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Chapter I
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And so, ‘The Eye of the Buddha, Part IV’ begins. But not so fast, dear readers, unfortunately, there are more miniatures to be painted and some scenery to be finished (see photo below). So, this thread is a teaser and I have posted it to keep me on track instead of mentally and physically meandering away and building secret rocket bases and underground submarine pens (Valerik, that’s your fault!). I’ll post some progress pictures of the leagues and when the game is finally played, I’ll post the AAR here for your delectation. I’m working on some character cards this time as well, so I’ll post those up as I finish them. In the meantime I thought I’d knock-up some nonsense around the theme of the game and the background in British Somaliland in 1920. This is, in the true traditions of the Pulp genre a flashback,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGH2zNU29FU
as those aficionados of my previous AARs will note, as it takes place before Part III of the Eye of the Buddha (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=62456.0)
I’m obviously having a George Lucas moment with my scenarios! There are some clues in the old newspaper cutting above but there are astounding revelations to come, as well as murder and mayhem.
The action takes place in January in the protectorate of British Somaliland. The southwest monsoon which rejuvenates the pasture land and briefly transforms the desert has come early this year and some of the arid desert is already turning into lush vegetation which is my excuse for using some jungle scenery and some desert scenery so I can cover the whole gaming table!
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Can wire be produced that is as tough as steel? Would that revolutionise the aircraft industry? Is there a secret formula that promises to do so? Why is the Mad Lord going to British Somaliland? Why was Gerry Wade murdered at Chimneys and where is the missing alarm clock? Why were the other seven clocks lined up on the mantelpiece? What is the significance of the burnt scrap of paper with the words In Cucullato Horologium Cultus written on it? What have the Italians got to do with it? Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Why do I keep on writing this drivel, I hear you ask?
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On the right, the Mad Mullah’s fort at Jideli (all credit here to Matakishi’s Tea House (http://www.matakishi.com/afghancompoundbuild.htm)), on the left, lush vegetation springing up after an early monsoon. On the far right, a desk full of unpainted miniatures (message to self, get on with the painting and stop fiddling about on the laptop)!
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To be continued………………………………………
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Very cool, ol' Snappy! :-* :-*
Mmm... home-made jam. Mmmm... ;D
HAVE FUN
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:P Yes, my wife makes a superb home-made blackcurrant jam, we had a bumper crop last year in the garden. :P
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You really are mad!
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True! :D
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You really are mad!
Of COURSE he is...
Hence the NAME?
Pray do not stroke his already overvast sense of self importance.
As it is your abrupt utterance will doubtless require a even larger fez size.
Will somebody please ask him, as we are obviously not on speaking terms, if this is indeed to be Somaliliand, where's the bleedin' pyrates?
daft bugger's fergot 'em no doubt...
Or have the beans been well & truly spilt?
Valerik
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Will somebody please ask him, as we are obviously not on speaking terms
My friend, I always have time to speak to you!
daft bugger's fergot 'em no doubt...
Daft bugger is quite correct! I am always forgetting things........I can't remember where I put that bloody Cluedo board!
As it is your abrupt utterance will doubtless require a even larger fez size.
Larger fez ordered!
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....(message to self, get on with the painting and stop fiddling about on the laptop)!....
This!
Oh and thanks for posting the teasing Inspirational Pics!
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Chapter II
Wednesday 24th December, 1919 at 221a Baker Street, Marylebone.
Willard Cornelius Waterloo Clarence Wooster or as we know him, Mad Lord Snapcase had just returned from giving his upstairs neighbours some rough shag for Christmas, in the vain hope that the thin one would stop playing his infernal violin at all hours of the day and night. He’d bought some shag for himself as well at the tobacconists and he was lighting his pipe when there came a knock at the door of 221a, his London flat. A wisp of smoke escaped from his pipe as Old Scrotum, the aged family retainer tottered by to open the door. Cautiously, Snapcase inserted a fresh wisp as Scrotum showed the guests in, taking their hats and coats which were heavily coated with snow.
“Alfie, old sport” gasped Snapcase for it was indeed Lord Milner, the Colonial Secretary who had crossed his humble threshold. “Hot toddies all round, Scrotum” ordered Snapcase. “Now then, young Willard,” said Milner “allow me to introduce my colleagues. This is Sir Hugh Trenchard, Chief of the Air Staff and Superintendent Battle of the Yard”. “Pleased to meet you both, don’t y’know” burbled Snapcase.
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A clandestine meeting.
Earlier in the day, these three luminaries had met at Lord Milner’s club, the Carlton in St. James. “I don’t like involving that buffoon, Snapcase”, Trenchard had opined over his brandy glass. “I agree the man’s a fool, blundering about in mysteries that don’t concern him like a drunken hippopotamus in a bordello”, agreed Superintendent Battle. “Now look,” said Lord Milner “we’ve been over this same ground before with Winston, we need to get our man into British Somaliland, as agreed and the best plan is to disguise him as the servant of that blustering, pompous oaf!” “So we’re agreed” replied Trenchard “we only tell Snapcase as much as he needs to know”. “Exactly!” said Milner.
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The Carlton Club.
So here they were at Baker Street, getting outside of Old Scrotum’s hot toddies. “The way it is, old man” confided Milner “we desperately need to get a man on the inside in British Somaliland”. “And you’re he” added Trenchard. “Oh I say, fellows, whizzo!” ejaculated the Mad Lord enthusiastically.
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“Oh I say, fellows, whizzo!” ejaculated the Mad Lord enthusiastically.
“We’re after this Mad Mullah chappie don’t y’see, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan. He’s been a thorn in our side for years. We at the Colonial Office” stated Milner “have decided to put an end to him and his gang of ruffians and ne’er-do-wells, once and for all. Old ‘Jumbo’ Wilson [Chief of the Imperial General Staff] told me it would take two divisions and cost several million quid”. “Well, I told ‘Jumbo’ straight” interrupted Trenchard “I’ll take one squadron of de Havilland DH9s, use whatever pongoes and camel-jockeys are already there and the R.A.F. will do the whole bally thing for £100,000!”
“We’ll leave Battle here to give you a more detailed briefing, and of course, I almost forgot to tell you about the abducted Worsley girl. Bit of a side-show but Battle will give you all the griff, old boy, toodle ooh” and with that Milner and Trenchard left Snapcase’s cosy Baker Street abode and disappeared off into the snowstorm.
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To be continued……………………………….
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Great read!
Keep'm coming!
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This is going to be good! I can feel it in my brisket!
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NOW you've gone n'done it!!
Just couldn't let O'l Fred Rest In Peace eh?
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“Oh I say, fellows, whizzo!”
NOT Mad Lord Snaphaunce at all...
Rather tis a noble fellow who LIVED Pulp Adventure, long before twas cool,
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Augustus Burnaby, Royal Horse Guards 1842-1885
Of all the Victorian Gentleman Adventurers out there, this bravest of the Queen's soldiers must ever remain my all time favourite!
Fact beats fiction, & beggars the imagination, Flashman pales by comparison.
Consider:
Abu Klea
Come listen to my story boys,
There's news from overseas,
The Camel Corps has held their own
And gained a victory.
Weep not my boys for those who fell,
They did not flinch nor fear,
They stood their ground like Englishmen,
And died at Abu Klea.
No more our Colonel's form we'll see,
His foes have struck him down.
His life on earth alas is o'er
But not his great reknown.
No more his merry voice we'll hear,
Nor words of stern command,
He died as he had often wished,
His sabre in his hand.
Weep not me boys for those who fell,
They did not flinch nor fear,
They stood their ground like Englishmen,
And died at Abu Klea.
Now Horse Guards Blue both old and young,
Each man from front to rear,
Remember Col Burnaby at sandy Abu Klea.
And when Old England calls her Blues to battle soon or late,
We shan't forget how soldierly the Col met his fate.
Weep not me boys for those who fell,
They did not flinch nor fear,
They stood their ground like Englishmen,
And died at Abu Klea.
W. Stubbs/Traditional
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The Battle of Abu Klea
Ye sons of Mars, come join with me,
And sing in praise of Sir Herbert Stewart's little army,
That made ten thousand Arabs flee
At the charge of the bayonet at Abu Klea.
General Stewart's force was about fifteen hundred all told,
A brave little band, but, like lions bold,
They fought under their brave and heroic commander,
As gallant and as skilful as the great Alexander.
And the nation has every reason to be proud,
And in praise of his little band we cannot speak too loud,
Because that gallant fifteen hundred soon put to flight
Ten thousand Arabs, which was a most beautiful sight.
The enemy kept up a harmless fire all night,
And threw up works on General Stewart's right;
Therefore he tried to draw the enemy on to attack,
But they hesitated, and through fear drew back.
But General Stewart ordered his men forward in square,
All of them on foot, ready to die and to dare;
And he forced the enemy to engage in the fray,
But in a short time they were glad to run away.
But not before they penetrated through the British square,
Which was a critical moment to the British, I declare,
Owing to the great number of the Arabs,
Who rushed against their bayonets and received fearful stabs.
Then all was quiet again until after breakfast,
And when the brave little band had finished their repast,
Then the firing began from the heights on the right,
From the breastworks they had constructed during the night;
By eight o'clock the enemy was of considerable strength,
With their banners waving beautifully and of great length,
And creeping steadily up the grassy road direct to the wells,
But the British soon checked their advance by shot and shells.
At ten o'clock brave General Stewart made a counter-attack,
Resolved to turn the enemy on a diferent track;
And he ordered his men to form a hollow square,
Placing the Guards in the front, and teeing them to prepare.
And on the left was the Mounted Infantry,
Which truly was a magnificent sight to see;
Then the Sussex Regiment was on the right,
And the Heavy Cavalry and Naval Brigade all ready to fight.
Then General Stewart took up a good position on a slope,
Where he guessed the enemy could not with him cope,
Where he knew the rebels must advance,
All up hill and upon open ground, which was his only chance.
Then Captain Norton's battery planted shells amongst the densest mass,
Determined with shot and shell the enemy to harass;
Then carne the shock of the rebels against the British square,
While the fiendish shouts of the Arabs did rend the air.
But the steadiness of the Guards, Marines, and Infantry prevailed,
And for the loss of their brother officers they sadly bewailed,
Who fell mortally wounded in the bloody fray,
'Which they will remember for many a long day.
For ten minutes a desperate struggle raged from left to rear
While Gunner Smith saved Lieutenant guthrie's life without dread or fear;
When all the other gunners had been borne back,
He took up a handspike, and the Arabs he did whack.
The noble hero hard blows did strike,
As he swung round his head the handspike;
He seemed like a destroying angel in the midst of the fight
The way he scattered the Arabs left and right.
Oh! it was an exciting and terrible sight,
To see Colonel Burnaby engaged in the fight:
With sword in hand, fighting with might and main,
Until killed by a spear-thrust in the jugular vein.
A braver soldier ne'er fought on a battle-field,
Death or glory was his motto, rather than yield;
A man of noble stature and manly to behold,
And an honour to his country be it told.
It was not long before every Arab in the square was killed.
And with a dense smoke and dust the air was filled;
General Stewart's horse was shot, and he fell to the ground.
In the midst of shot and shell on every side around.
And when the victory was won they gave three British cheers.
While adown their cheeks flowed many tears
For their fallen comrades that lay weltering in their gore;
Then the square was re-formed, and the battle was o'er.
William Topaz McGonagall 1830 -1902
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Vitaï Lampada 1892
There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night—
Ten to make and the match to win—
A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame,
But his captain's hand on his shoulder smote
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
The sand of the desert is sodden red,—
Red with the wreck of a square that broke;—
The Gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead,
And the regiment blind with dust and smoke.
The river of death has brimmed his banks,
And England's far, and Honour a name,
But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks:
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
This is the word that year by year,
While in her place the school is set,
Every one of her sons must hear,
And none that hears it dare forget.
This they all with a joyful mind
Bear through life like a torch in flame,
And falling fling to the host behind—
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
Henry John Newbolt 1862-1938
Now I WOULD have been impressed had you gotten Lady Snapcase to snap one of you reclining in homage to Fred...
Or is The World unready?
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Burnaby was a great hero, but, like Custer, he got a lot of good men killed alongside him in a stupid, vainglorious, cavalry charge against natives.
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I have to say that Tissot’s portrait of Fred Burnaby is one of my favourite pictures, which is why I used it in my story. You wouldn’t have thought from that rather languid pose that here was a man who ballooned across the channel, spoke seven languages, was the strongest man in the British Army, rode 1,000 miles playing the great game unofficially (A Ride To Khiva) and then rode 2,000 miles across Asia Minor (On Horseback Through Asia Minor), amongst other things. He did seem to have a habit of doing things unofficially as I don’t think he had leave to be on the Suakin campaign. I think he did have a post from Wolseley when he was killed at Abu Klea. A great man and one of my heroes, as you say Valerik (thanks for those stirring words in your post), but perhaps a trifle impetuous as well, as Joroas points out.
Fact beats fiction, & beggars the imagination, Flashman pales by comparison.
I agree with that 100%!
Now I WOULD have been impressed had you gotten Lady Snapcase to snap one of you reclining in homage to Fred...
Or is The World unready?
The world is definitely unready, however if I stick to my diet I might be able to fit into the old regimentals. Burnaby was 8” taller than me but we weigh about the same!
R.I.P. Frederick Gustavus Burnaby, one of the Empire’s larger-than-life heroes.
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Burnaby was a great hero, but, like Custer, he got a lot of good men killed alongside him in a stupid, vainglorious, cavalry charge against natives.
Actually I believe the natives charged HIM!!
And surely the comparison is invidious. Fred VOLUNTEERED, or took leave to follow his wars. Once on scene, no rational commander would turn down the opportunity to make full use of his undoubted skill, talent, charisma, courage and leadership. Those who died beside him defending a broken square were already there, and obeying somebody else's orders, not Fred's, though likely they would have followed him most anywhere he went. Lt Colonel Burnaby was a Gentleman Warrior, the sort of professional Amateur/amateur Professional soldier Britain is famed for tuning out just when they need them. Fred rushed to war as soon as he was able, believing it to be his duty yet eager to share the danger, and glory, with fellow soldiers. Not without reason was he call the Bravest Man in England, while he was ALIVE, and adventuring!!
Contrast that with General Custer, also a Lt Colonel when he died. A West Point USMA trained professional soldier, thrust immediately into 4 years of brutal civil war, learning his trade in the saddle, Custer should have known better. Hubris? Arrogance? Over confidence? Likely some of each. The Wise Old Master Sergeant says "no time spent in reconnaissance is wasted". Clearly a lesson Custer should have learned, or heeded. Choose your reason(s), Custer led his men, probably unwillingly, certainly reluctantly, to their needless deaths, with absolutely no positive effect on his intended outcome. Hero? Or goat? A consummate cavalryman, flamboyant in an era full of characters, personally brave, professionally respected, yet suspect, mostly for his youth and exuberance, George Custer is no Fred Burnaby.
I'd cheerfully shake hands with either man, but given a chance to chat I'd ask Audie why he did it, and Fred how he did it all.
Valerik
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May the Lord preserve us from bad Victorian poetry.
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Oh well, you know the RAF would bomb one mad mullah or another, every other week back in the 20's.
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Getting off subject a tad with this, (Or maybe not) I note you have a 'Games Workshop Mighty Fortress' !!! Good God Sir, where in the dickens in all the empire did you manage to score such a sweet and glorious victory? :)
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Oh well, you know the RAF would bomb one mad mullah or another, every other week back in the 20's.
Yes, I suppose it was the fashionable thing to do at the time! It also stopped the pilots from hanging around on street corners, annoying passers-by!
That newspaper cutting you did fooled me for a while. Beautiful piece of work.
Thanks.
I note you have a 'Games Workshop Mighty Fortress' !!! Good God Sir, where in the dickens in all the empire did you manage to score such a sweet and glorious victory?
Prof. I have to be honest here and admit that I am old enough to have bought one in the GW shop when they were first produced! It has never been used yet! I may use it in a future game but I need to paint some Légion Étrangère characters first. I feel a bit of 'Beau Geste' theme for this.
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Are they hard to come by, then? I have two! :)
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Are they hard to come by, then? I have two! :)
I don't know, actually. I've had mine since they were first produced, but I believe that Prof. Dinglebat. Phd. is one of our Antipodean cousins? Perhaps they are hard to find in Australasia, Prof.?
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Painting has been a bit slow this week for this game, although I have managed to work on the table a bit. I have pretty much worked out the scenario and I’m sticking with ‘Trial by Fire’ now using Pulp Alley rules (in case anyone was in doubt!). The meaning of this will not be revealed until the game starts. So, in the meantime, here’s another snippet about the back-story and the mysteries surrounding the murder at Chimneys and Snapcase’s dispatch to British Somaliland as the unwitting tool of the Colonial Office and the R.A.F.:
Chapter III
“They hired Carl Peterson to kidnap Georgina Worsley, that’s how serious they are! Peterson’s a master of disguise, that’s how he got her out of the house in Belgravia”. These solemn words were uttered by Superintendent Battle as he stared into the fireplace at Mad Lord Snapcase’s London flat in Marylebone.
After the Colonial secretary and the Chief of the Air Staff had left Baker Street, Snapcase and Battle had drawn two wing chairs nearer the fire, which Old Scrotum had banked up to keep out the December chill. Another essential precaution Snapcase had taken against the cold winter weather was to have Scrotum bring in a bottle of the Tuke Holdsworth port he’d won in a card game in 1912 in Monte Carlo. He and Battle were on their second snifter before Battle had spoken those portentous words.
“Who hired who to kidnap whom?” spluttered Snapcase, taken by surprise.
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“Who hired who to kidnap whom?”
“Perhaps I’d better start at the beginning” said Battle sipping at his port. “Ever met a chap called Gerry Wade?”
“No, I don’t think I have”.
“Well, Gerry’s an old chum of mine. He met a girl called Georgina Worsley in the Pelican Club earlier this year. She’s the Marchioness of Stockbridge or something; look her up in Debrett’s. I’ve got a photograph of her here, the usual Christmas photograph with the servants. That’s her, bottom left, pretty little thing eh?”
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The Marchioness of Stockbridge
Snapcase’s moustache bristled as he looked at the photograph. “Dashed pretty indeed”.
“Don’t get too interested old man; she’s Gerry’s girl y’see. After they met at the Pelican Club, they became quite pally. Mother went down with the Titanic in ’12 and she served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the war. Turns out her uncle is a bit of a chemist, name of Phibes, Dr. Anton Phibes”.
“Never heard of the old coot”.
“No, not many people have. But my colleague at the Yard, Inspector Trout is currently investigating his disappearance. Apparently he was working on a secret formula that could make ordinary wire as tough as steel. It could revolutionise the aircraft industry. Obviously, a lot of people would give their eye-teeth to get hold of that formula and now he’s disappeared into thin air.”
“Bless my cotton socks; it sounds like one of those cheap mystery thrillers you read in The Strand magazine”.
“Well, the upshot of it is, Georgina told Gerry she knew where the formula was hidden. Gerry came to see me at the Yard and whilst we were planning our next move, a call came in from the local police in Chelsea saying that a Georgina Worsley had been abducted from 165 Eaton Place in Belgravia”.
“So where is the formula, then?”
“Ah, there’s the rub. She didn’t tell Gerry where it was, just that she knew of its location and now she’s disappeared as well, damn and blast it! But, we have a lead”.
“You do?”
“Yes, by sheer chance Captain James Bellamy who knew Georgina from the war, she nursed him after he was wounded at Passchendaele, saw someone who looked exactly like her being unloaded from a tramp steamer, strapped to a stretcher and apparently unconscious. He was knocked to the ground by an unknown assailant as he went to investigate. By the time, he had disentangled himself, the stretcher had disappeared and further enquiries on the steamer proved fruitless”.
“And where was Bellamy when he saw Georgina then?” queried Snapcase?
“At the port of Berbera, in British Somaliland, hence your mission!”
“Ah” said Snapcase, his mind a whirlwind of facts and suppositions “as clear as mud, old boy, as clear as mud”.
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Now off to Somaliland... :D
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Now off to Somaliland... :D
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:-* Superb! No other word for it! :-*
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The plot thickens like frightening Scotch porridge!
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Och aye, ye ur reit mah mukker . Only dinnae caa them scotch, they dinnae loch it, jimmy! They ur likely tae come at ye wi' a claymoor ur a haggis an' ah don nae ken which is waur. lol
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M'Lord Snappy, Another great episode in this serial!
Thank you.
Michi, I always enjoy looking at the Doreen.
More!
We want More!
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Good story...looking forward to more!
Mike Demana
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The plot thickens like frightening Scotch porridge!
Another great episode in this serial!
Good story...looking forward to more!
Mike Demana
Thanks FramFramson, Mike and Amalric, plenty more to come, I have got more storylines to go yet. I have got a bit of painting done today, but the sun came out today (seems like the first time in years, everybody was walking about squinting saying "what is that strange golden disc in the sky?") and I had to do some gardening! :'(
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A gripping tale, Ol' Snappy! :-* :-*
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Upstairs, Downstairs? Takes me back a long time..... :'(
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A schoolboy crush on Miss Georgina like me?
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I don't know, actually. I've had mine since they were first produced, but I believe that Prof. Dinglebat. Phd. is one of our Antipodean cousins? Perhaps they are hard to find in Australasia, Prof.?
Not sure these days. haven't been into a McDonalds errr I mean Game's Workshop shop since the invention of Ebay and the internet. I haven't seen one on Aussie Ebay for yonks.
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There's a few on the UK eBay but they are quite pricey.
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Spiffing good read old man, keep it coming.
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Sunshine is good light for painting, much better than gardening
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Thanks. Yes, I do like to paint in the sunshine, not that we've had much of it recently! But duty calls in the garden every so often.
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Talking of sunshine, we had some yesterday! It was so nice I went out in the garden and started carving the centre piece for this game, my sacrificial temple.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple002_zps17b5d99e.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple002_zps17b5d99e.jpg.html)
I was quite pleased with the initial stages.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple001_zps06b2d34e.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple001_zps06b2d34e.jpg.html)
As I was outside, I decided to spray it rather than paint the first coat. Bugger me, as I watched the paint drying the foam started to melt!!
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple003_zpsd4c6b68c.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple003_zpsd4c6b68c.jpg.html)
I am now trying to persuade myself that I like the effect this unintended modification has made.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple004_zps475a2c40.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple004_zps475a2c40.jpg.html)
It sort of looks like stone melted by fire, so I'm going to carry on with it.
Phantom Ace arrived and I've started painting him for this game. There is some lovely detail on this miniature, right down to a perfect belt buckle and wrist straps on the jacket. I only hope I can do this lovely sculpt justice!
Still, on with the melted foam now!
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Looks like you got lucky - that stone just looks seriously weathered, which should be perfect for an old jungle temple.
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Yes, I think it's going to come out all right, I was lucky it didn't melt completely! lol
A bit more done now.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple003_zpsc8d72366.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/temple003_zpsc8d72366.jpg.html)
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Chapter IV
It had been a busy three weeks for Snapcase since the visit of the Colonial Secretary on Christmas Eve. He’d put Old Scrotum in the kennels, Chulmleigh, his faithful bulldog was lodged at Snapcase Hall in Devon as his old bones were not up to a prolonged trip to the tropics. Thinking back, he may have got something wrong but there was no time now to go back and sort it out. His portmanteau was packed, regimentals, Broomhandle Mauser, plenty of port and champagne (medicinal purposes only) and naughty postcards (for trade purposes of course). In his wallet, tickets for the boat train to Paris and his passport.
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Chimneys
So here he was at Chimneys, the Marquis of Caterham’s place. Sir Oswald Coote was renting the place and a house party was taking place when Snapcase had arrived late the night before. Battle had insisted Gerry Wade accompany Snapcase to British Somaliland and Gerry Wade was one of the house party which comprised of seven bright young things and Sir Oswald and Lady Coote. So Snapcase had toddled on down to Chimneys to collect young Wade en route to the boat train.
Superintendent Battle had concluded their meeting on Christmas Eve with some facts that Snapcase had felt were rather ominous at the time. Battle thought that if Georgina Worsley had been taken to British Somaliland then the Mad Mullah had to have a hand in it somewhere. Obviously someone had employed the Mad Mullah to find the secret formula that Dr. Phibes had discovered. The Superintendent would telegraph ahead to British Somaliland and arrange for someone to meet him off the boat in Berbera.
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Breakfast at Chimneys
Snapcase had taken a leisurely breakfast from the buffet provided in the dining room that morning. Kedgeree, followed by bacon, sausage, kidneys, eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms had all gone down rather well followed by toast and marmalade and coffee. Fortified by this, Snapcase was dozing by the fireplace in the library, awaiting his first glimpse of Gerry Wade, his boon companion in this mysterious adventure.
Snapcase felt that young Wade shouldn’t be long in rising, although he had never met the fellow. The reasoning behind this, as one of the bright young things (one Nancy Mitford) had revealed, was that during his sojourn at Chimneys, Gerry had acquired a reputation for sleeping in and had caused some offence to Lady Coote with his late awakenings. Consequently, the bright young things had hit upon an amusing jape. They had purchased eight alarm clocks in Okehampton the day before and when Gerry was asleep, Nancy had crept into his room with the clocks and arranged them on the mantelpiece, set to go off all at the same time. If Snapcase’s pocket watch was right, they should have gone off some time ago.
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“Help, murder, he’s dead, oh God, quick, help me, murder, bloody murder!”
Then there came a blood-curdling scream from upstairs. “Help, murder, he’s dead, oh God, quick, help me, murder, bloody murder!”
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To be continued……………………………….
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Another excellent episode!
And the temple looks smashing!
Can't wait to see it painted up.
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Getting off subject a tad with this, (Or maybe not) I note you have a 'Games Workshop Mighty Fortress' !!! Good God Sir, where in the dickens in all the empire did you manage to score such a sweet and glorious victory? :)
Prof. I just got another complete set off eBay for quite a reasonable price. I managed to buy a few parts as well, so one of my future games now takes place in a massive desert fortress! It's definitely going to have a Beau Geste theme! ;)
[Schwartz is shouting at the legionnaires to mutiny against Markoff]
Michael 'Beau' Geste: Wait a minute. I don't know much about mutinies, but I do know it isn't good form to plan them at the top of your voice.
Lt. Martin: I just witnessed that little exhibition of yours, Markoff. I don't like it!
Markoff: You have to be strict with scum like that, sir.
Lt. Martin: They're men. They have their rights, guaranteed within the regulations.
Markoff: I'll keep within the regulations, sir.
Lt. Martin: You're a good soldier, Markoff, but I doubt if you're a good sergeant. If you're not, you won't last long in the Legion. Watch your step, or I'll break you!
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Smashing stuff, Ol'Snappy! ;)
My keen detective senses and eye for detail are telling me that there may be murder most-foul afoot!...
Oh! There's bacon and eggly-wegs in the dining room?, "Can we pleeeze do something about that dashed screaming??"
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Smashing stuff, Ol'Snappy! ;)
My keen detective senses and eye for detail are telling me that there may be murder most-foul afoot!...
Indeed there is something sinister occurring here!
Oh! There's bacon and eggly-wegs in the dining room?, "Can we pleeeze do something about that dashed screaming??"
"Yus, straight away mi'Lord, it's probably the under-chambermaid, she's always getting parts of her anatomy stuck in the mangle."
But no, this is something much worse, murder most-foul in this charming country location...........
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I have managed to get some more work done on my sacrificial temple for this game. It's not glued together yet, just trying it out.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/TrialbyFire006_zps9d163603.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/TrialbyFire006_zps9d163603.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/TrialbyFire005_zpsc7af7ede.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/TrialbyFire005_zpsc7af7ede.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/TrialbyFire007_zps52f2e8f9.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/TrialbyFire007_zps52f2e8f9.jpg.html)
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Cool idea, Snappy!
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I had profiles just like that in my hands this afternoon thinking of what it could be used for!
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I love the extensive flora on that temple. Hopefully it doesn't trip up any fleeing damsels ;)
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Hopefully it doesn't trip up any fleeing damsels
That's the trouble with fleeing damsels, they are usually so damn clumsy! lol
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That's the trouble with fleeing damsels, they are usually so damn clumsy! lol
Especially the earlier Doctor Who Companions, who seem capable of tripping over a line drawn on the sidewalk! lol
Nice temple! :-*
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Nice temple!
Thanks. I managed to finish it today.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Trial006_zpsacf09e77.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Trial006_zpsacf09e77.jpg.html)
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(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Trial009_zpsee94b429.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Trial009_zpsee94b429.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Trial010_zps03242011.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Trial010_zps03242011.jpg.html)
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Did you cover your table in sand? That's right up to the edge! How do you avoid making a mess, i.e. getting sand all over the floor?
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Yes, I covered the table in sand and made a hell of a mess! Brushed it up to the edge with a big paint brush and got it all over the floor! However, I managed to hoover it all up from the rug, and that room has a wooden floor so it was easy to sweep up before I was detected by the house police! ;)
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lol
Neatly done.
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The Temple looks amazin - well done that man. :)
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Sorry - I forgot to say that the paved area that the temple stands on is also amazin, did you make it yourself from card paving slabs?
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The Temple looks amazin - well done that man.
Thank you.
No, the paved area are vinyl floor tiles from Homebase, I can't remember the name of them but I can look it up if you want?
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The temple is great. A very effective solution, the frame gives the feeling of a roof, yet still grants access. Brilliant. First rate painting as well.
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I have finished the last building for this game, so the table is now ready.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Misc/Building002_zpsf381e2e6.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Misc/Building002_zpsf381e2e6.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Misc/Building003_zps32d0e03e.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Misc/Building003_zps32d0e03e.jpg.html)
The boys are having a 'sundowner' on the verandah whilst enjoying the early evening sunlight!
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Misc/Building005_zpsc8a80d2f.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Misc/Building005_zpsc8a80d2f.jpg.html)
Only about another 20 miniatures to paint now! :o
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Looking damn good so far!
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Looking damn good so far!
Thanks, I just wish I could paint faster!
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I doubt you'd be alone in that!
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In position now (with yet more sand spilt on the floor!). You can see the scaffolding behind it which I have named the 'Phipps Patent Scaffold' in honour of Dave and Mila, as I pinched the idea off them! lol
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Buildinga002_zps983d804a.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Buildinga002_zps983d804a.jpg.html)
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Great looking table - I especially like the temple and the compound.
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... You can see the scaffolding behind it which I have named the 'Phipps Patent Scaffold' in honour of Dave and Mila...
Hey, I've seen that somewhere before! ;) lol
Did you make those adobe buildings or buy them?
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Did you make those adobe buildings or buy them?
The fort/compound I made from cork floor tiles after seeing how to do it at Matakishi’s Tea House (http://www.matakishi.com/afghancompoundbuild.htm).
The two adobe type buildings I made from blue foam.
Great looking table - I especially like the temple and the compound.
Thanks.
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Looks great, Snappy! Can't wait to read the AAR from the game using them. Love the finished temple....
Mike Demana
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Hi, Your Lordship or should it be Madship or just plain Snappy.
Anyway, I just wanted to say how much I liked your adobe buildings, they look very professional with the mud brick showing where the rendering has disintegrated. The blue foam works really well for this. o_o
Re the Homebase tiles, I still think they look the biz and will look them up when I get a min, I already have them in my sights for the Oxford Blue tiles you used some time previously for water.
On with the game, don't delay we are all waiting.
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Hi, Your Lordship or should it be Madship or just plain Snappy.
Anything you like really, I won't take offence! ;)
On with the game, don't delay we are all waiting.
I'm with you there Vagabond. The main delay is that I decided to paint three new leagues for this game and it's slow going at the moment. This thread is helping to keep me focused, though.
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Chapter V
Willard Cornelius Waterloo Clarence Wooster otherwise known as Mad Lord Snapcase took the stairs three at a time.
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Mad Lord Snapcase took the stairs three at a time.
“Help, murder, he’s dead, oh God, quick, help me, murder, bloody murder!” a female voice had screamed and by gad Sir, she was right!
As Snapcase tottered into the bedroom, gasping for breath, he beheld a ghastly sight. Gerry Wade, for he presumed it was he, was lying on the bed with his back arched at an impossible angle, his whole body spasming in violent convulsions. But what made Snapcase start was that a pillow had been strapped across his face, presumably to stop his screaming from being heard until it was too late. Snapcase struggled with Wade’s convulsing body to remove the pillow.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/il_570xN_481647139_hm0v_zps3d97656f.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/il_570xN_481647139_hm0v_zps3d97656f.jpg.html)
Snapcase struggled with Wade’s convulsing body to remove the pillow.
However, as he succeeded in removing the pillow, Wade’s body heaved once more in a final convulsion and all his limbs relaxed. There was no sign of life as Snapcase listened to his breathing.
“Judging by the convulsions, I’d say he was poisoned by the seed of the nux-vomica tree”.
“Eh?” said Nancy Mitford, for it was she who had given the alarm.
“Strychnine, my dear, strychnine” opined Snapcase sadly. “A very deadly poison to animal and human alike!”
But Nancy was staring at the mantelpiece with her mouth agape. Snapcase looked in the same direction and saw only the alarm clocks as advertised earlier by Nancy's story.
“What is it my dear?”
“There’s only seven” replied Nancy in a dumb-struck voice.
“But what of it?” queried Snapcase, densely.
“I put eight clocks on that mantelpiece when I sneaked in here during the night to play our practical joke on Gerry. Oh God” and with that she burst into tears.
Snapcase’s attention was drawn to the fireplace where there recently been a fire. Wisps of smoke were still rising up the chimney from the papers in the grate. He bent down and gently extracted the only scrap of paper that seemed to have escaped the conflagration. Turning over the burnt scrap of paper he made out the words In Cucullato Horologium Cultus and a strange clock like symbol, but with a thirteen where the twelve should be.
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Turning over the burnt scrap of paper he made out the words 'In Cucullato Horologium Cultus'.
Gerry Wade certainly wouldn’t be going to British Somaliland now!
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To be continued……………………………….
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Very nice! Grea story. :D
I sense one of those epic Snapcase games is coming up.
HAVE FUN
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Not much of an update really, but someone has built a pyre in the Macbudka ah ee Allabari (Temple of Sacrifice), ready to carrry out the threat in the title of this thread;
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OH NO!!!
Surely NOT!!
& I had imagined Lady Snapcase's suttee was years off...
Pity, handsome woman like that..
The cad was bound to come to a bad end, we all knew that.
Valerik
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Very nice. That's a cool looking miniature.
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I've painted some crocs to give the adventurers in this game a bit of a scare! Mum, Dad and Baby Croc are pretty hungry!
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Crocs_zps1ded814a.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/Crocs_zps1ded814a.jpg.html)
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...and a hound from Hell (or maybe Baskerville Hall)! Just re-based it after getting it on eBay.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Hound_zpse8ee9ad1.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Hound_zpse8ee9ad1.jpg.html)
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"Uhhhh, uh uh, nice doggy. Want a, uh, bone? Maybe I've got one here somewhere..." *pats pockets frantically*
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Yikes! That's one mean looking puppy! :o
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January, 1920
There hasn’t been an update for quite a while and this thread was meant to keep me on track! It has of course taken that blundering fool, Snapcase quite some time to get to British Somaliland. A passage had been booked for him on the Doreen Goldbeck, a Cheskora Line tramp steamer. Anyone interested in hiring this steamer should contact Michi at:
Doreen Goldbeck (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=12237.0)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Doreen_zpsab12701a.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Doreen_zpsab12701a.jpg.html)
Doreen Goldbeck, a Cheskora Line tramp steamer.
The delay has been mainly caused by my decision to paint three new leagues for this game. However at long last, the first league is ready and they have arrived at the dockside in Berbera. They should have been led by Gerry Wade, an agent of Lord Milner, the Colonial Secretary, Sir Hugh Trenchard, Chief of the Air Staff and Superintendent Battle of the Yard. However, since his murder at Chimneys, that august triumvirate are having to rely on the Mad Lord who may not be the sharpest tool in the box!
Here they are being ferried into the harbour after offloading from the Doreen.
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The Mad Lord arrives in British Somaliland.
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Snapcase has changed into his ‘regimentals’ expecting to be met by the Governor at the very least…………
Three men await their arrival at the dockside………………
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“Ahoy, hoy” shouts the man in the blue shirt, “I’m Bertie, Bertie Wells”.
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“Allow me to introduce myself and my travelling companions, I am Lord Snapcase, son of the 9th Earl of Snapcase, my younger brother Errol and his daughter Lavinia” [suspended on holiday from St. Trinians, her boarding school] “and of course Minkey.”
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“and in return” called Bertie, “allow me to introduce Flight Sergeant ‘Ginger’ Hebblethwaite our driver and Phantom Ace our pilot, ex-RFC originally from Oklahoma. We shall be boon companions for the next few months. Group Captain Robert Gordon has put us at your disposal."
..............and so the League is formed:
Lord Snapcase (mad as a box of frogs)
Errol Snapcase (failed silent movie actor, on the run from Hollywood turf accountants)
Lavinia Snapcase (daughter of Errol, suspended from St. Trinian’s notorious 4th form)
H. G. Wells (time-traveller and author, prefers to be called Bertie)
Flight Sergeant ‘Ginger’ Hebblethwaite (notorious bibber and friend of Flying Officer James Bigglesworth)
Phantom Ace (travelled to Britain from his home town in Oklahoma during the Great War to volunteer for the RFC, 16 victories)
Minkey (Lord Snapcase's travelling companion)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/seven-dials_zpsb667d343.gif) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/seven-dials_zpsb667d343.gif.html)
To be continued………………………………………
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Snapcase has changed into his ‘regimentals’
Lavinia Snapcase (daughter of Errol, suspended from St. Trinian’s notorious 4th form)
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Thank you for booking a passage on the Doreen. Cheskora Lines is proud to provide convenience to travellers of renown. Your cabin is repainted now, the sheets were burnt and the flooring refurbished...
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I envy your superb scenery o_o
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the sheets were burnt
lol lol lol lol
Quite right too!
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lol lol lol lol
Quite right too!
On my tramp steamer, we just check for the original color of the cotton and stand them against the wall. ;)
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And you thought they were called 'tramp steamers' because they had no fixed itinerary! Ho ho!
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And you thought they were called 'tramp steamers' because they had no fixed itinerary! Ho ho!
Now that is clarified, I reckon... :D
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That looks great! Richard
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Awesome...I like how you provide such character for your, well, characters! H.G. Wells -- great idea!
Mike Demana
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That's awesome, M'Lord. It's cool to see Phantom Ace on someone else's table. ;)
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That's awesome, M'Lord. It's cool to see Phantom Ace on someone else's table. ;)
Thanks. Pulp Girl will be there soon, as well!
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Found in an antiquarian book-shop in Great-Widdling recently, inside a false book.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Book_zpszxjhpynb.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Book_zpszxjhpynb.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/scrapofpaper_zpsa55f196d.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/scrapofpaper_zpsa55f196d.jpg.html)
A set of old photographs inscribed by hand on the reverse.
“Cult boys on tour, 1920, British Somaliland.”
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Image1_zpsmbovnado.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Image1_zpsmbovnado.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20001_zps0219gu3x.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20001_zps0219gu3x.jpg.html)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20027_zpsefagjxfu.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20027_zpsefagjxfu.jpg.html)
“We meet Mohhamed Abdullah Hassan at his secret hideout at Asha Addo. Everybody calls him the Mad Mullah, definitely one sandwich short of the proverbial picnic!”
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20012_zpslzk9ute5.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20012_zpslzk9ute5.jpg.html)
“We saw a snake-charmer near the market.”
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20015_zpsvfobdkuy.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20015_zpsvfobdkuy.jpg.html)
“We go to the Great Temple of Hermes Trismegistus (the purpose of our visit). That’s me on the left, Mum, waving!”
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20008_zpstjq6vrpa.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20008_zpstjq6vrpa.jpg.html)
“The Bloody Altar of Time where we are to carry out a secret ceremony known only to our leader.”
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“This is me and the boys. L to R, me, the Great Keeper of the Dark Secrets, the Senior Arcane-Lore Master, the Grand Panjandrum Horologium Cultus, Nine the Keeper of the Corpus Hermeticum, we never knew the name of this guy, never spoke, very creepy, and Spod the Grand-Maester Inquisitor.”
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20003_zpsjyeoslbu.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/Cult/Cult%20003_zpsjyeoslbu.jpg.html)
“In Cucullato Horologium Cultus, January 1920, the Great Temple of Hermes Trismegistus.”
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So, it’s about time there was an update, nothing since July 2014. I’ve at last finished painting the Cult and am over halfway with the third league. One or two NPCs to finish as well. I must play this game soon. Snapcase with his travelling companions; Errol Snapcase (failed silent movie actor, on the run from Hollywood turf accountants), Lavinia Snapcase (daughter of Errol, suspended from St. Trinian’s notorious 4th form), H. G. Wells (time-traveller and author, prefers to be called Bertie), Flight Sergeant ‘Ginger’ Hebblethwaite (notorious bibber and friend of Flying Officer James Bigglesworth), Phantom Ace (travelled to Britain from his home town in Oklahoma during the Great War to volunteer for the RFC, 16 victories) and Minkey (Lord Snapcase's travelling companion) are now on their way to Asha Addo. As usual Snapcase has no idea what is going on! Dark secrets and hideous happenings are awaiting the party at the Great Temple of Hermes Trismegistus!
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/seven-dials_zpsb667d343.gif) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Eye%20of%20the%20Buddha%20Part%20IV/seven-dials_zpsb667d343.gif.html)
To be continued………………………………..
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Awesome! :-*
Love all of it. :o
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Great stuff! :-*
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Thanks for a great update :-* The altar is very cool in a sanguinary way lol
LB
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YAY! I can't wait to see more. :D
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Wow! What an update!
Glad to see yer back in the saddle. :D
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Thanks all, for your kind comments. One last league to paint.
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Brilliant all round.
Your games must be a treat to behold.
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I’ve at last finished painting the Cult.....
I have feeling that that statement may not be completely correct.
;)
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Lovely work, Ol' Snappy! ;)
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I have feeling that that statement may not be completely correct.
Watch this space! ;)
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The first protagonist of the third league arrives in Asha Addo on a recce. I am now looking for some pun/fun names for my Légion étrangère league members if you'd like to offer some up?
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/FFL/FFL%20001_zpsionpxi52.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/FFL/FFL%20001_zpsionpxi52.jpg.html)
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thats an excellent burnoose on that FFL fighter. All in all jolly good show all round.
Thanks, it was a nice figure to paint.
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Lovely brushwork, sir. :-* :-*
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Jean-Claude van Clamme
Erich von Weglaufer
Pepe LePulpe
Mike "Old" Shatterbrain
Beau Reste
Capitan Remy Cocqsure
John Dough
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Love all those, thanks Pijlie!
This one's got to be a winner!
Capitan Remy Cocqsure
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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.....and now Caporal-chef Bluto “Hacheur“ Coqsûré arrives in Asha Addo.
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/Snapcase%20League/FFL/Ffl%20001_zpslnfojfhz.jpg) (http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/Mad_Lord_Snapcase/media/Snapcase%20League/FFL/Ffl%20001_zpslnfojfhz.jpg.html)
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The bloody alter is great, and I really like the way you have done the Horrorclix snake in the background. Richard
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Thank you, Richard. I am a great admirer of your galleries.
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That is a great start, mate.
8)
When it comes to names, my first thoughts were of some the characters from the film Top Secret: Deja Vu, Chocalate Mousse and Latrine.
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That is a great start, mate.
8)
When it comes to names, my first thoughts were of some the characters from the film Top Secret: Deja Vu, Chocalate Mousse and Latrine.
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Nice one! I may have to go with La Trine! lol