Don’t Buy These Wheels (They Suck)
I'm not a fan of vinyl tires. Never have been. Awful paint adhesion, difficult to remove mold seams, awkward gaps and fit with the wheels, all of it. Generally, if…
Strange Things Afoot at the NCC…
In most years, the usual post-Nats churning would be settling down by now. But 2023 is simply not most years. We've had sub implosions and Hawaii burning and orcas waging…
Theory of the Case
In March and April of this year (2023), things got bad. Life felt unrelenting, work was stressing me out, and I could feel myself bogging down on the Wild Weasels.…
A Story of Volunteers
Post-Nats takes are almost as much of an event as the Nats itself. And this year things have coalesced around two main points of contention - the perennial back and…
Flip Your Shit ’24: A Proposal
By now, most of us have seen the photo of a judge at IPMS Nats holding a Char 1B aloft like it's fucking Simba in the Circle of Life. This…
Against Storytelling
NOTE: I know, I know. This is a meandering post. It's an idea that's been banging around in my head for months and I've been trying to land on a…
Spit Take
So I've tried to write this review a few times now. And every time I do, I end up on some weird tangent talking about Kotare's place in the larger…
Thoughts from the 2022 Nats
Well, I've made the trek out to Omaha for the 2022 Nats, and I wanted to share some thoughts and impressions while they're fresh in my mind. The Hype If…
“lESs iS mORe” and other pet peeves
In any community, there are certain phrases elicit groans and eyerolls. Maybe they're bad takes. Or maybe they started out well-intentioned enough, but have just become hackneyed and tired. "In…
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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