Getting too involve in WW II Games

Luftwaffe_Rommel · #1 04-13-2010, 10:55 PM

I have to admit, I have stick my nose too much in this forum. So as my last act of communication. Thanks to all people who visit this place and Play IL 2 Sturmovic birds of Prey. Its a great game, but do not go beyond the game boundaries like I aparently did. My friend this is Luftwaffe_Rommel saying good bye from this community. I had a great time Thanx for that, but now I will only dedicate to enjoy life. It's a great day to go outside today, and I just realize it right now. Plus I heard in the radio a interesting discussion for an opinion poll. The anouncer was asking how many people play PS3 on regular bases, and if this people could withstand not to play for one whole week. I was surprise at the number of callers who answer, I cannot go without playing for a day or two. That strike me, and I began to question if me playing videogames at this age was more like a hobbi or an addiction. I guess I have to let the games go for now, as I start to recognize sings that it might not be a good hobbi after all due to my playing patters and easily getting mad at someone. I also being to realize that often what I say and write doesn't always come out the way I intended.

In brief; Luftwaffe_Rommel says good bye. Though I will play the already schedule games as planned, you know as a final act between me and my game console. Plus school will end soon and I have to work hard to become a good person in life.

Once again Thank you my friend, I really enjoyed the discussions in this forum. I guess for a hobbi, i will just have to do what i use to do before i bought the game. In case u are wondering, I used to make scale models of airplanes, thanks, and entire airfields out of paper. here is a picture of one French WW I plane and German Fokker Dr I plus an unfinished one. This is how my passion for airplanes, tanks, and battleships develop.

bobbysocks · #2 04-13-2010, 11:01 PM

thats nice work, pal. you ought to try sell a few of those. stick around.

Luftwaffe_Rommel · #3 04-13-2010, 11:06 PM

scale airplanes are hand painted and decorated by me. I tend to have this habbit of donating them to my school. My History teacher who proundly displays them. They are not for sale; after I build them I also have this bad habit of setting them on fire as I reenacht D-Day, Pearl Harbor, and many other WWII battles. If u are also wondering how do i set them on fire, I buy fireworks and custumize them to make them the real deal mini versions of 88 shells that go into my little 88 flak, I also fill the actual fuel tanks of tanks and ships with gasoline and that how i create the mini explosion. Pretty, one day will post a video in you tube, but not right know. If I decide to though, You guys can find it under "A mini war on June 6". also since i like thing in scale to appear as real as possible i also filled the wings, and engine compartments of my nini planes with fireworks powder, they emit smoke then blow up. One almos burned my hand, but not too bad thought. But hey this is crazy Rommel messing up with mini planes and fireworks.

bobbysocks · #4 04-13-2010, 11:15 PM

did the same thing when i was young...re-enact battles. had swarms of HO tanks (churchills, shermans, panthers, etc ) and figures....when i dig through my mothers garden every once in awhile i find the remains of a victim...haha. no seriously. think about turning this into some money. nice to make cash off of something you love doing. i would be interested in buying a couple off of you to make mobile. you up for it? i can send you the paint schemes...email you skins whatever. but do hang around for awhile...

check your PMs

dkwookie · #5 04-14-2010, 09:42 AM

Stay with the forum Rommel, it's good to have these discussions about the war. Sometimes us brits get a bit touchy about it but that's got a lot to do with the current political climate in UK.
I also used to re-enact battles with Airfix model kits as a kid. I used to drive my mum nuts with my Waterloo 1/72 scale setup on the living room floor. I had about a thousand of those soldiers and used to set them up in firing lines which stretched across the whole room. I would love a room now that I could create a full diorama with napoleonic figures.
My ww2 battles were done in the back garden on a smaller scale. Good memories

Gilly · #6 04-14-2010, 10:31 AM

I concurr with the above sentiments and agree you shouldn't leave. I think the issue as I've stated is perhaps a language thing as well as focussing upon specific wartime 'incidents( if that's the right word)' rather than as a general discussion. Putting 'f the subs' is always going to provoke a reaction from us Brits as I'm sure if you'd mentioned other areas you would have created a similar reaction from the Dutch, Russians, Poles or whoever you had mentioned. I believe the word is diplomacy!!
As for the kits I'm stating to relive my childhood through my son. I've just finished a Lancaster to hang up in his bedroom to go with the Spits, hurri's, mossie, 109's, stukas, he111 and 190's. I'm so tempted as I did as when I was younger to take them out the back and 'battle' them although the hours I've spent airbrushing them I'm not sure that it's the best idea!

bobbysocks · #7 04-14-2010, 05:01 PM

Airfix ROCKED!!! those were my absolute favorite models! i had ( and burned ...he says banging his head off of the deck ) every WW2 tank, truck and aircraft, figure. they were small, excellently crafted, and very affordable. I too would love to build scenes... DANG they are still around too!! and the mossie is back in stock!!

http://www.airfix.com/

f1rebrand · #8 04-14-2010, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bobbysocks

Airfix ROCKED!!! those were my absolute favorite models! i had ( and burned ...he says banging his head off of the deck ) every WW2 tank, truck and aircraft, figure. they were small, excellently crafted, and very affordable. I too would love to build scenes... DANG they are still around too!! and the mossie is back in stock!!

http://www.airfix.com/

Wow the 1:24 scale Mosquito is £130! Looks a beaut though.

bobbysocks · #9 04-14-2010, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by f1rebrand

Wow the 1:24 scale Mosquito is £130! Looks a beaut though.

and for a scant 3 more pounds a piece you can get electric motors...

Luftwaffe_Rommel · #10 04-14-2010, 06:05 PM

I did it, I finally finish up the Hangar in one of the pictures avobe. All I have to do is painted, my favorite thing to do. Thanks anyhow for the offers of coming back to this forum and PS3 network but I guess I want to build some planes for a while. My next project is a replica of the Yorktown USA carrier, it will probably take me a year to build it, as I like to make my stuff from scrach. Though I have use some pre-fabricated kits, I like to make my own stuff. Its really easy and fun too, all I do for my models is find a decent diagram in google like this one.

Then I make up the measurement as I go, but sometimes prototipes come out disproportionate, Though, that is not a thing to panic cuz i can always use them as destroy planes, thanks or water i was building during the reenactment. Besides that, most of the times I can catch in time if something is going to come off wrong. If u ask me the most dificult thing to do in scale are german armor vehicles like this one

. One reason is that desings are poor, the designs themselves have too many sharp turns and angles of union, etc. But at the end whenever I'm done and take a look at the final product I feel really proud about myself. As of the thing some of u were saying earlier, that sometimes is hard to simply just set ur work in fire, I can relate to that. That's why whenever i'm working on something, I don't just make one, but rather put up an assembly line and take it one part at a time. But kits are good, my firts one was a Hurricane if i recall correctly. I even install an electric motor in the engine compartment so it will spin just like the real thing, though it couldn't fly at all. Unfortunatelly, Hurricane 1 and ace pilot Jame C. Chase died in an air combat against 6 BF 109s [entirely made out of coca cola cardboard an excellect material if u are looking for armor], though, He died greatfully with honor, He shoot every single planes before he went down, I still have what reamins of him in my room. I will post the pictures later. But everything is not always sad, cuz i can always rebuild the hurricane back in shape with new pieces made out of paper from coca cola boxes. But one thing I can't rebuild is Commander James Chase, He died in the cokpit of the plane as it crashed and burned to the ground. Did I mention I also have an standing army of 59 different German soldiers that range from SS to foot soldiers plus allies soldiers 60 also ranging from different ranks, countries, and weapons. I didn't made them aout of paper, but bought them and paint them so they would reflect their rank and weapons. Though there are a few catches. first they all are not WW II soldiers but Vietnam green and brown soldiers. So as you might have imagine, it took me a while to paint every single boot, weapons, helmet, and stuff to basically resemble WW II gear. But at the end I feel proud about my armies. I will also post some picture later. Untils then carry on.
Luftwaffe_Rommel Bails out!!!