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Title: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Skypurr Jr. on May 09, 2010, 11:50:46
 This is my first review so I'm not sure whether it'll be that good or not, but here goes.....

This is a review for set no. 4848- the yellow temple guard, and set no. 4849- the blue temple guard!

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/TempleGuardians.jpg)

They seem to fit the elements rock and ice, don't they?

If you take the arm protectors and helmets off, it is revealed that they look like some normal klickies protected in armour!

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/DSCF1433.jpg)

They are armed with some sort of crystalized axe! These weapons have a button on them, and if that button is pressed......

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/DSCF1437.jpg)

They light up in the dark! Cool, huh?

Now, quite a while back, some of you were wondering what the big deal with these really tall legs were. Well I managed to get the back off so you could see what's inside...

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/DSCF1435.jpg)

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/DSCF1434.jpg)

Unfortunately, the outer casing is the klicky's actual legs and there are no normal klicky's legs inside.

Without the helmets, these klickies are both about eight and a half centimetres tall, compared to a normal klicky which is about six and a half centimetres tall. With the helmets the yellow "rock" klicky is about nine centimetres tall, while the blue "ice" klicky is a good nine and a half centimetres.

The guards remind me of golems. As wikipedia says... - In Jewish folklore, a golem is an animated anthropomorphic being created entirely from inanimate matter.
But I'm sure you all knew that already!  :lol:

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/DSCF1440.jpg)

   Junior  
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Richard on May 09, 2010, 12:27:20

That's one of the best reviews I've seen in a long, long time, Junior !!!

Thank you very much.

BTW, from your excellent photos, it appears that Playmobil might have originally intended to put a "full" Klicky inside and then later changed their minds. Does it look that way when you look at the actual figures?

Thanks again and all the best,
Richard
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: playmofire on May 09, 2010, 13:57:08
That's an excellent review, Skypurr Jr.  Well done, and I look forward to seeing more of your reviews.

(I can't say I'm taken with the klicky or the theme it's from, however, but that's not your fault.)
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 14:02:10
This is an excellent review Skypurr Jr.!!! Congratulations!!! Thank you for the wonderful pictures that answer so many question in an illustrative manner!!! I would be interested to see more of these sets if you manage to get any in the future!!!
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: flatcat on May 09, 2010, 14:28:11
An excellent review Junior :)9

I must say they are not really my cup of tea either, but I do like the look of the vehicles in this theme :)
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Martin Milner on May 09, 2010, 14:53:11
Excellent pictures Skypurr Jr, and thank you for this review!

I don't quite understand where Playmobil are coming from with these figures, but maybe that's their idea, to leave more to the (child's) imagination. While these figures are clearly NOT humans as their legs are not normal legs, they have normal klicky heads and faces.

Golems are usually depicted as just one color, as they are created from a single homogenous material, yet these figures have several colors. These figures are armed with some form of laser-blaster, but Golems need no more than their brute strength and size, and any inherent "magical" powers.

I'll be getting these when they hit the US as I like the Jungle Adventure theme, and my new garden forms a great backdrop for jungly adventures.
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Klickus Mobilius on May 10, 2010, 04:44:23
Great review Skypurr Jr.!  You have a talent for reviews.  I encourage you to do more.

I still don't understand the point of these particular Klickies, though.  They are very weird looking.  Playmobil seems to be heading in that direction what with dragon knights and ghost pirates.
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 10, 2010, 06:07:08
I still don't understand the point of these particular Klickies, though.  They are very weird looking.  Playmobil seems to be heading in that direction what with dragon knights and ghost pirates.

Maybe there is a story about this theme only in the german site.... maybe....
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: CountBogro on May 16, 2010, 09:16:58
Great review Skypurr Jr.!  You have a talent for reviews.  I encourage you to do more.

I still don't understand the point of these particular Klickies, though.  They are very weird looking.  Playmobil seems to be heading in that direction what with dragon knights and ghost pirates.

I think the answer/ story is in the main set of that theme. There are two of those temple guards in that set already that can be actually be put in the wall. I think that's the idea behind it - animted Guardians of a ruined city/ temple. There are many of those around in books, films, etc. ...
I actually quite like the idea - although I loath those flashy weapon thingies. There are definit some themes and sets where they might work for me. ...
But this is definitly not one of them.

Bogro

(http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aabe_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-DE-Site/Sites-Catalog/de_DE/v1273785588951/imagesOnline/content/4842.jpg)
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: socrates on May 17, 2010, 08:39:20
In general, I like blinking playmo-thingies...
...but these klickies are a little too crazy for me.  8}  :P

best,
socrates
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 17, 2010, 19:39:51
In general, I like blinking playmo-thingies...
...but these klickies are a little too crazy for me.  8}  :P

best,
socrates


Me too...

Great review by the way Junior!
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: playmo1989 on May 17, 2010, 19:56:37
strange klickys indded  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: can we call them klickys they look like some cheapish 1$ toys that they sale to the supermarkets ,playmobil is missing good disighners at present !!!! we'll see how many of those they will sell!!!!!
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 17, 2010, 19:59:57
...we'll see how many of those they will sell!!!!!

I dunno...
Space theme collectiors might think they make good Aliens... :toot:
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 17, 2010, 20:03:57
I dunno...
Space theme collectiors might think they make good Aliens... :toot:


Whoa!!! that is indeed a cool idea!!!!  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: playmo1989 on May 17, 2010, 20:05:16
i don't know as a game perhaps for those who play , but imagine this on display the showcase costs 7x it's price
 
 they quited the romans to realese these shame...........
 
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Ronastoo on August 24, 2010, 20:11:55
Temple Guardian 4849 came to my local Toys R Us!    I love his flashing laser gun!
I have a problem with him, though, and I wondered if this was a problem with this figure or just the one that I have.  When he lifts his gun to shoot at something, he falls over.   And worse than that, his arm isn't strong enough to hold the gun up and it slowly starts drooping to point at the ground.
Does anyone else have this problem?
I have him propped up with the paper tray on my printer but he thinks that I want him to shoot the copies as they come out and I need those!   :lol:
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: baden-wurttemberg on August 24, 2010, 23:53:50
Great review Junior! Thank you very much!  :)

I'm not so interested in these sets either, but I really like some of their vehicles!  ;D



Baden  :wave:
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Martin Milner on August 25, 2010, 13:08:54
Temple Guardian 4849 came to my local Toys R Us!    I love his flashing laser gun!
I have a problem with him, though, and I wondered if this was a problem with this figure or just the one that I have.  When he lifts his gun to shoot at something, he falls over.   And worse than that, his arm isn't strong enough to hold the gun up and it slowly starts drooping to point at the ground.
Does anyone else have this problem?
I have him propped up with the paper tray on my printer but he thinks that I want him to shoot the copies as they come out and I need those!   :lol:

I don't have a 4849 yet (my local TRU did not have them on the shelves whe I last went), but do have a 4848. He arrived a little loose at the waist, something I detest, so I popped him open and tightened the chassis with a squeeze of my fingers, something I do a lot for older klickies who have become stoopy.

Now he can stand upright, and hold his gun out at 90 degrees if required. At that point he's on the very brink of tipping over, but doesn't. However his green gun has two handholds, yet it is impossible for him to hold one in each hand, or for another klicky to hold one if he is holding the other. For shooting, he holds the forward handhold and fires from the waist, with his arm only slightly raised.

You should be able to fix your droopy arm by squeezing the chassis, and the tumbling-over problem by not having your temple guardian hold the gun so far forward.
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Ronastoo on August 25, 2010, 20:02:54
Thanks, Martin.  I'll give him the squeeze treatment and see if that solves his problem.  Maybe he just needs to go to the gym and work out so that he can hold up the heavy gun?   :)
Title: Re: Temple Guardians - 4848 and 4849
Post by: Martin Milner on August 28, 2010, 02:45:06
Thanks, Martin.  I'll give him the squeeze treatment and see if that solves his problem.  Maybe he just needs to go to the gym and work out so that he can hold up the heavy gun?   :)

I got a couple of 4849s and some other goodies in a big box delivery from TRU today. It's OK, my wife had a bandsaw (!) delivered the same day from Grizzly, so my purchase was minor.

I've opened one 4849, and he was the loosest-waisted klicky I have ever had straight out of the box. I think it may be due to the extra-long and heavy legs putting more strain on the chassis. There was no way he could hold a gun, and almost couldn't stand upright, but after quick pop open and squeeze he could at least stand tall again. His laser-rifle (?)  is certainly one of the heaviest things a klicky could be asked to hold at arm's length and he just about manages, but as before I set this guy to shoot from the waist.

I also got the 4842 temple with two more guardians, so soon I shall have all four standard variants ready to defend the treasure.