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Offline GrahamB

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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #20 on: November 30, 2015, 21:38:02 »
The early PM boxes had the words "farben unverbindlich" ('colours may vary') printed on. But nowadays this courtesy seems to be omitted. I would have felt cheated like you, Tonguello, had I bought this set.
I agree with Klickteryx that some of the gold coins look more like pewter!

Tonguello, you should write to Geobra, posing as a 7-year old and expressing how disappointed you are that the Playmobil you bought looks nothing like the box picture. Really lay it on them (' I saved up my pocket money for 14 weeks, I fell in love with this set in the catalogue, it reminded me of my dead grandmother's best dress', etc.)
Worth a try?
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2015, 23:03:57 »
 :lol:

Well I was thinking about writting but as myself tbh. Probably what Birdie said is what happened and they changed the design after the boxes were done.
That reminded me that something like that happened with some truck wheels in 2013. They were different from the ones in the box, so I wrote and that's what they told me, design changed between the printing of the boxes and the time they started putting the sets together ...
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2015, 23:11:16 »
Quote from: tonguello on November 30, 2015, 23:03:57
Probably what Birdie said is what happened and they changed the design after the boxes were done.

I ordered the newest  pirates´ ship 6678 over the weekend. Now I hope they changed the design to a Navy trimaster after the boxart was done.  ;D
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2015, 10:10:05 »
Quote from: tonguello on November 30, 2015, 23:03:57
Well I was thinking about writting but as myself tbh.

Yes, h (as in tbh) is definitely best! They should respond to the (former) Pope of Playmobil just as readily as they would a 7 year-old!

I think the box art probably does come into being long before the sets are marketed. They should change the box art though, imo. I think this is what happened with 4600, they changed the contents but they also changed the box art.

(back wheel of tractor differs between the two versions)
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2015, 19:50:55 »
Quote from: GrahamB on December 01, 2015, 10:10:05
I think the box art probably does come into being long before the sets are marketed. They should change the box art though, imo. I think this is what happened with 4600, they changed the contents but they also changed the box art.

(back wheel of tractor differs between the two versions)
How subtle!
Just like those companies that don't put the price up but slightly reduce the quantity you get so that it looks the same.
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2015, 09:43:49 »
Quote from: Rasputin on November 27, 2015, 21:45:47
Welcome to the rant club

A word of advice....

If you rant like this at the pcc.....

A green goblin will attack.....

Just a heads up.......

Fully agree about all your observations and then some.......


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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2015, 09:49:12 »
Quote from: Salamander on November 28, 2015, 17:40:45
Do they not allow criticism at the PCC?!

I agree that the dresses are not what you'd expect from the box. Disappointing!
The PCC does allow criticism, no problem at all.

I think Ras' is pointing towards a certain "green" individual (hence: goblin) who likes to hijack topics with any pov in them, just for the sake of it....and he still doesn't seem to get it.  :hmm: ::)
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2015, 09:50:13 »
hmm i could accept another colour of one item, or something changed, but this doesn't look at all at what is depicted on the box, other than the form of the parts....   :-\
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2015, 20:27:25 »
Quote from: PlayMoto on December 02, 2015, 09:49:12
a certain "green" individual

 :!:

The Hulk?
A Mutant Ninja Turtle?
Shrek?
Kermit the frog?
The Green Woman?

 ;D  ;)
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Re: Altered box illustrations
« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2015, 20:33:49 »
Quote from: Hadoque on December 02, 2015, 20:27:25
:!:

The Hulk?
A Mutant Ninja Turtle?
Shrek?
Kermit the frog?
The Green Woman?

 ;D  ;)

Could be the hulk, he is a vagrant who walks around messing in people's lives until something angers him and then he takes steroids to flair up and......destroy........Wakes up in a ditch to move on and repeat ....

Mutant turtle.... Radioactive mutants running around acting like vigilantes never facing the social law of the land?? Could be


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