my dad used to play with a piece of string all day. the fun! how about breaking out some string next time you have visitors? ![Grin ;D](http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/Smileys/classic/grin.gif)
sometimes it seems to me that you guys are happy being fans of an increasingly-obscure toy, just for the heck of it, cause it's cooler, irrespective of whatever the company, and potential fans, are set to gain from a change in direction.
Do you honestly believe that licensing THESE movies will gain Geobra THAT more income?
We're hardly talking Star Wars or LOTR here, right?
I actually do LIKE the LEGO LOTR (and some other licensed) sets a lot, but LEGO is a completely other toy than Playmobil.
Btw, I don't know where you live, but here in the Benelux countries Playmobil is HARDLY an obscure toy, lol!
I bought my first box in 1974, and I've seen Geobra/Playmobil grow ever since, but the quality just isn't what it used to be, plastic-and innovationwise.
I visit a lot of Playmobil-fairs, and people still tend to search and buy the older sets, the play-value being so much more than in a lot of the recent sets.
As for pulling in more potential "fans", I still think that making the existing themes more innovating again (not the now usual 3 good guys against 3 bad guys sets...) would be more profitable than yet another film license.
I have no problem with Geobra's change of direction, they've been doing that wildly for the last few years, but I don't think this licensing will "upgrade" the existing product.
I see how bad the Super 4 sets sell here in the Benelux contries (even in the Zirndorf Funpark they were half-price on saturdays this year...), and I'm a bit afraid the upcoming "movie" sets won't do so well either.
But at the end of the day, we'll just have to wait and see, maybe they'll turn out great.
![Smiley :)](http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Btw, I'll try the string, it might work.
![Grin ;D](http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/Smileys/classic/grin.gif)