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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Richard on June 01, 2007, 06:02:30

Title: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: Richard on June 01, 2007, 06:02:30

Hmmm ...  :hmm:

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: Sylvia on June 02, 2007, 13:40:22

One definitely appears to have been inspired by the other. ;D

Which came first though? LGB, I would assume.

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: playmofire on June 02, 2007, 19:26:08

I think both probably have their roots in fairly standard Mediaeval illustrations.

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: Martin Milner on September 07, 2007, 07:11:14

Was this a particular Playmobil set, or someone setting up their Playmobil to copy the illustration?

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: CountBogro on September 07, 2007, 07:49:16

This was indeed a particular set; a colour set, if I remember correctly.

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: Richard on September 07, 2007, 07:52:48

Quote from: Martin Milner on September 07, 2007, 07:11:14

Was this a particular Playmobil set, or someone setting up their Playmobil to copy the illustration?

Quote from: CountBogro on September 07, 2007, 07:49:16

This was indeed a particular set; a colour set, if I remember correctly.

Correct!

Set 3660, Playmobil's Medieval Baggage Train, was one of the largest sets that they made in their "to COLOR" series back in the 1980s. (see illustration)

Set 1988, LGBs 20th Anniversary Tram Car Set, was produced a few years after the Playmobil set. (see illustration)

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: CountBogro on September 07, 2007, 08:20:38

mmm ... I get the feeling that the image is much, much older then both companies ...

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: playmofire on September 07, 2007, 09:18:25

Quote from: CountBogro on September 07, 2007, 08:20:38

mmm ... I get the feeling that the image is much, much older then both companies ...

I agree - see my earlier post.

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: EDWINMODELS on September 08, 2007, 21:54:31

I think the LGB picture is actually influences by Preiser's Medieval figures. I don't have a catalogue to hand but recall a picture very similar - Craig

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: Richard on September 10, 2007, 16:58:24

Quote from: playmofire on June 02, 2007, 19:26:08

I think both probably have their roots in fairly standard Mediaeval illustrations.

Quote from: CountBogro on September 07, 2007, 08:20:38

mmm ... I get the feeling that the image is much, much older then both companies ...

Quote from: EDWINMODELS on September 08, 2007, 21:54:31

I think the LGB picture is actually influenced by Preiser's Medieval figures. I don't have a catalogue to hand but recall a picture very similar - Craig

Gordon, CountBogro and Craig may all be correct ...

Playmobil, LGB and Preiser were probably ALL influenced by illustrations of the period.

A good example is from the prolific woodcut artist Hans Sebald Beham.
(Please see the attached illustration: Baggage Train c.1530)

Title: Re: COINCIDENCE?
Post by: CountBogro on September 10, 2007, 19:02:37

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrgh !!

I've been trying to find a picture like that for a whole day, and now you come up with ease!

Anyway - that's indeed the kind of picture I was thinking of - good show, Richard!

Bogro