Excited to receive the 4888 Weihnachtskarussel (Christmas Carousel) today.
I don't often manage to get new (as in newly released) Playmobil so thought I'd do my first review.
A good sturdy box
With an inner box for the contents
Here are all the pieces set out
I thought it would be straightforward to put together so didn't really read all the instructions.
I started with the stickers - all 30 of them! Not my favourite job I must admit, but my tweezers came in very useful
especially when I realised that I'd put all 6 of the little oval stickers on upside down
I hadn't seen the symbol in the instructions showing which was the top and the bottom
Luckily I managed to remove all the stickers without any damage and replaced them the right way up.
Putting it all together after that was quite straightforward. One thing to remember is to have all the little sleighs going in the same direction which in my excitement I didn't do at first!
The klickies are fairly ordinary, no new hairstyles on these, and I've seen the lady and the boy before. I hadn't seen the two girls though, so these may be new designs.
When the children are seated it looks very well - you can see I have changed the sleighs round by now
It spins in the same way as the playground carousel by turning the knob at the top. The top seems to wobble down a bit when spinned fast, but altogether the carousel is very stable.
Altogether I think it is a lovely set and is a good start to my Christmas Market!
Elaine
