ones that I just got.

 

[TinysMom]

Snowy - I keep anxiously checking this thread to see if your order is in....I sure hope it gets here SOON. Did you see my Papo thread? I am probably going to get about 15-20 or so of those (although last night Robin and I got to looking at the cool dragons and stuff in the catalog the place shipped me with my order and that number MAY go up. I keep toying w/ ordering the Pegasus since someone keeps calling me that..but I doubt it. Its just too much money...

Bassetluv - when I go to Uvalde tomorrow - I'll check for your horse there and see if they have it. I have been waiting for you to get it and post pictures of it too. I have to admit - its not one of my favorites and I really didn't care about getting one for me - but I will most definitely look around and see if I can find one for you.

About my birthday - I decided to wait on getting any right off. I may go ahead and order some on my birthday itself or next payday...I keep going back and forth on it. I keep reminding myself that I don't "need" any more and I don't even have them displayed the way I want 'cause I don't have space in my office to display them.

By the way - I want to share a link...it is to minature Dungeon & Dragon layout stuff...but if you look at the water around the 1:30 mark...could you imagine having a grassy field with a pond like this and having some of the horses (or wildlife) around the pond drinking some water or something?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rsX4KrmmFY[/ame]

Anyway - it made Robin & I go searching for stuff to make my own scenery, etc. for displaying these. Not that I can afford it right now....but anyway - it was a neat video.

Is it Thursday yet??? (I only have about 24 hours to go before I'll be there..).

Oh - I think I am going to do a printout of the discontinued numbers of all the discontinued Schleich and look for them...just to see what they have. I *may* consider picking up a few to sell on Ebay or trade here if they are in mint/near mint condition....

So who's still waiting on orders? Snowy is....Bassetluv? I don't think Ali is - I think she's only buying locally pretty much..

By the way - am I the only one who finds themselves "playing" with them? Sometimes I just hold them...sometimes I move them around and change the display...

And has anyone changed their favorites now that they've had their Schleich a bit longer? The Shire mare is still my favorite horse....

 

[TinysMom]

Oh Bassetluv....guess what I found online in a store?

I ordered it and am waiting for confirmation that they still have it in stock (before I pay). I'm going to have it shipped here to save on shipping and then I'll go ahead and ship it to you if you want to PM me your address.

Assuming it is in stock and I can get it - please consider it a gift for all the times your Yofi stories have cheered me up and made me laugh when I feel like crying..

Once I know for sure they have it...I'll post here - but I'm guessing that they have it since the invoice didn't look like it was automatically generated.

 

[TinysMom]

YES!!!!

They have the pony - they just went and physically looked at it to verify that they had it....I'm going ahead and paying for it as soon as I'm done posting this.

 

[Bassetluv]

TinysMom wrote:

Oh Bassetluv....guess what I found online in a store?

I ordered it and am waiting for confirmation that they still have it in stock (before I pay). I'm going to have it shipped here to save on shipping and then I'll go ahead and ship it to you if you want to PM me your address.

Assuming it is in stock and I can get it - please consider it a gift for all the times your Yofi stories have cheered me up and made me laugh when I feel like crying..

Once I know for sure they have it...I'll post here - but I'm guessing that they have it since the invoice didn't look like it was automatically generated.

OH OH OH!!!! :shock: Where did you find him!?!? I was spending all of my free time at work today trying to find an alternate source and came up empty-handed every time! The only one I was able to locate is actually part of an ebay sale, but it's way over in Germany...everyone else was out of stock. And the price is getting a little steep to try and buy from over there.

If they confirm to you that he is in stock I'll gladly pay you all costs for him! This is the one Schleich that I have wanted the most ever since I first saw a pic of the model.

***I also sent yet another email to the company I had ordered one from...still no response from anyone. Even though I paid for it at the time of order via credit card, the invoice they sent me stated that the total was still owing, and they didn't put any ship date on it. They also haven't charged my card. I'm really mostly upset though at the fact that they won't even take the time to respond to me emails to them. :?

LOL...now I can't stop looking at the pic you posted...gorgeous!

I'll be back to post a few pics of ones I got recently, but haven't posted yet...

 

[TinysMom]

Bassetluv wrote:

TinysMom wrote:

Oh Bassetluv....guess what I found online in a store?

OH OH OH!!!! :shock: Where did you find him!?!? I was spending all of my free time at work today trying to find an alternate source and came up empty-handed every time! The only one I was able to locate is actually part of an ebay sale, but it's way over in Germany...everyone else was out of stock. And the price is getting a little steep to try and buy from over there.

If they confirm to you that he is in stock I'll gladly pay you all costs for him! This is the one Schleich that I have wanted the most ever since I first saw a pic of the model.

I don't know if he/she got shipped today - but it is definitely in stock and paid for.

Where I got it? My secret....sorry - but I don't want you trying to pay for him/her. It wasn't any $86 like on Ebay....for that price I could've gotten a family of them.....

I will open up the bag when the pony arrives so I can take some pictures for you next to other horses so you can get a comparison for size and color while you wait for him/her to arrive.

Anyway - your blog means so much to me -your support meant so much to me when I lost Tiny....and how we often chatted about Raph and both loved him...

....it was a pleasure to know I could give back something to you for all you've done for me.

Now to wait for it to get here....so I can send it there. I promise - I won't send it slow boat to China either..

 

[Bassetluv]

Just sent you a PM, Peg...:hug:

 

[JadeIcing]

I got some more from my friend. I have a massive headache and the way things are looking I will for a few days. :?Hopefully I am better if not I will have Rob post them.

 

[TinysMom]

Last call for lists - I'm going to Uvalde tomorrow....

Here's a cool list of discontinued items:

http://www.toydreamer.com.au/smurf1.asp?toytype=discontinued

Snowy - I have your list...

 

[Bassetluv]

JadeIcing wrote:

I have a massive headache and the way things are looking I will for a few days. :?Hopefully I am better if not I will have Rob post them.

Oh crap...I hope it doesn't last for days! Headaches are the worst when they won't go away. I hope it's not a migraine...

Feel better soon, Ali :hug:

 

[JadeIcing]

Bassetluv wrote:

JadeIcing wrote:

I have a massive headache and the way things are looking I will for a few days. :?Hopefully I am better if not I will have Rob post them.

Oh crap...I hope it doesn't last for days! Headaches are the worst when they won't go away. I hope it's not a migraine...

Feel better soon, Ali :hug:

It is. Can I cry? Wait that will make it worse.

 

[Bassetluv]

Here's pics of a few I got over the last week or so...some locally and some that were shipped and just arrived.

I can't remember if I took a pic of the Charlois and posted it, and am not in a mood to go back in the thread and check (computer and camera are both giving me a hard time this evening), but here she is again, if I did:

Pygmy goat

Kid with bell

Hafling foal

Husky (two pics)

Goose and swan

A nosey fox to watch the fowl (2 pics)

Foal (Holstein?)

And last (but not least), my Przewalski's horse...when he got here I picked him up and thought, he's gorgeous...LOL

Some of these guys were very hard to photograph; they turned out blurry picture after picture. Not sure if it has to do with the lighting, the background, or just the camera itself (or maybe whoever is behind this camera ).

Oh, and if anyone decides to get into creating scenery for their Schleichs, I discovered that PetSmart sells bags of moss for lizards that's really cheap and makes for good ground/rock cover. Much cheaper than the stuff they sell for train model building. (You can see little sprigs of it on the ground and the rocks in these pics, it looks 'stringier' than the train model moss I used.) Also bought a large cheap bag of reptile bark that I might be able to use too - once I sit down and actually do something with it.

 

[Bassetluv]

It is. Can I cry? Wait that will make it worse.

Poor you! I've only had a migraine twice in my life, and both times it was terribly painful and made me feel sick to my stomach. I have a friend in Calif. who suffers from them, and her doctor just doesn't know what to do any more. Last I heard he'd prescribed her some sort of pills that cost over $30 each...not sure if they helped her or not.

Take care of yourself Ali....get some rest and hopefully you'll feel much better tomorrow...