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General => News => Topic started by: mrbfly on March 13, 2015, 07:23:51
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I think a few already heard of it:
there is a new Book+Figur collection by De Agostini.
Each set include a Book and a Playmobil figure. There 50 Books, but only about 24 figures are known for now...
looks very interesting, especially when you see what themes are coming to which the figure is missing in the picture :)
Maybe someone else has more infos? Especially about the figures that will come!?!
Ben
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Wow, what great figures! Any idea where in the world (apart from Spain?) they will be available?
I counted 27 figures here. I wonder if they will do female figures too (Płaymobil magazine in UK is targeted at boys and has only male figures, but Germany has magazines with female figures)?
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That is the mag that copied shamelessly pirateclick's Troubadour.
AFAIK, it is a limited release in Spain - testing the waters. That lame company is famous for not completing their series. First (and second, sometimes) volumes are usually a good deal. After that, it is expensive as Hades, harder to find, and sometimes they just don't complete it.
I wouldn't mind having the first black knight (2.99, I think).. But I THINK it was 6 after, and 8 for the rest, so... Besides, I don't particularly like reading in spanish, so it would be kinda pointless. Thouh they ARE pretty.
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These Collections will be available in Spain and in France.
I also have a pic with a overview about the 50 books that will be available, but I'm not able to upload that picture, cause the size of it is more about 100kb (and if I make it less than 100kb you can't read it anymore).
I think there won't be any female figures, the other seems are for example:
- Marco Polo
- the old china
- Mongoles
- Mayas
- Legends of old Japan
- The wise men of Athen
- The King of Mespotamien
etc... so most themes for male figures.
Ben
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Boudica, Helen of Troy, Cleopeatra..... ????
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There is a Joker there. The original one is the coolest 70s klicky imo and my would have been avatar.... So these are out like when ?> :paddy: :paddy:
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Why do people always put the Egyptian shields upside down.
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Why do people always put the Egyptian shields upside down.
(just checked mine - after all, they are ok :toot: )
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:lol:
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Here's an idea of what all this series could bring to your collection...
(http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/17/38/52/42/playfa10.jpg)
Wow!
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i will resume what playmo tv found out about this:
- the collection is still in a try-out phase;
- only the 1st number was put on sale;
- this number was only available in some spanish towns - the ones that were picked as test-markets;
- the collection will only be available in spain and planeta deagostini will not accept shipping it to other countries;
- nobody knows how much longer we will have to wait for the next number;
- nobody is even sure if the collection will go on or not;
- there are conflicting reports that planeta deagostini will surely put it on sale or that they are still thinking about it and analysing the success of this 1st number;
- some playmofans wrote and phoned planetadeagostini and got very different answers;
- the collection is still not shown at plneta deagostini spanish site (this seems to indicate that no developments have happend).
i started this as a resume and it's going on and on...
i am sorry.
if i know more about this i will let you know. :)
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i was just forgetting.
there is a list of books-figures
1. mamuth hunters
2. prehistoric revolution
3. a king in mesopotamia
4. the nile empire
5. egiption pharaos
6. athen's wise men
7. merchants and warriors
8. roman legionaires
9. roman gladiators
10. defendants of the roman empire
11. the celts
12. barabarian invaders
13. china, a millennial empira
14. the vikings
15. a trip to america
16. a medieval king
17. castle assault
18. middle ages knights
19. minstrels and troubadours
20. the crusades
21. bagdad callifas
22. mongols of the golden horde
23. marco polo, a journey of wonders
24. the incas
25. tha aztecs
26. the mayas
27. the renaissance
28. the age of discovery
29. trade cities
30. the sioux indians
31. the apache indians
32. ancient japan samurais
33. ancient japan legends
34. the indian empire
35. the century of liights
36. pirate kings
37. the corsairs
38. the strength of the sea
39. journey to another world
40. musketteres and swordsmen
41. sun king's (louis XIV) court
42. a new country
43. living in a fort
44. cowboys of the great planes
45. the gold rush
46. scientists and dinosaurs
47. the last frontiers of the world
48. the conquest of the air
49. journey to the moon
50. farther than the earth
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If that picture with all the figures next to one another is representative of the klickies that might come with the books, imho there is not a single figure you couldn´t customize yourself from existing parts. Only that black knight´s shield-with-the-eye-in-the-middle doesn´t exist yet.
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It does exist actually, that shield has been in two sets so far http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30%2064%207162 (http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30%2064%207162)
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How about the first black knight's black arms? I love those!
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It does exist actually, that shield has been in two sets so far http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30%2064%207162 (http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30%2064%207162)
Thanks Tim, I had overlooked that shield is/was available in those Dragon sets (not my theme at all, so I paid less attention to them).
Tahra, you think the knight has black arms? Could be, but to me it looks as if it could also be the more common anthracite colour...
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Tahra, you think the knight has black arms? Could be, but to me it looks as if it could also be the more common anthracite colour...
Looks black to me... But I am not sure... If they are black, I'd like to have some...
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:) this is turning out to be a mess.
8} some people alredy found 4 numbers on sale (and bought them), others try in vane to go to cities where the books should exist only to come-back empty-handed, others got no news when they decided to subscribe, others got a letter of apology with a mug (not a playmobil one), others are creatig a movement to destroy planeta deagostini, others say they have already a lot of numbers but refuse to show them online...
;) like portugal, spain is a mediterranean country.
;) no industrial revolution happened here.
:-[ efficiency is, most of the times, something that should be regrded not as a goal but as a mere advice.
;D but the wether is good, 25ºc and sunny.
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:-[ efficiency is, most of the times, something that should be regrded not as a goal but as a mere advice.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I have to bump this thread because I've just discovered that the Planeta De Agostini series of figures is much larger and much cooler than I thought! There seem to be a total of 60 figures, with some really great ones!
Regardez!
(http://i.imgur.com/O7ro6PT.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/FK6eCNL.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/JBqkOyp.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yJ8rfv1.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/J7jCtHH.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/5jPdrPJ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/u7w6OLa.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Fs1IIH5.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Fs1IIH5.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/LKM6ziN.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/LKl8dWf.jpg)
Here's the google translated list of figure names (I got it and the images from http://www.playclicks.com/2016/07/sorteo-playmobil-la-aventura-la-historia/)
1. Prehistoric hunter
2. Guardian of fire
3. King of Mesopotamia
4. Guard of Pharaoh
5. Great Pharaoh
6. Greek teacher
7. Poseidon
8. Roman Legionary
9. Roman Gladiator
10. Roman Centurion
11. Celtic Druid
12. Barbarian soldier
13. Emperor of China
14. Viking Conquistador
15. Viking Adventurer
16. King of the Middle Ages
17. Golden Knight
18. Black Knight
19. Troubadour
20. Knight of the Crusades
21. Grand Caliph
22. Mongolian Soldier
23. Marco Polo
24. Inca Emperor
25. Aztec Emperor
26. King of the Mayas
27. Artist-Painter
28. Spanish Soldier
29. Bourgeois
30. Indian Chief Sioux
31. Indian Apache
32. Great Samurai
33. Archer Samurai
34. Emperor of the Indies
35. Noble of the Court
36. Pirate Captain
37. Corsair
38. English Soldier
39. Expedition Leader
40. Court Musketeer
41. Sun King
42. Fort Captain
43. Fort Soldier
44. American Cowboy
45. Gold Finder
4.6 Scientific Wise
47. Polar Explorer
48. Aviator
49. Astronaut
50. Adventurer of the Future
51. Van Gogh
52. Mozart
53. Hamlet
54. Stella of Rock
55. Walking Knight
56. Film Director
57. Scientist
58. Leonardo Da Vinci
59. Don Juan
60. Tennis player
I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF. MOZART. HAMLET. DON JUAN. AZTEC EMPEROR. A DIFFERENT MARCO POLO. And just dig that Hamlet!!!!
I must have these things.
But wait, fellow Playmofriends! THAT'S NOT ALL!
Some fans thought this series was too man-heavy so they mocked up a series of famous women of history! IF ANYTHING IT'S EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE:
(http://i.imgur.com/HeGo8TM.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/GaAw73N.jpg)
I am a gibbering mess at this point. LOOK AT THOSE AMAZING KLICKIES. (source: http://www.playgroundmag.net/noticias/actualidad/La_aventura_de_la_historia-polemica-mujeres_0_1819618036.html)
O GNOMES OF ZIRNDORF WE BESEECH THEE, VOUCHSAFE UNTO US THESE AWESOME FIGURES
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Hey, the Poseidon, (number 7) was in another thread and people were wondering if it was a custom or not, what with having non-green feet.
ETA: Just went to that thread and saw that it was already mentioned there...
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And I happened to be a Marilyn Monroe fan........
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I'm thinking 55 should be Don Quixote.
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I'm thinking 55 should be Don Quixote.
No question. Don't know why they didn't call him that. Maybe it's a licensing issue - he's still under copyright, right? ;D
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Nice collection of these characters, thanks.
Mata Hari (16) is a bit dark given that both her parents were native Dutch.
Must keep an eye out for the da Vinci and Marco Polo ones. That green laurel wreath is nice too.
I'm guessing that no.54, Stella of Rock should be Rockstar.
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Interesting News, saw this at Klickywelt and explored. At the French site of these they are showing new figures including women for 2017
http://www.altaya.fr/enfants/playmobil-aventures-de-l-histoire (http://www.altaya.fr/enfants/playmobil-aventures-de-l-histoire)
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Amazing news! Looks like an (inferior) Athena, a female ninja, Diana Ross, and maybe Florence Nightingale, and a medieval queen or princess. So neat. WHY DOESN'T PM DO THIS IN THEIR MAIN LINE???
I keep adding new ebay searches to catch these figures, my latest scored the Marco Polo figure!!
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There was a big fuss over there about the lack of women.
I really wanted the white roman legs with brown sandals and (even more) the grey roman hair (the no-hat tied hair) and that green "laurel"... But not very willing to pay a fortune for those.
I wish there was an affordable german edition. I could pretend it was for study, right? >:D
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tahra, scour ebay, I've gotten two Greeks (one MIB, one loose) for not that much money. I mean, it's worth it!
update: the Greek is still available on the French site Tiermann posted, along with a lot of other great ones (Hamlet, Van Gogh, Mozart, Mesopotamian), but they only let you put in a French address for shipping. :( If there was a French Playmofriend willing to help out I would make it worth his or her while!
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tahra, scour ebay, I've gotten two Greeks (one MIB, one loose) for not that much money. I mean, it's worth it!
I did a couple of searches, but came up empty... I tried a couple of auctions for the legs, but failed (I got the greek torsos, I believe)...
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I'll PM you the searches I use. I don't want too many people to compete :D
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If there was a French Playmofriend willing to help out I would make it worth his or her while!
Take a deep breath.
I ordered some figures from the French site using the address from a friend in France for shipping. Shipping was supposed to take 3 weeks max. Now 6 weeks have passed and my order still hasn´t beeen processed.
I phoned their customer-service and their response was that they have to first serve those people with a subscription on the complete series... ::) And meanwhile the figures I ordered a month and a half ago are shown as "temporarily unavailable" since several weeks.
I`m keeping :crossed: that one day I´ll eventually receive my order...
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my latest scored the Marco Polo figure!!
So it was you, I was watching him too. ;)
Already have him though, but I was considering getting a second for possible future swapping for another figure from the series.
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I want a second one I can open, I have to keep this one MIB 8}
That's terrible news about the ordering Hadoque. I hope luck is with you.
Blows my mind that a "Playmohistory" series is not already on the shelves in all countries, that we have to scour odd websites for what scraps we can get. Did the Gnomes of Zirndorf not see the sales figures for Martin Luther and think "Hmmm...." ????
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Did the Gnomes of Zirndorf not see the sales figures for Martin Luther and think "Hmmm...." ????
Yes, they did.
"YUCK. Look at all this money. We will NEVER EVER do this again."
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This guy has cowboy, sun king and medieval merchant listed but without the keywords we're using (PS I already got his Aztec and his Van Gogh).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAYMOBIL-COWBOY-BLISTER-ONLY-COLLECTORS-/381993195979?hash=item58f09199cb:g:id4AAOSwTuJYvaht
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAYMOBIL-KING-SUN-OF-FRANCE-BLISTER-/152500766784?hash=item2381c10840:g:jV4AAOSwXYtYvaS8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAYMOBIL-MARCo-POLO-BLISTER-RARE-COLLECTORS-FANTASTIC-/152500856535?hash=item2381c266d7:g:c5oAAOSwpkFY5rqy
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Pricey!
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This guy has cowboy, sun king and medieval merchant listed but without the keywords we're using (PS I already got his Aztec and his Van Gogh).
Thanks - not the ones I am after... (I'm only after a couple of parts, actually).. and it is pricey indeed.