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Title: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Customizer on May 27, 2006, 20:01:11
Hi,

i read some infos about a new pirate ship called:

5778 Skull Pirate Ship - $37.49

and

5783 Eagle Castle - $ 62.99

find no pics yet !!

gentle greets

Andi
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on May 27, 2006, 21:52:11
Hi Andi,

Check out this thread (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=760.0). There is a little more info there that I found on the Playmobil website, but not much.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Hadoque on May 31, 2006, 22:25:31
Helllo,

I suppose most of you will already know me from other Playmo forums...
Since I  have received (a few minutes after I registered here!!  8} ) some pictures I'd like to share with you, please forgive me for not first 'introducing' myself proparly...

Here are 5778 and 5783   ;) 
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Sylvia on May 31, 2006, 22:56:48
Ooooooh!!!! :D

5778 is a definite 'must have'! :love:
It looks like the hull is dark blue? Really like the decorative pattern on the stickers. :yup:
Thanks for sharing the pics with us, hadoque! :)
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on May 31, 2006, 23:05:48
Woohoo! Thanks for the pix Hadoque!

The new pirate ship is definitely a MUST-HAVE, probably more than one. It looks great!

The castle looks good too, but is not as exciting to me.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Tiermann on May 31, 2006, 23:11:33
Very nice. It's nice to see the Griffin Knights finally have a place to call home. All this time living in an attack tower must have gotten old.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: hoppatussa on June 01, 2006, 14:12:07
*drool*  I must have the new pirate ship!  I wonder if that means the old one will go on sale..
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Jettix2 on June 01, 2006, 17:35:46
There are 2 new advent calenders too!

#4153 Advent Calendar "Knights Duel"
#4154 Advent Calendar "Unicorn Paradise"

I have pics here somewhere....

Ben
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Customizer on June 01, 2006, 18:47:38
Hi,

There are 2 new advent calenders too!

#4153 Advent Calendar "Knights Duel"
#4154 Advent Calendar "Unicorn Paradise"

I have pics here somewhere....

Ben

but not realy new !!  ;D
Look here:

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=689.0 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=689.0)

gentle greets

Andi
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on June 01, 2006, 19:01:09
I wonder if that means the old one will go on sale..

One can only hope (and prepare for a run to as many Targets as are within driving distance of southern Maryland! :D)!
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: gassy on June 01, 2006, 19:02:36
Thank`s for the fotos and wellcome hadoque

gassy
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Jettix2 on June 01, 2006, 19:21:14
LOL, search function was down when I posted;) 

Hi,

but not realy new !!  ;D
Look here:

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=689.0 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=689.0)

gentle greets

Andi

Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: cachalote on June 12, 2006, 20:19:07
;D thnahs hadoque, for the picks.
i hope these items will be avaiable in europe.
i liked the pirate boat and liked the "tradicional" sails (the last red plastic ones didn't turn out as good as i imagined).
a must have, surely. ;D
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Jettix2 on June 13, 2006, 19:22:31
I understood that the plastic sails weren't all that hot, too.........I know that the Blackbeard's ship hasnt sold as well as expected and that might be why!

Ben
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: cachalote on June 16, 2006, 15:07:45
 :-\ apart form the plastic sails, Jettix2, the last pirate ship also lacked pirates and accessories.
To compensate this I gathered some special sets from the same release time and "completed" the crew.
Maybe this is a lesson to Playmobil and maybe, in the future, they can be a little more imaginative completing the sets with extra treasure chests, bags, fuit, cannons, etc...
The 3750 set is still my prefered one. I bought the BNIB European version on Ebay and later completed it with the clickies from the US version. It´s now a crew of 8 + 2 children vessel and I am very proud of it. ;D
Let's wait and see what the future gives us.
cachalote.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: CountBogro on June 17, 2006, 13:07:34
Maybe it's me .. but ...

The Pirateship is rather nice - but nothing really special - just an old set in new colours.
The Eagle castle is just a smaller version of the King's castle with all old parts. Only some of the acessories are new; so that it fits the "Eagle" theme.

All in all; I am a bit disappointed  :'(

Bogro
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Meg on June 20, 2006, 17:01:36
I like the sail and the stickers on the new ship.
be otherwise, I am not very enthusiastic about either of these sets.
I havent liked the Sys X castles before, and this doesnt change my opinion.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Hadoque on July 24, 2006, 19:57:56
Since a few days, 5778 Skull Pirate Ship and 5783 Eagle Castle can be spotted on ebay... ;)
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Hadoque on July 25, 2006, 13:19:10
Here some more pics I found on ebay of the skull ship. Two of the three pirates are new figures. Jippie!!  ;D
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: hoppatussa on July 25, 2006, 17:07:42
I must have this set.  And it isn't PURPLE like the first pictures made it appear.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Arizzo on July 25, 2006, 22:53:54
aye capt'n Hadoque

a sharp eye thee have  -  and a good heart as well to share the pics with us  - now, won't you share your plunder & bottles of rum with us as well ? ;D

this set is a must have - one more ship to plunder the caribbean seas .... (or any other)

an' som' new recruits as well - aye  8}
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Richard on July 26, 2006, 05:16:00

Has anyone in the US (or Canada) actually seen the "skull ship" for sale in a store ???
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Sylvia on July 26, 2006, 09:29:51
I must have this set.  And it isn't PURPLE like the first pictures made it appear.

I kind of liked the purple/pink colour scheme, but I suppose I can live with navy blue and red. ;)


an' som' new recruits as well - aye  8}

The new pirates are definitely a bonus, especially after the number of times in the past they just re-hashed or re-used figures from previous pirate sets. ;)  Glad to see something different for a change! :yup:
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Hadoque on July 26, 2006, 23:50:03
now, won't you share your plunder & bottles of rum with us as well ? ;D
That I could do, if you provide a safe harbour for my fleet against the Redbeafs...  ;) ;D

Here's another pic of the Skull Ship...or is it "BLUEbeard's Ship"??
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on July 27, 2006, 01:22:56
Has anyone in the US (or Canada) actually seen the "skull ship" for sale in a store ???

Not yet Richard! I check every week at Target, and so far they still have just last year's offering, except for the Specials.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Arizzo on July 27, 2006, 22:56:47
That I could do, if you provide a safe harbour for my fleet against the Redbeafs...  ;) ;D

aye ... you won't have to wait another aeon to get to see the safe harbor you're looking for ... hehehe ;) ... prepare the plunder and the rum ;D

I guess the latest date for the harbor to arrive at a display will be april 2007 in Wolfsburg ;) ;D ..... but as you've been one of the first mateys ever to see the old plans, I may eventually give you a sneak preview .... eventually, that is ... hehehe

you might be a bit surprised, though ... the plans did ... errr .... change somewhat ....   8}

Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on July 29, 2006, 19:19:49
Went to a different Target today that is out of my way and found a slew of new sets!

5754 the Croc hunter set that was previously only available at Meijer's stores - $14.99!

In addition, there is no feer that the Pirates are going away. In addition to the Skull ship we already know about, there was another small set (pirate captain and cannon 5781) to replace the small Blackbeard's set. I saw the small raft set as well as one I have not seen anything written about yet at all 5782, a small Pirate's tower. The building is pretty basic System-X fare, but the cool thing is it has a new flag - skull with bandana. As well as the flag there are two NEW pirates! well, sort of new, they are new combinations using some old elements and some new ones. And one has a new head! It has abandana printed on it covering one eye!

I do not have access to a camera at work, but I hope to take photos tonight and post them - of the croc set, the 5782 and 5781. What I need to do is take the camera to Target and take photos of the sets I cannot afford to buy - such as a combo set with the fireboat and helicopter, a new speedboat and jetski set, and the new Knight's treasure chest, similar to last year's pirate one, but obviously with a knights theme. They also had the Eagle Castle, although no Eagle knights. There was also a small castle tower (system X) in black that came with two green warriors and a Wolf Clan knight! Phew, hope I remembered it all.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Hadoque on July 29, 2006, 21:15:50
In addition, there is no feer that the Pirates are going away. In addition to the Skull ship we already know about, there was another small set (pirate captain and cannon 5781) to replace the small Blackbeard's set. I saw the small raft set as well as one I have not seen anything written about yet at all 5782, a small Pirate's tower. The building is pretty basic System-X fare, but the cool thing is it has a new flag - skull with bandana. As well as the flag there are two NEW pirates! well, sort of new, they are new combinations using some old elements and some new ones.
Jippieee!!  :**: :arrr:
And one has a new head! It has abandana printed on it covering one eye!
A  bandana PRINTED on the head???  ???
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on July 30, 2006, 06:53:23
As promised, here are photos of the three sets I did pick up. I will try to take a camera to Target with me the next time and take photos of the sets in the store, assuming I do not get thrown out of the store! ;)

First, the croc boat, which has been seen before, but is now more widely available in the US (Meijer stores are exclusive to the Midwest)...
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on July 30, 2006, 06:55:28
The small pirate set, 5781...
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Captain Henry on July 30, 2006, 07:01:59
And finally, the Pirate tower, 5782, with the new pirates... And yes, Hadoque, the bandana is printed on the head (another one for Andi's database I think ;)).

I have not seen this set publicized anywhere else yet, so please send people to Playmofriends to see it rather than distributing the photos elsewhere, thanks!
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Richard on July 30, 2006, 08:57:51

Thanks for the pictures, Cap'n ...

The conversion possibilities  for the pirate in 5781 would have wonderful, if it weren't for that durn "peg-leg." I've got so many peg-legs in my Playmobil parts box that I'm about to scream.

Somebody should tell Playmobil to STOP making peg-legs !!!

Am I the only one who's sick of new klickys with peg-legs ... ???

Thanks again, Cap'n.

All the best,
Richard
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Richard on July 30, 2006, 09:10:53
Ahoy there, Cap'n ...

You slipped in another post while I was typing ... :)

Now 5782 is a fine looking set !!!

The "bandana" over the eye is a welcome change from the "patch" that covered the eye of one too many klickys ... ;)

I see that they are already using the arm parts from the yet to be released Roman sets ...  :hmm:

My daughter Jennifer is in Fort Lauderdale and went to the Super Target in Deerfiled Beach. She came away empty handed as none of these sets have arrived yet in South Florida ... :(

Thanks again for ALL the pictures !!!

All the best,
Richard

Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: pastifi on July 30, 2006, 11:03:56
For a reason i cant seem to be ableo to open the pictures  :'(

the Romans have been out long time now Richard and not arms only lol
http://cgi.ebay.de/Playmobil-8-Roemer-roman-lot-of-8-figures_W0QQitemZ140009896647QQihZ004QQcategoryZ28816QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

With all respect to pirates i bet they will be the best seller this year ;-)

Cheers

Panos
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Hadoque on July 30, 2006, 13:26:23
Thx for the piccies, Cap'n !
Well, before seeing them, I imagined it would be an entire new head-mold with a bandana printed on it, so without a hat at all!  :doh:  ;D
These new pirates look quite cool  8-) , but except for this new eyepatch, I can't spot really new things...  And if it weren't for piccie of the back of the box, I would think they were customisations... they look reasonably close to some of my own or customs I've seen from others.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: tiger1983uk on July 30, 2006, 13:29:52
Wow thanks for the pictures Captain, those new Pirates are great. Lets hope they become general release items soon :yup:
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Tiermann on July 30, 2006, 23:44:21
Is the red base for the large cannon new too? I don't remember seeing it before. A bunch of nice sets, I will have to take a look again this week. They will get here eventually.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Customizer on July 31, 2006, 14:05:51
Hi Cap´n,

thx for this great pictures !!

Are there a new hairstyle ???

Can you make a picture for me from the head of the patch eye Cap´n ??
Without Hairs and without ear-rings, please !
For the playmo-head collection !!

and please a photo from the second pirate without hair , please !!
that was great !

that was great if you can and want !  ;D (i dont forget you)

gentle greets

Andi
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: hoppatussa on July 31, 2006, 14:13:35
I am totally impressed with the Target exclusives this year.  NO repeat figures.  (minus a few pals).  I must have all these pirate sets.  They are great.
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Jimbo on August 01, 2006, 01:21:56
Hi all...
I just saw most of the new Pirate, Knight, and Adventure sets in one of our Target stores here in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

I picked up the raft, a new Knight (for Knightmo), and the baseball player.

Cool stuff!!

Question...What  material is the sail on the raft made of?  I want to replace it.
I do not like the skull on the sail.

Cheers, and best regards,

Jimbo
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: cachalote on August 09, 2006, 20:00:19
i just came back from a few days of holidays.
these are great news.
an all bunch of new pirates, from europe and the u.s.a..
thank you captain henry, thank you very much for the pics.
back to ebay now - i have to have all of this as soon as possible.
i was getting kind of depressed with my pirate collection - completing the 3550 ship as the only thing to do - this new arrivals make me happy again.
thanks again.
  ;D
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: mi-chi on September 04, 2006, 16:57:45
How cute -finally the girlish colours have entered the pirate theme.  ;D
Title: Re: New US Sets ?! 5778 - 5783
Post by: Morgan on September 10, 2006, 18:15:09
I had not noticed these new items. But I like'em, the tower is very nice. Could use one or two :)