new pirates for 2007

[cachalote]

the quantity of novelties for 2007 made me start this thread, separating my favorite family - the pirates - from the others.
the pictures included come from the playmobil.de site and have better quality than the ones we "robbed" from the playclick  site.

i will start with the new figures.

a new pirate and a new pirate captain
 

[cachalote]

a new pirate ship and a new raft...
 

[cachalote]

a new group of pirates...
a new advent calendar (the picture is still the playclicks one)
 

[cachalote]

... and finally, included by playmobil.de in the pirate's theme, the spanish soldiers.
a small boat and a large and beautiful lighthouse.
 
i will have to make a litlle historic research to see if this spanish addition can go well with the english royal navy items.
 
jochen must be a bit sad because he expected that these spanish soldiers could be the beginning of an aztec theme.
 

[Morgan]

I like them new pirates 

Have you noticed the new small barrels?

Finally Playmobil has toned down the piratesymbols, like crossed bones and skulls, on hats and sails. These new pirates look like sailors, ordinary not-to-be-trusted sailors! Can't wait to get my hands on them 

[cachalote]

i think you are right kvart.
studies about pirates suggest pretty much what you are saying - most of the pirates "evolved" form ordinary seamen.
in same cases, like sir francis drake, the line separating pirates form sailors is very thin.
there are a lot of pirates protected by countries who give them letters of marquee that allow them to attack all ships except for the ones belonging to those countries.
when the war that justified this "real politik" deal ends, the sea is suddenly crawling with ships that have nothing to do. they turn pirates replacing some national flag for the "jolly roger".
 

[Captain Henry]

Well well well. Today I went into a Target store, looking to see if there was anything new, and guess what I found - my first 2007 pirate, as well as an older one that I had thought was long gone!

And the best thing of all was the price! 76 cents each. In addition I bought the new deep-sea diver and the child with seals. I am not opening those now, because I am waiting to give them to my kids when I get home from an out-of-town work trip.

The new pirate is indeed very cool - and he comes with quite a bit of booty!

Enjoy the pictures!

[Tiermann]

I like the small chest in black, it's always been gold before.
Did you all notice that the light in the lighthouse actually lights up?

[cachalote]

 
you are lucky, captain henry.
actually, the new pirate seems cooler than i thought.
the older 4581 one is one of my favourites.
i wondered what "funktionierendes Licht (2x 1,5-Micro- Batterie nötig)" meant - now i know: the lighthouse does have a real light.
thanks tiermann.
 

[Sylvia]

The female pirate in 4292 was one of the first things to catch my eye in the new sets. 
We need MORE women klickies in this theme. (Heck, we need more women in almost every historical theme! )
I'm curious to find out what the rest of her outfit looks like.

Not so keen on the colour scheme for the new ship. 
The bold primary colours are striking, but they seem a bit too garish when compared to previous ships. I suppose that really young children will like it, though, and it is their tastes that the designers would have had in mind.