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General => News => Topic started by: Georgeag1972 on June 27, 2012, 08:56:06

Title: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Georgeag1972 on June 27, 2012, 08:56:06
Hello guys. :wave:

You can see here at these links the new West sets from the back side, in 360 degrees.

Goldmine 5246.

http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Detail?pid=5246&cgid=Western

Fort "Brave" 5245.

http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Detail?pid=5245&cgid=Western


Friendly George. :)
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: tonguello on June 27, 2012, 12:22:24
wow! thanks a lot! I love the fort and the goldmine!
It seems the guy in the goldmine holding the tnt has a new kind of beard  :love:
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 27, 2012, 12:24:22
Thank you for these links, George!  :)
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Jimbo on June 27, 2012, 12:41:09
Thanks George.
Neat stuff! :)9 :cowboy:
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: bonniebeth on June 27, 2012, 13:05:38
Wow, they look great! :love: You can see the indian camp 360 too. And I see they have improved their 360 viewer. Much easier to use now!


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Oh, and you can see this one, too. http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Detail?pid=5249&cgid=Western It's a really ingenious design, the way the extra cannonballs fit in that wagon where you can't see the shaft.
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Pynedor on June 27, 2012, 13:52:15
Some of these new sets look quite cool! ;)
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Rhalius on June 27, 2012, 14:07:28
Not really a fan of how open the building inside the fort is, the uniforms of the soldiers and some of the new indian models just look a bit odd for playmobil. Furthermore theres some really great sets there though.

I'd probably get the covered wagon and the bandits, perhaps the child Indians too.  :)
Not really looking to put up a big western theme. Right now I got some indians and gold seekers, so I am going to stick with things that expand on that.
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: kenc on June 27, 2012, 14:21:25
The mine is a very nice set  :clap: :clap:

But the fort... it looks like those cheap plastic forts we used to laugh with because the indians could easily jump over the walls. For cost reasons the walls of this fort are very low, same happens with the castles, nothing impressive about them.  :( :( :( The overall building further lacks the soul of the former forts Randall, Bravo,...  :( :( :(
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Rhalius on June 27, 2012, 15:28:01
Definatly, seems like its better to get an old fort online than this new one if you dont have a fort yet.  :(

Might not have been bad if they for once would NOT release a fort with a western batch, they release one every western batch it seems while the theme has so much more range. I'd gues its an easy choice as the big set of a western theme, but a western train, ranch or larger indian village could work just as well.

Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Justindo on June 27, 2012, 18:55:19
Thanks for the updates, George. :)

Now that we have a better view of the upcoming sets, I'm really liking the Indians, civilians, and, with some customization, the soldiers.  I'll be picking up most of the Indian and civilian sets and multiple Add-Ons.

The disappointment for me are the fort and artillery sets.  The fort looks cheap and Fisher-Price-like; the previous Steck and System X forts are far superior.  As for the artillery set, the cannon looks disproportionate and not like any real cannon.  I really wish they'd go back to the original shooting cannon and limber.  It was really perfect.  If they wanted to jazz it up they could make it bronze and keep the light blue and yellow paint theme.  Overall, these new military sets look like they're geared toward younger children, which I guess is where the market has gone since most older children prefer video games to toys.
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: conniefrere on June 27, 2012, 19:40:57
wow! thanks a lot! I love the fort and the goldmine!
It seems the guy in the goldmine holding the tnt has a new kind of beard  :love:

The beard appears similar to the beards used in the prehistoric theme.



Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Jay on June 27, 2012, 20:32:34
The figures are mostly nice, but I hate that new cannon.  Their cannons used to have some realism to them, now they look like 'toys'.  And by the Western era this is supposed to represent, cannons were not fired by a match, or torch.
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Pynedor on June 27, 2012, 22:46:52
It seems the guy in the goldmine holding the tnt has a new kind of beard 

It sort of looks like his hair might be different too. I'd like to have some of those parts for sure.
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: tonguello on June 27, 2012, 23:00:52
Wow, they look great! :love: You can see the indian camp 360 too. And I see they have improved their 360 viewer. Much easier to use now!


---edit----

Oh, and you can see this one, too. http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Detail?pid=5249&cgid=Western It's a really ingenious design, the way the extra cannonballs fit in that wagon where you can't see the shaft.

which indian camp bb? I couldn't find it in 360.  :-\
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Georgeag1972 on June 27, 2012, 23:11:45
which indian camp bb? I couldn't find it in 360.  :-\

That one tonguello. ;)

http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Detail?pid=5247&cgid=Western

Friendly George. :)
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Rhalius on June 28, 2012, 07:16:30
I must say though that the chained prisoner doing all the work while one guy points a gun at him and the other holds an axe in one hand and seems ready to throw dynamite at him sure seems happy considering the circumstances.  :lol:
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: tonguello on June 28, 2012, 11:58:43
thank you George!
I love the fire and and the woman's hair  :love:
Title: Re: The new West sets, in 360 degrees
Post by: Amd on June 28, 2012, 18:25:54
Love the new fort, i think even when its same size as all the other ones, this one add some really cool features.

like the gate, with a walk on top of it, this one can be used with the roman and medieval as well!
the house, with wooden top and the roof, more western! and again can be used in all sort of wood fortifications and camps!!

i dislike the tower, theres should be a way to integrate it to the main wall, to make it more realistic,
i dislike the rocks, again, your fort is not round, but i guess in a gameplay environment adds more elements!