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Offline pastifi

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Airgamboys
« on: February 22, 2006, 10:31:04 »
Sorry if is the wrong place for this and dear mods move me where it is appropriate
Does anybody know if airgamboys helmets and weapons are playmobil compatible?
airgamboys a spanish figure taller than playmobil

Best regards

Panos
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Re: Airgamboys
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2006, 15:57:11 »
OK the answer is:
some accesories can be used with Playmobil
Airgamboys are way taller than our friends and the scale is similar but for a taller figure

An example
The guy in middle is playmobil roman with his sword
all rest are airgam accesories from the Pretorian figure.
The handles are slightly thicker but with a bit of sanding? they are perfect

Cheers

Panos
« Last Edit: March 02, 2006, 17:00:16 by pastifi »
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Offline Sylvia

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Re: Airgamboys
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2006, 22:42:23 »
I'm sorry that no-one here was able to help you with your question regarding compatability, but thanks for showing us your findings, Panos. :)
This information could certainly be useful to other customisers and collectors in the future. :)9
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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: Airgamboys
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2007, 14:39:59 »
I looked for these figures on eBay today, and found just 10 with a worldwide search, all of them in Spain - compared to nearly 7,000 Playmobil auctions worldwide.

I took a look at one figure, and it's so obviously a Playmobil copy that I wonder why Geobra haven't tried to shut them down for copyright infringement.

Maybe they're not aware of this range, or maybe the threat is so small it's not worth the lawyer's fees?

 
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Re: Airgamboys
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2007, 18:44:53 »
Some time ago I disassembled an Airgamboy figure and it is a completely different system. There is no inner frame; head and limbs are directly attached to the torso (which is hollow). The hands and feet are seperate parts that can be removed rather easily and the plastic is softer than Playmobil plastic (it is also not tear-proof). So from what I've seen it is no copy, but more of an independent spanish toy line, which has been around for over 20 years or so. Not every roleplaying figure should be regarded as Playmobil copies...
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Re: Airgamboys
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2007, 05:42:08 »


True, but looking from the outside they're not a lot different to the BIG figures that Geobra had a lawsuit with back in the 70s. I had a couple of those, but they lacked the charm of the Playmobil figure.

These guys do have their attraction. I guess the different internal mechanism is important, and prevents them being a copy.

I'll never be able to collect them though, they go for £££ on eBay!
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