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dMw Events => Previous dMw LAN Parties => dMw LAN XXVI => Topic started by: sulky_uk on October 19, 2014, 12:21:01 AM

Title: just got home thread
Post by: sulky_uk on October 19, 2014, 12:21:01 AM
As the title says...Just got home, thx for a great day, good to see you all. Here's hoping I can get there in April
Title: just got home thread
Post by: DannagE on October 19, 2014, 12:09:04 PM
Home also, thanks for the lan.

Noticed I'd got lots of you missing off steam, friends requests on the way out now :)

If I've missed anyone one off + DannagE ;P
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Khrispykhicken on October 19, 2014, 01:38:44 PM
Just got dropped off by blunty had a great weekend really nice seeing everyone again ! Here's to next year! :)
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Whitey on October 19, 2014, 01:56:49 PM
I'm home too.  Thanks everyone for another great LAN, special thanks to Toby and Ninja for all the work that went into organising it.
Title: just got home thread
Post by: TeaLeaf on October 19, 2014, 02:09:23 PM
Touchdown, the crowd goes wild!  Gorion and I are back in MK.

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Title: just got home thread
Post by: GhostMjr on October 19, 2014, 02:50:51 PM
Great weekend guys. thanks for an awesome weekend! :).
Title: just got home thread
Post by: TwoBad on October 19, 2014, 03:18:00 PM
Home now. Great weekend and really good to see you all again.  Thanks to all those who made it happen especially Ninja and Toby
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Blunt on October 19, 2014, 04:19:55 PM
I'm home safe and sound :D
Thanks for a great LAN, it was good to see you all again.
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Chaosphere on October 19, 2014, 04:24:29 PM
Fun as usual, nice to see you all

cheers all and special thanks to those responsible
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Tutonic on October 19, 2014, 04:44:02 PM
Cheers guys, that was a great weekend.

Special mentions  to Whitey for crying like a girl while hiding under a desk for 6 hours in Alien Isolation, and Lib's surprise drone flying on Sunday morning!
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Sneakytiger on October 19, 2014, 04:46:04 PM
had a great time thanx again all,yeah drone is a nice peace of kit, remember to post the link lib want 1.lol
Title: just got home thread
Post by: albert on October 19, 2014, 05:35:02 PM
Thanks all, very nice weekend, playing Elite in the lounge for the next hour before flying home. Cheers for the lift Toby :)
Title: just got home thread
Post by: JonnyAppleSeed on October 19, 2014, 05:47:02 PM
Thanks all for a fantastic weekend :yahoo:
Title: just got home thread
Post by: OldBloke on October 19, 2014, 06:57:03 PM
I'm bloody exhausted. I thought the days where we went to dinner at 7pm and left the table at 3am were a thing of the past :blink:

Great to meet you all again and a massive 'thanks' to Ninja and Toby for the usual excellent job in organising and running the event. Props to all you guys who flew in for the weekend too. Puts my puny journey to shame.

Loved the Quadcoptor  (http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=45694)demo by Lib. That has got to go on the wishlist :thumb:
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Vargen on October 19, 2014, 07:04:04 PM
Also got back a few hours ago after leaving inhumanly early this morning. Sorry I didn't get the chance to say goodbye to everyone! Had a blast and it was great seeing everyone again. And I do apologize for being somewhat in a constant stage of confusion the whole LAN, but I hadn't had a proper "night out" since new years eve! Needless to say this morning was not fun :p

Special thanks to our fearless leaders and admins for doing all they can to make the LAN full of awesomeness, and super special thanks to Ninj for being my handsome personal chauffeur, and Toby for being my guardian; keeping me out of trouble as usual and making sure I don't stray off :p

Looking forward to the next one already!
Title: just got home thread
Post by: smilodon on October 19, 2014, 07:39:31 PM
Thanks again for another outstanding weekend. Never mind Penfold Saturdays aren't all they're cracked up to be, you really didn't miss much. Thanks to Ninja and Toby for all the hard work, for Oldie for making all the Internets work and for the and to all our distant guests for once again making the effort to travel so far to see us.

Loved the drone Liberator and now have one of my very own on order...... sort of :)

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Title: just got home thread
Post by: suicidal_monkey on October 19, 2014, 07:43:10 PM
Thanks for a great lan chaps! The delicious discounted ales were an especially brilliant touch :cheers:

+1 to the "I want a quadcopter" club
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Penfold on October 19, 2014, 07:52:57 PM
Me home too.

As others have said, there is a little group of people who make it happen; Ninja + Toby for the organising and Oldie for pulling the levers and pushing the buttons to make it happen as he has done at every LAN that I can remember (and that's been a fair few).

I realised the depths of my ineptitude when Toby told me off for packing the cables box 'incorrectly' but as usual I mastered the bin bags and clearing up so I know my station.

Thank you for everyone who wiped me out on Friday night and big thanks to Toby for Saturday and making sure I was in front of the computer at the right time with my games loaded and correct server and team all set up for me. It was appreciated.

Nice to have our international visitors and those who made long journeys - be it Scotland or Somerset, and also to the ladies who bring a bit of class and sanity.
Title: just got home thread
Post by: BrotherTobious on October 19, 2014, 08:24:36 PM
Home and set up again love a clean desk and new cable install.

Thanks to all that attended, thanks to those that helped out, those who came from far afield and all those that came from close by.

See you all around.

QuoteLoved the drone Liberator and now have one of my very own on order...... sort of (http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/happy0161.gif)

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Title: just got home thread
Post by: Michelanio on October 19, 2014, 10:00:32 PM
Just got home about 1 hour ago and pc is now back up.

Thanks big time for a fantastic weekend it was awesome meeting everyone once again!

Very nice work by the lan admins as always! The work you put in is just fantastic keep it up!

See you around!
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Liberator on October 19, 2014, 10:33:24 PM
Cheers Toby and Ninja, another great weekend.

As for the drone.....

I couldn't really fly it higher than I did because the wind was a little too strong out of the shade of where we were and I hadn't attached the safety rotor cage. It cost me £500 including the flight case from here (http://www.kooltoyz.co.uk/), but off their eBay shop. It was cheaper from China, but didn't want to risk it and returning it to Edinburgh if it went wrong seemed to be worth the extra.

It's a Walkera QR-X350 and is no longer available. It's been updated to the "pro" version which is a little more pricey, but has a bigger battery compartment and so can fly for about 5 extra minutes.

I checked the SD card in the basic on board camera when I got home and it did actually capture a few minutes of footage, some of it is Pens groin while he stalked it with his phone. I'll see what usable stuff is on the card.

I do have this old screen grab off a Go-Pro clone I had connected to it on it's first test flight, it was as high as I dare send it on it's maiden flight. It was taken into sun so a little bit of glare.

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 (http://www.kooltoyz.co.uk/)
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Gone_Away on October 20, 2014, 06:59:13 PM
Quote from: BrotherTobious;389545See you all around.

Not before December like we agreed.. :P
Title: just got home thread
Post by: BrotherTobious on October 20, 2014, 07:28:42 PM
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;389586Not before December like we agreed.. :P

umm who the hell are you???? :g:
Title: just got home thread
Post by: vobler on October 20, 2014, 10:18:09 PM
At last we are home. We did enjoy a couple of days in London after the LAN.

Thanks to all the guys behind the scenes. Ninja & Toby, but especially Oldbloke that pulled me in to DMW in the beginning, to Tealeaf that told us that if we turned up on Heatrow he would get us to March. And He did! To the others from Ã...lesund that guided us to London and into TL's arms. Thanks to everyone we met, and those I didn't get to meet properly. Thanks to the hotel for great service and great food and drink. Thanks to everyone on our table during the Steak Night. Thanks to Penfold for the great whisky.

My wife and I had a great time, we felt very welcome and included by everyone.

I hope we will be able to do it again!

Hildegunn & Verner
Title: just got home thread
Post by: Gorion on October 20, 2014, 11:04:40 PM
Just arrived back at home.

Thanks everyone for the blast of a time.  Special thanks to TwoBad who provided "shipping" from Luton to Lan, Albert for the room share, and to Teaelle who hosted me on Sunday, and Monday, plus some lifts across town, and back to Luton.

Will hopefully make it for next October.

Anyway, off to bed now; up in 6 hours.
Title: just got home thread
Post by: BrotherTobious on October 21, 2014, 03:49:22 PM
My new toy has arrived time to practice hoping not to maim too many work mates