Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing reminds you what they were up to with your tax dollars, in 2024. Video report/interview by Technical Sergeant Andrew Schumann, released on 04DEC2024:
January 2024: Arizona National Guard attacked in Jordan?!
Birthday P-47D Thunderbolt: Family connection, and made in U.S.A. Monogram -vs- made in China Revell!
In April 2024, I decided to build a birthday present, for somebody whose B-day had already come-n-gone! It was finally finished by mid-November 2024!
Shenanigans part-1:
Shenanigans part-2:
Shenanigans part-3:
Can I use original made in U.S.A. parts to fix the made in China parts, how about some pancakes?:
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Joker’s wild neon Gotham City cop car!
In February 2024, I joined a group build for the 1949 Mercury, also known as the third generation of the Mercury Eight series of vehicles. Typical; it took me until August to decide which of my stash-kits to build:
A simple snap-together?:
Glass & Lights:
Lights & seats:
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Korea, the Land of War: From Japan occupation to U.S./USSR/UN interference, 1910-45.
The people of the Korean Peninsula have been subjected to war for thousands of years, mainly due to the meddling of ancient Chinese dynasties (similar to the people of Viet-Nam). Today’s modern Korean war-drums can be traced back to the 20th Century (of the Gregorian calendar system), starting with Japan.
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Yankee Lady, the last take-off? Does anybody know what is going on?
In June 2024, the Yankee Air Museum (now called Michigan Flight Museum) sold the Boeing Flying Fortress B-17G “Yankee Lady” to a secret buyer; they refused to say who it was, or where its new home would be.
The evening of 20OCT2024, Pocatello Airport.According to Air Classics’ Facebook page, Yankee Lady […] Continue Reading…
Smoke ’em if you got ’em: First ever (legal) Drift Car event, at the Mall!
The Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho, hosted three SCCA autocross events this year, and for an encore hosted an Inaugural Drift Car event.
Work began on the evening of 04OCT2024, establishing the area of the parking lot that would be used. Formula Drift-Rudy Hansen, Apex Idaho, Pocatello Car Club, and a host of others, helped […] Continue Reading…
Early Halloween, Trunk or Treat at the Mall!
While they were busy trying to setup the parking lot for the inaugural Southeast Idaho drift car event, during the evening of 04OCT2024, a handful of cars were sneaking into the Pine Ridge Mall (in Chubbuck, Idaho):
Don’t be a Public Nuisance:
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True Promise-2: The Three Missiles.
Iranian news media are reporting that Iran used three types of missiles in their latest attack on Israel. Also, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) claims 90% of the Israeli military targets were hit during the barrage.
The IRCG controls the strategic missile systems of Iran.
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Cold War Vehicle I-D: ‘Bombing-up’ your F-80 Shooting Star in Korea!
Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union).
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, developed at the end of World War Two.In June 1950, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (north) invaded the Republic of Korea (south) in an attempt to unite the country (something […] Continue Reading…
Cold War to Near Peer Threats: Japan’s ‘lowrider’ Type 74, finally retired?
Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union). “Near Pear Threats”, a recent U.S. Army code phrase for the expected Third World War.
Type 74 during a yearly base security exercise, on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.Japan’s Type-74 battle tank was designed in the 1960s and […] Continue Reading…