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Sorry, another 25! Still more to come as well.....
Unintentionally caught a 605 as well. For some reason I never got a decent photo of one of these (or XM for that matter).
bali, indonesia
1972
local woman with load of pots
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Marvin Schwartz rear-engined fuel dragster 1972
Échelle/Scale 1/25
70% scratchbuilt
A few days ago, when going through my storage place looking for something completely unrelated to this subject, I came across an old box of a dragster model. It was an 1/25 MPC kit and the faded color box was wearing the name "Brute Force". It was a very old half-built kit with many loose parts and I don't even remember where I got it or who started building it. I left the box in place and went away, but a few nights later, at 3 AM, awake and staring at the bedroom ceiling (these things happen) seeking ideas for a temporary departure from my usual aviation diet, I decided to try completing the dragster.
After digging out the kit again and giving it a closer look, I discovered two things:
First, due to deficient storage procedure (!) many parts were broken and the main frame of the car was twisted and almost impossible to straighten up. Some other parts had to be improved, like the the front wire-wheels that had wires the size of a broomstick..
Secondly, the kit depicts a fictional "generic" dragster. It appears that MPC originally made a kit of the very real Don Garlits "Swamp Rat 14" dragster and, to extend the profitability of the molds, issued two slightly modified copy of it with the imaginative names of "Brute Force" and "Blue Streak". As I am not found of fictional cars, I started looking for a real life car for which I could use the parts provided, without doing the too well known "Swamp Rat".
Among the dragsters of the era, I found that Marvin Schwartz's car could be a suitable option. Schwartz (nicknamed for some obscure reason "Starvin Marvin") was a friend of Garlits and have driven Garlits dragsters before having a quite similar car of his own.
The decision to make Schwartz's car implied reworking the kit completely, with a new metal wire frame and most parts changed or reworked, hence the (approximative) 70% scratchbuilt indication. ///
Il y a quelque jours, en cherchant tout autre chose, j'ai trouvé dans mes affaires une vieille boîte contenant un kit de dragster. C'était un kit MPC au 1/25e dans une vieille boîte décolorée portant le titre "Brute Force". La boîte contenait un vieux modèle à moitié assemblé et plusieurs pièces éparses et je ne me souviens absolument pas d'où je tiens ce modèle ni qui l'a commencé. J'ai remis la boîte en place, mais plusieurs nuits plus tard, à 3 heures du matin, complètement réveillé et regardant le plafond de ma chambre (ça arrive...), je me demandais quel projet je pourrais commencer qui me changerait de ma diète usuelle de modèles d'avion, et alors j'ai pensé à faire (ou refaire) le dragster en question.
Après avoir retrouvé la boîte et examiné de plus près son contenu, j'ai découvert deux choses:
D'abord, sans doute dû à des procédures de rangement particulièrement déficientes (!), plusieurs pièces étaient brisées et le chassis était tordu, sans possibilité de redressement possible. D'autres pièces étaient à revoir, entre autres les roues avant dont la finesse laissait vraiment à désirer.
De plus, le kit représente une machine fictive. Il semble bien que MPC, après avoir réalisé un kit du dragster de Don Garlits "Swamp Rat 14", bien vrai celui-là, ait voulu rentabiliser davantage ses moules en sortant deux machines imaginaires (appelées "Brute Force" et Blue Streak") utilisant la plupart des pièces du "Swanp Rat". N'étant pas un grand amateur d'autos imaginaires, j'ai plutôt cherché une vraie machine que je pourrais illustrer en utilisant les pièces trouvées dans la boîte, sans refaire le trop connu "Swamp Rat".
Parmis les dragsters de la même époque, j'ai trouvé celui de Marvin Schwartz. Schwartz (surnommé pour d'obscures raisons "Starvin Marvin") était un ami de Garlits dont il a conduit les dragsters avant de se procurer sa propre machine, assez similaire à ceux-ci.
La décision de construire le dragster de Schwartz m'a donc obligé de retravailler la plupart des pièces en refaisant entre autres toute la structure en fil métallique - c'est pourquoi j'estime que plus ou moins 70% du modèle est fait en scratch.
François
The B-25 was a very important weapon in the air war of WW II. I was impressed by two features. One, how tiny this plane is and two, how well armed it is with machine guns and canons pointing in all directions. The WW II era planes were not highly reflective like this one is.
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II and after the war ended many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 Mitchells rolled from NAA factories.[1] These included a few limited models, such as the United States Marine Corps' PBJ-1 patrol bomber and the United States Army Air Forces' F-10 reconnaissance aircraft and AT-24 trainers. [Wikipedia]
The original “Panchito”, named after the feisty rooster from Disney’s animated musical The Three Caballeros, was a bomber with the 396th Bomb Squadron, 41st Bomb Group, 7th Air Force, stationed in the Central Pacific. After several attacks on various Japanese strongholds in Southern Japan as well as Japanese help Eastern China, she was scheduled for another bombing run to Japan on the day the Japanese surrendered. [Air show web site]
Soort voertuig: Noodhulpteam
Roepnummer: 25-832
Standplaats: Onbekend
Merk: Volkswagen Transporter 5
Opbouw: Onbekend
Bijzonderheden: Geen
1. Rose Star Block 1, 2. Rose Star Block 2, 3. Rose Star Block 3, 4. Rose Star Block 4, 5. Rose Star Block 5, 6. Rose Star Block 6, 7. Rose Star Block 7, 8. Rose Star Block 8, 9. Rose Star Block 9, 10. Rose Star Block 11, 11. Rose Star Block 10, 12. Rose Star Block 12, 13. Rose Star Block 15, 14. Rose Star Block 13, 15. Rose Star Block 14, 16. quilt rose star 19, 17. quilt rose star 18, 18. quilt rose star 17, 19. quilt rose star 16, 20. quilt rose star 24, 21. quilt rose star 25, 22. quilt rose star 20, 23. quilt rose star 21, 24. quilt rose star 22, 25. quilt rose star 23
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This picture is #25 in my second 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
See my first set here: Bomvu's 100 Strangers"
Walking around Weymouth, a town that I don't know at all, I found myself a block back from the main strip and very quiet. I looked down a road and saw Jason walking towards me. I must confess that I was a little nervous to go up to him but the light was good in that spot and I really wanted a picture of him. As is the norm in this project, you can't judge a book by it's cover and and instead of mugging me, he gave a friendly smile and agreed right away. I took the front on shot and then had a chat. Now often I don't spend a lot of time chatting to strangers because I shoot in busy area's where people are in a hurry. But I'm glad I did in this case.
Jason told me that he works as a councilor in an outreach programme for drug addicts. He is an ex heroin addict himself. I have an enormous amount of respect for anyone who's managed to beat that particular problem.
He also told me how he saved a guy's life a few months back when he found him overdosed in a public toilet round the corner from where we were standing. Unfortunately the guy OD'd again a month later and wasn't lucky enough to have someone to save him again. Phew, hectic!
I think it is incredibly brave to get involved in helping addicts when he probably struggles daily with the same urges that they have.
Jason told me that he never uses computers so we swapped numbers and I promised to get some copies printed of these and will post them to him.
Apologies for the poor quality and lack of decent information. . . A Class 25 leads a Class 40 through Sheffield Midland with the Broughton Lane – Ditton empty BOC tanks - October 1982.
Hello 2011. Goodbye 2010 and thanks for the greatest gift ever =) ily. and thanks everyone for all the support =)
Bentheimer Eisenbahn diesellomotief D8 staat vertrek gereed met een extra reizigerstrein maar moet eerst een reguliere treinkruising afwachten voordat zijn sein veilig komt.
Bentheimer Railways diesel engine D8 is ready to depart with a chartertrain but has to wait until the normal traincrossing has happened in the station from Coevorden.
SU-25 Frogfoot as part of the celebration of the Bulgarian Air Force in Graf Ignatievo airbase, June 2019
Photo by Konstantinos Aivazidis
Brought Sniper out for some agility practice this weekend. This was his first time weaving on a full set of 12 outside my backyard - and also his first time doing weaves with somebody other than me! My sister came along and got him to do some obstacles so I could take some photos. Otherwise I always seem to have agility pictures of everyone's dogs but my own!
Hard to believe he can start competing in a few short months... where does the time go?
Wearing:
1950s Vintage Dress (thrifted)
Sheer Polka Dot Tights (Department Store)
Hush Puppies Mary Janes (thrifted)
Diamante Necklace (thrifted)