Inspirational pix

[General Pain]

Thought about a t2k releated pix thread so here goes

http://englishrussia.com/?p=2035

Man, I sure like that website...ESPECIALLY after perusing some mighty nice pictures of the females of Russia...damn there are some fine girls there *ponders being stationed in Germany, or more easterly of that.*

-Hauser

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by bigehauser

Man, I sure like that website...ESPECIALLY after perusing some mighty nice pictures of the females of Russia...damn there are some fine girls there *ponders being stationed in Germany, or more easterly of that.*

-Hauser

LOL - that was not were I was going with that link......

[jester]

Hey Hauser, Poland is part of Nato Now Is that close enough?

I guess so...woo!

[Mohoender]

By the way that railway station should have been gorgeous. And I'm not talking about the girls.

[jester]

I noticed some of the work as well, especialy along the cieling which sadly is now falling in, what a waste. It kinda reminds me of the old station they have here in the desert, although they started to rebuild it and turn it into a historic landmark, but I have seen similiar in alot of the older style buildings as well.

And so, here is the question,

In the T2K world, would we see more buildings like that? Or would a building like that be filled with a few families taking refuge there and living in it as their home?

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by jester

In the T2K world, would we see more buildings like that? Or would a building like that be filled with a few families taking refuge there and living in it as their home?

Good point remind me of one thing also. How long can a building stand without care? I think a recent study had been made on this (civilian buildings of course). From memory I recall that a concrete building would live about 10 years. Skyscrapers would do better with their metal frames and glasses (about 50 years or so) but they have a very weak point (windows get easily broken: windy). Stone buildings will stand the longer when they are well made (a few centuries if i'm not mistaken). They are also the one that you can fix with more ease. Of course wood or mud houses tend to disapear quickly but they are also the easiest to keep in shape.

[jester]

It all depends on where you are in the world with climatic conditions.

There are wooden and log cabins in California and other parts of the southwest that are over 100 years old, I mean that is how long they have been ocupied.

If there is heavy snow and it has a flat roof of wood it will either rot or colapse from snow buildup. A peaked roof will shed snow and debris more.

Concrete with steel reinforcing, if the metal is exposed it will rust which will cause the metal to swell and thus crack the concrete.

There are stone buildings here in the desert that are over 100, some 150 years old.

Buildings at former airbases in the desert have been abandoned since the early 90s, they still stand, same with some by March Air Base, they still stand and have been turned into an Urban War Center.

If the weather changes alot from winter to summer you may have more deterioration.

If an area is WET you will have more rot.

Earth Activity, soft soil, buildings will settle and slip off their foundations, or their foundations will crack.

Earthquakes, well in a T2K world without maintenance, and with the odd earthquake, say a good one every 10 years or so, give alot of the structures no more than 30 years before they would start to fall.

Floods, ocean activity, all of it would come into play. So, you have to look at what the climate and geological conditions are in your area or the area of your campaign.

Also, 2 things that also destroy,

Water/ICE. Water gets into places, if it freezes it causes cracks even in concrete.

Plants, their roots will crack concrete, or if dirt builds up and then seeds take root, they will destroy buildings and concrete as well, but it would be cool too. Imagine a house that is still there but a tree has started growing through its center?

[Mohoender]

Agree

Originally Posted by Mohoender

By the way that railway station should have been gorgeous. And I'm not talking about the girls.

What? The girls are gorgeous?! Yeah...feckin hawt...lol

In all seriousness though, that site has a lot of cool stuff, and pictures of weird ass things.

Not to mention, that initial post, the railway station, is indeed really eerie...all overgrown like that.

[General Pain]

this one's for antenna

http://www.hahastop.com/pictures/Fir...f_The_Year.htm

[General Pain]

http://www.archdaily.com/3591/giant-...-sitama-japan/

[General Pain]

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/02/pe...olice_look.php

[General Pain]

http://www.ammoman.com/gunshots.html

don't know how much inspirr u get but who knows anyway....

[jester]

Alright, here is a pic of what one might find in the T2K world, for what purpose who knows, but hey it is kinda cool,

http://harzer-bike-schmiede.de/panzerbike.html

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by jester

Alright, here is a pic of what one might find in the T2K world, for what purpose who knows, but hey it is kinda cool,

http://harzer-bike-schmiede.de/panzerbike.html

Priceless jester...really good one....I may actually consider getting a license just to get me one of those....

[jester]

I got it from one of my Marine discussion forums. I know all of a handful of words on the site, but it looks cool, bizare, strange, and I think it may be a real system in the t2K world!

That bike I bet you could mount a Mk 19 on the sidecar or maybe even something heavier! An assault motorcycle!

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by jester

I got it from one of my Marine discussion forums. I know all of a handful of words on the site, but it looks cool, bizare, strange, and I think it may be a real system in the t2K world!

That bike I bet you could mount a Mk 19 on the sidecar or maybe even something heavier! An assault motorcycle!

It says that they found a WWII T-34 engine in a cellar close to a shut down
red army base .being crazies (for the fun of it aparrently) they decided to make the biggest and most powerful motorbike known to man using it .

The shop is calle "ye olde Bike smithy"

or some such .

[Nowhere Man 1966]

Originally Posted by jester

Alright, here is a pic of what one might find in the T2K world, for what purpose who knows, but hey it is kinda cool,

http://harzer-bike-schmiede.de/panzerbike.html

LOL! I love it. I thought the Dodge 10 cylinder motorcycle was the ultimate but these guys put it to shame. I wonder how many gallons per mile it gets?

Chuck M.

[Nowhere Man 1966]

Here's one, the Kidney Buster 2012:



Chuck M.

[Targan]

Chuck, that photo is great. Might be a bit of a fire risk though.

[General Pain]

sadly it's airsoft guns ...but cool pix though

http://www.scaar.at/airsoft/Misc.htm