setsneedtofeed

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

They made a rule against using bird houses in a demolition contest because of me. It’s not my fault they asked for the most effective way of getting through a steel plate instead of the most precise.

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago

So there I was with something of an informal competition in front of me to make the “best” shaped charge to blow throw about a two inch steel plate. It was really just something like practicing skills and maybe showing off creativity.

Most people took “best” to mean most efficient, precise, or cleanly shaped hole in the metal. I took a different meaning. A Mongo minded meaning.

People showed up with their creations and proceeded to pack them with explosives. Most were C4 filled and under half a pound, many of them much less. Shaped charges made of coins, wine bottles, whatever else.

I brought a bird house similar to:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c66875ed-aa1f-4768-9bbd-4a25212aa42b.jpeg

Removed the copper roof, put it in a 5 gallon bucket and proceeded to fill the bucket with as much C4 as it could hold. I don’t know how much. It was a lot. More explode means more good.

My charge had to go last for fear of disrupting everything else. I put a dachshund sized hole in the steel plate along with a massive crack. Penetrated the dirt a few feet down. Somebody even recovered the copper penetrator and turned it into a keychain.

After that they put a size limit on how much explosives you could use. Really not my fault there wasn’t a limit in the first place.

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago

That’s really neat. Which games/mods?

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

TNG does not appear on my top five Trek episodes list. Neither do any courtroom episodes.

I await your replies.

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago

On the other hand, Holosun’s business model is providing capability for cheaper than the competition.

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago

That came a little bit later.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/efa6486e-2a8d-4a08-92c7-7e53c536c42e.webp

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

Here you go! I apoligize for the graininess of the scan. The photo should be labeled more accurately that it is using the illuminator from an M2 but without the actual scope attached. The soldier is wearing prototype night vision goggles on his helmet that can pick up the illuminator’s IR light. I should have more properly labeled the post better, and probably will change that now.

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

I can see improvement as your posts go along! If you’re having trouble with the lenses, I’d reccomend painting them black, then orange (carefully and leaving the black as a bit of an edge), and then yellow over the most accessible part. It should give you a simple and easy glow effect while making the lenses look distinct from the armor.

I’ve always struggled with the finer GW brushes and normally use either W&N or Testors, so don’t feel bad if you’re having trouble while using a “small” instead of “ultra ultra small” brush.

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago

Verbatim what he says in ‘Living Witness’.

setsneedtofeed, 4 months ago

Avatar of Khaine for me.