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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: Lindama on July 25, 2010, 00:30:42
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Here is a link to the ebay auction. It looks a tad dodgy - well, the figures do. The desks look ok.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/COFFRET-PLAY-BIG-ancetre-PLAYMOBIL-LECOLE-SCHULE-/290455363272?cmd=ViewItem&pt=FR_YO_JeuxJouets_MiniUnivers&hash=item43a07d1ec8
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These are PlayBig, a rival at one time to Playmobil. The figures are taller and less well-proportioned. They have additional joints at the knees. There were a number of legal cases by Playmobil over copying but PlayBig were never a real danger. The vehicles and ships they made, especially the Unimog and iking ship, however, were really good.
You can see more here:
http://www.claudia-schott.de/PlayBig/playbig.htm
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These are PlayBig, a rival at one time to Playmobil. The figures are taller and less well-proportioned. They have additional joints at the knees. There were a number of legal cases by Playmobil over copying but PlayBig were never a real danger. The vehicles and ships they made, especially the Unimog and iking ship, however, were really good.
You can see more here:
http://www.claudia-schott.de/PlayBig/playbig.htm
They don't have additional joints at the knees ???
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They don't have additional joints at the knees ???
No, you're quite right, Damo. They have separately moving legs. Apologies all! :-[
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No probs. They also have additional joints at the ankles.
Didn't playmobil win that lawsuit? That's how I remember it, anyway.
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No probs. They also have additional joints at the ankles.
Didn't playmobil win that lawsuit? That's how I remember it, anyway.
Thanks, Ali Baba. I knew they had extra joints somewhere.
Playmobil won initially, but Play-Big appealed and they won so production of Play-Big continued but they were never the success Playmobil were.
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Thanks for the info guys. and thanks for the link to those pics Gordon - very interesting. I quite like the castle.
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Great to know these exist! I have seen them somewhere here in greece ages ago... I had a batman figure that looked like that...but i doubt it was...maybe something similar
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I had a few Playbig figures when I was a kid that I mixed in with my Klickies. Their proportions were less pleasing, they didn't fit into a hand or pocket nearly so comfortably, and the moving legs & ankle joints didn't really do anything to increase playability.
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Playbig . There were two basic Playbig figure versions a fat one and a newer slim one. I have about 100 playbig figures , best thing is the viking ship , it fits perfectly with playmobil and is of very good quality , some on ebay from time to time . on an old thread of mien i have pictures of it with playmoibl . Their mediaval castle is pretty much what playmoibl has recently launched , so similar its scary . I used to use the vikings playbig weapons on playmobil- DONT : they can damage the klicky grip as they are slightly thicker !!!! I used to like them a bit , some nice western sets and cannons and some nice shiny knights and the vikings were quite cool , but always prefered playmobil .. Very rare to find so i am keeping well my 100+ playbig and sets... ;D