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Offline Wesley Myers

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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #30 on: July 26, 2011, 20:45:06 »
Quote from: Wolf Knight on July 26, 2011, 20:16:27
you mean two different signs? or a single sign with one side being green and the other orange?

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Look what I found

http://cgi.ebay.de/PLAYMOBIL-3448-AUFKLEBERBOGEN-FRANZOSISCH-NEU-/360378354453?pt=DE_Allesf%C3%BCrKind_Spielzeug_Playmobil&hash=item53e8394b15

so obviously, the set came with two sets of stickers... and you could choose which ones to use.

Yes it is orange on one side and green on the other.

I found out the Ratskeller sign goes with the Rathaus, by the way.

I have another set of signs I don't know what they go with though.

One is the banner sign and it reads, "Restaurant, aux caves de l'hotel de ville"

the other is the hanging shield sign that has the Nrnberg coat of arms (half yellow tih eagle and the other side ride and white diagonal stripes. and on the other side of the hanging shield is the blue background with the yellow bird with man's head on it.

Would those be for another inn?

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Wait!  George has that hanging shield in front of his museum.

So it's the Restaurant sign that I have no idea where it goes.
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #31 on: July 26, 2011, 20:50:07 »
I love that Inn, what a great way to make use of multiples of the wall section with the door in it.
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #32 on: July 26, 2011, 21:57:11 »
This thread is a great idea, Panos!  :)9

One small remark: shouldn't the Pottery be equipped with a sign too?
http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/catalogue.html

And I like your Tabard Inn a lot, I think I'm gonna copy it   :love: ;D
Personal idea: I would exchange the framework-door & window on the ground level in the middle with a stone door & window, because the structure above it are stone windows; a wooden structure wouldn't support the stones above normally.


Quote from: Wesley Myers on July 26, 2011, 20:45:06
I found out the Ratskeller sign goes with the Rathaus, by the way.

I have another set of signs I don't know what they go with though.

One is the banner sign and it reads, "Restaurant, aux caves de l'hotel de ville"

So it's the Restaurant sign that I have no idea where it goes.

Well, the Restaurant banner should have the same meaning / use as the "Ratskeller"-one we talked about in the other thread (a tavern/restaurant in a basement),  because "aux caves de l'Hôtel de Ville" is French for "in the cellars of the Town's Hall".

Now I'm explaining French to a Canadian... 8}  :P

Btw, "police-station" in French is "hôtel de police"... I had to laugh about that one the 1st time. Sofar I never had to stay a night in such a hotel.  0)  ;D
« Last Edit: July 26, 2011, 22:08:26 by Hadoque »
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #33 on: July 26, 2011, 22:26:57 »
Quote from: Hadoque on July 26, 2011, 21:57:11


Well, the Restaurant banner should have the same meaning / use as the "Ratskeller"-one we talked about in the other thread (a tavern/restaurant in a basement),  because "aux caves de l'Hôtel de Ville" is French for "in the cellars of the Town's Hall". 

But I have two separate signs.  Surely Playmobil would have only put one plastic sign in a set and not more than one?
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2011, 22:48:20 »
Quote from: Wesley Myers on July 26, 2011, 22:26:57
But I have two separate signs.  Surely Playmobil would have only put one plastic sign in a set and not more than one?

Could you take a pic to show what the "hotel"-sign looks like?
If there are 2 signs of the same shape in a set, that would be weird indeed...
Normally there are just different stickers with different languages.
I'm not 100% sure what Geobra used as french translation for the "Ratskeller"-sign, but "aux caves de l'hôtel de ville" seems accurate & likely to me.
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #35 on: July 27, 2011, 02:34:24 »
Quote from: Hadoque on July 26, 2011, 22:48:20
Could you take a pic to show what the "hotel"-sign looks like?
If there are 2 signs of the same shape in a set, that would be weird indeed...
Normally there are just different stickers with different languages.
I'm not 100% sure what Geobra used as french translation for the "Ratskeller"-sign, but "aux caves de l'hôtel de ville" seems accurate & likely to me.

Okay.  Here are some pictures.

Here are the signs:



Here is the Rathaus I have from the Memorial Collection:






Here is a picture of the interior ceiling and how it is in this one.  I am presuming it is correct (?).



I have not included the accessories in the pictures.  I believe I have all of them and the figures for each house, though.  When I have everything sorted I will take pictures, like I did the guardhouse.

You will notice this one is put together a bit different than the box art image.  It is glued though.  Yes, I can take it apart.  The stuff was glued with 3 types of glue I have found.  The most common is from an hot glue gun.  There was the white glue for the Baron's Battle Tower and some of the pieces were glued with model glue.  The model glue is pretty hard to get apart!  Hot glue is pretty easy.
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #36 on: July 27, 2011, 05:08:37 »
Quote from: Hadoque on July 26, 2011, 21:57:11
This thread is a great idea, Panos!  :)9

One small remark: shouldn't the Pottery be equipped with a sign too?
http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/catalogue.html

And I like your Tabard Inn a lot, I think I'm gonna copy it   :love: ;D
Personal idea: I would exchange the framework-door & window on the ground level in the middle with a stone door & window, because the structure above it are stone windows; a wooden structure wouldn't support the stones above normally.

Thank you for the suggestion Erwin, I very good idea to change the wall piece  :)9

I took the pic of the pottery home in a hurry ... the signs were in another box... I'll add them  ;)

Wesley, I see now that I have both the ''Ratskeller'' and ''Rathaus'' signs, so your placement and thought is excellent!

I am not sure about the attic floor...  ??? I'll look into it, but can you also please add your 3444 pics here as well? thank you!
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #37 on: July 30, 2011, 09:29:25 »
Wesley The attic floor of the Town Hall is correct!!!

I realised I miss some pieces from the rest of the houses, as well as the thingy that the pottery sign can be hang by, and two chimneys...  I rushed to ebay and found the pieces... more pics when the missing pieces arrive...

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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #38 on: July 30, 2011, 21:08:25 »
I hope to own all of these some day.  ;)
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Re: Steck houses reference
« Reply #39 on: July 31, 2011, 17:26:06 »
oh i missed this thread!

anyway thanks for the pics Panos! - it's great to see all the sides of these houses - they're more beautiful than i thought... :love:

i had never seen that window on a steck room (3442 Blacksmith) - is that piece unique?

playmobil seems to be the only toy brand to ever produce a line of medieval houses for kids (just like it happened with the victorian theme) - that was a very good taste of them - I bet not only kids liked them when they were available back in the day, no wonder nowadays they're so sought after.
Too bad they're long gone :-\
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