Can I call this the best BLISTER ever produced??

[Sir Gareth]

Thats a nice little set.

I have a few blisters in the Knight, Pirate and Roman themes I think they all contain figures that have already been used in larger sets. These 2 figures are new to me, basically a couple of Specials and good ones, I will have to add it to my wants list.

[WarriorOfToys]

That redcoat is really great!
Thanks for showing us.

[Justindo]

I agree that the pirate is not useful in quantities (except to Cheng for its legs ), but he is a great klicky all by himself.  I also agree with Martin that the redcoat would have been better with a musket, bayonet, and harness instead of his incorrect for the period sword and shoulder belt, but these are easily changed.  He could be easily converted into a proper officer with a simple epaulette, cuff, hat, and sword change.  I'm just glad to have two new excellent looking klickies.

Has anyone actually seen 5799 in the flesh?  Even if it is real, Playmobil made a huge mistake by not using the Union Special.  Those are REALLY useful while the one in this blister is only officer material and already available as an Add-On.

Colonel Klicky, thanks for pointing out where the redcoat's legs came from.  I wasn't aware of that set.

[Heronimus]

I agree that the pirate is not useful in quantities (except to Cheng for its legs ), but he is a great klicky all by himself.  I also agree with Martin that the redcoat would have been better with a musket, bayonet, and harness instead of his incorrect for the period sword and shoulder belt, but these are easily changed.  He could be easily converted into a proper officer with a simple epaulette, cuff, hat, and sword change.  I'm just glad to have two new excellent looking klickies.

Has anyone actually seen 5799 in the flesh?  Even if it is real, Playmobil made a huge mistake by not using the Union Special.  Those are REALLY useful while the one in this blister is only officer material and already available as an Add-On.

Colonel Klicky, thanks for pointing out where the redcoat's legs came from.  I wasn't aware of that set.

Yeah, we all have different needs, so we name different sets our best~!! This is the beauty of a forum.


This 5799 is good. Too bad it is not available, as I had some hard time trying to get the confederate soldier earlier. I finally got one by exchanging the confederate soldier with the union soldier special, again, with the help of other forum members

[Heronimus]

@ Justindo You can get this from DS.....as playmodb got its part number and I am told each of the core figure cost around 2 EURO only. http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4628

Do you guys think there are other specials with part number that we can order from DS?

[cowabounga]

@ Justindo You can get this from DS.....as playmodb got its part number and I am told each of the core figure cost around 2 EURO only. http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4628

Do you guys think there are other specials with part number that we can order from DS?

Nope.
But we all wish there'd be...

[Colonel Klicky]

Has anyone actually seen 5799 in the flesh? 

It is real. You can find it in the 3rd edition of the official Playmobil Collector Guide and it is available yet in Brazil, e. g. here:
>click this link<

Even if it is real, Playmobil made a huge mistake by not using the Union Special. Those are REALLY useful while the one in this blister is only officer material and already available as an Add-On.

I totally agree with you. The combination of the 4622 and 4628 special would have made a much better blister than any other so far known ACW-set or add-on.

Especially the add-ons are not really useful or satisfying in matters of ACW-collectors/-customizers needs.

Just analyzing the 7046 add-on:

• the bag contains two sergeants and only one private - the everlasting mistake of geobra (concerning all themes) of just producing too much chiefs for too less indians)
• slightly outside the acw timeframe the confederates where equiped with winchester-like looking repeating rifles
• all three seem to be be cavalry soldiers (wearing boots and/or yellow collars/cuffs/kepis)
• all three being equiped with colts and belts with holsters isn't also really fitting the historic realities

I really would prefer a set

• containing three privates
• equiped with historic fitting muzzle loaded rifled muskets and bayonet (like 4622/4628)
• wearing shoes
• wearing blue-coloured collars, cuffs (like 4622) and kepis with blue tops (identifying them as infantry soldiers)
• bringing canteens and blankets with them
  

- Colonel Klicky

[WarriorOfToys]

That "blanket" idea is really neat Colonial.

[Wolf Knight]

I find the 7046 add on strange too! Why do the sergeants have unbuttoned collars  Souldn't it be the other way around? I've actually rub off those insignias to most of them and trying to get hold of saddles and grey blankets for their horses...
I like the changes that you propose Colonel!!

[Bolingbroke]

You know what the thing with PM is ... EVERY fan-made custom I see (including the ones I make and I'm hardly an expert) are almost always better than the stuff they come up with at Zirndorf. It's mighty annoying that the people who are paid good money do not deliver the goods, while we, the fans, keep drooling, fantasising and bitching about the endless possibilities we could come up with if only ...