BAMCOMIX PRESENTS - Hidden in the Shadows - Chapter Thirty-One - A Low Bar

Another installment of the collaborative story taking place on the AMMO (Action Man Mobile Operations) Forum.

ThePhotogsBlog posted an earlier installment last week: https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t4428-bamcomix-presents-hidden-in-the-shadows-chapter-twenty-nine-auld-agents-auld-problems

Hidden in the Shadows: Chapter 31
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Very ambitious project. And so many nice scenes and shots.

Intriguing & exciting stuff Dave! It looks as if the General has made some kind of alliance with K-Troop, or at least got her to agree not to shoot at his troops! lol! You have to give him his credit, he keeps trying under difficult circumstances Very Happy . . Although, the General does seem somewhat un-trusting of others?? Time will tell I guess?
The Sooki-a-go-go looks fantastic! a real cozy place to settle down for a pint of something cold from the harsh desert heat. The bar staff seem extremely friendly too. It really works well as the hub for the story. Seeing Frank was a touch of genius! will he turn out to be more than just random regular? maybe he will become a 'Huggy Bear' type character, where he knows more than anyone thinks he does?? we will have to wait and see!
Another great plot twist here is that the General's mission now appears to hinge on the one time assumed loony, Taerra! and it appears that she has all the information the team need to succeed. Loving this idea.
...and right at the end, we catch a glimpse of Professor Champion and his loyal side kick Louis! can't wait to find out what those two have got themselves into this time! I bet they wished they had waited for Fields! Really looking forward to the next installment!

GubernatorFan wrote:Very ambitious project. And so many nice scenes and shots.

Five contributors, thirty-one installments, and coming up on 700 pages so far, so yes, the project has exceeded expectations:

I'm not sure if this link to all the chapters will work: https://actionmanmobileops.forumotion.co.uk/f95-hidden-in-the-shadows

And the main storyline is just getting started! After all these pages, only one of the teams has actually reached "the underground world."

Ah man, I wish I could do something like this or take part in it, that would be so cool

This is quite the project you guys have put together. Very ambitious, indeed.

ZeroDelta wrote:Ah man, I wish I could do something like this or take part in it, that would be so cool

You can! It's easy! You've already commented on this topic:

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t4077-43rd-annual-all-england-retro-secret-agent-assasin-and-evil-villain-costume-contest-nsfw

Now just have one or more of your figures comment on the topic! Invitations to the All-England Retro Secret Agent Masquerade Ball are still open!

And obviously the "retro" part is not being strictly enforced. Or enforced at all. In fact, the rules, guidelines, or suggestions in these little back-and-forth games are usually promptly forgotten or intentionally and flagrantly ignored. That's part of the fun.

Plus, anything that will annoy that prat Bond-Fleming is encouraged!

So let's see one of your figs looking vaguely spy-like, or secret agentish, or law enforcement, or, assassin, or evil, or super-evil, appear in the All England Retro etcetera topic!

The only caution: participation can become highly addictive!  

Great installment Dave. I love how you worked in Michiko and her itchy trigger finger. Seeing Frank pop in was a surprise, but a welcome one. At some point, he an Major Hope are going to have to bump into each other.....

I think Kamiko must have been teasing General MacCuster. Everyone knows she wouldn't have K-Troop shoot at his guys....or gals.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:Everyone knows she wouldn't have K-Troop shoot at his guys....or gals.  

Hmmm... If you say so. I'm not as confident!

This project is without doubt the most successful so far! I think it's because we all work really well as a team, plus we all keep playing the fun replies to each other which tends to spring board into story lines later down the line. Anyone is welcome to join in, the stories are always set up so HQ's can make new sources and teams around the globe. If you wanna join join, drop Gary, Dave or myself a pm with your idea and I'm sure we can work it in somewhere

Those scenes are great and so is the dialogue. Man, tiki statues.... I remember the mall had a store that sold surf related items and they had two giant tikis by the door and a bunch of smaller ones plus some tiki totems and as a child that place scared me.

Theboo-bomb wrote:Man, tiki statues.... I remember the mall had a store that sold surf related items and they had two giant tikis by the door and a bunch of smaller ones plus some tiki totems and as a child that place scared me.

Yeah, when I was a kid, the Pier One Imports shop at the mall carried stuff that looked like it was genuinely imported from exotic places: weird carved masks on the walls, strange statues, and even swords! They had a bin full of swords that had all kinds of exotic far eastern symbols and writing etched in to them. As a nine year old kid, you could stand there and wave metal swords around... until your mom yelled at you to knock it off.

I'm sure, in retrospect, they were cheap replicas, but they looked like antique swords, with a dark patina on the handle and weathering on the blades.

There was a cigar store at the mall that had a suit of armor standing out front. It sure looked real to me. Well, I'm sure it was real, in a replica sort of way; but I remember wondering why that suit of armor was in a shopping mall and not in a museum. The suit of armor was holding a sword, too.

davidd wrote:

Theboo-bomb wrote:Man, tiki statues.... I remember the mall had a store that sold surf related items and they had two giant tikis by the door and a bunch of smaller ones plus some tiki totems and as a child that place scared me.

Yeah, when I was a kid, the Pier One Imports shop at the mall carried stuff that looked like it was genuinely imported from exotic places: weird carved masks on the walls, strange statues, and even swords! They had a bin full of swords that had all kinds of exotic far eastern symbols and writing etched in to them. As a nine year old kid, you could stand there and wave metal swords around... until your mom yelled at you to knock it off.

I'm sure, in retrospect, they were cheap replicas, but they looked like antique swords, with a dark patina on the handle and weathering on the blades.

There was a cigar store at the mall that had a suit of armor standing out front. It sure looked real to me. Well, I'm sure it was real, in a replica sort of way; but I remember wondering why that suit of armor was in a shopping mall and not in a museum. The suit of armor was holding a sword, too.

We have a Chinese buffet in the West Island that's been around since 1962. The decor, which probably has not been changed since then, is Polynesian.  I have often wondered about why a Chinese restaurant would have Polynesian decor, unless it was first a Tiki bar or something and they never bothered to change the decor when it became a Chinese buffet.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

We have a Chinese buffet in the West Island that's been around since 1962. The decor, which probably has not been changed since then, is Polynesian.  I have often wondered about why a Chinese restaurant would have Polynesian decor, unless it was first a Tiki bar or something and they never bothered to change the decor when it became a Chinese buffet.

When I was a little kid, pre-school age, so maybe four or five, there was a Chinese restaurant in our town called Trader Lee's. I only recall going there once, and as I was very young those memories are blurred by time, but I'm sure it was full-on tiki. I remember it was dark, and there were fishing nets on the ceiling, and big statues and spooky looking masks or heads. There was a little footbridge outside with a pond, or wishing well. What I remember most is my mom explaining to me what a wishing well was, and giving me a penny to toss in to the water.

Trader Lee's is long gone, but there's still a Chinese restaurant in the building. I went in there my last visit home. It was nothing like it was. Just a run-down dump of a place now. But outside the door, I could still see the partial outline of the wishing well, long since gone and filled in with concrete, in the sidewalk.

My long-winded point is that apparently, at the height of tiki-mania, some Chinese restaurants adopted the exotic Polynesian decor. You are fortunate to have such a place where you live.

davidd wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

We have a Chinese buffet in the West Island that's been around since 1962. The decor, which probably has not been changed since then, is Polynesian.  I have often wondered about why a Chinese restaurant would have Polynesian decor, unless it was first a Tiki bar or something and they never bothered to change the decor when it became a Chinese buffet.

When I was a little kid, pre-school age, so maybe four or five, there was a Chinese restaurant in our town called Trader Lee's. I only recall going there once, and as I was very young those memories are blurred by time, but I'm sure it was full-on tiki. I remember it was dark, and there were fishing nets on the ceiling, and big statues and spooky looking masks or heads. There was a little footbridge outside with a pond, or wishing well. What I remember most is my mom explaining to me what a wishing well was, and giving me a penny to toss in to the water.

Trader Lee's is long gone, but there's still a Chinese restaurant in the building. I went in there my last visit home. It was nothing like it was. Just a run-down dump of a place now. But outside the door, I could still see the partial outline of the wishing well, long since gone and filled in with concrete, in the sidewalk.

My long-winded point is that apparently, at the height of tiki-mania, some Chinese restaurants adopted the exotic Polynesian decor. You are fortunate to have such a place where you live.

They still have a very cheap lunch buffet.  I haven't gone there since the Covid Crisis, so I wonder how they are doing.  It's a popular place though, especially on weekends. Back in the 80's, there was a Tiki-Bar in Alexis Nihon Plaza across the street from the Forum where the Canadiens played hockey. it was called, are you ready? "The Kon-Tiki" My friends and I had drinks there one night and made a vow to get together again there 20 years from that date, however by then, the place was long gone and turned into a wig boutique or something.