February 21st, 2008 by Stinkhead
I am working on uploading my pics from Toy Fair… then I’ll add company-by-company break downs. So you can check out the photos in the photo gallery if you wish, but we’re far from being done. Don’t forget the big video podcast coming at the end.
Anyway, I’ve posted all of the pics from the Playmobil booth in my MPb Toy Fair coverage… which is more collectables and action figures for the older crowd. So I’m actually hosting those pics in there, not both places.
So here is a straight link to the Playmobil photo gallery. I’ll be adding captions with release dates shortly. But that sweet Circus set (with awesome light-up marquee) will be coming in September.
These race cars are in stores now, you can customize these to your liking by swapping the various pieces (like roll bars, bumpers, grill) to make your own color combination. Stroke of playmo-genius? The wedge shaped packaging that doubles as a ramp. Great idea. They’ve found a lot of success with the Stow-and-go playsets, and are continuing to explore what they can do with packaging.
The Playmobil First Smile stuff is still hard to find, however the Playmobil 1-2-3 line is growing larger. My favorite one is this floating lilly. It’s also a rattle, but it’ll float upright in the bathtub. Look for this one in stores now.
You should start seeing the second round of Dinosaurs popping up in stores this month. (My local shop was waiting till Toy Fair to order them). The triceratops and exploding volcano are the centerpiece, but the brachiasaurus and velociraptors look great. The triceratops’, brachio’s, and new T-Rex’s jaws open and close. Nice! You can check out the original Dinosaur sets here.
The big new set though was the Circus. A classic from the mid 80’s reimagined. This set now features working electronics. The big tent comes with a working LED marquee, and there’s a clown band (with a monkey on trumpet) that plays 3 songs and applause. The dancing horse set has been upgraded with a rotating platform. I love the trained tigers, complete with a flaming ring for them to jump through. It comes with a long bit of fence that reaches from out back straight to the center ring. The balancing act really balances, and there are even trained elephants.
Be sure to check out all of my playmobil coverage playmobil coverage on MPb, including a custom ice cream truck you can make.
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