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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 05:37:48 pm

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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 05:37:48 pm: (http://swooh.com/peon/diamondgeezer/images/Wrong.jpg)

After this capture, I spooled up and fired the catapult - took off like a charm (which I hadn't expected)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on July 14, 2003, 05:42:33 pm: w00t! But does it have the little legs?
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Post by: redsniper on July 14, 2003, 05:52:59 pm: and...ah...what engine is this in?
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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 05:54:25 pm: X-Plane (www.x-plane.org) 6.7
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Post by: Rictor on July 14, 2003, 05:55:36 pm: excuse my ignorance, but what game is that? And whats the significance of that picture?

edit: ok, its the X-Plane engine. But whats important about the picture?
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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 05:56:55 pm: :wtf:

You know what Thunderbirds is, right? And you know what an aircraft carrier is I assume. Thus... we have Thunderbird 2 on an aircraft carrier.
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Post by: Rictor on July 14, 2003, 06:03:41 pm: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
:wtf:

You know what Thunderbirds is, right? And you know what an aircraft carrier is I assume. Thus... we have Thunderbird 2 on an aircraft carrier.

That crappy show with the clay people they show at like 2am? Or maybe you're talking about some advanced military jet?
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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 06:04:45 pm: OK, you're doing this on purpose
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Post by: Unknown Target on July 14, 2003, 06:04:48 pm: does that look like an advanced military jet to you?:rolleyes:

:duh:
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Post by: Rictor on July 14, 2003, 06:09:18 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Unknown Target
does that look like an advanced military jet to you?:rolleyes:

:duh:

bah, is that supposed to sarcastic? I don't even know. It does looks weird, which often times mean advanced. But maybe its too wierd, in which case its from the show. But I never knew the show was so popular as to be common knowledge

ahhh its all so confusing

BTW I'm not doing this on purpose. I really am that stupid..
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on July 14, 2003, 06:09:54 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Rictor

That crappy show with the clay people they show at like 2am? Or maybe you're talking about some advanced military jet?

Clay people? What are you smoking?
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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 06:10:18 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Rictor
BTW I'm not doing this on purpose. I really am that stupid..

Ooo, that line is sig material :drevil:
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Post by: Rictor on July 14, 2003, 06:18:58 pm: No! No need for that, uhm....I was just kidding, ofcourse I know what it is. I was just trying to see if you knew what it was...

As for the clay people remark, you know like clay animation ala Wallace and Gromit. Thunderbirds is also a clay animation show about some 50s US spy people..

edit: Ok, looked it up. See, it WAS the clay people. How the hell does such a crappy show get so popular?

Petrarch: ofcourse! how could such a crucial detail slip my mind? You seriously watch that? Do you watch it drunk, and then it all seems funny or what? I mean, even camp has its limits:D :D
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on July 14, 2003, 06:20:39 pm: Thunderbirds was never claymation, it was puppetry.
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Post by: Knight Templar on July 14, 2003, 06:24:58 pm: Jesus, my dad would flip if he saw this...
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on July 14, 2003, 06:26:59 pm: I have one thing to say.

"Yes, b'lady."
(http://www.tvtoys.nl/images_subjects/agenda_updates/thunderbirds.03.gif)
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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 06:27:53 pm: LMFAO
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Post by: CP5670 on July 14, 2003, 06:51:23 pm: :wtf:

btw what's that little thing in the sky?
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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 14, 2003, 06:54:37 pm: Would you believe me if I said it was the Mysterons?

Actually that tells me the catapult is ready to fire.. and fire it I did. I did actually get TB2 up and flying on a true vertical takeoff once, but I seem to have lost the knack.

Another X-Plane favourite is the B-52 drop. You're supposed to drop off the B-52's wing in an X-15, but I've done it in the Wright Flyer, a Steinway Grand Piano and a B-52 :nervous:
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Post by: vyper on July 14, 2003, 07:12:47 pm: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Would you believe me if I said it was the Mysterons?

Does this give us an idea what you'll do next: Captain Scarlet in HL2?
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Post by: YodaSean on July 14, 2003, 08:36:09 pm: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Would you believe me if I said it was the Mysterons?

Actually that tells me the catapult is ready to fire.. and fire it I did. I did actually get TB2 up and flying on a true vertical takeoff once, but I seem to have lost the knack.

Another X-Plane favourite is the B-52 drop. You're supposed to drop off the B-52's wing in an X-15, but I've done it in the Wright Flyer, a Steinway Grand Piano and a B-52 :nervous:

Yeah the B-52 drop is pretty cool. I tried it with the supersonic jet car(that thing that broke the speed record a while back), at full throttle it will eventually generate enough lift to fly, but theres no way to control or land it :)
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Post by: Nico on July 15, 2003, 02:09:36 am: Quote
Originally posted by vyper

Does this give us an idea what you'll do next: Captain Scarlet in HL2?

nah, wanna see the Xbomber :D
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Post by: Sandwich on July 15, 2003, 07:52:25 am: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
X-Plane (www.x-plane.org) 6.7

Cannot find server. Mind telling me what this is without using broken links? :)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on July 15, 2003, 08:11:55 am: The link works fine for me, Sarnie.
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Post by: Nico on July 15, 2003, 08:12:04 am: Xplane? that's a challenger to flight simulator. when the frirst version came out, it was ugly as hell, but featured incredible physics, and stuff you couldn't do ( or not well ) in FS ( like helicopters, VTOL planes, and even, if I remember correctly, high atmosphere flight ( landing with the shuttle ) ). It also has ( had? ) a very complete plane editor ( complete physics-wise, not for visual of your plane ). I used to be a simulator freak, but I've give up years ago, so I dunno how Xplane has evolved.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on July 15, 2003, 08:13:56 am: They're currently in the beta stage of version 7... they've finally started to address the accusations that it looks ugly as hell and the new version looks pretty fancy.

At some point I'll try and put a Hammerhead in it...
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Post by: Sandwich on July 15, 2003, 08:19:08 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
The link works fine for me, Sarnie.

Hmmm... must be the connection I'm using. Oh well.
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Post by: Nico on July 15, 2003, 08:49:24 am: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
They're currently in the beta stage of version 7... they've finally started to address the accusations that it looks ugly as hell and the new version looks pretty fancy.

At some point I'll try and put a Hammerhead in it...

version 7? damn, when I left the sim stuff, the 2 was just out :blah:
I feel old :doubt: