From one of my brothers:

My collection is pretty modest in size, mostly 1/43 scale focused on the 70s and earlier race cars.

I miss the old LALD kinja days, too!

Great overview of the hobby and fantastic weathering! Gives me a valid excuse to post a couple of my 1/43 cars and dioramas.

Reminds me of when I was stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany with my National Guard unit, back in 1996. We had use of a diesel olive drab VW van for “morale” activities so naturally we went out every chance we could.

I hate to be THAT GUY, but was the Jeep registered and dare I ask - inspected? Just curious!

Uh-oh, that’s like 10 miles from my house. Must. Resist.

Not sure, but that was the most entertaining play of the season!

Flying down the rails in New England:

SO MUCH SCREAMING!!! AARRGGHH! It’s been awhile since I’ve watched women’s tennis but the constant bellowing has been cranked up to 11.

Minor clarification with this sentence:

Curious, do you wear any hearing protection?

No way can you push the meat through the tail with a tiny little fork. Use your thumb. Also, remember to strip the poop shoot from the tail before consuming!

That front end is 10% 2002, 90% Mustang.

Is any-

Brings back fond memories of the Montero I “appropriated” from the embassy in Belize back in the 90s. Based on nostalgia alone I’ll say NP!

Um, Reserves and National Guard?

Ugh, this! On the way to my kid’s basketball game this winter we saw a little old lady trying to unstuck her Prius from the grip of a small glacier that blocked her driveway. No, prob, I thought! I’ve driven everything from Army 5-tons to my trusty 2002 on the track. Let me just slip behind the wheel and - what the?…

Cool article. In Kosovo years back we filmed similar sling-load exercises with our multinational brigade partner helos. Always a bit nerve-wracking watching the belly of a Chinook slowly descend on top of you. But honestly, the pics above illustrate the absurd economic costs of war. How much fuel to move two humvees…

Curious, why does the "skin" look so wrinkled here?