I Do Declare
In Congress, July 4, 1776. [238 years ago]The unanimous Declaration of the united States of America,When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political...
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The Army says the want to replace the M9 again.What are we on? Is this the third time?I know the contract is potentially lucrative, but the gun makers have got to be getting sick of kicking at the...
View ArticleGrumble
Things that were simple in AutoCAD r11 through AutoCAD 2002 are somehow obtuse and difficult with AutoCAD 2011.I am glad I got the student-non-commercial discount on this or I'd be right peeved.Maybe...
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Volume
The volume of an LBB Suileman scout ship as depicted in Traders and Gunboats is 1,634.52 m3.That's just a bit over 121 dTon.The upper gallery and forward cargo bay are uselessly short decks if you...
View ArticleKrag Disassembly
Willard says that I'll have to chop off his hands to get to his Krag.Never let it be said that I'm not willing to pay what the owner wants to rent an interesting gun!
View ArticleBloody Expensive!
In 1954 a British L1A1 cost £30. That was about $83.50 at the time or $749.34 today (USCPI31011913).A brand new FAL from DSA is MSRP $1,700.I think I'd be tickled pink to get an L1A1 for...
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Additional Volume
The GURPS: Traveller Sulieman is proportioned differently from the Little Black Book version.It's 2,455.6 m3 so it's WAY more than the 1,400 that 100 dTon should be; 175.4 dTon to be exact...The good...
View ArticlePackaging
The "dildo" design was originally made with LBB 5: High Guard.It's a TL 12 100 ton, jump 2, 2g design.GURPS: Traveller uses an entirely different ship design system... Still 100 ton, J2, M2; but now...
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Retractile
I have a CAD program, gaming stats and time to use them.This is a detail of the landing gear of the cylindrical (GURPS) TL10 Type S Scout Courier from the inboard profile section.The blue is the aft...
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Finished!
Christopher Carson class scout/courier. The stats are identical to the beloved Sulieman.Click for bigger.There are four habitable decks, arranged along the left side of the drawing from bow to stern...
View ArticleSpelling
Nautical spelling tripped me again...I couldn't remember how to spell gunwale to save my life just a moment ago.Why?'Cause it's pronounced "gunnel".
View ArticlePreflight
I want to have an airline that's nothing but flying boats...Just so the stewards can say, "in the unlikely event of a runway landing, your shoes can be used as locomotion devices to carry you away from...
View ArticleRantus Interruptus
I had a raving rage on about how all the progress in gun-rights is in areas that don't affect me.It's all defused.I am fortunate enough to live someplace that, on the whole, has excellent gun laws.This...
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Rearranged
Click For BiggerSome of the volume of the machinery section should have been in the sensor city-scape in the nose. So I moved the engineer and machine shop into the space that was opened up.I don't...
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Rifle, .30 Caliber Model of 1898
Pictured with the near contemporary Mosin-NagantProofed!Accepted!The Krag-Jorgenson!The strength of the action is often questioned because of the single locking lug.There is, of course, a safety...
View ArticleChildish
I've put a finger on my yearning desire for open carry.It was not any of the justifications I've made.It's because someone says I can't.Being forbidden didn't work for my mom and she was my MOM!She...
View ArticleIris Valve
I've actually found an iris valve that you could use in Traveller!Sizes up to 3m and up to 5 bar!Color me impressed.I'm going to assume that by TL10 they've solved the vacuum welding problems.There was...
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Success
I got the GURPS stats Sulieman to fit into a 1400 m3 hull that retains the classic lines of the original!The deck plans are completely different, of course. I had to totally rearrange the staterooms...
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Twenty Year Tupperware
A police trade in 2nd Gen Glock 17.The serial number look-up says it was made in September 1994. Why is that date familiar?Something about that date...Oh yeah! That's when the so-called Federal...
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Whippersnappers
Just in case some damn kids get on my lawn...Not a political statement, just making a humorous picture.Hey, open carry is completely legal on my own property. The next door neighbor was laughing her...
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