The Great Zelmo by frogdot
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(the story illustrates the picture, as does the picture illustrate the story. Reading is always optional.)
When we used to visit my Great Uncle Chester for a couple of weeks in summer, I remember how he loved telling incredible stories about his adventures. Chester talked about robots and gangsters and G-men better than any comic book I ever read. One regular character was Zelmo, the King of the Robots. He told about how he and Zelmo went around saving lives, fighting crime and doing good deeds. I knew they were just tales, but he told them so well.
There were times when I was in town that I heard bits and parts of an old story about robots and bank robbery, as if it were legend. I assumed they had heard Uncle Chester's tales and didn't think it unusual. Well, last year, Chester passed away and left me the farm. In his belongings, was an archive of newspaper stories about nearly 70 bank robberies and assorted burglaries in a three county area, from 1928 to 1939. Only a few witnesses ever saw anything and they were passed off as nuts. They said they saw a metal man leaving the scene of the crime.
From what I could gather from Chester's journals, there was a wealthy industrialist that was trying to drive several landowners out of the area and buying up entire towns. Among his investments, were several banks. Chester wrote of "Zelmo did a job in Billups last night", or "Zelmo returned with $34,300 this morning." There were also several ledger books detailing things like, "Harold Jenkins-given $1200", "The Baxter Family- given $3500." The industrialist was convicted of several swindling charges, so he really was a bad guy.
Chester and Zelmo had apparently played Robin Hood for years and considering Chester lack of personal wealth, he never kept any himself. I hadn't figured out who, or what Zelmo really was, until I cleaned the barn out. In a hidden room, I found him. Zelmo, The Great, The King of the Robots. He was guarding several trunks of loot and frozen in time trying to reach his recharging cord for the wall socket. When I helped him out, his eyes flickered and he sat up.
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parts made in Amapi, assembled in Bryce. chests by derjimi, chair by Tony Lynch
Comments (22)
As usual, incredible image and fun story to go with it. I really like his coffee-pot head! :D
Fun image with a cute story. This one is really well-done!
Cool story and image! Well done!
Delightful and excellent image and tale.
What a wonderful story served by nice picture. Thanks for the good time I spent reading your Zelmo's tales.
If Zelmo has been reactivated, perhaps we'll see him again... I have a list, if he'd be interested... ;)
This would make a great movie! Excellent lead in and the picture does, say the story well! Enjoyable read/view!
nice story and excellent image, I love it
Funny and amazing picture and a great story!!! Perfect as usual!!! Bravo ;-)
Great model & light ! Can you translate your story in french please... no, I'm joking ;)
Such wonderful textures... such a wonderful story... all around brilliant! Yea for Zelmo!
Great image and story! :)
magnificent. :) such an imaginative story and perfectly executed image. well done. what a pleasure for us. :)
Funny and fantastic picure!!Excellent work!!!
All I can say is the story was facinating as hell, and made me go back to the picture with a difference sense of awe, and pleasure. Your creative artistic merit is appearent on all levels, and man do I enjoy it Dave! (=
Awesome picture, it's cookie-deserving!
rusty dude..oxygen affect his skin...excellent image
Great picture & great story. Just the teensiest little details, like maybe making robot footprints in the sand at his feet, and making the wood the slightest bit more worn looking would add to the realism more.
Fantastic image and story!
neat story and really great image..
great story and pic - also love the head
Cool pic, and nice backstory. Looks like he'll need some oil as well as the recharge... :-)