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Title: Pellucidar
Post by: Eccentric Cowboy on October 20, 2016, 04:45:08 AM
Any other fellow Pellucidar fans out there? Speaking personally it's my favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs series. None of the others quite nail that primeval/savage lost land vibe that Pellucidar has. I positively adore the world building in it. It's a place I'd actually want to visit! Although in comparison to Tarzan and John Carter I always felt like David Innes was kind of lacking. He never really felt like he was up to the challenges of that world.

Man, it would be pretty epic to have a game placed in that setting! Any other takers? I know you guys are out there. ;)
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Commander Roj on October 20, 2016, 08:20:33 AM
Read all of John Carter, but never read Pellucidar. I've only seen the film version. I really should read them sometime. Warlords "Savage Core" seems to have a strong Pellucidar influence, but there aren't any rules yet. I've been tempted by John Carter, but the figures are a bit sparse and I don't generally do 28mm. Perhaps I should read the books first.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 20, 2016, 02:00:53 PM
Somehow, I've never heard of these books. Which is weird, because I'm a huge fan of Tarzan, hollow earth adventures and prehistoric worlds. So I have to check it out.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: olyreed on October 20, 2016, 02:10:15 PM
I recently read At the Earths Core and will be buying the other books as I would like to wargame them, I am thinking of using 7tv as my rule system, savage core minis look ideal, as well as Antedelluvian minis
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 20, 2016, 02:38:58 PM
Read the wikipedia article on the setting, and had one of those moments when I find out that a well known book published a hundred years ago used an idea that's really, really close to something I came up with on my own, so now I can't use that idea without it looking like I'm ripping it off. Specifically the concept that time flows at different speeds in different parts of Pellucidar, which was something I was gonna do with my own hollow earth setting as an explanation why cavemen, dinosaurs, Victorians, samurai and WW1 veterans are interacting with each other. I guess I can still do that, but it's still annoying when that happens.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Andrew_McGuire on October 20, 2016, 03:48:13 PM
Your experience seems to prove the validity of the concept, and not only in Pellucidar.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Menelduir on October 20, 2016, 05:03:30 PM
Somehow, I've never heard of these books. Which is weird, because I'm a huge fan of Tarzan, hollow earth adventures and prehistoric worlds. So I have to check it out.

Amusing too because one of the books is Tarzan at the Earth's Core!  :)

I liked all the Burroughs stuff, favorites are Barsoom (Mars), Amtor (Venus) and of course Pellucidar.
Plan to visit Pellucidar, I already have a tunneling machine courtesy of Ironclad miniatures, and of course plenty of dinosaurs.

Time was also abstracted in that Burroughs explored the idea that time would seem move faster or slower depending on the activities being performed. There is no time as such, so not just fragments of time pockets, all things exist in the moment. As an extreme example you could take a long journey (geographically) and when you return someone might think you had just left... o_o 

If I remember correctly, and we are going back decades, there were examples of interactions between, David Innes and Abner Perry that demonstrate this idea.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Eccentric Cowboy on October 20, 2016, 06:11:25 PM
Actually BugPope, I'd say go for it anyway. As a writer myself, no idea is 100% original. I understand the fear of being seen as ripping things off, but if you write something well enough most people won't care too much. Just try to make it your own and do the best you can with it. Heck, I'd read the series you're thinking about! :D
As for the time thing, it's much more about the perception of time rather than it flowing differently. In Pellucidar there is one sun eternally shining at the very center, and thus there is no night. Without that night and day cycle there is no real method of recording time, and thus to the perceptions of the protagonists it can feel like hours or months have gone by, depending on the actions they've been doing. So if you're dealing with time warps or rifts, you still have a pretty good opportunity to exploit. :)

I've still yet to read the Venus stories, what with my reading que filled to the brim, but I should give it a shot. How does it compare to the Barsoom stories?

Oh! And here is a game I wish I could play. https://www.exilegames.com/index.php/products/product/17-hollow-earth-expedition-core-rulebook-6-x9 (https://www.exilegames.com/index.php/products/product/17-hollow-earth-expedition-core-rulebook-6-x9)
Hmmmm, feels somewhat familiar, doesn't it?  :D
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 20, 2016, 10:38:55 PM
Reading it now (public domain is great). I get that it's from 1915, but the weird focus on the shape of every character's skull is still creeping me out a bit. On the other hand there's psychic pterodactyl people and giant sloth fights, which is pretty sweet.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: d phipps on October 21, 2016, 05:01:15 AM
Any other fellow Pellucidar fans out there? Speaking personally it's my favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs series. None of the others quite nail that primeval/savage lost land vibe that Pellucidar has. I positively adore the world building in it. It's a place I'd actually want to visit! Although in comparison to Tarzan and John Carter I always felt like David Innes was kind of lacking. He never really felt like he was up to the challenges of that world.

Man, it would be pretty epic to have a game placed in that setting! Any other takers? I know you guys are out there. ;)

We have played a lot of Pellucidar scenarios with our Pulp Alley rules. Lots of fun. And our feel like our Lemuria campaign has some similarities to Pellucidar. Antediluvian Miniatures have some perfect figures for these characters.

Personally, I like the David Innes character. I think he feels more "normal" and that makes him a little more relatable at times.


... There is no time as such, so not just fragments of time pockets, all things exist in the moment. As an extreme example you could take a long journey (geographically) and when you return someone might think you had just left... 

If I remember correctly, and we are going back decades, there were examples of interactions between, David Innes and Abner Perry that demonstrate this idea.

Ayup, David and Perry discuss this idea when he returns to Phutra in Chapter 10. David thinks he has been away for many months but Perry thinks they had only been separated for a couple hours.  o_o
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Eccentric Cowboy on October 21, 2016, 05:43:37 AM
Way to go BugPope! Public Domain is pretty awesome these days! :D And I sorta know what you mean about the skull thing. At the time eugenics was all the rage and skull shape and size was considered a big indicator of someone's position on the evolutionary ladder. ... Although now that I think about it, that doesn't make it seem any less creepy at all. XD

I can get how David would seem more grounding to some. I'm an extreme escapist, so naturally the guys like Tarzan appeal to me more. Although I AM glad that David actually bought a crapload of firearms and ammunition for his return trip in the sequel. Forethought for the win!

Indeed phipps! David was running around, getting chased by giant amphibians, traveling to an island, meeting new people, and generally having a very lively time. Perry was just sitting and reading a book. I've noticed that time seems to expand when one is engaging in lots of adventurous physical activity. A week in town doing your daily grind and everything seems to breeze by. But when you spend a week camping with rapid changes in weather, lots of close calls and exciting events it seems like a lot longer. I suspect that the brain also measures time in terms of events, which would definitely make the adventurous lifestyle seem like it would take longer.

Care to share any stories d phipps? I can only imagine the fun sessions you must have had in the Pellucidar setting! That's the only place where you can have old pirates fighting against psychic pteranodons and guys riding on apatosaurs! :D
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: DivisMal on October 21, 2016, 11:26:54 PM
I would absolutely love to game in Pellucidar!

Only problem I see is the (really) excellent 28mm models available from Warlords and Antediluvian M. Wait why is that a problem you ask? Because I habe sworn not to invest into yet another 28mm project for which I have neither the time nor the money.

Ive been tinkering with 15mm Pellucidar though and collected some good stuff from Khurasan and Brigand, Neanderthals from Copplestone (picts) and various other producers. Highlander makes an excellent Tarzan by the way for cross-universe ERB games!
And of course 15mm is IMO the only way to go with all the Dinos necessary for the tabletop!
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: warrenpeace on October 22, 2016, 01:52:39 AM
I remember finding ERB's Pellucidar books exciting when I was a teenager, along with the Tarzan, Mars, and Venus series. Tried reading those again in recent years and realized how bad the writing was. Maybe when I was a teenager it was just the excitement of the book covers! But the imagination involved in those books was great. Pellucidar is a perfectly fine topic for Pulp gaming. You can even get there via a Zeppelin!
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Eccentric Cowboy on October 24, 2016, 03:59:16 AM
ERB definitely had his strengths and weaknesses. I first came across him as a teen and loved his stuff to death. As I got older it started to slip though and I noticed a lot of chinks in the armor of his writing. But now I'm starting to come up again as I see some of the subtlety in his craft. And no, that last part wasn't meant to make you laugh out loud.
Yes, his dialogue is often flat and a lot of characters can kinda blend. A lot of contrivance is required for some parts of the plot to work and a lot of stories meander without direction and his style doesn't have the flair of other writers. Even so he's great at explaining the mindsets of characters, why they act the way they do. The thought processes are actually quite amazing and make what would normally seem like completely contradictory actions make sense. The worldbuilding is first rate and I'm continually awed by how detailed and realistic they are without slowing down the pace.
In one Tarzan story, Tarzan the Terrible I think it was, he actually gave some great religious commentary without seeming condescending or heavy handed, and I say this as a religious person. That takes some doing.

Back to Pellucidar though, I would kill to participate in a game with its theme! A campaign like that could cover the length and breadth of that land and never seem dull. The possibilities are limitless. I really dig settings that feel like they're made for people to make their own adventures in.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Cacique Caribe on October 25, 2016, 04:58:04 AM
I've always been a huuuuuuuge fan of Pellucidar!  Say what you like about ERB and his writing style, he certainly had a way of transporting young minds to alternate worlds and cultures.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellucidar

Frazetta's cover art helped, of course, though it was later in life that I discovered how much art Frazetta had done on the subject, specially drawings.

http://thegoldenagesite.blogspot.com/2015/08/frank-frazetta-tarzan-at-earths-core-by.html

http://thegoldenagesite.blogspot.com/search/label/Pellucidar

(http://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ef/0a/ba/ef0abaf4138315b61bcda74e3a5a9346.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TA32NZWHJb8/VgNksur-TTI/AAAAAAACw_A/zyZ6yGI5Ycw/s1600/canaveral_plate_03.jpg)

I was about to start reading them again, from the beginning of course (At The Earth's Core):

http://literature.org/authors/burroughs-edgar-rice/at-the-earths-core/

At the Earth's Core (1914)
Pellucidar (1915)
Tanar of Pellucidar (1929)
Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
Back to the Stone Age (1937)
Land of Terror (1944)
Savage Pellucidar (1963)

D
http://www.pellucidar.org/#
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=77268
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=183734
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=158712
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=82928
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Eccentric Cowboy on October 25, 2016, 07:31:18 AM
Good on you Cacique! No discussion of ERB can be complete without the awesome art of Frank Frazetta! That artist had a mad talent for making images come alive and yet feel shrouded in mystery. His work definitely helped the popularity of the books in my opinion. I wish both of those guys were still around creating.

You hit the nail on the head though. Few men or women had the capacity to completely suck you into another world the way Burroughs did. Heck, Pellucidar is a place I actually wouldn't mind living in. No taxes, lots of dangerous prehistoric critters, and apparently you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a gorgeous cave woman! What's not to like?  :D

In fact, now that I recall, there were some pretty epic battles in the series. Like when the budding Empire gathered together and attacked one of the Mahar cities with cannons fired from the backs of the lidi. Now THAT is just begging for a reenactment! ERB, having guys fight from dinosaur back before it was cool!  ;)

That does remind me, it's kind of hard to NOT compare Pellucidar with the Zanthodon series. I started reading the first one, but maybe it's my age telling in me, but I didn't get too far. Anyone read that? Think I should keep going with it if so?
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 25, 2016, 02:18:38 PM
After reading more, I agree that David is kind of lackluster as a hero. I think he's supposed to be an "average guy" kind of protagonist, but he kinda comes off as somewhat of a bumbling dummy sometimes, and doesn't have that much personality. Perry, on the other hand, is a very entertaining and likable character.
But yeah, for all the flaws the books might have, they do great at the two things that are the most important for this kind of story: action and world building. The world of Pellucidar is more detailed than I expected, and ERB somehow manages to make this fantastic setting work on its own internal logic. It's all the typical romantic savage stuff, but it's little touches like their bad-ass courting ritual* that makes it strangely believable.

With all the different races, tribes and creatures, it really is perfect for gaming, which makes me wonder why I've never seen any model maker company make their own Mahar models, Sagoths or apemen with tails. The closest thing I've seen is Antediluvian Miniatures, who have a few models based on the old 1970's movie version of At the Earth's Core (with the one and only Peter Cushing as Perry). Their Rhamphorhynchus could also stand in as a flying or swimming Mahar, but I'd honestly rather have one that's standing on the ground (and I've never seen anyone make a pterodactyl model that's not airborne).
But I do know where to get most of the prehistoric beasts. Aside from DeeZee's range of prehistoric mammals, Ral Partha made some nice prehistoric predators that recently returned to production by Ral Partha Europe (including hyenadon, which is the "wolf-dog" that they encounter early on) and Reaper's "cave sloth" is the best Megatherium (the giant sloth monster that's the very first creature they run into) out there.

*if you like a girl, kill the most dangerous beast you can find and put its head on a stake outside her home. If her father or another suitor can put the head of an even more terrifying beast beside it, she's now your mate. It's brutal and primitive, but it makes a strange sort of sense from the perspective of cavemen living among dinosaurs.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Eccentric Cowboy on October 25, 2016, 03:35:53 PM
Welcome to the fan-family BugPope! :D

The world building is definitely what helps this series stand out. If you read the later books you get even more layers of depth, exploring additional lands and even some epic wars. There is a load of different factions that show up later even more frightening than the Mahars! We also get some new protagonists, like Von Horst, Tarzan, Tanar, and another fellow who's name I fear escapes me at the moment. But he was one of the big players in Tarzan at the Earth's Core. That was a fun cross over!

Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Cacique Caribe on October 25, 2016, 06:45:50 PM
Hi Bug Pope,

What size are those figures?  Thanks.

Dan
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: warrenpeace on October 25, 2016, 07:57:53 PM
While it would be nice to have figures for Innes and Perry, one doesn't have to use them as protagonists at the start of a campaign. If you've already got a Tarzan figure, use him. Plenty of other Pulp figures could end up inside the Earth. How about Indiana Jones?

And here's a few other ideas for adventurers who could show up in Pelucidar:
1. Joseph Conrad while piloting a steam ship on the Congo (find a cave in the jungle?)
2. Jack London while cruising the South Pacific with his wife and two crew aboard his 55 ft boat, the Snark (explore a volcano?)
3. Teddy Roosevelt and Percy Fawcett while exploring the Amazon looking for the Lost City of Z
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Alxbates on October 26, 2016, 12:03:07 AM
I do love me some Pellucidar.

Rather a a lot!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/12833211_10154021254670879_1793508589_n_zps2keisk7i.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/12833211_10154021254670879_1793508589_n_zps2keisk7i.jpg.html)

-Alex in Alaska
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: TikiCoast on October 26, 2016, 12:09:54 AM
Nice.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 26, 2016, 11:15:38 PM
Of course you can have any adventurer you want explore Pellucidar (never implied that you couldn't), the tricky part is finding models for the unique races and tribes. Because without them, it's really just a generic lost world game, and not specifically a Pellucidar game.
The human tribes would be the easiest, since there's several makes of cavemen out there. While I love Lucid Eye's realistic cavemen, I'd actually go with the more cartoony Copplestone "bearded men with fur diapers" style cavemen, who fit the mood perfectly.
Ral Partha did a gorilla warrior with shield and spear that would be absolutely perfect as a Sagoth. The problem is that it's now kinda pricy, and there's just a single pose (both traits make it poorly suited for the bands of cannon fodder that you'd want with Sagoths).
One solution could be to get orc models, preferably the savage, cavemen style kind, and paint them brown instead of green. They'd be strangely hairless Sagoths, but it would probably look okay.

Right now I just read the chapters where the honestly pretty adorable beast-men are introduced, and I'm falling in love with them. Described as looking like a mix of man, gorilla and sheep, it's also hard to match them to any preexisting miniatures. I guess you could try putting the head of a goatman without horns on a human model's body, but I'm not sure that would look good.
In my head they look very bulky, almost like bipedal tapirs for some reason, but Franzetta drew them looking almost like werewolves. Which is a great look too.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Commander Roj on October 27, 2016, 09:02:25 AM
I do love me some Pellucidar.

Rather a a lot!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/12833211_10154021254670879_1793508589_n_zps2keisk7i.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/12833211_10154021254670879_1793508589_n_zps2keisk7i.jpg.html)

-Alex in Alaska

I've seen this model before, but I can't remember where it's from? Lovely for Lost world campaigns!
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Commander Roj on October 27, 2016, 09:38:35 AM
I would absolutely love to game in Pellucidar!

Only problem I see is the (really) excellent 28mm models available from Warlords and Antediluvian M. Wait why is that a problem you ask? Because I habe sworn not to invest into yet another 28mm project for which I have neither the time nor the money.

Ive been tinkering with 15mm Pellucidar though and collected some good stuff from Khurasan and Brigand, Neanderthals from Copplestone (picts) and various other producers. Highlander makes an excellent Tarzan by the way for cross-universe ERB games!
And of course 15mm is IMO the only way to go with all the Dinos necessary for the tabletop!

I would choose 15mm too. This is a helpful list. I wonder if you have considered the Stallar Explorer pterodactyls from Khurasan as Maharashtra? The guns would need removing, but otherwise they would seem excellent.

 I wish more 15mm was availalable to do Barsoom. I don't like any of the 15mm ranges currently available
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Cacique Caribe on October 27, 2016, 09:44:59 AM
Commander Roj,

Don't forget Primeval/Acheson's 15mm cavemen:

http://achesoncreations.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=73

And these others by Rebel Minis:

http://rebelminis.com/15mmcavemen.html
http://rebelminis.com/15mmmonkeyboys.html

And these by Splintered Light:

http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/bearclan1.html

Dan
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 27, 2016, 12:10:12 PM
Stumbled upon this gorgeous Sagoth army someone converted from pre painted Star Wars figures (the specific model is the "Yuzzem" from the Revenge of the Sith expansion of the Star Wars collectable miniatures game) and GW bits. The Mahars are from HeroClix. Really impressive work.
http://shadowking-shadowkings.blogspot.se/2015/09/at-earths-coresagoths-and-others-painted.html?m=1

And I second that Copplestone's Picts would be great for Pellucidar. They would work good as Sagoths.
Out of curiosity,  which rule system would you use for 15mm savage world type games?
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Cacique Caribe on October 27, 2016, 02:49:23 PM
Wow, those Copplestone "Picts" would be perfect for the part!

D
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Legion1963 on October 27, 2016, 04:06:52 PM
Indeed. Pellucidar. When i was young i had a huge pile of Tarzan comics and my favorite ones were those about Tarzan's adventure in Pellucidar and other primeval places like Lemuria. ;-)
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 27, 2016, 04:27:10 PM
Wow, those Copplestone "Picts" would be perfect for the part!

D

Copplestone also makes nice 15mm barbarians (who are more Conan than ERB, but still great) with wolves, giants, bears and other creatures that could work well. And the characters are spot on.

I know Khurasan has lost world stuff, but I can't check what they have because of their annoying habit of taking down their site completely every time they have to catch up with orders or take a vacation.

15mm.co.uk have a few lizardmen, a war mammoth and an ape. Most importantly, their orc huts are the most perfect stone age buildings I've ever seen in this scale.
http://www.15mm.co.uk/products/hob2-orc-starter-settlement-5-buildings-save-15-or-20
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Cacique Caribe on October 28, 2016, 06:08:13 AM
Bug Pope,

Those 15mm.co.uk huts look absolutely amazing!

Dan
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Alxbates on October 28, 2016, 06:41:26 AM
I've seen this model before, but I can't remember where it's from? Lovely for Lost world campaigns!

It's one of mine - Forge of Ice.  In-universe he's a Histath, a snakeman.

Pellucidar is perhaps not the biggest influence on my own stuff, but it's high on the list.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Dave%20Cauley%20Sphinx%20with%20Pterro%20Men_zps7p1y6rfd.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/Dave%20Cauley%20Sphinx%20with%20Pterro%20Men_zps7p1y6rfd.jpg.html)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Figouze%20painted%20Pterroman_zpssyfjp8xy.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/Figouze%20painted%20Pterroman_zpssyfjp8xy.jpg.html)

For example - Burroughs describes the Mahars as looking like giant Rhamphorynchids.  Toothy maws, long tails, no crest.

But, when I read the Pellucidar books as a kid, I always imagined them as looking more like Pterodactyls.  Maybe that's inspired by Sauron from Marvel Comics, or even Rodan from the Godzilla films.  But, no matter where it's from, that's how I imagined them.

So, when I designed my own race of Pterro-Men for my setting, that's how I made them look.  Definitely inspired by the pterosaur dudes of my childhood, Mahars included, but based on the mental image I had in my 10-year-old imagination.

I think they make decent stand-ins for Mahars, even if they don't quite match up to Burroughs' description. 
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Commander Roj on October 28, 2016, 09:54:17 AM
It's one of mine - Forge of Ice.  In-universe he's a Histath, a snakeman.

Pellucidar is perhaps not the biggest influence on my own stuff, but it's high on the list.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Dave%20Cauley%20Sphinx%20with%20Pterro%20Men_zps7p1y6rfd.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/Dave%20Cauley%20Sphinx%20with%20Pterro%20Men_zps7p1y6rfd.jpg.html)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Figouze%20painted%20Pterroman_zpssyfjp8xy.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/Figouze%20painted%20Pterroman_zpssyfjp8xy.jpg.html)

For example - Burroughs describes the Mahars as looking like giant Rhamphorynchids.  Toothy maws, long tails, no crest.

But, when I read the Pellucidar books as a kid, I always imagined them as looking more like Pterodactyls.  Maybe that's inspired by Sauron from Marvel Comics, or even Rodan from the Godzilla films.  But, no matter where it's from, that's how I imagined them.

So, when I designed my own race of Pterro-Men for my setting, that's how I made them look.  Definitely inspired by the pterosaur dudes of my childhood, Mahars included, but based on the mental image I had in my 10-year-old imagination.

I think they make decent stand-ins for Mahars, even if they don't quite match up to Burroughs' description. 

Thanks, I recall now. Great sculpting!
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Commander Roj on October 28, 2016, 09:56:28 AM
Bug Pope,

Those 15mm.co.uk huts look absolutely amazing!

Dan

I wasn't aware of those. I particularly like the shaman hut. Scotia Grendel do some very nice 28mm huts. I think that some could be used as a larger hut/great hall in 15mm too.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: BugPope on October 28, 2016, 03:33:16 PM
http://www.magistermilitum.com/era/pre-historic.html
Magister Militum have a very broad range of prehistoric animals, one of the biggest I've seen, covering both famous and obscure species. The problem is that they're in 10mm (which might be the most obscure wargame scale of them all, since it's the awkward middle child between the popular 6mm and 15mm scales), which means they'll be dwarfed by your 15mm minis. I guess you could pass them off as dwarf variants or young dinosaurs, though.
Also MMs web store is kind of a nightmare to navigate, but I digress.

Gale Force Nine have two sets of 28mm skin and tusk huts that work as stone age homes. Way too big for 15mm, though.

I'm thinking of building a model of one of the buildings described by ERB as looking like a giant hornet's nest around a tree. Which is basically what I already do with my IKEA ball huts, except in a tree. And those are really easy to build from scratch.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: warrenpeace on October 28, 2016, 07:53:17 PM
Pulp Figures Neanderthals are out of production at the moment, but I could see that lot appearing in a Pelucidar game. I think Bob Murch will be sculpting new versions. The old versions can be viewed here:

https://pulpfigures.com/products/category/15
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Cacique Caribe on October 30, 2016, 06:19:29 AM
It's one of mine - Forge of Ice.  In-universe he's a Histath, a snakeman.

Pellucidar is perhaps not the biggest influence on my own stuff, but it's high on the list.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Dave%20Cauley%20Sphinx%20with%20Pterro%20Men_zps7p1y6rfd.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/Dave%20Cauley%20Sphinx%20with%20Pterro%20Men_zps7p1y6rfd.jpg.html)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/Alxbates/Figouze%20painted%20Pterroman_zpssyfjp8xy.jpg) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/Alxbates/media/Figouze%20painted%20Pterroman_zpssyfjp8xy.jpg.html)

For example - Burroughs describes the Mahars as looking like giant Rhamphorynchids.  Toothy maws, long tails, no crest.

But, when I read the Pellucidar books as a kid, I always imagined them as looking more like Pterodactyls.  Maybe that's inspired by Sauron from Marvel Comics, or even Rodan from the Godzilla films.  But, no matter where it's from, that's how I imagined them.

So, when I designed my own race of Pterro-Men for my setting, that's how I made them look.  Definitely inspired by the pterosaur dudes of my childhood, Mahars included, but based on the mental image I had in my 10-year-old imagination.

I think they make decent stand-ins for Mahars, even if they don't quite match up to Burroughs' description. 

Alex, those look absolutely amazing.  I particularly love that statue!  Keep up the awesome work.

Dan
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: wulfgar22 on October 30, 2016, 01:08:08 PM
I use the Bestial Huts myself...

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xc4ltfKomG0/VPmCHfh6D5I/AAAAAAAABtY/lqAWKWc-7q0/s1600/Tribal%2BHuts%2B1.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UP7O0cSQwcU/VPmCHiyHuvI/AAAAAAAABtU/fp_K1TK04Is/s1600/Tribal%2BHuts%2B3.jpg)
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: shadowking1957 on October 30, 2016, 01:20:04 PM
I game alot in the hollow earth and made these for my collection Star wars pre- paints they work fine the beastal Sagoths

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mx_j_HjbMBw/Vf1D7ErQSyI/AAAAAAAAPKo/D0-N3hIx2xA/s1600/DSCF0779.JPG)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JDUYKLWtX9Y/Vf1D-IvW9AI/AAAAAAAAPK0/1TBXsQpQSzM/s1600/DSCF0784.JPG)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jtUEhGpZGjs/Vf1EA7Z7w9I/AAAAAAAAPLQ/nBML2MpJAE0/s1600/DSCF0797.JPG)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-swqb4RbG5UY/Vf1EB91tEjI/AAAAAAAAPLg/lcVIhxnrdlQ/s1600/DSCF0799.JPG)

in action using IHMN battle reporst on my blog as always http://shadowking-shadowkings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/allan-quartermain-at-earths-core-part-2.html

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1npH5dLkfBk/V1GDAp4IPvI/AAAAAAAAQgQ/2NcMt_RIeYw0yWCOJXU3u4R8v73WUid9QCLcB/s320/DSCF2353.JPG)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NB1-wLpRNW8/V1GDeVVRhgI/AAAAAAAAQlA/4YHMpg95-w8_XyGUMOUJB-pgSe7RUqGfwCLcB/s320/DSCF2411.JPG)
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Alxbates on October 30, 2016, 05:43:59 PM
Alex, those look absolutely amazing.  I particularly love that statue!  Keep up the awesome work.

Dan

Thanks CC!

Good to see you here!  Your excellent tents are what got me started after all!

Check out my "Denizens of Azor" thread here in the Pulp forum, I think there's some stuff there that you'll like!

-Alex
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Eccentric Cowboy on October 30, 2016, 10:14:25 PM
 :o Wow! Those minis and sets are amazing guys! Saggoths, snakemen, terrain, all awesome!
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: d phipps on October 31, 2016, 01:27:45 AM
I use the Bestial Huts myself...

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xc4ltfKomG0/VPmCHfh6D5I/AAAAAAAABtY/lqAWKWc-7q0/s1600/Tribal%2BHuts%2B1.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UP7O0cSQwcU/VPmCHiyHuvI/AAAAAAAABtU/fp_K1TK04Is/s1600/Tribal%2BHuts%2B3.jpg)


Good looking terrain, Wullfgar! THANKS for sharing.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Cacique Caribe on October 31, 2016, 02:01:42 AM
Check out my "Denizens of Azor" thread here in the Pulp forum, I think there's some stuff there that you'll like!

-Alex

Alex, those are absolutely amazing!!!  Stunning.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=64311.225

Dan
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Leapsnbounds on October 31, 2016, 03:11:39 AM
I'm a big fan of the Mars and Venus books but Pelllucidar never really moved me, thank god Doug McClure never played John Carter.
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: shadowking1957 on October 31, 2016, 08:35:35 AM
I'm a big fan of the Mars and Venus books but Pelllucidar never really moved me, thank god Doug McClure never played John Carter.

Did this for the  ERBAAA(Edgar Rice Burroughs Amateur Artists Alliance), I think it would have been  amazing!

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s526x296/11028016_10206671350369786_2628020826731070895_n.jpg?oh=33a39c5bfbd832fd25ce3706a3307eae&oe=589FC22E)
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: dinohunterpoa on November 01, 2016, 05:02:03 PM
Pellucidar got me since childhood through the Tarzan comics; its one of my default miniature adventure settings since them!  ;)

54mm plastic figure of the intrepid Lady Bravia Sheldrake from my first Pellucidar airship expedition more than 40 years ago:

(http://www.brinquedosraros.com.br//img_215/cacadora-branca-serie-safari-na-africa-decada-de-1960-1426603158.jpg)
Title: Re: Pellucidar
Post by: Commander Roj on November 02, 2016, 02:25:10 PM
I'm a big fan of the Mars and Venus books but Pelllucidar never really moved me, thank god Doug McClure never played John Carter.

At least, maybe, we would have had a series of John Carter films!