New USA Target-Sets 5827-5832, 5836, 5838, 5842, and...4775(!)

[Martin Milner]

Tasty! Shame about the helmet on the left hand figure, but that's easily replaced. These guys are better than the current Crusader Special. I too will be adding more of these to my collection if and when I can.

I wonder if these blisters are proving more popular than the current Specials line? Two figures are better than one for play purposes, and you can see what you're getting more clearly. They're certainly releasing more and more, even if they are old figures re-issued. There are a lot of Specials I missed over the years that I'd be happy to have another chance at.

[gassy]

Hello

Thanks for the pics 

gassy

[Tim_w]

Oh dear, oh dear that 'fire truck' is awfull. Its probably the worst thing i have ever seen Playmobil produce. It looks cheap, cheerfull and appears to have very little of Playmobil's usual attention to detail. It appears to have all the charm of a cheap toy that has been cobbled together in china.
I never thought i would be saying this about a Playmobil product, i really didn't. I hope this is a one off, i really hope this is not the way forward. If this is what our new fire them is going to be like then i am really going to be dissapointed. Infact i really hope none of the 'future' Playmobil vehicles ever look like this again otherwise it will be the death of modern Playmobil for me.

I just hope and prey that it is a one off, knocked together by a lad on work experience.

Tim

[Timotheos]

Tasty! Shame about the helmet on the left hand figure, but that's easily replaced. These guys are better than the current Crusader Special. I too will be adding more of these to my collection if and when I can.

Yeah, that barbute style helmet is so 14th century Italian.

But, it's good to see the figures come back.

-Tim

[Tiermann]

We'll see what happens this time around, but I suspect that the blister packs will be replacing the previous Pals series.  Has anyone seen any new Pals this season yet?
Also I will point out that the Pals have already been acting as a spoiler for the ebay markets - since a number of old Specials were re-released that way in the last few years.
Being an American and something of a fan of the Fire-Rescue theme I have to say that that's a pretty disappointing fire engine. Yes, it does look like some US prototypes in general shape, but it doesn't seem very well executed.

I will point out there are some cool new shield styles, and a new style of decorative shielding on the ballista and cannons. They are definitely in a Magic-Fantasy trend right now.

[Rasputin]

A member of another forum has found the new sets at WalMart.

[Timotheos]

A member of another forum has found the new sets at WalMart.

Wal-Mart in what country? 
If Wal-Mart starts stocking, that's great (Wal-Mart is in walking distance of my house).

On the other hand...
If PM keeps trying to compete on price with the US market we'll be getting a lot more flimsy red dragons with hollow rocks...

[Jimbo]

Hi Timotheos,  Wal-Mart would be nice.  Knightmo and I found some at Fry's Marketplace, and the Target people said they would get them this week...
That's in the Phx, AZ. part of the world anyway.

Happy hunting,
Jimbo

[Rasputin]

The other forum member is in New England Massachusetts from what i gathered anyways . so good ol US . I tried calling my 2 local Walmarts and well the underpaid staff sure was apparent in their lack of knowing anything helpful 

[Gepetto]

Well, that 5825 is it for me, after all the hunting,cajoling and special ordering to get the last 2 crusaders in any kind of quantity the possibility of them coming out in a blister pack makes me dizzy! I can quit buying those 4670's with the gold pants (thank goodness).

I found some of the larger new sets at Target today and they seem to have all the rest of their older blisters out (Mer-king/Queen, Pirates) so here's hoping!


Gepetto