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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2010, 02:22:13 »
Sixth are some soft customs based upon the recent Egyptian bandits and the Arab Special.  They could be Moorish or Middle Eastern.
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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2010, 02:23:12 »
Finally, here are some soft customs based upon various pieces from various themes.  They are supposed to be North African and/or Middle Eastern traders.
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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2010, 03:32:19 »
Excellent customs, Justindo  :wow:! Very detailed!
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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2010, 04:34:42 »
Excellent customs Justin, but what does "soft" custom mean?

I like the Ethiopians best, maybe because black klickies are still a minority in the Klicky world. I'd like to see a whole theme dedicated to an ancient black culture like the Zulus or the Masai.

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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2010, 15:14:45 »
Beautiful customs Justindo!!! :wow:
I really love your Worrior groups, my favorites are the first and second groups,
though I really love your merchants, and the rest are all great aswell!

Soft customising means you didnt switch their legs or arms right?
Just weapons and hair.
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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2010, 18:47:11 »



Justindo, your customs are incredible. They never look like customs! ...  :wow: :wow: :wow:

Your wonderful custom Klickys always look like that they were supposed to look like that all along! ...  :clap: :clap: :clap:

Thank you for sharing and for giving us some really good ideas!

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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2010, 18:48:52 »
Those are some beautiful creations Justindo :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2010, 18:49:30 »
Excellent customs, Justindo.   :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2010, 22:38:43 »
Nice customs Justindo, well thought out and nicely executed. Thank you for sharing with us!  :wave:

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Re: North African and Middle Eastern Soft Customs
« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2010, 03:36:05 »
Thanks for the positive comments, all.

My understanding of "soft custom" comes from Garden Wargaming.  Basically, it is that klickies don't have any custom painting, printing, moulding, etc. on them and that one uses only Playmobil parts with no modifications.  Perhaps, however, I'm mistaken and using this term incorrectly?

The kings, queens, standard bearers, signalers, and traders have all been disassembled and are not completely original, but most figures feature their original torso and legs.  I've only modified small items, such as weapons, belts, cloaks, facial hair, headgear, arm accessories, etc.  Although these are relatively small changes, I think they make a difference, which is why a former Roman is now, say, a Parthian.  That's what I love about Playmobil!  I've put a lot of thought into these, and although they aren't revolutionary, I think the result is pleasing.
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