Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures . So that's what they mean when they call it a bug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I like the rust of the barbed wire in the colored pic' date=' but the B&W background with the mountain and grey sky. Could you colorize the barbed wire in the B&W photo?[/quote'] This is what I was thinking. It would really make the wire "pop" out of the image IMO. Does the liscense plate read "SHE L0B"? You mean I'm not alone? There was always just something juicey about a nicely loaded Shadow Hawk. I think part of it was that it's weight still gave it some decent speed and it had a nice weapons load (stock) that wasn't too heat intensive, not too ammo intensive and versatile. I DO love a Shadow Hawk! Actually, a modified Marauder (Large Laser and extra sinks instead of AC/5) is my favorite. But the Shadow Hawk is in the top 5. I tend to prefer all-energy weapons -- avoids nasty ammo explosions. A quick re-do of the 3025 Shadow Hawk to my taste: [font=Courier New]55.0 Tons[/font] [font=Courier New]5.5 Structure[/font] [font=Courier New]3.0 Cockpit[/font] [font=Courier New]15.5 Engine (Walk 5/Run 8)[/font] [font=Courier New]3.0 Gyro[/font] [font=Courier New]2.5 Jump Jets[/font] [font=Courier New]5.0 Heat Sinks (15 Total)[/font] [font=Courier New]7.0 PPC[/font][font=Courier New] 3.0 Med. Laser x3[/font] [font=Courier New]10.5 Armor (168 pts)[/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures What? I was looking for my hair piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures What? Pretty sure that's a chiton, a mollusc. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures "Oh, molluscs. I thought you said bacon." *whap! whap! whap!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Some chitons are edible. Not sure if the one in the picture is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Pretty sure that's a chiton' date=' a mollusc. Link I'm pretty sure it's Satan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wouldn't go near a dish that had something like that in the recepie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures We got lots of 'em around here. Most of the ones I've seen alive are 3-4 cm long, but I've seen a few which are more like 20 cm. And there's lots of their shell-pieces at the beach. EDIT: Check out these. That beach is 15 minutes from my house. And the Gumboots Chiton, at the very bottom of the page, is both edible AND you can find it with a metal detector. There's an odd combination for you.... I don't think I've seen that hairy variety in the wild, but I might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures ... Imagine one of those blown up tenfold ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Pretty sure that's a chiton' date=' a mollusc. Link Wow...I think you're right. I'd have never guessed. Every pic I've ever seen of a chiton has been top down, like the one in your link. That face-to-something-analogous-to-a-face shot really threw me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevelon Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures ... Imagine one of those blown up tenfold ... Toss some stats on that and you have the next giant monster to attack your hero's favorite city. Radioactive monsters: now with pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures And the Gumboots Chiton, at the very bottom of the page, is both edible AND you can find it with a metal detector. There's an odd combination for you.... Wait....WHAT?! Edit: After following the link Wait....WHAT?! How does a living organism come to possess, as a species trait, a tongue covered with magnetite? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary asks why does a living organism come to possess, as a species trait, a tongue covered with magnetite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Ops Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures This is what I was thinking. It would really make the wire "pop" out of the image IMO. Does the liscense plate read "SHE L0B"? Actually, a modified Marauder (Large Laser and extra sinks instead of AC/5) is my favorite. But the Shadow Hawk is in the top 5. I tend to prefer all-energy weapons -- avoids nasty ammo explosions. A quick re-do of the 3025 Shadow Hawk to my taste: [font=Courier New]55.0 Tons[/font] [font=Courier New]5.5 Structure[/font] [font=Courier New]3.0 Cockpit[/font] [font=Courier New]15.5 Engine (Walk 5/Run 8)[/font] [font=Courier New]3.0 Gyro[/font] [font=Courier New]2.5 Jump Jets[/font] [font=Courier New]5.0 Heat Sinks (15 Total)[/font] [font=Courier New]7.0 PPC[/font][font=Courier New] 3.0 Med. Laser x3[/font] [font=Courier New]10.5 Armor (168 pts)[/font] So you did away the SRM and LRM to keep the Jump Jets ? Interesting variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Wait....WHAT?! Edit: After following the link Wait....WHAT?! How does a living organism come to possess, as a species trait, a tongue covered with magnetite? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary asks why does a living organism come to possess, as a species trait, a tongue covered with magnetite? Maybe as a navigational aid? Like bees and some birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Birds do it, bees do it, even gumboots chitons do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Wait....WHAT?! Edit: After following the link Wait....WHAT?! How does a living organism come to possess, as a species trait, a tongue covered with magnetite? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary asks why does a living organism come to possess, as a species trait, a tongue covered with magnetite? Magnetite can be extracted from sea water, and it does make the tongue especially abrasive. The chitons live by grinding algae (etc.) off of rocks, pilings, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wonder if the chitons can be tracked by a sensitive microphone/hydrophone use to listen for that particular grinding sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures So you did away the SRM and LRM to keep the Jump Jets ? Interesting variant. I actually increased the jump jets from 3 to 5. It's been my experience that missile launchers (excluding the Thunderbolt) tend to "sandpaper" the armor instead of "punch though". SRM missiles to 2 pts per missile, but on average *half* of them miss, and the other 1-3 missiles are all to (usually) separate locations. The LRM has similar problems, and weighs a chunk more. And if you run out of ammo, then you're carting around several tons of dead weight. Taking the To-Hit roll out of the equation leaves: [font=Courier New]Weapon Crits Tons Heat Damage Ranges[/font] [font=Courier New]SRM-6 2 3 4 2-12 3/6/9[/font] [font=Courier New]Ammo(15 loads) 1 1[/font] [font=Courier New]4 Heat Sinks 4 4 -4[/font] [font=Courier New]-------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=Courier New] 7 8 2-12 (av 6)[/font] [font=Courier New]Weapon Crits Tons Heat Damage Ranges[/font] [font=Courier New]Med. Laser x2 2 2 6 10 3/6/9[/font] [font=Courier New]6 Heat Sinks 6 6 -6[/font] [font=Courier New]------------------------------------------------------[/font] [font=Courier New] 8 8 10[/font] 10 Damage in two 5 pt groups vs 6 damage in three 2 pt groups (and only doable 15 times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Found over at http://9gag.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures We really need to start a Battletech thread to stop derailing this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures As if Clowns weren't scary enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Check the tires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrPuma Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I suppose it simplifies parallel parking, but other than that I don't see much point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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