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Title: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 12, 2017, 17:29:15
Back in the early days of Playmobil, several sets were issued which contained a single figure with a few accessories, perhaps a horse or a wheelbarrow, a donkey or a barrel of beer.

Often known as ‘Singleklicky’ sets (it’s obvious why!), these were perhaps produced as ‘pocket money’ items with which children could supplement their growing PM collection. They are quite like fore-runners of the Specials or even Mystery Fi?ures. Each set had one figure (48 male, 11 female) with fixed wrists (non-rotatable) and several accessories. In many sets (perhaps all), there was a stand for the klicky’s feet, often in black but sometimes in grey, fawn or other dull colour.

These sets show a cross-section of klickies, themes and accessories from the first five years of Playmobil. Many of the parts (and all the klickies) were superceded by more sophisticated versions in the 1980s and later, but I find these early fixed-wrist figures and their often simple accessories have considerable charm (my wife dislikes them, however!). Some of these sets contain excellent and unique parts, like a range of fancy cloaks, the yoke for carrying two buckets in 3372x, the twin ink stand with yellow quills in 3375 or the yellow poke bonnet in 3345x.

By the way, many early set numbers were used again later, so I have followed the convention (as used by Heather in PlaymoDB) of adding an x to the number of the older set.

Here are the 59 sets I regard as falling within the Singleklicky category. This list differs slightly from, say, PlaymoDB (Heather has 45 sets in this category). I have added another 14 sets (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=3124x,3134x,3138x,3210y,3265y,3380,3324x,3351x,3352x,3326x,3280x,3370x,3379,3330x;title=More Singleklicky sets) which Heather has listed in other themes (Police, Indians, Knights, Riding Stables, Construction, Farm) but which fit the criteria for singleklicky sets (fixed wrists, single klicky, date range).

I used the photos showing set contents at www.klickywelt.de (Datenbank-Setinhalt topic) to verify what each set contained, or box pictures (e.g. from www.playmobil.de) where the sets were not displayed in the Datenbank-Setinhalt topic.

Here are the 59 sets in order of year of release:
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/All%20single%20klickies_zpst5mabder.jpg)

Pictures of individual sets (in order of year of release)

3124x Indian and Horse 1974
This set has only a few simple accessories; similar parts were included in several other early Indian sets. 3255x is a similar (if not identical) set from 1974-5.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1974%203124x_zpszmrab9ff.jpg)
3134x Knight and Horse 1974
Another simple set with few accessories. Chrome torsos were found in sets issued between 1974 and 1977.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0468_zpsa4g7key3.jpg)
3138x Knight 1974
Another chrome torso. This one has an unusual “axe pike” and a black stand,
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1974%203138x_zps6enpmdwp.jpg)
3210y Construction Worker with Wheelbarrow 1974-5
An old-style wheelbarrow, plenty of tools and a hard hat convert this klicky into a construction worker. The old style of hard hat differs a lot from later versions, but the tools have changed little over the years.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1974.5%203210y_zpslcz53tdj.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0461_zpsecstbst0.jpg)
3265y Knight on Horse 1974-5
Another chrome-torso’d knight with a small red cloak and an old-style red flag. The flagpoles were chrome in the early days, replaced with black ones later on.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1974.5%203265y_zps946emxvo.jpg)
3380 Nuremburg Guard 1974-5
Stickers on tabard, trumpet, flag and drum with the striking black-on-yellow eagle and red and white diagonal stripes make this a distinctive livery, used in other sets.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1974.5%203380_zpsq0pbdztn.jpg)



Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 12, 2017, 17:30:41
3311 Construction Worker 1975
Another construction worker with different tools, a toolbox (that design has not changed over the years!), an old-style hard hat and a ladder.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/1975203311_zpsijhkpz4m.jpg)
3312 Construction Worker 1975
This guy is a plasterer, with a float, trowel, plaster trug for mixing the plaster in (some use old baths for this) and a crate of beer so he and his mates can also get “plastered.” (English, slang= to get drunk). 
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203312_zpspxvqbzmn.jpg)
3313 Construction Worker 1975
The orange and white striped hat and tabard match his traffic cone; I guess this is (or was) the livery of road construction workers in Germany?
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203313_zpsulud0evi.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0460_zpstx5ofjur.jpg)
3314x Construction Worker 1975
Another road worker with cap and tabard, plus a hand-held road roller.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203314x_zps4z2r7hjx.jpg)
3321x Travelling Man 1975
Or Sitting-on-a-bench-in-the-Southern-Rail-region Man. He has a unique pale green collar, green trilby and a couple of old-style suitcases (different handle and two equal halves- see the next picture-, unlike the later suitcases).
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203321x_zps1bywberm.jpg)
3322x Man With Umbrella 1975
He has a lovely yellow “brolly” with a brown handle, a yellow skullcap hat and a couple of those old-style suitcases.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203322x_zpssmucwxwj.jpg)
3323x Porter 1975
Now extinct on railway platforms around the world, this chap would cheerfully help you load your excessive baggage onto the train with his handy sack truck. The truck has extra handles at the back so he can push it with his fixed wrists.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203323x_zpsqxwmpkko.jpg)
3324x Policeman / 2 road signs 1975
He has the two road signs, a night stick/truncheon, handcuffs/manacles, a loud hailer and a riot shield, all useful tools when doing Crime Prevention talks at the local Primary School. The box picture for this set shows a pair of cuffs linked by a straight rod in place of the more familiar manacles, but I have never seen this part and maybe it was never created in the form it is shown on the box. A 1976 version may have had longer cuffs.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203324x_zpsh0g7zoll.jpg)
3331x King And Throne 1975
Nice chrome parts and a long flowing cloak. Nice throne too! This is the 1975 version, the following year the set was issued with a crown with a centre ‘dome’ covering his head and blond hair.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203331x_zpsnpwnfd3n.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0465_zpsyop0kygs.jpg)
3332x Black & Yellow Herald 1975
More chrome parts, a tabard and flag with eagle stickers, trumpet, drum and two drumsticks.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0467_zpsbj5t0f7c.jpg)
3333 Bowman and Horse 1975
The old-style crossbow in this set really fires the arrows, with the help of a rubber band (German ‘gummi’). See 3337x for another one and a better view of the old-style quiver. From back in the time when toys were toys and parents weren’t nervous!
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203333_zpsjeh8vihj.jpg)
3334x Knight With Trunk 1975
Another chrome ‘axe-pike’, a shield with molded cross and a large trunk.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203334x_zpsoxefxfte.jpg)
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 12, 2017, 17:31:55
3341x Sheriff with Rocking Chair 1975
This was a popular figure (judging by how often it appears in collections of old Playmobil) with the silver embossed star on the chest. This is the 1975 version with a handle-less rifle. The following year, sets had a short handle behind the trigger (see 3343x), to allow the sheriff to hold his weapon at eye level, rather than shooting from the hip!
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203341x_zpsmipu8hvv.jpg)
3342x Cowboy with Horse 1975
With five Colts (hand guns), this guy has plenty of fire-power (when first issued in 1975 he maybe had only one gun but by 1976 he had all five).
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203342x_zpslvajvctv.jpg)
3343x Mexican Bandit / Horse 1975
With his red sombrero, black face-mask and ammo belt, this yellow guy on a black horse is a stereotype bandito! His rifle is the 1976 version, with handle (the 1975 version has no handle).
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203343x_zpspg5l5aok.jpg)
3344x Mexican / Cooking Set 1975
A blue poncho and yellow sombrero and all red suit for this Mexican. No doubt the cookpot contains beans! The 1975 version (on the left) had a rifle with no handle, 5 cups and a light brown cookpot. In the second version in 1976 (on the right) there were just 3 cups, a white cookpot and a handle on the rifle.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0471_zpseloinbrq.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203344x_zpsn0zlyste.jpg)
3351x Indian With Horse 1975
A red Indian with a gummi bow; one which fires arrows with the help of a rubber band. One in the eye for the safe toy lobby. The second version in 1976 perhaps had two extra blue cuff decorations.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203351x_zpsezztm4mg.jpg)
3352x Indian 1975
This guy has a canoe with paddles, a knife, spear, tomohawk , peace pipe and bucket, plus decorative feathers, ankle, wrist and neck decorations. Some sets from 1976 vary and have a red headband instead of yellow, white head feather instead of red and light brown canoe instead of white.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203352x_zpsrp7p62ka.jpg)
3353x U.S. General 1975
A trilby, neckerchief, pair of cuffs, chrome sword and horse set this guy out as officer material.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203353x_zpscwaxaqgy.jpg)
3354x U.S. Soldier / Flag 1975
A nice range of accessories, including pale blue cuffs which are quite hard to come by. The 1975 version had no handle on the rifle but the 1976 version may have had a handle.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203354x_zpsmkznjff1.jpg)
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 12, 2017, 17:33:25
3315x Cleaning Lady 1976
A woman’s place? Not that Geobra were promoting gender stereotyping! The first female figure in the Singleklicky range came in 1976 with this lady in a blue headscarf, yellow neckerchief and red torso with yellow arms and legs. A good range of accessories, including an early vacuum cleaner.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203315x_zpsrbysrsrw.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_9525_zpsjlouivxz.jpg)
3322y Woman with Umbrella 1976
Reusing the set number to create a female set, this lady has a red umbrella with black handle and different luggage from her male counterpart.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203322y_zpsyb5qaegs.jpg)
3326x Rider and Horse 1976
The early horses had saddles but neither bridles nor reins. I think the bucket may contain oats for the horse.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203326x_zpss1qndkmi.jpg)
3335x Queen 1976
The queen has her own throne, a six-pointed crown, a chrome candlestick and goblet and a floor-length cape.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203335x_zpsfauzjgjk.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_9531_zpschkdjfba.jpg)
3336x Countess 1976
This Lady has a nice red hennin with white veil, yellow necklace, yellow basket and a fancy trunk to keep it all in.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203336x_zpsedyq5d1i.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_9535_zps0dtqn2wf.jpg)
3337x Green Archer 1976
Perhaps this is Robin Hood, all in green. I like his unusual spear and dangerous crossbow.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203337x_zpsksgqv78z.jpg)
3345x Girl With Umbrella 1976
She has a red umbrella with black handle, a yellow basket and a pretty yellow poke bonnet.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203345x_zps6neu8nfe.jpg)
3346x Banker 1976
Man with top hat, brown bag, yellow walking stick and brown desk. That makes him a banker?
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203346x_zpsnnke2cxs.jpg)
3355 Squaw 1976
Doing the cooking! She wears her cuff decorations on her ankles to prevent them catching on fire.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203355_zpsfklzzdv6.jpg)
3361 Paramedic 1976
He has a stretcher, medical bag and walkie-talkie, but will have trouble bearing that stretcher alone!  Paper stickers on his cap, armband and bag.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203361_zps4fwd5wmd.jpg)
3362 Nurse and Wheelchair 1976
She also has red cross stickers on her headband and arm-band. Old-style wheelbarrow, I mean wheelchair.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203362_zpst5jqkcwj.jpg)
3366x Fire Fighter 1976
A nice red helmet, face mask/ breathing apparatus, loud hailer, choice of tools (he chose the axe!) and an old-style fire extinguisher which looks like some sort of trumpet.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203366x_zpsfkjgsypw.jpg)
3367x Fire Fighter / Hydrant 1976
Similar to 3366x, but with a walkie-talkie, firehose and hydrant with nozzle. These old-style white fire hoses were solid plastic.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203367x_zps83amybqq.jpg)
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 12, 2017, 17:34:28
3280x Policeman 1977
A simple figure with grey collar, white cuffs, a simple crash helmet (no visor), traffic baton and stand.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203280x_zpssbfpky6u.jpg)
3369x Builder / Cart 1977
Lovely cart, two crates, a tabard, hat and a pair of clogs.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203369x_zps8tvquvtz.jpg)
3370x Blacksmith and Anvil 1977
The same clothing accessories as 3369x, plus the anvil and accessories which are still available today.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203370x_zpsgzawnc6d.jpg)
3371x Medieval Baker 1977
A nice chef’s hat, apron, getting-loaves-out-of-oven tool, flour scoop, pair of clogs and dough trough.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203371x_zpsvayxwldw.jpg)
3372x Water Girl 1977
The yoke and hooks are unique to this set.  The washtub is like the Victorian one in 5407 but the legs are different.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203372x_zpssutk8cnf.jpg)
3373x Farmer 1977
His backpack was used later in other sets and the scythe and rake are pretty widespread.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203373x_zps1ekp4lu4.jpg)
3374x Maid 1977
Another nice bonnet, but most parts have been used in many different sets.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203374x_zps2rdgtdmc.jpg)
3375 Count / Table 1977
This guy has an interesting hat, fur collar and fur cuffs. The double inkstand and twin yellow quills, the scroll and candlestick are also nice parts.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203375_zpsm8dosb4x.jpg)
3376 Countess 1977
She wears a long cloak, a kerchief on her head and a necklace. The chest is nice and a great place to hide when playing hide and shriek in the dark (hence the candle). Mind you, that cloak might get in the way!
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203376_zpsksoenc4l.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0470_zpsdlpqfavb.jpg)
3377 Musician 1977
With his viol, bow and lute, this guy entertains all and the dog provides ostinato howling perhaps?
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203377_zps4ya4bwk4.jpg)
3378 Night Guard 1977
He has a chrome-framed lamp, a chrome pike, white bugle, yellow cloak, fawn hat and yellow boot cuffs.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203378_zpsqweybsxe.jpg)
3379 Knight (Spain) 1977
This knight from 1977 has a chrome torso, chrome breastplate, helmet and handguard on his lance. The stickers on his tabard and shield show a yellow eagle on a pale blue background.  Famobil released an identical set in Spain in 1974, so this might explain the set being referred to as Knight (Spain).
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1977%203379_zpsaoik0ncq.jpg)
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 12, 2017, 17:36:25
3385 Pirate Captain 1978
One of the earliest klickies with a peg leg, this 1978 pirate had a sticker on his hat, a treasure map, treasure chest, 5 flintlock-style pistols and a silver cutlass.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/1978203385_zpsgbkwgszf.jpg)
3386x Barkeep 1978
His red jacket is a nice part, as are the spigot (tap) for the barrel and the mallet.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1978%203386x_zpsld0s7heu.jpg)
3387 Officer / Horse 1978
The rosette sticker on his hat and pointed blue cuffs are the more unusual parts here.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1978%203387_zpszisu0wdg.jpg)
3388 Schildwache / Fahne 1978
The name translates as ‘Sentinel/Flag.’ Stickers on the hat, drum and flag and an old-style blue feather.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1978%203388_zpskzb1u2c8.jpg)
3389 Western Lady  1978
A nice wide-brimmed hat with white bow, a long blue pleated cloak, yellow necklace, a small hand basket and a trunk. (The elephant is irrelephant).
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0462_zpsjuop4c0k.jpg)(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0463_zpsmerjbtsh.jpg)
3390 Clown 1978
This musical clown has a blue feather in his bowler, a fan, conical hat and dark brown chair. This was the only figure in the fixed-wrist era to have different coloured arms. The box picture for this set (and set 3513 also from 1978) had the left arm yellow and the right arm red, but I suspect this was wrong and the picture had been reversed.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1978%203990_zpsfowllhbb.jpg)
 
3316x Chimney Cleaner 1979
Perhaps Chimney Sweeps really did carry their ladders and other kit on bicycles at one time. He has a nice old-style red bike, top hat and pull-through tool which reappeared in the Special 4617.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1979%203316x_zpsgkbrfagv.jpg)
3330x Jester and Donkey 1979
Some great parts here- the hat, ruff (it clips on) and fan especially.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1979%203330x_zpsujh9qzep.jpg)

Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: tahra on March 12, 2017, 17:55:19
:wow:

That is a humonguos work. I will need to read more carefully (the irrelephant elephant :D )

I see several of our first there :love:
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: tahra on March 12, 2017, 18:04:08
3343x Mexican Bandit / Horse 1975
With his red sombrero, black face-mask and ammo belt, this yellow guy on a black horse is a stereotype bandito! His rifle is the 1976 version, with handle (the 1975 version has no handle).
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1975%203343x_zpspg5l5aok.jpg)

That's very odd. That's my first - well, Famobil version. The horse is an odd darker brown.

Of course, mine has the nicer face they had back then - not sure it if was Famobil, but they are.. smoother. And the indian was actually "redder". Coincidence?


BTW, the mexicans/indians "pots" and the canoes were never white on mine. They are (and were) a really pale yellow.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Salamander on March 12, 2017, 18:07:59
Wow, very informative! Thanks!
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: tahra on March 12, 2017, 18:47:47
3315x Cleaning Lady 1976
A woman’s place? Not that Geobra were promoting gender stereotyping! The first female figure in the Singleklicky range came in 1976 with this lady in a blue headscarf, yellow neckerchief and red torso with yellow arms and legs. A good range of accessories, including an early vacuum cleaner.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203315x_zpsrbysrsrw.jpg)

Love that vacuum cleaner :)


3326x Rider and Horse 1976
The early horses had saddles but neither bridles nor reins. I think the bucket may contain oats for the horse.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203326x_zpss1qndkmi.jpg)

Are those original pics, Graham? That bucket looks nothing like the old ones to me :-[


3355 Squaw 1976
Doing the cooking! She wears her cuff decorations on her ankles to prevent them catching on fire.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203355_zpsfklzzdv6.jpg)

Ours had white decorations. I BELIEVE in the box too. But can't be sure  :'(

3362 Nurse and Wheelchair 1976
She also has red cross stickers on her headband and arm-band. Old-style wheelbarrow, I mean wheelchair.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203362_zpst5jqkcwj.jpg)

WAIT. You mean the non-Famobil version only had ONE cuff?! Wha?!  :o   So maybe that's why Leblon's statue only had one? I always found that VERY lame.

(she was my sister's first -  they are a couple since 1980 - she eventually went west too)


I LOVE those brown hats (from the farmers) :love:


And I forgot to say, I don't think I knew about the rifles without handle. I don't think I have one. Now I MUST.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: StJohn on March 12, 2017, 19:58:30
Thank you, GrahamB, for this wonderful collection. They're all classics. Back in the days, 3375 and 3386 were my favorites and I still like them a lot. Hence a good opportunity to link (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=677.msg275047#msg275047/) to the one and only translation of the count's scroll that I am aware of (thank again, Klickteryx!).

Best wishes
StJohn
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Tiermann on March 12, 2017, 22:17:54
Great to see all of those.  Some wonderful old eared parts like that mallet. Not my collecting Era but a few things st least there to keep an eye out for.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 13, 2017, 08:33:56
I am pleased to have jogged a few memories and got the nostalgia fired up!

None of the sets I showed came MISB and I even made a few of the klickies from parts of other ones, but I tried to match the parts to the box pictures and Datenbank-Setinhalt images at klickywelt.de. So what people had themselves in the '70s would be a more reliable information source, I guess (although Famobil sets might well differ!). And colours of parts were notoriously variable in the early sets (hence the caption on many early boxes "Farben unverbindlich" i.e. Colours may vary) quite apart from how accurately my photos show the "true" colours!

The red bucket in 3326x shown on Klickywelt looks like the one I pictured, Tahra, but you may know different. It may be like the situation with the older suitcases which looked similar to the more modern ones until I realised they are from a different mold. What are they like, the old-style buckets with which you are familiar? :picsplz:

I know nothing of Leblon's statue, but again it was the Klickywelt picture which suggested there is only one cuff in 3362 and 3361. [I have to say, those Klickywelt set pictures are very helpful, but some sets are not represented at all, some are still sealed in bags and there are a definitely errors and omissions in a few pictures.]

More on early klickies to follow...



Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: tahra on March 13, 2017, 19:41:08
And colours of parts were notoriously variable in the early sets (hence the caption on many early boxes "Farben unverbindlich" i.e. Colours may vary) quite apart from how accurately my photos show the "true" colours!

How very true. Our indian high chief is blonde. Sigh.  And there's the blonde cavalry too.

AND the indian's necklace and thingies were (and are) white.

I don't think the pot and canoe were ever white though. Except on color sets. There are light pale yellow, light brown, and darker brown, I think.


The red bucket in 3326x shown on Klickywelt looks like the one I pictured, Tahra, but you may know different. It may be like the situation with the older suitcases which looked similar to the more modern ones until I realised they are from a different mold. What are they like, the old-style buckets with which you are familiar? :picsplz:

It just looks wrong. Actually, it looks like it FEELS wrong. Not sure I can explain it. It should look.. lighter, and smoother. It was still a red bucket. If I remember (remind me?) I will try to find some old and new - have no idea if it shows in the pics.

You know how sometimes old steck just FEELS different?

I know nothing of Leblon's statue, but again it was the Klickywelt picture which suggested there is only one cuff in 3362 and 3361. [I have to say, those Klickywelt set pictures are very helpful, but some sets are not represented at all, some are still sealed in bags and there are a definitely errors and omissions in a few pictures.]

More on early klickies to follow...

I am sure the nurse had two wrist things.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Mr Raven on March 14, 2017, 06:57:36
Childhood memories. Back in the 70's i played with 3331x King And Throne 1975, and 3337x Green Archer 1976. My parents couldn't afford more playmobil so this was all i had. That crosbow could indeed shoot the arrows.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 14, 2017, 07:11:25
Ah, you lucky man, Mr. Raven, to have had PM as a child! I had precisely none! (Mind you, I was maybe a bit old for it by 1974  :-[). I'm glad to have reminded you of those happy times!
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Klickteryx on March 22, 2017, 07:51:04
3353, the General, had a red collar, not a red scarf.

Something of note in these earlier sets were that the rifles had shorter barrels. I think the longer barrels came out about the same time as the turning wrists.


3379 It's interesting he's catalogued as Knight (Spain). His coat of arms is for the city of Nuremburg. He also appeared as the leader in a couple of sets alongside Nuremburg soldiers with the more familiar red, yellow and black coat of arms. Nuremberg has two coats of arms, the familiar one based on the Holy Roman Empire livery and the blue one which is a gold harpy on a blue field.

I finally got some red shooting arrows. There are two types, the sharps which have a point, and the blunts which have had a protective ball added to the point. I wonder how much blood was shed before the ball was added?  :arrr:
 How many countless arrows lie hidden in landfill, under houses and in hedges?
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 23, 2017, 21:58:59
Thank you for your comments Klickteryx!

Oh yes, you are right about the collar in 3353, that neckerchief must have slipped in there by mistake. I will redo the photo.

I have also got the wrong rifle in 3344x (I have the long-barreled one which, as you rightly point out, appeared later, probably in the early 1980s).

I think the Knight (Spain) is so named because this set appeared first in Spain (as a Famobil set)- clearly not a Spanish livery!

Those red arrows can be hard to come by (I used an eBay seller because I was too lazy to dig over the local landfill site!) and easy to lose. I don't know which sort came first, probably the sharp ones which were then phased out when the casualty statistics came in...
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 24, 2017, 17:15:21
The Version 1 picture of 3353 on Datenbank-Setinhalt at Klickywelt shows the figure wearing a neckerchief, but I think this is a mistake (version 2 has a collar).
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: tahra on March 24, 2017, 20:21:10
Those red arrows can be hard to come by (I used an eBay seller because I was too lazy to dig over the local landfill site!) and easy to lose. I don't know which sort came first, probably the sharp ones which were then phased out when the casualty statistics came in...

The arrows of our fist set (Famobil, in 83) were pointy brown with a "notch" in the back to fit the elastic bows...
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Klickteryx on March 25, 2017, 06:10:20


Those red arrows can be hard to come by (I used an eBay seller because I was too lazy to dig over the local landfill site!)
Pure laziness!

I got mine from a seller who'd had them since she was a child and fortunately looked after her toys. Only five of them but that's almost two sets.
Thanks for pointing out that the red thing is an old type of extinguisher, I thought it was some other kind of megaphone. I've since found out about one of these sorts called the minimax.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Birdie on March 25, 2017, 19:04:36
What a joy to scroll through those pictures  :love:  :love:  :love:  And they were from before my time, even.

An epic undertaking, yet again, and you did a brilliant job at it. Thank you so much! :wow:
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Macruran on March 25, 2017, 20:18:05
Incredible work Graham. Many thanks.

I would propose a special subforum named "Playmoscholarship" or something to preserve threads like this with serious collector information. It would be a shame for this great work to sift down the pile.

Two notes:

The "axe pike" in 3138x and one other set is a halberd.

The unusual spear in 3337x is a boar spear. The crossbar is to prevend the miffed boar from running down the length of the spear and attacking the spearman.

And I did not know about that fire extinguisher! There is a picture of the real life version on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimax_Limited
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on March 26, 2017, 17:58:10
Thanks for the comments.
There are four types of halberd in PlaymoDB, not including the one in 3138x which looks particularly vicious, perhaps its a 'hackberd'?

When a boar is 'miffed', is that a specialist hunting term, perhaps meaning it has been snagged, snared or bagged by the hunter, or is it the usual meaning of 'quite annoyed'? (I cannot bring myself to visualise what you described in the rest of that description of a boar spear btw Macruran!)

There is a lovely little hotel (its called Faulty Towers, I think) in Hunstanton with some of those Vintage Fire Extinguishers on display. I used to think they were megaphones too!
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Macruran on March 26, 2017, 19:24:28
Thanks for the comments.
There are four types of halberd in PlaymoDB, not including the one in 3138x which looks particularly vicious, perhaps its a 'hackberd'?

Well the halberd is not a perfectly fixed form, it varied over time and space, but the basic pattern of blade in front, spike in back, and spear on top is the key. The 3138x falls in that pattern. OTOH PlaymoDB includes two Chinese guandaos as "halberds".

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When a boar is 'miffed', is that a specialist hunting term, perhaps meaning it has been snagged, snared or bagged by the hunter, or is it the usual meaning of 'quite annoyed'? (I cannot bring myself to visualise what you described in the rest of that description of a boar spear btw Macruran!)

By "miffed" I of course meant "mortally enraged". Picture an unhappy pig!
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on April 02, 2017, 12:54:34
Three small corrections:
3326x with a different bucket
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0650_zpsfnp59xsa.jpg)
3344x Version 2 with a short-barrelled rifle
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/IMG_0673_zpsw8qdb6uo.jpg)
3353x with a red collar
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/63de3a63-be64-47b7-860b-2975bfc09a4b_zpstaninztg.jpg)

Any more corrections gratefully received!
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Klickteryx on April 02, 2017, 21:43:31
Not a correction as such, because availability is likely an issue, but the older klickies had tied scarves that were finer than the later ones. Unfortunately they also had a design flaw which meant that the left side tail? often broke off. Right side when looking at the klicky wearing it. Sometimes both tails came off.

Also the collar changed to a slightly smaller version so 'girl with umbrella' and 'paramedic' both have the newer collar.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: GrahamB on April 03, 2017, 08:48:28
Thanks Klickteryx. The early parts often differ in small ways from later ones and it's useful to have these differences pointed out. I wondered about the one-sided scarves, having seen them for sale on eBay, but I decided they were just broken ones!

I will look at those two collars as well. Small details I like to get right where possible!
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: SKlick on April 11, 2017, 13:28:41
Thanks for sharing those pictures. It looks as if I own most of them. I just set the parts and figures aside whenever I dug them out of used lots that I got off of eBay. Those figures actually grew on me and I like them a lot more than the modern (current) ones. Nice collection.
Actually, I do have the jester with the donkey and the water girl sitting right next to me myself.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Macruran on April 11, 2017, 13:51:17
 :picsplz:
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: tahra on April 11, 2017, 14:04:30
:picsplz:

YES.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: playmofire on April 11, 2017, 15:33:14
This is a wonderful work of reference, Graham.

http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a621/GrahamB2013/Singleklicky%20sets/1976%203337x_zpsksgqv78z.jpg

But the above cannot be Robin Hood with a crossbow.  He was certainly a longbow man.
Title: Re: Singleklicky sets 1974 to 1979
Post by: Tacbe on April 28, 2017, 17:43:56
This is great great to see. Me and my sister got some 33 out of 59 sets. In those days it was hard work to save money for Playmobil.  So I quess we enjoyed it even more. And It sure brings backs a lot of memories. Thanks a lot GrahamB.