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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: Rasputin on October 05, 2008, 21:29:05
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I just picked up a set locally and as i was going through the box i came across a figure that the hair just did not snap on . I took it off and found something i have never seen before ? The bottom of the leg is 1974 and other klickies with the same coloring and date are normal ?
(http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4307/p1010005wl3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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I don't think that's Playmobil hair, but from a wanna-be figure like Play Big.
Some shots from another angle to show the hairstyle would help confirm this.
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It looks like Playmobil-hairstyle to me.
Question is: is it Playmobil?
I doubt it. I've had Playmobil since it's release back in '74 and have never seen it before.
Could it be a License-product like Antex, Estrella or Schenk?
Bogro
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Ras, if it's original Playmobil hair from that era, a Playmobil hat should fit it (does it?) and it should have a notch at the back of the hair, which would be covered when a hait is worn.
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Is it possibly from the 1,2,3, series, or is their hair moulded into the head?
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Good idea, Playmofire.
Unfortunately, it definitly isn't Playmobil 123 - that hair is indeed moulded on and isn't removable.
Besides - the picture of the klicky beside it, is definitly not 123.
A few pictures more might solve a lot of questions, MadMonk.
Can you provide some?
Bogro
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Good idea, Playmofire.
Unfortunately, it definitly isn't Playmobil 123 - that hair is indeed moulded on and isn't removable.
Besides - the picture of the klicky beside it, is definitly not 123.
Bogro
Oops! I never bothered looking at the figure beside the hair! :-[
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Sure , Here are 2 more and then my camera lost its power. It is the older skirt style Klickie and i have a whole bunch of them . I am not very familiar with the licensed products so i would not be able to identify those right away. It looks just like the others and has the female hair with the notch in the back . Another strange thing is if you look in the head the brown intended for the eyes and mouth is in three separate strips and not all the way around the inside of the head ? I started looking through some of the other old Klickes and have some that the hair is just on so tight i never tried to get them off ( never really needed that style on a different Klickie ) and have found some more ? Hats fit fine, If it is not original what factory made it under license ?
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3887/p1010002lh7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/103/p1010004sk3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Maybe the figure's Playmobil and the hair isn't, e.g. Playbig.
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The hair fits just right and now this is not the only one i have . I am sure if i look around i could find more. Since i do not collect the Antex or others i was wondering if it is one of those ? Do the licenced molders use Geobra on the bottom of the foot and did they do it in 1974 ?
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I've had these heads in the past.
They are genuine Playmobil and they are not very easy to remove, It was discussed before on another site along time ago and the idea was that they belonged to early key chain figures.
The screw on the key chain travels down into the hollow peg and the clips in the head were supposed to be enough to keep the hair on and the figure in one piece.
As you have just found out it is possible with a bit of force to remove the hair and break the figure away from the key chain.
Playmobil obviously changed this design at some point to the type of key chain head we get now with the peg made in the head.
So, maybe when they changed the design they used up all of the old style heads on normal figures.
The only way to confirm the Key chain theory is to dismantle as many old key chains as possible and see what kind of hair and head they have, any volunteers. 8}
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... I am not very familiar with the licensed products so i would not be able to identify those right away. ...
... If it is not original what factory made it under license ? ...
Well, I do know that it isn't always easy to see the difference between Geobra produced and licensed products. well, I know I can't :-[.
There were a lot of manufacturers who produced (and some still do) Playmobil in license. Antax being one of them, but so are Estrella, Troll, Marx, Kenbrite, Lyra and some others. The Collectors guide mentions a number of them.
However, I do think that Lord Gareths theory is the best one.
Bogro
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Thank you all for a little insight into this new discovery for me . :wow: