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Offline playmo1989

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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #40 on: March 17, 2011, 13:35:11 »
Quote from: Giorginetto on March 17, 2011, 13:28:55
Hans Beck wouldnt be happy and wouldnt never never approve these themes and all those ugly angry playmo unshaved etc faces, ridiculs if you ask me .

very true !!!! :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup:
 
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I shall stick to the old sets and despise all these ugly, violent new sets, i aint buying them for my ( future) kids !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 note: i also hate the new top agents theme but the boxes are really nice designed and attrackive ,i have to tell you i visited the"jumbo" toy store yesterday all the shelves with the top agents were halp empty  :hmm: :hmm: despite the box desighn the toy in stupid though
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #41 on: March 17, 2011, 13:36:45 »
It's true that a lot of playmobil these days seems more cheaply made, fot instance some of the system x walls on buildings like the new school are very thin. However I will say I noticed one thing we can only hope is a sign of improvement. When I got this set, http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=4857&cgid=Freizeit-Ferienhaus the vacation house, I was quite surprised to notice how thick and heavy the system x wall pieces were. They felt very solid. I was surpised and pleased with this, as the quality seemed excellent.
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #42 on: March 17, 2011, 13:42:54 »
Quote from: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 13:36:45
It's true that a lot of playmobil these days seems more cheaply made, fot instance some of the system x walls on buildings like the new school are very thin. However I will say I noticed one thing we can only hope is a sign of improvement. When I got this set, http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=4857&cgid=Freizeit-Ferienhaus the vacation house, I was quite surprised to notice how thick and heavy the system x wall pieces were. They felt very solid. I was surpised and pleased with this, as the quality seemed excellent.

The 4857 as most new sets have greast and very vivid colour and a great range of accessories and klickies with bespoke purpose clothing ( clever, tehy cant be used else where as in the old days ) BUT its not a house its basically an angled wall with some roof parts on top, totally unrealistic and cheap design if you ask me I am afraid. System X was the beginning of the demise for complex and rigid Playmobil Construction system Steck which is superb even after over 30 years of playing . System X and even worse the Clip system to Steck is like comraring a Yugo to a Ferrari !!!! Bring back Steck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #43 on: March 17, 2011, 13:47:37 »
Now that I will agree with. It's a pathetically small house, hardly where I would want to spend a vacation! It isn't well-designed, but the pieces are at least good quality, so you can get more thatn one and build a bigger structure, incorporating the wonderful trellises, and have a good solid structure on your hands. If the pieces are cheap, you can't change that. You can order more pieces to make a better building.

But we are off topic. igloos rule!
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #44 on: March 17, 2011, 13:52:49 »
Im going to look for some eskimoos .........
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #45 on: March 17, 2011, 15:17:14 »
Quote from: Giorginetto on March 17, 2011, 09:24:56
Playmobil sued that company for keeping its moulds and making unlicenced products, one of the owners as far as I know ended up in Jail and the other left the country. I visited their factory when i was really young with my Dad  and I was given toys as presents , lovely memories i must say.

Yes that it true, but before that it was a really major comany here in greece.
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #46 on: March 17, 2011, 15:21:52 »
The plastic is softer on this year's klickies... any this year klicky that I attempted to dismantle with th hans-on method, left two marks on the base of the torso where the legs end up... and this happened even with the small charton between the torso and the legs...
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #47 on: March 17, 2011, 15:26:46 »
Try putting a thick piece of card board in between the torso & legs Panos. It will cushion the reaction of that method. Also use a  hair dryer set on hot to remove the marks on damaged Klicky's, just be careful not to let them get too hot! :o
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #48 on: March 17, 2011, 15:32:15 »
Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 15:26:46
Try putting a thick piece of card board in between the torso & legs Panos. It will cushion the reaction of that method. Also use a  hair dryer set on hot to remove the marks on damaged Klicky's, just be careful not to let them get too hot! :o

Yes i did try the thick piece and the marks still make their appearance... I haven't thought of the hair drier! Good idea Bill!
However, from now on, its just the pincer method for me... even if my deltoid hurts...
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Re: My MIB eskimo collection
« Reply #49 on: March 17, 2011, 16:10:02 »
Gordon is right - I don't think I've ever seen other toy companies making toys in an antartic setting...i could be just unaware though

i too think playmobil was much better (themes-wise) back in the day...nowadays they don't make any of these things, just those stupid looking farms, top agent and futuristic stuff (not to mention the super freaky giant iguana sets :hmm: )...too bad kids don't have other (alternative) playing options - on the other hand i doubt this kind of themes would appeal to them.

Quote from: kaethe on March 17, 2011, 03:47:02
My children always wondered why the children in the set did not have gloves to wear. 
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i too have always wondered why they didn't design gloves for the kids...they must be cold! :(
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