Aufklärungsgruppe 212

[TomZ]

What are you going to do with the mule/donkey?

The donkey stays in the barn (on the spruce) for this build.
A donkey on a flying carpet seemed a bit much to me.....

Perhaps something for another group build? Donkey gunship? Pirate Donkey?

TomZ

[zenrat]

What are you going to do with the mule/donkey?

The donkey stays in the barn (on the spruce) for this build.
A donkey on a flying carpet seemed a bit much to me.....

Perhaps something for another group build? Donkey gunship? Pirate Donkey?

TomZ

I dunno, if it could be trained to poop on command off the back of the rug...

[NARSES2]

  . Fantastic idea

Mind you his giant ice lolly will melt before he even takes off in this weather 

[TomZ]

Mind you his giant ice lolly will melt before he even takes off in this weather 

A little more respect please! You're talking about his holy scepter, crafted by his ancestors! 

TomZ

[zenrat]

Does your plan for this build include a whip bearing figure wearing a fedora and a leather jacket?

[NARSES2]

Mind you his giant ice lolly will melt before he even takes off in this weather 

A little more respect please! You're talking about his holy scepter, crafted by his ancestors! 

TomZ

Ah right. My sincere apologies to the gentleman in question

[TomZ]

Does your plan for this build include a whip bearing figure wearing a fedora and a leather jacket?

Do you mean Indy or Kit?

I'm afraid neither is going to figure in this build.

TomZ

[NARSES2]

Does your plan for this build include a whip bearing figure wearing a fedora and a leather jacket?

Do you mean Indy or Kit?


TomZ

Oh, now I really, really do hope SMW takes place this year 

Mind you they are both roughly the same age, aren't they ?   

[PR19_Kit]

Does your plan for this build include a whip bearing figure wearing a fedora and a leather jacket?

Do you mean Indy or Kit?


TomZ

Oh, now I really, really do hope SMW takes place this year 

Mind you they are both roughly the same age, aren't they ?   

We are, yes. He's 5 months older than me.

But I've worn slightly better............. 

[TomZ]

Afklärungsgruppe 212



When the German army came to Iraq in 1941 in support of the coup, they heard stories about mages performing all kinds of unimaginable feats which reportedly came from India. One of the stories was about flying carpets powered by mages.
They mounted an expedition from Iraq, via Persia to the north of India to research these rumours and indeed they found a tribe of mages which could fly on especially prepared carpets.



Promising support against the occupying British they managed to convince the tribe to send a number of mages back to Germany to help in the war effort. The mages were formed into Aufklärungsgruppe 212 and were deployed in Africa and on the Eastern front. The carpets proved to be very agile and were almost immune to air attack due to their manoeuvrability. In the beginning however a number of German crew members were lost as they fell of the carpets during violent manoeuvres.



In 1943 the mages refused further assistance to Germany and demanded to be taken back to India as the promised support for Indian self-rule did not materialize. Although the Germans did not want to release them, the managed to escape and return home.
After the war the British, having heard about the mages, tried to find the tribe However they did not have any success and the stories about flying carpets were classified as rumours.

[PR19_Kit]

Hah! BRILLIANT Tom! 

The model is great, but the pics are EXCELLENT! How did you 'suspend' the carpet in front of the background?

[TomZ]

Hah! BRILLIANT Tom! 

The model is great, but the pics are EXCELLENT! How did you 'suspend' the carpet in front of the background?

Magic?

No, just a stand which was photoshopped out.....



TomZ

[63cpe]

 

It's magic, Tom.  Utterly brilliant!

David aka 63cpe

[dadlamassu]

Excellent and imaginative reconnaissance platform.  Love it.

[buzzbomb]

Just the concept alone just makes it... well.. magic