Specials/Fi?ures.

[tahra]

No, specials, not special+ , me thinks. Most sets bring another not really needed part, and they're more expensive.

However, we decided to NOT buy all special+ , as we did with the specials, so there's that.

I think, like someone said, they should sell the figures on the sites, even if slightly more expensive. Or at least on the pcc. But I forget. They don't want our money.

[Erik]

But I forget. They don't want our money.

No, they clearly don't.If they did, they would have brought out the "Highlander" figure as a special or in a duo pack.It would have sold like crazy...

[tahra]

I'm more and more convinced that half those sellers on ebay are playmobil themselves............

[Pippa]

I voted for Fi?ures because I can actually take them apart whereas my pile of regular klickys needing disasembly is growing.

Though the quality control with the Fi?ures need work.  I need to call PM Service yet again with my latest list of malformed or missing parts.  Oh and I have a bunch of heads I want to scrub the eyelashes, etc. off of because their placement is just to wonky and I'd rather just have nice basic heads.

[Hadoque]

Voted for "specials" because I often want larger quantities of a specific klicky and I like to see what I buy, and the bag-feeling in shops gets annoying and time-consuming.
BUT with the Surprise figures, it is great that Geobra designs much more new parts then was the case with the specials, and in the later years the originality of the Specials' designs was declining.
So, for me Surpise Figures in a bag that indicates what is inside would be just fine. Maybe the number of Figures they release each time could be lowered to 8 - 10 of each gender, instead of 12, to give a better chance to keep up (though I don't collect them all, and with the latest series there are already fewer Figures I want then with the first series).

[tahra]

I voted for Fi?ures because I can actually take them apart whereas my pile of regular klickys needing disasembly is growing.

Though the quality control with the Fi?ures need work.  I need to call PM Service yet again with my latest list of malformed or missing parts.  Oh and I have a bunch of heads I want to scrub the eyelashes, etc. off of because their placement is just to wonky and I'd rather just have nice basic heads.

Did you try a popper?

Unfortunately, (lack of) quality is a wide problem, not limited to the figures.

[Pynedor]

I've gotten my share of misprinted faces and such too, but I do enjoy when extra parts are included.

[bonniebeth]

So would everybody be happy if the Specials Plus theme was expanded to have 8, 10 or 12 sets for each release... and adding more women to the series? We'd get a better selection, a better possibility for odd/unusual/creative characters - and we'd see what we were buying.

David

Try 24 new ones every six months! That's what we get with the F?gures. But yes, that would be great. Not necessarily specials plus, but specials perhaps.

[Pippa]

Did you try a popper?

Unfortunately, (lack of) quality is a wide problem, not limited to the figures.

I really do need to try your method as I have only very limited sucess with the "hands on" and Spanish method.  I actual got some fishing line a couple weeks ago but need to review your post and figure out what I can tie it to - a metal railing sounds like it would work but that's outside.

[tahra]

I really do need to try your method as I have only very limited sucess with the "hands on" and Spanish method.  I actual got some fishing line a couple weeks ago but need to review your post and figure out what I can tie it to - a metal railing sounds like it would work but that's outside.

I use the kitchen door handle - I was afraid I might pull it out, actually  , but so far, nothing happened to it...  I plan to have a thing "installed" at that height in the playmoroom (if I ever finish it ).

Just make sure you don't put your face near when popping, in case the line snaps.