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Tiny Biggles adventures, part 2
So you'll remember all of this last spring ...
A little while back I went on eBay again and was Terribly Tempted, especially after discovering that there exist Playmobil camels and also biplanes. So basically the result was:
... I bought this. El Shareef, is that you?
I actually had forgotten at that point that Playmobil people don't come apart, like Legos do, because my general plan was to mix and match the accessories with the figure I was already using for EvS. Except you can't do that with Playmobil people (well, at least without turning them into Guy Whose Head Falls Off A Lot, as my childhood experience will attest). I did try taking off the one thing that does come off, which is his kaffiyeh (turban? thing?), but the results are, well:
Erich von Stalhein, master of disguise, everyone.
This nonsense continues under the cut, including a Biggles figure that FINALLY looks like Biggles!
I had to walk away for a few minutes (the UPS guy showed up), leaving the camel andcamel dude El Shareef standing more or less as in the above picture, and in my absence, a disagreement with the camel evidently occurred.
Moving on from camels, at least temporarily, I am ashamed to admit that I did actually buy the biplane too, but it came in a bunch of pieces that need to be assembled, and I haven't gotten around to putting it together yet. However, it came with a pilot who is an EXCELLENT Biggles.
He's even a blond! And the cocky little face and oil stains!
Again, the general inability to swap heads and accessories means that he's stuck wearing a modern sort of daredevil flight suit, which is mostly okay, but does make him look a bit out of place when he is doing something like riding a horse.
Then again, canon Biggles probably thinks he has no business on a horse either.
Or, god forbid, a camel.
It took me a little while to discover that they actually do ride on the camels, since it's a different mechanism than the "riding" style with the horses. Unfortunately El Shareef can't ride because the sash around his waist makes it impossible for him to sit down, so I guess he just has to lead his camel everywhere.
Probably just as well; someone's got to scout the way.
I get the distinct impression that his camel doesn't like him very much.
To be continued ...
A little while back I went on eBay again and was Terribly Tempted, especially after discovering that there exist Playmobil camels and also biplanes. So basically the result was:
... I bought this. El Shareef, is that you?
I actually had forgotten at that point that Playmobil people don't come apart, like Legos do, because my general plan was to mix and match the accessories with the figure I was already using for EvS. Except you can't do that with Playmobil people (well, at least without turning them into Guy Whose Head Falls Off A Lot, as my childhood experience will attest). I did try taking off the one thing that does come off, which is his kaffiyeh (turban? thing?), but the results are, well:
Erich von Stalhein, master of disguise, everyone.
This nonsense continues under the cut, including a Biggles figure that FINALLY looks like Biggles!
I had to walk away for a few minutes (the UPS guy showed up), leaving the camel and
Moving on from camels, at least temporarily, I am ashamed to admit that I did actually buy the biplane too, but it came in a bunch of pieces that need to be assembled, and I haven't gotten around to putting it together yet. However, it came with a pilot who is an EXCELLENT Biggles.
He's even a blond! And the cocky little face and oil stains!
Again, the general inability to swap heads and accessories means that he's stuck wearing a modern sort of daredevil flight suit, which is mostly okay, but does make him look a bit out of place when he is doing something like riding a horse.
Then again, canon Biggles probably thinks he has no business on a horse either.
Or, god forbid, a camel.
It took me a little while to discover that they actually do ride on the camels, since it's a different mechanism than the "riding" style with the horses. Unfortunately El Shareef can't ride because the sash around his waist makes it impossible for him to sit down, so I guess he just has to lead his camel everywhere.
Probably just as well; someone's got to scout the way.
I get the distinct impression that his camel doesn't like him very much.
To be continued ...
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I love them ♥
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There is an incredible amount of personality in this snapshot of plastic.
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I know!! I can't believe how much the plastic camel appeared to be acting like I understand real camels act.
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I'm so used to the horse-riding mechanism (we had the horse toys when I was a kid) that I kept trying to put them on the camel the same way, but I guess it makes sense that they can't ride with their legs on the sides, as the camel would have to have a wasp waist to accommodate it ...
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And camels! I think I once had a Playmobil elephant and zebra, but no camels. EvS’s camel definitely has some attitude issues...
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Doesn't it? I love that the camel(s) appeared to be doing their best to act like real camels ...
That is definitely an excellent Biggles, with his daredevil grin and rolled-up sleeves and general adventurer attitude.
I don’t know what you mean, I am sure Biggles would be totally fooled by that disguise :-D
ACCURATE. I should dress up mini-EvS in a variety of different hats for his impenetrable series of disguises. :D
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You should!
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You put a piece of paper between torso and legs, at the back, make them sit, put their feet and head on a hard surface, and hit the back of their head until it pops off. (The head goes into the torso last, when assembling, because the head is what holds the hips on, and the hips is (are?) what holds the arms in.)
This works less well with the build-your-own klickies because the legs and hips separate sometimes, and they're very finicky.
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The "slam the back of the neck a bunch" method does work on klickies who are wearing trenchcoats or belts and thus could sit but not on a saddle or chair, but it sometimes breaks the belt.
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