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In lugnet.castle, Rachel Kingston writes:
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> However, there is one product line, that I wish Lego would copy....
> Now I have to say, that although I am not about to decamp by any means, Lego
> could easily take a leaf out of Playmobil's book, and start supplying us with
> the accessory and add-on packs that Playmobil do.
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> I was amazed to discover that their range includes such gems as Animal Packs,
> both domestic and wild (two animals to a pack, and dozens to choose from),
> People packs, (again dozens to choose from)Plant and rock sets (many varieties
> of both), Fence packs ranging from timber look, to zoo, circus house etc etc,
> Building packs (including individual walls, towers, drawbridges, gates,
> apartment walls, bridges etc etc)
> All these sets were just what they said they were, basic packs, with just the
> pieces you need, and nothing to part out!!! Imagine being able to buy all the
> castle walls, draw bridges, towers, weapons, armour, that you wanted,
> separately!
Not only that, but the part numbers are clearly marked on the instructions, and
the buyer is allowed, nay, encouraged to call Playmobil and purchase parts
individually. Not cheap, of course, but better than Lego offers. The models
have a much longer run than Lego's do, too, so it's easy to get parts for old
sets. (They'll also replace missing/damaged parts from new sets free of
charge, of course.)
I agree the bigger scale is better for little hands, with the exception of the
tiny cuffs, collars, hairbows and such. And the modularity allows a nice
bridge between straight playsets made by other companies, and the complex
assembly needed to get Lego to the "play" stage. Those who build Lego sets
once per the instructions and keep them together to play with them, can
identify with this especially. Seems like there's room for both to peacefully
co-exist, and copying of features of both the toy and the company would only
improve both.
That said, it would be wonderful to have Lego in a Victorian theme... maybe
next year.
Heather Patey
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
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| Heather Patey wrote in message ... (...) and (...) models (...) old (...) Playmobil will also let you email a missing parts list, email you back and send the parts. I love it!!!!! Playmobil is also into their third year of advent calendars, Lego is (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| Hi all, At the risk of being jumped on simultaneously, by thousands of AFOL's (or having thousands of Timmy's thrown at me) I just finished having a look at the playmobil site, and came away with much food for thought. Firstly I was struck with the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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