D_T's Project MegAlox

Mechanickal · **Reply #60 on:** February 15, 2018, 09:40:27 AM

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

styx · **Reply #61 on:** February 15, 2018, 02:44:17 PM

Quote from: Mechanickal on February 15, 2018, 09:40:27 AM

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

I think that is a bit of a long name

pfrsantos · **Reply #62 on:** February 15, 2018, 04:02:30 PM

Quote from: Dutch_Tooler on February 15, 2018, 08:19:49 AM

Thank you all for your suggestions!

The amount of creativity, humour and thoughtfulness that has gone into these is simply staggering and humbling
Having said that, notwithstanding the general brilliant quality and despite having gone through them several times both forwards and backwards, unfortunately I have not found a suggestion which I was tempted to adopt immediately and without modification.

However, I do appreciate all of your suggestions. Over the next few days, I will go through them again - this should allow me to zero in on the contribution that provides the best basis for the new name.
I will solemnly pledge to endeavour to announce both said new name, and the forum member authoring the contribution that gave rise to it (aka the winner of this GAW), at or around the beginning of next week. Stay tuned!

The submissions portal is now closed.

General Brilliant!

pfrsantos · **Reply #63 on:** February 15, 2018, 04:02:57 PM

Quote from: styx on February 15, 2018, 02:44:17 PM

Quote from: Mechanickal on February 15, 2018, 09:40:27 AM
Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

I think that is a bit of a long name

Oh boy ³...

ironraven · **Reply #64 on:** February 16, 2018, 01:49:08 AM

Quote from: Mechanickal on February 12, 2018, 08:32:40 PM

The Wanderer

Well... if one may hazard a second entry, this might be close. Not all that wander are lost: the Strider.

No, wait, that Mick fellow might get fussy.

Aragorn?

styx · **Reply #65 on:** February 16, 2018, 09:01:20 AM

Quote from: pfrsantos on February 15, 2018, 04:02:57 PM

Quote from: styx on February 15, 2018, 02:44:17 PM
Quote from: Mechanickal on February 15, 2018, 09:40:27 AM
Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

I think that is a bit of a long name

Oh boy ³...

Shouldn't it be (Oh boy)³?

Don Pablo · **Reply #66 on:** February 16, 2018, 11:25:52 AM

Quote from: styx on February 16, 2018, 09:01:20 AM

Quote from: pfrsantos on February 15, 2018, 04:02:57 PM
Quote from: styx on February 15, 2018, 02:44:17 PM
Quote from: Mechanickal on February 15, 2018, 09:40:27 AM
Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

I think that is a bit of a long name

Oh boy ³...

Shouldn't it be (Oh boy)³?

Oh boy ³ = Oh boy*boy*boy
(Oh boy)³ = (Oh boy)*(Oh boy)*(Oh boy)

styx · **Reply #67 on:** February 16, 2018, 03:07:13 PM

Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on February 16, 2018, 11:25:52 AM

Quote from: styx on February 16, 2018, 09:01:20 AM
Quote from: pfrsantos on February 15, 2018, 04:02:57 PM
Quote from: styx on February 15, 2018, 02:44:17 PM
Quote from: Mechanickal on February 15, 2018, 09:40:27 AM
Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

I think that is a bit of a long name

Oh boy ³...

Shouldn't it be (Oh boy)³?
Oh boy ³ = Oh boy*boy*boy
(Oh boy)³ = (Oh boy)*(Oh boy)*(Oh boy)

if memory serves me then Oh boy³ can also be interpreted as Oh boyyy which would sound like boi and that would require one to wear a very big clock around the neck to pronounce properly

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #68 on:** February 16, 2018, 11:50:35 PM

Meanwhile, in D_T's dungeon... intense sounds of profound mentation, thinking, rumination, pondering, consideration... you get the idea

Nah... just a feeble attempt at thinly masking the increasingly obvious fact that I haven't got the foggiest clue yet where this might be going, sorry...

styx · **Reply #69 on:** February 17, 2018, 10:24:45 AM

flip a coin. that should tell you your heart's desires

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #70 on:** February 17, 2018, 10:53:44 AM

Got it!

You should never try to be creative after a couple of Friday night beers. Now I've slept over it, and this morning, in the process of preparing to get out of bed, it came to me...

See next post.

kottskrapa · **Reply #71 on:** February 17, 2018, 10:57:11 AM

Congratulations to the winners and wisely chosen

[It's not failure if you learn something from it]

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #72 on:** February 17, 2018, 10:59:54 AM

But first, some intro. Of course, we are talking about this beauty:

As I said before, I'm awed, humbled and stunned by the number, humour and thoughtfulness of the suggestions and the quality of the reasoning behind them. Thanks to all contributors for their efforts

I think what has led to my choice (wait for it...) was a mix of hints from two key posts.

One is:

Quote from: Lynn LeFey on February 06, 2018, 09:01:55 PM

My suggestion, following the 'Handyman', 'Engineer' kind of naming scheme.

The Builder.

OR the Blue Builder.

Or the Big, bodacious, beautiful, blue builder of bonafide bass-a$$ness.

And the other one:

Quote from: ironraven on February 10, 2018, 11:08:20 PM

You've got all the tools of an older Ranger, pre-backside tools.

You add components of the Explorer and the pliers.

Alox scales. Pliers are useful for metal work. Rangers are also scouts, explorers.

Blue scales, could be a nod to the blue of the forge's flame and/or to blued steel.

HEAVY METAL RANGER.

So... where does that get us?

Alox- That is a no-brainer. It simply needs to be part of the name on principle alone.
Blue- Yup. I chose blue for a reason - of the three most economically available PXes on the 'net I thought this was the best colour, possibly barring red, but then for that I have the MTO PX.
Builder- I like the connotation of construction, but the Bob connotation sounded a tad belittling, not fitting for the massive monster I ended up with...
Heavy Metal- certainly that is an apt description; on the other hand, as part of a longer name it would make it very long indeed. Also (sorry magentus) I am not a metal fan - if anything, the predecessor in the form of classic hard rock fits my music sense better - sign of my age?
Also, I wanted it to stand out from the crowd in the sense that it was modded to include a few extras... some people have used "Deluxe" for that, which I like too.

See next post for the solution...

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #73 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:01:46 AM

So...

Alox Cobalt Deluxe Constructor

(The abbreviation, as you may have noticed, is a nod to hard rock of the antipodean variety

)

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #74 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:03:00 AM

Now, to the winner.

That is a difficult one. Both the above posts were equally important and instrumental in the chain of thought leading to the name.

I've had to draw. The winner is:

-------------------------------

Wait a minute...

I've decided to do this the

way.

BOTH, of course!

Congratulations Lynn and ironraven, you will both soon be in receipt of a new, lightly modded Pioneer (ex-Farmer)!

So: the remark below applies to both of you:

Can the winners please PM their address so that I can get the package on its way? Thanks

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #75 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:04:55 AM

Quote from: kottskrapa on February 17, 2018, 10:57:11 AM

Congratulations to the winners and wisely chosen

[It's not failure if you learn something from it]

(I had to split and modify the post for technical reasons involving the overuse of spoilers, which is why kottskrapa's post is between the first and the rest

)

hiraethus · **Reply #76 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:23:09 AM

Good choice D_T. Congrats Lynn & ironraven.

zoidberg · **Reply #77 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:46:08 AM

That is awesome, congrats to the winners.

RF52 · **Reply #78 on:** February 17, 2018, 12:00:56 PM

Congrats to the winners and good choice of name

Sent fra min FRD-L09 via Tapatalk

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #79 on:** February 17, 2018, 12:15:20 PM

Thanks guys

By the way:

Quote from: Dutch_Tooler on February 17, 2018, 11:01:46 AM

So...

Alox Cobalt Deluxe Constructor

(The abbreviation, as you may have noticed, is a nod to hard rock of the antipodean variety )

Accepted short forms are:
Cobalt Constructor (nick name CoCo

), or simply,
Constructor

I can tell you, this was not easy. I was sorely tempted by one or two other suggestions.
For instance, honourable mentions go to styx and/or magentus for "Holy Smurf"

.

magentus · **Reply #80 on:** February 17, 2018, 12:31:04 PM

Great name and a great band! Congrats to the winners.

For the record Holy Smurf wasn't my suggestion, I was applauding Styx who actually came up with it.

styx · **Reply #81 on:** February 17, 2018, 03:41:07 PM

this was a fun one. Congrats to Lynn and Ironraven

Mechanickal · **Reply #82 on:** February 17, 2018, 03:46:00 PM

Congrats!

Now, when will you be releasing those screw pivots for the General MTO public?

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #83 on:** February 17, 2018, 04:48:34 PM

Hmmhhh. I wasn't actually planning a production line... also, it's all manual (OK, lathe assisted) and takes a fair bit of time... maybe when I retire, in a decade or so...

Wspeed · **Reply #84 on:** February 17, 2018, 05:30:35 PM

Wow that alox is a proper work of art

It really looks like a alox champ
Very professionally done Dutch_Tooler

And congratulations to Lynn and Ironraven

Mechanickal · **Reply #85 on:** February 17, 2018, 05:37:45 PM

Quote from: Dutch_Tooler on February 17, 2018, 04:48:34 PM

Hmmhhh. I wasn't actually planning a production line... also, it's all manual (OK, lathe assisted) and takes a fair bit of time... maybe when I retire, in a decade or so...

Ok ok...

Do them just for me then