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Getting Started => Welcome! => Topic started by: Theresse on January 16, 2011, 02:36:20

Title: Wow - I finally made it here!
Post by: Theresse on January 16, 2011, 02:36:20: Hi All -

I used to belong to the other Playmobil forum, playmoboard, but as many of you probably know, it's shut down for whatever reason.

I'm in Portland, Oregon. I have 3 small boys (well, two are small, and the one who first got me into Playmobil is now getting older!) and so am still invested in this stuff! Even if all 3 boys were to lose interest (right now Legos is taking over our lives), I'm FINANCIALLY invested at this point! :lol: And truth be told, I'm a kid at heart so it's been fun... We've got 3 to 4 of the old castles #3666 which we've had fun putting together to make an extra big castle, and a good amount of accessories and knights, etc. I also went crazy buying old collectible playmobil castle/medieval themed toys I think cause I never got my girl (!) and this was as close as I could get to the dollhouse that even I never got to have as a child! I was bothered that every boy toy under the sun was violent and so decided to use the medieval theme as an excuse to teach them something about history and castles - while still allowing them to have knights and weapons of course. I also liked collecting the non-knight or civilian (?) klickies and pieces that would give the castle a more realistic look. Hmmm...just remembered that i never did get the milk-carrying maid like I wanted to! Or the good keg if not the entire merrymen's feast set! :-\ Nor the witch I still need to be able to say we have all 3 witches. The one we still don't have is too darned expensive every time I've tried to get her on ebay. But we've gotten some fun other stuff like the a couple of the old carts with oxen, the Baron's battle tower (?), the old wizard's workshop, etc...and we even got that highly-coveted blue and sliver knight with blond hair that came in the egg. Can't remember what its # is but my son calls him Akron.

We've had some fun with stop-motion animation and the playmobil. That's what's brought me to this forum - I'm excited to get the boys into that again and was hoping there might be a classifieds section here. But it will be fun to see what others are doing with their toys. The Xmas before last, I bought the boys (from Craigslist) a LGB G-scale train starter set - the good old kind made in Germany - and they found it Xmas morning around the tree! :) I'd attached a Playmobil train car and put some klickies inside, leaning out and waving, and I also bought a few extra LGB Xmas themed cars including a shallow-rimmed car (no sides) that I filled with Playmobil toys! ;D I also surprised them with getting the old train station #4300 which I had next to the track. I'd set up lots of people bustling about and had also bought a couple of accessory sets to make it look more lively. I ALSO placed santa and his sled/reindeer on the roof - and I decorated the station with battery-operated little Xmas lights! Yeah...I'm obviously giving away how much I'M into Playmobil. And I won't even tell you how old I am - you'd be concerned...

That's all for now - thanks for reading! :wave:
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Post by: bonniebeth on January 16, 2011, 03:22:32: Hello and :welcome: from Louisiana! :wave: Good to have you with us. Sounds like you and your family have been having a lot of fun with the best toy in the world!
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Post by: Bill Blackhurst on January 16, 2011, 03:23:53: :welcome: to Playmofriends from South Carolina USA, Theresse! You're never too old for Playmobil ;),...I'll bet cha I'm older than you are :P!
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Post by: el jefe on January 16, 2011, 04:38:08: Welcome from Minnesota! Playmofriends is a great site. Enjoy the stay. :wave:
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Post by: Clong on January 16, 2011, 04:47:43: hello and welcome from Louisiana
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Post by: Wolf Knight on January 16, 2011, 06:26:24: :welcome: to Playmofriends!!! Warm welcome from Greece!!
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Post by: cowabounga on January 16, 2011, 06:52:34: :welcome: from Paris, France!
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Post by: shirona33 on January 16, 2011, 10:30:01: :welcome: from Austria! (http://playsued.forumprofi.de/images/smilies/oe.gif)
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Post by: Gis on January 16, 2011, 10:42:22: Welcome Theresse, A warm welcome from the Netherlands!!
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Post by: BlackPearl2006 on January 16, 2011, 10:43:52: hello! luv your playmo anecdotes! I'm not too far from ya here in WA :)
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Post by: tonguello on January 16, 2011, 12:18:13: Hello and :welcome: from Buenos Aires , Argentina. I hope you have fun with us in the forum. I don't think there is a special section for stop motion pictures but there is a Photo section and a story telling board that Im sure you and your boys will find more than interesting!! enjoy and have fun!
Gaston.
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Post by: playmofire on January 16, 2011, 14:43:58: A warn welcome, Theresse, from the UK. Look forward to seeing your collection, especially the trains. :wave:
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Post by: baden-wurttemberg on January 16, 2011, 15:07:50: Hello and welcome to Playmofriends from South USA! :wave:

Very glad to have you on board with us! :)9

Baden :fireman:
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Post by: Horselover on January 16, 2011, 15:35:12: Hello and :welcome: from the USA!
Very glad to have you with us!
Hope you enjoy Plamofriends! :yippee:

Emily :cheerlead:
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Post by: basilsdad on January 16, 2011, 16:23:35: :wave: Hello Theresse! Welcome from Pennsylvania.
Joe
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Post by: Playmoholics on January 16, 2011, 16:25:14: :wave: Welcome from Indiana! Thank you so much for your introduction and I look forward to seeing your collection and stop-motion films! :welcome:
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Post by: Martin Milner on January 16, 2011, 16:35:44: Welcome from Eugene!

There are a few of us not too far from you, but most of them are at a Playmo gathering in Seattle this weekend. I had to work :hmm:

Your collection sounds fantastic, and not a million miles from my own in terms of contents. Most of us here wish Playmobil had more "life" and less battle in their medieval theme, and wish for a return of the marvellous sets of the 90s. It sounds like you have them already!

cheers, Martin
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Post by: Sylvia on January 16, 2011, 17:40:38: Hi Theresse! :wave:
Welcome from the Scottish Highlands! :ness:
Glad you finally made it. :D
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Post by: flatcat on January 16, 2011, 17:54:00: Welcome from the UK :wave:

Damo :)
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Post by: playmojager on January 16, 2011, 18:36:08: :welcome: aboard Theresse from Athens Greece and enjoy the forum
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Post by: Justindo on January 16, 2011, 19:30:57: I remember you from Playmoboard, Theresse. Welcome to Playmofriends! :wave:
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Post by: Skywalker on January 16, 2011, 20:09:14: :welcome: from cologne / germany
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Post by: Coyote on January 16, 2011, 21:58:22: Hi from Maine-
Oh, and :welcome:
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Post by: WarriorOfToys on January 17, 2011, 01:15:56: Welcome! :wave:
You will have an excellent time here! ;D
Everyone is very nice. :yup:
And with the accumulated knowledge,
there is basically nothing here that can't be answered. ??? :)
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Post by: skypurr on January 17, 2011, 01:36:48: Hi :wave:
Welcome from Southern Scotland (http://planetsmilies.net/flag-smiley-7326.gif)

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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Post by: Jimbo on January 19, 2011, 12:25:43: Howdy Theresse :wave:
Welcome from sunny Arizona. :welcome:

Best regards,
Jimbo
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Post by: BlueWizard on January 19, 2011, 16:57:32: Welcome Theresse... and greetings from just up the coast - in Victoria, BC. I hope you have lots of fun here!

David
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Post by: playmofirth on February 14, 2011, 12:28:38: Theresse

A belated welcome from Yorkshire, England. :welcome:

Christmas sure sounds like fun at your house! The railway set up sounds like a great sight for Christmas morning.
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Post by: Tiermann on February 19, 2011, 17:07:06: Hi, welcome from Eugene!
I was one of the ones off to Seattle when you posted your intro and only just saw it.
Since you are into knights you will want to be sure to watch the threads about the Playmofriends Jousting League, the just finished Winterhaven Joust, and the World Map thread. Martin and I will be hosting a joust story here in Eugene in July or so and you are most welcome to join us, for our main photo days and otherwise.