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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Lynx on October 04, 2012, 10:20:22

Title: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Lynx on October 04, 2012, 10:20:22

Hi there! Yesterday I found the set 5040 in the toy store.. probably a Holland's exclusive

pic 1: Looks good! The torsos are all different and so are the gloves, hats, collars and shoulder caps
pic 2: the contents
pic 3: actually, it's a pretty big box for what it contains...
pic 4: Very nice, lots of useful parts. Ethnic heads with red lips: can be used for women! Hey, after a closer look I see
          the 'Hoofdpiet' (the leader, Santa's right hand, the one with the cape) has no buckles on his shoes (on the box
          he does!)

Very nice set with beautiful parts. I paid E 9,99 for it. Can people outside the Netherlands buy it on DS?

Kind Regards,  Lynx

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Ismene on October 04, 2012, 10:35:28

Looks like a cool set! I doubt we will get it here because it's presumably some cultural reference we don't have here.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Lynx on October 04, 2012, 12:53:17

Just checked out Playmobil.nl, (dutch site) and it is available at DS already. For E 8.99 (probably taxes not included).

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Tiermann on October 04, 2012, 14:53:40

Those are some great klickies, and I want those hats!

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: tahra on October 04, 2012, 14:55:19

Yes, really nice ;)

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: tonguello on October 04, 2012, 15:12:03

WANT THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!  :love: :love: :love:
Is anyone in The Netherlands going to offer an co-op for everyone?  :-[ :-[ :-[

Someone had offered me in the past through PM but I forgot who.... so sorry!!   :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Please write back  ;D

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: PlaymoMan on October 04, 2012, 20:03:37

Thanks for the review, Lynx!! Looks like a great set. :)

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Mitri on October 11, 2012, 13:24:45

This set has been spotted in Belgian shops too. :sherlock:

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Lynx on October 11, 2012, 13:35:13

Quote from: Dimitris on October 11, 2012, 13:24:45

This set has been spotted in Belgian shops too. :sherlock:

Yes, Hadoque already reminded me it's a Benelux exclusive, not just Dutch exclusive.
Have you seen is Willem van Oranje yet in the customs gallery (with a nice history class from us both?)
Greetz from that other diamond city... ;)

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Mitri on October 11, 2012, 13:53:41

Quote from: Lynx on October 11, 2012, 13:35:13

Greetz from that other diamond city... ;)

That must be New York or Amsterdam. :)

Just checked out the Oranje custom. Impressive use of these clickies.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Lynx on October 11, 2012, 14:58:15

Quote from: Dimitris on October 11, 2012, 13:53:41

That must be New York or Amsterdam. :)

Just checked out the Oranje custom. Impressive use of these clickies.

Amsterdam, New York used to be New Amsterdam so you can say both answers are right

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: kenc on October 23, 2012, 14:13:15

Got i from my local toy shop, shame there is no building instructions with the partnumbers of the hats  :hissyfit: >:(

Ken

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Georgeag1972 on October 23, 2012, 18:33:46

A very nice set with wonderful klickies and usefull parts, I want it too!!! :love:
Many thanks for the pictures Lynx.

George.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Bolingbroke on October 24, 2012, 16:23:17

Has anyone seen these in Belgium yet? I've been to Bart Smit, Maxi Toys etc but they didn't have them.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Lynx on October 25, 2012, 10:42:01

Quote from: Bolingbroke on October 24, 2012, 16:23:17

Has anyone seen these in Belgium yet? I've been to Bart Smit, Maxi Toys etc but they didn't have them.

I think so, Hadoque has them already but he might ordered them at DS.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Bolingbroke on October 25, 2012, 14:59:41

DS probably. I went to Bart Smit again today, and all they had was last year's Santa + boat set on sale.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Hadoque on October 25, 2012, 16:38:18

Yes, I bought a batch at DS some weeks ago, but they're available at belgian Dreamland-toystores too now, I've seen them in one past Monday.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Bolingbroke on October 25, 2012, 17:28:41

Never heard of Dreamland. Is it a chain?

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Hadoque on October 25, 2012, 17:32:38

yes, there are stores all over Flanders and it has a webshop as well...
http://www.dreamland.be/dreamland/static/nl.shtml

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Bolingbroke on October 25, 2012, 17:36:53

Mmm. Thanks. It says it's part of the colruyt group. Wonder if my local colruyt will start stocking it soon, too.

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Birdie on October 25, 2012, 19:22:38

Quote from: Bolingbroke on October 25, 2012, 14:59:41

DS probably. I went to Bart Smit again today, and all they had was last year's Santa + boat set on sale.

We saw the new sets in Bart Smit in Antwerp, so I'm sure they'll arrive pretty soon in a store near you.
I sound like a commercial  :lol:

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Bolingbroke on October 25, 2012, 20:12:15

Bart Smit doesn't seem to be doing too well lately. The shop just off the Grand Place closed down, leaving only the one in City 2 open in central Brussels. Not that I am surprised. Their prices are always higher than - say - Maxi Toys, especially Lego. Today they had a 40 anniversary sale or something, but the prices were still too high to convince me to buy anything. Then again, this week I spent a couple of days in Luxembourg, and found a toy shop that sells PM as cheap as Malta, and even cheaper in some cases. The new union fort was 89 euro. I bought it for 99!

Title: Re: Set 5040 -Zwarte Pieten- out now in Holland!
Post by: Basie10 on October 30, 2012, 18:15:03

I asked the German 'Direct Services' if I could buy this set through them, but they said no :'(  Looks like Ebay again:-\