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Title: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Pippa on January 07, 2014, 21:04:37

Hi, my name is Pippa.

I have been collecting Playmobil on and off since I discovered it when I was a kid.  First Western (which my parents still have most of) then Pirates, followed by a combination of Knights, Medieval & Fantasy.  And somewhere along the way a Victorian Mansion, which I just couldn't resist.  :)  About 8 years ago I packed it all carefully away and put collecting on a hiatus as to make room for other things.

Now I have a 3.5 yo son and have been waiting patiently to introduce him to "real" Playmobil.  (He already has an impressive collection of 1.2.3.)  He loves buses so for Christmas Santa brought him the City Bus, with some extra passengers to make it more interesting.  From looking at the recent catalog he seems more interested in the modern sets so I think the majority of my older stuff will remain packed up for now.  I've been having fun looking over everything that has come and gone while I've been on hiatus and this site has been a great resource.  Though it's making it hard to resist building onto my existing themes.  ;)

I hope to have lots of fun here as I rediscover Playmobil.   :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: basilsdad on January 07, 2014, 21:55:54

 :wave: A warm welcome from your neighbor to the north west in Gettysburg.  My 3 year old great nephew was here yesterday and we had a grand time with my Playmobil collection.  It is all so much more fun looking through the eyes of a child.  So happy to hear you are carrying on the Playmobil tradition with your son.  (And it is a great excuse for purchasing some new sets!)  ;D

Joe

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Pynedor on January 07, 2014, 23:13:32

Welcome! :)

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: BowlInJar on January 07, 2014, 23:41:36

Hello from St. Louis!!!   :wave:  Have you looked at the RC Trains yet?  My son had a lot of fun with mine when he was about that age :)

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Donmobil on January 08, 2014, 00:36:09

Welcome from another St. Louisan.
-- Donmobil

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Rasputin on January 08, 2014, 03:44:56

Welcome to the forum.
 oh those are precious times with little kids and playmobil. Your at the beginning of a slippery slope, enjoy the ride, we did  :lol:

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Birdie on January 08, 2014, 07:32:07

Hi there, welcome from Antwerp, Belgium  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: tahra on January 08, 2014, 08:38:39

Welcome from Portugal! ;)

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Georgeag1972 on January 08, 2014, 10:24:06

Hello and welcome from Greece :wave:

George. :)

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Rhalius on January 08, 2014, 15:42:02

Welcome from the Netherlands.  :wave:

Sounds like you have a varied collection already! Maybe to expand on it, you can look for the stuff that you feel is still missing?

I would strongly advice looking at the offer of Direct Service items, since they have some great western and medieval stuff there you cant find in the stores, and which tends to be very expensive on ebay and other second hand markets.

Personly I am gathering all the steck houses that got released since I started collecting a few years ago.. already have the bakery, a yellow house, the museum and will get the blacksmith this year. It's already enough to create a nice village and with a little camera trickery it can even look like a city.  :)

But seriously, direct service is your friend.  :)

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Pippa on January 08, 2014, 19:04:56

Thanks for the warm welcome and tips!

I will definitely check out the RC trains.

As for DS - WOW!!!  The Museum re-release is a must have. 

I can see it's going to be a challenge to focus on what interests my son.  Oh and I was showing my husband the catalog, and now HE wants various rock band figures.

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: sunflower on January 08, 2014, 19:17:07

Welcome from Holland! I also rediscovered my love for Playmobil when my children started playing with it. My three year old loves the new police sets. We als have a couple of boats that they take with them to play in bath.

I hope you enjoy the forum!

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: playmojager on January 08, 2014, 19:29:03

Welcome Pippa  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Jay on January 09, 2014, 03:41:46

HI, and welcome.   :wave: I have family in DC, and it's a great place.  You'll enjoy the fam here.

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: PlaymoMan on January 12, 2014, 14:39:12

Hello and a belated :welcome: from Ontario, Canada! :)

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Lynx on January 14, 2014, 10:35:43

 Welcome from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  :) :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: playmovictorian on January 16, 2014, 08:18:28

A very warm  :welcome: to you from Luxembourg dear Pippa  :wave:

Pippa is such a lovely and cheerful name  :love:

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: bonniebeth on January 19, 2014, 15:06:15

Hello and :welcome: from Louisiana, USA! Just realized I had never welcomed you. Great having you with us.

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: AgeOwns on February 14, 2014, 05:21:44

I work downtown DC, but live in Montgomery County. Awesome!

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: PlayMoto on February 28, 2014, 19:16:30

 :-[ :-[  I've seemed to be neglecting this part of the forum....
 :welcome:

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: DrDalek6 on March 01, 2014, 14:23:02

Hello and warm welcome from the UK  :wave: :welcome: hopefull you and your son will have loads of fun with Playmobil and when he gets a bit older you never know he may get more interested in different themes so you can introduce him to some of your old friends  ;)

Title: Re: Hello from Washington, DC, USA!
Post by: Cloud Strife on March 01, 2014, 15:19:19

Quote from: PlayMoto on February 28, 2014, 19:16:30

:-[ :-[  I've seemed to be neglecting this part of the forum....
 :welcome:

Me too, but hopefully better late than never, a warm welcome to you from another relative newbie...cheers, Pippa, from your neighbor in New York!