why have i been dragged into this haha, i noticed another member who's 16th birthday was a few days ago, so im not the youngest

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damn bugs...

Oh god. you're making me feel old! hahaha

I must be ancient...

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In the chaos of battle, when the ground beneath your feet is a slurry of blood, puke, piss and the entrails of friends and enemies alike, it's easy to turn to the gods for salvation. But it's soldiers who do the fighting, and soldiers who do the dying, and the gods never get their feet wet.

Hi. I'm Patrick. I met a bunch of USCM folks this weekend at Dragon Con, and I was really impressed with y'all. I bought myself a patch set this weekend, and I'm in the process of tracking down BDU's.

I've been a fan of the Aliens series for years now. I can't wait to suit up for next year!

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Patrick "Scout" Gerrity

"I see you had another visit from the 'good idea fairy', Lieutenant..."

welcome aboard Patrick

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SSgt Kris "Bloodsucker" Kobus, VAS.
A09/TQ2.0.12136E1

Welcome all you New Pukes.

HAHAHA We could end up with a North East Detachment indeed

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What ya gonna do when I TECKNO HUG Youuuuu!!



Pvt.
STEAD,J "TECKNO VIKING"
A06/TQ1.0.22140E1

Skype: ulthur1

Works fer me big lad...

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In the chaos of battle, when the ground beneath your feet is a slurry of blood, puke, piss and the entrails of friends and enemies alike, it's easy to turn to the gods for salvation. But it's soldiers who do the fighting, and soldiers who do the dying, and the gods never get their feet wet.

Don't forget us north-westers!
There's only about 5!

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AKA: Simon

Aye Valid point Reaper

The "BUFFERS" as we split the Southerners from the Scottish :p

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What ya gonna do when I TECKNO HUG Youuuuu!!



Pvt.
STEAD,J "TECKNO VIKING"
A06/TQ1.0.22140E1

Skype: ulthur1

I have M.D.S (Militaria Deficiency Syndrome) and also suffer from M.I.D. (Multiple Impression Disorder).

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Si vis pacem, para bellum.

That works...or how about the DMZ...

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In the chaos of battle, when the ground beneath your feet is a slurry of blood, puke, piss and the entrails of friends and enemies alike, it's easy to turn to the gods for salvation. But it's soldiers who do the fighting, and soldiers who do the dying, and the gods never get their feet wet.

Bouncers?
Peacekeepers?

Maybe Brigantes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigantes (admittedly that map cuts off where I was born and east Yorkshire but ya catch thou's drift)

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AKA: Simon

Nice Simon We`re "High and Mighty" sorts

There`s also the "Boarder Reivers" too

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What ya gonna do when I TECKNO HUG Youuuuu!!



Pvt.
STEAD,J "TECKNO VIKING"
A06/TQ1.0.22140E1

Skype: ulthur1

I like the Reivers...

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In the chaos of battle, when the ground beneath your feet is a slurry of blood, puke, piss and the entrails of friends and enemies alike, it's easy to turn to the gods for salvation. But it's soldiers who do the fighting, and soldiers who do the dying, and the gods never get their feet wet.

Aye but it's QUALITY that matters not Quantity Reaper!

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Cheers

Winch

"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow I shall fear no evil for thou art with me. And together we'll kick ANY bugs ASS!"
You know who you are!

To all the new "Rickies," WELCOME ABOARD! Looking forward to seeing you all on the Ready Line at some point!

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CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

So I guess I should do this too, never been very good at the using my words thing, but...

My name is Eric Hokanson, I live in Sylva which is on the Western tip of North Carolina. Born in Miami, early childhood in the Florida keys, then up to Lake Worth area, then to NC. Married, have two boys (7 and 3).

I am the Eric from Polymer Armory (although you have probably put that together being my screen name and all) I've been making Republic Commando armor for the 501st for about 7 years now, along with blasters and other molding/casting projects. In the past have done Appleseed, mutiple Star Wars costumes, and others, I think.

Been wanting to make the Colonial Marine armor for quite some time now, and about two month ago said it's now or never. So I worked kind of long hours for about a month and then totally neglected my family for another month and finished two armors and shoulder lamps for Dragon*Con, plus have the parts for motion trackers, and several other C.M. bits.

I believe I am rambling at this point, but, I do hope to be an asset to this group. And am willing to help out in anyway I can, just ask.

Thanks,
Eric

I'm the girlfriend of 25Serria. I went to dragon con a week ago and joined the group!
Glad to be a part of this place now~

Welcome aboard! We should refer to Dragoncon as a 'recruiting station'.

Hey guys, I've always been aware of this board but never joined. I'm a member over at AXP and AvP Galaxy, my name on those boards is simple "Hudson."

My name is John, I'm from Champaign, Illinois; I'm 23 years old. I just got out of the Marines after 4 years and I'm now an English student at UIUC. Aliens has been my favorite film for my entire life.

I was inspired to register here because I went to the HorrorHound Weekend convention in Indianapolis this weekend. I was on cloud 9, so awesome to meet 7 actors from Aliens, get autographs and pictures with all of them, AND actually carry on some really interesting conversations with them. I met someone at the event dressed as a Colonial Marine and I'm seriously considering trying to round up the items to complete a costume myself. I feel like this is probably the best jumping off place and it seems like a really cool community.

Here are my favorite two pictures, both from this morning. These guys were so damn awesome!

I said let's pretend like we're shooting Aliens with smartguns:


I asked them to reenact the scene from the film:


Cynthia said, "Oh boy...don't ever ask Michael Beihn to do anything like this!"

Oorah, grunt. Welcome aboard. I just joined, myself.

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Patrick "Scout" Gerrity

"I see you had another visit from the 'good idea fairy', Lieutenant..."

Semper.

Hi everyone!

Been lurking/researching for years, finally pulled the trigger and joined. I live near Minneapolis, MN and I'm a Dragon*Con regular, mostly been involved in Star Trek and Battlestar Galatica costuming. I'm a very active member of The Colonial Fleet (BSG fandom).

Finally in a position where I can afford to do some more advanced cosplay, so I'm working on Colonial Marines armor for next D*C. Starting out with a Pulse Rifle, just commissioned one from Matsucorp. Matt's stuff is killer! His pulse rifles have always been awesome, and if you haven't seen his newest version of the smart gun yet prepared to be blown away. Next up for me is armor and bdus.

Looking forward to getting my outfit together and hanging with y'all!

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-Jeff

Welcome!

P.S.: Hudson, I am extremely jealous of your HorrorHound adventures. Congrats on meeting all of them!

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My entry-level prop and costume tutorials: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12751

Thanks. Now that I know how fun the convention experience can be (even without friends or a costume) I'm definitely prepared to commit to more.