my new Ming (Dynasty) soldiers

[cheng]

i think i have committed more PM-customising sins 
can anyone point guess which? 

[Justindo]

Nice customs Cheng.  Did you modify the faces?

[cheng]

thanks Justindo !
yep cos i dont have enough chinese heads to go around..hope they still look chinese to you 

[specialist]

Hello Cheng,
I'm not very familiar with the period of time / the region but whether they are historically correct or not, they look great. I'm not sure how you did it, but the torso looks longer or the skirts are shorter. I go for longer torsos. Right?

specialist

[cheng]

Hello Ralf !
yes..you just correctly pointed out the 'main' sin i did with these torsos(but not the skirts)...but there's no wizardry with computer graphics i assure you...

anyone willing to give it a shot? Richard?   

[Sylvia]

Did you trim the triangular points off the hair pieces?

Excellent customs, btw. 

[cheng]

thanks Sylvia (at last I've got a custom that can interest the 'softer' gender) 

yes i did...before Qing(manchu) period, they pull their hair up into a knot at the top-rear...so their hairline is pretty high for a klicky 

can someone tell me how the torsos appears (correctly)longer?

[Sylvia]

thanks Sylvia (at last I've got a custom that can interest the 'softer' gender) 

I always like your stuff! Especially impressed by how well you integrate non-Playmo parts.

can someone tell me how the torsos appears (correctly)longer?

I think I finally worked it out. You've put them on backwards.

The poor fellows will not be able to take any rest at all until bedtime.

[Argand]

Simply excellent 

No words to describe!!!!

[cheng]

thanks Argand..

and BINGO, Sylvia !!!!!!!!!!
you are the PM expert !!

the BIGGEST PM-sin(?)
...the front armour hangs over their loins while their rear are not important in a face-to-face combat...maybe its more comfortable for his horse 

[specialist]

....comfortable for the horse....?

Tell me how it looks when is sitting on horseback with the skirt on!

By the way: excellent idea (I'm busy thinking up a figure to copy it)

[work]

Excellent idea

[cheng]

thanks Work !

tell me how it looks when is sitting on horseback with the skirt on!

By the way: excellent idea (I'm busy thinking up a figure to copy it)

hey Ralf, as Sylvia mentioned, they can only lie down...we have dare-devil bikers here who can ride bikes lying flat...i guess the Ming horses wouldnt mind that at all 

and looking forward to you working your magic....knowing you..you'll come up with many awesome ideas too (with putting torsos backwards)

[Richard]

Very impressive, Cheng!

You certainly do "think outside the box" ...

Congratulations, Sylvia! As Cheng said, "You are the PM expert!"

Great looking figures.

All the best,
Richard

[Flash]

Wonderful work yet again cheng! 
Here is a link to a fan site dedicated to a japanese / chinese series from the 702, that was also shown in germany at the time.
The Rebels of Liang-Shan-Po
The site is in german and frankly i do not know if an english site exists. However the names and looks of the different characters may provide interesting material for your further projects! Click the top link on the left of the site and you will get the profiles of different characters, good ones on top, bad ones down below  )
This site was puplbished by Dread Bonet on the Klickyweltforum. Thanx to him for this very interesting discovery!