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re: Vader’s Model Desk: Nakajima KI84 Hayate
Posted on 2/7/26 at 2:18 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 2/7/26 at 2:18 pm to Darth_Vader
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Happy now?
I been happy.
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I forgot to cut the decal.
We've had this discussion before and you got all bent out of shape when I was just trying to give you some constructive criticism. No now I'm not so nice about it.
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Again, sorry I disappointed you.
Again, no you're not.
I wouldn't really bother commenting except that you do such a GREAT job with everything else, that oversight just jumps right out. Honestly. The exposed aluminum where the paint has been scratched off is awesome. You could probably use a little more exhaust carbon.
I'm not here to make fun of a grown man playing with toys. That's the other guy.
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Posted on 2/7/26 at 2:33 pm to Lonnie Utah
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post one of yours to show how to do it or shut up....
Meh, go frick yourself. I've built plenty.
I tried giving some constructive criticism in a nice way on one of Darth's models before, but he got all pissy. Apparently if you're not just kissing his arse and telling him how great he is, he gets the sads. So now I mess with him.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 2:39 pm to Harry Boutte
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I tried giving some constructive criticism in a nice way on one of Darth's models before, but he got all pissy. Apparently if you're not just kissing his arse and telling him how great he is, he gets the sads. So now I mess with him.
I forgot to cut the decal where it overlaps. It’s not the end of the world. Would you care to count the rivets as well?
Posted on 2/7/26 at 2:45 pm to Darth_Vader
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I forgot to cut the decal where it overlaps.
You'd been 'forgetting', that's why I pointed it out some time back and asked you if you ever considered painting them on instead. That's when you got pissy.
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It’s not the end of the world.
No, it's not, but it ruins the effect that all of your fine detail work has been trying to achieve.
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Would you care to count the rivets as well?
No, but maybe if you used a solvent like the other poster suggested, you'd be able to count them.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 2:49 pm to Harry Boutte
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No, but maybe if you used a solvent like the other poster suggested, you'd be able to count them.
Go look at the bottom post on page one.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:03 pm to Lonnie Utah
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bullying
You kids are so sensitive these days.
We used to just call it teasing.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:15 pm to Darth_Vader
Vader
As with all fools, this fool has once again proven the old adage true
As with all fools, this fool has once again proven the old adage true
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A very wise man once said, “it is better to let people think you are stupid than to open your mouth and prove you are stupid
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:22 pm to Harry Boutte
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You kids are so sensitive these days.
Kid. That's rich.. I'm old. Would you have preferred for me to call it @$$hattery?
Still not brave enough to post up one of your's eh? Put your money where your mouth is...
This post was edited on 2/7/26 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:34 pm to Darth_Vader
One of the things that limited Japanese aircraft performance was fuel. They couldn't manufacture avgas with the octane to allow their planes to reach their maximum potential.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:39 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Still not brave enough to post up one of your's eh?
The last model airplane I built was one of these:
...about 45 years ago.
All of the control surfaces were actuated with the stick (not included in the plans), and it was all painted, no decals.
And it flew.
The last plastic model I made was probably some time around 1977. And I left all of my models, including rockets and balsa planes, to the young boy who moved into my childhood home when we moved out back in the early 80s. Sorry.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:46 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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One of the things that limited Japanese aircraft performance was fuel. They couldn't manufacture avgas with the octane to allow their planes to reach their maximum potential.
Yep. And it affected the IJN as well. By the end of the war they were reduced to trying to burn essentially unrefined crude oil in the boilers of what few ships they had left.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:51 pm to Darth_Vader
Fabulous! I love the weathering effect. Thanks for sharing!
P. S. Don't listen to the naysayer. Great work!
P. S. Don't listen to the naysayer. Great work!
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:55 pm to Bayou Warrior 64
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Fabulous! I love the weathering effect. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks glad you like it.
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P. S. Don't listen to the naysayer. Great work!
I appreciate that. But he’s right, even if he was being an a-hole about it. I did forget to cut the decal on the overlap. I do go back and fix it though.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 3:57 pm to Darth_Vader
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By the end of the war they were reduced to trying to burn essentially unrefined crude oil in the boilers of what few ships they had left.
They were really hoping for a quick war since they were living off of reserves.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 4:03 pm to Darth_Vader
The fact their entire tanker fleet was obliterated by our subs didn't help their cause.
I think I remember reading some of our test pilots were pretty impressed with the 84. Obviously, by that point their pilot ranks had been decimated to the point the quality of aircraft was almost irrelevant.
I think I remember reading some of our test pilots were pretty impressed with the 84. Obviously, by that point their pilot ranks had been decimated to the point the quality of aircraft was almost irrelevant.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 4:07 pm to Harry Boutte
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The last plastic model I made was probably some time around 1977.
Cool. So your last relevant experience predates personal computers. Duly noted.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 4:11 pm to Darth_Vader
I always wonder who DV this. Fun hobby and pretty kick arse! Keep it up
Posted on 2/7/26 at 4:13 pm to TTU97NI
There is no improper decal placement on stolen land.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 4:13 pm to Harry Boutte
It's been a while since I've piloted a plane but I don't think that will affect it's performance.
I could be wrong.
I could be wrong.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 4:41 pm to Lonnie Utah
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So your last relevant experience predates personal computers. Duly noted.
That doesn't mean I lost the ability to spot the same mistakes I was making when I was 12.
But your math is off, the last relevant personal experience was 1981, not 1977. That's when I was painting on the insignia instead of using decals.
Some months back, when I first brought up decals with Vader, I expected to get into a discussion with him about ideas on how to make templates, how to keep them in place while painting, and how to paint the insignia. I was respectful due to the high quality of work he was obviously capable of. He couldn't take the constructive criticism of how his decals were covering up details and ruining the effect he was going for, he just took it as an insult. Then I noticed how he was responding similarly to anyone else in the thread that had anything to contribute that wasn't just smoking his pipe. So now I mess with him.
And I'm not really sorry that it jiggles your tenders, because now I get to frick with you too.
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