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Title: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Martin Milner on August 20, 2007, 04:28:16 PM

Hi All,

I recently re-discovered my interest in Playmobil thanks to the Roman series which appeared in London toyshops this year.

My first ever Playmobil set was given to me (for a birthday or Christmas) in 1974 when I was 8 years old - a Basic Cowboys & Indians set (produced under license in the UK), soon followed by a few knights, and a couple of construction workers. My favourite figure, I recall, was a cowboy with white body & legs, red arms and black hair, who wore a cream-white cowboy hat. He travelled in my pocket pretty much everywhere I went for some time.

Alas all those early figures are gone, probably given away by my mother when I "grew too old" for them. Humph. Probably worth hundreds of pounds now on eBay. 

I continued collecting occasional figures from 1982 through to the present time, small sets or specials, like the Victorian Detective (Sherlock Holmes), Blues Brother (with dark glasses and saxaphone), and quite a lot of pirates. I also got the Redcoat soldiers and their officer (to fight the pirates), and some Union Soldiers, and then when the Viking longship came out I bought my first ever large set - it just looked to good to be left on the shelf.

My particular interests (outside of the Playmobil world) have always included Pirates and Romans, so when I saw the Romans in the shops a couple of weeks ago I had to add to my collection again.

As an adult collector (and I do play with them too), I'm delighted with the development of the range and the different figures, though it's a long way from the days when a figure could be a cowboy in the morning, a construction worker in the afternoon, and a red indian in the evening. The figures are less "transferable" between worlds, which does allow for more characterisation, but maybe limits the child's imagination.

For the past couple of weeks I've been surfing the internet picking up Roman and Pirate figures from Germany, Malta and the US which aren't available (yet, maybe ever) in the UK. On eBay my username is milner1966.

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Leblanc d. II. on August 21, 2007, 02:56:47 PM

Greetings from Germany! Cool avatar! Have fun here! :D

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Richard on August 21, 2007, 06:46:45 PM

Hello, Marty ...

And, a big welcome from beautiful Vancouver Island in the Canadian Northwest!

Thank you for writing such a great introduction. I'm looking forward to reading and seeing more!

All the best,
Richard

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Flash on August 25, 2007, 12:26:31 PM

Hello Martin!
A big welcome from me aswell! Hope you'll have fun here and enjoy the great atmosphere! Thanx for that informative introduction!
All the best,
Flash ;D

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: GaiusIulius on August 26, 2007, 10:43:59 AM

welcome to the forums from (in the moment) sunny Cologne, Germany  :)

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Sylvia on August 26, 2007, 12:09:25 PM

Hi Martin! (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/wave.gif)

Nice to meet you here too. :D

All the best from up north in the Scottish Highlands. :)
Sylvia

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Dan on August 27, 2007, 01:37:28 PM

Welcome from sunny Newbury!

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: henry_martini on August 27, 2007, 02:12:17 PM

Hi Martin,

have fun.
 ;D

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Jimbo on August 27, 2007, 05:57:38 PM

Hi Martin,

A warm welcome from Arizona!

Best regards,

Jimbo

Title: Re: Greetings from London, UK
Post by: Grant on September 11, 2007, 05:09:51 AM

Greetings from Ohio Martin you'll like this board. ;)