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]The VF-4 Lightning III began development in 2005 under the initial designation of the VF-X-4. Developed as a successor craft to the VF-1 Valkyrie, the VF-4 Lightning III was designed as a variable fighter that emphasized mobility in outer space.
The VF-4's development began with the prototype VF-X-4 and the VF-X-3. However, when Earth was devastated in Space War I the loss of military facilities also resulted in loss of the VF-X-3. Amongst the airframes under development exist prototype No. 1 craft, VF-X-4V1 and the trial manufactured VF-4A-0 and thus the surviving VF-X-4 was developed and completed as the VF-4 Lightning III. A trial-produced variable fighter, designated the VF-4A-0, was also built using 25% VF-1 Valkyrie parts.
VF-X-4 underwent flight tests, including being test piloted by Space War I veteran Hikaru Ichijo. Once successful operational models were ready, the VF-4 began mass production on February 2012. Initial deployment began on the SDF-2 Megaroad-01 in VF-1 Skull and SVF-184 Iron Chiefs Squadrons on September 2012. When the SDF-2 Megaroad launched in the same month, Hikaru Ichijō flew a VF-4 alongside the new colonization vessel as the ship lifted from Earth and began exploration outside of the Sol system.
As a result of integrating existing Overtechnology and Zentradi-series technology, the VF-4 had a characteristic three-hulled-type airframe structure remarkably different from the conservative VF-1 Valkyrie design. The three-hulled style of the VF-4 increased fuselage volume, propellant capacity and armament load capability that all resulted in a 40% improved combat ability over the VF-1. Fully transformable, the VF-4 could shift into Battroid and Gerwalk modes like previous variable fighters.
However, the VF-4 did suffer minor mobility problems within an atmosphere and the new type was primarily deployed to the Space Air Corps of emigrant fleets to serve as the main fighter craft of the UN Forces in the 2020s. It was because flight performance within the atmosphere was not as good as the VF-1 that the VF-5000 Star Mirage became the main combat craft within atmosphere, while the VF-4 operated mainly in outer space.
Built as a space fighter, the VF-4 primary weapons became two large beam cannons, though the craft was capable of carrying a GU-11 gun pod in Gerwalk and Battroid modes. In addition to the powerful primary beam guns, the Lightning III also featured twelve semi-recessed long-range missiles, as well as underwing pylons for additional missiles and other stores.
The VF-4 was only slightly heavier than the VF-1, but featured considerably more powerful engines, making the craft ideal for operations deeper out in space. The Lightning III was also much faster in the atmosphere than the older VF-1, although the VF-4’s flight mobility performance was not as great.
The VF-4 was also notable as the first production variable fighter to utilize a HOTAS system (Hands On Throttle And Stick) for the cockpit HMI (Human-Machine Interface). Furthermore, the VF-4's cockpit was laid out as a single hexagonal MFD (Multi-Function Display) that proved so successful that it was retrofitted into "Block 6" VF-1 fighters, as well as providing the template for all future variable fighter cockpits.
By the end of 2015, mass production of the VF-1 series at last had come to an end. From 2020 onward, the VF-4 Lightning III officially replaced the VF-1 to become the main variable fighter of U.N. Forces. Production of the VF-4 continued for a decade and ceased in 2022, with a total of 8,245 Lightning III variable fighters produced.
The VF-4 variable fighter remained in active service into the late 2040's but was complemented or substituted in many branches of the UN Forces by the cheaper and more atmospherically maneuverable VF-5000 Star Mirage. The VF-4 Lightning III was eventually replaced as the main variable fighter of U.N. Spacy in the later half of the 2030s by the VF-11 Thunderbolt.
General characteristics:
Manufacturer: Stonewell/Bellcom
Equipment Type: Variable fighter
Government: U.N. Spacy, U.N. Space Marines
Introduction: 2012
Operational Deployment: September 2012
Dimensions:
Accommodation: pilot only
Fighter Mode: wingspan 12.65 meters; height 5.31 meters; length 16.8 meters
Mass: empty 13.95 metric tons
Structure: space metal frame, SWAG energy conversion armor
Powerplant:
2x Shinnakasu/P&W/Roice FF-2011 thermonuclear turbine engines,
rated at 14,000 kg (137.34 kN) each
2x dorsal rocket engines (mounted on top of the main thermonuclear turbine engines)
2x ramjet engines (embedded into the inner wing sections)
P&W HMM-1A high-maneuverability vernier thrusters
Performance:
Fighter Mode: Mach 3.02 at 10,000 m
Mach 5.15 at 30,000+ m
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (empty) 2.01 (rating for turbine engine thrust ONLY)
g limit: unknown
[Armament:
2 x large beam cannons in forward engine nacelles
12x semi-recessed long range missiles (mounted on engine nacelles and ventral fuselage)
8x underwing pylons for missiles, gun pods an/or drop tanks
The kit and its assembly:
Well, this build has been lingering for almost 25 years in the back of my mind. It just took so long that a suitable IP kit (with a reasonable price tag) would materialize!
The original inspiration struck me with a VF-4 profile in the source book "This is animation special: Macross PLUS" from 1994, which accidently fell into my hands in a local Japanese book store. Among others, a side and top view profile of an aggressor VF-4 in an all-brown, Soviet-style paint scheme was featured. At that time I found the idea and the scheme pretty cool, so much that I even built a modified 1:100 VF-1 as a ground attack aircraft in this paint scheme.
However, the original VF-4 profile from the source book had always been present, but for years there had been no affordable kit. There have been garage/resin kits, but prices would start at EUR 250,-, and these things were and are extraordinarily rare.
Things changed for the better when WAVE announced an 1:72 VF-4 kit in late 2016, and it eventually materialized in late 2017. I immediately pre-ordered one from Japan (in a smart move, this even saved money) and it eventually turned up here in Germany in early 2018. Patience pays out, it seems...
I had preferred a 1:100 kit, though, due to space issues and since almost any other Macross variable fighter model in my collection is in this small scale, but I am happy that a decent VF-4 kit at all appeared after so many years!
Concerning the WAVE kit, there’s light and shadow. First of all, you have to know that you get a VF-4A. This is mentioned nowhere on the box, but might be a vital information for hardcore modelers. The early VF-4A is a rather different aircraft than the later VF-4G, with so fundamental differences that it would warrant a completely new kit! On the other side, with a look at the kit’s parts, I could imagine that a VF-4B two-seater could be easily realized in the future, too.
The kit is a solid construction, a snap-fit kit molded in different colors so that it can be built without painting. This sounds toy-like, but - like many small scale Bandai Valkyrie kits - anything you ask for is actually there. When you use glue and put some effort into the kit and some donor parts, you can make a very good model from it.
The kit's box is pretty oversized, though (any sprue is shrink-wrapped, horrendous garbage pile and wasted space!), and the kit offers just a single decal (water-slide decals, not stickers) option for a Skull Squadron VF-4A – AFAIK it’s Hikaru Ichijoe’s machine that appears in one of the Macross Flash Back 2012 music videos, as it escorts the SDF-02 “Megaroad” colonial ship after launch from Earth towards the center of our Galaxy.
The parts are crisply molded, and I actually like the fact that the kit is not as uber-engineered as the Hasegawa Valkyries. You can actually call the WAVE kit simple - but in a positive sense, because the parts number is reduced to a minimum, material strength is solid and the kit's construction is straightforward. Fit is excellent – I just used some putty along the engine gondolas due to their complex shape, but almost anything else would either fit almost perfectly or just call for some sanding. Impressive!
Surface details etc. are rather basic, but very crisp and emphasized enough that anything remains visible after adding some paint. However, after all, this aircraft is just a fictional animation mecha, and from this perspective the kit is really O.K..
After building the kit I most say that it's nothing that leaves you in awe, and for a retail price of currently roundabout EUR 50-70,- (I was lucky to get it for an early bird deal at EUR 40,-, but still pricey for what I got) the kit is pretty expensive and has some weaknesses:
The model comes with a decent (= simple) cockpit and a very nice and large pilot figure, but with no ordnance except for the semi-recessed long-range missiles (see below). The cockpit lacks any side consoles, floor or side wall details. If you put the pilot into the cockpit as intended, this is not a big issue, since the figure blocks any sight into the cockpit’s lower regions. However, the side sticks are molded into the pilot’s hands, so that you have to scratch a lot if you want to present the cockpit open and with an empty seat.
The landing gear is simple, too, and the wells are very shallow (even though they feature interior details). As a special feature, you can switch with some extra parts between an extended or retracted landing gear, and there are extra parts that allow the air intakes and some vectoring nozzles to be closed/extended for orbital operations. However, detail fetishists might replace the OOB parts with the landing gear from an 1:72 F-18 for an overall better look.
Provisions for underwing hardpoints are actually molded into the lower fuselage part (and could be punched/drilled open - another indication that more VF-4 boxings with extra sprues might follow?), but the kit does not come with any pylons or other ordnance than the dozen fuselage-mounted AAMs. Furthermore, the semi-recessed missiles are just that: you only get the visible halves of the only provided ordnance, which are simply stuck into slits on the model’s surface. As a consequence, you have to mount them at any rate – building a VF-4 for a diorama in which the missiles are about to be loaded would require massive scratch-building efforts and modifications.
Another problem indirectly arises when you put some effort into the kit and want to clean and pre-paint the missiles before assembly: every missile is different and has its allocated place on the VF-4 hull. The missiles are numbered – but only on the sprue! Once you cut them out, you either have to keep them painstakingly in order, or you will spend a long evening figuring out where which missile belongs! This could be easily avoided if the part number would be engraved on the missiles’ back sides – and that’s what I actually did (with a water-proof pen, though) in order to avoid trouble.
The clear canopy is another issue. The two parts are crystal-clear, but, being a snap-fit kit, the canopy parts have to be clipped into the fuselage (rear part) and onto a separate canopy frame (front part). In order to fit, the clear parts have cramps molded into their bases – and due to the excellent transparency and a magnifier effect, you can see them easily from the outside – and on the inside, when you leave the cockpit open. It’s not a pretty solution, despite the perfect fit of the parts.
One option I can think of is to carefully sand the cramps and the attachment points away, but I deem this a hazardous stunt. I eventually hid the cramps behind a thin line of paint, which simulates a yellow-ish canopy seal. The extra windscreen framing is not accurate, but the simplest solution that hides this weak point.
The kit itself was built OOB, because it goes together so well. I also refrained from adding pylons and ordnance – even though you can easily hang anything from Hasegawa’s VF-1 weapon set under the VF-4’s wings and fuselage. A final, small addition was a scratched, ventral adapter for a 3.5 mm steel rod, as a display for the flight scene beauty pic.
Painting and markings:
As mentioned above, the livery is based on an official profile which I deem authentic and canonical. My aircraft depicts a different machine from VFT-127, though, since I could not (and did not really want to) 100% replicate the profile's machine from the Macross PLUS source book, "13 Red". Especially the squadron’s emblem on the fin would create massive problems.
For the two-tone wrap-around scheme I used Humbrol 72 (Khaki Drill) and 98 (Chocolate Brown), based on the printed colors in the source book where I found the scheme. The pattern is kept close to the benchmark profile, and, lacking an underside view, I just mirrored the upper scheme. The starboard side pattern was guesstimated.
As a second-line aggressor aircraft, I weathered the VF-4 with a black ink wash, some post-shading with various lighter tones (including Humbrol 160, 168, 170 and 187) and did some wet-sanding treatment for an uneven and worn look.
Interior surfaces were painted according to visual references from various sources: the landing gear and the air intakes became white, while the cockpit was painted in RAF Dark Sea Grey.
In order to add some color to the overall brown aircraft I decided to paint the missiles all around the hull in white with tan tips – in the profile, the appear to be integrated into the camouflage, what I found dubious.
Most stencils come from the OOB sheet, but I added some more from the scrap box. The grey "kite" roundels come from an 1:72 Hasegawa Macross F-14 Tomcat kit sheet, which I acquired separately for a reasonable price. Even though it took four weeks to be delivered from Asia, the investment was worthwhile, since the sheet also provided some useful low-viz stencils.
The VAT-127 “Zentraedi Busters” unique tail insignia was more complicated, because these had to be printed at home. As a side note, concerning the fin marking, I recently found a translation of the benchmark profile's text on mahq.net, which is interesting: "The Regult within the targeting reticle on the tail met with disapproval from micronized Zentraedi pilots, and so was only used for a short time." The comment also reveals that the original aircraft's modex is "713", not just "13" as depicted, so I tried to reflect these details on my build, too.
I eventually settled for a solution that was partly inspired by the kit’s OOB fin marking and the wish for more contrast for the motif: I scanned the original Regult pod illustration from the source book and printed it on white decal sheet. This was sealed with two layers of glossy acrylic varnish (applied with a rattle can) and then cut into a white field that fills the fixed part of the fin (using the WAVE kit’s OOB fin markings as reference). Once in place and dry, two black outlines were added separately (generic decal material) which help blend the decal and the surroundings. Finally, thin strips of silver decal sheet were used for the fins’ leading edges.
This design variation, compared with the original “13 Red” illustration, led to the idea of a flight leader’s machine with slightly more prominent markings. In order to take this concept further I also gave the aircraft a white stripe around the front fuselage, placed under the kite roundel and again with black outlines for a consistent look. It’s not much different from “13 Red”, but I think that it looks conclusive and, together with the white fin markings and the missiles, livens up the VF-4’s look.
The appropriate flight leader tactical code “01 Red” was puzzled together from single digits from a Begemot Su-27 sheet, the rest of the bort numbers were taken from the OOB sheet (which incidentally feature a “01” code, too).
Concerning the OOB decal sheet, there’s much light but also some deep shadow. While the register is excellent and the carrier film flexible enough to lay down smoothly, the instructions lack information where to place the zillion of stencils (“No step” and “Beware of Blast” stuff) are to be placed! You only get references for the major markings – the rest has either to be guessed, OR you are in possession of the VF-4 source book from Softbank Publishing which was (incidentally?) released in parallel with the WAVE kit. This mecha porn offers an overview of all(!) relevant stencils on the VF-4A’s hull, and ONLY with this information the exhaustive decal sheet makes some sense…
As final steps, the VF-4 received some dry-brushing with light grey around the leading edges, some chipped paint was simulated with dry-brushed aluminum and, finally, light soot stains around the vectoring nozzles all around the hull and the weapon bays were created with graphite. Then the kit was sealed with matt acrylic varnish (Italeri).
Well, in the end, it’s not a carbon copy of the inspiring illustration, but rather another machine from the same squadron, with more creative freedom. I stayed as true to the benchmark as possible, though, and I like the result. Finally, after almost 25 years, I can tick this project off of my long ideas and inspiration list.
Considering the kit itself, I am really torn. I am happy that there finally is a VF-4 IP kit at all after so many years, but to me it’s a contradictive offer. I am not certain about the target group, because for a toy-like snap-fit kit it’s too detailed and expensive, but for the serious modeler it has some major flaws.
The biggest issue is the kit’s horrendous price – even if it would be more detailed or contained some fine resin or PE parts (which I would not want, just a “good” plastic kit). Sure, you can put some effort into the kit and improve it, e .g. in the cockpit or with a donor landing gear, but weak points like the “flat” missiles and the lack of proper bays for them are IMHO poor. For the relatively huge price tag I’d hoped for a “better” OOB offer. However, the kit is easy to build and a good representation of the Lightning III, and I am curious if there are kit variants in WAVE’s pipeline?
In the late afternoon of March 13, 2024, the eastbound climbed the grade at Km 305.7 in Mandaguari. The three EMDs with a friendly engineer are on helper duty for the 9,000-ton train.
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No final da tarde de 13 de Março de 2024, o trem sentido leste sobe a rampa no Km 305.7 em Mandaguari. As três EMDs com um maquinista amigavel, fazem o serviço de helper para o trem com cerca de 9.000 toneladas.
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Helped with the levelling (the orange lines shown) on front garden and got the first few slabs cemented. Another 48 more to go.
Once in the north aisle, now in the south transept: Lost brass effigy of Robert Burton esq in armour & surviving wife Elizabeth who wears a kirtle & sideless cote,
Around them are prayer scrolls inscribed "Jesu mercy" ; " Lady help"
part of inscription round the edge translates as '. . and Dame Elizabeth, his wife, formerly wife of Thomas Arundell of the County of Cornwall"'
A shield with the arms of Burton survives over Robert
Elizabeth 1406 -1477 was the daughter of Sir Thomas Paulton of Heanton OR Sir Thomas Paulet of Hinton St John & Margaret Burton
She m1 William de Bikebury / Bigbury 1426 +++ widower of Joan Fulford with a daughter Elizabeth b 1417 m by 1433 Robert Burton ;
William was the son of William Bykebury and Katherine daughter of Thomas Stonehouse;
Children
1. Margaret b1424 m James Derneford
2. Elizabeth 1426 - 1505 m pre 1443 John Champernoun son of Alexander Champernon and Joan Ferrers having one daughter Blanche Champernown wife of Robert Willoughby
She m2 (2nd wife) 1426 Sir Thomas Arundell 1443 of Lanhadron & Tolverne Cornwall, Sheriff of Devon , widower of Margerie dsp 1420 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/G9vkJX4ME6 daughter of Sir Waryn Archdekne / Archdeacon; Thomas was the 2nd son of John Arundell of Lanherne 1434/5 & Eleanor co-heiress of William Lambourne by Joanna co-heir of John Lansladron
Children - 2 sons & 2 daughters
1. John Arundell of Tolverne m Alice daughter of John Penpons of Treswithen & Jane co-heir of Richard Trelawny of Ulston
2. Ralph / Renfrey Arundell m Joan daughter of Sir John Coleshull,
4. Elizabeth m William Reskymer 1471 son of Ralph Reskymer 1465 (Grandparents of William Reskymer whose wife Alice Denysell / Denzell kneels in St Tudy church Cornwall www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/z9zx5FP4G2 )
In those times the church consisted of chancel, nave and tower, and the Lords of the Manor were the knightly family of de Bikebury, who gave their name to the Parish
The last male representative of this family was killed in a duel at Morley Bridge, near Woodleigh, and the north aisle of the church is said to have been added by his two daughters in memory of their slain father, and they themselves are commemorated to this day by two graceful brasses in the north aisle.
+++ ~William de Bykeberry was named as one of the heirs of Otes Champernon in 1423 where his ancestry is given as William Bykebury, son of Katherine, daughter of Thomas, son of Margaret one of the sisters of Richard, father of Otes.
- Church of St Lawrence, Bigbury Devon
Picture with thanks - copyright Tim britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101325078-church-of-st-lawre...
Built in 1880–1881, the new Victoria Bridge connected Torry directly to Aberdeen and helped a large fishing township to grow up on the south side of the River Dee.
Among the boats hauled ashore in this painting of the 'Cutting' (the River Dee's new channel), the closest is the 'Morning Star' of the Downies Village.
The natural course of the Southern section of the River Dee estuary lies slightly to the North of its present course. Aberdeen was an increasingly expanding City with its Dockside Trade and Fishing in the 19th century.
The original Harbour was deemed to be too small for this expansion and the idea was mooted to divert the course of the River Dee slightly to the South.
This would have the effect of enlarging the Harbour area and create a further Docks and Quaysides, which was necessary to accommodate the expanding Trade.
The River Dee was therefore diverted in 1868 to its present course and the Albert Quay created. The Council were initially keen to build a bridge to Torry on the Southern side, over this newly diverted River, as this would open up a new area for expansion and allow the building of more Industrial and Residential accommodation.
After a great deal of argument, this proposal foundered, but after a Ferry Disaster in 1876, when 32 people died, the idea was taken up again and this Bridge was built in 1881. A plaque on the Bridge notes the Ferry Disaster which occurred in the Harbour Navigation Channel between Torry and Footdee .
In 1868 a Harbour Act was obtained for the erection of the South Breakwater, the extension of the North Pier, and the diversion of the River Dee. These works involved the expenditure of a large sum of money, which mounted up to £500,000 before they were completed. Mr J W Barclay - the Shore Master - and others wished the Town Council to take in hand also the purchase of Torry Farm as an investment sure to be highly remunerative if a Bridge were made for the new channel of the River, and they proposed that the Bridge should be built before the diversion was effected. The Provost - Mr Alexander Nicol - and others, thinking they had enough in hand, objected to the purchase of Torry Farm, though not averse to building the bridge. The progressive party in the Council purchased half of Torry Farm in a somewhat irregular manner, litigation followed, the purchase was not completed, and the erection of the Bridge was postponed indefinitely.
The Local Foundry Proposals
In 1871 Mr Harper Foundry Owner and Suspension Bridge Designer offered to erect a foot-bridge across the new channel at his own sole risk and expense, in return for a pontage of a halfpence for every person who passed over the Bridge within the 1st year after it was completed. It was feared that the structure would be too slight, and little favour was shown for this proposal. In the same year Mr Harper repeated his offer, proposing to erect a Bridge fit to carry as many people as could find standing room upon it, for a pontage extending over 2 years or amounting to £1260; but nothing came of these proposals.
In 1876 some 32 lives were lost in a Ferry-boat Disaster on the Dee. This gave a stimulus to schemes for erecting a substantial Bridge for wheeled conveyances and heavy traffic. The Aberdeen Land Association, who had purchased Torry Farm, offered £4000 to help with the Bridge. Blaikie Brothers Iron Founders proposed a Bridge with ribbed iron arches, to cost £17,500; James Abernethy Iron Founder proposed one with iron lattice girders, to cost £12,000; and Andrew Gibb, lithographer, prepared a plan for a Bridge of Granite, which was preferred to the iron bridges.
The designs were submitted to Mr Willet, C.E., who recommended Messrs Blaikie's Bridge as being sufficient and cheap; but Mr John Fyfe of Kemnay was anxious to see a Granite Bridge put up, and he offered to build Alexander Gibb's Bridge for £17,000. This caused the 3 designs to be sent to Mr Edward L J Blyth, (Edinburgh Engineer) who recommended a Granite Bridge and gave plans and specifications. Mr Fyfe contracted to build the Bridge according to these for £19,000; but before it was completed it cost £25,000, including preliminary expenses for Plans and advice and unexpected difficulties with the Foundations.
The Bridge consists of 5 arches, 60'-6"; 63'-6"; 66'-0"; 63'-6"; and 60'-6" in width. It is 342 feet long and 40 feet broad. There are 4 piers in the River, each resting on 3 caissons which were intended to be sunk to 27 feet below the surface of the River, but owing to the nature of the strata under the River some of them were sunk to 42 feet. The caissons were sunk by weighting them with iron up to 120 tons; the interior was excavated and thrown out; a plug of cement was put in at the bottom to exclude water; and the interior was filled with concrete. Masonry was built upon the top of the caissons, and the 3 small piers were joined together above water by 2 arches, so that the Bridge presents the strange appearance of 2 arch-ways through each pier.
This reduces the area of the bases upon which the Bridge stands, but it has shown no sign of weakness notwithstanding the heavy loads it frequently has to bear. It is a beautiful Bridge, but the coping is not "throated," and the piers are stained with iron oxide from the standards of the lamps upon the parapets.
The Aberdeen Land Association contributed £5700 to its erection, Col James Davidson of Balnagask (Laird of Torry) gave £1000, Rev. Mr Morrice of Tullos gave £200, the Harbour Commissioners gave £1000 and the ground necessary for approaches, and the Town Council made up the balance by borrowing from the Bridge of Don Fund, which is under their management. Some of the Council's part of the cost has not yet been repaid to the Fund. The Bridge was opened on July 2, 1881, with a procession of the Town Council and others going in Carriages from the Townhouse to the Bridge. Before returning, the Council visited the old Bridge of Dee, which was also under their care.
Victoria Bridge, over the Dee's new channel, in a line with Market Street and Cross Quay, is a granite 5-arch structure, opened on 2 July 1881, having cost £25,000. The Bridge showing tram wire stanchions, lines, gas lamps, heads of various people crossing the bridge.
Edward L J Blyth (Edinburgh), Engineer, 5-span segmental arched bridge over River Dee. Rough-faced grey granite with ashlar to piers and parapet. Rounded cutwaters with advanced piers with round arched panels above. Coped panelled parapet with decorative cast iron lamp stands to each pier
The banks had stone pitched slopes on North and South side of the bridge, chimney and buildings at the junction of South Market Street and North Esplanade East, timber fence, the archways of the Victoria Bridge, only 4 at the south end are visible.
Thanks to the magnificent Doric Columns website for the detailed information on the bridge.
Photographed from Minsmere's East Hide I was initially sure it is a Hobby but having second thoughts as a Peregrine was also spotted there...its over to you ! ha ha ha ha!
Nikon AF-S VR 300mm f/2.8 lens with x2 TC (600mm)
Copyright © 2014 Martyn William
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Does anybody know why my computer has gone wonky donky and tipped over to the left ?
Ive tried to reset the comp and restore but it just comes back on like this
MY comp is a samsung
Any advice would be gatfully accepted As my flamin neck is killing me viewing +reading at this angle - hee-hee
Sooo..... I have made a Lego version of him, but then I saw this pic, and thought, should I make the snowy/damage effect? I need your guys' help. Thanks!!!! :D
Rowan helped his Grandpa put up shelving in his office space. He got to use a level and a power drill. He loved helping Grandpa!
best tiramisu recipe I had....ONLY mascarpone cheese and eggs were used in the filling~ so good.
ingredient:
5 egg white
5 egg yolk
80g sugar
500g mascarpone cheese
3 pieces gelatin sheet
lady fingers (about 250g)
coffee syrup:
coffee 400g
godiva cappuccino liqueur 40g
Method:
1) Whisk egg yolk, 50g sugar until creamy white color
2) beat mascarpone cheese until smooth and add to egg mixture, mix well
3) soak gelatin sheet in cold water, then dissolve in hot water (very important step, otherwise the gelatin will be lumpy), add into 2)
4) whisk egg white and add the remaining 30g sugar until it forms peaks
5) fold 4) into 3)
6) soak ladyfingers with coffee syrup and layer the ladyfingers and 5) for 2 layers as above.
7) place in the fridge for few hours, then before serving, dust with cocoa powder
Japanese exclusive? The seller didn't know but it is pictured in my newer Japan Barbie book underneath the Japanese Version of Candy Striper Volunteer and by itself - I can't read Japanese, so I can't verify 100% if it was made by Mattel, since it is not tagged. The snap does not look like a Mattel snap. Any notions on its origin and value? It seems crisp and unplayed with. I'm thinking I may resell it for Christmas money if it's very valuable...LOL
Big John statue, in front of the Helper Civic Auditorium, 19 South Main Street, Helper, Utah. Big John was installed in front of the civic auditorium in the mid-1960s. The statue is a tribute to the memory of all those who have given their lives in the local coal mines since the late 1890s.
Meet: Liquid Blue
The Blueberry hermit crab adapting with our waste.
Made the switch into shell " MTS4N # 380 Feeling's the truth "
Interested in supporting my hermit crab conservation project .: okinawanaturephotography.com/carving-4-nature-by-shawn-mi...
These shells are not collectibles, do not take them.
Hermit crabs are a national living monument species of Japan. It is against the law to collect them. Take photos only!
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I wrote this today. This is not a rant. This post is very long. If you have the patience I think you will like it. If you don't... I understand. I do this shit for me anyway. There will be swearing. Not to much, but a little.
10/17/2023 Pattio’s Birthday
The ballad of Light and Darkness... Written By open your eyes.
A man, an anonymous man, found himself deep, deep, deep in a hole. He had no idea how he had gotten there. He woke up and he was in a hole. There was no obvious way out. He tried climbing the sides… no luck. He could not jump high enough. There was nothing in the hole that would help him get out.
The anonymous man, consumed by his powerlessness, started yelling, hoping someone would hear and help him out of the deep, deep, deep hole of darkness he had found himself in. He yelled and he yelled. When he thought he had no voice he yelled some more.
When he he could yell no more, he blinked, a head could be seen in the light, at the top of the hole. Until that moment he did not know there was light. But there it was. He wanted that light, more than anything. But That light was out of his grasp.
The man, with the head, said he was a doctor and could help him find the light. He doctored and he doctored. No amount of doctorin got the man out of the hole. The doctor got tired and went home to his doctor family.
More yelling… more hopelessness and then another head pops out. This head told the anonymous man that he was a therapist. Therapists knew a lot and could help people out of holes, into the light. He therapized and he therapized until he had no more therapy in him. The anonymous man was still stuck in the darkness. The therapist got tired and went home to his therapist family.
More yelling… more hopelessness and then another head. Could this be the answer? Maybe this talking head had the answer. This feller was a preacherman. We all know that the preacherman help people out of the darkness and into the light every blessed day. He told the anonymous man all he had to do was listen. He would fix his problem and the only thing that would be left, when he was done, was sweet, sweet light. The preacherman prayed, danced, yelled. The preacherman mixed in a little fire and brimstone and petitioned to God to save this anonymous man. NOTHIN! The only thing that happened was that the preacherman told the anonymous man it must be his damn fault, his moral character, was why he was stuck in the hole. Frustrated and tired the preacherman went home to his preacherman family.
The anonymous man found that his hopelessness was unbearable. He did what he always did. There was no hope, only darkness. Some of us that have been in that hole know exactly what the anonymous man always did to get what he always got. Some may say it was insanity. But it was all the anonymous man could remember.
Heads would pop out of the darkness and try to save the anonymous man to no avail. Everyone failed. They all knew what the anonymous man should do except the anonymous man. They were all talking in a language that the anonymous man just could not understand no matter how hard he tried. He wanted to understand, he wanted to live in light but could not take that first step.The anonymous man finally stopped looking up and decided he would live in his darkness because it was comfortable and was all he deserved.
So much time passed that the anonymous man had no idea how long he lived in darkness, in that hole. Time passes fast and slow when you are in the dark. Time makes no sense when time is consumed by darkness. Time needs light to be effective. Hope had been given up a long time ago. The abyss was now familiar and the only home the anonymous man knew. The anonymous man lost all knowledge of light.
Sitting in the darkness, no hope, all alone, the anonymous man thought he might of heard a noise. HMM... It was not that familiar noise of someone offering their own solution to get him out of the hole. None of those solutions worked. Them thar people had good intentions but had no idea how to help the anonymous man out of his hole. They thought they knew better and judged the anonymous man for getting in the hole in the first place. They knew better than to jump in a hole of darkness. The anonymous man was doomed.
WTF… WAS THAT NOISE? This was a new noise. The anonymous man decided that he may want to look up. He tilted his head, it had been years since he looked up. He saw eyes peaking out of light.… He forgot there was light up at the top of his hole. Was this the eyes of a man or a women? What did these eyes want? They seemed kind. It really did not matter anymore. Talking heads were talking heads. The hole was his home.
The person in the light yelled down at the anonymous man in the hole… “For Fucks sake… What are you doing down in that hole”? The anonymous man was positive he had never heard that question before and before the anonymous man could think he heard himself yelling… “I don’t know, I woke up here in darkness and I can’t get out!!!! This is my home. I have tried everything. No one seems to be able to help.”
Then the anonymous man heard a commotion, lots of noise, then blackness for a moment, then the anonymous man was drowning in beautiful light. Light like he had never seen before. The hole had lit up. The anonymous man could see his surroundings. The anonymous man realized next to him there was a shuffling. There in the shadows a person stood up and dusted themselves off. The anonymous man could see a face, a kind face, a face full of empathy. The anonymous man was dazed and confused, having no idea what was happening. All this time no one had come in the hole to join him in the darkness. This was madness.
The anonymous man yelled at this new empathetic person… “WHAT ARE YOU DOING? NOW WE ARE BOTH STUCK IN THIS damn hole!!!!”
The empathetic person looked at him and said “Don’t worry I have been in this hole… I know this darkness. This was my darkness a long time ago. I have been looking for another living in this darkness. I know the way, the way out. I can help you help yourself out of this darkness and into your own personal light. It is your choice. “
Tears streaked the anonymous man’s face… What is happening he thought? Saying to the empathetic person… ”Really? I gave up hope so long ago. I thought I would be here in darkness all my days. Light was something I only remember in old stories. You seem to have brought the light with you?
“Naah… That is my light light. Now it is our light. Together we will find your light. Use my light till you have found your own personal light. My light is hope. Your light is life" the empathetic person responded.
"It is not as hard as it looks. It ain’t easy but it is simple. Do what I do, Put one foot in front of the other and take one step at a time.” Together, The anonymous man and the empathetic person climbed out of darkness.
As a light team these two traveled. They found countless others in the same holes of their own making, the same darkness. They thought at first, they were alone. But four eyes can see much better than two. Together, these two light beings, helped others find their personal light. More and more walked in light and these light beings spent the rest of their days helping others find their own light out of the darkness until everybody consumed by the darkness knew there was a way out, into the light, if they so choose.
To find light you have to choose. Everyone has advice to help you out of your darkness. You will find lots and lots of advice to find a way out from people that are stuck in their own darkness. These well-intentioned individuals believe they know what is best for you. They don’t… They may know what is best for them but not you. They may find their answers through their experiences and then believing they know what is best for you.. Their answers are most likely not your answer out of darkness unless they have had the same experiences you have that gotcha in the darkness in the first place. What works for one is not a blanket answer for all. We are all individuals.
Find someone with experience, experience with your particular form of darkness that now live in the light. They live in the light due to experience and their actions, not the actions or experience of others that have not been there. They know the way out because they have been in the same hole you are in. Advice is cheap with no power that can find true light. Experience, real knowledge is everything.
Thank you, peoples that have helped me, out of my darkness. I love this time of year. At Halloween we remember the darkness. We don’t live there anymore, we live in light. We have a new address. We laugh at the darkness. We stand hand in hand, and We look at the darkness without fear. We spit at the darkness… We say to the darkness never again…. NEVER AGAIN!!!! The monsters only have power when we give it to them. Face the fear and most of the time you are looking at yourself.
In the words of my friend Gandalf… “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!.
Simon Billenness, The Buddhist Channel, Sept 26, 2007
As you no doubt have seen, Burma is making world headlines because of
the courageous protests of hundreds of thousands of monks and civilians
in at least 26 cities in Burma over the past few weeks. These are the
biggest protests against the abuses of the authoritarian regime in two
decades.
For those of us who care deeply about Burma, these are exhilarating times, but terrifying too. The military junta has threatened to take action if protests continue, and reports from inside Burma already indicate that the military is getting ready to flex its muscle and
begin attacks on protesters.
From the sidelines, the best that we can do is to keep the momentum of this movement alive. There is a real chance for change in Burma, but we need to keep the pressure on.
I know Burma might not be your issue, but today, please make it yours. There are several easy things you can do. If possible, do them right away.
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This pic was taken at Chinese garden and i had no intetion of uploading this till i stumbled upon this community trhough my flicker friend Lotte Hjorth's photo titled: barred
LLevo dias dando vueltas a esta foto, no consigo dar una edición queme convenza, he hecho 100 ediciones diferentes y no hay maner :(
¿alguien quiere probar?
Hey guys I just wanted to know if anyone could help make or has a good M1 37mm anti tank gun design.
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Okay, so I was playing around with my BrickArms today, and I noticed that my Bronze HSB is a deeper, richer tone of Bronze than my production Bronze, which looks a bit faded when compared. The picture isn't that good, but you can kinda tell the HSB is darker.
Also, does anyone know what version of Phaser that is?
Thanks!