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Re: Battle of Tank Stream
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Tue, 6 Jun 2000 04:53:29 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, James Howse writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, Richard Parsons writes:
> > Righto guys,
> > This is so draft that its extremely unworthy, but I'm guessing some joint
> > work will sort it out post haste. I won't bother commenting out the bits
> > that I think are ok, the bits that are bones, and the bits that hardly exist
> > at all - it seems fairly clear I think.
> > I have filled in about 70% of what I remember happening to and around Ahab,
> > and I am well aware that there will be bits I have forgotten, and quite
> > possibly bits I have repressed. The plunge of the Saucy Sal still has me
> > waking in a cold sweat ;-)
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> I'm sorry about that, it worked out well nethertheless.
Almost too well! I'd hate to think of the resulting explosion if Sal had
landed a couple of inches further on and had taken out the right-hand TL
battery. Or the power station for that matter. Game over in a big way!
> > I have sketched in a missiony bit, but that's more down to James and PeterC,
> > and the Vill-Idge people could no doubt be better done, and I look to DavidL
> > to add some colour and movement there. I settled on SHAG only because it
> > was on my mind at the time - I fully expect you guys will do much better.
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> Battle of Tank Stream
> Stardate: umm, longish in the future (4 June 2000)
> <Big snip for bandwidth's sake>
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> I'll add my flavour bits as soon as I stop laughing. I had fun on the day but
> it all seemed a bit of a blur. Seeing in print the edited highlights the
> battle becomes really quite funny. I have a feeling that the next battle will
> have preincarnations of Bond and Ahab on different sides of the table. (Shogun
> Bondsai anyone?).
Me too. I had another look through the pics last night, and they should fit in
well with the story. Still no sign of that <expletive deleted expressing utter
frustration> installation CD, but I have been assured it's on the way. I still
can't believe I didn't get any train or technic/mindstorm shots.
> All in all I think I did as much damage to Ahab's force as I did to Boxer's.
> The mech incident, the bombots thing, the dropping of a decent sized model
> from head height and the whole leading into a death trap situation. Good thing
> I didn't get among Pete's base, imagine the havok I could have wreaked!
Exactly! If you'd have got your hands on those turbo laser we might never have
seen the Saucy Sue again!
Pete Callaway
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| (...) Great first draft, interesting for all, bar the comatose ! (...) We shouldn't forget the trains, maybe if we acquire a big enough playspace, we will all be in the one room. The Technic/Mindstorms will get more people, so they must get featured (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| Evening all, Just a note to point out that I haven't let this go - its just that its bigger 'n Ben Hur (or do we now say bigger 'n Gladiator for the sake of the young people :-) Its six pages and about fifty pics. Pages one to four are done, and the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| (...) I'm sorry about that, it worked out well nethertheless. (...) Battle of Tank Stream Stardate: umm, longish in the future (4 June 2000) <Big snip for bandwidth's sake> I'll add my flavour bits as soon as I stop laughing. I had fun on the day (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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