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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2010, 17:15:34 »
Wonderful review Andrew, this set has a lot going for it but I have to ask is this a (somewhat) reasonable $14.99 set or a $19.99 set? The difference between 2 and 20 sets purchased!  8}


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Cheers Gepetto!

The price on Playmobil's German website is €9.49, so I'd guess it would wind up as $14.99 when it eventually hits the USA.

But the value of my prediction in this regard may be the same as what you just paid for it (the prediction, that is)!

I find it slightly aggravating sometimes that the price in £ is the same as what folks on the other side of the Channel pay in €. But then I guess that's the price (literally) of living in a country with a strong currency.

All the best,

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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2010, 18:37:46 »
Thanks for the review, Andrew!

I like the whole set. 

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Thanks again,
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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2010, 18:42:20 »
Great reveiw!
I really love the knight, and really like the heraldry as well! ;D
I actually like the blue thrown because it is period...
(or it could have been)
Durring the 12th century everyone was fanatic about colors...
The richer you were the more colors you had.
Blue was a stainer that they used.
I made a medieval table with my dad for a reenactment group,
and they specifically said, "Stain it blue."
Great reveiw, I am really wanting one of those guys now!!! :prays:
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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2010, 23:50:54 »



I like the whole concept of a single figure with multiple outfits

1. but not the particular colors they chose for this figure.

2. Orange has always seemed a strange color for vikings and nights ...

3. and the pale blue is not my favorite shade.

4. And why not make the throne wood-colored?

5. Why must they strive to emulate Fisher Price?

6. I'd prefer this set with a different central figure




One might actually think that you didn't like this set very much, Martin ...  


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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2010, 01:07:07 »


One might actually think that you didn't like this set very much, Martin ...  



I like the concept, but not the execution.  ;D ;D 

I'm not a top-flight Playmo Marketing Executive, I'm sure they know what they're doing with an Orange and pale blue color scheme.

I'll have to get at least one for the caparison, but at $15 a pop I won't be building a 20 man unit.  ;)

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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2010, 01:15:51 »

I'm not a top-flight Playmo Marketing Executive ...



And, IMHO, that's a bloody shame. Because, Martin, I truly believe that you could do a much better job than any of them!

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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2010, 03:46:49 »
I'll have to get at least one for the caparison, but at $15 a pop I won't be building a 20 man unit.  ;)

No... not really. I might buy a few though, like 5.


And, IMHO, that's a bloody shame. Because, Martin, I truly believe that you could do a much better job than any of them!


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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2010, 07:13:46 »
Thanks for this post!  I like the set and am looking forward to seeing it here in California.
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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2010, 09:05:35 »
Thanks for the review and the pictures, Andrew!

I am very much looking forward to this set, as I think the heraldry is a great improvement over most of Playmobil's current heraldry.  I also like the new feather and it's good to have the painted lance and the new color for the klicky's legs.  WarriorOfToys makes a very good point about the colored throne, but blue is personally not the choice I would have made.  (What about gold?)  Regardless, I will be using parts from this set for a custom knight and the rest will come in handy for other projects.

I like that Playmobil is giving us lots of useful parts and showcasing how versatile a klicky can be, but I'm not sure how logical their choices are.  Obviously a noble should have dress for battle, so two of these outfits make sense, but then is he also a hooded bandit and/or a hunter (poacher?) as well as a Viking with a Roman scorpion?!  Yes, I realize this set is intended for children, but it's just not historically accurate and I doubt Hans Beck would have produced such a set.  The set I would have preferred to see has three variations on this noble represented by three different klickies.  First there is the noble at war who is similar to what is shown here but with a heraldic torso and armored arms.  Second is the noble at court wearing expensive and elegant dress robes with the included throne and crown.  Third is the noble at play who should sport some smart medieval hunting clothing and his horse should have with the included horse barding.  Give him his his hawk and his hound for his last outfit and throw in his lady fair for court.  That's the set I'd like to see, but I know I'll just have to make it if I want it.
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Re: 4339 Boy's MultiSet (Knight, Viking, etc.)
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2010, 13:57:25 »
That's a Brilliant idea Justindo!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Wish Playmobil had thought of it, then we all could have a great set like that.
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