I cant believe it! Following is the reply from Playmobil:
Dear Mr Soon,
Thank you for your reply.
Regarding the printed arms of the soldiers in item 5393, we would like to explain the following:
Due to logistic reasons a technical change in the production of the arms of the Roman figures had been necessary. Thus, some of the Roman items are equipped with figures that have got either injected top parts or printed ones. Unfortunately, arms of figures can not be ordered separately.
Since these different arms do not imply a change in the function of the figure and since the play value remains the same, we do hope that you can accept your Roman figures the way they are and have a lot of fun with your Playmobil item.
We count on your understanding that the difference in arms does not represent a defect of the figure.
With kind regards,
Jutta U.Steiner
geobra Brandstätter Stiftung & Co. KG
CRM-Export
Address:
geobra Brandstätter Stiftung & Co. KG
Industriestr. 5
90599 Dietenhofen
Phone: 0049-(0)911-9666-1157
Fax: 0049-(0)911-9666-1303
e-mail: crm_export@playmobil.de