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Title: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 18:49:45
This thread is following up on an idea that was born here: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7376.0

There are a lot of us who collect mostly the modern themes, and as we have had some community events going on for those who collect medieval theme, and one happening now for the victorian theme, I was thinking, we really should do something for those of us who focus on modern themes.

I propose a modern "war," but not a serious one using modern armies and weaponry. :no: Instead, this would be a war between silly armies taken from modern playmobil themes. Some that have been proposed so far are firehose-wielding firemen, handbag-wielding angry mothers, poo-flinging zoo animals, and tranq dart-wielding policemen. I think it could be a lot of fun to see the "armies" people come up with, and the "weapons" their armies will be equipped with.

Of course, this is VERY early planning stages here, so we need to talk about exactly what we would do with our armies, what kind of event we are going to plan, if in fact anyone is interested. Any ideas, anyone? Thoughts?
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 11, 2011, 19:15:54
OMG I LOVE the idea!

i'm a fan of these themes and would definately be part of this - i don't know either how it would need to be carried out and can't contribute with ideas right now but i'll try to come up with some...maybe animal armies for us zoo/safari collectors? :knight: ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 19:23:23
Yes, I was thinking further on the animal armies, and since there are several of us who would want animal armies, maybe we can specify specific types of animal armies, not neccessarily one species, but you could have an army of bears, including all kinds, or a big cat army, with lions, tigers, leopards, cougars. And then there could be a poo-flinging primate army, gorillas, chimps, orangs, spider monkeys. Also a zookeeper army might be cool, but what would be their weapons? I'd have to think on that one.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 11, 2011, 19:49:55
Since I collect some modern themes, can I join too please? If nobody wants to use the police theme can I? They are the most modern playmobil in quantity I have.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 19:51:24
Fine by me! What will your be your "weapons?"
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 11, 2011, 20:04:47
sounds great! :yippee:

maybe we could split this into geographic regions were animals live? i.e. savannah, forest, artic, etc - just an idea

as for the zookepers - the first thing that comes to my mind is their zoo tools...but that might be a little boring. Maybe interesting accesories that we use for our zoos or animal themed sets? (the meerkat and bird feeders are very interesting accesories, but i don't know how a competition/war would go with that kind of pieces...)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 11, 2011, 20:07:19
Fine by me! What will your be your "weapons?"

speed cameras, warning signs, traffic cones, handheld round sings... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 11, 2011, 20:09:38
as for the zookepers - the first thing that comes to my mind is their zoo tools...but that might be a little boring. Maybe interesting accesories that we use for our zoos or animal themed sets? (the meerkat and bird feeders are very interesting accesories, but i don't know how a competition/war would go with that kind of pieces...)

stickbrooms and buckets...the ones they use to clean the cages!!!  ;) oh and pitchforks!!!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:10:35
sounds great! :yippee:

maybe we could split this into geographic regions were animals live? i.e. savannah, forest, artic, etc - just an idea

Well, since most people will probably have armies that consist of people instead of animals, I don't know how this would work.... OOh! Maybe our map could be of a town, rather than of a whole world, and our armies could come from different parts of the town -- the zoo, the safari park, the police headquarters, fire department, hospital, etc. How does that sound?

speed cameras, warning signs, traffic cones, handheld round sings... :lol: :lol: :lol:

 :lol: Very good! You can whack people over the head with hand-held stopsigns!  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:11:17
stickbrooms and buckets...the ones they use to clean the cages!!!  ;) oh and pitchforks!!!

Brooms and pitchforks are great! And then they could stick buckets over people's heads!  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 11, 2011, 20:12:26

 :lol: Very good! You can whack people over the head with hand-held stopsigns!  :lol:

 :yup: :yup: :yup:  ;D

Brooms and pitchforks are great! And then they could stick buckets over people's heads!

 :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Tiermann on March 11, 2011, 20:14:33
I am thinking it might be fun to have a Holiday Host army. Rabbit people, elves and Santa Clauses, ghosts and skeletons from Halloween etc.

A Dinosaur Army would be good too.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:15:36
Ooh, both good ideas! The dinosaurs could be modern if they are animatronic!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Tiermann on March 11, 2011, 20:20:16
Well since this is clearly a for fun topic I see no reason why reality should rear it's ugly head. Incongruities are part of what makes having more than one theme fun. The phone booth in Playtuga, the soda machine in the castle basement etc.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:23:30
Yes, you're right, that's the beauty of playmobil! However, i was thinking in the modern world, you can find a way to explain throwing almost any theme in there, and make it still technically modern. Like if someone wanted to use knights, they could be SCA members, though of course they would need silly weapons to keep it just for fun. Blacksmithing tools maybe?  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Tiermann on March 11, 2011, 20:23:57
Wars are complex and tricky to do with so many different things going on.
What about treating this like a tournament? Where each army would have a champion, and we could use the die rolls and scoring method used at Winterhaven?

The policeman attacks with his speed paddle but scores only a glancing blow, the zookeeper uses her bucket and scores a solid hit.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:28:21
Yes, I was thinking something with die rolls, however I think having armies is a lot of fun.... I'm thinking on how we could work that out, because there is the obvious problem of how do two whole armies get together for a photo story. Clearly not easy. Maybe for now we should just start making a city map and building our armies, similar to how the kingdoms map project is going, and then let members start working out among themselves what else they want to do with it? Though really, something more organized would be nice.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Tiermann on March 11, 2011, 20:36:54
Well each army could just present itself in photos. All the actual 'fighting' could be done on a map. I am thinking it might look a lot like the game Risk with the map being a city grid.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Tiermann on March 11, 2011, 20:38:29
Actually, since it's a city it could all be a war over who controls what properties for taxing purposes. The more territory you have the more taxes you get.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:41:45
Hm, that is a good thought. I need to start drawing up a map, or I may get Chris to do it.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: tonguello on March 11, 2011, 20:42:05
 ??? why does it have to be a war?  ???
Maybe some other pacific, world helping event could be cooler?
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:43:30
Well..... it could be, but it seems to be a pretty war hungry crowd here!  :lol: We could have humanitarian armies.  ;)

What do you have in mind? I'm open to ideas.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: tonguello on March 11, 2011, 20:45:00
Well..... it could be, but it seems to be a pretty war hungry crowd here!  :lol: We could have humanitarian armies.  ;)

What do you have in mind? I'm open to ideas.

well I would be part of the blue hats army...or what ever it is called in english.  0)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: WarriorOfToys on March 11, 2011, 20:53:29
I am thinking it might be fun to have a Holiday Host army. Rabbit people, elves and Santa Clauses, ghosts and skeletons from Halloween etc.

A Dinosaur Army would be good too.

Oh!
For this I volunteer my Phantom of the Opera,
and his magic lasso! ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:54:23
well I would be part of the blue hats army...or what ever it is called in english.  0)
I don't know what that is.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 20:55:32
Oh!
For this I volunteer my Phantom of the Opera,
and his magic lasso! ;D

You could do costumed stage actors for an army.  ;)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 11, 2011, 20:55:51
Aaaaaargh, it's starting to go over my head already  8}

Plenty of advice and suggestions there.  

This is my idea, but I have a feeling it can't work.  We could have a comedy "war" within a zoo  (which could be turned into some sort of theme park depending on what buildings we all have ie we could add restaurants, a playground, other amenities, perhaps neigbouring houses).  

I'm thinking Laurel & Hardy type stuff - comedy fights bases on misunderstandings.  For example a monkey throws poo and it hits a policeman, he turns to arrest the person behind him who points at the monkey and says "it wasn't me, it was him". The policeman sees someone walking by who sees the first person accusing him (rather than the monkey behind) and clonks them with his "weapon", a fight ensues and all sorts of mayhem breaks out all over the zoo based on similar misunderstandings.

Please tell me, someone, the flaws in this idea (and there will be many).

We could do this in a completely and utterly spontaneous way along the lines of the Word Association thread.  Choose our characters and props, and stick with them until we run out of ideas and keep them handy, along with a camera and then someone can post a photo with a caption, a story or some dialogue, and then someone else can "respond" and build a story like that? It will of course be slow moving as we won't all be able to respond particularly quickly if photos need to be uploaded (particularly for those people who fear Photobucket and its ilk) but it could turn out really well in time. If everyone knows who's got what, we could almost set up a photo for someone to respond to (if they are quick enough!).  Just one of many passing random thoughts.

My ideas are building here for who I'm going to use and what they are going to do. PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME TO SWITCH OFF MY BRAIN, SWITCH OFF MY COMPUTER and start packing the contents of my office into boxes as it needs to be empty by Tuesday morrning.  Remind me that if I don't do it, it can't be turned into my PlaymoPlayroom.

PS Can I  muster a small platoon of highly trained guinea pigs to trip people up, please?!

PPS Those mutant bunnies were going to be my secret weapon

PPPS  The blue hats army is probably the United Nations Peacekeeping Force
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 21:01:34
This is a good idea, and could be very funny! but enough people would have to be really enthusiastic about it to make it work. The guinea pigs would be awesome!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 11, 2011, 21:03:23
well I would be part of the blue hats army...or what ever it is called in english.  0)

You mean the UN peacekeeping forces, the ''Blue Helmets''?
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 21:06:51
Your peace-keeping forces, Gaston, could keep showing up trying to stop all of our fighting, with little success, of course. ;)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: tonguello on March 11, 2011, 21:24:54
Your peace-keeping forces, Gaston, could keep showing up trying to stop all of our fighting, with little success, of course. ;)
:lol: :lol:

Thanks Panos. that was it.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 11, 2011, 21:28:25
i have no idea how war games operate btw...this would be my first one and i don't care if we are allowed/have to include non sense armies (i.e. dinosaurs) as this is suppossed to be a game and not a real competition (right?  :hmm: :uhoh: )
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 21:32:27
Right, all just for fun, just to do a community event for the modern theme. So include whatever you want, make it as silly as you want! Let's do this the way kids do it, just make it up as we go along.  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 11, 2011, 21:39:02
So include whatever you want, make it as silly as you want! Let's do this the way kids do it, just make it up as we go along.  :lol:

yes!! I like the idea!  :yippee: - the less complicated the better  8-)
(this doesn't mean that i'm too lazy to participate, it's just that i don't want to take studio/card-looking pictures for this ocassion - that's too exhausting)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 21:41:24
Yeah, this will be more like just playing than anything else, I guess. I'll think on all this some more and then see if I can define more specifically where we should like to go from here. But I guess a map will be our next step.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 11, 2011, 22:35:05
 8-)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: skypurr on March 11, 2011, 23:03:44
Can my polar bears throw snowballs? (http://www.myemoticons.com/images/animals/arctic/polar-bear-1.gif)

My camels have bad breath so they could just breathe on everyone! ;D 

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)

Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 11, 2011, 23:49:52
Snowball-throwing polars are a great idea!!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 08:28:41
Elaine's ideas are awesome!!  :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Giorginetto on March 12, 2011, 15:42:51
Can I join with Krulls' Army ????








 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
( only Kidding !!!!)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 15:52:08
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!


Kidding!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Anyone is welcome, as long as they can explain what makes their army modern, and their weapons are crazy, not scary!

I've been working on a city map, I need advice, though. I did one version that just is like a downtown area, showing a river running through, one main road which has a bridge spanning the river, and then lots of roads drawn in, quite varied, some laid out like city blocks, some more major streets, some winding lanes, open areas, etc. Then I made another version, working off that same map, but throwing in a couple of lakes, a neighborhood with waterfront property, wooded areas, etc, so there would be some interest to it. I'll post both and let everyone see what they think, should it have some fixed landmarks to work off of, or should I leave it plain and let people put in landmarks if they want them? Or do you not like it at all and think I should do something different? I'm open to suggestions.

The plain version:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/city2.jpg)



The landmarked version:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/city2trees.jpg)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 16:52:07
I like the second version best... it mose diverse and offers more possibiliteis for fun... a group of policemen cornered at one shore of the lae as the elephants are behind them and the flamingos or hippos are going to attack them if they get in the lake...  :lol: you could also place a square, a couple of monumets etc...
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 17:07:44
Yes, and I thought the river could be a nice barrier, good for someone to be able to defend their position against advancing armies, that is, until the army of alligators is called in.... and also the wooded area to the east might give some interesting possibilities. The square is a good idea.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 17:09:54
...and a bridge over the river, and different armies trying to get controll of the bridge!!!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 17:20:09
Right, I made it just one bridge on purpose. I thought that would make things a lot more interesting!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Giorginetto on March 12, 2011, 17:38:42
... the clouds of WAR!!! are forming in this thread/map. King Iseroth's descendant lives in this city and will most certainly participate in this WAR!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 17:46:13
 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: As long as King Iseroth's decendant doesn't take things too seriously.  ;) So what kind of army is he leading into this 'war"?
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 18:53:33
Hopefully, King Iseroth's descendent is a peace loving, but short tempered, ice cream seller  :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 12, 2011, 18:59:55
what names are participants adopting in this 'war'? ??? I know you guys use 'sir...' for the medieval stuff, but here?
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 19:02:05
Maybe street gang names? I'll call my policemen ''the blue boys'' or ''the smurfs''!!  ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 19:03:37
Smurfs?  Please NOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 19:08:23
Smurfs?  Please NOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo  :lol:

Yeah!! Calling the police ''smurfs'' is really polpular here in greece!!! and when they give a ticket you'll hear people say ''I got drawn... by smurfs...''  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 19:10:21
And I thought the world was trying to forget the Smurfs  :lol:  Maybe it is just me!!  Next thing we'll find someone on here has got a vast collection of them.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 19:13:59
Smurfs  :loco:

Yeah, you're right, we do need names for our armies and army leaders!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 19:29:35
Oh come on guys! I used to love smurfs!!! Used to... :lol: and I did actually had a vast collection... until the age of 6  ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 19:31:29
Hmmmm, my band of angry mums were just going to be called by their first names.  I suppose I will have to resort to the nickname my post-natal class pals and I still use for ourselves five years down the line - the "Mummy Mafia"  :)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 19:34:03
 :lol: I like that!

Maybe I'll call mine the Apes of Wrath.  :P
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 19:37:53
Oh come on guys! I used to love smurfs!!! Used to... :lol: and I did actually had a vast collection... until the age of 6  ;D
By my calculations you weren't born when Father Abraham recorded that ghastly record.  I was old enough to be embarrassed by it.  I think the Smurfs were probably more popular in the rest of Europe than in Britain so all we tend to think of is the music and the fact that one of the petrol filling station chains was giving away little plastic smurfs with fuel.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 19:38:10
:lol: I like that!

Maybe I'll call mine the Apes of Wrath.  :P
Very clever!! Love it  ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 20:02:46
By my calculations you weren't born when Father Abraham recorded that ghastly record.  I was old enough to be embarrassed by it.  I think the Smurfs were probably more popular in the rest of Europe than in Britain so all we tend to think of is the music and the fact that one of the petrol filling station chains was giving away little plastic smurfs with fuel.

Yeap, 1977... Haven't been born yet... But I used to like other songs and there is one about a camp that I still remember it.

But any way, back to our topic, I'll just use the ''Blue Boys''!!!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Giorginetto on March 12, 2011, 22:06:36
Hopefully, King Iseroth's descendent is a peace loving, but short tempered, ice cream seller  :lol: :lol:

King Iseroth's descendent is called Tony Pantoflino , a Mafiozo , driving a fast 3162 ( he is the mafiozo in the back suit of 3162 ) and lead a vicious Italiano Mafia gang involved in night clubs, strip joints, Cazinos, Construction etc etc , a ruthless klicky that loves indeed ice cream !!!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 12, 2011, 22:29:19
calling an army leader a 'smurf' doesn't sound very intimidating :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 23:06:45
King Iseroth's descendent is called Tony Pantoflino , a Mafiozo , driving a fast 3162 ( he is the mafiozo in the back suit of 3162 ) and lead a vicious Italiano Mafia gang involved in night clubs, strip joints, Cazinos, Construction etc etc , a ruthless klicky that loves indeed ice cream !!!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
He's got little chance against the Mummy Mafia, believe me.  He may be ruthless but is he and his gang clever enough to manage without their usual weapons.

Incidentally, folks, one of my characters will be a retired army person called General Public. He will be on his own  :)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 23:07:39
General Public -- that's cute!  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 12, 2011, 23:30:50
King Iseroth's descendent is called Tony Pantoflino , a Mafiozo , driving a fast 3162 ( he is the mafiozo in the back suit of 3162 ) and lead a vicious Italiano Mafia gang involved in night clubs, strip joints, Cazinos, Construction etc etc , a ruthless klicky that loves indeed ice cream !!!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well, Bonnie and the rest had a far more light-hearted scenario in mind for this modern city/zoo/construction war... maybe you'll want to reconsider and contribute with something funnier than a so much real life looking scenario?  :)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 23:39:43
Pizza throwing :!:.  If there's no such thing as a Playmobil Pizza, you could paint up a few Playmobil Cow Pats, George  :lol:

And as far as I am aware, no-one is going to win anything here, or conquer anyone.  It's all done for entertainment only. 
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 23:41:49
If there's no such thing as a Playmobil Pizza, you could paint up a few Playmobil Cow Pats, George  :lol:

 :lol: :lol: :lol:

Or they could blow saxophones in people's ears!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 23:42:56
And get a highly trained guinea pig stuffed down the end of the saxophone for their trouble
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 12, 2011, 23:45:28
 :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Giorginetto on March 12, 2011, 23:49:58
And as far as I am aware, no-one is going to win anything here, or conquer anyone. 

 :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

I wouldn't bet on that if I was you....
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 12, 2011, 23:54:06
:hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

I wouldn't bet on that if I was you....
It's "if I were you". "I wouldn't bet on that if I were you"   ;) ;) ;D

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Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 13, 2011, 02:31:04
food war? in the absence of a good food assorment in the PM world you can always use those poop pieces that come in the farm / zoo(?) sets...
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 13, 2011, 02:34:01
Yes, I was thinking my Apes of Wrath would fling poo at first, but now I'm thinking more along the lines of throwing food at people. Apples would be really good, because they can hold them. I may have to send off a massive DS order for apples, gorillas, and orangs.  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Luis on March 13, 2011, 02:37:38
omg...i wonder what the DS people will think when they read the order list :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 13, 2011, 02:39:51
Especially if I order a bunch of poo, too!  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Tiermann on March 13, 2011, 03:05:00
food war? in the absence of a good food assorment in the PM world you can always use those poop pieces that come in the farm / zoo(?) sets...

That's why you have an ice cream seller...

I think I will be going with the Holiday Host, commander as yet to be determined
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 13, 2011, 03:06:02
I think that's gonna be great, Tim! I can't wait to see everyone's armies!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 13, 2011, 05:24:49
Oh come on guys! I used to love smurfs!!! Used to... :lol: and I did actually had a vast collection... until the age of 6  ;D


Hey, what about the California Raisins? ;D I heard it through the grape vine,.........
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Giorginetto on March 13, 2011, 07:14:05
Oh come on guys! I used to love smurfs!!! Used to... :lol: and I did actually had a vast collection... until the age of 6  ;D

I still love smurfs and have quite a few all from the early 80s, actually their mushrooms houses especially the big ones are great and on scale for draft playmo/ magic houses . Do you have any Sir wolf ? Do you remember the plastic ones with moving head, arms and legs of very good quality and with hats and parts that came out in the 80s in Greece ?I can remember their maker but they were of great quality and still mint today..
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 13, 2011, 08:48:13
I still love smurfs and have quite a few all from the early 80s, actually their mushrooms houses especially the big ones are great and on scale for draft playmo/ magic houses . Do you have any Sir wolf ? Do you remember the plastic ones with moving head, arms and legs of very good quality and with hats and parts that came out in the 80s in Greece ?I can remember their maker but they were of great quality and still mint today..

Nope I have none left...but the big mushroom house is ndeed a nostalgic memory...

Food, pizza and Ice cream throwing!!! That is really fun and creative! I like it!!! Bill can attack with tthe fire truck hoses  :lol: :lol: !!!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Giorginetto on March 13, 2011, 09:58:30
Don Pantoflinno and his crew will be throwing spaghetti and ravioli with red sauce and slightly sizzled onion !!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: skypurr on March 13, 2011, 14:16:46

Hey, what about the California Raisins? ;D I heard it through the grape vine,.........

 ::) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: el jefe on March 16, 2011, 23:23:47
I still love smurfs and have quite a few all from the early 80s, actually their mushrooms houses especially the big ones are great and on scale for draft playmo/ magic houses . Do you have any Sir wolf ? Do you remember the plastic ones with moving head, arms and legs of very good quality and with hats and parts that came out in the 80s in Greece ?I can remember their maker but they were of great quality and still mint today..
OK, off topic, but have you heard about the smurfs creator and how he was associated with the KKK and white supremacy.  I won't get too into it here, but there is some really weird imagery to the smurfs when you dissect it. 
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Rasputin on March 17, 2011, 00:11:54
 I am wanting in on this war. I will have my "Army of Clowns" and they will be throwing ice-cream and their little horns. Their best weapon is to laugh you to death  ;D I just need to go get them out and make some new pictures
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 00:16:06
Yay!  :yippee: I was hoping your clowns would get in on this!

I need to get back to work on this project. Chris had a death in the family, so we have been back and forth out of town and preoccupied, but I'm back now!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 00:46:20
I am wanting in on this war. I will have my "Army of Clowns" and they will be throwing ice-cream and their little horns. Their best weapon is to laugh you to death  ;D I just need to go get them out and make some new pictures

I don't like clowns! :hmm:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 00:57:03
Awww, are your firemen afraid of clowns, BB?  ;) You are going to get in on this, aren't you?  ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Giorginetto on March 17, 2011, 07:38:13
I hate clowns , i think they are scary and evil and I watched IT when i was young samge age as the kids in the movie and after that i couldnt go near one !!!! Too many associations between evil and bad deeds and clowns in the cinema these days.... Dont like 'em  :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 17, 2011, 09:57:36
So we all hate clowns...so Ras has already won the battle...half the battle is on the impressions...fear is a powerfull emotion on the battlefield....
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 17, 2011, 10:47:40
Excellent.  Half the battle is won!! My "army" of Angry Mums actually met while their husbands were at clown school together. They were just going to come along with pushchairs, handbags and badly-behaved children as "weapons".  Perhaps their husbands should come along (not sure how many clowns I have, but I can put my hands on five from where I sit ....... I think there are three more in the loft).

Ha, ha. This is getting interesting.
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 13:22:43
I'll use my nearly 100 PCFD apparatus to run over the clowns like in Death Race 1000! :evilplan:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 17, 2011, 14:49:24
I'll use my nearly 100 PCFD apparatus to run over the clowns like in Death Race 1000! :evilplan:
How many clowns are you expecting, Bill?
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 15:07:10
Have you seen Ras's clown army? :omg: It's scary! :omg:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Alison01326 on March 17, 2011, 15:18:21
I've just done a search, and have now seen them.  Ras has done an amazing job and I think they look absolutely stunning. A brilliant, brilliant idea.

You keep your fire engines in their garages, sir! Or you will have my small army to contend with. As if those clowns are not perfectly capable of looking after themselves.


PS I am not scared of clowns  :D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 17, 2011, 15:25:03
I'll back up Bill's fire engines with my police cars... 20 police cars of various types and dates... but I doubt even those will be enough to keep them clowns down  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Rasputin on March 17, 2011, 15:30:06
Oh Bad mum your screaming children are quite a weapon. My father worked in defense contracts and he would tell me how they would hack into the enemies radio waves and pump in the sounds of crying children to drive the enemy crazy  8} You can only listen to that for so long before you want to rip your ears off.  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Rasputin on March 17, 2011, 15:33:38
How many clowns are you expecting, Bill?

That was only half of them, I ran out of medieval armor  :P

I'll back up Bill's fire engines with my police cars... 20 police cars of various types and dates... but I doubt even those will be enough to keep them clowns down  :lol:

I guess I could throw ice cream on your windshields and blind the drivers  ;D just to be safe  I better put in an order for more circus trucks
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 15:33:57
That's why we develop selective hearing as parents! ;)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 17, 2011, 15:36:01

...just to be safe  I better put in an order for more circus trucks

...with lions, tigers and cheetahs on them to chase off the enemy!!  ;) you must ally yourself with Bonnie!!!  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 15:36:14
I'll back up Bill's fire engines with my police cars... 20 police cars of various types and dates... but I doubt even those will be enough to keep them clowns down  :lol:




I've also got 10 police cars, 4 paddy wagons, motorcyles, nearly 75 officers, & rifles! I've got your back, Panos! ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 17, 2011, 15:42:40
Good good!!! Its ana alliance then!!!  :fireman: P)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 16:27:32
Oh, so ya'll are best buds now? Well, fine, I'll ally myself with Ras, as long as his clowns don't mistreat my animals! While his clowns throw ice cream at your windshields, my apes will be right there throwing rotten tomamtoes, apples, and maybe a little poo!  :lol: And of course, i have many lions, tigers and leopards to contribute!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Rasputin on March 17, 2011, 16:32:11
Oh, so ya'll are best buds now? Well, fine, I'll ally myself with Ras, as long as his clowns don't mistreat my animals! While his clowns throw ice cream at your windshields, my apes will be right there throwing rotten tomamtoes, apples, and maybe a little poo!  :lol: And of course, i have many lions, tigers and leopards to contribute!

Lets get em, I say we feed the food to the animals, wait for the poop on the other side and use that to throw  :lol: any prisoners of war will be fed to the big cats for even more recycled ammunition,  we are a environmentally green army  ;)
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 16:33:47
If we feed them ice cream and rotten apples, what we get out of them should be an effective weapon indeed!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 17:01:17
But too liquified to pick up maybe! ;D Oh, btw we've got rifles & pistols to do away with animals & clowns! :evilplan:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 17:33:26
Aha, but no! Remember we aren't using serious modern weapons in this war, only silly ones. So you may be reduced to high pressure water hoses and stop signs to whack people over the head with!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Rasputin on March 17, 2011, 18:52:08
But too liquified to pick up maybe! ;D Oh, btw we've got rifles & pistols to do away with animals & clowns! :evilplan:

That is what the buckets are for  ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 18:54:07
And super soakers!  :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 17, 2011, 19:56:48
shotguns and sidearms loaded with tranqualisers....  ;D

Now that I think about it, some of the old police cars dont have a windshield...  :eh?: They only have the black empty frame of the windshield.... some of my policemen will have direct contact with your animal poop....  :o
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 19:57:54
All the better!  :evilplan:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 21:40:20
Aha, but no! Remember we aren't using serious modern weapons in this war, only silly ones. So you may be reduced to high pressure water hoses and stop signs to whack people over the head with!


Who said no modern weapons? I can if I want to! Modern Playmobil Police Departments have pistols & rifles,....& I'm going to use them! ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 21:43:29
I propose a modern "war," but not a serious one using modern armies and weaponry. :no: Instead, this would be a war between silly armies taken from modern playmobil themes.

I quote myself, from the first post in this thread.  ;D
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 21:49:49
I quote myself, from the first post in this thread.  ;D


Alright you asked for it,.......construction front end loaders, excavators, & steam rollers! :evilplan:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 21:51:05
We'll smoosh your animal poo!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 21:51:40
 :omg: :omg: :omg:
 :0 :0 :0
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 17, 2011, 21:52:30
And super soakers!  :lol:

NO MODERN WEAPONS, bb! :lol:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Rasputin on March 17, 2011, 21:53:21

Alright you asked for it,.......construction front end loaders, excavators, & steam rollers! :evilplan:

Well I have plenty of those
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 21:54:42
NO MODERN WEAPONS, bb! :lol:

:P Super soakers are technically toys.  0) Just like the nerf gun Chris shot me in the eye with the other day.  :omg:
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 17, 2011, 21:55:28
Well I have plenty of those

Yes, but are your clowns qualified to drive them? My apes aren't.  :-\
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 17, 2011, 21:57:49
Hey, are you gonna use any mental powers on the animals Bonnie? The police departmen has dogs... even if we use them you may turn them against us...
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: tonguello on March 17, 2011, 23:30:24
all my cannons shoot fish! so you better get some gas masks guys!
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: Rasputin on March 17, 2011, 23:32:27
all my cannons shoot fish! so you better get some gas masks guys!

 :lol: that sounds even grosser than the poo
Title: Re: A Modern "War" How Are We Going to Do It?
Post by: bonniebeth on March 23, 2011, 22:28:30
I have split this topic and made a new topic containing all of these fun photostories here: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7496.0