UPDATE: I contacted Playmobil customer service regarding US release dates and this is their response:
Mr. Stettmeier,
Thank you for your continuing interest in Playmobil! We love to hear from fans.
At this time, Series 2 - item numbers 5157 (boy figures) and 5158 (girl figures), is due to be released in the USA in March, 2012.
Series 3 - item numbers 5243 (boy figures) and 5244 (girl figures), is due to be released in August, 2012.
Sincerely,
PLAYMOBIL CONSUMER SERVICES
Thank you for your continuing interest in Playmobil! We love to hear from fans.
At this time, Series 2 - item numbers 5157 (boy figures) and 5158 (girl figures), is due to be released in the USA in March, 2012.
Series 3 - item numbers 5243 (boy figures) and 5244 (girl figures), is due to be released in August, 2012.
Sincerely,
PLAYMOBIL CONSUMER SERVICES
Looks like Series 2 will include:
Male Fi?ures:
Pirate Captain
Some sort of Space Villain Darth Vader knockoff
Punk Rocker
Elvis (hells yes!)
Basketball Player
Skateboarder
Mariachi Band Member
Prisoner
Knight
German boy with Dachsund (Hansel?)
Ninja
Space Hero ala Voltron or Power Rangers
Female Fi?ures:
Tinkerbell
Cleopatra
Cheerleader
Tomb Raider Lara Croft wannabe (hells yes again!)
Jungle Girl (Jane?)
Fancy Dress Lady
Girl fresh out of the shower (oh Playmobil!)
Vampiress (awesome!)
Ballerina
German girl (Gretel?)
Vet
Geisha
... and a little internet digging revealed some official pictures of Series 3 as well, slated for an August 2012 release in the UK and the US.
Males:
Knight
Tattooed pirate
Hockey player
Shaolin Monk (aw yeah!)
Tribal drummer
Astronaut
Celtic warrior
Rocker
Scarecrow
British Guard
Racecar Driver
Robot (?)
Females:
Fancy dressed lady
Surfer
Indian Princess
Figure Skater
Flamenco Dancer
Statue of Liberty (HELL YES!)
Sexy spy girl? Jane Bond? I dunno, but she looks hot!
Student
Equestrian rider
Bride
Chef
Alien or Super hero girl (this one looks OUTRAGEOUS!)
Man oh man am I excited to know this series is continuing with future waves! I can't wait until they hit the US, there are definitely a few I need, especially in Series 3.
Excitement!
ReplyDeleteMy picks are as follows...
Series 2 Male and Female:
Space Villain
Elvis(#1 on my to-get list for these)
Space Hero
Tomb Raider(This on looks fun)
Vampiress(With a glass of blood no less!)
Series 3 Male and Female:
Scarecrow(A i hope he is creepy too!)
Sexy Spy Girl
Alien/Super Hero Girl
Overall very cool but from what i can see(and for me personally)Wave 2 is the strongest of the two. : )
Ooh these look fun! I especially like the spacey looking ones in Series 3, they remind me of Airgam's Super Diabolics (series 2).
ReplyDeleteI had bad luck with Series 1, I need a cheat sheet.
Hahaha, I just read about the Super Diabolics on the Weirdo Toys blog. So awesome!
DeleteYeah I wish I could get my hands on some of those Super Diabiolics.
DeleteThanks for the update Bubba!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to go out on a limb and say that the last female in Series 3 is not an alien nor superhero, but a Lady Gaga look-a-like!
ReplyDeleteAnd I guess you can consider that first fancy dressed lady to be an American "Southern Belle."
Lady Gaga FTW!
DeleteOh God. ELVIS!
ReplyDeleteHaha yes! And it looks like he and Darth Faker are the only ones with capes so the squeeze test should reveal him quite easily.
Deleteit's not an alien or a super hero girl,it's the famous pop singer lady gaga
ReplyDeleteIf you have the 2012 catalog, you can see larger versions of the series 3 pictures.
ReplyDeleteMale: ax knight, tattooed pirate, hockey player, kung Fu guy, Jamaican man (or "mon" should I say), astronaut, elvish warrior (looks like a new mold, as he is shorter than usual), Teen idol style singer, pumpkin head scarecrow creepy cool pitchfork dude, British guard (exact name for them escapes me--bobbies or something like that), race car driver (appears to be to me, with victory champagne), robo alien electro thing (looks cool).
Female: parasol lady (with jewels similar to series 1), surfer girl, Greek/Roman goddess (is my assumption), figure skater, flamenco dancer, lady liberty, ninja spy girl, pregnant woman, what I can only imagine to be another equestrienne, bride. Cake baker, crazy singer (has a microphone, but looks like a villainess)
Can't wait!
Thanks for the info - I need to track down that catalog!
DeleteMy Must haves:
DeleteExecutioner (check)
Reaper (check)
Scarecrow
Robot
I was never interested in Playmobil until now!
I too am hooked now!
DeleteHi all! Sorry for being anonymous, I work in a toy store and just got these in my shop today. There are a few I want for me ;) And I've noticed the numbers on the packages are different. Anyone have a list of codes to tell which one is which for series two?
ReplyDeleteI still haven't found them - but if you buy any let me know and I'll post the codes!
DeleteI want Basketball player.
ReplyDeleteIt's now just about the last week of the month of August, and as far as I can tell, the Series 3 figures are only available outside of North America. No reply from an inquiry sent to Playmobil USA two weeks ago...
ReplyDeleteI lol'ed when you referred to the Jamaican as "tribal drummer" and the pregnant lady as "student"...though, of course, due to the massive amount of pregnant teen girls, it's not an entirely illogical categorization. :P
ReplyDeleteI love these things. I must have gotten loads of them when I was in Germany. I still haven't found the elusive S2 German girl (ironic, yes?) or ANY from series 3. I have three of the shower lady, though...one of them came with the wrong hair, just to mix it up. XD
Haha yeah, the pics were a little small when I first made this post. Oh well.
Deletebtw i dont think she is alien or superhero girl in series 3 i thing its lady gaga :P
ReplyDeletebtw do you know when serie 3 will be able to buy in greece i already have bought series 1 and 2 :/
ReplyDeleteI was told by Playmobil Customer Service that they are delayed in the US but they expect them to hit by end of September.
DeleteI don't know when they will be available in Greece but maybe they have a similar delay issue.
DeleteI bought the Series 2 - 5157 (boy) the serial number : 04412 0289 001040 5157 01, the figure is Guitar Rock Player (orange porcupine hair style, with a red electrical guitar. The problem that I got the face of this figure is not like the one printed on the Plastic wrap or in the catalogue.. I am wondering how to get a replacement for the wrong head...?
ReplyDeleteI imagine you could contact Playmobil Customer Service and see if they will send you a new piece.
DeleteOMG I am dying right now. I have been looking for these all over. I can only find the boy wave at Target, I think it is series 2. I have been unable to find the girl waves anywhere. But I love these pictures! These look like so much fun.
ReplyDeleteLook around your area at any educational stores - that's where I find them locally.
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