30 Name Tags Later!

1 Game.
1 Minute of sudden inspiration.
1 Hour to think of the names.
1 Week to get 30 Name Tags.

Mission Accomplished.

Over the last week, I have been searching far and wide to acquire 30 name tags to rename most of my weapons I care dearly for. The theme I came up with in that 1 minute before nodding off to sleep was Metal Gear Solid, a series I grew to love as a child and have enjoyed thoroughly to this day.

This thread is to act as a thank you to the epic community that is Lethal Zone for helping me on this arduous task. This saves me PM'ing a lot of you and I'm sure many of you were somehow responsible for me getting my eventual tags through giving members Name Tags. For this, I am eternally grateful.

It is a testiment to how Trading really can work incredibly well when I, a very average trader, can gain 30 Name Tags with a real life worth of £105 (123 Euros, 163 Dollars) in just ONE week.

All this was done with just some weapons, description tags, a few donations, a few crates, a few keys, the odd hat and bartering. Shop around, you'd be amazed some of the generosity of these and the Steam Forums.

For the curious people who I only told I needed 28-30 too, here is the list that started it all. Bear in mind I will likely rename my whole backpack eventually when I start the next project for 30 Name Tags:

Scattergun > The Pain - 1 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/The_Pain
Pistol > Bullet Bee - 2
Bonk > The Distraction - 3

Rocket Launcher > Davy Crocket - 14 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Davy_Crockett
Shotgun > Major Zero - 15 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Major_Zero
Equalizer > Sokolov - 16 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Sokolov

Flamethrower > The Fury - 6 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/The_Fury
Shotgun > Major Tom - 7
Axtinguisher > Ground Control - 8

Pipebomb Launcher > Sigint - 27 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Sigint
Stickybomb Launcher > Drebin - 28 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Drebin
Bottle > Granin - 29 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Granin

Natascha > Vulcan Raven - 24 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Vulcan_Raven
Sandvich > Sergei Gurlukovich - 25 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Sergei_Gurlukovich
KGB > Committee for State Security - 26 (The English name for the KGB)

Minigun > Volgin - 21 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Volgin
Shotgun > Makarov - 22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Yegorovich_Makarov
GRU > Main Intelligence Directorate - 23 The English name for the GRU http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/GRU

Shotgun > Naked Snake - 17 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Naked_Snake
Wrangler > Cardboard Box - 18 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Cardboard_box
Gunslinger > Revolver Ocelot - 19 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Revolver_Ocelot
Southern Hospitality > Big Boss - 20 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Naked_Snake

Needlegun > The Sorrow - 9 []http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sorrow[/url]
The Medigun > Para-Medic - 10 []http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Paramedic[/url]

Sniper > The End - 5 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/The_End
Huntsman > The Fear - 4 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/The_Fear

Revolver > Solid Snake - 12 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Solid_Snake
Knife > The Joy - 11 http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/The_Boss
Sapper > EVA/Tatyana - 13 CANNOT NAME SAPPER http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/EVA
REPLACEMENT: Invisible Watch > Spirit Camouflage http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sorrow#Boss_Fight

I am glad this idea is over, and I am incredibly happy trading came out this year and not next

P.S. My backpack: http://tf2b.com/?id=The_End21

P.P.S. One thing I'd like Valve to do is let the Sapper be a Stock Item. I was looking forward to having my Sapper be named EVA/Tatyana from MGS3

P.P.P.S. I'll likely be on around 5pm to go onto the server and trigger the HUGE drop of weapons I will get

 

pure, liquid awesomeness (or solid, or naked, or whatever )

 

Thanks Neeko Any especially everyone who gave me a name tag for nothing or a small trade. I really appreciate it.

<3

Right, it's 3am, off to bed with the GF. Night Reply tomorrow.