#4262390 - 05/21/16 01:41 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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. My pilot is ready: Curtis W. Chamberlain, son of August N. Chamberlain and Marie Boulanger Chamberlain. His father, of English and Swedish heritage, and his French Canadian mother raised him up and, when he was of age, sent him east to study at the senior Chamberlain's alma mater, Yale. At the end of his second year Curtis followed the example of many of his classmates and went off to France to offer himself up to the great cause. His ability to speak fluent French along with his physical prowess and quick-mindedness allowed him the opportunity to train as a pilot in the Aéronautique Militaire. Upon his successful completion of flying school he was assigned to the Lafayette Escadrille and the rest - well - the rest remains to be seen. His N17 has been dressed with his personal livery and is ready and waiting for his first sortie. .
Three RFC Brass Hats were strolling down a street in London. Two walked into a bar, the third one ducked._________________________________________________________________________ Former Cold War Warrior, USAF Security Service 1974-1978, E-4, Morse Systems Intercept, England, Europe, and points above. "pippy-pahpah-pippy pah-pip-pah"
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#4262404 - 05/21/16 02:59 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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Haha, you are a creative soul, Rick - I had no idea that you did the comic pics yourself! And then you extended the idea on to the skin and pilot "photo" - great approach! Thanks, Olham, I was...wait, did you think that I just found an oddly specific series of comic art panels around the web to usurp?!? So does that inspire you to commit? Fullofit, welcome aboard, sir! Lou, great work as always! Your color palette selections are always top notch!
The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
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#4262414 - 05/21/16 03:26 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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Do sign me up - timing couldn't be better since I get my TrackIR next week. Maybe it'll help me survive 5 instead of only 3 missions!
CCIP, once you use TrackIR, you'll never look back. pun intended. but it really is a game changer. Something else, while I'm here - when Biff Hahvud enlisted, he was shown as a rookie: but this morning, I see that's not the case: has he been doing stuff that I don't know about? Also, I've noticed that no one else's profiles list the rookie/veteran thing. did anyone else click on that box when enlisting?
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#4262446 - 05/21/16 04:32 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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Lou, NObody could be as innocent as your pilot pretends to be in that photo! ...does that inspire you to commit? Haha - well, at least I'm still thinking about it!
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#4262506 - 05/21/16 07:57 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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loftyc, I have been so busy with the challenge intro, I haven't even gotten Version 3 yet, that's why it doesn't show for me, I'll pick it up in a couple of days!
The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
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#4262623 - 05/22/16 02:31 AM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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Haha - well, at least I'm still thinking about it! C'mon Olham, you can't tell us you're willing to miss this:
"Take the cylinder out of my kidneys, The connecting rod out of my brain, my brain, From out of my arse take the camshaft, And assemble the engine again."
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#4262857 - 05/22/16 09:05 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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. Rick, it occurred to me today that, as the French had created a special medal for the American pilots who flew with them in WWI, it would be fitting for this particular challenge to have a similar special medal which would hearken back to that earlier honour. Rather spiffing, don't you think? .
Three RFC Brass Hats were strolling down a street in London. Two walked into a bar, the third one ducked._________________________________________________________________________ Former Cold War Warrior, USAF Security Service 1974-1978, E-4, Morse Systems Intercept, England, Europe, and points above. "pippy-pahpah-pippy pah-pip-pah"
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#4262863 - 05/22/16 09:28 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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I think that is delightful, good sir! If that doesn't please the boys, nothing will!
Banjoman, I wanted one for a long time but could never figure out how you knew where you were...turns out, when you hold the stylus within a centimeter or so from the surface,a dot pops up on the screen to help you keep your place. It's been very fun. The one I linked in the other post is great and using the free Krita program gets you up and running for much less than $100!
The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
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#4262901 - 05/23/16 12:20 AM
Re: Lafayette Escadrille Challenge
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Well; I think I am up to this challenge Rick but I see no link currently to enlist. Nevertheless, consider me in and here is My candidate for enlistment:
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper PSU: Ultra X3,1000-Watt MB: Asus Maximus VI Extreme Mem: Corsair Vengeance (2x 8GB), PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, Unbuffered CPU: Intel i7-4770K, OC to 4.427Ghz CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M Liquid CPU Cooler Vid Card: ASUS GTX 980Ti STRIX 6GB OS and Games on separate: Samsung 840 Series 250GB SSD Monitor: Primary ASUS PG27AQ 4k; Secondary Samsung SyncMaster BX2450L Periphs: MS Sidewinder FFB2 Pro, TrackIR 4
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#4262927 - 05/23/16 01:47 AM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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Robert and CatKnight, woohoo! I'll put up the link once everyone is on board, as I have to enter the forum handles into the pull down menu. Welcome aboard, guys!
The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
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#4263115 - 05/23/16 05:20 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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Banjoman, where is the Easter egg?
"Take the cylinder out of my kidneys, The connecting rod out of my brain, my brain, From out of my arse take the camshaft, And assemble the engine again."
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#4263218 - 05/23/16 09:49 PM
Re: C'mon Rick Rawlings, get off your duff!
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Banjoman, not too long ago we had an alien fly in a challenge. I'm not sure the constructs "too silly" and "Rick Rawlings Challenge" can go together!
lederhosen: I suppose so. (see too silly et al. above)
The older I get, the more I realize I don't need to be Han, Luke or Leia. I'm just happy to be rebel scum...
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