Wainy316 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Ingram85 said: Ha, I watch a YouTube channel ‘Abroad in Japan’ and he is close to becoming a family mart chicken I think. I think the first I’ll have when I go is a 7/11 egg Mayo sandwich followed by a fruit and cream sandwich. Ha yeah, love Abroad in Japan. I don't blame him though, the chicken is so convenient and pretty damn good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 On 09/02/2021 at 10:37, Tegis said: I'm just here to warn you about rabbit-holes in retro gaming. Stick to consoles. I've gone down the DOS gaming route and the configurations in CPU/Graphics/Soundcards are endless. I'm still short of a 486 with a VESA local bus implementation. (Many of them are destroyed by leaky batteries on the motherboard) It's endless fun though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 On 09/02/2021 at 10:37, Tegis said: I'm just here to warn you about rabbit-holes in retro gaming. Stick to consoles. I've gone down the DOS gaming route and the configurations in CPU/Graphics/Soundcards are endless. I'm still short of a 486 with a VESA local bus implementation. (Many of them are destroyed by leaky batteries on the motherboard) It's endless fun though I always fancied buying all the parts for and making a proper windows 95 machine. I miss making my own wallpaper patterns and having the maze and pipes screenscravers lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Bit spooky @Ingram85 mate, as well as liking narrowboats like you, I'm also a fan of Abroad in Japan! I've just finished watching a video of the latter. I really like the way Chris does his videos, seems like a cool guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted February 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, Xela said: Career choice. My dad still harps about how he almost stopped me from "wasting" my money buying a Amiga. 6 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: I always fancied buying all the parts for and making a proper windows 95 machine. I miss making my own wallpaper patterns and having the maze and pipes screenscravers lol. Avoid motherboards with one of these: or one of these: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Xela said: Bit spooky @Ingram85 mate, as well as liking narrowboats like you, I'm also a fan of Abroad in Japan! I've just finished watching a video of the latter. I really like the way Chris does his videos, seems like a cool guy. Great minds chap! Yeah his sarcastic Britishness contrasted against his more conservative surroundings make for some great viewing. I love Natsuki and Ryotaro too. I may be a bit in love with Sharla from ‘sharmeleon’ also. But my favourites are John Daub and Tabieats. Both fantastic Japanese channels. ‘Life where I’m from’ also. Edited February 10, 2021 by Ingram85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: Great minds chap! Yeah his sarcastic Britishness contrasted against his more conservative surroundings make for some great viewing. I love Natsuki and Ryotaro too. I may be a bit in love with Sharla from ‘sharmeleon’ also. But my favourites are John Daub and Tabieats. Both fantastic Japanese channels. ‘Life where I’m from’ also. Sharla does seem lovely. I'll check out the others cheers. Looking for a good Korean YouTube vlog as well, as that place fascinates me as well! I used to watched 'Serpentza', as he was one of the first western vloggers in China, but his suff has got quite heavy in recent times. He had to leave China along with a few of his friends and some of the videos since have been quite disturbing as to how closely they were monitored, assuming he is telling the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 On 10/02/2021 at 20:38, Ingram85 said: Great minds chap! Yeah his sarcastic Britishness contrasted against his more conservative surroundings make for some great viewing. I love Natsuki and Ryotaro too. I may be a bit in love with Sharla from ‘sharmeleon’ also. But my favourites are John Daub and Tabieats. Both fantastic Japanese channels. ‘Life where I’m from’ also. What about HIMR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 11 hours ago, hogso said: What about HIMR? Never seen/heard of that channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just started listening to the Abroad in Japan podcasts. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 In probably an unwise move, starting to scratch my trading card itch a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted February 16, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2021 13 hours ago, Hornso said: In probably an unwise move, starting to scratch my trading card itch a little bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturdaygig Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 10/02/2021 at 20:26, Ingram85 said: I always fancied buying all the parts for and making a proper windows 95 machine. I miss making my own wallpaper patterns and having the maze and pipes screenscravers lol. Funnily enough I'm doing just that at the moment. I actually had all the parts apart from a spare screen, and I think I left one of those in the loft at the last place when moved. I'm planning to play Neverhood on it. But I'll do some pipes too, now that you mention it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 10/02/2021 at 20:48, Xela said: Looking for a good Korean YouTube vlog as well, as that place fascinates me as well! https://www.youtube.com/user/koreanenglishman I always enjoyed Yeonguk Namja (Korean Englishman), although a lot of it's basically food porn for me. He's a bit of a big deal now, regularly got Hollywood stars on and stuff trying food etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Wainy316 said: https://www.youtube.com/user/koreanenglishman I always enjoyed Yeonguk Namja (Korean Englishman), although a lot of it's basically food porn for me. He's a bit of a big deal now, regularly got Hollywood stars on and stuff trying food etc. Mikey Chen/Strictly Dumpling just spent 3 months in Seoul and had some good vlogs up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Tegis said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Has the lego (not official) Villa Park been posted on here yet? I got it for Christmas, and had a blast making it - although there are many ridiculously small pieces, and pieces which are basically the same colour, meaning you have to sift through them all when you start, otherwise you'll tear your hair out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 hours ago, hogso said: Has the lego (not official) Villa Park been posted on here yet? I got it for Christmas, and had a blast making it - although there are many ridiculously small pieces, and pieces which are basically the same colour, meaning you have to sift through them all when you start, otherwise you'll tear your hair out. Say wut now. I need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 12 hours ago, GarethRDR said: Say wut now. I need one. 14 hours ago, hogso said: Has the lego (not official) Villa Park been posted on here yet? I got it for Christmas, and had a blast making it - although there are many ridiculously small pieces, and pieces which are basically the same colour, meaning you have to sift through them all when you start, otherwise you'll tear your hair out. I’ve seen one other person with it and have never found any way to buy one. Can’t find it on google, eBay or anywhere. The one with the fancy looking purple box and transparent stickers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) I'm kinda surprised no one else has posted about / made it yet. It's clearly recognisable as VP, and sure, you could pick fault with aspects of it, but as I say, I had a blast making it. I got it from FOCO, but it's sold out now. Google BRXLZ Stadium and you'll see many Premier League grounds available. And yes Ingum, there are some stickers. Oddly, one wasn't required for the build, and says 'Villaajax woz ere'. Edited February 17, 2021 by hogso 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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