Tamiya Black Porsche 84057 Pre-Orders

Both Tower Hobbies and Horizon Hobbies are taking pre-orders for the re-issue of the infamous Tamiya Black Porsche 934 for a very reasonable $209.99. It’s a little harder to find on Tower Hobbies, especially since there’s no photo provided, but the kit number 84057 gives it away. While this is a limited edition kit, the version coming out of Japan for the Japanese market adds a bit more exclusivity with the inclusion of a black canvas carrying bag, al-la the original Tamiya Black 934.

More Tamiya Buggy Champ 58441 Pre-Order Info

If you live in the US, both Tower Hobbies and Horizon Hobbies are taking pre-orders for the Tamiya Buggy Champ for around $340. Tower Hobbies says Late July delivery, while Horizon says early September, so it’s anyone’s guess as to when they might come in.

Cottage Door

Snapped this one last  year in color and decided to work it up in black-and-white. I like the b/w tonal values. Continue Reading >>

A Few Days With An iPhone 3G[S]

Having owned a 3G iPhone for about a year, I wasn’t too torqued up about upgrading to a 3G[S] given the short list of improvements and cost of upgrading. But now that I’ve spent a few days with the new device, I gotta say, I am impressed. Here are my favorite improvements: Continue Reading >>

Deleting Your iPhone Data – For Good!

Selling you old iPhone to offset the cost of a new one? So did I. Twice, as a matter in fact. Before you ship it off, you’ll want to delete all your data on you phone. A simple “Restore” through iTunes isn’t enough. Here’s what I did. Continue Reading >>

iPhone 3G[S] Unboxing Photos

The new iPhone 3G S is available today. I pre-ordered mine and it just arrived a few minutes ago. Continue Reading >>

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