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Title: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: HDTM on December 04, 2015, 16:03:19
Finally I won my fear of breaking my klickies by taking them apart...I admit that looking around here I took some inspirations from the work of others, I mean that looking at what others can do and I wanted to do the same  :)
Here take a look:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5kqDteTwPwc/VmG2qAshpoI/AAAAAAAAAOw/F0kFdWnP9J8/s1600/20151204_003637.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UOxz0LVCMw/VmG2pf5ECrI/AAAAAAAAAOY/2R5oq7Km16k/s1600/20151204_003625.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V3rpYwM17nQ/VmG2pVGZ1dI/AAAAAAAAAOk/A7UHQcn50hw/s1600/20151204_003614.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KHMOsYsvdXc/VmG2ptita8I/AAAAAAAAAOc/RpUv6h3rCis/s1600/20151204_003605.jpg)
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Raven on December 04, 2015, 20:35:21
They are wonderful knights.  I really like them.
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Klickteryx on December 04, 2015, 20:37:32
Nice colours and composition.

Welcome to the world of customising. :)

Those arm and leg armour pieces are some of the nicest medieval parts playmobil have produced.
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: DrDalek6 on December 04, 2015, 21:38:18
Nice great idea to update the purple dragon knight that way and the other two look great with the legs and particularly the chest pieces makes me think sort of padded armour or leather jerkins?  :eh?: I guess, as sort of simple knight/foot soldier look it really works. 
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Klickteryx on December 05, 2015, 03:04:57
the chest pieces makes me think sort of padded armour or leather jerkins?  :eh?: I guess, as sort of simple knight/foot soldier look it really works.
They're more like coat-of-plates. Metal plates stitched or riveted to a leather backing. One has the plates attached to a leather backing and the other has another layer of leather over the front of the plates. Knights were wearing this type of armour over their mail until such armour was replaced by the solid breastplate.

The torsos with dots are similar and represent cloth over metal plates with decorative rivets.
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Rhalius on December 05, 2015, 09:23:57
They look very nice, I am only not quite sure about the chainmail covering a bit of that yellow dragon.
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Pynedor on December 05, 2015, 14:41:06
They look great! <*)
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Venser on December 09, 2015, 00:01:56
They look really good. I couldnt do this, mostly because my kilcky heads never - I mean NEVER - come off.
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Birdie on December 13, 2015, 09:55:28
I really like the look of the dark brown with the coat of armour. Excellent customizing  8-)


They look really good. I couldnt do this, mostly because my kilcky heads never - I mean NEVER - come off.

Have you tried Tahra's popping-method (with a noose made from fishing wire)? It's quite safe.
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Venser on December 13, 2015, 15:45:22
I really like the look of the dark brown with the coat of armour. Excellent customizing  8-)


Have you tried Tahra's popping-method (with a noose made from fishing wire)? It's quite safe.

Nope, hever heard of it <*). Where can I find it? (Im new to this forum, thats probably why.  :sleigh:)
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: tahra on December 13, 2015, 19:01:04
Nope, hever heard of it <*). Where can I find it? (Im new to this forum, thats probably why.  :sleigh:)

There you go: My popper.. (link) (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=12000.0)

Happy popping.

My only mishap (in HUNDREDS) of popped klickys was a speedo frame.
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Birdie on December 14, 2015, 11:36:27
Nope, hever heard of it <*). Where can I find it? (Im new to this forum, thats probably why.  :sleigh:)

I've tried looking it up here, but I can't seem to find a thread on it just now. It's a bit too difficult to explain without pictures, but if I get a chance I'll try to make a 'how-to'. ;)
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: tahra on December 14, 2015, 11:59:15
I've tried looking it up here, but I can't seem to find a thread on it just now. It's a bit too difficult to explain without pictures, but if I get a chance I'll try to make a 'how-to'. ;)

I did take pics, when the popper was still in the kitchen door handler... (see above)... Maybe I should update with the dedicated popring?  ;D
Title: Re: Knights: a very fast customization
Post by: Birdie on December 14, 2015, 13:26:38
Ow sorry I didn't see your previous post! Yes, those were the pictures I was looking for  :)

An update would be nice  ;D