Tamiya Black Porsche Discontinued
Both Tower Hobbies and Horizon Hobbies don’t have the model in stock anymore. Horizon lists the item as discontinued, while Tower displays stock status vaguely as “unavailable” with no due date. (more…)
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard
…or as I like to call it: “What just happened?” (more…)
Almost Forgot The Moon
In all my silly excitement over the arrival of my Buggy Champ, I almost overlooked paying tribute to one of mankind’s greatest achievements. This day, 40 years ago, Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. There’s all sorts of “happenings” all over the internet commemorating this event. Here are some of my favorites… (more…)
Tamiya Buggy Champ 58441 Available on Ebay!
They’re finally here!!! I’m expecting one any day now. Get yours at the links below: (more…)
Tamiya Black Porsche 84057 Pre-Orders
Both Tower Hobbies and Horizon Hobbies are taking pre-orders for the re-issue of the infamous Tamiya Black Porsche 934 for a very reasonable $209.99. It’s a little harder to find on Tower Hobbies, especially since there’s no photo provided, but the kit number 84057 gives it away. While this is a limited edition kit, the version coming out of Japan for the Japanese market adds a bit more exclusivity with the inclusion of a black canvas carrying bag, al-la the original Tamiya Black 934.
More Tamiya Buggy Champ 58441 Pre-Order Info
If you live in the US, both Tower Hobbies and Horizon Hobbies are taking pre-orders for the Tamiya Buggy Champ for around $340. Tower Hobbies says Late July delivery, while Horizon says early September, so it’s anyone’s guess as to when they might come in.
A Few Days With An iPhone 3G[S]
Having owned a 3G iPhone for about a year, I wasn’t too torqued up about upgrading to a 3G[S] given the short list of improvements and cost of upgrading. But now that I’ve spent a few days with the new device, I gotta say, I am impressed. Here are my favorite improvements: (more…)
Deleting Your iPhone Data – For Good!
Selling you old iPhone to offset the cost of a new one? So did I. Twice, as a matter in fact. Before you ship it off, you’ll want to delete all your data on you phone. A simple “Restore” through iTunes isn’t enough. Here’s what I did. (more…)
iPhone 3G[S] Unboxing Photos
The new iPhone 3G S is available today. I pre-ordered mine and it just arrived a few minutes ago. (more…)
Hobby Search Japan Taking 58441 Buggy Champ Battery Pre-orders
If you’ve already reserved your Tamiya Buggy Champ, you can now reserve the battery, too at Hobby Search in Japan:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10089824
This battery is specially made (it’s shorter than a standard stick pack) to fit in the Buggy Champ’s radio box.