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Offline cheng

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Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« on: January 25, 2011, 00:46:04 »
War Drums (Tai-ko) were also used in feudal Japan to motivate troops, set marching pace (usually six paces per beat of the drum) and call out orders (eg. nine sets of five beats to summon an ally to battle, nine sets of three beats, sped up three or four times is the call to advance and pursue an enemy etc according to Wikipedia).  :)

oooops...getting carried away again, this is Playmofriends not Gardenwargaming  :P

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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 01:03:43 »
Those are wonderful drums. I always like learning about history....yet another wonderful thing about Playmobil......  :thanks:
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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 13:11:37 »
very nice. i especially like the hairstyle and the sweat band as they always wear them.  i enjoyed the history notes, thanks for including them.
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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2011, 14:50:29 »
Hey Cheng! Great item and history lesson!! What did you use/how did you do the drum?
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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2011, 18:10:07 »
I love these. Thanks for posting, Cheng.

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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2011, 19:29:12 »
Hi cheng,  yet more wonderful customs (this one with the drum and the detail of the drummer with his sweat band and bald head is especially so) and thank you, too, for the interesting information.
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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2011, 21:40:19 »
Excellent custom figures & drum, cheng! Your attention to details of the period is first class!
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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2011, 22:20:34 »
Awesome as always, cheng! I love the drum!  :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2011, 00:13:28 »
thanks everyone!  :love:

Quote from: Wolf Knight on January 25, 2011, 14:50:29
....What did you use/how did you do the drum?

(I presume you're asking about the part under the Native American drum skin)
its just a temporary wooden barrel sprayed from a PVC cup(for mouth wash/eye rinse)...while looking for a suitable PM part...

(the large bucket suspended by a pulley from PM knightcastles is a wee bit too big...but rather than have the drum tapering on one end, a beer keg/water barrel that has taper on both side would be more suitable...and I've to buy another drum skin for the other end and add a drum support/stabiliser...in reality, these could just be stakes driven into the ground  ;D anybody knows of a more suitable PM barrel?)
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Re: Tai-ko (big war drums) for samurai army
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2011, 14:53:58 »
I was excited to see this before I even opened the page. :P ;D

A barrel! :D
That is what I was thinking of. :)
Excellent custom Cheng! :wow:

That reminds me, I got a present for you... ;)
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