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Author Topic: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland  (Read 41600 times)

Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #75 on: July 30, 2010, 06:15:37 AM »
A freind of mine, Prof. Harrison from the U of Arkansas, wrote "Mountains of the Moon".

Wonderful game adaption you did here.  I'm sending him the pics (if you don't mind?)

He also wrote "Rollerball". :)
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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #76 on: July 30, 2010, 07:23:45 AM »
Don't mind at all, the pictures are for people to look at. So knock yourself out, Smokey (you big name-dropper  lol ).
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Offline Tellus

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #77 on: July 30, 2010, 04:20:23 PM »
Hey Plynkes,
as I come a long this thread for the second time I wanted to say what a wonderful journey trough colonial times :D Great stuff, love your style!

Offline Bugsda

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #78 on: July 30, 2010, 08:37:34 PM »
Excellent! Keep up the inspirational work  8)
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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #79 on: July 30, 2010, 08:42:24 PM »
Appendix IV is here:

http://burtoniana.org/books/1856-First%20Footsteps%20in%20East%20Africa/appendixIV/index.html   

But it is in Latin to protect the unwary.............
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Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #80 on: July 31, 2010, 11:46:51 AM »
I knew I should have taken Latin seriously at school  :(

Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #81 on: July 31, 2010, 10:15:06 PM »
Don't mind at all, the pictures are for people to look at. So knock yourself out, Smokey (you big name-dropper  lol ).


How could I pass up an opportunity to name drop that one?

That is one of my "big ones" when it comes to knowing the famous.

 :)

Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #82 on: August 01, 2010, 08:59:50 AM »

How could I pass up an opportunity to name drop that one?

That is one of my "big ones" when it comes to knowing the famous.

 :)

One of.... ?   ::)   lol lol

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #83 on: August 01, 2010, 09:07:26 AM »
So much talk, so little pictures...

Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #84 on: August 01, 2010, 09:20:52 AM »
So much talk, so little pictures...

Plynkes does quality, not quantity  ;)

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #85 on: March 09, 2011, 06:30:28 PM »
Seeing as Lasith Malinga novelty wigs are all the rage right now, what with the World Cup and everything  (a daft sporting trend rather less apt to fray the nerves than the Vuvuzela)...


                               (See? Even Lasith Malinga is wearing one!)

...I thought I'd get in on the craze myself.




Just kidding. Actually it's an experiment to try and recreate the Somali 'bleached hair' look discussed here: >>Link<<

These kind of close-ups are seldom kind to one's precious babies but here goes:



What do you think? I've no idea what the real thing looked like, I've only read descriptions. I don't think they actually bleached their hair with Harpic or anything, but worked into it light-coloured clay, and the effect was said to resemble blond hair. I'm more interested in whether it looks good on the model than total historical accuracy. Personally my only problem with this first try is that entirely by accident his hair has ended up the same colour as his shield. I think I'll go lighter with the hair on the next one I do like this, and perhaps keep black roots like Malinga the Slinger himself.

More soon.

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #86 on: March 09, 2011, 06:45:20 PM »
Do not fear the close-up! I like the result a lot. I think the bleached effect works quite well, but keeping the roots darker will definitely make it more obvious.

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #87 on: March 09, 2011, 06:47:15 PM »
I like the color. It looks distinctive enough to appear "clayed" but not too jarring on the miniature.
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Offline cram

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #88 on: March 10, 2011, 12:15:36 PM »
Looks very good to me.

will you be painting a few with henna-dyed hair? Be interesting to see how you get on with that.

Offline Plynkes

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Re: Back to Africa: Adventures in Somaliland
« Reply #89 on: March 10, 2011, 03:29:08 PM »
Maybe. I'm not convinced they won't look stupid. Can always repaint them if they do, I suppose.

 

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