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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Georgeag1972 on February 15, 2016, 11:15:37
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Hello everyone.
Here is a small review of the set 3781!
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Friendly George.
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I love it! :love: Thanks for the pictures of the box, it's always nice to see those old dio's.
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It is one of the best fire engines Playmobil have made. I have had a number of them and updated one to meet more modern fire fighting specifications:
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2032.msg22161#msg22161
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Love the old box backs, but if I were one of the people in the other houses I would be evacuating, not hanging out the windows.
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Love the old box backs, but if I were one of the people in the other houses I would be evacuating, not hanging out the windows.
Very good point! In modern times they would be having their cell phones in hand recording everything. :lol:
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Oo, lovely! It's great to see reviews of older sets like this (which is 'Version 2', from 1991 or later, I believe). I got one of these recently in a lot from a charity shop, but no box (and the front winch mount was broken in transit :( ). The fire engine is surprisingly orange!
Thanks for sharing the pictures, Georgeag1972. It's great to see the box pictures and set contents so clearly. I like the way you set up the contents just like the picture on the front of the box. Nice!
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Thank you very much for your comments.
A friend of mine, found this set in a toy store here in Greece and took it for me.
Actually, I'm not a big fan of that theme but this old set, has a charm and a very nice box. I like so much the old boxes with the dioramas on them!! I'm also impressed with the stickers on the fire truck!! After so many years and they worked perfect.
Right now I have a small rescue collection and I'm able to do a diorama, like this one on the box! I hope soon! :)
Friendly George.
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The fire engine is surprisingly orange!
This is an example of Playmobil moving with the times.
The 3781 was an update of the 3525 introduced into the range in 1981/82. The first version of the 3525 was a rich red with a black chassis, the colour scheme used by German fire brigades at that time. The second version of it was introduced in 1986/87 and was in dayglo orange with a white chassis, the colour scheme being used by German fire brigades at that time. This version of the 3525 was discontinued in 1988/89 and was reissued as 3781 in the same year. The 3781 was finally discontinued in 1995, the year before the 3880 fire engine came out.
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This is an example of Playmobil moving with the times.
The 3781 was an update of the 3525 introduced into the range in 1981/82. The first version of the 3525 was a rich red with a black chassis, the colour scheme used by German fire brigades at that time. The second version of it was introduced in 1986/87 and was in dayglo orange with a white chassis, the colour scheme being used by German fire brigades at that time. This version of the 3525 was discontinued in 1988/89 and was reissued as 3781 in the same year. The 3781 was finally discontinued in 1995, the year before the 3880 fire engine came out.
Thanks for the interesting info playmofire. You are an expert on this theme!! :)
George.
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Thanks, playmofire, it is interesting to know how PM sets reflect the world in which they were created. The firefighters' uniforms in 3525 also changed from all blue figures in version 1 to yellow and black ones (like the ones in this set 3781) in version 2. Did this reflect the contemporary uniforms too?
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Thanks, playmofire, it is interesting to know how PM sets reflect the world in which they were created. The firefighters' uniforms in 3525 also changed from all blue figures in version 1 to yellow and black ones (like the ones in this set 3781) in version 2. Did this reflect the contemporary uniforms too?
Maybe not exactly because German firefighters usually wore orange high-vis jackets, but having said that, a "strong" yellow is probably easier to produce than a "strong" orange and probably cheaper too as orange requires mixing red and yellow, plus Playmobil tend to keep to "standard basic" colours. (That's not the correct term, but I think you'll understand, colours without mixing.)
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Plus they probably had 100,000 spare yellow torsos at the time!
The later firefighters do have those hi-vis orange tunics of course.
More recently, PM have tended to offer both 'emergency service' sets which mirror the liveries found in Germany (vehicles and uniforms) and other sets which might reflect liveries in other places. Maybe this is in recognition of the international appeal of PM?
Wouldn't it be great if they issued sets in even more specific liveries? We have already had the Italian Carabinieri, NYFD guy, Playpeople British Bobby (way back), American Cop 3338 and no doubt others. The NHL figures have put the lie to the claim that Geobra don't make figures with 'limited' local appeal.....
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The orange jacketed firefighters are my favourites.
As regards the newer uniforms, this is not so much a recognition of Playmobil's international appeal as the fact that there have been international moves towards standardised liveries and uniforms,particularly in the EU, hence the disappearance of the green and white polizei livery.
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Wouldn't it be great if they issued sets in even more specific liveries? We have already had the Italian Carabinieri, NYFD guy, Playpeople British Bobby (way back), American Cop 3338 and no doubt others. The NHL figures have put the lie to the claim that Geobra don't make figures with 'limited' local appeal.....
Just what I keep saying. They need to go specific, local, cultural, and historical. Nobody is doing this at the moment. It's all fantasy/licensed/delocalised.
As regards the newer uniforms, this is not so much a recognition of Playmobil's international appeal as the fact that there have been international moves towards standardised liveries and uniforms,particularly in the EU, hence the disappearance of the green and white polizei livery.
I was sad to see German cops change to blue from green. It's nice to have local distinctions. I suppose it's the current way though, as you say.
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I think the idea is that if emergency vehicles and crew have the same or a similar uniform throughout the EU/Europe, it makes it easier for visitors from other European countries.
For the same reason, 112 is the standard emergency telephone number across the EU.
Which raises the question, why are Playmobil ambulances still mainly white when they should be mainly yellow?
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Which raises the question, why are Playmobil ambulances still mainly white when they should be mainly yellow?
As we all know PM don't have good diversity! ;D
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For the same reason, 112 is the standard emergency telephone number across the EU.
Except in the UK, where it is still 999 (and we drive on the left and we use £ not Euros!) even though UK is part of EU, at least at the moment..... (I know you know all this playmofire :D)
Reminds me of something I once heard: it is possible to get through to the emergency services in the UK by dialling 911 because there are so many U.S. Visitors.... maybe that was just one of those urban myths?
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Except in the UK, where it is still 999 (and we drive on the left and we use £ not Euros!) even though UK is part of EU, at least at the moment..... (I know you know all this playmofire :D)
Ah, 112 is still the standard EU number even though 999 is still used mots of the time. It's the same in some EU countries who still keep their own emergency numbers. I suppose that the main thing is that people should know that whether in the UK or France or elsewhere in the EU 112 will get them help, irrespective of the number(s) they may use at home. (Number(s) because in some countries there are three emergency numbers, police, fire and ambulance.)