Gelöscht: There are quite a few versions of playmobil's first Pirate Ship, the 3550. There are several German versions and also a lot of International versions. Trying to concentrate in the German sets we can consider 2 basic versions: V1, 1978-1983 - crew members have fixed hands colored as their torsos; - the crane in the box's front lifts a yellow trunk; - playmobil official "produktarchiv" names it 3550-A in 1978; V2, 1984-1990 - crew members have skin colored (light pink and brown) rotating hands, - the trunk being lifted becomes a brown one. - playmobil official "produktarchiv" names it 3550-B in 1984; Of these 2 versions there are a lot of box variations containing a number of details that help to sort them all. V1-a: - "horizontal" front with boat facing left; - box made of styrofoam; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a round dot in the "i" in the front; - "b" brandstatter logo and "system" word added below "playmobil" in the front; - "5 klicky" is mentioned in the top left side of the front; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with the boat in the back; - black and white intructions leaflet; - collector 3 book names it v1 and gives it a 1978-1982/83 timeframe (p. 56) V1-b - "horizontal" front with boat facing left; - inside box made of cardboard with a narrow frame; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a round dot in the "i"; - "b" brandstatter logo and "system" word added below "playmobil" in the front; - boat shows 16 crew members in the front and a seashore camp; - small picture of the boat and small picture of its crew (5 figures) on the top left corner of the front; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - black and white intructions leaflet; - collector 3 book includes this variation but it doesn't give it a number or timeframe (p. 552) V1-c - "horizontal" front with boat facing left; - inside box made of cardboard with a narrow frame; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - small picture of the crew (5 figures) on the top left corner of the front; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - black and white intructions leaflet; - collector 3 book names this variation v2 and gives it a 1982/83-1984/89 timeframe (p. 84) V1-d - "vertical" box with boat facing the right; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - no mention of this variation on collector 3 book; V2-a - "horizontal" front with boat facing right; - inside box made of cardboard with a large frame; - outline set number included in the lower left corner of the front; - word "inhalt" and 4 translations included in the lower left corner of the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - colored instructions leaflet; - collector 3 book names this variation v3 and gives it a 1984/85-1988/89 timeframe (p. 98). V2-b - "horizontal" front with boat facing right; - inside box made of cardboard with a large frame; - black set number included in the lower left corner of the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - collector 3 book names this variation v4 and gives it a 1988/89-1990/91 timeframe (p. 120). V2-c - the same as V2-a but with no set number; - word "inhalt" and 5 translations included in the lower left corner of the front;
V2-d - the same as V2-a but with no set number and no "inhalt" word and its translations included. This set coincides with a period of great growth for Playmobil. This success maybe explains why there are so many variations of the its 2 versions. Even in other countries - Spain, Greece, U.S.A. - there are a lot of versions and variations. This listing can be far from complete - some of these variations are attributed to exclusive regional markets (Netherlands) or srore chains. Even if the number of versions is not likely to change, at any time a new variation can show up. note: thank you playmorache (from Klickywelt) for so many informations and images
| Hinzugefügt: There are quite a few versions of playmobil's first Pirate Ship, the 3550. There are several German versions and also a lot of International versions. Trying to concentrate in the German sets we can consider 2 basic versions: V1, 1978-1983/84 - crew members have fixed hands colored as their torsos; - the crane in the box's front lifts a yellow trunk; - playmobil official "produktarchiv" names it 3550-A in 1978; V2, 1984/85-1988/89 - crew members have skin colored (light pink and brown) rotating hands, - the trunk being lifted becomes a brown one. - playmobil official "produktarchiv" names it 3550-B in 1984; Of these 2 versions there are a lot of box variations containing a number of details that help to sort them all. V1-a: - "horizontal" front with boat facing left; - box made of styrofoam; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a round dot in the "i" in the front; - "b" brandstatter logo and "system" word added below "playmobil" in the front; - "5 klicky" is mentioned in the top left side of the front; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with the boat in the back; - black and white intructions leaflet; - collector 3 book names it v1 and gives it a 1978-1982/83 timeframe (p. 56) V1-b - "horizontal" front with boat facing left; - inside box made of cardboard with a narrow frame; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a round dot in the "i"; - "b" brandstatter logo and "system" word added below "playmobil" in the front; - boat shows 16 crew members in the front and a seashore camp; - small picture of the boat and small picture of its crew (5 figures) on the top left corner of the front; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - black and white intructions leaflet; - collector 3 book includes this variation but it doesn't give it a number or timeframe (p. 552) V1-c - "horizontal" front with boat facing left; - inside box made of cardboard with a narrow frame; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - small picture of the crew (5 figures) on the top left corner of the front; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - black and white intructions leaflet; - collector 3 book names this variation v2 and gives it a 1982/83-1984/89 timeframe (p. 84) V1-d - "vertical" box with boat facing the right; - no mention of the set number in the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - no mention of this variation on collector 3 book; V2-a - "horizontal" front with boat facing right; - inside box made of cardboard with a large frame; - outline set number included in the lower left corner of the front; - word "inhalt" and 4 translations included in the lower left corner of the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - picture of the contents in the back; - picture of a boy with his grandfather and 2 boats with stripe-painted sails the boat in the back; - 4 close-up pictures of the boat with a handpainted crew, sails and hull; - colored instructions leaflet; - collector 3 book names this variation v3 and gives it a 1984/85-1988/89 timeframe (p. 98). V2-b - "horizontal" front with boat facing right; - inside box made of cardboard with a large frame; - black set number included in the lower left corner of the front; - "playmobil" logo with a trapezoid dot in the "i"; - collector 3 book names this variation v4 and gives it a 1988/89-1990/91 timeframe (p. 120). V2-c - the same as V2-a but with no set number; - word "inhalt" and 5 translations included in the lower left corner of the front;
V2-d - the same as V2-a but with no set number and no "inhalt" word and its translations included. This set coincides with a period of great growth for Playmobil. This success maybe explains why there are so many variations of the its 2 versions. Even in other countries - Spain, Greece, U.S.A. - there are a lot of versions and variations. This listing can be far from complete - some of these variations are attributed to exclusive regional markets (Netherlands) or srore chains. Even if the number of versions is not likely to change, at any time a new variation can show up. note: thank you playmorache (from Klickywelt) for so many informations and images
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