Safari Ltd - New for 2016

[Neosodon]

What if I have noticed that in some figures of Safari for example gryposaurus (by the way magnificent figure) are constant tenders to abrasions by falls or by friction with other figures. Unfortunately it is the third gryposaurus that I have in charge of an online store.

The sickle of gryposaurus is the most affected part of this figure, apart from the loin. It may be that there are errors in its manufacture or that it does not apply enough layers of paint.

I have the same problem with mine. Allot of the older safari models seem to loose their paint quite easily especially on the hips.

[Concavenator]

S @Shane Just out of curiosity, do you remember which year did the Shunosaurus become discontinued in? It's a pity to see that figure gone, Shunosaurus is among the most well-known sauropods and it's fairly iconic. Just as it's also a pity to see all those fantastic figures recently retired. But yeah, I understand that sales are sales...

Placed an order for the Shunosaurus on Amazon, it was the last copy left. Glad to be able to get this figure brand new and for the affordable price it used to be sold at. Also got the Diabloceratops and the Qianzhousaurus last year. I have to say big thank you for letting us know about Safari's retirements. Seeing new releases is always exciting, but not missing out on existing stuff is at least equally as important, and not all companies are transparent when retirements are concerned.

[Shane]

S @Shane Just out of curiosity, do you remember which year did the Shunosaurus become discontinued in? It's a pity to see that figure gone, Shunosaurus is among the most well-known sauropods and it's fairly iconic. Just as it's also a pity to see all those fantastic figures recently retired. But yeah, I understand that sales are sales...

Placed an order for the Shunosaurus on Amazon, it was the last copy left. Glad to be able to get this figure brand new and for the affordable price it used to be sold at. Also got the Diabloceratops and the Qianzhousaurus last year. I have to say big thank you for letting us know about Safari's retirements. Seeing new releases is always exciting, but not missing out on existing stuff is at least equally as important, and not all companies are transparent when retirements are concerned.

I believe it was around 2017.

[Primeval12]

Oh wow, I picked it up on a whim in 2017 back when I wasn't really collecting. Glad I snagged it then! I'd definitely love to see it back as a repaint.

[Concavenator]

S @Shane Oh wow, so it was released in 2016 and got discontinued around the following year? Dang, that's a short run, what a shame.

[Shane]

S @Shane Oh wow, so it was released in 2016 and got discontinued around the following year? Dang, that's a short run, what a shame.

Looking back at sales, it was probably more likely 2018.

There was a pretty sharp drop off in sales after its first year. I'm not sure 100% on how these determinations are made but I'm sure there are quotas that have to be hit in order to keep something in production, based on forecasts of how long it takes to run out of current stock, etc. The figure was still available into 2020, so it took a while to run through all the inventory.

[Jose S.M.]

I know people had issues with it but I still really like it. Some say it has a goofy or derpy face but some animals still do hehe.

[Sim]

I thought the paintjob on the Shunosaurus's face was terrible and that it had too large scales, but when I received mine I realised those things were really just illusions created by zoomed-in photos of the figure.  The Safari Shunosaurus is now one of my favourite sauropod figures.

[GojiraGuy1954]

The proportions look really bad

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

It's still the only replica of the species I have.

[SidB]

It's still the only replica of the species I have.

Exactly, like being the best hockey player in Galveston.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

It's still the only replica of the species I have.

Exactly, like being the best hockey player in Galveston.

lol basically. If anyone makes another better one I'll almost definitely upgrade.

[Concavenator]

Here it is! Looks better in person than in online pics/reviews. Also, I haven't see those Safari tags in a while!



And here it is with the other 2 sauropods I have: Carnegie's Brachiosaurus and Eofauna's Diplodocus.

[Faelrin]

@Concavenator Thanks for sharing pics here. I used to overlook this one as well, but it looks rather adorable in the pics you have shared. I'll need to hunt for this one at some point too.