In Israel schools are open again. A lot of restrictions are being relaxed. It was something to be expected after about 4 straight days without a single new case of COVID-19. Then, yesterday, the penny dropped. There were 17 NEW cases confirmed. Among them, a teacher, a worker in a home for the elderly, a … More Corona – Getting Back to —-What?
My wife and I are both retirees, As such we are members of the most vulnerable part of the population. So we take the self quarantine orders seriously. The interesting thing about that is that , for us, it entails remarkably little inconvenience. We keep each other company, and we have our 2 dogs. Our … More Corona Virus – House Arrest
I have recently, now almost a month, been having pains in my left leg. They aren’t always there. They seem to appear mostly when I am sitting at my computer. My GP doctor thought they were most likely muscular in origin, bit just to be sure she sent me for some x-rays. A second opinion … More Growing (Older ) Pains
I was cleaning up some shelves this week and found several books that I am willing to give away/sell. Books are heavy and postage is expensive. There are two sections to this list. I have not listed prices for anything. Make an offer that includes postage. For cost of postage assume – 0-1kg – $20, … More Some Books for Sale
Many people know that the major naval powers camouflaged their warships in the Second World War. The Russian fleet, however, has received little attention. Possibly because of the nature of the then Communist regime. In any case, here are some examples of camouflage on Soviet ships of that era.
Yesterday I decided to take a lunch break from my ongoing struggles with reorganizing data on my computer. I took a little piece of leftover chicken an stuck it in the microwave oven to warm up while I selected a couple of salads to have with it. The microwave beeped to notify me that my … More A Microwave Saga
This past month I added 4 models to my collection. All of them are painted in their First World War dazzle camouflage patterns. Two of them I purchased, and 2 others I built because no commercial model maker currently offers them. The difference in quality is obvious, but there were no alternatives. The Nereus is … More Some New Additions to My Model Collection
My collection once had models representing every large American aircraft carrier that served in WWII. Each one was painted in a distinctive camouflage pattern. CV 2 represents the prewar measure 1 overall dark grey. That design gave way to measure 12, modified, which used three colors in a mottled pattern. almost every ship that was … More My Models – US WWII Fleet Carriers
One of our best friends and neighbor passed away from Cancer; That is why I haven’t been actively posting recently I hope to resume soon.
Here are pictures of ships From The Russian Second Pacific Squadron that sailed halfway around the world, only to be destroyed at the battle of Tsushima. Once again, I have omitted sister ships where the models are identical
Wetherhorn 