Hi,
I played with playmobil back in the early 80's when McDonalds was giving away Indian figures with Happy Meals. I also had a western set. I remember having horses, a bull and a few cowboys. Several years ago I spotted the manger scene at TRU and picked it up as a Christmas decoration. I also found a Santa's sleigh and reindeer set on ebay that year. I have started to take a re-interest in the figures, mainly the military figures from the 1700's or items that can be used with them like pirate's cannons, etc... Truth is my real collectible is 3 3/4 inch GI Joe figures from the early 80's to present. I recently picked up a few more klicky Santa's though for Christmas decorations and tried to find a mystery figure of Uncle Sam without success.
Apparently, someone sliced open every blue bag and cherry picked the ones they wanted. I ended up with several guitar playing rock stars, football players, trophy carrying athletes, a Zorro and an Executioner. I did not notice the small cuts until home. None of the accessories were missing (surprised they did not take parts).
I think Playmobil will be a great toy line for children once my wife and I start having children. There is a lot of variety to the themes and they don't seem to be tied to violence, sex, drugs or any other of the negative influences that can affect a child unintentionally. (I played with GI Joe and toy guns and turned out okay, right?)
v/r
Shawn
Fayetteville, NC, USA
