~The Billet Box~ page 1559 continued...

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kas122461

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that's a little tricky to explain, because with carbon fiber the finish is actually the very beginning. The flat shiny surface is a part of the impregnation system.. ewwwww... and is the same resin that is used to stiffen the carbon fiber throughout.

So what happens is they start with a large flat slab of glass, and apply a layer of the resin to the surface, THIS is what becomes the final finish. After that layer is down, the carbon fabric is laid on top, and under a vacuum additional resin is sucked through the lay up replacing all (mostly) the air... well... because the thin initial layer was there first, there is no air to replace and this leaves a dead flat surface. HOW thin it is, is unfortunately impossible to tell as the fabric has varying dimension to it. Little scratches can be taken out with light buffing compound (we use a very fine automotive compound if we need to), but too much buffing will do two things... First is that the surface in not 100% flat, it will have micro air pockets in it (remember i said MOSTLY all the air, as a true 100% vacuum is (near) impossible to achieve on earth. So too much polishing will attack and exacerbate the pockets. The second is that you could polish down too the carbon fiber itself, this would just make the surface dull in that area.... It may look good if the entire surface was all buffed down to fiber itself... Sorry.. this was a little tough to explain, but in short, a quick polish with a fine compound will help it as much as it can, and WILL get rid of slight scratches, but you can go to far...

Now that is cool to know, I did not know resin was involved. :)

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If we are not careful DD will make a rainbow one for us. :p


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"Me" WANT ! ! !
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Especially the first one . . .
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just don't know what software you drew it in... but i did take some design elements from yours and added a symbol guide to the bottom.

Honestly, although I have Adobe Photoshop Elements I do not know how to use the program. The grid I made was in MS Word and then saved as a PDF that was uploaded to an online graphics editing program "LunaPic" where I added all the Text and the graphics, etc. and was able to save as a JPG which I was then able to post to the thread directly from "LunaPic" and also save to "My" computer. Then used that original one as a boiler plate, with a second one that plotted all the locations/who was located where. After that all I had to do was use the same program and original Boiler plate image from that point on. So for each corresponding round all I would have to do is add the additional text/graphics which of course I was able to save and post to the thread - same thing was done with the final charts too. Just Sayin' . . . ;) :facepalm:
 

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De Rulez:

K, for the few that don't know, Pattle Bitterz is super awesome multi player variation of BattleShip. Each player will be PM'd with the location of their Pittarz (ships), and every round each player will fire one shot at a location on the Battle Board in an attempt to hit another player. I will report hit and miss results and start the next round once a day, or after i see that every player has taken their shot. Each Player will have 2 Pittarz, one 3 segment Pittar and one 2 segment Sub Pittar. Once a Pitter has had all of its segments hit, that Pitter is sunk. If both of your Pittarz are sunk, you are out of the game and no longer get to fire. However if your last Pittar is sunk and you have not yet taken your shot for that round, you may take your last shot in an attempt at revenge. Last Pittar floating is the winner.

Your attacks should look a little somthin' like this:

Fire N-13

Please don't edit your attack posts, and if you fire on line "i" make it lower case, and if you fire on "L" make it upper case so we don't get um mixed up. Be sure not to fire on a location someone has already fired on, this has a tendency to happen in the same round sometimes. If you like, this blank battle board can be printed out to keep track.



The winner will get a super neat-o bb, the runner up will get just a "kinda" neat-o bb. There are also 3 treasure chests hidden on the battle grid, hit one and you can have your pick of either a bottle O juice, a Boro tank, or a Billet Bridge.

Think that bout' covers it...

Here is your nice clean Battle Field, soon it will be covered in floating Pitter guts...



PMs are all out..

ROUND 1: FIRE!!!!!!!
 

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A prettier pic
Wow, the BB's look fantastic, but wow that glass is stunning!!!

Aww man how did i miss out on Game Registration :(
awwwwwwww so sorry figlet. When it first popped up, was wrackin my brain tryin to think who we needed to tell about it, and my mind went blank. ok, ok, it pretty much stays blank, but that's besides the point!! :lol: I will give you my spot if you want, cuz I have as much fun watchin as playin (if dats ok wiff mr dd and everbody else). Or you could be our first alternate in case anyone has to drop out. I do have the pillarz assignment already though, so you'd have to go with those ones. :)

but i have a hard time believing Microsoft would distribute it without a proper battle ship template... what else would it be good for?
hehehe jup, dem silly MS folks......dunno what they were thinkin not havin that!
 

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DD of BB...... is Teach on the list? If not, does Teach want a spot? I'll forfeit mine, sweetness.
I sent him a PM, it's a tight fit on the board but i could find a little open ocean for him.

PS: DP has a sub on Q17 & Q18, shhhhhhhhh......
 

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@ Deebadoo - DD let me in !! Thank you for the offer that was very thoughtful...:thumbs: (although I would never take anothers pillarz spot, might make for unlucky pillar play...lol) I just need to not stay away so long in the future so I do not miss such things..


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I'll fire ....... (just in case the Teach doesn't take my spot.)

And I'll fire for the sleepy man of the East, too. (We're team Pillarz Battlerz Playerz)



For moi: D 2


For DPL: K 2
 
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ohhhhh, we have our first bit of carnage.... i see a thorax floating around.. i don't know if they have thoraxes yet or not, i'm going to have to look that up.
wow, first blood drawn in under 24 minutes of play........is that a record?? lol
 
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