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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: GrahamB on April 14, 2021, 15:41:04

Title: A Unique Part
Post by: GrahamB on April 14, 2021, 15:41:04
Today I noticed an interesting part in a set listed on eBay here (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MARX-PLAYPEOPLE-PLAYMOBIL-BOXED-SET-1795-100-COMPLETE-CIRCUS-RING-SET/224178376557). This is set 1795 from Playpeople (the brand name adopted by Marx Toys to sell versions of Playmobil sets under licence from Geobra Brandstatter in the years 1975-1980). Its a Circus set similar to the set 3510 produced by the main (German) Playmobil company.

On the box and in the listing photos 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 one of the horses has a white saddle with two parallel bars attached, which a clown is using to perform acrobatics while the horse runs round the ring. I think I am right in suggesting this part is unique to this set and Playpeople set 1790, circus performers (see Collector 3rd. edn., page 468 or Klickypedia for both sets).

Unfortunately, I cannot afford £180 to buy the set 1795, nice though it is, but if anyone has the part to spare, I would love to buy it from you....

I know of only one other part which is unique to Playpeople sets (not including a few Klicky colour combinations (https://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=12751.msg308932#msg308932)) and that is the Policeman's helmet.
Title: Re: A Unique Part
Post by: Tiermann on April 14, 2021, 17:00:41
Sorry Graham, not unique (but saves you a bunch of money). That part is in the Color series horse acrobats number 3642. It's not super obvious in the box picture because it is colored tan but as a color set of course it is the same white. The set as a whole may be unique in that the combo I don't think appeared together elsewhere.
Title: Re: A Unique Part
Post by: GrahamB on April 14, 2021, 17:23:00
Oh yes! That's exactly the same part. Thanks Tiermann. It goes to show how important is personal knowledge of obscure sets!
Here (https://www.ebay.de/itm/PLAYMOBIL-SERIE-COLOR-DIFICIL-MONTURA-BLANCA-CABALLO-ACROBATA-3642-2-LUJO/352464638081?hash=item5210879081:g:-8AAAOSwGV9boU~L) is a good view of the part in question.
Title: Re: A Unique Part
Post by: tahra on April 14, 2021, 17:40:48
Ah, yes... and the reason that set may escape mount 3  ::)

I am SO stupid that way.  :-[