5871 and 7834 Horse Carriage Issues

[Justindo]

I have 7834 and could not attach the black piece either, so I just glued it on.  Thanks to your child, who is obviously smarter than me, and looking closer at Playmobil's set picture, I see now that I did it backwards!

[Sylvia]

So leave it to the kids................   my 3 year old realized i was trying to install upside down.  (not really that clear in the picture) and viola!  they both work......

I did wonder if you were trying to put it in wrong, but didn't want to say.

I've occasionally had pieces on figures that didn't click into place properly (headwear, for example), but never came across such a problem putting together a vehicle or building.

Speaking of constructing stuff, it took me almost 2 hours to put together the Pyramid on Christmas Day. Would have been quicker but I overlooked installing a small part which was crucial to making one of the trapdoors work. I had to pull apart what I'd already built and start again. There are also a lot of stickers and I'm fussy about placement, so I took my time applying them. The end result, however, is brilliant and well worth the money spent. 

[Rasputin]

Speaking of constructing stuff, it took me almost 2 hours to put together the Pyramid on Christmas Day. Would have been quicker but I overlooked installing a small part which was crucial to making one of the trapdoors work. I had to pull apart what I'd already built and start again. There are also a lot of stickers and I'm fussy about placement, so I took my time applying them. The end result, however, is brilliant and well worth the money spent. 

Hi Sylvia   

   I had exactly the same experience. The trap door and all those stickers  Then the Egyptian ship, more stickers    Then all the little cheep screws for the ships  I was building for 5 hours on Christmas 

   Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

[Giorginetto]

Then the Egyptian ship, more stickers   
   Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

Yeap , spot on , i havent bought any egyptians yet but the same goes for the roman ships . i recall actually when i bought the first pirate ship in 1983-1984 must have been when you had a choice of what stickers to use in the part outside the cabin, loved these stickers , cant find a picture of them though, i wonder if there is a thread , whats your favourite playmo sticker? mine would be the old pirates ship, 

I love the time it takes to build a ship etc , i still have two 3940 in ther boxes , i have bought the extra proper cannons for them ( not the weird new ones ), these war galleons i reckon are the best ships , due to the firepower they carry   and sometime round easter i plan  to set all the pirates. got to see to these egyptians also sometime , i have 4 roman ships and wpould love to create a naval, coast line battle between romans and egyptians !!!

[Klickus Mobilius]

So leave it to the kids................   my 3 year old realized i was trying to install upside down.  (not really that clear in the picture) and viola!  they both work......

Thanks for all the responses!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

So that's what I was doing wrong!  I had the exact same problem with this set and thought it was defective (which didn't make sense considering the high quality of Playmobil design).  After reading this, I dashed down to my set and voila!  It snapped on perfectly!  Thank your 3-year old for me!  And yes, I agree that it is not that clear in the picture.  I guess you have to be a 3-year old.   

[minimotors]

LOL - glad it is not just me!!   Will thank her for you!!