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My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« on: November 02, 2007, 21:07:30 »
Because the forum has been a little slow lately, I'm posting some photos of my village.  I think it is located in northern England somewhere, in a vague timeframe between the end of the War of the Roses and the coronation of King James I.

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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2007, 21:11:40 »
Here are two more photos.

My version of the smithy, alas without the stove that comes with the legendary old building set.

The other photo is of the restaurant, made from the Merry Men set.  The woman between the two robin hoods is a professional.

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To Playmobil: Re-release it, for heavens sake.   

-Tim
« Last Edit: November 02, 2007, 21:18:55 by Timotheos »

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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2007, 21:17:57 »
Whoops, I forgot the chapel and the great hall.

Well, literally, I forgot the great hall.  I can't find the photo I took.  But here is the chapel. 

-Tim

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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2007, 21:30:37 »
Hokay, I found the great hall.

It's main claim to fame:
In order to make it wide enough for the lord's dais with reasonable room for the servers, I had to take out the two-section open-backs and leave the great hall floating in space.

Steck makes it hard to design something that isn't 2xN.

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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2007, 01:32:24 »
great work tim. :wow:
thank you for sharing.
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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2007, 12:30:43 »
To Martin: You gotta get the Merry Men.

It's on my wanted list, but a set just sold (MISB) in Spain for €65 - that's a bit too rich for my blood yet. I don't really want MISB 'cos I'm going to open and play with it, but pieces are hard to find otherwise.

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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2007, 13:01:37 »
It's on my wanted list, but a set just sold (MISB) in Spain for €65 - that's a bit too rich for my blood yet. I don't really want MISB 'cos I'm going to open and play with it, but pieces are hard to find otherwise.

I know what you mean about high prices.  I paid US$35 + US$10 shipping for an out-of-box Merry Men set that was missing a few minor pieces (the sheriff's spurs and some sandals).  I got lucky with the auction and the dealer, because the set was in great condition.  Probably the fact it wasn't MISB led competitors to back down, or maybe even just the time of the month went in my favor. 

I would consider buying it MISB for US$60, if the postage was US$10 or less.  But, also, I'm really attracted to the set.  I like the hunting set too, but can't bring myself to meet its now astronomical valuations ($40 and rising). 

Playmobil should just re-release and bring an end to the nonsense!

 


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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2007, 16:17:51 »
That's a great setup, Tim, with lots of nice detail. Great work.
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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2007, 16:30:11 »
Great village layout. I just don't have that much space at a time.

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Re: My Little Playmo-Village in northern England somewhere
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2007, 21:19:53 »
Thanks for all the comments!

Great village layout. I just don't have that much space at a time.

I'm at my space limit.  I'm lucky to have a basement (cellar) that can't otherwise be lived in due to the insects during summer. 

-Tim