My collection of all things western for playmobil including Native aboriginals.

[Macruran]

That bandit gnome is great. Classic wacky Playmobil.

I'd never seen that bank wagon before. Incredible set. This thread is truly a storehouse of treasures. Your efforts are appreciated.

[Oliver]

I've actually thought before that the Bank Wagon would make a good Direct Service re-issue. Which isn't entirely unrelated to the fact that I think I lost my one in a house move along the way

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Is the saddle on that horse molded on? Or is it a separate piece? It looks like it might be the molded one. If so then it is super rare, as in I know of two people in the world who have confirmed examples of it and I am not one of them. It would be great to confirm what set series it came from and may make the hunt easier. Thanks

Tiermann,

Unfortunately the saddle is a separate piece so I cannot help you narrow down your search as of yet. Though I feel I can point you in the right direction as the only horses that I have ever come across that have molded saddles are the ones from Schaper that they had made in Malta. You want to look at the year 1982-1983 other that they changed to match what Playmobil in Germany was putting out. I hope this helps you on your quest.

As for rarity, I am going by the collectors book and if they were the top rarity in 2007, 10 years on I can only assume..., that and the fact that next to the trains, this is one of the most expensive pieces I have purchased thus far.

[The_Mad_Hadder]

I've actually thought before that the Bank Wagon would make a good Direct Service re-issue. Which isn't entirely unrelated to the fact that I think I lost my one in a house move along the way

Oliver, I agree about a re-issue but you can get loads of complete sets of this on ebay for around 30-40 bucks Canadian, thats like 31.00 US... They do come up often and are selling for probably the same price that Playmobil would sell it for as a direct service, plus you get the klickies to boot. It is the ones that have never been open that hardly show up. Took me 9 months to find the one I got.

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Playmobil 3811

Front Side View

Back Side View

Short Side View

Long Side View

[Tiermann]

3811 is a great one. I really like the cavalry guys from that set. Thanks for the information, that could be very helpful.

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Playmobil 7550



This is just your standard replacement engine block.

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Playmobil 7840


Front Side Package

Back Side Package

I honestly thought these "logs" would be bigger (i.e longer and fatter)

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Playmobil 4352 version 2

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Playmobil 4357 Version 2

Front Side Artwork

LGB makes some nice new electric switches which will cost you less then trying to hunt down these MISB.