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scotland Offline Gareth

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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #540 on: July 27, 2016, 01:55:05 AM
You know your sad when upon reading that you think "why had that never occurred to me before?".  Snow speeders really shouldn't need to be adapted to the cold. :doh:
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #541 on: July 27, 2016, 04:36:34 AM
Maybe they were designed for use on a planet with hot snow?   :ahhh

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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #542 on: July 28, 2016, 11:01:39 AM
Not to derail this thread ( :facepalm:) but I'm going to hell for derailment anyway so it doesn't really matter any more, but I have been obsessed by this Russian Ekranoplan Ground Effect Vehicle since reading about it in a William Gibson book. It sounds like a precursor to repulsorlift technology and as usual the Russians have gone large with it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_vehicle

There's a bunch of stuff on Youtube as well.
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #543 on: July 28, 2016, 01:13:57 PM
Ekranoplans are extremely cool.  8)  Not actually practical in that they didn't like poor sea conditions, but definitely cool.



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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #544 on: July 28, 2016, 01:24:32 PM
Nice links Gareth  :salute:

The Russians have come up with some  amazing massive vehicles - The Hind - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-24, the 'Hook' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-6 and the Antonov plane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #545 on: July 28, 2016, 03:40:05 PM
Frankly I think there is some serious potential behind ekranoplans- yeah, they don't like rough seas, but the weather reports these days are amazingly accurate to days in advance.  Considering an ekranoplan could cross the Atlantic in 12 hours, weather shouldn't be a bit of an issue.  The Pacific might be a different story mind you, but for Australia/China/Japan/Malaysia/Philippines it should also be manageable.

Sure they may not have the same capacity as the current crop of container ships, but a standard container ship takes approximately 1 week to cross the Atlantic (at least from the UK to Halifax, where I used to work), and an ekranoplan could make the trip over and back in one day.

Plus, the ability to go inland some distance (depending on terrain of course) would mean less reliance on coastline for shipyards.  Cargo could be brought inland, providing faster delivery to landlocked areas.

It could theoretically revolutionize shipping as we know it if it were to ever be explored.

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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #546 on: August 09, 2016, 03:14:30 PM
Back to the Star Wars Universe - here are some awesome pics from 'Rogue One' - looks gritty!
http://m.imgur.com/a/DBIlh
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #547 on: August 09, 2016, 07:13:19 PM
Back to the Star Wars Universe - here are some awesome pics from 'Rogue One' - looks gritty!
http://m.imgur.com/a/DBIlh

Definitely liking the looks of this.  Donnie Yen being in it is definitely a exciting prospect. 8)
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #548 on: August 09, 2016, 11:44:13 PM
I hope it is much better than Agents of Shield, the Flash, Gotham, Arrow or Agent Carter.  I really have no desire to see a Disnified, watered down version of Star Wars.

Nor a needlessly gritty and dark version like Stargate Universe.

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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #549 on: August 12, 2016, 02:46:00 PM
New Trailer for Rogue One:
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #550 on: August 12, 2016, 03:24:21 PM
Okay, I have to admit (nearly 20 pages in) that my initial concerns (i.e. "I have a bad feeling about this") were unfounded. It could have all turned out a lot worse.  :-)


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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #551 on: August 12, 2016, 03:37:59 PM
Okay, I have to admit (nearly 20 pages in) that my initial concerns (i.e. "I have a bad feeling about this") were unfounded. It could have all turned out a lot worse.  :-)
I'm with you there - I really enjoyed the new one - it had it's weird moments - Chewy walking straight past Leia after Hans death and Chewy being fine with Rei driving the Falcon.  :think: But pretty pretty pretty good as my mentor Larry David would say.
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #552 on: August 13, 2016, 01:55:12 AM
New Trailer for Rogue One:


Still looking good to me. 8)
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Reply #553 on: August 13, 2016, 05:12:44 AM
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Chewy walking straight past Leia after Hans death


Yeah that was pretty weird, along with Leia not wanting to go see Luke? (I get she's a busy lady, doing General stuff, but Han just died, and she's just discovered the location of her brother. She couldn't get a day off? Maybe someone in the Resistance should start a union, get some basic workers rights going)

I mean they really wanted the whole leia/rey hugging scene, passing on the legacy etc etc, it was magical, and there was strong female role models everywhere, we all had a great time, but maybe some eye-contact and a chewie growl?

Leia: Hmm, my (Husband? Ex? Baby-daddy?) just went on a dangerous mission.
Oh, here comes his best friend and co-pilot chewie, who I've also had many adventures with, well screw that guy.
Whoop, here comes some 20something girl I've barely met, I'll get my news from her, and hug it out.


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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #554 on: August 13, 2016, 06:35:44 PM
The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.


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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #555 on: August 13, 2016, 10:13:49 PM
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #556 on: August 13, 2016, 11:25:45 PM
ANOTHER Rogue One Trailer!  :ahhh

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 :D
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #557 on: August 14, 2016, 01:19:39 AM
ANOTHER Rogue One Trailer!  :ahhh

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 :D

 :facepalm:

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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #558 on: August 14, 2016, 02:16:00 PM
Lol - nice one - It looks quite dark and gritty.
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #559 on: August 15, 2016, 03:05:48 PM
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #560 on: August 15, 2016, 03:07:02 PM
New Trailer for Rogue One:


Still looking good to me. 8)
Yessssss... is it December yet :ahhh
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #561 on: August 15, 2016, 03:11:32 PM
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #562 on: August 15, 2016, 11:43:10 PM
No, really, this time.....honest. :whistle:

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Told you. 8)
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #563 on: August 16, 2016, 02:23:33 PM
Can't wait.
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #564 on: August 16, 2016, 03:46:13 PM
No, really, this time.....honest. :whistle:

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Told you. 8)
looking so forward to this
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #565 on: August 16, 2016, 07:03:03 PM
another rumour that a certain bounty hunter may make an appearance in Rogue One...  :ahhh
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #566 on: August 16, 2016, 07:18:30 PM
another rumour that a certain bounty hunter may make an appearance in Rogue One...  :ahhh
OM flippin G!
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #567 on: August 16, 2016, 10:07:36 PM
Dengar?



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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #568 on: August 17, 2016, 12:04:08 AM
Dengar?



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Bossk was always the cool one IMO. 8)
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Re: New Star Wars
Reply #569 on: August 17, 2016, 12:38:31 AM
Maybe, but IG-88 is way cooler than the previous 87 assassin droids.  Evolution has to could take for something!

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