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Tas

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:25 am

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Just found this one as well, haven't heard of it before though...

"War of the Worlds: New Millennium" by Douglas Niles.

Book Description (from Amazon.com):

First the Mars probe picked up an anomaly. Then NASA saw some strange activity, and many stargazers noticed meteorites rocketing towards Earth. A cylinder surreptitiously landed in Wisconsin, then another, and another... and then invasion from Mars. The War of the Worlds had begun. War of the Worlds:New Millennium follows in the great tradition of Wells' original masterpiece, Niven and Pournelle's Footfall, and 'V' the mini-series. It is the story of an alien invasion of Earth as told from numerous viewpoints:
- a writer in rural Wisconsin
- a soldier in the field
- a science advisor to the president

As tripods leave a swath of destruction across the Americas, Washington groups some of its great minds to solve the problem as the Pentagon throws at the invaders the latest hardware the military has to offer. At stake is the survival of the human race and the dominion of planet Earth.

Filled with techno-thriller like detail War of the Worlds: New Millennium merges Clancy with Clarke for a truly page turning science fiction thriller.

http://www.amazon.com/exec....=507846

*** Anyone heard of it? ***

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:29 am

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"War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches", edited by Kevin J. Anderson.
- The Martian Invasion as seen by various contemporary notables.

*** Is this written under the pseudonym "Gabriel Mesta?"

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:34 am

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Ooohh- another one!

"Megawar of the Worlds" by David Cian.

Book Description:
In this futuristic novel it is 2038, a century since the last invasion from the Red Planet, and humanity has studied the confiscated Martian technology and found new uses for it. One of these uses is to create giant robots piloted by men and women dedicated to protecting the planet.

With these super robots, the inhabitants of Earth think they are ready for the invasion, but the Martians have made a number of improvements on their technology over the last century?improvements humanity may not be prepared to defend against.

"Megawar of the Worlds" is a giant-robot adventure perfect for fans of The Transformers, Power Rangers, Battletech?s MechWarrior roleplaying games, and Japanese anim? like Mobile Suit Gundam and Evangelion.

http://www.amazon.com/exec....=507846

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:44 am

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Wow! WOTW has quite a following/cult!

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:36 am

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And no one's even mentioned Jeff Wayne or Orson Welles yet.... :cool:

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:41 pm

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Quote (vanvlak @ 24 2005 June,06:36)

And no one's even mentioned Jeff Wayne or Orson Welles yet.... :cool:

Orson Welles' version is really good, especially if you can keep in mind when it was broadcast. For those who haven't actually heard it, I recommend it highly.

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:15 pm

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Hi Guys,

Well, the guys and I got together yesterday evening and played part of our first turn of Next War...

Next War is ?truly massive game and here's a link to a review of it:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/8719

Here's a blurb describing it:

BoardGameGeek:
The Next War is a brigade/divisional level sumulation of a Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of the central European front of NATO in the late 1970's. The three maps cover the area from the far north of Denmark, through Germany and Austria to the industrial heartland of Italy.

The standard rules constitute the fast game, and contain all the rules necessary to play "The Next War" land game - a complete game that can be played independently. The most notable mechanic is the combination of combat within the movement of land units, with the ability of units to greatly exceed the basic movement allowance at increased risk of fatigue/attrition.

Optional rules cover weather, supply, chemical/nuclear warfare, air and naval operations, airborne/airmobile and amphibious operations, helicopters and special forces, and electronic warfare and add can considerably to the record keeping and playing time.

The campaign game covers the first 60 days after mobilization in three basic scenarios, Sudden War, Spring Maneuvres, Tension. The differences between these three concern the timing of the outbreak of war and the resultant state of readiness of the respective forces. Due to the large number of optional rules, however, the players may in fact choose from a vast array of possible Campaign Game situations.

Six smaller scenarios depict smaller areas of operations over briefer periods of time in the regions of Berlin, Vienna, The Baltic, Fulda, North German Plains, and the Main Front (Fulda + North German Plains).

The game components: three 22" x 35" map sheets plus one 6" x 8" and one 10" x 12" map extensions, 2400 die-cut 1/2" counters, one 32 page rules book, one 40 page Scenarios and Situation Briefing book, two identical 4 page Charts & Tables folders, and one 17" x 22" Air Allocation Display.

We started around 5:30pm and only finished the air phase (A massive furball over Europe with F-15s, Mirages, MiG-21s, MiG-23s, etc. dogfighting for air supremacy... ) around 9:00pm... Part of the reason it took so long is that we had to teach the Warsaw Pact players how the rules worked because they had problems downloading the rules (Darn computers!).

We all ate sushi and snacks inbetween and had a good time.

Oh, I almost forgot to list the sides:

WARSAW PACT:
- Scott
- Mike AKA Mikos
- Rich (Absent for Session 1)

NATO:
- Jon
- Vince
- Maksim

Next War is truly a monster game and I'm glad I didn't get together with the guys last time to set the game up... 2,400 die-cut 1/2" counters!

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

P.S.
The Warsaw Pact won the first air battle and achieved air supremacy over Central and Northern Europe. NATO losses were severe: two F-4 wings shot down and a number of aircraft damged. The Warsaw Pact was also attritted severely, they must have had almost twenty aircraft squadrons severely damaged. The Soviet Gdansk boneyards must almost be full. And they only ran two big sorties with their remaining ground attack craft and didn't do more than pin down two battallions of NATO ground troops...

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MaksimSmelchak

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:17 pm

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Hi Tas,

Tas: Have a look at this as well, Maksim:

]http://www.goldrushgames.com/wotw.html ?

Thanks for the heads up!

I know about this game and want it, but am in the same quandry as the rest of you... watching the budget!

Of course, then there is the RED, GREEN & BLUE MARS series by Robinson, very hard Sci-fi with no Martians (or tripods!) but a good read nonetheless...

I read the first two when they came out and haven't read the third yet... good books!

Thanks for the other book recommendations... they look good!

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:39 pm

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MODELLING: An Interesting Tool...

Hi Guys,

Diana sent me a link for an interesting tool:

Hi Maks!

Here's the link to the disc cutter:

http://www.monsterslayer.com/Dap&DiscCut/Dap&Disc.htm

Just scroll down to near the bottom of the page.

Shalom,
Diana.

She makes chainmail and jewelry... for fun...

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:15 pm

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MODELLING: White Rat's Advice on Glue!

Hi Everyone,

My friend White Rat, one of the greatest OGRE miniature modellers and collectors around, posted this good advice about a new (Or not so new... ) kind of glue.

As a side note, I think Tas knows White Rat whose real name is John Perchalski.

White Rat: Another note on glues and superglues:

Loctite super glue gel. The stuff in the stupid-looking plastic bottle with squeeze ears that for years I never bought because I couldn't imagine paying money for what was clearly nothing more than a costly package to drive the price up instead of having more glue.

Then I used some at a friend's house to repair a mini.

This stuff comes out of the spout in a ROD about a millimeter across that doesn't even begin to flex under its own weight until it is a cm long.

It's THICK. It's MUCH thicker than any of the other super-glue gels including the hobbyist 'super thick' special gels. I now use it anywhere I need to stick a piece that isn't easily supportable while it dries, and it HOLDS.

GOOD stuff. Worth the extra forty cents.

You can find the original post at this E-group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBay_OGRE/

I also posted this message at my personal blog:

http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:52 am

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Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 24 2005 June,09:39)

She makes chainmail and jewelry... for fun...

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

OK, for those of us who are ignorant, what is DAPPING?

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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:57 am

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Hi Dafrca,

Dafrca: OK, for those of us who are ignorant, what is DAPPING?

I don't know. I would guess it means to cut a circular inset out of something since that's what those tools do.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 4:35 am

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Loctite Super Glue Gel... Hmmm... I think I saw that at the Auto Parts store... may have to check it out...

*** Where did he get it? ***?

And Thanks for the intell! Sounds like it would work well for that fragile F/W stuff!

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Tas

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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:09 am

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As a side note, I think Tas knows White Rat whose real name is John Perchalski.

Sure do - I have pics of some his OGREs in the "OGRE Recognition manual" on my (sadly outdated) OGRE Website. His stuff is great!

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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:20 am

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Hi L-4,

L-4: Loctite Super Glue Gel... Hmmm... I think I saw that at the Auto Parts store... may have to check it out...

*** Where did he get it? ***

And Thanks for the intell! Sounds like it would work well for that fragile F/W stuff!

You're welcome, Ralph. Here's an answer to your question...

White Rat writes:

White Rat: Er...Most hardware stores, Walmart, Rite Aid...
It's the stuff in the plastic container with the pressure pads on the sides that you squeeze, where it looks like you must be paying half what you're paying for the stupid bottle.

Here's a link:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/product....lid=195

It's 'Super Glue Easy Squeeze Gel'. Yeah, right. It takes
SERIOUS pressure to force out of the bottle. Like I said, it comes out as a rod, not a drop.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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