The Cities of Mars

More extracts from the report by Lt Algernon Carmichael-Jefferies (22nd West Kent Lancers) on his Mars expedition.

Mars is sparsely populated compared to Earth, so we were able to infiltrate ourselves by patrol cutter relatively easily and set up a surveillance post overlooking one of the larger known cities in the region. The southern hemisphere appears to be heavily marked with craters, canyons and other rifts and in the main the larger population areas are based in these lower zones. We set up a post on the walls of the high cliffs around the city, many fathoms above the roofs of the buildings on the crater below. The dwellings of the Syrtians resemble those of the grand old cities of Earth; many would not look out of place in Venice or Vienna. The buildings are made from the local stone but with roofs of a jade coloured material that we did not recognise – it may be of a local equivalent to slate, or coloured tiles, we have yet to find out. The city had a high defensive wall with armed turrets and fortified gates. Small defensive towers were dotted around the city with guns pointed toward the sky, indicating a state of defensive readiness and expectations of attack at any time.

This week we have two packs of tiny resin buildings from which the Syrtians can build their great cities. The first pack has ten larger buildings – civic buildings, temples, homes for the arts and so on. The second pack has 20 smaller dwellings of various types and sizes.

We’ve already released our Syrtian fortresses and castles, so you have all you need to build the city walls. And, in keeping with the prevailing scientific view of Mars at the time, we also have canals.

SSS-1000 – Syrtian City Buildings (x10) – £3.00
SSS-1001 – Syrtian Dwellings (x20) – £3.00