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這頭亞洲野牛原本並未列在購物清單上，但參考了網友們的勸拜文後立馬入手，實品果然也沒讓人失望，CollectA旗下產品中少見的重量級草食動物，尤其喜歡牠臉部鼻梁隆起的曲線，非得要挑出缺點的話，就是後腿蹄子有一小部分沒有塗到，還有牛角的比例有點太大。後續這陣子重塗了一批動物，亞洲野牛後蹄沒塗到的部分也統一做了補強。

河水牛/亞洲野牛 (資料來自於Wiki百科)
河水牛/亞洲野牛（Bubalus arnee）是分布在印度、尼泊爾、巴基斯坦、不丹及泰國的瀕危物種。牠們是大型的有蹄類，且是家養水牛的祖先。世界自然保護聯盟將河水牛列為瀕危，其總數量只有少於4000頭，

最純種的河水牛棲息在印度的加濟蘭加國家公園及不丹馬納斯國家公園。牠們也分布在緬甸西北部。而在沿越南、寮國及柬埔寨邊界的安南山脈也可以見到。現時在亞洲其他地方的河水牛都並非純種的河水牛，且也有被引進到阿根廷及玻利維亞。





Wild water buffalo (information from wikipedia)
The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), also called Asian buffalo and Asiatic buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the remaining population totals less than 4,000, live in India, mostly in Assam. The wild water buffalo represents most likely the ancestor of the domestic water buffalo.

Wild water buffalos occur in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, and Cambodia, with an unconfirmed population in Myanmar. They have been extirpated in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Laos, and Vietnam. They are associated with wet grasslands, swamps and densely vegetated river valleys.

模型的重新塗裝在業界玩家間是一件很普遍的事，其中當然也不乏動物模型，有時入手的新品造型比例都屬上乘，偏偏就是塗裝差了臨門一腳，給人恨鐵不成鋼的遺憾感(?)。

對我而言，重新塗裝絕對不代表要將原模改造成連牠親生父母都認不出來，大多情況下只需要將局部稍做補強就能大大改變整體感(網路上也不乏許多改裝後比改裝前"更嚇人"的創意之作，只能說個人對美醜的主觀定義完全不同)。不過，買家如果原本就不太欣賞模型的整體風格，那麼為何還要入手呢?我個人是偏好動物們看起來不太乾淨，給人ㄧ種髒髒的臨場感。單ㄧ的塗裝乍看之下雖然很完美，但當它和其它模型搭配起來又不搭調時，就要統一重塗。

連續假日這幾天在家沒事，剛好心血來潮將手頭上的幾款動物重新塗裝，個人對成果可說是相當滿意，將於日後陸續分享給各位。

許多大廠都出過食蟻獸的模型(如Schleich 14313)，這隻大食蟻獸可列入Papo的精典款模型之一，和目前市售的量產模型相較起來，應該是找不到比這隻做的還要再更棒的了。無論是噴色或是毛髮粗獷的質感表現都很寫真，特別是頸部那塊黑白交錯的條紋與肩膀的淺黃色層次，更是精確地描繪了這種動物的神韻。大食蟻獸這類動物的特殊外觀與毛色，可歸類於高難度還原物種。

大食蟻獸 (資料來自於互動百科)
分布在美洲部份地區，生活在草地、落葉林和雨林地區。主要以螞蟻和白蟻為食，一天最多可食30,000隻昆蟲。

大食蟻獸在現存四種食蟻獸中體型最大，體長可達1.8-2.4米。體重通常為29-65公斤。體毛長而堅硬，可長40釐米，尾部密生長毛，頭細長，眼耳極小並吻成管狀，無齒，舌細長並能伸縮，藉以舐食蟻類、白蟻及其他昆蟲。前肢除第五指外，均具鉤爪，後肢短，五爪大小相仿。體灰白色，背面兩側有寬闊的黑色縱紋，紋的邊緣白色。



Giant anteater (information from wikipedia)
The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), also known as the ant bear, is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters and sloths, which are arboreal or semi-arboreal. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, 182–217 cm (5.97–7.12 ft) in length, with weights of 33–41 kg (73–90 lb) for males and 27–39 kg (60–86 lb) for females. It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long fore claws, and distinctively colored pelage.

The giant anteater can be found in multiple habitats, including grassland and rainforest. It forages in open areas and rests in more forested habitats. It feeds primarily on ants and termites, using its fore claws to dig them up and its long, sticky tongue to collect them. Though giant anteaters live in overlapping home ranges, they are mostly solitary except during mother-offspring relationships, aggressive interactions between males, and when mating. Mother anteaters carry their offspring on their backs until weaning them.