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	"Theropod on the Beach"
	"Plesiosaur Eats Ammonite"
	"Theban Sphinx" This drawing was inspired by the classic "Oedipus" trilogy by Sophocles. In this tale the innocent young Oedipus is lead blindly by the Gods to unwittingly perform the most unspeakable of acts­ murder his father and marry his own mother. Some years later he realizes his crimes, and in his grief he pierces his own eyes and is condemned to blindly wander the land shunned as an outcast. When the time finally comes for Oedipus to lay down his burden and enter the underworld, his resting place is consecrated as a source of divine power due to the unbreakable bonds of fate that tied him to the immortal Gods. A pivotal moment in the tragedy is when the young Oedipus saves Thebes from a monster with the head of a woman and the body of a dog. He solves the famous riddle of the Sphinx, slays the monster, and as a reward is given the queen of Thebes as a bride­ not knowing their fatal connection. My drawing concerns the character of the Sphinx. Oedipus was lead to his terrible fate by the Gods. Was the Sphinx­ being a thing divine­ a party to the Gods' plans? Did she perhaps offer her throat to Oedipus' sword fully knowing the role she was playing in this man's cruel destiny? This drawing is meant to depict the Sphinx at the moment her riddle is solved. Now she recognizes who is before her. She understands she is about to die. She grieves over her own end, but is also filled with tenderness towards this little man who, at his moment of triumph, is unwittingly condemning himself to a life of unspeakable agonies.
	"Girl"
	"Bolivian Hellfish"
	"They Moved on May 1, 1989"
	"How Mike Passes the Time on Those Snowy Winter Days"
	"Moth Man"
	"Repressed Vacation Memory #3"
	"Repressed Vacation Memory #4"

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Mike's Hobbies

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OTHER WORK BY MIKE DUPLESSIS


Armor Camouflage & Markings - Ferret 2 of British Army Training Unit

German Wiesel 1 - Latest NATO cammo scheme

Italian Semovente da 90/53 - Captured in Sicily, 1943

South African Eland 90 Mk.5 - Camouflage & Markings

NVA T-34 / 85 Vietnam - Camouflage & Markings




MILITARY MODELS AND MODEL BUILDING


B & B Military - Military Vehicle Kits

Internet Military Models - Internet Hobbies

Internet Military Models - DML Military Models

International List of Scale Model Related Web Sites

Military Models & Dioramas

Nerd World : MODEL BUILDING- Not real applicable, but you might find something here.

Internet Hobbies in Table Format

Dinosaur Art and Modeling Web Page

HEAVY METAL: The Armor Enthusiasts Home Page

Achtung! Panzer - The Homepage of the Washington Armor Club

Achtung! Panzer: Other Interesting Links- *** EXCELLENT, another good listing ***

Tony H. Matteliano's Scale Model Bookmarks- *** EXCELLENT, incredible list! ***

Testors Model Supplies




TANKS


AAF Tank Museum - American Armoured Foundation, Inc. (Just Text)

AFV Websites - Danish AFV Websites, Museum Pictures, Modeling, Research, WWII Re-Enactment (uses 'Frames') VERY GOOD RESOURCE!

Aldershot Military Museum

AFV News Magazine - Military Tanks

AFV News: Cammo & Markings - Military Tanks

AFV News: Other Tank-Related Links - Dozens of links to other sites on Military Tanks

British Army Valentine WW2 infantry tank - 1/1th scale. A British Army Valentine tank at the Tank Museum, Bovington in Desert colours

CHiDE Tank Museum - Military Tanks

CHiDE: Places to Visit - Military Tanks

Gray's AFV Page -Gray Creager has a lot of WWII tank pictures, mostly from Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

MAFVA International - The GLOBAL www pages to the Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association.

Military Modeling Home Page

Museum of Armored Vehicles -at Kubinka, Moscow. See the pictures of the German "Maus" and "Karl-gerät".

On Armour - Military Tanks

Panzer Net - Antonio Martín Tello runs this excellent page in Spain. His Panther File keeps track of surviving Panther tanks. There is also a pretty good AFV-Gallery

Tankette Magazine

Tankmans Homepage - Visit his ATV Picture Gallery

Tank Museums in England - The largest hall in the museum is dedicated to World War II (with Korea occupying a small corner) and it may suffice to say that the Tank Museum has the works! Address is: The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset BH20 6JG, England (Page in On Armour Magazine)




PALAEONTOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY



Natural History Museum, London: Palaeontology

Hunterian Museum - *** Glassow *** Only active dinosaur research program in Scotland.

icza-4 Gopher Server - *** National *** The site for the next version of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciences: New Mexico's Dinosaurs, Dictionary - *** New Mexico *** Look below, there are 12 other topics hidden there, so scroll down. More type than pictures, but... Check out the Smithsonian Links link for the home page of each of these.

PaleoNet - *** E-Mail Group for paleontological science ***

Smithsonian Institution: Natural History Museum - *** Washington DC ***

Smithsonian Institution: Dept. of Paleobiology - *** Washington DC *** Burgess Shale, Paleobiology Collections Database.

Smithsonian Institution: Natural History Museum: Online Exhibits - *** Washington DC ***

Smithsonian Institution: Science and Nature Photo Archives - *** Washington DC ***

Stewart Wright's Coool Sites - *** National ***

The Viewseum - *** National *** Original pen and ink drawings of dinosaurs.


For other interesting museum sites check out my museums section.
Also check out the What's Really Hot section.




ASSORTED TIDBITS


Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce - *** Maine ***

About Presque Isle - *** Maine ***









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