Promo Figures B2B Website

[Oliver]

Playmobil have launched a website for institutions/companies to access them directly about special figures

https://b2b.playmobil.com/en-gb

They seem to have been coming thick-and-fast recently, but I guess this might make it easier to suggest projects if they have a direct contact available.

[Alex4420]

It makes me wonder why they didn't launch a series for the 250th celebration of the signing of the American Declaration for Independence. A set of figures to include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin would have sold very well.

[Oliver]

It makes me wonder why they didn't launch a series for the 250th celebration of the signing of the American Declaration for Independence. A set of figures to include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin would have sold very well.

I think they're more responsive than active...

But I must admit I've thought about some obvious museum collaborations, and at least now if you contact them you have a obvious place to point them to (rather than 'I think this would sell, contact the local head-office and hope for the best')

[Macruran]

It makes me wonder why they didn't launch a series for the 250th celebration of the signing of the American Declaration for Independence. A set of figures to include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin would have sold very well.

I think I suggested this very idea a few years ago on this august forum. Such an easy win for PM...unfortunately I think they're abandoning the US as a market, so there's little motivation for any such effort on their part. 

A Lincoln figure for the never-to-return American Civil War theme was another missed opportunity.

[Macruran]

Fascinating,under "All Projects" they list only a few of the customs we know they've done, but a couple I hadn't heard of - I don't think the Fritz Reuter and Ernst Abbe ones were mentioned here on PF.

https://b2b.playmobil.com/en-gb/our-portfolio

[Alex4420]

Every time PM leans into producing obscure 19th century Germans I would NEVER buy, my mind drifts to the World War 1 figures and vehicles I WOULD buy 

Oh what I would give for von Richthofen and his triplane, or (can a man dream?) a Sturmpanzerwagen

[Macruran]

They've broken all of Brandstaetter's other taboos so they might as well break that one as well.

[Ismene]

I'd buy more obscure 19th century Germans if they sold them from the US shop. It's difficult to justify paying international shipping for one or two figures. I've almost stopped collecting because I'm tired of jumping through hoops.

It's absurd that they couldn't even bother with Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The Committee of Five would be better, but they couldn't even manage one klicky. Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address would be good too. Benjamin Franklin is reasonably popular in Europe.

[Rasputin]

I'd buy more obscure 19th century Germans if they sold them from the US shop. It's difficult to justify paying international shipping for one or two figures. I've almost stopped collecting because I'm tired of jumping through hoops.

It's absurd that they couldn't even bother with Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The Committee of Five would be better, but they couldn't even manage one klicky. Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address would be good too. Benjamin Franklin is reasonably popular in Europe.

Exactly, jumping through those curses hoopla hoops

[Jimbo]

Every time PM leans into producing obscure 19th century Germans I would NEVER buy, my mind drifts to the World War 1 figures and vehicles I WOULD buy 

Oh what I would give for von Richthofen and his triplane, or (can a man dream?) a Sturmpanzerwagen

 

Try looking under Jimbo January 18 2010.  I made a bunch of Playmobil compatible vehicles back then....