So, got word that 2 people I knew in the ancient times
passed over the last few days… One was a
guy I haven’t seen since we graduated High School together. He had a party after, we had a few beers and
chatted briefly, but never did see him again after that as I came down here to
school then was off playing Army. Never
went back to Plainfield after that. But
he was a good guy.
The other was someone I met while I was off playing
Army. He was from a country in Africa
that no longer exists. He taught me a
fair bit about how to do things in the Field as a Light Infantryman/(insert
term here)… He was Rhodesian SAS and was
probably one of the most dangerous individuals I have ever met. To this day, I carry my rifle the same way he
taught me to… Looks kind of odd, but
slung with the barrel down. Slide your
right hand along the stock and bring the weapon up and into action. Hell of a lot faster than most people
actually realize it is even possible. That
and he showed me a LOT about field craft.
Yes, I was a Boy Scout and camped a lot as a kid, but I was still a city
kid. Even today I can easily navigate
anywhere in the world and probably survive.
There were some REALLY nasty tricks he showed me and I got to hear a lot
of stories. Not mine to tell, so they
die with him, but with that perspective I know that even the shitshow my second
tour turned into… Frankly it was not all
that bad. This one always reminded me of him:
Playing a “Hanger Bay” event next weekend, so need to get
some more practice games in… Played one
and promptly flew my Super Dash right off the bloody board. Need to actually get used to that again and
NOT fly close to the edge. “Wookie Mistake”
is ready to go, have a few proxy cards printed up to fill it out, nothing
really major, just not wanting to buy another U-wing for a third Expertise or
another Rebel Shuttle for another Courier Droid…
Other than that, building 15mm tanks… StuGs and PZKfW IV and VI’s… Last one is of course the Tiger. Dunkel Gelb base coat on and getting ready to
get the camo paint on them… Interesting
painting them up, taking a break from the American tanks I am building, and
since I have a Btty of M-7 Priests ready to build… Loads of Shermans, a few M-3 Stuarts to be
Cav Scouts for me…
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