Category Archives: Playmobil

Not as famous as Lego, but these German figures are pretty cool.

Crazy Cat Lady starter set from Playmobil!

Odd, it only comes with four cats?

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I’m a Star Trek toy finally!

Introducing Lt. Commander Maggi. Chief Astronomy Officer and vice-Counselor on the Enterprise! Thanks to Playmobil producing a four-pack of the Star Trek characters, I was able to take its McCoy and modify it with another figure to make…me! As my hair grays, I … Continue reading

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Playmobil finally made an Austinite!

Finally! Playmobil made the most accurate and representative toy of what I often seen whenever I go to downtown Austin (usually Sixth Street area, Rainey Street are or South Congress Avenue). I imagine you could say this guy also fits … Continue reading

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Brownie the Dragon!

Brownie demonstrating a cat law…’if I fits, I sits,” as she takes up residency in the Playmobil castle I gave Aaron and Robin for the 2019 holidays. Such a funny little creature.

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Made a trophy with a toy and super glue!

Since Megan has clobbered us all lately in exercise challenges via Challenges (iOS app) due to her dedication, not necessarily my slacking, I made her a little trophy to celebrate her three-month streak. They key to getting the Playmobil ninja … Continue reading

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Check out what I got in the mail from Amsterdam!

My friends who live in Amsterdam sent me the English links from the Rijks Museum to score these special Playmobil sets based upon famous paintings! Above is The Nightwatch by none other than Rembrandt. Stealth was not the plan as you … Continue reading

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Welcome December

I was a tad absent-minded on implementing the obvious changes on my site Friday. Again, it slipped my mind which was annoying, I had the snowy header ready to go. A little nod to the horrible weather I left behind … Continue reading

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Playmobil Concert a la Austin!

I finally took my Playmobil Concert Stage toy out of storage and set it up in an cleared space on my desk. Then I populated the stage and crowd with every figure I could find easily (there are more I … Continue reading

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Playmobil customer service is awesome

Currently, I’m building a special diorama in my cubicle at work surrounding the Playmobil rock stage I bought with my GWD winnings a couple years ago. When I discovered that the key piece, its sound and lights generator, had a … Continue reading

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Miniature Broad Street Bullies

They finally arrived courtesy of Terra Toys! Being a toy and hockey geek along with being a completist, I ordered 18 skaters and two goalies. Then I’m ready to tear up the ice. For the opposition, they didn’t have Dallas … Continue reading

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A Zamboni® to resurface my desk!

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Happy Epiphany 2016

Bearing gifts of Gold (really Chuck E Cheese tokens), Frankenstein and Myrrh! This will be as good as it gets in Texas. To modify an old mean ethnic joke I remembered as a kid from the Eighties… How do we … Continue reading

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Found my present!

It’s pretty impressive. There’s a rink (don’t care if it’s to scale), a Zamboni, referees (really a ref and a linesman) with the Stanley Cup® and blister packs of the six oldest teams. The rink set comes with stickers to … Continue reading

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Happy 35th Birthday Terra Toys

The best place in Austin to buy Playmobil celebrated this weekend in conjunction with their new espresso bar (next door). It was pretty sweet. There was cake, a scavenger hunt and party favors. Meanwhile, I picked up some goodies for … Continue reading

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Lady Knight and retainers with a little kit bashing

Helping little girls in my own way, I modified a Playmobil knight package and accessories to make it more diverse. On the left, the knight is a woman (can’t see her braid in the back) who can still wear her … Continue reading

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