Entire Cruise Ship Theme (6978, 6979, 6983, 6981, 6980, 6982)

[playmofire]

Thank you for a very comprehensive review and congratulations on your prize.

That ship is enormous and I imagine the price is similarly enormous; maybe a bit of a gamble by Playmobil there.

The joints on the figures with the surfboard and diving set etc is really crude and reminds me of the PlayBig figures.   It really seems a backward step.  Surely, a neater joint could have been devised?

[Raven]

I had hoped that you would write a review, BowlInJar!

Great the see the cruise ship close-up, especially.  I think it is really nice - though the sticker for the front window would worry me: get that stuck on wrongly, and it would spoil the whole look of the (expensive) ship.  Or are you and your perfectionism with stickers available for hire?   

I hadn't paid much attention to the speedboat before, but that's a nice boat too.

It must have been so exciting, having all those sets arrive!

[tahra]

I received the entire Cruise Ship Theme as a prize for coming in third place in the Playmobil Collectors Club "Mini Diorama Competition."   (Congrats again to Tahra for taking first place!) 

Thank you - and to you

Thanks for all the detailed pics!

6978 Cruise Ship

I love how the logo is raised/embossed on these new larger boxes.  It doesn't show well on the photos, but it's a nice touch!

I don't think that's really new though..

I love the staircase used for embarking onto the ship.

I think that is very nice.. except the color...

Is the bed separate from the rest of the "furniture" - I like it.. must be the color. Actually, I like the smaller beds too.

6979 Island Juice Bar

Out of all the sets in this theme, I was most excited about this one. 

That was the one we preferred too! The coconuts! The turtle!

6983 Singer with Stage

I think it's a nice stage, but sooo tiny..

I am not fond of the dressed speedos... Glad your daughter had fun with it though

6981 Diving Trip with Speedboat

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My kids were especially stoked on the secret compartment up front, that they can use to store the extra snorkeling gear.

I had no idea! 

That's nice!

Oh, and the dolphins!   A nice touch!!

Is the dolphin new? Looks blue in the box...

I want him if we don't have one like that yet..

6980 Personal Watercraft with Banana Boat

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And the klickys.  Love the monkey shirt on the little boy!!

I really like that man... and the banana looks like fun...

6982 Surfer with Beach Quad

I like the klicky too...

OK… so there's the run down of the sets individually.  Let's take a look at a few photos of everything working together.

Great pics (love the guy climbing the tree!) - thank you very much for sharing!

[tahra]

Thanks Bogol.  That's an interesting point about the cruise ship not being "ship worthy" for the water.  I can see how that might be disappointing to those who like to play with them in the water. 

Personally, we have a couple pirate ships and a few other vessels and we have never placed them in water, so it didn't even cross my mind.

Ditto, I think we only put the first little boat we got in the water once... back then the motor was included, and the first one did a couple of laps in the tub...

What a great prize!! (Also congrats to Tahra!! What did she get for first place?!?!?)

The big captain.. who I believe arrived today!

The joints on the figures with the surfboard and diving set etc is really crude and reminds me of the PlayBig figures.   It really seems a backward step.  Surely, a neater joint could have been devised?

Not sure what you mean... there is nothing different/new about them.. is there?

[playmofire]

Quote from: playmofire on Today at 00:40:36

    The joints on the figures with the surfboard and diving set etc is really crude and reminds me of the PlayBig figures.   It really seems a backward step.  Surely, a neater joint could have been devised?


Not sure what you mean... there is nothing different/new about them.. is there?

Maybe it' just me, but the top of the legs just seem more obvious than with the earlier versions of these legs - see here

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/playmofire/Playmobil/Kirkbean%202012/Beach/Beach0008.jpg

And many congratulations on your success, Tahra.   

[tahra]

Maybe it' just me, but the top of the legs just seem more obvious than with the earlier versions of these legs - see here

Maybe it is less obvious in proper speedos? Cause it is supposed to be different - the legs from the "undies", I mean?

And many congratulations on your success, Tahra.   

Thank you

[Tiermann]

Great review, wonderful to see all of these sets in detail. It's a nice theme and I may well get all of it except the big cruise ship. For my sorts of dioramas I just don't see that fitting in. The rest though have many nice pieces and some great figures. Congratulations again!

[sunshai]

That's a great review.seems like the ship is really dominant in this theme.