Interest in Dutch / Benelux meetup?

[PlayMoto]

I was wondering if there'd be any wishes or animo for a Dutch/Benelux meetup?

If so, i would like to give it a go an arrange one, maybe even with some form of show/display.

[Rhalius]

Might be nice yes, though I dont have a car so wouldnt be able to bring along much of a display. Depends a bit on the location too, if I can reach it well enough I'll be there.

[Hadoque]

There are BE-NL meetings going on again, but it seems they're mostly organised through email, and facebook as I've discovered.

I went to some of the BE-NL meets years ago and I'd like to go again,  but I've the impression people I used to have contact with in the past don't invite me anymore specifically, I usually get aware of meets when they already took place.
I don't have a car and perhaps they're fed up with me having to catch a ride with them.... Or maybe it's just some don't like me that much? 
And where I live - a village near Ghent - public transportation is organised so horribly, it usually takes me 3 to 4 hours to travel just 50 Km,  by bus and train 

[hauden_lukas]

There are BE-NL meetings going on again, but it seems they're mostly organised through email, and facebook as I've discovered.

I went to some of the BE-NL meets years ago and I'd like to go again,  but I've the impression people I used to have contact with in the past don't invite me anymore specifically, I usually get aware of meets when they already took place.
I don't have a car and perhaps they're fed up with me having to catch a ride with them.... Or maybe it's just some don't like me that much? 
And where I live - a village near Ghent - public transportation is organised so horribly, it usually takes me 3 to 4 hours to travel just 50 Km,  by bus and train 

I would give you a ride even if I had to go back and forth 50 km each way - would be interesting to chat with you on the way to the meeting.
Anyway, having said that, I am too far away unfortunately ...
 

[PlayMoto]

i had hoped on some more response from our fellow Dutchman and woman on the forums.

Anyway, it could go 2 ways:
- 1 a simple meeting between PM-fans in a public place
or
- 2 a smaller type of event with displays/diorama's

My preference is for the simple meetup, this could be somewhere on or near a trainstation.
Any thoughts?

[Lynx]

How could I've missed this topic! I'd like to have a BE/ NL meeting! I do have a car and I live in Amsterdam. A location in the south of Holland would be perfect for the Dutch and the Flemish.. wouldn't it?

[sunflower]

I really would like to meet some other Playmobil-fans. But I can't promise I'll make it since my free time is very limited with three young children and a husband who is often away from home.

When you pick a date. I can allways try.

[Rhalius]

I'd agree about something in the south of the netherlands being best. Utrecht might be pretty central, or Breda to be a bit closer to Belgium.

[Hadoque]

There is a group of BE/NL-collectors (some of which who used to be active on the forums in the past) who are setting up meetings in the south of NL and north of BE - as I wrote before -  privately and through facebook.
One of the driving forces is a Belgian collector who is famous for his  dioramas at Luxplaymodays, Funpark Zirndorf, and on other important occasions.

I've seen on FB that they held a meeting a few weeks ago, and they have one planned for june 2014 which will take place in Kessel, BE.
Last time I had contact with anyone was when I catched a ride to the Playmobil-exhibition in Seneffe (BE), in the spring that was if I remember well. I haven't heard from anyone since then, I only discovered accidently on FB that meanwhile there have been several BE/NL-meetings.

So, if I have to find out things accidently and no one contacts me anymore or makes me aware a meeting will take place, I don't feel much exited to participate. I don't feel very welcome and I have a feeling a person (or some persons) has (have) been spreading bad rumors about me (since years), so other collectors I meet for a first time - and often just for a brief moment - already have prejudices.
If that is the case, then they can stick their meetings and expositions where the sun doesn't shine.  (pardon me language, but that's the way I feel)

[Rhalius]

fair enough, we can have our own playmofriends meeting.

Working in a supermarket at age 28 has forced me to deal with quite some prejudice as well, if theres bad rumors going around about you, perhaps it might help to dispell them? Might be good if we know your side of the story in case any of us runs into those people.