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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: cheng on May 07, 2017, 08:25:12

Title: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: cheng on May 07, 2017, 08:25:12
A little history first;

The Ikko-ikki were leagues of peasant farmers, Buddhist monks and Shinto priests who rose up against daimyo rule in 15th- and 16th-century Japan.

(Many excelled in the use of the fearsome naginata, a razor-sharp blade set on a long pole-arm)

They rebelled violently many times and even defeated Nagao Tamekage in the 1536 Battle of Sendanno.

Many of the temples we see, as tourists, outside Osaka, as peaceful and serene places of devotion today were in fact heavily fortified.

Towards the end of the 16th century, nearly every road to the capital from this western part of the country was controlled by them
and so Tokugawa Ieyasu, with the help of Jodo-shu sohei (another sect of warior monks),
had to comprehensively defeat the Mikawa Ikko-ikki in the Battle of Azukizaka.

as for me  :P
my small band of warrior monks are still waiting for white headscarves (I'm still very reluctant to spray them white) from Geobra
(the , blade is non-Playmo, fitted perfectly without having to reduce or increase the diameter of the original sword handle)
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: Macruran on May 07, 2017, 18:50:53
 :wow:
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: tahra on May 07, 2017, 19:12:13
Awesome! I was wondering which sword you used...

Now... what BRAND is it? :)
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: Pynedor on May 07, 2017, 21:08:36
Great custom, cheng. I like the modified hood also (and I'd like some white hoods too! ;)).
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: playmofire on May 07, 2017, 21:49:12
Nasty weapon, lovely custom.   :wave:
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: cheng on May 08, 2017, 00:49:59
thank you playmofriends :)

Awesome! I was wondering which sword you used...
Now... what BRAND is it? :)

never noticed....came with a set of 4 slightly taller post WW2 mercenaries fighting in tropical jungles...probably given the rest to a kid long ago ;)
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: cheng on May 08, 2017, 07:32:16
a diferent warrior monk with a smaller blade(Lego :P)
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: tahra on May 10, 2017, 07:27:28
They look great :)

(I love the hand print - I think you said before, but my poor head :-[ - sprayed?)
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: cheng on May 10, 2017, 10:27:53

(I love the hand print - I think you said before, but my poor head :-[ - sprayed?)

not this time...too lazy to mask n spray..just very thin stickers  ;)
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: Klickteryx on May 11, 2017, 05:55:10
a diferent warrior monk with a smaller blade(Lego :P)
Nice collar conversion.
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: tahra on May 11, 2017, 07:49:44
Nice collar conversion.

Is it painted?
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: cheng on May 11, 2017, 08:18:51
Is it painted?

yes, spray-painted ;)
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: cheng on May 11, 2017, 11:02:46
the rest
Title: Re: Warrior Monk with a Naginata
Post by: Macruran on May 13, 2017, 00:02:40
Interesting toga deployment.