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Offline cheng

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speedo dad in an ancient navy
« on: September 10, 2011, 10:24:26 »
hey PFs...do they look english or french or neither?  :P

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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2011, 11:57:27 »
doesn't look like anything I ma familiar with, but i do like the technic!

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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2011, 12:20:05 »
they look like venetian gondoliers :)
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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2011, 12:38:04 »
Baron, I definitely agree....Venetian gondoliers.
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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2011, 13:18:25 »
Yep!
Gondoliers. By default, the small Viking ship could work, wouldn't it?
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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2011, 13:19:21 »
For some odd reason, they look vaguely french to me, but I have no idea why. ??? Maybe it's the mustaches. But yeah I agree they could certainly be gondoliers.
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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 01:25:55 »
Venetian gondoliers??  ??? :o 8} :'( :-[
how on earth did this 'uniform' register in my brains as english or french navy?
(I have seen PM customs british navy with blue scarves and white legs but not french navy...)

just googled and found these ;D anyone with larger colour plates?  :)

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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2011, 01:38:32 »
I have absoulutely no idea why, but I think they look like mimes. There's my weird opinion... :lol:
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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2011, 02:46:00 »
Hi Cheng

Very nice, he looks great!  8-)
But I agree with the others; his companions look like Venetian gondoliers!  :lol:

I still have to read most the other speedo-dad threads, I had a quick look on some but not the time yet to have a profond view of them or to react. It seems Speedo-Dad is to be found in almost all Playmo-worlds!  :lol:

Btw, I like the way the cannon looks. I suppose the barrel is painted? Handwork or spraypaint? And which specific brand/color?

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Re: speedo dad in an ancient navy
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2011, 03:44:00 »
that speedo dad seems to be very versatile! :love:
they look very french because of the moustache and stripped shirt stereotype

they do look like venetian gondoliers as well - i made a similar custom a few years ago for a photo contest:



my photo techniques sucked at the time though :-[
and my custom was simpler
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