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General => News => Topic started by: cachalote on March 11, 2011, 03:26:22

Title: playmobil playing mats
Post by: cachalote on March 11, 2011, 03:26:22: 8} somehow (surfing the web, one place links to another) i found this dutch company that sells mats where playmobil sets can be placed to play with:
http://www.playplan.eu/
:) maybe on of the best things is the way several designs can "lock" together.
:hmm: something playmobil could do all the time (as far as i know they did only at the "safari" river).
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: WarriorOfToys on March 11, 2011, 03:32:56: WOW! :o
Thanks very much for sharing C. :wow:
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Post by: toyologist on March 11, 2011, 03:45:53: They certainly seemed to have designed these with Playmobil in mind. Neat! I might need to see about getting some of these.
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Post by: Rasputin on March 11, 2011, 04:05:40: Those are neat and it is about time some one made these. I really like the city roads and the beach ones but did they have to put the buildings and trees printed on. I mean isn't the point that you put on the 3 dimensional parts on yourself

Thanks for the link cachalote
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Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 04:43:59: These are really awesome there is something like this on playmobil.de : http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Search-Show?cgid=LZ_TShirt They have mats that go with a variety of themes, and they look pretty cool.
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Post by: Wolf Knight on March 11, 2011, 07:19:30: I can't recall seeing those in Athens funpark... :-\
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Post by: CountBogro on March 11, 2011, 07:30:31: To be honest - I've seen them here before and I wasn't that impressed.
I thought they were rather expensive and didn't offer that much.

But then again - that's just me ...

Bogro
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: Gis on March 11, 2011, 09:22:20: Quote from: CountBogro on March 11, 2011, 07:30:31
To be honest - I've seen them here before and I wasn't that impressed.
I thought they were rather expensive and didn't offer that much.

But then again - that's just me ...

Im afriad I must agree with Bogro on this...it doesn't add a whole lot for 15v Euro's...better get more "real" PM for that money.
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 13:43:14: Well.... I think it's a little odd that it has a footprint of the set on it... i think that really limits the possibilities, creativity-wise. The only ones I think have some value are the city ones, because they have roads, which is kind of nice. Does anyone know how big they are? Are they all the same size?
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Post by: ZooKeeper on March 11, 2011, 14:12:27: I really like the way-mats...it would be quite cool to make the whole ways at my zoo with them *dream*

Every set contains one big (50x50cm) or four smaller parts (each 25x25cm) that can be combined as you like. I mailed with the producer some months ago and he said that the "buildings" are printed on the mats because kids can use their imagination to play without having the real playmobil-sets.

The material is similar to most mousepads with some kind of rubber on the downside and a flat polyester-layer on the upside so the klickies get a solid stand.
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Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 14:50:11: Oh, thanks for the information! Good to know.
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Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 11, 2011, 14:56:13: I like the idea behind this developments! I can see their usefulness for dioramas.
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Post by: ZooKeeper on March 11, 2011, 15:22:20: On the designer's HP you can get a closer look on some of the designs:

http://www.julems.com/4122/PlayPlan-Playmobil (http://www.julems.com/4122/PlayPlan-Playmobil)
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 11, 2011, 15:38:35: I have a question for anyone who may know the answer, are the mats large enough to actually set the structures on & not dominate the mat? ??? In other words are they designed to scale? :-\
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Post by: Luis on March 11, 2011, 16:22:38: the set numbers they have are hilarous :D
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Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 16:23:37: Hey, I hadn't noticed that!
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: playmofire on March 11, 2011, 17:43:25: Like Bill, I wonder about the scale. 50cm by 50cm is roughly 20in by 20in and, taking the roadscape as an example, one 4821 fire engine is 30cm long.
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: Rasputin on March 11, 2011, 18:27:22: well you certainly will not be able to have a two way street with these.
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Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 18:37:46: Yes, surely not. It would be nice if they were bigger.
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: Wesley Myers on March 12, 2011, 16:04:28: I'm glad these are getting some notice now. I asked about these a couple of times over the past year or so and nobody seemed to know anything. I think they are a great idea - albeit a bit expensive. I think the photos they use on the site are well done but they are limited by having the set (ie castle, pony ranch, etc) printed on the mat.

I think with some creativity and some fun we could always make our own. Not all of us have time for that, though
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: Justindo on March 15, 2011, 03:51:05: Quote from: CountBogro on March 11, 2011, 07:30:31
To be honest - I've seen them here before and I wasn't that impressed.
I thought they were rather expensive and didn't offer that much.

But then again - that's just me ...

Bogro

I agree with Bogro!
Title: Re: playmobil playing mats
Post by: syl on March 15, 2011, 13:52:34: I think the weird set numbers are for merchandise products. No original playmobil e.g. bedclothes, plastic cup, books