Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Three Dragons, Icarus and Chicken



It’s easy to see why Safari Ltd. is the leader in producing small figures for toy stores, hobby shops and various retail stores.  You’ll even find many of its dinosaurs, prehistoric and animal figures in museum gift shops.

I just received five new figures and they include three dragons, Icarus and The Life Cycle of a Chicken.

If you’ve never had the opportunity to see Safari Ltd.’s dragon figures you are in for a treat. All are absolutely beautiful figures featuring superb sculpting, impressive color and paint application and are truly unique. This time around three new dragons have been released.

They include Dragon King, a two-head bright yellow and orange scaly monster with three-toe feet, sharp burnt orange claws and horns and piecing red eyes. Its large, massive jaws show off equally large teeth.  Take a moment to appreciate the incredible detail of this beauty.

I’m especially impressed with the careful attention that was given to put each and every scale on the creature, right down to its serpentine tail.

Another Safari Ltd. beautiful dragon is the Golden Dragon.  Modeled in two-tone gold, the long, serpentine dragon sports batlike wings, a large fin on top of its head and upper neck fluted between its curved gold horns.  The red eyes and maw accent the four-leg monstrosity with its curved and undulating body and its sweeping, curing tail ending in a golden fin.

The dog-like Good Luck Dragon is white with light brown accents on its fur and scale body.  Long fluffy ears sweep off its furry head and maw and its pink nose and pink trimmed eyes give it a puppy dog-like appearance.

Its six legs covered with fur hold up the long flexible body ending in a canine tail with a fur tufted end.

The tragic figure of Icarus is duplicated perfectly in miniature with his leather strap wings, short tunic, sandaled feet and long, lean and muscular body topped by a handsome face with blue eyes and tuft of dark brown hair.  Just look at the detail on his face!

For the science-minded comes the Safariology Life Cycle of a Chicken that breaks down the life cycle of a common chicken starting with a nest of eggs, then to a hatching struggling out its shell, a cute yellow hatchling ending with a fully mature white chicken with red crown and yellow beak and feet.