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Offline Richard

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NEW ASIAN LEGS
« on: May 24, 2008, 20:20:15 »


These two photos were posted at GW-PC by Cheng.

He said that they were "new Asian legs" ... ???

Does anyone know where they came from?

Is this possibly a sneak preview of the new Asian theme?

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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2008, 07:04:02 »
Is it possible this is something Cheng customised, using regular red trousers with white shoes and adding the black paint?

I can't see why he'd post legs only and not the rest of the figure.
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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2008, 08:57:23 »
Quote from: Martin Milner on May 25, 2008, 07:04:02
Is it possible this is something Cheng customised, using regular red trousers with white shoes and adding the black paint?

I can't see why he'd post legs only and not the rest of the figure.

I'd be surprised if paint were involved as cheng always works on having a custom which can be restored to the original state and so doesn't paint.  Also, I believe it would run against his personal ethics to deceive anyone in this way.
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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2008, 09:04:03 »
I didn't know about Cheng's "revert" policy, but I wasn't suggesting he was trying to decieve anyone. It just seems odd to post legs without the rest of the figure, if it's part of a new figure.
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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2008, 09:07:53 »
Quote from: Martin Milner on May 25, 2008, 09:04:03
I didn't know about Cheng's "revert" policy, but I wasn't suggesting he was trying to decieve anyone. It just seems odd to post legs without the rest of the figure, if it's part of a new figure.

I wasn't suggesting you were, Martin as I know that's not like you.  I had some difficulty trying to put in words what I wanted to say, knowing cheng well through the internet and trades, and the end result wasn't as well put as it meant have been on another day.
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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2008, 14:05:26 »



Hello, Martin and Gordon ...

Would you two guys just give each other a big hug  :love: and then please help me figure out where the heck these Asian legs came from?

You seem to know Cheng quite well, Gordon. However, I think that he may be thoroughly enjoying having something that he knows will drive us all crazy until we find out where it came from ...  8}

All the best,
Richard


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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2008, 01:32:25 »
Hello, Richard!

Of course it didn't come from any known Asian sets (3 sets in Special, 1 in Pirates, 2 in Modern Life ...), even so I went to check it up, and this is it all right:

Mandarin figure
Ninja
Karate practitioner
Pirate crew (Chinese pirate: barefeet)
Airport Bus-stop
and Asian family attached below ... Forget the attachment; sometimes it simply doesn't go; anyway, the shoes of all Modern Life Asian figures are "normal" Western shoes. There's picture of this set (7982) easily available at Playmobil UK.


I can't figure out any red legs with white shoes ... It isn't in the Circus sets in Collectobil, but there's a number of things we don't find in Collectobil ... Maybe in PlaymoDB you will find something? (I'm not very familiarized with the use of the db, but it's huge, I figured out :) )

I have to admit that it passed through my mind the thought that it was painted, but then I was puzzled too about how such a thing would deceive Cheng, and I have no answer to it, unless asking him where he got the legs :hmm: ...

Until then, mystery remains!


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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2008, 03:08:15 »


Hello, Gus ...

I'm hoping that Cheng will solve this mystery very soon.
Hopefully, before it drives some of us even more nuts than we already are ...   8}

All the best,
Richard


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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2008, 23:48:54 »
Quote from: Richard on May 24, 2008, 20:20:15

He said that they were "new Asian legs" ... ???


The burden of proof is on Cheng!  That joker!

But, seriously, when I read the caption "new Asian legs", images of Gong Li came to mind, and I guess I got what I deserved.    ??? ??? ???
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Re: NEW ASIAN LEGS
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2008, 23:59:42 »


Quote from: Timotheos on May 26, 2008, 23:48:54

The burden of proof is on Cheng!  That joker!

But, seriously, when I read the caption "new Asian legs", images of Gong Li came to mind, and I guess I got what I deserved.    ??? ??? ???


For those of you who don't know who Gong Li is ... Click HERE ...  :klickywink:


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