More Native Peoples of Afrodesia

Finished painting more natives for the exploration of Afrodesia. I should have enough natives, explorers, askaris, bearers, and creatures to start playing some games using the Adventures in Jimland rules. I also made up cards for the various encounters. I don't have all of the animals listed in the charts that come with the rules, and I have a number of animals not listed in the charts. That's the beauty of making cards. I can include just the animals and other figures I have, as well as any events I want to include to customize things for my collection and ideas (I could also see customizing the game for other genres. For example, for fantasy, of which I have quite a few figures, or sci-fi. Any period/genre where you want to play as expeditions exploring some new area.). I also got a few more Reaper creatures over the holidays, ready to be painted.
Most of the following figures are from Foundry - their Darkest Africa collection. The one exception is the Pathan sitting on his haunches, he's from Old Glory.

 Same figures as above, from the other side so you can see the shields.

Look, Up in the Sky!

Still plugging away at painting more figures for the exploration of Afrodesia And waiting for one more order from Foundry.

Pterosaur (now I forgot where I got it from... I'm not the only one who does that, right? ha ha)

Various natives of Afrodesia (mostly Zanzibaris from Foundry).

More People (and an Ape) from Afrodesia

A few more members of the Explorers Club, the old explorer and his daughter, and a former/sometime naval officer..

A lady and a villain (the latter from Bossanova, no doubt).

Fabled jungle princess, large gorilla, and fabled jungle ape-man.

All from Foundry's Darkest Africa range (which I think are better sculpted than their SYW miniatures).

Expeditions Planned

Planning of expeditions to explore the wilds of Afrodesia are in progress. Hiring has begun.

Exploring can be thirsty work.

It is essential to hire trustworthy askaris, gun-bearers and other bearers of the equipment and paraphernalia needed, as well as to carry back any treasures acquired along the way.

The above are all from Foundry

Of course, exotic creatures and peoples will be encountered along the way as well.

The bird and the pygmies and idol are from Reaper (I wish they would make a few more pygmies. 3 is not quite enough to do much.)

Out of Afrodesia

Many are the rumors coming out of Afrodesia. Rumors of strange lands, exotic beasts, wild tribes, and more.

Following are artist's renditions of some of the rumored beasts.

If I remember correctly, these are all from Reaper.

More Colonials

More people one may encounter in or on the way to Afrodesia. The 2 women and the "Turk" are Copplestone figures. The fellow with the sword is the Rajah of Djalhi, and the other fellow is his prime minister/majordomo (what would the Indian term be?), both from Foundry.

These matchlock-armed troops are militia (Sepoys?) of Djalhi. There is a standard-bearer, but I need to come up with a flag. I'm thinking maybe a stylized colorful image of some kind of animal.

Added: The Kukla Khan and one of his lieutenants.

Jungle Terrain

I haven't been totally idle on the gaming front. I have a number of miniatures on the painting desk, which I will post pictures of as I finish them, and lots more in the queue. In the meantime, here is some terrain I have been working on in preparation for the Exploration of Afrodesia.

The various trees are made from wire twisted together for the trunks, branched out in the case of the one tree. With plastic or cloth foliage from aquarium plants or craft plants affixed to the trunks by wrapping wire or twine around the trunks. Then stuck to small pieces of mdf board, with a coating of gray "celluclay" around the trunks and on the bases. Celluclay is a sort of paper pulp that you mix with water. It's pretty lumpy, so not much good for fine sculpting, but great for tree trunks, rough ground, cliff edges, and for making rocks like the boulders in some of these pieces. More painting still to do on them, and probably some flocking.