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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: cheng on May 11, 2011, 09:14:22

Title: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: cheng on May 11, 2011, 09:14:22

The Mongol Empire (1206–1368) was the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world, covering 22% of the Earth's total land area with population of 100 million, at its peak.

Their army was built up from squads of ten men each(called an arbat); ten arbats constituted a company of one hundred(called a zuut); ten zuuts made a regiment of one thousand(called myanghan) and ten myanghans would then constitute a regiment of ten thousand (tumen).

Mongols were good at sieges; recruiting artisans and military talents from the cities they conquered, and with Chinese engineers and bombardier corps, were experts in building trebuchets, catapults etc used successfully in European campaigns.

Although famous for horse archers, troops armed with lances were equally skilled.
Discipline distinguished Mongol soldiers from their peers, trained and organized for mobility and speed by being lightly armored.
 
The Empire began to split after the death of Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan.

So, here's my Mongols (not enough yet, to fight my samurai/korean/chinese playmo-armies)  :P

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 11, 2011, 12:20:44

Very nice customs!!! Thank you for the historical background cheng!

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 11, 2011, 13:16:48

Magnificent! :clap:
They look great Cheng! :wow:
Oh, there's an idea for kilts. ;)

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Nickers on May 11, 2011, 13:37:35

Those are terrific!  :love:

I also enjoyed reading about the history of the Mongol Empire!  :)

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Rasputin on May 11, 2011, 17:09:05

Nice job on the Mongols. I do not recognize the hair though, where is it from?

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 11, 2011, 18:30:12

Quote from: Rasputin on May 11, 2011, 17:09:05

Nice job on the Mongols. I do not recognize the hair though, where is it from?

pirates such as this one come to mind... 30 00 5762 - Pirate chieftain, black suit with red trim, black hair and beard (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-00-5762)

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on May 11, 2011, 20:27:07

More magnificent custom figures, Cheng! Well done! Historical authenticity is spot on! :)9

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: bonniebeth on May 11, 2011, 21:08:32

Amazing as always, cheng!

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: cheng on May 12, 2011, 00:53:48

thanks everyone!  :love:

thanks Wolf-knight with the answer! those hair are perfect for Mongols and those Fu-man-chu heads are also perfect for Mongols (not chinese/japanese at all)  ;)

their legs are only temporary I hope  :P (couldn't bring myself to spray their skirts and boots in shades of playmo brown) might give them those stone-age women's legs (and suddenly Geobra starts wondering why their DS is running out of stone-age females...running off to join a Mongol Tumen  :lol: )

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Hadoque on May 12, 2011, 01:27:46

Very nice Mongols!!   8-)  (or are it "Mongolians"... :eh?:)

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: cheng on May 12, 2011, 08:59:11

generally, 'Mongols' refer to those nomadic people in the ancient Mongol empire (while Mongolians probably refers to people living in the Mongolia we know today, ....who may still be moving, but only from town to town ;) )

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: playmofire on May 12, 2011, 14:54:28

Thanks for more history of the eastern world, cheng, and three more excellent customs.    :wave:

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Playmoholics on May 13, 2011, 00:07:53

I love the customs and the history lesson  :thanks:

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: Justindo on February 13, 2012, 20:34:11

These are the best Playmobil Mongols I've ever seen, Cheng!  Superb work! :wow: :wow: :wow:

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: tahra on February 13, 2012, 20:38:39

They're great!

Love the spear decoration.. actually... might.. "adopt" the idea ;)

Is that a "snow scarf" thing on the left guy? Modified?

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: cheng on February 17, 2012, 10:18:02

Quote from: tahra on February 13, 2012, 20:38:39

Is that a "snow scarf" thing on the left guy? Modified?

yes...well spotted Tahra!

I've got a bigger Arbat now, Justindo...should i add a new pic here or is it better to start a new thread?

Title: Re: my <1 Arbat of Mongols
Post by: grangel on February 18, 2012, 22:35:06

I Loved both you history and you custom!!