This photo shows an example of the new brick-built road configuration that I am using for my layout. The roads are based on UK practice and include such features as the double-yellow "no parking" lines. Also shown are examples of embedded road features such as man-hole covers (2x2 decorated round tile embedded in two 1x4 arch bricks) and zig-zag road markings (for "keep clear" restrictions).

The roads are nominally 16-studs wide built snot-wise. From edge to edge, the stack-up is roughly: dark bley tile, yellow/bley/yellow plates, 5 bricks, centre stripe, 5 bricks, yellow/bley/yellow/bley plates. This width is a bit narrow; however it is the best compromise of brick usage, forced perspective, economy of footprint (road plates are far too wide), and has some favourable geometry as discussed below. Road sections are built in sections and mutually attached with technic pins. Some sections of the roadway are pinned to a sparse frame below, but mostly the roadway "floats" on top of the frame. Curved sections are made with various slope/arch elements and the edges are framed with pavement/sidewalks, wedge plates, curve plates, etc. as required.

The key feature of these roads is the "fabric" like variation in elevation and curvature achieved by building some road sections in a interleaved mesh of 1x2 elements at every layer of the "stack-up" (similar to how folks build curved walls using the same technique). Road sections at junctions interface seamlessly with a layer of bracket elements to achieve a 90 deg change of orientation (hence the choice of 16-stud nominal width so that 8x bracket elements fit perfectly). These "fabrics" are very accommodating to various shapes and allow me to fine-tune arrangement/shape very easily depending on the look I want. The only tricky bit, is getting the road markings to align properly between adjacent sections. I don't care to admit how many times I've had to rebuild road sections only to shift a road marking 2 studs or add another layer of 1x2 alternating mesh.

I'm currently building a road over bridge which has a section of road embedded. Not that I need the added difficulty, but the bridge crosses curved double track and the bridge abutments are built 45 deg to the stud grid using technic 1x4 45 deg brick beam elements. When spaced at 14-studs, the resulting bridge deck is exactly the width of the snot-wise road section and therefore the entire assembly is a solid stud-attached assembly.

Nakita ako ni koya pero hindi ako nasita. Open hop dito kaya pwede kang mag-hop nang maigi. Hinabol ko lang talaga dito ay yung U-Tour ni NLBL dahil gusto ko talaga siyang makuhanan. Maganda-ganda rin ang U-Tour nya ngunit naka-Yuchai lang ang makina.

Company/Owner: Northern Luzon Bus Line/Edmund Bascos

Fleet/Bus Number: 2144

Classification: Air-conditioned Deluxe Provincial Bus (with Restroom)

Coachbuilder: (Suzhou) Higer Bus Company, Ltd.

Body Model: Higer A80 KLQ6123K U-Tour

Engine Model: Yuchai YC6L330-30 (L47SA)

Chassis Model: Higer KLQ6123KQE31 (LKLR1FSL2GA)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Air Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 47

Franchise route: Aurora (Isabela)–Sampaloc (Manila) via Cabatuan (Isabela)

Route: Sampaloc, Manila City–Santiago City, Isabela via E1 (NLEX-Balintawak–TPLEX-Pura) / Pura–Guimba Road / N114 (Pangasinan–Nueva Ecija Road) / N1 (Maharlika Highway)

Municipalities/cities passing: Pura/Guimba/Santo Domingo/Talavera/Science City of Muñoz/San Jose City/Carranglan/Santa Fe/Aritao/Gabut (Dupax Del Sur)/Ineangan (Dupax Del Norte)/Bambang/Bayombong/Solano/Bagabag/Diadi/Cordon

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Deluxe Class)

Area of Operation: Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Shot Location: Northern Luzon Bus Line Terminal, Barangay Calao East, Santiago City, Isabela

Date Taken: May 18, 2018

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

Maganda talaga ang pinangpalit sa Guagua Line ng Baliwag: Golden Bee na puro aircon na. Buti at 2×2 itong seating configuration na pinangsabak sa Guagua. Sobrang lamig rin ng aircon nito dahil Songz ang gamit nya. Tapos ang makina, masarap pakinggan dahil J08C-TK ang gamit.

Company/Owner: Golden Bee Transport and Logistics Corporation

Fleet/Bus Number: 1012

Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus

Coachbuilder: Hino Motors Philippines Corporation

Body Model: Hino Philippines Grandeza I RK

Engine Model: Hino J08C-TK

Chassis Model: Hino RK1JST 1425 (Long Wheelbase Version)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 49

Franchise route: Guagua (Pampanga)–Divisoria (Manila)

Route: Guagua, Pampanga–Divisoria, Manila City via N3 (Jose Abad Santos Avenue/Gapan-Olongapo Road) / N2 or Radial Road 9 (MacArthur Highway/Manila North Road) / E1 (NLEX-San Fernando–NLEX-San Simon; NLEX-Tabang–NLEX-Balintawak)–N150 or Radial Road 9 (Rizal Avenue Extension)/ N151 (Abad Santos Avenue)

Municipalities/Cities passing: Bacolor/San Fernando City–San Simon/Apalit/Calumpit/Malolos City/Tabang (Guiguinto)

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Economy Class)

Area of Operation: Central Luzon (Region III)

Shot Location: Robinsons Starmills Terminal, Barangay San Jose, San Fernando City, Pampanga

Date Taken: May 28, 2018 (13:25H)

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

Genesis Transport

ang ride namin :)

Partas Trans.

Company/Owner: Victory Liner, Inc.

Fleet/Bus Number: 2238

Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus

Coachbuilder: Santarosa Motor Works, Inc./Columbian Manufacturing Corporation

Body Model: Santarosa Daewoo Bus BV115

Engine Model: Doosan DE12TIS

Chassis Model: Daewoo BV115 (PL5UN58JDFK)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 49

Franchise route: Tuguegarao (Cagayan)–Earnshaw (Sampaloc, Manila)

Route: Sampaloc, Manila City [SMP, MN]–Tuguegarao City, Cagayan [TUG, CV] via E1 expressway (NLEX-Balintawak–NLEX-Dau; NLEX-SCTEX-Connector–SCTEX-Amucao–TPLEX-Pura); N215 (Dau Access Road) / Pura–Guimba Road / N114 (Pangasinan–Nueva Ecija Road) / N1 (Maharlika Highway)

Municipalities/cities passing: Dau (Mabalacat City) [DAU]–Pura/Guimba [GUI]/Santo Domingo/Talavera/Science City of Muñoz/San Jose City [SJC]/Carranglan/Santa Fe/Aritao/Gabut (Dupax Del Sur)/Ineangan (Dupax Del Norte)/Bambang/Bayombong/Solano [SOL]/Bagabag/Diadi/Cordon/Santiago City [STO]/San Isidro/Echague/Alicia/Cauayan City [CYZ]/Reina Mercedes/Naguilian/Gamu/Ilagan City [ILA]/Tumauini/Cabagan/San Pablo/Peñablanca

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)

Area of Operation: Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Shot location: Victory Liner Bus Stop, Pura, Tarlac

Date and time taken: May 22, 2018 (17:15H)

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

GV Florida Transport, Inc.

Victory Liner Inc.

Duelist Configuration: 2Rd+d8 / 2Rm / 1B / 2W

Mobile Frame Hangar Post

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Built for Mobile Frame Zero - a tabletop wargame.

Mobile Frame Hangar (MFZ Community Forums).

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WET DREAM, Oil painting by Jaisini

Wet Dream, an oil painting by Jaisini, in terms of exploration of own sexuality, dreams, or nightmares, belongs to a human traditional need for personal revelations. The imagery of the work is of a usually Jaisinesque theme that is not to be a statement or an illusion, but which summons the emotions.

In Wet Dream, the feelings of morning euphoria and desire create a new formula of early life’s passion. Jaisini delivers a high sensory level through the graduate, almost hypnotic step by step desire awakening.

The work precedes the Reincarnation series. As in all of his paintings, Jaisini pursues a metamorphosis of the physical and mental states. In his works, the concept and the material are enclosed and inserted within each other. The essential visual vehicle is in a line, that emphatically has a life of its own and could be perceived as an automatic release. The enclosure of the line is not only graphical, but also symbolic of the connection between the picture’s elements which await their disclosure.

In the years of cubism, Andre Masson created his series of erotic drawings. In his works, Masson portrayed pure erotica with total absorption in the act, orgiastic, uncomplicated, and a little banal. The lack of diversity in such a subject matter as eroticism resulted in the Masson’s scenes of pairs, trios, or even dozens of naked women interacting in a sexual way with one another. Masson filled these scenes with a Rubensian appreciation of the flesh and its pleasures, the very quality which impoverishes the otherwise fruitful area of human psyche.

Jaisini, on the contrary, uses the sensual overtones to enrich and explore the mysterious realm of mind potential. So, instead of creating automatically, similarly, and limited, Jaisini employs his mind to complicate and develop the subject of desire.

In Masson’s erotic series, the only sentiment is the libidinous desire. Jaisini reflects a different time and epoch that is not satisfied with the simple approach. Jaisini combines together the physical with psychological, which becomes nearly a game.

The expressionistic line swirls flow in the open canvas ground and embrace the canvas in expansive loops. The work is airy.

The artist’s thought transfers line into an image of a contraposto torso with a liplike part on the neck cut. Another female images express their physical and emotional concerns. The bottom lean figure indicates the young age of this female. In turn, that may explain the desperate pose for the erotic fulfillment. The third blond woman at the upper right corner appears to be more sexually mature. She holds a big breast that belongs to another female with a face that has only big red lips and flowing down hair lines. Here, we find a profile of a man who seems to sniff the aroma of the female bodies not without pleasure. In the center, there is another gasping profile. The curvilinear forms enhance the overall impression of a fluid movement, which so well corresponds to the erotic sensation. A phallic finger touches a soft pillow and charges erotic energy in all other phallic configurations in Wet Dream.

All images link in their conscious-unconscious, figurative-abstract condition.

The cycle of desire goes on endlessly and is at the core of human existence. In Wet Dream, Jaisini liberates the desire from the self. In this well born work of art the desire is taken for a model. The work demonstrates what we know of creation to be a combination of already existing things into newer forms. That being so, the desire of man must have been in an endless existence and will continue to dwell in bodies and in works of art to which Wet Dream is an example.

Yustas Kotz-Gottlieb

Review of “Wet Dream” by Paul Jaisini

Super Lines Luxury Love Lines

MEGA TRANSPORT MACHINERY MOVER

Been a while since I updated my configuration.

Now using the Bolstr EDC bag; specifically designed for minimalist carry.

Then continuing on to the right from the top:

- Powerbank: Noontec 10,000 mAh

- Knife: Buck Mayo Waimea

- Sunglasses: Matsuda M3023 (aka "Iron Man shades")

- Watch: PAM111

- Accessory: Olloclip 4-in-1 lens

- Accessory: Steel toothpick container

- Flashlight: Prometheus BetaQR

- Whistle: Cybernetic Brass Tactical Whistle

- Phone: iPhone 6+

- Keys/Keychain: Keyport Slide 2.0 (white for car, red for motorcycle)

- Pen: Move Mini Bolt-action EDC pen

- Wallet/Money Clip: Human Republic Slim

SFOIL

Alfonso Liner

On 4 May 1990, the Declaration "On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia" was adopted by the country's parliament.

The Freedom Monument is a monument honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence. The granite and copper monument in the city core of Riga symbolizes Latvian statehood, national unity, independence and freedom. The monument was funded entirely by donations from residents. It was unveiled on November 18, 1935 as part of sculptor Karlis Zale’s project Shine Like a Star.

The 42.7 meter high monument is made up of 56 sculptures, divided into 13 sculptural groups on four levels, which depict Latvian history and culture. At the base of the monument, the motto For Fatherland and Freedom is inscribed.

At the top of the monument’s obelisk is the nine-meter symbol of freedom – a young woman holding three stars above her head, which symbolize the three historic provinces of Latvia, and national unity.

During the Soviet occupation, no flowers were allowed at the monument and public transport lanes ran on both sides to prevent people from approaching it.

Flammable Tanker

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company

Truck Manufacturer: MAN Truck & Bus AG

Victory Liner Inc.

Victory Liner Inc.

Five Star Bus Company Inc.

+++ DISCLAIMER +++

Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!

Some background:

The Cessna Model 336 and 337 “Skymaster” were American twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a unique push-pull configuration. Their engines were mounted in the nose and rear of its pod-style fuselage. Twin booms extended aft of the wings to the vertical stabilizers, with the rear engine between them. The horizontal stabilizer was aft of the pusher propeller, mounted between and connecting the two booms.

The type’s versatility, low noise level, high travel speed and good loitering time in the operational area at low speed proved to be vital assets for these public service operators and justified its relatively high maintenance costs. A handful of the modernized Spectrum SA-550 machines were still in active service after the Millennium, primarily in the USA.

General characteristics:

Crew: 1 + 3 passengers (up to 5 passengers possible in special seat configuration)

Length: 32 ft 6½ in (9.94 m)

Wingspan: 38 ft ¾ in (11.62 m)

Height: 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)

Wing area: 201 sq ft (18.81 m²)

Aspect ratio: 7.18:1

Airfoil: NACA 2412 at root, NACA 2409 at tip

Empty weight: 2,655 lb (1,204 kg)

Max takeoff weight: 4,400 lb (1,996 kg)

Fuel capacity: 92 US gal (77 imp gal; 350 l) normal,

128 US gal (107 imp gal; 480 l) with auxiliary tank

in the cabin instead of two passenger seats

Powerplant:

1× Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 turboprop engine, delivering 550 shp (410 kW) and

driving a four-blade McCauley fully-feathering, constant-speed propeller, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) diameter

Performance:

Maximum speed: 199 mph (320 km/h, 173 kn) at sea level

Cruise speed: 144 mph (232 km/h, 125 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m) (econ cruise)

Stall speed: 69 mph (111 km/h, 60 kn)

Range: 1421 mi (2.288 km, 1.243 nmi) at 10.000 ft (3.050 m) altitude and economy cruise

Service ceiling: 19,500 ft (5,900 m)

Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)

Takeoff distance to 50 ft (15m): 1,545 ft (471 m)

Landing distance from 50 ft (15m): 1,650 ft (500 m)

The kit and its assembly:

This build is the combination of ingredients that had already been stashed away for a long time, and the “Red Lights” Group Build at whatifmodellers.com in early 2021 was a good motivator and occasion to finally put everything together.

The basis is an ARII 1:72 Cessna T337 model kit – I had purchased it long ago with the expectation to create a military Skymaster from it, but I was confused by a fixed landing gear which would make it a 336? Well, without a further concrete plan the kit preliminarily landed in The Stash™…

However, the ARII model features the optional observation windows in the doors on the starboard side, in the form of a complete(!) fuselage half, so that it lends itself to a police or firefighter aircraft of some sort. This idea was furthermore fueled by a decal sheet that I had been given from a friend, left over from a 1:72 Italeri JetRanger, with three optional police helicopter markings.

The final creative element was the real-world “Pelican” conversion of six O-2As for the US Navy, as mentioned in the background above: the front engine was replaced with a longer nose and the engine configuration changed to a pusher-only aircraft with a single powerful turboprop engine. This looked so odd that I wanted to modify the ARII Cessna in a similar fashion, too, and all these factors came together in this model.

My Arii Cessna 337 kit is a re-boxing from 2009, but its origins date back to Eidai in 1972 and that’s just what you get: a vintage thing with some flash and sinkholes, raised (but fine) surface details and pretty crude seams with bulges and gaps. Some PSR is direly necessary, esp. the fit of the fuselage halves is cringeworthy. The clear parts were no source of joy, either; especially the windscreen turned out to be thick, very streaky (to a degree that I’d almost call it opaque!) and even not fully molded! The side glazing was also not very clear. I tried to improve the situation through polishing, but if the basis is already poor, there’s little you can do about it. Hrmpf.

However, the kit was built mostly OOB, including the extra O-2 glazing in the lower doors, but with some mods. One is a (barely visible) extra tank in the cabin’s rear, plus a pilot and an observer figure placed into the tight front seats. The extended “Pelican” nose was a lucky find – I was afraid that I had had to sculpt a nose from scratch with 2C putty. But I found a radome from a Hasegawa RA-5C, left over from a model I built in the Eighties and that has since long fallen apart. However, this nose fitted almost perfectly in size and shape, I just “blunted” the tip a little. Additionally, both the hull in front of the dashboard and the Vigilante radome were filled with as many lead beads as possible to keep the nose down.

The kit’s OOB spatted, fixed landing gear was retained – even though it is dubious for a Cessna 337, because this type had a fully retractable landing gear, and the model has the landing gear covers actually molded into the lower fuselage. On the other side, the Cessna 336’s fixed landing gear looks quite different, too! However, this is a what-if model, and a fixed landing gear might have been a measure to reduce maintenance costs?

The propeller was replaced with a resin four-blade aftermarket piece (from CMK, probably the best-fitting thing on this build!) on my standard metal axis/styrene tube adapter arrangement. The propeller belongs to a Shorts Tucano, but I think that it works well on the converted Cessna and its powerful pusher engine, even though in the real world, the SA-550 is AFAIK driven by a three-blade prop. For the different engine I also enlarged the dorsal air intake with a 1.5 mm piece of styrene sheet added on top of the molded original air scoop and added a pair of ventral exhaust stubs (scratched from sprue material).

Another addition is a pair of winglets, made from 0.5 mm styrene sheet – an upgrade which I found on several late Cessna 337s in various versions. They just add to the modernized look of the aircraft. For the intended observation role, a hemispherical fairing under the nose hides a 180° camera, and I added some antennae around the hull.

However, a final word concerning the model kit itself: nothing fits, be warned! While the kit is a simple affair and looks quite good in the box, assembling it turned out to be a nightmare, with flash, sinkholes, a brittle styrene and gaps everywhere. This includes the clear parts, which are pretty thick and blurry. The worst thing is the windscreen, which is not only EXTRA thick and EXTRA blurry, it was also not completely molded, with gaps on both sides. I tried to get it clearer through manual polishing, but the streaky blurs are integral – no hope for improvement unless you completely replace the parts! If I ever build a Cessna 337/O-2 again, I will give the Airfix kit a try, it can only be better…

Painting and markings:

The choice between the operator options from the JetRanger sheet was hard, it included Sweden and Italy, but I eventually settled for the LAPD because the livery looks cool and this police department not only operates helicopters, but also some fixed-wing aircraft.

I adapted the LAPD’s classic black-and-white police helicopter livery (Gloss White and Black, Humbrol 22 and 21, respectively) to the Cessna and extended it to the wings. At this point – already upset because of the poor fit of the hardware – disaster struck in the form of Humbrol’s 22 turning into a pinkish ivory upon curing! In the tin, the paint and its pigments looked pretty white and “clean”, and I assume that it’s the thinner that caused this change. What a crap! It’s probably the third tin with 22 that causes trouble, even though in different peculiarities!

The result was total rubbish, though, and I tried to rub the paint off as good as possible on the small model with its many windows, the fixed, delicate landing gear and the wing support struts. Then I overpainted the areas with Revell 301 (Semi-matt White). While this enamel yielded the intended pure white tone, the paint itself is rather gooey and not easy to work with, so that the overall finish turned out worse than desired. At least the black paint worked properly. The demarcations were created with black decal stripes (TL Modellbau), because the tiny model left little room for complex masking measures – and I did not risk any more painting accidents.

Since the aircraft would be kept shiny and clean, I just did a light black ink washing to emphasize surface details and did a light panel post-shading on the black areas, not for weathering but rather to accent surface structures. No further weathering was done (and necessary).

The markings/decals come – as mentioned above – from an Italeri 1:72 JetRanger, but they were augmented with some additional markings, e. g. grey walkways on the wings and “L-A-P-D” in large black letters under the wings, to distract from the poor finish of the white paint around them…

Finally, the kit was sealed overall with Italeri semi-gloss acrylic varnish, just with a matt anti-glare shield in front of the windscreen, which received thin white trim lines (generic decal stripes).

A challenging build due to the Arii kit’s rather poor basis, the massive rhinoplasty and the crisp paint scheme. However, I like the result – what-if models do not always have to be armed military vehicles, there’s potential in other genres, too. And this mono-engine “Pelican” Skymaster plays its role as a “flying eye” in police service credibly and well. However, this was my first and last Eidai kit…

Genesis Transport Services, Inc.

Five Star Bus Company Inc.

Size M/L Rawland rSogn with Pacenti Quasi Motos

Dagupan Bus Company Inc.

"The Johnson Space Center's “Racetrack” configuration appears to be loosely based on the earlier Space Operations Center concept.

NASA/JSC “Racetrack” growth configuration with space tug hangar & satellite servicing facilities. This concept was abandoned fairly early, however.”

Above & image at:

www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/station/sld029.htm

Credit: PMView Pro website

The view is to the southwest, the large inlet below the space station being Galveston Bay, adjacent to Houston, TX.

Although not to be found at any NASA website, a rather nice version of it is available at the following...the University of Texas Medical Branch/Moody Medical Library - Texas Digital Library website. THERE, but NOT at any NASA website. Sure, why not.

Wait one...this explains it:

utmb-ir.tdl.org/handle/2152.3/563

utmb-ir.tdl.org/handle/2152.3/8507?show=full

I'll be damned, look at that:

utmb-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2152.3/8507/29.48%20S84-...

Based on the unique airbrush style, even the colors used, I think this is by Paul Houston, possibly/likely a Boeing artist.

Viron Transit Inc.

Victory Liner Inc.

Victory Liner Inc.

Company/Owner: Victory Liner, Inc.

Fleet/Bus Number: 6039

Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus

Coachbuilder: Santarosa Motor Works, Inc./Columbian Motors Corporation

Body Model: Nissan Diesel/Santarosa EXFOH

Engine Model: Nissan Diesel PF6-TA (PF6-A)

Chassis Model: Nissan Diesel JA450SSN

Transmission: Manual (6-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)

Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 49

Route: Monumento, Caloocan City–Tuguegarao City, Cagayan via NLEX-Balintawak–NLEX-San Fernando–NLEX-Dau / Dau Access Road / NLEX-SCTEX Connector–SCTEX-Amucao / Santa Rosa–Tarlac Road / Carmen–Cabanatuan Road / Felipe Vergara Highway / N1 (Maharlika Highway)

Municipalities/cities passing: San Fernando City–Dau (Mabalacat City)–Amucao (Tarlac City)/La Paz/Zaragoza/Aliaga/Cabanatuan City/Talavera/Santo Domingo/Science City of Muñoz/San Jose City/Carranglan/Santa Fe/Aritao/Gabut (Dupax Del Sur)/Ineangan (Dupax Del Norte)/Bambang/Bayombong/Solano/Bagabag/Diadi/Cordon/Santiago City/San Isidro/Echague/Alicia/Cauayan City/Reina Mercedes/Naguilian/Gamu/Ilagan City/Tumauini/Cabagan/San Pablo/Peñablanca

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)

Area of Operation: Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Shot Location: Robinsons Starmills, Barangay San Jose, San Fernando City, Pampanga

Date Taken: December 28, 2015

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

GV Florida

Victory Liner Inc.

Company/Owner: Gold Star Bus Transit, Inc.

Fleet/Bus Number: 11502

Classification: Air-conditioned Deluxe Provincial Bus (with restroom equipped)

Coachbuilder: (Zhengzhou) Yutong Bus Company, Ltd.

Body Model: Yutong ZK6127HYG

Engine Model: Yuchai YC6L330-20 (L33YA)

Chassis Model: Yutong ZK6127CR (LZYTATE6XH1)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Air Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 47

Franchise route: Iloilo City–Cubao (Quezon City)

Route: Cubao, Quezon City–Batangas City Grand Terminal, Batangas City, Batangas via E2 [SLEX-Magallanes–STAR (Southern Tagalog Arterial Road)-Tambo Exit] / N4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway) / N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road)

Municipalities/cities passing: Magallanes (Makati City)–Lipa City/San Jose

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Deluxe Class)

Area of Operation: CALABARZON (Region IV-A)

Shot Location: EDSA-Boni, Mandaluyong City

Date Taken: May 30, 2018 (5:48H)

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

SuperLines

Marikina Autoline Transport Corp

Mekeni at munta ta Pampanga! Heto na ata ang pinakamatagal na ruta ng Rabbit na hindi nag-hiatus mode.

Company/Owner: Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, Inc.

Fleet/Bus Number: 1045

Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus

Coachbuilder: (Suzhou) Higer Bus Company, Ltd.

Body Model: Higer V91 KLQ6119QE3

Engine Model: Yuchai YC6L280-30 (L53SA)

Chassis Model: Higer KLQ6112 (LKLR1HSG4FA)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Air Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 49

Franchise route: San Fernando (Pampanga)–Manila

Route: Avenida, Santa Cruz, Manila City–Lourdes North West, Angeles City, Pampanga via N215 (Dau Access Road) and N2/Radial Road 9 (MacArthur Highway/Manila North Road)

Barangays passing: Mabalacat City: Dau; Angeles City: Balibago/Virgen de los Remedios/Santa Teresita

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)

Area of Operation: Central Luzon (Region III)

Shot Location: Highway 215 (Dau Access Road), Dau, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

Date Taken: May, 29 2018 (15:41H)

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

There were plenty of Silver Gulls to keep us entertained.

(Peter)

Been aiming to have this set up for a while. I bought a new guide rail system and extra counterweight. so, now I can hopefully use my 66mm William Optics refractor as a guide scope for my C8 SCT, meaning closer shots of deep sky objects.

This is an example of the B-52G Gulf War configuration page from the Configuration Booklet available at my Etsy site. Thanks to Wikipedia, David Steve Davies’ “Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Owner’s Workshop Manual,” Global Security’s thorough account of the B-52, and Joe Baugher’s extensive website on the BUFF and a host of other fascinating material. Thanks to Ralph for his consent and to all my followers who encourage my work. Your support and interest are greatly appreciated!

my ride avenida to SM Pampanga :)

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company

The Rigging Co., LTD

Victory Liner Inc.

Victory Liner Inc

Switches/Turnouts/Points are one of the weakest areas in building realistic and reliable layouts. The TLG R40 switch is quite limited in potential configurations and has severe geometry due to its R40 radius. It does not combine to make a crossover at a nominal 16-stud centreline and the diverging route does not integrate into a nominal curve radius. To overcome these limitations, I have designed a switch concept called a "Medium" switch. I chose the name "Medium" because it fits in between the TLG R40 "Short" switch and a (yet undesigned) "Long" switch. The design requirements were as follows:

▪ Nominal 8s interval boundaries

▪ Integrates into a 16s centreline crossover without modification

▪ Integrates into a 16s interval radius

▪ 22.5º crossing vee / diverging route angle to support return curves

When designing this switch, it became apparent that the 16-stud convention and 22.5º sector angles do not overlap well from a geometry point of view. Designing a switch to make a clean crossover was easy. Designing it to support a return curve back to a 16-stud centreline *and* within an 8-stud lateral grid was not! It turns out that in addition to the switch itself, a new straight track element is required to realign the geometry of return curves back to a nominal 8-stud interval grid. After some analysis of various track configurations, a "2/5 Straight" or "6.5-stud Straight" element was required. In actual fact it is 6.48x studs long for minimal alignment error; however, even at 6.5x it is within the mechanical tolerances of track construction. This element is very nearly the familiar ratio of 2/5 which we use for SNOT building techniques. It is in fact a partial ratio of the standard 16-stud straight, i.e. 2/5 x 16 studs = 6.4 studs. This new straight element makes possible a variety of return curve configurations with several standard (R56, R72, R88) radii as well as providing alignment for stacked yard ladders.

In future, I intend to design a so-called "Long" switch which has a diverging route at 11.25º. I haven't worked out all of the geometry; however, I am hoping it will fit within the "system" similar to the "Medium" switch.

You can download (at your own risk!) these "add-on" elements for BlueBrick from my website at www.brickdimensions.com/resources/trains.

Happy layout planning and feedback/improvements/suggestions/etc. more than welcome!

Company/Owner: Victory Liner, Inc.

Fleet/Bus Number: 2211

Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus

Coachbuilder: Santarosa Motor Works, Inc./Columbian Manufacturing Corporation

Body Model: Daewoo/Santarosa BV115

Engine Model: Doosan DE12TIS

Chassis Model: Daewoo BV115 (PL5UN58JDFK)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual Transmission

Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension

Seating Configuration: 2×2

Seating Capacity: 49

Franchise route: Cauayan (Isabela) - Earnshaw (Sampaloc, Manila)

Route: Sampaloc, Manila City [SMP, MN]–Cauayan City, Isabela [CYZ, IA] via E1 (NLEX-Balintawak–NLEX-Dau; NLEX-SCTEX Connector–SCTEX-Amucao–TPLEX-Pura) / Pura–Guimba Road / N114 (Pangasinan–Nueva Ecija Road) / N1 (Maharlika Highway)

Municipalities/cities passing: Dau (Mabalacat City) [DAU]–Pura/Guimba [GUI]/Santo Domingo/Talavera/Science City of Muñoz/San Jose City [SJC]/Carranglan/Santa Fe/Aritao [ART]/Gabut (Dupax Del Sur)/Ineangan (Dupax Del Norte)/Bambang/Bayombong/Solano [SOL]/Bagabag/Diadi/Cordon/Santiago City [STO]/San Isidro/Echague/Alicia

Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)

Area of Operation: Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Shot Location: CCQ Bus Stop, Barangay Darapidap, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya

Date Taken: May 17, 2018 (14:02H)

Notices:

* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.

** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.

*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.

**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.

Bus Operator: Victory Liner Inc.

Bus number: 1250

Area of Operation: Provincial Operation

Classification: Air-Conditioned

Seating Configuration: 2x2

Transmission: Manual Transmission

Shot Location: Victory Liner Caloocan Terminal