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News / Re: German Youth Fire Brigade Figure

« Last post by Oliver on June 11, 2026, 19:31:01 »

Thanks Tahra!

I never had any of the Super-4 figures, and I actually thought the Spirit Figures were meant to be teens thinking about it? I find it hard to keep track of all the 'weird' body types they've had and I don't like the slimmer figures particularly. It does make sense for this figure, who's meant to be a teenager, and I think it looks fine but often they look slightly odd to me.

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News / Re: German Youth Fire Brigade Figure

« Last post by tahra on June 10, 2026, 19:13:56 »

What's mostly interesting to me is that it's apparently the first 'teenage' figure, although I don't know if it's shorter or just a more slender body?

It's a lame Super 4 body

More here:

Klicky Anatomy: Brief rant/overview of body types (direct link on playkingdoms)

and the pf topic: https://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=17313.0

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News / German Youth Fire Brigade Figure

« Last post by Oliver on June 09, 2026, 15:43:18 »

New figure for the German Youth Fire Brigade. The German Fire Service is still largely a voluntary service, including 380,000 youths

https://www.feuerwehrversand.de/9/pid/9189/apg/1095/Playmobil-Deutsche-Jugendfeuerwehr.htm

https://www.mynewsdesk.com/de/playmobil-deutschland/pressreleases/playmobil-sonderfigur-deutsche-jugendfeuerwehr-symbolfigur-fuer-gesellschaftliches-engagement-verantwortung-und-gelebte-werte-3450458

What's mostly interesting to me is that it's apparently the first 'teenage' figure, although I don't know if it's shorter or just a more slender body?

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News / Re: Promo Figures B2B Website

« Last post by Macruran on June 06, 2026, 21:44:32 »

They've broken all of Brandstaetter's other taboos so they might as well break that one as well.

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News / Re: Promo Figures B2B Website

« Last post by Alex4420 on June 06, 2026, 21:37:57 »

Every time PM leans into producing obscure 19th century Germans I would NEVER buy, my mind drifts to the World War 1 figures and vehicles I WOULD buy 

Oh what I would give for von Richthofen and his triplane, or (can a man dream?) a Sturmpanzerwagen

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News / Re: Promo Figures B2B Website

« Last post by Macruran on June 06, 2026, 19:32:03 »

Fascinating,under "All Projects" they list only a few of the customs we know they've done, but a couple I hadn't heard of - I don't think the Fritz Reuter and Ernst Abbe ones were mentioned here on PF.

https://b2b.playmobil.com/en-gb/our-portfolio

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News / Re: Promo Figures B2B Website

« Last post by Macruran on June 06, 2026, 19:27:50 »

It makes me wonder why they didn't launch a series for the 250th celebration of the signing of the American Declaration for Independence. A set of figures to include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin would have sold very well.

I think I suggested this very idea a few years ago on this august forum. Such an easy win for PM...unfortunately I think they're abandoning the US as a market, so there's little motivation for any such effort on their part. 

A Lincoln figure for the never-to-return American Civil War theme was another missed opportunity.

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News / Re: Promo Figures B2B Website

« Last post by Oliver on June 05, 2026, 21:52:48 »

It makes me wonder why they didn't launch a series for the 250th celebration of the signing of the American Declaration for Independence. A set of figures to include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin would have sold very well.

I think they're more responsive than active...

But I must admit I've thought about some obvious museum collaborations, and at least now if you contact them you have a obvious place to point them to (rather than 'I think this would sell, contact the local head-office and hope for the best')

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News / Re: Promo Figures B2B Website

« Last post by Alex4420 on June 05, 2026, 21:36:32 »

It makes me wonder why they didn't launch a series for the 250th celebration of the signing of the American Declaration for Independence. A set of figures to include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin would have sold very well.

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News / Promo Figures B2B Website

« Last post by Oliver on June 05, 2026, 18:00:33 »

Playmobil have launched a website for institutions/companies to access them directly about special figures

https://b2b.playmobil.com/en-gb

They seem to have been coming thick-and-fast recently, but I guess this might make it easier to suggest projects if they have a direct contact available.