Chicken Race on the Arumbaya

[gamer Mac]

Wow some great additions to the project
I am gobb smacked at the the production rate.
The level of detail on this project is going to been great

[Remington]

YES!!! YES, YES, YES!  Great stuff, Hammers!

[Alfrik]

Snakes? Bypass them, Spiders? Swat them, Rats? Phfff, Mosquitoes scare the heck out of me! They can totally mess you up or kill you! 

[Hammers]

Another Deck of Fate encounter miniature:






The blurb will read something like:

You have pulled the Number II, the couple, the opposites that meet, the impolite act. The High Priestess represents river creed, impulse control, spiritual love.

On the river bank appears the local Mambo Asogwe who starts to holler at you in a carrying cocoa-momma voice:

"Yo! YO! Yes, I'm talking to you, muthafuckers! You niggas be going da wrong way, you hear!? You better steer yo asses well cleah from dat ripple in da watah right there, you hear me!? No THERE! You stupid AND blind?! Ok, then, y'all take care, you hear... That's awight... You're welcome. Now God bless y'all, muthafuckers!"

Keep this card and use it to annul the next event or forced action foreseen by the Mambo where your vessel hits an obstacle.

[Hammers]

Oh, I for got to mention that, as you can see,  I crammed the posion dart frog  into that there photo. They are so tiny they don't really deserve an piccy of their own.

Inspirational photo:

[oxiana]

Haven't commented on this thread so far, but wanted to chime in to say that it's looking absolutely gorgeous. The ex-Zoology student in me gets a secret thrill by the attention you're paying to the fauna! I love the birds and the canoe particularly.

Tiny point – saying mambo asogwe is a bit like saying 'priest bishop'. Although asogwe is a level of Vodou initiation (and the most senior level), the priest would still only use the title mambo or houngan (depending on whether they're female or male. You might get some game mileage from the snake though, representing the great spirit Damballah, who orders chaos and represents the dualities of death and rebirth... 

Loving this project though, can't wait to see even more. 

[Hammers]

Tiny point – saying mambo asogwe is a bit like saying 'priest bishop'. Although asogwe is a level of Vodou initiation (and the most senior level), the priest would still only use the title mambo or houngan (depending on whether they're female or male.

Great input, thanks! I am certainly no initiate, my knowledge springs entirely from the Forbidden Tome of NecroWikipedia where the nomenclature mambo asogwe (double word) is used.

I have heard the word damballa before but not its meaning.

The miniature, a McVey studio, is gorgeous but a complete bastard to paint because of its detail and level of definition. How their studio painter (McVey himself?) has managed his result just boggles my mind.

[oxiana]

The miniature, a McVey studio, is gorgeous but a complete bastard to paint because of its detail and level of definition. How their studio painter (McVey himself?) has managed his result just boggles my mind.

Before picking up his paintbrushes, he probably made an offering of a bottle of rum and a chicken. I believe that's the usual transaction to gain such powers! 

[General Roos]

Lovely stuff Hammers. Very inspiring!

[Hammers]

Those of you who follow this thread must have noticed there's been little progress lately. Well, I have been away to the summer cottage, among other things, and left the paint brushes in their stand for a while. I have however during my vacation been looking for material for the board and I have been somewhat successful. More about that later...

Meanwhile, another Event from the Deck of Fate, The Hierophant:



One idea for the blurb is the following:

The Oracle has placed 'The Hierophant' before you on the table. Five symbolizes the pentacle and the perfect man. The Hierophant represents belief in the Spirit, the comfort of tradition, but also signals intolerance and unending grudges.

Suddenly you hear the cool, mellow tunes of a Hammond organ wafting across the water. The source of the music turns out to be a few brethren of a nearby Jesuit Mission and their indigenous charges gathered on the rivers edge close to your vessel. Depending on your current situation one of the following will happen:

If you are, or have been exchanging fire with any Indians the Jesuits will turn against you with religious zeal and they won't stop till they won or have suffered martyr's deaths, the lot of them. The unit cannot be broken nor pinned.

If you are not, or have not been, in conflict with any Indians you may point the the Jesuits to one of your opponents who has been, if such exists.

If no team has been in conflict with Indians so far, the Jesuits will tell you 'Bless you, my sons' and be on their merry way. Save the card and use it to discard any one Deck of Fate card you pull in the consequent turns.

The miniatures:

[Blackwolf]

Nice idea Hammers,very Jesuitical (they as an religous order are known  for their cleverness and dare I say tricksiness ).

[Hammers]

Shit, I forgot to include the piiccy of the Jesuits... Amended.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Shit, I forgot to include the piiccy of the Jesuits... Amended.

Worth waiting for - lovely figures!

[Centaur_Seducer]

Hooray for Hammers and his output!

[Blackwolf]

Shit, I forgot to include the piiccy of the Jesuits... Amended.

 And nicely done they are too