Greetings to all!

[Gepetto]

I am also new to the forum after lurking in the shadows for a few months. I have been involved with miniatures for over 30 years, starting the progression from N scale to HO to 1/72, 15mm, 28mm and Warhammer before my Playmobil epiphany about 6 months ago. Of course the first thing one notes after embracing Playmobil is that all the klickys you wanted (and needed!) have been discontinued so I have been accumulating with both hands trying to reach critical mass before the next batch of klickys were discontinued.

I am interested primarily in ancients, medieval, vikings, romans, crusaders, pirates and castles. That is not to say I don't care for the others but these first I will buy out of hand. I don't do much customizing at this point other than swapping but I do cast and that gives a person a new perspective on things.

I do not belong to other forums and have never been tempted until I stumbled upon this one and was struck by the kindness and sincerity of its members. The creativity shown is also very impressive and Richard's photos always reassure me that I don't have too much Playmobil yet. I am looking forward to meeting everyone and am sure I will continue to enjoy my association with this board and all of its members. Thank you all.

Steve

[Richard]

Hello, Steve ... 

A BIG wecome from the warm and beautiful United States Virgin Islands.

I loved your comment ...

... Richard's photos always reassure me that I don't have too much Playmobil yet.

And, look forward to seeing a lot of you here.

BTW ... As you probably already know, several of us here (and at GW-PC) also cast, so we'd love for you to share your ideas with us.

All the best,
Richard

[Sir Gareth]

Hi Steve,

 Welcome to PlaymoFriends.

  Garry.

[Tiermann]

Hi Steve, welcome from Oregon!

[Sylvia]

Hi Steve!

Thanks for telling us about yourself!

I think it's not uncommon for collectors to be drawn to Playmobil after collecting other forms of miniature soldiers or warriors. Must be something to do with the quality and attention to detail that can be found in most of their figures. They're also highly adaptable once disassembled, of course.

Hope to see pics of some of your creations in the near future! Especially very curious about the cast pieces you've mentioned.

Have fun at PlaymoFriends!

[Little Jo]

Be welcome from the South of Germany 

[Jimbo]

Hi Gepetto,
A warm welcome from sunny Arizona!
Jimbo

[Gepetto]

Thank you all for your kind greetings!

Steve

[Martin Milner]

Hi Steve!

I'd be interested in seeing some of your castings - do I understand that you're making your own Playmobil accessories?

I'm also into the historical stuff mostly, though I like to mix in the occasional modern figure - my latest acquisition is the 7224 office furniture set, which I'll be setting up on my desk at work, complete with some micro figures to represent the Playmobil on my desk at work.

How do you define critical mass? 

[Richard]

How do you define critical mass? 

When it comes to Playmobil, that 's a really good question, Martin ...