Keep thread-jackin'!!! This is gooooooooooooooooooood stuff!
Spry, you can be SURE I'll be making molds of these containers. Those are some FINE-lookin' pieces!
OK, I was going to move the thread for the new images, and I still could if you want to, but I'll post them here for now. Below is some Container Porn. It's not all I have and a lot of it is unfinished and unpainted but you get the idea. Doc, I'm still sending you the ammo crate so that you can get a mold going. If it comes out well I'd like to order some more from you. Anyway, here it is...
Above : Playmobil containers (painted and unpainted) and Aliens Playset ammo boxes.
Above : Playmobil large containers. The way these are made they are stackable. The feet fit into notches on the lids so they don't slide off. I weathered them a little. They are sold clean in the gray you see.
And here is a group shot of various containers I have in various condition...
Above : Playmobil containers, Aliens Playset ammo boxes, Fuel drums from military playsets and skateboard figures, and locker is from Marauder, inc.
Now, the Playmobil containers used to be on the Playmobil site but I can't find them anymore for some reason. My local Hobby/Train store still carries a few of them, I think, so I'll be picking them up and get the catalog number from the package and see what's up.
Another thing I will list here, even though it's not a container, is another item from Playmobil which is a little pricey at $11 a piece but I think is oh, so cool. They use 2 AA batteries and look great on a landing pad lighting up a diorama. They can be shortened and positioned in many different ways. Just a heads up for those that may be interested.
Here is the link to the item on the Playmobil site :
http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=7445&cgid=Ds_Elektronisches_Zubehoer