Hotel and Harbor

[tahra]

That is great Tiermann

I agree about the old/new mix... the first I noticed was the white torso cop..

Loved the booth selling the beach toys.. great way to make use of it. Without ever meaning to, it's another of those things that we end up getting a pile of (like buckets!)

I really like that red motorcycle.. it's called a moped?

And LOVED the way you made the hotel lobby. Amazing. That is a HUGE hotel, by the way, and looks great - pink and all!

Thanks for sharing!

[Tiermann]

Thanks for the comments everyone. Since I have had it up for a couple of months the details keep getting added on as I think of things. The leaf blower guy for instance just went on this weekend.

I really treat all my Playmo equally - if it fits at all of course I use it. Having pieces from thirty years ago along with last week is part of the charm of using Playmobil at all - it all fits even if the styles have shifted a bit over the years.

Those beach toys - totally agree Tahra, I had a ton of them and thought finally I could make use of them.

Yes the red bike is a moped or a scooter in American English, typically that style would be called a scooter.

I played around a bunch with the hotel shape trying to get in all the parts I wanted - it was important to me to have a bigger lobby area with a proper gift shop and a cafeteria, and also to fit in a cleaning department with the maids and washing machines. I ended up using two hotels and two Suite add ons to get the look I wanted. There is one small section of flooring where the second floor joins together that I made up out of small wall pieces but it isn't too noticeable, even though the color doesn't match up with the cream floors.

[Birdie]

This put a huge smile on my face. Thanks Tim!!!     

It's a-ma-zing! I'm in love with the hotel, I never knew it was possible to add one to the side to make a bigger one that doesn't look like a sky scraper. I thought the building was too limited for that. Proved me wrong 

It all looks so crisp and bright... My favourite part is actually the side room with extra furniture piled up. Of course a hotel needs that too!

I need to find the time to go back to take a closer look, but I was too excited not to post anything just yet 

[Tiermann]

I saw one recently at PCC I think where they had put three of the main floor next to each other with short towers at each end and a roof terrace in the middle. It looked good but took up a lot of table length. Nice for a beach front diorama like they had done though. I didn't actually have enough room to add a beach or the hotel pool or a bunch of other things I would add if I had three times the space. Playmo is just so darn big. I have a whole room for it and still not nearly enough space.

[PCV106]

Amazing work Tim!
I've loved all of it!

Friendly, Pcv106

[tahra]

Playmo is just so darn big. I have a whole room for it and still not nearly enough space.

Yes. 

[Mr Raven]

Great diorama! So much detail and so much is happening there. I love the way you have used so many birds, and the rat next to the liferings or whatever they are called. Great use of the little summerhouse with keyside. And the hotel is wonderfull, what a great idea to build it like that. And i also love your playmoroom and yes, it's always too small.

[Iclaudius]

The detail is fabulous! I love the colour and fun you have created, it must have made you feel cheerful each time you went back to add more. Inspirational and a complete contrast to your Christmas diorama, thank you for sharing it with us.

[bonniebeth]

Fantastic diorama, Tim! I really love the ice cream shop, the beach toy stand, and the way you connected the two surf shops to make a more realistic size. And of course the hotel! I really like the way you left the wood table exposed in the middle to make nice wood floors in the lobby. That was a great idea. So many great details, I have to back and look again!

[Raven]

It's a wonderful diorama.  The zoo kiosk is perfect for the ferry entrance, and I love the hotel workers going to buy snacks from Jim's.  Great ice-cream shop - and the messy seagulls on the roof.  And the hotel!  So clever the way you have extended it. I really like the hotel shop.  And the laundry room.

It's also very interesting to see the whole table.  That's a marvelous use of the space.