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Creative => How-To => Topic started by: cheng on May 25, 2011, 02:25:47
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(exerpts from Wikipedia)
The Naginata is a pole weapon traditionally used in by members of the samurai class, consisting of a wooden shaft with a curved blade.
During the Gempei War (1180–1185), the naginata was extremely effective at dismounting cavalry forcing the introduction of shin guards.
Women of the samurai class were expected defend their homes while their husbands were away at war. It allowed them to keep opponents at a distance, to lessen their disadvantage in height and upper body strength.
Itagaki led a garrison of 3,000 warriors out of the Toeizakayama castle against ten thousand Hōjō clan warriors, killing many of her attackers before being overpowered.
With the rising popularity of firearms, the naginata saw its final uses in 1876, in Satsuma, used only by fighting women. :)
I used the PM machete instead because its more curvy (and I've run out of PM samurai swords)...in fact, i prefer cowabuounga-Arnaud's naginata as his has a more correct sword-like guard with a more correct, proportionately longer blade (to achieve that effect, I have to shorten the pole but its such a waste) :P
so guys, I cheated..."no katana handle nor spear blade were hurt in making..." ;D
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Thanks for the background detail, cheng. Nice custom work there and a great picture of the naginata in use. The lady certainly looks annoyed!
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:clap: :clap: :clap: :wow: :wow: :wow:
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WOAH! :o
I didn't think of a machete!
Please Cheng, what is that pole? ;D
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Amazing, truly amazing, Cheng! :wow: Your customs are so magnificent! Thank you for sharing them with us!
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Nice one Cheng!
My next move will be: a yari. It's already done actually... ;)
Arnaud
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Wow, I have to catch up!
What Samurai weapons are there that haven't been customized... :!:
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The kuzarigama, WoT. And the two-handed katana.
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Thanks for the background detail, cheng. Nice custom work there and a great picture of the naginata in use. The lady certainly looks annoyed!
uuumm... :-[ dear Gordon, he's a young samurai (I havent made any fighting women so far) who hasnt shaved his head yet :P
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thanks playmofriends!! :love:
...Please Cheng, what is that pole? ;D
oh WoT, I thought everyone would recognise it...just a PM parts spruce/tree ;)
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...My next move will be: a yari. It's already done actually... ;)
Arnaud
WHAT?! show us Arnaud!!! youre going to make my stomach feel terrible when i look at my current inaccurate yari(s)....let me guess! you used the gladiators/Roman blade??
Right? its perfect for it!!
Please Arnaud....dont make me cut my Roman blades...No......No....i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont i wont (but I can imagine our dear Playmofire-Gordon giving me a knowing smile, and saying "yes, you will!" :lol:)
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oh WoT, I thought everyone would recognise it...just a PM parts spruce/tree ;)
EH? :eh?:
I cannot find it! Please, I need to find it! :o
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The kuzarigama, WoT. And the two-handed katana.
sorry, Arnaud, I've already made the kuzarigama (will see if i have an old pic and post it here)...
two-handed katana?! for the turning swallow cut?! WOW....no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles no I shall not cut any katana handles....I'm serious this time my dear Gordon.....I mean it.....I I... :P ;D :lol:
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EH? :eh?:
I cannot find it! Please, I need to find it! :o
oh no WoT not the 'real' spruce tree....the 'spruce' or 'tree' plastic modellers refer to is the what-you-call those unwanted moulded 'frames' through which the plastic is injected. so of your PM parts comes attached to these 'trees' which you have to cut away from ;)
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Oh, you mean a sprue!
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Oh, you mean a sprue!
its a Sprue, a Sprue! (sang to the tune of whats-that-song in "My Fair Lady")
...thanks bb! :-[ i stand corrected :P I started plastic modelling when I was very young and never realised my spelling error (no internet back then ;D )...we never stop learning do we?! ;)
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OH! Ingenious! :wow:
I have at least 1 or 2... :toot:
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its a Sprue, a Sprue! (sang to the tune of whats-that-song in "My Fair Lady")
...thanks bb! :-[ i stand corrected :P I started plastic modelling when I was very young and never realised my spelling error (no internet back then ;D )...we never stop learning do we?! ;)
You're years ahead of me! I only learned this term about a month ago, so it was fresh in my mind. ;)
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..I have at least 1 or 2... :toot:
Lucky you! (but those of the right thickess for Klicky hands are harder to find ;) )
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You're years ahead of me! ......
haha...for a moment I thought you were referring to my age :P but of course, youre definitely much much younger and luckily for us, its off topic :)
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WoT?! izzat you?? your avatar...transformed...which reminds me, ok ok...I'll try looking clicking your Imageshack Frogs in your 2 new threads soon! :)
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Ohhh, but I have found a solution... a really great solution... ;D
In fact, it will be a better Naginata then either of yours! >:D
Well maybe... if I do things correctly. :P
Yeah it's me! ;D
It is my new Shogun custom. <:>
OH! I forgot you cannot see ImageShack,
Ill post some attachments. ;)
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Ohhh, but I have found a solution... a really great solution... ;D
In fact, it will be a better Naginata then either of yours! >:D
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hey WoT...please please show us when youre ready to...we'll keep getting better ideas and make this theme more interesting until PM launches a Japanese theme(next year? ;D )
hey Arnaud!!!! are you busy working on your weapons? WoT here has thrown in his samurai-gaunlet! ;D
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... WoT here has thrown in his samurai-gaunlet! ;D
YOSHI! I will make the Naginata... and then the Yuri is next!
I have a pretty simple solution to the problem... :sherlock:
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YOSHI! I will make the Naginata... and then the Yuri is next!
I have a pretty simple solution to the problem... :sherlock:
Hai, WoT!
...we await you at the next sunrise, underneath our PM Torii...dont leave your home without it(Naginata)...DUEL TO THE DEATH! ;D
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If you are on Cheng, I will post my Naginata now...
Give me a second. :)9
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sorry, Arnaud, I've already made the kuzarigama (will see if i have an old pic and post it here)...
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but Cowabounga & WoT, our PM sickle is too curvy so I'm leaving you two plenty of tatami-space and time to make a better one ;)
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I learned quite a lot from this thread. :)
Thanks @ all.
H_M
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I remember that photo! :o
And said sickle!
I will look into such matters...
But first, to work on the Yumi! :)
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But first, to work on the Yuri! :)
hai, WoT! but before the wrong name gets stuck on everyone's mind...its 'Yari' right?
....i'm still guessing, youre using the gladius' blade right? :P
WoT about making the double-handed katana Cowabounga-Arnaud mentioned? ;)
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No sorry Cheng,
I wasn't going to make a yari.
I meant to say the Yumi longbow.
And due to what Ymui actually means,
I have modified my original post... :-[
:lol: Funny when you think about what I said though! :lol:
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The double handed katana makes us face a tiny problem.
How on earth is a PM samurai ever going to hold it with two hands?
??? ??? ???
Cheers,
Arnaud
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The double handed katana makes us face a tiny problem.
How on earth is a PM samurai ever going to hold it with two hands? ??? ??? ???
Cheers,
Arnaud
hey arnaud, I'll worry about that later if I can make a neatly joined double-handed katana for him ;D
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I assume it will be like the Naginata.. but the handle will only just fit the two hands.
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I assume it will be like the Naginata.. but the handle will only just fit the two hands.
Awesome right WoT? ;)
but a samurai klcky will need 3 PM katana handles :P
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Or, we don't use Katana handles... :!:
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Or, we don't use Katana handles... :!:
but WoT, it wont look nice :'( unless youre planning to do your own wrapping with suture thread :P
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It would, but I havn't much luck in the past with combining Playmobil parts like that.
I think if... ok when I make the 2 handed katana I will use something else... :)
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cheng may i suggest you conside posting a pic of your entire army together, surely it will be very impressive, in other words....
:picsplz: :picsplz: :picsplz: :picsplz: :picsplz:
;D ;D ;D ;D
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It would, but I havn't much luck in the past with combining Playmobil parts like that.
I think if... ok when I make the 2 handed katana I will use something else... :)
I dont know what to expect whenever you speak like this WoT :P
but you never disappoint with really fresh ideas...with your younger eyes
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cheng may i suggest you conside posting a pic of your entire army together, ...
hey Giorgi, I thought I just did 2 sundays ago? well, at least with most of my japanese, brought out to my balcony on a windy day (I've too many flags now)...excuses excuses :lol:
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hey Giorgi, I thought I just did 2 sundays ago? well, at least with most of my japanese, brought out to my balcony on a windy day (I've too many flags now)...excuses excuses :lol:
where ??i must have missed the thread or memory dont serve me well ?????? ??? ??? ??? :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
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where ??i must have missed the thread or memory dont serve me well ?????? ??? ??? ??? :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
that's probably because it wasn't that very impressive :P
....my third picture of thread
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7849.msg136409#msg136409
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It is very impressive compared to mine. :P :)9
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that's probably because it wasn't that very impressive :P
....my third picture of thread
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7849.msg136409#msg136409
thanks !!! awesome !!! :love: :love: :love: :love: