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Tomorrowland, LGM Command Store. New Pin Racks. Tsum Tsum pins of Fab Five, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
I visited Disneyland on New Year's Day, 2016. I was there for a few hours in the afternoon. It was sunny, cool and moderately crowded.
At Disneyana, I inquired about purchasing the new Sleeping Beauty framed cel. I discovered that it was available for pre-orders only, and will be released in 6-8 weeks. I ordered one anyway, and will pick it up at the Park when it is ready. My annual pass discount was good only on frame, pin and signed postcard (regularly $130), but the cel itself (at $150) was excluded. The postcard is personally signed by the artists who painted the cel, and the entire piece is produced in Disneyland. I made some more photos of the piece on display, as well as of the Disneyland Ink & Paint Department.
At China Closet, I purchased the new Jim Shore 'Happily Ever After' figure of the Prince carrying Snow White in his arms. The paint job is excellent, and I will show detailed photos of my purchase in another post. This is kind of a consolation prize in place of the WDCC version of the same scene, which I passed on several years ago because of its $300 price.
There are new Disney Parks mini figure fashion playsets of Disney princesses, some of which I posted earlier. They have interchangeable molded plastic outfits and in some cases interchangeable heads. The deluxe versions include the Princes and more outfits. Some of these are also available online at DisneyStore.com. There is also a new reversible medium plush of Tiana and Rapunzel.
There were some new limited edition Star War pins, which of course don't include Rey. There is only one pin that shows Rey, a LE 10000 pin that has been out for several weeks. In the extensive Star Wars merchandise area of the Star Trader shop in Tomorrowland, I could only find a couple of items that featured Rey: a girls t-shirt and a woman's tank top, both of which had the same scene of Rey with BB-8.
LGM Store Command in Tomorrowland. New pin racks.
I paid a visit to Disneyland today, Sunday February 7, 2016, from about 11 am to 6 pm. It was sunny and unseasonably warm (in the 80s), and I was surprised by how crowded it was.
I lined up to get a wristband for the 5 pm showing of Disney at the New York World's Fair at the Opera House on Main Street, which is one of the Disneyland AP Days events. They actually scanned your AP card once to get the wristband, and again before they would give your this weeks AP Days button. So they are really enforcing the 1 button per guest per week rule that was stated in the Disneyland article. It is two inches in diameter, and says 'Main Street to Mickey Mouse' which is this week's theme, and AP Days. It also has Walt and Mickey in front of the Main Street RR station.
After I got the AP Days goodies, I saw Cruella De Vil walking towards me in front of the Main Street RR station, after she had finished her meet and greet. She was in character as usual, and posed for me when she saw me taking photos of her.
I went to China Closet to try to get the newly released Precious Moments Ursula doll, but they were all sold out. They told me that she sold out almost immediately after she was released last Friday.
Then I went to DTD and did some shopping. I got a Hipster Mickey 9 inch vinylmation figure from WonderGround Gallery, for a fellow group member. He was $69.95, and looks pretty cool. But I don't collect Mickey, so I didn't get one for myself. They have plenty in stock so it shouldn't be hard for people to get one for themselves.
I got the #9 high score in Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Then I went on a few more of my favorite rides - Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion. The lines weren't all that long, thankfully.
Then I went to see the AP Days showing of Disney at the World's Fair in the Opera House. I got there a little late, so the lobby was empty and the film was already started. I got the free bag of popcorn and small bottle of water, and was directed inside the theatre. It was basically a 60 minute episode of Disney's World of Color, which showed the background to their involvement in the New York World's Fair of 1964-65, as well as footage of their actual exhibits there, including It's a Small World. Walt Disney himself hosted the entire episode. Believe it or not, I actually went to that World's Fair, and saw all of Disney's exhibits, when I was grade school. It was fun seeing them again.
Finally, I photographed and video recorded a portion the Frozen animated diorama in the window display of the Emporium on Main Street. I will share the video in a separate post.
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
LGM-118A Peacekeeper
The Peacekeeper served as the United States Air Force's most powerful, accurate, and technologically advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) deterrent. Conceived to replace the Minuteman ICBMs, its development began in the early 1970s under the name "Missile, Experimental," or MX. Later, it received the official name "Peacekeeper." The first test flight took place in 1983 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Peacekeepers became operational in 1986.
Constructed with an airframe made of a Kevlar epoxy composite, the Peacekeeper was much lighter than previous ICBMs, and it could carry more warheads. When combined with new Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) technology, one Peacekeeper could accurately deliver a number of nuclear warheads on different targets at the same time. A four-stage missile, Peacekeeper was the first Air Force ICBM to use the "cold launch" technique similar to the system used to launch missiles from submarines.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) II, signed in 1993 with Russia, removed all multiple-warhead ICBMs. As a result of the changed strategic world situation and START II, the United States deactivated all 50 LGM-118As between 2003 and 2005. Some Peacekeepers were eventually used as satellite launch vehicles.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Payload: 10 Avco MK-21 re-entry vehicles
Maximum speed: Approx. 15,000 mph
Range: Greater than 6,000 miles
Guidance: Inertial
Height: 71 feet
Weight: 195,000 lbs
Stockpiled: 1985-2005
Source: United States Air Force
Aircraft information
ModeS
4D00D0
Registration
LX-LGM
Type code
DH8D
Type
De Havilland DHC-8-402Q
S/N
4425
Airline
Luxair
The Minuteman Missile II was built by Boeing and deployed during the Cold War spanning over 30 years. The 44th Strategic Missile Wing based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota controlled 150 Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles buried in silos across south western South Dakota starting in 1963. The START-1 Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) called for the reduction of the number of nuclear weapons worldwide. The reduction resulted in the phase out and destruction of missiles and silos that were controlled by the 44th Strategic Missile Wing. By 1997 silos commanded by the 44th Strategic Missile Wing had been imploded. The exception being two sites left intact that are the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site under the control of the National Park Service.
My LGMS reverse loop module!
I started work on this massive undertaking back in early 2020, and it was finally completed in July of 2021. My intention was for it to showcase the full potential of this LGMS module type in order to promote its adoption. It features a rural landscape with a massive forested hillside, crop fields, a lake, a farmhouse, a small town main street, a grain elevator and feed mill served by the railroad, and a small Catholic church based on one I attend in real life! I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!
Tomorrowland - LGM Command Store. New pins for Star Wars: Rogue One.
I visited Disneyland for a short time on the afternoon of Sunday December 18, 2016. It was sunny and in the 60s, and very, very crowded. The Mickey and Friends parking structure was full, so I got directed to the Toy Story lots. It is south east of the resort, across Harbor Blvd from the Anaheim Convention Center. I took the shuttle bus to the Parks, and went through the security from the bus lot into the Esplanade, then into Disneyland Park. As it was so crowded, I didn't stay too long.
Tomorrowland, LGM Command Store. LE Pin display case.
I visited Disneyland today. It was sunny, in the 60s, and moderately crowded. I inquired at Maurice's Treats about the Beauty and the Beast Rose Tumbler, and they said they were sold out, and didn't know when they would get restocked.
I got some LE pins and other merchandise from various places:
From LGM Store Command, the Disneyland NBC Easter 2017 Pin (LE 3000, $12.99), with the Easter Bunny being a slider. Also got the four hinged pins celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland (LE 2500, $15.99), which were not announced in the March pin flyer.
From Westward Ho Trading Post I got the Disneyland Railroad Pocketwatch hinged pin (LE 2000, $15.99). It has movable hands and a fob chain.
From 20th Century Music Company I got the Disney Princess Cutie 6 mini pin booster set (OE, $29.99), featuring Cinderella, Ariel, Mulan, Jasmine, Merida and Tiana.
From the Main Street Emporium I got two newly released keychains: enameled metal face Elsa and Anna ($9.99). I also got a reissued Ariel and Ursula 2 pin set (2010, OE, $14.99).
From Disneyana I got the newly released deluxe print of Snow White's 80th Anniversary Illustrated Manuscript by Jeremy Fulton ($39.99). It is also available as a framed giclee on paper (LE 95, $395).
Finally, from Pin Traders, I got the latest two pins in the Essence of Evil monthly series: Jafar and Evil Queen (LE 3000, $15.99).
My LGMS reverse loop module!
I started work on this massive undertaking back in early 2020, and it was finally completed in July of 2021. My intention was for it to showcase the full potential of this LGMS module type in order to promote its adoption. It features a rural landscape with a massive forested hillside, crop fields, a lake, a farmhouse, a small town main street, a grain elevator and feed mill served by the railroad, and a small Catholic church based on one I attend in real life! I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!
Austrian Airlines Bombardier DeHavilland Canada DHC-8-Q402NG OE-LGM Villach is on short final for runway 25R in Frankfurt.
c/n 4319 has had its first flight with the test registration C-GEII in April 2010 and was delivered to Austrian Arrows on 14.07.10. It was transferred to Austrian Airlines on 01.07.12.
The aircraft is powered by 2x PWC PW150A turbofans and has a variable cabin layout with 76 Business and Economy Class seats.
This is flight LH1269 from Innsbruck (INN).
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What's New pin racks in LGM Store Command store. The Tomorrowland pins are finally back after a month's absence.
Disneyland visit on Sunday May 17, 2015. It was partly cloudy, in the low 70s. It was very crowded. There was a filming today of a TV show in the Main Street plaza, in front of the Disneyland Railroad Station, with some guests in the audience. There were more decorations throughout the Park for the 60th Anniversary. The celebrations formally begin on Friday May 22.
I got several newly released Disney Parks merchandise. I got small Ariel and Rapunzel figures in World of Disney ($49.95 each). I got the Tomorrowland OE Pin ($8.95 each) that has been missing from DLR for a month. I only saw it in LGM Store Command, and they only had a few of them on the What's New racks. I also got the Cinderella pumpkin coach popcorn buckets ($15.50 each) at the end of the Main Street. There was a line waiting for it at the popcorn stand in front of the Castle, but I only had to wait about 10 minutes. The Emporium had reversible Ariel/Aurora dolls, and the new style Fashionista Princess bags, scarfs and wallets back for sale.
Tomorrowland, LGM Command Store. New Pin Racks. Closeup of Snow White of and the Seven Dwarfs Tsum Tsum Pin. Doc slides up to reveal Dopey, Grumpy and Bashful.
I visited Disneyland on New Year's Day, 2016. I was there for a few hours in the afternoon. It was sunny, cool and moderately crowded.
At Disneyana, I inquired about purchasing the new Sleeping Beauty framed cel. I discovered that it was available for pre-orders only, and will be released in 6-8 weeks. I ordered one anyway, and will pick it up at the Park when it is ready. My annual pass discount was good only on frame, pin and signed postcard (regularly $130), but the cel itself (at $150) was excluded. The postcard is personally signed by the artists who painted the cel, and the entire piece is produced in Disneyland. I made some more photos of the piece on display, as well as of the Disneyland Ink & Paint Department.
At China Closet, I purchased the new Jim Shore 'Happily Ever After' figure of the Prince carrying Snow White in his arms. The paint job is excellent, and I will show detailed photos of my purchase in another post. This is kind of a consolation prize in place of the WDCC version of the same scene, which I passed on several years ago because of its $300 price.
There are new Disney Parks mini figure fashion playsets of Disney princesses, some of which I posted earlier. They have interchangeable molded plastic outfits and in some cases interchangeable heads. The deluxe versions include the Princes and more outfits. Some of these are also available online at DisneyStore.com. There is also a new reversible medium plush of Tiana and Rapunzel.
There were some new limited edition Star War pins, which of course don't include Rey. There is only one pin that shows Rey, a LE 10000 pin that has been out for several weeks. In the extensive Star Wars merchandise area of the Star Trader shop in Tomorrowland, I could only find a couple of items that featured Rey: a girls t-shirt and a woman's tank top, both of which had the same scene of Rey with BB-8.
Austrian Airlines Bombardier DeHavilland Canada DHC-8-Q402NG OE-LGM Villach is taxiing towards the apron of Terminal 1 in Frankfurt.
c/n 4319 has had its first flight with the test registration C-GEII in April 2010 and was delivered to Austrian Arrows on 14.07.10. It was transferred to Austrian Airlines on 01.07.12.
The aircraft is powered by 2x PWC PW150A turbofans and has a variable cabin layout with 76 Business and Economy Class seats.
This is flight LH1269 from Innsbruck (INN).
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1998 Audi A4 2.5TDI SE.
Oddly comes back as scrapped with no DVLA records. Last MoT test appears to have expired on 22nd January 2021.
Tomorrowland, LGM Command Store. Limited Edition pin display.
I made a visit to Disneyland on the afternoon of Sunday February 21, 2016. It was warm and with a light to moderate crowd.
I was happy to see the Beauty and the Beast Stained Glass Rose pin finally released (OE, $8.99). I got it in the World of Disney, but also saw it in LGM Command Store. It is one of the prettiest OE pins I've seen in awhile. There was also a new Maleficent pin, that I haven't seen announced anywhere. It is a black and white collage of different images of maleficent, both in fairy and dragon forms. It is in a silver frame made of thorns. There was also a new hinged Mickey and Walt pin.
I got the week 3 AP Days button, with the title 'Fantasy and Fun.' I didn't stick around for the show in the Opera House later this evening, which was about the history of the Silly Symphonies cartoons.
I went up to the exhibit in the Main Street RR Station. Since the Disney RR is out of service while the Star Wars Land is being constructed (which will take at least a year), Disneyland has parked a railroad train at the Main Street station. It is the #3 train, the Fred Gurley. It has the engine, one regular passenger car, and the Lilly Belle parlor car in the back. They don't let people inside the Lilly Belle, but allowed us to take photos of the interior through its open windows. There was also a replica of the original Lilly Belle model train that was scaled up to become the #1 train of the Disneyland RR, the C. K. Holliday.
In the Main Street Emporium, they had a new women's Snow White tee. They also had the new Belle and Ariel fashion handbags. The small zippered handbag was $65, and the medium tote bag was $75. There was also a satchel, whose price I didn't get.
I got the #4 high score of the day at Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. I had lunch at the Plaza Inn as usual, then left the Park.
Tomorrowland, LGM Store Command. New LE Pin Releases.
I visited Disneyland today. It was moderately crowded, overcast, in the high 50s with occasional light rain. There were several LE and OE pins that I bought, that were released since my last visit. Most of them I didn't know about beforehand, since there hasn't been any official pin announcements this month for DLR and WDW. There is the Disneyland Pin Trading Tales 2017 pin, featuring Ariel (DLR, LE 2000, $15.99). It opens like a book, with a portrait of Ariel and a hanging seashell inside. This month's Disneyland Charming Characters Pin of the Month is Dumbo, with a miniature peanut, jelly bean and box of popcorn inside the letter D (DLR, LE 3000, $15.99). There were banner pins featuring Aurora, Ariel and Rapunzel (OE, $12.99), that have real tassels on the sides. Hopefully they will do banner pins of the rest of the Disney Princesses as well. Also a Weird Alice pin (OE, $9.99), and a 'Beauty is Found Within' LA Beauty and the Beast pin (OE, $12.99).
I got the #8 high score of the day at Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Finally some photos of the Star Wars Land construction area. They have started building the above ground stories of a large rectangular structure, using a large crane. The new land is scheduled to open in 2019.
Sensual Photography workshop by Stefan @stefanschmitz
LGM 2019 - Saarbrücken
Libre Graphics Meeting 2019
Saarbrücken / Germany
28 May to 02 June
Tomorrowland, LGM Command Store. What's New pin racks.
I made a visit to Disneyland on the afternoon of Sunday February 21, 2016. It was warm and with a light to moderate crowd.
I was happy to see the Beauty and the Beast Stained Glass Rose pin finally released (OE, $8.99). I got it in the World of Disney, but also saw it in LGM Command Store. It is one of the prettiest OE pins I've seen in awhile. There was also a new Maleficent pin, that I haven't seen announced anywhere. It is a black and white collage of different images of maleficent, both in fairy and dragon forms. It is in a silver frame made of thorns. There was also a new hinged Mickey and Walt pin.
I got the week 3 AP Days button, with the title 'Fantasy and Fun.' I didn't stick around for the show in the Opera House later this evening, which was about the history of the Silly Symphonies cartoons.
I went up to the exhibit in the Main Street RR Station. Since the Disney RR is out of service while the Star Wars Land is being constructed (which will take at least a year), Disneyland has parked a railroad train at the Main Street station. It is the #3 train, the Fred Gurley. It has the engine, one regular passenger car, and the Lilly Belle parlor car in the back. They don't let people inside the Lilly Belle, but allowed us to take photos of the interior through its open windows. There was also a replica of the original Lilly Belle model train that was scaled up to become the #1 train of the Disneyland RR, the C. K. Holliday.
In the Main Street Emporium, they had a new women's Snow White tee. They also had the new Belle and Ariel fashion handbags. The small zippered handbag was $65, and the medium tote bag was $75. There was also a satchel, whose price I didn't get.
I got the #4 high score of the day at Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. I had lunch at the Plaza Inn as usual, then left the Park.
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
(excessive detail images ahoy)
The Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) was the largest silo based missile produced by the United States. These liquid fueled missiles were on around the clock operational status during the Cold War years. The Titan II missiles were deployed in three wings (of eighteen missiles each) in silos at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; McConnell AFB, Kansas, and at Little Rock AFB in Arkansas. Titan Il had an estimated firing time of under one minute from the eight story deep silo. The silo was protected by a 740 ton "silo closure door" that could be rolled away in less than twenty seconds.
Type: Strategic missile
Warhead: W53
Range: 7,000 mi
Length: 110 ft.
Weight: 330,000 lb.
Diameter: 10 ft.
Speed: 15,000-17,000 mph
Yield: Megaton range
Missiles deployed: 54
Re-entry vehicle: Mk-6
Stockpiled: 1963-1987
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
LGM-118A Peacekeeper
The Peacekeeper served as the United States Air Force's most powerful, accurate, and technologically advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) deterrent. Conceived to replace the Minuteman ICBMs, its development began in the early 1970s under the name "Missile, Experimental," or MX. Later, it received the official name "Peacekeeper." The first test flight took place in 1983 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Peacekeepers became operational in 1986.
Constructed with an airframe made of a Kevlar epoxy composite, the Peacekeeper was much lighter than previous ICBMs, and it could carry more warheads. When combined with new Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) technology, one Peacekeeper could accurately deliver a number of nuclear warheads on different targets at the same time. A four-stage missile, Peacekeeper was the first Air Force ICBM to use the "cold launch" technique similar to the system used to launch missiles from submarines.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) II, signed in 1993 with Russia, removed all multiple-warhead ICBMs. As a result of the changed strategic world situation and START II, the United States deactivated all 50 LGM-118As between 2003 and 2005. Some Peacekeepers were eventually used as satellite launch vehicles.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Payload: 10 Avco MK-21 re-entry vehicles
Maximum speed: Approx. 15,000 mph
Range: Greater than 6,000 miles
Guidance: Inertial
Height: 71 feet
Weight: 195,000 lbs
Stockpiled: 1985-2005
Source: United States Air Force
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
(excessive detail images ahoy)
LGM-118A Peacekeeper
The Peacekeeper served as the United States Air Force's most powerful, accurate, and technologically advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) deterrent. Conceived to replace the Minuteman ICBMs, its development began in the early 1970s under the name "Missile, Experimental," or MX. Later, it received the official name "Peacekeeper." The first test flight took place in 1983 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Peacekeepers became operational in 1986.
Constructed with an airframe made of a Kevlar epoxy composite, the Peacekeeper was much lighter than previous ICBMs, and it could carry more warheads. When combined with new Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) technology, one Peacekeeper could accurately deliver a number of nuclear warheads on different targets at the same time. A four-stage missile, Peacekeeper was the first Air Force ICBM to use the "cold launch" technique similar to the system used to launch missiles from submarines.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) II, signed in 1993 with Russia, removed all multiple-warhead ICBMs. As a result of the changed strategic world situation and START II, the United States deactivated all 50 LGM-118As between 2003 and 2005. Some Peacekeepers were eventually used as satellite launch vehicles.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Payload: 10 Avco MK-21 re-entry vehicles
Maximum speed: Approx. 15,000 mph
Range: Greater than 6,000 miles
Guidance: Inertial
Height: 71 feet
Weight: 195,000 lbs
Stockpiled: 1985-2005
Source: United States Air Force