the 1:24 scale human figure he came up with easily fits in a young one’s hand and doesn’t require an abundance of motor skills to play with. The very first Playmobil sets included knights ...

On a dreary, cool spring day in Zirndorf, Germany, I finally realized a childhood dream of visiting the Playmobil headquarters. The feeling was relatively bittersweet, as I ate a Wiener schnitzel ...

Knights and American Indians both came with ... All thanks to a three-inch-tall toy. Speaking of the Playmobil figures, Mr. Beck told the Business Ethics Quarterly: "This is a toy the child ...

For millions of people around the world, it was Playmobil. The simple figures are made of plastic ... or orchestrate an epic battle between pirates and knights. Those characters come out of ...

Three models were initially launched -- a Native American, a knight and a worker -- and ... grown-ups who still enjoy playing with toys. Playmobil is increasing its range of celebrities, and ...

And the folks at Playmobil are celebrating with an amazing new collectible toy. This summer, K.I.T.T., the iconic vehicle from the classic TV series Knight Rider, arrives in Playmobil form.

Beck came up with the 7.5-centimetre (3-inch) play figures. The initial three models -- a knight, a construction ... In contrast to Playmobil, Lego saw three years of record-breaking sales boosted ...