From the very beginning Playmobil was offering knights. For the last couple of years Playmobil knights were Novelmore, Burnham Raiders, Sal'ahari Sands and Violet Vale. Now the Novelmore adventure is over. It was innovative, exotic and awesome, the work of visionary zealots with big plans, but they were cut short by Geobra management, as we have been told by members "Resinberg" at KW and "collectobart" in this forum. Yet knights continue, and their newest incarnation (announced in
September last year) came out this week. Time for a first look.
I am curious for the new castle 72112, but cannot (yet) afford the price or the space it requires.
The same goes for its dark counterpart 72113, a reissue of the old 4836, which was, back then in 2009, just half of a majestic architecture complex (with 4835). On its own, I think, it isn't quite the same.
But I did go out to the shops to purchase the two new caparisons. They did not disappoint!
The printing in 72119 is crisp and sharp, as good as in the olden days. I regret that the designers thought of mixing gold and silver armor, but this is easily rectified.
This bright knight has a dark counterpart in 72118:
On closer inspection, printing is again really good. But it is a pity that the shield is a sticker instead of print:
The dragon design strikes me as being more Asian than medieval European.
It is a simple world, just good against bad, blue against dark, lion against dragon. Novelmore was much more sophisticated. But I can't help myself, I still like it. Playmobil knights
Finally, I also purchased the new troll 72116:
New color, so worth the expense, but I am nevertheless troubled by the fact that this new troll is poorly manufactured. Mine has one arm with proper motion, but the other won't rotate at the wrist unless I force the arm out of shape. I just inspected my other trolls of the same design (
9340 and
6593) and they do not display the same defect. There is no denying: Playmobil is moving backwards ...
Still, I hope you all enjoy a new knights' world! Who knows how many more will still follow
