Author Topic: Wind Mill for the garden railway  (Read 3428 times)

Offline zugpferdchen

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Wind Mill for the garden railway
« on: February 28, 2011, 18:15:21 »
Hello,

I got the wind mill today of the Sylvanian Families (came from GB/UK).
It's a very nice building and it fits well with the playmobil figures.
Only the railing is a little »shaky«. If it were playmobil, I think it would be better fixed.
But the appearance of the plastic is nearly the same as playmobil.
By rotating the wings the motor is »loaded«, so it rotates a while automatically.

This wind mill should be a highlight on our growing garden railway.


Daniel
« Last Edit: February 28, 2011, 21:43:44 by zugpferdchen »

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Re: Wind Mill for the garden train
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 18:18:57 »
Wow!! The scale is excellent for playmobil!! Thanks for sharing!!!


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Re: Wind Mill for the garden train
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 18:34:59 »
Oh, it's beautiful! I love it!
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Re: Wind Mill for the garden train
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 18:43:18 »
Excellent, thank you for sharing (and your English is fine  :)9)

Can someone give me a reason not to by the Sylvanian Families Canal Boat for my Playmobil folk to enjoy a lazy holiday in? http://www.sylvanianfamilies.com/product_info.php?cPath=19&products_id=1019

The photograph does not really do it justice. I saw a real one in a shop the other day and was very tempted indeed.
  

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Re: Wind Mill for the garden railway
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 18:49:56 »
One reason (for me would be)
The canal boat is very colorful (blue, green, yellow, red). That's too much (for me).

Daniel
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Re: Wind Mill for the garden train
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 19:19:40 »
Beautiful! It's the first time I'm seeing this, and it looks terrific!
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Re: Wind Mill for the garden train
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2011, 19:48:28 »
Your windmill looks wonderful! :inlove:

And as Wolf Knight says, the scale is excellent! :yup: :)9

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Re: Wind Mill for the garden train
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 20:00:53 »
I've heard before of people using buildings for Playmobil from Sylvanian Family toys.
In case of this windmill, the scale is indeed excellent.
But from looking at the pic, I find the plastic/design used for the mill's wings a bit too un-Playmobilish. Nevertheless, it must fit generally well within a Playmobil-diorama.

Oh... any chance there are nice realistic Sylvanian pirate-ships?

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Re: Wind Mill for the garden train
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2011, 21:31:52 »
I love it!! any chance we can see it form behind?  :love:
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Re: Wind Mill for the garden railway
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2011, 21:43:12 »
Oh... any chance there are nice realistic Sylvanian pirate-ships?
I don't think so. Or could you imagine some teddy bears, sweet rabbits, hedgehogs, mice,... as grimly pirates?  :lol:


I love it!! any chance we can see it form behind?  :love:
I did not made photos from behind (open backs are not necessary on a garden railway), but here are some:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sylvanian-Families-Field-View-Mill/dp/B003SYBKVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298919832&sr=1-1
http://www.sylvanianfamilies.com/product_info.php?cPath=11&products_id=989

Daniel
« Last Edit: March 01, 2011, 00:06:50 by zugpferdchen »