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General => Direct Service/Parts Queries => Topic started by: sbblabotw on February 19, 2013, 14:18:20
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Heads up! There are 23 new plans on playmobil.com - all new sets. Fairy bags, racers, take-alongs, wildlife (both WWF and not), The Easter calendar, and the ark. Go get 'em.
PLAYMOBIL Bauanleitungen (http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Search-Show?cgid=Bauanleitungen)
PlaymoDB List - Sets with plans added to playmobil.com on Feb. 19, 2013 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=4169,5172,5173,5174,5175,5208,5272,5273,5274,5275,5276,5414,5415,5416,5417,5418,5419,5420,5421,5440,5441,5442,5443;title=Plans%20added%20to%20playmobil.com%20on%20Feb.%2019%2C%202013)
The wishlist (http://playmodb.org/wishlist.shtml) is getting shorter...
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Thanks for the heads-up, Heather.
David
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Nice job, as always, archive mistress. :lol:
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Sorry about the double post. I meant to add this question to my last post - what does sbblabotw mean? Is it just a name that you made? :)
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To make a long story short: it's an acronym for "Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing" - a song from my childhood, familiar to those of Scottish origin among us. I use it because when I joined Playmoboard, eons ago, there was something wrong with their registration process that didn't allow any of the more normal handles I usually use. In desperation I picked that to see if ANYTHING would work, and it did, so I stuck with it. You can call me Heather for short.
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Ah, I see! :)
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I thought it was from a Slavic language, but being British of course I was too reserved to ask!
(That's not a criticism btw Pynedor- where does your name come from?)
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I made it. :lol:
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Back on topic: there are couple more put up today, the Series 4 Mystery Figures. The instructions aren't much use - even a diagram of what comes with each pack would be better, like in Series 1 (Instructions for 5203 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=i5203), Instructions for 5204 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=i5204)) but I'll add them in anyway, and get going on creating the "unknown" numbers for the figures.
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It looks like even more new plans have recently been added to the Playmobil website (http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Search-Show?cgid=Bauanleitungen)! They are now up to 1007 sets! :love:
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It looks like even more new plans have recently been added to the Playmobil website (http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Search-Show?cgid=Bauanleitungen)! They are now up to 1007 sets! :love:
Is there a way to order them by most recently added?
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Thanks Indianna! Now busily downloading. The newness starts on page 121. For some reason - I suspect a glitch to be fixed shortly - a couple of pages of sets are posts in triplicate, so don't bother getting the same set more than once, they're the same. 21 new sets: fairies, Alpine, and outdoor-action.
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Is there a way to order them by most recently added?
It seems to me that they always add new instruction files at the end of the list, so if you go to the last page and work backwards you will find the newest ones. :)
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Thanks Indianna! Now busily downloading. The newness starts on page 121. For some reason - I suspect a glitch to be fixed shortly - a couple of pages of sets are posts in triplicate, so don't bother getting the same set more than once, they're the same. 21 new sets: fairies, Alpine, and outdoor-action.
So peculiar! Easy to tell the eleven triples, though, as only one of each group seems to show the set number on the menu page. Unfortunately, it does mean the new total is only 985 instead of 1007 (assuming my arithmetic is correct, that is. ;) )
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Thanks!
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Anyone else notice the new CGI-shaded-rendering on some of the instructions sheets - 5422 as an example? So strange after so many years of line drawings. They're going to improve the quality of my part pictures, although the file size will also increase (therefore slower-loading pages). What do you think, folks - should I upgrade the part pics for older parts if I see them in this new rendition?
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We noticed that on that gorgeous driver from the fire car of the latest series... We found it... creepy.
Like you said, so off.
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Anyone else notice the new CGI-shaded-rendering on some of the instructions sheets - 5422 as an example? So strange after so many years of line drawings. They're going to improve the quality of my part pictures, although the file size will also increase (therefore slower-loading pages). What do you think, folks - should I upgrade the part pics for older parts if I see them in this new rendition?
That set was actually the only one I had looked at so far, and I did notice that it seemed different, but did not ponder it any further until your post, Heather. I confess that I love the old style just for aesthetic reasons - the very crisp and clear graphic style and the traditional Playmobil look. On the other hand, maybe the new "CGI" style is a hint that they are heading toward some sort of animated assembly instructions or even a CAD design system similar to LDRAW for LEGO??? Which would be awesome!!!!
In answer to your question, though, I don't have an opinion except to say that it is your call. If the new rendition means that Playmodb needs more bandwidth, or whatever, then definitely let us know so we can support that financially. :yup:
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We noticed that on that gorgeous driver from the fire car of the latest series... We found it... creepy.
Like you said, so off.
Is that the 4822 fire car, or have I missed something?
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I agree entirely with Indianna, both as regards aesthetics and financial support, but the new plans do look strange.
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Thanks for your input, you three. The priority is certainly just getting the numbers in there where they're supposed to go. New parts from these sets will be in CGI quality, of course. Some older parts could benefit from an upgrade, things with complicated curves or unusual surfaces - animals for example, and clear parts like the harp in 5451; and there are some older parts whose pics are dreadful only because the only instructions I had that showed them, were low quality or too small. In short, I'll suppose I'll upgrade as I see the need and get around to it.
By the way: donations always welcome. I've gotten by without advertising so far, and would love to continue without. But information and time can't be bought, and that's what I'm always most in need of.
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By the way, here they are:
PlaymoDB List - Instructions added to playmobil.com archive, 2013-03-06 (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=5444,5449,5451,5454,5453,5452,5455,5445,5447,5446,5448,5450,5425,5429,5430,5428,5422,5423,5424,5427,5426,5431;title=Instructions%20added%20to%20playmobil.com%20archive%2C%202013-03-06)
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Is that the 4822 fire car, or have I missed something?
No, the 5172 (Heat Racer).
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No, the 5172 (Heat Racer).
Thanks, I understand.
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Thanks, I understand.
Sorry, long gone are the days I knew the refs (well, some) by heart :-[ And I couldn't remember the "official" name, but I remembered the flames :)
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I vote for the older style pictures as preferable to those CGI ones, where possible. Here is an example of the 'new style' instructions for anyone who hasn't had a look yet.
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I too vote for the classic non digitized pictures
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Just noticed that Playmobil has added 8 sets to their online building instructions: 5432, 5433, 5434, 5435, 5436, 5437, 5438, & 5439. This brings the count up to 993 (they have corrected the previous error of showing some sets in triplicate.) :)