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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: Rhalius on July 26, 2012, 17:55:56
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I made some new purchases in the past week, I figured to introduce them all in a short story since it might be more fun that way, enjoy. :)
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Bob the Barbarian is enjoying a good meal and a mug of ale at the beach.
A man dragging along a chest approaches, and Bob raises his mug to him.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0317.jpg)"
Bob: "Hello there buddy, you must be thirsty from carrying that chest around, have a drink!"
Bill: "That's very kind of you, I am supposed to meet a friend here though so I can't stay. You are free to come with me though."
Bob: "Sure, that sounds like fun."
Bill: "Feel free to put your things in my chest, there is plenty of room."
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0319.jpg)
They had barely closed the chest, before another pirate runs up to them.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0320.jpg)
Pete: "Hey there, theres some travelers coming this way, with the three of us we could surely rob them of their gold!"
Bill: "Sounds like a plan, there is always room for more gold."
Bob: "I could sure use some money, then we can get plenty of ale for the three of us!"
And so Bob the Barbarian, Bill the Buccaneer and Pete the Pirate where laying an ambush for the travelers Pete mentioned.
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Bob, Bill and Pete: "Stop that cart and hand over the gold and no one will be hurt!"
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Startled, the Lion soldier and knight raise their hands to surrender to this unexpected attack.
"Hold it right there!" Said a loud voice.
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It appears there where a few soldiers traveling behind the cart.
Pete: "uh oh, I didnt see them.. they must have walked behind the cart when I saw it approach."
Bob: "Erhm there appear to be a few of them who traveled ahead too.."
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Several soldiers pushing siege equipment came back to aim their machines at the three robbers.
Bill: "You might need glasses or something, didnt you see those guys passing by earlier?"
Pete: "Alright I was sleeping at the side of the road, and I just woke up and saw that cart.. Lets get out of here!"
Bill: "Follow me!"
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0324.jpg)
Bob: "It's a dead end here at the water, I can't swim!"
Pete: "You don't think these guys would believe it if we told them we where only joking about stealing their gold?"
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:lol:
very nic way to introduce your new clickies!
I love the new pirate! congratulations on your purchases! :wave:
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Bill: "Ah, there is my friend."
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0325.jpg)
Bob: What the.. I thought this fellow here was your friend?"
Bill: "Oh no, I never saw him before in my life! Ryan the Red over there is my friend."
The pirates on the ship fired their cannons and pistols at the soldiers, doing their best to keep them at bay.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0326.jpg)
As they pull the chest on board wiht the crane, they fend off the soldiers.
Quickly everyone jumps on board, and they sail away.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0327.jpg)
The soldiers still try to get the ship to sink with their projectiles, but they can't seem to hit the ship.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0329.jpg)
As they sail away, Bob has given Bill a mug of ale to enjoy, and Bob continues eating his chicken.
And Pete.. well Pete is planning to run for captain on this new ship, his only arguement is however that he claims to have the nicest hat.
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That was all of it, heres a final pic to show a little overview of all the new sets. :)
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/DSCN0330.jpg)
I am quite happy with all of it, I picked up the figure and the two specials at the end of last week, and the pirate ship and soldiers where delivered yesterday.
Finally some soldiers and knights for my Lion prince to command, they will be used in an upcoming story. I left the stickers off the money cart since I actually prefer the full metal look and it keeps it more versatile so that other factions than the Lions can use it. :)
The pirate ship is truly beautifull, it might be the best created so far The very shape seems more realistic than the classic design. Took me quite a while to assemble it all, but the pirate clickies that came with it where watching me with great patience during the entire process. :lol:
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oh wow! that ship was a nice surprise ending!! :love:
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Thanks, I figured it be best to save the best for last. And poor Bob might not have been noticed if it all had been introduced in reverse order. ;)
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Nice new buys! Have fun with it, and ofcourse some occasional pictures for on the forum.
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Wow, nice buys, Rhalius!
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Great purchases, and a very brilliant way to introduce them!!!
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Great purchases, and a very brilliant way to introduce them!!!
Exactly, considering the different themes he bought.
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Probably a benefit of pretty much only going for the medieval and pirate theme, they are somewhat compatible. :)
Might be a while before I purchase several sets at once again since my space is limited, but I will make sure to make a little story with the new purchases again when it happens. :)
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:lol: Great story those poor Pirates clearly didn't know what they were getting themselves in for, love the pirates but, the knights are really my thing they look so much better than in the catalogues :)
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The knights are quite nice yes, its only a shame that the set with four Lion troops consists out of two knights. :( With just one it would have been a perfect army builder set. All of it was on sale though, even was a special discount when purchasing the Lion transport, ballista and the Lion troop set together. With the two cannoneers that makes for 7 soldiers and 3 knights.
It was 112 euros for all of this, aside from the two specials and the figure. Shipping was free.
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I too find that Lion Troops set to be weird. I think there are far too many cannons in the sets. If they added more figures instead - knights or otherwise - I think the sets would be much better.
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That's true, although I must say these medieval cannons do seem to have much more realistic projectiles than the pirate and western cannons. I can really see the included projectiles being used in medieval warfare. Seems more fit for a ballista though.
The Lion clickies also look very nice, especially the common soldiers.
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Nice additions! I love the picture story!
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Thanks. :)
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I've had the pictures and these sets for months but didnt get around to posting them yet, might as well do it now before posting the story I shot the pictures of last week. :-[
So heres another introduction of new sets in story form. :)
Three redcoats are patrolling into new land, what will they find?
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/001-4.jpg)
From the other side, three Lion soldiers are patrolling as well into this unexplored territory.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/002-3.jpg)
Both march into the same village!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/003-3.jpg)
Seeing other soldiers, both leaders give the order to charge!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/004-4.jpg)
But what's this? they just realised they are standing in a nice little village, but there is no one here to take care of it.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/005-3.jpg)
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Such a shame, since its such a nice looking village.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/006-3.jpg)
That won't do at all, so they decided to get to work!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/008-3.jpg)
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(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/007-3.jpg)
At the end of the day, they celibrated together, enjoying the food and drinks they had worked for!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/010-3.jpg)
The end. :)
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Cute story! I'm hoping to get some redcoats when I have more funds.
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Very nice sets you have there, congrats. Nice story too. The last picture is amazing, I like it very much.
Many thanks for sharing.
George. :)
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Great little story :)
I really love happy endings.
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I really like how you present your new stuff! :lol:
great buys BTW!
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Thanks. :) I am very happy with these purchases yes, it will all become very usefull for future stories. It concludes my purchases for this year, maybe next year I will get the museum along with some other items. Maybe trees or such.
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Great buys! Your floor looks perfect for the pirate theme :lol:
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Very nice story the village is beautiful and it's good to see the guys putting aside their differences and working together :)
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Thanks for sharing, nice story and cool purchases! :)
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I too like your idea of how to introduce more playmobil into your collection and how you are sharing it will us. It would be nice if it catches on and others try this style as well as its a funner way of looking at otherwise repetitive box pictures. It adds creativity to the additions tread.
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Nice buys and story, Rhalius! :lol:
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Been a while, and this batch I got for a good deal online has been with me for some months now but I figured to take a picture of it while I was setting up everything for my newest story in the past week.
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Different sets from the same seller, and the nun I picked up in a store.
Especially happy with the blue hooded archer since hes rare but I had him for a normal price. Happy with the medieval kids, furniture and swan squire too, really needed all of that. And some more tower and fleur de lis troops can come in handy, as well as the catapult that came with them.
Just noticed that one soldier is hiding on the picture, only his helmet can be seen. It's a regular tower soldier like the fellow on the left but with a scaled chestplate as they usually have.
I did already switch around some hairstyles before taking the picture to avoid duplicates.
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Cool they all look very nice good way to build up your troops and civilians I aprticularly like the little Fleur De Lis boy with the helmet on his head very cute :)
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These knights and medieval figures are SO much better than the medieval ones Playmobil has been producing ever since.
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These knights and medieval figures are SO much better than the medieval ones Playmobil has been producing ever since.
Completely agree. These figures, to me, represent kind of the "golden age" of medieval playmo. The sets, the castles, the klickies, they all look good and make sense. Good scores Rhalius. :wave:
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That's a great bunch!
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Great new stuff, Rhalius! :)
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thanks, they will all likely be used in the next story, some where already used for the story I took the pictures of past week. :)
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I like these figures very much!! :love: Excellent stuff, congrats.
George.
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My DS order came in a few weeks ago, this time there was an opportunity to introduce them with a little story once more.
Sam the Shepard was counting his sheep, ready to bring them back to their stable.
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Sam: "Alright fellows, time to head back."
On their way back they walked through a forest...
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... Where they met a wizard!
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Sam: "Erhm hello there stranger, who are you?"
Wizard: "I am the wizard of this forest, since you are pure of heart I shall grant you three wishes."
Sam: "three wishes eh? well I always wanted to travel far away to exotic new lands no one ever saw before!"
Wizard: "and so it will be! shazaam!" He raised his staff and suddenly a strange man dressed in animal skins and wearing feathers on his head appeared.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/new004_zps48cf9f0d.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/new004_zps48cf9f0d.jpg.html)
The indian looked around and smiled. "Ugh, always wanted to see exotic new land! thank you great spirit!"
Wizard: "Erhm that wasnt quite what I intended but you are welcome.. let's try again... "
Sam: "I changed my mind.. I'd much rather see the future! I want to go to the future!"
Wizard: "Alright, shazaam!" Again he raised his staff, suddenly a roman centurion appeared.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/new005_zpsb947cf80.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/new005_zpsb947cf80.jpg.html)
He also smiled and looked around. "Quo Vadis? Always wanted to see the future. Never thought silly hats would come into fasion."
Sam: "That fellow looks interesting, can you take me to the past perhaps?"
Wizard: "erhm sure.. Shazaam!" This time a pirate appeared.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/new006_zps8eae7dd6.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/new006_zps8eae7dd6.jpg.html)
He raised his pistol and fired a shot as he cheered: "Arr, this be me lucky day! time travelin to find riches in the past!"
Sam: "Let's just forget about the wishes, I need to bring my sheep back to their stable."
Wizard, Pirate, Centurion and Indian: "Mind if we come with you?"
Sam: "Not at all."
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The wizard glanced around the fence and the stable, while the other guests where playing with the sheep.
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Wizard: "so this is where the sheep live, but what about you? And do you need to take care of these sheep by yourself"
Sam: "Well I sleep in the stable with them, and I guard them with my life!"
Wizard: "That just won't do, you are a shepard and not a guard. Lets do something about that. Shazaam!" He raised his staff and three armed guards appeared.
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Sam: "what the...! erhm.. what are these soldiers doing here?"
Wizard: "They are here to protect your sheep of course! now, lets see about giving you a place to live. you cant sleep in the stables. Shazaam!" He raised his staff once more, this time a grand house appeared.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/new010_zps7a5687d6.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/new010_zps7a5687d6.jpg.html)
Sam couldnt believe his eyes, was this real? "Is this really happening?! is that.. house for me?"
The wizard smiled: "Well of course! seems like I first fulfilled a wish for those three fellows, so the least I could do is grant you some things as well. Naturally, the house isnt empty..
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/new011_zpsfaaf928b.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/new011_zpsfaaf928b.jpg.html)
Inside the house seemed to be a grand treasure, enough for the shepard to live like a king for the rest of his life!
Which he did, together with his newfound friends who helped him out with tending the sheep, and the guards fiercely protecting those sheep from any possible harm.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/new012_zpsb63804bc.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/new012_zpsb63804bc.jpg.html)
Suddenly a young boy appeared, along with his luggage. "Hey there! mind if I stay here for a while?"
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/new013_zps8cd31b98.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/new013_zps8cd31b98.jpg.html)
Sam: "Erhm sure.." He looked at the wizard. "Did you use your magic to bring that boy here?"
Wizard: Oh no, but I have heard that lately, whenever clickies are making wishes for new stuff and new friends, a friendly boy like this or a girl appears along with them!"
That's all for now, next purchases may be next year when the blacksmith can be ordered. :)
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Great buys!
now.... that looks like a new tone of gold to me.
I've never seen the big golden teapot-like vase. Where is it from? :love:
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The gold paint looks wonderfull, the teapot comes with the newest pirate treasure DS set. All items of the set are displayed on the third last pic, to show all the items that come with that set. :)
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Great - loved the way you introduced the gift!
(what did the shepherd do with the BIG BIG spider? Maybe he's just not an idiot like me, and she sleeps on the foot of his bed..)
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Great new things! I like the appearance of the boy and all his stuff at the end. :)
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That spider is the pet of mr. skeleton, together they guard the treasure. ;)
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That spider is the pet of mr. skeleton, together they guard the treasure. ;)
:) Oh, goody.
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Wonderful buys!!! Have fun with them!!
George. :)
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Funny story ;D Great buys too, that treasure looks awesome. And those trees are so nice... I'm still hoping they start selling some oak trees too.
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Great story to link together the new sets. I really like that treasure set, they've reused a really old mold with those gold dishes.
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Thanks, treasure might have been the only set I didnt really need aside from the specials I picked up recently and included to spice up the story a bit.
Just like to build up a huge treasury sometimes, and they really dont give much coins with any chest. that and those gold painted items are just wonderfull, as well as the gem sword, the barrel and that simple gold chain will prove quite usefull too. (can hang the skeleton up on it at least. ;) )
The museum has so many wonderfull new parts that are going to help a lot with my medieval setups. Didnt have a well yet, and those two arches and the large pointy roof are new to me too. And all parts are very usefull of course, didnt have that much furniture yet so more tables and chairs are always welcome. Didnt have that medieval cabinet yet either.
The shepard with sheep will likely show up in the background of any medieval town scene (not always with sheep probably), that stable is bigger than I thought it would be and seems like a great item to use in many settings, didnt have a fence yet so thats also very usefull, and those trees really where desperatly needed, only had three trees before so now that amount is doubled. :)
Might actually be possible to portray a forest now with some good positioning, though I might get just a few more trees before doing a story about a hunting trip. It's been in the planning a long time since Roderick, Frederick and Henry often went on hunting trips when me and my sister played with them and this always was a really funny thing. They'd come back with something embarassing as a squirrel, get harassed by a bird during the hunt, get chased up a tree by wolves, etc. It's really something I want to recapture in a story and share with everyone. :)
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A few new purchases, only clickies and horses. I couldnt think of any story to go with it this time that would include everything.
New clickies from stores:
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Had a bit of luck with the figures, though I did want the female archer. Don't have that many vikings and can use some more, might be able to find a use for the eastern warrior as a traveler of sorts, cant really use the tennis girl but I do like her. The fairy is really nice, I might take off the wings and neckpiece and give her a cape to cover the hole in her back.
The noble lady and the princess will be good as background nobility for medieval stories, and I bought the red falcon knight with squire to have another competitor for the upcoming tournament.
First part of an online sale:
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The bandit will be a nice addition to my medieval civilians, and the crusaders will allow me to portray them a bit more detailed. Only had one templar for all these years.
The king is a figure I have been trying to find in bags and managed to find online. The king of the lion kingdom has been mentioned in my stories already, so its good to have a figure for it. Especially since he can be taken apart and changed around a bit with the other figures easily enough.
The knight is just nice, might give him a horse and let him compete in the tournament.
And now the best part, its all from the same seller:
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Really happy with the additional tournament knights, the seller had quite a few more of them but I dont need that many and prefered to stick to the more neutral ones that wouldnt instantly be seen as bad guys.
The unicorn knight and knight christopher are my favorites of the bunch, they just look so beautifull. Truly the image of chivalrous knights.
I'm planning on giving the barbarian knight a different helmet, hes all I have of that faction A more knightly helmet will make him look much better I reckon.
The green knight is nice, will change him a bit since now he could be mistaken for the dread baron in another disguise. He'll get different hair at least.
The yellow dragon knight is a nice neutral knight that I really like, hard to find one seperate from those godawfull red wolf faction. He's missing his feather though and I have contacted the seller about it. He will send me one since it did show on the picture.
And heres all the new competitors together.
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Always loved those knights with the barded horses, great to have as tournament knights without needing any more representation of the faction.
Never really occured to me earlier, I always tried to focus on the factions I already had stuff from to expand them. But having various single knights seem quite usefull. Many knights would fight in the service of others after all, bringing their own heraldry along with them.
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Those are good additions :)
Looking forward to "seeing" your tournament!
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Great additions. I love the tournament knights, and have all but one so far. I did see a mint in box one of the one I am missing the other day on German eBay, but it was going for $300 so I passed.
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Great additions. I love the tournament knights, and have all but one so far. I did see a mint in box one of the one I am missing the other day on German eBay, but it was going for $300 so I passed.
EEEEEEEEK. Which one are you missing? (if you don't mind sharing!)
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Very nice additions, well done!!
George. :)
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Wow you've certainly been busy great new additions really like some fo them new Knights, I only just saw the story with the Shepherd and his friends very good story and funny glad they're all happy ;D. That idea about a hunting story sounds good I hope you can pull it off as it would be really great to see it particularly knowing the backstory ;)
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I'm missing the very first style in color white. It's number three on my Caparison Page (http://animobil.info/shields/text/5d0863aa-645.html)
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Beautiful additions! I've been reading lots of medieval stories lately, so I'm really liking the tournament knights.
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Beautiful additions! I've been reading lots of medieval stories lately, so I'm really liking the tournament knights.
That could make a great thread topic so we can all exchange medieval stories/books!
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Very nice purchases, Rhalius! I've been looking for that Figures king for some time now, but I haven't found one with the 'feeling method' either.
I'm looking forward to the continuation of your story!
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I'm missing the very first style in color white. It's number three on my Caparison Page (http://animobil.info/shields/text/5d0863aa-645.html)
Ah, a true ancient one... Had no idea it could be so expensive.. than again, that only applies if it was actually sold ;)
(those are great pages)
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thanks everyone. :)
Havent really been trying to get all the possible tournament knights available, more will probably be released anyways and as long as I have enough to have a tournament with its good enough for me.
Will likely be my last buys for this year, maybe a small thing here and there but thats it. Will be buying plenty next year since I want to get the blacksmith and the schooner from DS when its available here in the Netherlands. Will probably get some more new stuff along with it anyways.
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I'm missing the very first style in color white. It's number three on my Caparison Page (http://animobil.info/shields/text/5d0863aa-645.html)
WOW! that one is difficult to come by. In fact I never saw it on ebay. :o
anyway... 300 is way too much!
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might be an idea to just bleach a yellow one or something like that.
Anyways, made one more purchase today which I wont show here, I'll leave that for the story which I'll begin shooting next week. :)
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That could make a great thread topic so we can all exchange medieval stories/books!
That could be interesting. I'm taking a medieval lit. class, so I have knights and queens on the brain.
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I I've been looking for that Figures king for some time now, but I haven't found one with the 'feeling method' either.
Send you a PM, Birdie. :)
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Awesome buys, Rhalius! :)
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thanks, aside from the shield I can now make your avatar. ;)
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thanks, aside from the shield I can now make your avatar. ;)
Indeed. :lol:
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Been a while, but my yearly DS order arrived today.
But first, I still have some stuff I purchased a little while ago but didnt post the pictures of yet.
I purchased this for 15 euros, seems like a good buy.
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It's quite used and comes from the place I do volunteers work. We lend out toys to families who are less fortunate or simply prefer to rent such things instead of buying it.
Eventually the sets retire though, so I'm giving these veterans a cozy place to retire! If clickies could talk.. they'd have an awfull lot to talk about!
Here's a single clicky I picked up at my work.. this guy actually has a story behind him.
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I work in the supermarket, not for much hours but its something. When putting away the incoming empty beer crates, I found this clicky in one of the crates. Covered in sand and a bit dirty, amongst all those empty beer bottles.
First I did consider putting him at the lost and found stuff, but I feared he'd be thrown in the trash due to being dirty and seemingly discarded anyways.
So I decided to not say anything and put him in my pocket. Carried him with me all day untill I went home.
Kept chuckling a bit to myself all the way since I kept thinking about that if it where a movie or a cartoon, I'd be having a happy drunk clicky in my pocket who'd keep singing cheerfully and having to tell him repeatedly to be quiet. Gues I have a lively imagination but the thought just kept popping into my head.
Either way, he has a new home now! I washed him properly, some traces of sand are likely still inside of him.. can hear it when moving his arms. Curious though.. I didn't know there even where classic clickies in orange. Think I might give him a role as a drunk somewhere sometimes.. seeing how I found him in an empty beer crate, the role seems fitting.
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Eric the Eagle is taking his horse for a ride.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/006_zps6a1b94d3.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/006_zps6a1b94d3.jpg.html)
As he moves through the forest, he hears something.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/007_zpse5569cfd.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/007_zpse5569cfd.jpg.html)
He thinks its nothing though, and continues on his way.. but when he looks behind him he sees pirates!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/008_zps711526dc.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/008_zps711526dc.jpg.html)
Did they spot him? he doesnt think so, but he thinks its better to get some help before dealing with them.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/009_zps571bc6a2.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/009_zps571bc6a2.jpg.html)
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Sam the Stalion is working hard at the smithy, forging his rather uniquely shaped swords.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/010_zps2f9d20bc.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/010_zps2f9d20bc.jpg.html)
But when his good friend Eric the Eagle asks him for help, he quickly puts on his armor, and gets on his horse.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/011_zps0c9ab126.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/011_zps0c9ab126.jpg.html)
Together they go to Leo the Lion, who stands watch at his tower.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/013_zps1a7179b2.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/013_zps1a7179b2.jpg.html)
Leo looks for a weapon he likes to take along, before joining his friends.
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And so the three friends are ready to face these vicious pirates!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/014_zpsa13b9bd8.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/014_zpsa13b9bd8.jpg.html)
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They ask the pirates to surrender, but they wont hear of it! they want to fight!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/015_zps49093c14.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/015_zps49093c14.jpg.html)
Suddenly, a voice yells out from above. "there will be no fighting here today. Leave this place pirates, or face the wrath of the mountains!"
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/016_zps3927e3b8.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/016_zps3927e3b8.jpg.html)
He hits his flagpole hard against the ground, causing several small rocks to fall from the mountains. the pirates dont seem impressed and arent willing to leave.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/017_zpsfcaccda6.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/017_zpsfcaccda6.jpg.html)
More rocks follow though, and the pirates are standing knee deep in little stones!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/018_zps58f45cf8.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/018_zps58f45cf8.jpg.html)
And even more rocks fall down, and they start to panic!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac337/Rhalius/019_zps68494d7d.jpg) (http://s913.photobucket.com/user/Rhalius/media/019_zps68494d7d.jpg.html)
And yet more rocks fall, finally it stops though and the pirates yelp that they will surrender!
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These where my new purchases, I'll elaborate further on the new knights with a full review elsewhere.
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So is the red guy named Rocky then?
Great story, congratulations on the additions.
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That's a great purchase, and I love the orange klicky!
Don't recall fixed hands klickys either...
Give the guy a beer bottle (or two - he has TWO hands, right? ;) )
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Awesome pictures of your new purchases, Rhalius! ;)
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That's a great story with the knights - didn't see it when I made my previous reply :-[
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thanks, I don't have any beer bottles though. :lol:
Could have put my highlander in the story with the purchases since I got him recently but I forgot. :-[
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thanks, I don't have any beer bottles though. :lol:
:o REALLY!? :shhhh:
Get some before the orange klicky realizes that! Maybe some beer mugs will do in the meantime?
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((as promised, the Roman purchases which I have had for some while now but I had no room to set it up due to shooting a picture story.))
In ancient Rome, gladiator battles where fought.
(http://i.imgur.com/f6z9nYw.jpg)
Gruesome battles where people would fight for ther survival.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZxabI5P.jpg)
Blue gladiator: "Grrr! you cannot beat me!"
Green gladiator: "Yes I can.."
Suddenly, a woman approaches the gladiators in the empty arena and she does not seem happy.
(http://i.imgur.com/QYBHJ1r.jpg)
Games director: "No, no, no! that is all wrong!"
Blue gladiator: "Well I am giving it my very best."
(http://i.imgur.com/9rUk9jb.jpg)
Games Director: "You need to be more menacing! You play the bad guy so act the part! Maybe you need to gain some extra weight, to inspire a real sense of dread!"
Green Gladiator: "She is right you know, I did not really believe you where angry. It might make me look bad."
Games Director: "Oh shush you! you spoke too softly, I could not even hear you! speak louder, with conviction! you are the heroic underdog of today's show!"
The director sighs and moves to turn her attention back to the others involved with today's show while the gladiators resume practicing.
(http://i.imgur.com/9yonD4K.jpg)
Yellow gladiator: "Look, I am really having trouble with today's script. Why do I need to be killed by a spear? It just feels wrong for my character."
Games director: "It is a tragic death scene! You bravely defeat the chariot racer of the opressive regime, but you are fatally wounded right when you started to inspire the underdog. Your death inspires him to fight harder!"
Yellow gladiator: "Well alright, I didnt think of it like that yet."
Arena owner: "Are you sure they are all ready for the show?"
Games director: "We will see.. alright everyone, the final rehearsal!"
Everyone gets into place and start fighting.. though the red gladiator just keeps laughing when he struggles with the tiger.
(http://i.imgur.com/1h8YpQO.jpg)
Games director: "Gah! what are you doing?! stop laughing! You are getting mauled by a vicious predator who tries to eat you alive!"
Red gladiator, while laughing: "I can't help it! Sheba keeps tickling me!"
The games director sighs and shakes her head. "Maybe the animals are a little too tame.."
Arena owner: "I am sure it will be alright. The emperor wants gruesome games, we will make it look as if that truly is happening!"
In the meanwhile, everyone is getting ready to go to the arena, even the emperor himself!
(http://i.imgur.com/ZWu8nTX.jpg)
Emperor: "The games better be bloody today, that should take my mind off things."
Common families are also getting ready.
(http://i.imgur.com/9xLrazh.jpg)
Roman boy: "I can't wait to see the games! theres a really cool gladiator in gold armor! He's not affraid of any animal and is strong enough to lift a horse!"
Roman Girl: "It's all fake you know, they are just setting it all up!"
Roman boy: "It's not! Dad! She's being mean again!"
Roman dad: "Now now children, play nice."
Roman mother: "Let's leave quickly so we can find a good spot."
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The centurion is on his way to prepare his troops for the big game.
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Centurion: "Alright men! Make sure to stay alert! give the people the feeling that things might get out of hand any moment! We need to stand ready in case the audience gets bored. You all know the drill. We move in to fight against the gladiators, pretend to get overpowered before we bravely defeat the gladiators and show the emperor his troops are strongest."
And the games begin! a newcomer makes his debut in the arena as well!
(http://i.imgur.com/ZkaZW8s.jpg)
He keeps smiling, happy about being given a chance in a starring role of today's show.
Around him, the battles have already begun.
(http://i.imgur.com/n4ww6jG.jpg)
The underdog fights the bad guy, the red gladiator runs away from the animals and the yellow gladiator is challenging the menacing soldier on his chariot!
The green gladiator defeats the blue gladiator.
(http://i.imgur.com/tACVaxf.jpg)
Roman boy: "yeah! take that bad guy!"
Roman girl: "How do you know he is the bad guy?"
Roman boy: "He has red hair!"
Roman father: "Your uncle Lucius has red hair too."
Roman boy: "Yes, and he never gives us more than one cookie when we come over."
The yellow gladiator is close to defeating the soldier on the chariot, giving the audience quite a show.
(http://i.imgur.com/zFXYLeX.jpg)
Soldier: "Can I throw the spear now?"
Centurion: "No, only after the soldier is defeated. That way the gladiator has his hands free to catch the spear under his arm and portray a more dramatic death."
As the yellow gladiator "dies" a heroic death, the remaining ones face off in a final battle!
(http://i.imgur.com/haQhRZ6.jpg)
Announcer: "Look at that folks! This gladiator is so powerfull, he can command animals!"
But in the end, only one remains! the underdog wins the battle, despite all odds! The emperor and the people are very happy with the show!
(http://i.imgur.com/bKgwdzI.jpg)
The newcomer whispers: "How long are we supposed to keep laying here like this?"
Red gladiator: "Just lay still. the soldiers will first carry out the animals, then us."
Newcomer: "Oh I get it, to give the people the idea we are lower than the animals?"
Red gladiator: "Well yes, also they can't play dead as long as we can. Welcome to the show by the way, it was a pleasure working with you!"
Newcomer: "And with you, I look forward to perform many more shows together!"
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Great, great story! Wonderful ideas!
That arena looks very nice, close up. I like those spikes on the chariot wheels too.
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AWESOME. :wow:
My kind of playmostory - nobody gets hurt.
Great story, great posing, and.. ROMANS. :) :love:
Thanks!
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Nice purchases I really like the bald headed Pirate and those Knights look much better in the flesh particularly the green and gold one and the blue Lion really nice emblem on him, the worn effect on the red knights armour also looks good.
That Roman story is really good and funny in places a great way of introducing all the new stuff they all look nice I think the green and blue gladiators look particulalry good as well as the little boy with his shield and the soldiers, I like the looks on all their faces some of them look a bit nervuos glancing round. The arena itself seems to have plenty of space for setting up scenes and the blue chariot has a nice design.
Like the story about the orange classic Klicky what a lucky find I really like him he's got a nice face, I remember finding a Pirate Klicky on my way home I kept looking at him and seeing that no one wanted him so one day I attempted rescue on my way home he had muck in all sorts of fiddly places as well. Also made me smile about him liking beer I'm sure he'd like a mug of medieval ale ;) :**: one of my figures Dave is often photographed looking very happy with a bottle or two of ale since his real life counterpart has a love of good ale particularly good cider ;D.
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Great story, I really like the director, she must have a frustrating job some days. Congratulations on all the great Romans, its a wonderful theme.
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I like the way you introduce new purchases. :) Great story, now we know what really happened at the roman arenas back then. I like the idea of the soldiers on standby too.
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:lol: Great story! The director who interrupts the fight and that guy who is petting the lion, very funny ;D
The arena is a beautiful piece, and I'm a big fan of the Roman family set.
They should really expand the Roman theme with some regular buildings.
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Thanks everyone!
@Tahra, I prefer to keep violence to a minimum, the idea here was to make it a bit like wrestling as well as kind of a reference to the roles of the clickies themselves. One day the bad guy, another day the hero. Whatever role is assigned to them. They might "die" many times during play only to return to the same or a different role the next day.
@DrDalek6, Quite happy with the knights myself too, and the bald pirate is my favorite of the bunch. :) Too many fancy pirates in recent years, I prefer the shoddy looking ones. The new knights play a small part in my knights stories as well.
And yes, its nice to have a clicky with a story behind them. Maybe I'll start giving the guy cameo appearances in my stories, always drinking ale. :lol:
Nice that you gave a down on his luck pirate clicky a new home as well, at least he did not turn to booze to forget his troubles. ;D
And the director is my personal favirote character too here, it was a lot of fun making this short story. Took perhaps little over an hour to take all the pictures since the story practicly wrote itself.
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Great story, indeed this is a fantastic way to introduce new purchases. The Romans are a fantastic theme, very nice buys. :)
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Awesome pictures and story, Rhalius! You've got quite a good number of figures from the Roman theme now.
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Geat pictures and story. A very nice way to show us your new additions!!
George. :)
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Thanks!
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I saved up my purchases for a while before taking new pictures, and then its been another month but now I'm finally going to post it! :)
Marco Polo is off on another journey, but finds himself lost.
(http://i.imgur.com/ErefZKK.jpg)
Luckily, he soon runs into two adventurers, eager to take on a quest.
(http://i.imgur.com/UYYCV1W.jpg)
Amy the Archer: "Don't worry sir, we will protect you and bring you safely back home!"
Durin the Dwarf: "Aye, we've been cravin for some adventure!"
Together they continue on their way through the desert, untill they run into some soldiers and hear sounds of battle.
(http://i.imgur.com/lRTUt2v.jpg)
Marco Polo: "What's going on here? why is there fighting?"
Soldier: "It's nothing to worry about, really. It's just gladiator try outs!"
(http://i.imgur.com/hmCRITl.jpg)
Centurion: "Alright, once more and this time give it your all!"
(http://i.imgur.com/fAt0Qxj.jpg)
Marco Polo: "Let's just move along, best to stay away from these violent fellows."
Moving along through the desert, they encounter a few crusaders that seem a bit lost, one of them still seems to have a great time though!
(http://i.imgur.com/Blk8Wng.jpg)
Tim the Templar: "Please Tom, just stop drinking! It wont make our troubles go away!"
Tom the drunk Templar: "Sure it does! After I finished this bottle we can ride those pink elephants back to the castle!"
Marco Polo: "Maybe we can help?"
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Tim the Templar: "Just get him off that bottle and he should be fine."
(http://i.imgur.com/hnTfYEu.jpg)
Marco Polo: "I think he just went to sleep."
Tim the Templar: "Oh great, now we have to carry him back to the castle! Ah well, better get to it.. good luck to you in your travels sir!"
Suddenly a scream is heard.
Amy the Archer: "Did you hear that?! Someone needs our help!"
Durin the Dwarf: "To the resque! We will face evil and defeat it!"
It seems that "Evil" is Bob, a hungry man eager to find meat for his barbeque!
(http://i.imgur.com/UTPT8C7.jpg)
He's chasing little lambs, which the screaming shepard girl clearly does not agree with!
With arrows and axe, they quickly subdue a hungry Bob, and the lambs flee to their beloved shepard who hugs them tightly.
Sandra the Shepard: "Thank you so much!"
(http://i.imgur.com/3ayjxck.jpg)
Amy the Archer: "Take that vile scum!"
Durin the Dwarf: "That will teach you to attack innocent lambs!"
Marco Polo: "Wait! stop attacking him!"
They stop their attack, and Bob stands back up.
(http://i.imgur.com/h6YT62L.jpg)
Marco Polo: "I think I see a house nearby, there might be some food there. No need to hurt any lambs."
Bob: "I sure hope so, I am really hungry!"
Sandra the Shepard: "Well you won't get these lambs!"
And indeed, nearby there is a house where Queen Qira is paying a visit with her soldiers.
(http://i.imgur.com/8HNFEmf.jpg)
Queen Qira: "Vishar, this is the last time I warn you, summon the genie! He will tell me what I need to be a great ruler!"
Vishar the Vizier: "Yes exalted Queen, right away."
And so its done, the genie is summoned from his bottle, by the visier.
(http://i.imgur.com/GeP2gfu.jpg)
Queen Qira: "Oh great and wise genie, tell me what I need to become the greatest ruler!"
Genie: "You shall need three things to lead thy Queendom to greatness! First, you need clothes to clothe your people, second, you need food to feed your people and third, you need wealth to buy them all inclusive vacations several times a year."
Baru the Bodyguard: "Strange people are approaching, my Queen."
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Baru the Bodyguard: "Halt! you will come no closer to the Queen!"
(http://i.imgur.com/pE8yJBv.jpg)
Marco Polo: "Wait, perhaps these people can be of service to your Queen?"
Vishar the Visier: "An exellent suggestion, I think the two on the left would be exellent for what the genie told you, my Queen."
Queen Qira: "Hm.. red haired woman and man on sandals, step forward!"
Carefully, they approach, with sheep and all, and they bow politely.
(http://i.imgur.com/daq5fMM.jpg)
Queen Qira: "Henceforth, this sheperd will clothe my people with the wool form her sheep, and this man will be my new chef to cook meals for my people!"
Bob: "So may I cook lambchops too then?"
Queen Qira: "No, you may not! we do not eat sheep! We do like chicken though.."
With Sandra and Bob having found a new home, the Queen moves on to inspect a new delivery by her henchmen.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuEvGt5.jpg)
Bora the Bandit: "Here it is my Queen, the treasure you asked for."
Queen Qira: "Exellent! now I have all three things the Genie mentioned, I will be the greatest ruler ever! Now go steal some chickens, or we will go hungry!"
Marco Polo: "Let's just move along now, it seems we can safely go further now that everything is settled.."
Soon, they find the sea, and find several British soldiers at the shore.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZDxH4BQ.jpg)
Marco Polo: "Now how are we going to past here?"
Michael the Musketeer: "Well that is quite simple, old chap. All you have to do is whistle."
Marco Polo: "Whistle? like this?" He whistles a happy tune.
Michael the Musketeer: "Yes old chap! splendid!"
Within seconds, a schooner appears at the shore!
(http://i.imgur.com/UPf3E35.jpg)
First Mate Freddy: "Need a lift?"
Marco Polo: "That's amazing! Yes, we would like to travel with you, if you have room for us all!"
Michael the Musketeer: "It's quite alright old chap, you and your friends can take this one. We will take the next one."
After saying their goodbyes to their new British friends, they go on board and Marco shows his map to the captain, and explains where they need to go.
(http://i.imgur.com/bMXHCTO.jpg)
During the journey, Marco sees an interesting island. "Can we stop there a moment?"
Cole the Captain: "Sure thing! just don't stay away too long!"
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As soon as they step off the ship, they are greeted by tough looking bearded warriors.
(http://i.imgur.com/jagosQj.jpg)
Vick the Viking: "Travelers, you are comeing with us to our King!"
Standing before the tough king, they feel uncomforteable.
(http://i.imgur.com/0RtH04n.jpg)
King Karl: "What brings you to my doorstep travelers? You will find that I have no patience for excuses, one wrong word and I will punish you severely! I am a mighty king and can't show any weakness!"
Prince Peter: "Daddy, is that man Sinterklaas?"
King Karl: "What? No son, he wears a red coat but has no beard. Now please, be quiet and let me talk to them!"
Prince Peter: "But I have been really really good this year! Surely he did not forget about me?"
Suddenly, an old man on a horse approaches, with a young man walking beside the horse.
(http://i.imgur.com/jgmsudj.jpg)
Sinterklaas: "Of course not little Peter! There are so many presents to deliver but I would never forget anyone who has been good this year. Pete, what was it again that little Peter wanted to have?"
Black Pete: "A blue teddybear Sinterklaas, I have it right here!"
Prince Peter: "Yay! thanks very much Black Pete and Sinterklaas!"
Sinterklaas: "And of course I have not forgotten you either King Karl, and I didnt forget your Vikings either!. Petes, give them their gifts!"
(http://i.imgur.com/sAHoXLJ.jpg)
Suddenly, the tough vikings drop their weapons and are eager to accept their long awaited gifts and dont seem concerned anymore about the other visitors.
the head Pete notices the three visitors and smiles: "Don't worry about your presents, we delivered them at your homes! when you get there, you will find them!"
(http://i.imgur.com/wKG3wrD.jpg)
Saying their goodbyes, Marco Polo and friends leave once more, while the Vikings are busy playing with their new toys.
After a short journey, they see land once more!
(http://i.imgur.com/8FXVjEF.jpg)
Amy the Archer: "Land in sight!"
Aldo the Archer: "Ship in sight!"
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Captain Cornelis: "Look, Marco Polo has returned!"
(http://i.imgur.com/v8Pfgye.jpg)
Knight Kaleb: "Welcome back old friend!"
They get off the ship and meet with Baron Bart.
(http://i.imgur.com/wQaiJqN.jpg)
Baron Bart: "Welcome Marco, we have prepared a feast to celibrate your return, your friends are welcome too!"
Marco Polo: "It's been quite a trip, we met so many people!"
(http://i.imgur.com/DDlwlCB.jpg)
Baron Bart: "They are welcome to come to the feast as well, everyone is welcome! let's see if the food is ready!"
As they move along, the kitchen staff seems quite upset at a knight who got too curious about how they where baking bread.
(http://i.imgur.com/Es0ZEG2.jpg)
Kitchen help: "Shoo! get out of our kitchen! just look what you did! you got baking powder all over yourself! shoo!"
While the white knight makes himself scarce, Marco Polo meets up with an old friend.
(http://i.imgur.com/HldIhAi.jpg)
Albrecht Dürer: "Nice to see you again, we have been waiting for you. After the meal, I shall make a painting of you and your friends!"
Marco Polo: "Its great to see you again! the stories I have to tell you.."
And so they all eat a nice dinner at the end of a very long day! and many new friends come to join them.
(http://i.imgur.com/e0j6aii.jpg)
Who knows what new stories lay in store for them, and what roles they may play in the future?
The end. :)
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That's great, and congratulations on all the excellent additions. Many of the best recent releases there.
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You arrivals are always a lot of fun ;D
Amy the Archer: "Land in sight!"
Aldo the Archer: "Ship in sight!"
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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You arrivals are always a lot of fun ;D
I agree! :) Great new stuff!
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Great story what an adventure you've got some really nice additions particularly like the Egyptians and that Schooner and it's crew is absolutely beautiful a real classic :love:. I find it an interesting coincidence as well that you've also got a BBQ guy seeing as how I picked one up boxed from the market near me much as I don't approve of killing animals particularly innocent lambs I do feel rather sorry for him poor hungry fella, gotta admit I quite like the guy with his apron, floral tshirt and his hair and beard although I swapped my guys hair for the lifeguards slightly shorter ruffled hair.
Love the Gladiator fighting the Samauri should be a good test of his skills, the Vikings enjoying their present particularly the Chief with his pink doll and the Knight covered in baking powder :lol: a very intersting good alternative back story he really does look scared of those kitchen girls.
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The BBQ guy was from a DS purchase. :)
And theres few things more dangerous than upsetting people working in a kitchen. :lol:
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Thanks for sharing, I always like to watch scenes.
All the gestures and gazes are very well placed, I think.
The figures really come to life.
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Bought some second hand viking sets, so its story time again. :) Be prepared for the vicious, looting and pillaging merciless Viking hordes! :viking:
(http://i.imgur.com/VASacJT.jpg)
Ingvar: "What's the matter rolf?"
Rolf: "There's this girl I am fond of, and I dont know what to give her for her birthday."
Ingvar: "What about a rose? that might show you care."
Harald: "Nah, flowers are tacky!"
(http://i.imgur.com/OhITNxx.jpg)
Harald: "You should write her a poem instead! thats personal."
Rolf: "That might actually not be such a bad idea, thanks I'll try that!"
Knut: "Alright, we are back from the raid! we brought many riches with us! Whats the matter with you Rolf?"
(http://i.imgur.com/vgy7dCg.jpg)
Rolf: "I am going to write a poem for the birthday of the girl I love!"
Knut: "Are you sure? What if she doesnt like poetry?"
Orvar: "I think he should send sweets instead."
Sigurd: "Nah, she might hate that. Why not a cat?"
Vidar: "Hey what is going on here?"
(http://i.imgur.com/ScPgund.jpg)
Harald: "Rolf is sweet on a girl, and he plans to give her a cat for her birthday!"
Vidar: "Thats foolish! What if the poor girl is allergic?"
Harald: "I know!"
Vidar gets off his boat to have a good word with young Rolf.
(http://i.imgur.com/w3javHV.jpg)
Vidar: "Rolf my boy, if you truly want to be nice to her on her birthday, why not give her a serenade?"
Rolf: "Well perhaps.. look at that treasure Knut and the others captured though, they really came through for us!"
Vidar: "Nevermind that! its just material stuff, this girl, she is the real treasure! tell her how you feel through song!"
Ingvar: "That's right! wealth is fleeting, but true love is forever!"
Volund: "Alright guys, we just breached the walls of the nearby town! the people have fled in fear! all their riches are ours for the taking!"
(http://i.imgur.com/viYO4jG.jpg)
Knut: "Nevermind that, theres more important things to worry about! Rolf is in love with a girl, and he is planning to sing for her. We need to work on lyrics!"
Volund: "Oh, that's quite a challenge.. the words should come from the heart though! dont say anything you dont truly mean!"
(http://i.imgur.com/g1TmT1R.jpg)
Orvar: "Just bring a rose along just in case! so you can give something as well!"
Sigurd: "And a cat!"
And so they kept talking for hours, to ensure their friend Rolf would give this girl he liked the perfect gift for her birthday. And they lived happily ever after.
((and here is a final picture of all these new vikings in a position they are all standing properly on the picture.))
(http://i.imgur.com/02adqUM.jpg)
A shame the beard of the greyhaired one is missing, extra beards can be hard to find, especially the nicer ones. Furthermore the vikings themselves are complete and make for a nice little horde combined with the 6 or such I already have. Its enough to have a viking raid, might just need to get a proper viking ship for them from DS.
Sadly the rowboat misses the decorative pieces at the front and back but it also works without them, and a few bows have a broken string. But I am very happy with the purchase still, quite happy about getting Nessie's pet viking without Nessie, since that one takes up a lot of space and I really only wanted the viking.
Its pretty much only the rare ones that only come in the big sets that I dont have, furthermore I seem to have all of them now. Exept for the newest figure but I've yet to see them on sale anywhere.
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Great new Vikings and story. ;)
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Great purchase :)
I love vikings, especially the first special one (4519 - is it bad I know the ref? :-[ )
Also love that guy in the dark brown furs (wish we could get those furs), he reminds me of the prince (4505 - another!), who is a fave too...
If you need a grey beard, I can probably get you one.
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:) Lovely little story and great pictures. Makes me want to collect the vikings too.
Those are great names for them, by the way.
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Nice to meet the guys. Such brave romantic men.
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Thanks everyone. :)
With luck I might actually find some beards on the market this weekend. Its King's day, which means lots of people selling their second hand stuff as is tradition.
Hoping to find some nice playmobil there.
Other than that, maybe some beards can be found on auction or such. Sending a grey beard through mail from portugal may be a bit much, reminds me of a joke from Chico Marx, he talked about his grandfathers beard being send through hairmail. ;)
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Other than that, maybe some beards can be found on auction or such. Sending a grey beard through mail from portugal may be a bit much, reminds me of a joke from Chico Marx, he talked about his grandfathers beard being send through hairmail. ;)
Ok - if you change your mind.... let me know. ;)
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That's a pretty cool looking troupe of vikings I really like the outfits, all your other Medieval klickies should watch out for them they'd be a pretty fearsome sight. Poor Rolf though his head must be spinning from all of the advice 8} :viking:
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Thanks everyone. :)
With luck I might actually find some beards on the market this weekend. Its King's day, which means lots of people selling their second hand stuff as is tradition.
Hoping to find some nice playmobil there.
I'm located in Belgium-that's close, so if you need some beards just let me know, I'll be happy to help you out. :)
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Top story - I like the figurines and the accessories.
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((had these for a little while, Snow white set and a few extra's which together make for a different retelling of the fairytale, enjoy!))
A long time ago, in a country far away, there was a beautifull queen. However, there was a girl who became much more beautifull than her: Snowwhite.
(http://i.imgur.com/q46FdYi.jpg)
She despised her, and first considered letting a hunter take her to the forest to kill her. But then she decided to send a Mongolian warrior instead.
(http://i.imgur.com/b2xnfdQ.jpg)
The mongolian warrior took her deep into the forest, and wanted to kill Snowwhite!
(http://i.imgur.com/NIAvcNe.jpg)
But a brave gladiator arrived to save her, Snowwhite ran away as they fought!
(http://i.imgur.com/RJlIi5U.jpg)
Soon she met seven friendly dwarves.
(http://i.imgur.com/xwzlIz6.jpg)
She was allowed to stay with them, she would cook for them while they work in the mine. They liked her very much.
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But the evil queen had learned that her assasin had failed, so she came up with a new plan! Disguised as a merchant, she would go to the forest to find Snowwhite and trick her.
(http://i.imgur.com/pA1zPo2.jpg)
But it is not wise for anyone to wander in the dark forests alone, soon she was robbed by pirates!
(http://i.imgur.com/BnUonAp.jpg)
She didnt think they would care for her goods, but appearantly they did!
(http://i.imgur.com/ZF7DApA.jpg)
She tried it again with apples, since she knew no pirate would be interested in healthy food. This time she managed to reach Snowwhite, who was eager to taste one of these fresh apples. Her dwarven friends urged her not to trust this strange woman though!
(http://i.imgur.com/O6YfMoK.jpg)
While they discuss it, a traveler from a distant land walks by and snatches the apple! He is so hungry from his travels that he eats it straight away, despite the protests of the evil queen!
(http://i.imgur.com/dfKzRb5.jpg)
While the poor man died from the poisoned apple, the queen quickly moved away. The dwarves and snowwhite cried and felt sad for this man, and laid him in a glass casket. Their dwarven king came to them to play a sad tune on his horn for the funeral.
(http://i.imgur.com/ziBUREy.jpg)
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Cool new stuff! And that was a great way to introduce it, as always. :lol: I'll say I've never heard the story quite like that. ;)
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Suddenly, a charming prince arrives on his white horse. He can't believe his eyes. Never in his life has he seen such beauty! Snowwhite smiles at him.
(http://i.imgur.com/82cAh4w.jpg)
He pushes her aside when he steps off his horse. He only has eyes for random strangers in glass coffins.
(http://i.imgur.com/kUFe7E9.jpg)
With a kiss he wakes the stranger, who appears to only have been sleeping. It is love at first sight and the dwarven king marries them on the spot. Snowwhite and the dwarves are very happy for them and wish them the best of luck!
(http://i.imgur.com/lnP0pN1.jpg)
And the evil queen? She fled the land, disguised as a witch and thinks she will have more succes luring children into her house made of candy. The boy asks if his friends Hanzel and Grettle may come too.
(http://i.imgur.com/aUsJImE.jpg)
Unfortunatly for the witch, Hanzel and Grettle are the boy's pet Rhino's!
(http://i.imgur.com/dN1ZPzI.jpg)
And everyone (exept the witch) lived happily ever after.
The end. ;)
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That was awesome! ;D
BRILLIANT!
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Wonderful story! :love:
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I'm very happy for them! Equality in Playmobil! Well done!
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:lol: Great story and humour as always great touch with the rhinos at the end. Snow White was quite lucky in a way and it's good to see you have klickies of all sexualities in your collection :love:
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Very funny way to show the new purchases, Rhalius! :lol: Fortunately, the dwarf king was not a "weigerambtenaar" (not translatable, I'm sorry.. the dutch speaking members know what I mean) :lol:
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Thanks, I figured it would be a neat way to celibrate the changes going on this year as acceptance grows. :)
Quite happy with my new purchases though, some nice figures and that snow white set has so many wonderfull items and clickies. ;D
Quite a few peasant clothes, a very versatile queen, snowwhite makes for a great noblewoman, the somewhat feminine prince with his rosey cheeks is a nice variation, the dwarves/gnomes are a cool addition too, didnt have hairbrushes yet and that blue sack to carry apples in is also new for me.
And that glass casket is definatly the prize item of that set, that can be used in so many ways. :)
The dwarf and mongolian archer are beautifull figures too, Gladiator seems versatile as well.
I got some old pirates and the monk too since they seem usefull.
I deliberatly let the purple pirate woman steal the hat of the queen to show its the exact same color. ;)
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So funny! Great new purchases.
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Wonderful new stuff with very nice and funny presentation! :lol:
George.
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((new arrivals, so a new story!))
(http://i.imgur.com/mlGgb7f.jpg)
Pirate: "What do you have there, Rob?"
Rob: "A treasure map! My brother has the same one. It shows where our father buried his treasure before he died."
Pirate": "Better not let captain Green see it then."
Captain Green: "I heard that! You better hurry up and find me that treasure Rob! Dont dare to return without it!"
(http://i.imgur.com/IyU7VD8.jpg)
And so with plenty of motivation, Rob went on his way.
Nearby, two of his friends where on a treasure hunt of their own.
(http://i.imgur.com/yDxAy83.jpg)
Jasper: "We finally found the treasure of the cursed skull!"
Ruby: "It looks a bit weird though."
(http://i.imgur.com/q0PsrIg.jpg)
Ruby: "It's all just stuck together and has an odd color. Bah, its fake treasure."
Jasper: "At least the crown seems real."
Rob: "Hey how is it going?"
Jasper: "Not that great, that treasure is fake."
Rob: "What about this one?" He pulls on a piece of treasure, and suddenly the platform switches around. the fake treasure disappears, and two scorpions appear!
(http://i.imgur.com/TNLp8sX.jpg)
Jasper is quick to shoot them, and they store the crown in the chest with the few rubies they found.
(http://i.imgur.com/QtzU6zX.jpg)
Rob: "Well it's not much, but at least you won't need to return empty handed to Captain Green."
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But as they turn around, suddenly three warriors from the far east stand there, armed to the teeth. "That's our treasure now! Hand it over!"
(http://i.imgur.com/JinVAA2.jpg)
Reluctantly they give up the treasure.
(http://i.imgur.com/BQeiFf3.jpg)
Rob: "Not much to do about it, even that one guy seems more heavily armed than the three of us!"
Moving along, Rob finds his brother, Bob who seems to have made a camp for himself.
(http://i.imgur.com/hKop8l3.jpg)
Rob: "Hey Bob, did you have any luck finding the treasure?"
Bob: "Sadly I did, but it seems the stories about Dad's treasure where greatly exaggerated."
Ghost: "Arr, step forth and claim the mighty treasure of the infamous dread pirate!"
(http://i.imgur.com/vVdCgcM.jpg)
Bob: "Give it a rest dad, we don't want your cursed treasure."
Ghost: "Ungratefull son! Let me show ye the great treasure I gathered, riches beyond your wildest dreams!"
He opens the chest and shows something Rob and his friends have seen before.
(http://i.imgur.com/Uy8XNwY.jpg)
Bob: "We dont want your cursed treasure, dad! We don't want to become ghosts like you."
Rob: "Cursed FAKE treasure even!"
Ghost: "But it gets lonely being the only ghost."
Suddenly three Romans ambush them. "In the name of the Emperor, hand over that treasure!"
(http://i.imgur.com/1c5t6dk.jpg)
They all smile. "Fine, its all yours. We wouldnt dare to stand up to brave soldiers like you guys."
Roman: "Well you better not dare to come after us, we are leaving with this treasure!"
(http://i.imgur.com/UcauKTJ.jpg)
Other Roman: "It's so light, I can carry it all on my own! It must be super special light gold or something!"
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After having a good laugh about the Romans stealing the fake treasure, they continue on their way. Surely they should be able to find something to bring back to Captain Green?
Then they run into their friend Beryl.
(http://i.imgur.com/XM1fMcS.jpg)
Rob: "Hey there Beryl, did you find anything?"
Beryl: "I just did, yes! Look what I digged up!"
He pulls a golden statue out from under the tree trunk.
(http://i.imgur.com/4eHcdzy.jpg)
Rob: "Wow, thats very impressive!"
Maltese knight: "That belongs in a museum!"
(http://i.imgur.com/xCffBca.jpg)
Rob: "Oh no, not this time! We are well armed and you are all alone. This statue is ours! How is going to take it away from us, hm?"
Maltese Knight: "Well the Knight watch of course!"
(http://i.imgur.com/gMxinCR.jpg)
Suddenly there are two armed men behind them, forcing them to drop their arms.
Willem van Ruytenburch: "Actually it's Night's watch."
Maltese Knight: "Well I am a knight and you are watching me now! Now let's get moving!"
Albrecht Dürer: "That is a very beautifull statue you have there!"
(http://i.imgur.com/aQyynyF.jpg)
Maltese knight: "Thank you, we saved it from a bunch of savage pirates."
(http://i.imgur.com/62pjubf.jpg)
Martin Luther: "Well done, culture and reason will prevail! We can't let ourselves be ruled by barbarians."
Suddenly he is tapped on his shoulder. "Excuse me."
(http://i.imgur.com/PMfLJ8e.jpg)
Martin Luther: "Yes, what do you want from us?"
Viking: "I am here to collect the taxes, I just collected them from a certain Captain Green as well."
(http://i.imgur.com/E9YuInz.jpg)
Martin Luther: "Why are you dressed as a viking?"
Viking: "People keep saying that paying their taxes feels like a viking raid, and my boss has a sense of humor."
Maltese Knight: "Oh, how novel. It's like a living work of art! Well here you go then, we wouldnt want to disobey the law."
Viking: "Thanks for your cöoperation." He takes the statue and painting and goes back on his way.
(http://i.imgur.com/pHZkFsM.jpg)
Viking: "Tax collector.. I can't believe they fell for that! It sure saves me a crew, they just hand it over willingly without a fight. Now to get back home I might need people to row my ship.. Maybe I should offer people an active vacation with plenty of exercise. They might pay me to row my boat."
The end of this story. :)
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Ha! Funny story. The Viking may be on to something. There's a farm stand near me that has a bunch of goats with a walkway where the goats go up above. People pay money to buy bits of food to feed the goats. Similar principle I think.
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Nice pictures and funny story. First time to see the rats up-close. They look good. You didn't wait for Christmas???
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Thanks, heh nope I couldnt wait for christmas. This way I'll have it available before anyone else. ;)
It's a nice set with many good accesoires for sure, which is odd considering that this one set already has more accesoires than the entire new pirate theme combined.
Plenty of stuff I did not have yet like the rats, the pineapples, the Crutch, the wooden stake for the spit, the torn pirate flag is new too, the drinking bag, water in a bucket is something I didnt have yet either, same for the wooden planks to put on a barrel and some weapons I now have in new colors. Overall a neat set.
I didnt check what the ghost does since I couldnt find a small battery and I really dont tend to care about such things. The pirate ghost looks nice though and uses the new hat.
Speaking of which, the guy with the brown hair from the other set that shares the same hat looks much nicer than I though, I thought he was a fat guy from the way he stands on the box but he is a regular clicky. Sadly he cant really move his head much due to the shape of his hair though.
The female pirate is also very nice despite the painted on sash. It should go all around but they never seem to learn. I think her shoes are new too.
All the medievalish limited edition clickies will make for some nice nobles and teachers, very happy about those.
Viking ship was kind of a must to me since I already gathered a crew of Vikings since it goes well with medieval, and their ship is the only medieval boat they ever produced.
It's a very beautifull ship even though there is not much room for the Vikings to put their loot.
With every DS order I tend to order one package of romans while they are available, to slowly grow their numbers.
The three asian warriors is one of those sets that I have been considering to buy since they where available but I always removed them out of my cart so I figured to just go ahead and finally get them since they do have a lot of nice exotic weaponry.
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:lmao:
Great story as always :)
The pirate woman boots appeared before on recent themes. First was the woman with the tiny dog and white car (with PINK seats = blergh)
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What does Albrecht Durer look like with the flowing pirate hair (the one with blue plume and blue print)? I'm guessing the hair wont fit on with the cape.
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Nice story with a great ending :lol: that Viking may be on to something Some very interesting sets and pieces in there I like the Pirates camp with the new weapons and the rats and seagulls about to steal the fruit. I like the Knights very fancy costumes, the Aisians look alright (like the Wolveirne style claws) and most of the Pirates look good both of the ladies are nice and Rob and Captain Greens costumes are really ncie and colourful particularly like Captain Green's torso although I think his cannon might be a bit over the top, really like the ghost pirate's design and outfit particularly the legs