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| Type | Plastic figures |
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| Inventor(s) | Hans Beck |
| Company | Geobra Brandstätter GmbH |
| Country | Germany |
| Availability | 1974–present |
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| Official website | |
Playmobil (/pleɪmoʊˈbiːl/)[1][2] is a German line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group (Geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co KG), headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. The signature Playmobil toy is a 7.5 cm (3.0 in) tall[3] (1:24 scale) human figure with a smiling face. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line.
Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team[citation needed] are introduced frequently, and older sets are discontinued. Promotional and one-off products are sometimes produced in very limited quantities. These practices have helped give rise to a sizeable community of collectors.[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.[citation needed]
- ^ "Playmobil USA official website". playmobilusa.com.
PLAYMOBIL is a registered trademark. pronounced: plāy-mō-bēēl
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (February 6, 2009). "Hans Beck, Designer of Little Plastic People, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
Mr. Beck was the original designer and, for 24 years until he retired in 1998, head of research and development for Playmobil (pronounced playmoBEEL).
- ^ "Everything revolves around the Figure". playmobilusa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2012-08-27.