7128 assorted figures

[playmofire]

It must be 17 years since I bought a set of assorted figures from DS and, although the picture in the catalogue hasn't changed, I understand the figures have.  Has any bought any recently, say the past two years, and, if so, what figures were in the assortment?

[tahra]

I made the mistake of getting that, cause I THOUGHT it wasn't what was on the pic. It was.

Looking... Ordered in December 2011.

(sorry, guess that is out of the "two years")

[surfergirl]

They are still the same figures that are in the picture Gordon....at least they were back in May when I was at the Zirndorf Funpark.

Claire

[tahra]

  WHY? Seriously, why wasn't this updated?

[GrahamB]

I often wonder if Geobra have vast surplus stacks of certain figures or parts, perhaps from over-estimating the demand. I suspect they dispose of them by trying to flog them through DS, either sneaking them into a respectable set (7128 is a case in point- why is there a figure with a male torso and female hair unless they couldn't get rid of them any other way?) or by actually using the surplus as the basis of a new set. So, the baseplate for 3136 the Police Superset (aka Footprints in the Plasticene) 3136 - Police Superset was recycled as 7494 Forest Ranger (aka Meet Interesting Wildlife and Shoot It) 7494 - Forest Ranger. There are loads of examples like this, most of which I can't remember at the moment...

[Birdie]

So, the baseplate for 3136 the Police Superset (aka Footprints in the Plasticene) 3136 - Police Superset was recycled as 7494 Forest Ranger (aka Meet Interesting Wildlife and Shoot It) 7494 - Forest Ranger.

  

And that theory does sound probable. Or it might just be so they can re-use a certain mold, get more worth out of it before chucking it out?