Thanks for the review and the pictures, Andrew!
I am very much looking forward to this set, as I think the heraldry is a great improvement over most of Playmobil's current heraldry. I also like the new feather and it's good to have the painted lance and the new color for the klicky's legs. WarriorOfToys makes a very good point about the colored throne, but blue is personally not the choice I would have made. (What about gold?) Regardless, I will be using parts from this set for a custom knight and the rest will come in handy for other projects.
I like that Playmobil is giving us lots of useful parts and showcasing how versatile a klicky can be, but I'm not sure how logical their choices are. Obviously a noble should have dress for battle, so two of these outfits make sense, but then is he also a hooded bandit and/or a hunter (poacher?) as well as a Viking with a Roman scorpion?! Yes, I realize this set is intended for children, but it's just not historically accurate and I doubt Hans Beck would have produced such a set. The set I would have preferred to see has three variations on this noble represented by three different klickies. First there is the noble at war who is similar to what is shown here but with a heraldic torso and armored arms. Second is the noble at court wearing expensive and elegant dress robes with the included throne and crown. Third is the noble at play who should sport some smart medieval hunting clothing and his horse should have with the included horse barding. Give him his his hawk and his hound for his last outfit and throw in his lady fair for court. That's the set I'd like to see, but I know I'll just have to make it if I want it.
