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[gooseman]

Are the cookies his isorla? :D

Aff.  O0

[Luriael]

gooseman, yer da... man! That Warhawk is sick! I guess it's a one off made for Catalyst  :(

I need to lay my hands on a 3D printer! :P

[Klat]

Are the cookies his isorla? :D

I certainly wouldn't try to take them.

[gooseman]

gooseman, yer da... man! That Warhawk is sick! I guess it's a one off made for Catalyst  :(

Neg, it's my understanding the model was the owner's and he graciously displayed it at the HQ for the CGL miniatures gaming section.

[Dak]

Just a note to say that I put up a DropBox Gallery for CSO & Catalyst here:

http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,41225.0.html

Enjoy!
Dak

[Auren]

You gotta find first gear / In your giant robot car...

Megas Knight’s Dashboard: Lasers - More Lasers - DISCO INFERNO!

Does it have a "Button you should have pressed at the beginning of the fight to outbid and destroy the clanners." button?

[CranstonSnord]

My first set of pictures:

https://plus.google.com/photos/108372043424768835489/albums/6049438015629073217

Pics and details of the Clan Grand Melee and Trial of Bloodright will be posted in AARs as soon as I get the details written up.

[Atlas3060]

Are the cookies his isorla? :D

I..*munch munch* Warrior Coop have defeated the 103rd Girl Scout Troop.
They are now bondsmen of my Clan.
I claim these Thin Mints as isorla!

[White_Knight]

I..*munch munch* Warrior Coop have defeated the 103rd Girl Scout Troop.
They are now bondsmen of my Clan.
I claim these Thin Mints as isorla!

Those are no mere girl scout cookie, those are the much vaunted Oreo IICs

[Atlas3060]

Those are no mere girl scout cookie, those are the much vaunted Oreo IICs

Those are rare ever since the Mystic Order of Keeb-lar mothballed the facilities after the great Food Fight.

[White_Knight]

Those are rare ever since the Mystic Order of Keeb-lar mothballed the facilities after the great Food Fight.

Only the facilities in the Inner States, the Northern Periphery retains several facilities

[DarkISI]

You mean this guy?

That's just awesome :)

[Cache]

Has no one posted a picture of the 23" tall Warhawk we had sitting on our HQ in the Minis hall?

Dak posted a link to a dropbox gallery down in the Miniatures forum.  I seem to be the only one who's asking questions about it. (found this post of yours doing a forum search.)   [edit: and then I pull the rookie mistake of not reading the rest of this thread  :D ]


It looks absolutely amazing!  What can you tell me about it?

[I am Belch II]

A nice Daishi/Dire Wolf sized  version would be pretty awesome!

[RABIDFOX50]

So jealous I don't have the time or money to go, but thanks for the info and pictures.  O0

We should all plan to go next year. Me, you, Master1955, Fidel Cashflow and the others. Geekout weekend!  :D

[Mastergunz]

I'm already organizing via FB with a bunch of friends and setting money aside a bit at a time so it doesn't sneak up on me like it did this year. Is it next August yet?!  :D

-Gunz

[Peter Smith]

Is it next August yet?!

GenCon was moved to July for next year.

[Savage Coyote]

Starts the last couple days of july and ends August 2nd I think, which is why I'm eyeing to go since I don't have to worry about my job starting the day after I'd get home...

[Mastergunz]

GenCon was moved to July for next year.

 :Jumpy: [rockon]

-Gunz

[Wrangler]

Did they say why their moving the con?  My local con I go to properly need change to August because of that.

[Kit deSummersville]

Probably something else already booked at the convention center.

[jimdigris]

I prefer it when Gencon is earlier in the summer.  It gives me more time to play with my loot before work resumes.

[Peter Smith]

Did they say why their moving the con?

I've heard nothing official, but the unofficial rumblings are that the Colts/NFL requested the change so as to not conflict with preseason. Both teams book out pretty large blocks of hotel rooms for the games, and GenCon's housing requirements pretty much kill any hotel availability.

[Charlie Tango]

There is also another large event that this year (Drum Corps Internationals Finals week) was the weekend before Gencon and is the same weekend in Indy next year.  This shift back to the beginning of August for this year was announced at least two years ago if not longer.

Gencon posts their future show dates on their website here: http://www.gencon.com/attend/futuredates


Also pushing Gencon back earlier actually should end up helping attendance because it doesn't run up against schools; with a lot of districts starting in mid August now you end up with people who are in education (like Savage Coyote) who either can't come to the con or have to run on very tight travel schedules to be able to attend.

[acemarke]

I've heard nothing official, but the unofficial rumblings are that the Colts/NFL requested the change so as to not conflict with preseason. Both teams book out pretty large blocks of hotel rooms for the games, and GenCon's housing requirements pretty much kill any hotel availability.

I finished playing the afternoon canon session on Saturday and walked outside to grab dinner from the food trucks.  The street was packed with congoers, obviously, but there were also hordes of Colt fans walking past headed to the stadium.  Seeing the blending of these two subcultures was highly amusing :)

So yeah, the NFL preseason thing would totally make sense.  (And remember, someone wearing an Andrew Luck jersey is cosplaying too!)

[Savage Coyote]

Also pushing Gencon back earlier actually should end up helping attendance because it doesn't run up against schools; with a lot of districts starting in mid August now you end up with people who are in education (like Savage Coyote) who either can't come to the con or have to run on very tight travel schedules to be able to attend.

And thank you for helping with that tight travel schedule a few years ago!  O0

[Von Ether]

August is crazy for cons.

There's already WorldCon, Dragon Con, Pax Prime, and Official Star Trek Convention. In fact, WorldCon and GenCon were on the same weekend this year.

Especially for Pax and DragonCon, that's a lot of cross-over.

[Charlie Tango]

August is crazy for cons.

There's already WorldCon, Dragon Con, Pax Prime, and Official Star Trek Convention. In fact, WorldCon and GenCon were on the same weekend this year.

Especially for Pax and DragonCon, that's a lot of cross-over.

And also the massive convention up in Toronto this weekend (Fan Expo?)

[I am Belch II]

Lots of conventions and not a lot of money.

[CranstonSnord]

Grand Melee and Bloodright reports posted in After Action Reports.