ChernayaAkula
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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.
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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.
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4 hours ago, GW8345 said:
You say you hold people accountable for their actions (you are holding someone "accountable" for expressing an opinion) then you say they are free to express their opinion. Well, which one is it, are they free to express an opinion or are you going to hold them "accountable" for it? <...>
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 differing opinion is an attack to you? Just.. someone doesn't agree with you and says so? That's... an attack? What a sheltered life you must lead. From someone who's throwing around epithets like "snowflake" (not in this thread) and raving about "self entitled know it all spoiled brats", that's.... rich. And immensely funny.
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19 hours ago, DarkKnight said:
^^ no Im so old I cant recall, why so bitter, you have a kid who you let act like this?
No kids. Can you only stand up for people when it directly benefits yourself?
18 hours ago, GW8345 said:What have you added to the discussion on the state of the hobby, so far I've only seen you attack someone because you don't agree with their opinion on today's youth, how welcoming is that?
You tell someone to be more welcoming, maybe you should lead by example.
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't state his opinion. I'm just stating my view of said opinion.
16 hours ago, ST0RM said:Wow, enjoy being a dick much?
He's expressing his point of view and asking a logical question. The truth is that growth of the hobby is not happening at the pace it used to. Kit prices and electronic games have taken up the place a model kit used to.
Nostalgia is keeping us older people involved. We knew what growing up was like without all the tech devices. It became a habit.
Try reading what you post before hitting submit. Unless you truly enjoy showing off your closed mind.He stated an opinion. I stated my view of it. Simples. Don't like my view? Tough luck. You could try arguing the point or you could resort to name-calling. No, sorry, I guess there's a third option that wraps the argument in name-calling.
Asking a logical question is fine. Stating an opinion is fine. Shitting on kids is not fine. Discussing and possibly lamenting the possible death of a hobby while dumping on younger folks that could pick up the tab is.... not smart.
Regarding your views on the death of the hobby. You say the growth is not happening at the pace it used to. I'd agree in that the pace is different, but disagree in that I think the pace has actually picked up. Yes, Kitty Hawk is no more. In the same time, numerous other manufacturers have emerged. Kits, 3D printing, decals, masks, PE, reference books... we got coming out of our ears.
The quality standard of finished models has gone up tremendously as well, I think. I recently threw out a bunch of old modelling magazines from theblate 90s/early 00s. What was a high standard then would probably be just a decent no frills build now.
The demise of brick and mortar model shops is a thing about brick and mortar shops in general, not about the modelling hobby. And frankly, I can't remember a single brick and mortar shop that could have possibly satisfied my hobby demands these days. Not even remotely. There's a reason the shops operate out of warehouses these days and the reason is the size and vitality of the hobby. Yes, you can no longer get a Matchbox kit at your newsagents. Then again, are your modelling needs satisfied by a Matchbox kit from your newsagents? Is the hobby dead or are you conflating childhood memories with the state of the hobby?
Kit prices have gone up. In absolute terms yes, in relation to budgets ... hmm, not quite as much, I think. 50 bucks these days don't get you as much as they did 25 years ago.
Electronic devices/games. Just... no. Nothing to do with it. Plenty of modellers are also gamers. There's no reason to believe it has to be either/or. BTW, the average gamer also isn't the young kid everyone assumes.
Done right, I think games and modelling could really profit off each other. Think games like "World of Tanks" and such. With proper kits like Bandai's, films (and games) like Star Wars can also spawn new modellers. (Anecdotal aside: I think the PC game "Rebel Assault" introduced me to Star Wars, not the other way round, where a film makes you pick up games/models/toys).
Your nostalgia is fine. But do you have to express it by raving about "kids these days"? Don't you remember being the same "kid these days" in your day?
Article decrying the death of the hobby are almost as old as the hobby itself. I recently read an opinion piece in a modelling magazine from the late 70s/early 80s lamenting the death of the hobby. Kids these days, with their motorcycles and rock music and girlfriends, no longer interested in Airfix (no, really, I didn't make this up). It's the same tired shoot over and over and over again, only the length or colour of the kids these days varies. Do we have to perpetuate this shoot?
EDIT: spellies. Also, I didn't use the word shoot in these last few sentences.
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Lucky man!
Looking forward to further progress.
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17 minutes ago, DarkKnight said:
actually Im very welcoming,<...>
Do you even remember what you write?
4 hours ago, DarkKnight said:<...> kids these days are idiotic <...>
18 hours ago, DarkKnight said:<...> young people are socialist morons staring at their phones all day crying with blue hair. <...>
20 minutes ago, DarkKnight said:<...> highly doubt any of the people who dont know if theyre a boy or girl could build a model airplane without feeling guilty triggered or offended
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Interesting to see they've switched from 1/32 (AH-1G) to 1/35.
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2 hours ago, GW8345 said:
So, are we going to talk about the future of the hobby or are we going to get triggered/butt hurt because someone expressed an opinion someone doesn't agree with?
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.
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4 hours ago, DarkKnight said:
^^ look at Germany, fewer model train stores and hobby stores, kids these days are idiotic, ask them to change a tire, then tell me you disagree
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.
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+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!
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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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Cool!
Not a subject we'relikely to ever see as a full kit, so kitbashing will be the way to go.
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Wow!
Awesome sheet!
51 options. I'm gonna need more Hinds.
10 hours ago, thegoodsgt said:Loving the full color instruction sheets!
+1
A MAJOR improvement.
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🦇 Nanananananana..... BATPLANE !
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Lovely-looking Albatros.
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BIG VIGGEN from Aigore!
This' gonna be EPIC!
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Sexy Six! 😍
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Neat!
Always cool to see old skool Viper with big "dumb" bombs.
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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 Hawk's portfolio on scalemates (LINK!), I don't see anything that would be totally unsellable by Revell as far as subjects are concerned. On the contrary, there are lots of kits that would be right up Revell's street. 1/48 Gripen, Jaguar, Mirage F.1, various Flankers and Fitters, 1/32 F-86D/K, Mirage 2000, F-5E/F....
Buy the lot and be set for years to come as far as new releases are concerned. The immediate costs would be pretty high (buying such an amounts of tools in one go), but in the long run there'd be less shelling out to buy repops from third parties. Buy a sizeable number of sprues from a 1/32 Airacobra from Special Hobby or invest in your own mould? Would be really interesting to know what Revell paid for Airacobra sprues from Special Hobby and what buying a second-hand mould from a defunct company costs.
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Nice!
*adds-kit-to-list*
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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 comfortable.
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Very nice indeed!
Love the way it catches the light.
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Neat!
Old skool Viper from a rarely-modeled operator - win-win!
OH-58D Article
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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 the seasoned craftsman to teach the new guys how to properly use them is gone?