During
June 1877 the northern Egyptian plains experienced the worst sand storms in
living memory. On the morning of the 30th thanks to the shifting sands a small group of lowly Arab camel herders were
surprised to see the ghostly image of the apex of
an ancient pyramid emerging from the dunes. It was the long lost Pyramid of Dloser last resting place of
the Pharaoh Butwejustmet that had been revealed by the fierce winds (insert dramatic music). One of the scruffy camel herders with a decidedly European complexion and displaying amazing British spunk inquisitively approached the edifice...
Later that very same day at S.O.E. (Stealthy Overseas Executive) Headquarters in London...while the Head of Operations was
enjoying his afternoon cup of tea and slice of lemon cake a junior
secretary looking rather bothered burst into his office. "Sir, an important Marconi message has arrived from Agent Edward Bigger in
Egypt...” and after a short pause to catch his breath he continued, “while he has been there acting for us in the guise of an unassuming
Arab Travelling Camel Salesman he has come into the possession of vital information! The long lost Pyramid
of Dloser has been discovered!” He handed over the missive. After briefly glancing
at the contents of Agent Bigger’s communication the Head of Operations roared, “By God Man summon Captain
Darling and Professor Tangent immediately this is just the break we’ve been waiting
for, we are now one step ahead of that Evil Genius Doctor Von Hades! We
must organise an expedition to the Dark Continent post haste...”
So
began the ‘Affair of the Long Lost but Now Found Pyramid of Dloser’...
The Pyramid of Dloser can just be made out in this the first photograph taken of it by S.O.E. Agent Edward Bigger.
Okay
so there you have it another 'Pulpy Search' Scenario in the making! Now what do
you need when your scenario is based in Egypt and specifically around an
ancient Egyptian Pyramid? Well an ancient Egyptian Pyramid of course! Okay off to the workbench Robin! Now I didn’t
take any WIP pictures of this quick and nasty project but I can give you an outline of what happened! I started out with a piece of Masonite, a whole batch of foam packing bits in various cuboid shapes, a tube of gap filler and some old house paint. I simply glued the foam blocks together roughly on a piece of Masonite then let the gap filler dry overnight. I then painted the lot and added some sand to the edge of the base...nice and simple. I didn't overdo it as this will probably be a once of use item!
The starting point!
The finished product...I've include my S.O.E. Agent Edward Bigger figure (1/56) so you can judge the size of this 'edifice'...
Some of the details; the pyramid has a hidden doorway...
...which leads to the secret burial chamber!
Well they don't build them like that any more (thankfully!)...
Not sure when we'll get to play this scenario but I'll get the background blurb and the OOB up in a post soon. I suspect it will turn out to be the FUBAR VSF Christmas game for the year! Now I gotta work out a Christmas twist...DOH!
Next Time...Hmmm maybe more about The ‘Affair of the Long Lost but Now Found Pyramid of Dloser'...
