God im a nerd!

GoldenRivet · 08-19-07, 06:20 PM

... I downloaded several 27"X22" Kriegsmarine Gridmaps today, printed the sections and spliced them together. they look great on this massive computer desk of mine (i use very little of the desk space on one side)

The charts are as follows:

Atlantic Ocean KM Gridmap showing Europe Africa greenland Iceland and the US/ Central America

Waters Around England/ Gibralter

Far North Atlantic covering the area of the western approaches

they look fantastic when carefully cut out and taped together and could almost be used for plotting intercepts and navigational plotting though i doubt i will go that far! if laminated with large laminating sheets one could easily plot all of their sinkings on the charts over the span of a career and use a marker to mark mine fields and net positions as well as known convoy routes

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-19-07, 06:59 PM

Sounds pretty cool to me.

Brag · 08-19-07, 07:41 PM

Very nerdish, Rivet!

Maybe you should join Canovaro at BDU

TAW_CZAREJS · 08-19-07, 07:54 PM

I would call you a nerd if..... I hadn't placed a bid last week on ebay for a u-boat captain's hat to wear while playing.:rotfl: :rotfl:

p.s. Didn't win

GoldenRivet · 08-19-07, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAW_CZAREJS

I would call you a nerd if..... I hadn't placed a bid last week on ebay for a u-boat captain's hat to wear while playing.:rotfl: :rotfl:

p.s. Didn't win

too bad, that would be neat to have. make one out of paper mache :rotfl:

dmlavan · 08-19-07, 08:55 PM

Some might say nerdish... I call it "immersion". Won't say what my wife calls it...

headcase · 08-19-07, 09:45 PM

If you need a pocket protector I have spares.

JScones · 08-19-07, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

... I downloaded several 27"X22" Kriegsmarine Gridmaps today, printed the sections and spliced them together. they look great on this massive computer desk of mine (i use very little of the desk space on one side)

The charts are as follows:

Atlantic Ocean KM Gridmap showing Europe Africa greenland Iceland and the US/ Central America

Waters Around England/ Gibralter

Far North Atlantic covering the area of the western approaches

they look fantastic when carefully cut out and taped together and could almost be used for plotting intercepts and navigational plotting though i doubt i will go that far! if laminated with large laminating sheets one could easily plot all of their sinkings on the charts over the span of a career and use a marker to mark mine fields and net positions as well as known convoy routes

I bought a replica grid map off ebay a while ago - colour, glossy paper, A2 size (16.5" × 23.4"). Quite cheap. Lovely.

Also wanted one of these reefer jackets... http://www.replicaters.com/ww2german...anleutnant.jpg but for some strange reason, my wife wouldn't let me. :hmm:

BTW those wanting uniforms and stuff may like http://www.replicaters.com/ww2germannavy.html I've never bought from them, but what they offer doesn't look too bad.

Canovaro · 08-20-07, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Brag

Very nerdish, Rivet!

Maybe you should join Canovaro at BDU

yeah i'm an uber-nerd

papa_smurf · 08-20-07, 09:49 AM

Any chance of posting a screenie of this map?

GoldenRivet · 08-20-07, 12:04 PM

here is the main map.

http://www.enemybeneath.com/sh3/acesofdeep.htm

here are the zoomed in maps

http://www.u-historia.com/uhistoria/...afia/mapas.htm

here is the thread that gave me inspiration to do this dorky deed

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120252

08-19-07, 06:20 PM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	God im a nerd! ... I downloaded several 27"X22" Kriegsmarine Gridmaps today, printed the sections and spliced them together. they look great on this massive computer desk of mine (i use very little of the desk space on one side) The charts are as follows: Atlantic Ocean KM Gridmap showing Europe Africa greenland Iceland and the US/ Central America Waters Around England/ Gibralter Far North Atlantic covering the area of the western approaches they look fantastic when carefully cut out and taped together and could almost be used for plotting intercepts and navigational plotting though i doubt i will go that far! if laminated with large laminating sheets one could easily plot all of their sinkings on the charts over the span of a career and use a marker to mark mine fields and net positions as well as known convoy routes __________________

08-19-07, 06:59 PM	#2
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Sounds pretty cool to me. <smacking my useless retarded printer> __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

08-19-07, 07:41 PM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Very nerdish, Rivet! Maybe you should join Canovaro at BDU __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-19-07, 07:54 PM	#4
TAW_CZAREJS A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 72 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I would call you a nerd if..... I hadn't placed a bid last week on ebay for a u-boat captain's hat to wear while playing.:rotfl: :rotfl: p.s. Didn't win __________________

08-19-07, 09:45 PM	#7
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	If you need a pocket protector I have spares. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

08-19-07, 08:55 PM	#6
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Some might say nerdish... I call it "immersion". Won't say what my wife calls it...

08-20-07, 09:49 AM	#10
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Any chance of posting a screenie of this map?

08-20-07, 12:04 PM	#11
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	here is the main map. http://www.enemybeneath.com/sh3/acesofdeep.htm here are the zoomed in maps http://www.u-historia.com/uhistoria/...afia/mapas.htm here is the thread that gave me inspiration to do this dorky deed http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120252 __________________