"Burroughs' Caprona/Caspak: Land That Time Forgot" Topic

For fans of "Land That Time Forgot", "People That Time Forgot" and "Out of Time's Abyss" . . .

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Plot summaries:
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Books online:
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Glossary:
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WWI U-boat, cavemen, dinosaurs, oh my!

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Some attempts at gaming this theme:

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Nice link from a Cave Wars contributor:

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What if someone was going to game the original (and ficticious) discoverer of Caprona (1721), the Italian navigator Caproni?

"Caspak was apparently formed by a large volcano sometime in the Earth's distant past. It is so far from normal shipping lanes of the World War I era that it has garnered only one mention in previous voyages, by that of an Italian navigator named Caproni who sailed near the cliffs which make up the shoreline of Caspak in 1721. Caproni named the land Caprona and sailed off."
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What if a few Italian sailors (a handful, maybe) had been left stranded somehow?

What 28mm figures would you suggest to use for sailors and explorers of that period (on or around 1721)?

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Hi CC,
A few of these Eureka Pirates look generic enough to be Italian sailors from that time period, I think. And a couple of those lady pirates are real beauties!

All the best,
Tempest Raiko

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Thanks!

Would those work for an expedition set in 1721? Or are those pirate figures more for the 1600s?

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Hi CC,

I'll be honest, I saw a picture of Blackbeard, and he was wearing the generic blouse/tunic, sash and such, and I was thinking that similar looking crew would work. I couldn't find anything on period Italian sailors, but assume they weren't wearing uniforms. Hats are a potential fashion problem, but some models are bare headed, or have very generic looking floppy hats(like Eureka).

I guess contacting the companies directly would probably get some nice advice, I'll send some emails as I am curious too.

If you don't mind a slightly smaller 25mm crew, Old Glory has a wide range of affordable pirates in their 1600-1700 line.

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Hope to talk with you again soon,
Tempest Raiko

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Hi CC,

Here are some links to general overviews of European fashion in about the time period you are looking at. Actually this is probably not much help, as our research into pirates seems to indicate that sailors wore more practical and less ornate clothing. Still, might help to see the hats in the pictures and such. I could not find a site about Italy in particular, sorry about that.

Talk with you soon,
Tempest Raiko

Wow, Tempest.

I think this will be great for helping pick out a leader-type figure for the stranded crew.

Thanks!

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In case anyone is thinking of doing Caprona/Caspak, but in 1721 instead of with the U-Boat crew . . .

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For the U-Boat Crew, how about these from Brigade Games?

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Though I don't know if these would work as WWI German U-Boat command:

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Hold the presses. Here is a pack of U-Boat crew and officer:

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This is what I remembered of the U-Boat officers and crew in the film:

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Any other ideas out there?

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The search for suitable WWI (1916) U-Boat officers and crew goes on . . .

I guess I initially posted this query as a WWII topic instead (sorry):
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Wow!!! I guess I had not checked the Brigade Games' site in quite some time . . .

Winter attire:
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Those Germans will work well with a sprinkling of these Merchant Marines (to act as the recovered crew in this scenario):
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I guess I will be placing my order very, very soon!!!

QUESTION: Would these work as additional crew for a WWI U-Boat? Or are they not suitable for submarine service?
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Seeking reply here:

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That was very interesting about the UB-85, and definitely fodder for Pulp and other scenarios.

That site has a related link to another similar encounter, but with U-28:

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I guess that some of the Caprona/Caspak monsters must have gotten off the island/continent! :)

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How about a deep-sea expedition to recover the UB-85, in the hopes of finding physical evidence of the attack, when the actual monster is encountered, still very much alive?

Thanks to the suggestions on this other thread . . .

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. . . I have just added these four packs (for now) to my shopping list for next month:

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After that, I'll really be ready for Caprona/Caspak!!!

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I guess I have lots to choose from for the "1721" Caproni expedition:

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To welcome the U-boat crew on the icy parts of Caprona . . .

Here are some Copplestone cavemen I have started to dress for glacial weather:

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Please let me know what you think. Thanks.

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Dan:

How are those conversions going? They were looking great the last time you posted.

They would be great for a game based on the book "The Island at the Top of the World". I found the book in my library's for sale book bin and found it a rather entertaining junky novel read; eskimos, lost vikings, killer whales, what is not to like? Apparently Disney made it into a movie, which I am going to Netflix. Anyway, with your converted guys and some of the Artic expolorers from Copplestone, Pulp Figures, or Brigade Games, you'd be set for a great game.

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Unfortunately, very little in the way of conversions lately. I've been away from home a lot, and don't think I'll finally get home until the first or second week of April.

Except for last night, I've had very little time to chat here on TMP.

Ok, you've convinced me. Today I'll grab some figures from my luggage and see what I come up with.

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Nice battle report CC!

Where can you get the little "chicken Dinos?"

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Do you mean this report by Polynikes?

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Those little "chicken dinos" are HLBSC Compsognathus. They came 12 to a pack, and I am very glad to have a nice dozen of them, all painted and based, in my collection. My last visit to the company web site did not list them in the now very abbreviated Dinosaur list.

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The Polynikes report was very kewl.

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Polynikes did a fantastic job. I can't wait to get home (one of these days) so I can try something similar.

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For a mini Caprona/Caspak:

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Interesting site about Caspak/Caprona:

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For ideas on how to make "Fort Dinosaur" . . .

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For a recent discussion on pirates AND dinosaurs . . .

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I've still got my eye on that WW1 Brigade U-Boat:

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This looks so cool . . .

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Check this out:

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I really like the angle of these spikey thingies around their camp:

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Maps of Caspak/Caprona, with the camp (Fort Dinosaur) on the west side of the "Inland Lake", just north of the submarine tunnel:

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Chance to provide input on what figures to make:

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Well, if anyone is interested in doing 18th century Caspak in 15mm, when it was named by the Italian navigator in 1721:

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And, for a 15mm U-Boat crew:

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And then encountering these 15mm guys:

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This 18.5cm guy will keep anyone from venturing out of the island on small craft:

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I know that this was done for a Vietnam game but, if you imagine it without any buildings or vehicles, I think it could inspire a fantastic Lost World gaming table:

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Don't you think?

I really like that tall cork bark mountain.

Dan