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Offline bonniebeth

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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2011, 03:14:23 »
Poor speedo dad.... he doesn't quite fit in anywhere. :(
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2011, 08:39:20 »
Great Korean Warriors, Cheng!  8-)
North or South?  ;D ... :-X  ;)
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2011, 11:37:01 »
Quote from: Hadoque on October 26, 2011, 08:39:20
North or South?  ;D ... :-X  ;)

thanks, a very thought provoking question and maybe a provocation to the lull at the 38th parallel north if we asked who are the descendants of admiral Yi, Hadoque. :P
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2011, 18:22:35 »
Cheng! you are the Master of Eastern Customisings :wow:
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2011, 20:38:46 »
Quote from: cheng on October 25, 2011, 02:34:39
Korean army lead by Yi Sun-shin (1545 – 1598), their Korean naval commander, during the Imjin war,

Yi never lost a battle and delivered one of the most astonishing defeats in military history at the Battle of Myeongnyang, with only 13 ships against 333 Japanese ships.

At the Battle of Noryang, his famous dying words were, "The battle is at its height...beat my war drums...do not announce my death."

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Thank you for the historical reference Cheng! :wow:
You have put a lot of amazing work into these customs,
I can only say they are some of the most amazing creations I have seen. :clap:

Quote from: cheng on October 25, 2011, 02:34:39
and WoT, as you requested, here's my Korean army, slowly growing, perhaps in the ratio of 13:333 against my samurai army...

Sounds just right. ;)

And since you were wondering, I had made a bet with my family
that I could go without Playmobil and without going on PlaymoFriends for a whole week.
I did... but they held up their side of the bargain too, so I get nothing... :P
Still, glad to be back! :)9
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2011, 20:40:52 »
Oh, I would SOOOO lose that bet! I couldn't go a day without either one!
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2011, 04:18:42 »
haha BB, if there was a Playmo prize at stake on you winning such a challenge...dont you think you can survive a week....I think I can, even for a free klicky...also just to prove to our families we have control over our 'madness' if we choose to :lol:

..and WoT, they'll now leave you alone with respect to carry-on-Playmo-ing!!
remember, we miss your presence...you could at least tell us youre not in hospital too :P

..BTW, I studied the picture of the general and improved my Admiral Yi here..hope you approve of my kliky-style arm prints :)
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2011, 13:10:00 »
Cheng,
Reminds me of the changing of the guard in downtown Seoul at Gyeongbokgung Palace. Those palaces are unbelievable right in the middle of downtown Seoul....never seen anything like them anywhere. You can walk right among the soldiers during the changing of the guard and become a part of the procession (as shown in the photo of our son and his wife)!
We thought that they were Korean style architecture until we learned that they were designed during one of the many long Chinese invasions of Korea. And saw buildings just like them in China later.
So many of the details on the Korean soldiers may be quite similar to those of Chinese soldiers. Your figures fit in quite well at these Palaces, Pgal 8-)
« Last Edit: October 27, 2011, 13:15:26 by playmogal »
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2011, 13:41:00 »
anyong hase-oh!
thanks for sharing these photos Pgal!
your son fit in very well...by the way he carried his umbrella :D
one shot shows the quiver box very clearly...I've often wondered how they can manage to carry enough arrows in those short and small containers...I suppose they were wearing contemporary shoes...btw, those hats they are wearing looks like chinese bridegroom hats ;)
ghamsa-hamidah!
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Re: Koreans at Imjin War
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2011, 13:54:18 »
Glad the photos helped! Tried to find the ones with details of the soldiers. It was quite a display with soldiers carrying huge flags that whipped in the strong wind and rain. These palaces are truly magical in the fog...do carry an umbrella!!!

We had no idea that Korean culture was such a mixture of Chinese and Japanese history with so many invasions and such a long time under their control. At the other extreme is Thailand, which is so proud of having never been occupied...at least they claim. So their architecture and culture tends to be much purer (they claim) than that of the Koreans.

Here are some more photos from this Korean palace during May of 2009. The Palace Museum is located on the same grounds, so their info should be pretty accurate. Do visit this museum as well because it explains so much about the battle history in Korea.

Hope this helps further with your wonderful Korean soldiers. Cheers, Pgal :wave:
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