New sets late 2010 / early 2011 (Europe) !

[Wolf Knight]

Thank you for the scans d-fens!!! THese are rally wonderfull!!!

[Bolingbroke]

The pictures for the new sets are up on the PM german website - now we can have a closer look at the new stuff. The special knight has a new leg molding, I think, and it is interesting how they solved the problem of full chest armor vs belt/scabbard by using the scabbard from the Mongolian special and attaching it to the klicky's hip. It would've suited me fine had they come up with a new scabbard, but they didn't and it looks a bit silly with the sword poking out  What do you think?

Apart from that, I like the Indian doctor but I am not crazy about the lime-coloured astronaut - the old one in white looked much, much better.

[WarriorOfToys]

Thanks for the Update Bolingbroke!

[kaethe]

thank you for the alert bolingbroke.  oh it is so hard to wait for the sets to come to the us.  i LOVE the new christmas sets, all of them, but especially 4884, at last a stable for the nativity set, instead of the pirate's island shack, or the egyptian robber's home.
kaethe

[WarriorOfToys]

I have been looking and re-looking at the samurai custom, over and over again...
And each time I grow to like it a little less...
I mean look.
He is very bulky,
His helmet doesn't look right,
and there is no new sword carrier, they didn't even use the sheath the new Knight has... New Sheath.
Which would have looked better then hanging it on his back.

Still the lamellar looks nice, and though it it still a little bulky, it will look great on infantry.
All I would think of doing is switching out the helmet for these.

The Mounted Samurai can have swapped out legs. Like these.
And their Helms for the "old fashioned" Samurai Helms.
I really like the sword though!

[skypurr]

Thanks for sharing these - there are some great sets there.  Looking forward to getting the fairy blister pack especially - I really need some more Roman ladies!

Elaine 

[Martin Milner]

I have been looking and re-looking at the samurai custom, over and over again...

You mean the Samurai Special? A custom is something NOT produced by Playmobil, but made by using parts from different official figures.

Bear in mind that the early Roman specials were not as good as the final theme figures. I'm confident that I'll buy 10 to 20 of this Samurai, and if it leads to a full theme I'll be buying the whole theme twice over at least. 

[WarriorOfToys]

You mean the Samurai Special? A custom is something NOT produced by Playmobil, but made by using parts from different official figures.

Bear in mind that the early Roman specials were not as good as the final theme figures. I'm confident that I'll buy 10 to 20 of this Samurai, and if it leads to a full theme I'll be buying the whole theme twice over at least. 

Right! Ooops!
Thanks Martin. I too will probably buy several of these sets too.
(No matter how much I "complain". )

[SubaruWolf]

Thank you for the scans, d-fens!!  I thought I'd be against breed specific horses from Playmobil as that would mean deviating from their uniform horsey look but I was wrong.  They'd all still fit in wonderfully with the existing horses.  I might just have to buy all of them.  I can't take my eyes off that Arabian though... Playmo outdid themselves with that one, I think.