I enjoy repairing mechanical items. I also enjoy watching others repair and restore old mechanical items.
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Revenge of the (NASA) Nerds
Happy Thanksgiving!
Restoring a neglected Swiss vise
As a fan of old stuff, well stocked wood and metal work shops, talented individuals and stories of restoration this video checks a lot of boxes for me…
Veteran’s Day 2018
Thank you to those who served before me and those who served after me, may you never be forgotten.
A US Army detachment leaves Le Havre, France, for the front
With goggles atop his head, Ernie Pyle talks to a group of soldiers near Anzio, Italy
- Missouri infantrymen pose for a New Year greeting, 19th Infantry Regiment, Kumsong front, Korea, 14 December 1951
This was the C-130 “Hercules” crew that flew part of the 500 Belgium paratroopers to the Belgium, Congo to quell a native uprising
My Grandfather at 21 (1943-44)
Rosebud!
No, not the famous last word of Charles Foster Kane but rather Rosebud’s WWI and Early Aviation Image Archive.
Actually the website of Rod Filan and maintained by “Rosebud”, it was a treasure trove of downloadable early aviation pictures from the early 1900s through the end of WWI. I hadn’t visited in a while and when I tried to several months ago (I needed new background pics for the work computer) my bookmark didn’t work anymore. My friend Mr Google couldn’t tell me what happened nor did I find any answers at the next best place I could think of for information The Aerodrome.
I still don’t know why it went away, but archive.org and their Wayback Machine found a version that’s still active: Rosebud’s WWI and Early Aviation Image Archive.
It’s still well worth a visit…
Albatros D.V 1154/17 Ltn. Max Ritter von Müller Jasta 28
de Havilland Airco DH2 in flight
Drive it like you stole it! – Герцоги Хаззарда Edition
BT-7-1 (I think) possibly being driven by Evel Knievel
Will Commissar Hoggovitch and Senior Lieutenant of State Security Rosco P. Coltranesky ever catch those Dukeshvilii boys?
