My Love affair with Playmobil started as a kid but because it has always been a premium toy (always will be to me) our simple family never had the budget for it. In fact, we hardly had any budget for toys and most of my toys then were salvaged from trawling the beach for what other kids leave behind.
Somehow, there haven't been much Playmobil presence during my formative years growing up on our little island...
As a grownup I revisited my passion for Playmobil when I was in Japan in 2000 where I bought quite a few Playmobil Specials where they finally became mass marketed locally in 2005 or 6. Slowly but surely my "warriors" collection grew.
That fire burnt most brightly since joining Instagram two years ago and seeing how simple yet endearing Playmobil looked in photos especially those put up by @iloveplaymo. In fact, getting to know her on a personal basis somehow proved to be a great motivation where I started experimenting Playmobil photography of my own.
I also do some customization but currently I am only using original parts and as little re-color as I can (because I am lazy...).
While all my Friends swarm towards Lego, which I also grew up with, I stay rooted in the Playmobil camp simply because they looked so much better.
Although I sometimes do secretly wish for a Star Wars line, I am kinda glad that Playmobil stayed true to their culture and the spirit of toy-making throughout all these years.
I am quite sure MOST of the parts we need to custom the characters from our favorite movies are already made available to us, we just probably haven't realized it yet...
