Just a Gremlin
found in early '70s Life. The Saint's Row edition of the Gremlin is naturally one of the rare V8s:
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Making a new model: 1/24 Revell Dodge Ramcharger
I just started work on a new kit: a Dodge Ramcharger that I thought was really cool. [I've nearly finished another kit, and it's down to the point were making the kit was "perform operation and wait" so I was getting a little restless.] You'll be hearing about that soon: meanwhile, I've been thrashing around the net looking for references for the Dodge. The Dodge Ramcharger, like a lot of old Detroit trucks, was in production a very long time: its first model year was 1974 and it only ended production in 1994 in America, and was sold for two more years in Mexico and Canada. It had a single styling refresh in 1981, where it was made a bit more upscale, but remained the same basic vehicle for its entire production run. That 20 year stretch may sound crazy if you are familiar with the modern car industry's practice of releasing a new model every five years or so, but Detroit is nothing if not cost effective with their tooling; the Ramcharger had a riv...
I watch it so you don't have to: Victory Through Air Power
I assume that most people reading this blog are like me; history nerds and people who like scale model things. I bring this up because I've always more or less assumed the broad historical context is understood, be it about Zeppelins or B-36s. This blog features a lot of stuff that assumes the background of strategic bombing is understood. Now, if you are someone who does not understand strategic bombing, the Second World War must be filled with inexplicable, horrific events. Not that World War 2 in particular isn't chock full of those anyway, but Nazis murdering people is at least understandable because the Nazis are understood to be nasty, nasty people. Strategic bombing by the Allies, in contrast, must seem just as horrific but without any rhyme or reason behind it. Take the atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki for example. They're the topic of many a university undergrad discussion/shouting match, where they are often treated as unique events. Truth be tol...