any news about may's secret sets?

[cachalote]

  some of you surely remember the promised secret sets (2 of them) announced some time ago, due may 2008.
a translation of what is said by playmobil could result in something like:

"still secret!
two mega-strong action articles
guaranteed play and action in summer months with super-incredible prices and in a limited edition!"

  is it still a secret? does any of you have a clue?
  we are not that far away from may, something should have leaked out...
  any hints on the contents?
  i think i can see a tricorne-pirate on the left but nothing else...

[CountBogro]

I'm afraid it still is a secret. Only about a few weeks to go before all will be revealed.

Bogro

[socrates]

Well, I am afraid, the summer specials are the following sets...
 
http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Show?pid=4445&cgid=Freizeit-Abenteuer
http://www.playmobil.de/on/demandware.store/Sites-DE-Site/de_DE/Product-Show?pid=4446&cgid=Freizeit-Abenteuer

These sets are announced in the actual catalogue with a release date in may.
I do not know why they released the sets already before the easter holidays.. 

best,
socrates

[CountBogro]

Are you sure, Socrates?

[socrates]

Are you sure, Socrates?

Hmm, at least this has been consent at klickywelt... 

It would be okay with me to be wrong in this case, though...

best,
socrates

[Timotheos]

Where in the world do Police have such cool stuff (airplanes, hovercrafts, VTOLs, etc)?

I guess PM didn't want to do a theme about cops gliding around on segways...

-Tim

[Martin Milner]

The two "shadow" boxes in cachalote picture have the rough dimensions 1x4x7 and 1.5x6x8 - do these conform to any of the already known releases?

The 4444 cannon ship would seem a much more likely candidate for one of these two limited edition sets - though the box is much deeper. That may be due to the angle of viewing in the picture, or it may be those boxes are just for the picture and aren't the real boxes.

The 4444 set would fit the tricorne hat theory, though the klicky who wears the tricorne hat in that set doesn't have the same hair as the shadow figure.

[Richard]

Hello, Martin ... 

The 4444 set would fit the tricorne hat theory, though the klicky who wears the tricorne hat in that set doesn't have the same hair as the shadow figure.

There was some speculation that the "shadowy" figure might be Napoleon ...

Hopefully, there really is a secret ..
(otherwise, many of us may be a bit disappointed)

All the best,
Richard

[socrates]

I guess PM didn't want to do a theme about cops gliding around on segways...

A cop on a segway would make a perfect special/pal/easter egg...   

@Martin+Richard: Well, I suppose most people think, the two police sets 4445 + 4446 are the surprise sets as they are listed in the catalogue as the only two sets to be released in mid-may as a limited edition, which matches the facts listed on the secret-sets-add...
See: http://download.playmobil.com/public/eCS/Store/de/FSICatalog/index.html (pages 16+17)

But I am more than ever convinced that you all are right and there will be two completely surprising sets in may...


best,
socrates
 

[Martin Milner]

@Martin+Richard: Well, I suppose most people think, the two police sets 4445 + 4446 are the surprise sets as they are listed in the catalogue as the only two sets to be released in mid-may as a limited edition, which matches the facts listed on the secret-sets-add...

And the dimensions of those two boxes in the catalogue match the measurements I just gave from cachalote's picture, so maybe it was just the shadowy background that was misleading.