Fantasy Flight Games’ X-Wing miniatures game has attracted a large following within a short time. This has, of course, led to plenty of coverage on the world wide web, too. This page lists sites and forums I have stumbled across.
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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 ...
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While Mid-Century Modern is a style that encompasses architecture and product design, it is maybe most clearly defined through furniture, as in architecture it overlaps very much with the International Style or Modernism. I also think that in regard to furniture, it has had the more lasting impact, maybe because […]
It can be somewhat difficult to define what exactly Mid-Century Modern architecture is. It not only covers a time range of more than 40 years, it also overlaps with other styles such as Bauhaus and the International Style. I have previously tried to position Mid-Century Modern within 20th Century design. […]
No century has seen more changes than the 20th Century. Not least two World Wars brought about major changes in society, culture, and technology. This naturally had an impact on design and architecture. One could consider 20th Century design being centered around Mid-Century Modern, an era ranging from approx. 1930 […]
Updated for 2024 I’m once again in the planning stages of a Vietnam wargaming project. After previous attempts in 10mm and 20mm, I’ve now decided to go for 28mm. There’s just so much more detail on the miniatures that for Skirmish games, I now consider 28mm the way to go. […]
I’ve finally found a paint recipe for 28mm US Vietnam troops that I like. Most period photographs show the uniforms to be pretty green, whereas many paint recipes that I’ve found are too dark or too much on the brownish side. I also struggled with highlighting. I’ve used Vallejo Olive […]
I have long ignored the phenomenon that is Fortnite. I tried it briefly on the Nintendo Switch a couple of years ago but didn’t like it. It wasn’t until my son reached gaming age that I was forced to take a second look. Now behind the PC (as he occupies […]
This post takes a look at some of the options that were available for the non-GT/non-turbo 997.1 models. Exterior colors, interior colors, wheels, interior trim, and leather options are covered in separate posts. You could choose between coupé, convertible, and targa. Four-wheel drive was optional on the coupé and convertible […]
I’ve covered interior colors in another post, this post covers the various optional leather packages. The information given here is based on a German Carrera price list for the 2006 model year. Standard leather All 997s came with partial leather consisting of the front seats, steering wheel rim, door handle, […]
The default trim option for the 997 was most surfaces in the interior color (either plastic, leather, or soft-touch paint), with some parts, such as ventilation vents, steering wheel trim, PCM surround, and door openers, in flat Vulcan Grey or galvanized silver paint. In case of the 997.2, the PCM […]
The 997 model of the Porsche 911 was available with a number of different interior colors. These were divided into standard colors, special colors, and natural leather. Custom colors were available, too. The standard interior featured partial leather seats plus leather on most surfaces that are touched regularly, i.e. steering […]
Forums Rennlist – the premier English-language forum 6speedonline – another popular English-language forum porscheforum.nl – Dutch Porsche forum PFF – German Porsche forum Repair manual The repair manual can be downloaded from this Google Drive location. Pelican Parts have a lot of useful DIY articles on their website. Parts catalogue […]
The sixth-generation 911 with the internal code 997 was an evolutionary update of its predecessor, the 996. This means that much of the buying advice for the 996 also applies to the 997, especially the 997.1 (pre-facelift) model. The 997.1 differs from the 996 mostly in terms of sheet metal […]
