Tamiya Black Porsche 934 (1977, 2009)

Once the domain of a only a very lucky few, the Tamiya Black Porsche is now available for common folk. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2009-07-11 00:25:55.

Micro-Metakit T18 1002 Turbine Locomotive in HO

Is there such a thing as luxury in model railroading? If so, then Micro Metakit would be it. Continue Reading >>

Traxxas T-Maxx with OS .40 4-Stroke

For a short time, OS made a .40 four stroke motor specifically for land vehicles (as opposed to airplanes). It came with a pull starter and inadequate cooling, but boy was it cool.
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Originally posted 2009-03-11 15:29:01.

Wicked Lasers S3 Spyder III Arctic Laser

Dissatisfied with your feeble red dot laser pointer? Unimpressed by it’s light sabre-less looks? Then try this monster on for size. Continue Reading >>

Tamiya Porsche 934 (1976)

In 1976, Tamiya stormed on to the R/C car scene with the 1/12 scale Porsche 934. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2007-09-21 14:04:31.

Estes Cineroc (1970)

I’ve been after a Cineroc on and off for many, many years. I finally managed to acquire one through a private sale and was very pleased. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2007-10-06 08:05:27.

RGB Virtual Propeller Clock

I don’t know what it is about clocks as of late, but after experimenting with some Nixie Clock kits recently, I couldn’t help but stumble on to one of these ingenious devices. Continue Reading >>

Tamiya Jaguar X JR-12 (1991, 2005)

This model was originally released in 1991 and was subsequently re-released in 2005 with a fully finished body. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2008-07-13 10:26:03.

Tethering With Jailbroken iPhone 4

Now that the U.S. government has given it’s blessing to iPhone jailbreaking, what the heck. My iPad doesn’t have 3G, so it’s time to give it a little 3G love. But beware! It’s not without risk and not without exposing a major security hole in iOS. Continue Reading >>

OWC – Your Mac’s Best Friend

I wrote last week about a memory DIMM going bad in my Mac Pro. I purchased four 2GB DIMMs from OWC over two and a half years ago, but, OWC has a lifetime warranty on memory, so it was a simple matter of calling them, getting a replacement DIMM shipped, and I was back to full memory capacity by last Friday. Bravo, OWC! Continue Reading >>

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