Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Chirine,

That looks amazing. Until you gave me the dimensions of a tubeway car I really had no idea how big they were. This model really makes a visual impact when you see the minis in the bottom left of the picture.
Are you going for internal lighting, or some type of external lights?
What brand of acrylic filler did you use to prep the surface?
I'm not sure how feasible this is, but would you consider making a tubeway car with a detailed internal passenger compartment?
I can't wait to see this model in a station.

Shemek

Well, I know you can get hollow plastic spheres. The trick would be to get one about the right size that was sturdy enough to be worked on (something that's only four or five mils thick simply wouldn't stand up to ordinary handling), and also make sure that it is a sort of plastic that takes glue. Styrene is the easiest to work with and ABS next, and both are readily available in the hobby market. But there are a shitload of different plastics, some of which styrene or ABS can't be glued to. Yes, you could use hotmelt glue, but for delicate work it has its problems.

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Ah, I see. As you command Glorious General. Well if he's not interested in the thread, then he doesn't have to read it does he? I'll never understand why some people have to poke their nose in, make f*****g stupid comments and try and stir the shit. I'm sure you know what they say about opinions.

Shemek.

Ah Good Lord Shemek, I think it has to do with something about looking in the mirror and not liking what one sees...

H:0)

PS The last post in regard to the Eastasian...Unless he throws down the gauntlet.

Originally Posted by Kellri

Three hundred and fifty two pages of this shit? Seriously?

That's the first shitty post I remember in the thread. That's over 354 pages already.

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

I followed the link you posted and I randomly chose three authors whose work I like: Howard, Bellairs, and Wellman. Wow, not much of a PC agenda there. This guy has either not read and comprehended what was written, or is so blinded by ideological bias that he is no longer capable of rational thought. His "misogynistic" this, or "racist" that when talking about the Conan stories raised my blood pressure. God almighty, why do people insist on looking at things through a PC 21st Century lens? Howard wrote in the 30's. Societal norms and values were different then, this does NOt make them wrong within that context.
His dismissal of Face in the Frost tells me the humour was way over his head. It is meant to be a sarcastic, clich�, parody of the Gandalf motif in Fantasy literature. Of course the main characters called Prospero and Roger Bacon are not the two from Shakespeare and history, respectively. In the first few sentences Bellairs clearly says this: "...Prospero, and not the one your thinking of!", but for some reason this guy needs to make a point of telling us that Prospero is a Shakespearian construct and Roger Bacon was an Eleventh Century monk. "Crom's hairy nut sack!", to quote the Glorious General. As an aside, the scene in the village and forest is one of the most evocative and scary scenes ever written in Fantasy Literature, IMO.
I will bet good money that he didn't actually read very many, if any, of Manley Wade Wellman's stories. His stuff is as old school "Weird" as anything Lovecraft, C.A. Smith, or Howard ever did. The author dismisses the stories as being merely "old fashioned" as if this is somehow bad. I'm afraid to see what they/he wrote about some of my other favourite authors like Burroughs, or Zelazny.

Shemek.

You're lucky. You didn't read the Zelazny part...

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Thank you! For me, what's on the workbench is a pretty normal stack of stuff. There's the tubeway car, the three types of Barsoomian flyers (10, total; the little scout flyers are off to the left, and the medium and large ones under the car), and the fifty figures that I managed to salvage from the big lot I got stripped. I like to keep busy, and to make things.

Sadly, I have to agree. I've seen a lot of this kind of thing go by in the forty-some years I've been involved with F/SF fandom, but it seems to be a lot worse and a lot more strident these days - the past couple of years or so, it's really been ramping up. Not sure why...

Your ideas of "normal stacks" and mine differ, Uncle; we've established that much repeatedly.

And, well, this kind of stuff helps us to actually think about the books ourselves. After all, when the "critics" are full of shit, you simply have to.

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

He's a stupid piece of shit as he has demonstrated repeatedly; just put him on your ignore list like I did ages ago.

And as Chirine would tell you, yes, I WOULD say that to his face.

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

As my wife says, "Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one ant they're all full of shit except your own."

And that imbecile frequently strolls into threads dealing with older games, publicly shits himself, and leaves.

I attribute it to not having anything in the real world to do.

I think, Glorious General, that you might be paying it a tad too much attention.
If anything, you should send copies of such posts to the temple of Avanthe for the edification of the kids studying there, and for the entertainment of the priestesses.
So it is written, and so it shall be!

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Trolls...

Are you missing a bonfire in this picture?

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

As my wife says, "Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one ant they're all full of shit except your own."

And that imbecile frequently strolls into threads dealing with older games, publicly shits himself, and leaves.

I attribute it to not having anything in the real world to do.

That's the one
Well I guess everyone needs a hobby. Like I said earlier he should keep the f**k off the thread if he's not interested in Tekumel. "We" don't need him here, unless it's for baiting Ssu, then there might be a use...

Shemek

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Ah Good Lord Shemek, I think it has to do with something about looking in the mirror and not liking what one sees...

H:0)

PS The last post in regard to the Eastasian...Unless he throws down the gauntlet.

You might have a point there about not liking what he sees.
Mighty Hrugga of the Epics! Will you defeat him soundly like you did the demon Qu’u?

Originally Posted by Greentongue

Wouldn't a styro-foam ball cut in half work well? You could carve out shapes of seating and consoles.
All the parts that were not accessible could be solid.
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That sounds interesting, and might work. You certainly could put the LED's in quite easily. Even if you didn't want to to carve out the seats or consoles adding scratch built ones would be easy enough a well.

Shemek

Originally Posted by AsenRG

1.That's the first shitty post I remember in the thread. That's over 354 pages already.

2.You're lucky. You didn't read the Zelazny part...


3. And, well, this kind of stuff helps us to actually think about the books ourselves. After all, when the "critics" are full of shit, you simply have to.

1. Not bad really. Like I said earlier...

2. I don't think I will now. Amber holds a special place for me, and is something that has provided countless hours of enjoyment for me. I have tried to incorporate elements of Amber into nearly every campaign I have run over the years. Sometimes blatant elements, and some times subltle ones. It's kind of the same with Leguin's Earthsea trilogy. I have incorporated a lot of her stuff into my games. I guess this is why I don't read "new" fantasy novels these days. The most recent or modern fantasy I have read is G.R.R. Martin's stuff. He's got some good story ideas, and I do enjoy watching Game of Thrones, but IMO he really is a shit writer. His prose is nothing special, just easy to read quickly. The only other author I can think of who is as repetitive in vocabulary and imagery is Moorcock from 40 years ago when he was in his "sardonic" phase. In fact, Martin kind of reminds me of Moorcock, although I think that Moorcock was more inspired and sometimes rougher that Martin is, if you know what I mean? Kind of like Chirine I tend to re-read the old ones I have enjoyed for years. I just recently finished reading Phil's novels, which when coupled with this thread has really inspired me as a DM. The guys are really into the game.

3. I agree. I just wish I could find more stuff that holds my attention.

Shemek