March 2010 Ritter page Playmobil.De

[AndrewL]

Hi All,

I was watching the football (soccer) highlights last night, for the English Premier League, and noticed something that seemed slightly familiar... Have a look at Burnley FC's crest (here: http://www.liveburnley.com/), and then a look at the new Lion knights emblem.

It's not an exact copy, I know, but the similarity brought a smile to my face 

Is somebody in Zirndorf a Burnley supporter?

[And for the record, I'm not. A Burnley supporter, that is.]

Cheers,

AndrewL

[flatcat]

Hi All,

I was watching the football (soccer) highlights last night, for the English Premier League, and noticed something that seemed slightly familiar... Have a look at Burnley FC's crest (here: http://www.liveburnley.com/), and then a look at the new Lion knights emblem.

It's not an exact copy, I know, but the similarity brought a smile to my face 

Is somebody in Zirndorf a Burnley supporter?

[And for the record, I'm not. A Burnley supporter, that is.]

Cheers,

AndrewL

That's one scary resemblance

Have Playmobil done what they did with their logo and not actually designed one properly for themselves

I do like the castles and agree that it is just the construction system that lets them down and makes them look a bit cheap and tacky

The fantasy weaponry looks quite cool, and I love the colour schemes and dress

[Martin Milner]

Is somebody in Zirndorf a Burnley supporter?

That is a remarkable similarity!

Now you need to see if the other new Knights' heraldry is also a football logo!

[playmomac]

I find the look of the new castles preferable to the system x ones (I was never a fan of the color scheme and thought it looked "unrealistic").  The new ones seem a little closer to the original castles, although the construction/system does look cheap. Nothing beats the steck buildings.

I am not a fan of system x, and with good reason.  I was helping a friend's daughter put together 4190 Riding Stable, and I was so frustrated at how easily everything fell apart.  And if an adult finds this frustrating, how is a child supposed to enjoy a building system that is so flimsy?  I had a similar experience with Lego this weekend.  My son and I were putting a truck together, and while we enjoyed the building of it, it does not stand up to play (especially from a younger child).  My son ended up getting more and more frustrated with it as the pieces just kept falling apart.....how is that supposed to be fun?!!!!

I think that the more stable a buidling system is, the better, especially for younger hands.  PM really had a great thing with Steck, and I don't understand why they got rid of it.  Perhaps these new buildings are an attempt to correct the problems with system X, but they really just need to smarten up and bring back the Steck!!! So many problems (not to mention desires of the collectors) would be solved!!  Shame shame shame!

[Giorginetto]

Steck , steck , steck ..... best constuction system epxecially for mediaval sets where lots of walls and fortifications are involved . i have mixed feelings abouth the new knights all togeher. Knights on horses with a almost laser looking gun and no shield or no sword ?? nope , too GI Joe for me if you ask me and another indication of the way PM is moving forward  ( see new spy sets with planes and cars , look like the GI Joe sets of the 80s !!!!). No realistic mediaval sets such as the many houses / stores of hte past , no inns , no smitheys etc etc . I dont like at all the new castel sets or the system X so personally i am buying more and more steck instead and older sets befor ehtey become extrinct , they already carry a premium on ebay anyway !!!! New dragons are amazing and so do many other details but these sets miss a lot in buiding  bespoke and large designs and have too many types of volleys  etc , what on earth is PM turning the medieval sets into i dont know.. steck , steck , steck  and only steck for me people 

[Martin Milner]

I find the look of the new castles preferable to the system x ones (I was never a fan of the color scheme and thought it looked "unrealistic").  The new ones seem a little closer to the original castles, although the construction/system does look cheap. Nothing beats the steck buildings.

I am not a fan of system x, and with good reason.  I was helping a friend's daughter put together 4190 Riding Stable, and I was so frustrated at how easily everything fell apart.  And if an adult finds this frustrating, how is a child supposed to enjoy a building system that is so flimsy?  I had a similar experience with Lego this weekend.  My son and I were putting a truck together, and while we enjoyed the building of it, it does not stand up to play (especially from a younger child).  My son ended up getting more and more frustrated with it as the pieces just kept falling apart.....how is that supposed to be fun?!!!!

I think that the more stable a buidling system is, the better, especially for younger hands.  PM really had a great thing with Steck, and I don't understand why they got rid of it.  Perhaps these new buildings are an attempt to correct the problems with system X, but they really just need to smarten up and bring back the Steck!!! So many problems (not to mention desires of the collectors) would be solved!!  Shame shame shame!

Experiences like yours, relayed back to Geobra Central by anxious parents and frustrated children, may have helped prompt the rapid dropping of System X for the click system. It makes me wonder just how much product testing is done with actual children, and children with their parents, before a new line is developed.

Unfortunately the clip system, while much more stable than system X or even steck, has the new problem of how do you put the blasted thing back in the box when playtime is over? Few children or parents want a toy on permanent display (unless they are lucky enough to have a nursery or playroom) and this problem seems to have been overlooked by Geobra.

[CountBogro]

In the past they used to play test new ideas and sets in a special room that was connected to the play area in Zirndorf.

I don't know how it's today, though.

Bogro