You could see if some PFs in the US are willing to let you borrow some brass track and send it back after the exhibition. Seems western would be really cool, and honestly, there being the limiting factor of there only being so much you can do with western theme might help you bring ideas into focus. There's so many possibilities with a modern theme, it can be hard to form a plan in so little time.
Keep in mind that if you use green felt, klickies won't stand quite as well on it.
Getting the kids involved would be really nice. You could do a cowboy version of waldo. ;) Also, guess how many type games, like guessing how many bicycles, puppies, cats, whatever in the jar would be a good game to give a way a prize. And you can do something like spotting the things that don't belong, like a motorcycle at the hitching posts, a TV in the sheriff's office, that type of thing.
I was thinking of a game kids would win right then and there. I could give simple playmo prises as long as it was hard enough that not every kid won. Maybe levels also so older kids have just as hard as a time as little kidos
Do people hand out playmo catalogs?
For the theme - if you have limited brass track then I would plan on doing both. Have a mainline around the outside with a general modern setting, and then have a section set up like a theme park with it's own Western style train running in a smaller oval inside the other track. It could be a Western style theme park with an old town and a buffalo herd, cattle area.
can ships be incorporated into the western theme. I keep thinking of San Fransisco during the gold rush. And I may want to add Victorian houses with carrages if that fits in. any ideas ??
Here's a photo of San Francisco harbour in 1849 which says, "Yes, they can" to the idea of ships. Victorian houses could, too, although in San Francisco wood rather than brick and stone was the most common building material.
Anna has forwarded the request on to someone at PlaymoUSA.
I think you should just do whatever you want, it's Playmobil after all and that itself is the theme.
Keep in mind you have to haul all that stuff in and then clean it up and haul it back out. Do you have space at the new house to set at least part of it up ahead of time to work out issues?
I still cant see it , this is soooo annoying, sounds like an awesome steck set up and you all know when it comes to steck how i react !!!! :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:
1200 square feet at $10 a square foot!? :o Wow, that's crazy!
I guess we know where the real money is now. :lol:
Just dont add a fountain with pouring water, people might not take kindly to that if theres a line in front of the restrooms. :lol:
You're right by the restrooms, so guaranteed steady traffic. Hope things are coming together well for you.
I hope you're joking about telling everyone it's Lego. >:(
I want to bring a bag of marbles and some catapults. A friend who visited suggested that I put up a sign that reads "Step right up ,launch a bomb and try to kill some Indians for only $1 a shot" :P Wild Wild West yee haaa :lol: