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Title: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Plynkes on 22 May 2008, 01:22:24 PM
Coming soon...

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/pss10.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/pss11.jpg)

Could be interesting foes for adventurers, or naval landing parties from various eras.
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Aaron on 22 May 2008, 01:41:18 PM
Mr. Murch has outdone himself. They look great!
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Hammers on 22 May 2008, 01:42:53 PM
Love'm.

Would look the business with all kinds of sailors.
I have a horror wereshark which needs a cult following and those would fit the ticket quite nicely.
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Hammers on 22 May 2008, 02:12:21 PM
Fine Young Cannibals
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: twrchtrwyth on 22 May 2008, 02:29:48 PM
Didn't see this here. I've just posted pics of all his new WIP on the pulp board. lol
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Plynkes on 22 May 2008, 03:42:57 PM
Not to worry. I just posted the part I thought might be interesting to colonial gamers. They might have missed it in the Pulp section.
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Aaron on 22 May 2008, 03:59:19 PM
Besides, anyone who would complain about having to see Bob Murch's work multiple times has a total lack of taste.  ;)
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 22 May 2008, 04:33:07 PM
Oh my. And to think that I just watched "White Savage" of 1943 vintage. Coincidence? I beg to differ, my dear Watson  :o

However, the movie was sooo bad (and not in a good way) that I am not in any way inclined to venture to the South Seas, in contrast to when I watched "Lt. R. Crusoe, U.S.N." back in 2004. Of course, that one had both Nancy Kwan AND Dick van Dyke, so I might be excused. lol
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: archangel1 on 22 May 2008, 05:15:00 PM
Can't imagine (thank goodness!) what it would be like to be hit with that 'sword' lined with sharks' teeth! It's the same sort of cringe you feel when you consider the Mesoamerican obsidian-bladed swords!
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: carlos marighela on 22 May 2008, 09:32:23 PM
Potentially another use for the Conquistadores too, many of these islands, like the Solomons for instance were first sighted by the Spanish.  Now with some OG Moros, Eureka Dyaks and these Fernão de Magalhães here we come!
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: argsilverson on 22 May 2008, 10:45:39 PM
Now we only miss some hula girls [Is the term correct?]
Let's hope for some next release!
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Plynkes on 22 May 2008, 10:58:09 PM
Hula is more of a Polynesian thing, I think.


Edit: I was going to make a bad pun and say that I'd check on Tikipedia. But upon investigation, it seems there really is a website called Tikipedia.  ;D

Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 23 May 2008, 09:42:19 AM
Wow, great figures. I could easily fit them into my VSF/Darkest Africa world  ;D
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: meanderthal on 23 May 2008, 12:55:20 PM
I'm just surprised no one has mentioned the movie "Rapa Nui" yet!

Those are really nice minis!
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Plynkes on 23 May 2008, 01:17:53 PM
That might be because Rapa Nui is Polynesian, and thousands of miles away from Melanesia.  :)


(That Plynkes can be such a smart-arse sometimes.)
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Plynkes on 23 May 2008, 01:47:20 PM
Just to help anyone out who may have been staring out the window at the girls playing netball when they should have been paying attention in Geography...

Melanesia...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Melan.jpg)

Melanesian Warrior...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Melwarrior2.gif)



Polynesia...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Poly.jpg)

Polynesian Warrior...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/polywarrior.jpg)



And just for completeness, Micronesia...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Micro.jpg)

And a Micronesian Warrior...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/herve-1.jpg)


Okay, so I made the last one up.  :)
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Driscoles on 23 May 2008, 01:57:29 PM
Thank you Sir  :)
I`ll pay more attention from now on.
Are there any sculpts available for Micronesians ?
 lol

 
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Aaron on 23 May 2008, 02:08:39 PM
I don't know about Micronesians, but Eureka has nice polynesians including war canoes.
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Hammers on 23 May 2008, 02:11:32 PM
Not that I am aware of but there are Eureka makes Polynesians in the shape of Maoris and Hawaiians. They also do dayaks but they are culturally and racially quite different. (Scheltrum also has a Dayaks in Kayaks range) Tiger M. makes moros from the Philipines/Java but they are a malay people.
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 23 May 2008, 02:13:16 PM
And a Micronesian Warrior...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/herve-1.jpg)


Okay, so I made the last one up.  :)

 lol lol  lol
I love your sense of humor, Plynkes!
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: twrchtrwyth on 23 May 2008, 04:44:02 PM
That might be because Rapa Nui is Polynesian, and thousands of miles away from Melanesia.  :)


(That Plynkes can be such a smart-arse sometimes.)

Is Melanesia the same place as Micronesia? ???
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Lowtardog on 23 May 2008, 05:13:01 PM
I like these a nice take on the Papua New Guineans though a little heavy set for that type of people
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Plynkes on 23 May 2008, 05:19:45 PM
Is Melanesia the same place as Micronesia? ???

Pay attention at the back there. It's all on the maps provided. And it's quite simple...

Polynesia: Tattoos, sticking your tongue out, Rugby Football, war canoes, Tiki lamps, ukuleles, "Book 'em, Danno", Giant stone heads, mutinous jack tars throwing all the breadfruit trees overboard, your battleships blowing up courtesy of the Mitsubishi corporation.

Melanesia: Kinky Afros, body paint, bones through your nose, ritual warfare, Pidgin English, Cannibalism, Elderly Japanese soldiers who think the war is still on, Nick Nolte having a blue fit because his men haven't captured the hill.

Micronesia: Um, dunno, really. Not as famous as the other two. Apparrently a bit of mix of Polynesian, Melanesian and Filipino cultures. USMC: "Send more Japanese." US bases. Probably Ladyboys.
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Lowtardog on 23 May 2008, 05:32:51 PM
Tiger miniatures and Old glory produce Moros which would work as Micronesian warriors (philipines)


(http://cebueskrima.s5.com/images/moros.jpg)




but there are laso the other indigenous warriors whic the Pulp figures could be used for

(http://www.cruising-
solomonislands.com/IMAGES1/WARRIOR.JPG)


Also Bontoc warriors from the Philipines, interesting stuff, these look like Dyaks form Sarawak

(http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3308/3308-h/images/pl126.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Hammers on 23 May 2008, 07:22:36 PM
God, Lowtar... You're such a bandwidth hog....   lol
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Hammers on 24 May 2008, 06:20:40 AM
And a Micronesian Warrior...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/herve-1.jpg)


Okay, so I made the last one up.  :)

 lol lol  lol
I love your sense of humor, Plynkes!

Top contender for post of the month.
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Wirelizard on 24 May 2008, 07:23:31 AM
That might be because Rapa Nui is Polynesian, and thousands of miles away from Melanesia.  :)

And reality matters exactly how in a pulp game, again?

 ;)
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: argsilverson on 24 May 2008, 08:45:20 AM
I found the following link. It might be useful:

http://www.janeresture.com/melhome/main.htm
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: argsilverson on 24 May 2008, 09:15:56 AM
sorry if the link provided contained a little nudity
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Plynkes on 24 May 2008, 11:40:42 AM
And reality matters exactly how in a pulp game, again?
;)

I'm not saying it does, I was just giving a possible reason why nobody had mentioned Rapa Nui.

Anyway, this is Colonial, not Pulp.  :)
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: meanderthal on 24 May 2008, 12:29:16 PM
That might be because Rapa Nui is Polynesian, and thousands of miles away from Melanesia.  :)


(That Plynkes can be such a smart-arse sometimes.)


oh.  nevermind.  maybe i had am-nesia. ;)
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Hammers on 24 May 2008, 02:05:39 PM
That might be because Rapa Nui is Polynesian, and thousands of miles away from Melanesia.  :)


(That Plynkes can be such a smart-arse sometimes.)


oh.  nevermind.  maybe i had am-nesia. ;)

*throws rotten tomatoes at meanderthal*
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 24 May 2008, 07:50:52 PM
That might be because Rapa Nui is Polynesian, and thousands of miles away from Melanesia.  :)


(That Plynkes can be such a smart-arse sometimes.)


oh.  nevermind.  maybe i had am-nesia. ;)

*throws rotten tomatoes at meanderthal*

Better use some coconuts, as those would both fit the topic of the thread AND the gravity of the crime commited! lol
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: twrchtrwyth on 25 May 2008, 03:29:25 AM
I found the following link. It might be useful:

http://www.janeresture.com/melhome/main.htm
Cheers, now I know exactly who the Micronesians are. :D
Title: Re: Pulp Figures Melanesians
Post by: meanderthal on 25 May 2008, 11:46:35 AM
That might be because Rapa Nui is Polynesian, and thousands of miles away from Melanesia.  :)


(That Plynkes can be such a smart-arse sometimes.)



oh.  nevermind.  maybe i had am-nesia. ;)

*throws rotten tomatoes at meanderthal*

ducks rain of post-dated produce  ;D

 :o ;D