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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Martin Milner on February 01, 2011, 18:45:34
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HF: 75g/$7 = 10.7 g/$
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This might be the last ever Target exclusive blister, as Target appears to have given Playmobil the heave-ho.
I bought this more for the interest than because I liked it particularly. I didn't really want to spend the extra $3 to get a horse I didn't need, though if it had had a full caparison it would have made this set a must-have.
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The winged knight has a helmet style previously work exclusively by the Green Knights, and his body print doesn't really go with the rest of the dark dragon knights. I would have given him the 30 20 2122 closed helm, which looks better on the evil guys. However his helmet can easily be swapped, and will be. Shame he has no shield.
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The Green Knight has sword, dagger and large shield, and the cloak/hood combination I like to use for archers and scouts. Presumably he rides the white horse as his opponent has wings.
Not a bad set in value, and I wish I'd bought more at the time, now that they might be near-impossible to get again. The Green knight is the better figure IMO, despite his y-fronts.
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Great review Martin, thanks for the pics! I am hoping this pack will be available in Greece as well!!
However, I think the red large shield belongs to the winged knight. Its red, so it clearly signifies a red dragon knight equipment!
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Nice review, Martin! :thanks:
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...I think the red large shield belongs to the winged knight. It's red, so it clearly signifies a red dragon knight equipment!
You're right! I'm red-green colorblind so it's redness did not strike me as much as its shape, the shape used on all previous occasions for the Green Knights. Hmmm.... wrong helmet, wrong shield shape.
I'm starting to wonder if the designer of this set had bothered to look at the other sets in the theme. :hmm:
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Thanks for the review, Martin. I think the winged knight without his wings and with the shield and on the horse would look good. The green figures says "footpad" to me.
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Never seen this blister, it's a good one though...I like the "metal" horse head cover.
Great review Martin!
Is somebody keeping track of the heft values?
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I like the horse. But not much else.
What is the Y-fronted belt supposed to represent anyway? Are the wearers suffering from a hernia?
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What is the Y-fronted belt supposed to represent anyway?
A diaper what else ;)
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Nice one, I have it also.
But is it really a Target exclusive pack? i ask because I bought mine at a toy store and we don't even have Target here in Brazil.
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I like the horse. But not much else.
What is the Y-fronted belt supposed to represent anyway? Are the wearers suffering from a hernia?
They first appeared on jungle natives to represent loincloths. They later appeared on Roman Gladiators, where a loincloth or anti-hernia brace was reasonable, or at least at least would be if they had bare legs. Playmobil are now sadly of the opinion that they look good everywhere. They don't.
Similarly they've started using the Roman legionary gladius belt for other figures. Problem is, it was designed for the gladius and other swords and daggers don't fit properly.
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Nice one, I have it also.
But is it really a Target exclusive pack? i ask because I bought mine at a toy store and we don't even have Target here in Brazil.
It would be nice if it isn't. I'm pretty sure I got mine at Target and TRU didn't have it, but I'd like to see it elsewhere. I think the blisters are always good value, and show off the product in a way the blue boxes can't.
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I'm starting to wonder if the designer of this set had bothered to look at the other sets in the theme. :hmm:
Nope, I think that they are assembling these blister packs from any left overs...
I dislike the roman belts on the dragonland klickies too... and the Y-fronted belts do indeed look awfull on the dragonland knghts... I changed them all, apart from the ones with the rune sybols fir the leaders...
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Maybe they need protection in the lower region since they are meant to ride dragons :eh?: I'm not a fan either, nor am I a fan of that hair on the male klickies! Why do that put it one every male? :hmm:
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Nope, I think that they are assembling these blister packs from any left overs...
I dislike the roman belts on the dragonland klickies too... and the Y-fronted belts do indeed look awfull on the dragonland knghts... I changed them all, apart from the ones with the rune sybols fir the leaders...
So... where was the red shield left over from? ???
The "squire" hairstyle seems to be based on Prince Valiant.
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So... where was the red shield left over from? ???
It was originally designed for the 4160 - Advent Calendar 'Dragon's Land' (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4160)
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Where are they using the gladius belt?
The diaper belt was ok (ish) in the gladiator theme, but now that they'd started adding the peg and sword holder thing, it looks bad. Beyond bad.
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It was originally designed for the 4160 - Advent Calendar 'Dragon's Land' (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=4160)
Looks like they used the whole winged rider plus horse, and tossed in a green guy to make up the numbers.
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Looks like they used the whole winged rider plus horse,
Apart from the head at least... in the christmas calendar he has no ''cunning'' eyes...
And i think the green knight is exactly he sama as in 4836...