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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Birdie on January 21, 2016, 15:23:05

Title: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Birdie on January 21, 2016, 15:23:05
I saw the new Special Plus and Playmo-Friends (!) were available in a local toy store so I couldn't resist picking up these four sets:

(http://i.imgur.com/KY2iTSL.jpg)

I love them all  :love: The ice sculpture is gorgeous, the clickies that come with the sets are very pretty and the new animals are a must-have.

(http://i.imgur.com/mjKq0Fa.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/jIgCHZ2.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/dIOyjBC.jpg)

Since there are now records available, I sure hope that one day they'll make an old grammophone player!! For now, this is very cool too.

(http://i.imgur.com/b93WMeK.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/UuEORuJ.jpg)

That was it for the review  :) It's not very elaborate, but if you need details, just ask!

Edit: One point of criticism: the head phones only match a big hairdo. That is not very convenient.
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Robbie on January 21, 2016, 17:13:52
These are very cool pieces. I really must have the ice sculpture! Thanks so much for sharing!
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Salamander on January 21, 2016, 18:51:52
Wow, I think I'm going to end up getting all of those!

Thanks for the pictures!
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: sunflower on January 21, 2016, 19:30:07
My favourites too! Can't wait for the bird. Very pretty.
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Klickteryx on January 21, 2016, 20:11:37
Well that's disappointing, I thought the ice sculpting tools were going to be a metallic colour like the box art shows.
That's false advertising and I recall in another thread a complaint about a clip on dress not being the shiny colour the box art suggested it was.
Tweak the photo to give effects like light reflecting, but not to the point it changes the look of the object.

Otherwise some really nice sets you've got there, I especially like the one with the bird and the reeds.
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Raven on January 21, 2016, 20:25:39
They are all very nice, and the ice sculpture is wonderful - but it is the cockatoo that I really really want.  Plus a few more cockatoos to keep it company. 

They were my favourite pet/aviary bird when I was a child (though I never lived with one myself).  Not out here yet, but should be very soon, I hope!
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Tiermann on January 21, 2016, 21:31:07
Those are all excellent! I think the PF figs are coming out in the US later this year, but that ice sculpture will be hard to wait for.
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: leefert on January 22, 2016, 02:00:29
Those are all excellent! I think the PF figs are coming out in the US later this year, but that ice sculpture will be hard to wait for.

Yes, I've got that on my wish list!
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Mr Raven on January 22, 2016, 07:13:12
Great new sets.

That ice sculpture looks like the little dragon of sets 5480 and 5609
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Birdie on January 22, 2016, 10:28:50
Well that's disappointing, I thought the ice sculpting tools were going to be a metallic colour like the box art shows.
That's false advertising and I recall in another thread a complaint about a clip on dress not being the shiny colour the box art suggested it was.
Tweak the photo to give effects like light reflecting, but not to the point it changes the look of the object.

Well the ice sculpture isn't light blue either, as the box would have it. It happens all the time with the enhanced techniques.
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: sbblabotw on January 22, 2016, 14:22:14
Great new sets.

That ice sculpture looks like the little dragon of sets 5480 and 5609

Yes, it's the same mold. Tiermann calls it Wyvern Small 3 (http://animobil.info/text/3e258fc%28animobil%29-3840.html). The ones I have in the DB, can be seen here: PlaymoDB Parts Containing "drache h70 ohne flügel" (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/textsearch.pl?sortby=description&page=1&text=drache+h70+ohne+fl%5C%FCgel&lang=de&pics=on)

No plans for any of these, right Birdie? Luckily the official website contains spare parts lists! PlaymoDB List - Birdie's purchases (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=6830,5374,5376,5377;title=Birdie%26%2339%3Bs%20purchases)
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: Birdie on January 22, 2016, 16:16:06
Indeed, no plans!
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: leefert on January 22, 2016, 16:22:49
I kind of wish that they will come out with a new winter theme and have additional ice sculptures, slides etc. ice festivals are becoming widely popular
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: sbblabotw on January 22, 2016, 16:58:37
Indeed, no plans!

 :)9
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: tahra on January 22, 2016, 20:59:07
Thanks for the pics :)

I also got those specials with the figures, but barely looked yet.

The playmofriends "in a 3D blister!" were not available yet when I made the preorder, but that one is also on the buy list...
Title: Re: 6830 cockatoo - Special Plus 5374 (ice sculpture) 5376 (bird watcher) 5377 (dj)
Post by: DrDalek6 on January 23, 2016, 16:54:02
Nice sets the cockatoo and the dragon ice sculpture look great, clearly the sculptress is well equipped with tools and warm clothes. It's good that they've brought out another smaller set with the new otters and kingfisher in it. 

The DJ looks great as well good pint about the records, alternatively if you don't want to use a figure with big hair with the headphones you can always stick the on top of a cap that's how the ones that came with the F1 mechanic were  ;)