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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: cachalote on November 26, 2006, 14:03:10
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from time to time i find some images of this schooner with a different crew from the one i have.
in mine, the sailors have grey shirts and white trousers.
apparently there are also some versions with different sailors - the ones in this image.
is this true? can someone help me with this?
thank you.
:)
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These are customs. The top of the body probably comes from the top figure and the legs from one in the bottom picture or the male figure which comes with the 3965 family house. (Pictures from Collectobil.)
I made a similar crew up for a shcooner I had using the legs of the man from 3965 and the top of the Union soldiers.
The hats and ribbons and boat hooks you can buy from DS.
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Hello, Cachalote ...
I have attached a scan (from the instructions) that shows the crew that originally came with the schooner.
I have also attached a picture of the schooner just for fun ... :)
All the best,
Richard
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:)
thank you richard and playmofire,
i know the grey shirted sailor's set well (i have one).
are you quite sure that these different sailors are customs?
i have a feeling of seeing a schooner with them looking quite original somewhere (i can't remember where).
somehow i associate it with france or with a french site...
maybe my sudden interest in this matter comes form a dream i had that playmobil produced a sailor/marine ship (a big one).
i really wish they would do so, like in the patrick o'brien stories (the aubrey/maturin series, a.k.a. master and commander).
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Hello, Cachalote ...
Maybe it was one of MacGayver's (http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/) custom ships that you saw. Like the Unicorn ...
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The Unicorn (La Licorne) has been "captured" some time ago and sails under a different flag now :toot: :arrr:
She has been in drydock and some small alterations (especially to the front mast) have been made. Maybe some pics will appear when she's back in port after a trial period at high sea ;)
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:o
ah, ah, la licorne has now a new flag.
a very beautiful ship, no doubt.
congratulations mon capitaine.
we have to see her sailing under belgian colors...
:wow:
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Cachalote,
I'm pretty sure Playmofire and Richard are right that the grey uniformed klickies are the original ones.
I have just bought (this weekend) a schooner and I'm looking for some parts and the grey sailors are the first on my list.
Hadoque, i have seen the Unicorn when it was still owned by it's creator, but we all would like to see it here again.
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dear arab warrior,
i am convinced.
maybe someday i can remeber where the hell i saw this different and apparently "official" crew, just like the one in the 1st photo.
thank you all for the help.
:)
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maybe someday i can remember ...
Could this be what you saw?
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well richard, not quite.
what i remember were exact replicas of the silors i showed above, standing on a very non-custom schooner.
when i saw identical ones for sale i decided to try to know if they really existed oficially.
i am now gessing that they don't.
meanwhile, revisiting this issue is making me obsessed with the idea of a larger marine/ sailor/ navy/ 18th/ 19th century ship.
8}
like patrick o'brien's h.m.s. surprise.
8}
can you imagine a big ship filled with sailors as the perfect company for a ship filled with pirates?
(i hope that playmobil has some spies in this forum)
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At the risk of sounding pretentious, could it have been my Royal navy frigates. I customized a different crew for each, and the one on the right is very close to what you have posted...
(http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/album/albums/userpics/10001/navy.jpg)
(http://www.playclicks.com/galeria/albums/userpics/10008/HMS%20Aslan%20crew%20sm.jpg)
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maybe this was it captain.
a very beautiful custom.
seeing the way you crowded your frigates, i am sure you agree with me when i speak of the need for a new playmobil royal navy big ship.
:)
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I agree 100%. We need a large pirate-hunter!
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maybe this was it captain.
a very beautiful custom.
seeing the way you crowded your frigates, i am sure you agree with me when i speak of the need for a new playmobil royal navy big ship.
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I agree 100%. We need a large pirate-hunter!
I am very happy that Cachalote finally found the sailors that he has been looking for ... :yup:
And, Cachalote and Cap'n Henry, now that MacGayver has arrived, maybe you will both get your wish to see a LARGE pirate-hunter ... ;)
Because ... It's very doubtful that Playmobil will ever build any beautiful large ships like the ones that we have seen come out of MacGayver's wonderful shipyard ... :)
All the best,
Richard
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well richard,
if i only had the time to produce a large ship i would do it.
i was trying to spare me the work by expecting playmobil to do it for me.
one as big as the 3940 would do fine.
(actually, on as big as the 3750 could make me perfectly happy).
:)
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i was thinking...
we could always create a petition and send it to playmobil
http://www.petitiononline.com/create_petition.html
does any of you have an e.mail adress?
who's with me? captain henry? hadoque? deadeye dick? macgayver? customizer?
:)
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I would gladly sign a petition, but wouldn't it be easier to raid the Playmobil design offices and hold the designers captive until they gave us what we want? ;) Seems more piratey than a petition! :D:D:D:D:D
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:)
you are quite right captain.
a need as important and essential as this deserves extreme measures.
to do it properly, though, we should do it by boat, landing an assault party on a beach.
are the playmobil design offices near the sea?
does anyone know?
i am already starting to sharpen my cutlasses...
>:D
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Ah ... :hmm:
I can see it now.
An assault on Klicky Towers by a group of Playmobil Pirates! ... :arrr:
Playmobil Pirates ... fresh from the warm waters of the Caribbean ... sloshing their way through the January-February snows of Zirndorf.
Their teeth chattering and their hands frozen to the steel of their cutlasses ... :arrr:
Please take lots of photos ... ;)
All the best from the US Virgin Islands,
Richard
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One day I'll try to "copy" the Unicorn to have a second large ship. I think after several tries (and wreckening several ships) one should finally succeed in that. ;D
What we would need to "mass produce" trimasters for ourselves would be 2 extended 3940-moulds: one for the hull and and one for the upper-deck... The canon-deck (inside), masts and other stuff can more easily be customised.
Anyone good at making moulds? :eh?:
I fear Geobra won't be prepared to make 2 extended moulds...
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:)
you know hadoque,
a few years go i started to build a snipe class sailing boat (a rather small one, less than 5 m long).
i still have to finish it...
attacking playmobil headquarters and force them to build what we want is maybe a better option for me...
:)
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Ahoy fellow sailors!
If you are not a purist, (all Playmobil parts), you can easily build from scratch,
a ship as large as you like.
I have finished (almost) a small Hansa Cog type of ship for my small crew.
I used Playmobil sails, but the rest is mostly built from plywood of various
dimensions.
I have a generic 4 foot hull awaiting inspiration, and a nearly completed Santa Maria hull, also waiting for the courage to rig the thing.
I hope this is not to far off base, as my crews are genuine seafaring Playmobil
klickies.
Happy sailing,
Jimbo
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Those sound very cool Jimbo! I am looking forward to seeing photos of the completed ships. Although I am also curious to see pix of the in-progress projects.
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I agree 100%. We need a large pirate-hunter!
Is this large enough ? ;) ;D ;D
(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.02.18/macgayverplaymobil%20100_1039.jpg)
more pics here -------> http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.02.18/macgayverdolphin.htm (http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.02.18/macgayverdolphin.htm)
Merry Christmas
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Is this large enough ? ;) ;D ;D
(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.02.18/macgayverplaymobil%20100_1076.jpg)
more pics here -------> http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.02.18/macgayverdolphin.htm (http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.02.18/macgayverdolphin.htm)
Merry Christmas
As everyone can see, Michael's Dolphin conversion is quite simple and easy enough for anyone to do in an evening at home (whilst watching your favourite TV programme).
I'm sure that Mr. MacGayver would be delighted to send you his easy step by step instructions for a small fee. All you need are a few tools found around the house, a few Playmobil parts and a quiet evening at home with the family, and you too can have a fine fleet of large Playmobil sailing ships.
Please post your photos here. But, please be original and use something other than a dolphin or a unicorn as your figurehead! ... ;)
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone,
Richard
(BTW, please do NOT take this post seriously!) ... ;)
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:love:
this would no doubt be the perfect christmas gift.
this thread ended up filled with wonderful pictures and information.
thank you all and merry christmas to you all: richard, macgayver, captain henry, jimbo, hadoque, arab warrior and playmofire.
:wow:
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Please post your photos here. But, please be original and use something other than a dolphin or a unicorn as your figurehead! ... ;)
Richard
(BTW, please do NOT take this post seriously!) ... ;)
Actually , think you have a point here ;) ;D
This was on my 'To Do' list ;D
Hope you guy's like it '
(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.12.06/100_3333.jpg)
More pics here -----> http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202006.12.06/Royal%20navy.htm
's why final
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rather then stating a new topic i thought i could react to this thread.
Do any of you know how many Gray sailors were originally in the 3055 set.
there are three on the box cover, but only two are mentioned on the part sheet??
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there are 3 "gray" sailors - the same ones that are pictured in the box cover. :)
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Thanks Cachalote,
So i just need one sailor then.......... anyone???
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i am sorry, i have none extra left. :(
i bought 2 extra ones to "fill" my schooner some time ago on ebay.
if you search ebay.de for playmobil followed by "3740" or "3055" or "marineschoner" or "matrosen" or "matrose" i am sure you will come up with some. :yup:
good luck arab warrior. :)
it is always a pleasure to find another schooner fan. :wave:
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And Please Arab Warrior I am still missing the main sail for one of mine so if you come across one please send me a link . I lost the two auctions i was watching some time back :hissyfit: It is not always easy to find how people categorize them in foreign countries 8}
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I traded a sail i was missing with someone from playmoboard, along with all the other parts i was missing at the time.
She's still around, but i haven't contacted her in a long time.