User talk:Metalspork/Archive 1

Dart Gun
Hey there, you might know me as rhinoz47.

Now, I am a little ticked that I wasn't the first to make a hand made dart gun, because I totally had that in the works. Except for the fact that I don't really have the ability, or means to, so, props (heh) to you on that.

While I can't make one in the real word, I decided to help cement this achievement by creating it in the virtual world. I taught myself the basics of the G.E.C.K., a while back, and put the Metal Spork Dart Gun in a super special secret place somewhere hidden in Fallout 3. The Hubrics Comics building. 1st floor, near the Grognak the Barbarian console. But before I wrap it up, I do want to know if it is ok if I use your real name or not. If it is all good, I can get it up to the Fallout 3 Nexus, where my virtual representation of your fan made creation of a virtual weapon can be enjoyed by tens, maybe dozens of people!

Your whatever, Big McLargeHuge 00:49, April 3, 2010 (UTC)


 * That would be awesome, you can totally call it the Metal Spork Dart Gun if you want. Too bad I don't have FO3 on a PC (I have it on PS3) so I won't be able to see it :( But hey, that's really flattering, and thanks :) Metalspork 00:56, April 3, 2010 (UTC)

I always knew you console people were a little different. Big McLargeHuge 00:58, April 3, 2010 (UTC)


 * Lol, indeed we are. If you ever get the chance to make a dart gun prop yourself, I'd love to see it :) Metalspork 01:03, April 3, 2010 (UTC)

Hey, hey, hey, here it is! Big McLargeHuge 03:04, April 3, 2010 (UTC)

It'd help if I posed the link. http://fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11997


 * That is the coolest thing I've ever seen! *tries in vain to put it into PS3* Also, lol at the part about my glasses! And I get my own skeleton! I'm honored :P Reading the comment section makes me want there to be a Dart Gun that shoots sporks (Spork Gun?)! I wonder... Metalspork 06:16, April 3, 2010 (UTC)

Oh good, I thought you would want me to take out the part where you die and stuff. Anyway, since you can't read the note in-game, I'll just put it here then. It should look pretty familiar.

Made this dart gun myself. Haven't tried it out yet, but I think I'll tag Forresters ass for making fun of my glasses.

Here's what you need:

A Paint gun

Anesthetic, poison, acid, nuclear waste etc for dart flavor

A toy car

Some surgical tubing

Wonderglue

A wood block

Some plastic pieces from a train set

Some metal fasteners

A slap of paint and some marker for aesthetics, and there you go, improvised weaponry!

Big McLargeHuge 22:05, April 3, 2010 (UTC)

MST

 * Oh my gosh, Forrester? Like the MST3K one? (I'd assume so from your username haha) He's the best. Please tell me he's somewhere in the modded FO3! lol. I'd be like "Here's MY invention of the day!" as I shoot him in the face. Maybe :P Metalspork 03:36, April 4, 2010 (UTC)


 * ...You got that? Oh my God I love you. I totally did not expect ANYBODY to catch that! Yes, my usernames tend to be lacking in the creative department. Most are from MST, or my baseball nick like rino. Suprisingly I have only 1 fallout related one. Big McLargeHuge 04:12, April 4, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know if you've seen every MST3K episode, but there's one that I remember from my childhood that I don't remember the name of. All I remember is some big alien spaceship that literally looked like a thanksgiving turkey wrapped in tinfoil. I've been watching them and trying to find that episode but I haven't seen it yet, lol. PS, some guy bid on the Dart Gun already, I was totally going to relist it when it ends today and lower the ridiculous shipping price. I guess someone couldn't wait haha Metalspork 20:31, April 4, 2010 (UTC)

Well, that is kinda dissappointing. I decided that right now I probably cant make the expense, so looks like that guy will get a finely crafted prop. Besides, I already got one of your dart guns, remember? And so does 14 other people.

As for the space ship, let’s see... The Phantom Planet had chicken nuggets of oats as ships; Laserblast had the turtles, but I cannot remember the ship; Space Mutiny had the Galactica ripoff; the Martian ship from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians was ridiculous prop, but the focus was the crappy robot; Teenagers from Outer space had a generic saucer; there was no ship in Hobgoblins; Night of the Blood Beast and Monster-A-Go-Go both had a space cap-SOOLE; the Crawling Hand had a crappy generic ship.

That’s the ships in my MST3K registry.

It is kind of hard to search for ‘turkey’ at mst3kinfo.com, due to the importance of Turkey Day for MST. Big McLargeHuge 21:05, April 4, 2010 (UTC)


 * I know right! I tried to do a search for it before but I kept getting legit Thanksgiving stuff. I've seen the Santa Claus and Teenagers ones, but they're disappointingly not turkey-shaped :P Oh well, I'll find it when I least expect it. Metalspork 01:18, April 6, 2010 (UTC)

I'm guessing that your childhood was early 90s. That means that it most likely was the Comedy Channel/Comedy Central era (seasons 1-7, 1989-1995). Assuming you grew up in Illinois, I can't imagine you would be able to pick up TV 23, so the KTMA era is out.

The genre, beyond a resonable doubt is a sci-fi. About half of the CC era shows was a sci-fi movie. Are you sure it was turkey shaped?

Know anything else that could narrow it down?

Big McLargeHuge 01:51, April 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, unless my memory messed it up, which I hope didn't happen. It definitely had two turkey-leg looking things on the sides (I'm guessing they were the wings or some kind of engines). And I remember one of them saying that it looked like a turkey. Also, I'm pretty sure it was a black and white movie. But that's a decent narrowing-down, I could do some investigating into the season's episodes and hopefully I can find it :) Metalspork 02:32, April 6, 2010 (UTC)

http://forrestcrow.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mstchat&action=display&thread=4035&page=148 PRINCE OF SPACE!!!! IS IT PRINCE OF SPACE?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=debWnNM8X-k They call it an upside down wheelbarrow here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yol4kOghPTM Modified pith helmet, with a nice profile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjIXDw1m89w and finally, a giant roast turkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24oCjaAwOhY Big McLargeHuge 21:43, April 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * OMG YES IT IS. YOU ARE MY HERO FOREVER. My entire childhood can rest in peace now hahaha! :D Metalspork 19:24, April 7, 2010 (UTC)

Fantastic. I am glad I could help. Man I feel so stupid. Price of Space. It is a classic! How could I forget that? Oh and sorry for the loss of your childhood. R.I.P. Metalsporks childhood. Big McLargeHuge 01:22, April 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * That's okay, I had no idea what episode it was either :P And a childhood resting in peace is better than one that isn't... Haha :) Metalspork 01:17, April 10, 2010 (UTC)

Art/GECK/Epic life ambition discussion?
Let me know if you need help Id-ing anything else. By the way, you can certainly do some weird drawings. You should do concept art for video games and movies. Big McLargeHuge 02:08, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * Aw thanks :P I've had problems deciding wheter to go the 'fine art' route or doing work for other people, like a concept artist. When I first saw Lord of the Rings I really wanted to do concept art, lol. I think my lack of Photoshop skill/not taking directions well kind of sets me back though. But I do have lots of ideas for stuff. I'd love to if I had the opportunity. The only reason I haven't aimed for that is because I get preoccupied with my own concepts and have these big-ass ideas. I'm plotting world domination, I swear >:) Metalspork 03:49, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

I blew a crap-load of money on the Survival version of F3, to get the poster and pip boy and dvd. And lunch box. And bobble head. And the concept book. Anyway, the dvd i-viewed the concept artist, and it seemed like he was pretty independent, and not relying on photoshop. He talked about going out and taking dozens of pictures of manholes, and buildings, imagening what they would look like destroyed. His workspace was covered with concept arts. For an independent person like yourself, it seems strange that you would be worried that there is only one path to choose. I should talk, I don't even have a solid backup plan meself. Big McLargeHuge 04:18, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * Ooh I totally saw that! I have the collector's edition. Yeah, he said something like "when people ask my why I'm taking pictures in DC, I just say I'm imagining what it'd look like blown up". hahaha. Most job descriptions say you need photoshop skills, although I'd be most interested in making maquettes for the 3D modelers, that way you just make little sculptures. Like there's a picture of the first Deathclaw maquette, I could totally do that. I'd be more into creature design. I dunno how much of a demand there is for those kind of people though. And that's okay, not having a backup plan makes you more motivated! lol :P Metalspork 18:05, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

Huh. I wish. I need to be more motivated. I want to do policework one day, in some capacity, but after failing the first... hell, I didn't even get to the physical test. So, some self doubt is being casted there. The only real backup is IT, but I don't have the cred, you see.

But you seem set on art, you know, if people are interested in hippo-feline-fetus creaures with very ugly men. I've tried photoshop before, and it's not to hard to learn. Big McLargeHuge 19:09, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

Oh my God. I love Top Gear, Mythbusters and Star Trek. Power to the nerds. Nerd power, nerd power. Big McLargeHuge 22:20, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * LOL that's probably my favorite description of my artwork I've ever heard. Hm, I don't know much about IT. Have you considered doing anything with video games? I don't know how much you know about programming or anything like that. Life Decisions :( I wouldn't get discouraged though, I mean, lots of people have tried to discourage me before but I'm too much of a bitch to listen, lol. Tests for stuff like that sucks though, I wish people didn't have to go through so many things for certain jobs.
 * And heck yes! I just watched those videos today! I've seen all of the original Star Trek series... We have them on Blu Ray :D Nerd Nerd Nerd. Just add in come Craig Ferguson and Danny Kaye and that's basically all of my Youtube favorites, ha. Metalspork 22:33, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

Well, sometimes you need to go through the trials, and even that doesn't always root out the bad apples. Video games. Do I dare dabble creating which I love? Do you know the hell that programmers put thier testers though? I hear it's a pretty bad job, to tell the truth. I could do ok, on the art depatrment, and I did teach myself the basics of the G.E.C.K., so I guess that's a start. Ah, I don't know. Old movies are like me-repellent, granted they don't have SHADOW-RAMAtm. Heck, I don't really like todays movies, either. Big McLargeHuge 22:45, April 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, most movies nowadays aren't very interesting. Probably because many stories are basically the same. I watch some old stuff because it's so weird how different movies were then instead of now. Like the way people talked and the humor is so weird because now people wouldn't even understand what's going on. It's kind of the same with music, I wish someone would invent a new genre, lol. It bothers me that music artists copy eachother too. I guess it's the same with most art, ugh. Sounds like I hate everything lol
 * Maybe you could be a creative director? Being a videogame tester doesn't sound fun, I always get the impression they sit in a room and play one level a thousand times... Haha. Of course, I'm biased towards creative stuff. Metalspork 01:49, April 12, 2010 (UTC)

I have a creative side, and a few moments of clear perspective, but that tends to be based on humor. Other than than, I think of myself as a little stoic at times. I don't know what I am really. I'm reserved, but I like to be funny. I'm an aspie, making me socally retarded-off-my-ass, but I don't have the healthy obsesion of cleanliness or good grades. Artists always seem to the abstract, minimalist liberal type, which is completely opposite of me. Oh, my brain hurts. No, Really! I'm screwing up fallout 3 in the GECK. I still have much to learn, and it is painful. I am still in the 'world saving' mentality, so a complete switch to art would be a little far fetched, personally. Big McLargeHuge 02:46, April 12, 2010 (UTC)

Better now, except the sound for L4d is not working right. Hm. Anyway, congrats on your almost marrige proposal. Get used to it, you're famous now. Big McLargeHuge 07:09, April 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately you're kind of right about artists. When i was at "art school" (I'm transferring in the fall, I dropped out over winter break) most of the people I knew didn't really go well with my attitude. Although, surprisingly, there were a lot of conservative suburban types at my school. Actually, each art school in Chicago seemed to have different types of people. School of the Art Institute seemed to have the most 'pretentious' kinds, like whiny rich kids/stereotypical liberal people. At least that's the impression I got. And everyone smoked. And did crappy modern/abstract art. Columbia was like, all the people who couldn't get in anywhere else. My school was kind of a mix, but mostly people who just drew portraits and still lifes/super traditional/boring... And there was only like 1 creative person I knew. Lame. No one could draw unless they were told what to do.


 * Anyway, I kind of wish I had a PC for Fallout, I'd probably use so much time making mods for everything. I watched someone playing Fallout 3 on a PC (it's awesome, I don't remember the website but you can watch people play games on a live stream) and they had all these mods, I was like all overwhelmed at first! Lol. Also, L4d? I'm a bit stupid about all this. My brain hurt a few nights ago because I got Fallout 1 to work on the family Macbook and I didn't read what any of the controls do (really, nobody reads manuals...) and I was concentrating way too hard on even figuring out how to go places or shoot people. And yeah, LOL, my "almost marriage proposal". Hahaha, some german (? I think) person on youtube called me a cute nerd girl or something. Lol! Metalspork 04:15, April 13, 2010 (UTC)

Well, I'm suprised Chicago still has schools. So you don't like abstract, or tradtional? That seems to be the only two art 'genres' anyway. Either it makes sense, or it doesn't. But, I grew up with Bob Ross so all I know are happy trees/fences/bushes/waterfalls/clouds/accidents/fence posts/covered briges/rocks/boulders/suns/palm trees/sand/water et cetera.

L4d is Left 4 Dead, the zombie shooter from Valve. I know it is at least for the 'Box and PC, and I think PS3 also. Kill funtime unliving person!. And it is awesome that you are trying to play F1. I really hated that game, untill I played it for more than 5 minutes. Boy, that was fun. I am against the grain a bit, because, as you probably can see, Hardcore fallout players *cough*NMA*cough* and those who only know Fallout because of 3 are in totally seperate worlds. But good for you to play the original. Back in the day, when you could choose traits, have a low sequence number... Bethesda did remove some technical dice rolls from the originals, but it should not be do difficult to figure out. Lot more celebs doing VO work. Monk in Shady Sands, and MacGuyver in Junktown.

Oh, Trapper Keeper, or whoever is pronouncing his love for you on youtube. Maybe. Can't blame Some German Guy, you really know how to work that dart gun. Big McLargeHuge 06:23, April 13, 2010 (UTC)

stalkner
lol you left a problem report as soon as i put the delete thing on there


 * I noticed that! Hahaha. We shot down that page lol, poor thing only existed for a few minutes >:) Metalspork 18:31, April 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * PS, this person actually exists, he's a voice actor. The page was just wrong. I made a correct one, though. Metalspork 20:48, April 6, 2010 (UTC)

Stalnaker
I deleted the page, because of the joke content and lack of real info. However, Jakob Stalnaker is the voice actor for young Butch DeLoria (and maybe MacReady). So, if you feel so inclined, you could start the page again and add some legitimate info. Thanks.--Gothemasticator 18:41, April 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * Oooh, that's interesting. If I can find any useful info on him, I'll re-add it :) Metalspork 20:31, April 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * I created the page page again and added what information that I know so far. Thanks for telling me about it :) Metalspork 20:46, April 6, 2010 (UTC)