OUR VISION
Pastell is a small family company. Inspired by childhood memories and some dreams, we decided to get started. In the beginning, it was just a hobby, a means to escape stress and create something nice. Then we decided it was time to show our works to the people around us. And so we realized that what makes us happy also makes the people around us smile. And this is a good motivation to move forward.
CHILDHOOD STORY
Pastell and the history of the Wooden world (1980)
When we were children we came up with a game we called "The War of the Wire Men". Each had to have its own army, made up of little men made of wire, or rather the colored bundles of wires that were in the large telephone cables. The cables were wound on large wooden spools, which for some reason stood here and there scattered around the neighborhood.
In the beginning, the soldiers were armed with various sticks and rusty nails, but later their equipment became more and more sophisticated. Gradually, some of the deserving soldiers armed themselves with metal rifles or pistols. The wooden shields were replaced with armor made from the tin on the jar caps.
Gradually, war machines began to appear, which contributed to the greater emotion and color of the battles. Some units of the military units received wooden cannons, and others even iron ones. All cannons were able fire by using gunpowder and metal bullets or small cut metal pieces. Naturally, wooden cannons had a limited number of shots, after which they had to be replaced.
The most elite units had planes with which they could transfer up to a maximum of 5 soldiers to the enemy's rear.
The naval battles were especially interesting, as they depended entirely on technical achievements. Huge flotillas, with a variety of ships and boats, were attempted to come to land on the opposite bank of a large puddle. Each armada was supported from the shore by a variety of artillery batteries equipped with different types of cannons and stone-throwers.
Of particular awe among the enemy was the Galleons, large ships equipped with cannons, stone-throwers, and a significant number of soldiers who, if they could come to land on the opposite shore, were an almost certain harbinger of an impending victory. Naturally, when the Galleons appear, all artillery power were concentrated on them. Kamikaze boats, a burning boat aimed at destroying the galleon in flames, also rushed against them during the fighting. In the midst of the battle, a ship with oars was trying to reach the enemy's shore carrying soldiers and a light cannons. Their goal was to reach the other shore and bring turmoil to the enemy camp, allowing the galleons to reach the shore.
When ships found themselves in fierce battles with little chance of success, then aviation went into battle. Aviation was antediluvian planes taking off on their own from pre-made runways. The planes were able to carry up to 5 soldiers. Landing on the enemy's shore, he creates a commotion that ends in a few minutes, as the transferred soldiers do not have enough strength to deal with the enemy. The few minutes won allowed the ships to be pulled out of the heated battle and the units regrouped for the next attack to the enemy's shore.
The memory of these strange war machines gave birth to Pastell's idea of a Wooden world.
The Battle of the Great Pond (1982)
The large puddle was at the end of the street and was a major part of the neighborhood landscape. Cars and people avoided this part of the street because of the obstacle it posed to them. The pond was an ideal place for conducting wire battles of the little men. The puddle was approximately 25-30 centimeters deep and about 15-20 square meters. The main battles were fought between King Don and the kingdom of Tarlio.
The battle was to begin at 6 o'clock in the evening, but at 3 o'clock in the afternoon the armies had begun preparations from both banks of the puddle. Enormous firepower from gunpowder-fired cannons of shredded matches had occupied the front row of the shore occupied by King Tarlio. Behind the heavy iron cannons were archers equipped with rifles made of thin iron cartridge cases. The two flanks of the archers were supported by two not very large cavalry. There were stone-throwers in the third row, and next to each stone-thrower was a small pile of pebbles that fired at the approaching ships. Heavily armored infantry guarded the stone-throwers. The infantry was equipped with shields cut from sheet metal from jar caps, with swords and scimitars made of nails flattened on the tram line. They were the last force to stand if the enemy troops reached the shore. Finally was King Tarlio's bodyguard with several Sambiliongi soldiers. The Sambilions were much larger wire soldiers, usually armed with aluminum forged axes or heavy maces. If the enemy broke through all the defensive shafts, then the Sambilions threw themselves into a final battle with the enemy, allowing King Tarlio to escape guarded by his guards. Each king had the right to have one Sambilion for every ten of his soldiers. King Tarlio had the enviable 12 Sambilions.
King Don had lined up his troops in two rows. It seemed that he had prepared an attacking strategy for the coming battle. In the front row were lightly armed soldiers and stone-throwers, ready to board the light landing ships. The second line was lined with heavily armed soldiers, aided by light cannons, who were also ready to transfer to the landing ships at a later stage of the battle. Large stone-throwers stood out in the ranks of the second line of soldiers. These stone throwers were aimed at preventing a counterattack by the Tarlovites.
So the hands of the clock were inexorably headed for the hour of battle. The Tarlovites had taken up positions in anticipation of the attack of Tsar Don's troops. The guns on the front line were loaded. It struck six o'clock in the evening.
King Don's huge armada of light sailing ships headed for the enemy's shore. The puddle was crowded with vessels. The Tarlovs were awaiting a retaliatory order under pressure. Ships were approaching, Fire .... Hundreds of stones flew to the approaching flotilla. The puddle boiled. Several ships were hit and began to sink. The Tarlovtsi's stone-throwers continued to stone the enemy flotilla. The accuracy of the shot was not very effective, but thanks to the large number of stones the enemy suffered a lot of losses. Tsar Don's light ships quickly reached the shore and escaped the range of the stone-throwers, but entered the range of the Tarlovtsy firearms. Fire ...... Thick smoke covered the puddle. Only the masts of the larger ships were visible. There was silence, everyone waiting for the smoke to dissipate to see the effect of the volley. The smoke spread slowly, revealing the damage. Three of the smaller ships had damage that would not reach the shore. Two large ships had suffered the main fire, but despite the enormous damage and casualties, they had retained enough navigability to reach the shores of Tarliovtsi. The archers took up a firing position. Numerous chaotic shots followed, which brought more turmoil than damage to the enemy's attack. The first ships reached the shore. Tarlio's cavalry rushed to the center of the attack. One of the cavalry crashed into the soldiers who were unloading from the arriving ships. To everyone's surprise, the second cavalry rushed to withdraw the cannons from the front line. Sporadic gunshots were heard from the defenders on shore. The first cavalry suffered heavy losses. The heavy infantry went on the attack. Many ships reached the shore and many soldiers landed on the shore guarded by the Taltsovs. A fierce battle broke out on the shore. The two planes of the Tarliovtsi, loaded with 6 soldiers each, were reinforced on the pre-prepared runway in order to counterattack on the shore of Tsar Don. Difficult to fly over the puddle, both planes managed to land on the opposite shore, and the soldiers they were carrying engaged in a fierce battle with the bodyguard of King Don.Two of King Don's Galleons took a reverse course to support the king's bodyguards in the ensuing battle.
Small rowing boats full of burning oil crashed into King Don's Galleons. Two of the ships burst into flames. At the same time, the defense of the Taltsovs was bending. The rest of the gunpowder fired indiscriminately, often threatening the lives of their own soldiers. The few remaining cavalry attacked, and the Sambilions took up an attack position. Thalio's guards lined up behind them, apparently no one intended to retreat. One plane was on fire, but a fierce battle was still raging on the other shore.
At that moment there was a loud noise, a crash and a thunder, ..... a green Muscovite with his proud owner had bravely stepped towards the puddle. In front of the puddle he didn't even slow down, but blew up, raising huge waves that flooded both shores. The cannons fell silent, the fires went out, most of the ships disappeared with the soldiers. Many of the soldiers who took part in the battles had disappeared without a trace. There remained several devastated ships, a dozen wet cannons, broken stone-throwers, and the two kings with several guards around them. The Muscovite had defeated the armies ... and it all started over...
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