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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: cheng on December 06, 2010, 02:03:02
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finally got my soft black hat (can anyone identify the part/part number?) <*)
a little history: :xholly:
The Takeda was one of the most famous clans of daimyō (feudal lords) in Japan's late Heian Period to Sengoku period.
The most famous clan member is Takeda Shingen (sometimes referred to as "The Tiger of Kai" 1521 – 1573
Up until the mid-16th century, mounted samurai were primarily archers. In order to defeat these missile troops, Shingen transformed his samurai and used the cavalry charge to devastating effect at the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1572. The strength of Shingen's new tactic became so famous that the Takeda army came to be known as the kiba gundan or 'mounted army.'
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some reference drawings for those interested..Merry Christmas to all Playmofriends!! :xmascheer:
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That is an absolutely awesome custom, cheng! So detailed. Your work is amazing! :wow:
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love it as always :love:
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Excellent details, & first class workmanship! :)9 Thank you for sharing this with us!
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Excellent detailed custom yet again cheng!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Beautiful .... absolutely beautiful custom, Cheng !!!
And, you really "stumped" me on this one ... I have no idea what "hat" you used ... :-[
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Too incredible for words!!! :omg: :omg: :omg:
I am loving your way of using the Knight armor for a Yoroi more and more! :wow:
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT Job! :woohoo: 8} :o ;D
And that hat looks amazing! :o :o :o
If no one can guess it you will have to tell us. It is 100% Playmobil? ???
Oh, and one more thing...
Please, please, please show us the sword belt! :love:
How did you attach it? 8} :D
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Actually I have just had an insight... :!:
Is the hat from the new Egyptian sets?
The gold one, just painted back? ???
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Cheng this is awesome! I love your details!
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Wow. that is a wonderful custom Cheng :clap: :wow: :clap:
Thank you also for showing us the pictures on which you based it.
I don't know the part number, but is the hat from the Fairy Tale 5 dwarfs set?
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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thanks everyone!
...sorree WOT, nope...its not painted black...no paint no glue no blue tac...original black playmo cap with brim trimmed and the white ribbon fits snugly for most playmo caps anyway :xholly:
...common you guys...dont give up so fast....I'm wondering if Sylvia or Heather can guess it first before I reveal the answer :rudy:
WOT, I'll take a photo of the sword belt..its one of those urethane 'rubber bands' I use so often, just looped over the red belt :xmascheer:
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.......is the hat from the Fairy Tale 5 dwarfs set?
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
sorree Elaine!! :-[
sorree because I left your name out when I mentioned Sylvia and heather :P
you ladies seems to be good at this :love:
sorree our posts crossed mid-air :D
and....youre 100% right Queen Elaine...its the black dwarf cap...I was hoping it fits adult klicky hair and it does (the big clue was the bent tips which I needed for this soft headwear...luckily nobody suggested that cheng is starting to heat-bend playmo parts ;D)
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...original black playmo cap with brim trimmed ...
A "trimmed" brim? ... :omg:
Cheng, will heat-bending be next? ... ;D
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You excel yourself again, cheng, dear friend! Always, you raise the bar higher for yourself next time! :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Your job Cheng is more professional than the original Geobra.You should make a Japanese history playmo exhibition.
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Dear Richard,
you know I need those heat bent (right) arms badly but never once push for it in our Pilot Club discussion...maybe because I think its futile or maybe because I think its unplaymobil or maybe because there are many other members' priorities or MAYBE cheng is planning to mass-heat-bend them ;D I'll like to, provided I can find a way to guarantee zero spoilage and that the arms bend at the same points every time ;) I've often thought of slicing and turning the lower arm by 180 degrees and rounding off the resulting sharp elbows...I will try one and discuss with you experts :xholly:
Dear Gordon,
thanks! I just need to find better and better ideas to justify making more and more instead of just cloning more japanese customs :P
Your job Cheng is more professional than the original Geobra.You should make a Japanese history playmo exhibition.
...and Grangel, right now my dream is to be allowed to help Geobra plan a Japanese theme launch in 2012! :love: the satisfaction, pride and being able to buy those japanese playmo-parts is rewarding enough :love:
and I've our favourite toy to thank, without which I wont be continuously reading up more and more about our world's colourful history...I've still much to learn and at the end of the day, maybe tie up all my japanese customs into a sort-of-playmobil-may-not-be-accurate-history...maybe put it on Gadenwargaming like Richard suggested :)
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You know...that slice and turn around idea is a really good one. That may be a winner.
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Nice custom Cheng! Very creative! :xmascheer:
Baden <*)
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That's a superb looking samurai, Cheng! As usual, you've created such precise and and intricate details and I love the use of the dwarf's hat and Lego flags and lance. The complete figure is marvelous looking! :wow:
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thanks Baden & Justindo,
and WOT, I almost forgot about the close-up photo for the belt if Justindo had not posted here :P
merry christmas everyone!
:xmascheer: <*) :elf: :rudy: :xholly:
....Oh, and one more thing...
Please, please, please show us the sword belt! :love:
How did you attach it? 8} :D
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So now you have managed to make it a fine art. 8} :o 8} :o
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thanks Baden & Justindo,
and WOT, I almost forgot about the close-up photo for the belt if Justindo had not posted here :P
merry christmas everyone!
:xmascheer: <*) :elf: :rudy: :xholly:
Thanks Cheng! :)
Hmm... Do you have a better picture of it?
Maybe without the Klickies hand in front? :-\
:xmascheer:
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That is an absolutely awesome custom, cheng! So detailed. Your work is amazing! :wow:
His attention to detail shows as well; The sword on the warrior is edge-up. In the western world the edge was typically down, but in Japan and China it was up.
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I'll shoot & show you the sword holder when I'm home for christmas :xholly: (now having a holiday with my family in sydney <*) )
.....The sword on the warrior is edge-up. In the western world the edge was typically down.....
Hey Andy...thanks for pointing this out....just to add, many samurais carried 2 swords; the longer katana and a shorter wakizashi(waki - side, zashi- arm)....when holstered blade-side up, its very interesting to see the samurai cock his drawing wrist knuckle upwards (so that his thumb is on the underside of the handle) and when he draws out the 'upside=down' sword, he's already holding the cutting edge away from himself.....(I probably made it sound more confusing didnt I Andy?)
....ashigarus soldiers(pikemen?) of course need carry only a shorter sword for close combat :rudy:
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I probably made it sound more confusing didnt I Andy?
Yes. But that’s ok.;)
I did know about the twin swords (Katana and Wakizashi), I just assumed you ran out of room for them (and that there is no Wakizashi in PM).
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Yes. But that’s ok.;)
I did know about the twin swords (Katana and Wakizashi), I just assumed you ran out of room for them (and that there is no Wakizashi in PM).
but now I have PM-wakizashi(s) for my ashigaru(s)...take another look, it is shorter. (but I cant make a longer katana :P like Sasaki Kojirō's extra long katana who lost to Musashi at the most famous samurai duel at Ganryu Island) Merry Christmas playmofriends!! :xmascheer: <*) :elf: :rudy: :xholly:
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The new Special Samurai that will be released in February has 2 swords...in case you don't know ;D
No idea if they are different.... I don't think so, but it is several steps closer to reality. ;D
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The new Special Samurai that will be released in February has 2 swords...in case you don't know ;D
No idea if they are different.... I don't think so, but it is several steps closer to reality. ;D
so desu-ka? (is that so?!) :P but i dare bet the two katanas are of the same lengths...anyone thinks otherwise? ;D
christmas cometh :xholly: :rudy: :elf: <*) :xmascheer:
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Hmm... Do you have a better picture of it?
Maybe without the Klickies hand in front? :-\
:xmascheer:
I just got back WOT,
different angles of my wakizashi holder (but nothing like a real playmo part...hopefully they'll make one when/if they launch a full samurai theme)
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I just got back WOT,
different angles of my wakizashi holder (but nothing like a real playmo part...hopefully they'll make one when/if they launch a full samurai theme)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! :wow:
These are great pictures. :)