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Product Specifications
Model Number4242
Assembly RequiredYes
Batteries Required?No
Batteries Included?No
Material Type(s)Plastic
Material Composition90% Plastic;10% Card
ColorMulticoloured
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Product Description
Product Description
Suitable for children aged four and over as small pieces are included. Playmobil encourages children to imagine, invent and create, creating worlds around their Playmobil friends, inventing characters and scenes, imagining how they interact and what happens next. Playmobil is excellent for solo play or for children to play together learning to co-operate and share.
Product Description
An intriguing hidden door. Plug your ankh key in the secret spot and give it a turn. Slowly, magically-a door opens on the sphinx! Inside is an obscure hiding place. Fill up it up with treasure, seal it up with another turn of the key. Includes 2 Playmobil figures, trees & plants, and more. For Ages 4+
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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My grandaughter had this for Christmas and she adores it and is saving her pocket money up to buy more Egyptian Playmobil.I would have loved something like this when I was a child
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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As this was a Christmas present it is only the initial reaction from my Granddaughter, which is good and exciting for her. Time will tell.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Great quality!
17 Sep 2009
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I just love this line of Playmobil's historical adventure sets. Every year Playmobil has a different historical theme and this year it's the Egyptians.
The entire Egyptian line includes this Sphinx, a pyramid, a ship, a temple and several smaller sets of camels, houses and Egyptian figures.
What I like about Playmobil:
1) Incredible quality. Playmobil sets are of the highest quality plastic, there are no dangerous chemicals or paints in their sets. The plastic pieces and will pretty much last forever; a friend in Germany sent me a few sets which he had when he was a kid and they're still in very good shape. So to me these are a long term investment.
2) Because of the high quality of these sets I'd even recommend educators use these in their classroom to teach.
3) Playmobil collecting is a worldwide hobby, some of the discontinued items become collectible and there are many fan sites and forums where you can share news, events and chat.
This particular set is the sphinx. It's a fairly accurate rendition of the actual Great Sphinx in Eygpt. It comes on a sand colored base and a few figures plus a special key. Admittedly, the playvalue here is not as high of the other big Egyptian sets such as the pyramid or the boat, but I had to get it as part of my collection. The designers of this set probably had a bit of wishful thinking as they included a mummy to be discovered inside their sphinx, something which some real archeologists have wished for, but which has not been proven. Still it's very nicely made and will make a very important part of any junior Egyptologist's collection!
The entire Egyptian line includes this Sphinx, a pyramid, a ship, a temple and several smaller sets of camels, houses and Egyptian figures.
What I like about Playmobil:
1) Incredible quality. Playmobil sets are of the highest quality plastic, there are no dangerous chemicals or paints in their sets. The plastic pieces and will pretty much last forever; a friend in Germany sent me a few sets which he had when he was a kid and they're still in very good shape. So to me these are a long term investment.
2) Because of the high quality of these sets I'd even recommend educators use these in their classroom to teach.
3) Playmobil collecting is a worldwide hobby, some of the discontinued items become collectible and there are many fan sites and forums where you can share news, events and chat.
This particular set is the sphinx. It's a fairly accurate rendition of the actual Great Sphinx in Eygpt. It comes on a sand colored base and a few figures plus a special key. Admittedly, the playvalue here is not as high of the other big Egyptian sets such as the pyramid or the boat, but I had to get it as part of my collection. The designers of this set probably had a bit of wishful thinking as they included a mummy to be discovered inside their sphinx, something which some real archeologists have wished for, but which has not been proven. Still it's very nicely made and will make a very important part of any junior Egyptologist's collection!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A GOOD ADDITION TO THE EGYPTIAN SET
4 Oct 2009
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My boys were not overly impressed with the Sphinx but I think it had more to do with getting it at the same time as the pyramid. That pyramid set is hard to beat!
The Sphinx has a cool hidden entry that can only be opened with the key. They loved that part and the hidden spot is pure Playmobil artistry in its mechanics. However, the key is necessary to open it properly and my boys got frustrated when they couldn't find the key right away. I sense problems with this down the line if the key ever gets lost. Thankfully, it is the same key for the pyramid. The price seems a little steep for a one trick pony but.....
From my view, the educational value of learning about an early civilization combined with creative play makes this line worth every cent. My only concern is the longevity of the key that helps open the hidden door.
The Sphinx has a cool hidden entry that can only be opened with the key. They loved that part and the hidden spot is pure Playmobil artistry in its mechanics. However, the key is necessary to open it properly and my boys got frustrated when they couldn't find the key right away. I sense problems with this down the line if the key ever gets lost. Thankfully, it is the same key for the pyramid. The price seems a little steep for a one trick pony but.....
From my view, the educational value of learning about an early civilization combined with creative play makes this line worth every cent. My only concern is the longevity of the key that helps open the hidden door.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sphinx Playmobil
17 Jan 2011
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I bought this for my four year old grandson for Christmas. He loved it as it completes his sets of Egyptian Playmobil. However, the Sphinx's tomb door was a little hard to get to work correctly. But, he loved that the mummy was inside when we did get it to work.
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