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Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« on: May 10, 2010, 18:26:22 »
Hi all,
I visited the local charity shop in town at the weekend, and stumbled upon this kids story jigsaw book (as you do :toot:) and found it's contents rather interesting so I thought I'd share it with you.

I'll go through each page so you can see what I mean :camera:

Here is the front cover:



 

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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2010, 18:29:08 »
Page one.

oh no, the bakery is on fire ::)



Bruder fire engine, fair enough.




If you look closely you can see a red Playmobil first aid case ;D
 

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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2010, 18:34:32 »
Page 2.

Oh no, someone's hurt themselves ::)





Oh look, it's a slightly modded 3925 ambulance with stretcher!

 

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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2010, 18:37:50 »
Page 3.

Someone has broken down!



Oh it's a Bruder jeep :lol: and Bruder recovery truck

No Playmobil on this page that I can see
 

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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2010, 18:41:57 »
Page 4.

A plasticine climber needs rescuing!

(book is slightly damaged here)





Another rather modded Playmobil vehicle, this time it looks to be a 3845 rescue helicopter!
 

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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2010, 18:45:24 »
Page 5.

A complex MENSA test ;D





A close up of the two playmobil vehicles, the ambulance wierdly with it's original side filler in :hmm:
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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2010, 18:50:13 »
And finally the back cover.





Thanks to Staedtler for the modeling clay, and Bruder for supplying the vehicles!

No thanks to Playmobil then :eh?:

There is tractors and trains in the series also, and I wonder if they have any Playmobil in them as well ???
 

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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2010, 19:17:51 »
Great book Damo!! very perceptive of you to see the vehicle in this page...but i think they are not playmobil...just toys that were based on the same design...i've seen them before but i cannot remember how they are called??? Any ideas people???

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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2010, 19:27:50 »
I've had a book like this, again dealing with emergency vehicles and with a mix of Bruder and Playmobil and no acknowledgement to Playmobil.  I've actually just wrapped it up for my great nephew's birthday.  The Playmobil pictures are attached.

There are a number of similar books in a local newsagent's which I'll have a look at to answer your question about lorries and tractors.  (I think I've looked already and it's the same situation, but I'll check again.)

Strangely enough, although the fire engine uses Bruder parts, they have never made one like this.  They have produced turntable ladders and a fire brigade crane on MAN and Volvo chassis, a Unimog GW unit and, more recently a Sprinter with a turntable ladder, but not the one shown in your book, the book I had and in another Usborne book.

They have another book which features the fire engine in more detail.
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Re: Kids story book with dodgy Playmobil in it
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2010, 19:31:19 »
Of course...Bruder...