This will be an ongoing thread as I Take more pix and build more klickies:
Since Playmobil isn't stepping up to create peasants and craftsmen, here are some of my own versions.
They are made from leftover parts from many sets, but mostly pirates, nativity, and fairy/fairytale.
As always, suggestions for improvements are very welcome.
I've always liked Playmobil's blacksmith, but thought he needed help. My blacksmith's apprentice:
fills the role, but may be a bit over-the-top in weathering.
What do you think?
I wanted to get across the idea of a lot of soot, but may have overdone it, by Playmobil standards.
I debated the wisdom of letting the lad work barefoot around hot coal, but think he best represents a poor boy just happy to learn a trade.
My fisherman:
was going to be a hunter, but nowadays the vintage legs look like stockings to me. So when I read about fishermen of castle moats, this guy got new accessories and a new job.
I loved the look the Egyptian robbers, but needed to keep to my themes (Discipline, doug!) So my cheat was to have this guy
be a traveling merchant. Little trusted but much visited, he brings exotic spices from land afar. He seems to fit in the market stalls.
The herbalist or apothecarist:
was built from a pirate, of course. His job would be to rummage through foliage to find curative plants. So I wanted him to look like he could take care of himself outside the walls.
Too piratey?
This butcher:
Was maybe a cowboy. Or a pirate. His clothing was neutral enough (to me) that a hat and apron made him look ready to slaughter.
Hat + apron + tools = carpenter.
