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Offline Malamute

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More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« on: December 07, 2014, 10:44:49 AM »
Some more recruits for the Great Martian Trading Company:



For full details of the GMTC and more photos of its employees look here:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65367.0


Of all the Sky Martians I encountered on Mars one remains foremost in my mind to this very day. It was  Ak Nak "Billy" Fssh a Sky Martian of the Caas Ak Taas clan. He was one of the first Sky Martians I ever encountered who, until his untimely death remained  the most loyal and I would be fortunate enough to call friend I had ever had the pleasure to meet.
What struck me most about him was his strange attire. He had abandoned his traditional Martian clothes in favour of a Poshteen coat and pill box cap which I understand he had traded with a Ghurka guide. He wielded two of the sharpest and most vicious knives I had ever seen and he used them to great effect...


Taken from the journal of Professor Ebenezar Von Stypher-Dyke, (University of Vienna,)written during his travels on Mars 1888 -1889.



Below is a comparison with an original Sky Martian figure which shows the conversion and Green Stuff additions.



shame the photos have come out slightly blurry ::)
« Last Edit: December 07, 2014, 12:42:05 PM by Malamute »
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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fish
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 10:54:32 AM »
Beautiful paintjobs and a lovely conversion mate, but you sure they're knives!!  :o

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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 12:55:22 PM »
Photos don't do Billy justice, he looks much better in the flesh.
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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2014, 01:41:37 PM »
Much better in the Fssh  lol

He does look very good and it's a shame that his time on Mars was so shortlived  :'(

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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2014, 02:24:30 PM »
Nice work Nick!
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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2014, 02:45:08 PM »
Very nice conversion. Good to see you've been busy.

Sorry to see that the GMTC have stooped so low as too recruit rogues and mercenaries from the Congo  :o
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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2014, 03:38:01 PM »

Sorry to see that the GMTC have stooped so low as too recruit rogues and mercenaries from the Congo  :o

The GMTC has absolutely no idea what you are talking about. ;) :D

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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2014, 08:06:51 PM »
Nice work!  :-*

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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2014, 08:52:26 PM »
Very nice work!

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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2014, 12:31:55 AM »
Billy looks like a loyal cove.  The Belgians, however, look like a rum lot.

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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2014, 12:42:30 AM »
Nice work on the new recruits, Congo-squatters or otherwise.
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Billy is great, nice work on him.
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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2014, 06:22:36 AM »
Nice paintings

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Re: More recruits for Mars including AK Nak "Billy" Fssh
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2014, 07:42:16 AM »
Nifty little conversion there.

 

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