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Everything posted by ChernayaAkula
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That WAS in interesting read indeed. Thanks for sharing the link. Never knew they worked so closely with the Abrams/Bradleys. Fascinating. Bit sobering to read about losing the institutional recon expertise. Should they get a replacement for the OH-58, all this will have to be relearned. I don't understand why it's so difficult for the higher-ups to grasp that hardware is really just one part of the equation. The skills needed to operate the hardware efficiently - the software, so to speak - is equally as important. Tool upgrades are nice, but what good are they when t
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Paint for Libyan Mirage F.1?
ChernayaAkula replied to Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy's topic in Jet Modeling
There's a really nice walk-around on Britmodeller (LINK!) of the Libyan Mirages that landed in Malta. The undersides do seem to have a rather blue-ish hue to them. -
Paint for Libyan Mirage F.1?
ChernayaAkula replied to Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy's topic in Jet Modeling
Interesting resource, WARDOG. Should be .net instead of .com, though. 😉 Here's a direct link: LINK! As for the Libyan colours, the Africa@War series has some pretty good profiles by Tom Cooper. He usually goes into good detail regarding colours. However, my copy of the book on Libya is currently in some box for moving and I don't know which of the many boxes it is in, so I can't look. -
Is the hobby dying or is now best years ever?
ChernayaAkula replied to DarkKnight's topic in General Discussion
It's not either/or. It's both, actually. That's just... how it works. Actions, consequences, that sorta thing. You voice an opinion (action), you kinda risk other people not liking that opinion and - the audacity! - voicing an opinion in reply themselves (consequences). That's basically all what holding someone accountable for their statements means as far as Internet discussion boards are concerned: asking someone to take responsibility for their statements. Nothing more. Responsibility. Consequences at the lowest possible scale: having to read a retort. Having to read a differi -
Is the hobby dying or is now best years ever?
ChernayaAkula replied to DarkKnight's topic in General Discussion
No kids. Can you only stand up for people when it directly benefits yourself? Unnecessarily inflammatory remarks about kids = opinion. Addressing unnecessarily inflammatory remarks about kids = "attack". Got it. Geez.... Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to be tolerant of intolerant behaviour. Look up Popper's Tolerance Paradox. I am leading by example by holding people accountable for their actions. You are free to state your opinion. You are not free from possibly experiencing backlash for that. At no point did I say he couldn -
Lucky man! Looking forward to further progress.
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Is the hobby dying or is now best years ever?
ChernayaAkula replied to DarkKnight's topic in General Discussion
Do you even remember what you write? -
Interesting to see they've switched from 1/32 (AH-1G) to 1/35.
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Is the hobby dying or is now best years ever?
ChernayaAkula replied to DarkKnight's topic in General Discussion
You aren't adding anything to the discussion. Instead your whining about other people's perceived butthurt. Which makes it look like your butt was hurt by having to read an opinion you don't agree with. -
Is the hobby dying or is now best years ever?
ChernayaAkula replied to DarkKnight's topic in General Discussion
I disagree. Have you considered that people like you are the reason young people don't want to get into the hobby? They get enough of the "kids these days"-attitude just about everywhere else. Why would they want to get seconds? Don't want the hobby to die out? Then maybe try being just a tiny little bit more welcoming. -
Is the hobby dying or is now best years ever?
ChernayaAkula replied to DarkKnight's topic in General Discussion
+1 to what 11bee said. Oh no, the hobby is dying, the sky is falling, waaaah! It desperately needs newcomers! How do we get newcomers? Let's come across as crusty old men raving about "kids these days!" Yeah! That'll do it. Young folks love being talked down to. Genius! -
Wut? Can it be true? That is EXCELLENT news! I enjoyed building their 1/72 MiG-25RBT immensely. Anything even close to that and we have a real winner.
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VIGGEN OVERLOAD!!!!
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1:72 KP Chengdu JJ-5 Fresco China - Kit Bash
ChernayaAkula replied to Ryan Hothersall's topic in The Display Case
Cool! Not a subject we'relikely to ever see as a full kit, so kitbashing will be the way to go. -
New decals from Begemot - Mil Mi-24P heliocpter 1-72
ChernayaAkula replied to kotey's topic in Helicopter Modeling
Wow! Awesome sheet! 51 options. I'm gonna need more Hinds. +1 A MAJOR improvement. -
L-39C Albratros / Vandy One / Trumpeter 1:48
ChernayaAkula replied to Pastor's topic in The Display Case
🦇 Nanananananana..... BATPLANE ! 🦇 Lovely-looking Albatros. -
BIG VIGGEN from Aigore! This' gonna be EPIC!
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Sexy Six! 😍
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Revell 1/72 F-16C Desert Storm 10th TFS
ChernayaAkula replied to amato1969's topic in The Display Case
Neat! Always cool to see old skool Viper with big "dumb" bombs. -
Lovely build. Great photos, too.
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Nobody will know but Kitty Hawk. So, anything that follows is merely wild speculation. My guess: someone will pick them up. The moulds have been cut. You can either use them and produce kits or have them be heavy, expensive lawn decorations (okay, they could also sell them for scrap value). I think it would make a lot of sense for someone like Revell or Italeri to pick them up. The kits are decent enough. I mean, if Revell is comfortable enough with foisting repops of some rather old and nasty kits on modellers, anything from Kitty Hawk should be good to go. Looking through Kitty H
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DreamModel just announced a 1/72 UH-1Y Venom
ChernayaAkula replied to pollie's topic in Helicopter Modeling
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Echoing what the others said about adding talc to make it sand easier. Another benefit is that the talc also thickens the glue a bit, making it much easier to apply to the exact spot. No running or creeping along the scribed line. I use superglue from the supermarket and add talc for filling. I've got a little plastic bottle of talc to which I've added a tiny bit of black pigment (Vallejo, I think). The mix is very light grey, but turns a dark grey when superglue is added. Not having superglue accelerators is a bummer, as it makes using superglue so much more comfort
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Very nice indeed! Love the way it catches the light.
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1/48 Hasegawa F-16A RSAF 140 Sqn "Osprey"
ChernayaAkula replied to gb_madcat_sl's topic in The Display Case
Neat! Old skool Viper from a rarely-modeled operator - win-win!