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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: starhorse on August 14, 2008, 00:31:38
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Hi everyone,
I just received today the 3 Gauls set 7924. I noticed that the blonde Gaul seems to come with a different hair piece than what's pictured on the Playmobil site. Here are some examples:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2760686487_b55456c727_o.jpg)
Above is the hair piece pictured on the official Playmobil set photo.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2760686569_554cb1e4c6_o.jpg)
The one included on the figure in the pack I received is the same hair piece as the Asian mom pictured above, but a blonde color.
Does anyone know if this is a packing mistake with the set I received, or maybe a running change of some sort?
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Good question! I think it's a safe assumption that the Gauls in 5841 - Romans' Camp (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5841&pics=on) are the same as two of these. The blond Gaul in 5841, 30 00 4762 - Gaul, blond hair and beard, black vest, yellow boots (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-00-4762), is illustrated with the hair you describe and does indeed come with it, according to playmowars over on Playmoboard who sent me the photos. It's actually a pretty common hairstyle, at least among women: Hair style = styled female (no hat), Hair colour=blond (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/whoami.pl?age=ANY&sex=ANY&hair_style=styled+female+(no+hat)&hair_colour=blond). I bet it was a preliminary photo and the hair was changed before distribution.
Do I hear corroboration or counter-argument?
(By the way, while I think of it: what is the redhead's hair like? Can't tell from the front.)
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That's too bad. I rather like the hair piece pictured since it would seem to be new.
The hair piece on the red headed Gaul is actually a really cool one that was included on some of the pirate figures. This one I believe: http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-13-0520
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A long, thin ponytail in that auburn-red colour? Yes, very cool! I was debating which set to get the Gauls from, but that clinches it: I'd rather have that third one than yet another superset base that doesn't connect to anything. New blond hair (mostly new, the 30 14 2860 - Soccer goalie, female, blond short hair (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-14-2860) has it too) would have been nice too, but that's how it goes.
Oh, by the way, they're Gepetto's photos, very sorry - getting people's secret identities mixed up.
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I've got 4 sets of the 3-gaul group, and they're all the way starhorse described, not like the picture, but I never noticed and am not bothered. I'm sure the picture was pre-production and the part was chaged, we've seen it before.
I'd have liked different red hair, as this guy has the same style as the Gaul leader.
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this guy has the same style as the Gaul leader.
* gets out reporter's notebook *