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Off-Topic / Re: Joe Nall 2011! Pic Heavy!!!
« on: 14-05-2011, 02:05:34 »
DO WANT!
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Off-Topic / Re: Osama Bin Laden is dead
« on: 02-05-2011, 06:05:52 »
Hey Al Qaeda, nice leader you got there, 'shame if something happened to him...
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Off-Topic / ANZAC Day 2011
« on: 24-04-2011, 13:04:56 »
They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
We will remember them
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
We will remember them
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Suggestions / Re: Current models that possible could be made out of existing Fh2 models
« on: 10-04-2011, 00:04:47 »Well ... we have both version of Tiger I ... so its gonna be very easy make some tanks for BoBWait a minute... I thought I remember someone on these forums saying that there were no Tiger I's in the Ardennes Offensive.
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Off-Topic / Re: Luftwaffe Dornier 17 at Goodwin Sands 'still intact'
« on: 09-04-2011, 03:04:01 »
Oh god...
The NZ News website stuff.co.nz refers to the story as "Nazi warplane lying off Kent coast is intact".
*facepalm* "HERP DERP! It's from WW2 and it's German therefore it must be referred to as 'Nazi!!!"
It's on the same level of stupidity as referring to something as being 'gay' when said object cannot have a sexual orientation i.e. a book.
The NZ News website stuff.co.nz refers to the story as "Nazi warplane lying off Kent coast is intact".
*facepalm* "HERP DERP! It's from WW2 and it's German therefore it must be referred to as 'Nazi!!!"
It's on the same level of stupidity as referring to something as being 'gay' when said object cannot have a sexual orientation i.e. a book.
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Off-Topic / Re: Luftwaffe Dornier 17 at Goodwin Sands 'still intact'
« on: 09-04-2011, 03:04:46 »The guy in the video said though, they would not restore it to perfect condition, since they would have to replace so much, it would essentially be a replica.I've gotta say I'm kinda disappointed that it isn't going to be restored. A fully restored aircraft leaves a more lasting impression on a visitor then a preserved original with the paint work largely gone, various pieces missing (like the rudder or windows), and just looking unloved.
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Announcements / Re: Alone in the Desert: FH2 Update
« on: 02-04-2011, 02:04:07 »
Fail April Fools joke is Fail.
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Off-Topic / Re: Picture of the Day
« on: 30-03-2011, 01:03:51 »...what the hell is the URSS?...Union of Repeatively Spurious Spelling
*EDIT: Damn beaten to the punchline
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Suggestions / Re: Current models that possible could be made out of existing Fh2 models
« on: 30-03-2011, 01:03:38 »..."King Tiger", "Königtiger", "Royal Tiger", "Bengal Tiger", etc. are all post-war nicknames...Source? I'm not being a dick or anything, I'm just curious to know
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Off-Topic / Re: WW1 Evening Airshow in NZ
« on: 29-03-2011, 01:03:48 »
Granted, but I still think it cheapens the work and effort that went into these magnificent machines
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Off-Topic / Re: Looking for Examples of WWII Tech
« on: 28-03-2011, 10:03:42 »
It's really just the PC name for the Military History Department because certain departments namely History don't consider military history real history (yeah I know).
At a glance, here's what being offered this year:
http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/departments/centre-defence-studies/papers/papers_home.cfm
More papers are offered each year, such as "A Miltary History of the American Civil War" and "World War II"
At a glance, here's what being offered this year:
http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/departments/centre-defence-studies/papers/papers_home.cfm
More papers are offered each year, such as "A Miltary History of the American Civil War" and "World War II"
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Off-Topic / Re: Looking for Examples of WWII Tech
« on: 28-03-2011, 09:03:41 »still, that's just nuts!Here in NZ, Massey University has a Centre for Defence & Security Studies. I'm actually taking a paper this semester wholly dedicated to the history of military intelligence and next semester onto airpower.
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Off-Topic / Re: WW1 Evening Airshow in NZ
« on: 28-03-2011, 05:03:55 »Thanks for the great photos! There's something about seeing all these WW1 planes together (even if they are replicas). I'd love to go to an airshow like this![rage]Calling them replicas makes them (and the people who worked on them) sound cheap, as if they are just repainted Tiger Moths or something. Pretty much all the aircraft there are made from the ground up from the original manufacturers specs, but since they aren't the original parts from the original manufacturer from around 100 years ago as apposed to say a brand new engine built 2 years that is down to the minutes details the same as one made 100 years ago, they are instantly labelled 'replicas'.
I dunno, just pisses me off a bit, no offense[/rage]