historic question...

[Flash]

now i know cans were very important during ww1, they actually made ww1 possible, since one was now able to stay in a postion for a long time, also the supply problem was minimized of course, but were they important or did they even exist during the acw?
the reason for my question is i am working on an acw / indian war setting and would like to know if it would be a good idea to acquire any playmobil cans as little accessories
thanx for any answers /suggestions in advance!

[GaiusIulius]

do u mean canons (cans) if this is so, I would say that canons where important in the ACW, but they hadn't that much and not so big ones as they were used in WWI. Well thats all I know.

[bennain]

Hi Flash,

in my opinion the artillery was very important during the acw, but mostly they have used infantry. I think if you will ask funky in the german board, he can give you more detailed answers.

Regards
Bennain

[Flash]

thanx for ur replies guys.. both views offer an interesting view... however i meant cans in the sense of tin cans the german word is "konservendose"  :lol: id be very obliged for any further info on that, but again thanx for ur info guys i found it very interesting  

[edwinmodels]

As an old British Navy Sailor I know that canned meat was introduced around the 1900's to the Royal Navy. At the same time a young girl name Fanny Adams was murded in porstmouth and her killer chopped her into pieces. So ever since that day cans of meat or containers for cooking choped meat in have been called fanny's in the Royal Navy. I know that's of no help what-so-ever but a strange story nevertheless.

[Flash]

well edwin, this is a pretty interresting story!  it does help since 1900 would be way to late for the acw period... thanx for the info!!! 

[cheng]

i am like you Flash...
always wanting to place more 'props' for my historical dioramas...and wondering when jeans or dungarees or gas lamps etc were invented 

[Flash]

i am like you Flash...
always wanting to place more 'props' for my historical dioramas...and wondering when jeans or dungarees or gas lamps etc were invented 

  cheng... keeps one busy doesnt it! problem is with so many little props my pockets r being emptied rather fast too lol...

[cheng]

cheng... keeps one busy doesnt it! problem is with so many little props my pockets r being emptied rather fast too lol...

you will agree little props and parts will empty our pockets much slower than buying another big set to satisfy our addicted playmo-playing hours 

our board is quite quiet these days...it makes me want to do some little customs just to fan the customising fire here...do show us some pictures soon....it doesnt matter if its not final...maybe we can contribute ideas to your diorama...i say put this here maybe and he say put it there maybe ....like an online game, except we are at your mercy 

[edwinmodels]

Hi Cheng and all I have also noticed that of late its been pretty quite. I am still awaiting the insurance company to come to my aid with a new digital camera so am un-able at present to send you all any pictures of my growing collection. Courtesy of Ebay i had delieverd today a mummy two union soldiers a tree and ten boxed confederate soldiers. now the question is do i open the boxed confederate soldiers to add to my collection or leave as is and make a killing on ebay in a few years problems problems .

[Flash]

Hi Cheng and all I have also noticed that of late its been pretty quite. I am still awaiting the insurance company to come to my aid with a new digital camera so am un-able at present to send you all any pictures of my growing collection. Courtesy of Ebay i had delieverd today a mummy two union soldiers a tree and ten boxed confederate soldiers. now the question is do i open the boxed confederate soldiers to add to my collection or leave as is and make a killing on ebay in a few years problems problems .

lol i know that problem edwin... but it will keep itching ur fingers to open them... i am not a mib collector so my advice is... open them!!! 

[edwinmodels]

Hi Cheng

At first I had a mad rush to collect as many confederate specials as possible as they had deleted this line. But now I have a decent amount and a shop has just emailed me saying they have located another 13 for me. So should i just let my army of Virginia build up or keep the unopened carton of ten mint figures for a big pay day at some point in the future. As an additional note my brother in law works for landrover and for one birthday gave me a mint in box corgi die-cast model landrover still in the plastic wrap around the box.  I was keeping this for some point in the future but it was one of the items stolen from my house in the break-in. So many times I thought about taking it out of the box but thought it best left sealed so now some thief has all the benefit of it.

[cheng]

hey Edwin & Flash,
if it were my first box of southerner, i'll not be able to live through the itch but after i have opened and customised quite many of the same ones, the excitement slowly wears out, and i wish i had done something else with them....so if you are already satisfied with your band of southerners, try keeping these few as MIB...some day when the itch gets 'impossible'...or when you feel like spoiling yourself, then go open it....i'm not a MIB collector but i do this sometimes because there will be periods when i get bored if i dont get some new playmo 

but if you live through the itch...keep them for eBay (i've never sold any of my playmo but i think its perfectly ok to have a 'self-financing' hobby (though you probably end up spending more in the end)   

[Flash]

better a late reply than no reply lol...
i know what u mean cheng actually i have 2 or 3 mib southeners i am not planing on opening too soon who knows they might make a good pension in 30-40 years  

[edwinmodels]

And another late reply. The box of mib civil war figures is still unopened. And am now picking up extra loose figures on ebay for a reasonable price. Thank goodness the sun decided to shine on England and my hobby changed to lying around with a cool drink.