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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stealth on July 14, 2008, 01:21:29 am

Title: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stealth on July 14, 2008, 01:21:29 am
See this thread for an overview of this project:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,55053.0.html

The actual action figure hasn't been aquired yet; I'll go to Walmart and pick an appropriate one tomorrow.

For this thread, I need to know who's willing/able to participate.
To be involved in this, you need to be willing to:
- Take pictures of or with HLP Carl, and post them in the thread (when it's created)
- Pay for postage of Carl to the next forum member on the list (the distance he travels will be fairly close, with the exception of one or two people that have to pay for international shipping.  For a 6 ounce action figure it will only be a few dollars
- The above has to be done quickly.  Within a day or two of receiving Carl.  That way in 1 week, a minimum of 2 people have a chance of getting Carl.  If we take too long, this could easily get drawn out over years, which I don't want.  Ex: Receive Carl on Monday.  Take pictures with him on Monday and Tuesday, mail him Tuesday evening or Wednesday latest.

If you want to participate, please post your country of residence - That way I can make sure HLP Carl does all his traveling within a certain country at one time, instead of going back and forth (i.e. more expensive, and more delays)

So I'll begin -


SO FAR: (in incorrect order)
Stealth, Texas USA
Hippo, Massachusetts USA
Swantz, Kentucky USA
nuclear1, California USA
Stormkeeper, Singapore
Galemp, New Jersey USA
Blue Lion, Baltimore USA
c914, Warsaw Poland
watsisname, Virginia USA
Goober5000, District of Columbia, USA
Inquisitor, Massachusetts, USA
BlackWolf, Australia
thesizzler, Michigan USA
Nuke, Alaska USA
Bob-San, Florida USA (it will most definately be after September ;) :))
admiral_wolf, UK
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stealth on July 14, 2008, 01:21:38 am
Texas, USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Hippo on July 14, 2008, 01:22:47 am
Massachusetts, USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: achtung on July 14, 2008, 02:46:33 am
Kentucky, USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Nuclear1 on July 14, 2008, 02:53:01 am
California, USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stormkeeper on July 14, 2008, 04:36:32 am
Singapore, Singapore.
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Galemp on July 14, 2008, 07:54:51 am
New Jersey, USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Blue Lion on July 14, 2008, 09:01:52 am
Baltimore USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: c914 on July 14, 2008, 03:44:52 pm
Warsaw, Poland
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: watsisname on July 14, 2008, 05:27:40 pm
Virginia, USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Goober5000 on July 14, 2008, 07:32:39 pm
District of Columbia, USA.

Yes, I am the president. :D


By the way, let's not use an anonymous action figure.  We can pass Venom/Nico's Shivan model through the Pepakura Designer (http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/) or something similar, and create our own Shivan action figure. :)
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stormkeeper on July 14, 2008, 07:58:20 pm
I second that motion!
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Inquisitor on July 14, 2008, 08:27:14 pm
Boston, MA, USA
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Hippo on July 14, 2008, 08:36:47 pm
Boston, MA, USA

 :eek:
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Black Wolf on July 15, 2008, 02:50:30 am
Perth, Western Australia
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stealth on July 15, 2008, 10:09:31 am
District of Columbia, USA.

Yes, I am the president. :D


By the way, let's not use an anonymous action figure.  We can pass Venom/Nico's Shivan model through the Pepakura Designer (http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/) or something similar, and create our own Shivan action figure. :)

You go ahead and get on that in that case :)

Not made of paper though; it needs to be able to be in water.
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: colecampbell666 on July 15, 2008, 10:21:27 am
Man, I wish I could do this, but my parents would flip if I got an anonymous parcel from shady internet people.
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Hellstryker on July 15, 2008, 10:50:05 am
Eh, my mom probably wouldn't mind it, but my grandma would flip  :blah:
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Nuclear1 on July 15, 2008, 10:54:05 am
Hence the advantage of living alone (or with a roommate) :D
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Inquisitor on July 15, 2008, 01:03:54 pm
Or being over 18 :)

And yes, Hippo, been here for the last 11-12 years ;) Since FS1 actually :)
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Hippo on July 15, 2008, 01:05:21 pm
i'm not terribly far north of you then
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Inquisitor on July 15, 2008, 03:14:11 pm
So a Carl handoff could be very inexpensive for one of us ;)
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Goober5000 on July 15, 2008, 03:59:49 pm
Not made of paper though; it needs to be able to be in water.
D'oh.

Anybody know of any plastic-compatible model prototyping system?
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Hippo on July 15, 2008, 04:05:02 pm
i'd volunteer my pepakura'd orion if i had finished it
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: achtung on July 15, 2008, 09:34:05 pm
I still think it should be a GI Joe, or something, named Polpolion.
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: MP-Ryan on July 15, 2008, 09:47:51 pm
Not made of paper though; it needs to be able to be in water.
D'oh.

Anybody know of any plastic-compatible model prototyping system?

Plastic ain't necessary.

Get it made out of paper and have it laminated.  That should seal it adequately.
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Polpolion on July 15, 2008, 09:55:52 pm
I agree with swantz. :D And no paper. NO. Even with lamination, that would fall apart too easily.

And I would like to say this: Detroit Michigan, USA

Unfortunatly, I am going to be out of town at semi-irregular scheduals in the upcoming weeks, so if you can fit me in, great, if not, don't sweat it. :)

Dates I am out of town:

July 24 -> August 6
August 17 -> August 23
August 27 -> August 31
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Goober5000 on July 15, 2008, 10:33:52 pm
Well, here is what Admiral Nelson found:
http://www.modellabs.com/modellabs/Welcome.html

All we need is the high-poly Shivan in STL format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format)).
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on July 15, 2008, 11:30:38 pm
OMG this might be the origin of the Shivan race.  A little innocent fun with a realistic looking doll mixed with some DNA in the machine and poof instant real Shivan.  Carl could be the Father of the race.  Explains how he fits so well in those small air ducts.  :pimp:
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stormkeeper on July 16, 2008, 05:42:24 am
And why he prefers lunchocide to genocide?
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stealth on July 16, 2008, 09:03:39 am
keep it on-topic people; keep discussions on what HLP Carl should look like to the other thread please!
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: watsisname on July 16, 2008, 02:41:25 pm
I just want to add that I'll be out of town from August 2nd to the 16th.  Hopefully this won't be a problem, but if it is feel free to skip me out in the lineup.
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stealth on July 17, 2008, 08:43:03 am
bump
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Polpolion on July 17, 2008, 09:07:21 am
Am I going to be added to the list? :(
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Stealth on July 17, 2008, 10:26:39 am
i haven't updated it yet; waiting for a few more people.  hang tight.

we need 25 or so total
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Aardwolf on July 17, 2008, 06:38:07 pm
I'm not available until August 24th, but...

since he doesn't mind, lives close, and agreed with me about this on AIM, Put me immediately after Watsisname (to be handed off no earlier than that date)
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Nuke on July 18, 2008, 03:42:25 am
id join but id probably screw the whole thing up
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: colecampbell666 on July 18, 2008, 07:04:30 am
IF S-99 and Rictor joined, postage wouldn't be much for you guys, it could go from you to S-99 to Rictor to whoever in Washington.
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Bob-san on July 18, 2008, 02:11:56 pm
New York (USA of course) until September
September and later, Florida (again USA).
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: admiral_wolf on July 18, 2008, 05:32:19 pm
Admiral Wolf, GTA 3rd fleet Beta Aquilai

or just send it to the GTA Euro HQ in the UK
Title: Re: HLP CARL - Who's in? (post here)
Post by: Goober5000 on August 23, 2008, 01:41:10 pm
:bump:

Check the Announcements for new developments. :)