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Re: Help name the newest Weekend Warrior Yeah, I actually kind of like Ken as well... but its also a regular name, which is like having a hero named Bob. Some suggestions, with similar protests, but trying to compensate: 1. Edge, denoting sharpness, a deadly nature, and the blade. 2. Equity, denoting the balance of gun and sword and his accounting. 3. Bushido, somewhat generic but is the art focusing on weapons. Ack, I'm tapped... too late for much thinking.

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. I'm curious to know what you ended up picking. =)

Re: US Military .45 Pistols Well... this is very interesting... =) I'll put that in my favorites, in case I'm ever able to do this.... sounds interesting.

Re: Storn Art from idea to full picture Year 3 Well, let's see... from the Shaolin animal forms, there was a basic concept that each animal also represented an element. I'm going off memory here, so I may have some errors, but... The chinese elements are a bit confusing, unfortunately, as there are two versions of it as I recall, but I only remember one, which consisted of fire, water, wood (earth), gold, and air which correlated with leopard, snake, tiger, dragon, and crane... I think. Been about 5 years or so since I read all this. Probably wouldn't go with a good concept, as such. So, to adapt to a more conventional system... The elements could be Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and Void. Skip the animals, because they just confuse matters. Fire equates to ferocity and speed, water to change and a flowing nature, earth with solidness and strength, Air with intangibility, and Void to represent mind and spirit. I'd say multi-form would be one representation, but that's asking for a lot of characters to be drawn. Combining these elements into a single visual is a bit tough, though. So we could pick one to be mostly represented or represent all in one. I actually have a character that follows this concept, representing Earth (a martial artist with armor and density increase, kind of like a Colossus martial artist ) so let me go down the list... Fire... used too often as an elemental representative, so kind of boring. Water is used less, but not exactly visually appealing as I think of it, Air could be interesting and is seldom used... but I personally like Void, which embraces the esoteric yet could be visually interesting. So in keeping, perhaps a martial artist with force projecting power and control over self...? Or one that moves deceptively, like the bruce lee image of him moving his arms in front of himself in blurs, or the bad guy from Chronicles of Riddick if you've seen that, who has a shadow-self that moves before he does. Dunno... its not that late, but I'm tired, I can't think of anything for visuals right now. Sorry.

Re: Storn Art from idea to full picture Year 3 cool.

Re: US Military .45 Pistols NCG gas gun conversion? Is that like the conversion that was done (can't remember who, its been awhile) to make it a fixed barrel? The big thing I don't like about Para-Ordnance guns is that they're cast... not that they make a bad product, but why chance it? It only takes ONE bad cast to make for a really bad day. If I were to fully customize it, I'd probably go with XS sights (24/7 big dot), a laser of some sort (lasermax or crimson trace, but I don't think crimson makes 'em for the double-stacks), bulletproof internals from Wilsons, Ed Brown beavertail, slight flat top with the lines milled in, a light smoothing of the slide edges, Videcki short trigger (solid, not full of holes or anything), and a black roguard finish. Short guide rod, ambi safeties, no front serrations, undercut triggerguard, and I'm not sure what barrel... I like good old fashioned carbon steel. Back it up with a Ruger SP101 in .357 and you're good to go... =) As for ammo... a nice 230 grain gold dot HP will do me fine. I've heard good things about the DPX, but I just like the weight of good old 230s. It was good enough for WWII, its good enough for me. =)

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Either way, and yes you're all right, it reminds me of much of the above... it is a cool pic. =)

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. The 2nd guy really really reminds me of someone, especially with the fur around his shoulders and the eyes on his chest... argh, can't remember who, though... marvel, probably, some kind of hunter guy maybe... agh...

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Re: US Military .45 Pistols All I've heard about the .357 Sig was that it was the semi-auto equivalent (weight and velocity) to the .357 magnum, so I'd imagine the penetration would be similar. Of course, this may also be based on the more popular 125 grain weights of these modern times, but I don't know. I've fired this round in a Springfield XD, and it was pretty fun, but I'm kind of a fan of the magnums as a whole for whatever reason. I don't think I'm trying to compensate, I just enjoy the hotter rounds in appropriate handguns up to a certain point. (I can't abide the .454 Casull or up, just watching people shoot the handcannons makes me flinch sometimes, can't imagine how bad it would be firing them.) I've read that performance was pretty equivalent to .357, but not a lot about it, honestly.

Re: WWYD if you could recieve ONE super power *GROAN*

Re: US Military .45 Pistols Yeah, the HK is a bit wierd in grip, I liked it okay way back, but who knows nowadays. I like a more curved grip, personally, probably from shooting revolver as my first gun. Sigs are always nice. =) Berettas are nice. I personally like the grip as well, but I think the muzzle rise for the calibers it shoots is a bit excessive. Probably better with the Brigadier slide, which is supposed to be heavier. The fit and finish are awesome for a factory gun, I was much impressed, and I really like their "bruniton" finish. I wish they made a single-action version like they used to, their DOA was crap last time I tried it (I think it was a Cougar), and I prefer to stay away from the TDA guns. *sigh* It really is too bad. A Bren10? Good luck finding one. Isn't that the 10mm handgun that was supposed to be the big vehicle the 10mm was supposed to come in on? Some sort of combination of CZ75 ergonomics (btw, another nice gun, much copied... Witness pistols are all based on it) with some other features as I recall...?

Re: US Military .45 Pistols Very generous of you to offer. I'll have to keep that in mind. =) Yeah, glocks are wierd to me... they don't feel right, but I can shoot them really well. The Glock 30(?) subcompact .45 ACP shot point of aim, rapid fire, at 15 feet, in a nice 3" group except for one flyer for me... and the flyer wasn't that far off, it was one big ragged hole. I couldn't believe it, I can't always do that with my full-sized 1911... but it still feels wierd in my hand. =( Granted, it wasn't a long distance, but I didn't figure I could hit much with such a small, unfamiliar gun. Grip is always odd. I don't know, I don't have large hands but larger grips with the right contours feel good to me. I like my double-stack .45 (springfield, no longer made) for its grip, though I could use an arched mainspring, and I'm comfortable with a Glock 21 (even if the grip feels wierd). My biggest problem is trigger reach, as I'm just a little short on my S&W 629 (N-frame) for trigger reach, which makes me push the trigger to the left sometimes. =( The fact that I feel better with a double-stack 1911 versus a single-stack is just odd to my mind considering my hand-size. I also like the short triggers on those instead of the long, which I currently have, but new triggers for that gun are difficult to find, I think. Hopefully one of the paraordnance triggers will fit it when I get some money to change it, or I'll just have someone shorten the one I have if I can.

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Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Hehe... "stop hitting yourself!" that's awesome. =)

Re: WWYD if you could recieve ONE super power

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group... Well, let's see... this was last year... cripes, maybe 2 years ago... for nostalgia, we were playing the original basic blue box (or was it red?) D&D as our regular game had gotten cancelled. Guy is just running a game on the fly, and I'm playing a Cleric of a Feminist God because I figure I can "get chicks" that way... yes, the oddness of having a decent wisdom and still being stupid... and we were just making everything up on the fly as our world was called GeneriCo! It became a game we'd play for pick-up games and days when people couldn't make it. Just for fun, never serious, and just an excuse for stupid cliches, retarded jokes, and general tom-foolery. GM: "You come into a large room with a bunch of tables. There's a lot of spilled ale lying around and an orc laying out on a table, obviously drunk and passed out. So what's the plan?" Me: "He's totally out cold?" GM: "Yes. He reeks of ale and he's drooling." Me: "Well, I am a cleric of a feminist god..." GM: "ummm.... okay. And...?" Me: "I MACE HIM IN THE NUTS! cuz, y'know... feminazies love going for the gonads." And thus our catchphrase, and the beginning move of every combat thereafter, was coined... GM: "Okay, your initiative." Me: "He's male, right?" GM: "*sigh* Yes." Me: "I..." The Entire Party: "MACE HIM IN THE NUTS!" I never did get any chicks... probably cuz I was the only member of the religion...

Re: WWYD if you could recieve ONE super power I more meant not to stick out by not having a flashy power, not the idea that it didn't work all the time. =) Thus the part about being hard to explain at times... Nothing like messing up on a skydive... and then getting up from the crater and dusting yourself off. Just trying to avoid that is all... I'd rather get up from the crater.

Re: WWYD if you could recieve ONE super power Wait, I have a better answer... I'd want to recieve Wuxia (I believe some call it that?) or basically the whole "mystical martial art" power. Apparently it includes just about everything anyway, but with cool poses too! =)

Re: WWYD if you could recieve ONE super power Huh... so many interesting answers... and while living forever or jumping around in time and such would be fun, I wouldn't want to stick out too much. But barring immortality/life support, I'd just like to be simply invulnerable... no armor, no force fields, just invulnerable in all aspects. That way I could do what I want and not worry about anything, I could stop crying like a little girl when something hurts, and its not too showy. Hard to explain, sometimes, maybe... but kind of neat. This, of course, includes invulnerability to cancer and such as well. =) Then, maybe, I'd actually go skydiving like my wife wants... or bunjee jumping or whatever. (yeah, she's kind of a nut) And I could actually fight back when that kid keeps taking my lunch money. =)

Re: Equillibrium via Dark Champions Well, this has certainly sparked an interesting conversation... As far as how realistic GunKata is, I have no idea. I know there's a branch of mathematics based on chaos, I believe someone mentioned "Chaos Theory," and I remember there being a class in it when I went to college.... but as far as how much that predicts anything, I have no idea. I think I agree with a majority of people here in that overall I don't really care if it makes any sense, it looked really cool and entertained me, and I have a pretty low expectation of any sort of "logic" or "sense" in any film, much less a film about a guy who blasts people ad infinitum with a pair of pistols by standing out in the open and blazing away at targets he can't even see. Now, as a whole, let's all try and be civil to one another and remember that text is a horrible medium in which to perceive anyone's intentions, mood, hostility or lack thereof. Let us always assume the best due to the limitations of the medium.

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game"

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game" Origin? Hmmm... comes from planet Krypton.... oh, sorry. Always get that image with superstrong, supertough flying guys. Hmmm... I'll leave that to others. I'll try names... 1. Sonic Boom (had to throw in the obvious) 2. Scramjet 3. Bullet 4. Mach (insert number if wanted) 5. Magnum (more indicative of strength, etc.)

Re: Let's Play "The Naming Game" For the blaster... 1. Musket(man) 2. 40-Pounder 3. Remington 4. American Thunder =) 5. Rimshot Aquatic Heroine... 1. Waverunner (a boat type, I think, and fits aquatic theme. I like this one.) 2. Full Sail 3. Deep Sea 4. Raena 5. Spout (as in waterspout?) Female gadgeteer... 1. Tick-tock 2. Lady Steam 3. Liberty Bell(e) (patriotic and female indicative hehe) 4. Ms. Franklin 5. Allure