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Welcome! / Re: Hello, Playmofriends!
« Last post by tahra on May 13, 2024, 07:08:29 »Welcome from Portugal 
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Welcome! / Re: Hello, Playmofriends!
« Last post by GrahamB on May 13, 2024, 07:02:26 »Welcome Chris, from Stroud, UK!
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« Last post by JLMatterer on May 13, 2024, 05:09:23 »Welcome to the forum. Historical knights is a great idea!
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Welcome! / Hello, Playmofriends!
« Last post by ChrisJ on May 13, 2024, 01:13:08 »Hello from the middle of nowhere, the most land-locked place in the USA — Nebraska. Playmobil was never easy to get here, especially pre-internet. My daughter and I spent many happy hours with Playmobil, mainly the Victorian house and knights. I've continued collecting and creating some basic custom figures. I won't say I'm obsessed, but would consider moving to Germany for access to their parts system. I'm looking forward to being a part of this community and learning from others. Especially interested in how people find hard-to-get parts and techniques to remove tampo printing/paint from vehicles without destroying them.
I would love for Playmobil to create a series of historical knights (similar to their artists and musicians). It would be fantastic for them to do a set based on The Neverending Story. I just started collecting some of the Mission Geo space series.
Chris
I would love for Playmobil to create a series of historical knights (similar to their artists and musicians). It would be fantastic for them to do a set based on The Neverending Story. I just started collecting some of the Mission Geo space series.
Chris
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Trains! / Re: I have a question about 5258 RC Freight Train
« Last post by Macruran on May 12, 2024, 22:04:10 »Seems there's a clip there, that could be a clue 
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Trains! / Re: I have a question about 5258 RC Freight Train
« Last post by pingo on May 12, 2024, 17:46:30 »I'm just guessing, but they look like they are spaces for two strongboxes e.g. https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-07-5300 (many versions from the same mould exist- search 'strongbox' on PlaymoDB), though these are not included with the set.No strongbox, too big
Suitcase too small
Box 30202222 Nop
one could only guess what their designers have been thinking of19
How-To / Re: creating a faux back for Playmobil buildings
« Last post by Indianna on May 12, 2024, 16:01:04 »Glad to hear that you've had success with foam board (one of my favorite art supplies!) - while it's great to make creations that are 100% Playmobil, it's often useful to incorporate other elements. I hope you'll share photos here . . . .
Back in the day when my kids were young and we didn't have a lot of Playmobil yet, we had a lot of fun making a castle out of cardboard and a ship out of a shiny red gift box with handkerchief sails and cooking twine for rigging, both of which were then populated with Playmo figures and gear.
Back in the day when my kids were young and we didn't have a lot of Playmobil yet, we had a lot of fun making a castle out of cardboard and a ship out of a shiny red gift box with handkerchief sails and cooking twine for rigging, both of which were then populated with Playmo figures and gear.
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How-To / Re: creating a faux back for Playmobil buildings
« Last post by breadmobil on May 12, 2024, 11:29:19 »Hello breadmobil!
There is a wonderful website: Macgayver Playmobil which was created by a true master of Playmobil construction. Very sadly Michael, known as Macgayver, died several years ago but his work remains amazing and inspiring. I don't know if you will find an answer to your question there, but his website is well worth a visit.
Thank you, that's sad to hear he passed away. Definitely some really interesting stuff on there, I'll have a proper look later! I did experiment with foam board in the end and I think the buildings have turned out quite well