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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: playmo1989 on March 30, 2010, 18:50:47
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how many and who were the designers of the 70's for playmobil?? :-\
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:hmm: i guess they stayed anonymous behind hans beck design leadership.
:) in collectobil there are some articles about playmobil designs - http://www.collectobil.com/guide/index.html
maybe you will enjoy this technical pictures of a playmo-figure. ;D
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Those are great blue prints Cachalote.
Do you have any of the new playmo design to compare to?
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the disighner who was behind every new production was hans beck?? ???
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These are great blueprints. Never noticed them before...
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the disighner who was behind every new production was hans beck?? ???
Hans Beck designed the original Playmobil figures and no doubt others too. However, as the popularity of Playmobil grew other designers were employed as well but I think I am right in saying that Hans Beck was in overall charge for many years until he retired. He also set the ethos as to what was acceptable in Playmobil design and themes, although this has changed in recent years.
The Playmobil design approach is very practical. When a new theme is being developed or now models for an existing theme, designers go out to study the object in real life. So with the new fire engines they will have visited local fire stations, maybe fire engine manufacturers, watched videos of fire engines and so on so as to get a "feel" for the new product and so as to try and make it as lifelike as possible. Then there is work on the design in the design shop and factory - you can find out something about this here:
http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Link-Page?id=QUALITY2010
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I would add that whatever is designed also has to be manufactured, which puts constraints on the designer.
With new developments in plastic injection moulding and printing, the latest figures are now much more detailed than the original 1970s figures, but still have the same overall dimensions, and can still fit alongside the new figures.
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With new developments in plastic injection moulding and printing, the latest figures are now much more detailed than the original 1970s figures, but still have the same overall dimensions, and can still fit alongside the new figures.
Playmobil lead the world in plastic injection moulding with the ability to work in three, four and, I believe, even five colour injection at one time.
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http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Link-Page?id=QUALITY2010
That is one great video Gordon!!! can we find it in English as well???
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That is one great video Gordon!!! can we find it in English as well???
I'm afraid not at the moment. :(
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these are the only blueprints i have. :'(
i don't remember where i got them from, i am sorry. :-[
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Hans Beck designed the original Playmobil figures and no doubt others too. However, as the popularity of Playmobil grew other designers were employed as well but I think I am right in saying that Hans Beck was in overall charge for many years until he retired. He also set the ethos as to what was acceptable in Playmobil design and themes, although this has changed in recent years.
The Playmobil design approach is very practical. When a new theme is being developed or now models for an existing theme, designers go out to study the object in real life. So with the new fire engines they will have visited local fire stations, maybe fire engine manufacturers, watched videos of fire engines and so on so as to get a "feel" for the new product and so as to try and make it as lifelike as possible. Then there is work on the design in the design shop and factory - you can find out something about this here:
http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Link-Page?id=QUALITY2010
so hans beck was the leader until 1999 if something someone else disigned
something beck didn't like it didn't came to production? :( who disigned the victorian theme series??
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intresting
so hans beck was the leader until 1999 if something someone else disigned
something beck didn't like it didn't came to production? :( who disigned the victorian theme series??
I'm not sure you can say that. The top man was/is Mr Brandstatter.
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... maybe you will enjoy this technical pictures of a playmo-figure. ;D
This looks like the first Playpeople design plans from Louis Marx for a "walking" Klicky.
This figure was never produced as it was decided that it would be frustrating for children.
(It wouldn't stand up in a walking or kicking position.)
see attachments
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This looks like the first Playpeople design plans from Louis Marx for a "walking" Klicky.
This figure was never produced as it was decided that it would be frustrating for children.
(It wouldn't stand up in a walking or kicking position.)
see attachments
Interesting... Yes i see your point Richard...
I think i have experienced something similar with some kind of toy like that.....but cannot recall what it was.... I can only remember that I did not like it...I did not like it at all....
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ooo!! i didn't know that it came to production for a small period of time in england??
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ooo!! i didn't know that it came to production for a small period of time in england??
Actually, it was NEVER produced, Alexis!
I am very fortunate to have a prototype of the "test" Klicky.
All the best,
Richard
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do you know how many copies were made?
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do you know how many copies were made?
It's possible that I have the only one ... :klickygrin:
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really :o you have a historical part in your hands it may worth some amound of money or not ??
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really :o you have a historical part in your hands it may worth some amound of money or not ??
I have no idea how much it may be worth, Alexis.
However, since I have no intention of selling this Klicky prototype, it really doesn't make any difference.
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thank you richard always something new to know about playmobil!!!
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i think that richard might be wrong about the conclusion that the blueprints belong to a "2-independent-leg" klicky.
the fact that there are 2 positions in the sideways drawing doesn't mean that it is showing 2 seperate legs - i think it is showing that there are 2 "stop" positions for the movemente of the 2-legged-ensemble.
if you look closely you can see that the horizontal position is drawn with a "lighter" line.
it would be drawn with the same "strength" to show 2 sepparate legs. :hmm:
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But don't you think the full on drawing shows a pivot pin for the legs?