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This is what happens when you stupidly paint heritage brickwork and the paint traps moisture ..
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In this powerful black-and-white image, two workers are seen in a dimly lit industrial workshop. One of them is actively welding metal sheets, producing bright sparks that illuminate the dark environment, while the other sits nearby, taking a moment of rest. The surroundings are filled with heavy steel plates, gas cylinders, and machinery, creating an atmosphere of hard labor and craftsmanship. The image captures the raw intensity and dedication required in metalworking and heavy industry, highlighting the contrast between light and shadow in this gritty industrial setting.
Fort Pulaski, under construction from 1829 to 1847, was one of a chain of brick coastal fortifications in the eastern United States. On Cockspur Island in the mouth of the Savannah River, it guarded the city of Savannah from water-borne invasion. The main fortification is a five-sided (truncated hexagon) brick structure, with 7½-foot-thick outer walls two tiers high and approximately 350 feet long on each side. Opposite the gorge face is a triangular demilune with sides approximately 400 feet long. The fort and its demilune are separated by, and completely surrounded by, a wet moat approximately 40 feet wide and 7 feet deep (seen in the photograph above). Extending from the fort in all directions over an area of roughly 100 acres is a system of dikes and drainage ditches. All of the above elements were designed and built as an integrated, militarily interdependent unit. All other historic structures on the island are in some way associated with the fort, but were not necessary to its operation as a defensive work. The fort is in excellent condition due to extensive restoration in the 1930's by the National Park Service. Its exterior remains unaltered. The interior was altered only by the installation of electricity, rest room facilities, and removable exhibit cases & storage areas in the gorge wall.
Fort Pulaski is the best preserved and most original of a system of eastern coastal forts designed by the French military engineer Simon Bernard, while in the employ of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Its massive brick walls, backed by heavy piers, and case-mated rooms reflected the continuing search for security against increasingly large caliber smooth-bore cannons of the period. The best military engineering principles, finest joinery, and masonry techniques of the day were used in its construction. Yet the siege and rapid reduction of Fort Pulaski in 1862 by heavy rifled artillery of the Federal Army, which had no precedent at the time, immediately made obsolete all masonry forts everywhere. Most of the construction features and extensive siege damage are still visible, and are interpreted to the visiting public today.
The Fort Pulaski complex was determined to be significant for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 15, 1966 in the areas of architecture, engineering, and military history of the United States of America. Although the fort embodies nothing new since Roman times in the way of architectural principles, the craftsmanship exhibited in its construction is outstanding, and it is one of the best surviving examples of North American fort architecture and engineering. It is far more significant in terms of military history. Built as it was, to withstand the heaviest of smooth-bore cannons of the day, the fort quickly fell under the punch of rifled artillery. This successful test siege immediately changed the course of military architecture and history forever.
All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted to the NRHP for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/17b19096-6db2-44be-b1e...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5000 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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A special work of art creates an imposing entrance to welcome visitors at the majestic New Schleißheim Palace Complex near Munich, one of the largest former residences of the Bavarian royal family.
The old time barns built by the pioneers in Alberta's Peace Country are as much a work of art as they were practical.
Not many to be found like this, fewer still standing up. Our local cemetery is badly vandalized in many areas.
Les Médiévales de Falaise is a major annual historical festival held in Falaise, Normandy, France, at the foot of the Château Guillaume-le-Conquérant (William the Conqueror's Castle).
The festival transforms the town and the castle grounds into a lively medieval space featuring historical re-enactment camps, military demonstrations, and traditional craftsmanship.
During the seventies, in the United States, an unusual car trend spread: the "Show Rods".
This kind of cars, built from the ground up, were distinguished by an unconventional design, brilliant colors and amazing craftsmanship. Their engines were extremely powerful, yet they rarely touched the road. In other words, these cars were meant to be looked at, not driven. Yes, Show Rods were paradoxical (source: "Classic Plastic" by Rick Polizzi).
One of the most famous "Show Rod" designer was Tom Daniel who in 1967 designed the “Beer Wagon” for Monogram, the well known scale models manufacturer.
Here my LEGO replica of the Beer Wagon based on antique Mack Bulldog chain drive rear end. It features:
- fat drag tires on the rear;
- chrome dog dish hubcaps;
- eight chrome pipes thru the hood;
- beer keg gas tanks;
- beer keg between the seats;
- wooden load compartment.
Tom Daniel's Beer Wagon is for sure the wildest beer haulin' drag machine all around.
(source: Monogram)
You can read the story of my "Beer Wagon" and my other Hot Rods, included many pictures, on the 2016 February issue of Brick Journal (# 38).
P.S. Other talented LEGO builders have built the "Beer Wagon" and each one built it with own personal style, they looks quite different indeed.
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Two weeks ago I posted the shot below showing one of the ebony boxes made by my Grandfather. In focus here is the other one I own, showing the pattern on the lid - it also has one inside the lid. You can just see the very long thread - which still works.
HMBT!
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