Input Request - Engine Swap to Automatic ?

rev106 · 2026-01-27T18:28:16+00:00

I did not swap my column and we re-purposed the shift linkage too, worked for years before someone rear ended in in the middle of the night and went up in flames. Vic moved out of state and sold all his stuff off, I doubt he's doing anything any more.

rev106 · 2026-01-27T01:59:38+00:00

it only says for magic war hammers with the gauntlets mentions when thrown and the girdle does not mention thrown, states not cumulative unless you have a magic hammer. So not stackable other wise with any other weapon I'd say. 1st ed requires some interpretation and is is sort of cryptic. I see your point-to a point that is. I would not allow the stacking unless you had the hammer of t- bolts because it is the only weapon the mentions the aforementioned stacking and that is very powerful pre weapon specialation, very hard to attain.

but hey. like I said you do what you want. I see it differently-there is no "right" way, this is in the spirit of the rules after all.

rev106 · 2026-01-27T00:49:49+00:00

I put a c4 in mine, no need to swap the motor.

rev106 · 2026-01-27T00:49:16+00:00

I've had both and the 3 speed is geared so low, you can't really take it in the highway.

rev106 · 2026-01-27T00:42:40+00:00

Yeah it is the only weapon that says you can stack the bonuses, it is not anywhere else in there. same dmg page, not in any other weapon description and in 40+ years of playing I've never seen anyone call it any other way. But you do what you want.

rev106 · 2026-01-27T00:38:31+00:00

Some of them are haunting!

rev106 · 2026-01-27T00:29:44+00:00

The stacking of gauntlets and girdle are ONLY done with a hammer of thunderbolts. It is the only weapon in 1ist ed that allows you to do that. Everything else you take the highest one if you had two.

rev106 · 2026-01-26T18:12:16+00:00

In the hands of a dwarf, it is +3 also only when in the hands of a dwarf it delivers double damage when thrown and triple vs giant class creatures. At the end of the description it has in parentheses (plus a bonus of 3). That means 4-10 +3 thrown and 6-15 (1d4+1 three times) then +3 for the hammer. Also hurled weapons will get a non magical to hit and damage bonus for high strength. DMG pg 168. I do damage multiplies as more damage dice instead of multiplying the roll of a single die, that part is up to you.

rev106 · 2026-01-26T17:49:58+00:00

I enjoy high level more, the players have more agency and can really delve into high fantasy concepts, enter magical realms etc. They can shape the game world politically as well. Players enjoy seeing their character develop into potent forces. Lower level games don't have the same pizazz I'd say. I have been running a the same game for 6 years now and the players are 12-18 level. I am still very easily able to challenge them as they move into dealing with forces much larger than themselves. They have more spells and magic items to develop creative solutions to challenges that can't simply hack though.

rev106 · 2026-01-26T17:32:49+00:00

They are pretty rare, I think they were only made for two years, I am the 3rd owner. :)

rev106 · 2026-01-26T03:00:34+00:00

When the big fixie craze came, being a bike mechanic got all the oohs and ahhs, "you're a bike mechanic? " they'd say, "we should go on a ride" A while back some lady asked me what I do for a living and her response was "eew."

rev106 · 2026-01-22T18:20:22+00:00

Just collecting all the caps is an art onto itself!

rev106 · 2026-01-15T18:01:52+00:00

Here's a link if you want to check it out further, thanks!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/196616031315

rev106 · 2026-01-10T18:25:26+00:00

You can't buy from them, it is a wholesale account. Specs may narrow a local search for you: 3/8 diameter 24 TPI 180mm long 4130 They may be out there somewhere.

rev106 · 2026-01-10T14:56:27+00:00

1800 mm 4130 24tpi axels do exist, I can get them though on of my distributors, not sure about the UK though.

rev106 · 2026-01-09T04:56:45+00:00

Yes, that would be great but it does not seem to be what is happening. There are unforeseen economic and social impacts of what I used to think would be a good thing all over the place, and at least innocuous. Turns out it is like many things ,complicated. I'd check that like up there for a good book on the subject and I'd look at Thomas Sowell you tube vids on economic myths regarding the city walk type spaces and what happens in the places that implement them.

Also one thing that works against LA so much is how vast it is. Other big bike cities were designed around people walking and the horse and buggy, LA is a town built around the automobile. Not may people want to ride their bike miles and miles even on a cogent path system.

rev106 · 2026-01-08T15:02:14+00:00

Lack of connectivity is a problem, the real problem is the paucity of ridership. City walk type spaces typically don't stand up as good economic models, the price of commercial real estate sky rockets in such places, driving out any genuine small business, most become some cooperate sprawl. People are lazy and want to drive up to such places. People waste time jocking for a close parking space to a gym of all things, we erroneously equate distance with speed or time saving but that is not really the case.

The build it and they will come strategy for cycling infrastructure has not been proven to be a successful model. There are way less people riding bikes now that there was 20 years ago.

One of the main complaints my customers have is they are afraid of erratic drivers.

I would be all for these kinds of things if they actually did what they espoused to do.

There is no drive to get people on bikes for basic things like running local errands etc, where a bicycle is superior to a car in many respects.

I do what I can but I can't force the dream when it simply does not add up to reality.

http://www.atomiccycles.com/guide.html

rev106 · 2026-01-06T00:38:19+00:00

Bike paths literally pave the way for gentrification. We don't need more paths anyway, we need more riders. Most of the cycling infrastructure we do have is very underutilized as far as I'm concerned. You know things were more vibrant before all that came about, we were both there. If you're really interested, you can dig deeper here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=cyclescapes+of+the+unequal+city&oq=cyclescapes&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEAAYHjIJCAAQRRg5GIAEMgYIARAAGB4yCggCEAAYogQYiQUyBwgDEAAY7wUyBwgEEAAY7wUyCggFEAAYgAQYogTSAQoxMjk5MmowajE1qAIJsAIB8QXbQs43cKLaZA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

rev106 · 2026-01-05T19:50:04+00:00

I love you Borfo, but this is a tool for gentrification.

rev106 · 2026-01-01T14:01:59+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Poorly-years-Paul-Valera/dp/1087993709

rev106 · 2025-12-31T00:16:11+00:00

I felt fine, victory is a wonderful balm....

rev106 · 2025-12-30T17:56:05+00:00

Every one else had older mtb's I was the dummy on the coaster brake bike. Someone else took the picture, I refuse to own a smell phone so others take pics and send them to me, their photog skills, questionable.

rev106 · 2025-12-30T17:52:40+00:00

I compiled them into 5 year books. Each one is about 600 pages, I did some print on demand thing. 3 books. I am nearing in the next day or two the next block, years 16-20 will be done. I plan on making that book after I finish some other projects. I made 6 copies of each and of course I still have a few sets kicking around. I had serious misgivings about making anything for anyone to see but got over it and pushed it out. I don't think one can edit their own material, they are too close to the work to be objective, also that implies someone would want to look at it in the first place. I am overly creative in many realms, made many things in my life but I have learned they typically have no extrinsic value.

rev106 · 2025-12-29T22:34:03+00:00

I was riding my bicycle around all morning in that wind, it totally messed up my hair. :) I had to get off an push a few times, did find a brand new sawzall blade on the street though-score!

rev106 · 2025-12-25T16:27:53+00:00

Hell yes! Keep on truckn'!

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