A really good article on sports betting. Fascinating.
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June 7, 2019
June 6, 2019
Another D-Day account
Read the whole thing. Great Churchill story at the beginning, but the meat of the story is the interview after. Read it and be in awe.
Blue Steel
I’d considered buying an Airfix Victor B.1 to get the Blue Steel missile that comes with the kit. It turns out that Air Graphics is going to produce a Blue Steel in resin. Yea.
June 6th, 1944
As we remember the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, this column makes a very good point that, in addition to a lot of combat bravery, there was an incredible logistical challenge that had to be overcome. Everyone alive today owes these folks a debt of gratitude.
June 2, 2019
May 6, 2019
Fox Moth sprue shots and decals
April 17, 2019
Special Hobby Sunderland
Special Hobby has release the Mk V version of the Sunderland. This fills a gap for those who model seaplanes and flying boats.
April 3, 2019
Movie review: Doodlebug Summer (2012)
One of my areas of interest is the late war development of Germany’s hi-tech weapons. Doodlebug Summer isn’t really a movie, but rather a 6 part British documentary. I initially started watching for my interest in the weapons themselves and their development. Sadly, there is very little of that. Rather, the episodes consist mostly of interviews with people who experienced the V-weapon attacks. The stories were fascinating and the scale of the tragic losses, almost all civilian, were horrendous. There was some footage and discussion of the attempted defenses against the V-1 (there was no defense to the V-2), but mostly there is archival film of the sites of the weapons impact with survivor stories. While not what I had originally expected, it was well worth watching. It was on Amazon Video and included free with Prime. 4 out of 5 stars.
