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Archive for 2012
The Best of Eye Handy
Monday, February 6th, 2012Jello Shots & Beer Kegs for today’s Superbowl party
Sunday, February 5th, 2012You need to make some Jello shots for the Superbowl party today? Plan on having a legion of nubile college coeds cheer for you, or just want something besides beer?
This young lady will help.
Gonna skip the Jello and stick with a beer keg? We can help you with that too.
So I Married an Irhabist Militant
Saturday, February 4th, 2012Hate Real Shallow and Vacuous Housewives of Different Cities? Us too. Here’s something a little different.
Foreign Islamist fighters poured into Somalia back in ’06 when the Ethiopian military moved in to assist former president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. They were happily greeted by al-Shabaab and integrated into much of Somali society, though in August of last year many of them were expelled from Mogadishu after heavy fighting with AMISOM and TFG forces.
Somalia Report has an interview with Shuuto Juuni Mohamed, the wife of one of these fighters. Though her father says she was brainwashed, the 20-year old woman remains loyal to her banished jihadist husband.
It’s an interesting read.
Jedi by Kinect
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Chris Pratt…fighting Darth Vader in his bathrobe and underwear…at last the circle is complete.
It’s Official: Man Vs. Wild With Bear Grylls Is The Greatest Video Game Ever
Saturday, February 4th, 2012From sweet, gravity-defying flips to snake skin canteens full of urine, this video featuring (hilarious) commentary by best friends Matt and Pat easily shows why the Man Vs. Wild video game is the greatest game ever.
Words of warning: you may want to turn your volume down just a tad. Also, the video is a bit NSFW.
Operation Savior, from AEX
Friday, February 3rd, 2012Help save a life with Airsoft Extreme. They’re sponsoring a special operation on February 18th for Michelle Smith.
Michelle is married to Matt Smith. Matt Smith has been a long standing member of the airsoft community who has put forth an immense amount of work over the years, but has remained silent, humbly in the background doing work for the community that few have ever know, but all have seen. This Gentleman has created the very image of the airsoft community in the Bay Area (where AEX is headquarterded with a number of organizations that make the Bay Area airsoft community what it is today. Matt Smith is a close friend of AEX and many others in the airsoft community. He came to them with a need, a need that is not for him, but for his wife and a need that no one would want to face. Michelle needs a heart and double lung transplant.
Reader Guest Blog: “FROM DUST!” Says Sherman
Friday, February 3rd, 2012ALCON: We’re going to periodically feature some guest blogs from our readership (assuming they can write somewhat intelligently
Tactical Fanboy: FROM DUST, by Ubisoft
about something our audience would enjoy…which pretty much is guns to movies to video games to boobs real and imagined…) The first installment of Reader Guest Blog comes to you from the convoluted and somewhat Escher-print-like gray matter of Isaac Sherman, the author of Pygmalion’s Geas (a blog we only rarely understand). He is also, for those of you who follow the Mad Duo, a contributor to Breach-Bang-Clear. Isaac is going to talk about a game today. Hopefully none of the words are too big.
FROM DUST! says Isaac Sherman. Try it.
After logging an obscene amount of time playing Skyrim, I came across this game on Steam. Just 5 USD and it looked like just my style. What’s not to like about being a pagan god with gozillions of minions?
It’s called From Dust, by Ubisoft, and I figured, “Why not? It’s less than lunch at Applebee’s.” Of course, I only eat at Applebee’s on Veteran’s Day because it’s free for military (it’s really not that good), but the logic seems sound. Just a few days ago it was on sale for 66% off the regular price of $15 (FYI, those Steam guys are great for selling gems at a huge discount, it’s worth taking a peak every now and again if you’re not already ware of it.) Oh and yes, for clarity’s sake, this was on the PC.
Airsoft GI is giving a way a Kriss
Friday, February 3rd, 2012Airsoft GI is less than four thousand Facebook Likes away from giving away a KWA KRISS Vector GBB SMG. You could be one of the first people in the world to own one, and you won’t even have to pay for it. Just gotta go out, spread the word and make sure all of your FB friends like their page.
New AFT video up
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Epic Car Key Peehole Destruction is the new video from Action Figure Therapy. (Warning: Language, duh.)
“If everything goes according to plan should have a new Ranger, Chavez and Jungle video up by tomorrow at noon,” Action Figure Therapy says. “If it doesn’t we’ll probably just get drunk on box wine from Costco and go skinny dipping in a fountain at the nearest outdoor mall. Because that’s what Jungle would do.”
Spartan Imports SHOT Show Wrap-up
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Spartan Imports, purveyor of Airsoft equipment and nifty kit, has posted their SHOT Show wrap-up for all and sundry to read. If you get a second, check it out.
TFB: Spartan Imports SHOT Show Wrap-up
Overade Foldable Bike Helmet
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Designed by Patrick Jouffret of Agency 360, a French design studio
in collaboration with engineer Philippe Arrouart, the Overade is a bicycle helmet designed to fold into a compact shape when not in use, for easy storage in a bag or backpack. It also offers the same level of protection as a standard bicycle helmet. The goal of its design was to create a portable helmet that would encourage more cyclists to wear them. Prototypes for the Overade have existed since 2010, but commercial production is expected later this year.
Hat Tip: Geeky Gadgets
SHOT Show 2012: More on Combat Flipflops
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012SSD has followed the development of Combat Flipflops pretty much since the beginning. (You may recall the picture of their SHOT Show debut on Tactical Mama’s feet.) In any case, they are cruising right along, expanding their product line and providing impressive assistance to the Afghans working at their factory. At first blush it might seem strange, getting behind “flip-flops” made in Afghanistan, but the guys helping the HNs making this happen are incredibly passionate about it. Think about it…there will be just a limited market for the ANA combat boots they started making. Once that’s done, then what? Here’s a viable way to support the indigenous economy, help train skilled workers and give them an opportunity to $10-a-bomb IED planting or narcotics cultivation. I was really impressed by these guys and am looking forward to SSD readers getting to learn more by dint of the Combat Flipflop Whiskey-5 (which will be coming soon).
Soldier Systems: Tactical Mama sportin' her Combat Flip Flops on the floor at SHOT.
Griff says they have some new models coming down the pike, including Jingle Trucks (So Loud You’ll Hear Them Coming), the Burkhas (Ladies Only) and the Technicals (Utilitarian footwear with heavy weapon embellishments). You can watch for the latest developments on the Combat Flip Flops Facebook page.
In the meantime check out the pictures they’ve posted on their production facility in Afghanistan on the Combat Flip Flops website.
Soldier Systems Daily: The Evolution of the Combat Flip Flop Facility in Afghanistan
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Aliens: Colonial Marines Contact Trailer
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Check out the latest trailer for the upcoming ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’. It’s Kick-ass Space Marines fighting terrifying Xenomorphs, all gloriously pre-rendered. Sure, there’s no actual new gameplay footage, but it already looks a lot better than ‘Alien 3’ could ever hope to be. It’s a shame this game got pushed back to Fall.
Stormtrooper home on leave
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The story of a Stormtrooper home on leave...
Real Steel Blu-ray reviewed over on UTR
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Under the Radar ran a review by the Mad Duo today, covering the recent extended Blu-ray version of Real Steel. Not sure why they’re doing more there and on other sites than their own, but if you haven’t seen that movie (or even if you have) you might get a laugh out of the write-up. Or not.
Tell you one thing they’re right about for sure. Having some of those robots cammied up and equipped for a mission with USSOCOM would be a bad ass sequel.
The Mad Duo reviews Real Steel on Under the Radar.
Morale Patches: When do we get this one?
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012As more than one of our readership has pointed out, this patch (from Bob Riggle’s rousing speech for ELITE) would be pretty popular if it was widely available. When will someone be making this?
Oh, and Lt. Col. Riggle, hat tip to you for your anti-hippie stance. God bless you.
Tactical Fanboy: Check the Modern Marfare 3 morale patch.
Bacon Beer.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Yep. This is a lager brewed by Brauerei Spezial in Bamberg. It’s made for (well, besides bacon-loving patriots) eating along with meats like kielbasa, smoked chicken, maybe some grilled pork chops…you get the idea. “Bamberg makes a lightly smoky lager that’s crisp and amber-colored. It’s very dry and slightly nutty, with an unmistakable bacon note in the finish…”
Read the story of Bacon Beer on Esquire.
Don’t drink beer? Try some bacon flavored Jones Soda.
Gratuitous Hot Chick with Gun
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Tactical Fanboy: We like hot females with weapons...especially if they manage NOT to put their finger on the trigger.
Perception Test: Monsters
Monday, January 30th, 2012Thanks to Off the Grid Concepts for this exercise in perception and perspicacity.
The Bitch Slaps: Don’t Get Slapped
Monday, January 30th, 2012Nice little speech about Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3’s ELITE…”cuz noobs poo in their pants.”
Hat tip to Under the Radar.
SHOT Show 2012: Jones Tactical Belts
Monday, January 30th, 2012One of the advantages of attending SHOT is not just being able to see new products at all the different booths. One of the things I like
most is the opportunity to catch up with so many individuals from so many places all in one week. You may run into one or two at the NTOA Conference, then another a New Breed of Warrior, but darn near everyone attends SHOT. This gives you the chance to hear and see what they’ve seen and heard and like, what kind of EDC or specialty kit they’re running, etc. When you run into multiple peers wearing something or talking about something they say you should investigate, you’d be foolish not to.
Over the course of SHOT I bumped into several friends who spoke very highly of the Cobra belts from Jones Tactical LLC. So we’re clear, I haven’t gotten my hands on one or worn one, but I heard nothing but good things (I wear a Yates CQB Cobra and love it, though I intend to give the Jones belt a try). Among those who advised their preference for Jones Tactical belts: MilsSpec Monkey, one of the engineers from War Sport, a USSA instructor and a couple of friends who prefer to remain anonymous.
You can find more information on the various belts on the Jones Tactical website and Facebook page, and a lot of pictures on their Flickr page.
SSD: Jones Tactical belts of various colors
Deep Sea Salvage Finds…a UFO?
Monday, January 30th, 2012Swedish treasure hunters of the deep-sea salvage company Ocean Explorer searching a classified location on the floor of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland may have found a UFO. Using a side-scan sonar they located a cylindrical object some 60 meters in diameter with a “rigid tail 400 meters long”. Apparently they also found a second disc-like shape some 200 meters away.
Could be a UFO. Could be some weird mangle of sunken ships since, you know, there are tens of thousands of sunken ships on the bottom of the Baltic, dating back to when their crews carved on each other with bronze.
Tactical Fanboy: a diver from Ocean Explorer
Chuck Taylor Classic Boot XHi
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
It’s the iconic Chuck Taylor sneaker, but made into a military-inspired boot form. The upper is a non-waterproof powdered suede and it features heavy-duty laces. Pretty interesting, and cool-looking, if not totally functional as an actual boot. Comes in two colors: Chocolate (Brown) and Castlerock (Black).
You can buy them here.
Kickstarter: Zombie Graphic Novel FUBAR Makes New York Times Best Seller List
Saturday, January 28th, 2012This is pretty cool. Always good to see someone achieve success, especially someone without contacts and agents and whatnot. This guy began a Kickstarter page for his graphic novel, and now it’s on the New York Times best seller list. That’s awesome and we with him continued success. Read the story in its entirety here.
Tactical Fanboy: The cover of FUBAR.
Resident Evil 6 Reveal Trailer
Saturday, January 28th, 2012Check out this reveal trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil 6. Fan favorites Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield return as the main characters along with a brand new protagonist as they deal with a world-wide zombie/BOW (Bio Organic Weapon) outbreak. Looks even more action packed than previous games in the series, which, considering 4 and 5, is really saying something.
Resident Evil 6 drops November 20th, 2012.
