Setting Jhamjarhistan Ablaze!

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Thank you, gamer Mac, Blackwolf and Doug ex-em4 (doggie issue understood), always a pleasure.

You will of course recall Vaggers, the secretive and taciturn SIS man from Yorkshire.

As previously stated, Monty Bottomley-Throppet’s daughter Ophelia was on an archaeological dig with her college in Jhamjarhistan and Monty was worried about her. It had been agreed that Monty’s top two agents, one Henry Blofeld and the other known only as Vaggers, would accompany the advance column, first to Kashgar and then on to Djelibad to check that all was well with Ophelia and the dig.

Unbeknownst to all but himself, Vaggers had an ulterior motive in visiting Lord Creosote’s dig. An old flame of his, the Honourable Bunty Hamster-Crust was taking part in the dig as one of the Rumpole Scholars.

Snapcase emerged from the mess, blinking in the bright sunlight. There had been a planning session for the forthcoming beano to Jhamjarhistan. Snappers always felt that planning details were more easily ironed-out when everybody was outside a couple of stiff-uns! He had a premonition that they were going to be right up the Ranygazoo without the proverbial scull, but he pushed that thought to the back of his mind.

Just then a rather curious sight hove into his peripheral vision.

“What ho, Vaggers. Sporty looking bit of kit you have there, old chap”, greeted Snappers.

“Its uz bike. Ah av stolen it fra t' bloody navy. It will doa wee eur chance ta operate on uz own. Ah want ta finn' uz Bunty. She's t' love o' uz life.”

“Jolly good show, old bean, keep it up”, replied Snapcase, not understanding a single word.

Snapcase backed away, trying to keep the befuddled look from his phizog. Why couldn’t these secret service chappies speak the King’s English?

To be continued...

[Doug ex-em4]

That’s a very spiffing bike - where did it come from…?

Doug

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

That’s a very spiffing bike - where did it come from…?

Doug

It is one of Tin Shed's lovely creations, available from 1st Corps here:

Adventurer on motor cycle

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

The Maxim MG and crew are now added to Ivanka's tractor tachanka.

[OSHIROmodels]

Great additions 

[Hu Rhu]

Nice tractor and maxim.  Should provide a fair bit of supporting fire for the Reds, assuming that they can keep the thing going.

[Doug ex-em4]

Nice tractor and maxim.  Should provide a fair bit of supporting fire for the Reds, assuming that they can keep the thing going.

We shall create fuel from the blood of martyrs dead, mixed with the heaped bones of slaughtered plutocrats….

Leon Trotski
People’s Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs of The Soviet Union

[Mark Plant]

People’s Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs of The Soviet Union RFSFR. Well, at least for our period.

The USSR wasn't formed until 30 December 1922.

[gamer Mac]

Nice paint job on that
Must have been a tight squeeze to get them in there

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Many thanks, OSHIROmodels, Hu Rhu, Doug ex-em4, Mark Plant and gamer Mac for your input.

assuming that they can keep the thing going

Gary, a shrewd statement there, the mechanical stuff in this game will be very prone to breakdown.

We shall create fuel from the blood of martyrs dead

Doug, good to hear that you are willing to sacrifice the Russian peasants to keep the tractor running! I would have expected nothing less from a man as ruthless as Trotsky!

Must have been a tight squeeze to get them in there

It was, it was very much like a 3D jig-saw.   

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

As H-Hour for Snapforce looms ever closer, Snappers has gone to see Kenners, along with Tuffers, Aggers, Bovvers and D. M. D’Emfore. “We need some sort of guide Kenners, old stick” said Snapcase. “Perhaps a local chappie or someone who has travelled these lonely tracks before?”. Kenners beamed at them and said “My dear boy, I have just the chaps you need. Two of the best soldiers in India!” Kenners whispered an aside to Captain Darling, who left hurriedly.

A minute later Snappers et al heard the sound of two pairs of army boots marching in step.

“Right turn, halt, hats off!” ordered the taller of the two soldiers.

Kenners introduced him as Daffadar Koda Dad Khan from the Corps of Guides. “Khan guided the Agile and Bolton Wanderers Regiment in their night attack against the ‘Raving’ Nana of Sheesh-Kebab in ’05” informed Kenwood-Chef. The other imposing warrior was a Gurkha who turned out to be Naik Majendra Bahadur Gurung, otherwise known as Billy Fish. “As you’ll recall, Snappers, Billy Fish was the hero of the defence of Fort Trumpton when the Doobrie tribe rose in revolt against the Raj in ’13. These men will guide you to Kashgar and on to Djelibad".

Khan came to the ‘shun and bellowed out the orders, “Hats on, about turn, by the left, quick march, left turn” and the pair had left Kenners office.

“Well, that’s sorted then” said Snapcase.

[2010sunburst]

…and there was me hoping for The Wolf of Kabul and Chung, complete with Klicky Ba……

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

…and there was me hoping for The Wolf of Kabul and Chung, complete with Klicky Ba……

Now, there's a thought................maybe!   

[Bravo Six]

Great additions Snappy! I just finished the same fig from Follies holding the sword and pistol!

[Doug ex-em4]

People’s Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs of The Soviet Union RFSFR. Well, at least for our period.

The USSR wasn't formed until 30 December 1922.

You think this is HISTORY……!

😊

Doug