More picture goodness
POSTED BY: PhoenixRose
UPDATED: Friday, December 22, 2006 23:29
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Roxy, I'll go ahead and post pictures of the most recent suit of armor I built...unfortunately, the ex now has it...that's who's wearing it in the photos. It would not have done me any good, because it was made to fit her....
Oh, and the sword-fighting shows is what we used to do! And I was the choreographer (among many other job titles...three of us did everything!)...so I'll see if there are some fighting pictures in there somewhere...
The armor:
If I ever have time again, I need to get back into my armory...
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....hard to top that Tristan.... nice work
No Renn Fest... but a couple of ACL Music Fest shots of Massive Attack... being.. well, Massive!
And one for Roxy - caught this on the road a few days ago... great sunsets this time of year
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Long as we're doing the "period" pictures... follow me in this tale of an epic battle. With porta-jons in the background.
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I'm the forth guy in blue from the left, with the shaved head. This is where I began during the battle.
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After some people died, I made my way near the front. Here I am hiding behind Roman shields, because as a Japanese character, I don't use shields myself. Again, I'm the bald one.
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Finally, I made it up front. This picture's taken from the opposite side, which is why I appear to be fighting in the other direction. Dodging arrows and deflecting everything that came at me, I actually held the vanguard, without a shield, until...
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Our side pushed the enemy all the way back, and I got a little too ballsy. Here I am walking away from the battle, dead, and mostly exhausted.
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Also, just because he's cool, this is Ogre "Make-Hole" Wolfcaller. He's HUGE.
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Place my body on a ship and burn it on the sea,
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me.
Take me to Valhalla where my brothers wait for me.
Fires burn into the sky, my spirit will never die.
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looks like we both had the same BAD day...! (only your hair looks much better than mine!)....
(mine was taken the morning after the 2004 presidental election...what's your excuse?)
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Tristan- thanks I love that dress. Lost the 70 pounds from everywhere except my bust ( this is because the bust gods hate me!!)
CMH- yeah from what I've seen, battle reinactments tend to be a n excuse to dress up, get drunk and run around wildly wavin swords. I seriously doubt most of them have the vaguest idea about actual battle strategy and tactics:) However thanks for solving the master of disguise thing ( must say you should teach this as a class for the CIA since you're amazingly good at it!!)
Dayve- awww HUGS it's ok it's only two more years of watching him ruin us.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."- Albright
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CMH...yeah, I remember those days...I did enjoy that part of it. The drinking and carousing afterwards were one of the high points!
Tactics? Oh, my group had the greatest tactics in the history of armored combat! We'd line up, have a strong, tight shield wall with the spears and glaives behind, and face the enemy across the field. The moment they hit us, we became a giant amoeba....I think we killed as many of our own people as that of the other side... 
No, tactics and that never really worked that well, except in cases of gateway battles (Dauphin Island fort) and forest skirmishes. Lots of fun...I may have to see if I have any of me dressed in fighting armor...
Dayve...wow...that was a bad day pic!
MSG, no, the bust god loves you! This has been proven by the glorious bust-age you have been blessed with!
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says the man who doesn't have to lug it around:) Yeah I know you guys like it, but what's in it for me??? Not a lot. LOL which is why I am having it reduced to a nice normal size
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."- Albright
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Um....ok, you got me there! 
Sorry, but we do appreciate them, no matter what size. I hope all goes well in that department.
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Yeah man, I really wish people would put a little bit more in to the competitive stuff. I'm cool with going in and just fighting without concern for winning (I'm a Celt now, so that suits me), but I've tried to make more organized and disciplined units in the past and man, no one goes for it. I thought there'd be at least a few like minded people out there, but there just doesn't seem to be.
The two big teams in the game I play are the Romans and the Gestiguiste. They both got the numbers and equipment, and the Romans especially pride themselves on "tactics", but neither one of em actually knows what the hell they're doing. Some A-hole uses the word "flanking" and all of a sudden he thinks he's talking big strategy... I dunno, I get a little too bent out of shape about this I guess. But that stuff is my craft, I just hate seeing people do it such great injustice, then brag about it like they've done a good job.
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Place my body on a ship and burn it on the sea,
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me.
Take me to Valhalla where my brothers wait for me.
Fires burn into the sky, my spirit will never die.
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CMH, that was my persona...a Celt. Does not play well with others and is usually the first to die! We did manage to get small group tactics (4-5 people) down to an art form, and we were sometimes the only ones left standing on the field...except when there were archers...I grew to hate them! (in a good way, though 
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I agree with you on the tactics thing. But, remember these words "No battle plan survives contact with the enemy", and these words are especially true to those of us with little military training!
I'll definitely have to find my fighting pics now...
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