N/A Plankin' with a spranger

[Treefrog]

I gotta admit that I thought that the OP was making fun of the southern accent in the initial post, but I read on.

When I was first moved to Ca (from NC) people would ask where I was from. "New Hampshire" I'd answer, and they'd nod and move on in continued ignorance of US geography as I quietly chuckled (with a southern accent).

I just found Zebulon the zebra. I also turned up a few toy soldiers from way back. Back then there were good guys and bad guys instead of the generic sojers of today. There weren't even any wimmin (or any the other genders). The national socialists of Germany and "Nam era" are the first ones I remember as a kid.

These are vintage enough to deserve preservation, so they'll be given to a deserving kid when the time comes.

Cheers,

J~

 

[Bedrock Bob]

I think my guys are supposed to be Russian. Maybe Chinese?

They don't look like friendlies to me...

 

[jkingrph]

Fun stuff!

this is a scaled down version of what I normally shoot. I like to shoot army men, dinosaurs and paintballs. I have quite a few spinners and some shoot to reset targets too. Lots of choices. Even just plain old empty tin cans is fun! View attachment 493891

The back of that house or shed looks like it has been shot up.

 

[TnCnDn]

That's funny!

In New Mexico we speak west Texan east of the mountains. It's plankin'. West of the mountains we speak Spanish. So it's "pleen keen".

I married a girl from Boston. She had no "R" in her alphabet. She couldn't make that sound at all. Here we have three different kinds of "R's". She couldn't speak at all after a few weeks and I had to send her back to Boston.

Here a "b" and a "v" are interchangeable. A "d" is pronounced "th". An "h" is silent. A "z" is an "s". An "x" is a "z". A "g" is a grunt. And there is no "k" at all. It's easy!

When folks come over the mountains they don't know what the hell we are talking about. And we just smile and giggle when they talk.

I am not fluent in Texan. I just add all the vowel sounds available and it comes out pretty close. Say any word in English and put a,e,i,o,u into it and your speaking Texan.

Roping (a favorite New Mexico passtime) is "Raopian'" in Texan. You rope a "caou" (cow) and ride a "paouniey" (pony). Just throw a handfull of vowels in where they aren't supposed to be and your rappin with the Tejanos.

You mean like word salad?

 

[Bedrock Bob]

You mean like word salad?

In Texas it's word salad.

It's word salsa here.

 

[.20calguy]

Check this set up out. I call it Shoot/Don't Shoot.
Simple enough right?
So it seems, but it's a bit more challenging than you may expect. Not only do you have shoot in the correct order, you also have to have strategic shot placement to prevent disturbing the no shoot targets. For example, If you were to hit high on a shot shell it would, like a boot,kick the CO2 cartridge off the shelf. A fun little challenge.

 

[.20calguy]

When I built this backstop I made the top row for cans. There are dividers and the can corners butt against the backstop. I was hoping for an equivalent to shooting steel plates and it worked pretty well. A hit on the cans bottom, bounces the can off the shelf. The black backstop and white shelf aid in sight alignment.
Built for plankin!

 

[Just Zack 2]

That's funny!

In New Mexico we speak west Texan east of the mountains. It's plankin'. West of the mountains we speak Spanish. So it's "pleen keen".

I married a girl from Boston. She had no "R" in her alphabet. She couldn't make that sound at all. Here we have three different kinds of "R's". She couldn't speak at all after a few weeks and I had to send her back to Boston.

Here a "b" and a "v" are interchangeable. A "d" is pronounced "th". An "h" is silent. A "z" is an "s". An "x" is a "z". A "g" is a grunt. And there is no "k" at all. It's easy!

When folks come over the mountains they don't know what the hell we are talking about. And we just smile and giggle when they talk.

I am not fluent in Texan. I just add all the vowel sounds available and it comes out pretty close. Say any word in English and put a,e,i,o,u into it and your speaking Texan.

Roping (a favorite New Mexico passtime) is "Raopian'" in Texan. You rope a "caou" (cow) and ride a "paouniey" (pony). Just throw a handfull of vowels in where they aren't supposed to be and your rappin with the Tejanos.

My father had a very thick accent. As kids we would always have him ask for vanilla milkshakes, especially if there was a drive through. Probably 90% of the time the response was "we don't serve banana milkshakes"... Aside from that, you knew he was upset when he called "Samanavich!"

 

[Bedrock Bob]

You guys have put a lot of time and craftsmanship into your plinking galleries. They all look like a bunch of fun. And in nice green summer settings too!

I set up a range in the desert at various places. We have a few favorites. A big sand pit about 600 yards from my house is the best. It dosent make a pretty picture.

I keep my "range" in the back of my jeep. Everything is in a box. I can pull over and release the dinosaurs just about anywhere.

I like a sand surface so I can see my misses well. But we hide dinosaurs behind and around plants and rocks too. I keep a bag of wine corks to float down the river or plink across a pond. Prickly pear cactus fruit are a big hoot to plink this time of year.

In the past few years homes have moved in around me. I can't shoot at multiple ranges without the chance of a ricochet landing off the property. I have to shoot into a trap. So I've gone mobile.