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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1020 on: 22 August 2011, 11:08:39 »
Quote from: greatsarcasmo on 22 August 2011, 11:05:36
Ack. Your wife and Christine can never be allowed to talk. If she ever got an idea like that...

I managed to get a 1/72 Spitfire 24 in under the gun before the ruling was finalized. It's fairly clear which one of us is going to be in charge of the family finances. I take heart, however; beyond my role as breadwinner, I am apparently excellent at putting cookie dough on cookie sheets, which Melanie hates to do. So my masculinity clearly isn't imperiled.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1021 on: 22 August 2011, 11:14:04 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 11:08:39
I managed to get a 1/72 Spitfire 24 in under the gun before the ruling was finalized. It's fairly clear which one of us is going to be in charge of the family finances. I take heart, however; beyond my role as breadwinner, I am apparently excellent at putting cookie dough on cookie sheets, which Melanie hates to do. So my masculinity clearly isn't imperiled.
You're doing the 'baking' and you're saying  your masculinity is safe. Think again, it's the mommy who usually bakes the cookies.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1022 on: 22 August 2011, 11:17:10 »
What if you're not the breadwinner, do the cooking, cleaning and are the worst driver? I am still a man, yes?
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1023 on: 22 August 2011, 11:17:42 »
Quote from: Stormcrow on 22 August 2011, 11:14:04
You're doing the 'baking' and you're saying  your masculinity is safe. Think again, it's the mommy who usually bakes the cookies.

Well, I know who's not going to get any chocolate chip cookies from me.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1024 on: 22 August 2011, 11:18:07 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 10:43:33
I actually think it's one of the harder schemes out there to attempt from the start, but I'm a notoriously weak painter.

The tips I found helpful were this: paint the white areas light grey and drybrush white over them, paint the blue a dark blue and very lightly drybrush GW Ice Blue over it, and just use a nice deep red. Ink black before drybrushing. The net effect is a very battleworn DG scheme, which worked for what I was doing.
Thanks for the advice.  I'll try to keep it in mind, though I'm not sure when I'll get around to actually painting.

Quote from: Stormcrow on 22 August 2011, 11:14:04
You're doing the 'baking' and you're saying  your masculinity is safe. Think again, it's the mommy who usually bakes the cookies.
Nothing wrong with a good bake.  I'm quite proud of my from-scratch pancakes.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1025 on: 22 August 2011, 11:24:11 »
Quote from: greatsarcasmo on 22 August 2011, 11:17:10
What if you're not the breadwinner, do the cooking, cleaning and are the worst driver? I am still a man, yes?

Fear not, my brother, I too am the worst driver. Although, very excited about the '97 ES300 that I will soon be mishandling.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1026 on: 22 August 2011, 11:24:15 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 11:17:42
Well, I know who's not going to get any chocolate chip cookies from me.
's OK, Chocolate Chip is not my favorite cookie by a longshot. I eat those whne there literally is nothing else
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1027 on: 22 August 2011, 11:27:36 »
Quote from: Klep on 22 August 2011, 11:18:07
Thanks for the advice.  I'll try to keep it in mind, though I'm not sure when I'll get around to actually painting.

When you do, post pictures!
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1028 on: 22 August 2011, 11:31:14 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 10:35:19
I'd also like to note that despite the incessant bitching and whining, it seems pretty easy to build a solid Drac company, even without hundreds of gauss boats.

Lies.  Gauss boats are all that matters. 
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1029 on: 22 August 2011, 11:33:53 »
Quote from: Ian Sharpe on 22 August 2011, 11:31:14
Lies.  Gauss boats are all that matters.

There's one poster who complains about Drac 'mechs---who could I possibly mean?---and I always imagine their posts being read by someone whose voice rises to a shriek about three-quarters of the way through.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1030 on: 22 August 2011, 12:09:12 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 11:33:53
There's one poster who complains about Drac 'mechs---who could I possibly mean?---and I always imagine their posts being read by someone whose voice rises to a shriek about three-quarters of the way through.

The snakes' very own PerkinsC expy? ;D 
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1031 on: 22 August 2011, 12:53:39 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 11:33:53
There's one poster who complains about Drac 'mechs---who could I possibly mean?---and I always imagine their posts being read by someone whose voice rises to a shriek about three-quarters of the way through.

Yeah. At one point he described the 6/9/9, SnPPC, C3 spotter Phoenix Hawk as "mediocre".
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1032 on: 22 August 2011, 12:55:52 »
Quote from: Crunch on 22 August 2011, 12:53:39
Yeah. At one point he described the 6/9/9, SnPPC, C3 spotter Phoenix Hawk as "mediocre".

To be fair, I am no fan of it or the 5/8/8 POS PXH the MOC got out of the Jihad, either.  I have an unreasonableintense dislike of IJJs however. 
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1033 on: 22 August 2011, 13:00:05 »
No, you were correct with "unreasonable". IJJs are freakin awesome.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1034 on: 22 August 2011, 13:03:52 »
Heya folks!


I have recentyly sworn off the Wolf thread entirely and for the most part the Clan Chatterweb as well.  Seeing as how I actually know some of you guys in here I thought I might make this my new "hangout" spot.

That is if you dont mind a diehard Wolf fan mixing it up with you Davions.  :)


On another note I shudder at the thought of painting up a Davion Guards scheme.  I swore I would never paint a mech in that scheme again after VG.

 I did however finally find a Davion scheme that I liked at GenCon, which is the Kestrel Grenadiers.

I do have a question about mechs though.  Any really iconic mechs that I should have in that unit?  I know I have a Templar, Chimera, Garm and a few oddball mechs that I could use for the unit and my FedCom unit is now facing the "bath" squad.  Im pretty sure I can get a decent amount of mechs, tanks, and BA in the unit.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1035 on: 22 August 2011, 13:07:37 »
Quote from: Ian Sharpe on 22 August 2011, 12:55:52
To be fair, I am no fan of it or the 5/8/8 POS PXH the MOC got out of the Jihad, either.  I have an unreasonableintense dislike of IJJs however.

It's not an exceptional combat machine, but I would be hard pressed to find a better mech to spot for a C3 lance. Near max armor, excellent mobility and weapons that are still in short range outside of ECM range does not a mediocre spotter make.

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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1036 on: 22 August 2011, 13:16:06 »
Quote from: MadDogMaddux on 22 August 2011, 13:00:05
No, you were correct with "unreasonable". IJJs are freakin awesome.
Bahh, they're an abomination I tells ya.  If the Good Lord had intended us to jump further than our Walking MP, we'd all be running around in Airmech Mode constantly.  If you want to jump 8 hexes, take a Spider.  That's all we had back in the day, and we were glad!   [tickedoff]
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1037 on: 22 August 2011, 13:20:37 »
Quote from: Paladin1 on 22 August 2011, 13:16:06
Bahh, they're an abomination I tells ya.  If the Good Lord had intended us to jump further than our Walking MP, we'd all be running around in Airmech Mode constantly.  If you want to jump 8 hexes, take a Spider.  That's all we had back in the day, and we were glad!   [tickedoff]

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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1038 on: 22 August 2011, 13:34:16 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 11:33:53
There's one poster who complains about Drac 'mechs---who could I possibly mean?---and I always imagine their posts being read by someone whose voice rises to a shriek about three-quarters of the way through.
Chris Latta?  (Of Transformers and G.I. Joe fame)  Or Lady Gaga? (oh wait... becomes shreiking 3/4 of the way through.  She's out.)
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1039 on: 22 August 2011, 13:36:46 »
Not a fan of the IJJs myself.  Then again I dont much care for regular JJs.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1040 on: 22 August 2011, 13:50:49 »
Welcome Wolf Lancer! Sorry to hear that chatterweb is no longer enjoyable...
Yea, I'm regretting choosing 2 lances of BoG mechs to paint. I only have 3 in progress, so I might compromise and just trim it down to a lance. I'll have to find another unit to paint up that I like, however. I kinda like the Capellan Dragoons, but that limits who I can play. I'll find something.

Oh, and Go Team (Sex) Panther!
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1041 on: 22 August 2011, 13:57:44 »
Wolf Lancer: Off the top of my head: Rifleman, Enforcer III, Rakshasa, Javelin, Centurion, and Osiris are all pretty iconic.

Quote from: Crunch on 22 August 2011, 12:53:39
Yeah. At one point he described the 6/9/9, SnPPC, C3 spotter Phoenix Hawk as "mediocre".

It's not the best stand-up, rock-em-sock-em 'mech out there, but it's an awesome Kurita Wraith replacement. Every faction needs their own nigh-unhittable medium jumper.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1042 on: 22 August 2011, 14:19:48 »
Regarding our duel, I thought I would post a poll, to see what the masses think is the better design!
http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,9520.0.html
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1043 on: 22 August 2011, 14:46:05 »
Well, surely know that one duel won't be dispositive.  That's why people bet, and bet again the next time.

MDM, your weekend sounds like mine, wherein I slew the Grievous Cockroach with a 30-point Can of Raid.

3CL, your wife has already figured out how to help you enjoy your hobbies by rationing their availability.  You remember the Twilight Zone where the guy went to hell and found it full of things he enjoyed without limit, thus denying him the pleasure of them, right?
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1044 on: 22 August 2011, 14:56:07 »
Quote from: greatsarcasmo on 22 August 2011, 14:19:48
Regarding our duel, I thought I would post a poll, to see what the masses think is the better design!
http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,9520.0.html

Mexilent!
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1045 on: 22 August 2011, 15:14:28 »
Quote from: 3rdCrucisLancers on 22 August 2011, 13:57:44
Every faction needs their own nigh-unhittable medium jumper.

Blitzkrieg-4F!!!!!!

Best part is, it even has the proper letter suffix for the Ducal Army.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1046 on: 22 August 2011, 15:16:01 »
Quote from: Neko_Bijin on 22 August 2011, 14:46:05


MDM, your weekend sounds like mine, wherein I slew the Grievous Cockroach with a 30-point Can of Raid.


I have a Calico of Greater Insect Bane for that.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1047 on: 22 August 2011, 16:34:04 »
How are we to learn which IP and port to connect for the big game?
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1048 on: 22 August 2011, 16:45:32 »
MDM or I will post it here.
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Re: AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur
« Reply #1049 on: 22 August 2011, 17:48:33 »
Quote from: Neko_Bijin on 22 August 2011, 14:46:05
You remember the Twilight Zone where the guy went to hell and found it full of things he enjoyed without limit, thus denying him the pleasure of them, right?

Was that the one where Homer ate all the donuts in the world?
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