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A short film about the military career of Pvt. "Little" Sammy Vogel, a 7 ton, 40 foot long Army infantryman and Tyrannosaurus Rex.

America's Fighting Dinosaur

A short film about the military career of Pvt. "Little" Sammy Vogel, a 7 ton, 40 foot long Army infantryman and Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Created by
Steve Snoey
Steve Snoey
491 backers pledged $30,175 to help bring this project to life.
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Fall 2016 update

Hey everyone,  

It’s been a busy few weeks. Since I work in video games, I spent the Labor Day weekend on the PAX West showfloor. As usual, lots of... Read more

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June Update

Hello backers,  


I’m happy to report that in the last six months we have made some pretty big steps.

First, we got together some of our actors and some... Read more

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2016

Hey Everyone,

It’s been awhile since our last update. Initially I had planned on this to be a much longer update where I went into length about some of the... Read more

13 Comments 9 likes

AFD Bookclub - "A Roar Along the Rhine"

Hello Everyone,

In this update we wanted to highlight a book that has been very important to the creation of our film. It’s called “A Roar Along the Rhine”, and... Read more

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Meet Lieutenant Allen Dowell

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Resolutions

Hello everyone,  

Let's talk about 2014.

2014 was a bit of a beast, and not the beast we wanted. The so called “year of Sammy” was…. not quite. As... Read more

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Two Year in the Trenches

Hey everyone, 

As October begins, we are reminded that two years has passed since we launched the America’s Fighting Dinosaur Kickstarter. Two years! This is a mixed milestone for us;... Read more

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2014 Phoenix Dinocon!

Hey Troops, 

We hope everyone has been having a good Summer. Or a good Winter, depending on where you are from. We here at AFD HQ have been marching along... Read more

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70th Anniversary of D-Day

Hello everyone,

As many of you may know today is a very notable anniversary. Seventy years ago, the invasion of Normandy was launched and "Fortress Europe" was breached. Though fighting... Read more

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Emerald City Comicon 2014 Teaser Trailer

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Little Sammy Returns to Emerald City Comicon!

Hello Troops!

We are happy to announce that we will be returning to Emerald City Comicon, March 28th-30th!

Due to bad intel, we previously reported that we would not be... Read more

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Sammy Vogel Mark 2

Hey Troops!

 We here at AFD HQ are still fighting through the winter months. The forces of rain and wind have ravaged the Seattle area but springtime forces seem to... Read more

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A Park City Too Far

Hello Troops!

Lacey Leavitt, AFD producer here. Normally I let Steve do the talking but he's insisted that I tell you a bit about myself and what I do. I'm... Read more

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A Volunteer Army

Hello Troops!

Well, it’s been a little bit (ahem weeks) since our last update but we assure you that we are still in the fight! It’s been a flurry of... Read more

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1 A.D. (After Dinosaur)

Hello Everyone!

Steve here. It’s hard to believe but roughly one year ago, we embarked on a truly great adventure: launching the America’s Fighting Dinosaur Kickstarter campaign. For some reason... Read more

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Rumors of Little Sammy's extinction....

have been greatly exaggerated!

Hello everyone! Contrary to what you might be thinking, Little Sammy is very much alive and kicking. We've been focusing pretty intensely on the movie and... Read more

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Day of Days

Geeks, Nerds, Dweebs and Dorks of the Emerald City Comicon!  

We are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes... Read more

Incoming Transmission! America's Fighting Dinosaur Radio!

Hey Troops,

With the help of our good friend Mike Gildea we here at AFD HQ have put together something that we think might be a lot of fun. An... Read more

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A War of Words

As we march forth into the new year, I imagine some of you may be asking, “So what’s going on with America’s Fighting Dinosaur?” Some of you might even be... Read more

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Quartermaster Corps

Hello again troops! Well, some time has passed since the last AFD update but we assure you it’s been a busy couple of months. Writing, research, meetings, planning and, of... Read more

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Rewards Survey

Hey everyone,

It's been a busy week at AFD HQ. Soon you will receive your rewards survey, allowing you to make your reward choices and provide us with your t-shirt sizes and... Read more

After Action Report (F.A.Q.)

After a couple of days of rest and relaxation we are back in AFD HQ. We may have won the battle but we're going to have to do a lot... Read more

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Battlefield

Wow. With a last minute surge on a Sunday morning (in Seattle), we were amazed and ecstatic to see the total climb over the $30k mark! We did it! This... Read more
Successfully raised $30,175 with 491 backers

We Can Do It!

In less then 24 hours our Kickstarter campaign comes to an end and Pvt. Sammy Vogel will enter basic training. The level of gratitude at AFD HQ right now is... Read more

United We Are Strong, United We Will Win

There was a time, not that long ago, when people would have told you that Kickstarter was a crazy idea. People coming together online, asking for help to make cool... Read more

Band of Brothers (and Sister)

Hey everyone, Steve here. I wanted to share something with you. I have never actually served in the US Armed Forces so I can't draw from any personal experience in... Read more

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Our Finest Hour

Last night, a flurry of donations pushed us right up to the $25k mark until finally we surpassed it! This is an awesome achievement and we are overjoyed by our... Read more

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News from the Front!

With only four days to go, we wanted to show everyone the postcard that backers at the $10 and up level will be receiving. Sammy's whirlwind tour of Europe only looks like... Read more

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Why We Fight

With five days left in our Kickstarter campaign, AFD hovers just outside of the $25k stretch goal. We believe we can make this and our main goal now, and for... Read more

Standard Issue: $25k Stretch Goal Reward

With your help, we have reached the $22,500 checkpoint! Throughout this Kickstarter campaign your generous donations and kind words have been amazing; as we continue to reach our stretch goals,... Read more

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Where Eagles Dare

As we reach the halfway point in our Kickstarter campaign, we're happy to announce that we have reached our $20k stretch goal! Next stop, $25k!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKc2MYSEQ0

Also in this update,... Read more

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The Road to Victory

One week down, and we've hit 150% of our initial goal. Amazing!!! In this video, Steve announces our $20k stretch goal.

http://youtu.be/Kn3ifiPARAA

If we hit $20k, the new rewards will... Read more

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Blitzkrieg

Hey everyone! Steve here. I just wrapped up three days at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). It was awesome to try out all sorts of upcoming video games and tell... Read more
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