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Title: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 07, 2010, 19:33:10
Hello all,

Well, finally I went mental and bought 40 4611 special soldiers....I do not think there is a single toy store down town Thessaloniki that has any left...
I was very anxious to see if there were any differences with the older special so i took one of the new ones out of its box, and started looking at it.... By accident, I also saw the only difference between the two....

But first look here...the one on the left (as you see it) is the old 4611 and the one on the right is the new one...
(http://img38.imagefra.me/img/img38/6/5/7/baldthar/f_grpn3qq3m_fb1da56.jpg) (http://imagefra.me/)
No differences whatsoever...even the same mold was used...as can be seen under the feet...
(http://img40.imagefra.me/img/img40/6/5/7/baldthar/f_grpn3qqvm_e70501a.jpg) (http://imagefra.me/)
But, and here is the major difference, once you look into the hat you can see it...
(http://img38.imagefra.me/img/img38/6/5/7/baldthar/f_grpn3qqxm_0023b60.jpg) (http://imagefra.me/)
The left one is the old one while the right one is the new one....and the new one feels to stand better on the klicky's head, and no there is no difference between old and new hair....

So if you bid on any of them used on ebay, ask from the seller to show you the hat first, thus determining which edition is it.... (and here comes the question what if they show us an older hat on a new klicky.... 8} 8} 8} 8})
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: flatcat on May 07, 2010, 19:35:28
Great review Panos, those soldiers look great - but 40! :o :o :o

Are you going to make a set up for us to see? ;D
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Richard on May 07, 2010, 19:44:52


40 Royal Guards seems to be just about the right number, Panos ...  :klickygrin:

If you haven't seen Martin's post about 4611, you might want to click HERE (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=1661.0)!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 07, 2010, 19:55:53
Great review Panos, those soldiers look great - but 40! :o :o :o

Are you going to make a set up for us to see? ;D

Well, i always wanted to have a lot of a single klicky, knight or soldier....  i thought i could achieve it with the 4583 special, as i think i counted correctly, i have 52

Hmmm i probably will take a picture of all these soldiers....but not yet unboxed....
(http://img37.imagefra.me/img/img37/6/5/7/baldthar/f_grpn3qr0m_fdf641a.jpg) (http://imagefra.me/)
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: flatcat on May 07, 2010, 20:00:42
WOW! They look awesome! :o :o :o

The only single klicky I have in any large quantity is 12x 4534 temple knight which I don't really know what to do with. I pressume you have a grand plan for yours?
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 07, 2010, 20:07:13

40 Royal Guards seems to be just about the right number, Panos ...  :klickygrin:

If you haven't seen Martin's post about 4611, you might want to click HERE (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=1661.0)!

That was indeed a most educational thread Richard!!! Thank you for bringing it to my attention! I too love playmobil for giving us history lessons!!!
And now that i think about it....can anybody tell me what admiral this is k3110 - Admiral (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=k3110)? I s he french? is he english??? I know i've seen Lord Nelson's portrait paintings with similar coloured uniforms...the design though seems to be french...
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 07, 2010, 20:13:28
WOW! They look awesome! :o :o :o

The only single klicky I have in any large quantity is 12x 4534 temple knight which I don't really know what to do with. I pressume you have a grand plan for yours?

Thank you Damo!!! Lets just say that, ''in an old naval shipyard/base/prison on a desolate island, the Grand Admiral (or emperor) decides to pay a visit, so that he can see for himself its strategic importance...'' (what of a desolate island?????)
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Richard on May 07, 2010, 21:49:31



And now that i think about it....can anybody tell me what admiral this is ... the design though seems to be french...



The Brits would never put North at the bottom of a map!

And, the moustache looks French ...  :klickygrin:

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Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 07, 2010, 21:59:10


The Brits would never put North at the bottom of a map!

And, the moustache looks French ...  :klickygrin:

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You're right Richard, I am holding this small map now in my hands, its a reversed map  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o This is actually cuba and the coast of florida upside down!!! Is it not???

The moustache is french....but the uniform...still looks like a brit to me....werent french naval uniforms at that time red???

Logically, since all the soldiers that were made from playmobil at that time were supposed to be french this is indeed a french admiral.....but still....
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Richard on May 07, 2010, 22:41:35



I am holding this small map now in my hands, its a reversed map. This is actually Cuba and the coast of Florida upside down!!! Is it not ???

The moustache is French....but the uniform...weren't French naval uniforms at that time red ???



You really know the Caribbean, Panos! Yes, that's Cuba and Florida, the Caribbean islands and the coast of Venezuela. All upside down.

And, you are correct about the French naval uniforms being red. I have attached an image of the French naval uniforms during the time of the American War for Independence. However, the French naval uniforms may have looked quite different during the time of Nelson and the battle of Trafalgar.
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on May 07, 2010, 23:47:54
WOW :o! A fantastic soldier collection, Panos! You are quite a serious history source of information, well done :)9!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmofire on May 08, 2010, 05:34:51
Look forward to seeing those guards in action soon, Panos.   :wave:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 06:19:46


You really know the Caribbean, Panos! Yes, that's Cuba and Florida, the Caribbean islands and the coast of Venezuela. All upside down.

And, you are correct about the French naval uniforms being red. I have attached an image of the French naval uniforms during the time of the American War for Independence. However, the French naval uniforms may have looked quite different during the time of Nelson and the battle of Trafalgar.

Richard I remember a scene in ''Master and Commander, the far side of the world'' movie with Russel Crow.... He is the captain of a British ship during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) and i do remember that he saw the captain of the French ship he was chasing and the french captain wore red....the american war of independence took place between 1775 and 1782....while nelson lived between 1758 and 1805... so i dont think uniforms changed significantly during this time period...and if you look at army uniforms in general at that period, blue and red colours seem to overlap....
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 06:22:53
WOW :o! A fantastic soldier collection, Panos! You are quite a serious history source of information, well done :)9!

Thank you Bill!! and i keep looking for more of these soldiers....Thessaloniki stores seem to have run out of... ;D ;D ;D mainly because of me, partly because someone else bought some, partly because the shops do not seem to keep large stock these days....
I did study history and social anthropology ;) but keep forgeting things....
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 06:23:17
Look forward to seeing those guards in action soon, Panos.   :wave:

I will try my best Richard!!!! :wave: :wave: :wave:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Justindo on May 08, 2010, 07:04:59
That's quite an army, Wolf Knight!  When I found four of these at a toy store a couple years ago I was ecstatic, but 52 is incredible!  Will the admiral's visit to the small island outpost be shown to us in a photo story in the future? ;)
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 07:35:50
Will the admiral's visit to the small island outpost be shown to us in a photo story in the future? ;)

Of course it will Justindo!!! Of course it will.....
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Richard on May 08, 2010, 13:40:01



Richard I remember a scene in ''Master and Commander, the far side of the world'' movie with Russel Crow.... He is the captain of a British ship during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) and i do remember that he saw the captain of the French ship he was chasing and the french captain wore red....the american war of independence took place between 1775 and 1782....while nelson lived between 1758 and 1805... so i dont think uniforms changed significantly during this time period...and if you look at army uniforms in general at that period, blue and red colours seem to overlap....



Panos, as you may already know, naval (and army) uniforms were slow to change even after the orders went out for everyone to adopt the new uniforms. There were several reasons for this:
1. Mail was very slow in those days (especially if you were on the "far side of the world").
2. Getting the new uniforms made, shipped and delivered could take months (even years).
3. Reluctance on the part of officers and crew to replace good uniforms with something different.
4. And, I'm sure that there may have been some other reasons that I can't think of ...

The Playmobil blue "Royal Harbour Guard" were probably styled after the French of that period. The flag has a "fleur de lis" and the figure on the far right in set 7587 certainly looks like a French naval officer. And, let us not forget those French moustaches ...  :klickygrin:

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Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 08, 2010, 15:52:28
good buy pano !!!!strange klicky to buy a lot of them ussaly i buy romans and knights on quantities!! looking forward to see them in action  :) .why you didn't buy them from playmobil as you were a strore they would come much cheaper i think !!!!!! can this happen??
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 08, 2010, 15:56:38


Panos, as you may already know, naval (and army) uniforms were slow to change even after the orders went out for everyone to adopt the new uniforms. There were several reasons for this:
1. Mail was very slow in those days (especially if you were on the "far side of the world").
2. Getting the new uniforms made, shipped and delivered could take months (even years).
3. Reluctance on the part of officers and crew to replace good uniforms with something different.
4. And, I'm sure that there may have been some other reasons that I can't think of ...

The Playmobil blue "Royal Harbour Guard" were probably styled after the French of that period. The flag has a "fleur de lis" and the figure on the far right in set 7587 certainly looks like a French naval officer. And, let us not forget those French moustaches ...  :klickygrin:

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 in which set was this flag available richard?? i know it is from 3112 prison but the one you show sepertly has different clips so it can be hang on a stick??
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Richard on May 08, 2010, 17:11:31

in which set was this flag available richard?? i know it is from 3112 prison but the one you show separately has different clips so it can be hang on a stick??


Set 5775 was one of the sets.

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Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 08, 2010, 17:22:50
thank you richard  :) the 5775 is the same ship as 3860  http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/3860.jpg  with only difference the sails?? are the stickers the same??
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 17:59:00


Panos, as you may already know, naval (and army) uniforms were slow to change even after the orders went out for everyone to adopt the new uniforms. There were several reasons for this:
1. Mail was very slow in those days (especially if you were on the "far side of the world").
2. Getting the new uniforms made, shipped and delivered could take months (even years).
3. Reluctance on the part of officers and crew to replace good uniforms with something different.
4. And, I'm sure that there may have been some other reasons that I can't think of ...

The Playmobil blue "Royal Harbour Guard" were probably styled after the French of that period. The flag has a "fleur de lis" and the figure on the far right in set 7587 certainly looks like a French naval officer. And, let us not forget those French moustaches ...  :klickygrin:

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All too true Richard!! Communictions were very difficult...Particularly interesting is the notion of reluctance... Many officers might have wore the new uniforms but they surely kept a lot from the old ones as well to wear as accessories...

And probably true that playmobil, after issuing the english redcoats, wanted to produce a french uniform...although hats show a great difference in the time period....

I also think you have issues with this french moustache.....don't you Richard? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 18:02:45
good buy pano !!!!strange klicky to buy a lot of them ussaly i buy romans and knights on quantities!! looking forward to see them in action  :) .why you didn't buy them from playmobil as you were a strore they would come much cheaper i think !!!!!! can this happen??

No strange at all Alex!! I am a fan of naval history, and of course service in the navy drives you to become fanatic....I really love that period of history...and the uniforms (appart from the seabattles) especially!!!
I think that if i contacted playmobil hellas and asked them for a 100 of these they might have freaked out...and besides...its more fun to chase them around....
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 18:03:19
thank you richard  :) the 5775 is the same ship as 3860  http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/3860.jpg  with only difference the sails?? are the stickers the same??

The stickers are the same as far as i know but yes the sails are different...
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 08, 2010, 18:21:13
No strange at all Alex!! I am a fan of naval history, and of course service in the navy drives you to become fanatic....I really love that period of history...and the uniforms (appart from the seabattles) especially!!!
I think that if i contacted playmobil hellas and asked them for a 100 of these they might have freaked out...and besides...its more fun to chase them around....

 
 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: true !!! it's the same on the toy store if you buy 56 of them !!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 18:23:07

 
 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: true !!! it's the same on the toy store if you buy 56 of them !!

At any toy shop the counter will always ask me ''is it for a present?'' And you should see their face reaction when i reply... ''no, its for me!!!!'' :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 08, 2010, 18:34:55
you say that!!!!!! :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ i'am emabaresed to say it's for me hopefull they never ask !! a little girl once asked me i was about 15 i don't remember what i answered but i would never forget it because i was embaresed :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 18:39:13
you say that!!!!!! :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ i'am emabaresed to say it's for me hopefull they never ask !! a little girl once asked me i was about 15 i don't remember what i answered but i would never forget it because i was embaresed :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

Never be embarassed!!! 90% of all the counters are female and I love freaking them out like that!!!!  ;D ;D :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 08, 2010, 18:47:31
 :lol: :lol: :lol: if you think it that way ok !!!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Giorginetto on May 08, 2010, 19:08:21
Great buy Panos, this is a great klicky and one of my favourites. you got the klicky fever i see which is great !!! 40 look perfect, as i always say when people ask why buy many klickies, playmobil klickies look better in big numbers .. great buy Sir Knight !!! :wave: :wave: :wave:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 08, 2010, 19:20:58
Great buy Panos, this is a great klicky and one of my favourites. you got the klicky fever i see which is great !!! 40 look perfect, as i always say when people ask why buy many klickies, playmobil klickies look better in big numbers .. great buy Sir Knight !!! :wave: :wave: :wave:

Thank you Giorginetto!!! The best is yet to come though....in  photostory!!!!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Lindama on May 09, 2010, 00:19:03
I went through a stage of searching ebay for these (we had bought a lot of pirate sets for christmas and I had visions of battles ala 'Pirate of the Caribbean"). Am looking forward to seeing the pics!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Martin Milner on May 09, 2010, 05:54:34
No strange at all Alex!! I am a fan of naval history, and of course service in the navy drives you to become fanatic....I really love that period of history...and the uniforms (appart from the seabattles) especially!!!
I think that if i contacted playmobil hellas and asked them for a 100 of these they might have freaked out...and besides...its more fun to chase them around....

Usually a private buyer can't buy more than 9 of any individual Special figure direct from Playmobil in a single order, they seem to think if you buy 10 or more you plan to sell them on. Phoning them and explaining you want them all for yourself may get round this difficulty.

I see nothing strange in buying multiples of any uniformed figure, that's how we build armies, and of course navies.
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 06:06:46
Usually a private buyer can't buy more than 9 of any individual Special figure direct from Playmobil in a single order, they seem to think if you buy 10 or more you plan to sell them on. Phoning them and explaining you want them all for yourself may get round this difficulty.

I see nothing strange in buying multiples of any uniformed figure, that's how we build armies, and of course navies.

True Martin... I did it with other itmes i am collecting...If you explain to them they are more keen to send them... Glad my suspicion was true and confirmed!!!! ;)
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Giorginetto on May 09, 2010, 09:32:17
Πανο, as you are a determined collector and these royal gurads look awesome i would advice on the purchase of a few cannon galleons to  put this might army in and create a small yet powerful armada ....  :love: :love: :love: :love:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 09, 2010, 13:05:52
Usually a private buyer can't buy more than 9 of any individual Special figure direct from Playmobil in a single order, they seem to think if you buy 10 or more you plan to sell them on. Phoning them and explaining you want them all for yourself may get round this difficulty.

I see nothing strange in buying multiples of any uniformed figure, that's how we build armies, and of course navies.

  i've never thought that!!!!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 14:32:52
Πανο, as you are a determined collector and these royal gurads look awesome i would advice on the purchase of a few cannon galleons to  put this might army in and create a small yet powerful armada ....  :love: :love: :love: :love:

George I have only one 3940 galleon unfortunately... :( :( :( :( But i do have 4 3750 ships.... i can use the galleon as the flagship..... ;)
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Martin Milner on May 09, 2010, 15:10:29
I went through a stage of searching ebay for these (we had bought a lot of pirate sets for christmas and I had visions of battles ala 'Pirate of the Caribbean"). Am looking forward to seeing the pics!

Same here, and I have got a few tucked away somewhere, but not more than a dozen I think. They go in with my Pirate theme, and as their uniform is fancier than most, they will probably act as a personal honor guard to a bigwig Govenor or General, or as a Palace Guard.

I really like these figures, and wish Playmobil would use the Specials series to produce more unusual figures like this, rather than an endless series of variations on knights and pirates (of which I have plenty thank you).
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 15:28:47
I went through a stage of searching ebay for these (we had bought a lot of pirate sets for christmas and I had visions of battles ala 'Pirate of the Caribbean"). Am looking forward to seeing the pics!


Hi Lindama !!! It will take a while!!! But stay tuned!!! ;)
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 15:32:50
I really like these figures, and wish Playmobil would use the Specials series to produce more unusual figures like this, rather than an endless series of variations on knights and pirates (of which I have plenty thank you).

Martin this is indeed a sad case...they are called specials because they are supposed to be something unique.....with so many variations were is the uniqueness???? I love getting them in quantities and buildin huge armies but i also want one or two of them to be...well... special!!!! :D :D
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 09, 2010, 16:39:38
there are many "special" sherlock holm 4501 http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4501.htm
 the dracula 4506  http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/4506.jpg
4505 http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4505.htm
the guitarist 4512 http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4512.htm
and many more......
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 16:41:48
there are many "special" sherlock holm 4501 http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4501.htm
 the dracula 4506  http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/4506.jpg
4505 http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4505.htm
the guitarist 4512 http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4512.htm
and many more......

Yes this is true alexi...there are also knights adn pirates that are not that ''special''
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 09, 2010, 16:57:29
Yes this is true alexi...there are also knights adn pirates that are not that ''special''


 hmmmmm witch?
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 17:07:40


 hmmmmm witch?

special: 4501 sherlock holmes, 4505 prince, 4506 dracula, 4521 arab warrior, 4530 witch, 4531 mummy, 4577 royal guard, 4579 spirit, 4583 sentry, 4594 wizard, 4595 royal guard, 4603 ghost pirate, 4610 jester, 4611 royal guard, 4615 shepperd, 4617 chimney sweeper, 4621 fireman, 4630 nun, 4639 magnificent lady, 4651 cleopatra....and a few others....

Not special....just have a look and look at all the variations of knights, pirates and  cowboys...even from modern themes, they do not look special to me...
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 09, 2010, 18:10:02
 yes the modern theme has many common klickys but i don't see that many knites 4586 is nicehttp://www.latoys.com/playmobil/images/4586_jpg.jpg  4625 http://www.toyshop.ch/playmobil_2006/plm4625.jpg    4616 http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/4616.jpg al knites look great exept of 4602   http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_gold/robotrobot/pm/4602-m.jpg what do you think ??  and the pirates look good exept of some !!!!
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 18:51:15
yes the modern theme has many common klickys but i don't see that many knites 4586 is nicehttp://www.latoys.com/playmobil/images/4586_jpg.jpg  4625 http://www.toyshop.ch/playmobil_2006/plm4625.jpg    4616 http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/4616.jpg al knites look great exept of 4602   http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_gold/robotrobot/pm/4602-m.jpg what do you think ??  and the pirates look good exept of some !!!!

They look good but they repeat themselves. I the US they have the blister packs (the plastic packs with two klickies) in most of which these specials are repeated. Slowly the same happens here!!! This Teutonic knight (4625) is in the blister pack with the Templar knight...so what is special???
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: playmo1989 on May 09, 2010, 21:27:56
They look good but they repeat themselves. I the US they have the blister packs (the plastic packs with two klickies) in most of which these specials are repeated. Slowly the same happens here!!! This Teutonic knight (4625) is in the blister pack with the Templar knight...so what is special???

i see what you say !!!! these blister packages are available here in greece as well!!!! i like these knites and i have the chance to buy them cheap and not pay a big amount for the package!!! if you say it this way and 3750 wich is reapeted in monster versions here... http://www.dunnstoyandhobby.com/v/vspfiles/photos/PLA5778-2.jpg
 http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/13/e/AAAAArpzW8MAAAAAABPjMw.jpg
is not special!!!!!! that is sad that they repeat everything but they may not have new ideas!!!!
 
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 10, 2010, 19:33:20
They look good but they repeat themselves. I the US they have the blister packs (the plastic packs with two klickies) in most of which these specials are repeated. Slowly the same happens here!!! This Teutonic knight (4625) is in the blister pack with the Templar knight...so what is special???

I on the other hand LOVE :love: that pack Wolf Knight.
I am an amature Crusades historian so I love being able to buy those packs and set up Crusading armies.
They are not so specail, but think of what would happen if Playmobil took away all of their "not so special" kights.

Like 7664 black lion knights, and 7768 lion knights, or any other 3 packs.
If they all were special we would not have armies, we would have lots of individual klickies.
And that to me wouldnt be very fun.
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 10, 2010, 19:35:53
I on the other hand LOVE :love: that pack Wolf Knight.
I am an amature Crusades historian so I love being able to buy those packs and set up Crusading armies.
They are not so specail, but think of what would happen if Playmobil took away all of their "not so special" kights.

Like 7664 black lion knights, and 7768 lion knights, or any other 3 packs.
If they all were special we would not have armies, we would have lots of individual klickies.
And that to me wouldnt be very fun.

All too true WoT!!! So hurray for Playmobil providing us with the opportunity to create large armies!!!  :confetti: :confetti: :confetti: :confetti: :confetti: :confetti:
Title: Re: 4611 Royal Guard special...old and new...
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 10, 2010, 19:44:57
All too true WoT!!! So hurray for Playmobil providing us with the opportunity to create large armies!!!  :confetti: :confetti: :confetti: :confetti: :confetti: :confetti:

I'll celebrate large armies! ;D :woohoo: :confetti: :woohoo: :confetti: :woohoo: :confetti:
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Post by: Giorginetto on May 11, 2010, 19:45:46
I'll celebrate large armies! ;D :woohoo: :confetti: :woohoo: :confetti: :woohoo: :confetti:
Yeap , with latest puchase i am countring 330  -  black lion foot soldiers  8} 8} 8} 8}.. they lok awesome in formations and they will be used as pike men and swordmen to protect my mediaval city , the main body of army
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Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 11, 2010, 19:56:53
Yeap , with latest puchase i am countring 330  -  black lion foot soldiers  8} 8} 8} 8}.. they lok awesome in formations and they will be used as pike men and swordmen to protect my mediaval city , the main body of army

I love those guys!
Hopefully we will be able to come to agreements with Geobra,
So we can order more even after they are gone! :'(
They are my favorite knights. Even though I dont have too many now I am hoping to get more. ;D
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Post by: Giorginetto on May 11, 2010, 20:00:07
I love those guys!
Hopefully we will be able to come to agreements with Geobra,
So we can order more even after they are gone! :'(
They are my favorite knights. Even though I dont have too many now I am hoping to get more. ;D

Agree, i was worried they wouldnt have any but they had thank god !!!! Very tempted to buy another 100 !!!!  8} 8} 8} 8} 8} 8} 8}
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Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 11, 2010, 20:03:45
Agree, i was worried they wouldnt have any but they had thank god !!!! Very tempted to buy another 100 !!!!  8} 8} 8} 8} 8} 8} 8}

You wish you won the lottery Giorginetto,
Though you seem to be able to buy more Playmobil then I could ever dream! :o
I wish I had enough money to buy 200 Black Lion Knights!!! :love:
I would be in Palymo heaven... :cloud9: I am about to order some right now if you keep tempting me like this! :lol:
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 05:29:17
hmmm too bad i cannot find my favourite pikeman in such large numbers but yesterday i did receive x20 4583 sentries!!!! I'va also added three more royal guards....
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Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 12, 2010, 13:35:05
hmmm too bad i cannot find my favourite pikeman in such large numbers but yesterday i did receive x20 4583 sentries!!!! I'va also added three more royal guards....

Cool, those gaurds are deffinatly my second favorite knights!
I really like their heraldry.

20? That is still alot to me! :o
What do your Roman armies look like it these are your medieval ones? 8} ;D
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 14:06:45
Cool, those gaurds are deffinatly my second favorite knights!
I really like their heraldry.

20? That is still alot to me! :o
What do your Roman armies look like it these are your medieval ones? 8} ;D

Ordered 11 more today!!!! :D :D :D

I have not counted the roman army, mainly because i do not see it everyday...it is still at my parent's house...I'll count next time i am there and let you know!!!
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 17:14:10
I love those guys!
Hopefully we will be able to come to agreements with Geobra,
So we can order more even after they are gone! :'(
They are my favorite knights. Even though I dont have too many now I am hoping to get more. ;D

 i don't think they are so impressive as the old red with silver armour and the eagle knites i don't remember how are called you know which!!!! ;D ;D
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 17:16:14
hmmm too bad i cannot find my favourite pikeman in such large numbers but yesterday i did receive x20 4583 sentries!!!! I'va also added three more royal guards....

 where did you find 20 of these ? you're talking about this special : http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4583.htm
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 17:18:00

 i don't think they are so impressive as the old red with silver armour and the eagle knites i don't remember how are called you know which!!!! ;D ;D

Nuremburg Guards!!!
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 17:18:24

 where did you find 20 of these ? you're talking about this special : http://www.collectobil.com/catalogue/items/4583.htm

Ebay!!!
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 17:30:34
used how much?? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 17:42:21
used how much?? ;D ;D ;D ;D

This seller has them quite cheap actually... 2.99 each...but i have bought individual 4583 sentries on various prices from various sellers!!!
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 17:47:38
Nuremburg Guards!!!

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 why are they called this way ?
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 17:50:17
This seller has them quite cheap actually... 2.99 each...but i have bought individual 4583 sentries on various prices from various sellers!!!
that's a good price !!!! i hate this hairtype almost in many klickys they place it ,only to some it fits!
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 17:51:08

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 why are they called this way ?

Sentry is the guard who is possition at a gate or at another point of passage. They are called this way as to distinguish from regular guard...
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 17:54:43

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 why are they called this way ?

Oh sorry...rather posted in a hurry... They represent mediaval knights of the city of Nuremburg.... although i am not sure how much their representation and the coat of arms (emblem on shield and flag) they bear is accurate..
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 17:54:59
i got it!! collector's named them this way??
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 17:56:09
i got it!! collector's named them this way??

No, for the 4538 its the actual playmobil name( maybe it is differently translated into german???
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 18:00:03
4538?? what set is that ? nothing appears on a google search
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 18:01:40
4538?? what set is that ? nothing appears on a google search

Sorry, type in error...I meant 4583
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 12, 2010, 18:05:07
i think we were talking about these  http://www.the-end-of-the.net/playmobil/sets/3291.jpg   ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 18:23:37
We mixed up the klickies Alex 8} 8} 8} 8} 8} This shows how much we love playmobil!!!!
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Post by: Giorginetto on May 12, 2010, 18:36:07
I only have 25 nuremberg guards  most of which are from the very early 80s, with the old type hands , all in mint condition , i love them !!!!  :)

Their coat of arms is the same as the coat of arms of the city of nuremberg... see wikipedia nuremberg coat of arms and there you have it

i want playmoibl to bring back these nuremberg guards. i guarantee to buy lots of them !!! In shiny armour !!! At least 400 !!! Theya re the best ever , ever ... :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 12, 2010, 19:25:42
I only have 25 nuremberg guards  most of which are from the very early 80s, with the old type hands , all in mint condition , i love them !!!!  :)

Their coat of arms is the same as the coat of arms of the city of nuremberg... see wikipedia nuremberg coat of arms and there you have it

i want playmoibl to bring back these nuremberg guards. i guarantee to buy lots of them !!! In shiny armour !!! At least 400 !!! Theya re the best ever , ever ... :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

Giorginetto did you see that: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=4522.0 ?
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 13, 2010, 16:20:05
We mixed up the klickies Alex 8} 8} 8} 8} 8} This shows how much we love playmobil!!!!

TRUE!!
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 13, 2010, 16:30:09
I only have 25 nuremberg guards  most of which are from the very early 80s, with the old type hands , all in mint condition , i love them !!!!  :)

Their coat of arms is the same as the coat of arms of the city of nuremberg... see wikipedia nuremberg coat of arms and there you have it

i want playmoibl to bring back these nuremberg guards. i guarantee to buy lots of them !!! In shiny armour !!! At least 400 !!! Theya re the best ever , ever ... :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:


 
i don't think they will bring them back again because the silver plated plasticks are problematik  :( :( :( :( :( they might bring them back with the simple silver paint as they did with the knight stateu from the museum
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 13, 2010, 17:32:44


 
i don't think they will bring them back again because the silver plated plasticks are problematik  :( :( :( :( :( they might bring them back with the simple silver paint as they did with the knight stateu from the museum

This would look horrible...they already did that with their helmet....
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 13, 2010, 17:57:29
well ok about the helmet and their shields were made with the black color for the black dragon knights in 1993!! when did this helmet was realesed again in which set i don't think it's recent ?
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 13, 2010, 18:04:47
well ok about the helmet and their shields were made with the black color for the black dragon knights in 1993!! when did this helmet was realesed again in which set i don't think it's recent ?

It was produced for, and only available through, a special conquistador that came with a meal in the German fast-food chain NORDSEE.
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 13, 2010, 18:10:02
It was produced for, and only available through, a special conquistador that came with a meal in the German fast-food chain NORDSEE.
are you sure i think it's very used!!!
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 13, 2010, 18:18:38
are you sure i think it's very used!!!

Check out this thread!!! http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=1514.0
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 13, 2010, 18:42:54
i saw it don't like it! do you know which is the number of the pirate on the tread you posted above??
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 13, 2010, 18:45:00
i saw it don't like it! do you know which is the number of the pirate on the tread you posted above??

So you see my point on the new Nuremburg guards using a grey armor looking horrible!!!

I am afraid i do not know these part numbers...i got the helmets from a seller in ebay..
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Post by: playmo1989 on May 13, 2010, 18:56:59
true !!!! if they made them ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: CountBogro on May 16, 2010, 08:52:04
i saw it don't like it! do you know which is the number of the pirate on the tread you posted above??

I'm afraid there wasn't a instruction included with those. I got mine from a friend (who had a friend that lived in Germany) and I've been looking for the numbers of those for ages.
I'm afraid to say that, unless Playmodb.org has them, I will never find out  :(

Fortunately, I got a large number from Martin - I still want to recreate the Nuremberg Guards - still trying to find the right klicky for that

Bogro
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 16, 2010, 09:06:13
I'm afraid there wasn't a instruction included with those. I got mine from a friend (who had a friend that lived in Germany) and I've been looking for the numbers of those for ages.
I'm afraid to say that, unless Playmodb.org has them, I will never find out  :(

Fortunately, I got a large number from Martin - I still want to recreate the Nuremberg Guards - still trying to find the right klicky for that

Bogro

You just gave me a great idea CountBogro!!!....
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Post by: Giorginetto on May 16, 2010, 09:43:16
I'm afraid there wasn't a instruction included with those. I got mine from a friend (who had a friend that lived in Germany) and I've been looking for the numbers of those for ages.
I'm afraid to say that, unless Playmodb.org has them, I will never find out  :(

Fortunately, I got a large number from Martin - I still want to recreate the Nuremberg Guards - still trying to find the right klicky for that

Bogro

I have a huge pile of instructions from playmobil, unfortunatelly i am 80km away from them !!! However i will check them up , very likely i have that helmet part number . Someone please tell playmobil to remake these nuremberg guards. i wil buy 500 of them !!!!!  :love: :love:
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Post by: Richard on May 16, 2010, 13:14:01



You just gave me a great idea CountBogro!!!....



Hmmm ...

He looks familiar ...  :klickygrin:

Wonder why he reminds me of Thornrose Castle (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=4207.0) ? ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/lolsign.gif)  (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/breakmeup.gif)
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Post by: Wolf Knight on May 16, 2010, 13:26:25


Hmmm ...

He looks familiar ...  :klickygrin:

Wonder why he reminds me of Thornrose Castle (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=4207.0) ? ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/lolsign.gif)  (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/breakmeup.gif)

Oh yes that's right!!! I forgot you used the same legs for you guards Richard!!! Good one!!!