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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: klickyklack on February 02, 2020, 19:35:20
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I struggle to call what I have so far much of a "collection" but.. 8}
These are some old photos from 2015 of my then very small collection of klickys.
My collection at that point mostly consisted of random figures, a few buildings (3771, 3230s2 & 4455), a couple of the micro sets (pirate ship & ark) & random furniture pieces (purchased for non-Playmobil projects). As you can see there wasn't much rhyme or reason to it all.
It has grown significantly since then - I had less than 50 figures in 2015 & soon I'll have more than 200. I've had some of the bunnys for a while (from buying the bunny school set) & decided I wanted to collect all of them (I just have one more to find now), & most of my newer additions are either the classic early figures, random kids I like, & modern women.
Back in 2015 my collection of lady klickys was limited to random figures that I'd got with sets I'd bought & they were figures I'd ended up with more than ones I really loved (unlike the guys), which I felt quite sad about, & more recently I've been working on rectifying that.
My original collection started in the late 90's/early 2000's - mostly special sets: 3067, 3823, 4194, 4562, 4569, 4572, 4603, 4610, 4617, 4620, & 4999. I think 3823 & 4999 might have been the first I ever bought (mid 90's?)
I'd love to add newer photos soon, but I currently have an injury which means taking photos is very difficult to impossible. I'm looking forward to when I can take photos properly again & share some more recent photos of my "collection"
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Those are some great pics :)
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I hope you recover from your injury soon. I like your use of colored backgrounds/props. I recognize many of the child klickies; I have some of them myself. I love the mushroom kid.
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Thanks tahra!
I hope you recover from your injury soon. I like your use of colored backgrounds/props. I recognize many of the child klickies; I have some of them myself. I love the mushroom kid.
Thank you! I can't tell you how much I wish I'd bought a load of the mushoom boy, I LOVE him. Why oh why have they never done another with that hat!?
I hope so too, but it could be over a year :'( I had a procedure last week & have physio to start, so just got to wait & see. I have ideas for photos & new klickys to document!!
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Some recent faerie additions, + some classic fixed wrist guys that are a mixture of new-ish arrivals & ones I've had for a bit. I've been wanting to get a set of the fixed wrist guys in the single colours for so long. Mine are a mixture of ages (+ the yellow is Playpeople) & not minty, but I adore them & they've been cheering me up a lot today.
The fairies I'm feeling mixed about, I'm pretty picky about the faeries I like but I love these sets & wanted them for the magical animals & overall cuteness as much as the faerie girls.
These are my first faerie girls, I only had mushroom boy (who I ADORE) out of the kid faeries before, & I've had him for a long time.
The ones that came with skirts are my first with that type of body & I'm not quite sure what I think of them yet or the rubbery skirts (& I really dislike the hard skirts) + I was struggling to get them to stand up & balance with the skirts on. :-\
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Nice display of those 5 fixed-wrist klickies with matching hats!
Which bunny are you missing?
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Nice display of those 5 fixed-wrist klickies with matching hats!
Which bunny are you missing?
Thanks Graham! The guys had fun hanging out at the vacation cottage over the weekend, meanwhile I was frustrated because I couldn't find my box of furniture which had the rest of the pieces for it (typically found it a day or so later ::) ) I think this was my first building so I have a real soft spot for it (but I love the 80's City Life sets)
I'm missing the bunny boy from 4459. I started out with 4455 (the bunny school) which I bought for the mushroom building over 10 years ago, & thought they were really weird at first, then they slowly grew on me & I found myself wanting all of them :lol: I haven't been completist about getting the rest of the sets, but wanted all the figures. 4459 has been eluding me (at least for a reasonable price) :-\
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More of the guys goofing around at the vacation cottage.
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Photo of (most of) the rest of my small sub-collection of fixed wrist klickys + my classic kids.
My aim initially was to get just the solid colour fixed wrist guys, but I've ended up with a bunch of others (who I love & appreciate more & more), & I imagine more will be added eventually. 8} No all black guy yet :lens:
Then with the kids, I've got an all white girl. & another red/white boy since I took this, & will take another photo once I've got a green/white boy. I wonder why they never did a blue/white girl!? ???
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These are the rest of my current collection of fixed hand klickys. The pastel guys from 1974 were supposed to be my birthday gift. Er, they're over a month early but I couldn't put them aside & wait to play with them :lol:
The other 2 are my first & only Famobil klickys so far.
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These are the rest of my current collection of fixed hand klickys. The pastel guys from 1974 were supposed to be my birthday gift. Er, they're over a month early but I couldn't put them aside & wait to play with them :lol:
:love: :love: They are gorgeous!
I only managed that pale yellow one recently... If I cross any others... well..
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:love: :love: They are gorgeous!
I only managed that pale yellow one recently... If I cross any others... well..
I've crushed on them for many years, so I'm thrilled to finally have some. Their colours remind me of vintage pyrex :love: I hope some others turn up for you to join the pale yellow one. :heart:
Of course then they had to have their own horses (hence the horses). I'm sure I already had 1 horse that I got with other items years ago but typically now I can't locate it (I'm certain I kept it so it must be buried in a box somewhere ??? ), I'm hoping it turns up at some point (I think it's a dark brown or black one). It has been really bugging me where it is but I have an injury & can't move things around to search at the moment. ::)
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Those Pyrex Boys are in really nice condition and form a great set! Did they come from a Dutch seller? The one I am thinking of always seems to have loads of early klickies for sale, I wonder where he gets them?
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The fixed wrist klickies have a charm of their own.
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Those Pyrex Boys are in really nice condition and form a great set! Did they come from a Dutch seller? The one I am thinking of always seems to have loads of early klickies for sale, I wonder where he gets them?
Thanks, I'm so happy with them & they are in really nice condition! Yes re. the Dutch seller & I know what you mean, they must have some good sources, they have a really nice selection of items (er, I might have another item on the way from them :toot: ).
The fixed wrist klickies have a charm of their own.
They really do! What they lack in wrist articulation they make up in old school charm for sure.
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Good wrist action is over-rated. :toot:
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Good wrist action is over-rated. :toot:
:hmm: :lol:
I've been trying to make a decent grasshopper lady to go with my grasshopper guys. I got another head section (with the antennae) in with one & so had to make use of it.
I started with a green Victorian dress (in the photo with the 2 grasshoppers) but wasn't happy with it, so I started again. I'm much happier with my second attempt, even though the hands are a different green than the proper grasshopper hands (I figure if their head is 2 different greens then their hands can be a different green too).
I'll have to take a proper group photo at some point.
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Both versions look great. Did you try the victorian version with the green scarf?
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Both look great, but I like the second version better I think. More cheerful
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Both versions look great. Did you try the victorian version with the green scarf?
Thank you! I did, didn't take any photos, I think the black details on the green dress felt wrong for grasshopper lady.
Both look great, but I like the second version better I think. More cheerful
Thanks! yes! the colours felt more summery & in fitting with her! She makes me think of illustrations from a book by Fritz Baumgarten that I had as a child.
These aren't from the book I had, but :hearts: (It's no wonder I loved the mushroom building in the bunny school & the fairy set..) In my head my bunny weirdos, the grasshoppers & fairys all inhabit the same world with mushroom buildings.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/3697/33263248315_3da57056fd_z.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/8725928@N02/33263248315/)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/3863/33134784631_36e97ce4c4_z.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/8725928@N02/33134784631/)
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My mini-subcollection of grasshoppers. Apparently they're a klezmer band called The Schlamazel Orthestar. I :heart: them.
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+ another band member (I think they need a larger range of instruments, I wish there was a clarinet for them!) :-\
:toot: er, I've already broken up the band & made another lady, but she's being a little shy..
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Here's the new lady.
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I think Glika (my original lady) is very happy to have a new female friend & not be the only grasshopper lady.
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Love your grasshoppers! Having a band is a great idea. Keyboards should be pretty available still so you could add one of those perhaps.
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Love your grasshoppers! Having a band is a great idea. Keyboards should be pretty available still so you could add one of those perhaps.
Thanks Tiermann! So far they have the double bass/cello?, saxophone, violins & accordian, I'd really love a clarinet & cimbalom for them, but I don't think a Playmobil clarinet exists (there's an oboe? but no idea how easy they are to find) & I'm pretty certain there is no cimbalom or anything similar :lol:. At some point I'll get them a lute & mandolin, & not sure what brass instruments there are, I need to check..
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Those are great, and they go very well with the mushroom.
Love the first pic of the new lady - she looks like "hey, here I am" :D
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Those are great, and they go very well with the mushroom.
Love the first pic of the new lady - she looks like "hey, here I am" :D
Thanks, the mushroom works great with them right! :heart:
She was very shy & hiding in the mushroom at first, but Glika did a great job of building her confidence & getting her to come out & say hello. ;)
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Musical Instruments from PlaymoDB
http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Tool-Musical&pics=on (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Tool-Musical&pics=on)
http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Furniture-Musical&pics=on (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Furniture-Musical&pics=on)
:)
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Musical Instruments from PlaymoDB
http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Tool-Musical&pics=on (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Tool-Musical&pics=on)
http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Furniture-Musical&pics=on (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/category.pl?sortby=description%2Cpartnum&page=1&category=Furniture-Musical&pics=on)
:)
Thanks Tim! I'd looked through the first lot but not the second (gah! the organ & harp are great!) :love:. I already had a bunch of things added to my wishlist but couldn't remember all the items! (er, I was trying to forget FOR NOW to protect my wallet!) :lol: :wall:
The klezmorim are demanding an oboe, trumpet, mandolin, lute & guitar. ::) Please don't encourage them more!! ;)
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Another sub-collection is my rabbits / bunnies. I've divided them up into family units for the photos, I see them as being 4 familys.
1. Mum & dad are a librarian & teacher & they have 3 sons & a daughter. Two of the boys are mother's boys & like to dress like her (in a natty cardigan & neckerchief), & the daughter is a daddy's girl & wants to grow up & be a teacher. The other son (in braces) is the black sheep of the family.
2. Mum & dad are horticulturists & they have 4 daughters (2 sets of twins). One set of twins is identical & love to do everything together.
3. The dads are chocolatiers & also enjoy foraging. They have 3 adopted kids, twin sons & a daughter.
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4. Dad is a widower & is bringing up 5 kids on his own. He's an artist & has been finding it tough since his wife passed away, but the kids are very good & try to keep his spirits up. He has 3 daughters & 3 sons (one, not pictured, is the rabbit kid I haven't got yet).
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These are lovely scenes, klickyklack, very heartwarming! I love the same-sex couple with their adopted children! Geobra haven't yet quite got as far as departing from very standard families in the sets they offer, so let's hope they steal some of your ideas!
I might have a few spare instruments for your klezmorim and your wallet need never know! :)
Graham
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These are lovely scenes, klickyklack, very heartwarming! I love the same-sex couple with their adopted children! Geobra haven't yet quite got as far as departing from very standard families in the sets they offer, so let's hope they steal some of your ideas!
I might have a few spare instruments for your klezmorim and your wallet need never know! :)
Graham
Thanks so much! I'm glad you found them touching, I find the bunny people so weirdly endearing, so I'm happy that comes through.
It would be great to see some more diverse family units, ethnicity, sexuality & disabilty wise. The dungaree wearing bunny guys screamed out to me to be a same-sex couple. They're my favourites of the bunnys - their basket back packs are amazing :heart & I have a thing for any klickys in dungarees/overalls & their kids had to be the best/cutest dressed with the dungaree wearing bunny boys & the girl in the Red Riding Hood dress (the regular non-bunny Red Riding Hood girl is one of the klickys I've had since I started my Playmobil journey). I guess gender based pay disparity even exists in their little world, so the guy couple have plenty of funds to dress their kids nicely (whereas the poor widower who's bringing up 6 kids on his own has patches on his sleeves).
Ack! The Klezmorim would LOVE more instruments!! I sent you a message before about the bunny boy (not sure if my messages are working, but hopefully you got it?), Keep it up & my klickys will be creating a shrine in your honor! :lol: (eta: apparently the fixed wrist guys already have one & are happy to let the klezmorim & bunnys share it) ;)
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Playmofire asked about what fire fighting equipment my classic guys have (their fire fighting kit & construction tools are really ALL of the klickies, but they think it's theirs ::) ) so I thought I'd add some pictures here. They don't have much, but we love what bit they do have.
Most of what they have came in a couple of lots, one was more construction stuff, the other was more fire fighting. They keep it all in a nice pink Playmobil case. :heart:
The construction stuff - the bottom left hats & tool box came with other stuff, but everything else came together.
The fire fighting stuff - again, everything but the bottom left hats came in that lot. I need to get them some hoses.
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Information on hoses will follow later today.
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Here's the info on hoses available from DS. I've also posted it in your thread on your firefighters.
30214793 Hose connector, small white, 20p
30673992 3 lengths, white hose, 150mm, £1.80
30808313 white hose 170mm, 20p
30808833 white hose, 115mm, 15p
30883690 white hose, 60cm 50p
30892072 35cm white hose, 35p
30892930 50cm white hose, 45p
30894680 150mm white hose, 20p
30898940 20cm white hose, 20p
As you can see, there seems little logic in prices at times.
The old style hose nozzle originally took solid hose, but it should be OK with the modern tubular hose or with one of the white connectors.
The white hose may need a connector to attach it to the fire hydrant as that, too, was designed for solid hose.
For your fire extinguishers, there is black hose, 30816420, 20p
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I bought a large coil of white rubbery tubing from an eBay seller at much lower cost than DS. It's almost identical to PM tubing, though slightly off-white in colour. If you are interested, I'll hunt out the seller.
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I bought a large coil of white rubbery tubing from an eBay seller at much lower cost than DS. It's almost identical to PM tubing, though slightly off-white in colour. If you are interested, I'll hunt out the seller.
Yes please :)
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Here's the info on hoses available from DS. I've also posted it in your thread on your firefighters.
30214793 Hose connector, small white, 20p
30673992 3 lengths, white hose, 150mm, £1.80
30808313 white hose 170mm, 20p
30808833 white hose, 115mm, 15p
30883690 white hose, 60cm 50p
30892072 35cm white hose, 35p
30892930 50cm white hose, 45p
30894680 150mm white hose, 20p
30898940 20cm white hose, 20p
As you can see, there seems little logic in prices at times.
The old style hose nozzle originally took solid hose, but it should be OK with the modern tubular hose or with one of the white connectors.
The white hose may need a connector to attach it to the fire hydrant as that, too, was designed for solid hose.
For your fire extinguishers, there is black hose, 30816420, 20p
Thanks for all the information about what is available! :heart: so helpful!
I bought a large coil of white rubbery tubing from an eBay seller at much lower cost than DS. It's almost identical to PM tubing, though slightly off-white in colour. If you are interested, I'll hunt out the seller.
Thank you! I'm definitely interested too. I figured there must be something out there that could be used instead & I think it'd be worth getting some of this as well as some official hose (I'll probably get some with my next order just so I can see & compare).
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Glad to be of help.
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I am pretty confident I have never seen so many grasshoppers together! It's great what you did with them, really goes to show there would be potential for a proper "children book of old" theme, with gnomes and whatnot.
Speaking of which, your rabbit collection is also delightful! I find it really cute how you created families, each with a backstory of its own.
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One of my daughters suggested geobra should produce more klickies with animal heads like the rabbits. I remember tahra's response here on PF: "Noooooooo!"
I like the idea of a 'Children's Book of Old' theme, Playmocollector! We already have grasshopper bands, rabbit families and Flower Fairies!
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I am pretty confident I have never seen so many grasshoppers together! It's great what you did with them, really goes to show there would be potential for a proper "children book of old" theme, with gnomes and whatnot.
Speaking of which, your rabbit collection is also delightful! I find it really cute how you created families, each with a backstory of its own.
;D Thank you! I'm trying to rein myself in, but I really want more grasshoppers! 8}
One of my daughters suggested geobra should produce more klickies with animal heads like the rabbits. I remember tahra's response here on PF: "Noooooooo!"
I like the idea of a 'Children's Book of Old' theme, Playmocollector! We already have grasshopper bands, rabbit families and Flower Fairies!
:lol: more bunnies, the horror!!
I couldn't agree more about the vintage children's book theme Plamocollector & GrahamB (I'm calling it "forest folk"). One of my many other interests is children's book illustration, a lot of what I love is more modern vintage (50's/60's/70's) but I have a soft spot for older work too - like the Fritz Baumgarten work I posted images of. I can see various pre-existing Playmobil fitting into it - the Alpine/Tyrolean stuff, the rabbits, animals, gnomes, some of the fairys (mushroom boy would be perfect & I'm ALL IN for a whole mushroom hat family, I would freak if mushroom boy finally got a family :lol:). It'd be a good way to get more accessories pieces from the Victorian & medieval (farm?) sets too (bonnets, the water girl, blacksmith, etc).
I guess in some ways it might be seen as crossing over into Sylvanian territory a bit (anthropomorphised animals) but Sylvanian's always make me think of lots of classic children's books like Wind in the Willow's, Paddington, Winnie the Pooh, Beatrix Potter's work, classic fairy tales, Rupert the Bear, etc, etc, & has a much longer history anyway.
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Quick photos of one of my more recent & larger arrivals. I've had the family vacation home (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=3230) A frame building for quite a while now, so I was excited when I saw the A frame camping lodge come out. It has taken me a while to get it, but I'm happy I did. I love the vacation home, but it feels a little strange without a kitchen or bathroom, so at least alongside this, they have everything.
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That's a new take on the classic Vacation home! I'm not sure I like the cutaway roof quite as much as the big window in the old version for getting access to the interior. I wonder if the window pane of the newer version fits the hole in the roof of the older one?
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I wonder if the window pane of the newer version fits the hole in the roof of the older one?
Probably not? Then people could... reuse it. The HORROR.
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That's a new take on the classic Vacation home! I'm not sure I like the cutaway roof quite as much as the big window in the old version for getting access to the interior. I wonder if the window pane of the newer version fits the hole in the roof of the older one?
I prefer the 3230 A frame house too! The window on the camping lodge is a lot smaller (camping lodge window is 10.5 W x14cm H, the open window on the vacation home is 14 W x 18 H cm). It's a shame they aren't more in tune with each other, but they look cute lined up next to each other.
I'm not sure what the deal is with both buildings yet, I think maybe some of my klickies live in the 3230 A frame full time + run a small campsite with workshops & activities for kids AND adults (but it seems a little inconvenient having to share the bathroom & kitchen with all the other campers, but not sure if there is a better solution than sharinf the campsire bathroom & kitchen). 8}
& in case anyone is inclined to ask, NO, it's NOT a "glamping" site, because, along with other things like "wild swimming" that phrase makes me feel slightly murderous :lol:
Probably not? Then people could... reuse it. The HORROR.
:lmao:
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I bought a large coil of white rubbery tubing from an eBay seller at much lower cost than DS. It's almost identical to PM tubing, though slightly off-white in colour. If you are interested, I'll hunt out the seller.
Here is the item on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261976864716?ViewItem=&item=261976864716&var=560784141517 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261976864716?ViewItem=&item=261976864716&var=560784141517)
The nearest to PM tube is white, I/D (internal diameter) 2.0mm, £13.49 for 10 metres.
The genuine Playmobil tubing on playmofire's list is
30892930 50cm white hose, 45p
which works out at only £9.00 for 10 metres.
So, unless you want pieces longer than 50cm, its cheaper to buy the PM version!
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Here is the item on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261976864716?ViewItem=&item=261976864716&var=560784141517 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261976864716?ViewItem=&item=261976864716&var=560784141517)
The nearest to PM tube is white, I/D (internal diameter) 2.0mm, £13.49 for 10 metres.
The genuine Playmobil tubing on playmofire's list is
30892930 50cm white hose, 45p
which works out at only £9.00 for 10 metres.
So, unless you want pieces longer than 50cm, its cheaper to buy the PM version!
Thank you! I doubt I need anywhere NEAR that much, but it's very helpful to have the link (I might want some of this in a smaller size & in various colours at some point for other things I make).
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So, unless you want pieces longer than 50cm, its cheaper to buy the PM version!
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Thank you GrahamB!
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Hi :wave:,
I like your collection and the photos very much, the Klickies are so cute :love:. I hope you'll get well soon so we can see more of them!
Greeting from Nora :wave: and a nice weekend!
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Hi :wave:,
I like your collection and the photos very much, the Klickies are so cute :love:. I hope you'll get well soon so we can see more of them!
Greeting from Nora :wave: and a nice weekend!
Hi Nora! Thanks so much, I hope so too! :heart:
Some recent arrivals got together when I was having my lunch today..
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I think there has been a little confusion about the klezmorim, apparently the new arrivals thought that there was an open audition for The Schlamazel Orthestar.
Even one of my other household members tried to get in on the action.
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Very nice! Yellow headed aliens are fairly rare, good catch.
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I wanna see the queue jumper! :love:
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Very nice! Yellow headed aliens are fairly rare, good catch.
Thanks! Um, both of the aliens will be going through some transformations once I have all the right parts (I'm sure you can guess what kind..) :-[ I really need more antennae. 8}
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I wanna see the queue jumper! :love:
She wanted in on the action again today too when I was taking some photos of some new customs I just made yesterday. :lol: She's my little shadow. :heart:
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Quick updated photo of the klezmorim, & some of the new instruments from their mysterious benefactor. ;) + an invasive species arrives..
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Quick updated photo of the klezmorim, & some of the new instruments from their mysterious benefactor. ;) + an invasive species arrives..
I can see the aliens putting on fake antennae in the background to blend in with the natives! :lol:
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I can see the aliens putting on fake antennae in the background to blend in with the natives! :lol:
They need new clothing (& their own antennae), right now they look like time travelling alien invasive species grasshoppers, rather than just exotic grasshoppers from lands afar..
I think the blue one needs something quite colourful to make him or her like a Dactylotum bicolor (Rainbow Grasshopper) (https://mobile.twitter.com/tom_hartley/status/536773550502608896), a Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie Foam Grasshopper) (https://gobackpacking.com/photo-cricket-south-africa/) or maybe a Poekilocerus Pictus (Aak Grasshopper) (https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/361761-Poekilocerus-pictus)
& maybe the yellow one is a Romalea Microptera (Eastern lubber grasshopper) (http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/lubber.htm), a Melanoplus differentialis (Differential grasshopper) (https://bugguide.net/node/view/5380) or a Melanoplus femurrubrum (red-legged grasshopper) (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red-legged_Grasshopper_(Melanoplus_femurrubrum)_(43478105211).jpg#mw-jump-to-license)
I especialy like the koppie foam to draw on for the blue, & the red legged for the yellow, it'd be fun to give her in red shoes under her dress, if I can find a grey dress for her to go with her arms. I kind of want to make them both ladies to even out the numbers of male to female grasshoppers (right now I have 2 ladies & 4 men, but I have these 2 to customise, + another green alien, & another grasshopper on the way 8})
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Another little sub-collection. This is my spooky crew.
The spooky crew have been growing recently, but the original members (4603 Halloween costume skeleton pirate & 4572 Patch Eye Pirate) are some of my oldest klickys, so they have a special place in my heart.
The first Playmobil figure I remember desperately wanting to buy is the Halloween skeleton pirate (from 3025?), which I think I saw in a Japanese toy magazine (in the late 90's?). I think I contacted Playmobil directly to try to find out where I could buy one, & I think they told me that (at that time) it wasn't available. If I remember correctly they sent me a keyring (1997 Victorian Flower Seller, I have no idea what became of her :'( ). Years later I found 4603 in my local Toys R Us, freaked out & bought it instantly.
I'm pretty picky about the horror/Halloween related figures.. I'm a big fan of horror films, mostly older classic B&W, 60's/70's European horror (Bava, Argento, Fulci, etc) & 60's/70's/80's US stuff (Carpenter/Romero) but not all the horror/Halloween klickys look right/good to me.
More recently I've added 4506 Dracula, 4650 Scary Ghost (skeleton), K6840 Tall Ghost + some extras to use for customs. I forgot to add my 4650s into the photo line up (one was used to make a custom Bonnie "Prince" Billy klicky) so at some point I'll have to take an updated photo with them included.
I guess my Bonnie "Prince" Billy will be being added to the spooky crew along with his scary ghost brother, & my Aldous Harding custom klicky has been welcomed (I think she's like the Marilyn Munster of the family).
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A bit of an introduction to the individuals..
I thought when I first got the extra 4603 skeleton pirate that I'd be making a girlfriend for the guy, but she turned out to be his sister, & I thought my custom vampire lady was going to be a partner for Dracula, but Dracula & the skeleton pirate lady ended up falling in love. The potential bride of Dracula found an older vampire to call her own (they're Dracula's parents), & Patch Eye Pirate became the skeleton pirates father, who seems to have a bit of a thing for the ladies, including the vampire lady (see the post above).
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Last picture of the tall ghost & my Aldous Harding custom..
I definitely need to add a witch (or 3) to add to my collection & maybe some others that I would have to custom make or hope they bring out eventually.. I used to have 4561 Halloween Devil boy years & years ago but I didn't like his face & gave him to a friend (I wish I hadn't now so will probably get another at some point but this was before I knew you could customise klickys & now I'd probably just give them a different head), but for now I'm happy with my little spooky crew.
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Very nice, I love that whole theme and you have some great ones there.
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They need new clothing (& their own antennae), right now they look like time travelling alien invasive species grasshoppers, rather than just exotic grasshoppers from lands afar..
You're astonishingly well-versed in grasshoppers! Never would I have expected to see species with such vibrant colours.
As for the spooky crew – the background about how you came into possession of the klickies and the backstories of the characters add so much to the presentation! Incidentally, I have to agree with what Tiermann wrote on your other thread: the black necklace looks good, it complements the black cape alright.
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Thanks Tim! :heart:
You're astonishingly well-versed in grasshoppers! Never would I have expected to see species with such vibrant colours.
As for the spooky crew – the background about how you came into possession of the klickies and the backstories of the characters add so much to the presentation! Incidentally, I have to agree with what Tiermann wrote on your other thread: the black necklace looks good, it complements the black cape alright.
I really love (some) insects & wish I knew more! This has just been a little Playmobil led learning curve about grasshoppers, & wow! there's some beautiful ones! I just got another Grasshopper musician today, who will eventually become another custom.
As well as forgetting about the other 2 4650 skeleton guys, I totally forgot about my ghlow in the dark ghosts (I have 3). They all came without their sheets, so I need to accessorise them a bit more to make them fit in with the pirates &/or vampires (probably the pirates - I figure if I get them some hats & weapons they will fit right in).
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Awesome pics, as always, and I love the background story too :)
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I thought when I first got the extra 4603 skeleton pirate that I'd be making a girlfriend for the guy, but she turned out to be his sister, & I thought my custom vampire lady was going to be a partner for Dracula, but Dracula & the skeleton pirate lady ended up falling in love. The potential bride of Dracula found an older vampire to call her own (they're Dracula's parents), & Patch Eye Pirate became the skeleton pirates father, who seems to have a bit of a thing for the ladies, including the vampire lady (see the post above).
You don't write scripts for East Enders [BBC soap-opera] do you?
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Thanks tahra!
You don't write scripts for East Enders [BBC soap-opera] do you?
:hmm: like I have any control of what these klickys get up to!?! (& UGH Eastenders! Really? like a filthy batch of secondhand klickys from eBay I'm very much soap free)
Eastenders.. *offended* :loco:
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I am not a fan of Eastenders either, but your klickies' social lives seem so complex and colourful, I thought perhaps there must be some soap-opera influence and Eastenders seemed like a possibility. Listen to their dialogue and if anyone says "Wassgoinon?" you can be certain someone has been watching EE.
Is your washtub soap free? Or do only Fresh and Clean klickies get into your household?
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I am not a fan of Eastenders either, but your klickies' social lives seem so complex and colourful, I thought perhaps there must be some soap-opera influence and Eastenders seemed like a possibility. Listen to their dialogue and if anyone says "Wassgoinon?" you can be certain someone has been watching EE.
Is your washtub soap free? Or do only Fresh and Clean klickies get into your household?
:lol: I have no idea where they get it from :toot: I think I've heard some scorchio & escandalos, so I'll go with older Almodovar films as an influence, Spanish drama with a bit more murder, weirdness & :hehe: ;)
:lol: our washtub is very heavy on the bubbles, etc, I'm just comparing ME being (TV) soap free with secondhand eBay Klickys who turn up here FILTHY (ew!). My new arrivals are routinely quarantined until full cleaning has taken place. I got some really stinky ones today :help: :no:
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Oh yes, I've had some of those, covered in filff (as they say on EastEnders, not that I ever watch it). You get those brown stains, which are probably chocolate. Probably. And cooking pots with real food in them. MMM.
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Long time, no updates.. One of the parts of my collection that I haven't shared so far is my Native Americans / Indians..
One of the first Playmobil sets I bought was 4569 Wolf Tracker (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4569) which I guess I got when it came out in the late 90's/early 00's. When I started collecting Playmobil properly, the older Indian sets were one of the things I was most drawn to.
Despite knowing that there's a bunch of issues with the Indian klickys, I just love them, especially those 1988 > 1991 sets, which is where I started my collection (after Wolf Tracker).
I took these photos 2 & a half years ago & I wasn't even sure whether I'd posted them or not (I don't think I did ???), posting them as a comparison for when I take some photos of where I'm at now.
As often happens with me, I start off with the idea of a limited & focused collection (in this case the 1988 > 1991 sets) & then it expands to "MUST HAVE ALL THE THINGS!" :lol: I think i've got 80% of the Native American klickys now & almost all of the ones I most wanted.
List of the sets that include the Klickys I don't have yet (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=3811%0D%0A3870%0D%0A3875%0D%0A3878%0D%0A4130%0D%0A4533%0D%0A4552%0D%0A4652%0D%0A5245%0D%0A5278%0D%0A) (I have 3 of the renegades from 3878, but am still missing the one with the lilac top) + I don't have almost all of the Figures Indians.
I think there's around 78 unique Indian klickys (?) with some are the same as other releases but have slight differences - like faces with stubble instead of painted marks, but I might have missed some random outlaws, & didn't include the Inuits (they're some I need to add in the future) or the classic klickys.
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& the rest..
I just recently got the last of the Indian kids & have all of them now, so definitely need to take a photo of those soon.
ETA:
I guess at this point I was just collecting the 1988 > 1991 group & it was before I got set 3732 (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=3732) finishing off my subcollection of Indians from that period (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=3395%0D%0A3396%0D%0A3397%0D%0A3731%0D%0A3732%0D%0A3733%0D%0A). I've only really just finished that set off properly by getting 3731 with the buffalo (but that's because I wanted the full sets from that period & not just the klickys).
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Nice selection :)
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Great pics :love:
The old indians were core when we started - the woman with caldron (3355 - is it bad I know the ref?) was our 4th playmobil creature (after the bandit+horse and nurse) - it was a gift on children's day in 81.
We have a soft spot for them... and then my sister fell for those "new ones" - the ones with indian skintone... and then.. well... :-[
Feel free to send a want list if you wish (consider shipping from Portugal... ) - I believe there are some indians on mount 3 ;)
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Lovely pictures :love:
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Lovely collection. It’s the first time I’ve noticed the moccasins.
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Thanks all! :-[
Lovely collection. It’s the first time I’ve noticed the moccasins.
Aren't the moccasins lovely, it's a shame my ragtag group are missing a lot of theirs. The moccasins are quite brittle now & I've had some crack on me when I've tried to remove them (when klickys have come in just one for example). :(
Great pics :love:
The old indians were core when we started - the woman with caldron (3355 - is it bad I know the ref?) was our 4th playmobil creature (after the bandit+horse and nurse) - it was a gift on children's day in 81.
We have a soft spot for them... and then my sister fell for those "new ones" - the ones with indian skintone... and then.. well... :-[
Those seductive indians eh! :love: :lol:
Feel free to send a want list if you wish (consider shipping from Portugal... ) - I believe there are some indians on mount 3 ;)
I'll get a wish list together, I have no idea where to send it or what mount 3 is though. 8}
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I'll get a wish list together, I have no idea where to send it or what mount 3 is though. 8}
Well, we can trade emails via PM (those tend to get full, so... )
Mount 3 is the pile of to-go stuff. When I started the neverending PROCESS (link here (https://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=8205.0)) there were 3 mountains in the room, and the 3rd was the stuff to trade/sell.. the name stuck. Also, I'm nuts. It's ok, I know. :P
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Well, we can trade emails via PM (those tend to get full, so... )
Mount 3 is the pile of to-go stuff. When I started the neverending PROCESS (link here (https://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=8205.0)) there were 3 mountains in the room, and the 3rd was the stuff to trade/sell.. the name stuck. Also, I'm nuts. It's ok, I know. :P
Thanks, I'll finish my list & send you a PM.
I used to be able to view the images on your PROCESS thread & now they don't load (I don't think there's a fix to display on my tablet, I did try..very annoying). The Mounts sound ominous & rather fantastic! :lol:
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Thanks, I'll finish my list & send you a PM.
I used to be able to view the images on your PROCESS thread & now they don't load (I don't think there's a fix to display on my tablet, I did try..very annoying). The Mounts sound ominous & rather fantastic! :lol:
Ok ;)
As to the images, that's a moronic (imo) decision from some browsers (chrome, at least), making a mistake where there was none...
Don't know if you checked this thread: https://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=17305.0
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Thanks tahra! I had checked that thread, but didn't find anything that worked for me. Gah! :-\
I've been making some custom Klickys recently.. It always bugged me that there was no blue/white girl classic Klicky & I had in mind to make one - the "impossible girl" (at least impossible as a non-custom Klicky).
The girl I'd set aside to use the dress from broke apart easily using the beard/cape method, but then trying to get her some white legs was another story. Fortunately I had plenty of spares to try & break apart because most of the classic kids were NOT budging.
In the process of try to get a nice pair of white legs I ended up making some additional "impossible girls" (their male friend was an arrival who had already had a little switcheroo before getting to me)
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I'd lost track of what child Klickys I had, & was trying to gather them all together, go through them, see if there was any I wasn't into.. I ended up with a little pile that I wasn't loving as a whole & tried the beard/cape method on them.. definitely more success than with the classic kids, but there was still 50% I couldn't crack.
I made these with the parts of the ones I could (& a few other bits & pieces I had laying around from broken kids I'd received). Some successes, some I'm still not 100% on & might tweak.
I'm not a big fan of some of the more modern screening on the kids clothing, so the girls on the first 2 pictures I'm not 100% about, just because I don't love the screening patterns on their dresses, love the boys though.
I'm happy with the 3rd pair in blue & green.
The last trio are the ones I'm not convinced with. Not loving the girl in the teddy t-shirt, but I'm not a big fan of the more modern child Klickys & their new-fangled hair-dos (I prefer the classic childrens bodys & hair styles) so I'm not sure anything will help her (I'll probably swap the green trousers onto the middle boy with the green top). I think the riding outfit is fine, but I'd prefer it on a brown haired boy or girl so the hair & the hat don't blend together. I guess a bit more swapping is in order.
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Thanks tahra! I had checked that thread, but didn't find anything that worked for me. Gah! :-\
I don't know much about tablets... is there another browser you can use on it?
Those are some good looking kids. :)
I'd lost track of what child Klickys I had, (...)
Join the club... ::)
(...) & tried the beard/cape method on them.. definitely more success than with the classic kids, but there was still 50% I couldn't crack.
Yes, apart from the ones with neckpieces (and the newer "shaggy" boy heads), there are some that just don't work... without really making any sort of sense... A mystery.
I think the riding outfit is fine, but I'd prefer it on a brown haired boy or girl so the hair & the hat don't blend together. I guess a bit more swapping is in order.
:P I find myself doing the same MANY times... Like blond klickys do NOT wear yellow hats. Thinking about it, it's very silly, isn't it? But real. VERY REAL.
I don't really dislike the newer hairs... it's just somewhat complicated because here, what determines boy/girl is the head (since they started to use other than the old lifted skirt torso for girls).. so...
I LOVE the "shaggy" (boy) (example: playmodb link (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-10-4340)) and of course the braids and buns (girls) ... the one I REALLY REALLY dislike is the "sided" one (boy) (example: playmodb link (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-10-2990)) - hate that one, for boys OR girls (it's a boy here)
(feel free to add kid parts to your want list :P )
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I use Firefox to view tahra's photos on my (Android) tablet, that works fine.
I may have a few spare Indian klickies from that era, klickyklack. I'll have a look when I get back off holiday. I also have some spare moccasins, and Inuit.
It's great to focus on one era in a theme. PM revisited many themes several times and it's interesting to see how things evolved. I'm hoping to take some pictures of the various iterations of PM circuses which have been released. One day...
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I'm hoping to take some pictures of the various iterations of PM circuses which have been released. One day...
My wallet is cursing you already. :P
(and I have a bunch of stuff for you.. :-[ )
(OT)
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I don't know much about tablets... is there another browser you can use on it?
Thanks! will reply about this on that thread (https://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=17305.msg320574#new)
IThose are some good looking kids. :)
Join the club... ::)
:-[ thanks! & :lol: I can't even imagine how you would keep track! 8}
Yes, apart from the ones with neckpieces (and the newer "shaggy" boy heads), there are some that just don't work... without really making any sort of sense... A mystery.
I assume it's some nuance with the frames that makes certain kids harder to crack. I'll have to check when the ones I was able to crack came out & see if there's any rhyme or reason to my success.
I don't really dislike the newer hairs... it's just somewhat complicated because here, what determines boy/girl is the head (since they started to use other than the old lifted skirt torso for girls).. so...
I LOVE the "shaggy" (boy) (example: playmodb link (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-10-4340)) and of course the braids and buns (girls) ... the one I REALLY REALLY dislike is the "sided" one (boy) (example: playmodb link (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-10-2990)) - hate that one, for boys OR girls (it's a boy here)
(feel free to add kid parts to your want list :P )
:lol: enabler!
I have both the boys you linked & agree, the shaggy boy is quite cute, I love all the Native American kids, but it's not a hairstyle I'm a fan of for sure. I also dislike with that girl that hats don't fit, that's a big no no for me.. I guess I just have certain periods of Klicky kids that are "peak cute" to me, classic heads, certain graphic style (& not too detailed & slick looking printing like on current kids).
I need to take some updated photos of my kids soon.
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I may have a few spare Indian klickies from that era, klickyklack. I'll have a look when I get back off holiday. I also have some spare moccasins, and Inuit.
It's great to focus on one era in a theme. PM revisited many themes several times and it's interesting to see how things evolved. I'm hoping to take some pictures of the various iterations of PM circuses which have been released. One day...
Ooh, thank you! That's just where I started though & went from collecting that era to all the darn Indians / Native Americans. So Indian & Indian related spares of any era (& Inuit) are of interest.
Hope you're having a lovely holiday!
My wallet is cursing you already. :P
:lmao:
I look forward to the circus themed data, as reasons that will become apparent later, I have a current circus obsession that is likely to be getting me to part with money, so like tahra my wallet is pre-emptively cursing you, as well as cursing myself for possibly triggering another subcollection via customising. :hmm:
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I wasn't sure whether to add these to this thread or the customisation thread, but I guess I'll add a couple of photos of just the custom Klickys on the other thread too.
The Schlimazel Orkestar now has 9 members, & I've also made a custom grasshopper royal family taking me up to 12 grasshoppers. :love: I'll getting another soon :lol: & I might make another custom lady.
The newest grasshopper custom is the lady in purple with the scarf. At first I thought she was just a general grasshopper lady, but then with the purple dress tying in with the grasshopper royal family I thought she could be the princess. As the first born the princess should be in line for the throne, but I guess their grasshopper society has male primogeniture, so the princess has no interest in royal duties & has rebelled & joined the Orkestar.
The blue grasshopper queen is an evil stepmother. The yellow prince I'm not sure about.. I want to make the yellow alien into a female really, & get another blue alien to use as the prince, but he's ok for now.
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& more photos with the wonderful 4256 throne set :love: (the owl throne was a must have)
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Excellent! That's a really nice group of fantasy figures.
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They are lovely :love:
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Thanks Pynedor & Eplay!
Quick photos of a bunch of new sets I got this year - the first 5 I got when they were having the 30% off sale.
Children at the River (1024)
Native American Chief (6271)
3 Native American Warriors (6272)
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2 Cowboys and Cowgirl (6278)
Native American Family II (6322)
+ Native American Chief (70062)
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Love the grasshopper / aliens people!
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Those are some great new sets. :)
I have been wondering lately about the style of hat like the tan one with the red hatband from Set 6278. Some images of those hats (perhaps pre-production or design images) make it seem as if the hatbands are separate pieces, but in pictures of the actual sets it seems like the hats and hatbands are fused together as single pieces (in all similar hats of this style, both with and without matching colour hats and hatbands). These hats also seem to only have one part number, without a separate one for the hatbands. Even though the colours are different, is the hatband indeed part of the hat and not removable?
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Thanks Tiermann! They're not quite at plague status, but we're working on it. :lol:
Those are some great new sets. :)
I have been wondering lately about the style of hat like the tan one with the red hatband from Set 6278. Some images of those hats (perhaps pre-production or design images) make it seem as if the hatbands are separate pieces, but in pictures of the actual sets it seems like the hats and hatbands are fused together as single pieces (in all similar hats of this style, both with and without matching colour hats and hatbands). These hats also seem to only have one part number, without a separate one for the hatbands. Even though the colours are different, is the hatband indeed part of the hat and not removable?
Yes, the pieces are fused together in set 6278, definitely not removable. . Interesting that they were shown as separate pieces somewhere. I wonder if they planned to, but didnt find a way of making it so it wouldn't fall off easily.
They are nice sets, but I hate the new heads they're using for the Native American women. (I've already swapped the head out for an old one & she looks SO much better).
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Yes, the pieces are fused together in set 6278, definitely not removable.
Thanks for the confirmation!
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Some of the forest creatures were intrigued by a recent arrival..
I found someone selling most of the 2006/2007 fairy sets (4194, 4195, 4196, 4197, 4198, 4199) + a few extra bits & pieces for a really good price in July & was thrilled. I've had mushroom boy since he came out & often wished I had bought more, but the prices for that set are silly now (unless you get lucky) & I already had 4197 which I bought in the last year. I've been wanting 4195 with the strawberry & pineapple hatted fairies for years & years so I was especially thrilled to get those & another mushroom boy, but I love all these sets (they're my favourites out of the fairy world sets + generally I prefer the sets with kid fairys rather than adults).
Mushroom girl is just the fairy from the 4198 water lily set with a collar & stolen mushroom hat. I ended up getting an additional 4198 so I could one stock.
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The vamps are happy with this guy..
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A lovely display with the mushroom fairies :love: :love:
I wish playmobil would bring these out as a set (including the mushroom house)
These are still on my wishlist, but as you said: often very expensive
Great buy!!!
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You have such a lovely and colourful collection :love:
I too love the Mushroom pictures :)
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The figures with the mushroom hats look perfectly suited to that setting. :)
The glowing pirate ghost is cool too.
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Some tweaks to my grasshoppers.. I chanced upon another cheap blue alien, so was able to convert the grasshopper prince from yellow to blue, & use the yellow alien/grasshopper for a lady. I think the new prince may have his eyes on her.. Also switched some of the ladies dresses around.
Things are certainly hopping around here, my grasshopper family is up to 13.
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Thanks all!
A lovely display with the mushroom fairies :love: :love:
I wish playmobil would bring these out as a set (including the mushroom house)
These are still on my wishlist, but as you said: often very expensive
Great buy!!!
I'm sure I've said in on another thread/s, but Playmobil are really missing a trick. If they did a set of mushroom themed fairys with different style & colour mushroom hats I'm sure they would be super popular (adult mushroom hats would be nice too).
The figures with the mushroom hats look perfectly suited to that setting. :)
I need to find somewhere nice outside to take photos of them too!
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My Native American / Indian collection is almost complete (as far as klickys, I don't have all of the sets). I have all the kids, all the women (waiting for one to arrive), & just a handful of men left to get.
I'm trying to go through go through them all atm & make sure they all have the right wearables & accessories, & make a list of any items I'm missing. Thought I'd photograph them as I went along..
The photos on the following posts are from my sets from 1988 > 1991: 3395, 3396, 3397, 3731, 3732 & 3733.
I think I bought 3733 just before my first shoulder started to freeze & I'm not sure where I stashed the majority of the set, so I'll have to take proper photos of that once I've located it. Other than 3733 (which I haven't checked yet) I think I have all of these complete, other than some feathers (because a bunch of the rubber feathers I have have broken or were missing when I got the sets). I love these sets so much & I hope my fondness for them, despite all their idiosyncrasies & inaccuracies, shows in the photos.
Native American / Indian klickys left to get:
30001283 (set 5245)
30001293 (set 5245)
k5598j (Figures S9 men)
+ maybe:
k4504 (Special 4504) - have the keyring version
(haven't included slight variants - I have the klickys from 9899, but not 5247 - which is essentially the same set, but the klickys in 5247 have different heads with stubble, etc, instead of face paint)
Photos in this post:
3395 - Indian chief
3397 - Trackers canoe
3396 - Indian family - all family & animals, & just the animals
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Photos in this post:
1 > 3 - 3396 Indian family
4 - 3732 - Indian war party
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3732 - Indian war party
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1 - 3731 - Indian with buffalo
2 - 4 -3733 - Indian camp
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All 3733 - Indian camp
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Bonus photos all from 3733 - Indian camp. The dog kept stealing the show :lol:
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Lovely pictures! I agree that the dog is stealing the show... :lol:so cute!
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Lovely pictures, as good as Playmobil promotional pictures! Those classic Indian sets are great, aren't they?
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Thanks Michela!
Lovely pictures, as good as Playmobil promotional pictures! Those classic Indian sets are great, aren't they?
Oh, I don't know about that, but thanks! :-[ They really are great sets! Definitely some of my favourites!
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The spooky crew has been growing over the last couple of years..
First some new vampire ladies I just put together yesterday, the rest of the vampires, the ghost pirates & the randos.. Aldous Harding (who is kind of the Marilyn Munster of the spooky crew), Alejandro the ghoul, & a gargoyle.
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Then the witches & Día de los Muertos Figures..
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That’s a great Dracula and witches collection. Already looking forward to Halloween