Critical Condition - National Review Online

Critical Condition - National Review Online

Some things to think about...

Eagle Creek sunrise

Eagle Creek sunrise
Originally uploaded by indykaleu

My first attempt at a shooting a sunrise on Eagle Creek reservoir. Well, it's actually my second attempt. The first time was back in November 2010 and the area was too foggy to get anything good. This is a little better. I'll probably stay away until I know the morning will be clear. Still looking for good locations in Indianapolis to shoot sunrises and sunsets.

'Radical State': The Death of Europe - HUMAN EVENTS

'Radical State': The Death of Europe - HUMAN EVENTS

This article points some uncomfortable things going in Europe that we all need to seriously think about...

master of puppets - metallica

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Damn, this song just rules! Get off your butts and get back out on the road!

Trumpeter T-62

I've decided to resurrect an old project, the Trumpeter T-62, mod 1962.  When I bought the kit, I was really excited to work on a new model of the T-62.  I had built a couple of the older Tamiya kits and while they were decent, I wanted something better after learning what was wrong with the Tamiya T-62.  Along comes Trumpeter with their early T-62 version and all was right with the modeling world.  I jumped in and started building the kit.  It generally went okay and then I started finding some problems and reading build reviews.  That is when the flaws started showing up. This link http://www.network54.com/Forum/47209/thread/1256368532/T-62+woes points out the obvious flaws. I'm not a big fan of the two part wheels as they didn't fit well no matter what I did. Anyway, here are some pictures of my current progress:

Hooooosier the owl

Hooooosier the owl
Originally uploaded by indykaleu

Well, this is as good as any picture to blow the dust off of my blog and get going again with posts. I chose this picture because of this magnificent owl. I took many shots of him, trying to get this view. He was very curious of his surroundings and the people in the crowd. He was quite the friendly bird and would respond with a "hoot" if anyone talked to him.

The processing is over.  I finally finished working on all of the pictures from the recent AMPS 2010 show.  It was a blast and I didn't spend as much as I thought I would spend. That's a good thing I guess.  Still, I would have liked to have found some p/e for the Trumpeter Type 89, PLA anti tank gun and finding the kit itself would have been a bonus as well.  Dinner at Mad Anthonys on Friday was a lot of fun and the food was excellent and very well priced.  If I am ever in the Auburn area again (or Ft. Wayne for that matter), I will definitely visit the restaurant.  Here are some pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/indykaleu/AMPS2010#


Maybe someday I will figure out the code to make "here" the link to the pictures.  I'm still working on the ZTZ-99, the lower hull is done and I've started working on the turret.