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Title: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 04, 2018, 13:50:01
I've been visiting several shops, but none has the novelties yet. Anyone an idea of when they will be released? And also when the new catalog for 2018 will be released? (I'm not talking about the items that will be released after August).
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 04, 2018, 14:08:09
I think those are already on the german playmosite... at least some...  I know the dwarfs and the figures are for January..  And they are probably mentioned here somewhere - that info was in the released novelties catalogs  :'(


The iberian site was updated - red house! Without needing to nag someone :P

Unfortunately, I didn't realize the pretty market (6516) was going off the list, and only got one. My bad. :(

Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 04, 2018, 15:13:38
Some are announced on the German site indeed, but you can't buy them (yet), for example: http://www.playmobil.de/zwergenkoenig-/9344.html

In the Belgian shop you can still order the 6516, the new DS is not online yet.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 04, 2018, 15:35:46
Some are announced on the German site indeed, but you can't buy them (yet), for example: http://www.playmobil.de/zwergenkoenig-/9344.html

Yes, but it says there when it will be available - mid January in this case...

In the Belgian shop you can still order the 6516, the new DS is not online yet.

I though Belgian was in line with Germany shop :o
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: leefert on January 04, 2018, 17:23:48
They finally loaded the new products on the US site.  They haven't put any of the new HTTYD or GB sets on there though. 

I put in a bunch of "notify me" when sets become available.  Of course there is the Tightrope Walker egg (6839) that was on the site last year (and I set to get notification for) that never came, so that notification setting just sits there lonely. 
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 04, 2018, 19:31:34
Yes, but it says there when it will be available - mid January in this case...

I though Belgian was in line with Germany shop :o

Good catch, I missed that detail :D

And yes, we are in line with Germany, except for the DS, always 6 months later, like most of the other countries. I guess they are just late with updating the website ;-)
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Klickteryx on January 04, 2018, 19:47:18
Ahh, they have the medieval hunting 6564 party up but they call it "Alpine Outing". Everyone's even gathered around their friend Mr Pig for a friendly get together. :love:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: playmofire on January 04, 2018, 19:50:29
The UK site is updated nd, sadly, the 6516 kiosk is gone there too.

I had intended to order a second one before Christmas, but didn't have time to.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Klickteryx on January 04, 2018, 20:05:32
Main parts of kiosk:

30606552 awning/bench £1.3
30044122 roof               £1.45
30044132 main body      £2.45

Still available with online order.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 04, 2018, 21:30:18
Main parts of kiosk:

30606552 awning/bench £1.3
30044122 roof               £1.45
30044132 main body      £2.45

Still available with online order.

Thanks - I think that'd be enough - the roof + the thing around..  Unless they are the exact same color of the body of the xmas ones... Need to check. In truth, it will be hard to use them all at the same time. This one's colors are just nicer.


BTW, that set is called in the portuguese version "animals and woodcutters". Nice.

Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Hadoque on January 04, 2018, 22:06:34
And yes, we are in line with Germany, except for the DS, always 6 months later, like most of the other countries. I guess they are just late with updating the website ;-)

I´ve been waiting / checking too... (almost) all the other countries now have the new DS-items online, except Benelux.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Klickteryx on January 04, 2018, 22:11:36
Thanks - I think that'd be enough - the roof + the thing around..  Unless they are the exact same color of the body of the xmas ones... Need to check. In truth, it will be hard to use them all at the same time. This one's colors are just nicer.


BTW, that set is called in the portuguese version "animals and woodcutters". Nice.
I still need some replacement parts for it. The ones I got didn't have the awning/shutter which is supposed to come with the bench/counter top - same part number.

Yeah, woodcutters. ::) I suppose the guy in the brown hat clubs the trees into submission so they can be safety cut down.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Klickteryx on January 04, 2018, 22:18:20
Heh, the woodcutters I see don't have a single axe between them.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 04, 2018, 22:24:39
Yeah, woodcutters. ::) I suppose the guy in the brown hat clubs the trees into submission so they can be safety cut down.

I remember back in the day I hated that box. Had a shocking pic. Completely off for playmo.

At least, no box now.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: playmofire on January 04, 2018, 22:52:00
Main parts of kiosk:

30606552 awning/bench £1.3
30044122 roof               £1.45
30044132 main body      £2.45

Still available with online order.

Thank you, too.  :wave:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Tiermann on January 04, 2018, 23:02:32
The 6516 parts are different colors than the Holiday Market ones. I used both in my Christmas diorama this year and you can see them in those photos side by side. I got the last couple off Playmobil.us late fall this year and then they went out of stock and are gone I guess. The roof for the holiday version is at Playmobil.de in parts still. Don't know about the other parts.
Off to look at the US site for the additions.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 05, 2018, 05:05:07
from US site:

"6556 Boy's Room OR Kid's Room"

 :lol:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Tiermann on January 05, 2018, 20:25:25
Yeah that one has the ring of someone doing a translation and giving a couple of options and then the person just using them both. I'm always surprised by the odd translations of sets and descriptions that happen even though they have a full staff at PLaymobil US who could easily let them know if stuff sounds weird.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 05, 2018, 20:32:03
You should see the supposedly portuguese site.

And not just the site, that ONE newsletter, the emails...
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Oliver on January 05, 2018, 21:38:10
The UK site has the Modern Luxury Mansion 5574 and the associated sets up - I assume this is a Direct Service thing, though it's not in that part of the website - I think they had them reduced in Germany last year? I'm tempted to get it this time around
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: playmofire on January 05, 2018, 22:18:49
from US site:

"6556 Boy's Room OR Kid's Room"

 :lol:

Same on the UK site.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 06, 2018, 04:07:59
There is a good deal of amateurishness about a lot of the behavior of the Gnomes of Zirndorf...it's at once endearing and infuriating.

 :love: >:( :hmm: ??? ::) :-\ :o 8-) :( :D ;) :) :lol:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Ismene on January 06, 2018, 09:08:04
Surely they could just hire a native English speaker with good grammar to go through and edit anything that sounds off, like the "Secret Police Box" and "Hotel Playa." Translation blips would be adorable if they were a German-only company, but they're supposed to be an international brand.

 :house:
Dear Playmobil,
I could use another job, I have a language degree and very good grammar, and I understand the full sketchiness of your set names.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: leefert on January 06, 2018, 18:48:07
Winter fun stuff and Aquarium is all available on PM USA site
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 06, 2018, 21:35:48
Translation blips would be adorable if they were a German-only company, but they're supposed to be an international brand.

I think they see themselves more as a European brand, not international as such. Compare the international site choices available on l*go.com to the ones on playmobil.com. PM only has three countries outside Europe, all of them in North America.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Ismene on January 07, 2018, 08:21:16
I think they see themselves more as a European brand, not international as such. Compare the international site choices available on l*go.com to the ones on playmobil.com. PM only has three countries outside Europe, all of them in North America.

True, though, last time I checked, English is a pretty popular language in Europe...
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 07, 2018, 19:52:12
True, though, last time I checked, English is a pretty popular language in Europe...

Sure, but you don't localize e.g. a Spanish site in English. I can't actually see .com anymore (it forces me to .us), but as I recall they only had three English sites: US, UK and Canada. Maybe Ireland too? So the majority of their sites, and I presume the majority of their business, is done in languages other than English.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 07, 2018, 19:54:08
Winter fun stuff and Aquarium is all available on PM USA site

And a bunch of other stuff, like the hunting party, the Eskimo family  :love: ... also the music room is back. Now the cat and mouse game: buy now, or wait for 20% sale and risk missing out?  :-\  :D
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 07, 2018, 20:19:13
And a bunch of other stuff, like the hunting party, the Eskimo family  :love: ... also the music room is back. Now the cat and mouse game: buy now, or wait for 20% sale and risk missing out?  :-\  :D

For some items I don’t dare to play that game anymore! Since I missed some items because of waiting too long, I buy them immediately (at least, those I want the most) ... but in the Benelux we are still waiting for the update of the DS :( ...
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Ismene on January 08, 2018, 09:59:10
Sure, but you don't localize e.g. a Spanish site in English. I can't actually see .com anymore (it forces me to .us), but as I recall they only had three English sites: US, UK and Canada. Maybe Ireland too? So the majority of their sites, and I presume the majority of their business, is done in languages other than English.

Certainly, German is their main language, and they have a good presences in some of the Spanish and French markets; but surely the US, the UK, Ireland, and Canada are sufficiently large to justify a proofreader to go through the names of new sets before they are released? They went through the effort to translate them, but not the effort to make sure they weren't "off." Plus there are a whole bunch of countries that use English as a second language.

PM. us definitely has stocking issues. I got a notice that some set was back in stock yesterday, and today it's out again.  :-\
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Rhalius on January 08, 2018, 10:03:17
Still waiting for the Benelux update too, and they seriously need to put some new stuff in the discount corner.

http://www.playmobil.nl/online-shop/koopjeshoek

This is all there is, and it's been there forever. Used to be more stuff, even some classic lion soldiers and captains (which I did buy some of back then) but I can't remember them ever adding anything new to it since I got back to playmobil and looked online at the store.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 08, 2018, 13:16:40
Still waiting for the Benelux update too, and they seriously need to put some new stuff in the discount corner.

I just emailed Playmobil with the question when they will update the DS, I will put it here when I got an answer. And you're so right about our "koopjeshoek"... So disappointing!
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Rhalius on January 08, 2018, 14:41:47
Thanks! Looking forward to hearing their answer.

I'd really love to see some more old stock in the discount corner. The six classic lion soldiers and one captain where very usefull.
Surely they must have had more left over stock in the past years, especially with themes changing out so quickly these days.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Hadoque on January 08, 2018, 21:21:21
Thanks! Looking forward to hearing their answer.

Me too!
My expectation was they would put the new DS-sets online after the past weekend, but still nothing today...  :(
I considered phoning them but decided to wait a few more days.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 09, 2018, 01:21:10
surely the US, the UK, Ireland, and Canada are sufficiently large to justify a proofreader to go through the names of new sets before they are released

Obviously not.  ;)

Quote
PM. us definitely has stocking issues. I got a notice that some set was back in stock yesterday, and today it's out again.  :-\

That Russian skating advent calendar reappeared then disappeared again...I lost that game of cat and mouse.  :'(

Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Ismene on January 09, 2018, 07:07:56
Obviously not.  ;)

That Russian skating advent calendar reappeared then disappeared again...I lost that game of cat and mouse.  :'(

Oh right, they don't like money!  :sparkle:

Yes, the advent calendar! What did they do - find one more in the back?
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Hadoque on January 09, 2018, 08:28:21
I just emailed Playmobil with the question when they will update the DS, I will put it here when I got an answer.

Coudn´t resist any longer so I just phoned the customer service of Playmobil Northern Europe. Reply: "the DS-update for Benelux-countries will occur during the course of the month. It can be soon, but it can also be near the end of the month"  ::)
Past years it was ALWAYS the first days of the year, sometimes sooner.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: playmofire on January 09, 2018, 09:42:32
Coudn´t resist any longer so I just phoned the customer service of Playmobil Northern Europe. Reply: "the DS-update for Benelux-countries will occur during the course of the month. It can be soon, but it can also be near the end of the month"  ::)
Past years it was ALWAYS the first days of the year, sometimes sooner.

Clearly, they are trying to balance out the advantage in knowledge you have had in the past.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 09, 2018, 09:50:13
Coudn´t resist any longer so I just phoned the customer service of Playmobil Northern Europe. Reply: "the DS-update for Benelux-countries will occur during the course of the month. It can be soon, but it can also be near the end of the month"  ::)
Past years it was ALWAYS the first days of the year, sometimes sooner.

Thanks Hadoque :) ! I'm still curious what they will reply to my email :p ! Well, in a way  I was lucky, I ordered two buffaloes and the Alpine cows. Normally arriving today!
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 10, 2018, 08:36:53
For the Dutch speakers, the reply about the Benelux DS update;

Hierbij bevestigen wij de ontvangst van uw vraag betreffende het nieuwe Direct
Service assortiment.

De lancering van het nieuwe assortiment is voorzien voor één van volgende
dagen
, alles hangt een beetje af van de collega's van IT. Helaas kan ik u geen
exacte datum opgeven.

Hopend u hiermee voldoende geïnformeerd te hebben.
i.o. Catherine C
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: cheng on January 12, 2018, 06:22:49
I've been quite out-of-date with new PM products,
please forgive me for asking if there's any discussion on Fi?ures series 13
and when is it available in Germany?
(I'm getting interested again after seeing some interesting parts in series 14(2108 August) :)
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 12, 2018, 08:40:48
I've been quite out-of-date with new PM products,
please forgive me for asking if there's any discussion on Fi?ures series 13
and when is it available in Germany?
(I'm getting interested again after seeing some interesting parts in series 14(2108 August) :)

End of the month for series 13. June (I think) for s14...

Good to have you back, master cheng!
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: playmofire on January 12, 2018, 09:06:50
I second tahra's welcome.   :wave:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: cheng on January 12, 2018, 13:13:38
thanks Tahra and Gordon!
my interest probably sparked by series 13....must thank the developers for ending those repeats.....even series 14 is better than the previous few series.   
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 13, 2018, 06:27:25
Now the cat and mouse game: buy now, or wait for 20% sale and risk missing out?  :-\  :D

Well I won this game of cat and mouse: 25% off for MLK day! Eskimo family here I come! :woohoo:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 13, 2018, 16:39:07
Well I won this game of cat and mouse: 25% off for MLK day! Eskimo family here I come! :woohoo:

:wall: :wall: :wall:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 13, 2018, 17:08:51
Why the long face tahra?  :(
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: tahra on January 13, 2018, 17:16:36
Cause we have no discounts here.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Macruran on January 13, 2018, 19:25:57
I'll order doubles so you can enjoy my discount vicariously!  ;D
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Hadoque on January 15, 2018, 19:18:22
For the Dutch speakers, the reply about the Benelux DS update;

Hierbij bevestigen wij de ontvangst van uw vraag betreffende het nieuwe Direct
Service assortiment.

De lancering van het nieuwe assortiment is voorzien voor één van volgende
dagen
, alles hangt een beetje af van de collega's van IT. Helaas kan ik u geen
exacte datum opgeven.

Hopend u hiermee voldoende geïnformeerd te hebben.
i.o. Catherine C


Halfway January and still nothing put online on the Belgian site. I guess the IT-guys & -girls (& -transgenders, -non-genders & -not-sure-yet-which-genders, etc.) are still on Christmas-Holliday.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 15, 2018, 19:26:09
Halfway January and still nothing put online on the Belgian site. I guess the IT-guys & -girls (& -transgenders, -non-genders & -not-sure-yet-which-genders, etc.) are still on Christmas-Holliday.

Exactly, I really expected it today... it became my morning ritual: checking our DS... also still waiting for the new European catalog. I know we already know the new sets for the first half of 2018, but I’m always excited to see the new public catalog!
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Redmao on January 19, 2018, 16:36:58
Since many International catalogs are becoming available online, I contacted the Canadian branch to see when the Canadian catalog will be available and they told me it will be available in the Spring with no official date of release.
Looks like it's the same as last year when the catalog only became available in the early summer.

While new items have appeared on the site, there's no release dates on the website yet.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Tiermann on January 19, 2018, 20:39:34
The new Dwarf series is out in Germany. I got the auto email they were in stock last night my time.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 24, 2018, 10:40:19
Dear Benelux-friends! Our DS is finally updated!!!
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Hadoque on January 24, 2018, 18:56:33
Dear Benelux-friends! Our DS is finally updated!!!

Yes, I just noticed it too!  And the other normal range novelties like Dwarf-theme and new Playmo-Friends are als available!  :yippee:
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 27, 2018, 16:33:09
The new catalogue is available on the Spanish website!!! Wow, even the German website doesn't have it yet...

http://playmobil.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/KATALOG_ES_2018_1

Edit: I didn't know that Spain has everything released so late? I thought they were more or less in line with the German dates (except DS)...
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: StJohn on January 27, 2018, 17:00:09
Thank you! I shared the link at Klickywelt.

Best wishes
StJohn
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Hadoque on January 28, 2018, 23:18:22
The Spanish 2018 catalogue only contains the "German & Northern-Europe novelties" for first half 2018 (PCC-members got to see that in 2017).  The novelties for 2nd-half 2018 are not in that one.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Tiermann on January 29, 2018, 00:02:00
It does contain the Super 4 for 2018 though, not seen that publicly before.
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 29, 2018, 07:01:13
The Spanish 2018 catalogue only contains the "German & Northern-Europe novelties" for first half 2018 (PCC-members got to see that in 2017).  The novelties for 2nd-half 2018 are not in that one.

I know, I didn’t expect the 2nd-half novelties, but what I actually meant was that e.g. the aquarium will apparently be released there in February, while it was already available here for a couple of months. Also no sign of the dwarves in that catalogue. I assume we will get another version?
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: bml87 on January 29, 2018, 09:30:29
The French one is also online: http://playmobil.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/KATALOG_FR_2018_1 , but again no sign of the Dwarves or the new easter eggs (fortune teller, zookeeper, ...) or the animal hotel, ... a lot of the novilties of the first-half year are not in both (Spanish and French) catalogues...
Title: Re: New catalog / new items January 2018?
Post by: Hadoque on January 29, 2018, 20:27:54
It does contain the Super 4 for 2018 though, not seen that publicly before.

Ah? I overlooked that... Thanks for correcting!  :)