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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: Richard on June 30, 2008, 22:12:01
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THE LONG LIST
This List was posted on another forum way back on the 5th of September 2002
The LONG list for Playmobil to make!
This is my list from long ago:
(It's not as long as it used to be, as Playmobil has made many of the sets that I had once wanted.)
ENGLAND:
1. Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (with band and Horse Guards)
2. London Police (Bobbies)
(Even though made by Marx for Playpeople, they were never formally released)
3. London Taxi and Double-Decker Bus
4. A Fox Hunt (the Pomp and Pageantry part)
(most of the pieces have already been made)
5. Scottish Bagpipe and Drum Band
6. A Royal Coronation Parade
FRANCE:
1. Paris police (Gendarme)
2. French Foreign Legion with Desert Fort
3. Ancient Gauls (like Asterix)
ITALY:
1. Caribinieri (Police)
2. Swiss Guard (Vatican)
3. Ancient Roman Foot Soldiers
4. Ancient Roman Chariots
5. Ancient Roman Gladiators
GERMANY/AUSTRIA:
1. Tyrolean/Bavarian Oompah Band
2. Old Prussian Band with spiked helmets
3. Berlin/Munich Police c.1920 (to use with old trains)
4. Traditional Beer Wagon
5. Motorcycle with SideCar c.1920
6. Bring back the BiPlane (but this time, give us a real pilot’s helmet and goggles.
UNITED STATES:
1. Marine Corps Band and Color Guard
2. West Point Cadets
3. The Pilgrims c.1600 (Thanksgiving is a big holiday in the States)
CANADA:
1. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (try again)
2. Iroquois Indians c. 1700
DENMARK:
1. Changing of the Guard (Danish Guard)
2. Ancient Vikings with Longboat (FINALLY, THEY DID IT!)
GREECE:
1. Evzones Guard
2. Ancient Trojans and Spartans
SPAIN/MEXICO:
1. Bull Fight (the pomp and ceremony part)
2. Columbus, his Crew and his 3 Ships
3. Conquistadors
4. Aztecs, Mayans and Incas with Temples
INDIA:
1. Tiger Hunt (the Maharaja Pomp and Pageantry Part)
2. Royal Wedding Procession
3. Durbar Parade
4. Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
5. Aladdin and the Lamp
HAWAII:
1. Hula Dancers and Royal Procession
EGYPT and the DESERT:
1. Camel Caravan (bring it back)
2. Ancient Egyptians with Chariot
JAPAN:
1. Samurai
2. Shogun Temple
Not much to ask for, eh?
All the best,
Richard
gardenwargaming.com
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Hey Richard,
Checkout Alladin again--
In the original Arabian Ｎights tale, he is Chinese.
But, Ｄｉｓｎｅｙ ｄｏｅｓ ｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ ｓｅｅｍ ｔｏ ｐｏｒｔｒａｙ ｈｉｍ ａｓ Ｍｕｇｈａｌ Ｉｎｄｉａｎ ｏｒ Ｄａｍａｓｃｕｓ Ａｒａｂｉａｎ ｄｅｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｉｔｓ ｍｏｏｄ．
ＥＤＩＴ： Spelled Knights not Nights.......
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THE LONG LIST
GERMANY/AUSTRIA:
6. Bring back the BiPlane (but this time, give us a real pilot’s helmet and goggles.
Wonderful list, master Rick! ... The only little penny I'd like to add is that they shouldn't simply bring back the biplane, but make a cilyndric one ... (Althought there were, I think, "square" ones, the cilyndric is more classic ... :) )
But bringing that one back would be nice already (and easy).
I, uh ... Never made a list. This one is a great one, and it's very much like of somebody who likes those little "lead" soldiers? (...) Very interesting. Thanks for bringing it here (again?), so that some who are new ( :wave: ) can come to know it :yup:
(&, If I was to make a list, I wander ..., what would I wish ... :!: )
Gus
:blackhair:
Ps., @ m. Tim
Hi, Tim: I got almost all of your post in little squares ... What language (&/or_alphabet) are you using?? :hmm: )
;D G.
Hey Richard,
Checkout Alladin again--
In the original Arabian Ｎights tale, he is Chinese.
But, Ｄｉｓｎｅｙ ｄｏｅｓ ｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ ｓｅｅｍ ｔｏ ｐｏｒｔｒａｙ ｈｉｍ ａｓ Ｍｕｇｈａｌ Ｉｎｄｉａｎ ｏｒ Ｄａｍａｓｃｕｓ Ａｒａｂｉａｎ ｄｅｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｉｔｓ ｍｏｏｄ．
ＥＤＩＴ： Spelled Knights not Nights.......
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Hey, Timmy ...
Hey Richard,
Checkout Alladin again--
In the original Arabian Ｎights tale, he is Chinese.
Aladdin might be Chinese (see below), but The Book of One Thousand and One Nights seems to be Persian ... Click HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_One_Thousand_and_One_Nights) ... :klickywink:
Aladdin seems to be Syrian. Click HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin) ...
Ali Baba seems to be from Ancient Arabia. Click HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba) ...
And, Sinbad may also be Persian. Click HERE (http://) ...
Regardless, none of the three seem to be from India! Too bad that I didn't know that when I created the original list ...
However, now that I've been corrected, let's get back to thinking about Playmobil sets that would be fun to have. That sounds like a lot more fun than spending a lot of time conjecturing about Aladdin's lineage or bashing Walt Disney ... :klickywink:
Any new Playmobil sets that you would like to add to the list, Timmy?
All the best,
Richard
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Any new Playmobil sets that you would like to add to the list, Timmy?
On the subject of Ali Baba, I'd like to see PM expand its Fairy Tale series. It probably won't happen--as the Fairy Tale Series seems intended for the fantasies of little girls--but Mythological sets would be fun.
Like a Theseus, Ariadne, and a bull-headed klicky Minotaur.
Or, more European fairy tales--ones without a prince!
I feat that any deeper Persian/Indian themes have run their course--considering the Marchenschloss started out as "Arabian Knights" but changed track halfway.
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Wonderful list, master Rick! ... The only little penny I'd like to add is that they shouldn't simply bring back the biplane, but make a cilyndric one ... (Althought there were, I think, "square" ones, the cilyndric is more classic ... :) )
The wooden frame biplanes of the 1st world war were more often rectagular than cylindrical in frame behind the pilot, as it took less material. Engines could be in-line (square), rotary or radial (circular).
Some early planes like the French Nieuports did have rounded frames, and the German Albatross series had oval frames.
Richard, did you forget a Cricket Match for England????
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Richard, did you forget a Cricket Match for England????
I did indeed, Martin ... :doh:
A Playmobil Cricket Match would be a great set to have !!!
Thank you. Let's add it to the list.
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... Mythological sets would be fun.
Great idea, Timmy !!!
Definitely something that Playmobil should consider.
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They did have the older looking Arabian on the flying carpet with the magic lamp. In the stories he's young, but staying that way wasn't one of his wishes.
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i would like to see some of Aesops Fables done . There could be a whole set of animal headed klickies not just wabits.
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It has almost exactly SIX YEARS since this list was first posted on the web.
5 September 2002 to 11 September 2008
Look at the ones in RED. These are the ones that have been made during the past six years.
Which ones will be made in the next six years?
THE LONG LIST
This List was posted on another forum way back on the 5th of September 2002
The LONG list for Playmobil to make!
This is my list from long ago:
(It's not as long as it used to be, as Playmobil has made many of the sets that I had once wanted.)
ENGLAND:
1. Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (with band and Horse Guards)
2. London Police (Bobbies)
(Even though made by Marx for Playpeople, they were never formally released)
3. London Taxi and Double-Decker Bus
4. A Fox Hunt (the Pomp and Pageantry part)
(most of the pieces have already been made)
5. Scottish Bagpipe and Drum Band
6. A Royal Coronation Parade
FRANCE:
1. Paris police (Gendarme)
2. French Foreign Legion with Desert Fort
3. Ancient Gauls (like Asterix)
ITALY:
1. Caribinieri (Police)
2. Swiss Guard (Vatican)
3. Ancient Roman Foot Soldiers
4. Ancient Roman Chariots
5. Ancient Roman Gladiators
GERMANY/AUSTRIA:
1. Tyrolean/Bavarian Oompah Band
2. Old Prussian Band with spiked helmets
3. Berlin/Munich Police c.1920 (to use with old trains)
4. Traditional Beer Wagon
5. Motorcycle with SideCar c.1920
6. Bring back the BiPlane
UNITED STATES:
1. Marine Corps Band and Color Guard
2. West Point Cadets
3. The Pilgrims c.1600 (Thanksgiving is a big holiday in the States)
CANADA:
1. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (try again)
2. Iroquois Indians c. 1700
DENMARK:
1. Changing of the Guard (Danish Guard)
2. Ancient Vikings with Longboat
GREECE:
1. Evzones Guard
2. Ancient Trojans and Spartans
SPAIN/MEXICO:
1. Bull Fight (the pomp and ceremony part)
2. Columbus, his Crew and his 3 Ships
3. Conquistadors
4. Aztecs, Mayans and Incas with Temples
INDIA:
1. Tiger Hunt (the Maharaja Pomp and Pageantry Part)
2. Royal Wedding Procession
3. Durbar Parade
4. Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
5. Aladdin and the Lamp
HAWAII:
1. Hula Dancers and Royal Procession
EGYPT and the DESERT:
1. Camel Caravan (bring it back)
2. Ancient Egyptians with Chariot
JAPAN:
1. Samurai
2. Shogun Temple
Not much to ask for, eh?
All the best,
Richard
gardenwargaming.com
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ENGLAND:
FRANCE:
3. Ancient Gauls (like Asterix)
ITALY:
3. Ancient Roman Foot Soldiers
4. Ancient Roman Chariots
5. Ancient Roman Gladiators
GERMANY/AUSTRIA:
6. Bring back the BiPlane
UNITED STATES:
CANADA:
DENMARK:
2. Ancient Vikings with Longboat
GREECE:
SPAIN/MEXICO:
3. Conquistadors
INDIA:
HAWAII:
EGYPT and the DESERT:
2. Ancient Egyptians with Chariot
CANADA:
1. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (try again)
2. Iroquois Indians c. 1700 it's very customizable, but, well ... not officially done, all right
SPAIN/MEXICO:
4. Aztecs, Mayans and Incas with Temples
Incas not in Mexico :hmm:, PLEASE ... Concerning temples, they began in Egypt with this, and, well, it's good beginning, that makes the Aztec temple a bit easier now
INDIA:
4. Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
5. Aladdin and the Lamp well, they did the lamp .... 8}
EGYPT and the DESERT:
1. Camel Caravan (bring it back) can't we count as a part of the Egyptian theme? ... ::)
Still, there's a lot of things to do ...
It's a wonderful list, Richard.
:wave:
Gus
:blackhair:
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My list is, as I said before, based on History, not Geography ...
Here it goes!
(In blue what we already have)
B.C. 5000 (Mesopotamia)
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3000 Egypt
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1000 (King David)
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800-300 (Greeks)
200 b.C.-400 a.D. Romans
500 Arthurian legend
600 "1001 Nights"
700 Charlemagne ("German" Middle Age) however discontinued (...)
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900 Vikings :hmm: ... same
1000 Crusades*
1100 Robin Hood :hmm:
1200 (Marco Polo)
1300 Jousting Knights ("French" Middle Age)
1400-1600 Early Navigations (it seems to be in the beginning ...)
1700 Treasure Island
1800 Napoleonic Wars
~ 1850 "An Empire on which the sun never sets"
~ 1875 Farwest
1900 Victorian Mansion :hmm: (discontinued too ... shame!)
~ 1910 (old airplanes 8} )
* Well, we have Crusaders ... ::)
In purple what can be easily customized
Gus
:blackhair:
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I LIKE YOUR LIST, GUS !!!
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The only thing in my list is that it is (as well as I) too much Western civ..
Here's a conversation between Knightmo & Tim, that brings something that I miss in my list. And in my hall of interests, too. Maybe if Playmobil produced something it'd change ...
Knightmo & Tim:
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2478.msg28440#msg28440
I like your "Geographical" list because it can reach the Pacific ... (Easter Island 8} ), Australia ... It'd be interesting to have giant turtles of the Galapagos. The American pre-Colombian civilizations. And India.
Gus
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