Da Hokey Pokey Tribe
One
night, many years ago, Sir Nigel Fatbottom and Lord Snot met at their
club The Raging Bore. Somewhere between a load of "quite right, quite
rights and jolly goods" Sir Nigel said "I say old chap, it's time I made
a name for myself as an explorer" Before replying, Lord Snot took a
careful sip of his Sherry. (Which was no mean feat as he had an extreme
overbite, most likely caused by hundreds of years of inbreeding). "I
daresay Fatbottom, that's a jolly good idea. What do you propose?"
"I'm
willing to bet you 5p that I can discover a new tribe deep within the
Amazonian Jungle" said Fatbottom. "I'm willing to take that bet"
replied Lord Snot. The two men exchanged moist, flaccid handshakes to
seal the deal.
Months
later deep within the Amazon Sir Nigel awoke from a fevered dream to
hear the sound of ominous drum beats. After heaving his considerable
bulk out of his tent, he awoke his retainers and forced them to carry
him towards the sound.
"Savages!"
squealed Sir Nigel when he saw three Pygmies in a clearing. Hearing the
cries of the overweight white man, one of the Pygmies approached and
said "No mon, we ain't no savages. We's da Hokey Pokey Tribe. Come,
dance with us."
The tribe began to dance and sing. "You put you're right foot in, You put you're right foot out."
"You do da Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around. Dat's what it's all about"
Sporting a big grin on his happy face, one of the Pygmies approached Fatbottom. "What you so uptight about mon?"
"Don't worry, be happy" said the next Pygmy.
Amused by the silly white man's reaction the third Pygmy rounded on him and cried "Boo!"
Well,
this frightened Fatbottom so much he soiled himself as he ran past the
Pygmy shrine. As he retreated into the jungle, Sir Nigel could hear the
sound of laughter behind him. And the words "Skittles, taste da
rainbow" followed him as he ran.
These
figures are from Reaper Miniatures, stand at 30mm and were sculpted by
Bobby Jackson. The masks were quite flat so I free handed the dots and
some of the squiggles in order to give them some life.
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ReplyDeleteI'm only seeing Anne's at the moment, but it sure looks great! Beautiful bright colours!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Ok, got everyone else now.:-)
DeleteChristopher
Genius. Lots of tittering behind the aspidistra
ReplyDeleteSpectacular!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME! How I love anything remotely Tiki related! Really awesome job Anne. Tikitastic! cheers
ReplyDeleteI was blown away as these scrolled into view. Great color, design, everything.
ReplyDeleteAmazing brushwork Anne! And a great selection of minis :) Where do you find all these wonderful sculpts?
ReplyDeleteDear Anne: you have my vote! What a great quartet of mini's. I am really tempted to get me some even though I have no idea whatsoever for their use,,, love the colourscheme and the basing!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely superb! Some of your best yet Anne.
ReplyDeleteAnne
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful figures - I love the movement and the vibrant colours.
Cheers, PD
PS I used to do the Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around.
Awesome work. You've been doing the challenge a few years now and I think it's my favourite of all your entries (that I can recall anyways).
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and stunning, colourful and impish, glorious and cheeky. Superb stuff Anne :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful painting work and story. They are fantastic!!!! I have found my favorite!!!
ReplyDeleteA superb use of colour Miss Anne!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful paintjob, Anne.
ReplyDeleteI love this colurful bunch of savages.
What a great load of fun!
ReplyDeleteYou've certainly succeeded in bringing them to life, these are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful, Anne. Fabulous colours and perfect for the subject. I love 'em!
ReplyDeleteI can just hear the chants of "Oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumpah! as they advance!
ReplyDeleteReally well done.
Pip pip
Amazingly beautiful! I want a mixed drink now too!
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