Thanks for another GREAT review, Ras!
These new "Take-Along" sets are so well made that it's a real shame that Playmobil's design team didn't think ahead just a wee bit.
Imagine how cool it would have been if they had been designed to all fit together to become a larger structure.
This would have also made more money for Playmobil as every kid would have wanted the entire collection to be able to complete their "larger" structure.
Once again, I hope that Playmobil is reading!
All the best and thanks again, Ras,
Richard
Time for me to swallow a couple of large wedges of humble pie.
I argued against Richard and others about the Spanish Lighthouse, because they wanted it to be customisable (i.e. part of a modular build system) and I wasn't convinced.
Well I am coming round to their opinion that all these buildings COULD be designed as customisable, so why NOT do it? I'm not saying Playmobil is a building system liek Lego, but the buildings it produces could be more adaptable, with just a few changes in design. Having invented their system-X connectors (for good or evil), why not employ them in these designs?
Like the supersets, the lighthouse, the take-along sets, and from the looks of them the coming Egyptian buildings, this is not designed to be integrated into anything bigger, which just seems rather short sighted of the designers. It coiuld so easily have connected to the big rock base from the Rock Castle.
This set seems like good value for what you get, but I hate the skull-brand on the door, and won't be splashing out on this set. Probably.
