Skull island expeditionary team - 1935 (read desc)

So Gunnbuilding and Lord Allo have the league of extraordinary gentlemen, and I've been meaning to do sommat like that for a while now. Then I came across the art book for the 2005 King Kong film in a charity shop for 2 quid. Had a lightbulb moment, and before I knew it, I'd come up with something to keep me busy for a while: Skull Island expeditionary teams. After all, the book itself says 'Skull Island ate expeditions with all the appetite of the full-grown V. Rexes that ruled the landmass in Kong’s absence'. So I feel this gives me quite a bit to work with, plus the book has inspiration enough in what it tells us about Skull island. Just to clarify, only one of these characters is an actual one, the rest are all fictional. Well they're all fictional but you get the idea. Names will likely be a bit sketchy, as I'm a bit shit with them. So, onto the story bit:

 

Skull Island expeditionary team

Year - 1935

 

Project legacy

 

The first of many official expeditions to map and survey Skull Island. Many visits before this have ended in tragedy, but this one will succeed. This time we go only to study, not to interfere. Removing the creature known as 'King Kong' was wrong, both morally and ethically, and this type of action must never happen again.

 

Team (L to R)-

 

Theodore Bennet - A businessman who's main interest in Skull island lay in exploiting it for all its monetary value, Bennet was an unfortunate choice for the team. Though he was a scientist, and did have some interest in learning about Skull island, he cared more about fame and notoriety than actual work. He was only allowed to accompany the team because he was a heavy investor in project legacy.

 

Melvin Dawson - Naturally, Bennet insisted on having a say in who was involved with the expedition. Melvin Dawson, a big game hunter originally from Australia, was someone he insisted on recruiting. Despite the expeditions prime directive being to not damage or interfere with the island in any way, after the multiple failed expeditions before this one, his inclusion was thought necessary. Mr Dawson has little interest in the workings of the animals and creatures of the island, he only has eyes for the trophy's he will bring home with him. The rest of the team are not happy with his inclusion, but some feel more at ease with him around.

 

Carl Denham - Despite his previous excursion to the island, Denham was willing to once again venture out and explore and document Skull Island. After all, it would make a terrific documentary film, going back to his roots as a filmmaker. He harbours great remorse for how his last visit to the island ended, especially for the loss of Kong. But secretly, he is very keen to see how this loss has affected the island, and what effects it may have for its future.

 

Virgil Steele - A top explorer and adventurer, Steele was insistent that he be included in this once in a lifetime expedition. however, after seeing his team, and listening to Denham's description of his time on the island, he is a little apprehensive about the trip. He is especially concerned with the safety of his team, as he has doubts about their suitability to expeditionary life.

 

Professor Douglas Peterson - Like Steele, Prof. Peterson insisted in being included with the expedition. He sees it as a fantastic opportunity to see a world free of the restraints of time, one so isolated and unsullied by the rest of the world. This Island that had been untouched for centuries, perhaps even millennia would prove to be a fantastic source of discovery, the research itself could rival even Darwins.

 

Joan Goodman - As planning took place, it was increasingly felt that there needed to be someone there to study the artistic beauty of the landscapes, as well as the carvings of the land. Originally, Dr Benjamin Cravitz had been chosen, for his work documenting isolated tribes in Papua New Guinea. However, as a man of a nervous disposition, he came up with an excuse not to go, and instead volunteered his student Joan to go in his place, as not only was she an outstanding student, but she was also a dab hand with a paintbrush, and could produce some marvellous pieces depicting the island landscapes. Joan herself had her doubts, but felt this was too good an opportunity to miss, so agreed to be a part of the expedition.

 

Captain Gordon Palmer - Captain Palmer was incredibly reluctant to ferry the team to Skull island. through his travels across the world as a cargo ship captain, he had heard rumours about the island, but had always dismissed them as pure fiction. He hadn't for a second considered that he would be captaining a voyage to Skull island. However, the pay would be exponential, and besides, he was just the ferryman. What could possibly go wrong?

 

So that's the 1935 expeditionary force to Skull Island. You'll most likely never hear about them again, but y'never know. I do have another team for the following year put together, so keep an eye out for that. Oh, the Skull was a fun challenge, built it entirely from three pictures from Lego ideas, of a life size human skull project that sadly didn't make it. Here's a link if anyone wants to check it out: ideas.lego.com/projects/290285f9-b882-4dc3-b714-73aa73a4a...

 

So that's all for now, as always please lemme know what you think :D

 

 

 

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