John Jenkins Treasure Hunt 2018 at the Chicago Toy Soldier Show! (2 Viewers)
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First stop will be Sven from Elite Military Miniatures! He is an all-new addition to the "Hunting" stops this year! He has come over from Australia to join the fun of CTSS this year. He will be in his room limited hours so look for him wandering the halls and enjoying the show will all the other collectors in town!
WWII US Navy aircraft carriers, from the large fleet carriers down to escort carriers, had many of these little tractors to increase the efficiency of the flight deck operations. Powered by a 45hp engine, it was capable of pulling approximately 1.8 tons.
The US Navy started to use Clark tractors on its aircraft carriers since mid-1942.
The Clarktor 6 model tractors, were already in service on USAAF airfields at the time, and helped to tow and position aircraft on the carriers' busy flight decks and saw success in this role.
These particular vehicles were in use on Lexington, Essex and Midway class carriers. Replaced by newer flight deck tractors in the mid-1950s, Clarktors continued to serve ashore on some Naval Air Stations until the late 1960s.
The Moto Tug as well as many new items for the Aircraft Carrier series will be available throughout 2019!
QUESTION: What is the average weight of a fully grown African Elephant?
WWII US Navy aircraft carriers, from the large fleet carriers down to escort carriers, had many of these little tractors to increase the efficiency of the flight deck operations. Powered by a 45hp engine, it was capable of pulling approximately 1.8 tons.
The US Navy started to use Clark tractors on its aircraft carriers since mid-1942.
The Clarktor 6 model tractors, were already in service on USAAF airfields at the time, and helped to tow and position aircraft on the carriers' busy flight decks and saw success in this role.
These particular vehicles were in use on Lexington, Essex and Midway class carriers. Replaced by newer flight deck tractors in the mid-1950s, Clarktors continued to serve ashore on some Naval Air Stations until the late 1960s.
The Moto Tug as well as many new items for the Aircraft Carrier series will be available throughout 2019!
QUESTION: What is the average weight of a fully grown African Elephant?
- 1.8 tons
- 5 tons
- 9 tons
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The fun begins. Now that little tug would be a fantastic find. Space on my carrier deck for this one. Robin.
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Next up was a pit stop down off the lobby in Matt Murphy's Hobby Bunker room! Filled with Matt's "Army" of helpers unpacking his shipments. But I hung out and chatted with him about life while he unboxed his Aztec Warriors.
Dimples came out of course as I bantered at him until he smiled with his treasure.
The first of the Conquistador allies, and enemies of the Aztecs, the Tlaxcalans.
The Tlaxcalans, or Talaxcaltecs, are an indigenous group of Nahua ethnicity who inhabited the republic of Tlaxcala and present-day Mexican state of Tlaxcala.
Despite early attempts by the Mexica, the Tlaxcalteca were never conquered by the Aztec Triple Alliance. The Aztecs allowed them to maintain their independence so that they could participate in the xochiyaoyatl (flower wars) with them to facilitate human sacrifice
The Tlaxcaltecs served as allies to Hernán Cortés and his fellow Spanish conquistadors, and were instrumental in the invasion of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, helping the Spanish reach the Valley of Anahuac and providing a key contingent of the invasion force.
A flower war or flowery war (Nahuatl languages: xōchiyāōyōtl, Spanish: guerra florida) was a ritual war fought intermittently between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies from the "mid-1450s to the arrival of the Spaniards in 1519.
The Aztecs practiced human sacrifice. Most of the people sacrificed were not residents of the Aztec’s major cities, rather they were captured in wars, both wars of conquest and “wars of the flowers”. The Aztec term for wars for captives was Xochiyayoyotl.
The Xochiyayoyotl came about after a long famine, from 1450 to 1454. Crops failed all over the Valley of Mexico due to bad weather. To the Aztecs, it showed the gods were displeased; they needed more blood and human hearts. Montezuma I reigned during the great famine. His brother Tlacaelel was Montezuma’s Snake Woman or first adviser, a general in the Aztec army and of the highest warrior order, the Shorn Ones.
When bad weather continued the famine, Tlacaelel suggested a ritual or ceremonial war to provide captives for sacrifice for the Aztecs and their enemies. The nearby Tlaxcala were the Triple Alliance’s main enemy. They had also experienced the famine. Through human sacrifice, the gods would be assuaged for both sides.
Though there were undoubtedly more reasons for Flower wars, such as further terrorizing the surrounding areas, they began during the great famine. Tenochtitlan reached an agreement with its enemies the Tlaxcala, Cholula and Huejotzingo, to war for captives. Their warriors would be told not to kill enemy warriors, but to capture them. Once each side had enough captives, the battle would end. The captured warriors would then be taken for sacrifice by both sides in the battle.
Thus, from time to time, Aztecs would arrange a Flower war when the need for human captives arose. In essence, these were ceremonial in nature, with all the details arranged beforehand by the leaders involved. Nevertheless, they were still a matter of life and death for the warriors; to be captured meant being sacrificed. While a sacrifice was considered an honorable death, no doubt most warriors would prefer to avoid it.
Whether a Flower war was arranged simply to satisfy religious demands for sacrificial victims, to train young warriors and to ensure social advancement for warriors or if it had underlying purposes of wearing down the enemy and terrorizing neighboring lands is still debated by scholars.
Some scholars maintain that the Flower wars were more like tournaments, with no more political purpose than to satisfy warriors in vying for advancement and provide ritual bloodletting and sacrifices. Other scholars see darker political aspects to these ritual wars: to demonstrate Aztec might, to wear down the enemy through attrition and to allow Aztec leaders to subjugate their own people through fear of losing loved ones.
The Aztecs had never managed to conquer the Tlaxcala. While the Tlaxcala were also Aztecs, they refused to pay tribute to the Triple Alliance. Montezuma might have thought that through the Flower wars, the Triple Alliance would be able to wear down the Tlaxcala and capture more of their warriors than they could afford to lose. If so, the Tlaxcala delivered the final blow: they allied with the Spanish in conquering and defeating the Aztec Empire.
Tlaxcalan figures will be available in 2019.
Which actor played the lead role in the movie "The Birdman of Alcatraz"?
This may close the hunt for today....are you wanting a shock & awe or quiet awesomeness next?
Julie
Dimples came out of course as I bantered at him until he smiled with his treasure.
The first of the Conquistador allies, and enemies of the Aztecs, the Tlaxcalans.
The Tlaxcalans, or Talaxcaltecs, are an indigenous group of Nahua ethnicity who inhabited the republic of Tlaxcala and present-day Mexican state of Tlaxcala.
Despite early attempts by the Mexica, the Tlaxcalteca were never conquered by the Aztec Triple Alliance. The Aztecs allowed them to maintain their independence so that they could participate in the xochiyaoyatl (flower wars) with them to facilitate human sacrifice
The Tlaxcaltecs served as allies to Hernán Cortés and his fellow Spanish conquistadors, and were instrumental in the invasion of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, helping the Spanish reach the Valley of Anahuac and providing a key contingent of the invasion force.
A flower war or flowery war (Nahuatl languages: xōchiyāōyōtl, Spanish: guerra florida) was a ritual war fought intermittently between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies from the "mid-1450s to the arrival of the Spaniards in 1519.
The Aztecs practiced human sacrifice. Most of the people sacrificed were not residents of the Aztec’s major cities, rather they were captured in wars, both wars of conquest and “wars of the flowers”. The Aztec term for wars for captives was Xochiyayoyotl.
The Xochiyayoyotl came about after a long famine, from 1450 to 1454. Crops failed all over the Valley of Mexico due to bad weather. To the Aztecs, it showed the gods were displeased; they needed more blood and human hearts. Montezuma I reigned during the great famine. His brother Tlacaelel was Montezuma’s Snake Woman or first adviser, a general in the Aztec army and of the highest warrior order, the Shorn Ones.
When bad weather continued the famine, Tlacaelel suggested a ritual or ceremonial war to provide captives for sacrifice for the Aztecs and their enemies. The nearby Tlaxcala were the Triple Alliance’s main enemy. They had also experienced the famine. Through human sacrifice, the gods would be assuaged for both sides.
Though there were undoubtedly more reasons for Flower wars, such as further terrorizing the surrounding areas, they began during the great famine. Tenochtitlan reached an agreement with its enemies the Tlaxcala, Cholula and Huejotzingo, to war for captives. Their warriors would be told not to kill enemy warriors, but to capture them. Once each side had enough captives, the battle would end. The captured warriors would then be taken for sacrifice by both sides in the battle.
Thus, from time to time, Aztecs would arrange a Flower war when the need for human captives arose. In essence, these were ceremonial in nature, with all the details arranged beforehand by the leaders involved. Nevertheless, they were still a matter of life and death for the warriors; to be captured meant being sacrificed. While a sacrifice was considered an honorable death, no doubt most warriors would prefer to avoid it.
Whether a Flower war was arranged simply to satisfy religious demands for sacrificial victims, to train young warriors and to ensure social advancement for warriors or if it had underlying purposes of wearing down the enemy and terrorizing neighboring lands is still debated by scholars.
Some scholars maintain that the Flower wars were more like tournaments, with no more political purpose than to satisfy warriors in vying for advancement and provide ritual bloodletting and sacrifices. Other scholars see darker political aspects to these ritual wars: to demonstrate Aztec might, to wear down the enemy through attrition and to allow Aztec leaders to subjugate their own people through fear of losing loved ones.
The Aztecs had never managed to conquer the Tlaxcala. While the Tlaxcala were also Aztecs, they refused to pay tribute to the Triple Alliance. Montezuma might have thought that through the Flower wars, the Triple Alliance would be able to wear down the Tlaxcala and capture more of their warriors than they could afford to lose. If so, the Tlaxcala delivered the final blow: they allied with the Spanish in conquering and defeating the Aztec Empire.
Tlaxcalan figures will be available in 2019.
Which actor played the lead role in the movie "The Birdman of Alcatraz"?
- Clint Eastwood
- Burt Lancaster
- Forest Whitaker
This may close the hunt for today....are you wanting a shock & awe or quiet awesomeness next?
Julie
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Well boys....I have decided you get some more Aztecs first stop this morning! I've only had one cuppa and am just about headed out the door to walk outside and get some Starbucks with Tom and Aron. Not sure Zach is up for this breakfast of champions!!
8 new lower class warriors were presented by Sierra Toy Soldier at this years show. Young or novice warriors usually wore cotton quilted “tlahuiztli” body armour, and carried a simple “maquahuitl”.
The Aztec battle line was made up of soldiers of different ranks, which was deliberate as it allowed newer recruits to team up with more experienced veterans, which enabled the younger fighters to hone their skills in actual combat
The bow was used to lay down a barrage of deadly fire prior to an attack.
The “Maquahuiti” was a kind of sword which was designed to maim an enemy, and was mainly used by front rank warriors, with the longer “tepoztopilli” or long spear being trust and stabbed from warriors in the rear.
These will be available in the coming few months.
Mike's hand in the shot as he declined a photo op :tongue:
Approximately how many people were sacrificed each year to appease the Aztec Gods?
Next stop...."Little Julie 2018" needs some coffee........
8 new lower class warriors were presented by Sierra Toy Soldier at this years show. Young or novice warriors usually wore cotton quilted “tlahuiztli” body armour, and carried a simple “maquahuitl”.
The Aztec battle line was made up of soldiers of different ranks, which was deliberate as it allowed newer recruits to team up with more experienced veterans, which enabled the younger fighters to hone their skills in actual combat
The bow was used to lay down a barrage of deadly fire prior to an attack.
The “Maquahuiti” was a kind of sword which was designed to maim an enemy, and was mainly used by front rank warriors, with the longer “tepoztopilli” or long spear being trust and stabbed from warriors in the rear.
These will be available in the coming few months.
Mike's hand in the shot as he declined a photo op :tongue:
Approximately how many people were sacrificed each year to appease the Aztec Gods?
- 500-700
- 1000-1500
- More than 1500!
Next stop...."Little Julie 2018" needs some coffee........
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You will have to find Sven!!! Keep his image in your mind as you walk the halls today ^&grin
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Fixed it for you :wink2:
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another Julie?
you must be John's favorite...
love the figure...
I will add it to my "Julie series"...
you must be John's favorite...
love the figure...
I will add it to my "Julie series"...
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Boy oh boy...a visit to George's room is always a good visit! I touch all the toy soldiers I want and move some around for fun! ^&grin
My dad blames me for his grey hair but George has been that way long before I entered his life! You are welcome...
Picking Larry up off the floor and then wiping off his drool......
A new Terrain piece was previewed by George Guerriero of Minutemen Toy Soldiers.
This will be suitable for the American Revolution through to the American Civil War.
The model is based on a reproduction of Nielson’s Farmhouse, at the Saratoga battlefield National Park
It was significant because both Benedict Arnold and Enoc Poor, encamped here before moving their forces out to meet the British and their German allies at the Battle of Saratoga.
The model has a lift off roof, with basic interior detail, and a front door which can be opened or closed.
This building can also be used to represent Freeman’s Farmhouse, for those wishing to create a display of the first part of the Battle of Saratoga.
Availability should be early 2019.
The JJD house is a copy of which Farmhouse?
Halfway through!!!!!!!!!! The Hunt continues.....
My dad blames me for his grey hair but George has been that way long before I entered his life! You are welcome...
Picking Larry up off the floor and then wiping off his drool......
A new Terrain piece was previewed by George Guerriero of Minutemen Toy Soldiers.
This will be suitable for the American Revolution through to the American Civil War.
The model is based on a reproduction of Nielson’s Farmhouse, at the Saratoga battlefield National Park
It was significant because both Benedict Arnold and Enoc Poor, encamped here before moving their forces out to meet the British and their German allies at the Battle of Saratoga.
The model has a lift off roof, with basic interior detail, and a front door which can be opened or closed.
This building can also be used to represent Freeman’s Farmhouse, for those wishing to create a display of the first part of the Battle of Saratoga.
Availability should be early 2019.
The JJD house is a copy of which Farmhouse?
- Freeman's Farm House
- Nielson's Farm House
- Little House on the Prairie
Halfway through!!!!!!!!!! The Hunt continues.....
RISORGIMENTO
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very nice addition....
