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Title: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: Vexedwaffle on June 10, 2021, 01:38:39
Hi all,

Recently joined up with the group. Look forward to getting to know you all.

Now on to a little background about me

I hail from Winnipeg, or Winterpeg to the locals during the harsh dark of a Canadian winter. I've been a long time admirer of playmobil. Always thinking they were very cool. Though I never really picked them up. That was until I discovered the fantasy line. And on a whim picked up two castles locally on facebook with the intent of giving them as surprise gifts to two friends in the U.S. for their kids. And it was there that I fell in love. Now I admit I may have played with the dragons, siege equipment and the castles themselves, once or twice since then. (I never had them as toys as a kid, I was a lego, gi joe and transformers kind of guy.) But now I am on a mission to restore them back to their glory. And that brought me here, where I can talk and meet with all of you. Forge friendships and start my deep dive into these wonderful toys.

Feel free to say Hi, I welcome conversation and look forward to meeting you all.

Best

Mathew
aka vexedwaffle
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: Klicky_Ghost on June 10, 2021, 03:47:48
Hello Vexedwaffle  :wave: and welcome to the forum!  :welcome:

(I am laughing at that name and wondering if there is a story behind it.)

I have had great success recently in restoring several of my old castle sets, which had darkened and yellowed over 25 years. Can I ask what you are looking to restore on your own sets?

Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: Tiermann on June 10, 2021, 03:48:11
Welcome from Oregon USA
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Post by: PMatt on June 10, 2021, 06:32:03
Hello, and welcome from Italy!  :wave:
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Post by: GrahamB on June 10, 2021, 07:12:58
Hi Vexedwaffle. Welcome from me in Stroud, UK.
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Post by: Eplay on June 10, 2021, 13:05:10
Hi! Welcome from the Netherlands!
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Post by: tahra on June 10, 2021, 15:48:35
Welcome from Portugal!

Glad you got on the right path.. you know what they say..  better late than never? ;D
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: drbatesy on June 10, 2021, 16:17:23
Welcome to PlaymoFriends, Mathew! I'm also interested in the origins of your nom de plume! To what extent are you a vexed waffle?  :lol:
Steve (in the UK)
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: JLMatterer on June 10, 2021, 16:22:56
Welcome to the group. Is a vexed waffle anything like a stroopwafel? They are delicious....

(https://i.imgur.com/kNx1nES.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: BlueWizard on June 10, 2021, 22:02:29
and welcome from west of you... in Victoria, BC - where it's usually not too hot and not too cold! I hope you enjoy yourself here and aren't too vexxed or waffling in you enjoyment of playmobil.

David
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: Vexedwaffle on June 11, 2021, 00:58:14
Hello Vexedwaffle  :wave: and welcome to the forum!  :welcome:

(I am laughing at that name and wondering if there is a story behind it.)

I have had great success recently in restoring several of my old castle sets, which had darkened and yellowed over 25 years. Can I ask what you are looking to restore on your own sets?

Thank you everyone for the kind greetings. For those wondering about my name. It is a gamer tag I use that just made me snicker. During multiplayer matches I used to say the same tag line taken from and adjusted for waffles from Winston Churchill. "We shall fight them in toaster, on the plate and on the fork. We shall never surrender!"

And now I use it for everything. lol.

The castles are coming along, I'm actually just ordering replacement parts from playmobil. So I'm excited to get them back close to their former glory.
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: tahra on June 11, 2021, 06:21:25
During multiplayer matches I used to say the same tag line taken from and adjusted for waffles from Winston Churchill. "We shall fight them in toaster, on the plate and on the fork. We shall never surrender!"

:lmao:
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: flatcat on June 12, 2021, 18:47:42
Welcome from the UK! :wave:
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: Ismene on June 28, 2021, 07:59:37
 :welcome:

Welcome from the, uh, Great Brown South!
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: IJL on June 28, 2021, 18:22:40
Welcome! Looking forward to seeing the restored castles.
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Post by: Tarra Nova on July 07, 2021, 00:00:31
Hello, Fellow Canuck!
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Post by: Hadoque on July 11, 2021, 18:22:23
Welcome from Belgium!  :)
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Post by: Redmao on July 12, 2021, 00:41:17
I'm late to the party, but welcome from the other side of Canada!
Title: Re: Hail from the Great White North aka Canada
Post by: playmovictorian on November 03, 2021, 02:49:13
A very warm and belated welcome to you dear Matthew from Marlow on Thames ( near London )  :wave: