Germans Crush The Fon?

After the German main units engaged and 
drove off the Fon they followed up with a 
Landship and Zeppelin attack on all the 
main Fon villages.These villages were 
completely destroyed,they were however, 
also abandoned by the Fon before the 
attack.There has been no further sign of 
the Fon in many weeks...


1) Main German Land Force Attack
2) German Fleet
3) German Zeppelin Attack

The Mad Emir's New Mercenaries

The Mad Emir of El Shakoosh Kabir (deuced more dangerous as he was educated at Eton) has recruited a new mercenary Camel corps of very vicious warriors of unknown origin. In Italian reports one of their cavalry squadrons was all but wiped out by these horrid louts. It was even discovered by a relief force that all the horses were slain and several of those apparently cooked and eaten! The lone survivor of this attack a Cpl dispatched by his commander to report on the attack said that he saw these attackers hit several times at close range by rifle fire with no apparent effect! It has also been rumored that these mercenaries have been seen in other regions of Kookanyika and are responsible for several native massacres, even the destruction of a formidable Wazulu war party. There is no exact knowledge of their numbers but it seems to be no more than 60 odd, but there may be more. This constitutes a major provocation on the part of the Emir , and the colonial powers are expected to respond forcefully soon...

NARSTY SURPRISE II !

WE crossed a very rugged, very high range of mountains and descended throughrolling , forested hills to a vast grassy plain that stretched to the horizon.the grass was taller than a man most of the time, which limited visibility andincreased the danger of encountering something large, hungry, and on the huntas we hacked our way through it at a snail's pace. it also made setting up campa supreme bother for our askaris, servants, and porters as the grass had to becut down in order to make a clearing for the camp site, before camp could be setup!

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CARRUTHERS and i were sitting on our bums in a small, freshly cleared area,refreshing ourselves from our dwindling stock of gin, and cleaning our rifles(our gun bearers were busy setting up camp at the time). as usual, CARRUTHERS was going on _endlessly_about the life and times of CARRUTHERS in the bellowingvoice of his as he worked, while i was doing my best to not to hear the samestories for the umpteenth time.I had just re-assembled my RIGBY express rifle; as I wiped a light coating ofall over the barrels, CARRUTHERS was holding the barrels of his own expressrifle at arms length, squinting down same at the lands and grooves, looking for rust, corrosion dirt, etc. suddenly his monocle popped out of his eye, andhis mouth dropped open in consternation. he tried to say something, butappeared to be at a loss for words (a very uncommon state of affairs!)."wots up, ole boy?" I asked pleasantly, as a shadow got between me and the sun.I naturally assumed it was GREYSTOKE returning from his hunt for our dinnermeat.I was answered by the mother of all hissing and felt a blast of foul air that reeked of a carrion pit blowing into my shoulders and the back of my head.startle, I twisted around, and found myself gawping into the maw of this (seeenlarged photo of the skull cracker bird at the lower right corner of the page):http://www.dragonbloodminis.com/shop_sunless.htm

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needless to say, i did the only thing a gentleman hunter could possibly do insuch circumstances. I leaped to my feet with a terrified squawk, then blazed atrail through the tall grass, rendering it slippery behind me, in an attempt toput as much distance between me and the beast as I could in an extremely shorttime!bless him, CARRUTHERS instinctively reacted to our dire tactical situation likethe old campaigner that he was, and lit at a gallop in the opposite directionfrom mine.apparently our choice of tactics worked, as the giant bird just stood therelooking amazed as it twisted its head first in my direction and then in CARRUTHERS direction. This allowed the astounded GREYSTOKE, who was returningempty handed from the hunt an opportunity to bag the beast with his .500 NITROEXPRESS, both barrels.all is well that ends well, I always say!after the askaris of GREYSTOKE's hunting party tracked CARRUTHERS and myselfdown (some distance from the campsite!), they escorted us safely back to camp,our entire expedition feasted upon the giant predatory bird that GREYSTOKE hadshot.

DAWGIE

A NARSTY SURPRISE!

SO, there we were, camped on this beach, getting a bit of rest after a hard pushoverland through plains, hills, and jungles inhabited by an incredible numberof plant eating dinos, who were in turn hunted by terrible carnosaurs. CARRUTHERS, an avid fisherman, was standing in the surf up to his hips, castinghis line out into deeper water with a piece of fresh cut lizard for bait. well he got a bite, some sort of armored fish, that leaped into the air withthe hooks firmly set!!!!and then this, erupted from the water and snatched the armored fish out ofmid-air, and the rod right out of CARRUTHERS' hands!

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http://www.warpathgames.com/wholesale/warpath.php?m=detail&p=49025

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CARRUTHERS set a speed record for a man running through hip deep surf, and ankle deep sand, not stopping to look back until he had climbed to the top of a treeon the edge of the jungle. from there CARRUTHERS leather lungs turned the airaround our camp bright blue as he gave vent to his thoughts about fish stealing marine life of this lost world!he eventually climbed down from his perch, and made a bee line for faithful M'NUMBA who was standing by with camp chair, tray, glass, and bottle of gin tosoothe

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CARRUTHERS nerves. a bottle of our precious gin later,

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CARRUTHERS was fast asleep in the camp chair, snoring through his huge nose much like asleeping brontosaur with sinus trouble . . . .DAWGIE, who spent the better part of the afternoon searching the sandy beach for CARRUTHERS' monocle . . .

GRIZZLY BEARS FOUND IN AFRICA

Being a light-hearted entertainment which was a cross between the
standard Victorian Africa skirmish and steam-powered science fiction.

http://www.manxwargames.co.uk/game_reports_11.html

http://www.manxwargames.co.uk/gallery_15.html

The Royal Armouries Heat Rifle

The narrow barrel with collimating coil gives greater range and effect than any hand held heat weapon produced before, and the heat dissipation ring and versatile coolant socket allow more versatility then earlier models also.High pressure and improved faceting methods (using the techniques patented by the Royal Jewelers to cut the Koh-I-Noor) give the collector crystal the ability to process energy from a light source as dim as a household oil lamp


http://christiangraves.livejournal.com/44427.html

Props

The weapons Fredrik modeled and I textured have been done for a couple of days and a picture was included in the presentation. Nevertheless, here they are again:
http://blogs.gscept.com/sp1/index.php?cat=3

War That Time Forgot!

WW1...the Imperial German army faces off against the Allied Armies.
This is a new war, a war of mechanization, new innovation and....dinosaurs!

"Set during the early days of World War 1, the technology of warfare takes a surprising turn as battlefields quake not with the sound of tanks but shudder to the roars of DINOSAURS!"

Thanks to TAS for this one!

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/blaxkleric/

Animals and Dinosaurs

Little Lead Heroes Miniature Wargaming Figures Gallery

http://www.littleleadheroes.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=animals

Something in the Woods...

The Official Blog for Nick Redfern's cryptozoology books "There's Something in the Woods;" "Memoirs of a Monster Hunter;" "Three Men Seeking Monsters;" and "Man-Monkey: In Search of the British Bigfoot;" and the North American Office of the British-based Center for Fortean Zoology

http://monsterusa.blogspot.com/2008/04/creatures-of-underground.html

Mr Nick Redfern

Cryptozoology, UFOs and Crop Circles

Researcher Nick Redfern discussed his 2-year transatlantic hunt, investigating Bigfoot, werewolves, lake monsters, Mothman-type creatures, UFOs and crop circles.

Bigfoot or 'wildman of the woods' reports date as far back as 1100 AD in Britain. In recent times, a number of Bigfoot cases in the U.K. took place near ancient stone circles or prehistoric burial mounds and sometimes peoples' car engines/lights would fail around the time of a sighting. UFOs or balls of light are occasionally seen in association with Bigfoot, such as in the 'Big Thicket' in southeast Texas, he noted. These facts suggest to Redfern there may be a paranormal aspect to the Bigfoot creature-- it could have the ability to traverse realms, and its travel through portals may stir up electromagnetic activity.

He also heard witness accounts of werewolf-type creatures. A farmer in Paradise, TX told him of finding a disemboweled animal, then seeing a man-like figure with a snout like a German shepherd. Later, the farmer found a strange carved head on his property, which led Redfern to suspect the werewolf might've been conjured in a black magic ritual.

In his investigation of crop circles, he interviewed a circle maker, who said he was guided by a higher power when constructing the field patterns. Strange phenomena including missing time, balls of light, and animalistic screams, sometimes accompanied his activity, the circle maker told him.

http://www.nickredfern.com/

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

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THE LOST WORLD

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SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S LOST WORLD

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Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Following the closure of the Great Exhibition in October 1851,
The Crystal Palace was bought and moved to Sydenham Hill,
South London by the newly formed Crystal Palace Company;
the grounds that surrounded it were then extensively renovated
and turned into a public park with ornamental gardens, replicas
of statues and two new man-made lakes. As part of this
renovation Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was commissioned
to build the first ever life-sized models of extinct animals. He
had originally planned to just re-create extinct mammals before
deciding on building dinosaurs as well, which he did with advice
from Sir Richard Owen, a celebrated biologist and paleontologist
of the time. Hawkins set up a workshop on site at the park and
built the models there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_dinosaurs

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

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Victoria's Boys in Red On Domesticated Venusian Megafauna

http://vbir.blogspot.com/2008/06/venusian-megafauna-domesticated.html

Savage Worlds

From the publisher:

Welcome to a revolution in gaming! Savage Worlds
is a merger of the best ideas in roleplaying and
miniature games!

What's so revolutionary? We're glad you asked!

It's Fast! Savage Worlds is the fastest and easiest
fully-detailed roleplaying game you'll ever play!
You can fight out massive battles quickly and easily
with your heroes, allies and minions in one simple,
fast-playing system!

It's Furious! Characters gain awesome new abilities
quickly, raising their attributes and skills and gaining
powerful and exciting new Edges!

It's Fun! Savage Worlds was designed to be a Game
Master's dream! GMs can write adventures, create
new villains and monsters, and run epic tales, all
without lots of bookkeeping. And you won't need
computer programs, three rule books, and a half
-dozen setting books to do it. You'll find everything
you need right here and in the Savage Setting of your
choice!

It's also a Miniatures Game! Savage Worlds works as
a miniatures battle game as well as an RPG. That means
you can fight out your heroes epic battles to save the
world right on the table-top! Or you can play a competitive
battle with troops of your own design!

It's Complete! Savage Worlds was designed to be used
with any genre from swashbuckling pirates to superheroes
and sci-fi. Inside you'll find complete and simple rules for
epic heroes, vehicles, chases, magic, superpowers, mass
battles, skirmishes, and even guidelines for designing your
own races and worlds!

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/21358

Aztec Rex

Aztec Rex (was Tyrannosaurus Azteca) to show on Sci Fi Channel this month

Cortes and his conquistadors encounter a small tribe of Aztecs who worship a thunder lizard.

Cortes and his conquistadors encounter a small tribe of Aztecs who worship a thunder lizard.

A bit outside our area and time period....but it is a Dino hunt!

http://www.scifi.com/aztecrex/

The Naked Prey

In the bush country of South Africa in the late 19th century, chauvinistic hunter Gert vanDen Bergh calculatedly offends a local tribal chief. Given several opportunities, he refuses to apologize. As consequence, vanDen Bergh and the rest of his hunting party are captured by the tribesmen and grotesquely tortured to death. The only white man spared is safari-guide Cornel Wilde, whom the natives respect and vice versa. The tribesmen offer Wilde a chance to survive; stripping him naked and giving him a knife to defend himself, they set Wilde free in the jungle, in preparation of hunting him down like a lion. Given a head start equal to the distance one of the tribesman can fire an arrow, Wilde is pursued by the tribe's six most accomplished warriors. The rest of this thrill-a-minute film follows Wilde into the underbrush in his desperate, resourceful flight for life. Cornel Wilde's The Naked Prey was filmed entirely on location under circumstances nearly as dangerous as the plight of its protagonist.

http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:34402