Miyamoto Musashi

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fionn: There were quite a few patterns quite close to this (although they'd have had at least 1 more colour if at all possible).<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Right... something reddish, maybe like signalbraun? At least after '43, German tanks were painted in a yellowish base color (dunkelgelb) and streaked or splotched with red-brown and olive drab. Or at least that's what most of the modeling websites tell you. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Yeah, ok, so I already posted started this thread on the scenario board... Just in case there are a few scattered souls who don't read the scenario board all that often, my latest mission offering "The Magnificent Seven" is pretty much finished and ready for mass consumption. It has been tested by numerous folks, and all of their poignant input has helped me tweak this one into a decent scenario. It's hypothetical, pitting a few German elite and crack units against a horde of Amis. And, most importantly, according to those who have played it already, it's a lot of fun (thanks SS Peiper! ) Anyway, if you'd like to get it, just e-mail me or post to this thread and I'll ship it right out to you. Also, I'm about 50 to 60-percent finished with a hypothetical Operation Sea Lion-esque operation. I'm in the no-man's-land/unit-strength testing stage now, and it should be ready for play testers by the end of this week for sure. If you're interested in trying that out, or even have any pre-release suggestions for that one, just drop me an e-mail Thanks! ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Hi guys... Just wanted to let you know that my scenario "The Magnificent Seven" is finalized and ready, after input from my fantastic play testers resulted in a little tweaking and nudging. It's hypothetical, pitting a few isolated German elite and crack units against the advancing American columns. It will be going up on my (hopefully) soon-to-be-completed website, but until then you can get it directly from me via email or posting to this thread. Thanks! ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jarmo: Phil, let's have armored PBEM of 1000 points. You take only Stuarts, I'll take only tigers. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The Staurt is a decent close quarters tank, but as was said before, if ther German player/AI is using his infantry and armor together correctly, the Stuart shouldn't have much of a shot at taking out a Tiger. As to the best tank question, I think I'd have to go with the Panther, as Colin said. For a more real world, decisive answer to this question, I wrote a user scenario pitting a few Panthers and Jagdpanthers against a horde of Ami machines. I haven't lost yet (By the way, the scenario is only available from me directly at this time. Just e-mail me to try it) ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

I'm not sure as to the relationship between minor and major flags, but in all the scenarios I've done, including my latest offering, if the AI DIDN'T head for the flags, it wouldn't work. In fact, the AI works as best it can to reach the large flags and hold them. Now, as to whether the AI prioritizes between small and large flags I can't say. I also don't know the answer to Tom's bridge question, although I'd suspect that if the bridge was destroyed, the AI would still try to capture the goal "area." ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Well, as a Mac person, I can't wait to get the new dual processor G4 cube... of course, I'll be saving for that until next year sometime ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Hi all... just wanted to let any interested parties know that I have pretty much finished a new user scenario. It is only to be played as the Germans (since it would be too easy as the Allies), and pits, in the initial allotment of units, 7 elite or crack AFVs against an entire armored column of American tanks. It's 40 turns and has been a lot of fun for me each time I've played it (and I think I've played through it something like 20 times, trying to get it just right). It has a whole bunch of killing... killing, killing, and more killing until the reason for it is gone (as said by Yul Brynner in The Magnificent Seven). I myself enjoy the missions where my hopelessly outnumbered, but more skilled units take on unbeatable odds. This one is a real hoot. I wouldn't recommend it for a slow machine, though. There's so much smoke and fire by the end that it may cause some serious slowdown. All I know is that my iMac DV SE slows down a teeny bit by the end. Anyway, if anyone's interested, e-mail me. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Hmmm... I think my favorite of all time in the physical appearance category would be the mighty Jagdpanther. But for functionality, which rules out the Jagdpanther because of it's limited traverse (i.e. no turret), I would have to go with the Panther G. In the fun and frolic category, the winner would have to be the Flammpanzer Hetzer... In the swimsuit category... oh wait a minute, that's just plain weird... ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

ME! --begins raising hand-- oh, that's right, I've got a Mac ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Agh! Not another "history wasn't all that interesting, so let's throw in some romance" movie... I enjoy watching Midway, even with the subplot of Charlton Heston's son and the Japanese-American girl. At least there was a WHOLE lot of planes, shooting and tense decision-making. I personally don't understand why "they" always have to try to make current movies palatable for the female viewership. Why not just make an old-fashioned shoot-em-up, like Sands of Iwo Jima or Kelly's Heroes? I haven't gone to see a movie since Episode 1, mainly b/c there hasn't been anything that looked remotely interesting to me. All these "modern" special effects driven movies are really kind of boring, in my opinion. Anyways, I better stop before I REALLY start ranting... ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Disaster@work: I've seen the first and the last of the Samurai trilogy and I have to admit that I'm not a big fan. Why? Well most of it seemed to be a lot of attitude leading up to, oh, one or two scenes where the fighting was over in one minute. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well, to be fair, it's not an action film... if you want a lot of blood, killing and fighting, rent American Ninja or a Bruce Lee flick. The point of the trilogy (as is the point of the book) is to define Musashi, not to show a bunch of action sequences. Samurai combat was usually over very quickly, whether both samurai were skilled or not... much as American western gunfights were. The build-up and mental/spiritual preparation was where the battle was won or lost. It's not like they slash and hack off limbs and fight until one combatant is merely a torso or a head (a la MP & the HG). The second film does have several more action sequences, but action was not the point of these films... the portrayal of one man's inner struggle and spiritual growth and maturity was. And it's the way Mifune portrays this growth and maturation that make the trilogy a classic group of films. Miyamoto Musashi (or Samurai I here in the States) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1955... As an "action" film, it doesn't compare to Kurosawa's samurai works, but that doesn't mean it's not an exceptional group of films. Anyway, just my two cents... ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Hey now... who started a Kurosawa party and didn't invite me? Actually, though Ran is good, I would have rather seen a re-release of Yojimbo, Sanjuro, or the Samurai trilogy (yes, I know, the Samurai trilogy wasn't Kurosawa... they were done by Inagaki Hiroshi, and are very good as well... especially the second and third installments ). I've seen virtually every Kurosawa/Mifune film, and those stand out as my all-time favorites, along with The Hidden Fortess. But if Ran makes it here to the boondocks, I'll spend the money to see it on a big screen. And as far as books go, Musashi is a classic... Yoshikawa is a true master. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TeAcH: Ahh...I found some of the pics including the 1/6 Stuart http://www.primenet.com/~btn/21stconpix/ TeAcH<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yeah, the Stuart looks sweet... it must be coming fairly soon, since there was an actual ad for it in the magazine that featured the new line... I don't know of any links to info on the new stuff. All I can tell you for now is to head to a good local bookstore and look for Action Figure and Toy Review... the new issue has the new stuff on the cover and lots of pics inside. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by guachi: Can't wait to see the new 1/18 scale figures! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes!! Yes!! someone understands!! and good deal picking up the 1/6 guys... i wish i wasnt in the middle of nowhere or id be getting them too... ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Allan: I saw these little guys at Toys-R-Us today and I must admit they look pretty cool and authentic. They had an 82nd pathfinder, a 101st paratrooper, a US tank commander and an Eastern front German soldier. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ahhhhh! --ripping out hair-- Ok, I know the 12" figs are great, but these new ones are nothing like those... at all!! They're very small... 5 or 6 inches... they're not out yet... they come with big vehicles... they're not the same... ahhhhhh... ok, im calm now ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: Actually, http://www.21stcenturytoys.com/wwii_section.html will put you right on the money. It's a Flash site, and pretty cool browsing of the little dudes.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Actually, no, those are the regular 12" (1/6 scale) figures... I'm talking 5" or 6" figures, prepainted (no fabric uniforms)... this line is going to be something entirely different from the 12" series that's been out for a year or more and is not yet available anywhere... these new figures look more like if McFarlane did WW2 (to quote the 21st century rep in the article). The men will be scaled with the tanks and other assorted vehicles (which, as i said, will be 1/18). That's almost as big as the Tamiya King Tiger RC tank, and that's pretty big. There is no information on these new figures on 21st's site as yet, but if you hit the newsstand at B&N or Borders, check out the Action Figure and Toy Review... the new little guys are on the cover and there are several pics of the figures and vehicles inside. There are supposed to be three series of these smaller figures coming... WW2 first, then modern, then Vietnam era. Then, according to the article, new figs and vehicles will come out every year in each series. It should be a lot of fun to collect... ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Hey all... I just wanted to pass on some info I just found in the latest issue of Lee's Action Figure and Toy Review (or whatever the heck the title of that mag is). 21st Century Toys is coming out with a new line of 1/18 (yes, that's right, 1/18!) scale figures and vehicles, called something like the Extreme Detail collection. The first grouping of the smaller vehicles and figures will include: A late-model Panther(most likely a VG, I couldn't tell much from the pics, other than that it wasn't a VA) with panzer commander figure A Sherman (variant unknown) with American tank commander A Bf109 with pilot A P-51D with pilot A jeep of some sorts and a kubelwagen Also coming will be a line of small figures to use with the vehicles, including a flamethrower unit, a bazooka soldier, as well as generic Wehrmacht and American soldiers. AND --here's the kicker-- they will also be offering to-scale playsets for the vehicles/soldiers, such as a large bridge, a bombed out building, as well as at least one more. And in that same magazine, 21st had an ad for their M5 Stuart vehicle for use with the normal 12" figure line (as well as a WW2 tank commander to put in it ), so it must be pretty big... (1/6 scale) I wasn't sure by breezing through the article (I was far more interested in the stunning pics of the tanks, which look superb), but these may be Toys R Us exclusives. I also am unsure of the release date, but it must be soon, judging by the tone of the article. Probably in time for Christmas... anyways, I know what I'm asking for this year now (instead of PS2, which my brother will buy and I'll borrow )... You might check their website ( www.21stcenturytoys.com , I think that's it) to see if there's any more info (or pics)... I haven't done that yet... but I wanted to let you know as soon as possible so you can start saving your loose change and be on the lookout. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Well, thanks for all the suggestions, but some pesky assault boats were causing my problem... I had made a couple of port villages and threw some boats in there, mostly for show... but once I took them out, everything worked fine. Kinda weird, but oh well ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

I'm not sure if this has been addressed yet (and it's 2am, much too late to go doing a bbs search for this topic ), but I was working on creating an operation tonight, and I got everything done and was ready to start rigorously testing troop strength, etc, except that I can't... When I try to play the op, it only gives me the option for hotseat, e-mail, or TCP/IP... I can't play it against the AI. Is this a bug of some kind? Or does this happen with certain kinds of scenarios? Or what? I'm going to throw something if I find out that six hours of work on my map are now wasted (or at least wasted for single-player)... any help would be appreciated ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Colin: I've become obsessed with the Hummel recently. Just watch out for mortars. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yeah, that's the problem with both the Hummel and the Wespe. I like both of those, but a good mortar shot and they're history. So lately I've been using a StuH assault howitzer... not as fun to watch as the Wespe, but more armored. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Hmmm...I can't remember exactly where I first saw CM. It was either on MacGamer's Ledge or when I was aimlessly looking for interesting demos on the -hack- AOL Mac Download server. For the sake of argument I'll say I first saw it on MGL, 'cause I don't want to attribute ANY good thing to AOL. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

Well, my most recent favorite sayings are: "Yeah, you thought it was funny to drop a bunch of shells/smoke on my tanks, huh? Well eat this, you sad sack..." as my Panther/King Tiger/Flammpanzer/etc. is blasting the stuffing out of a FO/mortar crew... and, as I hold my face in my hands, "Oh man, why in the world were you so concerned about that stupid group of infantry... ugh" after a TD rolls up over the hill and finishes off my AFV... and finally "Burn, baby, burn..." as I'm setting houses and forests aflame with a whole lot of flame-throwing vehicles of some kind. This phrase is usually accompanied by cackling of some sort. ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lt. Kije: Churchill Crocodile? Pfui! Try the SPW 251/16 flammenwerfer. Short range (50m), but cheap.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Right... and so what if the Crocodile has greater range? I personally love to see frightened hordes of Allied troops running from their positions in the trees as they see the Flammpanzer move up close and personal... ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

He he... Lately I've been doing a lot of quick battles with Allied infantry against my troops and their almighty Flammpanzers. Sure, the Flamms can be nailed by 'zooks or grenades, but it's pretty exciting to send 6 or 7 of those converted Hetzers into the fray to surround enemy troops and cook them like a Thanksgiving turkey... especially when I purposely set the Allies to outnumber me and I end up getting something like 50 or 60 casualties per Flamm... wow, I love that machine ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Michael emrys: Miyamoto, could you give me some idea of what your operations are like? Time period, location (if historical), forces involved, etc.? I might be interested in one or both. Michael<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well, to put it generally so as to not spoil anything for those playing it/them, the first op, Through the Woods, takes place in October 44 and pits a large American force against an entrenched German defence for control of a Luftwaffe airfield. The second, Over the River, plays a German assault force against a small isolated Canadian group in the snowy hills, January 45. The third, One Man Army, is the lone historical mission and is the story of three American companies who are ambushed by overwhelming odds around the Italian city of Altavilla. The lone scenario I've done so far is just a large American force trying to push through treacherous snowy mountains against tough odds. It also is fictional. Anyway, if anyone else is interested, just e-mail me directly at sanjuro77@aol.com or post here. Thanks! ------------------ In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit. -- M.M.