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Offline Lindama

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What is this - Play Big
« on: July 25, 2010, 00:30:42 »
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2010, 05:54:43 »
These are PlayBig, a rival at one time to Playmobil.  The figures are taller and less well-proportioned.  They have additional joints at the knees.  There were a number of legal cases by Playmobil over copying but PlayBig were never a real danger.  The vehicles and ships they made, especially the Unimog and iking ship, however, were really good.

You can see more here:

http://www.claudia-schott.de/PlayBig/playbig.htm
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2010, 07:21:26 »
Quote from: playmofire on July 25, 2010, 05:54:43
These are PlayBig, a rival at one time to Playmobil.  The figures are taller and less well-proportioned.  They have additional joints at the knees.  There were a number of legal cases by Playmobil over copying but PlayBig were never a real danger.  The vehicles and ships they made, especially the Unimog and iking ship, however, were really good.

You can see more here:

http://www.claudia-schott.de/PlayBig/playbig.htm

They don't have additional joints at the knees ???
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2010, 07:38:25 »
Quote from: flatcat on July 25, 2010, 07:21:26
They don't have additional joints at the knees ???

No, you're quite right, Damo.  They have separately moving legs.  Apologies all!   :-[
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2010, 09:03:44 »
No probs. They also have additional joints at the ankles.

Didn't playmobil win that lawsuit? That's how I remember it, anyway.
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2010, 10:06:10 »
Quote from: Ali Baba on July 25, 2010, 09:03:44
No probs. They also have additional joints at the ankles.

Didn't playmobil win that lawsuit? That's how I remember it, anyway.

Thanks, Ali Baba.  I knew they had extra joints somewhere.

Playmobil won initially, but Play-Big appealed and they won so production of Play-Big continued but they were never the success Playmobil were. 
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2010, 10:28:02 »
Thanks for the info guys. and thanks for the link to those pics Gordon - very interesting. I quite like the castle.
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2010, 13:23:59 »
Great to know these exist! I have seen them somewhere here in greece ages ago... I had a batman figure that looked like that...but i doubt it was...maybe something similar
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2010, 14:17:19 »
I had a few Playbig figures when I was a kid that I mixed in with my Klickies. Their proportions were less pleasing, they didn't fit into a hand or pocket nearly so comfortably, and the moving legs & ankle joints didn't really do anything to increase playability.
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Re: What is this - Play Big
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2010, 10:44:07 »
Playbig . There were two basic Playbig figure versions a fat one and a newer slim one. I have about 100 playbig figures , best thing is the viking ship , it fits perfectly with playmobil and is of very good quality , some on ebay from time to time . on an old thread of mien i have pictures of it with playmoibl . Their mediaval castle is pretty much what playmoibl has recently launched , so similar its scary . I used to use the vikings playbig weapons on playmobil- DONT : they can damage the klicky grip as they are slightly thicker !!!!  I used to like them a bit , some nice western sets and cannons and some nice shiny knights and the vikings were quite cool , but always prefered playmobil .. Very rare to find so i am keeping well my 100+ playbig and sets...  ;D
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