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Nobody got that one? Ok, I guess I should explain myself. When I was little, like 3 or 4, I used to watch this painter named Bob Ross on tv, right at naptime. Whenever he was painting and maybe putting some snow on some trees he'd always say "Now they're happy trees". Sorry for killing the thread Widowmaker. lol. -Rooster

Well I cant add much more to whats already been said. Thanks for sharing Widowmaker. Brave brave man he was. I'm glad you talked with your father about his experiences. I never got a chance to ask my Great Grandfather about his time in WW2. All I know is that he was captured by Nazis during the Battle of the Bulge and remained in captivity till the end of the war. They fed him rotten potatoes every day, and after the war he never ate a potatoe again! But Im lucky I did get the chance to talk with my other grandfathers about thier time in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Thanks -Rooster

No he went right. Sorry, couldn't help myself -Rooster

Thats close to my specs, but im running an E8500. I have all sliders at 5 (except for terrain, thats at 4 with the reccomendation from OBD of not exceeding it) and I get an average of 40 FPS with 20 minimum and 60 maximum FPS. Forgot to post this first time 'round but SD reminded me: its the same as he said: it differs for every machine. Hope I helped. -Rooster

Thanks for all these tricks OvS. I cant wait to try them out. Maybe we should have a sticky - Skinners Tips and Tricks and we can watch OvS (with an afro of course) paint. "Now they're happy Albatroses" Seriously though, thanks. -Rooster

The page Stumper posted does have the 3 views you can use as a background in G-max. Thanks Stump, I'll be using those in my future g-max expeditions/abortions Heres a good site with Nieuport views http://mars.ark.com/~mdf/Ndrawings.html -Rooster

Thanks for the link WF2. The pics of the making of the prop are way cool. That Fairlane looks awesome CJ. Seems you've had alot of cool toys, with that Ford and your bike you posted at SoH. My neighbor is having some cars at his junkyard crushed next month and he said I could just have a '63 Mercury Comet I've had my eye on.I cant wait to get started on that (Im a body and paint tech). I'd like to see some pics of both OvS Nova and your 5.0 when theyre done. It's always nice to see your friends projects, even if you dont know them personally -Rooster

Yep I've wasted alot of Sundays watching Clint Eastwood movie marathons on AMC, even though I own most of them on DVD. Kelly's Heroes is on once in a while. Two Mules for Sister Sarah and Joe Kidd were on this Sunday actually. Clint Eastwood is definately my favorite actor too CJ. But now we're way off track, lol. -Rooster

Definately needed a good laugh today. Thanks Jammer, thats good stuff. -Rooster

I believe that the reasoning for colorful markings was so that a flight leader or individual flight members could be recognised in the air, not to strike fear into the enemy, but that may be part of it. If youve got 5 Albatroses swirling around in the air in a dogfight, how do you know who's who? Paint them different colors. -Rooster

when Ol' Rudolf Spaatz bought the farm this afternoon. A simple "scramble" mission and my best DiD pilot is gone. Flieger (should've been a Feldwebel by now, but some paper pusher hates him) Spaatz took of this afternoon with the rest of Jasta 2 to intercept inbound French N.11s. No match for his trusty Albatros D.I. However as he swung around to attack the nearest Nieuport, he found that trees were indeed a worthy opponent. A not so glamorous end to a glorious career. Oh and he had an Iron Cross but for some reason it isnt showing up after he died. -Rooster

Oh I'm not giving up Olham, it was just an unfortunate incident. I try to play all my pilots like my life is really on the line. Always careful and not picking any fights I cant win (when I have a choice). The best dogfight I had in that career was with 4 Sopwith Pups against our 4 Albatros D.Is. The Pups knocked out 2 of my wingmen before we even had a chance to spin around and engage. What a fight! Pups and Albs zooming all over the place. What an explosion those Pups make too! But finally we cleared the skies of them. Otto Gund got 2 and I got 2. He was a really good wingman. He stayed with me 'till the end of that career. -Rooster

Hey Dudley, you will only be able to file a kill claim for a balloon if you get assigned a mission to attack one. Make sure you get the right one too. I had a mission not too long ago to attack one. I flew through a hailstorm of lead, making 2 passes before it finally burst. When I got back to base I didnt get to file a kill claim. It was the wrong one! -Rooster

Thanks Pol. At least we can have a taste of the show eh? -Rooster

An entire community being booted AND THEN almost ALL the members relocating to a different forum. A medal for sure. -Rooster

Thanks guys. Especially for that tribute Olham. Maybe you could write the letter home to the next unfortunate fellow's parents? I suppose I'll start off on a two-seater career now.... -Rooster

Well, it was there. It looked good so far. Maybe he took it down? -Rooster

Youre in good company here homeboy. I still have the RB1 maps too. Ah memories..... -Rooster

Yep, thanks for the reminder Duck. Should be a blast. Hope I can make it. -Rooster

Ok let me try this again. Heres some shots of one of my first missions in my current DiD campaign (we're flying Alb. D.I.s now). -Rooster

Awesome. Thanks WF2. The online shop has a bunch of cool goodies in it too. -Rooster

Heres a pic of myself and the rest of Jasta 2 taking off in full strength for a transfer. We met a flight of 5 Fee's on the way over. Kinda felt sorry for 'em. Never had a chance. -Rooster Can somebody tell me how to make my image show up like everybody elses here? lol. Sorry Im having a hard time grasping how to do that.

Welcome to the messhall! See ya in the skies godzilla. -Rooster

Well Beanie, thats probably why I dont remember. LOL. Sorry if I gave you some false hope of finding out who it was. -Rooster

Thats awesome MK2. I just have one question....can I play? lol. Keep posting them pics. Looks like tons of fun. -Rooster