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Offline skypurr

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Help needed with pirate ships
« on: January 15, 2010, 00:23:54 »
It's been a good week because yesterday I received some pirate ship spares ...


I already have a lot of spare ship pieces and an almost complete (I think) schooner but am confused as to the different sets the ships come in as some seem to appear in different sets which I presume are re releases, but how do I know which set the ship I am trying to build is from?
I would like to know about
The schooner 3740 and 3055
Pirate ship 3053 or 3750
Red pirate ship 3133, 3174 or 3900
Are the sets of the same ship in the same or different colours and do they have the same parts?
Also does anyone have any instructions they can email me as I'm getting totally confused with all the different parts - trying to build 3 or 4 ships at once without instructions - Looking at PlaymoDB and pictures can only take me so far!  8}
I know it would have been easier to buy the complete ships but I can't afford that and in the long run it isn't as much fun!!  :lol:
So I would be very grateful for any help anyone can give me.
Thanks,  :) Elaine
I might need to take photos of some bits that need identifying too!
 
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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2010, 01:50:23 »
Hi Elaine,

The schooner has come out in several versions, but the mast, sails and rigging are all set up the sme, just in different colours. The part numbers are sometimes revised but often are no different, sometimes again the colors change.

3055, 3133, 3174, 3740, 3900, and 5869 are all essentially the same ship with interchangeable parts.

I have the plans for 5869 to hand which I can scan and email to you if you need them.

Congratulations on a great haul of Piratical booty!
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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2010, 05:26:12 »
I have the plans for 3053 - it had different people - if you need those:

http://s990.photobucket.com/albums/af28/giwedorann/Playmobil%203053/

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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2010, 07:02:17 »
I should have the plans for the red corsair (in your picture) and the blue one and the 3750.
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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2010, 16:27:04 »
Quote from: playmofire on January 15, 2010, 07:02:17
I should have the plans for the red corsair (in your picture) and the blue one and the 3750.
I have the plans for the 3174 and the 3750(3053) pirate ships and I'll email you these if you'll PM me your email address.  The plans show most clearly the differences between the different versions, although these are often small, e.g. a difference in the figures.

The most sought after ship is the 3055/3740 schooner.

I've attached some pics of the 3174 at sea.  You'll notice it has two jib sails which is more realistic as it gave better handling and sailing.  If you wanted to custom your 3174s similarly, then I have two spare jib sails you can have.  If you do sail any of the pirate ships, leave slack on the rigging, otherwise they have a tendency to roll over in a strong wind.
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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2010, 19:45:49 »
I'm in the same position as you at the moment Skypurr, I'm renovating (or rather trying to complete) a 3286, which is proving to be fun sorting out what goes where, and matching things up to the instructions (which luckily I got off ebay), but at the same time can turn out to be very expensive due to many missing parts :(

What a great haul, and I'm sure you'll have fun :)
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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2010, 20:54:55 »
Yo Ho Ho  :arrr:! I like your ale mugs complete with froth :**:!
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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2010, 21:38:05 »
to know all playmobil ships is not a very difficult task elaine.  ;)
you have the "medium" format, 2 masts, medium size hull:
- 3550 (3050 in the us), released in 1978
all versions, 1, 2, 3, lyra, famobil, schaper have the same parts and figures
- 3750 (3053 in the us), released in 1990
2 versions with the same parts but with 2 different crews
there is also a recent argentinian (antex) version with a totally different crew
- 4424 (5736 in the us), released in 2005
1 version only, with folded red sails
- 5778 (us exclusive) released in 2007
1 version only
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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2010, 21:46:29 »
then you have the big ships with 2 different moulds.:
- 3940 (3286 in the us) released in 2000
both versions look-a-like
- 4290 (the same ref. in the us) released in 2007
some love it, some hate it (i dislike it)
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Re: Help needed with pirate ships
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2010, 21:59:03 »
when you go into the smaller schooners, 1 mast, you have a lot of variations.
- 3860, released in 1997
single ship, black sail with a serpent, blue hull
- 4067 (3029 in the us), released in 1999
with the 3860 ship and an extra island with pirates
- 3174 (5733 in the us), released in 2003
single ship, red sail with skull and bones, brown hull
- 3133 (3619 in the us), released in 2002
with the 3174 ship and an extra island with soldiers
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