If you happen to own a “One Size Fits All” T-shirt then you know that S&S Precision doesn’t just make excellent equipment, they have a keen sense of humor. Now, they have released two new designs that feature word play. SKILLS and Thermo make you look at things just a little differently. The Termo T is a bit of an inside joke. We wonder how many others will get it.
To learn more, visit www.sandsprecision.com and make sure you slide the bar to the right.
We’ve mentioned the Japanimation sensation Cat Sh!t One aka Apocalypse Meow a couple of times. Set in Viet Nam, the original comic book series replaced humans with animals. Newly dubbed in English, episode one of a more modern tale is now available for free viewing for the next two weeks.
To learn more visit www.charactertank.com/cso/index.html.
Folks often want to know what or more accurately, who is behind the San Diego Padre’s support of the military. For the last 15 years, that could be answered with a name; Jack Ensch.
Jack Ensch is the real deal. As a Navy Lieutenant he was held as a POW by the North Viet Namese. In fact, he is listed by the POW Network as a bonafide POW which verifies the stories of POWs and outs fakes.
But I digress. In an article by Bill Center of San Diego’s UNION-TRIBUNE, he explains how “Captain Jack” as he is affectionately known is retiring from his position as the Padres’ Director of Military Affairs.
“I’ve always looked at this position as being an ambassador from the Padres to the military and from the military to the Padres,†Ensch said last week. “I’m not sure who I was working for hardest.â€
“We were military before military was cool,†Ensch said. “I love it when people on the outside refer to the Padres as ‘the team of the military.’ â€
The new camouflaged Padres jerseys we wrote about last week are the latest in a series first introduced by Ensch in 2000. According to the UNION-TRIBUNE article, “Other Ensch innovations are Military Opening Day and the Sunday home salutes to the military that includes hosting Marines from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Camp Pendleton.”
“They make sacrifices for us; we should make sacrifices for them,†he said. “I hope the Padres never view the military just as a revenue stream. Our programs were always designed to honor, respect and support military service with no strings attached.
“Revenue generation should be merely a secondary result of the first.â€
We’ve mentioned Cat Shit One before. Starting February 5th, Youtube will be hosting a free viewing of the first episode of Cat Shit One: The Animated Series for a period of just two weeks. A series by manga artist Motofumi Kobayashi, the original story took place in an alternate reality version of the Vietnam war where all the humans were replaced by animals. Americans are represented as rabbits simply because the Japanese word for rabbit in romaji is Usagi which leads to: USA G.I. The Blu-ray and DVD editions of the series will also be available on Amazon.com the same day as the episode appears on Youtube.
Check out ida-entertainment.com for the vid when it comes out.
Hat tip to TacticalFanboy.com.
Mil-Spec Monkey has just updated his website with a couple of new patch designs including pinups from Martin Abel and Bawidamann. Naturally, the Monkey has also added a PVC version of the famous Monkey Head.
Check them out at milspecmonkey.com/store.
S.O.Tech has just released their anticipated Battle Bear series. Naturally, Battle Bears are MOLLE compatible featuring PALS webbing along their backs. Manufactured from 500D Cordura® and utilizing Mil Spec grommets, webbing, and VELCRO®, they are BEARY Compliant.
Battle Bears are the perfect gift for the warrior on deployment who needs comfort this holiday season, the girlfriend back at home, the child awaiting the return of his hero from overseas, or anyone needing a little bit more tactical cheer in their life.
What’s more, Battle Bears are assembled by the VIPER Program, a veterans industry program for employment reintegration. This is a vocational rehabilitation program founded by S.O.Tech owner Jim Cragg. So, you can buy a cheap foreign made bear down at the shop or purchase a Battle Bear for your loved one and support American Veterans recovering from their wounds.
Battle Bears are available in Multicam (MC), Coyote Brown (CB), Black (BLK), Ranger Green (RG), Olive Drab (OD), Army Combat Uniform (ACU), Airman Battle Uniform (ABU), Marine Pattern Desert (MD), and Marine Pattern Woodland (MW).
With obvious roots in the Magpul FMG9 Glock-in-a-box, Nerf has unveiled the Transforming Assault Blaster. Available from my favorite gadget store, Think Geek, this mild mannered rectangle transforms into a fully functional gun at the push of a button. Nerf included a built in flashlight for those covert missions in the dark, as well as rails to support all Nerf N-Strike accessories you may already have. Whether you choose to take advantage of the shotgun style reloading or the 6-dart clip, the Nerf Transforming Assault Blaster is a great gun to attack the enemy, or in my case, little brothers.
-Tactical FanBoy
Soldier Story and Cal-Tek USA are releasing an 12″ action figure of none other than 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) ‘Night Stalkers’ Pilot CW4 Todd McDunn. Since retiring from the Army, ‘McStache’ as he is fondly known, has been in charge of Eagle’s aircrew systems program.
With assistance from Monkey Depot, Soldier Story and Cal Tek have worked with a real 160th pilot Chief Warrant Officer McDunn. Eagle Industries supplies the tactical nylon gear to the Night Stalkers and CWO McDunn is in the unique position of not only having served in the 160th, but have access to the ‘latest and greatest’ upcoming gear allowing Soldier Story to have unprecedented access to the gear load out of a 160th pilot. In addition, this is the only action figure produced to have the approval to use the official Night Stalkers insignia and be approved by the unit.
The 160th SOAR “Night Stalkers†Todd McDunn figure is loaded with accurate equipment and features the new Eagle CIACS 6 aviation body armor. The HGU-56 helmet has been engineered based on an actual helmet and includes the smallest details never before produced in 1/6th. This amazing figure will be available at all authorized Soldier Story retailers in January 2011.
