Old photo taken on mars 1895

[Steam Flunky]

Found this lovely old photo of my great great grandfather Colonel Percival Fluckinger, taken during his expedition to mars in 1895. His mount, a mountain fathopper (named Boris) got him out of many a sticky situation.



Conversion. Figure is possibly from Essex. The mount is from Scotia Grendel.

[OSHIROmodels]

Haha! Fantastic 

Welcome to Mars 

cheers

James

[Captain Darling]

Hey Flunky,

Good looking figure and nice 'photograph'!

Cheers

[The_Beast]

Thanks so much!

I believe I read a bit of his exploits in Thomas Carrnegan's 'Characters I Have Known Amongst the Canals.' Must say, sounds as if he did your family proud!

Though, I believe there was a bit of brew up concerning Boris and a certain adjutant's pet rock strider... 

Really lovely, all around.

Doug

[Steam Flunky]

Thanks all.

Thanks so much!

I believe I read a bit of his exploits in Thomas Carrnegan's 'Characters I Have Known Amongst the Canals.' Must say, sounds as if he did your family proud!

Though, I believe there was a bit of brew up concerning Boris and a certain adjutant's pet rock strider... 

Really lovely, all around.

Doug

You are right, Doug. Carrnegan devoted nearly a chapter of his book to Fluckingers expedition to the northern canals and the Highlands nearby. He was visiting the expedition as the incident with the rock strider happened. The adjutant let his strider get a little too close to the fathopper and then blamed my great great grandfather for letting Boris eat it. Terrible manners.

[Pijlie]

Grand photograph! Well done!

[The_Beast]

The adjutant let his strider get a little too close to the fathopper and then blamed my great great grandfather for letting Boris eat it. Terrible manners.

Can hardly fault Boris; reports are they are DELICIOUS! With a fine Chianti, of course... 

Doug

[vodkafan]

You people are completely mad.....

I like it.

[Steam Flunky]

You people are completely mad.....

I like it.

Can hardly fault Boris; reports are they are DELICIOUS! With a fine Chianti, of course... 

Doug

This discussion with you Doug has given me ideas. As soon as i have time i must go down in the basement and see if there are anymore old photos of Fluckinger and the expedition. If we are lucky there might be a pic of the adjutant and his rock strider.

[The_Beast]

Thems that can, do, thems that can't, teach, thems that are totally hopeless, prattle until, by accident, inspire. 

...If we are lucky there might be a pic of the adjutant and his rock strider.

*gulp* Ante-mortem, I hope! 

Doug

[Bullshott]

Nice conversion. Enjoy your stay on Mars, bur remember to carry a loaded service revolver at all times

[Steam Flunky]

Found them! I knew these old photos of the Fluckinger expedition were laying around somewhere.
Looking through some of Fluckingers notes i have found out a bit more about it.
It seems that Fluckinger was a bit of a difficult customer and refused to scratch the right backs in Londons gentlemans clubs which meant he had trouble financing his expedition. Luckily Alfonso XIII, the spanish monarch wanted to get a foothold an mars and Fluckingers expertise was useful. Alfonso agreed to fund it on the condition that Fluckinger took with him the Marquis de Vallado who happened to be an annoying thorn in the kings side.

Here is part of the expedition in the northern martian highlands. Fluckinger can be seen on the far left on his fathopper, Boris.

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William Gibbons and Dusty Hill were the two american scouts leading the way. In front you can just see a Brunel patent steam tracker.



Here we have a picture of Fluckinger with his adjutant before the incident with the rock strider that Doug (the beast) read about in Thomas Carrnegan's book.



I have also found a few photos of the Marquis de Vallado and the rest of the expedition that i will upload when i have sorted them out.

[OSHIROmodels]

More wonderfulness 

cheers

James

[Captain Darling]

More cool pics.

Is the large animal's skeleton the type you can get for fish tanks? I've looked at them a couple of times for scenery backdrops...

[The_Beast]

Obviously, I misread the tome; had the image of a much smaller beast. Not that the hopper couldn't finish in a couple of bites, of course. Starting to feel a bit more for the subaltern. Losing prized beast AND mount can put one's back up.

On another point, Carrnegan intimated that the noble Don had an agenda of his own, outside the interests of his majesty's, not quite the fop he seemed to posture. Do tell if your grandfather had any comments about that.

The American scouts are a bit of a surprise; I had no idea they were common on the red sands.

Quite a mixed group, and am I'm sure the list is yet incomplete. I can't imagine a noble traveling without some entourage.

I do so love when finding a footnote of history opening wide to view!

Thanks so much.

Doug