Finally, an 11 month late birthday bomber build, another ancient Airfix B-24J Liberator is done! But, I now believe both of the old-skool 1/72 scale Airfix Liberators I built have an inherent molding problem, possibly the result of being produced in France:
The old Airfix kit is way outdated, having been first […] Continue Reading…
In 1970 (Cold War), the first in the U.S. fully enclosed colligate sports arena opened; the ASISU (Associated Students of Idaho State University) Minidome.
In 1988 (Cold War), the name was changed to Holt Arena to honor the athletic director who pushed for the creation of the Minidome.
In January 2024 the name was officially changed, again, to ICCU […] Continue Reading…
Again, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP, aka Border Patrol) truck, manned by U.S. Army Soldiers, parked behind a sign marking the border between the U.S. and Mexico, near Mount Cristo Ray-Sunland Park, New Mexico, 20FEB2025.Operation Southern Guard; the initial deployment of […] Continue Reading…
Romania retired its last active Cold War era Mikoyan & Gurevich (MiG) 21s on 15MAY2023, officially replacing them with new versions of the Cold War era General Dynamics F-16s: “Decommissioning of the MiG-21 LanceR aircraft and the accelerated transition to the operation of the F-16 aircraft of the Romanian Air Force.”-Forțele Aeriene Române
Romanian Ministerul […] Continue Reading…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says main stream “woke” news media is lying about Defense Department cuts! Welcomes DOGE inspectors:
The actual physical location of the Pentagon is in Virginia, not Washington DC. Washington DC is the mailing address for the Pentagon.
14FEB2025: United States + NATO-Poland.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Brian Hegseth […] Continue Reading…
An early P-40 Warhawk.
AT-6 Texan versus P-40 Warhawk. A row of early P-40s, no information came with the photo. Somewhere in China, date not given. 26th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group, somewhere in China.A pilot and his […] Continue Reading…
On 14JAN2025, during the last days of the Biden regime, a Strategic Partnership ‘agreement’ was signed between Armenia and United States of America. It includes, among other things, “nuclear cooperation”. Armenia sits on the southern border of Georgia (which itself sits on the southern border of Russia) and the northern border of Iran.
Video via […] Continue Reading…
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, conduct press conference and report that their main concern is increasing taxpayer funding for the purpose of supporting the U.S. military industrial complex, and expanding Poland’s military industrial complex.
Video via U.S. Department of Defense, 14FEB2025, Warsaw, Poland:
Gaza? Lebanon? Syria? […] Continue Reading…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio conduct press conference on 16FEB2025, blaming Iran for the regional wars launched by Israel.
Video via U.S. Department of State, Jerusalem, Israel:
May 2024: U.S. DoS halts weapons deliveries to Israel! Says Israel has killed too many civilians!
April 2024: False Flag? Israel bombs […] Continue Reading…
On a cold, blustery, snowy day, the Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society held another Open House. On 15FEB2025, non-club members could come in from the cold and watch some neat displays come to life. Hopefully the club, which also helps to preserve a very important part of Pocatello’s history, which many local railroad […] Continue Reading…