We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:04:26 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Continuing the saga of the red plastic horse, the first item on the agenda was to figure out which method (of several) for getting a tad more realism out of the critter would be most appropriate. Since the display would be where people could get up close and personal, airbrushing wouldn't give the effect of a real, live, thousand pound mammal supporting a real, live, dressmaker's dummy clad in John's castoffs. 'Nother words, it needed hair -- or the illusion of it, anyway. Besides, Big Red hadn't travelled well in the pickup truck... Airbrushing wouldn't do a thing until the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:09:46 -0600 ...that horse looks like it is ready for a night out on the town. Well, Trias *did* mention something about a stripper. However, I've never been one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Or *kiss* one, either...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55985 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55985 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:39:29 -0600 I'm so plastic it's fantastic? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55984 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55984 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:20:48 -0600 I gotta agree with the major...that horse looks like it is ready for a night out on the town. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55974 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55974 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:34:38 -0600 snerk. looks like he's wearing some lipstick and mascara. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55967 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55967 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:01:02 -0600 For a Jersey guy you tell a pretty good Horse story Chief :) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55963 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55963 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:16:13 -0600 sweeeeeeet! Now that's a horse of a different color http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55961 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55961 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:40:55 -0600 Nicely done. I'm looking forward to seeing th final product. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55960 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55960 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:12:26 -0600 WOW, Bill! That looks more real already! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55959 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55959 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:11:54 -0600 Now i'm waiting for you to whip out a paint stripper or angle grinder. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55957 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/midnight_in_the_1.html#comment-55957 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:11:53 -0600