Xmas sets 5589, 5590 & 5591

[tonguello]

Hello everyone!
I can smell Xmas already here in B.A. 

Some new sets just arrived with some very interesting features.

First 5589, The 3 Wise Men



I'm not sure HOW NEW are some of these parts but they are new in my collection so I'm very happy with the set.

The guys are BEAUTIFUL. The red and the green "hats" are new to me and I just love them too much  . The printing in the clothes is very nice and whole look works fantastically in all of them.



The tap of the vase I think is a new part, right? The "smoke thingy"; I love it!

I never saw this bracelet before though it could have been in some fairy set maybe. It would work there too. Lovely.



The camel seems to be the same camel than in Egyptian sets, BUT, I have never noticed this:



It seems like a separate part. Is this new??  And WHY? What would it be for?

The biggest surprise in this set is Balthazar's eyes. They do not have the white injected part. The mouth is injected as always but the eyes are injected in the same color than the face, so the eyes are just the printed black part. I think it looks really well.



Now, was this an accident or a design decision? Does somebody else has this set to check?
The box shows the classic black and white eyes though...and he actually looks deranged there! 

Another set is 5590 Santa with sleigh.
Not much new here except for the beard. New piece. Really cool.
But I was surprised with the hair too. I thought it was the old straight-lined semi-long hair but I think it's new too. It's wavy! 



 

And last 5591 The tree ornaments.
I LOVE THIS ONE!!!



I'm keeping it unopened until December 8Th (traditionally the day we set the Xmas tree here)
The new feature of course is the "rings" where the angels stand, which is the part you can hang from the tree. Unfortunately I don't see an instructions sheet so that means no part number 
Anyway, I can't wait to open this!!!!

 

[Rhalius]

I plan to get those wise men too, wonderfull parts! They could be used for both the roman and the medieval setting. Fantasy too, with some adjustments they could be three mages. 

I think you have a production error there since on the box he looks normal.

Is the cape on the red guy new? Dont think I saw that shape before.

[tonguello]

Is the cape on the red guy new? Dont think I saw that shape before.

Nope is not new. I think in fact is one of the oldest capes.
It came in blue on an old western lady from the 70's.

It's new in gold though. 

[Pynedor]

Thanks for the review, tonguello! I wanted to see a review for this.

And that style of cape is great for knights. It fits with arm armour!

[sunflower]

Thanks for the review. Those new wise men are really beautiful and so are the tree ornaments. But is only three enough to decorate the tree?
Great purchases!

[Birdie]

The wise men set is gorgeous!
I've got a few of those hats with red in them, from the Egyptian theme - I think - they may be in different colours. I agree the printing on their clothes looks great.
I think I'll try to order the insence thingy.

I have camels with and without the belly part. Maybe they used it so that they can make a hollow animal (= cheaper) and then cover up his belly, or something?

I really like the Christmas ornaments, very cute.

Not too sure about Santa's new beard and hair. To me it looks like a fake beard.

Thank you for the reviews!!

[tahra]

Thanks for the review...

I didn't preorder these, and now the store doesn't have them  

I like those sets - though from the Santa what I really want is the beard and hair (the hair is, I think, a caveman hair).

The kings are very colorful... interesting eye color there.. but I HATE the lame painted faces. Escpecially with the general lack of printing quality. I do love the prince hair in white. We really need more white hair.

The golden cape is the same as the figures green which had. Very nice.

The insence thingy was present in another of these sets, wasn't it?

It's a shame the xmas ornament cloud doesn't allow for adults to be posed there. What a missed opportunity. Anyways, it REALLY beats hanging a bunch of klickys on the xmas tree, as at the beginning. How creepy!

[conniefrere]

Thanks for the review,

Really great sets, especially the wise men. Love them.

[Macruran]

Those wise men are going to be foreign kings for my Romans to engage with.

[reimagination]

I love those wise men so much. And they're different enough from my current wise men that I can justify getting them... not that I need to justify getting more Playmobil.