Yesterday was the end of our Military Expo and the day started and ended in style! Events kicked off at 10 am slt with a 2 hour event by DJ Anakin! Guests danced to rock tunes and waited for the Metallica Tribute Band Concert, which started at 12pm slt! Everyone danced and rocked it out to their favorite Metallica tunes:
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Later that night, the 88th Squadron (Chinese Army) did a great reenactment event! 88th Squadron CO Marcus Ho, kindly provided a multimedia presentation of this event:
General Ho also provided...
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Military Expo Spotlight: Skye Tracer
1. What inspired you to start your business in Second Life?
I had purchased a home in SL and asked the owner if he would add a deck to it. I was watching him work and thought I could do that. I started to build structures and it all started from there.
2. Tell us about business, what were your aims and goals in Second Life when you started the brand?
I originally started building structures. Garages, boathouses and hangars...
Military Expo Day #5 Recap!
Our Military Expo kept going yesterday with another great day of aviation events, music, and of course great exhibitors! The highlight of the day was the daring rescue and firefighting mission by the 38th Squadron! Watch the video below of the live stream footage:
Everyone also had 4 hours of partying! Music events kicked off at 10 am slt with DJ Sweetdizzy and Host Mercy and everyone also enjoyed a later set with DJ Anakin and Host AJ! You can view photos below of both events:
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Military Expo Spotlight: Josh Noonan and J&M Aviation!
1. What inspired you to start your business in Second Life?
I was building Japanese homes in SL back in 2008 and since I am a RL pilot I was asked to build aircraft by another builder.
2. Tell us about business, what were your aims and goals in Second Life when you started the brand?
I started J&M Aviation initially to build civilian aircraft but gradually began building military aircraft as well.
3. How long have you owned...
Military Expo Spotlight: Anthony Beatty & Brutal Weapons
1. What inspired you to start your business in Second Life?
The lack of quality I was seeing in sl
2. Tell us about business, what were your aims and goals in Second Life when you started the brand?
To make realistic weapons a step further than anyone else and give people what they want and ask for.
3. How long have you owned your business in Second Life?
5 years
4. We are thrilled to have your business come to our military expo this...
Military Expo Day #4 Recap!
Yesterday was another jam packed and fun day at our Military Expo! We had two great aviation/combat events from the Spartans and the 75th Squadron! Of course we had two great music events!
Events kicked off again at 10 am slt with DJ Sweetdizzy playing a variety of top 40 tunes. A later event was held at 4pm slt with DJ Anakin:
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Military Expo Day #3 Recap!
Yesterday was a packed day at our Military Expo! There were three great aviation events and of course the MetaverseTV Live filming! Of course no event is without a party and we had two of them yesterday!
First DJ Cathlace made her DJ debut and had a 2 hour set that was a mixture of top 40's, rock, and pop! Later, DJ Heath played a rock nighttime set. Below are photos of both events:
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The 74th Squadron also had a mission yesterday! The mission involved Aerial formation passages and air-ground attack on...
SL Newser at the Military Expo!
SL Newser Editor, Bixyl Shuftan, is still enjoying our Military Expo and was kind enough to write another article about his experience! Click on the screenshot below to view the article:
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MetaverseTV Live Show Recording!
If you did not catch the Metaverse Tv Live show yesterday, which was broadcasted live from our WW2 Memorial, then you can catch the video on Youtube! Special thanks to everyone from Metaverse, for broadcasting and highlighting our sims and the Flying Tigers! Be sure to check out the final moments, you can see some great combat action:...
Special Thanks to the Torch!
Very special thanks for the Torch SLG, for covering our expo this week and for sending out our daily schedule to it's group! You can find their latest story on the Torch SLG website, just click the screenshot below to view it:...
Military Expo Spotlight: Muto Maggs & T.M.B. Industries
In this edition of our Military Expo Spotlights, we spotlight Muto Maggs, owner of T.M.B. Industries:
1. What inspired you to start your business in Second Life?
I wanted to make a propeller plane for myself, so made one.
2. Tell us about business, what were your aims and goals in Second Life when you started the brand?
We want people to be happy and love the planes that we have made, that is our main goal, to make the customers happy.
3....
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Military Expo Day #2 Recap!
Yesterday was day #2 of our awesome Military Expo! Music events kicked off at 10 am slt with a 2 hour event with DJ Prettybones, who played a variety of dance, pop, and top 40's tunes. Host Hazel pulled double duty yesterday and hosted both the 10 am slt and 12pm slt events. DJ Anakin followed DJ Prettybones with a 2 hour rock set, which kept everyone rocking it out:
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The 1st Pursuit Squadron also had a great event yesterday, with a Washington Monument and WW2 Memorial Park flyover: ...
Monday, March 26, 2012
Military Expo Day #2 Schedule of Events!
MILITARY EXPO DAY #2 EVENTS SCHEDULE
Join us for another great day of events, flying, and of course exhibitors!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
-10AM TO 12PM SLT - DJ PRETTYBONES
-12PM TO 2PM SLT - DJ ANAKIN
http://slurl.com/secondlife/WW2%20TRIBUTE/127/162/2518
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-2PM SLT - 1ST SQUADRON MILITARY EXPO AVIATION EVENT:
SIM AREA TAKE OFF ...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
New Military Expo Photos!
Special thanks to our very own photographer, Maddy Maskelyne for taking some really awesome photos of the exhibitors at the Military Expo! You can view the photos in the slide show below:
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Military Expo Kick Off Party Recap!
Today was the the kick off party for the Military Expo! Events kicked off at 10 am slt with a 2 hour event with DJ Anakin and Host Cathlace from Amelias' Pilot Lounge! After the event, guests were treated to a special Aerosmith Tribute Band Concert. Everyone danced and sang along to some of their favorite Aerosmith tunes:
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Of course Aerosmith is awesome enough but, guests were delighted even more with a special aviation event form the 23rd Wing! The 23rd Fighter Wing demonstrated its combined arms...
Military Expo is FEATURED on the Second Life Destinations Page!
If you glanced at the Second Life Destinations page today, you would of seen the Military Expo featured on the scrolling banner! Below is a screenshot:...
Webspelunker Mentions the Military Expo!
Veteran SL journalist/blogger Webspelunker Ghostraven, has written up a great blog article about the Military Expo on his blog! The article has some great photos also at the bottom of it. Special thanks to Webspelunker for blogging about the Expo:...
Military Expo Spotlight: Avadan Grantham & GAF
Today's Military Expo Spotlight is on Avadan Grantham, who also owns GAF:
1. What inspired you to start your business in Second Life?
I started as an experiment in making aircraft.....after 2 years and a bit i had one flying...lol. I've been selling them mainly for charity. I was always interested in flying in SL..that led me to the Pacific Fleet Group.....re-enacting the period of the Pacific war in 1942. Thats when I noticed the uniforms...
SL Newser Mentions the Military Expo!
Special thanks to the SL Newser for mentioning our Military Expo! You can click on the photo below to view the blurb on their blog today:...
Saturday, March 24, 2012
New Youtube Video on the Military Expo!
Very special thanks to Yumix Writer for a very awesome youtube video on our Military Expo! You can view the video below...
MILITARY EXPO KICKOFF PARTY SCHEDULE!
**Join us at WW2 Tribute for almost 8 hours of flying, events, contests, and music, as we open the Military Expo!**
DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012
LOCATIONS:
MILITARY EXPO CONCERT LOCATION: http://slurl.com/secondlife/WW2%20TRIBUTE/128/221/2518
FLYING TIGERS SQUADRON HANGAR:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/WW2%20TRIBUTE/56/97/25
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
10AM SLT - GOLDEN TIGERS FLYOVER
10AM TO 12PM SLT - 2 HOUR AMELIAS' PILOT LOUNGE...
Military Expo Spotlight: Christi Charron & SLCS
The Military Expo also has a non military section for people who wanted to show off non military items and services. The purpose of doing this was so that military and non military content creators could network and meet each other and of course so our Expo guests would have plenty to look at! One such exhibitor are the Second Life Cheerleading Squad or SLCS for short. SLCS owner and creator, Christi Charron was kind enough to answer...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Military Expo on CNN iReport!
The military expo is now on the CNN iReport page and part of the stories that CNN has about Second Life! Special thanks to veteran CNN iReporter and Second Life blogger/journalist Janey Bracken for filing the story about the expo! You can read the CNN iReport here:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-765823&nb...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Moolto.com Mentions the Military Expo!
Special thanks to Moolto.com and it's owner, Maxes Loon for highlighting our upcoming Military Expo! Moolto.com is one of the largest Second Life social media websites on the web, with over 13,000 + affiliated avatars using the service! Special thanks again to Moolto.com owner Maxes Loon!
http://moolto.ning.com/&nb...
Military Expo Spotlight: Aeon Voom & Amok Dynamics
Throughout Military Expo week, we will highlight many of our exhibitors. Today's spotlight is on Aeon Voom, owner of Amok Dynamics. Aeon was kind enough to answer a few questions about Amok and what he likes to do in Second Life:
1. What inspired you to start your business in Second Life?
I'm a real life modeller in aircraft and military models. At some point i did started 3d modelling and Second Life is just the right...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Military Expo Kick-Off Sunday!
Join us on Sunday, March 25, 2012 as the Military Expo kicks off with a huge day of events! The events schedule is as follows:
SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012
10AM TO 12PM SLT - 2 hour Amelia's Pilot Lounge event with DJ Anakin and host Cathlace
12PM TO 130 PM SLT - Aereosmith Tribute Band Concert by Bad Amptitude
4PM TO 6PM SLT - 2 hour Club Capital event with DJ Anakin and host Jessii
Both the Amelia's Pilot Lounge and Club Capital events will feature...
Monday, March 19, 2012
Military Expo Mentioned in Second Life Inquirer!
Check out the Military Expo Press Release in the SL Inquirer:
http://www.slenquirer.com/2012/03/for-immediate-release-march-military.html#more
Thanks to the SL Inquirer for spreading the word about our Military Ex...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Metaverse TV Will Broadcast Live at the Military Expo
We are pleased to announce that MetaverseTV will broadcast live at the Military Expo! Special thanks to Dousa Dragonash for making this possible! Check the blog for specific information about broadcast times and where you can view the special Military Expo Show! You can learn about Metaverse TV at the following link:
http://metaversetv.com/about/...
The Torch SLG Mentions the Military Expo!
The Torch SLG has an article on the Military Expo! You can read the story at the following link:
http://thetorchslguide.com/2012/02/29/the-march-military-expo/...
Welcome!
Welcome to the March Military Expo Blog! Here you will find information about exhibitors, the daily schedule, and more information to help you enjoy our Military Expo!
March Military ExpoJoin the fun at the WW2 Pacific sim throughout the month of March for special events — including flying lessons, tribute band concerts, contests, and a week-long military expo featuring military content and items by various creators in Second Life. Check out the...