America... and the "Conquista"

[Giorginetto]

also i should say amazing customs, would love to have any army of conquistadors, they look awesome !!! 

[Hadoque]

The Conqistadors were no angels but neither were the native indians who were carrying out human sacrifices including babies on a daily basis. Thousands of people were slaughtered in their blood pyramid temples and partially to blame  were also  these blood  customs of theirs that lead  to the brutality excerted from the spaniards to the locals. I think the spaniards were exceptionally brutal and conquestadors like Pizarro, Balboa, Cortes , Lope de Aguirre entered the history books not so much for their discoveries and condquests for the spanish crown BUt for the sheer brutality , and they called them selves christians. I dont think it was right to create conquestadors from playmobil , i am a bit surpised actually they created such a politically incorrect klikcy to be honest   

Yes, I know.
I don't take a standpoint about who was right or wrong - though here I put some emphasis in the text above, about the bad side of the Spanish - otherwise I wouldn't make neither Montezuma nor the Spanish Conquistadores.
In a way, I admire them both for certain aspects (f.e. the Spanish for their hardish voyages across the Atlantic in relatively small ships, the Natives for their architectural marvelous cities) and despize them both in a way too (f.e. the Spanish for their fever for gold, the Natives for their human sacrifices to their gods).

[Luis]

very well done Hadoque!

I love the conquistadores, and Moctezuma is exceptional

where does his collar come from?

The Conqistadors were no angels but neither were the native indians who were carrying out human sacrifices including babies on a daily basis. Thousands of people were slaughtered in their blood pyramid temples and partially to blame  were also  these blood  customs of theirs that lead  to the brutality excerted from the spaniards to the locals. I think the spaniards were exceptionally brutal and conquestadors like Pizarro, Balboa, Cortes , Lope de Aguirre entered the history books not so much for their discoveries and condquests for the spanish crown BUt for the sheer brutality , and they called them selves christians. I dont think it was right to create conquestadors from playmobil , i am a bit surpised actually they created such a politically incorrect klikcy to be honest   

At least the indigenous did all the slaughter with the consent of the sacrified ones, for whom it was an honor - human sacrifices were part of their culture (as a tribute to their gods), not because they wanted to cause physical pain on anyone - hard to understand, but we can't change a thousand year old mindset.

Being born in a country where this happened 500+ years ago and as non native Spanish-decent Mexican i personally don't find these wondewrful customs as politically incorrect at all (this subject isn't precisely a taboo down here) - it would've been if Hadoque had used an brutally explicit setting

[tonguello]

The collar seems egyptian to me. Must be from that theme.

[Wolf Knight]

These customs are brilliant!! You show us here, Hadoque, what great designs we can do with plain playmobil parts!!!

Gaston, the colar is from the egyptian male from the egyptian family add-on  and the crown is from a fairy!!! brilliant idea Hadoque!!!

[Luis]

if i'm not mistaken i think the crown is from a princess, the one that comes in a white carriage

[tonguello]

The princes in the white blue and golden charriot.
but I have also seen it in a fairy. an old set... one form the enchanted forest theme.

[Luis]

yeah, same kind of crown, just different color
http://collectobil.com/images/items/3836.jpg

i love it

[Giorginetto]

yeah, same kind of crown, just different color
http://collectobil.com/images/items/3836.jpg

i love it

Its a great crown indeed !!! 

[gaspodfreud]

hi ! the montezuma is great , perfect colors and very realistic figure . I also like the body you use for the first conquistador and sure this collar is probably the best we can use for that (i'm not very entousiath with the legs ) thanks to share , pleasure to see your customs !!