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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2010, 19:42:52 »
oh yea  :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
 
 
you have it??
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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2010, 21:29:20 »
Great haul there, Wesley.  Hopefully, the heyday of the Playmobil knights will reappear sometime.

When going to battle, a knight would have with him his squire and four or so men-at-arms (possibly nothing more than some of his tenants wearing padded jackets for protection with maybe steel helmets and armed with basic weapons) forming what was called a "lance".  (In addition, there would be non-combatant servants.)   So if a mediaeval writer refers to an army of 1000 lances and later talks of 6000 men in the battle on one side, he's right on both counts.
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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2010, 22:34:51 »

 
i believe 3652 is the best

It is a good set, but you need more then just that to make a proper tournament.
Remember that there were many other things they did besides the jousting.

Here is a good picture of a knight's entourage.  Now if Playmobil would make a set like this!!!

Yes, you can custom one up from sets and figures, but it would be nice to get a new set like this.  And a baggage train - but you can use the various wagons for this.

Yes that would be cool. But maybe fewer figures? Like only 2 peasants and the Knight and Squire.
Then you can use a couple common people from add-ons and other sets to make a family and servants for the Knight.

Great haul there, Wesley.  Hopefully, the heyday of the Playmobil knights will reappear sometime.

When going to battle, a knight would have with him his squire and four or so men-at-arms (possibly nothing more than some of his tenants wearing padded jackets for protection with maybe steel helmets and armed with basic weapons) forming what was called a "lance".  (In addition, there would be non-combatant servants.)   So if a mediaeval writer refers to an army of 1000 lances and later talks of 6000 men in the battle on one side, he's right on both counts.

That's an interesting piece of history Gordon, thanks.
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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2010, 23:28:36 »
Great haul Wesley! lovely sets!  :love:  :love: The 3265 set is very nice and the 3669 set.

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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2010, 04:24:23 »
oh yea  :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
 
 
you have it??

Yes, I do.  I bought it off the shelf when it was first out.

When I found out I was expecting my first daughter I bought lots of Playmobil - I had the mantel of the fireplace all lined up with the first specials.  She wasn't even born yet!  LOL 

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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2010, 04:30:57 »
WOW......I love the sets, especially the wandering monk. :love:

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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2010, 12:20:57 »
Yes, I do.  I bought it off the shelf when it was first out.

When I found out I was expecting my first daughter I bought lots of Playmobil - I had the mantel of the fireplace all lined up with the first specials.  She wasn't even born yet!  LOL 

If I ever have kids I will defiantly buy them Playmobil! ;D
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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2010, 15:15:44 »
Love the wandering monk and the 3654 Tournament tent, and of course 3653 as Playmo1989 said was the best of the tournament main sets. They've done a couple of other versions over the years, but they never topped this one for completeness. I'm not so keen on the chromed knights of the 3265 era, but maybe that's because I never had them as a child.  ;)

I wish Playmobil had continued the tournament tent idea and created a tent for each full-carapison knight. It could have become an annual release with guaranteed sales. The only other one I know of is the 3837 Fairytale Tournament tent. Imagine the color and spectacle of a field of these tents in all their different heraldry with knights getting into their armor, squires running around making last minute adjustments, and the crowd of followers all getting drunk and eating popcorn. Wasn't medieval life in the Playmobil world so much richer and more evocative when not everybody was trying to bash someone else's brains out?  :lol:

OTOH they reused the tent frame in the Roman set 4273 but I only ever bought one as it was so expensive! I see it's now available (in the US) as add-on set 7471 without the figures, which makes it a less eye-watering $11. Maybe I should get a few, create some templates for new fabric sides, and create a Field of the Cloth of Gold diorama.  ;D

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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2010, 16:25:46 »


I wish Playmobil had continued the tournament tent idea and created a tent for each full-carapison knight. It could have become an annual release with guaranteed sales. The only other one I know of is the 3837 Fairytale Tournament tent.

 
i believe that comes second first they should make a proper castle and then tournament tents , altought i think some tournament sets were realesed through the 00's without a tent but i don't know it's numbers ..,.
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Re: Oh the Wonderful Things the Postman Will Bring!
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2010, 17:04:05 »

 
I believe that comes second, first they should make a proper castle and then tournament tents, although I think some tournament sets were released through the 00's without a tent but I don't know their numbers ..,.

Playmobil presumably think they have made a "proper" castle with their latest 4865 and 4866 castle sets. What would you like to have different?

Tournament set 3287 was perhaps the most recent offering.