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General => Community Events => Topic started by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 16:03:43

Title: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 16:03:43
Hi all  :wave:

I got the chance to visit the Playmobil Exhibition in Mol, Belgium over the weekend (15-16 April).
There were a lot of beautiful dioramas, and large too  :(o): I really like the size of this location!

I met some old friends (Hes and Martin, who were also on the factory tour with us!)  :love:  found a few gems  8-) and had a lot of fun checking out the little details in every dio.
Here are some photos I took, so you can enjoy it with me  :)


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Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 16:33:12
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That windmill!!  :inlove:
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 16:49:28
This was a huge Egyptian setting. I really liked the town and how they used painted foam for the rock formations!

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SELFIE TIME  :lol:

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Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 16:55:53
This was pretty brilliant: a Disney park parade with floats that depict some of Disney's classics. They were spot on!

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Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 16:57:52
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Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 17:05:12
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Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 17:08:07
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There were a few more, I don't think I got every single table, but I hope you enjoyed these nonetheless  :)
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Tiermann on April 17, 2023, 17:09:17
Thanks for posting these. It looks like a great event. I am hoping to go to Europe for the 50th anniversary next year but havent decided what event to center the trip around. Will Playmobil do anything for it I wonder? They have changed so much I wonder if they remember we all exist.
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 17:14:58
Thanks for posting these. It looks like a great event. I am hoping to go to Europe for the 50th anniversary next year but havent decided what event to center the trip around. Will Playmobil do anything for it I wonder? They have changed so much I wonder if they remember we all exist.

Ugh, I wish I knew  :(  It's so weird to me, as the adult collector's market and community for Lego is clearly thriving.

I'm sure there are Playmobil fairs to focus on no matter what time you decide to travel - those seem to have only increased in size and number over the past years!
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: GrahamB on April 17, 2023, 18:11:17
Wow! What a great event! I'd love to get to see one of these, there seem to be lots in France, Germany, Spain,
The Netherlands and Belgium according to 'Playmobil in the News.' Mind you, I haven't even made it to Kirkbean here in the UK, yet.

Thanks for sharing lots of pictures, Birdie. It's the nearest I am likely to get to visiting such an event in person  :(
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 19:09:26
Thanks for sharing lots of pictures, Birdie. It's the nearest I am likely to get to visiting such an event in person  :(

My pleasure! If you ever do decide to travel to the continent and attend one of these in or near Belgium, I'd love to go together. We've always got extra seats in the car and we can come pick you up etc., if you'd be interested  :) One can dream!

Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: tahra on April 17, 2023, 19:20:54
Thanks Birdie! I miss you guys, and Hes and PlayMoto...

Wonderful dios... that is such a blast.

I am hoping to go to Europe for the 50th anniversary next year but havent decided what event to center the trip around. Will Playmobil do anything for it I wonder? They have changed so much I wonder if they remember we all exist.

I wonder if they know they have THEIR 50th anniversary coming?

I'd like to go there next year too...

It would be nice if they decided in advance, so us non-first-rate-customers could plan the trips....

OR, say they will do nothing and don't really give a darn, and maybe WE collectors could come up with something, and get together by ourselves... We could do a Funpark invasion anyways...

Does ANYONE have any playmoconnection?

Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Birdie on April 17, 2023, 20:32:37

OR, say they will do nothing and don't really give a darn, and maybe WE collectors could come up with something, and get together by ourselves... We could do a Funpark invasion anyways...


A get-together sounds amazing  8-)
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: Pynedor on April 22, 2023, 14:23:12
That looks like a great event! Thanks for sharing these pictures. :)

This was pretty brilliant: a Disney park parade with floats that depict some of Disney's classics. They were spot on!

I agree! Those are quite nice.
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: tahra on April 22, 2023, 15:03:25
This was pretty brilliant: a Disney park parade with floats that depict some of Disney's classics. They were spot on!

That sort of thing is a wonderful way to stuff a bunch of different themes in a different setting :love:
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: playmovictorian on September 30, 2023, 10:09:32
Thank you for these wonderful pictures and it is so nice to see your smile dear Birdie  :love:

I do very much hope to be able to attend the 2024 PlaymoLuxDays as a visitor not an exhibitor and get a chance to catch up in person with Playmofriends whom I haven't seen in 10 years since my last visit dates back August 2014...
Title: Re: Connect to Smile Playmo Weekend in Mol (pictures!)
Post by: PlaymoFrankJon on November 13, 2023, 01:04:22
Stumbled upon this now.. Looks like you had a great time! Some cool pictures of mine and Scan's (Scan is/was active on here also) diorama. The one with all the swan knights lol!
Greetings!

Edit: For what it's worth, here's the link for the poster for next years exposition by Connect To Smile (Belgian/Dutch collectors association)
https://www.connecttosmile.com/beurzen/8e-playmo-weekend-mol/