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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: EmGee on January 14, 2012, 14:49:09
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As promised, here are some photos of the recent FP purchases... and a couple of extra items...
Photos of the Harbour Cafe (5128) & Garden Fence (7292)
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor2.jpg)
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor3.jpg)
Close up of mother and child... she came in with about 4 extra bracelets... so she's wearing them all! You can never have too much jewelry! :P
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor5.jpg)
Close up of Jean Pierre, the owner of the Cafe... I'm starting to weave a whole story about him...
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor4.jpg)
Back side of the building... it is a very cute little building with lots of potential... the fence is ok, it is NOT red as it appears in the photos on the PM website.
Still, it's a good one... has two gates, a single and a double one.
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor6.jpg)
Here's the Harbour Ferry... side view
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor7.jpg)
Front View...
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor8.jpg)
Side view and dock... someone loading up their car and jetski...
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor10.jpg)
And look who it is! It's EmGee and JayBee!
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor12.jpg)
Corner Store... I think this will become EmGee's Art Gallery
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/cornerstore1.jpg)
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/cornerstore2.jpg)
And here's a group of new buddies that arrived at our home during the last couple of weeks...
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/newguys1.jpg)
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Great purchases, that cafe looks very versatile and I just love the scooter.
I love how it looks like the pirate is eyeing those groceries in the shopping cart as if its treasure. :)
The ferry is a bit of an odd set, its beautifull but I do wonder how often kids would use it during play. It's definatly perfect for diorama's though.
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Great review! Could we get a view of the interior furniture of the cafe?
I think kids would use the ferry all the time. Load up your cowboys on their horses to go across to the other side for a stop at the cafe, then take some cattle back across and so on.
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Great pics, Em Gee. I think I would like to spend a lot of time at that cafe! I really like the shutters on the window. ;)
Joe
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Great review, and great photos. I will wait just a few weeks to see if my local toy shop is selling them at not too much of a mark up, and if not, I see another order adding up quickly.
kaethe
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They're really cute.. The ferry is one of the sets I'm REALLY trying to resist. I have NO IDEA why I really like it...
(I think the red scooter is part of it.. we have a bunch of green ones... )
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Nice pics- I really like the cafe, though the waiter's suit with short sleeves is either a little trashy or a little flamboyant ;D
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Great review! Could we get a view of the interior furniture of the cafe?
Here you go Tim... One shelf unit, a tray for flatware, two ice cream sundays, two goblets, serving tray, six green bottles + crate, apple and orange juice cartons, small table, umbrella, 3 folding chairs (why only 3 I'll never know! ???), a potted plant and two red birdies.
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/cafeaccs.jpg)
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They're really cute.. The ferry is one of the sets I'm REALLY trying to resist. I have NO IDEA why I really like it...
(I think the red scooter is part of it.. we have a bunch of green ones... )
Yeah, I tried NOT to get it... but failed. :)
The Harbour Police station... I really like it, but the building itself is kind of small... not much room inside for what I had planned for it... might still get it, along with the Catamaran.
Can't wait til it warms up, so I can take some photos of the Ferry in my pool.
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Excellent pictures! Thanks! These sets look great. I really like the mom and the restaurateur that come with the cafe, but these children with the new thick hair styles just haven't grown on me. Are the klickies actually bigger, or is it just their hair?
Nice pics- I really like the cafe, though the waiter's suit with short sleeves is either a little trashy or a little flamboyant ;D
I think the waiter's short sleeves make him seem less sophisticated/more vulnerable. They don't make me like him less; I think they give him personality. :lol:
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Thanks for these pics! These sets are very beautiful!!
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Thanks EmGee, I really like those glasses with drinks in them. That's a really old shelf unit style, looks like a hand-me-down from 3146 - Franky's Hot Dog stand. (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=3146)
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Thanks EmGee, I really like those glasses with drinks in them. That's a really old shelf unit style, looks like a hand-me-down from 3146 - Franky's Hot Dog stand. (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=3146)
Ah, that's where they're from... :)
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These sets look great :)
Can't wait till spring to return to the FL Funpark :love:
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Thanks for the excellent pictures. I'm liking this theme more after seeing these pics. Lots of potential for a big summer vacation set-up.
:)9
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Thanks for the review and photos. I have the ferry and a car and trailer set put away for my son's birthday - it is therefore great to see what it looks like out of the box.
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Thanks for the review and pics! I REALLY want those sets - I don't think they come out in Canada till March or April. :P
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I have the harbour set up on my exibition layout, go to my web site:
http://www.walts-playmobil-collection.me.uk/new_layout.htm
and scrol down to Corris August 2011.
Bottom right two photographs or Lytham October 2011. Bottom row second from the right.
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Thanks for the pics, they look great. Think I'm gonna buy the harbor and cafe.
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More great new releases! Thank you for sharing them with us EmGee! :thanks:
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I love the cafe and the klickies that come with it :love:
Walter had the ferry at Kirkbean last summer and I was surprised at how large it is.
Thanks for showing us these EmGee. :wave:
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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Love these sets! Wish the cafe had three tables and six chairs.....tables and chairs are always difficult to match when ordering from US DS. It would be cooler if they were sysx so we could expand the cafe easily.
The red scooter and car on the ferry are very cute! Wish they had done them in lt orange or another pastel like lime. I adore the old green scooter and smart car, and would love to have them in other pastel colors.
Great additions to a city diorama!
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(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n630/playmolife/shopping/harbor4.jpg)
Does anyone else think some of the pictures on this sign are kind of funny? That appears to be ice cream in a martini glass with a cocktail umbrella. 8} And the giant box of french fries with the ol' stars and stripes on it. ;) Just struck me as rather funny. I wish they actually made all these food items. In playmobil, I mean.
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Does anyone else think some of the pictures on this sign are kind of funny? That appears to be ice cream in a martini glass with a cocktail umbrella. 8} And the giant box of french fries with the ol' stars and stripes on it. ;) Just struck me as rather funny. I wish they actually made all these food items. In playmobil, I mean.
The ice cream in glass with an umbrella is a very common presentation for icecream here..
There are gazillions different decorations for ice cream here, from umbrellas to pieces of fruit and peacocks...
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Does anyone else think some of the pictures on this sign are kind of funny? That appears to be ice cream in a martini glass with a cocktail umbrella. 8} And the giant box of french fries with the ol' stars and stripes on it. ;) Just struck me as rather funny. I wish they actually made all these food items. In playmobil, I mean.
nothing looks realy funny to me ::)
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The ice cream in glass with an umbrella is a very common presentation for icecream here..
There are gazillions different decorations for ice cream here, from umbrellas to pieces of fruit and peacocks...
Really? I never saw anything like that around here. Of course, I probably haven't been in an ice cream shop in 15 years....
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The ice cream in glass with an umbrella is a very common presentation for icecream here..
There are gazillions different decorations for ice cream here, from umbrellas to pieces of fruit and peacocks...
Yes, I was thinking the same thing. Can't really explain the stars and stripes box of French fries though, given that Playmobil is a German company. :)
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they must be "freedom fries" :lol:
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they must be "freedom fries" :lol:
That's what I thought too...
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That's great. Thanks so much for the review. The ferry is high on our 2012 wish list as we have a real one locally ...
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss209/Alison01326/10228346.jpg)
(http://www.falriver.co.uk/frl/ferries/king_harry_ferry (http://www.falriver.co.uk/frl/ferries/king_harry_ferry))
Isaac made a cardboard one ages ago, for his ordinary toy cars, long before he found out that Playmobil did one, so I think he deserves one, don't you :yup:
I doubt I'll be allowed another cafe, though as I already have Franky's (3146), and the Ice Cream Parlour (4134) and for Christmas my husband finally gave in to my addiction and bought me the 3254 Cafe as I had mentioned in passing that our local toy shop had one and I thought it was too expensive!!! He was listening :love: I also have a Hot Dog vendor (7781), so my Klickies are well catered for.
On the subject of the menu, we also have ice cream served like that in the UK, usually known as a "coupe". If the German designer of the fries packet has spent any time in the UK he would have gone over to the British way of thinking that "fries" are American and chips are British!!! The only fries we get here in cardboard packets like that are served by McDonalds, Burger King & KFC!!! Those filled drink glasses also come in some of the wedding sets.
For non-Playmo food items (although so far I have only bought a few sandwiches and hot dogs (for "decoration" only in my displays)) these people http://www.mytinyworld.co.uk/ (http://www.mytinyworld.co.uk/) do some fabulous food items (and a lot more). I do like the British Fish & Chips but so far my Klickies haven't had to succumb to the torture of having that placed in front of them. If only they had elbows!
We'll definitely be getting that ferry some time, but it's probably going to be towards the end of the year. We have well and truly run out of space now :( Oh yes, and money :lol:
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Hi Alison! Good to see you.
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Thanks, good to be back, although things are a bit hectic and I don't get to spend much leisure time at the computer so I don't know how often I'll be on here.
Must sort out some pics, though!
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I can't wait for these to go on sale. The ferry looks awesome! Hope that a second ferry dock is offered as an add-on!
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You can buy the parts from D.S. as spaires. I did this last year for my exhibition display.
Go to
http://www.walts-playmobil-collection.me.uk/new_layout.htm
and go down to Corris Augusr 2011 and look at the bottom two photos on the right.
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WOW!!!That harbour cafe reminds me of my lake-side wedding breakfast in Las Vegas!!!!!!
I love your pics and those playmos are fab!!!!
Lucky lucky you ;)
Best wishes
Issyx
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The police office is already discontinued here in Belgium and germany. So you will need to get it quick!
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Thanks for the pictures! Would love to get the ferry!!! (well, and the cafe too! :P)
Love these sets! Wish the cafe had three tables and six chairs.....tables and chairs are always difficult to match when ordering from US DS. It would be cooler if they were sysx so we could expand the cafe easily.
Is the cafe not system x? What system is it?
EmGee, in the picture with all the new klickies, where did the klicky with the sunglasses come from? I think he looks pretty cool!
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It is snap lock system, the cafe is one big piece that snaps together with the baseplate.
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Thanks for the pictures! Would love to get the ferry!!! (well, and the cafe too! :P)
Is the cafe not system x? What system is it?
EmGee, in the picture with all the new klickies, where did the klicky with the sunglasses come from? I think he looks pretty cool!
The klicky with the red shorts and printed shirt? That's 30 00 9990 from this set
http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3236.htm
I got it on ebay, I needed more "every day" kind of figures.
He's a cool, little guy.
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That's the guy we voted uncoolest klicky! :lol: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7534.0
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That's the guy we voted uncoolest klicky! :lol: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7534.0
:lol: I reckon it's about time for another of those competitions!
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That's the guy we voted uncoolest klicky! :lol: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7534.0
Well, I didn't want to hurt his feelings. :'(
I mean, I do have to live with him. :lol:
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:giggle:, & be very careful,...you may wake up one morning tied to the floor like Gulliver! :o
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great pictures, I like the interior parts and the menu.