All the Specials, 4501-4698, 4740-4757, 4900, 4902

[sbblabotw]

Thank you Heather! Such a tiny part and they made 2 different moulds within such a short time?! (or just that its grey in 6395)....I ordered those from Fi?ures(5157) but I would have ordered those from the Alpine family(6395) just to learn the difference.

Same German name, therefore same mould - according to the "rules" I've learned. I'd be interested in being sure about the colour of each.

[GrahamB]

Excellent work Graham! You are aware of the Playmobil Pals line that was carried at US Target stores some years back? They had packaging variation but were often reissues of older or current Specials. There were a couple that were specific to the line though. There is a thread at Klickywelt at http://www.klickywelt.de/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=20035

The thread to which Tiermann refers mentions two versions of each of the following: 4517, 4548, 4637, 4616. Does anyone know what was different about the two versions in each case (was it just a difference in package details, or differences in the actual klicky or accessories?).

When I finished collecting all the Specials, I made a list of 'non-Specials' but my wallet told me to stop thinking about any more collecting for a while! Non-specials (in my definition) were any single-klicky sets which could have been Specials, but weren't officially (many of these did have counterparts among the Specials, like Boy on Go-Cart and Go-Kart Special). There were 192 sets, not even counting sets with one klicky plus an animal/ bicycle/ other small vehicle etc. So That's why I decided to limit the revue to 'official' Specials!

The Wandering Monk  is my favorite non-Special.

[PlaymoMan]

Very impressive collection, what a nice assortment!

[Robbie]

To answer your question regarding the Cat Burglar 4507, the rope doesn't come with any hooks. I had one brand new and it comes with rope with a piece of tape around it. You could put it around his shoulder like in the box pic or you could remove the tape but the rope wouldn't stay put without help.

[Robbie]

From what I remember (and I could be wrong as it's been years since I had a MISB Ninja 4554), I thought the original set had two red pouches for holding the sword (one in front and one in back) but the later re-release in the blister 5849 only had one pouch (in the back). I'm 90% sure. 

[GrahamB]

Thanks Robbie. What you said about the string in 4507 confirms what Tonguello said. I would still like to allocate a part number to the string, so colour, length and thickness would be helpful.
I think you are right about the 4554 Ninja too (and again, Tonguello agreed) having two pegs. I noticed the one in 5849 had only one 'peg' on the belt/sash and wondered if some versions of 4554 also had the single-peg belt (its impossible to tell from the box pics, though some pictures on Google show no front peg, these may be from 5849 too).