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Dioramas & Buildings / Re: Cutaway Castle diorama

« Last post by JPSA on Today at 03:42:42 »

It is gorgeous.  I love that they took the risk, and trouble, of painting the exterior walls.  The warm tone lends an appealing vibe to the exterior, and is a welcome departure from the usual gray.  I also love that they build hourds around the battlements.  Very realistic.  A feature I wish PM would add to steck ( along with 2x-radius towers! ).  What this castle proves, to me, is that a little more emphasis on steck build-ability, with a few new pieces, could bring PM to yet another level, at the glorious intersection of construction and narrative play.  It needn't be limited to medieval themes either.

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by JPSA on Today at 03:20:09 »

. . . but I also suspect there's a belief that the box forms part of the advertising, and a nice, big box with a big image looks better on the shelf in a shop.

Maybe they could have a 24inch (3:2 aspect) TV on the shelves, displaying a slideshow of box art, surrounded by stacks of volume-minimized, 'flatpack' sets.

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News / Re: Müller Black Knight exclusive

« Last post by StJohn on Today at 02:05:31 »

So in 100 box’s there are both ?

No, that would be too easy to guess because of the considerable extra weight.

Oliver is right: the voucher gets you to the golden knight, the FunPark and the €50 store credit. I can only dream of getting one (but notice with surprise that already 2 have been found and reported at Klickywelt. How did they do it?)

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Oliver on Today at 01:59:53 »

There's probably lots of considerations with the box sizes. They need to be a standard range, obviously, but I also suspect there's a belief that the box forms part of the advertising, and a nice, big box with a big image looks better on the shelf in a shop.

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News / Re: Müller Black Knight exclusive

« Last post by Oliver on Today at 01:53:55 »

So in 100 box’s there are both ?

And I get excited if there is an extra flower bloom

Based on the pictures on Klickywelt you only get the dark knight in the box, but maybe they include a voucher for the Golden Knight. Part of the prize is a 50 Euro voucher, which is probably why the low number in circulation.

I think it's possible that the same figure will turn up later as a regular figure in Muller stores.

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Brainstorming For Playmobil / Re: What's wrong with Playmobil? 2

« Last post by Rasputin on Today at 00:33:57 »

I am referring to wasted space in the shipping container.

Yes, there is plenty of wasted space, it’s inside the box .

If a company can fit twice as many sets in the same shipping container that either makes the company more profit or brings down the overall price

When one of my business partners buys shipping containers full of product from China he regularly orders 100’s more just so the container is 100% full . Then it’s less likely to get flagged at port of entry for inspection, saving valuable time and funds .

Pack those box’s full, save the space , bring down the price, sell more volume , make more profit, repeat ……..

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News / Re: Müller Black Knight exclusive

« Last post by Rasputin on Today at 00:28:16 »

I think one of the other treats is the golden knight, so that the buyer will still get what he expected to acquire.

So in 100 box’s there are both ?

And I get excited if there is an extra flower bloom

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Mystery Figures Series / Re: Series 25 - 71455 and 71456

« Last post by Macruran on April 27, 2024, 22:56:22 »

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. PLEASE!!! 

I sent you a pm about this a few days ago

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Dioramas & Buildings / Re: Cutaway Castle diorama

« Last post by Tiermann on April 27, 2024, 22:11:09 »

It's an amazing creation. Those interior kitchen fireplaces remind me very much of the kitchen in Albrecht Durer's house in Nuremberg. It's an unusually accurate Playmobil castle.

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News / Re: Müller Black Knight exclusive

« Last post by StJohn on April 27, 2024, 17:20:29 »

So you buy the golden knight and this is the surprise contents ?

I wonder if certain customers  will be angry and call to complain

I think one of the other treats is the golden knight, so that the buyer will still get what he expected to acquire.