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I won this Syd with one of the Spanish signs this afternoon which I was really pleased about......not sure Syd will be happy sharing his bachelor cottage with another one but.....who cares what he thinks



I also received my Spanish garden furniture playset today which I was really happy about as I didn't think I would have one of these so soon after seeing how nice they are on the forum recently. On the packaging it says "Made in Spain No Toxico".....I was wondering whether these are part of the Comics No Toxico range but I guess saying made in Spain and No Toxico is probably just a general marking/description and the packaging also has copyright Peyo so I decided they really aren't anything to do with the CNTs. The smurf that comes with this set is interesting cos it looks like the Sunbather with his arms behind his head except it has shoes. I am hoping I will find some more of the different sets in this series as they are something a bit different which is always nice to get.

I guess if you have to get up and go to work on Mondays, then receiving smurfy packages kind of makes it almost worthwhile.

Dyar

Hi, Dyar!!!!!!!!Congratulations for your new smurf and set!!!!!!!!!!

It´s the same set-garden I have and I sent to attomb some photos of another spanish-non toxico set ( well, I´m not sure if "spanish-non toxico" appeared in the packaging...more than 20 years ago )

A lot of years ago (22-24 years), my parents brought to me five differents Syd Smurf from Germany...Probably they are homemade, but in that years there were not so many collectors, somit´s difficult to me to think that the seller tried to lie my parents...I think they were really cheap:I will send you a photo: syd carrying a red thunderbolt; syd carrying a red ladder; syd carrying a yellow "¿cuspidor?"...


Bye from Spain

Hi Pitufo

Thanks for the congrats

A lot of years ago (22-24 years), my parents brought to me five differents Syd Smurf from Germany...Probably they are homemade, but in that years there were not so many collectors, somit´s difficult to me to think that the seller tried to lie my parents...I think they were really cheap:I will send you a photo: syd carrying a red thunderbolt; syd carrying a red ladder; syd carrying a yellow "¿cuspidor?"...

I think know the ones you mean Pitufo....I have a picture of possibly all of them in a book I have here ("Smurfs Around the World") although the only Syds of these I have are a few of the road sign ones....anyway here is a pic, let me know if these are the ones you mean. If they are then I think it's excellent that you have some of them as they are aren't that easy to find these days and are always very popular when they do appear.

Dyar

Yes, Dyar...These are some of the smurfs I have:

- the red ladder
- the red thunder
- the red "pacifier?"
- the yellow "cuspidor?"

Bye, Dyar...Perhaps this week I will send you the images

I won this Syd with one of the Spanish signs this afternoon which I was really pleased about......not sure Syd will be happy sharing his bachelor cottage with another one but.....who cares what he thinks

You can send Syd here if he likes

Your having a nice day Dyar.

Great win with the signbearer, maybe you can tell Syd he is only staying for the World Cup?

Regarding the No Toxico marking, I *think* this is the marking to show it is child safe - "non toxic" but I could be completely wrong.

Yes, Dyar...These are some of the smurfs I have:

- the red ladder
- the red thunder
- the red "pacifier?"
- the yellow "cuspidor?"

Bye, Dyar...Perhaps this week I will send you the images

HI Pitufo!

again those smurfs you have a amazing and rare too!

I have only one so far..a smurf holding a yellow ladder..

I know Dyar would love all of these too! I think he has several ones holding signs. etc!

HI Dyar!

congrats on winning a spanish syd! he looks really cool! and you can have him hang out with all your spanish smurfs if he gets lonely!


I love that furniture set! its so nice... I am also tempted to take the sunbather smurf out of the package and check him out!

I did do that with a furniture set..that had a fireplace in the set..
the smurf that came with it was the laughing one.I think


these are cool smurfs!

Hi Attom!!!!!!!!!This week I send you an image of these smurfs...I PROOMISEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!They arrived at home a lot of years ago, and I´m not sure where are they from...I´ve just asked my parents, and now they have a doubt: Germany or Holland....And of course this same week I send the image with smurf nr 20075 with the band in the hat in black...

PS: Dyar, the smurf included in the furniture is softer than others.It has no markings.Sometimes I think he is taking exercise (abdominals?)...Don´t take the sunbather smurf out of package!!!!!!!!!!I can send you to Australia, you touch it and watch it carefully, and after holidays you send it again to Spain: he always wanted to know Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

Thanks guys......actually I haven't been having a good time lately as Robyn's family are playing musical hospital beds lately (Mrs Dyar's Mum came home from hospital on Sunday after a week....but her grandfather was rushed to hospital on the Saturday....they both live alone together so it's been a stressful week for Mrs Dyar.....and then the game against Italy... )

I look forward to seeing the pics Pitufo.....and I know Syd and myself would love to see what Spain looks like too. My good friend in Germany leaves for Spain this week for a holiday...I have already told him that I wish I could go with him which I thought was a pretty strong hint but alas....no plane ticket has arrived so far.

I would love to get some of those smurfs though Pitufo.....both the furniture sets and the ones your parents got for you. I think this hobby never ends.



Dyar

PS - Stace....if I told him of your invite I would never get him to return.....come to think of it......"hey Syd....

ya

Here you are an image of Syd smurf:



Bye!!!!!!!!!

Wow they are fantastic Pitufo....they are so rare and so expensive these days that I think your parents did you a huge favour by buying them for you....I wish I had your parents....truth be told I wish I had anyone's parents rather than my own at times.

I hope someday I can find some of these too...thanks for the pic

Dyar

Hi again Dyar!!!!!!!!!!I´m happy if you have enjoyed with my smurfs...I´ve just noticed another Syd smurf is not at the photograph...I suppose he is hidden behind a mushroom...It´s one carrying a traffic sign...

And my parents: when I was a child (8-10 years old), I liked smurfs a lot...I think my parents didn´t think that their son was going to be a "smurf fanatic"...But I must admit that thanks to them, I continued collecting smurfs, because in Spain,it was almost imposible....

Bye.

PS: I always wonder: do the other users of this forum understand my english?

PS: I always wonder: do the other users of this forum understand my english?

Hi Pitufo...I've never had a problem with your English at all. I've never had a problem with anyone's English on this forum except for Karen's j/k....but if I tried to type in Spanish then I think I would give even you a headache as you tried to decipher what I was trying to say.

Your English is very good

Dyar

Hi Joaquín

They are lovely smurfs to have.

I have to admit, when I first saw these I was 100% convinced they were fakes and that someone had just added the items BUT having seen so many of them over the years and some (like yours Joaquín) that have been in collections for a very long time I think I have changed my mind. I would love to know how these smurfs originated but for now I think I can consider them as originals.

(I may change my mind again if more info became available )

PS. Joaquín, your English is VERY good, I have never had a problem understanding you.

I saw some of these quite a while back on ebay..I didn't buy them because like you Rachel, I was under the impression they were homemade fakes..wish I'd got them now

I really like your special Syds - I never see any of them for auction on US ebay though. And Joaquin, your english is very understandable...better than Dyar's is sometimes (j/k Drew). I can only speak, write, read English so I think it's great that you have at least two languages you can understand. We Americans should know more languages like the rest of the world does

Hi, everyone!!!!!!!!!Thanks for understanding my english....Since you say my english is not too bad, I can begin to translate DON QUIJOTE to english , can´t I?

And about Syd smurfs: perhaps they can be not original, but twenty years ago, there were not "proffessional fakers"...I think...But an interesting question is: where are they from? How many different colours and accesories were manufactured? Who? Schleich?...

Bye

And Joaquin, your english is very understandable...better than Dyar's is sometimes (j/k Drew).

No...Stace is right.

Dyar