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Biography:Just a guy who wants to build his models in peace
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Registered on:12/8/2011
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It won’t happen in our lifetime, but there will come a time when society reaches a breaking point and this sort of behavior will cease. It will be terrible when it happen, but it will come to a stop.
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Heavy tanks and tank hunters are my favorite flavor of tanks, looks good dude


Those are my favorite subjects to build.
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About 400 miles

Level 2 basic home charger, hour will get you maybe 40 miles


400 mile range is what I’m looking for. Now I’m interested.
What sort of range do you get on a full charge?

How long does it take to recharge?

Not flaming or tripping, I’m genuinely asking.
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Cam vs LSU 2010. He rushed for a career-high 217 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries, while completing 10 of 16 passes for 86 yards, breaking the SEC single-game rushing record for a quarterback.


I was at this game and agree 100%. Take away Cam, we lose.

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Lost the game all by himself… Jamie Howard vs Auburn 1994. Threw 5 interceptions in the 4th quarter with 3 pick-sixes. Auburn returned LSU’s five interceptions for a total of 151 yards. It only had 165 yards of total offense in the entire game.


I was at this game too. One of the craziest games I’ve ever seen either live or on TV. From the Auburn perspective, the first three quarters were miserable. I came close to leaving right before the 4th quarter because our offense looked totally hapless. Glad I stayed though or I’d have missed one of the most amazing and bizarre quarters of football I’ve ever seen.

I still think back to that game in utter disbelief that LSU just kept throwing the ball.
Yeah. I’ll probably break down and buy one soon. If not nothing else to fill out my WWII Soviet vehicle line.
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Awesome build! I’m currently working on a KV-2. It has a massive turret.


Is it the Tamiya KV-2? I’ve come close to buying it several times. But it’s such an ugly vehicle, I can’t bring myself to pulling the trigger.

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Dude. You are the king. The effects on that Italian job are freaking amazing. Damn sure could teach me a thing or two. Looks real! I don't think I've ever seen one look so real!


Thanks! That one actually won me third place in a model show a few years ago.
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re: Quit smoking guys

Posted by Darth_Vader on 8/10/26 at 2:27 pm to
My brother is going in 60 and has smoked since we were in our early teens. I’ve tried and tried to get him to quit. What’s sad is, as kids we watched our grandmother’s last few years struggling with COPD and congestive heart failure due to a lifetime of smoking. I’ve given up. He’s going to do what he wants to do.
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It's virtually impossible to be a tough guy on a message board and convince others that you're tough, so why even try?


Me calling you a pussy is simply an observation based on your own “tough guy” act.

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Only dudes who were picked on relentlessly as children try and do it, so congrats on being such a little pussy when you were a child.


You’re the one who, on a message board, suggested punching me in the face. That’s the epitome of someone trying to act tough on a message board. So, when you went on to say….

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Only dudes who were picked on relentlessly as children try and do it,


What you really did was tell on yourself for being a pussy your whole life. What’s sad is you’re too stupid to even realize what you’ve done.
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You actually fit perfectly into the conclusion I've had about people who say do wht now. People who say do what now generally aren't smart enough to realize that they're not nearly as smart as they think they are. Overinflated sense of both intelligence and importance. Often deserve to be punched.


You’re too much of a pussy to punch anyone.
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Man that is legit good! I need to step up my game. I've never used a sponge. Added to mental list


It’s super easy. Just tear off a really small piece of sponge, like 1/4 or less the size of your fingernail and use tweezers to dab it in whatever paint you want to use. Remove excess paint from the sponge by dabbing it on a paper towel before moving on to the model. A little goes a long way and less is more.

Here is an example of creating chipping effects using this technique on an Italian tank I built a few years ago.



On the Italian rank, I first painted Desert Yellow then dabbed Brown to give it a worn and rusty look.

I also used this same technique, though far more aggressively with more paint than I’d use otherwise, to create a look of very worn white each winter camouflage on this SU-100…


In this instance I painted the vehicle white, then dabbed green to make it look like the whitewash camouflage was wearing off.
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I have the Osprey Publishing book titled Panzerjager vs KV-1. It focused on the static anti-tank guns the Wehrmacht employed and the terrifying shock that came with encountering the KV-1 with their 37mm gun that until that time had been mostly effective against its opposition. The Stielgranate 41 marginally evened the odds, but it was low velocity and short ranged.


I believe German soldiers began referring to their 37mm towed anti-tank guns as “door knocker” after first encountering KVs and realizing they might as well be throwing wet noodles at them.
The same women who claim they want equality to men are the ones who claim men can be held accountable for their actions when inebriated while women cannot.
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That looks like a 5 year old girls bedroom.


That’s your typical preppy white girl’s bedroom now. I say that because my daughter, who turned 18 just a few weeks ago, has decorated her bedroom much like this one. Though, I’m happy to say it didn’t cost me anywhere near $20K to do so.
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Dude, love that model! How did you get the weathering like that? And those tracks look like the metal aftermarket ones! Great job!!!!


Thanks. Here was my process.

Tracks
1. Airbrush Tamiya Metallic Gray
2. Apply Tamiya Deep Brown Panel Accent

Tank
1. Airbrush Tamiya Dark Green
2. Using a piece of natural sponge, dab on Tamiya Brown to give texture and weathered look, use more on corners and other areas to give a more worn appearance to accentuate the overall weathered look of the tank.
2. Apply Tamiya Black panel accent on seems, rivets, etc.
3. Remove excess panel accent using Testors Enamel thinner
4. Using a piece of natural sponge, dab on Flory Deep Brown Wash over entire model and allow dry.
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Well you definitely made it look like a rusted tow line... You have a great eye for detail...


Much appreciated :cheers:
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Holy shite, those tow cables looks like real tow cables... Excellent detail...


Thanks. They’re actually made from twine that is included in the kit. All I had to do was cut each into 70mm lengths and connect the eyes to each end, which I painted beforehand. If you look close, you can see it’s just regular twine..


I then painted the twine metallic gray and applied some Flory Rust Wash on top of that to give them a bit of a rusted look.
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Damn, cop almost needed to swap out his taser battery for a fresh one.


They need to design tasers to where you can let them ride the lightning for a good minute or two at least. Give them some time to think about their life choices.