Safari Ltd.Beaver Figurine - Detailed 4" Plastic Model Figure - Fun Educational Play Toy for Boys, Girls & Kids Ages 3+

Cute beaver it looks cute on the piece of drift wood I saved.

Good qualityReceived quickly

Perfect

This beaver is the coolest beaver figure I have ever owned. He has some weight to him and has nice colors and is so realistic, great value for money, good size, very good quality material.

The size and weight of this beaver was perfect to use as a topper for an eight inch cake.

First, I'll deal with the figure itself, rather than the purpose for which I purchased it.It's a nicely detailed figure of a beaver with couple of sticks in its mouth. As an educational toy for a child who loves animals, it's pretty nice.I buy figures like this to use in roleplaying games like D&D. Most such games don't necessarily require miniatures to play, but many gamers enjoy having them at the table for the purpose of making clear what creature is being encountered by the heroes, or to show where everyone and everything is positioned in case a fight breaks out. I decided to take a chance and see how this one sized up against 25/28mm figures, which are the usual sizes for roleplaying game miniatures. At first glance, it is obviously too big, proportionally speaking. Compared to figures of humans in the 25/28mm scale, it would be about the size of a very large bear, or maybe even a buffalo. However, giant-sized animals are pretty common in adventure games, so this could work as a "dire beaver," a very, very large one. Even the real-world giant beavers of prehistoric times weren't this big, but hey, for a fantasy game, or a science fiction game with mutated animals, this beaver figure could work quite well. It could also double as other prehistoric mammals, too, if you ignore (or, as many who game with miniatures do, change or eliminate) the tail. It's about the right size and appearance for a diprotodon, for example.

Fair Warning: I'm just going to post this in all my animal items needing reviews unless one of them stands out for good or ill. My son has a built up a heck of a collection made up of Papo, Collecta, and Schleich, and Safari Ltd. My son and I, or he and his friend, have enjoyed playing with them, some for several years. As there is often a predator-prey battle, there can be some violent collisions, "clawing", "pouncing upon", etc. The Papo, Schleich, and Collecta are high quality replicas--all good build quality, durable, wonderfully detailed, a good weight and heft but not overly so, and they have held up without any issues (as mentioned, I'll note any exceptions in the individual review). The Safari Ltd. have suffered the most from the treatment, though the vast majority of those creatures have come through relatively unscathed. I'd say they're lesser quality i both durability and craftsmanship, but they are more than adequate for playing even somewhat roughly with. If it has thin legs, or other parts, it might be better to go the Schleich or Collecta, as they really are excellent build quality. But for creatures without a lot of appendages or thin parts (say, a beaver), the Safari are fine, if not quite as nicely made.

I love this beaver figurine. It's very nicely detailed, has real heft to it, and looks way better than the official product photo.I bought it because I've 'adopted' the beaver as an inspiring symbol for diligence. I have it sitting on my desk now.(My photo isn't of very good quality, but it should give you an idea.) Unlike some official photos you see of this beaver online, the paws, tail, and sticks in its mouth are not green. The sticks are natural-colored (grayish) and the feet and tail are brown.