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General => Brainstorming For Playmobil => Topic started by: Rasputin on March 04, 2024, 20:40:26
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I don’t see how Playmobil keeps professing a morality to avoid military sets yet keeps producing these . Go back to supporting your basics
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I just have never seen a police use missiles. Do kids need to be playing with Playmobil in a war ?
Even when you search “Playmobil tactical” on Amazon, guess what the other recommended toys are ? ……..yep ….military
It actually makes more sense to me why they put missiles on pirate ships instead of the old cannons due to toy regulations .
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And what's with the grappling hook? The set is missing something: a T-rex, an alien subway worm, a giant tomato . . . something to justify shooting a grappling hook from a moving armored vehicle.
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The big helo is a nice piece but I agree it has limited play as a militarized police vehicle. I could easily see it as a multi-bed disaster rescue helo, in white with a large red cross... a sea rescue chopper in Finnish or Dutch colors, with a raft you could drop/pick up... or an Africa-themed animal transport in dusty tan and green, w/cages and assorted animals... there are SO many better options than police
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And what's with the grappling hook? The set is missing something: a T-rex, an alien subway worm, a giant tomato . . . something to justify shooting a grappling hook from a moving armored vehicle.
I think the idea is to have the vehicle as part of a hostage situation. The truck stops and the grapple is fired into a cliff, building etc and then the rescue team climb up the rope and stop the bad guys.
Obviously these vehicles could also be used in a strictly rescue capacity where the grapple is fired to quickly help people get to safety by sliding down it. The helicopter could also be an adventure version with scientists, onboard lab in fact it would be nice if playmobil created modular sets. A basic helicopter which can take a small vehicle and then you buy modules for the inside - lab, animal rescue, passenger seating, tactical, to change its carrying type. They do it with shops sometimes, generic shop and then add-ons for florist, pizzeria.
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What is that supposed to be?
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I was thinking that as I wrote my post. Number 4 is the one that had the yellow submarine in it - had to be yellow of course.
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What is that supposed to be?
You've not heard of the Thunderbirds?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLiH4xrCITI
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You've not heard of the Thunderbirds?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLiH4xrCITI
Is that a satire show ? Was this on TV ?
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I need some militarism. Otherwise, I can’t continue expanding my 30- and 7-Years War soldiers, nor my sword-swinging Germans…
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Is that a satire show ? Was this on TV ?
I think it was originally produced in the 60s but it was still airing when I was a kid a couple of decades later. There were a series of tv programmes using puppets with the technology being called supermarianation - Joe 90, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and probably some others. A tv series called Terrahawks was made by one of the creators in the 80s.
There was a spoof movie using the same technology made in the early 2000s called 'Team America: World Police' but the original shows were meant to be serious but aimed at children.
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I watched it back in the day. Although the vehicles and special effects were good, even as a child I could spot the clunkiness in some scenes. For example, in the picture above, the right rear supporting leg of Thunderbird 2 is clearly too short, so the back end of the aircraft isn't level!
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I vote to keep the militarism in. Playing 'good guys' vs 'bad guys' is central to boys' play, and minds ( = territorial dialectics ) — hence the natural desire for weapons and fortresses. If they don't get it through Playmobil, they'll get it via Lego, instead ( ex: "Star Wars" — what could be more militaristic than that? ). Swat Team is merely a popular theme; but boys' play-patterns will remain the same, regardless. ..."THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!"
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I watched it back in the day. Although the vehicles and special effects were good, even as a child I could spot the clunkiness in some scenes. For example, in the picture above, the right rear supporting leg of Thunderbird 2 is clearly too short, so the back end of the aircraft isn't level!
I'm not sure where that image came from but it's not from the original show which had a lot more detail in the hangar. It was clunky of course being a show using puppets but very good compared to other fx driven shows of the time.
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I just got the image off the net, but it could be a fan creation rather than a Gerry Anderson original, which might explain the discrepancy.
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I just got the image off the net, but it could be a fan creation rather than a Gerry Anderson original, which might explain the discrepancy.
It's well made. I thought it was cgi at first.