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Offline bonniebeth

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Re: 5247 Native American Camp
« Reply #40 on: January 11, 2013, 15:51:20 »
Yes, I realize that's country specific... well, probably all of North and South America is taught a lot about indian tribes, those native to their areas especially. But I don't think that means the sets can't be a little more accurate. Should they make knights sets less accurate because American children usually haven't seen a castle in real life?

Don't get me wrong, I think some stereotypes are absolutely fine in children's toys, like pirate cliches... eye patches and peg legs and parrots and bandanas. And I don't think the indian sets need to be straight out of a museum. It just seems that putting totem poles and teepees in the same set is just a little too inaccurate.
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Re: 5247 Native American Camp
« Reply #41 on: January 11, 2013, 16:34:25 »
Well for accuracy Gerobra should make a huge teepee and have a CASINO sigh on it  :lol:

I always wondered why Europeans are so fascinated with the wild west aka Cowboys and Indians?
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Re: 5247 Native American Camp
« Reply #42 on: January 11, 2013, 17:39:07 »
Quote from: Rasputin on January 11, 2013, 16:34:25


I always wondered why Europeans are so fascinated with the wild west aka Cowboys and Indians?

Simple answer, Ras: movies-and for us Europeans cowboys and Indians are what Knights are for you guys.
Maybe Playmobil could bring out a "Historic", adult collector oriented "one figure" series to replace our "specials"...
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Re: 5247 Native American Camp
« Reply #43 on: January 11, 2013, 18:43:31 »
Quote from: Rasputin on January 11, 2013, 16:34:25
Well for accuracy Gerobra should make a huge teepee and have a CASINO sigh on it  :lol:

I always wondered why Europeans are so fascinated with the wild west aka Cowboys and Indians?

It's the stuff you grow up with I guess. Last year I finally got to act out all my childhood John Wayne fantasies when I went horseriding all over Monument Valley. The scenery there is simply amazing. I've seen some pretty sights in my time - from the pyramids to the northern lights, but absolutely nothing beats the rocks at Monument Valley at sunset. Simply amazing. (Moab was great that way, too.)
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Re: 5247 Native American Camp
« Reply #44 on: January 11, 2013, 20:51:15 »
Well, I certainly understand the wild west fasination, as it's always been a fascination of mine. I can't tell you how much time I spent watching western movies, reading books about covered wagons, playing cowboys and indians, and of course western themed playmobil!
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Re: 5247 Native American Camp
« Reply #45 on: January 12, 2013, 04:00:49 »
As I don't specifically collect Western (except a few ACW- and Westernmovie-customs), I do allways look for nice parts that would also be useful in my Renaissance-world. Besides the shields and some of the figures as I mentioned earlier, the real exiting part for me in this set is the big campfire  :love:
Also the totempole, for which I have a historically entirely incorrect purpose in mind  :lol:
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