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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: tahra on November 17, 2020, 22:30:54
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Well...
Last weekend I took a closer look at the odd body types...
Klicky Anatomy: Brief rant/overview of body types (http://www.playkingdoms.com/pk2/library/anatomy/briefbodytypes.aspx) (direct link on playkingdoms)
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Then, the speedos. Though they are pretty nice for beach klickys, they are somewhat lacking as anything else.
I think the speedoes wouldn't look too shabby as gladiators. :roman:
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Thanks for this! I shall not proceed beyond your first picture – for me speedos are definitively the border case, beyond that it just gets too freakish. And speedos themselves already are kind of weird: they only work as naked adults*, so in my collection it is basically only the Figures Boys 10 Nubian who is allowed in, but then in numbers. :loco:
Just one remark: speedo girl arms work with regular klickies, and the other way around – right?
* And remember that it is supposed to be so that Klickies are children acting as adults! (head:body proportions, etc.) The beauty of this concept was entirely lost when the new body types were introduced.
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I think the speedoes wouldn't look too shabby as gladiators. :roman:
They don't - as naked klickys.. that is mostly what I meant... Though for me, they'd need shoes... and we STILL don't have roman sandals for speedos... because.. WHAT!? SO freaking OBVIOUS!
Just one remark: speedo girl arms work with regular klickies, and the other way around – right?
No. I wish!
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That's a very useful review, tara. Thanks.
I'm glad your KekoKrak still works. Mine got less effective after only about 10 gos. Not worth what I paid for it.
With the speedo arms, are left and right arms the same? Same question for Spirit arms.
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That's a very useful review, tara. Thanks.
Thank you - though more of a rant than a review, according to my sister (hence the title :P )
I'm glad your KekoKrak still works. Mine got less effective after only about 10 gos. Not worth what I paid for it.
I don't think mine popped 10 klickys yet. I only use it for super4 and spirit ones...
With the speedo arms, are left and right arms the same? Same question for Spirit arms.
The speedos have left and right arms. I believe the spirit ones do to (and the super4) - I didn't really pay much attention to them so far, for the reasons stated.
Another pointless mess, left+right arms. :( (except for the baggy sleeves)
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Thank you for these helpful pics and explanation :)
So much potential lost... if only the super4 & spirit body parts were compatible with the normal klickys.... Argh! :doh: :wall:
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At risk of stating the obvious and not wishing to diminish anyone's righteous frustration with geobra's designers, klickies are not meant to be pulled apart and recombined in novel ways. Geobra don't want to encourage children to pull the toys apart and create new figures, especially if the results are better than the designs their own people come up with. And collectors who want to do this must be weirdos.
Oh, hang on, the Figures series are designed to be assembled in different configurations, pulled apart and reassembled.
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So much potential lost... if only the super4 & spirit body parts were compatible with the normal klickys.... Argh! :doh: :wall:
I don't need them compatible. I just need them to not exist! >:D It adds nothing. :(
Oh, hang on, the Figures series are designed to be assembled in different configurations, pulled apart and reassembled.
Yeah, even when they have one where you can switch... the head. ::)
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I'm glad your KekoKrak still works. Mine got less effective after only about 10 gos. Not worth what I paid for it.
Sorry to hear but it was the same here. A piece of junk, if you ask me. :hmm:
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Thanks for the review, Tahra! I have disassembled but a couple speedo klickies, so the gendered arms took me by surprise.
Truth be told, I don't dislike them – they work well in certain contexts – though I wouldn't mind if they weren't mostly barefoot.
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I have disassembled but a couple speedo klickies, so the gendered arms took me by surprise.
>:( I will NEVER get over that!
Truth be told, I don't dislike them – they work well in certain contexts – though I wouldn't mind if they weren't mostly barefoot.
Well, they do work well for naked klickys, or in tight clotes... And you are right, the worse thing about them is being barefoot... or worse, in their freaking socks! It's ridiculos, imo.
They would be AWESOME in sandals... the woman in the greek sets has ballet shoes, I believe... ::)
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Any thoughts on the new princess klickies? https://www.playmobil.us/music-room/70452.html#imageMain2
They look like a speedo variant.
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Any thoughts on the new princess klickies? https://www.playmobil.us/music-room/70452.html#imageMain2
They look like a speedo variant.
They are speedos, yes - nothing new but a weird leg mold... Didn't figure how to take the feet off yet.. and that "belt" is lousy too..
We are not overly fond of those legs.
Those big skirts though... those are BEAUTIFUL!! :love: :love:
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I suppose they are an improvement on the unbendable speedo dresses, although they look almost rectangular from the front.
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Those pieces do look a bit strange, but the ability to move the legs is nice. Perhaps one of the actual belt pieces would fit over the space nicely, but some of them might interfere with movement.
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Hope you don't mind me asking a question on this old topic. Are parts from the speedo & Super 7 torsos compatible? (I have various speedo types but i don't think I have any Super 7) so can't try to see for myself.
& whether the parts are compatible or not, what about the wearables like skirts? Can speedo types wear the skirt styles that came on (for example) klicky from the Spirit range?
(reason I ask is because I'm getting 71736 - manager with dalmation,. I assume she has a speedo body & wanted to know if the a -line skirts that came with some of the Spirit series would work with her body as I'm planning to use her as the base for a custom)
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Spirit series use speedo bodies, at least the ones with removeable skirts. Miraculous uses Super 4 bodies by the looks of it. The male character with blond hair appears to have the same torso as Gene from Super 4.
It's silly how there are essentially 3+ different doll types now under the brand of playmobil and only their accessories are compatible.
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Spirit series use speedo bodies, at least the ones with removeable skirts. Miraculous uses Super 4 bodies by the looks of it. The male character with blond hair appears to have the same torso as Gene from Super 4.
It's silly how there are essentially 3+ different doll types now under the brand of playmobil and only their accessories are compatible.
Thanks!
The Spirit one I want to steal the skirt from is k9481 (https://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=k9481) & the one in hoping it will work with is 71736 (https://www.playmobil.com/en-gb/manager-with-dalmatian/71736.html). I haven't got the former yet, but glad to hear the skirt should work!
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Sorry, the Spirit ones are Super 4 types which is why they come with the rubber skirts. Just checked with one I was able to get at. The rubber skirt should fit on the speedo body fine but the speedo stuff doesn't fit on the Super 4s.
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Hope you don't mind me asking a question on this old topic. Are parts from the speedo & Super 7 torsos compatible? (I have various speedo types but i don't think I have any Super 7) so can't try to see for myself.
Nope. It's completely annoying and stupid. Male speedo arms and the male Super 4 arms come close, but in my tests at the time, they are not a perfect fit.
& whether the parts are compatible or not, what about the wearables like skirts? Can speedo types wear the skirt styles that came on (for example) klicky from the Spirit range?
Also no - unless they are the soft silicone type...
(reason I ask is because I'm getting 71736 - manager with dalmation,. I assume she has a speedo body & wanted to know if the a -line skirts that came with some of the Spirit series would work with her body as I'm planning to use her as the base for a custom)
I don't have that (I generally find those "clothes" ugly) - but seems to be plastic, so, I don't think so.
Spirit series use speedo bodies, at least the ones with removeable skirts. Miraculous uses Super 4 bodies by the looks of it. The male character with blond hair appears to have the same torso as Gene from Super 4.
No, (apart from a couple of normal klickys) the Spirit/Waterfall and Miraculous themes use Super4 bodies for the males, and spirit bodies for the females (same as the super 4 fairies - I decided to name them that way, as explained in the article.. Tahrese? :P )
It's silly how there are essentially 3+ different doll types now under the brand of playmobil and only their accessories are compatible.
Now we also have "spirit speedos" = that pretty "naruta", and most ayuma females.. arms and heads same as spirit (females), but the torso and legs are unique.
I need to make a longer article/rant on this. Or make a workshop :P
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Sorry, the Spirit ones are Super 4 types which is why they come with the rubber skirts. Just checked with one I was able to get at. The rubber skirt should fit on the speedo body fine but the speedo stuff doesn't fit on the Super 4s.
Oh great! Thanks for the info, that's very helpful!
I need to make a longer article/rant on this. Or make a workshop :P
Do it! :lol:
Are there any normal printed heads which are workable with the Spirit female klickys? I mean, I'm not sold in the bodys, but at least if there were some classic printed heads which fitted i could work with them, I just can't abide the Spirit Ayuma, & Naruto style faces. :0
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Are there any normal printed heads which are workable with the Spirit female klickys? I mean, I'm not sold in the bodys, but at least if there were some classic printed heads which fitted i could work with them, I just can't abide the Spirit Ayuma, & Naruto style faces. :0
If you look at the article, there is a photo of the existing heads - completely different.
I believe there aren't any more than those 3? (which is 2 too many >:()
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If you look at the article, there is a photo of the existing heads - completely different.
I believe there aren't any more than those 3? (which is 2 too many >:()
Thanks, I did look at & read the whole thing, but wasn't sure if they'd bought any others out since you did that that have that structure, but with the classic style faces.
I have bought some of the Spirit ones now (just so I can make this darn custom), so I guess I'll see how I feel about the weird face screening in person, & whether I want to keep them or not. ::) 8}
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I know tahra has expounded on this before but I'm surprised at the variations in the positions of the facial printing. I thought these things were printed by machine so the position should be exactly the same every time. I got two Falbala's from the Asterix range and one appeared to have a thinner mouth. Nope, it turns out the face was printer lower so the mouth was further down the curve of the face towards the neck and just looked thinner - Salvador Dali would love the printed faces.
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Most of the printed faces on the non normal heads are not in place. With the spirit ones it is RARE to be in place. They all look like idiots. :(
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You can sometimes pick up classic heads on eBay if you want to swap out some of those printed ones. I think the heads are compatible with all body types? Don't shoot me if I am wrong, I haven't kept up with the variety of body styles.
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You can sometimes pick up classic heads on eBay if you want to swap out some of those printed ones. I think the heads are compatible with all body types? Don't shoot me if I am wrong, I haven't kept up with the variety of body styles.
Thanks, I have a box full of spare classic heads, but because the Spirit types have that weird long neck post & different body construction (see Tahra's photos comparing them here (http://www.playkingdoms.com/pk2/library/anatomy/briefbodytypes.aspx)) they won't work. :wall: Guess i'm stuck with stupid Spirit faces, or they're going to my pile to sell/trade/gift.
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You can sometimes pick up classic heads on eBay if you want to swap out some of those printed ones. I think the heads are compatible with all body types? Don't shoot me if I am wrong, I haven't kept up with the variety of body styles.
Oh, my sweet summer child... :P (no shooting!)
It's completely stupid and pointless (and I believe it does send the wrong message, having klickys that seem to be starving)... >:(