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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Richard on December 27, 2009, 16:56:38
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4840 and 4841 from the new Drachenland theme.
This review was actually going to be a "What did YOU get for Christmas?" topic ... :xholly:
On Christmas morning I was stunned when I opened the two packages from our daughter. I was totally surprised! I had no idea that she had ordered these two sets for me from Germany. I had not dropped any hints nor left any clues that I really wanted any of the new Dragonland sets. Yet, here they were. And, just as beautiful as I had hoped that they would be.
After opening the very attractive boxes and after looking at the contents, I just had to share them with you. As many of you know, I love fantasy of any kind. And these two Playmobil sets are fantasy in its most wonderful form.
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Hi Richard :elf:
Aren't you going to show us the contents. I really like a lot of the new parts that these set have to offer.
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Ditto what Ras said, may we see the contents too? :xmascheer:
Nice pressies to get from an unexpected source!
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Aren't you going to show us the contents. I really like a lot of the new parts that these set have to offer. :elf:
Ditto what Ras said, may we see the contents too? :xmascheer:
Nice pressies to get from an unexpected source!
Patience my two "little grasshoppers" ... ;)
I forgot to charge my laptop, so I had to go get the AC connect cable. And, while I was wandering around Susan asked if I was fixing lunch ... :)
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Way back in August of 2008, Timotheous reviewed 5836 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2470.0). Shortly after, Rasputin reviewed 4775 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2543.0) in September of 2008.
That was long before most of us ever knew that there was going to be a Drachenland Theme from Playmobil.
I fell in love :love: with these little green Klickys. They looked a lot like a group of forest elfs.
When I finally got back to the mainland and rushed to my nearest Target store, I sadly discovered that they were all gone.
I looked at Target online and saw that I could order sets 4775 and 5836!
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I received them in about a week and fell in love all over again. I never realized that this was just the beginning.
When I opened set 4840 Christmas morning, I couldn't wait to bring out the sets that I had got online from Target almost a year ago. IMHO, this is a wonderful magical theme from Playmobil ... :love:
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Since I've been so effusive over the "little green forest elfen Klickys" from Playmobil, let's look at them first.
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Set 4841, like set 4840, has a battery charged LED weapon which works great!
This box (4841) contains an "evil" mounted knight. (You can tell he's evil because of the beard stubble on his face and because of his "shadowed" eyes.) ... ;)
As I think that Andi may have said in an earlier post, you don't have to place the red "ball" between the horns. However, I think that it adds a certain amount of "evilness" to this figure ... ;)
BTW, the horse furniture is beautiful.
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Were did you go Richard :elf:
Ahhh open the bag all ready . Ok you fixed lunch now where did you go ? to let it out :lol: I really really want to see the parts especially the horse armor
Those Klickies can not breath in those sealed bags
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Were did you go Richard :elf:
Ahhh open the bag all ready . Ok you fixed lunch now where did you go ? to let it out :lol: I really really want to see the parts especially the horse armor
Those Klickies can not breathe in those sealed bags
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
Hello, Ras ... :xmascheer:
It's already after 5:00PM here in the US Virgin Islands. That means that the sun is over the yardarm. And, that means that its happy hour :**:
Happy holidays and we'll let 'em out tomorrow ... promise ... :cham:
Richard <*)
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I really like the new head armour for the horse. I'm looking forward to that set eventually.
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I really like the new head armour for the horse. I'm looking forward to that set eventually.
The new head armor for the horse is indeed beautiful, Tim ...
Here are a couple of pictures of 4841 taken with my iPhone. Tomorrow, I'll try to do some close ups with my camera.
The first photo is of the knight's helmet. As you can see, it comes in four separate pieces.
The second photo shows the knight mounted and the new armor for the horse's head.
All the best,
Richard
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I've seen that knight at Saskia's place. She bought the entire theme as soon as it was deliverable (actually; she bought them a couple of weeks before the were).
I think it's a great looking knight ... except for the led-weapon. I'm truly horrified by it and hate it.
Even worse it makes the entire knight more expensive!
But that's my own 0.02 worth ...
Bogro
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I think it's a great looking knight ... except for the led-weapon. I'm truly horrified by it and hate it.
Even worse it makes the entire knight more expensive!
Bogro
Agree 100%. I think these led weapons are a bit of a joke and i dont think they fit with the klickies very well and the playmobil in general. The horse armour is a welcoming feature that will make generation 2 horses look a bit better ( i prefer the older ones for a number of reasons). I reckon a order of a few of these will come in handy . does anyone have a part number for this ???
I havent bought any of the new knights sets yet. biying more and more steck and older houses and foot soldiers instead . i have mixed feelings abou these new sets but the more i see them the more i want them!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I like the styling of the horse equipment and will certainly get it when it's available here. I agree about the weapon. The horse head armour number is over at PlaymoDB. I agree it looks great and is much better than the caparison hood that's previously been available for the Horse2.
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Hi Richard :elf:
Thank you for the newest pictures. The horse armor looks great and I can not wait to get a few dozen of them. I was wondering what the set would look like with the print on the horse blanket and Klicky removed. It would be all black with silver head armor . Very sinister. I do not know what to think of the LED ray guns yet . I think I will make up my mind when they are in my hands. I know the kids will like to use them now that there are so may Dinosaurs, Sea Monsters, Immortal Pirates and Aliens to fight .
Thanks again Richard :wow:
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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. The horse head armour number is over at PlaymoDB.
Thanks . i keep forgetting the DB for whateve reason, will add a few of these in me next shopping list thoughi dont have many horse2 type horses yet. prefer the old one because , well i am stuck in the past and i am old also and secondly cause they are bigger and take up more space with their posture.. anyways ... :wave:
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Thanks . i keep forgetting the DB for whateve reason, will add a few of these in me next shopping list thoughi dont have many horse2 type horses yet. prefer the old one because , well i am stuck in the past and i am old also and secondly cause they are bigger and take up more space with their posture.. anyways ... :wave:
I prefer the older style too, you can balance them on their tail & hind legs for a rearing horse, the caparisons look better, and the legs look more like a galloping horse and not a walking old nag.
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and the legs look more like a galloping horse and not a walking old nag.
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Someone at Playmobil should see this and change back to the old design !!!!
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After looking at the excellent review of the the Playmobil Aliens (set 3283) just posted by Ras, I thought that I'd better come back here and post some more pictures.
As you can see from these photos, the future of Playmobil may be more "moulding" and less "klicking".
The two green figures have moulded shoulders and the black figure has moulded arms.
All three figures have moulding on their legs. The figure on the left has moulded boots, The figure in the middle has a moulded surcoat. And, the black figure on the right has moulded armour.
The green figure on the left has a new style of boot that I don't remember seeing before. And, the black figure on the right has armoured front leg covering that I don't remember seeing before.
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The shoulder armour from the Black figure is the same moulding as used in the Egyptians, and there might be a bit of customisable cross-over there.
I like the new moulded legs, and the spiked shoulders. I'll be getting into this series when it is available, though the prices are certainly ambitious.
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Hi Richard :wave:
Thanks for the new pictures. Last night we were looking at the new knights and were wondering if the shoulder spikes were molded in or clipped on. I sure would like to know how they do all the different colors and complexities in one mold :hmm:
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Hi Richard :wave:
Thanks for the new pictures. Last night we were looking at the new knights and were wondering if the shoulder spikes were molded in or clipped on. I sure would like to know how they do all the different colors and complexities in one mold :hmm:
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
Hello, Ras ...
During the summer of 1986, I was at the factory in Zirndorf. The day I was there, they cast the first chimpanzee. It was all done in one mould. The design staff was ecstatic. Unfortunately, they wouldn't let me see the mould. Maybe they thought that I was spy from Lego ... :lens:
Speaking of animals, Tim (Tiermann) wanted to see more of the head armour. So, I have attached some new photos of the horse from set 4841.
Happy New Year,
Richard
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Hi Richard :wave:
Yes I remember reading that in the Bible or the Story of a Smile . It seems as if they are getting more elaborate these days. My friends family owns a factory in Sacramento that makes plastic props for gas RC planes. The process is similar as you have an aluminum mold and a machine takes pelletised plastic and heats it up, then injects it in, then on the other side it spits it out . The machine runs 24/7 . The neatest part is how the 2 part molds are made. It was a huge machine that had an Apple computer. You program the specs and when you hit enter it turns on . The machine takes a block of aluminum and with two automated arms that have grinders on them get to work. There is a cooling liquid squirting out the whole time so the process is done behind a protective window. It takes hours but its is fun to watch. They make thousands of props with only one or two laborers filling pellets and moving product. Here is a large factory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-qFG6PP0Z0&feature=fvw) in China (annoying music so turn it down)
Oh ya that armor is very nice looking and I hope our US DS stocks up on it, I could use a few dozen
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Thanks Richard, that's the only thing on my must have list for the dragons series. I would like to have all the dragons but the prices are scaring me, especially with the must have African series at the same time.
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Thank you for the pictures, I love seeing the reviews of new sets!
Though on the box of set 4841, they show a left foot black horse (30 67 1760) and it seems the piece that you actually receive inside the box is a right foot black horse (30 67 1762), or am I wrong?
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Though on the box of set 4841, they show a left foot black horse (30 67 1760) and it seems the piece that you actually receive inside the box is a right foot black horse (30 67 1762), or am I wrong?
You are absolutely correct. And, as far as I know, you're the first person here to notice this. Good spotting, SW !!!
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Thank you for clarifying, Richard! Do you know how common it is for Playmobil to switch up the box pictures versus the actual contents of the box?
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This sort of thing happens sometimes - odds are they flipped the photo when they were doing the layout.
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This sort of thing happens sometimes - odds are they flipped the photo when they were doing the layout.
Hi Tim :wave:
I would say this qualifies for the "Box art errors" (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=3933.0) wouldn't you ?
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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This sort of thing happens sometimes - odds are they flipped the photo when they were doing the layout.
I would think so too, but if you look at the horse's tail on the box picture, it's tail is out away from its body like the left footed horses are. The right footed horses have the tail down against the hind leg. So I'd say this definitely qualifies as one of Playmobil's box art errors. ;D
Personally I like the manes, tails, and faces of the left footed horses over the ones of the right footed horses so I have to admit, I would have been disappointed if I had bought this set and opened up the box.