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cheng

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my ancient Greeks
« on: October 08, 2007, 04:34:51 AM »
i've always said that the PM Romans are so well made that there is nothing for me to customise...so the only thing i can do is make some of their 'cousins'

i had fun making their helmets...not a drop of glue was made...i can still pick them up by their 'feathers' ;D
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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2007, 11:23:54 AM »
intersting way of customizing the helmets cheng...very nice idea really!
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« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2007, 04:10:40 PM »
they look great! the only thing I could mention is that greeks in the hoplite times didnt have iron weaponry. How did you make the plumes?

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Re: my ancient Greeks
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2007, 02:50:20 AM »
thanks Gai.

Quote from: tanotrooper on October 08, 2007, 04:10:40 PM
greeks in the hoplite times didnt have iron weaponry. How did you make the plumes?
TT

hey TT, thanks a lot...so i will switch to wooden but still painted shields i suppose(but i wish PM has bigger round shields  :D )

the red plumes are from those old red indians with bison headwears...i like them not fully inserted like this.  ;)
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« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2007, 04:50:26 PM »
I see you used your spare time very well.  :o
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« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2007, 06:29:50 PM »



A very, very creative use of parts, Cheng!

Brilliant, actually!

I can't wait to try to mimic your Greek customs next Spring when I return to Canada!

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« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2007, 10:02:45 PM »
Those indian plumes are great. They really give it a more Greek rather than Roman feel because they go down to the neck.

great work again

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« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2007, 10:07:20 PM »
Congratulation. Fantastic work. Í`m looking forward to see greek cavalry. ;D
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cheng

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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2007, 10:33:44 AM »
Quote from: Leblanc d. II. on October 09, 2007, 10:07:20 PM
Congratulation. Fantastic work. Í`m looking forward to see greek cavalry. ;D

did someone say calvary  ;D oh...cavalry  ;)
over to you Micheal....my horses havent go space to run....(btw my mongols's horses were there just for photography...those poor fellas are climbing the Steppes now  :D )

and Richard,
here's some angled shots of the helm in case you agree with them  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2007, 11:22:47 AM »
the pictures show some details which I didnt see at my first view at the pictures. U made more than 'just' a cut in the front! Thats good to know
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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2007, 04:18:17 PM »
splendid work cheng! u have been rather busy!  :D ;D
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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2007, 12:13:14 PM »
Sorry for capturing your thread. I though it would fit better here than in an own one. ::)

The front part of one of the barbarian helmets remembered me to your custom and i made a search to find out if this can be used for greek hoplites, too. There existed once a quite similar type, referred to as 'corinthian helmet'. The pm part comes in 'bronze'  ;) and grey. Maybe a plume can be attached using your technique.   

For reference http://pt.trekearth.com/gallery/photo493220.htm (might take some time to load). Picture googling 'greek helmets' reveals more examples.
« Last Edit: November 22, 2007, 05:36:49 PM by henry_martini »
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« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2007, 08:04:41 PM »
or another reference Henry  ;):
https://gardenwargaming.playclicks.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=56488d64068332d09e42a429202bee6a&topic=452.0

I am sure with all those custom greeks a playmobil greek special will soon be released ;D
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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2007, 02:48:31 AM »
Oops, sorry, Panos, that was before my time. Of course I should have checked all your threads before.

Nice customs, btw.
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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2007, 03:56:58 PM »
thats a very  old thread Henry
one cant check all and I am glad you made me remember it
Anyway there is no such thing as
Parthenogenesis (from the Greek παρθένος parthenos, "virgin", + γένεσις genesis, "creation")
we all get ideas from somewere  ;)

Go on, the more Greeks the better lol

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