#alvis scorpion

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1974 ad for Dinky Toys.

Model 690 - Scorpion Tank. This is the Alvis Scorpion, a light tank and armoured reconnaissance vehicle that had only recently come into service in 1973.

Model 1035 - Striker Anti-Tank Vehicle. This came from the same family of vehicles, Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), as the Scorpion. They shared a lot of components and are visually similar.

Model 1045 - Panavia Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA). Better known now as the Panavia Tornado. It first flew in 1974 but did not come into service until 1979 and I think the illustration here is slightly different to how it ended up looking. I don't know who came up with the Tornado name but it was nicknamed the 'Tonka' by the RAF.

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#repost @liamalvy @a.good.sport Liam Alvy (United Kingdom, 1987-). First image is Siberian Tiger & scorpions, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 60 cm. Thanks to @marcelomlmendonca for the tip. I appreciate Alvy's contributions to feline and canine iconography in fields of painting and tattoos.

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Hello, here is a commission drawing I made in sketch and in digital for a friend from DeviantArt named LeafSoto she ask me to draw her original character Alvi Fv101 Scorpion.

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For Sale: An Alvis Sabre Light Tank – A Pandemic Proof Daily Driver?

For Sale: An Alvis Sabre Light Tank – A Pandemic Proof Daily Driver? #alvis #alvissabre #tank #military #dailydriver #british #jaguar #classiccar #vintagecar

This is an Alvis Sabre light tank and it’s historically notable for a couple of reasons, the most significant of which is that it’s directly based on the FV101 Scorpion light tank which holds the Guinness World Record for being the fastest production tank in the world – it achieved 82.23 km/h (51.10 mph) during testing. The Alvis Sabre Light Tank Interestingly the Alvis Sabre was never really…

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Il y a 100 ans, cette entreprise a créé un nom dénué de sens et a commencé à fabriquer des voitures de pointe

Matt Brown Hier 12 h 00 • p Alvis 136.9K 21 Sauvegarder Vous savez quelle a été une belle décennie pour les voitures? Les années 20. Le dernier que je veux dire, pas celui dans lequel nous sommes dans une demi-semaine. Beaucoup de grandes voitures sont sorties des années 20, et quelques grandes sociétés automobiles. L'une de ces sociétés était Alvis, qui a commencé à fabriquer des voitures il y a presque exactement 100 ans et a mis en œuvre avec succès des technologies révolutionnaires qui sont courantes aujourd'hui. T.G. John and Company Ltd. était une entreprise manufacturière britannique fondée en 1919, fabriquant à l'origine des carburateurs et des scooters. L'année suivante, l'entreprise a commencé à fabriquer des voitures et en 1921, elle a changé son nom pour The Alvis Car and Engineering Company. Il est parfois suggéré que le nom est un portemanteau «d'aluminium» et «vis» - latin pour la force. Cependant, Geoffrey de Freville, l'homme qui est venu avec le nom a déclaré qu'il n'a pas de sens et qu'il a été choisi parce qu'il pourrait être prononcé dans n'importe quelle langue Les années 20 étaient vraiment super pour Alvis. Sa première voiture était l'Alvis 10/30 qui avait un moteur à quatre cylindres qui utilisait la lubrification sous pression pour les roulements principaux, une fonctionnalité avancée il y a cent ans. La voiture a connu un succès instantané et a établi la réputation de l'entreprise en matière de qualité et de performances En 1924, le moteur a reçu une came aérienne et la voiture est devenue l'Alvis 12/50. La première course de la voiture a eu lieu lors de la course JCC Brooklands de 200 milles où elle a terminé première. La production 12/50 était une voiture de sport réussie avec une gamme de carrosseries d'usine qui avaient diff��rentes options de sièges et des toits ouverts ou fermés. Alvis n'a pas fait sa propre carrosserie. Comme de nombreuses sociétés automobiles haut de gamme à l'époque, il a externalisé la carrosserie aux nombreux carrossiers britanniques à proximité. Alvis 12/50 Photo: Fairfielder1920 () En 1928, Alvis a introduit la traction avant Alvis 12/75, une voiture avancée qui avait des freins avant intérieurs et un ventilateur Roots qui donnait à la voiture suffisamment de puissance pour 85 mph. La première boîte de vitesses entièrement synchronisée est venue de l'entreprise quelques années plus tard en 1933. Alvis 12/75 Photo: Valder137 () Au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Alvis a commencé à construire des moteurs d'avion et du matériel militaire comme des chars. Il y a quelques années, les lecteurs de Jalopnik ont ​​déterminé que 80 000 $ étaient un bon prix pour l'un des chars Scorpion de la société. Après la guerre, Alvis a construit des voitures jusqu'en 1965, lorsque la société est devenue une filiale de Rover. J'ai trouvé une de leurs dernières voitures lors d'une croisière au Petersen Automotive Museum il y a quelques semaines. A 1952 Alvis TB 21. Le TB 21 est rare, il n'y en avait que 31 fabriqués, mais celui-ci est unique. Trente des TB 21 ont été construits en deux places avec volant à droite. Un prototype a été réalisé en conduite à gauche avec quatre sièges pour le marché américain, mais ils ont décidé de ne pas le produire. Voici cette voiture. Il a un moteur à poussoir droit de 3 litres développant environ 90 chevaux. La suspension avant est indépendante avec des bobines et l'arrière a des ressorts à lames. Comme toutes les bonnes voitures, cette ‘52 Alvis est conduite, souvent aux salons de l’auto et aux croisières. C'était un grand rappel qu'Alvis était une entreprise automobile innovante qui a fait ses débuts dans les années 20 et a continué à fabriquer de beaux véhicules pendant des décennies. Depuis 2012, Alvis fabrique ce qu'ils appellent des «voitures de continuation», qui sont ses anciennes conceptions de voitures dotées de technologies modernes comme l'injection de carburant. Cool, mais pas aussi cool qu'un vieil Alvis. Bien que, comme nous l'avons suggéré auparavant, ce ne soit peut-être pas une mauvaise façon de dépenser votre argent riche.

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Would Arvis’ stand be [Disco Inferno] ?

Never listened. I've thought about it. Candidates being King Nothing or Same Sun.King Nothing by Metallica reflecting Gen 2 Alvis....except JoJolion already has a King Nothing & King Nothing describes A LOT of characters in FE.Same Sun being based on "Under The Same Sun" by Scorpion reflecting Alvis's desire to live in a world w/o prejudice.

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Welcome Back Mr. Allen: a Milano la personale su Woody Allen

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Welcome Back Mr. Allen: a Milano la personale su Woody Allen

Welcome Back Mr. Allen: a Milano la personale su Woody Allen

Welcome Back Mr. Allen: a Milano la personale su Woody Allen

In occasione del concerto jazzistico presso il Teatro degli Arcimboldie del debutto presso il Teatro alla Scala con la sua celebrata regia “italo-americana” di Gianni Schicchi, atto unico comico di Giacomo Puccini, Fondazione Cineteca Italiana presenta  Welcome Back Mr. Allen, una rassegna cinematografica dedicata al maestro newyorkese Woody Allen.

Dal 26 giugno al 28 luglio 2019 presso il MIC – Museo Interattivo del Cinema di Milano, in programma ventotto lungometraggi in cui Woody Allen riveste contemporaneamente il doppio ruolo di regista e interprete.

Con l’obiettivo di rivolgerci a un pubblico internazionale, alcuni film verranno presentati in edizione originale con i sottotitoli italiani, per apprezzare al meglio le doti attoriali di Allen, mentre altri titoli, proiettati in supporto 35mm, saranno in edizione italiana con il doppiaggio di Oreste Lionello, la cui voce ha reso celebre Woody Allen in Italia.

La presenza di Woody Allen ad una delle proiezioni in programma è in attesa di conferma.

IL CALENDARIO DEI FILM MIC – Museo Interattivo del Cinema

Mercoledì 26 giugno h 16.00 Love and Death (Amore e guerra) Woody Allen, USA, 1975, 85’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Nel 1805 Napoleone invade la Russia e il giovane Boris si reca al fronte a difendere la patria. Quando Napoleone marcia verso Mosca, sua moglie è decisa ad assassinare l’imperatore e induce suo marito ad aiutarla.

h 18.00 Sleeper (Il dormiglione) Woody Allen, USA, 1973, 88’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Ibernato nel 1973, all’età di 35 anni, il clarinettista e proprietario di un ristorante per vegetariani, Mike Monroe, si risveglia due secoli dopo in un mondo irriconoscibile.

Giovedì 27 giugno h 16.00 Criminali da strapazzo Woody Allen, USA, 1994, 94’. Int.: Woody Allen, Hugh Grant, Elaine May. Ray vuole fare il colpo della sua vita in una banca, usando come copertura un negozio di biscotti. Il colpo non riesce ma i biscotti si vendono alla grande!

h 18.00 Bananas (Il dittatore dello Stato libero di Bananas) Woody Allen, USA, 1971, 81’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Louise Lasser. Fielding, per consolarsi di una delusione sentimentale, si trasferisce nello Stato di Bananas, una repubblichetta sudamericana afflitta da ricorrenti dittature e frequenti rivoluzioni.

Venerdì 28 giugno h 16.00 Scoop Woody Allen, USA, 2006, 96’. Int.: Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman. Una studentessa di giornalismo americana in visita a Londra indaga su una serie di omicidi, innamorandosi nel frattempo di un intrigante lord inglese.

h 18.00 Crimini e misfatti Woody Allen, USA, 1989, 107’. Int.:  Bill Bernstein, Stephanie Roth. Nella cornice dell’alta borghesia ebraica di Manhattan, colta e benestante, due uomini si trovano di fronte a difficili scelte morali.

Sabato 29 giugno h 18.00 Hannah and Her Sisters (Hannah e le sue sorelle) Woody Allen, USA, 1986, 103’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher. Commedia corale dove la quotidianità di tre sorelle newyorkesi e delle loro famiglie è illuminata dalla verve umoristica tipicamente alleniana.

Domenica 30 giugno h 16.00 Manhattan Woody Allen, USA, 1979, b/n, 96’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep. Manhattan è il poema d’amore per una città interiorizzata e sognata e un dramma in cadenze leggere di commedia, in cui secondo molti critici e spettatori Allen raggiunge la sua massima vetta artistica.

Martedì 2 luglio h 16.00 La dea dell’amore Woody Allen, USA, 1995, 95’. Int.: Woody Allen, Helena Bonham Carter. Un uomo, convinto dalla moglie ad adottare un figlio, non resiste al bisogno di sapere chi sono i genitori naturali. Scopre così che la madre è una pornoattrice.

h 18.00 Radio Days Woody Allen, USA, 1987, 85’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Paul Herman, Julie Kavner. America anni Trenta, scoppia la febbre della radio: tra personaggi reali e fittizi, la voce narrante di Allen racconta con nostalgia gli anni della sua giovinezza newyorkese.

Mercoledì 3 luglio h 16.00 Harry a pezzi Woody Allen, USA, 1997, 95’. Int.: Woody Allen, Judy Davis. Harry Block è uno scrittore che cerca, seppur in maniera scomposta, di mettere un po’ d’ordine nella propria vita, condotta fino a quel momento all’insegna del tradimento e dell’insoddisfazione.

h 18.00 Stardust Memories Woody Allen, USA, 1980, b/n, 91′, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling. Un regista comico di successo è in crisi esistenziale: cerca di esprimere il suo disagio in un film ermetico che i suoi produttori cercano in tutti i modi di rendere più commerciale.

Giovedì 4 luglio h 16.00 La maledizione dello scorpione di Giada Woody Allen, USA, 2001, 104’. Int.: Woody Allen, Helen Hunt. New York, anni Quaranta. Briggs, anziano investigatore di una società d’assicurazioni, e la sua nuova detestata superiore sono vittime di un illusionista che li costringe sotto ipnosi a commettere furti sui quali, al risveglio, devono indagare.

h 18.00 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) – Tutto quello che avreste voluto sapere sul sesso* (*ma non avete mai osato chiedere) Woody Allen, USA, 1972, 88’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Gene Wilder, Louise Lasser. Un film ad episodi che gioca a sdrammatizzare le psicosi sessuali dell’americano medio, servendosi dei più diversi generi cinematografici.

Venerdì 5 luglio h 16.00 Mariti e mogli Woody Allen, USA, 1992, 107′. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis. Parodiando lo stile documentaristico, Allen racconta le difficoltà sentimentali di due coppie di amici.

h 18.00 Zelig Woody Allen, USA, 1983, 78’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. La storia di Leonard Zelig che, nella sua smodata smania di essere accettato e amato, ha sviluppato la capacità camaleontica di assumere le caratteristiche somatiche, psichiche e lessicali di chiunque incontri.

Sabato 6 luglio h 18.00 Take the Money and Run (Prendi i soldi e scappa) Woody Allen, USA, 1969, 85’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Janet Margolin. Una satira delle trasmissioni televisive di “vita vissuta” e dei film polizieschi, attraverso la storia di un rapinatore maldestro i cui tentativi di delinquere si risolvono in disastri.

Domenica 7 luglio h 16.00 What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Che fai, rubi?) Woody Allen, USA, 1966, 85’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Tatsuya Mihashi Rimontaggio e doppiaggio completamente distorto di un film giapponese uscito l’anno precedente, che si trasforma in una grottesca vicenda di spionaggio per il possesso della ricetta dell’insalata.

h 20.00 Annie Hall (Io e Annie) Woody Allen, USA, 1977, 93’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Alvy Singer, attore comico di origini ebree, incontra casualmente Annie Hall, una ragazza carina, un po’ svitata, di famiglia benestante del Middle West.

Martedì 16 luglio h 16.00 A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (Una commedia sexy di una notte di mezza estate) Woody Allen, USA, 1982, 98’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. Negli anni Venti tre coppie passano un fine settimana estivo in una casa di campagna nel New Jersey in un clima fiabesco, tra approcci, corteggiamenti ed equivoci.

h 18.00 Tutti dicono I Love You Woody Allen, USA, 1996, 110’. Int.: Woody Allen, Julia Roberts. Tra New York, Parigi e Venezia, si muovono i personaggi di un grande cast corale con numerosi numeri musicali. Un omaggio al cinema degli anni d’oro di Hollywood.

Mercoledì 17 luglio h 16.00 New York Stories – Oedipus Wrecks (Edipo relitto) Woody Allen, USA, 1989, 40’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. Sheldon soffre per il difficile rapporto con la madre, una tipica “jewish mother”, apprensiva e invadente. La situazione si complica quando desidera presentarle la sua nuova fidanzata.

h 18.00 Hollywood Ending Woody Allen, USA, 2002, 114’. Int.: Woody Allen, Téa Leoni. Il regista in declino Val viene colto da cecità psicosomatica, ma decide di non rinunciare a girare il film che spera lo faccia tornare in carreggiata. Le riprese hanno inizio, ma il caos è pressoché totale.

Giovedì 18 luglio h 16.00  To Rome with Love Woody Allen, USA, 2012, 96’. Int.: Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni. Una serie di episodi si intrecciano sullo sfondo della città eterna, dove la metropoli contemporanea sfuma nella Roma dell’immaginario cinematografico, tra turisti, vigili urbani e cantanti lirici.

h 18.00 Anything Else Woody Allen, USA, 2003, 108’. Int.: Woody Allen, Jason Biggs. Jerry è un giovane aspirante scrittore di New York. Incontra Amanda, una ragazza libera e spregiudicata, e se ne innamora pazzamente.

Venerdì 19 luglio h 16.00 Shadows and Fog (Ombre e Nebbia) Woody Allen, USA, 1991, b/n, 104’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. Negli anni Venti, in una città europea avvolta da una fitta nebbia, si aggira un misterioso maniaco che uccide i passanti strangolandoli.

h 18.00 Manhattan Murder Mystery (Misterioso Omicidio a Manhattan) Woody Allen, USA, 1993, 105′, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Che cosa succede quando una moglie annoiata pensa che il buon vecchio vicino di casa abbia commesso un uxoricidio?

Domenica 21 luglio h 16.00 Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen, USA, 1984, b/n, 86’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. In un piccolo ristorante di New York, un gruppo di vecchi artisti del varietà ricorda i tanti episodi delle rispettive carriere. A farla da padrone sarà la storia di Danny Rose, un modesto impresario collezionista più di fallimenti che di successi.

h 20.30 Zelig Woody Allen, USA, 1983, 78’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. Replica.

Martedì 23 luglio h 16.00 Criminali da strapazzo Woody Allen, USA, 1994, 94’. Int.: Woody Allen, Hugh Grant, Elaine May. Replica.

h 18.00 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) – Tutto quello che avreste voluto sapere sul sesso* (*ma non avete mai osato chiedere) Woody Allen, USA, 1972, 88’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Gene Wilder, Louise Lasser. Replica

Mercoledì 24 luglio h 16.00 Mariti e mogli Woody Allen, USA, 1992, 107′. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis. Replica.

h 18.00 Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen, USA, 1984, b/n, 86’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. Replica.

Giovedì 25 luglio h 16.00 Harry a pezzi Woody Allen, USA, 1997, 95’. Int.: Woody Allen, Judy Davis. Replica

h 18.00 A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (Una commedia sexy di una notte di mezza estate) Woody Allen, USA, 1982, 98’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. Replica

Venerdì 26 luglio h 16.00 Crimini e misfatti Woody Allen, USA, 1989, 107’. Int.:  Bill Bernstein, Stephanie Roth. Replica

h 18.00 Annie Hall (Io e Annie) Woody Allen, USA, 1977, 93’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Replica

Sabato 27 luglio h 18.00 Radio Days Woody Allen, USA, 1987, 85’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Paul Herman, Julie Kavner. Replica

Domenica 28 luglio h 16.00 Manhattan Woody Allen, USA, 1979, b/n, 96’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep. Replica.

H 20.00 Hannah and Her Sisters (Hannah e le sue sorelle) Woody Allen, USA, 1986, 103’, v.o.s.it. Int.: Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher. Replica

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Welcome Back Mr. Allen: a Milano la personale su Woody Allen

In occasione del concerto jazzistico presso il Teatro degli Arcimboldie del debutto presso il Teatro alla Scala con la sua celebrata regia “italo-americana” di Gianni Schicchi, atto unico comico di Giacomo Puccini, Fondazione Cineteca Italiana presenta  Welcome Back Mr. Allen, una rassegna cinematografica dedicata al maestro newyorkese Woody Allen. Dal 26 giugno al 28 luglio […]

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29 Fentuary, 5A 169: A Swathe Through Asgarnia

I begin the day with a breakfast of freshly caught cod, then get going on the business that brought me here to Port Sarim: catching the ferry to Entrana to learn all I can about the whereabouts of the Holy Grail.  Of course, Entrana has strict policies on weapons, so before I board the boat, I use the deposit box conveniently located nearby to stow away my combat gear.

Once the ferry lands, I head straight for the basilica, and ask the High Priest there whether he knows anything of the Grail.  He does, it would seem: it did pass through the island some time ago.  However, it’s not here any more, and he doesn’t care enough to tell me where it went.  Just as I’m about to get on my way, to look around the island myself, an old crone who overheard my conversation with the High Priest pulls me aside, and tells me that if I’m in search of the grail, I’d best hurry: ‘A fisher king is in pain’.  Perplexed, I bid her explain, and she does, as best she can.  Apparently, the Grail has found its final resting place in the realm of someone called the Fisher King.  This realm is a pocket plane adjacent to ours, which can be entered at a point where the boundary between the planes is weakest, by blowing a magic whistle there.  This spot is marked by six great stone heads, whose gaze converges on the correct location.  Ah!  I think I know what heads she means!  But, I ask, who is the Fisher King?  She has little to say on this, only that he is ‘the owner and slave of the grail’.  I guess I shall have to find out myself.  As for the whistle: I can find it in a haunted manor in Misthalin (almost certainly Draynor Manor), but only if I’m carrying something from the Fisher King’s realm.  Hm, I guess the tablecloth Brother Galahad gave me might work?  Anyway, I doubt I’ll be able to find out any more here, so it’s probably time I left Entrana and got on with my adventures in the Eastern Kingdoms.

So I get not he boat and take it back to the mainland.  My plan now is to go down to Mudskipper Point and see what my old friend Thurgo can do to fix King Alvis’ ancient axe.  For this, I obviously need the axe, so I head up to Falador to retrieve it from the bank and get geared up again.  Also, I take out my catspeak amulet: assuming that Bob’s still wandering the world instead of staying at home, I may be able to track him down around here.  For the same reasons, I withdraw the enchanted key.  It’s noticeably warmer here than in Kandarin or on Karamja, but not warm enough to indicate treasure anywhere nearby.

In any event, I take the axe to Thurgo and explain that I need it restored.  Thurgo, naturally, takes an interest in the weapon, and asks me where, exactly, I might have gotten it.  I tell him it’s from Keldagrim, but spare him the embarrassing details of how I came by it. ��Thurgo nods.  ‘We have not been to Keldagrim for a long time’, he says.  I ask him what he means by ‘we’— could there be more Imcando dwarves in hiding someplace?— but he claims it was a slip of the tongue and moves on to the details of the repair.  All he will need, he tells me, is an iron bar.  Okay, that’s very easy to procure.  I tell Thurgo I’ll be right back and go back up to Falador to fetch one from the bank.  Once I’ve got it, I return south using Remora’s pendant to save me a bit of time and hand the axe back to Thurgo, who fixes the corroded parts in very good time.  Like he said, the damage wasn’t as extensive as it appeared.  Thank you, Thurgo!

Okay, that’s one step closer toward the restoration of the statue… but getting the axe fixed was just one small item on the long list of tasks demanding my attention out here in the east.  My next moves shall be to the north of Falador, where I’ll be hunting for Bob, catching a scorpion, and deliver the compromise meal to Mudknuckles at the goblin village so that maybe, just maybe, I can free the Goblin Generals from the culinaromancer’s time snarl.

I find Bob by the moat of Falador Castle, thanks to the enchantment on the amulet, but he’s not too communicative.  He tells me he’d like to speak with another cat, and asks why I keep Minou in the care of the Bank of Gielinor.  This leads to a rather odd discussion in which Bb tries to convince me that cats are easily as hardy as sheep, and, indeed, were the second species brought over to Gielinor by Guthix.  That’s not what we were taught in school (what about the dwarves and gnomes?), but who knows?  Maybe cats really do have some insight there.

Anyway, I go to the bank once more and get Minou to come meet Bob with me.  This time, I let Minou explain the problem: while Bob has been wandering the world, Unferth has been missing him!  It turns out he hasn’t been home because he’s madly in love with a cat named Neite, all the way in Sophanem.  The problem is that Neite, while she has feelings for him, refuses to get into a relationship with a cat of no status.  Minou, ever practical, asks whether he knows who his parents were, but he doesn’t: he was abandoned at a young age and left on Gertrude’s doorstep, over by Varrock. In his earliest memories, it’s Gertrude who’s caring for him.  Minou comes up with the idea of visiting Gertrude and asking her what she knows about Bob’s origins.  As much as I’m not happy about playing matchmaker between two cats living almost a continent’s length away from each other, I guess I am kind of committed at this point, and might as well, seeing as Gertrude doesn’t live that far out of the way from the Grand Exchange, after all.

First things first, though: I need to deliver the rather unpalatable melange of ingredients I’ve collected to the Goblin Village kitchen.  The place, it turns out, is still in as bad a shape as it was when the cauldron exploded, but it seems that Mudknuckles likes it that way: he keeps collecting new ‘data’ and ‘results’ from the walls and ceiling, and fantasising about new culinary experiments.  I hand him the ingredients, which he beats into a sort of grey pulpy mush and hands to me, with the disclaimer that he can’t vouch for the idea working because the instructions from the generals made no sense.  (Even my choice of ingredients doesn’t reassure him.)  Well, I guess it’s better than nothing, right?  I’ll give it a go when next I’m in Lumbridge, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll see if I can’t think of something else.

Okay, next up: catching scorpions.  The seer back at Seers’ Village claims to have seen them both nearby, one at the monastery and one in a shop in Gunnarsgrunn.  I have my scorpion cage with me, and grab a holy symbol so I’ll be let into the monastery, which I make my first stop.  Once there, I first look around for the scorpion in the public areas, then, not finding it there, try to head up into the monks’ quarters.  As I try to climb the stairs, a monks stops me and tells me the obvious: that this area of the monastery is for monks only.  So I ask him if I can join the order, and to my surprise, he inducts me on the spot!  All I had to do was ask!  It seems that word of my exploits (the re-purification of the Salve, perhaps?) has spread further than I was expecting!

With the monk’s blessing, I head up to the private quarters, where I find a robe laid out for me.  More excitingly, I hear the scorpion skittering around!  Deftly, I track it down and trap it in my cage without having the other one run off, as well.  That leaves just one more, which I think I can get presently!  Before I leave, I pull over a monk to bless for some holy symbols that I brought for this purpose.  He does so, infusing the energies of Saradomin into them and thereby transforming them from moulded silver stars into talismans with the power to ward off evil!  Now, of course, I can sell them for a bit of profit.

There’s still plenty of daylight left, so: on to the next scorpion, this one in Gunnarsgrunn.  Or so the seer said: unfortunately, the delay between my talking to him and my arrival at the barbarians’ village proves, this time, to be telling.  Peksa, the owner of the helmet shop, admits to having had the scorpion in his possession when I ask him about it.  Unfortunately, he no longer does: he gave it away to his brother Iwor, who lives all the way out in the outpost by Baxtorian Falls.  (And by ‘gave it away’, he means ‘left it in his room so it would sting him’.)  Well, that’s disappointing, but I’ll keep an eye out for it the next time I’m there, assuming Iwor doesn’t squish it first!

But that’s a task for the future.  For now, given how close I am to Varrock, I’ve got other things on my mind: first of all, trading at the Grand Exchange, and then seeing what Gertrude knows about Bob.  And so, after consigning my pile of accumulated loot to a broker, I visit Gertrude for a spot of late-afternoon tea and a chat about cats.  Gertrude is pleased to see me— and Minou— looking happy and healthy.  Gertrude is happy to talk, as long as it’s not about death runes— she’s been hearing terrible rumours, and…

I assure her that it’s not about that, and that I came to her because of a cat she adopted some time ago.  Gertrude remembers Bob, but tells me she doesn’t know anything about his parentage: he was left on her doorstep by some locals, and she took care of him until he could take care of himself.  At some point, Minou loses patience with Gertrude’s anecdotes about Bob and yowls at me to demand Gertrude tell me what she knows.  (It’s quite a scene: I threaten Minou with amputation, Minou threatens me with a clawing, and I’m basically forced to get to the point.)  Gertrude’s memory still isn’t jogged, but Minou has an idea: is there a chance that Bob has some connection to the legend of Robert the Strong?  I must confess I’ve never heard that legend, so I ask Gertrude if she can tell it.  Much to Minou’s disdain, though, she doesn’t know it either, and suggests that I go speak to Reldo: if there’s anyone who knows it, it’ll be him.  Good idea!

Before I go, Gertrude tells me there’s something else I should know— some people I should meet are in town.  They’re rat catchers, she says, and they live in the sewers: she knows this because she had to drag her two eldest sons out of there recently.  (Yuck!)  Well, it’s another not-half-bad idea, since I’m already here.  But first, I return to the Exchange and begin to go down my long shopping list, purchasing a new talisman for runecrafting, this one imbued with cosmic energy, an adamantite hatchet to help me chop down trees more efficiently, and, perhaps most excitingly, a mithril, crossbow-fired grappling hook. with which I might just be able to create paths for myself in areas where there are none, like over walls and stuff!  Should be fun to try it out.

The last thing I do before nightfall is visit Reldo at the Varrock Palace library and ask him about Robert the Strong.  This is a figure Reldo is familiar with from some old histories of the Fourth Age, but he has to look it up: he doesn’t know the details off-hand.  In the books, it seems that Robert is known as a hero of Misthalin, taller than the tallest man and stronger than the strongest warrior.  He is said to carry a six-foot longbow and have as his pet a panther named Odysseus, and to be involved in a crusade against the dragonkin.  The book explains what these are: a race of tall, avian, immortal humanoids, who do not use their wings and cannot reproduce.  Because of their lack of breeding capacity, they shunned other races, and created debased versions of themselves to protect them: the creatures we now know as dragons.  Now, the information on this subject is old and unreliable, but Reldo believes there is a grain of truth in such folk-tales, waiting to be discovered.

Okay, that’s nice and all, I tell Minou, but how does that help us?  Minou seems to think, on the basis of the flimsiest of evidence (no one seems to know where Bob came from, based on the grand total of one person we’ve asked), that Bob may actually be Robert the Strong.  Um, what?  That’s so illogical as to beggar belief, but… Minou’s been right about things before, and when next I cross paths with Bob, I suppose I’ll ask him about it.  Most likely, he’ll agree that it’s a ridiculous theory and we’ll be back to square one.

Anyway, it will be nice to see Dororan and Gudrun again and sleep in a proper bed, and I can worry about this and everything else tomorrow.

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Tagging game

@nonfie tagged me for this smol game~ rules:answer 20 questions and tag 20 followers you would like to get to know better

Name: Eric Nickname: Nylfii  Zodiac Sign: Scorpion/Libra (I was born on a cusp) Chinese Zodiac Sign: Tiger Height: 178 cm From: Germany Orientation: Hetero, but always open for changes Favorite fruit(s): Melon and Kiwi Favorite season: Winter - When the world gets wrapped into snow, nature sleeps, everything is quiet and beautifully white outside. Favorite book: I don’t really have one favourite book, so I would say the Zelda manga series are my favorite books. Favorite animal(s): Otter, Wolf, Birds Favorite beverage: Fruity drinks, in cold times something warm and sweet like hot chocolate Avarage hours of sleep: 7-8 hours when school, 7-9 on weekends. Favorite fictional characters: Mercy and Symmetra from Overwatch; Link and Zelda from The Legend of Zelda; Shulk, Zanza and Alvis from Xenoblade Chronicles  Blog created: This blog was created on december/january I think? But my other blog (discontinued) was created around october/november when I was on holiday. Number of followers: According to tumblr - 7 (I only see 4 though). I do not have much followers at all, because I keep blocking those porn bots and I do not post things here regularly, I use tumblr more as a place to chill and browse art~ Bonus round:

Today’s music taste: Nothing specific, didn’t listen to music yet and don’t really feel like. Weapon of choise: If we are thinking unrealistic, then probably some psychic powers or controlling energy. If we are realistic, then a large knife or a wooden blade/spear. Secret superpower: I don’t have one 8c Recent fandoms you’re into atm: I’m not really into fandoms at the moment, but I like checking out Pharmercy and McHanzo (not the nsfw tho) from time to time Since I don’t really have much followers and @nonfie was already tagged, I will tag @justbreezybree

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Bullet No. 99 dated 31 December 1977. Frontline UK cover by Jeff Bevan.

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Warlord No. 384. 40 years ago today on 30 January 1982. Force Viper are the cover stars from the unmistakable pen of Ian Kennedy. Strips inside included Sergeant Rayker, Holocaust Squadron and Kampfgruppe Falken.

The Alvis Scorpion was the star of the back page Warlord Photo File feature. It was a light tank / reconnaissance vehicle used by the British Army from 1973 to 1994 approx. It was also the star of the Ian Kennedy drawn strip Frontline UK which ran in Bullet in 1976/1977.

DC Thomson.

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Frontline UK was a strip that ran in Bullet in 1976 and 1977. The UK has been invaded but the brave crew of one Scorpion are able to hold out against the forces of the Yellow Moon!

Written by WIlliam Corderoy. The art was initially by Ian Kennedy and when it returned after a break it was drawn by Clemente Rezzonico.

This was a nice 2014 collection of the complete strip from Steve Holland's Bear Alley Books. Always worth keeping an eye on their site for some of the collections they produce.

The cover image was also the cover for Bullet No. 88, dated 15 October 1977. It's by Ian Kennedy and is taken from a panel of his interior art all the way back in Bullet No. 33. The back cover comes from Ian's interior art in Bullet No. 42.

DC Thomson.

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The Light Tank with a Big Sting.

Battle Modern Master Plan No. 4 - The Alvis Scorpion.

From Battle Picture Weekly cover dated 1 May 1976.

Treasury of British Comics.

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Above - The FV101 Scorpion, designed and manufactured by Alvis is the back page feature from Warlord No. 30, 19 April 1975. Below, the Warlord Photo File for the Scorpion from the issue dated 30 January 1982.

DC Thomson.