Siblings' Handiwork Part 1

Well, I haven't had much to blog on lately - at least anything that would make a good post. So instead of blogging about me, I've decided to start a series of posts sharing some of the things that my siblings have created!

First up is one of my brothers, who has really gotten into building plastic models. Here is his latest one, a P-51D Mustang!

^ Some of the beautiful cockpit detailing!

^ More cockpit detail.

^ Gun and magazine detail.

He really did a fantastic job on this one - and it's only his third model he's built! He did the painting, decals, and gluing all by himself too :-)

~Mac

Balancing Act

Random creative art object:

"Balancing Act"

by Mac, 2011

shoes, bar clamps, wood

Now if only I had a big enough name; it would be worth millions then!

~Mac

DIY eDrum Build: Upgrade!

So I upgraded my eDrum kit this past week:

^ I replaced my old, not-so-good kick drum pad with a vertical pad and an actual kick drum pedal!

^ That gusset supports the pad when the beater hits it.

^The pad.

^ I didn't get a beater with the pedal, so I improvised one with an old marshmallow stick and part of an old bandsaw belt. :-)

This setup looks, triggers, and feels so much better than my old setup!

Special thanks goes to my construction and power-tool loving brother who helped me out on this upgrade and provided tools and building materials :-)

~Mac

Red Carpet!

The movie that I scored - "23:59" - had its world premiere last Friday night!

^ The "23:59" cake at the premiere!

It opened to great critical and popular acclaim, and definitely lived up to the hype :-) Everyone really enjoyed the movie, and the music as well! Now we'll see how DVD sales go ;-)

~Mac