This highly detailed figurine is hand-painted and historically accurate. Almost all Papo Figurines can stand on their own or ride any of the horses. "The concept of creative imaginative play continues to be something that retailers and parents are very pleased with," Larry Hotaling, president of Hotaling Imports, Papo’s U.S. distributor, told
TDmonthly. "It’s something that’s [otherwise] lacking with today’s children ... Papo’s been very well received." Launch date: April 2008.
— “They're popular because they're cool. [Kids] can play with them alone, or here in the store. They'll sit down on the playmat and they'll set up their guys, and they'll have wars,” said Linda Angel, owner of
Kidoodles Toys in Norman, Okla., of the popularity of her Papo figurines. “The girls are buying the princess fantasy and fairy tale figures. And when they're not playing with them they make great room art and [the kids] can display them.”
— Eight percent of 64 retailers named Papo as their best-selling line of collectibles in August 2008.
