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Title: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Skywalker on December 18, 2011, 19:44:54
had this in the post friday:

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/IMG_1156.jpg)

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/IMG_1157.jpg)

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/IMG_1159.jpg)

Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: tahra on December 18, 2011, 19:51:24
I'm soooo jealous.. I get mostly junk in the mail.

Thanks for sharing! I must get those penguins! Uhm... and the indians... and maybe the knights. Darn.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Wolf Knight on December 18, 2011, 19:53:36
This looks so promising!! the penguin set is so lovely!!
Can we please trouble you for a closer pic of the knight set, Rene?
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: bonniebeth on December 18, 2011, 19:54:22
Must have the penguins, indians, and playground! Really can't wait until these sets are available here. I really may not wait for the penguins.... or the indians....shipping is going to kill me. :-[
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: schluss on December 18, 2011, 20:34:24
Hi,

all sets are available at this moment in Germany.

official retail price is 19,99 €....


schluss
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Skywalker on December 18, 2011, 20:42:30
Panos: i will check tomorrow for a close up. cheers
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: PlaymoMan on December 18, 2011, 20:59:02
Know this is the kind of stuff I want to get in the mail!
Anyways, the penguins are awesome - I need them, along with the playground.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Skywalker on December 18, 2011, 21:06:39
zoomed in the original pic ...

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/kannweg.jpg)
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: cowabounga on December 18, 2011, 21:24:01
Thanks for the close up René! As I suspected the horse has a brand new saddle with rear harness! Cooooool!!
A.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: tahra on December 18, 2011, 21:46:32
Darn, I wanted those klickys... As high as honor... I think.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: conniefrere on December 18, 2011, 21:57:49
The fact I rediscoverd playmobil..... >:( >:( >:(

Now I see these indians and I want those too.... And all the western i can find.... 8-) :-[

 :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Skywalker on December 18, 2011, 22:41:38
oh…and the polar bear family is 50% off .i think 4.99  - just if someone wants to build an army for the modern war  :P
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Bolingbroke on December 19, 2011, 08:31:25
Thanks for the close up René! As I suspected the horse has a brand new saddle with rear harness! Cooooool!!
A.

Yes. And there are three different types of shield in the set ... but not one of them is an Egyptian type (which people like you have been using so successfully in your customs).

The two dark figures are pretty. The orange one less so. I don't like the mounted knight/halberd combo. And as I said elsewhere, the base is an utter waste of plastic. I wouldd have been tempted to buy another one of these, but 20 euro is too expensive for those 3 klickies, and I wouldnt know what to do with another base.

And not even gonna go into the inanity of the cannons.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: tahra on December 19, 2011, 08:38:34
The two dark figures are pretty. The orange one less so. I don't like the mounted knight/halberd combo. And as I said elsewhere, the base is an utter waste of plastic. I wouldd have been tempted to buy another one of these, but 20 euro is too expensive for those 3 klickies, and I wouldnt know what to do with another base.

And not even gonna go into the inanity of the cannons.

Agree. I wanted the klickys with "equipment"... But the base.. meh. And the cannons.. I have no idea if it's accurate or not, but I think cannons with knights suck. All the ones we got so far will be sent to the pirates.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Bolingbroke on December 19, 2011, 08:49:56
And one last thing ... I think now I can safely say that the bucket helm on the mounted knight (also seen on the last crusader) is one of the ugliest helmets ever released by playmobil. It just doesn't work. esp when paired with a feather or feather-like accessory.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: tahra on December 19, 2011, 09:55:45
I don't really like most HUGE helmets.. Klickys already have a ... large head. With those huge helmets.. well... Besides, it hides their gorgeous faces!
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Bolingbroke on December 19, 2011, 12:58:47
I don't mind great helms if theyre done properly - there are some really pretty customs out there if you see what I mean. But this one, it's a bit half-assed (ass as in donkey ... just in case I get told off for saying that  ;D)
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Elric on December 19, 2011, 16:08:23
Thanks for sharing. I actually like the helmets but that wing feather looking thing on top of it has to go. I think the swivel cannon is cool but not with knights!  These cannons would look cool mounted on top of a prison fortress.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Skywalker on December 19, 2011, 18:00:51
…the knight set is not very good i think. it cost very much ( 20€ ) and just the knights might be interesting. i think the whole stoney-canon-tree thing is a waste of plastic and not very creative.

another thing that is really not well done is the design of the box. all products are in a total wrong perspective to the background. it just looks like a photoshop beginner did it. looking at the old boxes make me think : where is the evolution in the pics ? seems to go from "wow so nice" to "hmmm.okay" . it seems that every box is getting worse. sorry but this is not the spirit from the good old days…

the penguin set is making sense with the glass windows etc. this one i like a lot more.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: CountBogro on December 19, 2011, 18:05:12
…the knight set is not very good i think. it cost very much ( 20€ ) and just the knights might be interesting. i think the whole stoney-canon-tree thing is a waste of plastic and not very creative. ...


Still ... those Eagle Knights are awesomely good. I really would love to see some more sets with them...
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Bolingbroke on December 19, 2011, 18:12:51
What makes them so awesome, exactly? Compared to other PM knights, that is.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: tahra on December 19, 2011, 18:40:28
Still ... those Eagle Knights are awesomely good. I really would love to see some more sets with them...
Agree!

But with the base... it's not very cost effective.
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Hadoque on December 20, 2011, 00:23:04
The 2 blue knights/soldiers are cool   :love: , I want those (darn, I'm getting deeper into the Medieval theme  :doh: ).

Cannons can go along with knights in Late Medieval History; starting in the 14th century. But it should be early "primitive" designs, and not these specific gunbarrels which look rather 17th-18th century. To put them swivelling on the baseplate's rock or fence looks totally ridiculous...
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Wolf Knight on December 20, 2011, 06:10:33
zoomed in the original pic ...


Thank you very much for the close up Rene!!!
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Giorginetto on December 30, 2011, 16:45:29
To put them swivelling on the baseplate's rock or fence looks totally ridiculous...

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My thoughts exactly, and these type of volleys they use are even worse - totally unrealistic from all angles- dont like them at all ....  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:
Title: Re: German DS Flyer Dez.2011
Post by: Justindo on January 01, 2012, 05:48:54
I don't really like most HUGE helmets.. Klickys already have a ... large head. With those huge helmets.. well... Besides, it hides their gorgeous faces!

Playmobil had an opportunity to create a truly great looking historically accurate great helm and this is what they came up with? :doh:  Maybe they'll get it right next time.