Commissions & House For Sale

It's that time of year again when everyone is looking for something special. I always get requests in the last couple of weeks and even days before Christmas for items from my blog. Although this is great to be in demand I have to disappoint a lot of visitors because I don't have many things for sale.

I do go to work for a living and Playmobil is one of several a hobbies I do in my spare time,  which I know will come as a surprise to some people. With all the best will in the world my creations can take quite a lot of time to do and I can't make things as fast as I'm asked. Even a small creation like a decorated room set can take a week to make and that's if I have all the parts I would need. Normally I would say I need a week or two just to get the parts ordered and delivered and a week to paint and decorate it.

As you can guess to do even a small house can take at least a month to make if it's a simple job, usually two months, and some thing large normally four months. I don't keep vast amounts of Playmobil tucked away somewhere - although I wish I could :) - I just order things as I need them.

Most of my work is commissions and I'm always happy to build something on request whether it's a repeat of an older design or something totally new. But this is on a first come first served basis. If your interested in something for a certain day eg Christmas or birthdays please ask well in advance so I will have time to build your creation.

I get a lot of visitors who looking through my blog at past work ask to buy a certain item then and there, thinking that I must still own it. I'm glad to say from my point of view that every thing you see on my blog has already sold. Some items will sell from just a preview others as soon as I show the completed item even before I've decided to sell it. Anything I do have for sale is listed on my Emporium blog.

So if you are interested in buying some thing please feel free to ask but order in advance and I hope you will understand if something isn't currently available. :)

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Collection Clearout

The time has come to clear out some of my ever expanding Playmobil collection. I have some large projects on the go and I really need the space. It's a hard decision to have to make but I've got to narrow down the themes I collect, I can't keep adding to it as my walls aren't made of rubber :)

So over the next few weeks I'll be sorting out some sets, putting them for sale on here and reducing the price of the items I already have on sale. 

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Chocolate Shop

As you can see I've finished my latest version of the Chocolate shop and there are more pictures on the choc shop page.

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Barbers

The latest in my series of small shops is the Barbers.

Visit my small shops page for more pictures.

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Choc Shop Nearly Finished

This is a little preview of my current work - a chocolate shop. This has been my most requested building so as I had some chocolates already made from earlier this year I thought I'd better get one made :)

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Current Projects

Hello visitors and fellow Playmobil fans, I just wanted to let you know what I'm up to at the moment.
Currently I'm working on a second Grey Mansion and another Regents Street row of shops. Here's some pictures of a few of the room sets I'm working on.

I've also made a start on a 5302 which will become another Bistro although I'm planning to add an extra floor or two to it.

I'm just finishing off a small market scene and a decorated windmill. Photos of both in the next few weeks.

After all that my next big project will be a fairy scene. Playmobil will be bringing out a new range of fairies and unicorns etc and I'll be creating a large set up with their own tree houses. So that's my plan for the next couple of months unless I get anymore requests.

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