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Offline Robbie

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New Police Sets at Target
« on: January 01, 2007, 02:18:06 »
Target's only new offerings are three police sets. I did not purchase any of the three because they weren't in my interest nor did I feel they would go for much on eBay(I know the special agent 5790 went for a pretty penny when it was first spotted on eBay though). I don't have pictures but I did spot this auction for one of the offerings.

Swat Water Vehicle

The price for this one at Target is $9.99. They have another set for $14.99(I think it's a smallish boat but honestly my memory is quite lacking lately! 8}) and the have a police boat which looks kinda neat for $19.99. They seemed to have stocked the shelves with leftover pals which I thought to be a real bummer!

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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2007, 07:25:26 »
I have some interest in police items, but personally, I prefer my own custom intervention team. :)
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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2007, 18:50:06 »
There are some pics on Playmo-Portal..

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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2007, 01:53:34 »
I like the helicopter and boat, but I really dislike the mold on the amphibious vehicle for some reason. Too 1-2-3 for me I guess. It keeps showing up too - it's in the Dinosaur series also.  I can understand where they are coming from with it - it's off of the Kubelwagon / VW Thing concept. So it makes sense a German company would have vehicles like that. Doesn't look too SWAT to me. The attachment for the underwater motor is a nice touch though.
The paint scheme is interesting - and the decals are a throwback to the older style as seen last in the police motorcycle. It looks like the windshield on the helicopter is tinted. Very useful for a conspiracy theory custom.
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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2007, 10:02:30 »
Hmm, to be honest, they remind me pretty much on the Antex Police Sets...
Playmobil is very talented in recycling old molds to satisfy extraordinary
wishes on exclusive series...  :hmm:

I doubt they will ever release these sets in a german version.

I like the SWAT pal, that guy is kind of cool. But these guys...  ::)
The decals on the bulletvests are much too big, I dont know...

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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2007, 14:17:13 »
Quote from: socrates on January 03, 2007, 10:02:30
The decals on the bulletvests are much too big, I dont know...

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All the better to aim at! :)
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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2007, 02:21:52 »
 :(
the way i see it, they are too realistic and too agressive.
i am a pirate's theme fan so that's maybe my problem.
maybe they will go well in the u.s. market.
i still prefer the "abstract" green german polizei.
they kind of make me think there is no violence.
in a toy world, that makes more sense for me.
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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2007, 17:40:56 »
Bumping this up beacuse - I found another one from this set series.
My local Fred Meyer store (part of the Kroger grocery chain in the US) has a couple of floor displays of Playmobil. This is new - in the past they have only offered itas a few boxes at Christmas time.
One is the pirates - the same sets currently on release at Target. The other is the police series - the same sets, except there is a Police Jetski - has an officer and is the grey black color scheme like the rest of this series. I will post a pic when I get home this evening. I just happened to spot it this morning when I was in picking up a couple things on my way to work.
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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2007, 22:09:22 »
Looking forward to it Tim.
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Re: New Police Sets at Target
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2007, 13:57:43 »
And here it is, 5773









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