B-Wing modified

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

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 […]

Star Wars: X-Wing

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 […]

Floyd Gottfredson’s Mickey Mouse

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 […]

De eed van de vijf lords

De eed van de vijf lords is het nieuwste Blake & Mortimer album, van het team Senté/Juillard. Het is een klassieke Whodunnit, een detectief-verhaal dus. Geen sci-fi, geen fantasy, geen exotische locaties, gewoon Oxford in de winter. Het verhaal kon mij niet echt pakken. Vrij snel wordt duidelijk welke kant […]

Hobbyzone Champ

[lang_nl]Gedurende mijn zoektocht naar een modelvliegtuig om mee te beginnen kwam ik steeds de Hobbyzone Champ tegen. De Champ is een Ultra-Micro vliegtuig en weegt dus nog geen 40 gram, bij een spanwijdte van ong. 50cm. Hij vliegt zeer stabiel, goed getrimd vliegt ‘ie stabiel rechtuit, als je de oriëntatie […]

Red Storm Rising at Crisis 2012

At Crisis 2012 in Antwerp, Rutger and I ran a Cold War participation game called Red Storm Rising. A small American force, part of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, was tasked with stopping a larger Soviet force. We played with a modified version of Rapid Fire! Unfortunately, the Soviets won […]

Free RC flight simulators

]Before buying and flying your first RC plane, I strongly recommend practicing with a computer simulator. A simulator will teach you the basic flight controls and getting used to the left/right inversion when the plane is flying towards you. Judging distances and where the plane is with regard to the […]