Playmobilize
Playmobilize as a formal company exists since 16 March 2024 🥳 Playmobilize exists for more than 20 years ( the website site does exist that long) and was nothing more than a website showing my custom Playmobil soldiers. Things started changing around 2017. At that time I was creating many regiments of the seven years war. And I got into tampon pad printing of torsos due to the fact that I need several hunderd torsos for several French regiments. Initialy I started buying Special 4511 (The Love Boat Captain) for this purpose (erasing the torso pockets). However these figures went for €3-€4 each at Playmobil fairs and collector events. Which was a bit too much for the amount of torsos I needed.
Then in 2023 I got in to 3d desiging and 3d resin printing as well. After sharing pictures of my 3d printed kepis other collectors started asking for these and soon I realized that the amount of these request actualy meant getting close to the minimal amount required to start using injection molding technology. Then I decided to invest a serious amount of savings in Playmobilize as company.
A mold for kepis was created and more than 45.000 kepis have been produced sofar. By doing this I realized a childhood dream of designing and producing my own toy parts, which I had in mind since being 7 or 8 years old. Accepting that I could turn in to a financial failure. But at least I have realized a childhood dream which is worth much more to me than the actual money invested.
Looking back at 2024 I did not only have succes with the kepis, but I have been able to fund two other molds. Being collar and cuffs. The mission of Playmobilize has become to create as many molds as possible with a focus on parts used to create custom soldiers.
Last but not least (but already known to collectors I personally know for several years) all profit of Playmobilize is invested in new molds and ABS plastic parts. So if you buy something you automaticly contribute to the next mold.
Thank you all for you contribution, regardless if you purchase is small or big, any purchase is a next step in the creation of a new mold.