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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #60 on: July 31, 2012, 19:41:56 »

I just hope that we will see this in Greece too.

Its a FAO Schwarz exlusive, doubt we ever have that in greece...  :( :( :(

I want to get 2-3 of these desperately.....
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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #61 on: July 31, 2012, 20:31:34 »
Its a FAO Schwarz exlusive

 
What is FAO Schwarz?  ??? ???
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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #62 on: July 31, 2012, 20:45:12 »

 
What is FAO Schwarz?  ??? ???
FAO shwarz is a store company in USA...BTW, FAO Schwarz means Frederick August Otto Schwarz....you can have further information on the history of the store here
http://www.fao.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=3810527

As you can read FAO was acquired by TRU, so it's for theis reason that you can find this set at TRU too...

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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #63 on: July 31, 2012, 21:01:21 »
FAO shwarz is a store company in USA...BTW, FAO Schwarz means Frederick August Otto Schwarz....you can have further information on the history of the store here
http://www.fao.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=3810527

As you can read FAO was acquired by TRU, so it's for theis reason that you can find this set at TRU too...

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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #64 on: August 01, 2012, 09:00:17 »
I'd love to get this set, although the floor board with the gaping hole and the lack of a few finishing touches is a bit of a disappointment.

Thank you for the description and pictures!

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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #65 on: August 01, 2012, 09:21:47 »
I suppose you could stick the patio from 5305 on the back to cover the hole, but I agree. It would have been nice if they finished the set.

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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #66 on: August 01, 2012, 18:42:27 »
Thank you for the complete review. I was aware of some changed/odd/missing parts from the original 5300 but overall I think it is a nice set, specially for the people who has no part from the original victorian sets. I am particularly happy they have kept the original exterior color of the walls and fence, and too the tiled floor and original wallpapers, but I find strange this mix with different designs, too. To be honest, I would prefer they had chosen another design from the living or dinning room, according to the interior furnishings, instead of the kitchen/bathroom ones from the 5300. I miss the curtains too and a wallpaper for the attic.

I like the rest of the accessories, figures and vehicles very much, especially the characters respect the original ones.
This set is not cheap, and I think a little better effort in the contents would be greatly celebrated by fans around the world, so I would like they keep the original brown wood color in furniture and the original mould for the serving cart, but maybe this is only a question of taste or personal preferences.

I love the packaging, and if this set is released finally in Europe, through Toys'r'us or maybe through DS from Playmobil itself, it would be a good value, even if presented just in bag.

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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #67 on: August 01, 2012, 22:08:04 »
A grand set ... i really want to get a couple at least of these lovely houses . i guess this means that the little roof pegs wont be that pricey anymore .... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:    ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

I pray , pray that this set becomes available in Europe too. Please someone tell playmobil that its worth a try selling this set here too!!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #68 on: August 01, 2012, 22:17:09 »
I like that the set includes the figures and almost the exact accessories that came with the original kiosk set 5350!  :love: Great choices on those figures!! The kiosk itself is being re-released as an add on but without any figure. I'm excited that I can now get the figures too! Plus it seems to also include the entire carriage set 5600! (Minus the hat sticker.) That also is super cool. The fence is good, but not too many sections. The house parts are okay, but nothing fancy if you have several houses and spare parts already.  ;D

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Re: Victorian City Life 5955
« Reply #69 on: August 01, 2012, 23:40:51 »
I'm still on the fence. I can live without the house, but carriages are $70 on Ebay, and I really want the carriage. I have a spare tea cart, so the gold one could be given to the fairy tale people (it matches that set better).

I didn't notice the hat sticker. If someone with the original could measure it, it wouldn't be too hard make a replica on sticker paper.

Um, weird question: does the outer shipping box say Toys R Us? Wondering if I can pass this under the radar...