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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: Yormeister on July 22, 2007, 08:42:54

Title: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: Yormeister on July 22, 2007, 08:42:54

I started my big castle plans a few months ago, I also saw quite a few pictures of the old castle since then (3450). I had the old castle since I was a boy myself, but I remember it differently. I'm pretty sure I never had a balcony, I had flat roofs of dormer not the 30 06 210 with a peak and I didn't find 30 65 099 (roof gable end, framework, triangular with window) and the matching square one with door and window for below in my stocked away box either.
Recently I finally saw a picture of the castle which matched my memories. I couldn't see the box number, but is there anybody that knows more on this what looks to be the original old castle ?

Title: Re: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: playmofire on July 22, 2007, 09:50:44

I can't help on what the castle should be like, but can you find and post the picture you saw?  It would be interesting to see it.

Title: Re: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: Yormeister on July 22, 2007, 10:01:57

(http://users.skynet.be/thecollector/oldercastle.jpg)

Title: Re: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: Yormeister on July 22, 2007, 10:04:45

This is the picture Collectobil and other sites keep giving :
But I don't have that balcony and those roofs + no trace of the klickies in this pictures either. I might have lost 1 or 2 bits over the years, but there are too many parts missing/different in what I have left.

(http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/3450.jpg)

Title: Re: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: socrates on July 22, 2007, 10:48:20

I am not sure... ...but it looks to me like this is the backside of the box?

I have never seen this box. and as far as I know, the collectobil pic shows the castle as it has been released in 1977. It would be bewildering to have it in a later version with less equipement...
...playmobil never did this before the first target specials...  :P

looking forward to hear the experts comments. :)


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Title: Re: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: Sir Gareth on July 22, 2007, 19:25:33

This set does appear in the 1st Playmobil Collector 1974 - 2004 on page 230.

It is an exclusive German set dated 1978 and the set number is 3184.

Title: Re: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: socrates on July 22, 2007, 22:08:10

@sir gareth: yeah, you are right... and it is page 282 in the second collector by the way.
must have skipped over these sets this morning... ;)

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Title: Re: The original Playmobil castle ?
Post by: Yormeister on July 23, 2007, 08:32:20

Strange, must have been sold in Belgium as well, I don't think my parents will have travelled to Germany to get it.

I just checked : they don't remember where they bought it, but without a doubt not in Germany.