Testors’ “Ryan Aeronautical PT-20” Model Kit
When I first saw photos of Harrison Ford’s crashed airplane in Los Angeles, I thought, “That plane looks familiar”. It turns out that Ford’s World War II-era Ryan ST3KR Trainer is a revision of...
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This Old Game – Shadow President
How’s this for an unusual premise for a game … The President of the United States is not actually the President… Well, they are, but that’s just a show for the public. Real power...
Project: Home Arcade – 8 Months Later
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. This time, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it. UPDATE – Oct 29, 2017: I’ve swapped out the...
AMT’s Star Trek “Mr. Spock of the USS Enterprise” Model Kit
After recently building AMT’s “Klingon Battle Cruiser” model, I began thinking about my next kit. With the recent passing of Leonard Nimoy, I remembered a model I had built only one time as a...
Vantec 7 Port USB 3.0 Aluminum Hub – Solid As A Powerful Rock
There are a growing number of things I think life-is-to-short to deal with. Bad wine, slow USB sticks, low-thread-count sheets, airlines with terrible service, bad speakers, cheap headphones, etc. Add to this list: “Weak...
AMT’s Star Trek “Klingon Battle Cruiser” Model Kit
Over the last couple of years, I’ve picked up modeling as a hobby again – after a multi-decade break. It’s nice to come home after a busy day and work on something enjoyable, that...
The Estrella Warbirds Museum & Woodland Auto Display in Paso Robles, CA
On a recent extended weekend vacation, I travelled north along the California coast to the small town of Paso Robles. Located in the heart of the exploding wine making industry in San Luis Obispo...
Amiga “Boing Ball” Wallpaper
Ever since its debut demo along-side the original Amiga, the Boing Ball has been a beloved icon for the Amiga community. The demo, put together in just hours; and within hours of the Amiga’s...
