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I thought, wind turbine no. 3 and no. 7 didn't work;
technician van and a farm tractor drove down the way to inspect;
Thyborøn, Limfjord, Denmark
A two-person sealed pod for external maintenance and repairs.
Despite being a space build, this is really a tribute to the 'Divers' subtheme, which has always been one of my favourites.
Karni Mata Temple Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Thought I'd try out a Diptych format for these two images. I'm not sure if they really should be presented like this but I'm keen on learning.
This is the image that has started my fascination with diptych's. The process will just have to run it's course and I wonder where it will take me.
Last evening I loaded two beds onto the Hilux. My beds are overdue for their routine maintenance. It's a cliche about how far we drive to get to the mailbox, and how distance is measured in the number of cans of beer consumed between departure and destination. Preposterous! One must never drink and drive! One might spill some. It will be a reasonable day out — from quirky little pony studs, past places with names like prickle farm to proper jobs where the adjective describes a station. I'm headed for big sky country.
If I call up for a service technician or asked for a delivery, there is usually a momentary silence, then a polite question: "You live where?" The inevitable click is followed by the dial tone. It's not happening. So I fix it myself, or take it to someone who cares.
When I say my beds are due some maintenance, I don't mean vacuuming up the bed bugs, and so on. What I've loaded up are iron and brass frames from the estate. Neither is in what you'd call "as new" condition. One I know was found, or at least, parts of it were found, in a rustic slab-built, dirt-floored farm shed. It has history. I, to this day do not know how a poddy lamb got into the house and was found standing on said bed. The second, like Anne Hathaway's inheritance of Shakespeare's second best bed, is quite likely not the second best in normally understood terms. Most recently it was acquired from a lady vendor on the simple basis that the porcelain spindles were not broken. When I say recently, I mean after the poddy lamb episode but before many other years.
Let's be clear about this: the number of iron and brass bed craftsmen can be counted on one thumb. I can't pick and choose, and fairly, I wouldn't want to. Instead I'm off on a road trip equivalent in length from, say, London to Dundee, or New York to Ohio. Why? So the cheeky devil at the other end can tell me that the second best bed is, in fact, the foot end of two different beds — explaining why the gorgeous little rosettes on the "head" faced to the wall and not inwards. No worry, he'll just cut that off, turn it around, weld it up and job's a good 'un. Or we we can go around to Grumble Bums place, aka his father, to whom he was apprenticed. He might have one in his shed, or that shed over there, or in this shipping container… He didn't.
On a road trip this long, and after all that beer, comfort stops are necessary. Here in a most pleasant Morris Park, in Canowindra, there is a customary notice of the Spring pastime of swooping magpies. Stop! Look again. A long drive it has been, but not an intercontinental drive. Here on a placard notifying the behaviour of a native Australian bird is a cartoon representation of a Eurasian Magpie. I blame the interweb; that and intellectual laziness akin to that which would normally see Victorian era beds, like mine, flung on the scrapheap.
I've wanted to create a piece like this for as long as I've been using the LDD program, to add a scene to one of my models, instead of just a white, or coloured background. Unfortunately these seem to take a substantial amount of time, as I always over engineer them, and add great amounts of detail, but with my current free time being slim, I'm unable to put a background that I'm happy with to any of my models.
I've been thinking of a way to compromise, and although I'm happy with this project, I think it will be my only one like this. If I am to build any more, then I will simply have to put the time in wherever and whenever I can, and create something worthy of the effort.
My inspiration for this particular build came from when I saw Alex Sonny's contest entry piece, which is a simplistic, yet stunning piece of work. Even before I started building, my intention was never to copy his work brick for brick, but simply the concept, and so I sent him a short message just letting him know my intentions, and asking permission to use his idea. Both me, and Alex agreed that he didn't own the concept of a tank in a state of maintenance, but he was still very grateful that I asked first, and was kind enough to give me the go ahead.
You can find Alex's beautiful scene here, please do take a look.
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The first thing you might notice about this area, is that it seems to be rather busy, and that is because the country is currently not officially at war with anyone, so workshops such as this are not as crowded as they are during wartime. Minor border skirmishes are still common, so troops, as well as tanks and other vehicles are still sent to border regions with countries that are considered a threat. Even during peacetime, tanks such as the Marauder are still deployed in considerable numbers to deter any envious neighbour nations from thinking we've become lax behind our walls.
This particular Marauder tank was one of the early models off of the production line, and has been in service for three years, but now during peacetime, the chance to recall such early models and upgrade them to newer specifications is ideal. Even though war machines are expected to be lost, and their life spans can often be short, regular maintenance is critical to keeping your armed forces running, and fighting. Even though it's not always possible to pull front line vehicles out of a fight just to oil the gears and change air filters, every effort is made to make sure that vehicles are serviced to a certain degree. Being in a well equipped workshop like this, there is nothing that can't be fixed, replaced, or improved. Every need of the tank is met here, be it from simply replacing worn track pins, to completely updating the entire operating system of the tank, and everything inbetween.
Tanks are driven into the workshop under their own power, and then lined up onto a long stretch of independent free moving rollers, until they're hooked into a conveyor system, which is controlled by a terminal located at the side of the line. The tank will be pulled to pre-set stops on the line, where various tasks will be completed, such as removing the gun barrel, hoisting the turret off of the hull, and removal of the engine. As this is an early model, it is in need of many upgrades, including a new braking system, but those bolts can be stubborn, and may require a little heat to be persuaded. The engine will be moved to a specialist area of the workshop for a strip down and full rebuild, this can take the longest time of all the separate jobs. It takes two men to push the engine down the line, a wheeled carriage does make it easier, but still not easy. A faulty fuel sender in one of the auxiliary fuel tanks has been causing trouble for some time, and if you're going to replace one, you might as well replace them both. Worn mounting brackets on the gun barrel can cause misalignment at longer ranges, but the Marauder has found to seldom suffer from this problem, however, while the tank is in the workshop, it makes sense to replace such a crucial part while you can. A barrel cleaning is something that can be done in the field, but it can be done with much greater care and detail in the workshop.
Getting that guy up that ladder was a bloody nightmare. Even the workshop needs repairs from time to time.
WELL ENHANCER LWI / DIVE SUPPORT VESSEL
COILED TUBING CAPABILITIES, MONOHULL PERFORMANCE
The Well Enhancer is designed to minimize production downtime and provides cost effective well maintenance, production enhancement and well abandonment solutions. With 1,100m2 of main deck space and the ability to run rigid riser and coiled tubing, the vessel can also perform a range of well testing and production flowback services.
The vessel features a 150 Te multi-purpose tower (MPT), capable of deploying wireline and coiled-tubing. The vessel also features kill pumps and a 100 Te main crane and is currently capable of conducting LWI operations to a depth of 600m.
The DP3 Well Enhancer features a purpose built derrick over a 7m x 7m moonpool and has a travelling block rated to 150 Te capacity in passive mode.
The Well Enhancer’s 18 man saturation diving spread is rated to 300 m, and combined with the vessel’s work/observation class ROVs, provides for full IRM and light construction services and diving support for any tree systems which require manual intervention to facilitate LWI operations.
Vickers RAF Supermarine Spitfire FR XVIIIe SM845 G-BUOS
This spitfire is an early production Mk XVIII Spitfire built at Chattis Hill in 1945. She was delivered to RAF 39 MU Maintenance Unit
Flying Legends Airshow 2018
Photo taken at Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire UK
ABD_7859
iss064e023961 (Jan. 19, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins works on U.S. spacesuit maintenance inside the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.
This car was being used on the 'mixed train' service between The Pas and Lynn Lake, Manitoba.
Taken on an official visit to the maintenance base, organized for the benefit of Transport 2000 Canada members (now known as Transport Action Canada).
Scan from a negative
A track maintenance worker heads off towards the Oskova Washery, taking advantage of one of the frequent 'down times' to undertake point lubrication. 760mm class 83 83-158 simmers impatiently behind in the exchange sidings on 3 November 2014.
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
DB Cargo Class 67 locomotive 67013 hauling Royal Mail Class 325 EMU 325009
5Z26 13.00 Crewe Electric Traction Maintenance Depot to Toton Traction Maintenance Depot
Stenson Junction, Findern, Derbyshire
Senior Airman Nate Hall conducts a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon July 5, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Maintainers inspect aircraft for leaks, cracks or anything that may jeopardize the integrity of the aircraft. Hall is an aircraft maintainer deployed to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
This ATR72 & Boeing 737 are receiving some attention...Auckland 01/02/15
Check out my non aviation pictures at www.flickr.com/photos/gspiccies
92018 with 6 Caledonion Sleeper Mk 5’s at Preston on 5Z92 10:10 Polmadie Carriage Maintenance Depot - Preston crew training run on 02/02/26.
After a wet and salty week on the roads Friday evening is maintenance time. All celaned and chain lubed ready for next week.
37422 exits away from Lingwood with 2P17 service towards Norwich. For a short period during 2017, the NC37 stock used 3 MK2 BR blue and grey coaches to allow maintenance of DRS's own stock.
I've wanted to create a piece like this for as long as I've been using the LDD program, to add a scene to one of my models, instead of just a white, or coloured background. Unfortunately these seem to take a substantial amount of time, as I always over engineer them, and add great amounts of detail, but with my current free time being slim, I'm unable to put a background that I'm happy with to any of my models.
I've been thinking of a way to compromise, and although I'm happy with this project, I think it will be my only one like this. If I am to build any more, then I will simply have to put the time in wherever and whenever I can, and create something worthy of the effort.
My inspiration for this particular build came from when I saw Alex Sonny's contest entry piece, which is a simplistic, yet stunning piece of work. Even before I started building, my intention was never to copy his work brick for brick, but simply the concept, and so I sent him a short message just letting him know my intentions, and asking permission to use his idea. Both me, and Alex agreed that he didn't own the concept of a tank in a state of maintenance, but he was still very grateful that I asked first, and was kind enough to give me the go ahead.
You can find Alex's beautiful scene here, please do take a look.
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The first thing you might notice about this area, is that it seems to be rather busy, and that is because the country is currently not officially at war with anyone, so workshops such as this are not as crowded as they are during wartime. Minor border skirmishes are still common, so troops, as well as tanks and other vehicles are still sent to border regions with countries that are considered a threat. Even during peacetime, tanks such as the Marauder are still deployed in considerable numbers to deter any envious neighbour nations from thinking we've become lax behind our walls.
This particular Marauder tank was one of the early models off of the production line, and has been in service for three years, but now during peacetime, the chance to recall such early models and upgrade them to newer specifications is ideal. Even though war machines are expected to be lost, and their life spans can often be short, regular maintenance is critical to keeping your armed forces running, and fighting. Even though it's not always possible to pull front line vehicles out of a fight just to oil the gears and change air filters, every effort is made to make sure that vehicles are serviced to a certain degree. Being in a well equipped workshop like this, there is nothing that can't be fixed, replaced, or improved. Every need of the tank is met here, be it from simply replacing worn track pins, to completely updating the entire operating system of the tank, and everything inbetween.
Tanks are driven into the workshop under their own power, and then lined up onto a long stretch of independent free moving rollers, until they're hooked into a conveyor system, which is controlled by a terminal located at the side of the line. The tank will be pulled to pre-set stops on the line, where various tasks will be completed, such as removing the gun barrel, hoisting the turret off of the hull, and removal of the engine. As this is an early model, it is in need of many upgrades, including a new braking system, but those bolts can be stubborn, and may require a little heat to be persuaded. The engine will be moved to a specialist area of the workshop for a strip down and full rebuild, this can take the longest time of all the separate jobs. It takes two men to push the engine down the line, a wheeled carriage does make it easier, but still not easy. A faulty fuel sender in one of the auxiliary fuel tanks has been causing trouble for some time, and if you're going to replace one, you might as well replace them both. Worn mounting brackets on the gun barrel can cause misalignment at longer ranges, but the Marauder has found to seldom suffer from this problem, however, while the tank is in the workshop, it makes sense to replace such a crucial part while you can. A barrel cleaning is something that can be done in the field, but it can be done with much greater care and detail in the workshop.
Getting that guy up that ladder was a bloody nightmare. Even the workshop needs repairs from time to time.