what is this thing?

[bootgypsy]

ok wow i have this http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3816.htm
3816 set...that explains all those extra guns, the donkey...and a few other items that i didn't even think were PM....a barrel and couple of signs that go on the "tree" which is of course missing! i even have the hat....no feather though 


i have most of set 5581...so that must be where the bayonets are from

[rms008]

nice if it was me i would hold tight to that its a really nice cute set.

[flatcat]

what is a "sprues"?

They are those plastic surrounds that you pop the parts out from. Excess from the moulding process

Damo

[bootgypsy]

so that really just leaves #2, 3 and 4 as unknowns at this point!  

[bootgypsy]

so trash! got it. now i am wondering about a few other things i didnt think were PM...hmmmm

[Tiermann]

Trash!! I cut those gold sprues up into smaller pieces and use them as filler in treasure chests.
I have doubts 3 and 4 are Playmobil. 4 may be a plate of some sort but the only clear pink I know for certain has scalloped edges

[bonniebeth]

That's a really good idea, Tim! About using the gold sprues as treasure.

[bootgypsy]

Trash!! I cut those gold sprues up into smaller pieces and use them as filler in treasure chests.
I have doubts 3 and 4 are Playmobil. 4 may be a plate of some sort but the only clear pink I know for certain has scalloped edges

haha! I was wondering about the plate. i have a few of the scalloped edge ones, but wasn't sure about this.  I was wondering if that little yellow "mound" might be some sort of food for an animal or something???

I was about to toss the "gold mine" and "ghost town" signs because i didn't think they were PM until you guys figured out my klicky and donkey set! whew....nice save!

[GrahamB]

I was about to toss the "gold mine" and "ghost town" signs

I make it a rule never to toss away anything I get in a mixed lot, because you can never be sure it might have a use later, or turn out to be some obscure piece of PM anyway. And you can get a LOT of junk mixed in with Playmobil (Sylvanian stuff can work well with PM though)!

The only exceptions to my 'keep don't toss' rule is any part marked:
a) Made in China (definitely won't be Playmobil!)
b) Duplo or L**o (put it in the children's boxes of these toys)
c) Macdonalds

Of course, not all PM parts have a distinctive logo or part number on them, but you can be fairly confident it isn't PM if its made of very poor quality plastic, especially if it has those spare bits of plastic where the mold parts join.