Schleich Collectors

[TinysMom]

Ali - as soon as I receive confirmation that my horse is sent - I'll share the link here.

I broke down and ordered my birthday gift today from Really Great Toys. I ordered 11 items - 10 were Papo and 1 is Schleich. This one time I'll go ahead and share them all here - since I've been talking on here about what I wanted to do for my birthday...

Black Panther

Boulaise (sp?) foal

Cheetah - I actually bought it in the set below but wanted you to see this view of it...

Cheetah & Cub - see how you can't see the face here like you can above?

Lynx - I think this is one of my favorites - it was the first one I put in the cart

Percheron horse - to go with the foal I have

Pinto mare - to go with the foal I have and the nursing foal which is on order

Puma if I remember right - I love the face

Spot Panther - if you look closely - you'll see that it is the same as the black panther..just painted differently. Robin noticed this about some of the horses and foals too...its sorta interesting.

Tiger Cub - because I couldn't resist

White tiger cub - I REALLY couldn't resist

Schleich Hedgehog....not really a part of any of my collections per se as I think of them but I knew if it got discontinued and I missed out on it - I'd feel bad...its just something "Different" to have...

 

[TinysMom]

Now for an interesting question (sorta) - how often are you having to dust your collection? Or are they doing some collecting of their own - like dust? Those of you w/ OCD - are you having to dust them everyday?

Also - for Snowy...I saw the most adorable (non Schleich) elephant today at Walmart. I think it was under $4 - it was Nature High Definition or something like that. It was a young elephant - sold by itself...and the eyes were just....very very interesting. I am seriously thinking about getting it tomorrow when I work in the store....I just haven't talked myself into it yet.

I can't seem to find them on the internet (yet) - I have been looking. Anyway - the elephant was actually pretty neat...

 

[Bassetluv]

Oh Peg, he's gorgeous! :biggrin2: LOL...I know what you mean about falling for him once you saw him in person. I was like that with many of the Schleich horses, and with the Przewalski's horse, I always thought I'd like him since I've always loved the breed, but when I actually saw a Schleich model in person, it was even better than I thought.

As for the Fjord, I fell in love with the look of the breed when I was just a kid. Yet I've never seen one 'live'; only in photos. It's the coloration that I love, and the toning on the mane, tail and body...I've just found it very striking. Would love to own a real one, they are actually more of a pony size than a horse, so they'd be perfect for me. Here's a photo of a real Fjord:

Really handsome breed. I can't wait to receive the little guy...and can't thank you enough for finding one for me! And of course you will have to take pics when you get your own too... :biggrin2:


Oh, and I love the Papo's you've ordered...esp. the cheetahs and the panther! That Percheron is very striking too. (*I must look away from the Papos...or I know what will happen...)

And now I will be checking my mailbox every day for the next few weeks until the Fjord arrives....inkelepht:

 

[Bassetluv]

Now for an interesting question (sorta) - how often are you having to dust your collection?

It's funny, I haven't really noticed dust collecting on mine very much...I may have dusted some of the older ones a couple of times, but that's all. But the Breyers that I have tend to get coated very quickly. Probably it's because I have the Schleichs in my living room and the Breyers are in the kitchen....it tends to get gunky in that room because of the stove. :?

 

[JadeIcing]

Havent had to dust. I am ALWAYS moving things so no dust. Asthma cant have to much dust.

 

[TinysMom]

Bassetluv,

You have NO idea what you started with your rock wall.....sheesh. Well...maybe you'll have a bit of an idea when you see these pics...

First some backstory. When my kids were 4 (they're now 24)...Art gave me the state income tax refund one year...to do whatever I wanted. I bought a bunch of Home Interiors stuff and decorated our house the way that they show in their in-home shows. I had pictures w/ figurines or shelves, etc. Everything had greenery of some sort...or some sort of "accessory".

I was really proud of what I did - and I took really good care of the house so you could see my "stuff".

Enter a husband who is more of a "minimalist"...and had a lot less tact back then. He didn't make a "bad" comment as in - trying to hurt me. But he said some things one time that wound up hurting me - so I packed up the stuff...got rid of lots of it. Since he's a real klutz w/ ceramic stuff - I sold a bunch of stuff - kept my few favorites.

But its like I packed away a part of myself...I wasn't the woman then that I am today (thank God - we might have killed each other - cause he wasn't the great man he is now and I'm not sure how we would have gotten along).

I've never had a creative bone in my body - I can't draw...can't sing...can't do very much in the creative lines at all. So the decorating the house was the one thing I used to express my creativity (ok - I can write - I forgot that could be called creative)....and I sorta shut that down.

I think the Schleich is bringing that desire to "nest" and "decorate" and "create new looks" back in me.....I'm a different woman now...so what if Art doesn't like it - it can be in my office - not someplace where he has to look at it. I try to decorate the public areas in ways we BOTH like...usually.

So ... when I saw Bassetluv's stone wall - I started daydreaming...and today I took the last of my birthday money and bought a few things and set up a display.

I'm not thrilled with the horses (the pictures at least - I like the middle shelf) - and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the big cats area. Robin painted the waterhole for me...

So here is my first attempt at "creativity"...

Mind you - the wires are gonna be moved/covered....I'll probably hang blue fabric or something to cover the wall and wires (I want to do a mirror there but I'm not sure I can get mirror tiles that will be the right size). The fabric may be glued/taped down underneath the shelves so you don't see white when you look at the shelf facing...

In no particular order....

Now I really do want to keep my desk cleaned off (ha ha - first I gotta rebag all the rocks, potpourri, beads, etc. that I bought to use for the decorations)...

 

[TinysMom]

I'm gonna deviate from Schleich for just a minute here..

Snowy - I mentioned the elephant I saw at Walmart - I went today and took pics of the elephant and some of the other animals. I also bought the elephant (last one) - and fell in love with it....and I'm NOT an elephant person.

Unfortunately - the photos do NOT show the detail in the skin of the elephant - the wrinkles, etc.

Here is what they had in the store - they were sold out of a TON of stuff...

Assuming this link works - it will give you a better view of what the elephant looks like:

http://www.nw-hd.com/products/hi-res/elephant.jpg

I came very close to buying this: http://www.nw-hd.com/products/hi-res/serengeti.large.jpg

From TGF Toys:

TheNature's Wonders Collection has officially changed their name to CollectA. While under the name of Nature's Wonders, the collection contained just over 40 figures produced witha Nature's Wonders ankle tag. Now under the name of CollectA, the collection contains approximately 200 different animal figures. The original figures from the Nature's Wonders Collection such as this item will contain a Nature'sWonders tag while supplies last. The figure is exactly the same model under both collection names. The only difference will bethe figure's ankle tag and/or item number which will contain either the Nature's Wonders or CollectA brand name and number.

 

[JadeIcing]

Ok so I got 6 from my mom. They are...







14329 Parrot red







St Benard - 16307







Arab Foal - 13276







Labrador Black - 16327

Hamster 14412







Budgy green 14408

 

[JadeIcing]

So not counting the one Peg has or my tipi I have 105.An still plenty of time till my bday/anni.:biggrin2:

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Peg, I think it's awesome that you decorated the area for your animals and are having fun with some creativity! It looks lovely. The animals you took pictures of are beautiful, the elephant seems to be really happy

I'm still waiting for my orders to arrive! That's what I get for choosing slow shipping, I kinda wish I'd paid a little more (like $5 or so) for the faster shipping! The promise of many new little animals soon has stopped me from buying any others, though- I haven't bought any since I ordered the ones online! I did buy a tiny (smaller than Schleich) mare and foal pair made by Breyer at the feed store two weeks ago, but that's all.

I've decided how I'm going to display my animals once they arrive! They all definitely won't fit in my display case, so I'm going to display them on the two window sills in my living room. First I'm going to buy some pretty fabric (haven't decided what it will be like yet, nothing too busy though) for them to stand on. Our window sills aren't the nicest looking as someone who lived here before used a lot of foam adhesive on them and it will look a lot better with fabric covering them up. A month from now, snow will be falling (an idea that makes me a little sad, I like the nice weather and warmer temperatures!), and I think it will cheer me up to see my little animals whenever I look out the window at the cold, dreary conditions outside. I hope

 

[JadeIcing]

No pictures for awhile my memory card for the camera died. Not surprised it is is just over two years old and has taken well over 10,000 pictures. I am looking into getting a higher gb. I have a 1gig and love it but for $50 I could get the 8gig. I am going to go looking after work.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

WOOHOO! Guess who got two little boxes from the toy company in the mail just now?! I'm about to open them!

 

[TinysMom]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

WOOHOO! Guess who got two little boxes from the toy company in the mail just now?! I'm about to open them!

Hurry up........we want to see them!!!

:biggrin2:

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Oooh, I've gotten through one of the boxes so far (19 or 20 animals!) and they're gorgeous, I have several new favorites! Oddly, all the ones in this box are Papo and Safari though... Should I post them in the other thread? Most of them are Safari and we don't have a Safari thread. How many threads do we need?

Onto box 2 :biggrin2:

 

[TinysMom]

I'll change the Papo thread to include Safari, Breyer & others....how's that sound...

But pictures gal...pictures....you can ooh and aah later...

(You do know I'm kidding - right??)

Now I gotta go look up your order again!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Peg, sounds good! Okay, onto opening the second box for real now! I stopped to have lunch It's like CHRISTMAS, Peg! Also, I made sure the camera had batteries before I opened the first box... There are a lot of animals though so pictures may take a while!

 

[Bassetluv]

Peg, I love your displays! I find it really does bring out the animals' characters when they have more natural settings around them...mind you, I haven't worked on mine at all since doing the rock wall. I bought stuff to work with, and it's sitting there patiently waiting. :biggrin2: I was tempted once or twice to get some trees that Schleich sells, but holy cow they're expensive! So once I figure it out, I might try to make some of my own instead.

I think that's part of what's so fun with these guys; they are small enough that you can actually set up 'scenes' of them, and they are so nicely detailed that it looks quite realistic. I really like your shelving setup because you can have multiple scenes. Love the big cats around the watering hole!

 

[Bassetluv]

It's like CHRISTMAS, Peg!

LOL Snowy, that's just what I was thinking when I started reading your post that your animals had arrived...that it must feel like Christmastime for you!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Okay, here are my Schleich from today! There aren't very many, the other order I placed is I think 13 Schleich animals, though some were duplicates since I got them as gifts for other people.

Discontinued white tiger cub (very cute! My only Schleich cat, her eyes are a little crazy and she has an odd smudge on her mouth, but oh well):

Discontinued Goat kid with bell (cute!):

Discontinued chimpanzee baby with shirt (I really like this one, I didn't think I would that much. He's my first... ape? and I like how they even made the shirt hang realistically):

Discontinued Schleich Beagle (first dog I've got! He's cute, he has a different paint styles than the other Schleich):

Discontinued Schleich Airedale Terrier (I really like her, more than I thought I would. His paint style is a bit different and his eyes are just dots of black paint. Cute!):

Discontinued Schleich Toucan (I love him! Again, more than I expected to. He seems really realistic and has great colors):

What do you think? I may go to Joann's tonight to get the fabric for my window sills so I can set them up! My boyfriend is going to think I've gone bonkers when he gets home, my collection has more than doubled today since I also got a lot of Safari and Papo.

 

[TinysMom]

My Fjord pony arrived today - woo hoo....as did the Quarter Horse that I ordered with it. She's really pretty - she's a discontinued one if I remember right.

I'll take pictures later. I didn't make it to the post office today...I need to get mailers and this week with Hyacinth being sick - I feel like I'm continually two steps behind on everything. Earlier today I thought I was gonna lose her - but she's sitting up now and eating Romaine leaves and looking at me like, "Fooled ya...."

Sheesh...and after she gave me kisses last night for 20 minutes.

Anyway - I hope to ship everything tomorrow or Monday...and I hope to take pictures tomorrow too.