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Title: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 03, 2011, 22:44:02
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i think they look a little silly  ,especially the small one ??? i prefer the old ones
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 03, 2011, 22:52:51
I like them very much! They're just a different kind of monkey, or well, primate. Orangutans are actually apes not monkeys. (Okay, I'm a geek. :-[) Anyway, I think the adult is really cute and looks very much like a real orang! The baby could be more posable, but the pose it is in is very lifelike and I think it's cute.

The old ones you're referring to are the spider monkeys, I guess? http://playmodb.org/setpics/7897.jpg
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Coyote on June 03, 2011, 23:10:48
Like you an ever have too many monkeys?  And I insist on naming apes "monkeys"-
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 03, 2011, 23:14:48
Sorry, I'm sort of an animal freak. :-[ I couldn't help myself.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: toyologist on June 03, 2011, 23:15:51
I like them too. :love:

Maybe, in time, they'll grow on you Alex.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Luis on June 03, 2011, 23:50:12
i like all playmobil monkeys

when i saw the 'new' orangutan in a picture i thought it wasn't that good...but then i realized that (as it happens with many other sets) the box picture didn't do justice to it...now i have one and my zoo loves it :D

the baby orangutan doesn't convince me very much...it's not that small for him not to have movable legs or arms, even the baby gorilla can move!

it's good to see it now will come as an add-on :love:
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Playmoholics on June 03, 2011, 23:54:43
I think they are very cute! The orangutans have so much personality! You are not alone bb...
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 03, 2011, 23:57:34
I just really wish they would do a dominant male oragutan, with a face like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pongo-Headshot.jpg

Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Playmoholics on June 04, 2011, 00:00:18
 :lol: Oh wow! I've never seen one like that before. I have a feeling that some people would like them even less if the PM version looked like that.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 00:00:59
 :lol: Probably so! But that's what older males look like!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 00:03:26
I like them very much! They're just a different kind of monkey, or well, primate. Orangutans are actually apes not monkeys. (Okay, I'm a geek. :-[) Anyway, I think the adult is really cute and looks very much like a real orang! The baby could be more posable, but the pose it is in is very lifelike and I think it's cute.

The old ones you're referring to are the spider monkeys, I guess? http://playmodb.org/setpics/7897.jpg

 
yes apes sorry  :doh: i prefer this one: (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518Zr7DLCjL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
 and from monkeys i like the old ones better :(http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/3726.jpg)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 00:07:36
Oh yes, the gorilla and the chimps! The gorilla is adorable! :love: I do wish they had a smaller remale, though, rather than just a silverback male. I think the chimps are really cute, but they don't look enough like chimps. Wrong colours, and chimps don't naturally stand upright very often. They only walk around on two feet if humans have trained them to do that.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 00:08:46
I like them too. :love:

Maybe, in time, they'll grow on you Alex.

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:lol: Probably so! But that's what older males look like!

 
 are you refering to someone from PF? :giggle: ;D
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 00:10:20
 :lol: Not unless one of our members is covered in red body hair!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Luis on June 04, 2011, 00:10:50
regarding the chimps - i think it's the simplicity they originally designed them with, Bonnie.
I actually do like them, but i wish their head could move further up when they're on 4 feet
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 00:11:42
Oh yes, the gorilla and the chimps! The gorilla is adorable! :love: I do wish they had a smaller remale, though, rather than just a silverback male. I think the chimps are really cute, but they don't look enough like chimps. Wrong colours, and chimps don't naturally stand upright very often. They only walk around on two feet if humans have trained them to do that.
 
you know a lot about gorilas bonnie  :o you work to the zoo?
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 00:14:44
regarding the chimps - i think it's the simplicity they originally designed them with, Bonnie.
I actually do like them, but i wish their head could move further up when they're on 4 feet
Yeah, that's basically the only problem. I pose them doing the ape walk as they are, but they're always looking at the ground. Only other thing is I wish they were black all over, but they wouldn't look as appealing that way, probably. Honestly, I think real chimps are very creepy looking and I'm afraid of them. So PM's version is cuter!

 
you know a lot about gorilas bonnie  :o you work to the zoo?

No, I just spend a LOT of time there. I loooove learning about animals!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 00:16:35
:lol: Not unless one of our members is covered in red body hair!

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No, I just spend a LOT of time there. I loooove learning about animals!



can you buy one and take it home? i guess that's illegal right?
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Luis on June 04, 2011, 00:18:45
Yeah, that's basically the only problem. I pose them doing the ape walk as they are, but they're always looking at the ground. Only other thing is I wish they were black all over, but they wouldn't look as appealing that way, probably. Honestly, I think real chimps are very creepy looking and I'm afraid of them. So PM's version is cuter!

some chimps do have flesh-colored faces (young ones i think?) and i think they look kind of cute like that, maybe that particular type of money was PM's inspiration

their face could be light brown/purple-ish to make it more realistic, but then again they wouldn't be as cute as they've always been
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Playmoholics on June 04, 2011, 00:23:33
Have you ever seen a pygmy marmoset? So cute  :love:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_marmoset (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_marmoset)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 00:23:54
@ Luis: Yeah, the ones with flesh colored faces are cutw, but you don't see too many of them. Still, I think the pm ones are cute that way.

@ Alex: apes are wild animals, extremely strong, and can be unpredictable and dangerous. They are not good pets!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 00:27:15
Have you ever seen a pygmy marmoset? So cute  :love:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_marmoset (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_marmoset)

Those are really cute! I also really love tamarins, all kinds. I wish pm would make some!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 00:30:51
@ Luis: Yeah, the ones with flesh colored faces are cutw, but you don't see too many of them. Still, I think the pm ones are cute that way.

@ Alex: apes are wild animals, extremely strong, and can be unpredictable and dangerous. They are not good pets!
 

 oh they are dangerous... and monkes as well? i've seen monkeys as pets
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 00:33:15
People keep apes as pets, too, just like some people keep tigers as pets, thinking they are tame and will not harm them, but it's not a good idea.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Playmoholics on June 04, 2011, 00:41:23
No, it's not a good idea. Even if they are sweet, and you can develop a close bond, they are still capable of quite a bit of harm. I saw a show where a man had a chimp as a pet, and his face got mangled (that's the first place they attack when they are threatened). Even cats, who we all know are sweet as apple pie  ;) can't conceal their wild side all the time.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 00:45:02
People keep apes as pets, too, just like some people keep tigers as pets, thinking they are tame and will not harm them, but it's not a good idea.
 
oh !! in greece if they found a wildlife animal in your house they put you in jail .... even now it's not allowed to have chickens in your house because of bird flues etc... you get a fine i someone notises (no one will unfortunatly in greece  :lol: :lol: :lol:) yes... you can't trust these animals it's in their nature to be wild  :( (and they are so cute especially little tigers)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Luis on June 04, 2011, 00:55:09
cub tigers are cute but they are pretty grumpy :0

i friend's friend worked at a zoo and we once had to take care of a baby tiger for a few hours, it was quite an experience :)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Hadoque on June 04, 2011, 01:02:38
What is the difference between a monkey and an ape??  :eh?:
In Dutch we only use the word "aap" (= ape)...
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Playmoholics on June 04, 2011, 01:07:54
They're just different species, but closely related.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 01:09:02
What is the difference between a monkey and an ape??  :eh?:
In Dutch we only use the word "aap" (= ape)...


i don't know either .. i think the monkey is the small one and the ape is the big one (gorilla) or i think they call them all apes and monkeys is only a species  :)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Hadoque on June 04, 2011, 01:16:03
They're just different species, but closely related.

Hmm... now I wonder... do I descend from an ape or from a monkey?  ???  ;D
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Hadoque on June 04, 2011, 01:18:24
And I insist on naming apes "monkeys"-

Why?
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 04, 2011, 01:20:00
Hmm... now I wonder... do I descend from an ape or from a monkey?  ???  ;D


 
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Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 04, 2011, 02:13:25
Ok, we're way off topic, but without going to deeply into a scientific explanation of the differences, primates are divided into three categories, hominoids (better known as apes), monkeys (subcategorized into old world and new world monkeys), and prosimians (which include lemurs among other things.)

Apes are divided into two categories, great apes and lesser apes. The four species of great apes are orangutans, gorillas, chimps, and bonobos (also known as pygmy chimps.) There are 16 species of lesser apes, which most of us know as gibbons. These are the species with the distinctive broad shoulders and long arms that you see swinging hand over hand through trees for sustained periods of time. That mode of transport is called brachiating, and it is unique to gibbons. A monkey may swing from its hand occassionally, but they mostly move throught the trees by running along the branches.

End of science class. sorry for being off topic. :-[

Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: CountBogro on June 04, 2011, 05:52:32
What is the difference between a monkey and an ape??  :eh?:
In Dutch we only use the word "aap" (= ape)...

Actually, we do have a word in Dutch for primate; it's "Mensaap" (Humanape or something like that). But it's hardly used anymore, so in a sense you are right.

Bogro
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Lindama on June 04, 2011, 08:24:17
I really like them. They are very cute and realistic (well, they look like the ones in our zoo - cheeky)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Luis on June 04, 2011, 15:30:23
thanks for the explanation, Bonnie - i always thought chimps and bonobos were the same thing :eh?:
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 04, 2011, 15:37:29
I'm sorry, I am not very fond of monkeys, apes, gorillas or simians of any kind... how horrible am I...  :-\
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Playmoholics on June 04, 2011, 16:48:52
You like cats, so you are okay in my book  :lol:
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Giorginetto on June 07, 2011, 08:49:01
I dont believe we are the descentants of chipantzees etc at all  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Alison01326 on June 07, 2011, 09:33:05
I dont believe we are the descentants of chipantzees etc at all  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

"Right turn, Clyde"
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Giorginetto on June 07, 2011, 09:34:49
"Right turn, Clyde"

 :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:.. lovely movie this was , a classico !!!  :love: :love: :love:
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 07, 2011, 13:00:28
I dont believe we are the descentants of chipantzees etc at all  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

I agree. ;)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: highlandcattle on June 07, 2011, 14:07:20
I agree. ;)

So who's decendant are you then?
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 07, 2011, 15:18:11
So who's decendant are you then?

''Life here... began out there''
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: highlandcattle on June 07, 2011, 15:43:02
A space monkey!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 07, 2011, 20:32:45
So who's decendant are you then?

If we got into that, we'd not only be off topic, but discussing a controversial issue, so maybe we should just leave this subject alone. ;)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 07, 2011, 21:29:35
I dont believe we are the descentants of chipantzees etc at all  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

 hmmm.... i think probably we had the same ancestors  ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 07, 2011, 21:32:05
Well, so far 13 people like the orangutans, and 6 don't. I thought they looked stupid when I first saw pics of them, but once I saw them in person, I loved them!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Rasputin on June 07, 2011, 21:39:33
The only thing I do not like is the lack of posing
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: bonniebeth on June 07, 2011, 21:41:23
For the little one, yeah. But I find the mama to be a lot more posable than you'd think. She's well designed, and i've found many life-like ways to pose her.
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Rasputin on June 07, 2011, 21:46:15
For the little one, yeah. But I find the mama to be a lot more posable than you'd think. She's well designed, and i've found many life-like ways to pose her.

Yes for the little one, I also do not like how cats, horses, cows, some dogs, the mercats etc.... do not pose I even want different mice seeing as they would be quite hard to make pose able

A diorama starts looking a bit to repetitive if all the animals are in the same stance. It really only takes slight variations to keep it unique and interesting on the eye
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Hadoque on June 08, 2011, 00:22:01
discussing a controversial issue

Off topic, so I'll keep it short: not so long ago this issue wasn't controversial anymore at all, but now some people are heading back to theories of hundreds of years ago. Just my  :2c:  ;)

Grtz, Darwin...Erwin  ;D
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Abbot Hamilton on June 08, 2011, 04:50:21
I voted no, I prefer the old school monkeys, I don't even like the new Playmobil horses. Thanks to ageowns, I still cannot picture a Playmobil monkey without a beer mug in their hand  :lol:

Hadoque, I guess the intelligent designers don't buy Playmobil dinosaurs  ::)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on June 08, 2011, 20:23:36
I voted no, I prefer the old school monkeys, I don't even like the new Playmobil horses. Thanks to ageowns, I still cannot picture a Playmobil monkey without a beer mug in their hand  :lol:

I totally agree, Abbot! :)9 I'm pro old school monkeys!
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Gustavo on June 19, 2011, 13:11:41
The old monkey is much more cool! ...

(It's exactly like the horse talk. The old is more intelligent design, the new ones are to look more pretty but they are not so good to intelligent play, &c.)

If they go on like this where will we stop? :hmm: Playmobil will become barbie! :o
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Giorginetto on June 19, 2011, 19:57:23


If they go on like this where will we stop? :hmm: Playmobil will become barbie! :o

I agree , thnak god for ebay, the old sets and the good old designs, they way things are going and the way quality of plastic is goinf , playmobil many have bending weapons soon and all these clip sets totally non realistic and weird looking themes etc. thank god for the 70s, 80s and 90s i say and me i ma sticking to the playmos of this era primarily with a few exceptions of course ( new re release items , new english soldiers etc etc ) :love: :love: :love: :love:
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 19, 2011, 21:03:24
I agree , thnak god for ebay, the old sets and the good old designs, they way things are going and the way quality of plastic is goinf , playmobil many have bending weapons soon and all these clip sets totally non realistic and weird looking themes etc. thank god for the 70s, 80s and 90s i say and me i ma sticking to the playmos of this era primarily with a few exceptions of course ( new re release items , new english soldiers etc etc ) :love: :love: :love: :love:

yeap  :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup: these were the good old days (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/dead-025.gif)
 

Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Giorginetto on June 20, 2011, 09:09:47

yeap  :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup: these were the good old days (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/dead-025.gif)
 



That smiley rocks alex !!! yuo sure come up with some cool smilies sire !!!   :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: ( and a lot of questions  ;D ;D ;D)
Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 20, 2011, 22:23:23
That smiley rocks alex !!! yuo sure come up with some cool smilies sire !!!   :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: ( and a lot of questions  ;D ;D ;D)


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Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: Giorginetto on June 24, 2011, 13:29:43
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Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: playmo1989 on June 25, 2011, 06:39:27
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here is that smily site i use: http://smileys.on-my-web.com/categorie10-Battle.html
 



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Title: Re: who likes these new monkeys ?
Post by: mike1003 on June 25, 2011, 09:44:15
http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Detail?pid=6200&cgid=
 
  
i think they look a little silly  ,especially the small one ??? i prefer the old ones

looking like mcdonalds toys from a happy meal hahahahah  :'(