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General => News => Topic started by: playmogirl on December 28, 2007, 17:29:45
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Hi, I have 3 questions.
1-regarding the grill set 4649-I bought new. The legs will not stay in the grill. I am going to have to glue it. I am wondering if this is a defect, have others had this problem?
2-the Nun special, bought it NIP. Her hood doesn't stay on well. Is this a defect? The nativity Mary's hoods stay on fine.
3-the 2008 catalog, when does it get released?
And a comment--we got the Forest Lodge for Christmas. 4207. What a disappointment! The base doesn't have any extra holes to make a complete building, so one is forced to have half a building. Its so small, as well. Nothing like the sets of the past. We did like the tree and the bird nest.
Oh, one more thing! police safe 3161...my son put it together without setting the combination so now we can't open it! Argghh!!! Anyone have any tips regarding this situation? I will have my husband take a look at it but the rest of us can't open it. Maybe we need some Playmobil dynamite!
Thanks so much, Anne in the USA
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okay ... let's see ...
1.. I have had two sets of those - one went to my son (and is in pieces) the other one is in my display cabinet. Both set have their legs stay on nicely ... so, I guess you're doing something wrong, there is a defect or geobra has changed something in the production of them. Or all of the above (minus the first option)
2.. There is indeed a problem with the hood. Or rather the cape. Believe it or not, but if you replace the cape with a "normal" black cape of the same type but of another sort of plastic, the hood will stay on much better. Apparently, they changed the plastic for that cape and it forces the hood up a bit and therefore it won't stay on. But that's my experience.
3.. Sorry Anne, I really haven't got a clue.
Bogro
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Oh, one more thing! police safe 3161...my son put it together without setting the combination so now we can't open it! Argghh!!! Anyone have any tips regarding this situation? I will have my husband take a look at it but the rest of us can't open it. Maybe we need some Playmobil dynamite!
It appears to have 2 dials numbered 0 to 7, for a possible 64 combinations, can't you just try them all? Or is it that since NO combination was set, there is no valid combination?
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2-the Nun special, bought it NIP.
I'm calling a time out on account of acronym proliferation.
MIB, NIB, NIP, MIMB, MIMP (and presumably: NIMB, NIMP)
Which all more or less translate to: "unopened"
But, seriously, the new 3-D Online catalog hits Playmobil USA around mid-January-ish. By Feb 1 it will be out for certain because that's when PM USA releases the Feb round of the sets for the new year.
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Thanks for all the help. I am so looking forward to seeing that new catalog ;D
Anne
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I think the 2008er catalogue will be released at the toy fair in Nürnberg. In the last year we got the catalogue in Germany at this time. I also hope they will have this timing this year ;D :yup:
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I think it is possible to take the safe apart carefully either from the bottom or the back.
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Actually an adult (and most kids) should have no trouble breaking the combination. If you pull out on the dial as you turn it you can feel when the door goes loose at that point. Just do that for both and it will be open.
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I got the safe open! It wasn't that hard....I just set the top dial at 0, turned the bottom all the way around, then the top at one, etc.....as it turned out 6 and 3 opened it. Sharing that in case it is a default.
Thanks again!
Anne in the USA
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Glad you got it open without resorting to power tools and cutting torches!
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well i just received an order from playmobil and it had the NEW 2008 Catalog :love: and a promotional January color flyer
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cool, I wonder if they are going to do a catalog mailing int he US like they have the last couple of years?
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Oh yes i forgot to mention that in the box they gave a 4633 as a gift and the soccer player key chain was on reorder.
also in the add-ons it show the free gift as either a boy or girl pirate key chain with an order of $30
they also list all the release months for the new US sets .
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I got the 2008 catalogue electronically today!
Unfortunately none of the new stuff yet appears on the actual Playmobil UK website, so I can't order it that way. I'm wondering if this is a bad timing error, or that normally do it this way to get our mouths watering.
I've requested a postal copy of the catalogue, which can take 2 weeks.
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I'm very happy to say I got my catalog today too, in my order. I got 7376 as the free gift, and a soccer player key chain. We (me and the kids) devoured each page, we are so excited. Have to wait til Ridge Rd gets the new things in stock...though I couldn't wait on the new add-on 3 pack of horses. And they are even better in person than they look! I didn't get the price list insert for the regular catalog, curiously enough. But at least now I know when the new things will be released.
Anne in the USA