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General => Collector's Corner => Mystery Figures Series => Topic started by: StJohn on July 09, 2025, 01:24:09
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The most recent series were released on July 4th and are, as usual, among the highlights of the collector's year: things may be tough, but Fi?ures still manage to brighten the day. I am not doing a complete review, just bring here some pictures, soliciting comments.
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First: the Highland Warrior.
(https://i.imgur.com/dKhgzbl.jpg)
A homage to the awesome Highland Warrior of Series 6, with the exact same kilt and belt.
(https://i.imgur.com/tZLLbyA.jpg)
Hatwear, legs and body print however suggest a more recent historical date than the original Highlander; I'm thinking about the Battle of Culloden or thereabouts. I wonder whether a musket wouldn't have been more suitable than a sword and shield.
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Next, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a.k.a. Mountie.
(https://i.imgur.com/vlAFq8s.jpg)
Very nice, with two distinctive arms and a yellow stripe down the legs.
(https://i.imgur.com/wDFsLo6.jpg)
I do wonder whether this Mountie is carrying the right weapons for his job. What use is a bayonet writing parking tickets?
(https://i.imgur.com/Gz4xALO.jpg)
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We now get to the Viking / Northern Warrior.
(https://i.imgur.com/IAtMH7t.jpg)
I'm very happy to see a LOT of Orc green in this series. This pariticular shade of colour used to be scarce but has come into fashion with Playmobil.
(https://i.imgur.com/ZHXIj45.jpg)
The hair and beard are one piece, first seen with Playmo-Friends 70810.
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More Orc green is with the Knight. Uninspired. :(
(https://i.imgur.com/oI5jY1P.jpg)
The body and arms are plain without printing. In Orc green. :rock:
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Yet more Orc green with this lady. What is she supposed to be?
(https://i.imgur.com/rHRmtZi.jpg)
She's pretty, though. Please note the face printing :love:
(https://i.imgur.com/t91EBgy.jpg)
The rubber coat was first seen with the Vampire (Hunter?) of Boys Series 21.
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The Marching Band Girl's hair doesn't quite fit the chin band of her hat.
(https://i.imgur.com/qFiY6lB.jpg)
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I'm ending for the moment with this lady.
(https://i.imgur.com/Hkm4R3e.jpg)
I would have liked a simpler skirt underneath the hooped skirt. :(
(https://i.imgur.com/7lxses5.jpg)
She clearly is a match for Everdreamerz One's Mr Cookie Bear.
(https://i.imgur.com/DRfPOjz.jpg)
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The highland warrior I might get, same with the woman with the long green coat. Not sure yet about the northern warrior.
Why the Mountie needs a bayonet? to slash your tires with if you don't pay your parking tickets of course! :lol:
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Thanks for posting those, looks like another good series 👍
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Great pictures! You've shown some of the best in this series. :)
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First: the Highland Warrior.
Hatwear, legs and body print however suggest a more recent historical date than the original Highlander; I'm thinking about the Battle of Culloden or thereabouts. I wonder whether a musket wouldn't have been more suitable than a sword and shield.
Definitely. The Jacobite army ordered a couple of thousand targes to be made but in the end most didn't get used. Muskets were the preferred weapon, a mix of French and British designs depending on where they could source them. Swords are the iconic weapon but most didn't have them. The sword was a basket hilted sword, the pirate cutlass is probably the closest sword, not the big sword featured in this set. Those big swords stopped being used probably in the early 18th century, they weren't around by the time of Culloden. Also the bonnet should be blue, practically all the bonnets in Scotland, lowland and highland, were some shade of blue but I guess you could claim this one was a very dark blue.
After the failed rising in 1715 the British parliament enacted a Disarming Act which saw a lot of traditional weapons taken out of circulation. 30 years later the Jacobites were scraping the bottom of the barrel to find weapons of any kind, the poorer sorts were showing up with rusted blades and various antique firearms with some not even in working order.
Would love to see a tartan version of the grey coat on this figure and a white cross on the bonnet representing the Jacobite cockade. As it stands the figure would make a good represenation of a recruit from the Lowlands equipped with a plaid and targe to show what side they were on.
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Thank you for the photos :)
Some really interesting ones.. and some more. meh.
No idea what to call that green jacked woman... maybe slingshot princess, as suggested.. ???
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The Marching Band Girl's hair doesn't quite fit the chin band
The chin strap isnt supposed to fit -- this is how American marching band members wear them, just below the lower lip/across the chin. I'm more surprised PM made such an obviously American figure, considering their general disdain of our market.
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Like you, Alex, it seems surprising how often PM uses American 'touches' in its toys, given the poor customer service/ availability in the US.
[I edited you last post to separate the quote from your comment, btw]
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My apologies, it has been a long time since I posted a reply and forgot how quirky this system is