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General => News => Topic started by: Tiermann on December 23, 2022, 21:58:36
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Thanks to Gaetan for pointing me to the new 2023 catalogs on the German site
Main 2023 First Half Catalog https://www.playmobil.de/content/katalogviewer/KatalogViewer.html (https://www.playmobil.de/content/katalogviewer/KatalogViewer.html)
DS 2023 Catalog Germany https://www.playmobil.de/content/katalogviewerds/KatalogViewerDS.html (https://www.playmobil.de/content/katalogviewerds/KatalogViewerDS.html)
Also the US DS catalog is online, but not the regular one yet.
DS 2023 USA https://www.playmobil.us/content/katalogviewerds/KatalogViewerDS.html (https://www.playmobil.us/content/katalogviewerds/KatalogViewerDS.html)
Newest news from these: A few more farm sets including an animal set with a new pig mold not seen before, promo for a new school theme coming July, Figures 23 and 24, July Specials Plus and PlaymoFriends. In DS just the new Steck Medieval buildings seen recently, and in the US the inclusion of Cargo theme sets from last year that never made it to our market before. Rumored Arabian sets must be for second half, this DS catalog just goes to July.
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The same free figure?!
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A new hair with two plaits in brown, most welcome. It's the girl rider on the How to Train your Dragon 7 something or others.
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I really like that pot-bellied pig.
Not a lot of new stuff in the ds catalog except for the medieval buildings
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Thanks, Tim.
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The Dutch catalog is also online, but the page with the pot-bellied pig is missing. :(
I also couldn’t find it in the uk catalog.
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The iberian one is missing the klingon ship too...
And the pdf was cut by someone who started early on the celebration, I guess.
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I may not have been paying close enough attention, but is this the first time Playmobil has produced a fighter jet and a biplane? They both look pretty amazing.
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I may not have been paying close enough attention, but is this the first time Playmobil has produced a fighter jet and a biplane? They both look pretty amazing.
There is an ancient biplane (thought it might be older than me, but no... :P, from 1977), that also was available in the ds later:
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=3246x
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=7726
As to the jet, there have been at least a couple of them, of that "click and go" type:
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4342
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5162
These are a LOT larger, though (I think, from pics I've seen).. The price is insane though, and the stupid blinkie winkies don't help :( But I want them, especially the biplane...
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I've done a full blog post about the animals seen in the new catalog at Animoblog (http://animobil.info/animoblog/text/index.html).
Only three new molds, the sloth, pink Amazon river dolphin, and the pot-bellied pig. Plenty of other color variants though.
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There is an ancient biplane (thought it might be older than me, but no... :P, from 1977), that also was available in the ds later:
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=3246x
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=7726
As to the jet, there have been at least a couple of them, of that "click and go" type:
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4342
https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5162
These are a LOT larger, though (I think, from pics I've seen).. The price is insane though, and the stupid blinkie winkies don't help :( But I want them, especially the biplane...
Shows you how observant I am...there's actually two jet planes in the latest catalogue. One of them is with the police. But yes, the biplane is superb. I wonder when we'll see a tank? (or has there already been one ???)
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I wonder when we'll see a tank? (or has there already been one ???)
I know that we've had Playmobil conventions demolished time and time again, but I think a tank would be beyond the pale for Playmobil.
I do think the bi-plane is cute, but I think the colour scheme rules it out for me.
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would be beyond the pale for Playmobil.
No too long ago collectors would have said the same thing about Playmobil/Disney collaboration
Hans and Horst are gone and anything is possible with a revolving board of directors
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No too long ago collectors would have said the same thing about Playmobil/Disney collaboration
Hans and Horst are gone and anything is possible with a revolving board of directors
I'm not saying I'm not open to change - because I tend to be pretty relaxed about what Playmobil do - but I think it goes way back. Licensing, sure, but I'd chuck 'dinosaurs' 'aliens' 'humanoid Rabbits' and 'mythical beasts' as all things which sit uneasily in the original vision of Playmobil.
I think the reputational damage would hold them off producing 'modern' war toys, but nothing is permanently off the table.
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The cynic in me would not be surprised to see modern weaponry -even tanks- produced in Playmobil form (actually, modern weapons are already there in the hands of SWAT representations). I've quoted the following example before; a few years ago the Early Learning Centre (a UK high street chain priding themselves on the educational value of the toys they sold) ran a TV advert in which a Barbie Doll and an Action Man tried unsuccessfully to get into the shop to be put on sale alongside other toys. A couple of years later, Barbies were on the shelves of ELC. So much for principles when commercial issues come to play. Mind you, ELC did change hands several times before it disappeared altogether, so the change in marketing policy which allowed Barbies in was probably due to a change in ownership.
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Not too long ago this would have been unthinkable
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And look at all the rocket launchers they mount on just about anything, including animals
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I still think there's a difference between the 'fantasy' rocket launchers, and the one-off special figure/ armed police figures (which I personally find distasteful) and a full range prominent in the eyes of parents.
I honestly think having to devote a page of the catalogue to 'soldiers killing people' will hold them back from a full on modern range of weapons, but I don't think it's impossible.
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I personally would prefer that Geobra stuck to the classics . All theses rocket launchers and laser guns detract from the original charm Playmobil had . The licensing agreements don’t even bother me as much as the emphasis on modern violence . Why the heck do dinosaurs and war have to be a theme ?
Oh well, plenty of other sets to collect
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I still think there's a difference between the 'fantasy' rocket launchers, and the one-off special figure/ armed police figures (which I personally find distasteful) and a full range prominent in the eyes of parents.
I honestly think having to devote a page of the catalogue to 'soldiers killing people' will hold them back from a full on modern range of weapons, but I don't think it's impossible.
What I have noticed though, is that the playmobil police force is extremely well armed. Machine guns, attack helicopters and a fighter plane. If there is a tank, I strongly suspect it will be part of the police theme.
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The cynic in me would not be surprised to see modern weaponry -even tanks- produced in Playmobil form (actually, modern weapons are already there in the hands of SWAT representations). I've quoted the following example before; a few years ago the Early Learning Centre (a UK high street chain priding themselves on the educational value of the toys they sold) ran a TV advert in which a Barbie Doll and an Action Man tried unsuccessfully to get into the shop to be put on sale alongside other toys. A couple of years later, Barbies were on the shelves of ELC. So much for principles when commercial issues come to play. Mind you, ELC did change hands several times before it disappeared altogether, so the change in marketing policy which allowed Barbies in was probably due to a change in ownership.
Correction: 'has changed hands several times in the last 30 years'
ELC is currently owned by The Entertainer, which has never struck me as a company with strong educational principles where stock choice is concerned.
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Hello Everyone,
Happy New Year 2023! :-)
On the subject of Playmobil Biplanes, there was also 3966 Playmobil Antex from Argentina. I purchased this sealed example about 18 months ago.
Best wishes,
Neil
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Very nice Neil! That's a nice looking plane 8-)
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Thanks for the information, Tiermann!
I really like some of the new Special Plus sets! The devil and angel (Set 71170) is great, and I am very curious to see what the frog prince (Set 71169) looks like without the frog suit. There could be a really nice Medieval outfit there! :D