Not playmobil, right?

[tahra]

This... is not playmobil, right?

[Birdie]

Doesn't look like it at all, no 

[tahra]

Doesn't look like it at all, no 

No, it really doesn't.. Came with those system X building lots - but I am REALLY not familiar with system X sets, so.. figured I'd better ask.

(it's still a nice looking bit for background or whatever)

[GrahamB]

Nice teeth marks, not!

With plastic parts like this, I often rely on the quality of molding to decide if it is or isn't playmobil. Your part seems to have some 'flanges' of spare plastic (non doubt there is a technical term for this!) inside the frames which is not often found on PM. That and 'Made in China' or 'Mattel' molded into the plastic are a good giveaway, IMO!

(Even if PM is sometimes made in China, they don't want to admit to this by stamping it into the parts!)

[Macruran]

some 'flanges' of spare plastic (non doubt there is a technical term for this!) inside the frames

The word "sprue" is applicable here, though I feel like there's an even more specific hobbyist term for it. Model builders would know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprue_(manufacturing)

[tahra]

Yeah, it REALLY doesn't look or feel like playmobil..

[GrahamB]

Following your wikipedia link, Macruran, led me to the term 'parting line' used in connection with injection molding, which I think might be what I meant- 'excess plastic along the parting lines is not commonly found in Playmobil'. Ah, precision...

[Macruran]

And the modellers' term came back to my mind! They call it "flash" and spend a lot of time removing it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZoF-C7UXE

[cheng]

but does look a bit too clean for a sprue/flash(spent many hours during my youth trimming parts off them).....need more injection paths to parts within the framework unless this a sprue/flash to hold up very big neighboring parts on either sides

[tahra]

That's not a sprue...