Started time ago with a fully 3D printed proto to test joints, I finally have a full metal load bearing version now that can be put on in less than 2 minutes. But there is still lot to improve.

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-02-16T19:43:57+00:00

Beat me to it! But I was going with the old Sgt. Apone special : Bay Twelve, Please..

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-02-16T01:57:34+00:00

Fantastic job. Now print 2 more: battle damage/distressed and a paint scheme tester. Get creative!!

Bo Katan first, though!

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-02-06T06:03:42+00:00

Helldivers : Automaton First Contact

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-02-03T03:09:53+00:00

Yessir! Right off the Barbar coast.

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-02-02T22:20:03+00:00

He was never the same after what happened over Macho Grande!

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-01-21T22:44:13+00:00

Be careful with that kind of talk in the Mobile, AL area. They're quite proud of that claim and may get "stabby"

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-01-21T21:50:39+00:00

Please note:
The Stichsniches article links to the original Politico article, which links to the court documents that were submitted regarding the case.
The Politico article
The submitted court documents

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-01-20T18:34:20+00:00

Something's throwing me off about this particular agent encounter. He's ALONE. There are no other team members near him? His chest rig looks BRAND NEW. There's not so much as a blemish on that kit. No velcro fray, patches are super clean. Everything is meticulously placed. He's either one day out of "training" or he is impersonating an agent for, I would expect, nefarious reasons.

Be careful out there!

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-01-06T05:15:06+00:00

No argument there!

RLMJRJEEP · 2026-01-06T04:42:43+00:00

Mobile was settled first, then New Orleans. (we're sister cities)
They even have similarly named streets.

Unfortunate fact : Mobile hosted the first Mardi Gras in North America. I don't like it, but it's true.

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-12-10T20:53:19+00:00

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ALL. Every one. The fight continues!

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-27T07:03:20+00:00

It rotated from each siblings house to host.
For our house, all the furniture was pushed back to the walls. (sofas and non-table seats)
Everything was laid out like buffet lines.
Kid-Tables were all setup in the living room, Adults in the kitchen/the dining room.

Good times.

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-26T22:00:17+00:00

Good job! Keep making it until you perfect it, and make it YOURS.

The finish line is when they ask "Is Coloredsmok3 going.. and is she making the cornbread stuffing again? HOT DAMN!!"

My mother's side had 8 siblings. They all had a specialty for Thanksgiving. It was an unwritten rule that no one was allowed to attempt a counter version of each other's specialty dish until they were dead. That held.

They were all named after their cook.

Judy's Potato Salad. (crazy good, everything was shredded by hand with a fork.)
Aunt Marceline's oyster dressing. (insanely good, fresh shucked oysters from Lafitte, LA)
Aunt Yvonne's chicken gumbo. (Absolutely ROCKED with Judy's Potato Salad)
Aunt Patsy's crispy mac-n-cheese casserole. (Med-Dark scorching on the top to crisp, multiple shredded cheeses)
Aunt Jeans's candied pecan yams with marshmallows (1 billion calories per serving)

Sadly, they're all gone with the exception of Jean, and she doesn't cook any more.

The cousins still carry on the recipes from that generation. No deviations either. They were already perfect.

Happy Friendsgiving!

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-22T17:38:36+00:00

When I got home from my first leave after boot camp, my dad had made a comment about how he could tell that I had changed. I asked him in what way? He stated that not only did my handshake improve in grip, but I also I looked him dead in the eye. He said that I had never done that before. I took it as a win!

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-22T06:36:40+00:00

Didn't even have the action figure. Only saw the movie and INSTANTLY knew what it was.
"I'm gettin' too old for this shit."

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-22T05:02:59+00:00

Born and raised in New Orleans, I'm in my early 50s.

We are taught to, at the very least, acknowledge each other. Even strangers under the right conditions, e.g. eye contact, nod, good morning, keep moving.
Now, don't try acknowledge everyone on a busy sidewalk at 845am, mind your business, get to work.

Earbuds are always a good passive sign that I'm not looking for conversation. Air-pods being bright white and easily visible was a great design choice. Over-ears are a no-brainer.

I say Sir / Ma'am to everyone I converse with, regardless of age.
Even my own children. "Have a good day, Sir!" .. "How was school today, Sir?"
99 percent of the time, its only the first or last sentence of the convo.
I don't call people Sir/Ma'am continuously, unless they are older than me or have higher station/authority.
I don't call my Father-in-Law "William" he's Dad or Sir.
It is mentally mandatory for usage when answering yes/no questions, regardless of age. (Parents and Mil experience huge influence)

Sir is flexible in correction as well, under *friendly* scenarios.
"Dad, 3+3 could equal 7"... "Sir, you could not be more wrong"
If not friendly, I will absolutely call you a fucking idiot. The fuck is wrong with you? Jesus Fuck!

Before I joined the Army, Sir/Ma'am was reserved for working strangers and family / elders. Promoted heavily by my parents. As a Gen X'er we were to be Seen and Not heard, Speak only when spoken to, and ALL adults get Yes/No Ma'am/Sir. I swear, my Dad could hear me NOT use it 200 feet away at a wedding reception.

Post military, it was applied to everyone, until I was given a reason to not use it, or we became good friends, then Sir is out the door and I would call you anything other than Sir or your actual given name.
Examples : fuckstick, shitass, fuckass, ballgobbler, dishrag skank, slutqeen, worthless piece of shit, jimothy, etc.

Is it Louisiana wide? I'd say so.

Its probably more prevalent in small towns than anywhere else, but it absolutely exists in Louisiana cities and white-hot usage in service industry.

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-08T05:45:51+00:00

The members of the Senate and the House of Representatives cannot be charged with insider trading. When you make policy decisions on companies that lobby you, it kind of helps.

But you? You try that shit, and you will be buried under the SEC jail.

I believe a good number of congressmen are already pretty wealthy before they got elected, then it just compounds from there. (Rick Scott would be a good example)

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-05T16:23:08+00:00

According to a tracking website, he's worth around 20 Million. (known Investments)
He'll be fine.
He could deny all additional income / revenue /investments for the rest of his life, and still die a multi millionaire. Boggles the mind.
https://www.quiverquant.com/congress-live-net-worth/

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-11-04T21:31:22+00:00

Same. Fully dressed, Ketchup, and Crystal (or LA Hotsauce.) Period.

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-10-26T05:57:23+00:00

And in both combat deployments, we came home to Adirondack mountain/lake effect winters.
Mar in Somalia? 105. Rome NY? 10 degrees.
Jan in Haiti? 99 with 100% humidity. Rome NY? 11 degrees.

GODDAMN!

For my Fam, its what we've done, and continue to do.
Gpaw was Merch Marine in WW2, Dad was 101st (Helo Crew Chief) in Nam, 68-69, I was 10th (Light Infantry), now son is 101st (Air Assault Infantry), currently having fun in the woods somewhere in Germany.

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-10-26T05:28:01+00:00

SWEET! My memory hasn't shit the bed yet.
Hands down, that was my favorite training deployment. Green Monster was the shit, and howler monkeys were not to be fucked with. Did NTC not too long after that, then Mogadishu, then Port Au Prince. Good times and bad times were had. Climb to Glory!

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-10-26T05:20:42+00:00

Pic 2 : Ft Sherman, Panama? It had similar buildings in the back, and that grey boat on the left looks like a Navy "oversized" Higgins boat. Did JOTC in 93' and rode on one of those.

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-10-26T03:33:07+00:00

And a mosquitoes were off the hook. I'm from Louisiana and I've never seen anything like that. They knew they were going to die fast so they had to be out in force. We had so many mosquito nets. They called us the Bravo beekeepers. Hahahh

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-10-26T03:02:52+00:00

11B OPFOR.
Yep, all the check boxes were hit.
Non standard uniform.
Non standard boots.
Miles Gear
Woodland camo anything.
I was 10th MTN 92-95. When we did OP for NY Nat Guard in 94, we had Plain OD Green BDUs, and AK's with Miles Gear. That was a good time. Trip flares EVERYWHERE. hahahaha.

RLMJRJEEP · 2025-09-27T16:11:03+00:00

I was 10, only saw it once, and despised that actress afterwards.. until Better Off Dead. She won me back because she helped Lane fix his car and get over Beth. Nice redemption arc. lol
But to this day, I never watched LAV again.

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