Mate, Ive only been on the forum for less than a year, and maybe Patrick was wrong maybe he wasnt, but firstly he has been a great help to me on this forum and from what I see a very well respected member here too and secondly (and more importantly) there is no need for such talk here mate. Ive tried never to be out of line here myself but I think you can make your point without getting personal here.
I dont know if the information you provided in your posts is correct or not, but your way of conveying it is rude, and thats just not right. Personally mate I think the Forum Admin should give you a warning for this behaviour.
To Patrick, I will say, mate, people make personal attacks or say stupid things all the time. Don't let it get you down mate, and keep on modelling and posting here on Scale model forums as you are a great contributor here. Trust me, I might be much younger than you in terms of experience but have been in extremely paintful/dangerous situations whilst in the Army, the kind that can never be discussed (and probably will be in more bad situations in the future as well) - a lot worse than people having a go at you. Words are just words, dont let them bother you too much, shrug em off and move on.