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The Face of the Great Green Devil
The other fork of the path leads right up to an evil-appearing devil face set in mosaic at the corridor's end. The face has a huge O of a mouth; it is dead black. The whole area radiates evil and magic...
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Gulaschkanone
The German field kitchen or FeldkĆ¼che was developed by Karl Rudolf Fissler in 1892. The Hf.11/Hf.13 GroĆe FeldkĆ¼che used in WWI was essentially the same field kitchen used later in WWII.The Hf.11 and...
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155mm De Bange mle. 1877
The Canon de 155 Long was a fortress gun developed in the period after the Franco-Prussian War by the aptly named Charles de Bange. The gun saw use in WWI with the French, and later in WWII with the...
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PĆ¼ppchen
The Caesar 21cm Nebelwerfer 42 kit comes with an interesting little model of the 8.8cm Raketenwerfer 43 (which is not shown on the box art).I could not find any real life pictures of a Raketenwerfer...
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Spiga
Kumonga (ćÆć¢ć³ć¬) is a kaiju from the Godzilla franchise known to English-speaking audiences as Spiga, and inspiration for the Arduin creature of that later name.GIANT ARMORED SPIDERS. 50% MAGIC RESISTANT...
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4D Assembly Models
Yet another company is producing models using the 4D model name. I don't think it is the same company (Hehexing, ååå “) that made the S-300PMU that I wrote about in 2015, but it's often difficult to...
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Hot Wheels M12 Warthog
The Hot Wheels Warthog was first produced in 2017 as part of the premium Replica Entertainment Series, along with a version for the more budget conscious HW Screen Time Series.There are two versions of...
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Cinderella
Clothes make the womanThe most iconic Disney Princess outfit is probably the one from Cinderella. The costume is ostensibly based on 18th century European gowns, but fashion mavens are able to dissect...
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Walrus Giganticus
The giant walrus encountered by Sinbad in the far northern land of Hyperborea in the 1977 film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger was another creature animated by Ray Harryhausen.A model was sold by...
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Joulupukki
Last year, Finland inducted Joulupukki (aka Santa Claus) to their National Inventory of Living Heritage. The modern Joulupukki looks pretty much like the version of Santa Claus popularized by the...
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Curse of the Werewhale
Despite how preposterous they seem (or perhaps because of it), werewhales enjoy quite a bit of popularity in fiction, art, and even heavy metal music.The graphic novel The Curse of the Werewhale from...
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Slaadi
The slaadi were monsters introduced in the Fiend Folio that are now considered part of D&D product identity.The original creatures written up by Charles Stross and illustrated by Russ Nicholson...
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Hantu Penanggal
The Penanggalan is a type of vampire that originates from Southeast Asia, in particular from the Malay Archipelago. It was probably brought to the attention of most D&D players by the Fiend Folio,...
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Stalkers
Roadside Picnic is an influential Soviet Era science fiction novel that I had frankly never heard of until trying to determine the origins of the Stalkers figure sets from Dark Alliance.My first...
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Orcus
In the AD&D Monster Manual, Orcus is described as "a grossly fat demon lord", but in 2nd edition he started becoming more muscular, until by 4th edition he had the look of a professional...
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F-Toys Full Action Series
Vol. 1 "select" version with markings for the Tainan Air GroupShokugan (é£ē©) are products that consist of a snack and a toy which are ostensibly intended for children. The origin of this marketing...
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Green Men
Ho Ho Ho!The architectural feature known as a Green Man was brought to public consciousness through an article by Lady Raglan published in the pages of The Folklore Journal.Those interested in the...
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Ogre Magi
The ogre mage or Japanese ogre of D&D is essentially an oni (which I guess has been the official designation since 4th edition).Fuji Musume + Oni no Nenbutsuby Kitagawa UtamaroThe typical oni that...
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4D Quick Build Models
The latest 4D Models from China have entered the market, and they seem to be from the same company that did the 4D Assembly Models from my last post on 4D Models.In this release, the models are labeled...
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Cougar 6x6 MRAP
MRAP vehicles were designed as part of a strategy to reduce or eliminate casualties caused by IEDs. Coalition forces in Afghanistan used a number of vehicles that loosely fall into this classification,...
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