Superspecials (release DE febr 2012) are on Playmobil.de

[Giorginetto]

I really like the target! He is very cool 

I wonder what it is made of etc etc 

[bonniebeth]

Could it be cork, maybe?

[Giorginetto]

Could it be cork, maybe?

The interesting question is that these arrows seem to be able to hit and stay on that target, which seems to be of some sort of soft material BUT have a colored cover ' target ' on top of it ...  which means the arrow actually go through it  a very original playmo mystery that is waiting to be solved !!! 

[Gis]

@Gis: the easter egg knight is (flashing) orange and DARK grey. 

@Arnaud: I was talking more about the added banner which was Orange/Silver on a black field

[Baron Marshall]

The interesting question is that these arrows seem to be able to hit and stay on that target, which seems to be of some sort of soft material BUT have a colored cover ' target ' on top of it ...  which means the arrow actually go through it  a very original playmo mystery that is waiting to be solved !!! 

To me it looks just like the old knife throwing act principle is at work... there are just 3 holes in the target and the arrow tips are now wider and deeper as to stick into the slits

[tonguello]

To me it looks just like the old knife throwing act principle is at work... there are just 3 holes in the target and the arrow tips are now wider and deeper as to stick into the slits

yes, the target has holes and the arrows have a rounded point that fits the hole and stays. 

[Giorginetto]

If you look at the catapult leader from the 90's for eg ...

Why you think this is more rennaisance era  . I think the medieval klickies of the 90s ( I exclude some magic sets ) were all very medieval and quite frankly the best medieval line playmobil ever made, 3666/3667 sets supported by the siege tower/ catapult and the additional steck sets and of course the foot soldiers, archers / knights was by far the most comprehensive and detailed and REALISTIC above all medieval range , shame really back then the steck houses didint make a comeback something i was very upset about in the mid/ late 90s i recall.... Todays's sets and medieval klikcies are so different all together and the lack of realism in their design/ colours and weapons make them very temprary and never a truly classic / collectable set i am afraid. Medieval sets have more parts and complexity but they lack the realism and comprehension of the 90s sets, that is why i refer to the 90s ( for other reasons also ) as the golden era of playmobil. If anything HAns Beck ensured all klickies still had a smile on their face !! Playmobil should neverr have created those angry /evil faces, very wrong and personally playmobil is not as educational and as an expensive / ' good' toy as before . Of course the new sets sell quantities and therefore they will continue along these 'non Hans Beck lines' but i doubt these sets will ever be as cult and collectable as the 3667 and siege tower for example . ..... 

[Bolingbroke]

Mmm. I guess I meant to say that early to mid-Middle Ages Normans (let's mention Normans for convenience's sake) certainly looked nothing like the klickies you find in sets like 3666, 3653 and so on.

The closest PM ever got to that look was with the last crusaders special - imo, but so much more could be done as regards to a more realistic medieval look. There's a lot of great Norman customs here and on other boards like Tricorne Jock etc.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8765199@N07/2282325184/

Such a soldier would never wear boots, for eg.

But like I said, it depends on what you mean by middleages.

[Saskia]

I like the Superspecials. My favorite would be the stewardess and next the guy with the exotic birds. I'm also wondering if the centre of the target is made of platicine or that maybe the two holes are prefab.

I love the dog families. Those I'm sure of that I'm going to buy them.

[cowabounga]

@Arnaud: I was talking more about the added banner which was Orange/Silver on a black field

Ah? OK, no problem, mate!

The interesting question is that these arrows seem to be able to hit and stay on that target, which seems to be of some sort of soft material BUT have a colored cover ' target ' on top of it ...  which means the arrow actually go through it  a very original playmo mystery that is waiting to be solved !!! 

If you look closely at the picture, the arrows in the target look shorter than those in the archer's arm. Their tip looks square-ish, and so look the holes in the target!
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