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General => Brainstorming For Playmobil => Topic started by: Rhalius on August 04, 2012, 11:07:43
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It's been a while, might be nice to suggest a new theme again, this time an India theme. :)
There would be some new parts here, overall the theme could mostly have indian clickies, but with western traders as well. It could be from the period that Europe was busy trading with India, but before the time of British India, since that might make it unpopular with the people of India.
The idea is for the theme to be appealing to both boys and girls.
Moving on to the set suggestions:
-Elephant.
An elephant with a little platform on top with cushions and some covering from the sun. There could be room for two clickies to sit.
Included clickies: a well dressed man and woman for on top of the elephant, and a servant walking beside the elephant with some assecoires.
-Palace.
An indian style palace with a throne room, dining room and a bedroom. The set up could be somewhat similar to the princess castle, but in neutral colors.
It would be the largest set of the theme, including many accesoires for a luxurious life.
Included clickies: Maharadja, a well dressed lady (could belong to the royal family), two armed guards, a male and a female servant, a child in neutral clothes to be used as either nobility or as servant, and a tiger on a chain.
-Dancers.
A small set consisting out of two bellydancers in colorfull decorated outfits, with instruments.
-Indian warriors.
A small set of three Indian soldiers with indian weaponry and a horse.
-Merchant.
An Indian house with a market stand, which sells various products that where typically exported to other countries. Somewhat of an educational set with several chests and boxes to store the goods in.
Included clickies: Merchant, Indian woman with baby, western trader with western servant.
-Carrack. (merchant ship.)
A mostly western set in the Indian theme, the Carrack merchant ship is a different design but about the same size as the usual pirate ship.
The front of this ship is typically a bit higher, could have some stairs there and a room under it for extra storage space.
Unlike the pirate ships, this ship would be intended for trade so would come with various goods and chests and no real cannons.
Cannon ports could be at the sides to give the illusion of cannons below deck however, like is done with the latest pirate ship.
Navigation equipment, a map, a walking plank to get the goods on the ship and a crane are also included.
Included clickies: Ship captain, two sailors, Indian commoner. (could be used as sailor or merchant to bring the goods on board.)
Could probably use a few more sets, but I have trouble thinking of something truly interesting and not just standard sets. :)
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I'd like to see several (maybe 3) different elephant sets, so one could make a proper procession. Maybe two big ones, and one baby elephant ridden by a child.
A traditional Indian wedding with people decked out in colorful outfits would be awesome. Also, a spice trader's stand would be cool. And another set could have women with their children washing clothing by the river.
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Sounds like another great idea, Rhalius! The ships would be great for Crusaders, and the figures you've suggested all sound really cool. I would buy a lot of these sets if they were released.
I need to think of some more suggestions too. :lol:
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I would buy a lot of these sets if they were released.
:D :D Me too
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a train with people all over it commuting through out the country :lol: Ok an old train but still with way too many people on it :P
Great idea, seeing as India is in the spot light it is a good time ;)
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could definatly be good to have another elephant set, maybe a small elephant with two indian children could be nice, along with some food for the elephant. :)
Maybe a small harbour set too.. although I wouldnt be sure about the size.. probably shouldnt be too big. Maybe just the docks with a small wharehouse and a fishing boat.
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A tea plantation...
Tiger hunt...
a Kali-Temple with thuggees...
a new snake charmer and a new fakir...
a British expedition...
a waterbuffalo-drawn cart...
Sandokan, the Tiger of Malaysia (a famous fictional pirate with a junk an a giant scimitar)
Gurkhas!!!!!
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I would definitely buy this theme!
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i love all the middle east music, art, clothing, food...it's so exotic and i would definately buy this theme too :love:
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I think an ancient china theme would be better for now...
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Great suggestions Olki, the snake charmer could be a nice set, and maybe the tea plantation could come with a waterbuffalo drawn cart. :)
Maybe a different topic could be made for an ancient China theme. ;)
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Another great idea ;D ;D ;D but dont think this would catch up as there are no movie or current trend etc references for such a theme.... same goes for an ancient china theme though, i doubt these would make it to the market. However with varius recent movies with ancoient greeks i would have though that by now we would have seen an ancient greek's theme with temples, greek warriors , olympian gods, trade ships and perhaps a hercules theme with his 12 achievements etc . BUT nothing yet.... not so sure all together about old historic sets, the romans didnt last and sadly didnt expand as i was hoping and praying to see roman houses and temples and the same goes for the maginificent, magnificent , magnificent ancient egyptian theme which i believe was a grand theme , must have costed a lot to playmobil and again it didnt last long at all and what asmae this was .... Spy theme, space theme with references kids can make to blockbuster movies ( eg avatar ) is the name of the game i think ... i doubt playmobil after the egyptian flop will ever create such an ancient world theme again .... :( :( :( :(..i think we will see more robotic and interactive themes with lasers, pc etc in the near future , perhaps a futurisitc water world or a space colony but i doubt we will see Zeus or Apollo or Achilles :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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These spy themes with lasers robots etc.. are soooooo boring, I wonder why the Egyptian and roman themes didn't go well? ???
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I think that at least the romans sold quite well, not sure about the egyptians. Both are wonderfull themes and its great that playmobil finally explored a different period of history.
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These spy themes with lasers robots etc.. are soooooo boring, I wonder why the Egyptian and roman themes didn't go well? ???
I wish I was young enough or have young kids....they are the ones deciding what Geobra launches :lol:
..but seriously, if Geobra is thinking of cashing in on the rich Asian market (although generally poor, their rich buy more cars and branded goods than us) ...they have to think not like Caucasian kids :lol: but look at those Anime and Asian movies...and recruit an Asian for their development team...and I'll apply for the job ;)....anyone here well connected with Geobra? ;D
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no offense, but I seriously hope there wont ever be anime inspired playmobil, it doesnt fit in. I find it rather terrible that Lego went that way already, combining ninja's with weird machinery.
I'd love to see historical chinese playmobil though. That could be very beautifull if millitairy and civilian sets are mixed.
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..but seriously, if Geobra is thinking of cashing in on the rich Asian market (although generally poor, their rich buy more cars and branded goods than us) ...they have to think not like Caucasian kids :lol: but look at those Anime and Asian movies...and recruit an Asian for their development team...and I'll apply for the job ;)....anyone here well connected with Geobra? ;D
Do they sell playmobil in Asia? ??? ???
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no offense, but I seriously hope there wont ever be anime inspired playmobil, it doesnt fit in. I find it rather terrible that Lego went that way already, combining ninja's with weird machinery.
I'll agree with you there, Rhalius - or at least as far as the really ridiculous archetypes of the Asian anime genre. And I liked the old Lego ninja sets, when they were good! ;D
I'd love to see historical chinese playmobil though. That could be very beautifull if millitairy and civilian sets are mixed.
I also agree! And your suggestion of an Indian theme would go along quite well with that, if they wanted to start a few different Asian themes that is.
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Depends on the anime genre. Some of it is not too out there. I'd be happy just having more Asian people in the modern sets.
Anyhow, I don't see them succeeding with an ancient Chinese theme, unless a big movie or something comes out around the same time. Ancient worlds are probably more interesting to collectors than your average kid.
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hardly any in Malaysia(and old releases only) and more in Singapore & HongKong. I dont know if they sell them in China :P
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Depends on the anime genre. Some of it is not too out there.
I agree. Some of it is quite cool, but a lot of it is also quite bizarre and exaggerated, and Playmobil seems to me to be more realistic than that, even within its fantasy limits.
Anyhow, I don't see them succeeding with an ancient Chinese theme, unless a big movie or something comes out around the same time. Ancient worlds are probably more interesting to collectors than your average kid.
I've heard from many that the Roman theme did very well, so that could prove that ancient themes can do well in the market. But, of course, ancient Rome is probably more known in the markets where Playmobil is promoted than ancient China or India. Rhalius's suggestion of a more Medieval-era India would be accepted quite well though I think, especially because the sets and parts could be so easily intermingled with other themes or sub-themes, like the Crusaders, merchants and traders, Egyptians, and many others.
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I don't think movie releases have much to do with playmobil's plans. Granted, the last pirate batch seems inspired by pirates of the carribean, but playmobil have had pirates in store since the late seventies with movies in the genre being very rare.
Same for western, although its been gone for some years its back now without any recent cowboy movies. And Cavemen, and egyptians.. Not sure how well the cavemen are selling though.
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I don't think that Playmobil releases most sets with movies in mind. However, if there are popular movies in that genre, then the theme is likely to sell well. The Roman theme had "Gladiator". Even if it's not a kids' movie, I guarantee some children saw it, and those who didn't probably thought it must be cool because their parents watched it but wouldn't let them.
And there is plenty of reasonably realistic anime out there, though I think a lot of it is geared towards girls more than boys. A lot of boy anime have fantasy elements, while many girl anime are more focused on romance.
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Considering how that Lego even releases lego versions of movies that are not appropriate for children to watch, playmobil seems to be wise to not be influenced by movies so much.
I am pretty sure that children would be shocked to see a guy melt at the end of the first indiana jones movie, seeing a guy get his arm cut off in star wars, so I am really having the idea they focus too much on profits than on whats good for children.
Many playmobil themes could work, as long as they properly advertise it and have a sense of unity amongst the sets.. that the entire theme combined gives something wonderfull. If its just a fort with soldiers, it wont add anything since thats done with medieval already.
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Sadly, a LOT of American children do watch completely inappropriate movies. They're not shocked by anything. And Lego purposely profits off of this. I had an 8-year-old tell me his favorite movie is the Exorcist. :o
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Of course parents need to take their responsibility when it comes to what is and isnt appropriate for their children, but producers of toys have a responsibility as well.
After children play with indiana jones lego and play the indiana jones lego games, they will want to see those movies. Its just a bit odd to make toys from a movie that would probably give most kids nightmares, and arent even allowed to watch due to a 12+ or even 16+ rating.
I am pretty sure lord of the rings has a 16+ rating due to rather graphic violence, yet lego makes toys focusing on it while those movies would probably not even be that interesting to any child under ten due to the amount of dialogue.
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I'd certainly agree with both of you about children watching movies hat ought not to, but I would also say that no one should watch some of those movies, namely the modern ones with the excessive swearing and unjust violence. It's very disappointing that some parents allow their children to watch that stuff, but it's even more disappointing that the culture has lead to such things being appropriate for anyone. :(
Back to the India theme though, there would be plenty of ways to make completely peaceful sets, as you've mentioned!
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I'd certainly agree with both of you about children watching movies hat ought not to, but I would also say that no one should watch some of those movies, namely the modern ones with the excessive swearing and unjust violence. It's very disappointing that some parents allow their children to watch that stuff, but it's even more disappointing that the culture has lead to such things being appropriate for anyone. :(
I agree with every word of this!
But you're right, back to the topic.
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oh, if there was a historic Indian theme I would love to see the Khajuraho Group of Monuments :cloud9: :inlove: :bloom: :loco:
with out it you would have a Roman theme with out an arena, the Egyptians with out the pyramids or the pirate theme with out a ship ;)