Glitterwolf Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 WOOF has new combat gear for the Shock Troops. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keianna Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Argentee said: I need a good, solid green or maybe a dark green. The vines in the vignette are Jungle Moss > Viper Green > Moth Green, And I feel like the Army painter Jungle Tufts are too yellow-green... I have a selection that fit those criteria. I think we can find something that will work for you. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted August 28, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, OneBoot said: Which is why I'm doing things different and packing tomorrow morning instead of evening, so that will give me all day to remember things to toss in, which will hopefully let my brain relax enough to sleep. And I'm gonna need at least some sleep, since my flight leaves at the ungodly hour of 5am Wednesday. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D My plan had been similar to this one. Then Monday happened. I'm gonna be doing the majority of my packing this afternoon, after work. My entries are done, though! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintybeard Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Doug Sundseth said: Very good airplane for its role. The trick with WWII fighters is that you have to consider how they're being used. The P-51 was intended as a long-ranged escort fighter, and for that it was probably the best of the war. For long-range interceptor work, the P-38 was very good, but it couldn't really compete with Axis short-range interceptors. For short-range interceptors, the Me-262 and Fw-190 were both very, very good. With the available aerodynamic and power-plant technology, it simply wasn't possible to build an airplane that excelled in all those roles. Of the available WWII tanks, I'd take the 76mm M-4 Medium (the Sherman with the long 76), note that I wouldn't want the Firefly, as its gun really made working the tank difficult. The tank was very survivable in combat, had a gun that was good enough to defeat any enemy tank at normal engagement ranges, and it had an unmatched maintenance record, so had a much higher availability rate than pretty much anything else during the war. The trouble with the Me 262 is the immaturity of the technology, the engines (Jumo 004) had an average service life of about 20 hours. Plenty of them fall out of the sky in mid-flight. For tanks I'd take the Russian T-34. Best balance of fire-power, armour and manoeuvrability of anything in the early 1940's. Plus the fact that you will probably outnumber your enemy. And with tanks generally you have to consider; who is your most likely enemy? Probably infantry and anti-tank guns, not another tank. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unruly Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Doug Sundseth said: Very good airplane for its role. The trick with WWII fighters is that you have to consider how they're being used. The P-51 was intended as a long-ranged escort fighter, and for that it was probably the best of the war. For long-range interceptor work, the P-38 was very good, but it couldn't really compete with Axis short-range interceptors. For short-range interceptors, the Me-262 and Fw-190 were both very, very good. With the available aerodynamic and power-plant technology, it simply wasn't possible to build an airplane that excelled in all those roles. I think you mean the Bf 109, not the Me-262. The Bf 109 is the Messerschmitt that everyone knows, flew with the FW-190, and is commonly misnamed the Me 109. The Me-262 was the first viable jet fighter. And if it weren't for the same reliability issues that plagued everything that Germany made once they started losing the air war, it probably would have been the best fighter of the war in just about every role. Quote Of the available WWII tanks, I'd take the 76mm M-4 Medium (the Sherman with the long 76), note that I wouldn't want the Firefly, as its gun really made working the tank difficult. The tank was very survivable in combat, had a gun that was good enough to defeat any enemy tank at normal engagement ranges, and it had an unmatched maintenance record, so had a much higher availability rate than pretty much anything else during the war. The late-war long 76mm also had a slight performance edge over the 17pder in the Firefly. It was a tiny bit more accurate and had a couple extra mm of penetration, if I remember correctly. The big problem with the Sherman was that the US Army didn't listen early on about the 75mm gun not being enough against the newer German tanks. Which is why the Sherman was stuck with the 75 for almost 2 years after it entered service, and thus why the British decided to cram an inverted 17pder into the turret instead. So once they were out of Africa, where Rommel had been fighting with outdated equipment, they started to end up with situations where American tanks couldn't punch out German tanks unless they got up close and personal with them. Until they got fitted with the M1A2 76mm gun, that is. Their other problem was that just about any German gun could punch through them post 1943, as well. Which is why we got things like the Jumbo Sherman, where they added an extra thick metal plate to the front glacis. Edited August 28, 2018 by Unruly 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroorex Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Green Eyed Monster said: It was tentatively planned as a reasonable distance to drive on the second day that would put us in relatively easy driving distance to Denton. If things work out as planned I will have eyeballs on the HQ Hotel and able to give a first impression tomorrow evening. If timing works out for Wednesday I might be able to take my wife to the afternoon screening of South Pacific [part of the Fathom Events / TCM special events program for this year] at one of the local theaters and get back in time for the Meet & Greet. Key factor will be if I'm able to handle that much "noise" for as long as will be necessary without wiping me out to the point where I can't enjoy the con. 8^/ It's no fun having to balance time in public like I am forced to. 8^{ GEM So far, the trip has been fun but I'm maxing out on meds every night to get by. My issues are more physical than social but I sympathise. It's not fun having to manage your amount of fun to stay healthy. 1 minute ago, paintybeard said: The trouble with the Me 262 is the immaturity of the technology, the engines (Jumo 004) had an average service life of about 20 hours. Plenty of them fall out of the sky in mid-flight. For tanks I'd take the Russian T-34. Best balance of fire-power, armour and manoeuvrability of anything in the early 1940's. Plus the fact that you will probably outnumber your enemy. And with tanks generally you have to consider; who is your most likely enemy? Probably infantry and anti-tank guns, not another tank. Or tank seeking dogs from your own side 6 hours ago, Keianna said: Oatmeal scotchies!?! Well, yes. One of my personal favorites. I try to being them to most functions where there is shared food. I am glad they will be appreciated! 2 hours ago, Glitterwolf said: Look up Paleo recipes. I have made some very tasty cakes using almond flour for instance. I think I have a recipe for a cinnamon cake using almond flour. Need to look it up I enjoy working with interesting ingredients, on of my favorite recipes is an oatmeal cookie that is 100% oatmeal and gluten free. I have some friends who have celiac disease and love them because they are cookies, not attempts to replicate them, but they can eat as many as they like without suffering some serious pain and stress. The recipe my wife found is safe from predation from me but it's also not transportable and rather sticky. I try hard when cooking for special needs to find something that is the real thing but lacks the part that causes injury. It also helps if i like the result. Considering i like crunchy or cakey cookies and I think the modern 'soft' cookie is just an excuse to eat cookie dough doesn't help @Unruly, @Doug Sundseth and @paintybeard. I hope some of you are at reapercon. I will bring along samples of my 6mm tank collection. I am hoping identification and nostalgia will get me to paint them and use them. I bought the collection from a friend who need e money but found my knowledge of armor was far more lacking than I had thought. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintybeard Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kangaroorex said: @Unruly, @Doug Sundseth and @paintybeard. I hope some of you are at reapercon. I will bring along samples of my 6mm tank collection. I am hoping identification and nostalgia will get me to paint them and use them. I bought the collection from a friend who need e money but found my knowledge of armor was far more lacking than I had thought. I wish I could be there, Kangaroorex. It sounds like one of the best conventions ever. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unruly Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Kangaroorex said: @Unruly, @Doug Sundseth and @paintybeard. I hope some of you are at reapercon. I will bring along samples of my 6mm tank collection. I am hoping identification and nostalgia will get me to paint them and use them. I bought the collection from a friend who need e money but found my knowledge of armor was far more lacking than I had thought. I won't be there, but if you've got pictures I could try to help. Preferably both a side profile and an angled overhead-front. I'm assuming that at 6mm scale the tanks themselves are maybe 15-20mm? If that's the case I could probably get you a general model line, but I doubt they'd be sculpted to a specific variant. I know that the 15mm scale tanks, like the ones used for Flames of War, are often sculpted to represent specific variants of a model line, but I'd think that if you went any smaller than that you'd really start to lose the ability to differentiate some of the finer details required for that. Even the 15mm scale ones don't always do a good job of it. Edited August 28, 2018 by Unruly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, OneBoot said: Current status: Maroon cupcake on stilts. Related: curtsying is harder than it looks. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D Related to curtsying: when ballroom dancing, coming out of a bow can be used to spin your partner. The Auld Grump - learned that one in theater classes in the 'eighties. *EDIT* Ye gods... having a flashback to Guys and Dolls.... We practiced that for two months, and then never performed it.... Edited August 28, 2018 by TheAuldGrump 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 End of workday in a few minutes. Heading to WOOF LAIR! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiwo Xerase Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) Last night, I filed the mold lines off the Bones minis I'm bringing to ReaperCon to paint during downtime. (I'm guaranteed to have not gotten them all. Oh well, such is life.) Picked out my paints to bring this morning. And... that's all I've managed to do for packing, between working late and having to run our Exalted 3E game last night. Tonight gets to be the mad dash to finish packing. Joy! Usually, when I'm about to leave on vacation, things happen that force me to work late. Since I worked two hours late last night dealing with a fire, I wonder what today's fire will be. Unrelated: Has anyone else been tempted to paint 77158: Arrius, Skeletal Warrior as an homage to Papyrus in Undertale? Edited August 28, 2018 by Xiwo Xerase Fixed link. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) Hmm. looking at the Third Map for September's HeroicMap Patreon. An harbour fort.... I am running a Regency era Space Jammer game.... what are the odds that I can use an harbour fort?.... Somebody complained that 20"x20 or 20"x30" was too small, so they buffed it up to 50"x50".... yeah, I can use that, and pretty soon, too.... The Auld Grump Edited August 28, 2018 by TheAuldGrump 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroorex Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Unruly said: I won't be there, but if you've got pictures I could try to help. Preferably both a side profile and an angled overhead-front. I'm assuming that at 6mm scale the tanks themselves are maybe 15-20mm? If that's the case I could probably get you a general model line, but I doubt they'd be sculpted to a specific variant. I know that the 15mm scale tanks, like the ones used for Flames of War, are often sculpted to represent specific variants of a model line, but I'd think that if you went any smaller than that you'd really start to lose the ability to differentiate some of the finer details required for that. Even the 15mm scale ones don't always do a good job of it. I will get some pictures together, it may be after Reapercon though. Busy getting all the packing together while baking and working to clear some backlog before travelling. the detail on these little tanks (1/285 scale) is one off the reasons I bought them. Right down to the later models of shermans having sandbags on the sloping surfaces to try and bolster the armor strength. I have a pretty nice mixture of WW2 and modern tanks, including most of the ones you have mentioned earlier and some really weird stuff. Its been a while since I had them out but I think I have around 3000 pieces of armor and support (half tracks, amphibious units, jeeps, trailers, fuel trucks, etc) and nationalities for American, Russian, German, French, English, as well as a few minor players like Spain and Italy. I do have some pieces with the Howitzer and tank breaker guns (105 and 175mm?) and some engineering units with plows and other stuff. I even have a mobile bridge unit. They were one of those things I fell in love with and had to have, then discovered I didn't have the history or the real drive to play or display. I also never really found a paint guide for anything that small although I have taken a stab or two at them and have some books for the real thing, in a lot of cases there just isn't much (paint it green, dirty gray for the tracks, slam a national symbol on it and call it good.) maybe discussion can drive me to finish some and get them on the battlefield, or at least into a diorama! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiddenone32 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Last work day before the con is dragging. I have everything packed and ready to go. My dad is picking up after work so I can get my car back from him. I drive a company truck so I basically bought him a car since his was getting pretty unreliable and steal it back from him for things like this. I'm going to crash at his place tonight since I have to take him back home anyway plus it's about an hour closer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redambrosia Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 My pen has betrayed me. I'm seriously considering redrawing this page because of that. All I've done is ink out the rivers. I haven't even drawn much in pencil. I just need a new fine point pen... 11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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