The DMZ card of the firewall encountered hadrware malfunction which caused the last days' unavailability of this web site. Sorry for this but it's not easy to find old ISA cards for this old machine. Maybe I'll have to switch to a new Soekris4801/OpenBSD firewall soon...

Taiho Schichauzo garage kits are evolving, see AMC forum for step by step review. I was pretty amazed how easy I managed to use my new airbrush to paint shades without masking. I'm happy of this device. By the way I received my Fujimi's Honda Today G-Police+Motocompo 1/24 kit of the same series!

JASDF fans will find their pleasure in the last "Combat Aircaft" magazine Vol.6/nr3 (UK publication): JASDF's F-15J & E-767 participating to "Cope Thunder '04" in Alaska (pictures of refueled F-15J) and a wh
ole review of the Mistubishi F-1 in the JASDF, ending its career in Tsuiki AB within 6 Hikotai. Sugoi but sad!!!