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Playmobil was invented by German inventor Hans Beck (1929–2009), considered the "Father of Playmobil". Playmobil pop-up books, in which buildings and settings corresponded to the height of actual Playmobil figures, were sold for a time, as well as a series of comic books, coloring books, and puzzles. In recent years a new construction system has been introduced that dispenses with the tabs and instead uses small connector pieces and a special tool. However, these sets were considered insensitive and inappropriate for young children, and were never released.

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citation needed] Nevertheless, the toy was shown at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, which took place that same year.By the end of the year, Geobra Brandstätter had achieved sales of 3 million Deutschmarks with Playmobil — one-sixth of the company's total sales. Within the limitations of the Playmobil toy world, the Playmobil toys are usually realistic, and present accurate representations of arms, armor, costumes, and tools from a recognizable time period. With its unique movable features, Playmobil helps to aid a child’s development by improving their manual dexterity and eye to hand coordination as well as their spatial relation skills.

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Over the years, some proposed sets have included Chinese Railroad Workers and a Grave Digger for the Western theme, as well as a Medieval Torture Room. The pilot episode is scheduled for March and will introduce Ducklas and the young rescue team, with additional episodes coming in June. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets.citation needed] Collector activities extend beyond collecting and free-form play and include customization, miniature wargaming, and the creation of photo stories and stop motion films, or simply as decoration. Thus, Schenk produced the Hussar (Huszár), from the period of the Hungarian War of Independence as well as the Hungarian hussar series (Magyar huszár sorozat). Schenk figures, like the early Playmobil figures, do not have moveable hands, and unlike the Playmobil horses, the Schenk horses do not have moveable heads.

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While the film's several worldwide distributors recouped TV sale money, they also financed it via pre-sales and thus face losses. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line.And we will continue to learn more and will tweak it for the future so it can be the benefit to the industry that we know it can be. From 1976 to 1980, Playmobil was licensed by Louis Marx and Company in the United Kingdom and sold under the brand name Playpeople. The five Playmobil toys that were to be included in the promotion were a Sheriff, an Indian, a Sheriff's Horse, an Umbrella Girl and a Farmer. Following the collapse of communism, a 1995 court ruling forbade the manufacture and distribution of the Schenk figures.

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The first female figures were distinguished by hairstyle and a wider chestpiece suggesting a skirt, until a redesign replaced the chestpiece with more displayed breasts, smaller waists and slightly thinner arms. Each location specializes in a particular area of manufacturing and parts that are needed to assemble a set are delivered to the destination where the items will be placed together and put in their final packaging before sale. The Playmobil Pro figures differ from classic Playmobil figures by their white colouration and simple designs. In 2014, a CGI animated TV series inspired by Playmobil figures titled Super 4 was co-produced by Method Animation, PGS Entertainment and Morgen Studios. Shortly after the weekend, Grayson responded that STX would use variable pricing in their future projects: "we have already learned from this experiment.

Before the other toys could be distributed McDonald's ceased distribution and promotion of Playmobil at its restaurants after tests showed that the toy failed to comply with Consumer Product Safety Commission standards designed to prevent children under three from choking on dangerous items. ITVS GE signs with Playmobil for Super 4 animation | Latest news from the licensing industry | Licensing.