Disclaimer: I read this book in the Dutch translation The 13th Valley by John Del Vecchio has been called the classic Vietnam novel. Other classic books (e.g. Dispatches by Michael Herr, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brian, Chickenhawk by Robert Mason) were first-hand accounts, although O’Brian often crosses the […]
My 20mm (1/72) Bundeswehr Cold War army has reached an intermediate goal: I have finished a mixed company-sized armored force, consisting of the following: Panzerzug, 4x Leopard 2 A4 (Revell) Panzergrenadierzug, 3x Marder A2 (Revell, modified) with Elhiem infantry Panzeraufklärungszug, Leopard 1 A4 (ESCI) & Luchs (Revell) Unterstützungszug Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard […]
I recently pitted my German forces against Rutger‘s Russians. The Russian forces consisted of a full company of T-72s, a couple of BMPs, a recce platoon with two T-80s and a BRDM-3, and air defense assets. My German forces were composed of a full platoon each of Leopard 2s and […]
No German Cold War army is complete without a Panzerabwehrhubschrauber 1 for some air support. While Revell had offerings in 1/32 and 1/48 scale, the only 1/72 kit of the MBB Bo 105 is by Airfix and long out of production. Luckily, I managed to find one on ebay, complete […]
Een kleinere, maar desalniettemin leuke dierentuin in het Zuidoosten van Nederland. De meeste dieren zijn zonder glas, tralies of gaas ertussen te zien, wat ideaal is voor dierenfotografie. Bij sommige dieren (o.a. kangoeroes en ringstaartmaki’s) kun je zelf door het verblijf lopen. Foto’s zoals altijd genomen met de Nikon D90 […]
The Flugausstellung Hermeskeil in the Hunsrück mountains in western Germany has an interesting collection of mostly Cold War-era military aircraft. It consists of several indoor halls and a large outdoor area. German and British aircraft are well represented, while US Navy aircraft are absent. Among the largest aircraft are a […]
The only must-have ship in wave 3 of FFG’s X-Wing game was, to me, the B-Wing. I ordered one as soon as it was available, and it’s a cool-looking miniature and a nice addition to my Rebel fleet. I didn’t like the upright pose, though (the B-Wing is usually displayed […]
Lost in the Andes is the first release in Fantagraphic Books’ The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library, which will eventually consist of about 30 250-page volumes, published at the friendly pace of two a year. Unlike the Gottfredson Mickey Mouse, the volumes are not released in chronological order. Lost in […]
Playing the X-Wing miniatures game has re-kindled my interest in Star Wars. I have not only started working on new miniatures and terrain for Star Wars Miniatures Battles, but also decided to read Michael Stackpole’s Star Wars: X-Wing books. Of the nine original books, the first four (Rogue Squadron, Wedge’s […]
Of all Mickey Mouse comic strip artists, Floyd Gottfredson is certainly the best-known and most influential. He drew the daily newspaper strip from 1930 to 1975. The early years are now being published by Fantagraphics Books (who are also busy with bringing us The Complete Peanuts and The Complete Carl […]
