Playmobil PLUS catalogue 2022

[Oliver]

That was almost three or four lifetimes ago, if we’re really being fair. These past fifteen years at least, it’s been one homerun after the other, with an endless roster of superlative sets in all price ranges, a high percentage of winner licenses, the homegrown IPs, the massive Lego movie … PM has been in a slump since the mid-90s, that’s two decades already.

Absolutely - I just meant that Lego hasn't always been a paragon of good corporate governance. I do also think that it's success sort of covers up decisions that - in the abstract - seem a bit weird show the . I guess it shows the value of risk taking (personally I have no idea who Lego flowers are appealing to, but there we are  )

But I don't think it's fair to say that Playmobil has been in a 'slump' since the mid-90s in any meaningful way, and I don't think the figures bear that out.

True.

It is a bit strange that they didn't release them all... I am curious about the small house. My head says NO.. but my blue heart... well..

It is odd, even by the slightly chaotic energy of the Playmobil website. The steps for the small house will be useful for diorama builders I think. I don't have it from the first time around, so it's a totally justified buy 

[Bolingbroke]

I guess what it shows is that everything starts with good, openminded management and the rest should follow.

And regarding Playmobil’s slump I’m a bit biased as a longtime (40 years and counting my god) consumer. As far as my tastes go, apart from the excellent mid-00s Romans theme, it HAS been a slump since the glorious days of the mid-90s. The fact that twnety years later, the reissue of sets from that era are still met with such enthusiasm shows how much love there was for them.

[Rasputin]

I guess what it shows is that everything starts with good, openminded management and the rest should follow.

And regarding Playmobil’s slump I’m a bit biased as a longtime (40 years and counting my god) consumer. As far as my tastes go, apart from the excellent mid-00s Romans theme, it HAS been a slump since the glorious days of the mid-90s. The fact that twnety years later, the reissue of sets from that era are still met with such enthusiasm shows how much love there was for them.

Open-mind-ness ….ok beyond Roman, Medieval or Pirates there are plenty of themes which have been doing well enough to keep the company making profits .

I collect all themes there have been plenty of sets to acquire

Lego is a brick construction toy, as long as there is a brick in the set it’s still classic lego

[Bolingbroke]

There have always been plenty of sets to acquire. Probably too many in recent years. If you take a look back to the 70s - 90s, many sets lasted literally years (five years was pretty much the order of the day) before being discontinued. Now it’s one or two year runs of rather mediocre sets generally speaking.

[Oliver]

And regarding Playmobil’s slump I’m a bit biased as a longtime (40 years and counting my god) consumer. As far as my tastes go, apart from the excellent mid-00s Romans theme, it HAS been a slump since the glorious days of the mid-90s. The fact that twnety years later, the reissue of sets from that era are still met with such enthusiasm shows how much love there was for them.

That's fine as an opinion, but it's just a design preference you have. It's probably shared by lots of us, but we are adults and are not who Playmobil is made for.

As an adult I think the western sets are beautiful, but as a child during the 'glory days' of the mid-90s I had zero interest. What I would have loved would have been the array of shops, and school sets, and all the other modern life stuff that they make now but was basically non-existent back then.

[tahra]

As an adult I think the western sets are beautiful, but as a child during the 'glory days' of the mid-90s I had zero interest. What I would have loved would have been the array of shops, and school sets, and all the other modern life stuff that they make now but was basically non-existent back then.

Western was different our favorite theme as cubs...

It's NOW that I go for all of them... 

[GrahamB]

Yes, there were a lot of Westerns on TV back then, both films and TV series, like The Virginian, High Chapparal, Clint Eastwood. A lot of stuff which probably wouldn't get shown (at least, not for children) in today's more enlightened times.

[Bolingbroke]

I imagine it’s only problematic if it portrays Native Americans and the American Civil war, and, strictly speaking, in that case, only to Americans.

It is what it is, and it doesn’t really matter to me either way these days, nor does it to my kid who is totally alien to that world/genre.

[tahra]

Yes, there were a lot of Westerns on TV back then, both films and TV series, like The Virginian, High Chapparal, Clint Eastwood. A lot of stuff which probably wouldn't get shown (at least, not for children) in today's more enlightened times.

Those series I don't know... but there were cowboy movies (or cowboys and indians) every weekend, or almost, with the mandatory pirate (Errol Flynn, I suppose) / musketeers movie  in between...

[Joshua D]

I have most of the western collection but the Native American sets are hands down my favorite. They’re beautiful, especially the sets from the mid 90’s, Camp Thunder etc. I love it all from the teepee designs with the little rugs, to the figures with all their different shields and painted horses. Personally, I think it’s some of Playmobil’s best work.