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Offline cowabounga

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NAGINATA!
« on: May 14, 2011, 20:14:05 »
Since this awful samurai was released, I've wanted to make some nice customs with it. And why would he carry two katanas?? How realistic is that anyway?
So I made this almost 100% playmobil naginata (long lance with a curved blade). I hope our friend cheng can make a small briefing about these.
cheng, these are really easy to make, even without a mini drill... I used a hot sewing needle.



Dismantled, see I bored two small holes; one at the base of the blade and one at the top of the pole (cut the point of the lance!). the intermediary part is... a playmobil daisy! The small wire connecting the three parts comes from a paper-clip. And that's it!





Like it?  :-[

Arnaud
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 20:42:20 »
very clever idea and excellently executed!!! Well done Arnaud!!
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2011, 21:06:14 »
exelent !! i like this body !! so you find a way to stick it ...
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2011, 23:01:19 »
He looks very fierce  :)9
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2011, 01:33:37 »
WOW cowabounga-Arnaud!
talk about the perfect 100%-PM naginata!  :love:

...I've plenty of PM daisies to spike and wont feel any pain BUT to cut the (hardest Japanese steel :P) katana :P and another spear (double  :P :P) aaaaaahhhhh very painful neh!

still, the result may be worth it...they look awesome on any samurai (I bet WoT will be arming his with these soon  :)

one suggestion Arnaud, instead of using a daisy, how about just cutting the katana handle just before the hand-guard?  ;)

btw, your tranfers look very 'printed-on' !!  :love: :love:

p.s. you correctly wiped off his "Mongol" moustage but oh...pain...more pain  :P 8}
« Last Edit: May 16, 2011, 01:40:37 by cheng »
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2011, 02:29:44 »
Well thought out design, Arnaud!  :clap:
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2011, 06:24:43 »
Excellent piece of work, Arnaud. 
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2011, 08:01:13 »
Quote from: cheng on May 16, 2011, 01:33:37
WOW cowabounga-Arnaud!
talk about the perfect 100%-PM naginata!  :love:

...I've plenty of PM daisies to spike and wont feel any pain BUT to cut the (hardest Japanese steel :P) katana :P and another spear (double  :P :P) aaaaaahhhhh very painful neh!

still, the result may be worth it...they look awesome on any samurai (I bet WoT will be arming his with these soon  :)

one suggestion Arnaud, instead of using a daisy, how about just cutting the katana handle just before the hand-guard?  ;)

btw, your tranfers look very 'printed-on' !!  :love: :love:

p.s. you correctly wiped off his "Mongol" moustage but oh...pain...more pain  :P 8}

Well, I told you before: harmony (of proportions, here)! I usually make my customs out of memory, then I compare with Google images. In my mind's eye, the Naginata blade was shorter than the katana's. Also I think it grew wider at the end and curved back even more. So, to respect proportions at least, I cut the katana  blade a bit shorter for the naginata.
I thought handle would look to small on top of the lance pole, the daisy has nice "scalloped" petals and is a bit larger (and it's round), so I think it fits better.

Cheers,
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2011, 04:07:48 »
Quote from: cowabounga on May 16, 2011, 08:01:13
....I thought handle would look to small on top of the lance pole, the daisy has nice "scalloped" petals and is a bit larger (and it's round), so I think it fits better.....

Yes, I agree Arnaud, the katana's guard is too small to be effective ;)

....I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata... :P
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Re: NAGINATA!
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2011, 08:11:48 »
Quote from: cheng on May 18, 2011, 04:07:48
Yes, I agree Arnaud, the katana's guard is too small to be effective ;)

....I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata...I shall not make a Naginata... :P

Look forward to seeing your Naginata, cheng! 
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