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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: BlackPearl2006 on May 20, 2012, 23:49:00
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I just came accross an ebay auction listing a "rare" 3550 hull piece featuring a coat of arms that has a merman and mermaid logo on top of an orange background. I've never seen this sticker on a PM ship before.... is this custom? Or a truly rare release?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Playmobil-Vintage-Pirate-Ship-Tan-Wood-Hull-Poop-Deck-Wheel-Mermaids-3550-RARE-/180883392978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1d7d89d2 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Playmobil-Vintage-Pirate-Ship-Tan-Wood-Hull-Poop-Deck-Wheel-Mermaids-3550-RARE-/180883392978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1d7d89d2)
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I don't know much about the older pirate sets, but that is a cool design. It does seem like it is original to me, though the sticker just looks a bit un-Playmobil. :-\
See here:
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/album/displayimage.php?album=19&pos=30 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/album/displayimage.php?album=19&pos=30)
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I just came accross an ebay auction listing a "rare" 3550 hull piece featuring a coat of arms that has a merman and mermaid logo on top of an orange background. I've never seen this sticker on a PM ship before.... is this custom? Or a truly rare release?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Playmobil-Vintage-Pirate-Ship-Tan-Wood-Hull-Poop-Deck-Wheel-Mermaids-3550-RARE-/180883392978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1d7d89d2 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Playmobil-Vintage-Pirate-Ship-Tan-Wood-Hull-Poop-Deck-Wheel-Mermaids-3550-RARE-/180883392978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1d7d89d2)
come on guys it's the original 3550's stickerThe first pirate ship came together with two sticker sets on each box, the one with the mermaids and the other with the lion (i guess for variety, so you could buy two identical ships and make them look different with the stickers and the flags ;) )
(http://www.ociozero.com/images/playmobil3550.jpg)
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That's an interesting sticker design for a kids' toy. :eh?:
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That's an interesting sticker design for a kids' toy. :eh?:
awwwww I was impressed when i first saw it as a kid, my friend had it, i had the 3750, he didn't want to exchange :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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awwwww I was impressed when i first saw it as a kid, my friend had it, i had the 3750, he didn't want to exchange :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
lol.... PM's attention to detail, especially for a kid's toy, is no doubt unprecedented! Even Starbucks has had to ammend their logo for being criticized for being overly "detailed" as well.
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Yes mine has the Mermaids ;D
The first sticker set was to make the ship into a pirate ship, with the Jolly Roger etc, and then the other sticker set was to make it into a British ship as It had a Union Jack instead of the Jolly Roger (amongst others)
Damo :)
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It's the one my brother had as well, although I didnt know it came with multible stickers, I gues my brother prefered this one then. :lol:
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/playmobil011-1.jpg)
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It's the one my brother had as well, although I didnt know it came with multible stickers, I gues my brother prefered this one then. :lol:
looks like your brother and his crew were a bit distracted and were unable to properly rig the boat :lol:
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Cool like that photo of your brothers childhood ship and crew Rhalius what a lovely bunch of figures :)
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The rigging was probably a bit of a mistake, its too short. :)
The ship has been played with an awfull lot and it kind of shows.. I can't remember there being cannonballs, although I have seen sails at a young age, they werent functional anymore. Some things are broken too.. like one of the cannons, two pins on the steering wheel, the upper masts and all the flags, and more little things like that.
Many fond memories of it though. :)
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The rigging was probably a bit of a mistake, its too short. :)
The ship has been played with an awfull lot and it kind of shows.. I can't remember there being cannonballs, although I have seen sails at a young age, they werent functional anymore. Some things are broken too.. like one of the cannons, two pins on the steering wheel, the upper masts and all the flags, and more little things like that.
Many fond memories of it though. :)
I like to set up the broken ships we have as ones that were in battles or are being built.
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The rigging was probably a bit of a mistake, its too short. :)
From looking at the pic, I think you've put in on backwards, so just turn it around, that should solve it.
If not and it is really too short, just saw off a few mm of the mast's top before putting on the crownest. Not too much, otherwise the rigging will be too loose. (though that could be fixed again by putting a small hard substance on the masttop)
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the rigging really is too short, its the same size as the front rigging. I am not going to saw things off that ship though, its my brothers and not mine.
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Oops! I looked at the frontmast (fok) and not the aft one, my mistake!
But that one isn't too short either, it is just the wrong one that is put on: it is one (4 strings) specifically for the frontmast, the one for the aftmast is longer and has only 3 strings.
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Yes, it seems to have been like that in the box though, there never where other ships here or other rigging.
Heres a pic that may show the full ship a bit better.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/playmobil003-1.jpg)
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With the new 5135-ship, the front riggings are back in these colours, but the ones for the aftmast are shorter on the 5135 then those on the 3550/3750 pirates' ships, so no chance of getting a spare from DS...
I've no spares for the 3550 left, but if I were you I'd ask around here or look on ebay or so for this specific rigging. You could also look for flagpoles (masttops) from the 3750, the 3940 or the 5135 to put on the top of the ship's masts.
Or do you want to keep that ship like it is?
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well if I'd fix the ship up, I'd want to fix it up completely including sails, a new steering wheel and everything. That might be quite costly and time consuming to find all of it though, and I rather not get into that for now, I am a bit low on funds.
Not sure if I will ever do it though, its not my ship but my brothers. It wont come with me once I find a place of my own. I might want to get my own pirateship instead at that point.
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Let's get back to the topic, guys.
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I want another 3550 with those stickers now !!!! ;D ;D ;D
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I had a 3550 and applied the mermaid stickers to it. It was a nice ship, but unfortunately my mother threw it away. I wish I still had it. :'(
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I had a 3550 and applied the mermaid stickers to it. It was a nice ship, but unfortunately my mother threw it away. I wish I still had it. :'(
:( :( :( :( And my mother threw out some of my playmo too :( :(