Darth_Vader
| Favorite team: | US Army  |
| Location: | A galaxy far, far away |
| Biography: | Just a guy who wants to build his models in peace |
| Interests: | 19Kilo |
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| Number of Posts: | 64524 |
| Registered on: | 12/8/2011 |
| Online Status: | Online |
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re: What's the closest you or a family member has been to a part of history?
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/4/24 at 12:02 am
Personally, the closest I’ve come to being a part of history is I was stationed in West Germany when the Berlin Wall came down. And was a gunner on an M1A1 Abrams during the First Gulf War.
My grandfather was a tanker in the 4th Armored Div., part of Patton’s 3rd Army in WWII. He died before I wa...
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re: Vader’s Model Desk: Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 9:11 pm
Thanks, Roughneck! ...
re: Vader’s Model Desk: Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 8:48 pm
[quote]Have you done a F4U Corsair?[/quote]
About a year or so ago…
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re: Vader’s Model Desk: Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 8:47 pm
[quote]Nice weathering work, Darth![/quote]
Thanks. I went back and forth on doing a still fresh Battle of Midway in 1942 Dauntless or and old workhorse Dauntless in 1944. In the end I went for the later. ...
re: Vader’s Model Desk: Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 8:37 pm
Thanks! ...
Vader’s Model Desk: Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 8:23 pm
[quote]The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD w...
re: LUNCH THREAD- manbearpig edition
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 3:58 pm
[quote]Poor thing[/quote]
My wife had her use some of her face cream and that seems to be helping. ...
re: Hollywood sex scenes have declined by 40% since 2000
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 3:29 pm
[quote]The older I get, the less I care for gratuitous sex scenes. They make me uncomfortable, especially in mixed company.[/quote]
I don’t like the smacking sounds when they are making out. Sounds like someone smacking their food. ...
re: Wisconsin elementary school teacher, 24, busted for ‘making out’ with 5th-grader
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 3:26 pm
Sadly, I’m not even shocked. ...
re: LUNCH THREAD- manbearpig edition
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 3:25 pm
We’ve entered into full blown crisis mode on the Vader household. My daughter apparently used a new face wash this morning and is having an allergic reaction, hives, burning, and itching. She’s in a panic because her little boyfriend’s mom is supposed to drop him off this evening to eat dinner run u...
re: Pro-Palestine protest on LSU's campus outside Patrick F. Taylor Hall starting at noon
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 2:22 pm
[quote] [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMrMr5DW4AAoYEb?format=jpg&name=large[/img] [/quote]
If either of those stupid chicks holding that pretend flag were to show themselves in just about any Muslim country dressed like that, they’d be stoned to death with quickness. ...
re: Rules for a Travel Review:
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 2:19 pm
Check out that chick at the end of the bar.
Grab her arse while she’s doing reverse cowgirl.
Catch the bullhead clap. ...
re: LUNCH THREAD- manbearpig edition
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 2:17 pm
[quote]I caught up on all my stuff this week, so I’m watching racing and trying to find things to do.[/quote]
Normally I would be. But I’m coordinating two different projects and all the field guys are sending me their updates for the week so I can update the big chief on progress. ...
re: LUNCH THREAD- manbearpig edition
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 2:11 pm
[quote]Today is going SO SLOW[/quote]
I’m oddly busy for a Friday, especially a Friday afternoon. Usually by this time I’m caught up enough to move over to my model office and “monitor calls, texts, and emails” until the end of the day. ...
re: LUNCH THREAD- manbearpig edition
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 1:10 pm
[quote]Leftover homemade hamburger helper[/quote]
[quote]aka the Festus batsignal[/quote]
:lol:
Since I work from home, I’ve taken over the cooking responsibilities around the house. I’ve always enjoyed grilling (I use to do comparative BBQ) but in the last year I’ve discovered I genuinely ...
re: The goal of many Gen Z and millennial women is now to be a DINK—dual income and no kids
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 1:03 pm
Meanwhile our county has sunk to a reproduction level that cannot sustain itself. ...
re: Pro-Palestine protest on LSU's campus outside Patrick F. Taylor Hall starting at noon
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 1:02 pm
[quote]These people hate America as much as or more than they hate Israel.[/quote]
They’re projecting the hate and loathing they have for themselves on America and normal Americans. Deep down inside they know they’re broken. They’re addled with anxiety, envy, and a variety of mental issues. But i...
re: LUNCH THREAD- manbearpig edition
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 12:58 pm
Leftover homemade hamburger helper
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Happy Friday everyone!
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re: Would you rather be stuck in the woods with a grizzly bear or a man?
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 12:56 pm
[quote]Women responded by posting videos unpacking why they agreed with the sentiment, with one saying her reaction was that “a bear can be reasoned", which, she acknowledged, was "the craziest thing I've ever thought – but it's true."[/quote]
Read that and tell me again why the 19th Amendment wa...
re: Pro-Palestine protest on LSU's campus outside Patrick F. Taylor Hall starting at noon
Posted by Darth_Vader on 5/3/24 at 12:45 pm
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/PqBcyjds/IMG-4181.jpg[/img]
It’s always these types. :rotflmao:
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