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Went to Aldburgh last weekend and took my camera to capture some images that I saw on the beach.
It was far from sunny, but found the scattering of bulldozers along the seafront rather attractive.
Tokyo seems to be filled with severely sleep deprived people. Everyone catches up on the shut-eye on the subway.
Kile Duggan in 'Bulldozer.' Duggan, a mediocre driver in a poor handling machine, gained a bad reputation when he first burst on the scene due to his perceived aggressive style. The truth was much simpler- the 'Dozer' was a beast to drive, essentially a Kataspyder G75 Bulldozer with a pair of rockets and wings tacked on. It was big, bulky, tough to drive, and dangerous. As such, it came as little surprise when Duggan was banned from IATTAR for two seasons after crushing Graz Grazillani's spine during the Rowaran Cross City Trek.
Looking for the next race, Duggan turned to the highly dangerous Outer World races. Racing in the Outer Worlds was a precarious affair. OWTTER (Outer World Track & Thrust Extreme Racing), a league created to rival the wildly popular IATTAR league, was doomed from the start, primarily due to lack of financial support, but also in large part to the fact neither drivers nor racers lasted long. The allowed weapons and special modifications that separated OWTTER from IATTAR cost it many of the best and bravest drivers, and the poorer Outer World racing teams couldn't continue to rebuild the expensive racers.
The short-lived league was therefore replaced by an ever deadlier handful of races with little to no rules. Drivers, called Outers (an homage to the now defunct league), were often only able to race in the one race each season on their homeworld in shoddy home-built machines. It was into this world that Kile Duggan found himself- a racer with more skills and money than most, and one helluva tough machine. A truly nice guy, he added only the G75's front blade to the 'Bulldozer' which he used as a ramming device. He quickly began winning races and became an Outer World celebrity. After serving his suspension, he returned to IATTAR, now a better driver with a lot better control of his unwieldy craft, and did quite well, and was well-respected by the other drivers. When he retired, he wrote a successful autobiography of his time as an "Outer" called, 'Inside on the Outside.'
TWH Ensham Bucyrus 8750 Dragline, First Gear Komatsu D475 Dozer, Diecast Promotions Chevy Silverado.
Brand: Matchbox
Series: 2019 9 pack
Livery: Mini Dozer #3
Scale: 1/64
Base: Black plastic - ©2013 Mattel
Collector/casting number: MB
Country of manufacture: Thailand
Place/date of purchase: Wal-mart, 2019
Condition: Minty fresh 10/10
Remarks/comments:
A picture of harmony but what I particularly like is the golden cast on the pond thrown by the reflections from the Autumn trees.
YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dFrjp3BnAQ Four CAT dozers and a baby orange one were out for the day. a man in a boat would zoom by every so often, and a man on a paddleboard lay still in the water.
Sgt. 1st Class Justin Payne, horizontal construction engineer, 576th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, uses a Caterpillar D7F Dozer to clear a firebreak during efforts to contain the Waldo Canyon fire at the U.S. Air Force Academy, June 28, 2012. The engineers arrived at the Air Force Academy June 27, clearing strips of land of all vegetation to stop the wildfire from spreading throughout the academy. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Andrew Ingram, 4th Inf. Div. PAO)
Brand: Matchbox
Series: 2019 9 pack
Livery: Mini Dozer #3
Scale: 1/64
Base: Black plastic - ©2013 Mattel
Collector/casting number: MB
Country of manufacture: Thailand
Place/date of purchase: Wal-mart, 2019
Condition: Minty fresh 10/10
Remarks/comments:
I wanted to capture the contrast of the muddy bulldozer vs. the fluffy cloud and laid back palm trees on either side of it.
I wish I'd managed to get the clouds and palm trees in better focus.
Aaron said something about this picture being overexposed, but I'm not messing with anything beyond aperture right now.