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General => News => Topic started by: elderberry on June 12, 2015, 06:28:28
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I found this while looking around for news of future mystery figures on google. I want to believe, and they look too good to be computer mockups, but I have a hard time believing that Playmobil would so blatantly copy Lego designs. Also, is the Wizard of Oz even in the public domain yet? This is driving me crazy. https://www.pinterest.com/mihalis1978/playmobil
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No, and thank the gods. It is disgusting.
As to the wizard of Oz.. well.. I seriously doubt the rip offs playmobil pulls are public domain. Actually, I have no idea how they get away with it, but...
There are figures they SHOULD copy, imo :P
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The more I look at them I wonder are they real. I don't understand how the information would be released so early but I guess it's possible.
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I cant see the pictures properly, popups keep appearing. Any chance of a different link?
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The link shows a bunch of photos of different PM stuff. I assume elderberry was referring to the two images of Series 10 Fi?ures:
http://i.imgur.com/n0IZOUC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/OpJYT4N.jpg
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I so want these to be real series 10 and 11
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Wizard of Oz - I believe the books are public domain. Not sure about the movie.
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Those are the first I've liked in a long time.
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LEGO has some License for Wizard of Oz stuff in their up upcomming game so I don't think Playmobil would be able to do it.
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Depends on how it's done. Given the age of the books, I imagine that the theme and figures are in the public domain. However, I think they can't be recreated to look like the figures from the movie. Those are still licensed.
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Check the codes of them. With these numbers there are already other sets of playmobil. ;)
George. :)
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They really should do a matador. The Spanish dancer needs a boyfriend.
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They really should do a matador. The Spanish dancer needs a boyfriend.
I hope they NEVER go THAT far. Which is what they said.
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What do you mean? They gave the samurai and the Chinese warrior girlfriends.
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What do you mean? They gave the samurai and the Chinese warrior girlfriends.
Well, not the place, besides, there are no words in all the languages of Men, Elves or Orcs to describe what those coward sadistic torturers are.
So, no, they do not belong.
Besides, better alone than in bad company (portuguese saying).
They already have some pretty offensive stuff, but this would be over the top.
Anyways, I hope they meant it, and NEVER EVER NEVER go there.
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:o
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They could do a male Spanish dancer - all of the snazz, none of the bullfighting.
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Well, not the place, besides, there are no words in all the languages of Men, Elves or Orcs to describe what those coward sadistic torturers are.
So, no, they do not belong.
Besides, better alone than in bad company (portuguese saying).
They already have some pretty offensive stuff, but this would be over the top.
Anyways, I hope they meant it, and NEVER EVER NEVER go there.
So where do the animal poachers 5559 and more fit in?
Zoos full of huge wild animals in tiny captivity?
Circus animals galore
Roman arena and the lions at slaughter
But no bullfighter? They eat the steaks
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yes, ras, you are right.
it's better than a dolphin park where dolphins actually live less than half the time they would live in the wild.
and nobody eats them afterwards.
and they are good to eat (i tried it once, in the azores, from a net-fishing by-catch).
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Check the codes of them. With these numbers there are already other sets of playmobil. ;)
George. :)
To get back on topic...
George, you have answered the question posed in the title. Thank you.
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To get back on topic...
George, you have answered the question posed in the title. Thank you.
You're welcome GrahamB! :)
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yes, ras, you are right.
... a dolphin park where dolphins actually live less than half the time they would live in the wild.
and nobody eats them afterwards.
and they are good to eat (i tried it once, in the azores, from a net-fishing by-catch).
You ate or tried to eat a dolphin?! :omg:
I´d probably understand if you were a castaway on a raft ... but as you speak about a "by-catch", your vessel probably was the size of a trawler.
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Netting for fish inevitably captures 'unwanted' species, the by-catch. But once it's caught (and in the case of an air-breather like a dolphin, death is almost inevitable), I guess eating by-catch is acceptable. Either that or throw it to the gulls. Fish-farming is a way of avoiding by-catch and over-fishing, but the profit margins are probably worse than netting.
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Netting for fish inevitably captures 'unwanted' species, the by-catch. But once it's caught (and in the case of an air-breather like a dolphin, death is almost inevitable)
Yes, I know about by-catch when fishing with nets, but isn´t a dolphin a bit big for being a simple by-catch? Though I know sometimes sharks get caught too... For such scenario I can only think of professional fishing with trawlers, not some tourist on a small boat.
Also, I would expect a dolphin - just because of being an airbreather - to survive much longer out of the water (as long as you keep them wet/cooled enough), and therefore more chance for rescue. Of course, if the dolphin was within the net underwater for long enough time to suffocate... but again, only industrial fishing with a large ship not to notice a dolphin in the nets I would think.
And dophins are not fish (like sharks), but mammals, and are one of the most intelligent species one Earth besides humans (and I´m not talking about "Flipper"). On scientific intelligence scales, dolphins score as high as about human 6-year olds, taking the 1st rank after humans, higher then chimps who are our closest nephews. A good reason for treating them with great respect, imho.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalization_quotient
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Looking at the fake Series 10 again, some of them are not too far off from the real Series 10. There's a race car driver, a wizard, an Egyptian (though different), the tin man is like the robot, the bandit is a bit like the gravedigger...on the distaff side, there is a waitress with a tray, a bather, a wacky archer, an ethnic figure in a new hat...I wonder if they weren't internal PM mockups.
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Yeah other ones are clearly inspired by LEGO figures series. Still love that Inca feather headdress though.
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+1