Never have I ever seen a Transformer this cool: a custom Master Chief Transformer on eBay that goes from being a Spartan soldier to—not just any old car—an actual Warthog LRV. ZOMG. Up for auction is a custom built Transformer of Master Chief from the Halo series of games.  A quick tran...

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One lucky writer over at OXM got his hands on a working Warthog -- yes, of Halo fame -- and he was good enough to snap some pics for us, even though we suspect that he's actually rubbing 'em in our faces. Because seriously, this is one helluva ride. And seriously, we're like totally jealous. Based o...

The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm, hydraulically-driven seven-barrel Gatling-type rotary cannon that's mounted on the A-10 Thunderbolt II. So what the heck is it doing next to a Type 1 Beetle? A pretty common urban legend about the GAU-8/A Avenger is that the recoil force matches the t...

Winston-Salem's Class-A Carolina League baseball team is moving to a new stadium next season (hopefully) and in the process they are being re-branded.  Today the team's owner announced that the team formerly known as the Warthogs will now be known as the Dash.  The dash refers to the dash between ...

Today I went to the San Antonio AirFest and it reminded me that the moment I think I’ve seen it all, something new will pop up. I encourage you to give “the same old, same old” a renewed look. You just never know what will happen. Theme music is Dangerous Things by George Fletchers...

Cold (11°C) and grey and rainy. Blah. Writing at home while waiting for the washing machine to finish its cycle, then to Rose Street this afternoon. The Münstermeister called last Thursday, while I was packing for my trip to London: They have withdrawn the offer of full-time employment, because he...

All this time we thought that the Hummer HX concept was going to be in the next version of Halo, given its resemblance to the Warthog. But lo and behold, this HX appears to be some sort of character......

If people still know the-artist-once-again-known-as Prince in a hundred years, this song will be among the reasons why. The cover version by Sinéad O'Connor shuffled up from the depths onto my iPod today and reminded me in a rush of emotion of the first time I heard it. In the winter of 1990 I was ...

The rate things are going, they may never make a Halo movie. So that short Neil Blomkamp put together last year may be as close as you get. And these shots of the Warthog used in that short may be as close as you get to it. Built by WETA, the guys behind the special effects for Lord of the Rings, it...