As mentioned in previous post I really liked the old Swoppets figures from Britains. Today I start a look at a few of the different figurines are available in todays toy shops. As I walk around the UK's shops it seems that most retailers have very large displays of Schleich figurines and I suppose you would have to say in terms of floor space they are the market leaders in the UK.

Papo also seems popular (although maybe not quite as popular as previous years) in some of the shops that stock the Le Toy Van range of play environments. I guess that's because Le Toy Van used to distribute Papo and still features their figures on some of their boxes.  But I want to take a look at some of the other brands you see a bit less of in your local independent toy shop.

Poseidon - by Safari

Safari are an American based company and have some really great designs and are a worthy alternative to Schleich and Papo, You can check out their full range at www.safariltd.com and their story at Safari

Poseidon shown above is a good example of their work and its nice to see some great painting on a fantastically detailed figure. The scale is similar to Papo and Schleich so will happily mix in with existing collections. So if you are looking for something a bit different but to the standard Schleich/Papo figures its worth trying to track down a stockist.