Author Topic: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022  (Read 19971 times)

Offline Oliver

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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2021, 11:56:13 »
I'm slightly baffled, since both Asterix and Obelix have body shapes that don't fit the Playmoverse, but we shall see.

I guess they'll have to make a Menhir -  but yes, lots of opportunities to reuse moulds.

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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2021, 15:25:36 »
I'm slightly baffled, since both Asterix and Obelix have body shapes that don't fit the Playmoverse, but we shall see.

I guess they'll have to make a Menhir -  but yes, lots of opportunities to reuse moulds.

They could use the child body for asterix, and an ogre-type body for obelix.
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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2021, 15:56:40 »
This should do well in Europe. It's been a popular theme for customs for years. I wonder if they will release it world wide, or only in Europe? My guess is it's likely to be handled like Heidi. We will see.

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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2021, 00:51:41 »
Add me to the list of "I'm not keen on licensed themes, but . . . " people.  :lol:

This one does make sense. Playmobil is very popular in France. I doubt we'll get this theme in the US, since we didn't even get Heidi.


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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2021, 08:18:58 »
They could use the child body for asterix, and an ogre-type body for obelix.

I can imagine the child body, but I don’t think I would like the ogre body for Obelix. Perhaps a pregnant woman torso without the breasts. But they would need to make a new mould for that.

Idefix would also be very cute  :love:

It would be nice to have the log wall 30027590 in production again from the old western forts.
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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2021, 10:11:33 »
Green roman soldiers! Neat!
I really hope the characters will have proper mustaches and not just painted faces. Ouh, I wonder if they'll try to do their characteristic big noses O_O

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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2021, 12:54:04 »
Idefix would also be very cute


I wasn't sure who you meant. He's Dogmatix (presumably) in English 'translation'.

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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2021, 19:02:16 »

I wasn't sure who you meant. He's Dogmatix (presumably) in English 'translation'.

I didn’t know he had a different name in English   ???

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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #18 on: July 22, 2021, 21:14:27 »
Yes, they all do have different names in English apart from Asterix and Obelix. Dogmatix is a good pun, just like the original Idefix. Same goes for Getafix (Panoramix).

If they’re gonna do Asterix Roman soldiers however, I hope they make some of them using the fat bodies - that would be SO Asterix.
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Re: New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022
« Reply #19 on: July 22, 2021, 23:25:20 »
It is nice to see that here and everywhere literally everybody in the adult fan community seems thrilled by this new theme! It has really lots of potential, and seems to be a logical sequence to what was done before (Romans, Dwarfs, How to Train Your Dragon). Dare we hope that Geobra has finally found the right way forward?