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General => Brainstorming For Playmobil => Topic started by: Rasputin on January 22, 2024, 04:38:07

Title: Group B
Post by: Rasputin on January 22, 2024, 04:38:07

I’d love to see a homage to one of the best and most dangerous motor sports of all time …Group B rally

Peugeot 205 T16
Audi Super Quattro
Lancia Delta S4
Ford RS200
Porsche 959
Renault
Etc……

Then tributes to the drives

As a kid in the US even finding any TV show that covered any information on any races was very difficult

I had a crush on Mouton, seeing s femal drive like that was unreal

I know designers at Geobra think about this , especially after seeing the green 911

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: Pynedor on January 28, 2024, 00:09:05

This would be great, but I think it's quite unlikely with all of the different agreements that would be needed.

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: Rasputin on February 02, 2024, 13:22:32

We’ll seeing as the German car brands are also contracting, perhaps soon they will all be owned by China. Then a licensing agreement can be negotiated on favorable terms

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: Klickteryx on March 06, 2024, 21:37:51

Quote from: Pynedor on January 28, 2024, 00:09:05

This would be great, but I think it's quite unlikely with all of the different agreements that would be needed.

Playmobil isn't going to get rich by entering the 1:18 scale vehicle market but they could do similar looking vehicles with generic stickers and if enough interest is shown do a run of specific cars.

I'm surprised, given they already have the beetle model, they haven't done a Herbie based version.

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: Rasputin on March 07, 2024, 03:23:42

Quote from: Klickteryx on March 06, 2024, 21:37:51

Playmobil isn't going to get rich by entering the 1:18 scale vehicle market but they could do similar looking vehicles with generic stickers and if enough interest is shown do a run of specific cars.

I'm surprised, given they already have the beetle model, they haven't done a Herbie based version.

I’m ok if they made plain cars with non-name brand decals that the customer put on. Anybody at that point can source official brand decals and decorate the cars themselves.

Isn’t Herbie a trademarked car . Since the Bug is already made, a paint job and some decals is all that’s needed

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: Klickteryx on March 07, 2024, 03:34:20

Quote from: Rasputin on March 07, 2024, 03:23:42

I’m ok if they made plain cars with non-name brand decals that the customer put on. Anybody at that point can source official brand decals and decorate the cars themselves.

Isn’t Herbie a trademarked car . Since the Bug is already made, a paint job and some decals is all that’s needed

It's Disney and yes, converting would be reasonably simple for people who know how. It just occurred to me that it's an older licence which had a big enough following to produce four sequels so it seemed like something they might do - maybe it was/is on their list of potentials.

The prototype 'James Bond' car Chitty Chitty Bangbang would also make a great model.

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: GrahamB on March 07, 2024, 09:29:51

Quote from: Klickteryx on March 07, 2024, 03:34:20

The prototype 'James Bond' car Chitty Chitty Bangbang would also make a great model.

I've never thought of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a precursor of the Aston Martin DB5!
(https://i.postimg.cc/d1nmc14L/p2691-p-v13-aa.jpg)

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: Klickteryx on March 07, 2024, 19:36:38

Quote from: GrahamB on March 07, 2024, 09:29:51

I've never thought of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a precursor of the Aston Martin DB5!

I only recently found out that Ian Fleming wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Actually James Bond is the older story.

Title: Re: Group B
Post by: GrahamB on March 08, 2024, 09:06:36

Ah yes, of course! That's the link, not the cars. :)