Cry havoc and and let slip the Toyotas of war

Technicals from the Lybian revolution. Via the eXiled. The cars seem to deal rather well with all the added weight - but they seem to carry no armor at all (with the exception of the odd blast shield). They are also more colorful and cheery than the dour Mexican narcotanks.

The evolution of narco tanks proceeds

As noted in the New York Times via BoingBoing. Note the arrangement of spotlights around the chassis, the closing embrasures and the armored glass for the driver and observer.

DIY armaments

Sorry for the long absence - real life intruded and, like some kind of malevolent infestation, made for stressful days and unquiet nights and kept me from doing important things.

Like informing you about a nice photo essay in The Atlantic on salvaged, improvised and self-made weapons of the Libyan rebels. Technicals, hillbilly armor, retrofitted rocket launchers, oh my.