Kublai Khan goes to war!

[Sandinista]

Absolutely brilliant work, one of the best things I have seen on here.   

[Roy]

Excellent!

[Ithoriel]

Wow!

... oh, sorry, we're not supposed to do one word responses to threads ...

... nope .... Wow!! ... it's all I got

[Matt J]

thanks guys, I guess you like it then 

Can I ask how long it took :S

about 2 and half weeks working a couple of hours most evenings. The pagoda was the trickiest thing. I had to rebuild it a couple of times as it just wasn't staying symmetrical. Expecting bits of paperclip to just stay in place without any support and adhere was maybe a bit naïve of me (my finger tips have no skin remaining) and the bloody roller blinds would stick to everywhere but where I wanted them to.

Just spotted the tiger skins in the roof

Cheers mate, quite chuffed how they came off they're just little pieces of paper 4mm x 5mm.

Kublai just needs an army to lead now.

[toxicpixie]

thanks guys, I guess you like it then 

about 2 and half weeks working a couple of hours most evenings. The pagoda was the trickiest thing. I had to rebuild it a couple of times as it just wasn't staying symmetrical. Expecting bits of paperclip to just stay in place without any support and adhere was maybe a bit naïve of me (my finger tips have no skin remaining) and the bloody roller blinds would stick to everywhere but where I wanted them to.

Cheers mate, quite chuffed how they came off they're just little pieces of paper 4mm x 5mm.

Kublai just needs an army to lead now.

Blimey, that scratch build is a brave and excellent piece of work; I feel for your lack of finger tips I know that feeling all too well!

Looks stunning.

[Subedai]

Absotively excellent. Some of the best and most inspirational painting of a Mongol subject I have seen for ages, especially when you consider it's in 10mm. I've even opened another tab so that I can have another look at the pics as I type. Fortunately -in one respect- the campaigns of Qubilai are a little late for me otherwise I would want one of those. 



The pattern work on the elephant's coverings is beautifully executed, as are the tiger skins; I can easily understand why it took so long.



I hope you don't mind and please don't think that I am nit-picking in any way or trying to denigrate what is a beautiful piece but did you know that the white banner (tsagaan sulde) was only carried in times of peace and the black banner (kara sulde) was the war banner.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

But if you saw THAT coming towards you, you would instantly surrender!

This only white banner needed! 

[Matt J]

I hope you don't mind and please don't think that I am nit-picking in any way or trying to denigrate what is a beautiful piece but did you know that the white banner (tsagaan sulde) was only carried in times of peace and the black banner (kara sulde) was the war banner.

I remember reading that now. It is easy to remedy and I'd rather be accurate whenever possible cheers for the heads up Subs  

[Westmarcher]

Wow!
... oh, sorry, we're not supposed to do one word responses to threads ...
... nope .... Wow!! ... it's all I got

Forum General Rule: "Please refrain from posting meaningless threads like one word (or short) nonsense posts."

Wow sounds meaningful enough to me, Ithoriel.  Absolutely fantastic, Matt!  

[Szymon]

I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maenoferren]

looking fabulous

[getagrip]

Utterly brilliant and it's a shame you couldn't use the aerial shot for the competition (although I can see why).

Stunning,
Wow,
Amazing,

JEALOUS 

[jambo1]

Totally awesome, what work, I could only ever dream of getting anywhere remotely close to that.

[fred.]

That's really rather excellent.

The basic idea is totally potty in a megalomaniacal kind of way. 

[Subedai]

As a show of power it definitely takes some beating. (Still would like to get me one of those.)

According to Marco Polo, at a single battle against his uncle Nayan, Qubilai had an army of 460,000 against 300,000 rebellious Mongols! You need something a little ostentatious when those numbers are involved.