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Is there any precedent for this? Not really, though the Playmobil figurine of Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer sold 80,000 units over three years.

Did he? Yes. His German Bible was a blueprint for other vernacular translations. He challenged church authority, heavily influenced Christian thought and practice, and even wrote the hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. The First Playmobil® Sets Enter the Market". collectobil.com. Collectobil Collector's Guide. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19 . Retrieved 2020-02-01. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) I’m having difficulty reconciling your description with the cantankerous theologian of history. In particular, the hands. That’s probably because I’m talking about Martin Luther the plastic Playmobil figurine.Do say: “I need to nail these 95 Theses to that church door over there. Would you mind removing the quill pen from my right hand, and snapping in the hammer?” In 2004, BMW licensed the familiar Playmobil look and feel to release an exclusive BMW Z4 done in Playmobil scale. It also came with two Playmobil passengers. Originally, the only way to get one of these Z4s (available in deep red or blue) was to take a test drive at a BMW dealership in Germany. Shortly thereafter, versions in a pale yellow or eggshell blue were available in European toy stores. Though not manufactured by Playmobil, they were officially licensed. In his 95 Theses, Luther made no explicit mention of the world beyond Europe, and no claim to be speaking for non-Europeans. But when he shared these ideas in Wittenberg, the early phase of globalization had already begun. In 1517, Spanish people and military power had already been in the newly-christened “Americas” for 25 years. Vasco da Gama and his crew had reached south Asia nearly two decades earlier. Within two years, Ferdinand Magellan would begin the voyage that would first circumnavigate the globe, and Hernán Cortes would begin the invasion that would result in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. This is the Martin Luther who wrote the 95 Theses? The translator of the New Testament into the vernacular? Leader of the Protestant Reformation, and scourge of popes? That’s him: neat brown bob, sweet little floppy hat, hands like C-clamps.

One Man's Tiny Plastic Universe". Christian Science Monitor. 1997-10-07. ISSN 0882-7729 . Retrieved 2018-11-07. Portrait of Martin Luther ( left), and a depiction of the sale of indulgences, circa 1530 ( right). A number of different companies were licensed throughout Europe and Latin America to produce and distribute Playmobil figures: Oh, I see. Wait, what? German toy manufacturer Playmobil has just issued a special miniature Martin Luther, holding an outsize quill pen and a German-language Bible.Blakemore, Erin (11 June 2015). "A Playmobil Figure of Martin Luther Has Become the Fastest-Selling of All Time". Smithsonian Magazine . Retrieved 19 November 2023. He especially criticized the recently developed church teaching that faithful Christians could buy an indulgence from the church that would shorten the time that they would have to spend in purgatory before being admitted to heaven. By 1517, Luther had come to see this teaching as a dereliction of duty on the part of the priesthood. His fellow clergymen, he believed, were leading trusting Christians astray, rather than showing them the correct path toward salvation. a b c Rubin, Rebecca (9 December 2019). "Box Office Bomb: 'Playmobil' Flops in Historic Fashion". Variety . Retrieved 9 December 2019. Playmobil Dino Rise series launches ahead of new range". Toy World Magazine | The business magazine with a passion for toys. 2021-05-04 . Retrieved 2021-07-29.

Coaster at the Wittenberg Brauhaus (brewery) commemorating Luther's wife, Katarina von Bora (left), and Luther-themed room decor at the Ringhotel Schwarzer Baer in Wittenberg (right). (Photos by Author)

Mendelson, Scott (7 December 2019). "Friday Box Office: 'Playmobil' Bombs As Hollywood Again Ignores The Lesson Of 'The Last Samurai' ". Forbes . Retrieved 7 December 2019. Other clergymen before him had criticized the church, struggled with a sense of deep sinfulness, and provoked debate among Catholic theologians. In fact, in sharing his 95 Theses with his colleagues in Wittenberg—as well as sending a copy to the Archbishop of Mainz—Luther was following a longstanding medieval tradition of calling for debate within the university and clerical circles of the church. Within that context, posting his 95 Theses (whether on the church door or circulated among his colleagues) was neither a declaration of war against the church nor a proclamation of the establishment of a new Christian church. Keslassy, Elsa (November 6, 2014). "AFM: On Ent. Plays With Wild Bunch, Pathe on Playmobil Pic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved July 22, 2015. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team [ citation needed] are introduced frequently, and older sets are discontinued. Promotional and one-off products are sometimes produced in very limited quantities. These practices have helped give rise to a sizeable community of collectors. [ citation needed] Collector activities extend beyond collecting and free-form play and include customization, miniature wargaming, and the creation of photo stories and stop motion films, or simply as decoration. [ citation needed] Early Playmobil figure of a woman History [ edit ] I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – German kids are really weird. It’s probably more to do with the parents: the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is looming in 2017. “Parents want to make sure their children grow up knowing who he is,” says Astrid Mühlman, director of the government office in charge of the quinquennial commemorations, “because he had such an impact on how society evolved in Europe.”