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Ok, He will ship to you (overseas) if you are a 501st member only.
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This explains why we forward jokes.
Friends
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The
man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly
occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that the dog walking
beside him had been dead for years. He wondered
where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone
wall along one side of the road. It looked like
fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was
broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent
gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl,
and the street that led to the gate looked like
pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate,
and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one
side.
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse
me, where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man
asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some
ice water brought right up."
T he man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come
in, too?" the traveler asked.
I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back
toward the road and continued the way he had been
going with his dog.
After another long walk, and at the top of another
long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a
farm gate that looked as if it had never been
closed. There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside,
leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any
water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on
in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured
to the dog.
"There's a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there
was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside
it.
The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long
drink himself, then he gave some to the dog.
When they were full, he and the dog walked back
toward the man who was standing by the tree.
What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," he answered.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The
man down the road said that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and
pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name
like that?"
"No, we're just happy that they screen out the
folks who would leave their best friends behind."
Soooo...
Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding
jokes to us without writing a word.
Maybe this will explain.
When you are very busy, but still want to keep in
touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes.
When you have nothing to say, but still want to
keep contact, you forward jokes.
When you have something to say, but don't know
what, and don't know how, you forward jokes.
Also to let you know that you are still
remembered, you are still important, you are still
loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?
A forwarded joke.
So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that
you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but
that you've been thought of today and your friend
on the other end of your computer wanted to send
you a smile.
You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime !
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Thanks man, I actually needed that right now.
All of us will need this sort of things some time or other. Keep cool and peace, and wish everthing will turn out all right in the end
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In the one about the donkey if you replaced the word "dirt" with "sh!t" it would seem more appropriate to modern life.
my girlfriend tells me I worry too much.
She says 80% of the things you worry about will never happen.
Therefore doesn't logic dictate; "the more things you worry about, the less they will happen to you"?
It was just a joke--she didn't like it either.
Hi,
I would define "sh*t" as issues that we hope that do not happen in our lives, but as we mature, we find that "sh*t" is all part of our lives. So, I would take it as they come and address them to the best of my resource and abilities.
But "dirt" is something that others throws at you, i.e. accusations, fabrications, etc. It applies to work, social life etc.
Just have to learn and be mindful to turn disadavantaged positions in our favour, liabilities into assets.
The world is what we make of it, through each individual acts and deeds.
I will stick with "dirt" and not change that to "sh*t".
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'Trooper decals' goes by the user name of cannock wolf over on the ukg boards, you could try sending him a pm over there, not sure if he frequents these boards.
Thanks for the directions
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Takewando - Forward Stance Tiger Claw ...... Ouch!
I'll never gonna dance again
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PM sent skipper
Hi, Can you PM me on the contact as well. Very much appreciated.
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Hi I am in for one set fully finished. Paypal standing by.
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Welcome AiWei, I am sure you will like this forum and benefit from it as I have!
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MANAGEMENT LESSON:
Johnny wanted to have sex with a girl in his office,
but she belonged to someone else...
One day, Johnny got so frustrated that he went up to
her and said, "I'll give you a $100 if you let me
screw you. But the girl said NO.
Johnny said, "I'll be fast. I'll throw the money on
the floor, you bend down, and I'll be finished by the
time you pick it up. "
She thought for a moment and said that she would have
to consult her boyfriend... So she called her
boyfriend and told him the story.
Her boyfriend says, "Ask him for $200, pick up the
money very fast, he won't even be able to get his
pants down."
So she agrees and accepts the proposal. Half an hour
goes by, and the boyfriend is waiting for his
girlfriend to call.
Finally, after 45 minutes, the boyfriend calls and
asks what happened.
She responded, "The bastard used coins!"
Management lesson: Always consider a business proposal
in its entirety before agreeing to it and getting
screwed!
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Everyone, please feel free to add to this thread. Hope someone will find inspiration or lighten up his/her day from reading one of them listed:lol:
THE DONKEY
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal
cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what
to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well
needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to
retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all
grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At
first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried
horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the
well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt
that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He
would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the
animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon,
everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of
the well and happily trotted off!
MORAL :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The
trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a
step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out
of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up!
Shake it off and take a step up.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less
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I believe what Paul means is that we know the lineage of the TE, which is cast from a ROTJ suit, and then adjustments made for the ANH (like reversing the AB buttons and such). The TE2 came from TE. (I believe this is all PC and I have not stepped on any toes)
Now, TM has worked to get his closest to what is seen on screen in ANH. I have no idea what methods were used, so I cannot speculate.
I think the biggest thing to keep in mind is the evolution of the suits between ANH and ROTJ. Considering the number of changes for the suit in ROTJ, reverse engineering it to represent what we saw in ANH would be a task.
I totally think both sets are much, much better than anything I can do, so I give props to both.
Thanks!
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agreed
Another point that needs to be made is that the TE2 armor is styrene and the AP is ABS. Styrene will require painting and is a bit weaker than ABS as far as flexibility goes. The AP is nice but not as accurate as I would like. MY personal preference will always be TE2. Guns being pretty cool is a big plus too. The TM is a fan sculpt that has captured alot of the nuances of ANH that the TE2, AP, Gino, and other recasts of the ROTJ original armor used lacks. You see the the ROTJ armor is all that we have, and is as close as we can get to the ANH armor. It was recast about 10 years ago and reworked to resemble ANH, but it really lacks a few minute details that need to be added back into it. So far the TE2 is as close as anyone has gotten to getting it right.
I see, thanks! I was confused and forgotten the ROTJ factor.
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Trooperbluecow said:Thanks for the ideas.
From what I have read around here AP helmets can be thin in some places, like the place I had a problem.
I think that I will try the epoxy and see if I can reinforce it. With the mic tips in place I don't think the crack will be noticeable and the epoxy should help with the strength.
I tried strengthening that area with "abs goo", but it need some prior experience in using that stuff. If we use the wrong amount of acetone in the goo, bad news. It will also cause softening of the hovi tips area in the lid.
I would recommend super glue because it is colourless, as compared to a two part epoxy.
But be aware of the dust particles in the lid, if you happen to sand the dried super glue or epoxy. Some people are allegic to that type of dust.
I will post some pictures over the weekend on my build------------ pertaining to my attempt in strengthening that area. Well, I have not found the time to consolidate them as yet but here is some of them piece meal.
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It depends on your definition of screen accurate. If you mean closest to a screen used suit that would be TE2. If you mean most faithful representation of what was seen on screen (ANH/ESB), arguably the closest out there is TM.
I just received my TE2 full suit and I like it! And I am hoping to get a TM as well. And IMO both are just as great. But I do not understand the logic of the comment, if the TE2 is closest to a screen used suit than why is it not the most faithful representation of what was seen on screen (ANH/ESB)?? Just curious and try to learn more for TK armors.
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Thank you for sharing. I have to show my appreciation for your sharing.
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PPOIDH
I've seen a couple caps where the green film covers a couple of the vent holes but it seemed errant, a result of the lens material slipping down. More of the visible screen reference would indicate the mouth holes were just holes with nothing behind.
It looks like it is a large U-shaped green face visor used on the lid posted by TE. Therefore, it covered only the first and 3/4 of the second frown vent, the third and fourth frown vent on the right is blank, not covered by the visor.
In this respect I would think that it is due to the incidental application of larger U-shaped visor in that few particular lids due to resource availability, and not the intention to cover the frown vents with green flim by design.
The picture is not conclusive evidence.
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runnriottt said:I have heard of Styrene, ABS and Sintra. What is GRP?
Glass Reinforced Plastic.
Heres the site to tell you more:
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Heres another pic taken without flash and you can see glossyness under normal lighting. Very cool looking pic! This paint is awesome, its glossier now than when it was wet. Mike Harrison for President!!!!
Smitty,
Just one word to described it; AWESOME!
That pic is an inspiration!
Peace
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Tomorrow I'll start the eyes and teeth....I fear the ear.... Dude thanks again for your wonderful tutorial.
Hey dude,
Fear is not the enemy, you are your own enemy, therefore fear not...just do it! And good luck with your build!
But hmm.... I was suppose to get a package from THE MAN somewhere this week too, wonder if it was wrong delivery.....could you check the note in your package if it is addressed to me
?I sure you will have a merry christmas.... and please check the note..
Peace.
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Hi, Thanks for the encouragement. More importantly, I hope this post helps rather than take up valuable disk storage space.
Now for the right eye. Patience! Patience! Rushing and impatience causes accidents.
10) Using the dowel, I poked holes along the lines that I have drawn. My right palm is getting tired. So I rested rather than screw it up. Then I continued....
11) Now for the incisions... again I press the blade of the hobby knife vertically downwards into the line of holes that I made with the dowels. I avoid cutting along the line to avoid slipping. Stab along the lines. With that many holes, it only require very minimal effort to push the blade down through the holes and cut through. Therefore, keep your fingers hold the lid far away from the blade.
Point to note: Look at the pictures, the cutting edge of the blade (identified with a red arrow in the first picture) should always be facing away from the edges of the eyes lids to avoid accidents and the need to use abs goo to repair. Applying this technique, you are not suppose to cut continuously in one direction. But vary the facing of the cutting edge of the blade, thus having to cut in opposite directions if necessay, starting from each end of the eye lids and work toward the center.
Safety: Always communicate with your other hand before every incision of the blade, WHERE ARE YOUR FINGERS NOW?
12) After the incisions, the unwanted piece should fall away like this;
13) And the right eye looking like this;
And more abs waste for the goo
My right hand needs a massage..... before I start sanding and filing. -
6) To save some time and effort, I applied this method to only the curvatures of the eye which I think needs special attention. After cutting throught the guiding holes, I bent the unwanted piece carefully to allow the application of the side cutter.
7) And I continue to snip away on the straighter lines using the side cutter along the line that I had drawn. Patience is the key and angle of the cutter is important. Cut small triangle pieces to remove the unwanted material inorder to make room so that you can work your cutter. And the following picuture is the mess created in this process.
8) Applying the same poke and cut technique I applied to finish up on the other corner of the left eye.
9) And here is the rough cut result which need sanding at our own leisure and preference. Remember, eyes are the window of the soul. So work it slowly and lovingly.
And I am keeping the clean abs pieces to make the "goo" to strengthen the weak areas.
I have to stop for now and will post more as I progress. I will continue with the right eye by using a slightly different technique because of the infamous "Bump". With special attention to the holding of the hobby knife's cutting edge inrelation to edges of the eye lids.
Hope this helps. And please feel free to critic and advise for improvement for the readers, because this may not be the best and most effective method but worked for me..... so far.
Trooperdecals.com
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Thanks! I will give it a try