Commander James Bond VC

I posted this a while ago on OSW but since the BBC's serialised adaptation of War of The Worlds starts next week on TV I thought I'd put him on here!

The British Royal Navy sees action so frequently that it's members are all battle hardened veterans.  Such an example is seen here.  Commander James Bond of the destroyer "Thunder Child" served at both battles of the Gulf of Aden (1886 and 1887) It was at  the Battle of Samatra that the Thunder Child was struck by a torpedo which resulted in Bond losing his arm and his right eye.  His arm was fitted with a steam powered prosthetic that only served to enhance his fearsome and dashing appearance.

Bond was killed when the Thunder Child was struck by a Martian heat ray during the Battle of London which occurred during the War of the Worlds.   Interestingly his Great, Great Grandson also served in the Navy and went on to serve On Her Majesty's Secret Service









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Very cool. Love the steampunk arm. Creative backstory, as well. Nicely done.

That is so freakin' awesome! The steampunk mechanical arm is excellent, so creative!

Excellent figure, character, and back story! Nicely filled out on its own and weaved into more familiar themes. The arm/hand reminds me of this real-life knight from the reign of Maximilian I (1493-1519), who lost his hand and had a prosthetic metal one created for him (unfortunately, the name escapes me at the moment).

He looks really cool, steampunk (he's steampunk right?) is quite cool, I've always liked the mix of victorian and tech for some reason.

Steampunkers vs Martians, that's just beautiful! Was he on an airship or a regular one?

And how do you imagine those Martians, retro style little green men from the Original War of the World's or super modern high tech ones as a contrast?

The arm is beautiful, I also think little watch making equipment parts would be great for steampunk figures

GubernatorFan wrote:Excellent figure, character, and back story! Nicely filled out on its own and weaved into more familiar themes. The arm/hand reminds me of this real-life knight from the reign of Maximilian I (1493-1519), who lost his hand and had a prosthetic metal one created for him (unfortunately, the name escapes me at the moment).

You probably mean Götz von Berlichingen?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6tz_von_Berlichingen

I'm thinking that the head sculpt would be good for Red October's Marko Ramius and the Rock's John Mason.

Spookily I have used it for both of those no photos though

Very imaginative!

Ovy wrote:You probably mean Götz von Berlichingen?

Yes, that's the one! Speaking of that name, I'd love to find a Götz Otto head sculpt! He's probably my favorite German actor (not that I know that many of those) and he played my favorite Holy Roman Emperor (Sigismund) in die Wanderhure.

PS Would you know it, THIS Götz played THAT Götz !
https://www.freunde-der-burgfestspiele-jagsthausen.de/gotz-otto-ist-gotz-von-berlichingen/