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Offline Timotheos

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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #90 on: September 13, 2008, 02:12:15 »
I am very surprised I have not seen these blisters anywhere else! Our Target and TRU are just stagnant! I have no idea what is going on, except that I want the Crusaders!!


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Hi Gepetto, if you want to work out a deal, I could get you some crusaders plus pay for the return postage for the Romans.  I'm talking like 5 blisters.   ;D  Mail 2 to me and three to Justin.   0)  I'm still banking that they will come out at Target or TRU but am a little worried.

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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #91 on: September 13, 2008, 02:34:52 »
Hello Tim,

I don't have a problem getting blisters for anyone who can't find them locally, I don't think I could get them on the scale I did for Martin at this point but 5 blisters is certainly no problem.
Just PM me addresses and what you need.


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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #92 on: September 13, 2008, 06:54:56 »
Hello Tim,

I don't have a problem getting blisters for anyone who can't find them locally, I don't think I could get them on the scale I did for Martin at this point but 5 blisters is certainly no problem.
Just PM me addresses and what you need.


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[Rubs hands greedily] Yes, my lovelies.

When the first set of blisters appeared I thought they'd be a US exclusive, but having seen most of them appear on the Playmobil UK website since, I'm sure these Romans and Crusaders etc will appear in the UK eventually, I'm just impatient.

The policeman& robber blister didn't show up on the UK site, presumably because the policeman looks very American.

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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #93 on: September 13, 2008, 21:36:24 »
If it is not too much to ask , Where are people finding the particular blisters at what stores ? I have not seen any or the new blisters at any of the stores in my area .
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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #94 on: September 13, 2008, 21:49:38 »

Once I found that the Fred Meyer chain was stocking the blister packs, and that the Romans were the blister Du jour  I just made the rounds of the local stores. You are correct in that most stores stock 4-6 blisters but the big stores carried as many as a dozen! I picked up 25 for Martin, 25 for myself (I just got into the habit!) and have a line on about 8 more that are a little too far out to get incidentally. I have been told that no more will be coming in until the Christmas shipment but the new shipments arriving at Kmart are the Crusaders and Pirates so I don't know if the Romans will be around much longer.

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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #95 on: September 13, 2008, 23:13:29 »
I guess i am having a hard time understanding why the blisters are not being realized in other areas ? Just the Fred Meyer store has the Romans ? Crusaders only at some Kmarts ? this is just odd. any body else find any anywhere?

Thanks Martin for finding that quote  :wow:
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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #96 on: September 24, 2008, 10:32:58 »

The debate which was split off from this topic is now here:

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2598.0


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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #97 on: September 25, 2008, 01:24:47 »
The debate which was split off from this topic is now here:

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2598.0



Thanks, Sylvia, Martin's original post is pure once more!   :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
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I received the new Roman blister after a trade with Gepetto.

I was impressed with how the legionary's painted design covers both front and back.  Is he the only clicky like that? 

-Tim

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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #98 on: September 25, 2008, 08:53:45 »
I was impressed with how the legionary's painted design covers both front and back.  Is he the only clicky like that? 

-Tim


The Spanish soldiers in the Pirate theme are also printed front & back, and at least one older figure I have is the Pierrot clown (white body, black printing on front & back). I think some of the racing drivers and cyclists may also have back printing, but I don't have the time to check right now.

I don't know why thay haven't done this more if the machines are capable of it, except I guess it costs a little more. It'd be nice on Specials, but I'm hoping it's a practise that will increase.

My back-print Romans all have red cloaks so you can't see the back printing - I've considered replacing the cloak with a red scarf or neckerchief, but I think they need something round the neck to look right.

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Re: Creating a Roman Century circa 150AD - how?
« Reply #99 on: September 25, 2008, 11:00:41 »
The new policeman Special has printing front and back, reflective stripes and POLICE, while fire fighters have had reflective stripes printed on the back since the new range appeared in 1996.  The THW figures have printing front, back, on the arms and all round the legs, surely a record.
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