For discussion of the Palladium Open House, both past (May 2006 & May 2007) and possible future Open Houses. Who's going, games you're running or looking to play, etc.
Joe Bergmans wrote:Well, it's out the door and on the way to the hotel. After eight months of work and over $500 in expenses I'm thankful that it is coming to a conclusion. This is my first endeavor after 15 years of being dormant. I want to thank God that I finally finished it, though I am still finalizing the C-18, Vibroblade and the leather belts and pouches. But I have to marvel at the support of all of my friends that have patiently stood by the sidelines as I've reached the finish line. My friend Jon who spent several hours with the circular sander and showed me the basics of fiberglass work, Mike who kindly shot some great camcorder footage in case UPS loses everything, Matt my nephew that I have every other weekend for his patience and help with some pouches (we'll be back on the paintball field again soon), my parents who allowed me to paint it all at their home and Sonia, Tina, Kay and Michelle for your encouragement. And then two very important people - my grandmother who always believed I could pull off anything, and Kevin Siembieda, the first outsider to really tell a young man that you have some skill at this (THANKS!) All major components are finished, electronics package checked and all nick-nacks should be ready by the 5th. Wearing it isn't too bad either. So that leaves just one question: Who is my competition for the Dead Boy suit? I'm very curious
That sounds like, quite possibly, the coolest thing I've ever heard.
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F****NG eh man. I think you will blow the competition away.
Sureshot wrote:Listen you young whippersnappers in my day we had to walk for 15 no 30 miles to the nearest game barefoot both ways. We had real books not PDFS and we carried them on carts we pulled ourselves that we built by hand. We had Thaco and we were happy. If we needed dice we carved ours out of wood. Petrified wood just because we could.
If you don't mind me asking, how much did shipping it cost?
I'm looking at shipping my Wolfen legionnaire plate armor, helmet, tower shield, sword, cape, tunic, bracers, gauntlets, mask, and all that good stuff to the hotel, and if I'm gonna do it, I've got to do it ASAP to ensure it gets there in time. The shield itself is nearly 10 feet edgewise, and being made of steel, the whole costume weighs well over 50 pounds - both oversize and overweight for checked baggage! Super expensive to fly with :-/
We totally need to get a photo together in costume, shaking hands like the Wolfen and CS Dogboy from Kevin's drawing. (Yes, I know you're not being a dogboy, but still).
Jeremiah Lionheart (Evan Cooney) Only person ever to kill another player in KS's "Secret Enemy" game. "Julius is convinced Evan Cooney was born to play Weasel Man." -Kevin
Joe Bergmans: Thanks for the info! Sounds like I'll definitely be shipping - that's cheaper than I had feared. Now I just have to go buy a 9 cubic foot box. Rumor has it somebody is coming as a Splugorth Slave Barge - that could be impressive, indeed!
hippie_mama: Don't be self-conscious! The trick is to have a good time, whether costumed or not. If some of us are a bit obsessive, thank your chosen power that YOU, at least, still have your sanity Oh, and I'll be happy to have a photo taken with you.
Jeremiah Lionheart (Evan Cooney) Only person ever to kill another player in KS's "Secret Enemy" game. "Julius is convinced Evan Cooney was born to play Weasel Man." -Kevin
Joe Bergmans wrote:Lionheart, you are definately the one I am watching All of my friends are wondering about the other potential Coalition soldier - but he/she has yet to materialize from the shadows...
I might know who that would have been. Unfortunately, it ended up being too time and cash-intensive for them to pull off. However, they do have an awesome back-up costume in the works.
As for me, I can't afford the replicas or suit that I wanted, so I can't do what I wanted to.
However, I might try and pull off something just so there's a decent showing of competitors (including some non-Rifts stuff).
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I can't wait to see the hopefully tons of pictures of the Costume Contest.
Me too
I'll be in the contest, but I don't know that I"ll be able to see very well. I wear glasses normally, and I'm not sure if it will be practical for me to keep them on under the Wolfen mask. Either they'll be a bit foggy, or I'll end up mostly blind
Definitely need photos!
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I am going as an overweight hispanic gamer. Its gonna be tough, but I think I can make the costume look authentic.
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Joe Bergmans wrote:Well, it's out the door and on the way to the hotel. After eight months of work and over $500 in expenses I'm thankful that it is coming to a conclusion. This is my first endeavor after 15 years of being dormant. I want to thank God that I finally finished it, though I am still finalizing the C-18, Vibroblade and the leather belts and pouches. But I have to marvel at the support of all of my friends that have patiently stood by the sidelines as I've reached the finish line. My friend Jon who spent several hours with the circular sander and showed me the basics of fiberglass work, Mike who kindly shot some great camcorder footage in case UPS loses everything, Matt my nephew that I have every other weekend for his patience and help with some pouches (we'll be back on the paintball field again soon), my parents who allowed me to paint it all at their home and Sonia, Tina, Kay and Michelle for your encouragement. And then two very important people - my grandmother who always believed I could pull off anything, and Kevin Siembieda, the first outsider to really tell a young man that you have some skill at this (THANKS!) All major components are finished, electronics package checked and all nick-nacks should be ready by the 5th. Wearing it isn't too bad either. So that leaves just one question: Who is my competition for the Dead Boy suit? I'm very curious
You're my hero! This is something I have wanted to see for a long time. Be prepared for some major photo ops!
The Deific NMI wrote:I am going as an overweight hispanic gamer. Its gonna be tough, but I think I can make the costume look authentic.
Im going as the chunky white doughboy, who games and has a gotee
Sureshot wrote:Listen you young whippersnappers in my day we had to walk for 15 no 30 miles to the nearest game barefoot both ways. We had real books not PDFS and we carried them on carts we pulled ourselves that we built by hand. We had Thaco and we were happy. If we needed dice we carved ours out of wood. Petrified wood just because we could.
You know I bet anyone could make a pretty decent Original Juicer costume pretty cheap. The drug lines would be easy and you could get the plate armor from any place that sells paintball supplies. The hard part would be the Juicer Rifle. Muscles and a mohawk are optional and could be overcome with BDU's and the MOH from the Original Main book.
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Preacher wrote:You know I bet anyone could make a pretty decent Original Juicer costume pretty cheap. The drug lines would be easy and you could get the plate armor from any place that sells paintball supplies. The hard part would be the Juicer Rifle. Muscles and a mohawk are optional and could be overcome with BDU's and the MOH from the Original Main book.
maybe you can go as a detoxed juicer.....
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Preacher wrote:You know I bet anyone could make a pretty decent Original Juicer costume pretty cheap. The drug lines would be easy and you could get the plate armor from any place that sells paintball supplies. The hard part would be the Juicer Rifle. Muscles and a mohawk are optional and could be overcome with BDU's and the MOH from the Original Main book.
maybe you can go as a detoxed juicer.....
Not Going...
Yeah I like guns. I pledge allegiance to this flag, if that bothers you well that's too bad!!!
Got my stuff shipped today. Thank goodness for Fed-Ex. Delivering to a business location, my 12 cubic foot box (ended up bigger than I expected) weighing nearly 60 pounds cost only $62. That's a big relief to me, as I was getting scared the cost of travelling with the gear was going to eliminate my entire book budget.
It's also awesome, because it starts making the Open House feel like it's real, and has already begun. Now I just need to take next weekend to finish polishing character sheets and adventure info, and plan my gaming schedule, and I'm good to go.
Woot!
Jeremiah Lionheart (Evan Cooney) Only person ever to kill another player in KS's "Secret Enemy" game. "Julius is convinced Evan Cooney was born to play Weasel Man." -Kevin
I'm going as a 6' tall, 300lbs, dressed all in black gamer who may or may not need to have shaved a week ago.
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Nxla666 wrote:I'm going as a 6' tall, 300lbs, dressed all in black gamer who may or may not need to have shaved a week ago.
you better shower before the event
Err... Kinda planned on that, why?
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myheadhurts wrote:you better shower before the event
Err... Kinda planned on that, why?
I think it was based on the fact that, sadly, many of the unshaven 300 pound gamer types at conventions seem to forget to shower, hence the notorious "gamer funk."
Fortunately, the gamers at the POH last year seemed free of funk. Hopefully that'll continue this year
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bob the desolate one wrote:me and Nxla666 have the exact same costume
When can we expect the duel to the death? I'll try to squeeze it in between games.
Jeremiah Lionheart (Evan Cooney) Only person ever to kill another player in KS's "Secret Enemy" game. "Julius is convinced Evan Cooney was born to play Weasel Man." -Kevin
..Well, I was the competition, but as Warwolf said, the cost and time got the best of me. Still, my friend and I plan to spend the next year working on building a set of molds to build fiberglass suits en mass for next year; I can't wait to see your suit and ask how it cost so much; we've priced the materials much lower than that...
..In fact, if we took our cost up by a mere 40%, which would still leave us far below the $500 you say you spent, we could actually make the suit out of Kevlar...
-Mike >8]
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myheadhurts wrote:you better shower before the event
Err... Kinda planned on that, why?
I think it was based on the fact that, sadly, many of the unshaven 300 pound gamer types at conventions seem to forget to shower, hence the notorious "gamer funk."
Fortunately, the gamers at the POH last year seemed free of funk. Hopefully that'll continue this year
OH, yeah.
Its been a long time since the last time I went to a convention so I kinda forgot that.
The unshaven part is more the fact I dont like sharp objects near my throat.
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Well, I know my buddy Morgan will be there, from Michigan Cosplayers Society, and you'll definitely want to chat with him about costuming.
And speaking of photos...
If this guy's outfit is as good as it sounds, he won't be straying more than 10 yards from the Freelance Artists who'll want photos for reference material.
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Joe Bergmans wrote:Yes, I am hoping for a lot of photo ops - as many as I can get. That along with some really great information on everything from costuming to miniature resin molding. Before I forget though, there is one great shot that I want to get. I want to have a shot of my suit from the backside with a poorly written sign taped to the butt-plate that says 'Coalition Sucks' on it in the background as everyone who came dressed as D-Bees and other adventurers are laughing and covering their mouths in the foreground. That will be classic. Regarding the reference material, I just copied 32 pages of my engineering notes from the last eight months (and it still wound up being a rush job). Mike and Ninjabunny were right - this type of project needs at least close to 18 to 24 months.
I'm up for the sign ::grins::
Down with the humans!
Heh, maybe if they do this again next year, I can find a way to add an extra pair of arms to my Wolfen from this year, and come as a Wolfen Quatoria from RIFTS Replace the sword belt with a gun belt, and be flexible for both systems!
Jeremiah Lionheart (Evan Cooney) Only person ever to kill another player in KS's "Secret Enemy" game. "Julius is convinced Evan Cooney was born to play Weasel Man." -Kevin
well, if there is ever another open house, I'm totally going to go in costume, at least for a little bit.
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I was looking through my WW2 soviet reenactment stuff and thinking about trying to put together a Sovietsky uniform, but decided not to...not enough time to come up with anything good...considering that there will be Wolfen and Deadboys.
Tony
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I was looking through my WW2 soviet reenactment stuff and thinking about trying to put together a Sovietsky uniform, but decided not to...not enough time to come up with anything good...considering that there will be Wolfen and Deadboys.
Tony
Don't let that discourage you! The costumes are about having fun and dressing up as PB characters. The more, the merrier! Think of the photo ops!
Jeremiah Lionheart (Evan Cooney) Only person ever to kill another player in KS's "Secret Enemy" game. "Julius is convinced Evan Cooney was born to play Weasel Man." -Kevin
Oh, and I'll be happy to have a photo taken with you.
Yeah I like guns. 
