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Getting Started => Welcome! => Topic started by: DizneeGirl on January 01, 2015, 03:25:17
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Finally!! A place I don't have to be embarrassed about being a grown up that loves playmobil way more than my children! I thought to pop in and say hi to everyone. I just joined the forum officially and have enjoyed browsing all the posts..new and old. So much to look at. I appreciate all those that have posted over the years so newbies like me can still enjoy them.
I hope to add to the wonderful posts here. I was born the same year as playmobil..yet didn't know they existed until I had my own kids in mid 2000s. I have no idea how that happened but I am thrilled to have finally found them! I enjoy the victorian and the older medieval themes the most. I tend to pick and choose my favorites among the figures and add ons. My sons won't admit it but they enjoy playing with playmobil too...but never quite got into like me and they think I am a little weird for still liking it at my age...oh well..more fun for me!
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Welcome from San Francisco, and another mom who has Playmobil stuffed everywhere in the house. This is a wonderful forum supported by passionate and creative collectors. It is also a friendly forum, and many of the active members (versus folks that mostly read, like me) offer all sorts of help to solve your collecting and display problems.
Love your avatar.
kaethe
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Welcome to the forum! I take it that you like Disney too? ;)
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Hulloooo :)
Welcome to the forum! I'm from Antwerp, Belgium, and I don't even have kids yet, so I can only admit it's all mine ;D
The Victorian and old medieval sets are absolutely wonderful. Add the western ones to the list, and you've got my alltime favourites.
I hope you have a great time browsing around here, and if you ever feel like sharing your Playmoprojects and purchases here, please do 8-)
Edit: Love your avatar picture :lol:
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Welcome from Portugal!
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Welcome from the Netherlands, if you ever need tips about creating a picture story, diorama or anything else feel free to ask! :)
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Welcome from Tennessee!
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Welcome from another Oregonian!
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Thanks for the warm welcome...from around the world and close to home :wave:
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A third Oregonian here. Just this evening I was going to my sister's place in nw Porters when I passed an apartment window with an elaborate Christmas Playmo dio in the window. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me but I'll try to get pics soon. It was at 23rd and Glisan.
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Hi DizneeGirl,
I'm quite new too and got into Playmobil by accident when I bought a used Treasure Island as a scene setter for my megabloks dragon pirate ship ... I should mention I'm a doll and action figure collector as well as Barbie megabloks and Breyers
Then I got the Pyramid and Camper Van and recently a City Life house :)
I find the figures have an appeal all of their own, cute and colorful and where I wouldn't let my grandsons loose with my 1/6th figures I'd be quite happy to let them play with the Playmobil I have acquired (I'm giving my age away there aren't I) :lol:
I suppose I wish that the figures had more articulation but I guess that would be going away from the original design but the playsets ... all I can say is wow.
Looking forward to seeing your set ups :)
Mandy J
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A third Oregonian here. Just this evening I was going to my sister's place in nw Porters when I passed an apartment window with an elaborate Christmas Playmo dio in the window. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me but I'll try to get pics soon. It was at 23rd and Glisan.
Well hello neighbor! I am in Hillsboro :wave: I think I know the area you are talking about..I am not fond of driving around Portland if I don't have too...would love to see a photo. I just moved here last year and found a little mom/pop type store that sells Playmobil...nice to have a choice other than Learning Palace or Toys R Us. I guess every year they do a playmobil window set up for the town's 4th of July celebration..which you may already know about. My photo's are not that great but thought to share....
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Hi DizneeGirl,
I'm quite new too and got into Playmobil by accident when I bought a used Treasure Island as a scene setter for my megabloks dragon pirate ship ... I should mention I'm a doll and action figure collector as well as Barbie megabloks and Breyers
Then I got the Pyramid and Camper Van and recently a City Life house :)
I find the figures have an appeal all of their own, cute and colorful and where I wouldn't let my grandsons loose with my 1/6th figures I'd be quite happy to let them play with the Playmobil I have acquired (I'm giving my age away there aren't I) :lol:
I suppose I wish that the figures had more articulation but I guess that would be going away from the original design but the playsets ... all I can say is wow.
Looking forward to seeing your set ups :)
Mandy J
Thanks MandyJ for your warm welcome! I should welcome you too since you are fairly new here also:-) I also like the colorful cheeriness of the figures of playmobil..how can one not?
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Welcome to the forum! I take it that you like Disney too? ;)
Thanks for the welcome! And yeah...my love for Disney...that one was kinda obvious huh ;D I am constantly trying to find ways to combine Disney with Playmobil. This year I set up a Disneyland monorail track around our christmas tree with a Disneyland play castle....and the playmobil Ferris Wheel, spinnning cars, snack bar, kid train ride, and swings...it was California Adventure and Disneyland under our tree...who needs room for presents?! I think I overwhelmed my family :-[ I wish I had remembered to take a picture of it all with the "California Adventure" part set up...but here is a pic of the Castle, monorail and a few playmobil trees used...
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Emma did a Disney themed hotel of Playmobil last year I believe.
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Well hello neighbor! I am in Hillsboro :wave: I think I know the area you are talking about..I am not fond of driving around Portland if I don't have too...would love to see a photo. I just moved here last year and found a little mom/pop type store that sells Playmobil...nice to have a choice other than Learning Palace or Toys R Us. I guess every year they do a playmobil window set up for the town's 4th of July celebration..which you may already know about. My photo's are not that great but thought to share....
I live in inner SE PDX, so not a million miles away. I made a special trip back to the so-called alphabet district to get pics of the dio for you - the things I do for this forum! The dio is nowhere near as elaborate as the one in your pics, but you can be the judge in the new thread:
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=14474.0
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I live in inner SE PDX, so not a million miles away. I made a special trip back to the so-called alphabet district to get pics of the dio for you - the things I do for this forum! The dio is nowhere near as elaborate as the one in your pics, but you can be the judge in the new thread:
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=14474.0
Wow! Thanks...I'll go check it out!
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I must say your avatar picture is hillarious, looks like that clicky has quite chore ahead of her considering shes taking her time to read the newspaper on the toilet and has that plunger right next to her. :lol:
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Thanks for the welcome! And yeah...my love for Disney...that one was kinda obvious huh ;D I am constantly trying to find ways to combine Disney with Playmobil. This year I set up a Disneyland monorail track around our christmas tree with a Disneyland play castle....and the playmobil Ferris Wheel, spinnning cars, snack bar, kid train ride, and swings...it was California Adventure and Disneyland under our tree...who needs room for presents?! I think I overwhelmed my family :-[ I wish I had remembered to take a picture of it all with the "California Adventure" part set up...but here is a pic of the Castle, monorail and a few playmobil trees used...
Cool! That's definitely a unique tree display. ;) Some of the Fi?ures are already quite Disney-like, so it'd probably be easy to combine them with Disney things. :lol:
I like most Disney animated movies, though not some of the newer computer-generated ones.
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Welcome from the other side of the USA! Glad to see another Victorian collector come aboard.
Joe
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I must say your avatar picture is hillarious, looks like that clicky has quite chore ahead of her considering shes taking her time to read the newspaper on the toilet and has that plunger right next to her. :lol:
Thanks! That plunger was one of the first playmobi items I got...I don't even remember what it came with (laundry set?) All I knew was I had to have it...I guess my playmobil addiction started with a plunger!! 8} My nieces were into Calico Critters/Sylvanian Families then so I plopped my lone playmobil figure down in their dollhouse and she made herself at home....
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Welcome from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Sometimes, I try to customize Disney look a likes for my four year old daughter. A bear, a tiger, a black panther, a snake and a little boy: Jungle Book! The Snowwhite was easy, she came as a fi?ure. Now I'm trying a Princess Elsa (Frozen) but I don't have the right hair and dress. Does anyone have another ideas?
Regards Lynx
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Now I'm trying a Princess Elsa (Frozen) but I don't have the right hair and dress. Does anyone have another ideas?
You could try the ice queen's dress from Fi?ures series 1 (without the big dress part) and one of the newer blonde hair pieces (like the Rapunzel hair in set 5445 on figure 30 14 6270).
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A very warm welcome to you from snowed in Luxembourg :welcome:
Have a great time :)
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Well hello neighbor! I am in Hillsboro :wave: [....] I just moved here last year and found a little mom/pop type store that sells Playmobil...nice to have a choice other than Learning Palace or Toys R Us.
Wait I know that store. That's got to be Let's Play on Main Street! Wonderful store. They carry a complete run and tons of add ons. I got my Colosseum there! They also let me feel up a bunch of Fi?ures bags. It was kind of embarrassing. I lost my nerve and lied that it was for a young relative.
Funnily enough I have a local PM dealer too, Kids at Heart on Hawthorne. I was going to get a pic of the pirate megaklicky in their window but he started breaking and they gave him away - I found out too late!
Finnegan's downtown also carry a lot of PM.
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Wait I know that store. That's got to be Let's Play on Main Street! Wonderful store. They carry a complete run and tons of add ons. I got my Colosseum there! They also let me feel up a bunch of Fi?ures bags. It was kind of embarrassing. I lost my nerve and lied that it was for a young relative.
Funnily enough I have a local PM dealer too, Kids at Heart on Hawthorne. I was going to get a pic of the pirate megaklicky in their window but he started breaking and they gave him away - I found out too late!
Finnegan's downtown also carry a lot of PM.
Yep! Lets Play is a great store! I like how they carry add on items and everything is well organized. They still have Colosseum and Circus sets there...I haven't fallen victim to them...yet:-) I also have felt up the playmobil figure bags..and they are right next to the cash register so it is a bit weird....but one of the ladies there said they often have adults come in and squeeze those bags like crazy! I have seen a Finnegan's while riding MAX light rail but never have gone it yet. I need to be brave about exploring Portland more:-)
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They still have Colosseums? Hmm...I might flip a couple on ebay...They're going for like $200 these days.
I do love Let's Play's organization. And they have TWO megaklickies out front, and sometimes a fabulous PM window display. I should visit again.
Be brave and check Finnegan's out! It's a nice place. Less PM breadth than Let's Play but still a decent selection.
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Kids at Heart has like a dozen 5138 castaway islands on the shelf. damn I love that set for some reason.
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Welcome and enjoy ;)
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hey Dizneegirl,
welcome from 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands.
No need to be afraid here, just look at Tahra's grand topic and you'll understand ;D :hehe:
i think nobody should be embarressed for their hobby, as long as they don't go overboard (in a more logical meaning).
I'v seen some awesome collections ;-)
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No need to be afraid here, just look at Tahra's grand topic and you'll understand ;D :hehe:
i think nobody should be embarressed for their hobby, as long as they don't go overboard (in a more logical meaning).
Is that a hint?
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Greetings from Southern California. It's nice to see there are other Americans on this site as well. I really thought most of the Playmobil fans are located mostly in Europe.
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They are. We are a persecuted minority. I am referring of course to the oppressive hegemonic discourse of L*go fans in the USA.
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They are. We are a persecuted minority. I am referring of course to the oppressive hegemonic discourse of L*go fans in the USA.
LOL...so true!!! :P