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Jaw-dropping large-scale flying jet model

UPDATE: To give credit where due, I learned about this fantastic jet at Scale Model News. There are times when one feels …

Biggles: Adventures in Time still entertainingly awful

It’s not often you can revisit an awful sci-fi action adventure movie you liked from the early 1990s and find that it’s …

Coffee table carcass and drawers finished

After a very long time, the drawers more or less fit in the carcass of the massive document case/coffee table I’ve been …

Document case drawers completed

Work on the document case took a back seat to publishing my latest novel (the timetable was advanced slightly because of an …

Star Trek Continues

Star Trek Continues E01 “Pilgrim of Eternity” from Star Trek Continues on Vimeo. Well that was rather enjoyable. Star Trek Continues is …

MPC Space 1999 Eagle available soon

Good news, everyone, soon you’ll be able to buy a styrene Space 1999 Eagle model again. Round 2 Models will apparently resurrect …

Back to the garage: Document case/coffee table

With warm weather finally here and my sinus infection on the way out, I can return to outdoors projects like fixing the …

Dambuster anniversary

OK, I’m not obsessed with the topic … or maybe just a little. Today is the anniversary of Operation Chastise, which I …

L’il Pomme Anna

These look marvelous: thin slices of Yukon Gold potatoes layered into a muffin tray, flavored with thyme, salt and pepper (I might …

Impressive sweded Pacific Rim trailer

If you’re not familiar with the term, it means the process of taking a well-known movie and recreating it with singularly unimpressive …