2021 Wrapup
Every year around this time, I do an end of year wrap up. It’s become something ceremonial for me, kinda like boxing up and tossing all the detritus of a…
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No Mo Rainbow
When I first conceived of the idea of Tank the Rainbow around the end of 2020, I knew that it would be a tough thing to get across to people.…
Stupid Bogey Tricks
Using magnets to overcome later handling frustrations with VVSS suspension bogeys.
Very Few Actual Aircraft
Over on my recent Inflection Points video, Kyle Keller dropped a comment that I wanted to respond to: Just remember friends it is a hobby that is supposed to be…
Complaining About Nats
The US IPMS Nationals went down this past weekend in Las Vegas, and a surely as the rumble of thunder follows the flash of lightning and hell follows the rider…
Open Letter to Tamiya
Go deep on your Phantom variants. The demand is absolutely there. A week ago, I got my hands on the new Tamiya F-4B Phantom. A few people scoffed when I…
Tamiya F-4B Test-Fit Review
When I got back into modeling in 2010, Tamiya already had a fearsome reputation for engineering and fit. At the time they were in the middle of their 1/32 Spitfire…
Mojo is Dumb
"I've lost my mojo..." How many times have you heard this or one of its near-infinite variations? Probably a lot. It's an annoyingly common complaint in the modeling community. And…
Airplanes & Assholes
A few episodes back, the Plastic Posse Podcast guys were discussing differences between aircraft and armor modelers and came down on the opinion that armor modelers are, generally, a friendlier…
My Favorite Part of 3D Printing…So Far
I thought my favorite part of 3D printing would be the ability to access a whole bunch of stuff that just isn't available in injection-molded kit form (or even resin).…