After the careless devastating loss of the
boathook in the Swanage storm this weekend I decided to cheer myself up by buying my
nephew his birthday present, he’s 3.
After a bit of research I found a
Playmobil fishing boat. Behold:-
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| Ariane- with fisherman chappie. |
It was delivered today and I’ve resisted
the temptation to play check all the bits are there.
Not a bad little boat really, ok ok…. so
it’s not as good as San Gina 2 although the fisherman does look a bit like it's skipper (local fisherman and lifeboatman) Tom Greasty, what with his jeans , stubble, lumberjack shirt
and knife? knife? He’s a fisherman not some cut-throat pirate.
Anyway I checked the back of the box. Wow,
readers, a serious wow! look at play value all the kit he’s got onboard:-
Bucket
Life ring (very good!)
Fish Boxes x2
Fenders x4
Bog Standard Seagull – i.e. Herring Gull
3 Salmon? Actually they might be Bass or a
load of Pollocks.
Lobster
Crab
Fishing Rod, with line.
Oh no, seriously?
Oh, oh, I’m welling up, tears in my eyes,
…he’s only got a ….. I can’t bring myself to say it …….a b,b,b, boathook! Yes, the Playmobil Tom Greasty
lookalike fisherman chappie has only got a boathook!!
…..which is one more boathook than the
Swanage Coastguard Team currently have!
I might register the boat on a CG66 just in case
it sinks in the bath.
*Other plastic based toy things made by
Germans are also available.
Now the helicopter was meant to be a RAF Sea king, however I've made a few of these so I thought about painting it in Coastguard colours.
Right, next project the Lifeboat.......but don't worry that will be done in the right colours!.jpg)
So if Santa, or any of my family are reading this.........yes please.