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> LEGO and Playmobile also compete very strongly with each other, so they
> will be copying back and forth. The differences come in because
> Playmobile is more strickly a play set system (which happens to have
> decided that a bit of modularity improves their product tremendously,
> but still keeps the quick set up and ready to play aspects of a
> playset).
I think Playmobile is much more like Duplo than Lego, both due to the size of the
figures and the aspects Frank describes above. Indeed, speaking as somebody who has
a very substantial amount of Duplo, I find that it often comes mixed with Playmobile
at used sales. This suggests to me that kids play with these toys together.
BTW : I bought my nephew a playmobil boat. It came with a working motor, so he could
use it in the bath. Why do Lego not do this?
Scott A
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