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Story-Telling / New proyect

« Last post by nrosrem on February 17, 2026, 17:44:07 »

 Hello clickers,

Since last summer, I have been working on a new project called Agents on the Road( In spanish Agentes en Ruta)

I wanted to approach it differently: write the entire season and work on it for a whole year.  In the summer, I wrote the first season, set in Tokyo, and since then I have been working on it.

After a lot of hard work and time invested, I'm finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

If everything goes according to plan, the project will be completed between the end of summer and Christmas this year.

I am sharing this with you, as fellow Playmobil enthusiasts, so that you can support me and, above all, give me ideas on how to improve: scenes, setting, characters, details, editing, recording, etc. Any suggestions are welcome.

If this first season turns out as I hope, there will be a second one.

Best regards and thank you for your attention.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Rasputin on February 14, 2026, 16:55:27 »

I think there are few things in China where the Chinese government if not in the driving seat is sitting in the back influencing the route taken.

Hmmm, having the Chinese Government as the back seat driver

What could possibly go wrong

At this rate ….im not so sure Playmobil will have any new sets in the US in the near future

We did get those cute bubble cars but not much else interesting

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by playmofire on February 12, 2026, 10:20:57 »

I wasn’t thinking of putting the Chinese government in the drivers seat, I would suggest the gnomes in Zirndorf continue making the design decisions and Chinese children do all the manufacturing , assembling and logistics …the Manuel labor stuff

I think there are few things in China where the Chinese government if not in the driving seat is sitting in the back influencing the route taken.

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Oliver on February 11, 2026, 16:01:33 »

I don't think China would even allow Uyghur sets to be produced in country.

Drifting ever further off-topic, but you can look on Taobao (Chinese Amazon) and see a large number of sellers of traditional Uyghur costumes and items. The Chinese government are quite keen on the ethic minorities as tourism drivers.

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Rasputin on February 11, 2026, 04:19:25 »

And you expect the gnomes in Zirndorf to give us accurate Asian culture themes? 
I don't think China would even allow Uyghur sets to be produced in country.

Valid point

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Ismene on February 11, 2026, 01:26:42 »

I wasn’t thinking of putting the Chinese government in the drivers seat, I would suggest the gnomes in Zirndorf continue making the design decisions and Chinese children do all the manufacturing , assembling and logistics …the Manuel labor stuff

And you expect the gnomes in Zirndorf to give us accurate Asian culture themes? 
I don't think China would even allow Uyghur sets to be produced in country.

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Rasputin on February 11, 2026, 00:04:45 »

They're doing so well at stocking the stores that now they are closing factories?! Will we see Playmobil this side of the Atlantic in the future?
China does not want to show the diversity of Asian cultures. The government is working hard to suppress several of the cultures within their borders, let alone outside their borders.

I wasn’t thinking of putting the Chinese government in the drivers seat, I would suggest the gnomes in Zirndorf continue making the design decisions and Chinese children do all the manufacturing , assembling and logistics …the Manuel labor stuff

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Ismene on February 10, 2026, 08:37:41 »

They're doing so well at stocking the stores that now they are closing factories?! Will we see Playmobil this side of the Atlantic in the future?

My bet is on Chinese manufacturing . Low cost stable energy, huge unwilling child work force and distribution logistics worldwide. What would be more awesome than kids building kids toys to spread the smile . Maybe then we could get a proper Asian theme with distinct diversity through all the variants in Asian cultures

China does not want to show the diversity of Asian cultures. The government is working hard to suppress several of the cultures within their borders, let alone outside their borders.

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Rasputin on February 09, 2026, 15:59:28 »

They tried China once for their 25th anniversary if I remembe rightly and it was an embarrassing flop, so maybe "once bitten, twice shy".

The Chinese manufacturing quality is typically the problem of the one who is ordering the product and at what level of production quality…. you get what you pay for

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News / Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING

« Last post by Oliver on February 09, 2026, 15:28:22 »

They tried China once for their 25th anniversary if I remembe rightly and it was an embarrassing flop, so maybe "once bitten, twice shy".

Given the way that they push the 'Made in Europe' tag in Thailand, S. Korea and in China it would be surprising to me if they would out-source manufacturing out of the EU.