Way Station by Clifford D. Simak

"Enoch Wallace

looked like any other man on Earth – except that:

--Time (about 100 years) had passed and he showed no sign of aging
--his house was invulnerable against destruction from any weapon known to man
--in his family cemetery a tombstone inscribed in an unknown language guarded the grave of an alien horror

For years no one had invaded the solitude of his lonely farm. But now the watchers in Earth were closing in on him, determined to solve the mystery of who or what it was that went under the name of Enoch Wallace—a man, magician, or nonhuman creature from an alien planet.

Way Station, Clifford D. Simak, (c) 1963

Final Faction Action Figures & Accessories

The Kharn

"In the year 2050, a large asteroid collided with our moon. Among the debris, we discovered a hibernating alien mothership. Now, the Kharn are awake and they want to plunder our precious natural resources. So, we recruited teams of special operatives to defend Earth from their alien threat."

This page features specifications on the Kharn and Alpha Team 1 action figures.

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Be sure to visit the 1:18 Action Figure Archive

The Magic of a Well-Designed Bookshelf: 30 Ideas

There is one thing my wife and I can count on, we will purchase more books during the year and that always raises the question where are we going the store them.

Here are few "Well-Designed Bookshelfs" that might do the trick.

Ancient Libraires

Mentions many ancient libraries. Why are we so afraid of knowledge?

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I have created a new label or collection : libraires where I will feaure videos and links to articles on libraires and links to libraires of note..

The Rural Lumber Mill

Every once in-a-while I find these lost assembly instructions. This instruction sheet is to a Woodland Scenics rurual saw mill. These kits are cast from a white metal and formally what I referred to as "small projects" and collection.

I wouldn't say that it is a simple build, however it is far from being complex. I plan on using CA glue. With all the small parts I would definitely use a pair of tweesers to attach the very small parts.

More "Boxed" Signs

Signs printed on the bottom of this Con-Cor kit box.

"Boxed" Signs

My first post of 2025.I hope you had a great holiday season.

Back in the day kit boxes were decorated with signs for your layout. Con-cor was a good source of these signs. Other manufacturers included an insert with a selection of signs.I am thinking POLA here. Many of the signs in my collection are from these sources.

The Dr. Fu-Manchu

"The man seated there wore alose yellow robe. His elbows rested on the desk, and his fingers-long yellow fingers - were pressed together; hw might have reminded an observer of a praying mantis. He had the hight brow of a philosopher and features suggesting great intellectual powers."

Emperor Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer, 1959. Titan Books 2015

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Other Fu-Manchu Books Published by Titan Books

The Mystery of Fu-Manchu
The Return of Fu-Manchu
The Hand of Fu-Manchu
Daughter of Fu-Manchu
The Mask of Fu-Manchu
The Bride of Fu-Manchu
The President of Fu-Manchu
The Drums of Fu-Manchu
The Shaddow of Fu-Manchu
Renter Fu-Manchu
The Wrath of Fu-Manchu and Other Stories

Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future

A 57 minutes talk on the future as Isaac Asimov sees it. Isaac Asimov a science fiction and nonfiction writer. His fiction with examples like I Robot and the Foundation series were the types of sceince fiction I cut my teath.

Another Scratch Built Detail

Creations and materials. It is often from the small bits that my inspirations come from.

Over the years I have created many scratch built or kit bashed detail parts as needed or just on a whim.

A roof air conditioner in 1/87 scale. I few bits of plastic, metal, and left-over kit parts.

Scratch built Cleat in 1/35

I started out making a cleat for the platform for my swamp shack, but since it is way out of scale I will use with a 1/35 scale rowboat I recently purchased. I have since done some research and I have found other styles that would have been easier to construct and will look a whole lot better than this attempt.

Fu-Manchu Revisited

"The high forehead, the chiseled, aggressive nose, the thin lips, were those of an aristocrat, a thinker, and a devil."

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Most of what I have read of Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu-Manchu series have been eubs. Project Guntenberg feature a few of Rohmer's Dr. Fu-Manchu novels. In addition, to the Dr. Fu-Manchu series they offer a few additional titles. All that I have read have been great and suspenseful reads.

Here is a list from Wikipedia of Rohmers Fu-Manchu novels

Fu-Manchu Novels by Sax Rohmer

• The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1913). A number of 1912 stories were combined into this novel.
• The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1916).
• The Hand of Fu Manchu (1917).
• Daughter of Fu Manchu (1931).
• The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932).
• The Bride of Fu Manchu (1933).
• The Trail of Fu Manchu (1934).
• President Fu Manchu (1936).
• The Drums of Fu Manchu (1939).
• The Island of Fu Manchu (1940).
• The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948).
• The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948).
• The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948).
• Re-Enter:Fu Manchu (1957).
• Emperor Fu Manchu (1959).

The Wrath of Fu Manchu (1973). Actually a combination of the previously published stories:

• The Wrath of Fu Manchu (1952)
• The Eyes of Fu Manchu (1957)
• The Word of Fu Manchu (1958)
• The Mind of Fu Manchu (1959)

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More References to Fu-Manchu

Chronology of Dr. Fu Manchu and Sir Denis Nayland Smith

More of his excellency Dr. Fu-Manchu,

Public Domain Comics Wiki(Fu-Manchu )

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"He spoke every civilized language with near perfection, and knows countless dialects as well. He has the brains of any three men of genius."

Quotes are from Emperor Fu Manchu (1959).

Scratch Building a Watermill in 1/35 Scale

I suppose one scale is just as good as another when scratch building. At 8.709mm equaling one foot, it will give you ample opportunity for details.

Emperor Fu-Manchu

It has been awhile since my last encounter with his excellency Dr. Fu-Manchu.

Previously ->

"During the Cold War of the 1950s former allies Russia and China turned Communist. Their threat casting a shadow over the free world. Yet another enemy lurked in the shadows - the deadly secret assassin's of the Si Fan led by Dr. Fu-Manchu."

"In remote northern China, the dead walk again. An American agent, Tony MacKay finds himself face to face with these 'cold-men', zombies who exist to do the bidding of Fu-Manchu, the devil Doctor. "

Emperor Fu-Manchu, Sax Rohmer, © 1959