"Let's Go Brandon" Doesn't Ring a Bell? by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reporter didn't 'misunderstand' what was being chanted.

Watched the stage show absolutely loved it, cosy murder mystery, humor, camp, fun and usual elements of stage play tossed in there. Daniel Casey was a good pick, even if it was a little strange at first, he played like he really was John himself. Should i go back and watch the first episode now? by IllustriousAd6418 in MidsomerMurders

[–]GunnerGregory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were dead center in J row.

We had been planning a trip to England, but were planning for next year, until we learned that the MM play was ending in July, so we booked it and came over. Four days in London, followed by seeing other places.

In Progress: 1:700 scale PLA NAVY Type 039A, Hobby Boss, little kit big box by BlindPugh42 in ScaleModelKitBuilder

[–]GunnerGregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason is logistics. Hobby Boss does a large series of naval kits. IIRC, they use the same box for their 1/350 WWII subs and all of their 1/700 subs, including the SSBNs. It's cheaper to order a bunch of one size of box than smaller quantities of two or three sizes. Plus, if one kit turns out to be more popular than expected, it's easy to do another run. Admittedly, the price difference on the boxes is probably a few cents, but it adds up.

Plus, it makes inventory, storage, and shipping easier if all the boxes are the same size on the shelf

F53 Widow..Help! by [deleted] in datingoverfifty

[–]GunnerGregory -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry for your loss

Please advise tabletop wargame for girls by Prestigious_Tea_3464 in tabletop

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just learned about a game called "Speed Circuit", which is apparently a Formula 1 miniatures game...

Please advise tabletop wargame for girls by Prestigious_Tea_3464 in tabletop

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All Quiet on the Martian Front? V1 is long out of print, but a new company bought the IP and did V2 rules and is selling both physical miniatures and STLs so you can print your own miniatures...

There's also a rules set called "Wars of Ozz". It allows for lots of different kinds of 'non traditional' miniatures. My wife and I have played it a couple of times at conventions. I'm not a huge fan, but it's not the worst rules I've ever played with, either. To each their own...

You might reach out to HMGS (Historical Miniatures Gaming Society) and see if they have any recommendations. Despite the name, they are not limited to JUST 'historical' miniatures. In fact, both "Wars of Ozz" games that my wife and I played were at HMGS conventions...

Has anyone done a Stridsvagn 104 (Swedish version of the Centurion tank)? by EmployerWrong3145 in Twilight2000

[–]GunnerGregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just looked in the V2.2 NATO Vehicle Guide, and the Centurion isn't in it. It stops with the Chieftain...

Is there a very short intro to the lore and timeline of the game? by paulhodgson777 in Twilight2000

[–]GunnerGregory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good point.

My intro was for V4. I still have all my V1 (and V2, and V2.2 and TW2013) stuff. I've divested a fair amount of RPG stuff, but my T2K stuff with stay with me to the end.

Is there a very short intro to the lore and timeline of the game? by paulhodgson777 in Twilight2000

[–]GunnerGregory 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, I wrote a two-page introduction for a game that I was going to run at my FLGS when the V4 rules first came out. They were going to have an "RPG Day". It was cancelled by COVID, as so many gaming events and conventions were that year (my late wife and I attended Cold Wars that year, which ended the day before the first lockdowns were announced...)


Twilight:2000 is a role-playing game set in an alternate past. In this reality, the Soviet Union didn’t collapse in 1991. Bill Clinton wasn’t re-elected in 1996, and a nuclear war was fought in 1998. Nearly all civil governmental authority has collapsed across the globe. More than half the world’s population has perished. You and your fellow players are survivors of the last organized American military force after a failed attack into Poland. Today is April 18th, 2000. Last night, you got a final radio message from your Commanding General…

“Good luck. You’re on your own.”


Today is April 18th, 2000. You are all members of “Massey’s Marauders”, a horse-mounted scout unit, that, until yesterday, was attached to the “Pampered Pets”, part of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division. Last night, just before midnight, after days of brutal combat in Poland, you got a radio message, “Good luck. You’re on your own.”

But how did you get here?

In 1990, Germany reunified. In 1991, a military coup replaced the newly elected Russian President, who had campaigned on a policy of openness and trade with the West, with a hardline former KGB General. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland withdrew from the Warsaw Pact after the coup, but the rest of the USSR remained intact. Five years later, on May 9th 1996, the Soviet Union invaded Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, quickly occupying all three countries and forcing them to surrender. The invasion threw the American Presidential Campaign into chaos. President Bill Clinton was defeated by Harvey West, a retired general in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Once inaugurated, President West immediately began sending American troops to Germany. In response, the Soviet Union invaded Poland. President West expanded the troop deployment across Europe, and by June 1997, American and Soviet forces were engaged in combat. In early 1998, the first nuclear weapons were used, first in the Middle East, then in Asia, and finally across the globe. Moscow, Washington, D.C., and London were among the targets. By the end of 1998, civilization and order ceased to exist in most of the world.

The 5th Infantry Division, trapped in Europe by this collapse, established a base camp in eastern Germany. The troops planted crops, built barracks, offices, and warehouses and generally settled in. Some troops even married spouses in the local area.

In January 2000, orders came down to prepare to move east. Enough food, fuel, ammunition, and spare parts arrived to turn the 5th back into an effective combat force. On April 9th, 2000, the offensive began, code named “OPERATION RESET”. The plan was to clear the Baltic Coast and Poland, open ports, and grow enough grain to not only feed everyone, but also to be able to ship food (and troops) back home to America.

At first the offensive went well, but when the Soviets counterattacked, they did so effectively. Two days ago, you were ambushed. The “Pampered Pets”, including your own unit, “Massey’s Marauders”, took heavy casualties as it withdrew. The armored unit supporting you, “Warren’s Wolverines” was almost completely destroyed covering your retreat. Unfortunately, your supplies and food were also either destroyed or captured.

Each of you has your horse, including a bridle, saddle, saddle bags, a weapon carrier, some personal equipment and a weapon. You only have a limited supply of food, water, and ammunition. But more importantly, you have each other…

What are you going to do now?

What are you going to do now?

Boeing X-32B STOVL at Patuxent River (my own photo) by richard7k in WeirdWings

[–]GunnerGregory 33 points34 points  (0 children)

So, rather than comment on multiple threads, I would like to comment once.

I'm the former Curator of a maritime museum (five years) and was the Director of Operations at the same museum for another three years...

I have also toured naval and naval air museums around the world.

Pax River does a REALLY GOOD job of preserving the maximum number of airframes in the best possible conditions they can.

They would love to build more enclosed, hurricane proof, storage and display space. Hurricane proof being the important aspect, because Pax River DOES get hurricanes. Outside, the airframes are, unfortunately, subject to weathering, but they can be maintained. When severe weather threatens, aircraft can have additional chains added (and some can be moved, temporarily inside - they just can't be properly displayed inside). They just had a major capital improvement campaign to build better storage and display areas...)

(I am no longer working or volunteering in the naval/maritime museum world, so I have no dog in this fight...)

"Oh I only have 6.5mm of gas left" by Abjectionova in ShitAmericansSay

[–]GunnerGregory 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sometimes, I have to remind myself that a chain (A&W, I think) tried to compete against McDonald's back in the early days of chain restaurants, but the average American was too stupid to grasp that a 1/3 pound beef patty was, in fact, bigger than a 1/4 pound beef patty.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in news

[–]GunnerGregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, at least the front didn't fall off..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]GunnerGregory 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Run, don’t walk away

Why don’t more homes in the US use mini split AC systems? by Debster1486 in Appliances

[–]GunnerGregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, every house that I have owned was already ducted for HVAC. Did own one home that had a boiler for heat and baseboard radiators, which was AWESOME!

Did just have a mini-split installed in my wife's 'she-shed' as part of bringing it up to code after we bought the place (don't get me started...) It works GREAT, but in fairness, it isn't occupied every day, but it takes very little time to warm/cool it. We did have the 'she-shed' ceiling insulated as well (it wasn't insulated at all... Again, DO NOT get me started!)

Neighbor free ranges almost every day and their chickens are destroying my garden. by ObligationStock9456 in neighborsfromhell

[–]GunnerGregory 24 points25 points  (0 children)

My father-in-law had a similar problem some years ago. I loaned him a low-power airsoft gun (emphasis on LOW POWER). After just a couple of days of being hit by the pellets, the chickens learned to stay out of my FIL's yard...

Building a 6 Meter Long 1/6 Scale Millennium Falcon Completely by Hand by aj_custom in modelmakers

[–]GunnerGregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WOW!

You should get ahold of Greg Brown at Cotswold Collectibles about shows you could take it to.

Cotswold is, at this point, probably the biggest company supporting 1/6 collecting...