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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: cheng on October 25, 2011, 02:34:39
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Korean army lead by Yi Sun-shin (1545 – 1598), their Korean naval commander, during the Imjin war,
Yi never lost a battle and delivered one of the most astonishing defeats in military history at the Battle of Myeongnyang, with only 13 ships against 333 Japanese ships.
At the Battle of Noryang, his famous dying words were, "The battle is at its height...beat my war drums...do not announce my death."
and WoT, as you requested, here's my Korean army, slowly growing, perhaps in the ratio of 13:333 against my samurai army...
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Excellent work again,cheng, my friend. :wave:
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Amazing, very well done. 8-)
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These are really excellent, cheng!
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Very nice!
Love the history snippets. I've never heard of that before.
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Excellent work cheng!!!
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thank you all! :)
...and where is WoT? maybe he's waiting in gardenwargaming :P ;D
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We haven't seen WoT much lately. Been missing him.
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Lovely customs my friend! So is your Speedodad frenzy over now?
I love it when you make those Asian warriors!
Best,
Arnaud
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lets' put out an 'APB' for WoT, BB....maybe he's stuck somewhere ;D
@Arnaud....speedodad is resting legless on my desk...waiting for his next adventure ;) I couldnt find a role for him in Imjin...I've not seen a shirtless korean in old drawings/paintings/books...anyone has?
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Poor speedo dad.... he doesn't quite fit in anywhere. :(
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Great Korean Warriors, Cheng! 8-)
North or South? ;D ... :-X ;)
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North or South? ;D ... :-X ;)
thanks, a very thought provoking question and maybe a provocation to the lull at the 38th parallel north if we asked who are the descendants of admiral Yi, Hadoque. :P
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Cheng! you are the Master of Eastern Customisings :wow:
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Korean army lead by Yi Sun-shin (1545 – 1598), their Korean naval commander, during the Imjin war,
Yi never lost a battle and delivered one of the most astonishing defeats in military history at the Battle of Myeongnyang, with only 13 ships against 333 Japanese ships.
At the Battle of Noryang, his famous dying words were, "The battle is at its height...beat my war drums...do not announce my death."
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Thank you for the historical reference Cheng! :wow:
You have put a lot of amazing work into these customs,
I can only say they are some of the most amazing creations I have seen. :clap:
and WoT, as you requested, here's my Korean army, slowly growing, perhaps in the ratio of 13:333 against my samurai army...
Sounds just right. ;)
And since you were wondering, I had made a bet with my family
that I could go without Playmobil and without going on PlaymoFriends for a whole week.
I did... but they held up their side of the bargain too, so I get nothing... :P
Still, glad to be back! :)9
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Oh, I would SOOOO lose that bet! I couldn't go a day without either one!
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haha BB, if there was a Playmo prize at stake on you winning such a challenge...dont you think you can survive a week....I think I can, even for a free klicky...also just to prove to our families we have control over our 'madness' if we choose to :lol:
..and WoT, they'll now leave you alone with respect to carry-on-Playmo-ing!!
remember, we miss your presence...you could at least tell us youre not in hospital too :P
..BTW, I studied the picture of the general and improved my Admiral Yi here..hope you approve of my kliky-style arm prints :)
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Cheng,
Reminds me of the changing of the guard in downtown Seoul at Gyeongbokgung Palace. Those palaces are unbelievable right in the middle of downtown Seoul....never seen anything like them anywhere. You can walk right among the soldiers during the changing of the guard and become a part of the procession (as shown in the photo of our son and his wife)!
We thought that they were Korean style architecture until we learned that they were designed during one of the many long Chinese invasions of Korea. And saw buildings just like them in China later.
So many of the details on the Korean soldiers may be quite similar to those of Chinese soldiers. Your figures fit in quite well at these Palaces, Pgal 8-)
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anyong hase-oh!
thanks for sharing these photos Pgal!
your son fit in very well...by the way he carried his umbrella :D
one shot shows the quiver box very clearly...I've often wondered how they can manage to carry enough arrows in those short and small containers...I suppose they were wearing contemporary shoes...btw, those hats they are wearing looks like chinese bridegroom hats ;)
ghamsa-hamidah!
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Glad the photos helped! Tried to find the ones with details of the soldiers. It was quite a display with soldiers carrying huge flags that whipped in the strong wind and rain. These palaces are truly magical in the fog...do carry an umbrella!!!
We had no idea that Korean culture was such a mixture of Chinese and Japanese history with so many invasions and such a long time under their control. At the other extreme is Thailand, which is so proud of having never been occupied...at least they claim. So their architecture and culture tends to be much purer (they claim) than that of the Koreans.
Here are some more photos from this Korean palace during May of 2009. The Palace Museum is located on the same grounds, so their info should be pretty accurate. Do visit this museum as well because it explains so much about the battle history in Korea.
Hope this helps further with your wonderful Korean soldiers. Cheers, Pgal :wave:
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thanks again Pgal!
I did cut a pointy beard for my korean (5th from the left)....these pointy beards are really for that period...think I will cut a couple more ;) ;D
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haha BB, if there was a Playmo prize at stake on you winning such a challenge...dont you think you can survive a week....I think I can, even for a free klicky...also just to prove to our families we have control over our 'madness' if we choose to :lol:
Yeah, I suppose I could, if I wanted to. (Ok, that sounds like an addict! "I can quit anytime I want to!" :P) I'd have to give a few people notice, though. It's frowned upon for a moderator to just disappear for an extended time with no explanation. ;)
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....I'd have to give a few people notice, though. It's frowned upon for a moderator to just disappear for an extended time with no explanation. ;)
if ever someone offers(bets) you a klicky to be able to stay away for a week, dont bother, I'll gladly double that to keep you here in playmoworld ;)
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Aw, you're sweet! ;D
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Next time I will tell you all, but I had no time on the night we made the bet. :-[
Meanwhile...
Fantastic Cheng! :wow:
I love the stickers, he looks very nice! :clap:
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Great work on these Cheng! :) I like the way you use 'modern day' elements and incorprate them in your themes. (Like the jacket.)
And that's quite a victory considering the odds! Thank you for sharing some Asian military history. :D