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Bonbon Scale Model

Last week I discovered Bobby Fingers – an Irish savant with a sense of humor only challenged by his mastery of multiple skill sets. The algorithm has since decided I needed to discover another obscure modeling channel – Bonbon Scale Model. I can’t imagine I’m ever gonna model with clay or even build a 1/43 scale 750 Monza, but the skills sets and tools these guys use fascinate me. As someone that spends a lot of time in his own shop, there’s just something so fun about seeing other guys work in different mediums, using tools I know nothing about, …

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Projects

Bobby Fingers

I’ve never gotten into model making. I suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and tiny shit makes my hands hurt… But, I’ve always appreciated the discipline and marveled at some of things people have been able to create in miniature. Recently, I was talking to a friend of mine on the other side of the pond and he asked if I had ever heard of Bobby Fingers. He gasped when he I heard I hadn’t and as soon as we were off the phone, a link came through via text. I’ve been down for the count ever since… Much of this content …

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Reviews & Features

Box Cutter Update

My search for the ultimate EDC box cutter continues… My current carry is overpriced and overbuilt, but perfect for my use case. It’s the CHUB flipper. I got mine for $150, but looks like they are going for over $200 now. The quality of the machine work justifies that, but I’m not sure any box cutter is worth $200. There is, however, a new entry to the market since the last time we discussed these things. It’s called the Keen Box Cutter and it’s currently on Kickstarter. They are made really, really well and have a nice heft to them. …

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Featured Spaces

The Pie Factory

You know how threads in the Garage Gallery start out as build threads and then, over time, sort of morph into daily blogs of sorts? I love that… and recently, I’ve fallen into the rabbit hole at the Pie Factory. “When graduating from college, my dream home was a barn with a small loft apartment above a workshop, a wood stove, an old truck, a dog, and blond twin girlfriends. Probably in Vermont. I’ve struck out on the barn, the twins, the dog, and the green mountain state. Wood stoves are banned unless grandfathered in in San Francisco. Someday I …

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News & Editorial

Vintage Space Electronics…

I’ve been working on a project recently that involves some old Apollo era switches. While searching for tutorials on how to mess with those, I ran across a Frenchman that lives for this shit… and his YouTube channel is ridiculous. He does everything from rebuilding Soviet era space flown mission timers to completely reworking Apollo era guidance computers. It is massively impressive… And while I know this is pretty far from the wheelhouse of this joint, I thought some of you might enjoy the technical side of all this as much as I did. You can view all of Marc’s …

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