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oriskany 5 years, 3 months ago.
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Got the stealth teams done, drones included. I’m thinking they’ll plug into my alien recce org, which is mostly Tau stuff anyway. For those who know Traveller, I’m going to use the Tau models as Zhodani in a first contact scenario, complete with psionic abilities. These models will be infiltration teams, sneaking into a position 90 degrees to an assault to provide a fire support base, much like German MG teams did in WWII.
I’m trying to create alien kit that will actually be ‘alien’ in tactics and deployment.
I’m not going to mount the drones right now. I may magnetize them so I can pull them off their base and leave them on the ground as a smoke plume/scant bit of cover if they get totaled.
I remember this being great with a head full of herbs:
@unclejimmy Steven Greer? One can only hope that he and his followers drink the Kool-Aid so their spirits can hitch a ride on the next passing interstellar bus bound for Alpha Centauri station.
If you’re seriously planning a visit, I would likely billet you at the motel in Ste. Anne, about 15 minutes up the road, and just let you use my truck. How’s Heather with left hand drive? Shouldn’t be an issue: it’s four lane highway for much of the way. @oriskany and @gladesrunner can vouch for the accommodations… and the meals at our place when you arrive. The motel in Ste. Anne is also two minutes or less from the hospital in case you have a problem while you’re here. Maybe we could do a mini-con with whoever is interested. Jim?
You’ll be happy to know your 10 acres across the road is still for sale. The guy is asking way too much!
HAL has drifted to this…
Time to get stuck into some battle boards.
U-Boot, it was a Kickstarter my mate backed a while back. Essentially it’s a 4-player game where each player takes on a role in a German U-boat. You’re all working together and controlling crew but with completely different sets of actions. So for example only the Navigator will be plotting a course while the Chief Engineer will be looking after any technical issues that arise. Each crew member has quite a large range of tasks and the attention to detail is awesome. For instance, the game runs on crew morale and the worse it gets the greater challenges the Captain faces maintaining order. Allowing the crew to go out for a smoke increases morale a small bit but can only be done while surfaced. So if you go through an extended period of contact with Allied ships then there’s no reprieve.
More work done on Riddler. The green is finished for now although I have a feeling I might give it a thin glaze just to shade it slightly. I’ll see how I feel in the morning.
Good Morning All!
I’m back to working on the river boards today. Slow going, as they are becoming tedious. I’ll be putting a plasticard edge on two of the flat boards and trying to get them flocked today. I’ve got two more to do, but I want to put down some old bits of cobble, and some squared off corners, remnants of ancient building foundations. I’ve been saving up eggshell. It works quite well for that, as long as you remember to remove the membrane on the inside. Otherwise the shell wants to retain its round shape.
@unclejimmy Tau bits? Yes, please! Has no one else claimed them? I didn’t want to take all your stuff!
Mould lines? Where? There’s an intentional gap running down the centre of the keel, but I thought I had it sorted otherwise. Is that what you meant?
Yes, I would like to have a look at Tomorrow’s War. I’ve seen some of your FoF battle reports on here. Looks like fun!
No worries about the truck. If it’s just you we can find room, and I’ll run you around wherever you would like to go. As I said, the hospital isn’t far if you need it. I can get there in under 10 minutes. Winnipeg is about 40 minutes away; that’s where you would fly into. If you Google Earth ‘Ste. Genevieve, Manitoba’ you’ll see where we live: on the cusp of the Prairies and Canadian Shield country (rocks, pines, lakes). We’re two miles north of the village, and half a mile west. The pond is a giveaway.
The land is for sale because the guy is asking $55,000 for it; he only paid $39,000 and I think he got suckered at that price. The front half is a swamp… but fixable. If you dredge the swamp you can use the fill, which is mostly gravel, to build up a house site… and then you’re left with is a nice big pond. If you connect it to the ditches it will soon have minnows and other things in it that will take care of any mosquito larvae.
Also, I have a big “Beware of Dog” sign at the end of the driveway and fire off .22 rounds whenever anyone looks at the land. I don’t want a neighbour I don’t know.
@irredeemable Sounds like a fun game. Do you also get points for tonnage sunk? You say it’s a cooperative game. How do you win?
Awesome job on the green suit! It really pops! When I do bulk troops these days I often do a drybrush first and soften the ragged edges with a wash and then add a glaze afterward.
Mellow tunes this morning.
Time for some chores and then off to the garage.
First a question: what is the difference between there two items?
The answer is: £7! On the right an airbrush holder that I got free with my last airbrush, but they sell on Ebay for £9. The object on the right is a kitchen towel holder – £2 from Wilkinsons.
I also got this in the post…
JSA rules.
@tuffyears – that bird must work for the McGlinchy Brothers, remember their motto…”We slash more than prices!”
@ceppie – nope! Maybe they think there is some secret charge? Their loss is your gain. I’ll have a good scout about.
Mould-lines on the Drones sensor box. Oh, the horror!
You only fire a .22? I would want something a bit bigger. MortarInvestments sell all sorts of Soviet vehicles…something there might do. I am tempted. Really tempted. I mean £34000 is not bad for such a nice bit of land. No giant snakes is there?
Ah, the Cello. I can watch a woman play it all day long. It’s the hands!
@ceppie – bloody hell, what Army taught you that…Revolutionary? I have a little more style. I also cast my own shot. I know a great trick if you have some welding rod. Against the GC, but I won’t tell anyone.
The place they make them in the UK is just a few miles from here, Birtley. They still have their original Roman road too. Well, it feels like it when you are riding on it.
AWESOME! They do look like Sea Org. I love it. 1000pts. You clearly need some auditing. (Scientology in-joke)
You can buy E-meters. Some are upto $30000. However, the FDA made them add a sticker to the bottom…”This item does nothing.”
I just realised you missed something from your shopping list for booby-traps…human dung. Great for infecting wounds.
@sundancer – I think you have lost me a bit with your terrain. Did I miss something?
Here at UJ Towers we have been having a birthday supper. Very nice it was too.
Closing time is 2200hrs here, but I need to wash-up, so you get another few hours. There is not that many dishes, but I want to build one of those Domaru. Play nice.
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