Mech painting tutorial

This is a tutorial illustrating how I paint my mechs. The first step is cleaning flash and moldlines off the miniature and basing it. I use bases made from airdrying modelling clay (Faber Efaplast Classic). An alternative that needs baking in the oven is Fimo. Applying primer is the second […]


American Deluxe Stratocaster

Fender introduces a revised version of its American Deluxe models. For the Stratocaster, Fender highlights four changes: Compound radius fretboard, 9.5″ to 14″ Staggered tuners New N3 noiseless pickups Reconfigured S1 switching The American Deluxe Stratocaster is also available as left-hand, HSS, V-Neck, and ash-bodied version. Color choices depend on […]


Pseudo HDR in Lightroom

An important limitation of digital cameras is their limited dynamic range – scenes with high contrast will either lead to lost detail in the highlights or in the shadows. This problem is made worse by the limited range offered by the JPG format. High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography tries to […]


More Vietnam

My 10mm Vietnam project is partly completed – all troops are painted. Terrain consists of a few hooches, some terrain features by TimeCast Models, and some home-made trees. Two test games using the Ambush Valley rules for Force on Force showed that 10mm works great for skirmish gaming. Future additions […]


American Special Stratocaster

New year, new guitars: Fender introduces the American Special Stratocaster. Designed as low-cost American-built guitar, it complements the Highway One series. Changes with respect to the Highway One Stratocaster are small: Gloss instead of flat finish and the popular Texas Special pickups, also used on the Road Worn series, but […]


Building a Battletech force

We Dutch Battletech guys are playing a new campaign. Preparations included building our forces within the guidelines set by the campaign gamemaster. In my case, these were Arkab Legion, being able to use Draconis Combine and mercenary mechs Only Inner Sphere mechs Tech level: 3055 10,000 points of Battle Value […]


Flight of the Intruder & The Intruders

I have re-read two books by Stephen Coonts, Flight of the Intruder and The Intruders. They tell the story of Jake Grafton, a US Navy pilot flying the Grumman A-6 Intruder, during his second Vietnam war cruise in 1972 and a peacetime cruise in in 1972. Coonts was an Intruder […]


Bergsche Plas

Vanochtend ben ik met Senna naar de hondenplas bij de Bergsche Plas geweest. Hier een paar foto’s, meer zijn bij Picasa te vinden.


Soviet aircraft of World War II

This is an overview of the most important Soviet aircraft of WW II. Fighters At the start of the war with Germany, the Polikarpov I-16 was the most numerous fighter. It was armed with two 7.62mm MGs and two 20mm cannons, at lower altitudes it performed equal to the Bf109E. […]


Japanese aircraft of World War II

This is an overview of the most important aircraft used by Japan during World War II. Fighters The most famous Japanese fighter and airplane of WW II is the Mitsubishi A6M “Zero”. They were used throughout the war by the Navy. Early on they clearly outperformed the opposition, especially in […]


10mm Vietnam miniatures painted

I’m done painting up my first batch of 10mm Vietnam miniatures. They consist of a platoon of US forces, a platoon (one might call it a company) of Viet Cong, including some heavy weapons, and a couple of civilians with water buffalos. The US platoon consists of: A four-man platoon […]


Een dag Schiphol | Ein Tag Schiphol | A day at Schiphol

[lang_nl]Gisteren ben ik voor het eerst om te spotten naar Schiphol geweest. Van tevoren heb ik op Scramble veel nuttige informatie over spottersplaatsen gevonden. Door onderhoud aan de Aalsmeerderbaan (36R/18L) waren de Buitenveldertbaan (09/27), de Kaagbaan (06/24) en de Polderbaan (36L/18R) in gebruik. Plek 10, bij de McDonald’s. Mooi voor […]