My fault! I called top bunk.

And as for what i think of my Browncoat, I think it's shiny.

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Thanks for posting pictures. Why do I look miserible? heh all nice piccies, I remember names now! Sort of... heh. I'll have to test myself again when meet up. And whats up with Gareth? A little phased out there.

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Maybe his SPOOOGE! face?

Hi all, just wanted to say it was a pleasure as always, didn't get a chance to say hello to many this time due to the RPB being upstairs and a need to keep and eye on everything.

Reverend Scape goat the display was stellar

Andy, cracking pic of the chief mate, appreciate it as that was the first time it had all be put on, needs a bit of adjusting but for a first outing it certainly proved a head turner. Took lots of pics of the Fed trooper so you never know he may have a friend at the next one

Simon you big alien tart you, thanks for being there when you could and firing up the chainsaw

Nice saying how do again harry even if it was blink and you were gone

I may crack the marine open again soon, but I'm currently working on another kind of Space marine...pass the bolter

Hopefully we'll have another year at the NSC as it's a great venue to run something like this, and i'd love them to do the AE at hallween and let you guys be even scarier than normal.

Nowhere near as amusing as Trevor's comment

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Dribble.

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great weekend guys , top notch soldiering and drinking buddies afterwards.

Good to catch up with you all and meet some new faces too. Thanks scapey for the great display although next time can you supply a drool bucket for all that screen used stuff please.

Have a nice pic of Dredd vs Alien to post when i can be arsed to upload it , I think its Alan !

great to chat again Harry I will let you know about the egg and that video asap mate.

Here's to the next drop/prop/troop

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Good to see you again Steve!

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Thanks for giving me the chance to show it off!
The first time I ever actually saw that section of my collection in one place was only a few months ago - Kat and I have been moving around so much over the last few years that a lot of the time I snag goodies only to put them straight into storage.
There's a wee bit more where that came from... Then the toy and statue collection!

Now I've had a bit more of a chance to decompress, some of my highlights

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The journey down itself was marred slightly by the death of my external HDD whilst transferring music, but we still had about enough for the trip
And Clay - your van is astoundingly comfy for a long trip like that! Well roomy in the back, and it'd even be OK with another body in there, I reckon.
Good banter, kudos to Clay for offering to be our dropship pilot in the first place - For real and in costume!

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Initial setup and arrival - It's always good to say hi to you guys, especially when it's been so long since I saw some of you!
Arriving at the Space Centre felt like coming home after a long holiday
It really didn't seem like ~2 years since I was last there!
And being used to all sorts of hassle from setting up displays at other shows, it was brilliant to just be told "Aye, you've got that table there. Knock yourself out!"

Si's collection is always impressive, and I'm gutted that my Predator mask doesn't actually make me invisible enough to steal Ol' Painless. I want a warranty return on the damn thing.

Good to see the other stuff as well - Lawgivers, Phasers, Noisy Crickets, and some flashy thing I can't quite remember... Wonderful toys! Yay!

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The hotel arrival - "Uh, guys... I think we must have crashed on the way down. We're clearly dead right now, and are in-..."

"Hell?" asks Kat, pointedly...

"Yes, dear. All of the young ladies dressed as schoolgirls are definite evidence that we have crashed, died, and are in fact in hell. Of course! what else would I have been about to finish that sentence with?"

Really, WTF?! That was a surreal way to kick off the weekend's shenanigans!

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NOODUROOOO! BARROOOO!
Or not.
Thanks to Malika for sorting a replacement Nomvenue at such short notice - I was worried there'd be no room at first, but it worked out OK in the end. And now we know it's there, we can hopefully all sit together next year!
... right next to the chocolate fountain.

"Fruit? that's a bit healthy, innit?" Asks Malika...
Not when I'm planning to fill the bowl with liquid chocolate, it ain't!
OM NOM NOM!
Also, crispy seaweed FTW!
I ate well. Oh yes.

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DRINK!
FECK!
ARSE!
SPOOGE!
STUFFED-TOY-BESTIALITY-ORGY!

I made a specific promise to myself this year - I keep hearing "Yeah, Scapey, you buggered off to bed. You missed ______, ____, and ____ ____ing ____ in the _____ with a _____ covered in ____. And ___ said ____! Then ___ _____ed ____. Twice!" sort of stuff.
So this year, screw the early starts - I can catch up on my sleep on Monday.
I ain't missing shit this time round.

Yeah, I'm still paying for that idea!
AND I'LL DO IT ALL AGAIN NEXT TIME!
With the help of Sailor Jerry, Glayva and Absinthe, the evils of Profiteering Hotel Bars were fought and beaten.
I was, I'll admit, slightly the worse for wear - It took me 20 minutes to find the bathroom light switch because I thought the switch on the wall operated the main room lights, and didn't want to wake everyone!
Certainly, I needed Boltrig to stay asleep while I planted Gamebombs.

And apparently Gemma and Kat did things to my eyebrow-related abilities?

This post is huge, and I'm still only remeniscing about the extra-curricular activities!
I'll post this the now, for fear of TL;DR.
*Clicky*

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So what else?
UKCM honour being settled in the Last Man Standing stakes, a little sleep was had before the first stage of the actual Drop.

Now, I've been preparing for this for a very very long time.
I was the first member of the public into Alien War in Glasgow, when it first opened.
I was the last one out.
I visited about 42 times, and made it to every other iteration bar the Trocadero.
When the Experience was first mooted, I was filled with glee.
But, for various reasons, I've ended up elsewhere every year - either attending but not involved directly in the Experience, or simply not at the Space Centre.

So, I lasted 17 years before finally getting to BE A GODDAMN COLONIAL MARINE!

Worth the wait.

Worth the sore throat.

Even worth the fartbox.
Almost.


All credit to those who have been running the Experience - By the time us newbies joined in, it was running as smoothly as a smooth thing covered in butter.
Had it not been, our integration wouldn't have been anywhere near as painless!
I'm still gutted I had to play my part in a somewhat subdued manner, given that my voice was teetering on the brink all weekend!
I think I just about had enough Command Presence for the punters, though.

I was actually a wee bit nervous on the way down - I'd read the script umpteen times, but wasn't 100% sure how rigidly we were expected to stick to it, and I know that I work best when there's a bit of wiggle room, especially as regards spoken lines.
I couldn't have asked for an easier production to be a part of.

Thanks very much as well to Jon, to Darren, and later Rich, for being so willing to try out ideas I've wanted to see put into action for aaaages!
I'm still buzzing from the pride of seeing how well the egg thing worked, and how high the Garrison dude jumped when I grabbed his foot

And I still quake a little in fear when I think about Si bunnyhopping down the corridor towards me.
It's incredible how a simple strobe light can increase the speed at which a Bug looks like it's bouncing off the walls at you to eat your face off!

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It was indeed, something to behold!



Darren is legendary isn't he, well his vapour capacity is!

Good to read your experiences Rev, sounds like you had fun!

Andy

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Great to see everyone, see old friends and make new ones. Good to see the AE run smooth, well done to all involved. Harry glad the guitar amp was of use and that epiphany of an idea we had at 2:30am in the hotel bar about the AE and the plant being attacked before the Airlock was put into use on Sunday *thumbs up*.

All in all a great weekend

Ditto ^^

My sister loved the costumes, says can she have one Also points out Abe looked rather cute, get your coat Abe, your pulled

No seriously, great making new freinds.

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Nevermind she hit me, disrigard what Im babbling on about

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Not even a week has gone by and I'm already missing the bug suit

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So, uhh...
Has everyone seen the leaked screenshots from the new Aliens video game?

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Oh dear, you've got the Bug bug bad! Sort yourself out. I'm here to help any way I can.

Nice, looks miles ahead of that new AvP mince.

Your giving me second thoughts if I want to try one now! I dont want a bug bug....bug?!

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Just wanted at add it was a pleasure working with you guys over the weekend, it was a real laugh in the tracker/lab room especially with Tony RB (frickin chicken man!) And my fellow alien hive brothers n sisters

UKG Alien out

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Actung! This is what I was telling all about what I couldve had if I knew Dr Jones and Senior would've been at the NSC. Lol. Why yes I do love to pose for the camara Just showing what I meant ^^





Panzer Lehr Grenidier reporting! I'll own you Colonial Marines anyday lol

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OPPS!! A bit big, uhm...hmm...

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Haha that was so funny Jo, we were on the floor laughing, great being in the lab with you again like old times (game over man), how do I get out of this frickin chicken outfit

Looking good there Chris, I must get a picture with you with my IJ gear

"Das Frickin Chicken shopzen? Ja! Take ein left at der pillboxen, und zen go straight on past ze secret missile launch site. Es ist easy!"

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For the discerning survivor of the apocalypse.
Steve Fletcher : Maker, Scavenger, and Junksmith.
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