One Sixth Scale Stuff

DX 08

2008-08-13T10:15:00.000-07:00

My second 1/6th scale figure convention that I have attended, this one was a lot bigger than the last one, very interesting,

Here are some pictures I took,

Some More pics from the trip,

2008-06-25T06:48:00.001-07:00

Some more pictures, plus a few of the Marmora Mine pit,

Trip to Marmora,

2008-06-24T10:20:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the trip to Marmora,

Grizzly

2008-05-30T08:34:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture of my new 4 wheeler,

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Error 760

2008-02-21T12:33:00.000-08:00

Well a whole bunch of shows got deleted,, so much for the magic of the PVR,

Hmmmmm,,,,

2007-12-24T06:11:00.000-08:00

$4490.00

Halo 3 Legendary!

2007-09-25T05:54:00.001-07:00

despite my protests, my son just had to have the "Legendary" version of Halo 3, he used his allowance, and I chipped in a little,

so, here is the helmet on display with 2 crazy representatives from my soon to be former employer,

The Return of the King!

2007-08-11T10:37:00.001-07:00

Well the Xbox made it back to me,

Here are some kids enjoying it, instead of me.. boo hoo

The 3 Red Lights,

2007-07-16T14:23:00.000-07:00

Well, I have seen the lights, and they are red.. I spoke with a Xbox rep and a shipping box is on the way to me now via Purolator .

anyways, we will see what happens,

Monster Truck show 2007

2007-05-09T10:53:00.000-07:00

The Monster trucks came back to town, 5 different trucks but they put on the exact same show, cool seeing the trucks race around but we seen it all last year, Kids loved it, and that's all that really counts I suppose.

Belleville to Almonte

2007-04-14T19:10:00.000-07:00

Found this picture, another of my younger more energetic days, rode from Belleville to Almonte up highway #7 in less than 6 and a half hours,

The Bus,

2007-04-06T16:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the bus we took to Moab, each trip took about 36 hours of driving non-stop to get there from Belleville, The big picture is from the first trip. and the picture on the bottom left is also from the first trip, unloading at the trail head after 36 hours to go for a quick ride on the short (2.3 Miles) Practice Loop, before heading back to set up our campsite and rest for the real ride in the morning, although the full loop is only 12 miles long it is very challenging and exhausting. The last picture on the bottom right was on the second trip, we had more people that trip so we needed the U-Haul trailer,

The Moab trips,

2007-04-06T16:48:00.000-07:00

Before I got married I had the chance to go to Moab, Utah twice, both were great trips, These 2 pictures show our camp site in the bottom picture, amongst the trees, and the second picture shows some of the famous "SlickRock" trail, note the little white dots put there to mark the trail,.

Corner Store Days ! !

2007-04-06T16:32:00.000-07:00

Sorting through my photos today, the old style ones printed on paper, and I found a funny one taken by a customer of me at the Corner Store, Mr Convenience to be exact.

The pay wasn't very good, but I had plenty of time to persue my cycling passion,

Last Summer

2007-03-30T01:43:00.000-07:00

I am looking forward to next summer,

My New Computer,

2007-01-21T07:57:00.000-08:00

Well, the SpongeBob explosion seemed to kill my computer, and thanks to Future Shops "Don't pay for a year plan" I have a new computer now,, woo hoo,,, see the picture, as what post would be complete without a picture?

Sponge Bob....

2007-01-19T14:41:00.000-08:00

I rebooted my computer a week ago and there was this loud bang and cracking noise from my computer,, I opened up the side thinking something had gotten into one of my many fans, but everything looked ok, 3 days later I decided I was going to burn a CD, so I popped my CD Burner drive open to find the shattered remains of a Sponge Bob game, "Operation Crabby Patty".. luckily I also have a DVD drive so I can still play games, I tried to recover all the pieces but I fear there are some lost inside forever, I did shake it to get quite a few bits to fall out,,,

Then I went to work, like a CSI investigator to re assemble the evidence,, not that it would do me any good but it makes a good picture,

The drive appears to be useless now, it won't read CDs or burn any.

SAS Jeep,

2007-01-07T07:09:00.000-08:00

I looked at my last few posts, and most of them are about consumer electronics,,, so in keeping wih the title of the site, I present to you my British Desert SAS Jeep with the addition of a .50 calibre machine gun,,,

ExpressVu HD-PVR 9200

2007-01-05T07:00:00.000-08:00

Ok, our remote died for our tired old 3100 ExpressVu receiver and after looking into a replacement we thought for the price why don't we just rent that fancy new HD PVR receiver and actually make use of our HDTV! Another bonus is recording shows and not needing tapes.

Although I can't seem to record on the VCR anymore but it does play, but I assume it is just a connector is plugged in somewhere wrong. Of course when the guy was there I didn't check how anything else worked and after he left I had a few tense moments trying to get the sound all set up, The TV sound played as well as anything else that was on, making it a little confusing,

I am sure I will discover more problems, but for now it works great, and the HD channels look very good, The problems I hope will just be in the configuration of how everything is hooked up, ha ha,, anyways, here is a picture!

The newest addition to the Fleet,

2006-12-24T14:28:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of the new Avey Drywall pickup truck, and one of the vans, the other one was out on assignment.

Old ideas, and Old causes,

2006-12-23T20:03:00.001-08:00

My father was in the military, sometimes he would bring me home unusual things, one time he brought me home two Soviet propaganda flyers that were left on a plane, and I saved them, Both of these little magazines were published in 1976,

I also found a old copy of Soldier of Fortune that I had purchased way back in December of 1981, there was a add on the back, I thought a picture of the 2 flyers with this add in between would make a amusing picture, You may have to click the first picture to actually read the text on the middle advertisement,

Enjoy,

2006-12-17T05:12:00.000-08:00

Haircut day and my son wanted to try something different, He wanted to go to school like that, but after a bit of thought he asked his mother to finish the job,

Buddy is a Lamb,

2006-12-12T17:17:00.000-08:00

This is Buddy, She is a Lamb, if anyone has seen one just like this new in a store, please let me know, Thanks,

PS3,

2006-12-09T14:38:00.000-08:00

Well one of my best pals recently acquired one of the hotly sought after PlayStation 3's, this is great news, with my recent acquisition of the Xbox 360 now we will both have access to the best of both gaming worlds,

anyways, what post would be complete without pictures, here is a picture of his system with his old TV and another picture with his newest addition, I believe it is a 37" LCD,

Xbox 360 Update

2006-12-03T08:06:00.000-08:00

Here is a updated picture of my TV with the Xbox 360 installed, it is a 56 inch Samsung DLP, it is a bit older so it only supports 720p.

But it is still pretty great,

XBOX 360

2006-11-27T19:42:00.000-08:00

Well here is a pic of my new Xbox, I traded my old one at EB for a discount on this one,

The Doughboy!

2006-11-18T10:18:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of the doughboy, training for his deployment.

Spook!

2006-11-09T12:26:00.000-08:00

Well, the kids found this kitten shivering outside so I caught it and put it in the garage so it wouldn't freeze to death, and now as it got used to us, it is inside the house, here is a picture of my worst nightmare, I suppose I will get used to it,

"Spook",, ha ha,, what a name,

New Books,

2006-11-09T12:18:00.000-08:00

I ordered some new books from Chapters, they arrived today, the first books I have ordered in a long time,
I love Zombie movies and such, so I imagine these will both be excellent,

Snopes,

2006-10-08T10:19:00.000-07:00

Snopes is among the sites I check to verify if something is true or not, the internet seems to be about 80% misinformation, ha ha,

Gas update,

2006-09-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

For some reason Gas has come down to about 76 cents a Litre, who knows why.

check this site for updates, Ontario Gas Prices

Free stuff,

2006-09-30T19:46:00.000-07:00

I regularly go to the MDFC 1/6 discussion board and they are having a points redemption thing, basicly you get points for posting, and then you can redeem your points for prizes,

Here are the prizes I have gotten so far, usually it is something known, but this time it is random little suprises!

Crickets,

2006-09-09T07:00:00.000-07:00

They say it is lucky to have a cricket in your house, I disagree, they are driving me mad, I have been waging war with them all summer, so far many of them have died and I so far have not suffered any serious injuries,

Here is a picture of my arsenal, the WD-40 is not part of it, I was just too lazy to move it,

My basement is still unfinished so they have plenty of places to hide, although sometimes they reach their own demise when they trap themselves behind the vapour lock,

And for some reason some pictures of my toys, which sadly I haven't had much time for lately.

Kingston August 19th, Action figures!!!

2006-08-20T07:22:00.000-07:00

Well, I went to Kingston August 19th to the "Great Canadian Action Figure Convention" and it actually was pretty great, I wasn't sure exactly what to expect but it was pretty good, and I got some things I had been looking for, like 2 pairs of the British Boots that came with the 21C Ghurka and carded 8th army rifleman!! boy was I ever excited to find those boots!!!! I also got a boxed figure I had been hoping to get and a "Twisting Toys" Panzerfaust 60 carded set.

Adam got a load of new weapons for his troops and a partly dressed figure,

The roof, and the desk,

2006-08-11T20:52:00.000-07:00

My wireless reception was going crazy, so they came over and pointed my antenna at the Campbelford Tower instead of the Wooler tower, and even though it is 5 more miles away, the reception is great, anyways, the guy had to move and repoint my antenna,

So, now it faces a different direction than the 4 or 5 other people on my street that have it, !!!!

Also earlier I posted a pic of my computer desk well I re organized the area, and here is a pic of my new and improved computer desk,, ha ha,,

Ring Girl,

2006-08-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

Rachelle Leah, UFC Ring Girl, visiting troops in Iraq

Cheap Gas,

2006-07-23T16:28:00.000-07:00

Yep, filled up my Wife's van on the way home today,

Only $1.03.7

My Computer Desk

2006-07-22T13:26:00.000-07:00

Here is my desk, with my computer and my surrounding toys, The basement isn't finished yet, and I think it will still be a few years before we get to it,

More rock pictures,

2006-06-18T14:13:00.000-07:00

After reviewing my picture file I found some interesting shots, trying to get the rock to stand up, and another just of the house how it looks now with the new rock, woo hoo

New Rock

2006-06-17T14:26:00.000-07:00

Got a new rock today, here in no particular order are some pics of the whole process,

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Redneck Madness

2006-04-29T20:43:00.000-07:00

ok, took the kids to see Monster Trucks, not really my thing, but it was kind of cool, although it was portrayed as a sporting event, it was actually just a show, I saw through it though but kept it mostly to myself so as not to spoil the illusion for the kids, and the poor uneducated adults in attendance, ha ha,,

Here are some pictures, of the Wheelie competition, this I believe was truly a accident and not staged because it took them about 25 minutes to right the truck and clean up the mess and spilt fluids,

A little picture

2006-03-19T10:52:00.000-08:00

Improper way to store Mortar bombs.

2006-01-16T11:30:00.000-08:00

Captured!

2005-12-30T10:38:00.000-08:00

After months of tracking, the special JTF-2 and Coalition unit has tracked down the 2 Bad Guys!!!

Fallschirmjagers

2005-12-11T10:36:00.000-08:00

Out in the Cold again,

2005-12-04T14:21:00.000-08:00

Some of my Autumn camouflaged troops have been caught off guard by the changing season.

A Co-Worker in his Glory Days,

2005-11-27T11:13:00.000-08:00

2005-11-13T14:01:00.000-08:00

and the last few.

2005-11-13T13:52:00.000-08:00

More pics from the below set.

Out in the cold.

2005-11-13T13:44:00.000-08:00

Well, it was pretty windy and cold and almost rained, but I got some shots of my guys, I couldn't get them all to fit without it looking crowded so I left some of the guys in yesterdays post inside.

Ready for the cold,

2005-11-12T18:13:00.000-08:00

I am going out to play in the driveway tomorrow, and take some pictures, I am going to use all or some of the troops pictured... click the picture to see better detail,

My TV

2005-11-06T16:34:00.000-08:00

Yay, while I was taking the picture my squad was wiped out, click the pic to see it bigger!

Dirt Footed Ivans

2005-11-06T16:16:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of my Russians, from a set I sent in for a contest, these are the left over pictures, in the one you can see the troops are prepareing to assualt a recycle bin, oops.

British SAS

2005-09-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

Pictured are some of my British SAS soldiers, they are on a long patrol and have come across a abandoned observation post. They have parked their jeep out of camera range, the driver and Bren gunner are providing cover while the Officer radios in their position and enjoys a spot of tea.

Ottawa

2005-08-21T06:56:00.000-07:00

We, My friend Pete, and my son went to the Ottawa War Museum on Friday, it was pretty good. got a few good pictures, the 2 pictures of the destroyed German Stug show it as I think more than battle damaged, from the number of holes I think it was used for target practice.

The Nebelwerfer picture will be of particular interest to my doll collecting friends it is clear proof that the "DiD" 1/6th Nebelwerfer is indeed correct in showing only one rocket loaded into the tubes. ha ha.

I also thought the Panzer II parked right beside a Russian T-34 was a interesting sight.

There was a T-72 on display in the museum as well set up in a little action scene, but because it was so huge, there was no way to get a real angle to get a good picture of it.

And lastly I took a picture of the price of gas when I returned home from my trip, for our American friends that is roughly a little over $4 a gallon...

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Old Fort Henry.

2005-08-16T20:31:00.000-07:00

Took the kids today to see Old Fort Henry in Kingston, it was pretty neat. Missed a whole load of good pictures but here are some of the better ones I got. The small cannon I believe is called a Carronade, similiar in effect to a shotgun. the larger one is a 24 pounder. We had a great time and learned a lot.

My House,

2005-08-14T16:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of my house, just before we moved in, in June of 2003, and a picture now. I am still not happy with the lawn, but I suppose that is ok.

Red Devils,

2005-08-14T07:20:00.000-07:00

Here is one picture of my Red Devils in a group shot,

The Truck, (SUV)

2005-08-05T16:49:00.000-07:00

OK, the car is now mine, Here is a picture of the old truck, a 92 Explorer, it has served me well, but now it is time for it to leave. Here it is alone and pictured with it's usurper.

E-Test madness.

2005-08-01T19:27:00.000-07:00

My Birthday is coming up, thankyou, thankyou, anyways. I get a "Birthday card" from the Ministry of Transportation, I need my new sticker and I need a E-Test.

Well, I take my trusty old truck in, a 92 Explorer, and they tell me it has a exaust leak and can't even be tested, and they estimate the repairs at $480.00 so I tell them I will think about it and I leave with my truck.

Long story short we went car shopping, I have decided that I need a car, no longer will I ride high above the masses looking down upon them, So I brought this car home on a overnight test drive, I am happy with it, and all the money stuff is approved.

This car is 1/1 scale.

The Experimental Rifle

2005-07-31T18:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture I took outside to stir up some debate among my doll collecting friends, but they must of not noticed it.

A Past Display,

2005-07-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

Machine Gun Team

Here is a link to pictures of my MG-42 team.

Mortar Redux

2005-07-23T07:59:00.000-07:00

I reposed the scene loosley based on Stephens observations. I couldn't remove all the gear. took me to long to get it all on there.

Mortar Team,

2005-07-22T09:23:00.000-07:00

On top of my stereo stand I set up a little scene, a diorama if you will, and every month or so I rotate my troops through it, Here is this months little scene, two SS men operating a German 8cm mortar ( Granatwerfer 34 ) the loader is wearing a winter parka in field grey and the assistant is wearing a similar parka but with the Italian army camo scheme.

Man Dollys

2005-07-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

Well, here is my first entry. I have been collecting dolls now for about 7 years. When I was little I had G.I Joes. the 12 inch, 1/6th scale ones. but they are all gone, a angry little boy smashed them all, oh yeah, that was me, anyways then a few years ago I was at Toys R Us and they had a G.I Joe Modern Desert soldier, so I bought it, just thinking I would just get the one, and put it by my computer and it would remind me of the old days.

Needless to say, it didn't end there, then I found there were companys that made very realistic World War 2 figures, now I have about 70 of them and several vehicles.

My main focus is German SS soldiers, I know, they were nasty, but they had the coolest uniforms and gear, I also have a section or squad of British Paratroopers, and a group of British SAS soliders equiped for the North Africa campaign. I also have a few British Royal Marine Commandos, as well as 2 German Paratroopers, (Fallshirmjagers)

Oh, and some Dirt Footed Ivans as well,, as can be seen in the below picture,

Russian Defenders.

2005-07-22T07:34:00.000-07:00