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2014/05/15 06:06:53
Subject: The US Army has armored up Master Chief!!
Trademarks of Games Workshop wrote:Skaven, Skull, Slaanesh, Slann, Snot, Snotling, Space Wolves, Spanner, Squat...
Too bad
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Is that a legitimate thing? Did GW actually manage to trademark "skull"? I find that difficult to believe. If that is really a thing, then the European people who complain about the American legal system really don't have much ground to stand on.
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2014/05/15 07:52:13
Subject: The US Army has armored up Master Chief!!
Working for a company that supplies helmets to many Armed Forces around the world, I approve of a system that looks to require the purchase of a whole new faceguard every time the visor gets scratched. Ker-Ching!
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2014/05/15 18:31:59
Subject: The US Army has armored up Master Chief!!
dementedwombat wrote: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Is that a legitimate thing? Did GW actually manage to trademark "skull"? I find that difficult to believe.
Haha no I was just joking (sorry). The rest of the list is real I think (including snot?), I copied and pasted it from another site. But these are not registered trademarks, just trademarks that GW 'claim' belong to them through use. The list was quite exhaustive and silly.
On topic. The helmet looks cool, but I don't see it ever being widely used (if at all). They've been talking about these 'future soldier' concepts for decades. But I think there are just too many issues with cost, power, vision, filters, weight, communication, compatibility with night vision etc etc... Probably isn't practical. Also infantry are a bit meh! Saddam was supposed to have a million troops in the first gulf war. For all the difference it made they might as well have been wearing clown hats.
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2014/05/15 20:32:54
Subject: Re:The US Army has armored up Master Chief!!
That's how it starts. One cool looking addition here, a couple of skulls there, and next thing you know we're the big scary evil guys
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2014/05/19 17:53:47
Subject: The US Army has armored up Master Chief!!
Honestly looking at this helmet makes me think two things in order to save future soldiers' lives:
1. They NEED to be allowed to "decorate" the mask with appropriate designs. These designs include, but are not limited to: skulls, flames, Maori tribal markings, Patriotic "stars and stripes" motifs.
2. They should also be provided with the option of not wearing this helmet. In lieu of the new helmet, the only authorized means of not wearing the helmet will be to grow a full beard. And not this sissy 1/4" crap either. I'm talking Aristotle/Odin levels of BA beardiness.
dementedwombat wrote: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Is that a legitimate thing? Did GW actually manage to trademark "skull"? I find that difficult to believe.
Haha no I was just joking (sorry). The rest of the list is real I think (including snot?), I copied and pasted it from another site. But these are not registered trademarks, just trademarks that GW 'claim' belong to them through use. The list was quite exhaustive and silly.
On topic. The helmet looks cool, but I don't see it ever being widely used (if at all). They've been talking about these 'future soldier' concepts for decades. But I think there are just too many issues with cost, power, vision, filters, weight, communication, compatibility with night vision etc etc... Probably isn't practical. Also infantry are a bit meh! Saddam was supposed to have a million troops in the first gulf war. For all the difference it made they might as well have been wearing clown hats.
Have they tried to register/copyright the terms space, and or marine? Because I'd think that Star Trek has them beat on the space part, and I dont think that GW would want to feth with either the USMC or the Royal Marines (to include everyone's favorite RM, MattyRM)
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2014/05/20 14:00:55
Subject: The US Army has armored up Master Chief!!
Steve Dent wrote:Future Army helmets make for cooler soldiers, terrified enemies
It's hard to look at the US Army's latest helmet and not think of Halo, but the design does serve a purpose beyond gaming chic. Its latest "soldier of the future" concept would not only protect grunts in high heat and humidity, but also shield them from chemical and biological agents. While much bulkier tech already exists for that, such a model would use a fan embedded directly into the filtration system to suck air from the side of the mask and blast it across the nose. Tests done on an M50 gas mask modified with the tech proved it to be just as effective as with bigger units, but more comfortable for GI's during intense drills. The design is just a render for now, but if the army is going to look to video games for design inspiration, we think they should go bigger.
์Not even close! it is NBC proof but it rather looks line NCR Veteran Ranger from Fallout New Vegas.
