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Well, I looked up Neon Genesis Evangelion a bit more (I know you're a fan Childe) and while I do intend to watch it, it looks...Terrifying. 4 words: Giant fething Grinning Head.

Dr H wrote:

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:

 Dr H wrote:
No, you can't. They are completely separate storylines, you are a different person with different backgrounds etc...

thats a shame... I like imported character games... makes for a continually nice and evolving game. Its what I loved about Mass Effect... having said that I still need to play ME:3... well FO:3: GOTYE should keep me busy until AC:3 at the end of the month... then I'll pick up FO: NV... I am liking the Rumours for FO:4 though!!!

It is a really good start to a character in NV though, I won't spoil it for you here.
Ooooo, I haven't heard FO4 rumours, I shall have to have a google.

edit: Interesting. Looks good for crazy experiments like you get in the Vaults of FO3. I liked them.

Yeah looks quite interesting tbh, although massachusets seems an on choice to set it...

cormadepanda wrote:I personally travel through the sewers with the radio on an a shiskibob burn everything!!!!! Ahh good old days of a combat shotgun and power armor.

I love my combat shotgun... especially now I have the more ammo perk ^_^

Squigsquasher wrote:Well, I looked up Neon Genesis Evangelion a bit more (I know you're a fan Childe) and while I do intend to watch it, it looks...Terrifying. 4 words: Giant fething Grinning Head.

lmfao...

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:


Yeah looks quite interesting tbh, although massachusets seems an on choice to set it...

Yeah, I thought Boston was an odd choice, but then I saw mention of MIT and thought of exploring the long abandoned ruins of a futuristic research facility and got excited.

cormadepanda wrote:I personally travel through the sewers with the radio on an a shiskibob burn everything!!!!! Ahh good old days of a combat shotgun and power armor.

I love my combat shotgun... especially now I have the more ammo perk ^_^

Yeah, shotguns are the way forward, usually my default weapon of choice.

Squigsquasher wrote:Well, I looked up Neon Genesis Evangelion a bit more (I know you're a fan Childe) and while I do intend to watch it, it looks...Terrifying. 4 words: Giant fething Grinning Head.

lmfao...

Neon Genesis Evengelion = cool. 3 words: Big Stompy Robots/Mecha

Except they aren't really robots at all...

No, not really. Couldn't think of a good word to substitute for robot when I got to the end of that sentence...lol

Dr H wrote:

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:


Yeah looks quite interesting tbh, although massachusets seems an on choice to set it...

Yeah, I thought Boston was an odd choice, but then I saw mention of MIT and thought of exploring the long abandoned ruins of a futuristic research facility and got excited.

I'd forgotten about MIT

cormadepanda wrote:I personally travel through the sewers with the radio on an a shiskibob burn everything!!!!! Ahh good old days of a combat shotgun and power armor.

I love my combat shotgun... especially now I have the more ammo perk ^_^

Yeah, shotguns are the way forward, usually my default weapon of choice.

Unfortunately, I use it so damn much it keeps breaking so I have to find new muties to get the shotguns to fix the damn thing... very little point in spending good caps of fixing things imo.

Squigsquasher wrote:Well, I looked up Neon Genesis Evangelion a bit more (I know you're a fan Childe) and while I do intend to watch it, it looks...Terrifying. 4 words: Giant fething Grinning Head.

lmfao...

Neon Genesis Evengelion = cool. 3 words: Big Stompy Robots/Mecha

Squigsquasher wrote:Except they aren't really robots at all...

Dr H wrote:No, not really. Couldn't think of a good word to substitute for robot when I got to the end of that sentence...lol

Shh! You're watering down the nightmare fuel!

Not that there is any shortage of it..."MY SOUL IS BEING VIOLATED!": The cry of Asuka being mind raped, and anyone watching Asuka being mind raped, or any other scene really (mind rending screams that would stop Khorne sleeping without a teddy, anyone?)

Have you seen the bit where Shinji visits Oscar in the hospital bed yet?

you think you were disturbed before then? think again...

Oh yes, I have seen that. In fact, that is the only bit of the EOE I have actually seen. I must admit, that bit didn't freak me out so much as make me sad, as truth be told I pitied Shinji. He is slowly losing his mind, he hates himself, and he is hardly proud of himself after the...act. It doesn't matter how disgusting we think he is, it cannot come to a millionth of how disgusting he thinks he is, and I really feel sorry for him. The bit where he is begging Asuka to yell at him and call him an idiot really tugs my heartstrings. When you have someone so far off the deep end that they want verbal abuse for comfort...Tearjerking stuff man. Someone give this boy a hug. Asuka, I'm looking at you.

The interesting thing about Shinji is that he is a gender flip of the typical self doubting Moeblob. Had he been female he would have just come across as a generic cute woobie girl.

Ironically, the only bits of NGE I have seen are the first episode, and the hospital bedside thumbing off scene. To me, something isn't truly spoiled until I have actually seen it. I do intend to get the boxset and the movie though.

Ironic that Gainax, the studio behind this monmental monolith of psychological horror and depression, also made Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, whicb is extremely upbeat and funny.

Crossover time!

I can just imagine: "Hey Yoko, I found another giant face! Wait this one is...Oh god, is that a...Oh god nononononono. NO. NO. NO.

Yoko...I need a hug..."

Yeah Shinji was an unfortunate character... I did feel sorry for him really.

Oh and how the hell can you call Gurren Lagann upbeat I will never know... mid series? I CRIED!... it made me cry... same goes for the end tbh... Gainax are utter tools for what they can do to the psychological condition of normal people.

btw, I want to watch NG:E Redux sometime... they have aparently re annimated it all. with a bit of an update as well.

I will admit I have only ever watched the abridged version of the first episode of TTGL. And I know a lot less about it. I thought it was supposed to be the polar opposite of NGE: silly, upbeat, happy and fun as opposed to being sinister, complex, sad and mind shreddingly twisted. What with the walking faces and general OMGWTFBBQishness.

Also, something fun for you: take a look at the Transformers Prime Soundwave toy. Now take a look at an EVA.

Look familiar?

Unit 001 lives. Have a nice sleep.

I see your point about Soundwave... might have to buy that now

btw, do you know how NG:E ends? if you don't you may need to watch it all and reassess about your Unit:001 lives comment

TTGL: is fun and upbeat, but, BUT, it has two rather big moments in it, and those moments are tragic, and when I say that, I mean it as if you had just lost a loved one type tragic.

Watch it. You will love it, and want to watch it again and again. but you will need cleanex...

I know how End of Evangelion ends, but not how the last two episodes of the main series ends. From the sounds of things...Oh dear.

However, as creepy as "neon green and purple has never been so creepy" Unit 01 and "faceless, watching you silently, eternally judging you" Soundwave are, they ain't got gak on the mass produced EVAs from EOE. I have only seen a mugshot of them, but...Those grins...

Argh. I might build a sculpture of one and put it on my front lawn when I have my own home to scare the kids off. Perhaps I can give it a remote control head to slowly twitch in the general direction of people for maximum "Oh god please make it stop" factor.

I need a hug. Oh wait, that will turn me into LCL.

Oh yeah Drone Eva's are awesomely scary... seriously... there's nothing quite like the mind of a crazy Japanese Anime maker...

Nah... the only thing going on my front lawn to scare people away is a series of stone weeping angels... no one would dare bother me then...

LCL?

The weird red goopy liquid everyone turns into after Third Impact in EOE. Origin of tge "And everybody hugs and turns into tang" meme.

Goddamnit. The EVA drones LICK Unit 02 before tearing it apart. Just...No. Hideaki Anno, I know you were depressed and wanted to make something creepy...But damn.

Mini-Update.

The Avenger strike-fighter and Vulture gunship are complete. Minus the parts I'm awaiting from FW... as I am missing the Exhaust, Autocannon and Pilot control panel... useful

and the size of the Avenger is somewhat staggering... its huge... and its only a fighter

I also forgot to wash the Shrike wings... so will do that in a bit, so I can get them GS'd tonight and glued on. I also can't seem to find my sandpaper which is why I haven't finished them tbh... but yeah... pics at some point soon!

TTFN ^_^

No pics it never happened you know the rules

And the cormadepanda comes out of left field and says, desert punk was a excellent anime.

Hmm? Never heard of that one. Will look it up.

Childe, sorry to hear about the missing components. That must suck.

Also, here is an idea to help heal your soul: NGE Scouse Edition.

"Come on Asuka, you tart, wake the feth up!"

"Dey do dough don't dey?"

"Come on Shinji, you little girly bastard, pilot the fething robot!"

Updated, CDAF (Calliope Defence Air Force army list):

as it needed a re-jiggle...

HQ:

Primaris Psyker

Primaris Psyker


Troops:

Veteran Squad:
Shotguns.
3x Meltaguns.
Missile Launcher.

Veteran Squad:
Shotguns.
3x Meltaguns.
Missile Launcher.


Fast Attack:

Vulture Gunship:
Twin-linked Punisher Cannon.

Vulture Gunship:
Twin-linked Punisher Cannon.

Vendetta Gunship Squadron:
x2 Vendetta's


Heavy Support:

Avenger Strike Fighter:
2 Autocannon's.
Distinctive markings.

Avenger Strike Fighter:
2 Autocannon's.
Distinctive markings.

Thunderbolt Fighter:



Army Total: 1500pts


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 Squigsquasher wrote:

Childe, sorry to hear about the missing components. That must suck.

It does a little tbh, but, I learned something interesting when I phoned Forgeworld up. Apparently they cast the parts which are missing specifically on person by person basis... but its not just a new cast, its a new mould they do. specifically for the customer.

I find it a little odd, but it sort of makes sense.

Drop the Distinctive Paint Schemes, you need the nightsights on all your planes.

 Briancj wrote:
Drop the Distinctive Paint Schemes, you need the nightsights on all your planes.

Never had a problem with nighfighting before... but, I have enough points for four planes to get it... so thats the Avengers and Vultures.

6th edition pretty much guarantees run-ins with Nightfighting. Necrons AND 6th edition? Oh yeah.

I might have to make a new head for my winged Hive Tyrant based on one of those EVA drones. I reckon the grin would scare away any 12 year olds from playing against me.

Also, what models will represent the veterans? DKOK?

Briancj wrote:6th edition pretty much guarantees run-ins with Nightfighting. Necrons AND 6th edition? Oh yeah.

fair point... forgot about newcrons... well hopefully I can get away with just the Avengers and Vultures with laser vision.

Squigsquasher wrote:I might have to make a new head for my winged Hive Tyrant based on one of those EVA drones. I reckon the grin would scare away any 12 year olds from playing against me.

Also, what models will represent the veterans? DKOK?

sounds like a plan Squig.

and most likely Elysians tbh... I was going to make my neobrits but I just like the FW Elysians too much. plus, this army is pretty much all FW anways, whats two units more?

you wanna go elysians now... hmmm... you get my thumbs up for this idea!!! i like them too... beside... they are half new brits too what with their bullpop lasguns and all...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
you wanna go elysians now... hmmm... you get my thumbs up for this idea!!! i like them too... beside... they are half new brits too what with their bullpop lasguns and all...

Elysian's weapons are more P-90 imo Vik... but yeah, I have always like the models, and it saves a lot of effort with the converting by using them.

plus eventually I was considering an Elysian army anyways

so the trencher idea is dropped for now then?

Yeah for now... I may bring them back if I ever do my IW support Guard list, as they would make sense for them.

its odd... the Trenchers would have cost more to do than buying FW

You could use Death Korps of Krieg as the base models, they have trenchcoats...