JeskiM
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Oh, yes, you can, when your customers go elsewhere. And rest assured, if you run your own business, your customers will be the toughest bosses you ever worked for.
I'll second that.
I started up a sofware company this past year. And it's for sure the hardest I have ever worked in my life. The customers drive me harder than any previous boss that I've had and the work hours are long. I haven't seen less than 60-70 hours in the last ..... well longer than I care to remember. Yes the rewards are nice too, when you have time/energy to enjoy them. That explains why my model building and participation here has been very limited in the last few months.
Now I would NOT recommend starting your own business for everyone. But to me it is still worth it. And if you don't mind hard work and tough customers and feel you can toe the line with them....then go for it. Personally I didn't know I had it in me...until one night when the customer was coming down on me and it was 2 AM and I wanted to tell them where to go....so I decided on a course of action..... I went to bed! I got up at 4 AM when no one could bother me and pulled off a near miracle (as far as I was concerned).....results of that hard work and the days/night s after that.....one really happy and spoiled customer !
Just my 2 cents.
- Matt
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Well the way I see it.....if they are willing to venture into the "Not So Mainstream" area then it's good news.
Maybe they will build some kits of subjects that we've been waiting for and never thought would see the lihtj of day.
Just my 2 cents.
- Matt
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As a cosulting atmospheric scientist and climate researcher I would make the following recommendations:
1: Educate yourself on both sides of the argument and place it into the bigger picture of politics, energy needs (and its hard facts of the capabilities/limitations of our technologies), land usage, and wrap it into the context of earths history regarding how humans and other lifeforms can cope with an ever changing climate and environment.
2: *THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT * DECIDE FOR YOURSELF
These are some (not all) the points that you will need to study up on.
1: Solar radiation (Radiation Balance) and the effects of our planets' orbit (including inclination, distance from sun, etc)
2: General Atmospheric circulation and pressure patterns
3: Composition of the atmosphere (gases, water vapor and clouds and thier properties)
4: The Ocean circulations and transport of heat and moisture
5: Geography and Geology (you need to understand how it has changed over the the millenias as that impact on the climate records)
6: Proxy data and it's limitations (tree rings, ice cores, sediments cores, etc)
7: Our cryosphere (the Poles, glaciers, permafrost) -- For example : a loss of ice is usually not associated with warming atmosphere in the poles...usually it's a result of warming seas and land itself and pervailing winds moving the ice around on the water's surface
8: How temperatures are recorded and archived
9: How siting the temperature sensor and it's microclimate affects the data points
10: Gear up on your statistics and calculus if you can
These are sites that a lot of scientists participate in in this battle:
"Deniers"
"Pro Warmists"
Here's another site that is documenting the issues regarding actually recording of temp:
Hope this gets you started.
- Matt
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I guess it all just boils down to personal perspectives.
I like and support kinetic because I watched the company start up, learned some lessons, good customer service and good enginerring. I like the fact that you can build any imaginable version of an F-16 with their engineering design. The generous weapons is big bonus to me.
Here's my unabashed opinions/experiences regarding Kinetic:
1: Best customer service of any of the manufacturers
2: Generous extras (weapons)
3: Ability to build any version of their kits (like the F-16
4: They are a young company in a tough market with tough competition and are winning....that point to a good future in my opinion
Specifically:
1: Regarding their earlier F-16s : I will not buy one for one simple reason : Droop Nose (I can't get past that one)
2: I have bought their later versions though, and do plan to build them (but I have also bought the other manufacturers -- because it gives me more options, kit bashing, robbing parts, etc) Why? Because they fixed some of thier issues while listening to their customers (us)
3: Regarding the E-2C : I am no expert on it, but I am thoroughly impressed all around, nice details, decent plastic molds
4: Regarding the EA-6B : I am a bit disappointed. I will probably use it as a base because I won't have to scribe the panel lines. and kit bash it with the Monogram and all the other after market resin I have laying around. Yes the plastic seems "off" even for Kinetic. The instruction manual seems copied....as if they were in a rush to finish this ordeal.
Anyways, those are my opinions/experiences regarding Kinetic. Take it for what it's worth to you.
- Matt
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Let me add more to my misery:
1: 1/48th AH-64 : assembled an waiting for paint. Has been sitting on the shelf for ~2 years
2: I forgot that 1.5 years ago I started 4 SU-25s (1/72nd) at the same time....finished one straight up. The the other three went on the back burner. I year later I finised #2. So right now 2 are still sitting in the to finish pile.
I know that I won't do them both at the same time.....so it'll get done sometime over the next few years.
This is the beauty of doing multiple kits at a time and keeping a large stash.....When I run out of interest I can move onto other projects till the interest re-kindles.
Which leads me to my other hobby: Laziness and procrastination !
- Matt
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Trumpeter 1/32nd Mig-29M....I had it all assembled and just ready for painting....then it sat on the "come back to" shelf for 18 months....all said and done it went about 2 years.
My current 1/48th B-1A has been ~8 months now...and I still have not sealed up the cockpit yet....ath this rate I project 5-7 more years to go. I am obviously in no rush.
- Matt
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Yeah, somebody was bound to mention the classic Viggen splinter scheme.
...and somebody was bound to NOT think of the Viggen splinter scheme....Me.
+1 also on the Viggern splinter camo.
- Matt
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I prefer Rattle cans due to laziness on my part. Plus my airbrush is way less than optimal.
- Matt
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All,
The stands can be found here : >> LINKY <<
Regarding the pilots : I do build most of my kits in an In Flight configuration (that's what airplanes do...fly). I know that usually Pilots fly these ac so it doesn't add to the realism when the pilot isn't there. I feel that sometimes when the pilot is there it makes you loose your focus when looking at the details inside the cockpit. Sometimes I'll add the pilots; sometimes not. These kits came wo the pilots and lately I have been confiscating my piltos from other kits in anticipation of building multiple EA-6Bs that will have people in them.
That -B model is one heavy kit with all that resin on it. It looks as heavy as it is with those CFTs....those CFTs make it look ready to kick some enemies' ***.
- Matt
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Rafale (w 2 tone gray) and assorted Migs/SUs
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All,
This is the 1/48th Revell Rafale B. I decided to use the WolfPack resin update sets including the CFTs. I also put a full ordnance load on it. It is an excellent kit, but I did have some fit problems.....believe it or not I had less fit issues with the Rafale M from HobbyBoss. I am very happy with this build in the end. I did have some issues right at the very end that I didn't notice till after the Dull Coat dried. I am not sure exactly what the issue is or it's cause, but it appears that the Dull Coat "frosted"....for lack of a better word/description. Either that or it was from fumes from the super glue used to attach the ordnanace that I didn't catch till it was too late. Either way .... the finish around the weapons came out less than perfect. Ohhh well, the quest for a perfect build continues.....
- Matt
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I was just looking at Sprue Bros. again and then noticed the price, so I figured it must be a re-pop. I wonder if they added anything enticing ?
- Matt
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Is this an old re-pop or a new tooling ?
http://store.spruebrothers.com/132-revell-...715-p23341.aspx
I have the Tamiya -15E in the same scale and I was wondering which one will be the better one.
Thanks,
- Matt
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I used a green color called : "RAF Interior Green" from Model Master.
See the results.
- Matt
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I really hope that you'll do it in Diorama! ...with open canopy... and girl seated in
:D ..just like in the picture in your link!I second that one !
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My order for 3 is in.
Next up in my build list for 1/48th scale : Jammin Jihad !!!!
I just can't decide which of the Jihad birds to do first..... the sand color one or the gray ?!?!? I hate making decisions.....
- Matt
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If have Peoplesoft or SAP admin experience....then I'd like to hear about aspects of with managing these systems....particularly with regards to the techincal side of things: Database, Application Server, Portal, Upgrades, etc.
Please PM me if you have experience and are willing to discuss this.
Thanks,
- Matt
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Welcome back from your your hiatus.
I noticed that I haven't seen you in a while....I don't recall any thread where you were name calling....either I missed it or it got canned before I saw it. Or, if I did; I didn't see it as over-the-the-line enough to be something I would remember.
Anyways it's cool to see someone apologize when they feel they have to.....something that can be done more in society! I hope if it were a 2 way name calling fest that the other party(s) apologize also.
- Matt
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It looks great from that angle.
Agreed.
I don't like the "looks" of it from the side tho. Head-on isn't too bad either....but there's something lacking, er left to be desired from the side.
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I didn't see that they were on oxygen, so wouldn't 12,000 be the limit without that?
Good point.
Add another question to this.....
At what altitiude do they use the O2 at for this type of ac ? Is it variable depending on some criteria(s) ?
- Matt
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Totally cool !!!!!
Now for my question :
At what altitude do they typically do these refuels ?
I relize it is over Iraq so even at 20,000' ASL it still may not be cold enough to freeze while sitting out there taking those pics like that.
- Matt
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Looking through the Isradecal revised Sufa book, I can't find any pictures of one with inboard weapons, or even the empty pylons. They all show either the tanks with their integrated pylons, or nothing there at all, even photos taken with live loadouts during the 2006 Lebanon conflict. I've seen pics in the Netz book of early F-16As carrying 4 Mk.84 slicks on the inboard and middle pylons, but the Sufas seem to just carry a couple of precision weapons on the middle pylons.
Dave,
You're not the only one who can't find a pic of the SUFA with any weaps. on the in boards. I've been loking for pics for a while. I've gone through my Isra. books and a bunch of other and still can't find a pic.
Nor can I find any text that says what else can go there.
- Matt
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F-16I : "There goes the neighborhood"
Academy 4th Quarter releases
in Jet Modeling
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Is the F-22 just a down sizing of their 48th scale kit ?
- Matt