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Cynthia A. Gehring, Director of the University Archives & Historical Collections, introduces the speaker and talks about the collection. Photograph by Jackie Hawthorne/MATRIX
The Zoo recently purchased a video matrix. All outputs are now VGA and can be switched around. So we can have three laptops running displaying in different outputs or make them all one output. The only downside is that we cannot fade or mix the signals. Unless we had a v440 HD...
Photo: Boris Edelstein
Rick Sanders beat the record-breaking Atlanta heat and escaped to Alaska. Here, Rick was standing in front of Gold Creek Mine Falls in Juneau, Alaska.
metalab led matrix: all leds seem to work. the dark spots are the modules that drive the leds. this is actually the backside.
Week 10 Assignments
2. The Matrix - Photos inspired, in some way, by the movie The Matrix. Yep, it's my favorite movie. So there. If you've never seen it, the first part of your assignment is to rent it! If you are really, really opposed to doing so for some reason, and you don't know anything about the movie, poke around on the internet a little and you should be able to get some basic ideas. (tag with cwd102)
Just doing these in my own time, not part of any group
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De repente me di cuenta que no habia tomado foto y ya iba a ser media noche, corri y saque una foto al televisor, estaba empezando Matrix (la primera).
Well, it's FINALLY here. The Takara Tomy Transformers Missing Link C-01 Convoy, aka Optimus Prime.
This figure is exactly what it looks like. Takara Tomy released a G1 Optimus Prime, but reengineered with modern articulation and other conveniences, which I'll get into shortly. The C-01 is a G1 toy deco and comes with the trailer, whereas the C-02 is just the cab and has cartoon colours. Having never owned an 84 Prime, even after Lord knows how many reissues, I opted to get the full package.
So first off, in terms of contents and size. Going off memory and online pictures, it doesn't seem like this package shortchanged anyone looking to relive those simpler times. I know the missiles (yay spring loaded launchers), Ion Blaster, and the hose/gas nozzle were present back in the day. Not sure about the need to attach the wheels to Roller (Silver version) and maybe the Matrix and Energon Axe came with one of the Encore release? I just know it's all there. Tires on the main components are rubber, branded "Formula Desert Dog: Size wise, it looks about the same, if not exactly the same. All of this is kept in a styrofoam tray, which isn't something you sere that often these days.
Documentation wise you get Tech Spec Card, the red decoder strip for the back of the box, instructions, stickers, and what I believe is a pamphlet hyping out the figure that you've already bought. The stickers do not appear to be the cheap foil ones that Hasbro released with Victory Saber, but ultimately for my sanity I'm not going to apply them anyway.
The trailer itself functions almost the same as the OG. I mean, it gets towed by the cab, and splits open to reveal the Repair Drone and the various battle stations for the old Diaclone figures. I'm not sure if the Repair Drone being removable and on wheels is an OG thing, an Encore thing, or influenced by MP44, but it comes off. Repair Drone still features a functional cockpit and is on an arm that can be used to raise the Drone into position for its various modes. I didn't take a photo of Repair Bay mode because I forgot and TBH, I just don't like most of base modes throughout Transformers history. The only modern convenience I noticed is that the arm on the Repair Drone is now mounted to the body via a ball joint rather than just a swivel.
The Cab is where you'll see more innovation, though it's not exactly as earthshattering as I'd like. Parts of the Cab are diecast metal, though I'm not sure if the amount is the same.
The head appears to be the same one used in the recent Walmart reissue, though I'm not sure if that's exactly the same as back in the day. The forearms, knees and toes feature actually moulded details rather than relying on stickers, and in the instance of the C-01, these details are actually painted in. The Cab interior is now modified to be a Matrix holder rather than having seating for Diaclone figures, though again, this might have happened during a reissue.
The shoulders and arms are OK. Shoulder now connect to the body via an additional swivel joint, which allows the figure to raise its arms laterally. Fists are now built in and can open/close. Elbow is a ratchet joint and you can now rotate the forearm, though you're still limited at a 90 degree bend. Head can rotate, though I'm not sure if this is new or not. You're also given an ab crunch, which is nice.
The legs are where I'm kind of iffy. There's a slight bit of waist swivel. The legs now have a bit more articulation, which includes hip, knees, and toes. Legs can spread apart wider, with the tires of the cab capable of swinging out of the way so the legs can move more. What doesn't thrill me is that the legs are attached to a pair of plastic panels that are maybe 4mm thick each that need to be slid apart as part of the transformation process. I worry from a durability perspective, both due to the sliding mechanism, and the amount of force put on the hip joint itself.
Another thing that annoys me is how the production process (or rather, the trimming/sanding department) left four unsightly sprue marks on the back of robot modes legs.
Otherwise, Paint isn't bad at all. The most impressive paint would be on the face and the various raised mechanical details. There's also a nice return of chrome to the figure, which is something that is sorely missed from the current Walmart Retro collection. Printing on the decals looks very sharp. Colour matching between die cast and plastic parts isn't bad, but it's noticable. As for Build, there's my concerns over the engineering and construction of the legs.