Hero: 108
The Cartoon Network animated series, Hero: 108, pits
humans against animals in the Hidden Kingdom.
For a millennium animals and humans lived together in
peace until the High Roller arrived and tricked the animals into believing
humans were their enemies. It wasn't
until Commander Ape/Trully traveled to the Animal Kingdom in the hopes of
having them join the forces of Big Green to reunite animals and humans that the
hope for peace stirred.
While Big Green continues its mission for reunification,
its members must also fight the forces of High Roller and the Zebra
Brothers. Playmates Toys presents a
brand new collection of toys based on the animated show with its 1st Series
release.
The Double Pack Kingdom Krashers come with two colorful
figures: one human, one animal.
Archer Lee Vs. Frog King finds the opponents standing on turtles that
stand on four-wheel carts. The
combination of turtle and cart is referred to as a Tank.
Press the top dial on the Tanks, snap the characters on
to their Tank and away they go crashing into each other! Go head-to-head in a slam-bang battle, the
outcome of which can change second-to-second.
The human figure is dressed in pink and brown with purple
and a black Viking helmet covering his blue skin. The green Frog King is short and squat with lighter green belly
and lips.
The Kingdom Krashers Single Packs also come on
Tanks. Highroller is dressed in blue
with a deep blue and light blue stripped hat with an arrow through its
peak. He holds a shish kabob
consisting of three red (apples?) in his right hand.
The Double Packs come with six game cards while the
Single Packs include three cards.
These are really neat looking figures. They're extremely colorful, highly
detailed and loads of fun to play with.
Figures are packaged in bubble packs that can hang or standalone. Collect all 24 figures in the 1st
Series. Other products include
Sammo's Splashout Battle Bout, Ring Of Fire Bout and Havoc At The Citadel
Battle Arena.
Fantasy,
History And Reality
Safari Ltd. mixes
up a healthy dose of reality and fantasy in its latest batch of high quality,
expertly crafter and painted, super-detailed figures. If you're new to what Safari Ltd. has to
offer you'll be pleasantly surprised by the artistry that goes into each
piece. Paint application matches fur,
clothing, surface texture and look of whatever creature or person is
represented. Sculpting of each figure
is tight and crisp with no funky flashing or sloppy handwork. I especially like the way each figure or
creature is posed. No static figures
these, each looks as if it were real with arms and legs raised, torso twisted
with unique personalities shining through.
Several different scales are available. Whatever scale you choose you can be sure you're getting a
quality product at a great price. Is
it any wonder why so many Safari Ltd. figures are found in specialty stores,
toys stores, retailers and museums?
Quality always shines through.
Everyone needs a little fantasy in their life now and
again. Safari Ltd. has just the
thing, or things, to help you give form to your fantasy.
Fairies have always been a favorite fantasy subject.
Safari Ltd.'s Fairy Tea Party Set is just your cup of tea. Two gossamer winged Fairies sit around a
flower petal table pouring tea, eating sweets and chatting about things
Fairies often do. One Fairy is
dressed in gold and aqua, the other in lavender and deep pink. Both wear pointed shoes and sit upon
brown, red and white mushrooms.
Lucy The Fairy sits upon a bright red Cardinal. She smiles and waves as she holds on tight
to her winged steed. Her long golden
hair flutters in the wind and her maturing translucent aqua wings seem to
shimmer. She comes dressed in yellow
and aqua and comes with a silver tiara in her hair.
Speaking of fairies check out Safari Ltd.'s Fairy Fantasy
Toob choke full of these delightful creatures. Young and old Fairies come contained each with their own unique
outfit from casual to a crowned and formally dressed Fairy with a golden
wand. Two different type of fantasy
figures include a white Baby Unicorn with lavender ribbons in its mane and
tail and two ferocious dragons.
The yellow and red Horned Chinese Dragon with black
accents and whiskered face and twin brown horns is long and serpentine with
large scales on its curved back, four talon front feet and three talon back
feet.
The Forest Dragon is green like its keepsake and has
giant bat-like wings, a brown/red row of fins running down its spine and
powerful talon hands and feet. I love
the expression on its broad face resplendent with twin horns, heavy brow
ridges and sharp teeth.
Two Asian Elephants with trunks raised look as if they
are walking along slowly. Each has
heavy feet with deeper gray nails, small intelligent eyes, small ears, a
bushy end tail and fully textured hide.
It's time to monkey around with Safari Ltd.'s Bornean
Orangutan. Almost comical in
appearance this massively muscled simian holds its weigh up on its front arms
while it leans forward on its back legs.
A brooding intelligence can be seen in its deep set eyes sunk in its
gray face with large side flaps, red beard and formidable teeth..
The Chimpanzee With Baby is all mother as it scurries
along with its clinging infant firmly holding onto her back. Mother and child looks as if they are in
a hurry. A Coyote and Coyote Pup
looks startlingly real painted in light grays with white, black and brown
mixed furs. The Pup howls as if seeking
its mother. The black mane, face,
tail and lower legs Icelandic Horse struts its heavy body like the mighty
steed it is.
The Atlantic Puffin is a short squat little bird with
black and white feathers, a multi-color beak, squinty eyes and flat orange,
webbed feet.
the prehistoric Ichthyosaurus holds a crustacean in its
long multi-teeth snout. This sleek
predator is multi-color as it almost matches the varying colors of the oceans
it swims in. The Cryolophsaurus is a
deadly looking land predator with long serpentine tail, grasping front clawed
hands, large fang filled mouth and purple armor turned back head plate.
Audrey rides her horse Streaming Light. The beautiful horse is black and white
with oversize mane and tail. Audrey
is dressed in blue jeans, red shirt and boots and white cowboy hat over her
long blond hair. The Safari People
Toob is filled with, you guessed it, people.
Look for a mailman, police officer, fireman and more in this people
packed package of play.
Safari To
The Eighth Power
Eight new figures have just been released from Safari Ltd.:
ranging from dinosaurs to a Centaur. As with all Safari Ltd. figures each one
is expertly sculpted, nicely detailed, accurate to scale and surface texture
and coloring, paint application is crisp with no slop over lines between
pigments and no flashing is apparent for the molding process.
Travel back in time to the age of the dinosaurs. Take to the sea with the
serpentine Mosasaurus. You can almost picture it gliding its light gray and
white aerodynamic torso through the water propelled by its four fins and a
paddle-like tail. Watch out for its large maw lined with razor sharp teeth!
Take flight with the Rhamphorhynchus as this deadly predator of the sky flaps
its huge membrane wings and whips its long tail. Colored in multiple shades
of brown this killer of the sky sports nasty looking claws and a mouth only a
mother could love. Ouch!
With its large armor plated side, back and tail ridges the Kentrosaurus is a
multi-green stomping machine as its easily walks across most terrain on its
hammer-like feet with its large spiked tail held high and its side front
spikes protruding to ward off any interlopers.
A modern day cousin of the huge thunder lizards is the Iguana. Safari Ltd.
has done an excellent job of recreating the creature with its rough skin,
long claws and toes, snake-like tail, body markings, large open maw with
lower jaw skin flap and curiously intelligent looking eyes.
Learn all about the Life Cycle Of A Frog with Safari Ltd.'s five-stage
depiction of the event starting with the eggs and moving on to the tadpole,
tadpole without gills, tadpole with legs and finally the adult frog.
Fascinating!
Don’t you just love cute little critters? And what’s not to love about the
Guinea Pig. It’s absolutely adorable with its short stubby brown and white,
fuzzy body, small ears and black button eyes. Its little pink feet are almost
hidden by its plump body and its tiny mouth is almost lost on its pink snout.
Awww!
What a crab! No, I’m not describing someone’s attitude I’m talking about
Safari Ltd’s Blue Crab. Painted multiple greens and blues this crustacean is
a flat, fast beach comber that looks like something from another planet with
its eight legs, two large claws, triangular body and black eyes and hidden maw.
Good thing it’s not a real crab-we Southern folks love our Blue Crabs,
especially for food!
Time to cross the veil to a Mystical Realm and confront the half human, half
horse Centaur. This muscular mix of man and beast is dressed in full body
armor made of leather and metal. In one hand he carries a large bronze shield
and raised in his other hand is a huge mace. Best be careful around this
bearded warrior, you might just find yourself flat on your back looking up at
his hooves!
 Archer Knight
From The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n
Eli and Nemo Publishing comes the latest action figure personae of the
Golden Age Commander X: the Archer Knight.
There’s something very nostalgic about this figure. It reminds me of the cool Mega Toy figures
that were put out a few decades ago.
Measuring approximately seven inches tall the fully-articulated figure
is molded in hard and soft plastic with plastic slip-on knee boots, a green
archer cap, a real green cloth tunic, black cloth long sleeve body tights and
a brown plastic bow and sliver filled with arrows.
The figure also comes with a black belt emblazoned with the Commander X
red and yellow X and a black painted on eye mask on the mustached Commander X
face.
This is really a fun figure with a clever presentation. Mounted on an oversize bubble pack, the
figure is encased in plastic right next to an illustrated version of the
Commander. On the back of the bubble
pack is a fully rendered 3D computer graphics image of the Commander in his
more traditional outfit with several small circular illustrations of the
Commander in many of his other versions including everything from the Western
Knight to the Power Knight.
What a guy! For some good old time
action and adventure pick up the book series and break out your Commander X
figures and play along. Collect them
all!
Arrrh Me Buckos, it's Safari Ltd.!
Get ready for some high seas adventures with Safari Ltd.'s Swashbuckler
Collection. Colorfully garbed
buccaneers sail the seven seas in search of treasure and Safari Ltd. invites
you along for the ride.
Captain Thomas "Redbeard" Crowe, the fiery beard, sword
brandishing, hook hand swabby comes dressed in a deep green officer jacket,
lots of leather belts and buckles, brown britches, Pilgrim boots and a
tri-tip hat. "Avast ye scurvy
seadogs! Heave to and get ready to
board!"
Pistol packing Captain Edward "Blackbeard" Leach may have
seafaring plans of his own as he takes aim with his twin flintlock
pistols. Dressed in a red coat, gray
pants, buccaneer boots and sporting an eye patch over his left eye,
Blackbeard is as fierce as they come.
Four seafaring mates are also available including Gunner Phillip Morton
with pistol and sword in hand, ace-wielding and barefoot Boatswain Benjamin
Jeffrey, one-leg First Mate Jonathan Roberts with his gold pistol and wooden
crutch and First Mate Anne Bonny dressed in pants, boots, short gray jacket
and brown hat carrying twin pistols and a parrot on her shoulders.
All of The Swashbuckler Collection figures are tightly sculpted, crisply
painted and look as if they are ready to jump off their special display
stands.
For a different type of 'skullduggery" check out Safari Ltd.'s
Dinosaur Skulls Toob filled with Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Carnotaurus
and other species skulls painted in fossilized tans and browns.
The Bundles Of Babies Toob is filled with a collection of cute, cuddly, adorable,
precious (I'm running out of adjectives) babies of every race and
gender. Some are in diapers, others
in play outfits-all are as cutes a buttons.
When I saw the Prehistoric Sealife Toob's contents it made me glad that I
live now and not back in prehistoric times.
There we some ferocious and nasty looking critters back then!
Ollie On A Snail is a diminutive elf dressed in forest greens and browns
atop an oversize brown snail. Talk
about some slow transportation.
Regardless, they make a cute couple!
  
 
Fun Times Five Safari Ltd.
Do you like the Wild West? Do you
hanker to ride a wild stallion, rope a runaway steer, meet Native Americans
and sleep in a teepee, ride in a wagon train and live the life of a
high-range cowboy? If so Safari Ltd. has the next best thing to
being there with its Wild West Bulk Pack that contains 48 colorful figures
and accessories that are sure to please any cowpoke wannabe's wish. Wild West fun-it's in the bag!
Here piggy, piggy! Sooweee! For a
little pre-bacon and pork chop fun check out Safari Ltd.'s Gloucester Sow
that packs a lot of pork on its portly frame. Pink with random black spots, this multi-teat Sow stands
patiently waiting for her squealing offspring.
Kate the Pilot looks resplendent in her flight uniform of deep blue. She's all professional in her suit with
white shirt and tie, pilot's hat and flight suitcase. I especially like the attention to detail
with her sleeve stripes, black shoes and carefully painted face.
Knights & Dragons lets you discover the frontiers of your
imagination. Eight English Knights,
all armored and decked out with shields, banners, swords, lances, bludgeons
and posed in aristocratic stances are included along with two armored horses,
a dragon and catapult. All the
figures and accessories are packed in a sturdy display box divided into
individual storage compartments.
Ewww! Insects & Arachnids look
so real they make my skin shiver. For
perfect accuracy and coloring these creepy crawlies are the bees' knees.
Look for a Dragonfly, two butterflies, a Scorpion, an Ant, a Cockroach, a
Bumblebee, a Ladybug, a Fly, a Grasshopper and a Preying Mantis. Bug out and buy it!
Looking Back At 2009
Merchandizing tie-ins has proven especially profitable for Hasbro
Toys-especially movie merchandizing.
2009 proved a banner year for Hasbro
Toys with the release of the new Transformers, G.I. Joe and Wolverine
films. Earlier movie tie-ins like Iron
Man, Star Wars, Spider-Man, the Hulk and Marvel Comics see toy shelves filled
with Hasbro Toys.
Despite the first Star Wars movie being made over 30 years ago, the
franchise proves as popular today as ever.
Star Wars toys from all of the films and the Clone Wars continue to
line shelves and are eagerly snatched up by fans.
In 2009 Hasbro Toys released its Star Wars Legacy Collection featuring
figures taken from the first Trilogy.
Each 3 1/2 inch figure comes with an additional Droid part that when
collected with other allowed collectors to assemble their own custom Droid.
Some of the figures included are Utai with staff, Cody with rifle, helmet
and Emperor hologram, Colton with pistol and headpiece, Bacara with rifle and
utility belt, Agen Kolar with Jedi Lightsaber, IG-88 with twin blasters and
Plo Koon single and twin Lightsabers.
All of the figures are nicely scaled and sculpted, features tight
paint application, hold their weapons and accessories firmly and boast
multiple articulation points, All of
the figures stand easily on their own.
All come in full-front bubble packs with full stats on the back of
each card. Hasbro notched up the
quality on these figures in every area.
G.I. Joe made its way to the movie screen and proved a big hit. For the younger fan comes the Snake Eyes
G.I. Joe Tough Troopers figure sculpted in a more 'cartoon' style. With oversize hands and feet, bulky arms,
a large chest and overemphasized arm gauntlets, throwing stars and belt,
Snake Eyes is not fully articulated but is its sheer bulk allows it to pose
easily, especially for smaller hands.
Push the dog tags on Shake Eyes' chest and he makes some funky kung fu
music sounds while pushing the lever on his back causes his right arm to
swing up accompanied by fighting sounds.
His face visor also lights up.
Two 3 1/2 inch figures taken from the movie include Storm Shadow dressed
in white with swords, knives, hover board and nanobite weapon launcher. He is fully-articulated, easy to pose and
has no problem holding his arsenal of weapons. Snake Eyes is dressed in solid black, comes with a sword and
scabbard, automatic rifle, knife, handgun and attack dog. He too is fully-articulated and like Storm
Shadow is tightly sculpted, features clean paint application with no
slop-over and looks as if he is dressed in real cloth due to his clever
sculpting.
Slashin' Action Wolverine is in the same cartoon style as the Snake Eyes
Tough Trooper figures with roughly the same degree of articulation. However, Wolverine has a right slashing arm
that activates by a button on his back,
his right hand claws also pop out when a button on his lower arm is
pressed. A slashing sound is also
activated. Press his belt buckle and
he spouts numerous famous Wolverine phrases.
Twist and release his waist and he performs a spring-loaded
attack. "Back off
bub!" Wolverine comes dressed in
gray boots, blue jeans and his trademark yellow and black shirt.
Another large figure is the Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen Megatron
Decepticon figure. This monster of a
machine is partially articulated and looks exactly like the movie
Megatron. He transforms into a Alien
Tank with a firing fusion cannon that lights up. In robot mode he has a flip-out sword and light up eyes and
chest with moving chest pieces. His
head also turns left to right. This
is an awesome figure and it easily transforms thus giving it a higher fun
factor for young children.
Another Transformers fun item is the Bumblebee Voice Mixer helmet. Don the helmet that looks like Bumblebee,
peer through its blue visor and activate the three buttons on its side for
various Bumblebee sounds and voices.
Go for conversion mode, battle phrases and voice mixer that allows you
to remix your voice in six different music styles. "Go Transformers!"
The Ironman Torpedo Armor is a metallic blue with deep gray under
armor. The figure comes with a
torpedo launcher and three torpedoes.
The figure is fully-articulated. tightly sculpted is just plain fun to
play with.
Even More New Safari Ltd. For 2010
Safari Ltd. keeps on releasing
some of the coolest new figures for its 2010 line. Scaled to perfection, hand-painted and packaged to best display
each piece-who can ask for anything better?
Collect them, display them or play with them-whatever you choose, you
can't loose!
Steam train fans are sure to love Safari Ltd's Steam Trains Of the Past
collector case with scaled down versions of a cargo cars, coal cars, a
passenger station, log cars, a caboose, a water tower and passenger
cars. All of the cars and accessories
look as if they were shrunk down perfectly.
Space travel has always fascinated mankind and Safari Ltd's Adventure In
Space display case brings space down to earth in a cool stellar collection
that includes four astronauts, an astro chimp, space capsules, a space
station, the Hubble telescope, a Moon Rover and a Saturn 5 rocket. Who says space is the final frontier?
For a few items a little more down to earth check out the 48 piece Coral
Reef bag assortment of fish, coral, various sea life, treasure chests, skin
divers and other aquatic animals and more.
The Ostrich is oversize bird with huge legs (now that's a set of
drumsticks!), a big bushy tail, a long serpentine neck, fluffy black and
white wings (that are too small to allow the Ostrich to fly) and two googly
eyes and huge orange beak.
The Rhamphorhynchus is a flying creature of a different sort. This reptilian prehistoric beastie has
long pointed membrane wings, slender back legs with clawed feet, a long
tapered tail with flared tip and a long snout lined with razor sharp teeth.
The Mystical Realms Toob contains fantasy creatures of all sorts. They include dragons, half-human gods,
goddesses and monsters, a unicorn, phoenix, and other mythological creatures. Toobular!
The President Of The United States of America podium, flag and Barack
Obama figure is bound to inspire some patriotic inspiration. All are detailed to perfection right down
to the presidential seal, eagle on the flag staff and the exact likeness to
our nation's first Black President.
New Safari Ltd. For 2010
Safari Ltd. just released its
first wave of new figures for 2010 and as with previous years the quality and
detail of each figure maintains their high standards. Each figure (human or animal) is expertly
sculpted, hand painted using special care to recreate skin, fur or surface
texture modeling and are exact miniature duplicates of each figure's
full-size inspiration.
Poses are natural, figures stand easily on their own and (despite varying
scales) all retain their detail. So
why aren't you buying each and every one!
Kids love them, parents appreciate the quality and playability and
collectors are crazy about them. You
can't loose! This month's batch
covers everything from human to dinosaur.
Human figure include Rosey The Mail Carrier all decked out in her dark
blue shorts and light blue shirt, deep blue cap, blue mail satchel, black
knee socks and black shoes and holding a letter in one hand and cradling
several other in her other hand. Rick
The Police Officer is also dressed in dark and light blue albeit long pants
and shirt. he wears a black lid, white
police hat, brandishes a badge and holstered gun. Michelle The Scuba Diver looks as if she is swimming beneath
the wave. She comes dressed in a
two-tone purple diving outfit with deep purple fins, a silver air tank, clear
face mask, yellow and black weight belt and sheathed diving knife. James On Dancing Bells is a stately English
horse rider dressed in a traditional black and white riding outfit with black
hat seated upon a white and black saddle astride an handsome horse with rear
legs that look as if they have white socks on. Rather!
The Crocodile Hatchling is a cute little critter--until it grows up! The Hatchling is half out of its egg, its
big yellow eyes ever at the alert and its small mouth, containing small sharp
teeth already to chomp on some food.
The Desert Tortoise looks so real that it looks almost like it could
crawl across your table or desk. It
features raised diamond shell sections, long legs and neck and short stubby
tail. The Red-Eared Slider Turtle is
a flat colorful amphibian with yellow striped legs and head and red side
spots on its head.
The prehistoric Coelacanth is a huge gray fish with oversize scales, large
dorsal, side and lower fins and a heavy armored head with a parrot-like
maw. The serpentine Liopleurodon is a
streamline predator with two-tone gray coloration, a large maw with razor
sharp teeth and a powerful stubby tail.
The Puffer Fish is a comical looking spike ball with huge black eyes,
lipped mouth, earlike side fins and yellow with white coloration.
Mammals of all sorts include the cute and cuddly Lamb, the adorable Possum
with its back-clinging young, The Prairie Dog parents with their pup standing
erect-ever alert for danger, The Dromedary Camel and with its single hump,
the German Shepard mother with its little of five pups and prehensile snout
Tapir and its black and white fur and four-toe feet.
Avatar
James Cameron's new science fiction/fantasy movie, Avatar, promises to be
one of the most innovative and ground-breaking films of all time. Technological advances in computer imaging
allowed Cameron to create a film where the line between reality and computer
imaging is blurred. Early trailers
have movie goers excited. If the man
who created Terminator, revitalized the Alien franchise and brought the
Titanic up from the depths holds true to form, Avatar should be phenomenal.
Equally innovative and ground-breaking is Mattel Toys' new Avatar
action figures and vehicles. The
first thing that is different is the packaging. Although the figures are bubble-packed, they are not the
traditional bubble packs. Bubble
chambers holding the figures are set to the side of the card and protrude
slightly in the back displaying the I-Tag.
The vehicles or steeds are fully-contained in illustrated boxes with
full stats on the back. They also
contain I-Tags.
I-Tags are small rectangular I-Info components that when placed in front
of a Webcam (after loading a software application) allow the viewers to
control a 3D Avatar model on his or her computer screen. It's like getting a real toy and virtual
toy all in one package! Cool!
Avatar action figures come in two sizes: 3 1/2 to 4 inches and 6 to 7
inches-give or take. The Norm
Spellman figure (like all Avatar figures) is highly-articulated (hard to
believe with such a small figure), nicely detailed in paint application and
sculpting and comes with a rifle that it easily holds in either hand.
The small Avatar Jake Scully figure is equally articulated and crafted, is
multi-blue, comes with a spear and is slightly taller than its human counterpart. The larger Jake Scully figure is dressed
similarly (with more detail befitting its size) comes with a spear and is
articulated even more. Articulation
points are nicely blended into the figure either in join creases or hidden by
clothing folds. Paint application is
especially nice (no rough edges or slop over) as is the tight sculpting.
The Direhorse Avatar steed looks like a mix between a terrestrial horse,
anteater and insect with its six legs.
Its a muscular beast in muted grays and mottled blue and it, like the
Avatar humanoid figures, is highly-articulated right down to its haunches,
torso, neck and legs. It comes with a
saddle that Avatar figures easily sit upon without falling off.
The RDA Grinder is a massive land vehicle with independent suspension,
twin double wheels in front. Sides
are heavily armored and in the rear twin-tracks enable the vehicle to cross
nearly any terrain.
The Grinder is equipped with an arsenal of weapons including missiles,
chain gun and lots of armor. Its driven
much like a snowmobile with bike-like handles, has a single contoured seat, a
minimal windshield and front-mounted engine.
Highly-manueverable, the Grinder is small but extremely tough and
formidable.
Domo
Domo, that lovable fuzzy body, gaping mouth, sharp teeth cutie is a big
hit in the U.S. after its introduction from Japan. Dark Horse Deluxe and
Qee present their 2" Qee Collectible Figure that also includes a Limited
Edition Mystery Domo Qee carefully hidden in a box along side the visible Qee
in the set. What's mine? Aww, that would be telling. Let's just say it's awesome!
The Qee Domo brown figure is a short, partially articulated plastic figure
with a large gaping, tooth-filled mouth, rectangular body with rounded
corners and short stubby legs and slightly longer arms with two-digit
hands. It's so Qee-ute!
Dinos And Divers
From Safari Ltd. comes a cool selection
of thunder lizards straight from its Carnegie Collection. These are museum quality figures that you
guessed it-are seen in museum gift shops and of course in regular retail
outlets such as toy stores, specialty stores and higher end merchandise venues.
I've seen several of Safari Ltd's retail displays and they are
impressive! Kids love the figures and
parents appreciate the fact that not only are the figures fun to play with,
they are also educational. Kids
especially love dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts and Safari Ltd. has the
corner on the great beasts.
The Ankylosaurus looks as if its back and flanks are covered by plates of
rock and its protruding upper an lower head horns almost look like oversize
ears. Its long tail has a large flat
bony disk on its end and it also has a turtle-like mouth, two-tone, lavender
green, body color and deep-set red eyes.
The Saltasaurus looks like a Brontosaurus wannabe, but this beast has a
thinner neck and tail and large light gray/brown raised spots on its back
with deep brown spots on its legs and lower body.
Resembling a large bird, the Dilong has a feather tufted tail, a
brilliantly colored head crest in yellow and yellow and formidable looking
three-claw front and hind legs and sharp razor like teeth. Equally birdlike is the Caudipterysx with
a feather covered body, fanned tail, front legs with psuedo wings and an
ostrich-like head with some resemblance to a turkey. Its multi-hued in blue, light blue, green,
red, white and gray.
The serpentine neck Tanystropheus looks like a snake with legs popping out
of its mid-section. Its tail is only
half the length of its impressive neck and its large yellow eyes reminds one
of a venomous snake.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium collection includes three sea creatures of
considerable size. The Tiger Shark is
all business with its deep hide accented by darker stripes. Its underbelly is white and its formidable
open jaws look dangerous. I love its
streamline look accented by its large dorsal fin and long curved tailfin.
Just as impressive it the light gray with vertical pinstripes and spots,
Whale Shark. This monster has large
side gills, a nearly horizontal front mouth and small eyes peering out close
to its maw.
The pure white Beluga Whale Adult is extremely streamline with only its
front fins and tailfin protruding from its body. Its open mouth reveal a soft pink interior and its small black
eyes give it almost a comical look.
 Red Lantern Atrocitus
Series One of DC Direct's new Blackest
Night figures just came out and I ordered a full set from my local comic book
vendor, Universe Of Superheroes. Like
most others living through this current financial downswing I have to budget
my money. So, I'm purchasing one figure every one or two weeks, depending on
how many comics I buy in a particular week.
Let me tell you, it as no easy task choosing what figure to buy first,
considering that all of the figures are awesome. They include Atrocitus, Earth-2 Superman, Blue Lantern: Saint
Walker and Alpha Lantern Boddikka. It
was toss-up between Atrocitus and Boddikka as to which one I would purchase
first. Eventually Atrocitus won out.
The full-articulated Atrocitus figure is a formidable as his name implies.
The Red Lantern's outfit consists of a black body suit with metallic blood
red chest armor, oversize shoulder pads with attached neck protection, knee
boots, gloves and lower arm armor.
Atrocitus' face is a study in rage with its open maw showing upper and
lower pearl white sharp teeth, deep set glowing yellow eyes and bony face
plates. His right hand is twisted
into a fist and his left with its clawed fingers grasping.
Included with the imposing figure is a special Red Lantern base and a
blood Red Lantern that can be loosely held by the left hand. The figure is held firmly in place within
a vacuum formed inner sleeve and waist tie-down covered by a full plastic
bubble for easy viewing.
I especially like the black on white Red Lantern logo on Arocitus' chest
and his well-defined muscular physique.
Nicely sculpted!
 
Piggy And Ginny
"By George, she's got it!"
Who's got it? Miss Piggy of
course. Tonner presents My Fair Piggy and
she's a real doll (pardon the pun).
Miss Piggy comes packaged in a lavender box, surrounded by tissue paper
and held firmly in place with silky ribbons.
The chubby beauty is decked out in a butter shantung walking costume
reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn's outfit seen in My Fair Lady. The multi-layered dress is form-fitting,
comes with a matching turned back collar, trimmed in blue satin short jacket
with oversize, turned back sleeves.
A large pale blue satin sash complements the ensemble. Piggy wears iridescent hose, comes with
pink shoes with large gold buckles, pink gloves with a large jewel diamond
sewed on, a pearl necklace and a large hat also decorated with a blue satin
ribbon.
The outfit shows off Piggy's large blue eyes, creamy pink complexion, red
pulled back and piled hair and her svelte articulated figure.
Details to pay attention to are the stitch work, high-heel shoes with
leather like appearance, her feet and hands and especially her face that
captures the pork princess's perfect features. She's nothing to squeal at!
From Hogwarts and Harry Potter comes Ginny Weasley sculpted in the
likeness of actress Bonnie Wright.
Ron Wright's little sister has sparked a bit of romantic flame in
Harry's heart and it's easy see why - she's a real auburn hair beauty.
Her delicate features, large crystal blue eyes, small perfect mouth and
slender cute figure would make any young boy's heart flutter.
Fully-articulated, the figure boasts delicate hands and fingers, a
blossoming young girl figure and the promise of becoming stunning beauty as
she grows older. No wonder Harry
likes her.
The figure comes dressed in a gray sweater with red and white stripe wrist
and waist accents, a matching skirt, leggings and single strap black
shoes. She wears a white shirt under
the sweater with a tied shimmering red and gold striped tie and also comes
with a magic wand.
A full-length black robe with red interior decorated a Hogwarts emblem on
its left breast is included that easily drapes over the figure. The clothes shift easily over the figure
with no binding or unrealistic folds or wrinkles. Both the clothes and the figure are perfectly proportioned to
size.
And Now For Something Completely Different
I thought I'd introduce readers to some items that Safari Ltd. produces that are of a
slightly different type that are normally associated with the company. Most of my reviews center around Safari
Ltd.'s figure and poster lines. But,
the company does far more than just those items.
The hand-painted and fiercely fun Jaw Snapping Shark is a really exciting
toy that kids are sure to enjoy. What
little kid doesn't like sharks, especially big sharks?
Not only is the Jaw Snapping Shark totally realistic looking, but with the simple tug on one of its fins and
its large mouth opens and snap!
You're fish food!
The T-Rex has often been referred to as a two-legged shark. This green reptilian monstrosity is big,
bad and ready to take a bite out of anything or anyone. Tug the trigger under its belly and old
T-Rex extends his neck and opens those people gobbling jaws. Gulp!
You're lunch!
Equally impressive are two head Snappers: a Giraffe and T-Rex Skull, snap
their jaws shut when you pull the trigger on their long display rods. Ouch!
The Lion and Wolf Wild Creatures Puppets feel as if they have real fur and
one look at their eyes and you're sure they are watching as their potential
next meal. Both have a large gaping
mouth with sharp fangs, full interior mouth details, including a curled back
tongue and a cloth rear-head pouch to place your hand in. Grrr!
The Luminoculars in camouflage paint, allows you to focus on objects
through the 35 mm polished acrylic lenses, send message on the quick flash
button and project a beam of light up to 100 feet away. A built-in compass is included along with
a shoulder strap and heavy duty ABS.
The Art Lotto educational game makes collecting art fun as players try to
remember classic works of art or working as a team players see who can
recognize and collect the most pieces or art the fastest. Think of it as a whirlwind are gallery
tour.
For some more traditional Safari Ltd. items be sure to check out the
triceratops with its large heavy tail, twin horns and horn-encrusted head
shield, the bright orange, large body spin Spinosaurus and slow, but
formidable looking Scutosaurus.
Two cool Cats you want to look
over are the orange and tan Tabby Cat and the tailless, black and white Manx
Cat.
Bunnies are fun and cuddly and the
fleet-footed Hare is all motion while its cousin, the Lop-eared Rabbit is a
real snoozer.
The Alpaca looks like a runt Lama with its fuzzy fur, cream colored
under-belly and short snout and big eyes.
Lobster, Fantasy, Goat And Posters
When I first spotted Safari Ltd.s'
Maine Lobster I had the strong urge to grab it, put it in a pot of boiling
water, melt some butter and chow down.
It's that realistic! No
kidding! From its coloration, claws,
eyestalks, legs and antennae/feelers it looks like it could shuffle off to
the ocean.
Fairy Tale and fantasy lovers are sure to get a royal kick out of the
Prince Charming and King figures.
Charming is resplendent in his long red-lined robe, tights, puffy
sleeve shirt and gold decorated chest armor.
His long wavy blond hair and piercing blue eyes are sure to send any
damsel swooning.
The King figure is suited up in royal armor with cape and bejeweled crown
and brandishes a long sword and royal scepter. He's positively regal!
Safari Ltd. gets your goat with its Barnyard Buddies Boer Nanny Goat. This adorable creature has a white lower
body and a brown neck and head with white face markings, two curved back
horns and long floppy ears. Baaaa!
Three posters you need to check out include the Military Helicopters
poster spotlighting helicopters from all over the globe from light attack
craft to the huge transports.
Likewise the World War II Aircraft poster looks at fighting craft from
every nation involved in the war:
Allied or Axis. Bombers,
fighters and transports are all included.
Both the Helicopter and Air Craft posters feature side shots of the
vehicles with full paint and decal decorations and include short info tidbits
about each.
My family has three cats: a Tabby, Bombay and Tortoise Shell. All are adorable and have distinct
personalities. Safari Ltd.s' cats
poster shows felines from around the globe in every shape, size and
color. All are posed so that you can
see each and every lovable detail.
Meow!
  
Buck Rogers
I'm a big science fiction fan. I
especially love old sci-fi movies comic strips and Buck Rogers is one of the
oldest. Long before Buck became a
serial movie series or made network TV, he was the star of a highly
successful comic strip loved by millions.
Go Hero has taken that early
image of Buck Rogers and successfully translated and transformed it into a
12-inch, fully articulated action figure--and what a figure it is!
It's not often that I begin a action figure review with the box it came
in. In the case of Go Hero's Buck
Rogers' box, it is truly unique.
Assembled entirely from wood, the box features a slide open lid and
the entire box is decorated with laser etched text and art slightly different
in color than the wood. Cool!
The figure comes packaged in a two-tier, vacuum formed sleeves that secure
the figure and accessories firmly in place.
Buck is a marvel of ball and joint and swivel articulation that allows the
figure to pose in hundreds of positions, many of them free-standing with no
support assist. Skin coloration,
especially on the face is multi-hued.
Special attention has been paid to the eyes, mouth and other
features. The hair is nicely sculpted
with locks simulated in molded plastic.
Go Hero's ATOMedia Body also comes with a USB port and wire for quick
set up for listening to classic Buck Rogers sounds.
The figure comes clothed in a brown leather vest with a diecast silver
globe cluster, a red knit shirt with white collar and white and tan sleeve
ends, a black belt with silver buckle, tan aviator pants, brown leather knee
boots with belts and buckles and lower arm-length leather gloves enclosing an
extra set of hands.
Cool accessories include Buck's atomic disintegrator gun made of metal and
trimmed in black, a gun holster, a leather aviator helmet with gold-trimmed
visor and a red orb decoration, a clear bubble space helmet with restraining
straps and a rocket pack with twin flames that light up with the push of a
button.
Overall this is a great figure with nice coloration, form-fitting clothes that
don't hinder articulation, neat accessories and sturdy packaging that make it
totally unique.
Four Posters, Four Animals
I can’t say enough good things about Safari
Ltd.’s posters and figures.
You can select either laminated or un-laminated posters of the same
subject. All are reproduced in
full-color either in illustrations, paintings or photos and they make
excellent learning tools for children and adults of all ages.
As a high school art teacher I find the posters to be invaluable resources
for drawing and for learning. The
last four posters I obtained include Parrots, Domestic Cats, Big Cats and
Dinosaurs Of The Triassic And Jurassic.
Each poster is packed with illustrations and/or photos. Each displays interesting text and facts
about each individual animal and they look great hanging on a wall.
I use them in my classroom for reference material, interesting facts to
ponder, reading material, research resources and more.
My students love them and I often find a student, or students, looking at
them and (get ready for this!) learning.
Four new Safari Ltd. critters you may want to check out are the beautiful
Snow Leopard with its muted white upper coat and brilliant white
underbelly. Its large paws, long
fluffy tail and sleek angular head make it the perfect predator while its
spotted fur lets it blend into its surroundings.
The Mountain Goat is also white but a lot shaggier than the Snow
Leopard. It stands with legs firmly apart
and with a complacent look on its face. Cool details include its turned back
horns, ear and eye paint application, gray hooves with slightly discolored
fur above them and accurate fur layering.
The Cape Buffalo is massive but docile looking. With a mouthful of plants
and two birds on its back, the creature is a study in laid back... I love the horn and hooves details as well
as its deep gray coat with a slightly darker undercoat showing through. You’d best be careful not to stand behind
it as its muscular, long tail and powerful flanks would do some serious
damage. Ouch!
The Red Panda looks almost like a Red Fox, only thicker. Its red coat and ringed tail, black lower
legs and paws and tufted white muzzle, inner ears and black tips outer ears
give it a cuddly look...
GX And Dunka
Are you ready for some Gyro Xtreme Performance Stunt action? Then you're in for a treat as Jakks Pacific presents its new GX
Racers with 360 degree spin!
The Series 01 Super Spinner is two ride height, on and off the track, made
for speed, performance vehicle that even rides upside down!
Just watch as this bright blue and white mini-racer balances on its twin
stunt cones performing a super spin or power vortex clocking, at scale, 600
MPI! Its die cast Gyro and GX Stunt
Axles are interchangeable with other
Gyros for new stunts and performance.
Speaking of gyros. Check out the
SK8 Bench Starter Set with the Skate GX that lets this special gyro
skateboard perform insane air, sick tricks.
Look for additional sets such as Trick Park, 1/4 Pipe, Rail Grind and
SK8 Nollie. You've never seen skate
boarding like this!
For a different kind of magical fun there's Dunka Doo, the neat little
critters that grow from flat to full, just by adding water. A fluffy tiger is just one of the Dunka
Doos that dry in minutes and transforms into a plush, fuzzy friend. Watch them grow right before your eyes. Kids will love the interaction and the
feeling of accomplishment as they grow their own pets.
Babies, Bat, Jaguar,
Dinosaurs, Birds
Animals,
Airplanes And The World
Babies.
Who doesn't love babies?
Safari Ltd. does and they prove it by the large selection of baby
critters in Toobs.
Before man, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, baby
dinosaurs frolicked, played and learned from their parents. In the Dino Babies Toob you'll see a large
selection of herbivores, carnivores, land and air young dinosaurs. All are cute, stubby legged and posed in
typical baby poses
Zoo Babies includes predominately mammals such
as a lion cub, tiger cub, rhino and elephant youngsters and several others
including a crocodile.
The sea has its own share of babies from
penguins to sharks to turtles and lots of sea life, sea mammals, birds and
more.
There's nothing more adorable than a young colt
prancing around in a field. Ponies
are some of the cutest creatures around and Safari Ltd. fills a Toob with a
large selection along with riders and jumping obstacles.
Without a doubt Exotic Birds are some of the most
beautiful creatures in nature. God
choose colors from his huge palette and its shows in the vibrant colors
Exotic Birds are seen displaying.
Look for parrots, owls and many other stunning fowls from all over the
world.
The giant cats are magnificent hunting
machines. The Black Jaguar is one of
the most sleek and graceful felines in existence. This Wildlife Wonder is all muscle and sinew wrapped up in a
jet black coat of fur that is the perfect camouflage at night. Only its pale yellow eyes and white teeth
can be seen in the stygian darkness.
Another night creature is the Brown Bat. This flying rodent is a master at catching
bugs in flight by using its impressive radar sense. Often ridiculed for its appearance, the Brown Bat is a timid
creature that performs an important task in nature-keeping the bug population
down.
As a teacher of high school students I get a
little discouraged when a large portion of them never take the time to
appreciate history and the world around them.
Having been a teenager long, long ago, I still
remember that my world revolved around me.
Just like today's youth the past seemed unimportant and irrelevant to
my then current situation.
As I've grown older I've learned to appreciate
the world around me and many of the achievements of mankind.
Safari Ltd. presents several posters that
deserve closer examination. Their
laminated World poster offers an excellent way to take in the full scope of
the immensity of our planet. Each
country is labeled and color-coded as are the oceans and longitude and
latitude lines crisscross the map.
Panoramic posters of prehistoric and
contemporary animals are both beautifully illustrated . Each shows a herd of animals in dynamic
poses panted in lush sepia tones, tans and black.
It's only been slightly over one century since
man took to the skies via motorized aircraft. Before that balloons and dirigibles offered more restrictive
flight. The Safari Ltd. History Of Aviation laminated poster showcases the various
crafts used in flight including balloons, single wing, biplanes, fighters,
commercial planes and jets, helicopters and even the space shuttle. Each is posed from the side with full
paint, decal and fuselage details
 Hellboy
Mez-itz
Who would ever think that Hellboy could be cute? Well, he is, or at least his Mezco Mez-itz Hellboy, The Golden
Army, limited edition, 6-inch articulated figure is.
The Hellboy figure is a simplified, designer vinyl, mini-monster painted
in flat reds, browns, black and gray.
His oversize red, bald, head has a painted on face with Hellboy's
trademark sneer, short, filed off horns with pulled back black hair on its
sides.
He wears his long trench coat, also painted on, black shirt, pants and
boots. His right hand is the Hand of
Doom as seen in both movies and in the comic books and off course, he has his
long prehensile tail. Included with
the figure is Hellboy's favorite weapon, the Samaritan.
The figure comes in a black box with white lettering and clear panels on
the front and back. An Abe Sabien figure
is also available. The Vinyl figure
is cleverly articulated and does not distract from the figure itself. Paint application is smooth, consistent
and shows no rough edges or slop-over.
The figure stands easily on its own and the Samaritan fits snuggly in
its hand.
Look for cool details such as Hellboy's belt buckle, trench coat buttons,
charm chain, serpentine tail and the Samaritan handgun with oversize ammo
chamber.
 Recycling
Truck
Green comes to toys! Green Toys
presents a Recycling Truck made from 100% recycled plastics as is the display
box it comes in. Talk about talking
the talk and walking the walk!
I know what you're thinking-a recycling truck!? What kind of fun can kids have with a recycling truck? Plenty, if the Green Toys Recycling Truck
is any indication!
This two-tone green truck with oversize black tires, gray front and rear
bumpers, rear fenders and undercarriage is a rugged toy that's perfect for
playing in the dirt, sand or indoors.
It comes with a tilt-back recycle container complete with a flip open rear
door. Three designated recycle slots
are on each side allow youngsters to actually place objects (recycle please)
into the huge container.
The truck is modeled like a real truck but with slightly exaggerated
proportions. It rolls easily over
surfaces, has hidden axles and is rough and tough enough for any child to
play with.
Crabs, Meerkats and Posters
Feeling a little crabby? That's
OK, so is Safari Ltd. Or at least its
crab figures are. The Sally Lightfoot
Crab is a beautifully painted and sculpted crustacean is striated deep
oranges and browns with eight segmented legs, a flat disk body with large
open front claws and eyes on stalks.
It's a crusty little critter and so darn cute!
The Hermit Crab is of similar coloration but with larger eye stalks and
slenderer front claws and legs. The
colorful crab is tucked away partially in a seashell that is lower body is
encased in.
If you saw the Lion King you are very familiar with Meerkats. After all one of its main characters was a
Meerkat. Safari Ltd. gives you not
one, not two, but three Meerkats, all of which are standing on their hind
legs, ever alert with their front legs tucked close to their chests.
Three posters that you will want to check out are Safari Ltd.s' Wolves,
Penguins and The Human Body.
I have several students in my drawing classes that are fascinated by
Wolves. I know when I show them the
poster that they will go wild and wild is just what you get with this poster. Wolves of every kind and from all over the
world are depicted on it, each in individual poses. A black and white Facial and Tail Communication chart is inset
amongst the color illustrations as is a paw print for easy identification.
The Penguins poster shows in glorious full-color illustrations the various
Penguins found around the globe.
Short descriptive informational text accompanies each illustration and
a Habitat globe pinpoints each species.
Without a doubt The Human Body is one of the most fascinating and complex
creations God ever made. On Safari
Ltd.'s The Human Body poster full-color illustrations showcase the various
systems of the body, their functions and scientific designation. I highly recommend anyone wanting to enter
the medical field purchase one and hang it on their wall.
Wild, Domesticated, Trains
and Knights
One of the reasons I enjoy Safari Ltd.'s products so much is because there
are so many of them! What other
company do you know that offers figures from everything from astronauts to
zoo animals and in all sizes? Couple
that with the fact that each figure is expertly sculpted and painted and are
as realistic as you can get and you've got excellent reasons to star buying,
collecting and displaying each one proudly.
"Is this turtlely enough for you?" Safari Ltd. presents a beautifully crafted and painted
Loggerhead turtle that captures the beauty of the real creature. I'm especially impressed by the paint and
sculpting accuracy of this figure.
Not to be outdone, the Galapagos Tortoise Baby is a cute little
critter with its bumpy shell, long sinewy legs and big, bobbly head.
"Where's the beef?"
Safari Ltd. has two bovine beauty with plenty of beef with its Brahman
Bull painted a two-tone gray, big floppy ears, huge back hump and twin
pointed horns. For slightly larger
horns check out the Texas Longhorn Bull with its medium brown hide, black
hoofs and massive body.
Wild critters include the adorable twin Koala, one a mother and one a back-clinging
child, a scarlet nose Mandrill with its four-legs on the ground and colorful
rear displayed for all to see, the Warthog is all tusks, hoofs and hairy
back, long tail and long, lanky legs and the California Sea Lion is a slick
sweetie with deep brown front and rear flippers and cute pointed snout.
Toobs to pop open and play with are the Petting Zoo Toob containing two
human kids, adorable baby farm animals and equally cute wild babies. Monkeys
and Apes of all types fill the next Toob.
Apes to long-tail limb clinging monkeys are contained within.
Travel back in time and take a trip on an old Steam Train in the next
miniature collectibles Toob containing an engine, caboose, log car, passenger
car and a water tower, train station and more. Armor up and mount your armored horse as you pick out your
favorite Knight and steed in Safari Ltd's Knights and Dragon Toob containing
Knights of old and their reptilian adversaries.
 B.R.P.D.
Buddies HBII
Everyone is turning out 'cute' versions of characters nowadays. Why should Mezco Toyz be any
different? Case in point, their new
B.P.R.D. Buddies figures downsizes key figures from the Hellboy II movie and
makes them kid-sized, cute and downright cuddly. No small feat considering that Hellboy and his cast of
characters don't exactly win beauty contests.
Red (Hellboy) and Abe Sapien are the subjects of one of the new
two-character, bubble-packed figure sets and they are adorable! Abe stands in his characteristic stiff
pose with arms extended and fingers splayed.
He's dressed all in black, has an oversize gold and red belt buckle,
goggles and re-breather. Paint
application is tight and multi-hued and the sculpting is crisp with no flash
edges or noticeable seams.
Red is equally as cute and well crafted.
He's slightly larger, carries his favorite weapon, Big Baby, and comes
dressed in a trench coat, black pants and boots and belt with gold
buckle. His long red tail serpentines
out of the back of his coat. His face
is heavy jawed and carries a slight smirk.
Both horns are filed down. His
right, stone hand cradles Big Baby.
Other figures in the series include Red With Samaritan, Golden Army
Soldier, Wink, Prince Nuada and Johann Krauss. Collect them all!
Posters And Packets
I love certain kinds of posters, especially special interest posters. You know, posters that show different
subjects, be they animals, historical locations, diagrams, etc. Posters of rock stars or celebrities turn
me off. Movie posters? It depends on the movie. Posters that teach you something, that's
my favorite and that's why I get such a kick out of the many laminated and
un-laminated posters Safari Ltd. turns out.
I just got a couple and they are so cool.
First up is a huge laminated poster showing the different type of fish
that live in and around 'The Coral Reef'.
Each fish is shown in side view, facing right. This allows you to see every little detail
on each fish. From their size to
coloring, each difference is crystal clear.
An aerial view of The Great Barrier Reef, a Coral Polyp Crossection
and a 3D crossection of the various levels of the sea bottom from the shore
to the reef limestone are also included.
See what I mean! Fun to look and education!
What little boy, or man for that matter, doesn't want to fly a big
commercial aircraft? I know I
do. But, more than likely it will
never happen and that's OK. Safari
Ltd. has produced a full-color, laminated poster that shows the complete
cockpit of a commercial jet. Every
dial, button, switch, light, readout, handle, lever and cockpit detail is
shown in full-detail. You can even
see out the front windshields at the lit airstrip extending out before the
craft.
I feel as if I could sit myself down in the pilot or co-pilot seats, strap
in, go through pre-flight preparations, contact the tower and take off!
OK, it's time to bag it! Before
you think I'm being rude, what I mean is, it's time to check out Safari
Ltd.'s cool selection of bagged critters and objects. This time around I'd like to clue you in
on a neat selection of past and present critters found either on land and in
the water.
First, let's jump into our handy time machine and travel back several
thousand years ago to scout out some prehistoric mammals. Like all of Safari Ltd.'s critters this
selection is packed with detail form their fur or hide textures, sculpting
and paint application. All are posed
in realistic stances and look to be in-scale to each other. Animals include Wooly Mammoths, a Deodicus
with its spiked tail, a Giant Sloth (sorry no Sid), a Sabretooth Tiger, the
Mammoth's cousin, the Amebelodon, and Andrewsarchus ( a nasty looking canine)
and a Arsinotherium (an early Rhino).
Moving up to the present time
we've come to visit the Jungle with all of its varied wildlife. Elephants, panthers, gorillas, hippos,
zebras, bears, tigers, camels, crocodiles, giraffes, lions and rhinos (oh
my!) are included in the 48 piece set.
That's a lot of wild animals to contend with!
For a more docile type of animal check out Safari Ltd.'s Horse Collection containing
48 horses of all types from Arabian to ponies. Giddee up! Time to
saddle up and bring in the herd.
Are you ready to 'sea' life? No,
not that kind of 'see' as in vision.
Are you ready to 'see' Safari Ltd.'s Sea Life selection? If you dig the aquatic, ogle over the
ocean or get giddy at the thought of seeing a dolphin, sea turtle or shark up
close, then this is the animal selection for you!
Every type of aquatic animal is represented from whales, to turtles to
octopus to starfish to the aquatic sea bird, the penguin. So, dive in. Get yourself wet and enjoy or
fine finned and feathered sea critter companions.
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