Yeah, posting this video is about a month too late to be completely topical, but Taiwan-based Next Media Animation’s take on just about anything is good for a quick laugh.
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North Korea Uses Music From ‘Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’ For Propaganda
Thursday, February 21st, 2013North Korea has, for the second time recently, released a propaganda video that steals assets from a popular Western-developed video game, this time music from ‘Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’. The first instance of this was an earlier video that featured footage of a war-torn New York City that was clearly taken from ‘Modern Warfare 3’. The video was taken down from YouTube due to a copyright violation, but it’s still embedded on Kotaku for those who are curious.
AKU Pilgrim
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013AKU’s updated followup to their popular Bosco boot, made in collaboration with UK-based Trekitt, looks fantastic. The Pilgrim is offered in two models: the Pilgrim DS for dry hot climates and Pilgrim GTX for wet temperate climates; the later uses Gore-Tex.
Tactical Helmet Rank – Indiegogo
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
The Tactical Helmet Rank on Indiegogo is a project for a device designed to snap into the NVD bracket of the Army Combat Helmet. At the moment, only the CPT and E-7 insignia have been produced; further funding will lead to the entirety of Army ranks being produced, with insignia for ranks in the other branches following at a later time.
Presidents Day
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Today is Presidents Day, AKA the third Monday in February celebrated in honor of George Washington’s birthday. In recognition of this, I present this image of a zombie-fightin’ Washington as done by the always entertaining sharpwriter on Etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sharpwriter?ref=seller_info
Full Auto Slingshot Minigun
Sunday, February 17th, 2013Powered with a Black & Decker power screwdriver, no less.
19th Century Russian General’s Head Replaced With Chuck Norris’ In Portrait
Saturday, February 16th, 2013
An artist on Society6 named Replaceface has taken many of the 19th century portraits of Russian generals by George Dawe and replaced the heads with those of modern day celebrities.
Smuggler’s Belt
Friday, February 15th, 2013
The Smuggler’s Belt by Barrett Alley houses a hidden compartment for “…carrying microfiche, concealed banknotes, or other contraband.” The belt is made from US vegetable tanned cowhide with an iron buckle forged by a skilled American blacksmith. Additionally, each belt ships with no additional cost in the US.
It’s Valentine’s Day
Thursday, February 14th, 2013‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 LE Blu-Ray Set
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The design for the limited edition Blu-ray set for the third season of ‘The Walking Dead’ was revealed. It’s modeled after the Governor’s aquarium of walker heads seen earlier in the season. It comes with five walker heads that can be arranged in any order, and the set can be filled with water and the aquariums light up. The set will be available later this year.
http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2013/02/season-3-limited-edition-blu-ray.php
Smittybilt G.E.A.R. For Jeeps
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Smittybilt G.E.A.R. is a line of vehicle accessories with PALS webbing: seat covers, tailgate covers, overhead consoles, and door panels. The line is designed largely for more recent Jeep models as listed: CJ, Wrangler, and Wrangler Unlimited, although in the case of the seat covers, “universal truck seat” covers are also available. The product line is constructed from 600 denier polyester with a PVC liner and is UV stable; the overhead consoles are constructed from covered 3/16″ solid plate. Available in Black, Coyote Tan, OD Green, and ACU.
Norwegian Army – Harlem Shake
Monday, February 11th, 2013I watched this video exactly three times before I finally had the sense to Google ‘Harlem Shake’ and figure out exactly what the hell was going on.
Michonne Resin Statue – Pre-Order
Monday, February 11th, 2013
McFarlane Toys is offering this highly-detailed and bad-ass resin statue of the Michonne from ‘The Walking Dead’. The 14.5″ statue is hand signed by series creator Robert Kirkman with a certificate of authenticity signed by Todd McFarlane and details Michonne, katana in hand, mid-combat against two walkers. Limited to 1500 pieces, the statue will be available for sale at noon, EST today, the time of this article’s publication.
Blank MMA Camouflage Fight Shorts
Sunday, February 10th, 2013
Blank MMA is a website that offers MMA fight shorts in a variety of modern camouflages including MultiCam, A-TACS FG, ABU, ACU, MARPAT, and NWU, along with more generic patterns and solid colors. The shorts feature a heavy-duty stretch fabric with a bi-directional internal waistband with internal drawstring. At the time of writing, the shorts were on sale upwards of 55% off.
POV / Action Camera Backpack Mount
Saturday, February 9th, 2013Right on the heels of another body worn camera mount, comes another Kickstarter project, the POV / Action Camera Backpack Mount for GoPro, Contour, others by Rodger Dean.
The key is the VuPackPole from VuVantage that attaches to your pack and places your camera in a 3rd person Point of View.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/vuvantage/pov-action-camera-pack-mount-for-gopro-contour-oth
This article was originally published on Solider Systems Daily.
‘Die Hard’ The Musical (Mildly NSFW)
Friday, February 8th, 2013The original ‘Die Hard’ done as a musical from the perspective of Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman). There’s a bit of salty language and violence, but it’s ‘Die Hard’, so that’s expected.
ONE Custom ‘NZCS Tactical Corset’
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Because it’s been a slow season, the folks of Niall’s Zombie Control Service have offered to make ‘one’ (see, the all-caps emphasis in the title was totally necessary) custom ‘NZCS Tactical Corset’ for ‘one’ lucky female individual, a piece of kit usually reserved for one of their team members. There are four stipulations to getting the corset, however:
1. You must be custom fitted, this must take place in the Portland Metro Area (Oregon).
2. You will not get the patches that they have on our uniforms.
3. The cost will be $225.
4. It will take up to 2 weeks after the fitting before it is ready.
Interested parties may contact NZCS via private message on their Facebook page.
Kickstarter – ‘3rd Person View’ Action-Cam Camera Mount for Extreme Sports
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013You’ve got just under two weeks to get in on this UK-based Kickstarter project by Sail Video Systems. The ‘3rd Person View’ action-cam camera mount for extreme sports, is exactly what the name implies. Instead of standard POV mounts, this one puts you in the picture.
It consists of three elements: the curved carbon sandwich backplate that is worn with a waterproof adjustable sports belt, Fully adjustable camera pole and a unique locking/release mechanism. Additionally, there are two adapters that will enable you to mount any camera (up to ±1,5 kg) at any angle
www.kickstarter.com/projects/erikvonk/3rd-person-view-action-cam-camera-mount-for-extrem-0
This post was originally featured on Soldier Systems Daily.
ARGUS-IS Drone Camera
Monday, February 4th, 2013The ARGUS-IS (Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Imaging System) is a powerful 1.8-Gigapixel camera capable of real-time, high-resolution video for the purposes of finding, tracking and monitoring events in real time; it’s able to identify six inch targets from up to 20,000 feet in the air. Leave it to DARPA to make the inevitable machine takeover that much easier.
It’s Super Bowl Sunday
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013While I prep an article more appropriate for the content usually featured on this site, I offer this topical video explaining exactly why you should put all your faith in the Baltimore Ravens winning the Super Bowl later today.
Edit: He called it; always bet on Carl.
Remington Versa Max Shotguns With Zombie Coating
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
Remington has expanded their line of Versa Max semi-auto shotguns to include two “zombie” coatings: Gargoyle Green and Pink Explosion. Versa Max shotguns feature an 8+1 capacity with the use of 2 3/4″ shells, the ProBore choke system that includes both IC and tactical extended choke tubes, oversized bolt release, oversized bolt release button, and oversized trigger guard, receiver mounted picatinny rail, HiViz front sight, and picatinny barrel clamp for accessories mounting.
Shooting Chainsaws With A Slingshot Bazooka
Friday, February 1st, 2013Slingshot master Joerg Sprave has taken his enormous, and powerful, bazooka slingshot, and used it to successfully launch a chainsaw projectile.
Magpul PTS – PDR-C AEG
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
The PDR-C AEG will soon be released as part of the Magpul PTS line. It’s constructed from reinforced polymer and features a custom hybrid gearbox with 8mm bearings, and a muzzle velocity of 350 FPS with the use of 0.2g 6mm BBs. For logistical reasons, the PDR-C AEG is designed for use with both PTS AEG PMAGs and AEG NATO-standard USGI-style magazines. Other specifications include a length of 18~20″, a weight of 3~4 lbs., three fire modes (safe/semi/full auto), front-wired Tamiya mini type plug (no battery included – 8.4V suggested), 11.5″ carbine barrel, M1913A Spec picatinny top rail, fully ambidextrous design, integrated light option, and single point sling mount.
http://shop.magpul-pts.com/product/pts_pdr_c
TFB Patches Are In The Works
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
Just in case you’re not a frequenter of the Tactical Fanboy Facebook page, we are currently working with Mil-Spec Monkey on getting a run of Fanboy logo patches made up. These are some color variations that don’t necessarily represent what the final products will look like, although, as I’ve said before, I really dig the bottom-right pattern.
