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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Wolf Knight on February 12, 2011, 12:08:00
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Hi all!!! :wave:
Since so many people are trying to decide whether this is a great set to have or not, and especially if they should get it or not, and finally, because it seems it will be, if not already, discontinued, I thought I'd give you a review...
So you already know front and back of the box...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02478.jpg)
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02479.jpg)
BUT... did you also know that the front cardboard flips open, revealing the path inside the pyramid? ;)
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02480.jpg)
Well, this is the path that I am going to follow in order to show you around to what I think is one of the greatest latest sets Playmobil has produced!!!
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Here is what you have once you assemble the pyramid...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02482.jpg)
First time putting it together is quite hard, as this is a particular clip system that actually recreates a maze inside the pyramid.... So basically, we have two big rectangular pieces as a base and the inside parts are cliped on it and inbetween them... finally there are four corner edged connectors that clip on the base and under the triangular cone Eye of Ra top!
There are three wall sections for the pyramid, I think playmobil could have included a fourth one, so that when a kid is not playing with it, the fourth wall can be put in place for decoration...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02483.jpg)
Each side has an 8-section Pharaoh carving and a small opening that is covered with a thin carved wall section... this provides easy look-into-the-chambers access without removing the whole wall...
...this is what the Pyramid looks like once all the wall sides are removed for easy playing!
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02488.jpg)
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If three of the walls are removable, why not include the 4th wall (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/hmm-1.gif)?
Still, you are right, that is an amazing set.
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Let me introduce you to the Pharaoh, his High Priest, the pyramid guard and a common grave robber...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02484.jpg)
I like the Pharaoh's head cover, very nice design, and the Anubis head cover for the priest is very well designed too!! The teal armour of the guard is also unique to this set, and no other egyptian soldier has their armour painted like that.
So, let us show you around the pyramid... The Pharaoh will show you the main entrance of the tomb, which is decorated by amazing playmobil stickers!!! These are really fantastic... Playmobil has done a really great job with these stickers!!!
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02487.jpg)
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But hold on a minute... we don't want to be shown the easy way in... do we?
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Before going through the side wall, here is one of the most neat little mechanisms playmobil has created: the Eye or Ra on an Ankh handle which is used as an opening key on teal triggers...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02490.jpg)
The Eye of Ra fits on the carving trigger and releases a piece of wall from its place....
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02491.jpg)
.... or, as we'll see later, it can be used to trigger a trap ;)....
If you watch the Playmobil Egyptian cd-rom, you'll see that this key is discovered by grave robbers in the 4246 Tomb with treasure set... Wild imagination...
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So, our ''friend'' is ready to use his key to get into the pyramid...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02493.jpg)
...and he manages to release the Pharaoh carvings from their place, thus revealing a narrow staircase...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02494.jpg)
... he decides to go up the stairs, having his torch lit, as, despite the fact that we have removed the wall to see better what happens in the pyramid, it can be really dark in there...he also draws his scimitar as he is not sure what he'll find out in there...
....AND THATS WHEN IT HAPPENS....
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02496.jpg)
Poor guy, did not watch his step... the stairs went flat and he fell on his back.... ;D
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Love your review. And thank you!! BTW, does the printing of your pharaoh get worn away easily? Mine does, and the lower stripes are missing. I am not complaining, as it looks more ancient ;)
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But our ''friend'' is a persistant fellow and crawls his way up the slippery stairs and finds himself on the upper floor inside the pyramid...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02497.jpg)
....which way now?
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02498.jpg)
I guess down.... :lol: Poor chap, has stepped on another trap and slide down and out of the pyramid again...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02499.jpg)
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But his resilience knows no bounds... so he is crawling back up again... :D
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02500.jpg)
...Now what?....
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And down he goes again....
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02501.jpg)
He is trapped inside an airtight chamber...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02502.jpg)
But I am sure we are all curious to see what happens in there... Aren't we?
So from the teal button, we release the trigger and slide the side of the chamber open...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02503.jpg)
Oh no... he is surrounded by scorpions and snakes.... :0 :0
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02504.jpg)
Sorry, can't leave him like that, I'll just put him back on the upper floor... ;D
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I've come to sympathise this guy... He is finally approaching the entrance of the chamber while admiring the beautiful sticker/paintings...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02505.jpg)
...and he is ready to go through the door...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02507.jpg)
Oh no... not another trap...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02508.jpg)
...Where did he go?
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02509.jpg)
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He made it!!! :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: This was just a swiveling entrance to the sarcophagus chamber.... although the flaw in its design is that it sticks a lot and that there is no exit at the back piece of the doorway...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02510.jpg)
The sarcophagus is the greatest piece of the set!! It opens and reveals a mummy, which you all know. It has the shape of Anubis's head and various hieroglyphics on it! And the amout of treasure is fine, not too much not too little, but for this set, I'd prefer if they were a lot!!!
Just to show you the stickers decorating the chamber...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02511.jpg)
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02512.jpg)
...before the priest and guard slide the chamber wall open to arrest the robber... he was very noisy after all...
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02513.jpg)
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02514.jpg)
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Just to give you a final view of the sarcophagus:
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02515.jpg)
(http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x335/Baldthar/DSC02516.jpg)
I do hope after this review you can make up your mind about getting this set or not! :)
Kids will love it!! It has so many features and it promisses so many quality time of playing!!!
Collectors will also love it, as it gives a chance to recreate one of the greatest histories of mankind!!!
Thank you all for visiting!!! :wave:
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Thanks for the fantastic review, Panos!!! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Now I know I definitely want this set! It's AWESOME!!! :yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
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If three of the walls are removable, why not include the 4th wall (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/hmm-1.gif)?
Still, you are right, that is an amazing set.
The responces I got for this from playmobil was ''that's why there's a DS'' ::)
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Love your review. And thank you!! BTW, does the printing of your pharaoh get worn away easily? Mine does, and the lower stripes are missing. I am not complaining, as it looks more ancient ;)
Nope, dont have this kin of trouble... ???
Thanks Heronimus!!
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Thanks for the fantastic review, Panos!!! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Now I know I definitely want this set! It's AWESOME!!! :yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
You're welcome Bonnie!! ;D just a little deeper for you in the playmobil hole!!! :lol:
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Yep! somebody hand me a shovel! :lol:
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The responces I got for this from playmobil was ''that's why there's a DS'' ::)
Cool, the walls are interchangeable then? In that case I would surely go after the 4th wall.
And I bet in a few years this will be a very sought-after set if it's never reissued.
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Cool, the walls are interchangeable then? In that case I would surely go after the 4th wall.
And I bet in a few years this will be a very sought-after set if it's never reissued.
Yeap, they are not cliped on. They are just sitting on the corners!
Mind you though, you'll need the trianlge side, the 8 pieces of the carved pharaoh, the smaller piece of wall that gomes off, the teal trigger, and the inside stickers!
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great review Panos!!! I want it, I want it, I want it!!!1 :love: :love:
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And I bet in a few years this will be a very sought-after set if it's never reissued.
Yes, it certainly will be.
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Thank you, Panos, for a top rate review. Not my theme, but I can see the attraction of it very well indeed.
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thanks Panos. This set is so interesting - it's in my wishlist and i need to get other long discontinued sets before I buy this one, but definately some time this year! ...you're making me want to buy it earlier ;D
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Wonderful review Wolf Knight :clap: Do you own all of the Egyptian theme? We were so tempted to buy it all up when we could, but there is still so much we need in our other themes that we decided not to :'(
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great review Panos!!! I want it, I want it, I want it!!!1 :love: :love:
You won't regret it Gaston ;D
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Thank you, Panos, for a top rate review. Not my theme, but I can see the attraction of it very well indeed.
Many thanks for your feedback Gordon!! Glad you enjoyed the review!!!
thanks Panos. This set is so interesting - it's in my wishlist and i need to get other long discontinued sets before I buy this one, but definately some time this year! ...you're making me want to buy it earlier ;D
I am struggling with such priorities too Luis... But if a set is about to be discontinued, I go for it immidiately and set aside one that is already discontinued for a long time... ;)
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Wonderful review Wolf Knight :clap: Do you own all of the Egyptian theme? We were so tempted to buy it all up when we could, but there is still so much we need in our other themes that we decided not to :'(
Yeap!! The whole theme... I actually have four pyramids, two sphinx sets, two chariots, one tomb, four or five sets of soldiers, and one ship only...
Egyptian archaelogy/history is an un-catchable dream for mine... so I took it out on playmobil ;D
Glad you enjoyed the review Jenna/Aaron!!!
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Great review. I knew little of this set. Enjoyed very much reading this.
There are a few remarks I feel I must make.
Firstly the scimitar is not a scimitar, but a khopesh-sword. It's a sickle sword from the bronze age.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khopesh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khopesh)
The priest is not the high priests of the pharao. The priest has a jackals mask. That would make him a priest of Anubis, the god of the dead. His priest were involved in embalming and burials. That's why that priest is quite appropriate with this pyramid.
Lastly a question: what is in the sarcophagus????????
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Great review. I knew little of this set. Enjoyed very much reading this.
There are a few remarks I feel I must make.
Firstly the scimitar is not a scimitar, but a khopesh-sword. It's a sickle sword from the bronze age.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khopesh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khopesh)
The priest is not the high priests of the pharao. The priest has a jackals mask. That would make him a priest of Anubis, the god of the dead. His priest were involved in embalming and burials. That's why that priest is quite appropriate with this pyramid.
Lastly a question: what is in the sarcophagus????????
Thanks for the clarifications Ali Baba :)9 !!! Glad you enjoyed the review!!
The sarcophagus can contain a playmobil mummy, the regular playmobil type of mummy we all know. The mummy only fits the upper part of the sarcophagus and the bottom part is quite empty so that various treasures can be stashed in there... ;)
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But if a set is about to be discontinued, I go for it immidiately and set aside one that is already discontinued for a long time... ;)
i know try to do it the other way around, b/c if i did what you do i would keep setting aside the oldest ones and i'd let them get more and more expensive everytime ;D
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great review pano !!!!! you seem to love this set :o :o
but i already have it and i'am negative i regret buying it :( i want to get rid of it ... do you want it?
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i know try to do it the other way around, b/c if i did what you do i would keep setting aside the oldest ones and i'd let them get more and more expensive everytime ;D
thats also true, but at least a set that is about to be discontinued will not reached the price of the set that has already been discontinued... if that makes sense ;D
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but i already have it and i'am negative i regret buying it :( i want to get rid of it ... do you want it?
Thanks but I already have four! ;D
And since you only like victorian and steck playmobil why don't you stick to them instead of experimenting with new themes?
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great review pano !!!!! you seem to love this set :o :o
but i already have it and i'am negative i regret buying it :( i want to get rid of it ... do you want it?
Why don't you like it?
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Thx for this nice review. it´s a very cool set !
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Some very interesting opinions regarding this set! Thanks for the pros & cons. It seems scale to Klicky size is a very common problem as seen in many themes!
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Great review Sir, once again . This review makes me want to set up all my three pyramids ( two are stil boxed ) and all the egyptians ( still boxed ) and romans i have , i have to wait till late 2011 though as i shall be settign all mediaval till then . Wish i had the space to set up my egyptians, this review makes me want to do so !!!
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Thanks but I already have four! ;D
And since you only like victorian and steck playmobil why don't you stick to them instead of experimenting with new themes?
not only victorian and steck ... i like the circus pirates and western as well ,i thought of buying the egypt theme because it looked nice on the katalog pictures ,the spinx i like it but it's small ...
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I have three pyramids , not sure If i want another one... will sleep on it and let you know sir !!! by the way i have your cd ready ;)
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Because of this review I have now purchased a loose sarcophagus. I hope to receice it this week. Cost me quite a bit.
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Because of this review I have now purchased a loose sarcophagus. I hope to receice it this week. Cost me quite a bit.
Hehe... more people down the playmobil hole ;D
I would be curious to see how much you paid for it... I think its going to be a really sought after item in the future!!!
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A Big Thankyou also from Skywalker. I bought the whole egypt stuff last night. i found 2 sellers which had 60% off the christmas price. new/boxed sets. am awaiting some serious packages from the postman ;D
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Hehe... more people down the playmobil hole ;D
I would be curious to see how much you paid for it... I think its going to be a really sought after item in the future!!!
12,50 (euro), without shipping costs. Pfffffffff.
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4240 pyramide new / boxed / unopenend 36€ inkl. postal
all other sets ( new / boxed / unopenend ) under 20€
http://www.top10spielzeug.de/top10-2008-preistraeger/thumbs/aegypten4f.jpg (http://www.top10spielzeug.de/top10-2008-preistraeger/thumbs/aegypten4f.jpg)
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This site is only about the toy of the year (2008) and doesn't seem to sell toys.
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12,50 (euro), without shipping costs. Pfffffffff.
:o :o :o
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Yes, that had me really thinking. It is about 1/5th of a whole pyramid. And I also am looking voor the anubis priest.
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I have three pyramids , not sure If i want another one... will sleep on it and let you know sir !!! by the way i have your cd ready ;)
thanks george !!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Ali Baba : the link was just to show the nice pic from this site. the sets with the reduced prices are all from ebay - there are tons of cheap egypt sets. i think now is the perfect time to get these....
here is one example:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Playmobil-Pyramide-4240-Agypten-Pharao-NEU-NEU-NEU-/380317126222?pt=DE_AllesfürKind_Spielzeug_Playmobil&hash=item588caace4e#ht_872wt_1141 (http://cgi.ebay.de/Playmobil-Pyramide-4240-Agypten-Pharao-NEU-NEU-NEU-/380317126222?pt=DE_AllesfürKind_Spielzeug_Playmobil&hash=item588caace4e#ht_872wt_1141)
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Ali Baba : the link was just to show the nice pic from this site. the sets with the reduced prices are all from ebay - there are tons of cheap egypt sets. i think now is the perfect time to get these....
here is one example:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Playmobil-Pyramide-4240-Agypten-Pharao-NEU-NEU-NEU-/380317126222?pt=DE_AllesfürKind_Spielzeug_Playmobil&hash=item588caace4e#ht_872wt_1141 (http://cgi.ebay.de/Playmobil-Pyramide-4240-Agypten-Pharao-NEU-NEU-NEU-/380317126222?pt=DE_AllesfürKind_Spielzeug_Playmobil&hash=item588caace4e#ht_872wt_1141)
WHAT? :omg: :omg: :omg: look at that low price!!!! :o
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WHAT? :omg: :omg: :omg: look at that low price!!!! :o
Shocking !!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o
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next stop romans...at DS germany 49€ for the colosseum ....baliste 5,99€ 4073 roman camp 16€.....
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....baliste 5,99€
Awww yes, i reckon so i could do with a few of these ... :D
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Thanks for the great review and the pictures, Panos! :)
I think the pyramid makes a great looking set piece and there are a lot of interior traps for children to play with. I only wish Playmobil had included 4 sides instead of 3. I really like the accessories and klickies that come with this set too. I only have one and don't intend to get any more, but I agree that it may become valuable in the future. :egypt:
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just to let you know:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220743681358#ht_1386wt_907 (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220743681358#ht_1386wt_907)
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Sincbe i dont have access to any of my pyramids , can someone cover up the open side with anotehr pyramid cover as in the otehr sides ? I wonder if someone can order 3 of these covers from Playmobil
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Sincbe i dont have access to any of my pyramids , can someone cover up the open side with anotehr pyramid cover as in the otehr sides ? I wonder if someone can order 3 of these covers from Playmobil
As I wrote earlier, yes you can! ;) In other countries the extra wall sides can be ordered from DS!
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As I wrote earlier, yes you can! ;) In other countries the extra wall sides can be ordered from DS!
We need the DS.... urgently....