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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: cheng on March 07, 2017, 09:55:20

Title: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 07, 2017, 09:55:20
looks like my samurai army has finally reached a plateau.....not a single new part from Geobra despite so many launches of new
fi?ures, playmofriends(thanks for the lesson, Tahra), licensed klickies and sooooo many new sets for 2016/2017 ::)
(photo not clear...too wide for my old handphone's camera)
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: GrahamB on March 07, 2017, 21:51:21
A very impressive line-up Master cheng! That photo does give an idea of the scope and scale of your army. I do hope we will continue to see your new creations and 'reaching a plateau' does not mean an end to your creativity, even if the latest parts aren't inspiring, or even useful. I cannot create great PM customs, but I know a man who can!
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: Tiermann on March 07, 2017, 22:10:43
That's a great looking group of figures. A bit of patience and I am sure some new useful parts will come along. Anything from the upcoming licensed Dragons series maybe?
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: tahra on March 07, 2017, 22:41:55
<3

And I am SURE you will find interesting parts for more... after all, if anyone can, it's you!
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: Klickteryx on March 07, 2017, 23:00:24
Nice, the flags really bring these figures to life.
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 08, 2017, 01:44:48
thanks Playmofriends!
and Tahra has just given me a new idea to use those spacemen wrist computers as heavy lower arm guards to complement those bulky-what-you-call-those playmo-samurai-torso-tank-armour  :P
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 08, 2017, 01:50:16
... A bit of patience and I am sure some new useful parts will come along. Anything from the upcoming licensed Dragons series maybe?

I think its been 2 years....but you might be right....these new releases have been coming out fast and furious...maybe I've lost patience spotting for new parts...but always thankful for everyone's reviews and Heather's playmodb  :)
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: Macruran on March 08, 2017, 05:55:40
Amazing and inspiring work.
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 11, 2017, 12:08:15
finalized the Takeda & Mouri flags...my camera and lightings can barely take them by groups
(can anyone tell me why my photos still look small here compared to other members' photos, altho mine are above 90kb)
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: playmofire on March 11, 2017, 12:40:18
Superb customs, Master cheng,  :wow: and the photos, although small, look fine and show your army off well.
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: GrahamB on March 14, 2017, 14:36:34
(can anyone tell me why my photos still look small here compared to other members' photos, altho mine are above 90kb)

There are two ways to display photos, cheng. Attachments (which you used) and links. With a link, the photo is stored on another website so it doesn't eat up bandwidth on this site. Each time a message is displayed on this site, the server fetches the picture data from the other site and displays it at the size it is provided, so all that is stored here is a small instruction about where to find the picture. (That explanation is probably totally wrong, but it's how I think about it!).

I think there is a topic explaining picture links, but I couldn't find it when I had a quick look just now. What you need is an account at an image-hosting website (I use photobucket, where you can get an account for free). You upload your pictures to their website, copy a link for each picture onto your clipboard and paste it into your message here at PF, using the 'image' button (or by typing [img.] before and [/img.] after the link, missing out the dots).

Hope that helps!
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 14, 2017, 17:39:32
thanks Macruran &Gordon!

and big thanks for taking the trouble to repeat all these here GrahamB :)
....someday I'll upload my photos in the clouds but until then, at <100kb, that's as big as I can show my photos here.....nothing wrong with my photo editing software, then!  :D
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: GrahamB on March 14, 2017, 18:31:34
....someday I'll upload my photos in the clouds

I love that phrase, pure poetry. It could be one of Randy Crawford's:

"One day I'll fly away, find another site to post on.."
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: Macruran on March 15, 2017, 03:16:15
 ;D

I'd just like to add that

What you need is an account at an image-hosting website (I use photobucket, where you can get an account for free).

If you use imgur you don't even need an account. This is a little better because there is no storage limit for you.

Sadly though the fate of all image hotlinks seems to be to vanish over time. Look at posts in this forum from ten years ago: wildernesses of missing pictures.
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 15, 2017, 08:21:19
If you use imgur you don't even need an account. This is a little better because there is no storage limit for you.

Sadly though the fate of all image hotlinks seems to be to vanish over time. Look at posts in this forum from ten years ago: wildernesses of missing pictures.

thanks and right, when I check up old threads, some are with missing photos making the thread difficult to fully comprehend....no guarantee that any free storage will last for a long time  :P
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 20, 2017, 02:57:53
improved their flags and took individual group photos so they are easier to see but I didnt bother to reposition each man for the different angles nor will will see the helmeted samurai's faces since I'm taking from a higher angle to show the flags.....
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 20, 2017, 02:59:50
I couldnt accept those pink purple playmo parts until now  :-[
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 20, 2017, 03:01:39
their death head kamon did not have cross bones nor lower jaws mostly
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: playmofire on March 20, 2017, 04:35:30
Your new photo angle shows off the quality of your work still more, cheng, and gives a good idea of how dramatic a samurai army would look in real life.
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 20, 2017, 09:38:41
thanks Gordon...tried to improve my photo...this one's better from ground level
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: tahra on March 20, 2017, 09:52:08
thanks Gordon...tried to improve my photo...this one's better from ground level
What happened to him!?
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 20, 2017, 09:58:54
What happened to him!?

he had to lead the charge for forgetting his armour and wearing his personal flags instead of Takeda's ;D
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: Macruran on March 25, 2017, 20:12:42
Astounding work as always cheng. PM really should commission some designs from you.

gives a good idea of how dramatic a samurai army would look in real life.

Watch some Kurosawa movies.
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 26, 2017, 16:26:33
Astounding work as always cheng. PM really should commission some designs from you.

Watch some Kurosawa movies.

I'm waiting eagerly.....those flags, hats, legs, hair and most belts are temporary till Geobra casts them ;D

I still remember those years when all we had was the old single Roman soldier without proper legs/sandals etc....and when Geobra launched those near-perfect Roman soldiers, everything we customised had to be decommissioned and reused in other armies? :P

i made some samurai.....waited year after year....made more and continue waiting and now so many 'temporary' samurai....will be heartbreaking when I have to decommission them (will never look as good as casted ones, to me at least :'( )
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: tahra on March 26, 2017, 16:50:41
(will never look as good as casted ones, to me at least :'( )

That is... doubtful. It's more the other way around - let's hope the playmobil ones come close to yours, master..
Title: Re: My samurai wearing their flags now
Post by: cheng on March 27, 2017, 01:16:29
That is... doubtful. It's more the other way around - let's hope the playmobil ones come close to yours, master..

thanks for the reassurance....hope to live to see them launch a really historical samurai theme ;D