Fixing a stuck FTf-50 bell generator
Documenting this fix, since it was not obvious to find. I got some helpful hints from "buzz" at fieldphones.org. The Feldtelephone Modell 1950 (FTf 50) is a field telephone used…
Izetta figure repaint
The eponymous witch from Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe doesn't fly on a broom, but rather opts for a Lahti L39 anti-tank rifle. This was a cheap prize figure, but because…
Making a plywood stock (tutorial)
Someone asked me to describe my process for the plywood stocks I made for airsoft rifles. I’m not in any sense an expert on this, so I thought it best…
Kronan exhibit
Kronan, also called Stora Kronan, was a Swedish warship that served as the flagship of the Swedish Navy in the Baltic Sea in the 1670s. After four years of service,…
Instant trench gun
With the war-themed Flower Festival I decided to turn a cheap airsoft shotgun into a Remington trench gun so I could display my vintage 1917 bayonet properly (Whoever said that…
How to electro-engrave metal
You need: a car battery chargerq-tipsa saturated salt solutionan metal object to engravemasking tape (plain adhesive tape works) Steps: Cover the parts of the metal object you don't want to…
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, München
Visit in 2006. Unfortunately I accidentally left my spare battery in my backpack so I ran out of power right at the good part.
Dominion Event 2016
Een historische stadswandeling door Maastricht samen met een rondleiding door de Sint Servaas Rondvaart op de Maas en bezoek aan de Zonneberg mergelgrotten Proeverij bij Wijngaard Slavante, de oudste wijngaard…