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Day 4. I hate how I feel a tiredness and slight shortness of breath ALL THE TIME. I'd settle for being able to control the flow of drool from my mouth to the floor and/or my panties. Would also be nice to have feeling in my forehead (which actually had some air in it that I squeezed out by accident,then it itched a lot for a min or 2) or in my lower lip. Molly Jane Powers said it will be around for months. All my lower teeth feel like after I had my radial cyst removals when the nerves reattach...I remember constantly rubbing my teeth with paper towels in order to make them feel SOMETHING. Nerve attacks, basically. Well this feels like that. But everywhere. Used a straw without holding my lips together with a hand! Woo!
Claire gets to take her own bath now, with assistance from Carolyn. This surgery doesn't lend itself to giving one the energy to bathe every day, but it's required for two weeks. The burden Claire must bear for her transition, lol.
[NOTE: Picture censored for Facebook/public consumption. Uncensored versions are on our flickr (friends only).]
Claire.
bathing.
bathtub, water.
censored. edited.
practice, 2Pass Clinic, business, Antwerp, Belgium.
September 7, 2018.
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Claire got her Facial Feminization Surgery with Dr. Bart Van De Ven at the 2Pass Clinic in Antwerp, Belgium on September 4th, 2018.
***************** FOR THE FULL LOG OF CLAIRE'S FFS RECOVERY, VISIT HER PAGE AT www.facebook.com/cleo.jane.sawyer/posts/459732837767406 *****************
He had a lot of before and after pictures for Claire to look at, and a 6-day stay in their clinic to include food and board was included in the price. It was a really nice facility, and Carolyn was glad that Claire had chosen 2Pass over PriyaMed in India, after seeing CT scans confirming friends had paid for procedures that were never even done (PriyaMed suuuuucks!). Dr. Bart and the entire 2Pass staff, including the resident who lived at the clinic and took care of all the patients, Petra, were very nice and friendly. We absolutely have complaints about the experience -- the implants that made my mouth look worse for months, only to threaten my life, creating two more additional surgeries for me to undergo and recover from. The nerve damage on my chin, which I think could have been avoided if Dr. Bart didn't insist that CT scans are unnecessary while any upscale FFS place does CT scans. The complication under my eye which literally exploded out of my face, but only 14 months later. Letting me leave without my chin strap. Sending me home when I wasn't really fit to fly yet. Having a big wooden table with an irregular shape that people trip over, which is very easy when your eyes are sewn shut. Not shaving as much off my forehead quite as I'd hoped (but still an amazing forehead job!). Not doing as much jaw work as I'd hoped (and that nerve damage). Not including a neck lift in my package when it absolutely should have been (it's so saggy now & it has been indicated as something I should do by another FFS surgeon). The surgery was good -- I've had people tell me in private that my FFS is the best FFS they've ever seen (wow) -- but it wasn't A+ for us. It was more like a A- or B+ for results, B+ for price, C for choosing the right procedures to perform on me, and a C- for complications endured. We felt like there was a lot of room for improvement in our experience as well. Like they don't say what time of day to arrive, and only let you check into your room a few hours before your appointment. So we ended up being several hours late because of this -- they could simply let people in 6-8 hrs before their appointment, then we would have been able to aim earlier and not be late. But at the same time...no regrets. This surgery was the best thing to ever happen to me. I'm very happy with what 2Pass did for me. I just wish things had gone better.
***************** FOR THE FULL LOG OF CLAIRE'S FFS RECOVERY, VISIT HER PAGE AT www.facebook.com/cleo.jane.sawyer/posts/459732837767406 *****************
Transition Progress at this point: 13 months on estrogen HRT (since 8/2017) [injections (and no spiro) since 1/2018: 48 injections in 8mos], 5mos on progesterone (since 4/2018). 3 days since Facial Feminization Surgery at 2Pass Clinic in Antwerp, Belgium (6hr $~30K surgery by Dr. Bart Van De Ven.) DHEA (10mg/4d) to raise testosterone a bit, since 4/2018--5mos. 10X/d Biotin for fingernails since 1/17--8mos. Full-time female since 9/2017--1 year. Publicly out as trans since 10/11/2017--11mos). Legally female since 12/21 (8mos). 7mos of voice training (since 2/2017)--17 speech therapy sessions (2 GWU semesters + 4-clinician session at UDC). Hair removal: 56 electrolysis sessions [since 4/2017] totaling 37.5 hours; 34 laser hair removal sessions [since 9/2016] (55 area treatments: 17/16/14/13 mouth/goatee/face/neck, 9 armpits, 7 legs/chest/ears/Brazilian); and bi-weekly at-home IPL on arms since 6/17 (over a year). Weight down to 145lbs (52 down from 197, but 10 up from 135). Same-weight waist measurement has dropped from 32" (12/2017) to 31" (6/2018) [now 35-31-35]. Boobs (Tanner IV) filling a 34A bra, but unsure of real cup size. Have seen endo/primary therapist 7X [bloodwork 6X], and 4 other therapists 13X--Currently on anticonvulsant mood stabilizer Lamictal (4.5mos since 4/15; 200mg/day). Latisse for eyelash lengthening since 4/17 (1yr,5mos). 2 dental implants, Zoom teeth whitening, pierced ears, star brand on ass (7/14/2018), hair dyed with a bit of purple in front. No haircuts since 1/2015--3.7yrs. Useless Sephora makeup class attended. Minor body contouring procedures purchased on groupon (8 laser lipo + 4 ultrasonic liposculpture + 3 non-invasive buttlift sessions + permanent lip coloring), to be done after FFS. Wardrobe replacement up to 1,140+ items. Total transition expenditures at this point are now over $54,250.
Actually, this old wagon is in front of the Gifford House, a museum and store located right next to the Fruita Campground. They are known for their homemade pies and other goodies made from fruits that come from the nearby orchards. I bought a jar of peach jelly which I learned, after some questioning, actually came from TEXAS! (It was still good. They said that, because peaches were out of season, they had to "import".)
Actually, it's under the Blue Ridge Mountains, but this scene looked like Golum might come rowing out any minute!
HSS!
I have lived off-and-on in Virginia for the past forty years, and it is the place I most consider home. Driving along the roads of the Commonwealth for as long as I can remember I've seen various Luray Cavern billboards promising A World of Natural Beauty! 400 Million Years in the Making! See the Great Stalagpipe Organ! My wife finally put it on the list of things to do this summer, and it was every bit as beautiful, and every bit as campy Americana as I expected.
Actually this pooch was in the sea but if he had of been here yesterday he could easily have been swimming around in all the floods we had. The rain came down so hard I had it coming through the ceiling in my office - lol.
Anyway the weekend is nearly upon us again - so hoorah!!
Happy Furry Friday everyone
Hope you all have a fabulous weekend:-)
Actually it is Bispham.
Manchester 765 is about to return to Pleasure Beach terminus.
This 1914 British built quality product is due to travel to the continent to appear on special service in Amsterdam (on loan that is). Will it be 2013 then? Let's wait and see.
Bispham (UK) Tram Station - September 28, 2010
© 2010 Amsterdam RAIL - All Rights Reserved
This oval barn (actually round ended) is located in Berrien Center, Michigan.
Photographed using a Sony NEX 5N using a Leica Telyt 200mm f/4.5 lens.
This series of three photos (actually many taken with a motordrive) shows a near-miss for a small aircraft using Sen Monorem airport in north-east Cambodia.
The aircraft had landed on the 1800m runway and after dropping off and picking up passengers, turned on the laterite runway and headed to the south-western end to take-off. Because of the north-easterly wind, the plane had to taxi in its dust-cloud. Instead of waiting for the dust to clear, the pilot started his take-off run blind. In the meantime, a herd of cows crossed the runway. Most of them darted off when the plane thundered out of the dust, but one hapless bovine went the wrong way and then changed its mind to follow the herd. The pilot swerved and narrowly missed the animal, taking off safely. The local restaurateurs returned home disappointed.
Ive entered a photo contest! I would love it if you guys could help me out and vote. Thank you so much!
Ok so this is total trial and error picture. I love idea, but I cant quite get the image right when combining the two. Im "ok" at photoshop, but i dont know if this looks good or shitty, thoughts please.
Model Ashley Bahner
Door frame built on location.
Hair by Jessica Robinson.
Makeup by myself.
Help from Breana and Kristene.
AB800 with 47" octa box facing models face in both images.
Canon 16-35mm
© Tricia Davidge Photography
Actually not a house at all, though it could be a temple. I actually don't remember, except that it was within the amazing Buddha park where the gigantic siting Buddha resides.
Taken in Leshan, China.
Actually, I was trying to get some sort of flight shot of a Bluebird. Right idea, wrong color.
This male has been hanging around the yard for a couple of years. He has been a good friend for a long time. He is pretty easy to pick out by his bad left foot. Only one claw, and pretty useless for supporting his weight. None the less, he has raised a bunch of baby Cardinals and carries on like a trouper. I guess, since he's old, he flies really slow, so he's easier to photograph :-)
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Actually, I didn't. I cut my finger on the side gate. But it might have been this too, given the amount of sharperating applied.
... I guess a few people have wondered where I've been the past few days and so I'll confess. When I tell you about movies or anything else, I do it for me as much as for you, knowing you have every right to delete me and move on. You should do whatever you're moved to do and that's exactly what I'm doing. If you're going to love your neighbor, for which your neighbor will be eternally grateful, it's high time you settled in and learned to love yourself, so you'll have some guidelines for future neighborly action. I make no apologies for my Flickrsite being all about me ... that's what the word ME means. Without the ME you couldn't even make the word MEANING. Surely that means something, then again, maybe not.
I set out to give you a review of the movie LOVE ACTUALLY and what a movie it is. Wikipedia will tell you, it's the incorporation of ten different stories involving love of all sorts, but involving people who are all connected, even if loosely. I got carried away researching the film and here's what I've been doing the past week.
I watched the movie and fell in love with it. I went back and watched the bonus materials, the deleted scenes, the documentary on music, and then I re-watched the movie with the director and several of the leading performers doing a commentary as the movie moved along. That was exciting and I learned a lot of trivia. Trivia always captures my fancy and my fancy is very difficult to capture. Then, of course I picked up trivia of my own.
The first piece of trivia I picked up on was in one of the stories involving an unsuccessful young English stud who believes he'll be much more appreciated by American girls, so flies to Milwaukee where girls in a local bar go gaga over him and his brittle English accent. Three girls take him into their apartment and then go back to England with him at the end of his vacation. Here's the little gem of trivia ... one of those girls is Betty Draper, remember Don Draper, star of Mad Men? What a trollop that lady has turned into. You fans of Mad Men will want to look for her. As she talks she does that magic thing with her eyes, shutting them at key words in her sentencing and looking down and then back up at her subject. In the commentary, the director even told the others to watch what she does with her eyes. It's s small world, I never expected to see Betty in Wisconsin.
Then the big trivia popped up in the form of Heike Makatsch, Harry's secretary who makes passes at him around Christmas time. She is a doppleganger for my granddaughter, Ashley. I may be a month doing this review, at this rate. After watching the reviewed movie, I went back and watched it again to get the sequences straight in my mind. This image is two pictures of Ashley on the left and two of Heike on the right and me in the center, since I'm a part of this transaction also. I've explained that already...Love your neighbor, include yourself remember? I'm anxious to hear what Ashley thinks about this look-a-like who turned up in Love Actually and if my daughter and sons will agree they are phenomenally similar in appearance, or is it just me seeing some vision of my own ... More later.
This from Wikipedia ...
Harry, Karen, and Mia ... Harry (Alan Rickman) is the managing director of a design agency. Mia (Heike Makatsch), his new secretary, clearly has sexual feelings for him. His nascent mid-life crisis allows him tentatively to welcome her attention, and for Christmas he buys her an expensive necklace from jewellery salesman Rufus (Rowan Atkinson), who takes a very long time adding ever more elaborate wrapping while Harry becomes increasingly nervous with the fear of detection. Meanwhile, Harry's wife Karen (Emma Thompson) is busy dealing with their children, Daisy (Lulu Popplewell) and Bernard (William Wadham), who are appearing in the school Nativity, her brother David, a politician who just became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and her friend Daniel, who has just lost his wife. Karen discovers the necklace in Harry's coat pocket and assumes it is a gift for her, only to be given the CD Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now to "continue [Karen's] emotional education", as Harry puts it, instead. She then believes Harry is having an affair with Mia (having earlier noticed how closely they were dancing together at their office party), and briefly breaks down alone in her bedroom before composing herself to attend the children's play with her husband. Following the play, Karen confronts Harry over the necklace, who admits, "I am so in the wrong - a classic fool", to which Karen replies: "Yes, but you've also made a fool out of me - you've made the life I lead foolish too", before blinking back tears and enthusiastically congratulating their children. As for Mia, she is shown smiling while trying on the necklace.
Here's the link to Love Actually on Wikipedia ...
Actually it's the State Game Lodge at Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Quite an historic place and a nice spot for dinner and/or cocktails, you can read more about it here:
www.custerresorts.com/plan-your-trip/state-game-lodge
I mention it because The Sturgis Rally is drawing near. I generally attend for business reasons, but I leave the town and the hoards of barbarians attending the rally as soon as I'm able and head for these hills--and some of the most scenic motorcycle touring roads in the country. Not a done deal yet for this year, but keeping my fingers crossed!
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Actually, it's not mine, thankfully. i was walking on Sunset Blvd with luluphoto and her hubby, telling them about the new iPhone I had just ordered when Lulu's hubby looks down and says, "Someone need an iPhone?" Crazy. It was just sitting on the curb. I think they're going to return it to Apple to see if they can locate the rightful owner. I only had time for a quick snap-- maybe Lulu will make some other 'art' with it. Although she was handling it with a paper towel like she had just picked up a dead mouse. ;) Germaphobe.
Slept hard. No bug problems to speak of. Fan room was actually quite nice temp wise. Sometimes the AC around Thailand can get pretty damn cold.
Showered, Packed, and made it downstairs for eggs and toast and coffee for breakfast (included with room).
Talked with the staff about all the best places to visit. They offer bike rentals, but I didn't want to worry about having a bike.
Walked from hotel to Wat Ratchaburana where I was accosted by a TukTuk driving trying to take me on a tour. He was a little seedy, so I politely declined slash walked away while he was still talking because they don't take no for an answer.
After I got my ticket (20 Baht) I met a nice guy who spoke good english. He told me about all the best temples and showed me by pointing at some post cards. Turned out he was also a TukTuk driver looking to take me on a tour. I said I would think about it and if he was still there when I got back we'd talk more.
Inside was pretty fucking epic. Super old ruins. Not an active temple. No railing. No guards. You could go anywhere and just be, and look around. I loved how they would put the Buddha pieces back together since they'd been destroyed.
Climbed to the top and found a staircase that led down inside.... CREEPY dark cave deep inside the temple. Don't go in if you are claustrophobic ! It was very interesting though. There were frescos on the walls in the TINY room at the base of the STEEP stairs.
As I left I met up with the TukTuk guy again, and we agreed on a tour and route. We were off. I paid 300 Baht an hour, which is higher than average, but I read some good advice somewhere in my travel research: Bargaining is about paying the right price for you, not the cheapest, or "local" price.
First up was Wat Kudidao which was free, and super cool. Parts were flooded, and there was elephant poo everywhere because part of one of the elephant ride tours goes though this temple.
Then my driver convinced me to see the elephants. I wasn't super keen on it, but he said it was close and just walk in a take a photo and leave, you don't have to pay, or ride. So I agreed. It was both awesome and depressing. Saw elephants, and a tiger. But they didn't have the best conditions so I was very uncomfortable. Snapped a photo and left.
Next to Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon. A big temple with a huge reclining Buddha. An active working temple - so there were a TON more people. I wasn't as trilled by the temple, the highlight was a group of Thai students learning English.
They had an interview sheet, and as part of some assignment had to introduce themselves to foreigners and conduct a conversation in English. It was hilarious to see some of their instructs and questions were written with horrid grammar.
It was super fun, and they were all nice. Afterwards they asked for a photo with me, and then gave me a souvenir (little elephant and tuktuk magnet) as a thank you.
Next was Wat Phanan Choeng with a 19m giant Gold Buddha. Then to Wat na Phra Men which has the only original Buddha statue that wasn't destroyed. Then Wat Phu Khao Thong which is a HUGE while monolith, and lastly my TukTuk driver dropped me at Wat Lokayasutharam which is a large reclining Buddha in ruin.
I overpaid for some nice little trinkets from a very sweet crazy Thai lady selling them from her pockets.
Afterwards I was to walk to the final Wats... but I was a little disoriented.
I cut though a Wat (name unknown) to get over to a main road. It had rained and rained the last few days, so there was lots of mud. Thankfully my day was pretty rain free.
I had to meander to avoid the mud, and there were lots of packs of dogs. Not nice dogs. Abused, neglected, street dogs. I'm pretty confident around dogs, so they didn't frighten me. I had noticed someone was also cutting though the same area as me - it was pretty abandoned otherwise. After I passed a nasty looking dog pack I heard barking from behind me.
The dogs were zeroing in and surrounding the guy that was behind me. He was freaking out, and going deeper into a wet area. I whipped my bandana at them and yelled "No!" (which I later realized they would have no idea what that meant) and scared them off. But not before one of the dogs made a lunge at the guy and he slipped, fell ass first, and skidded across the mud. Splat.
I helped him up, and helped to clean some of the mud off. His name was Ko, a Japanese student on vacation alone, backpacking across Thailand for 2 weeks.
We became buddies. He had walked the entire island (it's not really an island, they just call it that) and needed to get back to the train station. He only had one other pair of clothes, poor guy.
I was trying to help him find a TukTuk, but none in sight. Asked a guy and he pointed us towards a market. Ko and I had Pad Thai and talked over lunch. I asked a British girl where we were -- she wasn't sure. lol. More Thai girls practicing their English, another interview, photo, and souvenir. This time Ko got to participate, even if his English wasn't that good - I thought it was, but he was self conscious.
I found a TukTuk and Ko and I shared it. I got dropped off at another Wat, and he went on to the Train station.
Wandered Wat Maha That, took more photos, and then started walking toward the train station. Got turned around and had to ask some Thais from direction. Yay for sign language ;)
Bought a coke. Wandered streets. Scared half to death by a Creepy Teddy Bear alone in a Phone Booth. Tuk Tuk drove by - hopped in! He said a Bus was better... and why not.
Got to the Bus Station... I hadn't completely zipped up my backpack when I swung it over my shoulder as I climbed out of a Tuk Tuk. Out flew my DSLR camera and landed (50mm f/1.8) lens down in the street. Thankfully the camera body seems to be in working order - just need to find some way to tape the memory card door closed. A spring broke and it won't stay connected. Apparently the door needs to be closed in order for the camera to be turned on.
After my camera went flying and some kind people helped me to pick up the pieces, all I could do was smile and shrug. There isn't anything to be done. Live and learn and be happy. Thankfully I have my kit lens for my DSLR and my point and shoot (which I prefer anyway because it's smaller). All is well.(the final photo)
The bus was 60 Baht... and an adventure. The driver was CRAZY! Fucking mad-man. Weaving and speeding and cutting off and driving on the median and the shoulder and crossing though the wrong way on connectors. At one point he got pulled over. Slipped the cop some cash, and then speed off again weaving and speeding and cutting off. Crazy.
Made it to Victory Monument BTS station (Bus station in Bangkok) and got on the BTS Skytrain... going the wrong direction. Transferred to MRT and took Subway to Silom. I could have gone back to hotel, but thought that if I did, I wouldn’t leave again tonight. Got a 2 hours massage, and then dinner, and a slice of cheesecake.
Took motorbike back to hotel and crashed.
Actually me and Corze in Stockwell from a month or so back...silver sessions are always enjoyable...
I was actually sitting outside at McGettigan's pub in JLT, when I first heard and later saw Mike. When I got closer to his "stage" I gestured if it was OK to photograph and he indicated it was OK. Between songs he asked if this was for a magazine and which song would be best for photography. In the end I suggested something from Neil Young and he played "Heart of Gold". Excellent!
In between sets we talked a little and I indicated I sometimes photographed strangers and published my work on Flickr and loved live music. I doubt if I fully explained the 100 strangers project but we continued to talk about him getting live acts into Dubai and the hurdles one was required to take.
In his next set Mike played a great rendition of Billy Joel's "Piano Man", which I thought was an interesting choice.
Mike if you see this, contact me if you like the reuslt, I would love to do a more substantial session on a gig with you.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
EF100mm f/2 USM
ƒ/2.0
100.0 mm
1/50s
ISO 3200
Flash (off, did not fire)
This picture is #30 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
Our last ride of the night was on this tiny swing ride. They actually cut the power just about as soon as the ride got up to speed because the fair closed.
...actually I forgot to add my Lumix DMC-TZ70 camera, so there is one camera missing and I had to use my Nikon D90 for the shot ;)
From left;
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm f/3,5-6,3 EZ
Sigma 60mm f/2,8 DN
Sigma 30mm f/2,8 EX DN
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1,8
Lumix G Vario 14-140mm f/3,5-5,6
Lumix G Vario 7-14mm f/4
Olympus OM-D E-M5 body
Lumix DMC-G5 body
Lumix DMC-GM1 with Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3,5-5,6 and grip
Lumix DMC-GH3 body
Lumix DMC-GM5 with Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3,5-5,6 and grip
Lumix DMC-GX7 body
Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f/4-5,6
Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm f/2,8
Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2,8
Lumix G Vario 100-300mm f/4-5,6
Lumix G 20mm f/1,7 II
Lumix G 14mm f/2,5
Lumix G Fisheye 8mm f/3,5 (missing in the photo)
Lumix G Macro 30mm f/2,8 (missing in the photo)
Lumix G 42,5mm f1,7 (missing in the photo)
Director Theophilus Raynsford Mann
~ a Taiwanese social reformer, philosopher, photographer, and film director
“Do Everything for My People”
馬天亮導演
~ 臺灣的社會改革者，哲學家，攝影師，和電影導演
《造福人民》
SUMMARY
Theophilus Raynsford Mann is a naturalist, occultist, Buddhist and Taoist. In 1982, Mann developed a technique for abstract photography, applied “Rayonism” into photographic works. Mann staged 32 individual, extraordinary exhibitions around Taiwan, who was the first exhibitor around Formosa. Mann’s works is the beginning of modernization in the modern abstract arts in the world. At the University of Oxford, Mann’s attractive topic was “A View of Architectural History: Towns through the Ages from Winchester through London Arrived at Oxford in England”; also an author at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan in the United States; an alumnus from Christ Church College at the University of Oxford in England, the University of Glamorgan in Wales, and National Taiwan University in Taipei on Taiwan. Mann’s works have been quoted by the scholars many times, making Mann one of the highly cited technological, artistic, and managing public administrators in the academia. Mann was listed in “Taiwan Who’s Who In Business” © 1984, 1987, 1989 Harvard Management Service.
Education in Taiwan and a Brief of Latest Generation of History in Taiwan / Formosa
In 1980, Mann obtained his postgraduate certificate from the Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering of National Taiwan University in Taipei; successfully completed another graduate studies in Information dBase III Plus and Taiwanese Traditional Chinese Mandarin Information System at National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung in 1989.
Early Career
In 1989, Mann instituted Mann’s Office of Electrical Engineer, he settled himself in electrical technology and industries as a chief engineer in his early years. He put his professional and precise knowledge to good account in business management. A formal business management with business relationship established to provide for regular services, dealings, and other commercial transactions and deed. He had many customers having a business and credit relationship with his firm then he was a successful engineer.
Study Abroad and Immigration into the United Kingdom
In 1998, Mann studied abroad when he arrived in Great Britain; he studied at School of Built Environment, the University of Glamorgan, Wales for a master of science in real estate appraisal. Until the summer of 2000, Mann completed an academic course on “Towns through the Ages” from Christ Church at the University of Oxford.
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS
Mann is a naturalist; he trusts spiritual naturalism and naturalistic spirituality, which teaches that “the unknown” created this wonderful world. “The unknown” arranged the nature with its law so that everything in nature is kept balanced and in order. However, human beings failed to control themselves, deliberately went against the law of nature, and resulted in disasters, which we deserved. He also is an occultist, a Taoist, and a Buddhist; but in Britain, he frequently goes to Christian and Catholic churches, where he makes friends with pastors and fathers as well as churchgoers. In his mind, he recognizes “Belief is truth held in the mind; faith is a fire in the heart”. He is always a freethinker, does not accept traditional, social, and religious teaching, but based on his ideas: a thought or conception that potentially and actually exists in his mind as a product of mental activity - his opinion, conviction, and principle. If people have not come across eastern classics and philosophy, we are afraid that people would never understand Theophilus Raynsford Mann. People cannot judge an eastern philosopher based on western ways of thinking. He studies I Ching discovering eastern classics of ancient origin consisting of 64 interrelated hexagrams along with commentaries. The hexagrams embody Taoist philosophy by describing all nature and human endeavour in terms of the interaction of yin and yang, and the classics may be consulted as an oracle.
Back in the 1990s when Mann just arrived at England, he had been offered places to do Ph.D. and LL.M. degrees (degree in Law and Politics of the European Union) by several western professors in the Great Britain. He has met all the requirements for postgraduate admissions to study at UK’s universities.
During his time at Oxford, he learnt a lot of British culture and folk-custom while carrying out research with many British and Western professors, experts, and archaeologists. This proves that Mann understands various aspects in British society, culture, and lifestyles. Of course, he does not fully understand about the perspectives of thinking of a typical British. For example, what would be the most valuable in life for a British person? What would a British want to gain from life? What is the goal in life for a British? Is it fortune or a lover? Alternatively, perhaps honour? On the other hand, maybe being able to travel around the world and see the world?
FAIRNESS and JUSTICE
As Theophilus Raynsford Mann’s saying are:
“Touching Fairness and Justice”
Feel good about themselves, but do not know the sufferings of the people...
Who can get easy life like them?
What is profile of modern society?
What type and style is truly solemn for this society identify?
Where “the characterization” is? Who can see? Did you see it?
《感動的公平與正義》
自我感覺良好, 不知民間疾苦...
誰能得到安逸的生活如同他們一樣？
這是個什麼樣子的社會？
這個社會認定什麼樣的類型和風格是真正莊重的?
「特徵」在那裡？誰可以看到？你看到了嗎？
Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy and Perspectives
Mann ever studied judicial review and governmental action, the impact of law and legal techniques, constitutional mechanisms for the protection of basic rights, and ensuring the integrity of commercial activity, the impact of law and legal techniques on government, policymaking, and administration, as well as the creation of markets. He tries to understand these critical trends in the political development of modern state. Mann will combine both theoretical and empirical approaches, and the conditions for democratic transition and the nature of state development in the ‘post-industrial’ era of globalisation and economic integration.
According as Mann’s legal experiences, he comprehend that “the knowledge of the law is like a deep well, out of which each man draught according to the strength of his understanding”, and, law and arbitrary power are in eternal enmity. He is also sure law and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate like clocks; they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set to true time.
The government issues a decree - an authoritative order having the force of law, which charged with putting into effect a country's laws and the administering of its functions. Any of the officials promulgate a law or put into practice relating to the government charged with the execution and administration of the nation's laws then they announce and carry out the creation of any order or new policy that will be responsible for the people.
Mann had knowledge in connexion with construction law; he also understands architectural arts, and as well learnt the forms by combining materials and parts include as an integral part concerning modern construct. I ever built urban buildings and rural architecture in different styles under new housing and building projects by the governmental administration and construction corporations.
Right now, Mann studies the problems caused by ethnic disputes and human armed conflicts in the modern society resulted code of mixed civil and criminal procedure. He wishes an agreement or a treaty to end human hostilities - the absence of war and other hostilities around the world. The interrelation and arrangement of freedom from quarrels and disagreement become harmonious relations living in peace with each other. Actually, erect peace in more friendly ways of making friendships for modern human society is comfortable in my ideal. It is like building monolithic architecture: houses and buildings for the people. Mann would like to do “something beautiful for `the unknown`”.
In the ethnic disagreement and armed conflicts as concerning the poor people and children notwithstanding they live through a bad environment on any of poor or crowded village or town in a particular manner - lived frugally. However, after years of industrialisation as a more educated population, becomes more aware of global plenum, continuing to be alive. Environmental groups are increasing and lobbing government will legislate to stop bad environmental and social practices. The establishments of human rights’ wide and untiring efforts will be alleviated people’s suffering. And as well the poor people shall meet and debate sustainable development and for a concerted government led action towards sustainability is an example that the younger generation are concerned for the future. It shall be making the younger easier for their life and make better on their lives, and help them to build a better future.
In present world, Mann really knows the full meanings of “Fundamental Human Rights and Equal Opportunities for the People”. He thinks ethics is the moral code governing the daily conduct of the individual toward those about him / her. It represents those rules or principles by which men and women live and work in a spirit of mutual confidence and service. Without going into the question of how an ethical code was formulated or why anybody should obey it, we can look at the matter in a common-sense fashion with reference to its influence upon our legal affairs. In brief, from the law point of view, a reputable ethical code embodies the qualities of accuracy, dependability, fair play, sound judgement, and service. It is based upon honesty.
No person can have an ethical code that concerns him / her alone. Living in society, as he / she must, a person encounters others whose rights must be respected as well as his / her own. An honest regard for the rights of others is an essential element of any decent code of ethics, and one that anyone must observe if anybody intends to follow that code. After all, ethics is not something apart from human beings. Indeed, there is no such thing apart from our actions and us. It is the duty, therefore, of every man and woman in legal affairs to see that his daily associations with others are truly in conformity with the plain meaning of the Ten Commandments: “Thou shalt not barratry, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not receive illegal fee and the rest”.
The knowledge Mann has, in connection with legal affairs, was usually come from his precious experiences of his past over ten year’s law and political careers. In an interval regarded as a distinct period of 1980s, he studied mixed civil and crime, and the code of mixed civil and criminal procedure for the problems caused by ethnic disputes and human armed conflicts in the modern society. He was especially one who maintains the language and customs of the group, and social security in Taiwan.
Since 30 July of 1988, Mann settled himself in law as a chief executive and scrivener at Central Legal, Real Estate, and Accounting Services Office; it is in the equivalent to a solicitor of the United Kingdom. The Office provided full legal, accounting, real estate, and commercial services to the public. He did his job as a person legally appointed by another to act as his or her agent in the transaction of business, specifically one qualified and licensed to act for plaintiffs and defendants in legal proceedings and affairs. Over and above Mann was a chairman and executive consultant at Taiwan Credit Information Company®, founded in 1994. The company offered services to the public in response to need and demand in the area of credit information.
Mann had excellent experiences in political and law work was pertaining to mixed civil and crime, the code of mixed civil and criminal procedure, construction, and commercial law abroad. The experiences of legal services related to the rights of private individuals and legal proceedings concerning these rights as distinguished. In the criminal proceedings, he did many cases for the defendants. Although an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction; but he also laid legal claim, required as useful, just, proper, or necessary to the defendants under the human rights in the meantime. This provision ensures to the defendant a real voice in the subject.
The men whose judgement we respect are those who do not allow prejudices, preferences, or personalities to influence their decisions. Profit and self-aggrandisement are likewise ignored in their determination to reach an equitable and fair settlement. What are the basic principles upon which good judgement is founded? A keen intellect, a normal emotionally, a through understanding of human nature, experience of law work, sincerity, and integrity.
Developed a Technique for Abstract Photography and Abstractionist
In 1982, Mann developed a technique for abstractive photography, which applied “rayonism” to the photographic works. In November of 1984, Mann was 26-year-old, he instructed many professors and students of National Taiwan Normal University in photography of abstract impressionism and rayonnisme in Taipei, Taiwan. The word “rayonnisme” is French for rayonism - a style of abstract painting developed in 1911 in Russia.
Photographic Exhibitions
Theophilus Raynsford Mann Photographic Exhibition of “Rayonnisme / Rayonism” Tour - Invitational Exhibition of Taiwan 1983-84.
一九八三〜八四年中華民國臺灣 馬天亮攝影巡迴邀請展
Theophilus Raynsford Mann Photographic Exhibition of Rayonism (32 individual exhibitions) 1983~1985.
馬天亮『光影』攝影特展（個人展32場）1983〜1985年.
Mann staged 32 individual, extraordinary exhibitions and annual special exhibitions on photography of abstractive image and Rayonnisme around Taiwan / Formosa. Mann was the first exhibitor around the country. All of the invited displays were by the Taiwan’s Government, cultural and artistic organisations, and sponsors. Mann’s earliest exhibition took place in the National Taiwan Arts Education Center (Museum) on 19 December 1983 when Mann was 25 years old; Mann was the youngest exhibitor in the history of the Center in any solo exhibitions. The Center that was opened in March 1957, kept a collection of Mann’s work. It is currently updating the Center’s internal organisation and strengthening co-operation with leading centers and museums around the world. Meanwhile, it widened the center’s scope to increase its emphasis on Taiwan’ regional culture and folk arts.
Modernization in the Modern Abstract Arts of Taiwan
Mann’s works is the beginning of modernization in the modern abstract arts of Taiwan, China and greater Chinese society in the world. The use of “modernisation” as a concept that is opposed to “Traditional” of “Conservative” ideas began with the approach of the 20th century. It spreads rapidly through academic circles, and was broadly accepted as a means to reform society. Chinese Manchu Qing (Ching) dynasty’s first steps toward modernisation began in the Tung-chih era (1862-1874) with the “Self-Empowerment Movement”. During the late 19th century, as late Manchu dynasty was confronted on all sides by foreign aggression, voices throughout society debated the most effective means to reform and strengthen the country. Some advocated “combining the best of East and West”, while others went so far as to call for “complete Westernisation”. Taiwan was at the centre of these waves of reform. Faced with direct threats against the island by foreign enemies, the Chinese Ching dynasty court took special steps to push Taiwan’s modernisation.
In a role just like that of a gardener wanting to create a rich and fertile environment for the seeds of culture, one in which Mann may sprout, grow and bloom. Mann aims to provide an educational stimulus for society by introducing his works - Mann can express the neo-romantic spirit deftly from various creations and supporting international artistic exchanges. Mann believes that the first step in creating such a new and independent state is the real emergence of culture and arts, for which the art and science of designing and erecting buildings, and fine arts (including photography and motion picture) of the civilization is a good measurement of success. For the foreseeable future, Mann should be continuing to forge ahead, working diligently and unceasingly towards its mission of raising China and Formosa / Taiwan’s culture in his spare time.
Became an Author and a Scholar
In 1980, Theophilus Raynsford Mann completed his first book - scenario original “The Soul's Sentimentalizing”, also named: “Hun Yun : Jin Qi Tu Rui” 電影原著《魂韻》(衿契吐蕊) then Mann was at the age of 22. In 1983, The General Library of the University of California, Berkeley in the United States of America, collected and kept Mann’s writings - scenario original 「魂韻 : 衿契吐蕊」“Hun Yun : jin qi tu rui”, included a musical composition of his own – “Sonate Nr. 1 C-dur op. 3 für Klavier (piano)”, composed on 3rd April 1977 then Mann was 18 years old. The works were published in 1980; the theme was based on “The Soul's Sentimentalizing”. Another masterpiece was an Album of Academic Work for News
Publication “Theophilus Raynsford Mann Photographic Exhibition of Rayonnisme / Rayonism”, published in 1985. The Hathi Trust Digital Library, the University of Michigan also collected and kept Mann’s writings.
Authorship
Mann’s articles and writings were published in more than 200 different kinds of domestic and foreign magazines, newspapers, and periodicals, in the period between May of 1972 and 1990s. It was all started when Mann was just 13-year-old. Many of which have been very influential. These have been quoted by Western and Eastern scholars many times in the last few years, making Mann one of the highly cited technological, artistic, and managing public administrators in the world in the late 20th and early 21st century. The Ministry of the Interior in Taiwan had registered Mann’s professional writings and given him two certificates of copyright. The numbers are 33080 and 33081 on 4th July of 1985; and Taiwan’s Gazette of The Presidential Office issue No. 4499, featured his writings on 4th September 1985.
Became an Academic and Film Director
Today, Mann is a professor at Space Time Life Research Academy, a photographer (portrait, fashion, commercial, digital, architectural, abstract photography), film director, and computer engineer now live and work in London; and most currently engage in his vocational professions of ‘Consultant of Immigration and Translations’. Mann is an author at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Michigan; an alumnus from Christ Church at the University of Oxford, the University of Glamorgan, and National Taiwan University in Taipei.
Director Works:
FILMS:
Experimental Film: “New Image for the Spring” © 1982
Abstract Films:
“Rayonnisme 110124” © 2011
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“Rayonism 110124” © 2011
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“Light Dancing 110124” © 2011
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“Birth” © 2011
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“Fantasy in Dream” © 2011
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“floating” © 2011
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“Optical Rotation” © 2011
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Documentary Films:
“Fighting by Spider” © 2011
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“Spider's Living” © 2011
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“Spider” 130921 © 2013
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“Never Defeat” 130921 © 2013
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“Without Fear” 130921 © 2013
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“London Buddha Day Festival, UK 150510 英國倫敦浴佛節” © 2015
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Theophilus Raynsford Mann 馬天亮導演 - YouTube
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Drama Films:
“The Soul's Sentimentalizing” of the feature film is based on the scenario original “The Soul's Sentimentalizing” (preparation)
FASHION SHOWS:
New Image for the Spring of Shapely Models International © 1982
High Lights on the Summer and Fall Fashion of Shapely Models Int’l © 1982
ART EXHIBITIONS:
The Cadillac Club International Fine Arts Exhibition © 1981
The Cinematic & Photographic Arts Salon and the Hall of the Arts, Pegasus Academy of Arts © 1981
Musician Work:
MUSIC COMPOSITION:
Sonate Nr. 1 C-dur op. 3 für Klavier (piano) © 1977, © 1980, © 1981, © 1983, the theme was based on “The Soul's Sentimentalizing”.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS:
Portrait and Landscape in France © 2000
Portrait and Landscape in Scotland © 2001
Portrait and Landscape in England © 2009
Portrait at Queen Mary, University of London © 2010
Rayonism of London © 2011
Portrait at The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom © 2011
Snowy Southeast London, United Kingdom © 2012
Male Teeth of Great Britain © 2012
Long-horned Grasshopper of London, England © 2012
Tettigoniidae of the United Kingdom © 2012
Spider of London, United Kingdom © 2012, © 2013
Portrait at King's College London © 2013
Buddha 佛, London, United Kingdom © 2014
Summer Flowers of London © 2014
London Buddha Festival, UK 150510 英國倫敦浴佛節 © 2015
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The Art of Buddhist Sculpture in London Buddha Festival, UK © 2015
英國倫敦浴佛節佛陀雕塑藝術
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BOOKS:
Scenario Original「魂韻」(衿契吐蕊) “Hun yun: jin qi tu rui” © December 1980, © 1981, © 1983 (Date of First Publication: 31 December 1980, Second Edition on 29 July 1981, Date of Revision: Revised Edition on 8 May 1983), Languages: Chinese (traditional), and English language.
“Album of the Cadillac Club International Fine Arts Exhibition” © 1981
“Album of the Cinematic & Photographic Arts Salon and the Hall of the Arts, Pegasus Academy of Arts” © 1981
“Album of New Image for the Spring of Shapely Models International” © 1982
“Album of High Lights on the Summer and Fall Fashion of Shapely Models Int’l” © 1982
“Romantic Carol” © 1982
Album of Academic Work for News Publication: “TianLiang Maa (Theophilus Raynsford Mann) Photographic Exhibitions of Rayonnisme” © May 1985
新聞出版之學術著作專輯「馬天亮『光影』“Rayonism” 攝影展」© May 1985
New version of scenario original “The Soul's Sentimentalizing” (to be published)
「曾經輝煌到頂天立地」 “The Indomitable Spirit Was Brilliant to Successful” (The indomitable spirit was brilliant to towering a great height from earth reaching the sky!
Individual biography, to be published)
“My Life, My History, and My Love” (based on a legend, to be published, a film scenario will be developed later)
「感動的公平與正義」“Touching Fairness and Justice” (political science and social studies, to be published)
「氣壯山海‧頂天立地‧民富國強‧白金時代」 “Full of power and grandeur thrusts onto the mountain and ocean, towering a great height from earth reaching the sky for my people with good fortune and my country become stronger, builds a platinum era - white golden age.” (Chinese version for my way towards national election)
Research Interests:
University of Oxford
Research Studies in Archaeology:
Mann’s attractive topic was “A View of Architectural History: Towns through the Ages from Winchester through London Arrived at Oxford in England”.
National Taiwan University
Graduate Certificate,
Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering:
Mann’s monograph of seminar was “Applied the sequence control in the electric power distribution engineering”.
University of Glamorgan
M.Sc. Course,
Master of Science in Real Estate Appraisal:
Mann’s thesis - major subject, with relevant construction law was “The Assignment is under Economics of Construction Management in Architecture”.
National Sun Yat-Sen University
Postgraduate Certificate,
Postgraduate Studies in Computing:
Mann’s required subject was Information dBase III Plus and Taiwanese Traditional Mandarin Chinese Information System. He combined academic course work and practical laboratory sessions in “Applied Mandarin Phonetic Symbols into Traditional Taiwanese Personal Computer and Its Information System”.
Associations:
Member of The Kaohsiung Life Line Association since 11 January 1979, an association established in the USA.
Member of The Society of Youth Writers, Tien (Catholic) Educational Center, Taipei since 1980.
Since 1980, a member of Chinese Taipei Film Archive (CTFA, National Film Archive, Taiwan; founded in 1978), The Motion Picture Foundation, R.O.C. (member of Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film, FIAF; The International Federation of Film Archives was founded in Paris in 1938 by the British Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Cinémathèque Française and the Reichsfilmarchiv in Berlin.)
Commissioner of the cinema, photography, radio, and television committee of The Culture and Arts Association (Chinese Writers and Artists Association) of Taiwan ever since September 1983.
Classic member, the membership is equivalent to a doctorate membership of the Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering since 23 March 1984.
On 15 March 1989, Mann promoted and founded the Consortium Juridical Person Mr. Theophilus Raynsford Mann Social Benefit Foundation 財團法人馬天亮先生社會公益基金會籌備處 (Social Charity 社會慈善事業) in Taiwan.
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Classic member, the membership is equal to a professor or associate professor of The Chinese Institute of Engineers since 30 September 1991.
Honours:
Listed on ‘Taiwan Who’s Who In Business’, © 1984, © 1987, and © 1989 Harvard Management Service.
中華民國企業名人錄編纂委員會, 哈佛企業管理顧問公司.
On 26 August 1985, Mann was awarded a professional certificate of the Outdoor Artistry Activities issued by Education Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan. He acquired awards and certificates of honour about twenty times from National Taiwan Arts Education Center (Museum) on 24 December 1983; Kaohsiung Municipal Social Education Center on 17 March 1984, Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Taipei Cultural Center (Taipei Municipal Social Education Hall); and Taiwan Province Government, Taipei City Government, Kaohsiung City Government, and many cultural centres and art galleries, and so on.
Careers:
Honorary Professor at Space Time Life Research Academy, 7 June 2012 to present; Professor at Space Time Life Research Academy, 1 September 2011 to 1 June 2012 in London, United Kingdom:
Academia,
Teaching and Research:
business management and consultant, political philosophy, Chinese classics, Chinese humanities, modern Chinese language and literature, photography (portrait, fashion, commercial, digital, architectural, abstract photography), visual arts and film production.
教學與研究：
企業管理及顧問、政治哲學、中華經典 (古典漢學、文學、藝術、語言) 、中華人文、中華現代語言與文學、攝影 (人像、時裝、商業、數位/數碼、建築、抽象攝影) ，視覺藝術和製作影片。
Consultant and Translator at Eternal Life Consultants of Immigration and Translations Services, 10 March 2004 to present in London, United Kingdom:
consultants of immigration, translations, and legal services.
永生移民顧問翻譯服務社的移民諮詢顧問和翻譯：
移民事務，翻譯和法律服務。
Computer Hardware and Networking Engineer at Mann Office of Electrical Engineer, 8 March 2004 to present in London, United Kingdom:
Computer Engineering and Network Services. Repairing of Motherboards, Monitors, Power Supplies, CD-ROM Drives; UPS, Hard Disk Drives, H.D.D Data Recovery; BIOS Programming, and all types of Computer Hardware and Software Solutions.
計算機工程和網絡服務。維修主機板，顯示器，電源供應器，光碟機/光盘驱动器，不斷電系統，硬碟/硬盘，硬盤數據恢復，基本輸入輸出系統編程，以及所有類型的電腦/計算機硬體/硬件和軟體/軟件解決方案。
Film Director and Photographer at Shapely Studio of Creative & Cultural Industries, 2 April 2007 to present in London, United Kingdom:
1) Photo, Video and Film Production; 2) Graphic Design, Web Design, Social Networking, Social Media and Advertising; 3) Architectural Design and Interior Design.
Reformer and Philosopher at Taiwanese Social Reformer and Philosopher, 7 April 2012 (location: Los Angeles, California) to present in London, United Kingdom:
Social Reform in Taiwan
《魂韻》(衿契吐蕊) - 馬天亮22歲寫的電影原著。Theophilus Raynsford Mann (TianLiang Maa) wrote “Hun Yun” (Jin Qi Tu Rui), scenario original “The Soul’s Sentimentalizing” © 1980, 1981, 1983, was at the age of 22.
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Actually the door to the outhouse.
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It really took a while before this model was done. Actually I wanted to present it at LEGO World 2013 but didn't manage to get it ready. It was shown at LEGO World 2014 in Copenhagen but afterwards I still had to do some minor changes.
Anyhow; the model. In July 2011 I was visiting the UK for my job and I had the opportunity to do some sightseeing. Just before heading for the UK I saw a couple of pictures of NYR's immaculate Kenworth K100E Aerodyne in "B.J. & the Bear: outfit. A couple of months before they imported one for the States and converted it into a heavy recovery vehicle by fitting a Century Rotator 1140. I took a lot of pictures at their yard (and of course I was very please it was there!). Back home I started to find more details about the K100 and Century Rotator and start building a chassis and cab.
I didn't use chrome before and had to start a collection of chrome pieces. I discovered it's rather expensive and I was hesitating whether I should continue the project or not. Mid 2011 I still had the old Scania 141 with Holmes and when I removed the cab of that one and placed the K100 cab onto the chassis I thought it might be better to start with a smaller truck with some chrome parts. And that's how I start building the K100 with Holmes twin boom; www.flickr.com/photos/51102529@N07/sets/72157631712541786/
But I had to continue with the NYR truck. The other K100 did turn out very well and the Aerodyne would be even better (red, white and black are always good to combine). So I continued early 2013. In a meanwhile Brickonwheels started to build his Pete 379 with Century Rotator 1750; www.flickr.com/photos/bricksonwheels/sets/721576345065103...
From a truck photographer I received some very useful pictures of the century rotator, even a few production pictures. He I really could see all details which enabled me to build quite an exact replica. At a heavy recovery show in Belgium in June 2013 I had a closer look to a few examples of Century Rotators which where there.
The model has a full detailed chassis with drive shafts, air suspension, axle stabilizers, etc. etc. When I was building the chassis I recon it would become long, very long. Without the body should say there wouldn't come an end to the chassis … Nice challenge to get it straight without bending. The cab is tilted with an accurate Cummins 6 cylinder in line engine underneath. This one has some chrome touches. The cab interior differs a bit from the old K100; this one is from a later generation, on of the last produced in 2003.
The body work I had to align with the cab (especially with the striping). As I wouldn't change anything to the design of it (it was perfect) I had to modify the body work quite some times. I think I rebuilt it seven of eight times. The body work consist of one center part at the front and two mirrored sections on each side. These are merged to the chassis with traverse beams. On the truck chassis there's a heavy subframe for the crane. I used a classic turn table to attach the crane base. The crane base also was quite a challenge to build; I wanted to have the shapes correctly. While there aren't any blueprints available of the rotator I really had to study all pictures I took. When building the crane I discovered the truck chassis was a bit too short; I disassembled the chassis and stretched it with three studs. It really was a lot of work but otherwise it wouldn't be right.
The boom has three stages and I chose to use panels, brackets and tiles to make these section. In reality there's a little space between the boom and crane base. The outer section is just less than six studs wide, the middle section four studs and inner section a little more than three studs. I was quite expensive to collect all these pieces but I thought it would fit better.
The truck has three winches; two on top of the crane base and one in the body work.
I spent a lot of time on detailing, like the fuel tanks, air compressor, light bar, support legs, storage cabinets etc. etc.
It's my largest solo vehicle so far, apart from the huge Liebherr cranes I built many years ago. In a time span of two and a half years I spent many hours on it. Mostly it really was fun and exciting to build but sometimes quite frustrating. Patience is the magic word!
i actually took some different shots today too... and i actually made it outside today...all the way to the east bay even. wow.
but figured i might as well finish up flower week properly with this. little dude made it in for the last day of school. these poppies are in some very cool planter boxes made by a parent.. out in the yard. a little bit of green for the kiddos .. which is fab. most of the yard is concrete and chain link fence.. with colorful murals here and there. pretty common for most of the public sf schools. a bit run down to say the least.
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Boulton Paul Reliant was a single-engine light bomber, built as an alternative to the Fairey Battle in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force - even though it should eventually only be sold to foreign air forces.
The Reliant was more or less based on specification P.23/35 that had actually been written for the Fairey Battle I production order in 1935, and relied heavily on the same airframe that had been designed for the Boulton Paul Defiant turret fighter (F.9/35). All these aircraft were powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed down with a three-man crew and a bomb load, the Defiant had to haul a heavy and draggy gun turret on its back, and the Reliant was no small and light aircraft either.
Despite being a great improvement on the aircraft that preceded it (primarily biplanes like the Hawker Hart), by the time it saw action the Reliant and its kin was slow, limited in rangeand payload and highly vulnerable to both anti-aircraft fire and fighters- The concept of the single engine light bomber proved to be a dead end, but this became only obvious as these aircraft were thrown into operation.
The Reliant (internal code P.81) was an all-metal low-wing design of conventional layout with a retractable main landing gear (and a fixed tail wheel). The crew of two sat back-to-back under a common glasshouse canopy, the radio operator/bomb aimer/navigator also had to cover the rear defence thorugh a manual 0.303" Vickers K machine gun that fired between the twin fins.
Four more fixed Browning machine guns in the outer wings completed the gun armament.
In an internal bomb bay and on hardpoints under the wings the Reliant was able to carry a total bomb load of 1.000 lb (460kg) of bombs. While this load was less than what the Fairey Battle could carry, the Reliant was a more compact aircraft and achieved an overall higher performance. And it was more rigid so that it could carry out dive bombing attacks.
Even though the Reliant was offered to both the RAF and the RN, it was rejected in favor of the Battle. But this was not the end of this light bomber design and it was offered for export from 1937 on. And the Reliant found takers in Europe: Belgium ordered 30, the Netherlands 18, Turkey ordered 12 (together with some Hawker Hurricanes) and Poland received a single test aircraft, while Latvia and Greece considered the type.
The Netherlands were to become the only active operator of the Reliant, though. After the end of World War I the Dutch government cut the defence budget and the Army Aviation Group was almost dissolved. With political tensions in Europe increased during the late 1930s, the government tried to rebuild the armed forces again in 1938. But there were many problems, not least the shortage of pilot instructors, navigators and pilots to fly the new multiple engine aircraft. Lack of standardisation and resulting maintenance issues added to the complexity of the rebuilding task.
Reliant deliveries started in early 1938. The Netherlands' Koninklijke Luchtmacht was the first air arm to receive the Reliant, which differed from the standard version through a 20mm Hispano cannon on a hydraulic mount in the rear gunner's position - a unique arrangement at that time.
As war loomed, in July 1939 the Army Aviation Group was renamed the Army Aviation Brigade (Luchtvaartbrigade). In August 1939, the Netherlands government mobilised its armed forces, but due to limited budgets the Army Aviation Brigade operated only 194 combat aircraft of the following types:
• 16 Fokker T.V type bombers
• 36 Fokker D.XXI single-engine fighters
• 35 Fokker G.I twin-engine fighters
• 7 Fokker D.XVII single engine fighters
• 17 Douglas DB-8A-3N light bombers
• 18 Boulton Paul Reliant light bombers
• 20 Fokker C.X light bombers
• 33 Fokker C.V reconnaissance aircraft
• 20 Koolhoven FK-51 artillery observer aircraft
In May 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands. Within five days the Dutch Army Air Corps was taken out by the German Luftwaffe. All of the Brigade's bombers, along with 30 D.XXI and 17 G.I fighters, were shot down; two D.XXI, eight G.I and most of the Reliants were destroyed on the ground. The Douglas bombers as well as the remaining Reliants were used as fighters because no suitable bombs were available; these aircraft were poorly suited for this role and eight were shot down and three more destroyed on the ground in the first hours of the conflict.
In spite of their numerical inferiority, the Dutch armed forces did enjoy success against the Luftwaffe, having 350 Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed, although many of these were lost to anti-aircraft fire and crashes at improvised landing fields in the Netherlands rather than due to action by Dutch fighters. The cost was high – almost 95% of the Dutch pilots were lost.
No Reliant in Dutch service survived the attack, and all other continental deliveries were cancelled due to the hostilities. The few aircraft that were ready for delivery were converted into liaison aircraft or target tugs, and used by the Royal Air Force until 1944.
General characteristics:
Crew: two: pilot, gunner
Length: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 4 in (11.99 m)
Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.46 m)
Wing area: 250 ft² (23.2 m²)
Empty weight: 6,078 lb (2,763 kg)
Loaded weight: 8,318 lb (3,781 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 8,600 lb (3,909 kg)
Powerplant:
1× Rolls-Royce Merlin II liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,030 hp (775 kW) at 3.000 RPM,
driving a three-blade Rotol propeller
Performance:
Maximum speed: 304 mph (264 knots, 489 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
Cruise speed: 175 mph (152 knots, 282 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,570 m)
Range: 1,000 mi (870 nmi, 1610 km)
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
Wing loading: 33.27 lb/ft² (163.0 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.124 hp/lb (204 W/kg)
Climb to 5,000 ft (1,520 m): 4 min 6 sec
Armament:
4× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in the outer wings
1× 0.787 in (20 mm) Hispano cannon in rear cabin
Up to 460kg (1.000lb) of bombs internally and externally
The kit and its assembly:
I had this Pavla Defiant in the stash for some time - I once got it cheap and actually only wanted the turret for my Wellesley conversion. I did not have a plan for the short run IP kit, until a discussion thread for Defiant ideas at whatifmodelers.com popped up. This bore so much inspiration that I gathered some of the ideas and welded them into this fictional Reliant bomber.
At first I thought that this could turn out like a Hawker Henley - a scaled up Hurricane with a bomb bay, another light bomber of the pre-WWII era. But once work started things became more and more different.
One idea was the incorporation of a twin fin, for a free field of fire for the rearward gunner who'd operate a 20mm cannon (à la LeO 451). The tail was taken gross sale from a Matchbox Bf 110, a donation from a friend maybe 25 years ago, and now the parts found a good use.
The different crew layout necessitated a different canopy - I had to order a vacu piece, because nothing in the spares box would fit. In the cockpit, the rear cockpit floor and seat were added, the cannon was scratched.
Once the fuselage was mated with the wings I cut open a bomb bay behind the landing gear wells - and it was filled with the front landing gear well from a Hasegawa F-4E, covers scratched from styrene sheet.
Now that the bomb bay was in place I suddenly realized that I did not have any place for the belly radiator to go... A solution was eventually found thorugh a complete engine replacement. This was rather easy because the Pavla kit offers the Merlin engine as a separate part from the fuselage, so that no cutting was necessary.
And I was lucky: I had a set of Merlins from a Matchbox Avro Lancaster in store - outfitted with flame dampers, but also with an integrated chin radiator, and the diameter almost perfectly matched the Defiant fuselage!
A propeller had to be scratched, though, so the spinner comes from a Matchbox Me 410 and the blades were taken from the Pavla Defiant propeller.
The landing gear comes from trhe Pavla kit, too, including the resin wheel; I am not reallyhappy with it, though, I should have replaced the cover parts, because the OOB parts are VERY thick, more than 1mm, and it looks clumsy, if not ugly.
Painting and markings:
The Dutch pre-war paint scheme is unique, if not odd, and the reliant was a good excuse to incorporate it on a kit. There's much controversy concerning the colors, esp. the chocolate brown.
I eventually settled for Humbrol 168 (RAF Hemp), 172 (Locomotive Green) and a 80:20 mix of 10 and 160 (Gloss Dark Brown and German WWII Red Brown). Cockpit and bomb bay were painted in RAF Interior Green (Humbrol 78) while the landing gear became Aluminum (Humbrol 56).
The kit received a light black ink wash and a shading treatment, trying to emphasize panels and add structure to the surface.
Decals were puzzled together - the Dutch roundels come from a generic TL Modellbau sheet, the code comes from a Turkish Dewoitine fighter. The fin flashes were improvised with paint, the white field in between is a piece of decal sheet (also from TL Modellbau).
After some exhaust stains were painted the kit was covered with matt acrlyic varnish.
Finally, a use for the leftover Defaint parts - and it is IMHO amazing how much the look of the aircraft changes with only minor changes, e. g. the twin fin and the chin radiator. There's some Ju 87 and Fairey Firefly about the Reliant - which, BTW, got its name through Star Trek. Since there is/was a USS Defiant, the USS Reliant was a good reference, too... ;)
Actually took more than 2 days to get it to this state: there was more than 12 years of accumulated stuff.
Actually a statue of Santa Claus with a Christmas tree. But in Rotterdam we like to call him "Kabouter Buttplug" ("Dwarf Buttplug").
I'm talking about the one on the left, ofcourse...
actually the California State Flower, the background has been a dull grey..so I fiddled with the colourscale at Picasa.
and one other thing...thieves are amongst us, they grab and run, makes me very sad.. from now on I sign my pix
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Actually this is more like Charing Cross in the late 1970s. Northumberland Avenue on the left and Whitehall to the right. I don't know what these people were doing, where were Health and Safety when you needed them.
This isn't actually Gal Gadot.
What? Really? You were pretty sure about that to begin with?
The Mezco One:12 line is a relatively new toy line, popping up in recent years as a response to the various 1/6 figure companies becoming more and more expensive. Most of them retail for $80 USD, though of course there are probably come con exception.
Now, through the years I've read reviews of various figures, but never bought any due to the fact none of the characters were particularly appealing to me, and I had missed the Armoured Batman from the BvS movie.
I had ALMOST actually bought Wonder Woman here over Christmas during the Boxing Week sale at the Silver Snail, but held out, thinking that my $100 + tax would be better used towards what I thought was going my inaugural analysis, Hela, which still hasn't materialized yet.
Mezco, as far as I'm aware, is an American company. I don't typically purchase American toys, with the exception of Transformers, so I had no idea what to expect, though I know enough that in general that my expectations should be tempered as compared to Figma, Figuarts, or even the Storm Collectibles stuff.
At any rate, enough preamble - lets get on with the show. As this is my first One:12 product, I'm going to be whining about everything.
So the exterior box is shipped protected by various plastic tags and sheets to protect against scratching. The actual packaging itself was fairly functional, consisting of an inner windowed box with a slip cover. Graphics are clean and bright, though somewhat simplistic compared to the Hot Toys, Medicom, hell even the Figuarts and Figma boxes, though that glossy image of what I think is the Mezco logo is quite nice.
Actual cardboard is pretty average quality, being fairly lightweight with a natural matte finish. I understand that the convention exclusives and other more uncommon figures come in a metal tin, which reminds me very much of those metal tins you get Mooncakes in.
The actual contents of the box are mostly spelled out on the back of the box: the figure, an alternative head, four additional hands, coiled and uncoiled lasso, her Godkiller Sword, her shield, a base with arm for dynamic posing, as well as a Figma styled plastic bag for holding the various loose goodies in.
Actual cardboard is pretty average quality, being fairly lightweight with a natural matte finish. I understand that the convention exclusives and other more uncommon figures come in a metal tin, which reminds me very much of those metal tins you get Mooncakes in.
The actual contents of the box are mostly spelled out on the back of the box: the figure, an alternative head, four additional hands, coiled and uncoiled lasso, her Godkiller Sword, her shield, a base with arm for dynamic posing, as well as a Figma styled plastic bag for holding the various loose goodies in.
The figure is, as one would guess, a 1/12 figure, putting it roughly 6 inches high. The only other competition the Mezco figure has is that Mafex BvS Wonder Woman that I picked up last year. I'll make this as painless as possible - with the exception of one factor, albeit a very important one, the Mezco destroys the Mafex I own.
Off the bat, I'd like to note that with the exception of the very fine detailing on her face and maybe some smaller metallic features, the overall paint work is actually pretty good. No areas where overspray caused me to gawk, nor was there any areas with obviously poor masking or line work, though I will admit that the lines on her bracers come awfully close. Her skin tone is a bit on the bronze side, which can make photographing her using yellow lighting challenging.
It goes without saying that the work here is significantly better than that of your Marvel Legends figures, and probably even the Black series stuff. Of course, these do cost almost 4 times as much.
Her sword is seems about the right length and girth, but the shield is definitely smaller than what the prototype picture on the box itself shows.
Grasping hands were all of a soft rubber which is easily malleable, allowing for easy manipulation to hold the sword without fear of constant breakage. Fingers look kind of muddled on these hands, and there are concerns on my mind about overall longevity of painted rubber parts (i.e. the split head on my Microman Chun Li) but only time will actually address that.
One of the key selling points of the One:12 line are the tailored outfits that the characters wear. Wonder Woman, unfortunately, really only has fabric skirt, and as such, much like the Hot Toys version, her armour is a moulded and painted piece of plastic.
The bracers and her leather strap are separate pieces, which is nice. I couldn't find any instructions included with my figure, so I'm guessing they never made a way for you to actually strap the shield and her sword to her back.
Her lassos are functional, though to be honest i didn't play around with the uncoiled one at all.
The box proclaims over 30 points of articulation. I didn't bother counting them because my point is this - it certainly didn't feel like there were that many. Her outfit effectively removes the waist as a point of articulation, nor are there any any ab crunch options. Shoulders do not collapse, which basically makes doing the cross armed pose impossible. Legs can at most be raised 90 degrees from a vertical position thus making kneeling poses with the figure very unnatural looking. Similarly, crossing her legs isn't happening either, making more stylish or elegant poses very hard to pull off. Thigh swivel joints are quite unsightly.
Now that I think about it, the elbows didn't bend more than 90 degrees either.
All in all, the various other high end 1/12 ish Wonder Woman figures offer better articulation than this one. I'm hoping this body is not the base one used for their various figures, but rather like the Hot Toys seamless body, one they developed specifically for Wonder Woman. But looking at preview pictures for all of the other One:12, articulation may be limited like this for all of their product.
While we're on the subject, if this is a custom body, then Mezco needs to improve the silhouette a bit, and really improve their game on the muscle tone, particularly on the arms and her back.
We now come to one of the greatest points of controversy for this figure, the face/head. From what I have read, release of this figure was significantly delayed due to Mezco fiddling with the heads, and many accounts I read said the final product was a marked improvement over the prototypes. Some even claim that the sculpt looks exactly like Gal Gadot.
Hence "This is not actually Gal Gadot".
No matter which way I stare at it, I honestly don't see any aspect of her at all in any of these, and still stick with my original analysis of "she looks like Olivia Munn".
Another hot topic is "why the hell does she look like she has chipmunk cheeks?". Several factors.
First off, to my eye, the base of the back of the neck for the default head sculpt is way too thick, and as such, this serves to widen her already problematic face. To my eye, the back of the neck on the alternate sculpt (one where she has no bangs) is slimmer in this area which helps to given a more streamline look.
Secondly, the sculptors really didn't emphasize her cheek bones that well. It's there, but you really need to have the light shining the right way for them to appear. Because these cheek bones are not emphasized, her jaw looks like a continuation of a blob that starts from her forehead. I also feel a dash of contouring paint apps would have helped with this issue, and allowed for easier photographs.
Sculpting of the hair is pretty good, but I think they missed an opportunity to have one sculpt feature a head of hair that is blowing sideways as opposed to having one that is all behind her head.
So that was my first foray into the One:12 line. A bit of a mixed bag, with my real disappointment being the surprisingly limited articulation, particularly given what Figma, Figuarts, and Mafex figures can do at a slightly smaller size. I'm going to wait for Hela to tell me how good their tailored costumes are, and hopefully see why people are highly excited about these products.