Produced in Malta and
Tunisia, the "Faun" 70815 arrived in the stores this week. With very prominent hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, he might perhaps better be described as the Greek god Pan, even though the latter's distinctive musical instrument (the pan flute) is missing; our figure instead carries a bow and quiver with two arrows. Pan and his Roman counterpart Faunus were often equated, so I suppose it is of little consequence how we should call him. What matters is that this is a great figure, and a welcome supplement to Playmobil's
Greek Gods series.
Let's first look at him, front and back:
Skin colour is "tanned", body and arms are "speedo" type (using
Playkingdom's taxonomy of body types). The legs are what really matter, of course, and they are most probably compatible with other "speedo" parts (caveat: I have not taken my Faun apart, but the legs seem accordant with the "speedo" type).
The biggest and best surprise is that the legs can bend, so that the Faun can sit!
The previous
Mischwesen in the Playmo-Friends series, the Snake Lady 70859, is immobile from the waist down, so I am very happy that Geobra decided this time to produce a more complicated composite part.
Finally, the hair, with ears + horns as a separate part that can be pinned onto the hair:
The exact same ears + horns in a different colour have been seen before with the
Gargoyle of Figures Series 21. The horns (of pretty pearl colour) can be taken out of their setting.
Underneath the legs (hooves) the year 2022 is inscribed, just like 1974 appears under the feet of the classical Klicky.
So much about a very nice figure!
Thanks for reading.
Best wishes
StJohn
