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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: skypurr on January 01, 2012, 22:18:56

Title: Help with police set 3166
Post by: skypurr on January 01, 2012, 22:18:56
I'm in the process of sorting out all my klickies to see which belong in sets that I have and which are spare. So far after two days I have sorted out western and airport.
At the moment I am on police and am confused as to the klickies that go with set 3166

http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3166.htm

On the box the klicky with the beret is shown as having a collar and tie and a moustache, but in the Playmo DB inventory he had a peaked cap, and the other klicky has the beret,

http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/klicky.pl?partnum=30%2000%200132

http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-00-0142;pic_num=2

is this a mistake?

I also can't find the other klicky, just the peaked cap so I think I may have given him away in error  :(

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)

Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: Tiermann on January 02, 2012, 00:10:55
If you have a box in hand then I would go by what it says. To me the way they are shown in PlaymoDB makes more sense and looks better than that in the Collectobil photos. It's possible they even switched the hats at some point on the boxes, or the Collectobil one is prepoduction. If someone has the box they may be able to say for certain. I would go with whichever you like best.
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: flatcat on January 02, 2012, 00:25:27
I have this set boxed with instructions, so can give the definitive answers! ;D

The box image is correct, as are the instructions scans on PlaymoDB.

The man with brown hair, moustache and tie should have the beret, and the black haired man should have the peaked cap.

It is the photographs scans on the database which are incorrect. They look like shots from a publicity brochure or similar, where it is possible that the two Klickies have been given he wrong hats to wear upon setup.

Damo :)
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: PlaymoMan on January 02, 2012, 01:05:09
Yep,  Damo is right. I have this set and in my opinion, it looks better the way that it is advertised on the back of the box. :)
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: sbblabotw on January 02, 2012, 01:28:44
I have this set boxed with instructions, so can give the definitive answers! ;D

The box image is correct, as are the instructions scans on PlaymoDB.

The man with brown hair, moustache and tie should have the beret, and the black haired man should have the peaked cap.

It is the photographs scans on the database which are incorrect. They look like shots from a publicity brochure or similar, where it is possible that the two Klickies have been given he wrong hats to wear upon setup.

Damo :)

Thanks for the verification, Damo!  Glad to hear I was mostly right.  The photos are indeed screenshots from the 3-D rotatable view from the official website, and I've been caught out by those before. If anyone would take nice clear photos of both officers - without hats or gadgets - I'd gladly use them instead.

Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: skypurr on January 02, 2012, 01:59:13
Thank you everyone for the help. I don't have the box so wasn't sure.
Sorting out these klickies is a mammoth task, than heavens for your wonderful site Heather.
However I will probably be back for more help as I go on, especially with some of the older sets.

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: tahra on January 02, 2012, 08:35:02
Don't forget some police sets came with 2 different hats...
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: Rhalius on January 02, 2012, 17:58:30
Well maybe both clickies grew tired of wearing the same hat all the time and decided to switch.  :lol:
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: playmofire on January 02, 2012, 19:23:02
Well maybe both clickies grew tired of wearing the same hat all the time and decided to switch.  :lol:

No, the two hats were a summer version with a white top and a winter version with a blue top (international sets) or a green top (German sets).
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: tahra on January 02, 2012, 20:33:51
No, the two hats were a summer version with a white top and a winter version with a blue top (international sets) or a green top (German sets).

That's summer/winter versions?  :o
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: skypurr on January 02, 2012, 20:38:02
The hats in the 4996 police car are white tops and black tops.

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
Title: Re: Help with police set 3166
Post by: playmofire on January 02, 2012, 21:23:49
The hats in the 4996 police car are white tops and black tops.

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)

Yes, the blue version is very recent and the green version is now discontinued - all the uniforms now are blue.