“Things are going down hill very quickly…..they’re [government forces] looking for it [martial law/civil collapse] to happen….they’re training to take us [U.S. citizens] down.”-Lt McCoy, police officer from North Carolina
On 28 December 2012, a Lieutenant McCoy claiming to be with a police department in the state of North Carolina called into a Christian radio […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting 16 deaths of children the week ending 22 December 2012. H3N2 (a type of flu A) is the main flu strain, with flu B in second place.
01 January 2013, California reporting two people dead of flu. One person died from flu B.
“Terrorist acts, conflicts of wars (wherever located throughout the world) may cause damage or disruption to HP, our employees, facilities, partners, suppliers, distributors, resellers or customers or adversely affect our ability to manage logistics……..The potential for future attacks, the national and international responses……or wars, including ongoing military operations in Afghanistan, have created many economic […] Continue Reading…
On 31 December 2012, the 69 employees at a North Carolina Kmart were told they were unemployed. The Peters Creek store in Winston-Salem had been in operation since 1978.
On 22 December 2012, employees at a franchised Sears Hometown store, in the U.S. territory of Guam, were told they were now unemployed. The franchise owner […] Continue Reading…
31 December 2012, Central African Republic (CAR) government forces are abandoning their capitol city, as rebel forces move in. The most recent reports say the coalition of three rebel groups (known as Seleka) are one town away from victory.
U.S. President Barack Obama has informed Congress that he is sending 50 additional troops to help […] Continue Reading…
I am writing to inform you that the statutory debt limit will be reached on December 31, 2012, and to notify you that the Treasury Department will shortly begin taking certain extraordinary measures authorized by law to temporarily postpone the date that […] Continue Reading…
Re-issue of AMT’s old Opel GT kit. Has lots-o-extra parts for what could be optional builds, yet no mention in the instructions, and extras are not complete.
I though it would look neat with a supercharged V6 engine. There were some extra parts suggesting that at one point you could get the kit with a supercharger.
There are no attachment points for the engine, it’s secured at the transmission mount.
Classic ‘stingray’ look of the Opel GT. The rear wheels are smoothies, which came with the kit. However, only three come in the re-issue. You get two complete sets of stock type wheels, like the ones on the front.
The small instruments are gauge faces I printed on paper. The large instruments are dry brushed.
The kit’s interior looks a lot better with a little creative painting.
The rear ‘meats’ (fat tires) came from a kit of a 1990s Corvette. They actually look small on the Corvette.
The front tires are the kit issued stock tires.
The fan belt set up came with the kit, and is obviously for a supercharger, yet no supercharger came with it. I used a supercharger from a old AMT 1940s Ford kit. Of course it had to be shortened for the V6, and I flipped the belt drive pulley to clear the distributor.
The kit was a last minute build as a gift, so no time for engine bay detailing, which this old kit sorely needs. Note how big the V6 distributor is, most distributors for V8 kits are half this size!
The kit came with drag racing headers, which exhausted under the car, yet there is no mention of them in the instructions. You’ll discover there are a lot of missing steps in the instructions.
Why didn’t Santa bring me a real one?
KIT BASHING: HOBBY BOSS F-5E TIGER II, NOT AN “EASY ASSEMBLY” KIT, BUT WELL WORTH THE LITTLE BIT-O-MONEY IT COSTS!
“Many Americans believe that if we simply pass the right laws, future horrors like the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting can be prevented. But this impulse ignores the self evident truth that criminals don’t obey laws.”
“The president and other government officials denounce school violence, yet still advocate for endless undeclared wars abroad……U.S. drone strikes kill […] Continue Reading…