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Amtrak F40PH 406 rides the rear of Milwaukee-bound Hiawatha train 337 at Rondout. Given a second chance at life as a Cab Car but still technically a F40, the old EMD veteran was given a fresh paint scheme in 2011 to help Amtrak celebrate their 40th Anniversary and is always a nice sight to behold.
Only three of these multiple units were built, comprising class 403 driving motor cars and class 404 intermediate trailers. Built in 1973, they initially saw use on IC Intercity services, but in 1979 these became two class and these units were sidelined for a few years until used for Lufthansa Airport Express trains between Düsseldorf and Frankfurt/Main airports. On 18 July 1980 one of the sets is seen at the depot west of München Hauptbahnhof. These units were designed for tilting operation, but this did not work as required and the functionality was switched off.
Ascendant Lords - Kingdom of Vzir
Classification: Melee
Armaments:
(1) PA-ALVZRSCY-XY
Along with the overhaul of his twin sister's reFrame, Ran Al' Vzir also had his previous Vzir' Ran overhauled and updated.
The much improved Vzir' Regis has all the functional upgrades done to the Vzir' Regalia. Unlike his sister's mech however, Monarch Ran instructed Court Engineers for a more conservative upgrade. One request was to specifically retain the imposing look with its wide shoulders and caped design. The PA-ALVZRSCY-XY Scythe is also only slightly modified from its previous iteration.
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Built for Simon Liu's MECHTOBER 2020, week 2. Part of the R3build project from 2017 where I update older reFrame V1 and V2 models into the V3 with minifig cockpit.
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reFrame Version 3.0 frame (instructions) now available
For those interested in LEGO mech building, I also have an eBook from 2015 called Mech Wars 2015 Instructional Primer. It contains some things I wrote about basic mech building, a bit about my Mech Warsuniverse, and all my early models from 2014-2015. If you’re looking for a resource that could help you start or even improve your mech building skills, you might find this eBook useful.
Casamanya Estanyo Montaup. Andorra nord mountain region. View from Pal. La Massana, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees
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Hey everyone! It’s been a while since my last review. This month will be a little bit slow as the dolls that will be coming in are a bit spread out. It’s almost Convention time and I’m trying not to go crazy on my purchases. But what can we do? Every doll that has been revealed from Integrity Toys so far has been amazing. Finally I am doing my review of one of the 2017 W Club Upgrade Dolls Majesty Giselle Diefendorf. I have to say she is one solid doll. I think she is a good starter if you’re new to Integrity Toys and new to the world of Fashion Royalty and NU.Face. I did not expect too much from this doll but she is a nice surprise.
I am sold with her face and with her make-up palette. There are paint details in her promo pics that appear to be flat but the paint application is much more beautiful on the actual doll. Her lips are this shimmery nude color and her magenta eyeshadows have this metallic hint to them. She has the same Dark Romance Giselle face design which had airbrushed eye make-up and rightfully so Majesty has that same airbrushed quality that we have seen recently with the 2016 NU.Face Reckless Collection. It’s a new technique that Integrity Toys developed replacing the costly airbrush paint application and the result is just as good.
This year NU.Face is delving in to their softer more feminine side. We’ve seen this sort of turn-of-the-century inspired fashions from the NU.Face Heirloom Collection like this Alexander McQueen Resort 2017 inspired dress on Majesty. There are Filigree details on the jewelry as well and some of the accessories like Majesty’s cuff double ring bracelet which I think is my new favorite jewelry piece. The shoes are similar to Poetic Beauty Lilith and Eden’s Louis Vuitton boots with the lacing detail on the sides but from my research these are not LVs. I love that they remind me of boots worn by women from the Victorian era, a different take on the ubiquitous toe-capped pumps. She also comes with a Faberge egg purse which could be her heirloom aside from the cuff bracelet. We’ve seen this purse before from Grand Gesture Dominique but what I love about this version is that it’s a little bit smaller. The Filigree details on both purses are very similar but I love that they are different in size and the straps are not the same. These are inspired by Alexander McQueen from about seven years ago but the thing is they’re more decorative and not functional. I was imagining that these egg purses open at the top but they don’t. These are made of solid metal so they’re a little bit heavy.
Majesty Giselle could officially be the last doll with the NF 2.0 body that has the waist articulation as this was a decision made at the factory as I am assuming they’re trying to get rid of the older bodies but the rest of Heirloom Collection will have the new NF 3.0 body without the waist articulation. Another thing to point out is that the color of her head matches the color of her body very well which was unfortunately an issue with some of the dolls from the Reckless Collection with the FR White skin tone like Mad Love Rayna and AKA Gigi Giselle where their heads appear to be yellowish different from the body which usually has a pinkish undertone. We might have seen elements that were recycled like the Dark Romance Giselle face design, Grand Gesture egg purse and the sheer fabric of her dress that was used from Starlet Elyse but so far this has been one of the best dolls to come out from the 2017 Integrity Toys line-up. Overall Majesty Giselle is styled to perfection. I do recommend getting her at this time as the prices are not ridiculously marked up.
Editor's note: Happy Friday, Flickr friends! We're poaching this image from our friends at Johnson Space Center, but we couldn't resist. Those solar array panels are a work of art at this angle. Zoom in on the large size -- it's mesmerizing! Have a great weekend.
A portion of the solar array panels on the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member aboard the International Space Station.
Image credit: NASA
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Walking up the driveway last night (8:30) at the end of the evening dog walk, Cole & I were buzzed by a large UFO. It landed in one of our magnolia trees and stayed put for half an hour, giving me lots of time to grab the camera. I also was able to use a tape measure to confirm that the wingspan was 15 cm/6 inches across! (The surrounding leaves are @ 2" long)
The Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, or giant silk moths. Females with a wingspan of six inches (160 mm) or more have been documented. The larvae of these moths are most commonly found on maple trees, but they have been known to feed on cherry and birch trees. Like all members of the Giant Silk Moth family, the nocturnal adult cecropia moths only reproduce, lacking functional mouthparts or digestive system. Therefore, they survive a maximum of about two weeks. With less prominent feathery antennae, I believe that this is a female.
I spent a delightful Saturday with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in the Yarra Valley, where we visited the picturesque Alowyn Gardens, which I had never heard of before, before having luncheon at the Yarrawood Winery.
The Alowyn Gardens are just outside Yarra Glen, east of Melbourne, in wine making country. The Alowyn Gardens started as weed and blackberry infested paddocks that were formerly part of a horse stud. The land was cleared in 1997 before revitalisation of the soil was conducted. Two years later in 1999 the first tree was planted. Today the Alowyn Gardens are well established, and provide an informative and educational experience for visitors. It has been designed with shade and comfort in mind. Plant names are on view to educate visitors about the gardens. The gardens have one of the largest Japanese Wisteria arbours as their centrepiece. Off it visitors may wander through seven very different styles of gardens, from the formal to the informal, European to Australian. The Native Garden is based on Australian plantings and features a dam and wetland area for animals, including a profusion of frogs and a great deal of birdlife. The Display Garden is a collection of courtyards and small gardens featuring collections of interesting plantings. The idea of the Display garden is to demonstrate what can be achieved in small spaces. The Edible Garden as the name suggests, shows that kitchen gardens can be beautiful as well as functional with rows of fruit trees, vegetable and medicinal gardens and a number of edible flowers that are both tasty and beautiful. The Birch and Casuarina Forest offers a woodland with enchanting hidden dells and contains a historical miner's hut. The Perennial Border contains herbaceous plants which are tough and hardy, survive with minimal work and are able to cope with Australia's hot summers and cold Yarra Valley winters. The Parterre Garden is based on the 15th Century French Renaissance design principles of low formal hedges formed into patterns. The French Provincial Garden is the largest of all the gardens and is surrounded by avenues of Chinese Elm, Crab Apple and Canadian Maple trees. It has large lawns, and a long water feature that runs the width of the garden.
Another entry for the 2016 MOCAthalon. This was built for the County Fair category. The build features a fully functional ride, ice cream trailer with interior, ring toss game-stand, and a popcorn vendor. Plus lots of people enjoying the fair.
Isaac came up with the ride idea and design.
Watch the ride in action on youtube: youtu.be/c8AVQsFXtjI
New Calton Burial Ground was built as an overspill and functional replacement to Old Calton Burial Ground and lies half a mile to its east on Regent Road in Edinburgh Scotlandpp on the south-east slopes of Calton Hill. This can be seen from the Royal Mile. Edinburgh Scotland UK
Placa Rotonda, Andorra la Vella, Andorra city, the center, Andorra, Pyrenees
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Functional desk, loads of space to work, two 22" screens and my laptop.
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The male Bear Andrena. Andrena obscuripennis. All bee species have males and females. Male bees are different from humans in that they are haploid not diploid (it would appear there are other differences, but those are not the interest at hand). Functionally that means that they are produced sans sexual reproduction and any female (bumble bee workers too!) can just pump out and egg and it will become a male (I presume this means that all that molecular material from said female is basically copied over to the male). While this is standard Hymenoptera dogma, what I can't seem to find out is why then do males often look so different from females? Often quite radically so. How does having only your Mom's chromosomes make you (the boy bee) look like a boy bee? Having these musings floating around makes me wonder if the world would be a better place if human males were haploid instead of diploid, did no real work to support a family, drank nectar all day, and whose sole purpose was to mate? Sadly, dear Techniterns, no one filled out the Bee Picture log so I can't tell who took this picture. ~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~
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We Are Made One with What We Touch and See
We are resolved into the supreme air,
We are made one with what we touch and see,
With our heart's blood each crimson sun is fair,
With our young lives each spring impassioned tree
Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range
The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change.
- Oscar Wilde
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Best over all technical resource for photo stacking:
Art Photo Book: Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World:
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Free Field Guide to Bee Genera of Maryland:
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Basic USGSBIML set up:
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USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4
Bees of Maryland Organized by Taxa with information on each Genus
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Not quite sure why I like this farm building, but I was quite taken with it. I think it's the clean lines and simplicity. The building is typical of the area, very plain and simple, and in their way quite stylish. They have to withstand the most extreme weather (note the colour of the sky) and be earthquake proof. The landscape is very bleak with no large trees, the tallest trees we saw were perhaps 2m, and skinny spindly things. Anything with any substance would be uprooted fairly fast in the frequent powerful winds.
These are otedama (お手玉) , small bean bags that are used in a Japanese children's game similar to jacks. The game varies from region to region but almost disappeared during World War II when the azuki beans used to fill the bags were fed to children. The game is in serious decline today. These otedama are unusual because they have faces and are more decorative than functional.
The image was taken with a Nikon 55mm AIS macro lens and Nikon 4T close-up lens. The magnification is 1:1.6.
Tomorrow is a very busy day for me, so I won't be posting any photos - ha, did I hear a multitude of sighs of relief? About another 8 photos and I should be finished with Day 3 of my trip to Pt Pelee (Ontario) and Tadoussac (Quebec) in May 2018.
The DeLaurier Homestead and Trail was such a delight to visit in Point Pelee. I was in seventh heaven, photographing this beautiful old house and the nearby barn. The photo colours vary mainly because I used two different cameras.
"DeLaurier House is approached along a boardwalk at the western edge of the marsh lands at Point Pelee National Park. It is a two-storey, gable-roofed structure, which incorporates two attached log houses. The dwelling is clad in board and batten siding and the shingled roof exhibits two roof pitches with one brick chimney. Windows and doors are asymmetrically arranged on the walls of the house. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
DeLaurier House is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental value.
DeLaurier House is associated with the early settlement of the Point Pelee area. It illustrates the life and times of a small French-Canadian community outside Québec and the agricultural activity on Point Pelee between 1850 and 1966. The reclamation of marshland led to Point Pelee becoming one of Canada’s finest agricultural areas in the latter half of the 19th century. The house is also associated with its builder, Oliver DeLaurier, and with his descendants. The house was used as a neighbourhood tavern for local parties and for community dances. In addition, the house is the oldest remaining structure and illustrates the development of export-oriented farming at Point Pelee during the late 19th century. It is now the interpretive center for the Point Pelee National Park.
DeLaurier House is valued for its good aesthetic and functional design. The integration of the two, simple log houses shows Olivier DeLaurier’s resourcefulness despite limited income and construction experience. The interior also illustrates the building’s evolutionary nature, having been modified for use by two families in the early 1900s and later renovated to accommodate the interpretive programs of the park. Notable for its craftsmanship, the dwelling was clad in board and batten siding and finished with a shingle roof, in order to present a uniform appearance and to demonstrate the DeLaurier’s improved economic and social status in the community."
The heat and rain have enabled the mosquitos to breed prolifically. Each night about 6.30 we need to light the citronella candles to deter them from coming inside.
Technic functional goodness!
Even though I grew up with LEGO Technic before my semi-dark ages, my skills in it are still rusty. I struggled for weeks trying to make the 4-wheel drive, pendular suspension, steering, double V8 engine, and working flatbed.
Functional patterns
Just because something is functional in nature doesn’t mean it can’t be appealing (if you can navigate the multiple negatives in that sentence.)
Anyway, I think that these gates have a simple, but pleasing design.
P102-9097 Taken at: Watergate, Perth, Scotland
Functionally identical to the original, but less ninjago and more giant skeleton in terms of looks now.
c1956 Petri 35 film camera. Close-up view of the 45mm lens. Made by the Kuribayashi Camera industry, Inc.
Functional testing of NASA’s Mars Helicopter and its cruise stage occurred in the airlock inside Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility on March 10, 2020. The helicopter was tested on a stand while the cruise stage was tested on the rotation fixture. The helicopter will be attached to the Mars Perseverance rover during its mission, which is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. Perseverance will land on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. Liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket is targeted for mid-July from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy is managing the launch.
Tutorial on Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Functional-LEGO-Nutcrackers/
With a simple pull of the lever, these decorative figures can open and close their jaws like authentic nutcrackers!
Both of these models were built in the recent weeks leading up to Christmas. The design was pretty straightforward, but two major issues were making the faces look good, and finally getting the hats right. In fact, the green nutcracker's crown took the longest to figure out, and was finally made with hinge plates.
As mentioned in the tutorial, although these can in fact function as real nutcrackers, they're somewhat rickety and best suited for holiday decorations.
Pages from vintage dictation book - machine quilted and layered with fabric, 3d coiled wire
and twine wrapped over glazed acrylic canvas.
Fully functional model of Liebherr R 944 C Tunneling Excavator. For more pictures visit my MOCPages page.
See also how it works on YouTube