PLAYMOBIL box dioramas

[LHAAP]

How about this one (3054) from the Pirate theme:

A very, very nice diorama. I have always loved (as all other themes ) the pirate dioramas - including the ones in the catalogues





Back to topic! Underneath follow five new dioramas, which I have found in my collection.

No. 3142


No. 3778


No. 3454


No. 3472 (New version)


No. 3741

[Sylvia]

Thanks for sharing your box scans!

I've always enjoyed studying the pics on the back of old set boxes! I especially like the occasional touches of humour because they give you a sense that the people responsible for setting up the dioramas really enjoyed what they were doing (... either that or they were trying to relieve boredom, but I prefer to believe the former reason ).

The wee cannon boys are a familiar feature on the back of the Victorian boxes. Here they can be seen larking about rather dangerously on the park fence. I'm positive the dog is contemplating relieving himself on the lamppost!


5350 Victorian Advertising Stand

[Sylvia]

I love the atmosphere in this Circus scene.


3711 Circus Elephant


Here's a couple of outdoor dioramas...


3414 Safari Film Crew


3739 Family Car

[Martin Milner]

Synchronicity!

I just received a blue 3739 car today off eBay, but couldn't find it on Playmodb without the set number.

I confess I'm confused by Playmobil's theme splits sometimes. I was looking at Citylife and Modern Living (what's the difference?) but there it was under Leisure.

[sbblabotw]

Synchronicity!

I just received a blue 3739 car today off eBay, but couldn't find it on Playmodb without the set number.

I confess I'm confused by Playmobil's theme splits sometimes. I was looking at Citylife and Modern Living (what's the difference?) but there it was under Leisure.

I understand: even I get lost now and then.  I started out with a wholesale grab of Collectobil's data, which classified things pretty logically, but as themes grew they got a little out of hand and needed to be split.  Freetime is, generally, old enough to have solid-colour klickies while Leisure is newer.  (Citylife needs to be split now, with the new sets.)  When in doubt, tick a bunch of likely themes from the theme list and pick Vehicle from the Focus pulldown at the bottom.

Lurching back to topic!  I have quite a few dioramas in the "box-back" position on Inventory pages, but I'll be darned if I can remember which ones they are.  Victorian might be a place to start. The new version of the Inventory page shows not only multiple box pictures, but also allows for external links.  You generous folks who have posted scenes for our enjoyment: shall I make external links to the forum or to Photobucket, or copy the files to host myself?  Either's fine with me.

[cachalote]

 i love the pirates' cave diorama (it's great to see it in such a large picture) and the circus one.
 :wow:thank you all for posting such beautiful images and thank you lhaap for having such a fantastic idea.

[LHAAP]

shall I make external links to the forum or to Photobucket, or copy the files to host myself?  Either's fine with me.

Hello Heather

You can do what ever you want - do what is best for you. You're the boss

[Sylvia]

Heather, you are more than welcome to use my box pics also. Whichever way you prefer to link them is fine with me.

I have a few more older boxes (mostly from the Victorian theme) and will scan them in and post them here as time permits.

[Richard]

Hello, Heather ...

Heather, you are more than welcome to use my box pics also. Whichever way you prefer to link them is fine with me.

I have a few more older boxes (mostly from the Victorian theme) and will scan them in and post them here as time permits.

DITTO from me ...

All the best,
Richard

[sbblabotw]

Cool, thanks guys.  I'll grab them, I think, in case other sources go offline, and they'll be all in one place.  (Might shrink them a bit, but leave them as large as sensible.) I will do a roundup and make a "Your Set List" link of all of the ones I can find.

Cheers, Heather