Damn hot

95 in Louisville.  Must be that global warming.  😉

You’d think lawyers…

would know better than to do this

SWAT

Another terrible story of a SWAT raid gone wrong.  Frankly SWAT teams and SWAT actions should be much more rare than they are.

Disturbing

This is a disturbing story.  They ought to remember that the Pax didn’t work out so well.  To quote Mal Reynolds, “A year from now, ten? They’ll swing back to the belief that they can make people… better. And I do not hold to that. So no more runnin’. I aim to misbehave. “

More government madness

This story can’t possibly be true.  On second thought, it probably is knowing the size and scope of our government.

Skippy’s BT-1 nears paint

Skip continues to take the Valom BT-1 and turn it into a masterpiece.  It has been primed.

BT-1 #1

Here it is with the canopy off and in primer.

BT-1 #3

F4F progress

It is coming along.

UK defense cuts

The UK’s recent deep defense cuts have apparently already come home to roost.  Story here.

Magazine review: Model Aircraft Monthly Vol.10 #4

Model Aircraft Monthly Vol. 10 #4

MAM is back!  Well, sort of.  Having seen the error of thier ways, the folks at SAM Publications (the folks who bring you SAMI) has returned MAM to its former name and format.  The number 4 issue of Volume 10 is the first with the “new” old name and the old format, a mix of aircraft history and modeling.

It is a good issue.  It isn’t without its flaws.  It is plagued by typos, as is its sister publication SAMI.  Also, some of the modeling content isn’t up to the standards of the older issues.  However, there is clearly hope.  It is nice to have a model magazine that I can’t read in an hour and a half.

The main feature of this issue is a focus on the MiG-21, which is in concert with the Eduard release in 48th scale.  In addition, there is a very nice article on the different underside finishes of early war Spitfires.

I am glad to see this magazine go back to its roots.  It is the one that was closest to the old SAM prior to its “switch” to an all aviation format.  I look forward to further issues.  Welcome back.

Hell freezes over

Friend of the blog Jim Bates has been modeling again.  IN fact he has been airbrushing.  In related news, hell freezes over.

Blue Hurricane