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Title: VW...
Post by: tahra on August 29, 2020, 20:30:46
Apparently... of course, from THAT site  >:(

Videos: link 1 (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=322916685493123) , link 2 (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=321021729240212)
Title: Re: BMW...
Post by: playmofire on August 30, 2020, 06:18:30
I'm bored already.
Title: Re: BMW...
Post by: GrahamB on August 30, 2020, 08:51:48
Um... isn't it VW, not BMW?

I hope its a Splitty! (https://www.google.com/search?q=splitty&client=tablet-android-samsung-nf-rev1&prmd=sniv&sxsrf=ALeKk02ruX6WtNOh9IK2cqUXpsq8eUscmQ:1598777521360&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi89PCxxsLrAhUkmVwKHSmHAE0Q_AUoA3oECBUQAw&biw=1280&bih=800&dpr=1.5)
Title: Re: vw...
Post by: tahra on August 30, 2020, 09:11:08
Um... isn't it VW, not BMW?

 :-[

I was thinking that hopefully there would not be a bunch, like the playcars... there. Gah.
Title: Re: BMW...
Post by: Baron Marshall on August 30, 2020, 13:52:34
I hope its a Splitty! (https://www.google.com/search?q=splitty&client=tablet-android-samsung-nf-rev1&prmd=sniv&sxsrf=ALeKk02ruX6WtNOh9IK2cqUXpsq8eUscmQ:1598777521360&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi89PCxxsLrAhUkmVwKHSmHAE0Q_AUoA3oECBUQAw&biw=1280&bih=800&dpr=1.5)

That would be good, we need one for the Back to the Future Theme... https://backtothefuture.fandom.com/wiki/The_Libyans
Title: Re: BMW...
Post by: bml87 on August 30, 2020, 14:27:06
Um... isn't it VW, not BMW?

I hope its a Splitty! (https://www.google.com/search?q=splitty&client=tablet-android-samsung-nf-rev1&prmd=sniv&sxsrf=ALeKk02ruX6WtNOh9IK2cqUXpsq8eUscmQ:1598777521360&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi89PCxxsLrAhUkmVwKHSmHAE0Q_AUoA3oECBUQAw&biw=1280&bih=800&dpr=1.5)

It'll be the red one! A member on Amclicks has shared a picture: http://amclicks.org/foro/novedades-playmobil/nueva-referencia-bajo-licencia-volkswagen/30/

Apparently it comes from the Facebook page of Volkswagen: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3711281058900223&id=328871483807881

Set number will be 70176.

A must have!!! Wow!!!
Title: Re: BMW...
Post by: GrahamB on August 30, 2020, 15:33:55
That would be good, we need one for the Back to the Future Theme... https://backtothefuture.fandom.com/wiki/The_Libyans

That's not a splitty! A splitty has a split windscreen, just like  the PM one (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3711281058900223&id=328871483807881). Apparently they are classic cars now. I still have the nightmares... (https://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=16548.msg297878#msg297878)

Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on August 30, 2020, 17:52:31
Hmm...
It can´t be a VW Beetle, the shape is wrong. I would love to see a (classic) Beetle.
From the shape I guess it´s a VW van. But there seems to be a kind of "bump" on top, what could that be?

But why all that super-secrecy stuff about a new toy-set? To start another hype?  ???
 It´s like a Northrop Grumman video from a few years ago about the B-21 Raider new US stealth-bomber.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on August 30, 2020, 17:55:36
It was revealed, it's a van.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on August 30, 2020, 18:03:05
It was revealed, it's a van.

On FB I assume?
Haven´t been there in a week. I guess these days one has to LIVE on FB to stay up-to-date about Playmobil´s releases.  ::)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: bml87 on August 30, 2020, 18:06:47
Hmm...
It can´t be a VW Beetle, the shape is wrong. I would love to see a (classic) Beetle.
From the shape I guess it´s a VW van. But there seems to be a kind of "bump" on top, what could that be?

But why all that super-secrecy stuff about a new toy-set? To start another hype?  ???
 It´s like a Northrop Grumman video from a few years ago about the B-21 Raider new US stealth-bomber.

I actually posted it two posts before your post  8}

It'll be the red one! A member on Amclicks has shared a picture: http://amclicks.org/foro/novedades-playmobil/nueva-referencia-bajo-licencia-volkswagen/30/

Apparently it comes from the Facebook page of Volkswagen: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3711281058900223&id=328871483807881

Set number will be 70176.

A must have!!! Wow!!!
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on August 30, 2020, 18:15:53
I actually posted it two posts before your post  8}

OOPS !! :doh:  :-[ :-[
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on August 30, 2020, 18:20:07
I quite like it.  :)
But I wonder if the price will be as universal as the real van was.  ::)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Oliver on August 31, 2020, 02:02:48
Looks like it will be cute, and probably will be a good seller for them based on the number of Porsche's they've made (and if so, I guess we can expect a VW Beetle next year)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: JLMatterer on September 05, 2020, 16:37:59
(https://i.imgur.com/v5P2sYd.png) (https://youtu.be/u0Y7v3xBnAA)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Redmao on September 05, 2020, 16:51:14
Feels like a Beetle with a baggage rack on top.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on September 06, 2020, 00:10:53
Feels like a Beetle with a baggage rack on top.

Yes it does!  8-)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: JLMatterer on September 06, 2020, 13:32:50
(https://i.imgur.com/59862Cz.png) (https://youtu.be/XTgZmVzPio8)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on September 06, 2020, 19:44:55
Box images all over THAT site..
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: bml87 on September 06, 2020, 21:04:14
Box images all over THAT site..

A link would be handy though...  :)

Update: Nevermind, our friend Playdalai posted them already on Amclicks, click here (http://amclicks.org/foro/novedades-playmobil/nueva-referencia-bajo-licencia-volkswagen/msg64086/?PHPSESSID=2mkbu8ofkchkev6icrkh67v9s7#msg64086)

The cars look awesome!!!
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Tiermann on September 06, 2020, 22:51:45
They both look really good. Hope the prices aren't too high.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Redmao on September 07, 2020, 10:45:15
If they didn't stuff them with light and sound, they should be less expensive than the Porshes.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: playmofire on September 07, 2020, 14:43:54
Well, the car is an older VW, certainly a 1300 version at the latest.  So maybe Playmobil are thinking of their older customers.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on September 07, 2020, 14:56:51
A link would be handy though...  :)

Sorry, I couldn't figure out the original source, and half the time (or more) you need to be "friends" with the person to see it, so..


If they didn't stuff them with light and sound, they should be less expensive than the Porshes.

May the gods listen...


Someone said that lego also has a VW license, and they have these same cars (obvious enough, I suppose)... in the same colors - imo, NOT so obvious. Does anyone know if the colors have any special meaning?
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on September 07, 2020, 18:53:39
they should be less expensive than the Porshes.

I would certainly hope a VW Beetle to be (much) less expensive than a Porshe  ;D
But with Playmo, one never knows....  :crossed:

Well, the car is an older VW, certainly a 1300 version at the latest.  So maybe Playmobil are thinking of their older customers.

My grandma and also her sister drove VW Beetles into the late 1980´s, so as a kid I spent quite some time in these cars.
I guess I´m getting old  :omg:


Someone said that lego also has a VW license, and they have these same cars (obvious enough, I suppose)... in the same colors

Just checked, they do: L*** sets 10220 and 10250.
So the VW-cars are not an exclusive PM-thing, but just another copy+paste case again.  ::)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Oliver on September 08, 2020, 04:36:47
Well, the car is an older VW, certainly a 1300 version at the latest.  So maybe Playmobil are thinking of their older customers.

I'd say these are aimed a bit more at adults/fans of VW - it seems a lot of Porsche enthusiasts bought the Porsche's they made, but I'd say a sports car is always cool to a kid. There hasn't even been a Herbie movie since 2005. On the other hand, cars are probably always good sellers.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Giorginetto on September 08, 2020, 12:05:40
Cant wait !!!!!

I still recall how excited I was as a kid when the 3708 was released … a playmobile 348 convertible Ferrari. I tell you this set was quite something back then. klickies were also amazing ….

Needless to say I almost lost my mind when the red 911 (991) was released some years ago. Not so keen on the latest police and fire brigade porsches but I can see the appeal to kids

I really hope and pray that they bring out a ' classic' 911 . I bet they will seeing the VWs !!!!

My first car was an orange beetle 1303 as well …..

 CANT WAIT I SAY , CANT WAIT !!!!!  :yippee: :yippee: :yippee:


 :loco:
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Oliver on September 08, 2020, 15:57:53


I really hope and pray that they bring out a ' classic' 911 .

There's two new Porsches next year, and I think one of them is a 911?
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Giorginetto on September 10, 2020, 06:30:56
you are referring to the 911 police car ? Iirc this one and also a macan fire brigade one....
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Oliver on September 13, 2020, 07:18:51
you are referring to the 911 police car ? Iirc this one and also a macan fire brigade one....

I was actually thinking of the ones released in June 2021 - but I took a proper look at the pictures on klickywelt and the 911 is a rally car
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: playmofire on September 13, 2020, 09:04:17
Cant wait !!!!!

I still recall how excited I was as a kid when the 3708 was released … a playmobile 348 convertible Ferrari. I tell you this set was quite something back then. klickies were also amazing ….

 …

I never realised that was a Ferrari.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on September 13, 2020, 12:55:07
I never realised that was a Ferrari.

To a kid, a red convertible is a Ferrari. I think.  :P
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on September 15, 2020, 17:59:19
I never realised that was a Ferrari.

There is another one ...  ;D

Title: Re: VW...
Post by: playmofire on September 15, 2020, 18:28:30
But that's not PM
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on September 15, 2020, 18:36:57
But that's not PM

It is...

playmoDB link: 5175 - Sports Racer (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5175)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: StJohn on September 15, 2020, 20:30:18
There is another one ...  ;D

Nice Jean-Pierre Van Rossem custom! :clap:
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on September 15, 2020, 21:42:22
In Kotaku!

link (https://kotaku.com/playmobil-is-making-the-most-adorable-volkswagens-1844982488)
Playmobil Is Making The Most Adorable Volkswagens
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Hadoque on September 16, 2020, 00:40:28
It is...

playmoDB link: 5175 - Sports Racer (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5175)

That´s the one. I used this "mini-Ferrari" instead of the 3708 as it was intended as a (inside-)joke (for Belgians).
The race-number prints on the sides are erased.

Nice Jean-Pierre Van Rossem custom! :clap:

Thanks  ;D
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: bogol on November 02, 2020, 22:07:09
Playmobil just put both Volkswagens for pre-order in their German webshop. The beetle is priced at € 38.79 and the T1 van at € 48.49. Shipping will commence on January 15th.

https://www.playmobil.de/volkswagen-kaefer/70177.html

https://www.playmobil.de/volkswagen-t1-camping-bus/70176.html
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on November 02, 2020, 22:14:25
Is this the first time there's a playmobil preorder? I don't remember this happening before.

(of course, afaik, in Germany only - ISN'T this illegal?)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: bogol on November 02, 2020, 22:57:17
This is geobra's first pre-order (to private customers) that I am aware of in Germany (I don't know about other markets).

Offering pre-orders is not illegal in Germany as long as you state a certain release date. This is not based on a High Court ruling though but a decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on November 02, 2020, 23:00:28
I don't remember any preorders, either in the german site or the "portuguese" one..

Offering pre-orders is not illegal in Germany as long as you state a certain release date. This is not based on a High Court ruling though but a decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich.

I mean having different offers for different EU countries...
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: bogol on November 02, 2020, 23:37:16
Ah, sorry. Unfortunately this is perfectly legal. Free movement of goods only means that governments are not allowed to restrict trade within the EU. A company is (almost) free to decide where they sell which stuff at what prices. DS Germany doesn't ship abroad afaik.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on November 03, 2020, 08:33:25
Ah, sorry. Unfortunately this is perfectly legal. Free movement of goods only means that governments are not allowed to restrict trade within the EU. A company is (almost) free to decide where they sell which stuff at what prices. DS Germany doesn't ship abroad afaik.

I thought there was a law (last year?) that prevented a store to offer different products/prices for different EU countries. I guess I just got it wrong, since they have always done it, and do.... :(
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Giorginetto on November 05, 2020, 14:01:26
They should be available from VW dealers maybe ? I got my Porsche Taycan from Porsche Greece , I was the 2nd person in Greece to get it after the General manager of Porsche Greece  :lol:

I have asked VW and they don't have a clue. typical … I hope it is available from January from the VW dealerships if not I guess I will have to find a way to get it … My first cars was an orange beetle …..

I think both sets are amazing looking, I would prefer more vivid colors on them but then again they are great sets !!! Cant wait !!!! :yippee:
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Birdie on November 16, 2020, 18:13:50
When will these VW vehicles be made available? (sorry if this was mentioned elsewhere, just catching up)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: tahra on November 16, 2020, 20:08:36
When will these VW vehicles be made available? (sorry if this was mentioned elsewhere, just catching up)

They are on preorder on the de site (is it the first time they did this?), with a January date... Don't know when it will arrive for everyone else..
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Birdie on November 17, 2020, 11:32:59
They are on preorder on the de site (is it the first time they did this?), with a January date... Don't know when it will arrive for everyone else..

Oh good, glad I've not missed out on anything yet.
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Giorginetto on November 24, 2020, 12:17:23
cant wait !!!


I cant wait for the new playmobile Porsche coming out pretty soon.... more of a very fast classic one  :shhhh: :shhhh:
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Oliver on December 23, 2020, 14:13:21
Someone said that lego also has a VW license, and they have these same cars (obvious enough, I suppose)... in the same colors - imo, NOT so obvious. Does anyone know if the colors have any special meaning?

I'm not sure if the two things are linked, but rumour has it that Lego is discontinuing it's VW sets
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: pingo on January 21, 2021, 18:20:10
 ;D yes got my volkswagen beetle and Volkswagen T1 today
The right way to go for playmobil  :woohoo:  super cool cars
could be good with more classic models
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: AgeOwns on January 27, 2021, 05:25:55
I love these two, they're beautiful
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50876085697_c182f12915_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kvKeMk)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50875274623_988b6bc5ab_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kvF5Fi)
Title: Re: VW...
Post by: Birdie on January 28, 2021, 18:13:20
Those photos are gorgeous  :love: Enjoy your purchases!