Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: U.S. banks now have their own police force, prepping to come to your home or workplace?

February 18, 2014 Hutchins AAron

18 February 2014 (13:58 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/29 Bahman 1392/19 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

A top 10 U.S. bank, Capital One (who sells itself as being consumer friendly), has a new policy: Owe us money? Expect a personal visit from our new bill collection police force: “we may contact you in any manner we […] Continue Reading…

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 09-12 February 2014: Afghan government forces attacking U.S. personnel! UFOs crashing in Afghanistan? U.S. taxpayers being forced to fork out $300 million more in AID!

February 18, 2014 Hutchins AAron

Helmand Province: In Nad Ali District, Mujahideen reporting they learned that an impending Israeli style home invasion was to take place. They booby trapped the house with explosives. The result was the evil U.S. led invaders had to be medevaced by helicopter.

Herat Province: Italy has pledged $200-million USD of their taxpayer’s money to Afghanistan. […] Continue Reading…

U.S.

Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: Police beat deaf man for using sign language! Police beat to death man in front of his wife and daughter, in public, for no reason!

February 18, 2014 Hutchins AAron

18 February 2014 (02:27 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/29 Bahman 1392/19 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

In Oklahoma, a man who tried to stop his wife from leaving in a theater parking lot, after she got into an argument with their daughter, got beat to death by NAZIland Moore cops.

The wife said she recorded the incident […] Continue Reading…

International, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: Record number of ‘mericans renounce U.S. citizenship in 2013! Almost double the 2011 record! FBI tracks expats! Gringos fleeing to Mexico!

February 18, 2014 Hutchins AAron

18 February 2014 (01:26 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/29 Bahman 1392/19 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

“The U.S. used to be the ‘Rolls Royce’ of destinations, the land of opportunity, both naturalized and native-born American citizens are choosing to say goodbye to Uncle Sam today.”-Eugene Chow, immigration attorney in Hong Kong

According to the latest Federal Bureau […] Continue Reading…

Idaho, U.S.

More Economic Decline: Idaho politicians give away more than $18-million in Idaho taxes, to out-o-state lawyers!

February 17, 2014 Hutchins AAron

17 February 2014 (16:22 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/28 Bahman 1392/18 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712
“The ‘Buy Idaho’ message is simple but profound: Doing business with the family helps us all. That was the idea 25 years ago when I helped found Buy Idaho, and it’s still the idea today. Keeping our dollars here at […] Continue Reading…

U.S.

Revolution Calling: First 10 Amendments declaring your RIGHTS, from the STILL revolutionary U.S. Constitution!

February 17, 2014 Hutchins AAron

Recently political activist/comedian, Mark Dice, quizzed college students in San Diego (in the Bill of Rights violating state of NAZI California) about what they knew of their Constitutional Rights as a U.S. citizen. They failed, BIG!

Bill of Rights, ratified 15 December 1791

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting […] Continue Reading…

Fukushima, U.S.

Radiation leak in the United States! Real life emergency as alarms sound at WIPP!

February 16, 2014 Hutchins AAron

16 February 2014 (16:08 UTC-07 Tango)/15 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/27 Bahman 1392/17 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

“….I believe it’s safe to say we’ve never seen a level like we are seeing. We just don’t know if it’s a real event, but it looks like one.”-Roger Nelson, U.S. Department of Energy

Radiation alarms have been going off at […] Continue Reading…

Fukushima

More Fukushima Fallout: Snow storms flood Strontium 90 into groundwater! Uranium prices crashing! Native Americans demand action! Men avoiding contaminated women?

February 16, 2014 Hutchins AAron

16 February 2014 (15:50 UTC-07 Tango)/15 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/27 Bahman 1392/17 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

Tokyo Electric Power Company reporting that almost 20 tons of strontium-90 has flooded into the groundwater around the contaminated water storage tank farm near reactor Unit 4! The cause: Snow storms and the idiotic way they tried to raise the […] Continue Reading…

Kit Bashing, Reviews

Revell 1937 Ford Pickup or Why model assembly instructions can be wrong!

Image February 16, 2014 Hutchins AAron

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: Cool looking kit, but fiddly construction with instructions that don’t help.

: No attachment points for the wiper blades. I didn’t notice until after painting, and assembly was 99% complete. I could’a swore earlier issues of this kit had locating holes. So, on this latest issue drill holes before painting. Also, no ‘positive’ attachment points on the “stock” headlight shells. I did drill holes in the bottoms of the shells, you’ll get frustrated if you don’t.

: I had problems with the grill shell. When I attached it to the radiator it tilted too far back and prevented the hood from fitting. I suspect the crosspiece between the front fenders is the cause. I ended up gluing the grill shell to the hood. In fact the instructions don’t show the attachment of the stock grill shell to the radiator! It is a prime example of the necessity of lots of dry fitting and modification before assembly on this kit.

: The brake lights look more like rubies. I had to drill out the end of the stock exhaust pipe. I think attaching the wheels/tires earlier than what the instructions say is a good idea, as the axle to chassis connections are a little fiddly, and it took some pressure to get the stock wheels to snap on.

: If you’re using the custom dual exhaust, these cool metal pipe tips come with this issue of the kit.

: The bed has nice wood floor details, or you can use the included decals.

: I have lot-o-decals left over for custom builds. I decided to make this pickup a stock build, using only the decals for the stock gauges.

: The decal gauges look good. I taped them to the backside of the panel. The down side is that if you somehow screw up the decals there are no plastic gauges in the kit. Attachment of steering wheel shaft can be frustrating. Instead of a hole to slide it through, you have to somehow hold it in place as the glue dries (I turned the interior upside down and used gravity).

: No attachment points on the chassis. I used lots-o-glue where the frame meets the floor pan. Ignore the instructions and attach the bumper mounts at the beginning (especially before the gas tank is mounted), otherwise you’ll have problems clamping them in place while the glue dries. The instructions show steering linkage for the custom version, but no mention of it for stock. Also, instructions mention stock lever action (torsion) front shocks but not how to attach them (I eventually figured it out).

: Major faux pas here! The stock exhaust does not line up with the stock manifold opening on this side of the engine! What happened Revell? The instructions are totally focused on the “custom” version with little help for a “stock” build.

: Extra clear parts not used on this kit.

: The “custom” tires, which don’t look much different than the stock tires.

: By building a stock version I’m left with two unopened bags of cool custom parts for other projects!

: Take some time to double check your dry fits with the instructions and you’ll get a nice looking stock 1930s pickup truck.

Here’s a real 1930s Ford pickup truck in Idaho: 2015 Chubbuck Days Car Show

Kit Bashing: MULTI-MAVERICK OR WHY MODEL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE WRONG!

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 25-26 October 2013. More hobby shops go down! More university cuts! More auto industry layoffs! 500 healthcare workers laid off! Hundreds of attorneys fired!

February 16, 2014 Hutchins AAron

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:
Internet video game maker, The Playforge, laid off an undisclosed number of employees. However, the company’s website says “We’re hiring!”

California: Who said internet businesses are thriving? In Los Angeles, SpinMedia laid off about 30 employees, and shutdown eight of their websites. Company officials say they are no longer […] Continue Reading…

Blind Bat News

Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: U.S. banks now have their own police force, prepping to come to your home or workplace?

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 09-12 February 2014: Afghan government forces attacking U.S. personnel! UFOs crashing in Afghanistan? U.S. taxpayers being forced to fork out $300 million more in AID!

Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: Police beat deaf man for using sign language! Police beat to death man in front of his wife and daughter, in public, for no reason!

Exceptional Failed State: Record number of ‘mericans renounce U.S. citizenship in 2013! Almost double the 2011 record! FBI tracks expats! Gringos fleeing to Mexico!

More Economic Decline: Idaho politicians give away more than $18-million in Idaho taxes, to out-o-state lawyers!

Revolution Calling: First 10 Amendments declaring your RIGHTS, from the STILL revolutionary U.S. Constitution!

Radiation leak in the United States! Real life emergency as alarms sound at WIPP!

More Fukushima Fallout: Snow storms flood Strontium 90 into groundwater! Uranium prices crashing! Native Americans demand action! Men avoiding contaminated women?

Revell 1937 Ford Pickup or Why model assembly instructions can be wrong!

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 25-26 October 2013. More hobby shops go down! More university cuts! More auto industry layoffs! 500 healthcare workers laid off! Hundreds of attorneys fired!

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