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Report & Review / Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 - Offroad 71436

« Last post by pingo on April 20, 2024, 18:43:08 »

The new 71436 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 - Offroad Is a really cool car 
There is a new type of wheel on the tire is cast to the rim but the tire is still a little soft
New lamps with loose glass to put in the lamp housing 
Cool bumper with protective plate
  See a few more pictures here and in better resolution
https://photos.app.goo.gl/durFq9C9dRYnT39E8

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Report & Review / Re: My last purchase 3769 + 71436

« Last post by pingo on April 20, 2024, 18:22:45 »

Why not do a review of the car? Are you going to open the farm house set?

I am doing a small review of the new parts on the car
But I don't open the box, I already have a used set. It's for my pension 

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by GrahamB on April 20, 2024, 09:37:36 »

The PCC had some great long term benefits. The parts ordering system at the European sites is the result of the initial meetings with the collectors setting up the club....

Thank you Tim. I hoped you would add your first-hand knowledge of the PCC to this discussion. And thanks for adding a positive voice. We must hope the company makes some good decisions (outsourcing mould-making was not one of them!) and continues to produce one of the finest toy lines ever.

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News / Re: Not Quite Playmobil News

« Last post by Macruran on April 20, 2024, 07:29:17 »

Thanks for the exegesis, that makes sense 

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Customs Gallery / Re: 18th-century customised flags

« Last post by hauden_lukas on April 20, 2024, 02:11:53 »

Looks! I also like the soldiers!

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News / Re: Playmobil in the News

« Last post by JLMatterer on April 20, 2024, 01:53:57 »

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Rasputin on April 20, 2024, 00:28:48 »

For a short time, Playmobil did have some things produced in China.  One of these was a free, special 25th anniversary torch to go with a set and it was an absolute disaster as the torches didn't work.  There were problems, too, with other items produced for them there.

Yes the limited sets and or parts they made were craaap . It was more of a financial decision though to keep the set price low so they went with low quality. China is fully capable of making high quality if ordered.

Tim Cook of APPLE

“There’s a confusion about China. The popular conception is that companies come to China because of low labor cost. I’m not sure what part of China they go to, but the truth is China stopped being the low-labor-cost country many years ago. And that is not the reason to come to China from a supply point of view. The reason is because of the skill, and the quantity of skill in one location and the type of skill it is.”

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Rasputin on April 20, 2024, 00:26:29 »

The PCC had some great long term benefits.

Yes there are

Thank you for all you did

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Rasputin on April 20, 2024, 00:24:47 »

Thanks for the translation . It seems like a management trying to talk their way out of bad past decisions. The only thing they really are changing is where departments are located .

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by playmofire on April 19, 2024, 18:18:24 »

So, re-arranging the deck chairs on the sun deck then.