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Manufactured by Amsco Industries, a Milton Bradley Company
Produced for 2 years, 1971 and 1972
Part of the "Girls World" line of toys
Suitable for ages 4 to (ahem) 40
An Amico single channel Citizen's Band walkie-talkie from 1965, manufactured by Novel Electronics Company.
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter declared October 4th ("10-4") as National CB Radio day for the role CB played in helping motorists at that time.
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
In October 1951, a heavy tank project was underway to mount an oscillating turret with an automatically loading 120mm Gun on the hull of the 120mm Gun Tank T43. (The T43 would later be serialized as the 120mm Gun Tank M103, America’s last heavy tank.). This was the T57, and the Rheem Manufacturing Company were granted a contract to design and build two pilot turrets and autoloading systems.
During the T57’s development, it became clear that it was feasible to mount a lighter armored version of the T57 turret on the hull of the 90mm Gun Tank T48 (The T48 later became the 90mm Gun Tank M48 Patton). This combination granted the possibility of creating a ‘heavy gun tank’ that was considerably lighter (and therefore more agile and tactically flexible) than any previously designed.
In May 1953, a development project was started to create such a tank. It would be designated the 120mm Gun Tank T77, and another contract was signed with Rheem to create two pilot tanks. The T77 weighed about 50 tons, with armor of the hull being up to 110mm thick. It was originally powered by a 650 hp Continental AVSI-1790-6 V12, air-cooled twin-turbo gasoline engine. This would propel the tank to a speed of 30 mph (48 km/h). The tank was supported on a torsion bar suspension, attached to six road wheels. The drive sprocket was at the rear, while the idler was at the front. The idler wheel was of the compensating type, meaning it was attached to the closest roadwheel by an actuating arm. When the roadwheel reacted to terrain, the idler was pushed out or pulled in, keeping constant track tension. The return of the track was supported by five rollers.
The T77 had a crew of four: The driver’s position was standard for M48 hulls, located centrally in the bow at the front of the hull. Arrangements inside the turret were standard, too: The loader was positioned to the left of the gun, the gunner was on the right with the commander behind him.
The T77’s oscillating turret could be easily mounted to the unmodified 2.1 m (85 inch) turret ring of the M48 hull, and on other tanks, too. It consisted of two actuating parts: a collar that was attached to the turret ring, allowing 360° horizontal traverse, and a pivoting upper part with a long cylindrical ‘nose’ and a low profile flat bustle that held the gun, which could elevate to a maximum of 15 degrees, and depress 8 degrees. It also held the complex loading mechanism and the turret crew.
Both turret halves utilized cast homogeneous steel armor. The sides of the collar were made to be round and bulbous in shape to protect the trunnions that the upper half pivoted on. Armor around the face was 127mm (5 inches) thick, angled at 60 degrees, what meant an effective 10 in (254 mm) equivalent of RHA at the turret front. Maximum armor strength was 137mm (5.3 inches) on the convex sides of the turret, and this dropped to 51 mm (2 inches) on the bustle.
Though it looked like two, there were actually three hatches in the turret’s roof: There was a small hatch on the left for the loader, and the slightly raised cupola for the commander on the right, which featured six periscopes. These two standard hatches were part of a third large, powered hatch, which took up most of the middle of the roof, granting a larger escape route for the crew but also allowed internal turret equipment to be removed easily. It was also a convenient way to replenish the ammunition storage, even though a use under battle conditions was prohibitive. In front of the loader’s hatch was a periscope, housings for a stereoscopic rangefinder were mounted on the sides of the swiveling turret part, and there was another periscope above the gunner’s position, too. Behind the large hatch was the ejection port for spent cartridges, to its right was the armored housing for the ventilator.
The initial Rheem Company turret concept had the gun rigidly mounted to the turret without a recoil system, and the long gun barrel protruded from a narrow nose. The gun featured a quick change barrel but was otherwise basically identical to the 120mm Gun T123E1, the gun being trialed on the T43/M103. However, for the T57/77 turret and the autoloader, it was modified to accept single piece ammunition, unlike the T43/M103, which used separately loading ammo due to the round’s high weight. This new gun was attached to the turret via a conical adapter that surrounded the breech end of the gun. One end screwed directly into the breech, while the front half extended through the ‘nose’ and was secured in place by a large nut. The force created by the firing of the gun and the projectile traveling down the rifled barrel was resisted by rooting the adapter both the breech block and turret ring. As there was no inertia from recoil to automatically open the horizontally sliding breech block, a hydraulic cylinder was introduced. Upon firing the main gun, this hydraulic cylinder was triggered via an electric switch. This new variant of the T123 cannon was designated the 120mm Gun T179. It was fitted with a bore evacuator (fume extractor) and a simple, T-shaped muzzle brake.
A single .30 Caliber (7.62mm) machine gun was mounted coaxially, and another such weapon or a medium 0.5” machine gun could be attached to a mount on the commander’s cupola.
Using standard Armor-Piercing Ballistic Cap Tracer Rounds, the T179 was capable of penetrating 221-millimetre (8.7 in) of 30-degree sloped rolled-homogenous armor at 1,000 yards and 196-millimetre (7.7 in) at 2,000 yards. It could also penetrate 124-millimetre (4.9 in) 60-degree sloped rolled-homogenous armor at 1,000 yards and 114-millimetre (4.5 in) at 2,000 yards.
The T179’s automatic loader was located below the gun and it gave the weapon a projected rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute, even though this was only of theoretical nature because its cylinder magazine only held 8 rounds. After these had been expended, it had to be manually re-loaded by the crew from the inside, and the cannon could not be operated at that time. Ammunition types such as High-Explosive (HE), High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT), Armor Piercing (AP), or Armor-Piercing Ballistic-Capped (APBC) could be fired and be selected from the magazine via a control panel by either the gunner or the tank commander, so that it was possible to quickly adapt to a changing tactical situation – as long as the right rounds had been loaded into the magazine beforehand.
The cannon itself was fed by a ramming arm that actuated between positions relative to the breech and magazine, operating in five major steps:
1) The hydraulically operated ramming arm withdrew a round and aligned it with the breach.
2) The rammer then pushed the round into the breach, triggering it to close.
3) Gun was fired.
4) Effect of gun firing trips the electric switch that opens the breech.
5) Rammer picks up a fresh round, at the same time ejecting the spent cartridge through a trap door in the roof of the turret bustle.
Beyond the 8 rounds ready-for fire in the magazine, the main gun had only a very limited ammunition supply due to the large size of the 1-piece rounds: only 21 more 120 mm rounds could be stored in the hull and at the base of the turret.
After thorough trials, the T77 was, powered by a more fuel-efficient Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine with 750 bhp (560 kW), accepted as a replacement for the U.S. Army‘s unloved heavy M103 and introduced as the M77. The first M77s were assembled at the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in March 1964. However, the M77 was primarily a support vehicle for standard tank units and reserved for special operations. Therefore, the type’s production numbers remained low: only 173 tanks were eventually built until 1968 and exclusively allocated to U.S. Army units in Western Germany, with a focus on West Berlin and Southern Germany (e.g. in the Fulda Gap), where they were to repel assaults from Eastern Germany and defend vital installations or critical bottlenecks.
Due to its high rate of fire and long range, the M77 was ideally suited for defensive tasks and hit-and-run tactics. But this was, unfortunately, the type’s only selling point: The oscillating turret turned out to be complex, concerning both handling as well as maintenance, and in practice it did not offer the same weapon stability as the M48’s or the later M60’s conventional design, especially when firing during movement. The cramped interior and the many mechanical parts of the bulky autoloader inside of the turret did not make the tank popular among its crews, either. Several accidents occurred during manoeuvers while the loader tried to refill the magazine under combat pressure. A further weakness was the type’s low ammunition stock and the fact that, despite the autoloader, there was still a loader necessary to feed the magazine. The low ammunition stock also heavily limited the tactical value of the tank: typically, the M77 had to leave its position after expending all of its ammunition and move to a second line position, where the huge one-piece rounds could be replenished under safer conditions. But this bound other resources, e. g. support vehicles, and typically the former position had to be given up or supplanted by another vehicle. Operating the M77 effectively turned out to be a logistic nightmare.
During its career, the M77 saw only one major upgrade in the mid-Seventies: The M77A1 was outfitted with a new multi-chamber muzzle brake, muzzle reference and crosswind sensors (the latter was mounted in a small mast on the rear of the turret) and an improved turret stabilization system along with an upgraded turret electrical system. All of these measures were intended to improve the tank’s 1st shot kill probability, esp. at long range. A large AN/VSS-1(V)1 white/IR searchlight was added above the gun barrel, too. All tanks in service were upgraded in this fashion, no new tanks were built. Unlike the M48, neither the M77 nor the Rheem turret or its autoloader system were cleared for export, even though Israel showed interest.
In the early Eighties, there were further plans for another upgrade of the M77 fleet to a potential A2 status. This would have introduced a laser rangefinder (instead of the purely optical device) and a solid state M21 ballistic computer with a digital databus. The M21 would have allowed a pre-programmed selection and fire sequence of different ammunition types from the magazine’s chambers, plus better range and super-elevation correction. However, this did not happen because the M77 had become obsolete through the simple depletion of its exotic 120 mm ammunition from the army’s stocks. Therefore, another plan examined the possibilities of replacing the T179 gun with the 105 mm M68 rifled anti-tank gun, a license-built version of the British L7 gun, which had, despite the smaller caliber, a performance comparable to the bigger 120 mm T179. But since the M48 chassis and its armor concept had become outdated by the time, too, the M77A1 fleet was by 1986 fully replaced by the M60A3, the US Army’s new standard MBT.
Specifications:
Crew: 4 (commander, driver, loader, gunner)
Weight: 51 tons
Length: 6.946 m (22 ft 9.5 in) hull only, 10,66 m (34 ft 11 in) overall w. gun forward
Width: 3.63 m (11 ft 11 in)
Height: 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in)
Suspension: Torsion-bar
Ground clearance: 1 ft 6.2 in (0.46 m)
Fuel capacity: 385 US gal (1,457 l)
Armor:
0.5 – 5.3 in (13 – 137 mm)
Performance:
Speed:
- Maximum, road: 30 mph (48 km/h)
- Sustained, road: 25 mph (40 km/h)
- Cross country: 9.3 to 15.5 mph (15 to 25 km/h)
Climbing capability:
- 40% side slope and 60% max grade
- Vertical obstacle of 36 inches (91 cm)
- 102 inches (2.59 m) trench crossing
Fording depth: Unprepared: 4 ft (1.219 m), prepared: 8 ft (2.438 m)
Operational range: 287 ml (463 km) on road
Power/weight: 16.6 hp (12.4 kW)/tonne
Engine:
1× Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine, 750 bhp (560 kW)
Transmission:
General Motors CD-850-3, 2-Fw/1-Rv speed GB
Armament:
1× 120 mm T179 L/60 rifled anti-tank gun with an autoloader and a total of 29 rounds
1× co-axial 7.62 mm M240C machine gun with 3.000 rounds
1× .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 Browning (600 rounds) or .30 cal (7.62 mm) M73 machine
anti-aircraft machine gun (1.000 rounds) on the commander’s cupola with 600 rounds
The kit and its assembly:
This is another fictional creation, but, like many of my whif builds, it is rooted in reality and an extrapolation of what could have been. The oscillating tower with the M103’s 120 mm cannon and an autoloader was actually developed, and there were several tank projects that made use of it. The T77 was the final proposal, but, like the T57 on the M103 basis and other designs from the Rheem Company, the T77’s development was arduously slow, so that the project was finally canceled in 1957 by the US Ordnance Department. Two turrets were actually built, though, but they were scrapped in February 1958, and the T77 only existed on paper or in model form.
The impulse for this build actually came from a 1:72 resin turret for the T57 project from ModelTrans/Silesian Models. I found the concept cool and the turret had a very futuristic look, so that I bought a set with the vague intention to use it for a mecha conversion someday. Then it gathered dust in the stash, until I recently stumbled upon the 1:72 M103 kit from Dragon and considered a T57 build. But this kit is very rare and expensive, at least here in Germany, so I shelved this plan again. However, I started to play with the idea of a U.S. Army vehicle with a Rheem Company turret. Then I found a Revell M60 kit in the stash and considered it for a whiffy build, but eventually rejected the idea because a turret concept from the late Fifties would hardly make its way onto a tank from the late Seventies or later. When I did further research concerning the Rheem turret, I came across the real T77 project on the basis of the M48, and dug out an ESCI M48A5 from the pile (realizing that I had already hoarded three of them…!), so the M77 project was finally born.
Otherwise, the build was a straightforward affair. The T57 turret is a massive resin piece with a separate barrel and very fine surface details. Some of them, delicate lugs, were unfortunately broken off, already OOB but also by me while handling the pieces. They could be easily replaced with brass wire, though, which was also used to add small rails to the collar. The very long and thin barrel was replaced with a white metal aftermarket piece. It’s actually a barrel for a Soviet T-10 with a complex muzzle brake (made from brass), but the size was just fine and looks very good on this fictional tank.
Some details were added to the turret or transplanted from the M48 kit, e. g. the prominent IR searchlight or the machine gun on the commander cupola. Furthermore, I added a textile seal to the gap between the turret sections and to the barrel’s root, made from paper tissue drenched in thinned white glue. The same method was used to create the searchlight cover, too.
Since the turret base had a smaller diameter than the M48’s attachment opening, I had to improvise a suitable adapter with styrene strips. The M48A5 hull itself was taken OOB.
Painting and markings:
I was happy that I could place this model into a later time frame, so that the U.S. Army’s uniform Olive Drab times were already over. In the 1970s, the US Mobility Equipment Research & Design Command (MERDC) developed a system of camouflage patterns for US Army vehicles. These consisted of a set of standardized patterns for each vehicle, to be used with a set of twelve colours. The local terrain conditions and colours decided which of the paints were to be used, and on which parts of a vehicle. Then, if conditions altered, for example by a change in the weather, or by the unit moving into a new area of operations, the scheme could be quickly adjusted to suit them by replacing only one or two colours by different ones.
For example, if a vehicle was painted in the US & European winter scheme, which had a dark green and a medium brown as its predominant colours, and it started to snow, by overpainting either the green or the brown with white, one of the two snow schemes could be created. This gave a high degree of flexibility, though in practice it was hardly ever actually made use of—most vehicles were painted in one scheme and kept that.
I gave the M77 the “Winter Verdant” MERDC scheme, which was frequently used in Germany. It consists of Forest Green (FS 34079), Earth Red (FS 30117), Sand (FS 30277) and Black (FS 37038). The pattern itself was adapted from the standardized M60 MERDC scheme. Colors used were ModelMaster 1701 and 1710, plus Humbrol 238 and Revell 06. The seals on the turret and the searchlight cover were painted in a faded olive drab, the track segments with a mix of iron, dark grey and red brown.
After basic painting with brushes, the kit received a washing with thinned black and red brown acrylic paint. Decals (taken from the ESCI kit) came next, then the model received an overall dry brushing treatment with Humbrol 72 (Khaki Drill) and 168 (Hemp). Finally, everything was sealed with matt acrylic varnish from the rattle can and the lower hull areas were dusted with mineral pigments, simulating dust and mud.
Another relatively simple conversion, since only the (oscillating) turret was swapped. However, I was skeptical at first because the turret was originally intended for an M103 hull - but mounting it on a smaller M48 chassis worked well, just like in real life!
Interior of the big nissen type building at Spoland Bridge. They manufacture all sorts of springs in here.
おめでとう！写真中の原田さん（現在はDEKU代表やいつもお世話になっているゆかい社中そらぐみさんを中心に作った岡田製樽所のおひつが、2011年グッドデザイン賞を受賞しました。
カタログ写真撮影でお手伝いした私も嬉しい。というわけで、朝からせっせと使っております。
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He is making a big wodden barrel for fermenting miso (soybean paste).
The firm is now manufacturing "ohitsu", a kind of small wooden barrels to put cooked rice in. (Rice tastes better by doing so!)
岡田製樽所で撮った他のフィルム写真は blanc[che] にて。(see more film pics in the linked page:)
Manufactured by Zeiss Ikon AG., Stuttgart, West Germany
Model: c.1956, color dial, serial no. L 76078,
all L series produced between 1956-61,
all Color Dials produced between 1953-62,
all Contax IIIa produced between 1950-62,
Dating as to PhotoForum and Contax IIa-IIIa serials
35mm film Rangefinder camera
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 50mm f/2, collapseable, uncoated,
Mount: special built-in type Contax rangefinder bayonet mount of 50 mm lenses,
filter thread 39mm, interchangeable
This type lenses have not their own focusing ring,
serial no.1984874, Surprise: according to this serial no. and some other features, this lens must be a prewar production (c.1936) of original Dresden factory
Dating as to Frank Mechelhoff , and Contax rangefinder lenses
There is a second outside bayonet mount on the focusing helicoid of the body for other than 50mm lenses
Lens release: pressing spring catch with the red dot on the lens flange and simultaneously turn the lens clockwise
Aperture: f/2-f/22 (no click stops),
setting: ring and dial on front of the lens w/ two small handles for easy turning
Focusing: by a thumb ring on the left-front of the camera via helical built in the body,
the yellow rangefinder images must be match in the viewfinder,
scale and DOF scale on the focusing helicoid on the body
Focus range: 1-20m +inf
Shutter: all metal focal plane shutter, vertical traveling, speeds: 1-1/1250 +T & B
setting : ring and dial beneath the winding/cocking knob, lift and turn to desired setting
for T: the shutter closes by turning the speed dial to B wo/ lifting
Shutter release: on top of the cocking knob, w/ cable release socket
Cocking knob: also winds the film, on the left of the top plate
Frame counter: on the cocking knob, advance type, manual setting
Viewfinder: coupled view and rangefinder
Exposure meter: Photo-electric Selenium cell exposure meter (no battery), uncoupled,
w/ a lid on its light taking window, working accurately !
Film speed range: 9-30 DIN (6-800 ASA), setting: by inner thumb ring on the meter settings dial knob Exposure setting: matching needle and black diamond mark in the window on the top plate, adjusts by turning a big, complex dial knob on the left of the top plate, shows DIN scale, aperture and speed scales, speed setting possible from 60 sec. to 1/1250 sec.
Re-adjustment of exposure meter is possible by a screw on the back side, close the meter lid, turn the meter dial counter-clockwise as far as go, the meter needle must point the black dot in the window, if not, adjust it by turning the screw
Re-wind knob: on the meter setting dial,
for easy handling it can be lifted about 1cm, turns when winding
Re-wind release: a knob on the bottom plate, film rewinds by pressing the button and simultaneously turning winding knob
Flash PC socket: on the back side of the camera, synch 1/50 (orange on the speed dial) for electronic flash and 1/100 and over (red) for bulb flashes
Cold-shoe
Engravings in the cold shoe: Zeiss Ikon, Stuttgart, Germany and serial no.
Self-timer: possible three delay times setting
Back cover: removable with the bottom plate, open by two folding lever on the bottom plate
Relief on the back cover leatherette : Zeiss Ikon logo
Tripod socket: old 3/8''
Strap lugs
Body: metal, Weight:800g
serial no. L 76078 (Stamped inside of the camera also)
+Original metal lens cap
Contax I was a high end 35mm rangefinder camera made by Zeiss Ikon to compete with Leica models. It was released in 1932.
Contax II was released in 1936 and was the successor of the Contax I. It was the first camera with a rangefinder and viewfinder combined in a single window.
Contax III, also released in 1936, was a Contax II with an exposure meter. It was one of the first cameras with a built-in exposure meter.
After the war, the Soviet Union captured the tooling and drawings of the Contax as war booty, and transfered them to Kiev, where they began the production of the Kiev rangefinder camera, as such a continuation of the Contax.
At the same time, the Western part of the Zeiss Ikon company, based in Stuttgart, completely redesigned the Contax and launched the Contax IIa in 1950 and Contax IIIa in 1951.
Contax IIIa is the same camera with Contax II with a light meter. Compared to the prewar Contax II and III, the IIa and IIIa used the same lens mount with a completely re-engineered shutter mechanism, new body, and much improved chrome finish.
Earlier version IIa and IIIa cameras, all the shutter speeds on the dial in were black, and called, Black Dial. like early Leica cameras.
The Color Dials were in production longer than the Black Dials, 1954-62 vs. 1950-54
The earlier black dial Conrtax IIa and IIIa have a peculiar flash sync connection then they have standard PC socket.
Contax IIa and IIIa is a professional quality system 35mm Rangefinder with large system of lenses and accessories, that some considered the best 35mm lenses during the 1950's.
Contax IIa and IIIa has a superb mechanical fit and finish, many believe better than even the legendary Leica M3.
The lens 50/2 Sonnar, produced in West and East Germany, has excellent reputation.
Also made in uncoated pre-war Jena version, black or chrome,
the latter version is on my camera.
West German version has nicely finished chrome barrel, East German version has OK finish aluminum barrel. The color and engravings on the front of the lens of the West German post war versions are chrome with Zeiss-Opton, black with Zeiss-Opton, and black with Carl Zeiss.
more info about Contax: camerapedia and
Work has started on a new £8.5 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Birmingham's Advanced Manufacturing Hub.
Manufactured by Nikon Corporation, Japan
Model: c.1995 (produced between 1988-1997)
F4s version: with High Speed Battery Pack MB-21
35mm film Integral-motor SLR system camera
BODY
Lens release: button on the left side of the lens flange
Lens mount: Nikon F mount Lenses usable: AF Nikkor lenses and Nikon MF F-mount lenses
Focus modes: Manual focus with electronic rangefinder and Autofocus
Autofocus:
Autofocus detection system: TTL phase detection system using Nikon advanced AM200 autofocus module
Autofocus detection range: Approx. EV minus 1 to EV 18 at ISO 100 (under Nikon inspection conditions)
Autofocus actuation method: Single Servo or Continuous Servo
Autofocus lock: Possible by lightly pressing shutter release button in Single Servo AF mode or by using AF-L button; simultaneous use with AE-L button possible
Electronic rangefinder: Available in Manual focus mode with AF Nikkor lenses, Ai-type Nikkor lenses including Ai-modified Nikkor lenses and non-Ai-type Nikkor lenses with a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster
Exposure metering: Matrix Metering (with Multi-Meter Finder DP-20); Center-Weighted Metering (with Multi-Meter Finder DP-20 or AE Action Finder DA-20); Spot Metering (with any finder)
Exposure meter switch: Activated by lightly pressing shutter release button; stays on for approx. 16 sec. after lifting finger from button
Metering range: EV 0 to EV 21 at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens; EV 2 to EV 21 with Spot Metering
Exposure control: Manual (M), and Programmed (PH, P), Shutter-Priority (S) and Aperture Priority (A) Auto Exposure
Auto exposure lock: Available by pressing AE-L button while meter is on
Exposure compensation: Possible using exposure compensation dial within ±2 EV range in 1/3 EV steps
Multiple exposure: Via a leveron the right back side of the top plate; setting: 1. Pull the multiple exposure lever toward you and release the shutter. The film will not advance. Multiple exposure lever is automatically reset to the original position. 2. Depress the shutter release button again to take the second shot. Film will advance to the next frame. For more than two shots on the same frame, pull the lever before each additional exposure.
Depth-of-field preview button: Provides visual verification of depth of field; can be previewed in Manual (M) or Aperture Priority (A) mode; coaxial with mirror lockup lever
Reflex mirror: Automatic instant-return type with lockup facility; to lock the reflex viewing mirror in the "up" position, push in the depth-of-field preview button and rotate the mirror lockup lever counterclockwise until it stops. (In this case, exposure meter cannot be used.)
This means that you cannot operate the camera in any auto exposure and/or autofocus mode anymore (even if the viewfinder LCD may indicate information). Any indication of light by the LCD is a result of spurious light entering through the view finder eyepiece. However, you can make use of the camera's suggested metering and use it in Manual mode.
Shutter: Electro-magnetically controlled vertical-travel titanium focal plane shutter; dial on the top plate, Manual and Shutter-Priority Auto Exposure modes
Shutter release: Electromagnetic shutter by magnet trigger, on the top plate
Alternate shutter release button: there is a shutter release button is provided at the bottom of the High Speed Battery Pack MB-21 as well as the Multiple Power High Speed Power Pack MB-23. This is convenient for vertical format shooting. The button can be locked to prevent inadvertent shutter release. Note: all F4 has another release terminal at the bottom rear section.
Shutter speeds: Lithium niobate oscillator-controlled; controlled from 1/8800 to 30 sec. steplessly in PH, P or A mode; set from 1/8800 to 4 sec. in one EV steps in M or S mode; B, T and X (1/250 sec.)
Viewfinder: Nikon Multi-Meter Finder DP-20 provided as standard; SLR pentaprism, High-Eyepoint type; metering system selector, diopter adjustment knob, hot-shoe, compensation dial for focusing screens and eyepiece shutter lever provided; interchangeable with Nikon AE Action Finder DA-20, Nikon 6X High-Magnification Finder DW-21 and Nikon Waist-Level Finder DW-20
Viewfinder information: By LCD - exposure compensation value, frame counter (additive type), metering system in use, shutter speed, aperture, exposure mode, electronic analog display, AE Lock indicator; by ADR window - lens aperture; by LED display - focus indicators, exposure compensation mark and flash ready-light. Illuminator switch provided for dim-light viewing
Viewfinder illuminator switch: When it's dark, use the viewfinder illuminator to light up all viewfinder information. Turn the switch on, and lightly press the shutter release button to illuminate the display. The illuminator automatically switches off as the viewfinder display disappears; it also momentarily switches off during exposure. Beneath the shutter speeds dial
Eyepoint: Approx. 22mm
Focusing screen: Nikon advanced B-type BriteView screen with central focus brackets for autofocus operation; interchangeable with 12 optional screens
Film speed range: ISO 25 to 5000 for DX-coded film; ISO 6 to 6400 in 1/3 EV steps for manual setting Film speed setting: At DX position, automatically set to ISO speed of DX-coded film used; manual override possible
Film loading: Film automatically advances to first frame when shutter release button is depressed once
Auto film loading: The user simply pulls the film leader to the mark closes the camera back then presses the shutter release button - and the camera automatically advances the film to frame #1.A bright LED will lit and stays on for approx. 16 sec. in such case, the film advance operation will halt as well.
Winding: In S (single frame) shooting mode, film automatically advances one frame when shutter is released; in CH (Continuous high speed), CL (Continuous low speed) or Cs (Continuous silent) shooting mode, shots are taken as long as shutter release button is depressed; shooting speed is approx. 5.7 fps (CH), 3.4 fps (CL) or 1.0 fps (Cs) - for Continuous Servo Autofocus, test done with an AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-80mm f/4-5.6D lense, new six AA-type alkaline batteries, shutter speed of 1/250 sec. or faster, at normal temperature.
Frame counter: Two additive types provided - on top of camera and inside viewfinder (LCD)
Re-winding: Choice of automatic or manual; automatically rewinds when film rewind levers (R1) and (R2) are used; takes approx. 8 sec. per 36-exposure roll (with six AA-type batteries); (with six AA-type batteries); stops automatically when film is rewound; manual rewind when R1 lever is used
Self-timer: Electronically controlled 10 sec. exposure delay; blinking LED indicates self timer operation; cancelable; setting: via the last setting on the film advance mode
Hot-shoe: Standard ISO-type hotshoe contact; ready light contact, TTL flash contact, monitor contact
Flash sync:1/60 to 1/250 sec. in PH, P or A mode; in M or S mode, shutter fires at speed set and when set from 1/250 to 1/8800 sec., shutter is automatically set to 1/250 sec.; down to 30 sec. shutter is available by using SB-24, SB-26 or other equivalent Nikon speedlights etc. in rear curtain sync in PH, P or A mode Flash ready-light: Viewfinder LED lights up when Nikon dedicated Speedlight is ready to fire; blinks to warn of poor camera/ Speedlight connection or insufficient light for correct exposure
Flash PC socket: A separate sync terminal is provided on the Nikon F4. Use this terminal to attach flash units which do not have the standard ISO hot shoe.
Batteries: six AA-type alkaline or NiCd batteries
Battery chambers: two, on the High Speed Battery Pack MB-21
Body:metal; Weight:
Serial no. 2.499.403
LENS
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D
Aperture: f/1.8-f/22
Focus range: 0.45-3m +inf
Serial no. 636334, Made in China
More info: Dating, Ken Rocwell com,
Maybach has historic roots through the involvement of Wilhelm Maybach, who was the technical director of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) until he left in 1907. On 23 March 1909 he founded the new company, Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH (literally "Aircraft Engine Building Company"), with his son Karl Maybach as director. In 1912 they renamed it to Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH ("Maybach Engine Construction Company"). The company originally developed and manufactured diesel and petrol engines for Zeppelins, and then rail cars. The Maybach Mb.IVa was used in aircraft and airships of World War I.
Captured Maybach T3 Assault Gun (Sturmgeschütz III), made on the basis of medium tank Maybach T3 (Panzer III). National Museum of Military History (Bulgaria)
The company first built an experimental car in 1919, with the first production model introduced two years later at the Berlin Motor Show. Between 1921 and 1940, the company produced various classic opulent vehicles. The company also continued to build heavy duty diesel engines for marine and rail purposes. During the second world war, Maybach produced the engines for Nazi Germany's medium and heavy tanks.
After WW II the factory performed some repair work, but automotive production was never restarted, and some 20 years later, the company was renamed MTU Friedrichshafen. Daimler-Benz purchased the company in 1960.
Pre-war Models
1919 Maybach W1: Test car based on a BMW chassis
1921 Maybach W3: First Maybach, shown at Berlin Motor Show. Featured a 70 hp (52 kW) 5.7L inline six.
1926 Maybach W5: 7L inline six, 120 hp (89 kW)
1929 Maybach 12: V12 precursor to DS7/8
1930 Maybach DSH: Doppel-Sechs-Halbe ("half a twelve cylinder") 1930-37
1930 Maybach DS7 Zeppelin: 7L V12, 150 hp (112 kW)
1931 Maybach W6: Same engine as W5, longer wheelbase. 1931-33
1931 Maybach DS8 Zeppelin: 8L V12, 200 hp (150 kW)
1934 Maybach W6 DSG: Featuring a twin overdrive transmission system.
1935 Maybach SW35: 3.5L 140 hp (104 kW) I6
1936 Maybach SW38: 3.8L 140 hp (104 kW) I6
1939 Maybach SW42: 4.2L 140 hp (104 kW) I6
1945 Maybach JW61: 3.8L 145 hp (108 kW) I6
(Wikipedia)
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Der erste Maybach von 1919 war ein Prototyp, der „Wagen“ W 1, aufgebaut auf ein angekauftes Daimler-Chassis. Er trug schon die charakteristische Kühlermaske. W 2 war ein Motor. Der W 3 war 1921 der erste Serienwagen, mit Sechszylinder-Reihenmotor und angeblocktem Planetengetriebe, im Angebot als Typ 22/70 PS. Die erste Zahl bezeichnet die früheren „Steuer-PS“, eine vom Fiskus seit 1909 aus Leistung und Hubraum errechnete Kennzahl; die zweite die Motorenleistung.
1926 folgte W 5 als Typ 27/120 PS, der 1928 ein Schnellgang-Getriebe erhielt und daher W 5 SG hieß. 1930 kam, parallel zum „Zeppelin“, der W 6, den es ab 1934 auch mit Doppel-Schnellgang-Getriebe gab und so als W 6 DSG in den Annalen steht. Die Weiterentwicklung von 1934 war ein DSH, ein „Doppel-Sechs-Halbe“, was auf den 130 PS starken 5,2-Liter-Reihensechszylinder hinwies, eine vom „DS“-Zwölfzylinder abgeleitete, einfachere Konstruktion.
Die Zeppelin-DS-Modelle, von Karl Maybach 1930 erstmals offeriert und ab 1931 geliefert, gab es als Typen DS 7 und DS 8. Es waren die ersten Modelle von Maybach mit einem V-12-Motor. DS 7 bedeutet Doppel-Sechs-7-Liter. DS 8 bedeutet Doppel-Sechs-8-Liter. Der DS 7 leistete 150 PS. Der DS 8 leistete 200 PS. Er war mit einem 7922 Kubikzentimeter großen Motor ausgerüstet. Die Aufbauten lieferten Spohn und Erdmann & Rossi. Im Vergleich zum 1931 gebauten Bugatti Royale Typ 41 mit einem Preis von 100.300 Reichsmark war die Karosserie vom Zeppelin DS 8 geradezu günstig: 33.200 Reichsmark.
Maybach W 1, Versuchswagen, um 1919
Maybach W 3, 5,7 l Hubraum, 70 PS, ab 1921
Maybach W 5, 7 l Hubraum, 120 PS, 1926–1929
Maybach W 6, ab 1929
Maybach SW 35 (SW = Schwingachsenwagen), 3,5 l Hubraum, ab 1935 nur 50 Exemplare gebaut
Maybach SW 38, 3,8 l Hubraum, um 1936–1939
Maybach SW 42, 4,2 l Hubraum, um 1939–1941
Maybach „Zeppelin“ Sport, um 1938
Maybach „Zeppelin“ DS 8 Cabriolet, 1930–1937, sechs- bis siebensitzig
(Wikipedia)
The Sun Manufacturing Company was an early manufacturing business in Columbus, Ohio. It made wood show cases, coffee mills and store fixtures. This building was of heavy timber type construction and built in the early 1900's.
It's funny to see what is left behind when a place is vacated. This was an office inside the Manufactures' Junction Roundhouse, built in 1904. No desk, filing cabinet, stapler, or fax machine left as souvenirs. Just some blinds.
This solid factory anchors the scene at the west end of Stevens Point. This area was prime real estate for many years, situated next to the Wisconsin River and the Wisconsin Central. Factories such as this could source logs from a far reaching pinery reaching north to Michigan floated down the river. Finished product would go into waiting boxcars for movement to growing markets in Milwaukee, Chicago and beyond.
The street here is Wood Street, the Green Bay & Western branch from Plover used to follow the street and cross the WC here at grade. July 20, 2024.
I took these pictures of the Hamilton manufacturing plant in Two Rivers over a year ago. The factory wasn't closed yet at the time...but I had a sense, even then, that the writing was on the wall.
This massive art deco-styled building is crowned by a six-story tower, and was built to house administrative offices for the firm. Though manufacturing in Two Rivers has ceased, Thermo-Fisher still intend to keep some administrative jobs here (for how long into the future, I don't know)...so don't go looking for an urban exploration opportunity just yet.
Night time in Manchester
It's been a while but, armed with my x100 and some renewed inspiration, I'm back.
Manufactured by Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, Germany
Model: 1968, as to the Leica SLR serial numbers list in Stephen Gandy's CameraQuest
All Leicaflex SL produced between 1968-74, with quantity 80.995
35mm SLR film camera
BODY
Lens release: by lens bayonet lock, red lever on the right side of the lens flange
Focusing: ground-glass screen, w/ central microprism rangefinder spot
DOF button: on the left front side of the camera
Shutter: Horizontal metal focal-plane, speeds: 1-1/2000 +B & X (1/100sec)
setting : dial around the cocking lever knob
Shutter release: on the cocking lever knob, w/ cable release socket
Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke, retractable, on the right of the top plate
Frame counter: auto reset advance type, in a window, beside the cocking lever
Viewfinder: SLR pentaprism finder, w/ match the needle-pointer and shutter speed scale,
the most brightest finder that ever made
Exposure meter: selective TTL CdS meter, central spot metering
Film speed range: 8-6400 ASA, setting: by dial around the re-wind knob, ASA/ DIN scales, w/ a push button locking, beside the re-wind knob, depress the button and turn the dial
Exposure setting: by match the needle in the right of the finder, after setting the shutter speed, turn the aperture ring on the lens until needle and pointer matches, when needles are on downside small and upside large apertures,
the setting can be done by turning the speed dial also
Re-wind lever: folding crank type, on the left of the top plate
Re-wind release: a small button, on the bottom plate
Flash PC socket: two, for X and bulb flashes, on the left front of the camera, w/ a lid,
flash icon on the shutter speed ring shows max speed 1/100 for electronic flash units
Cold-shoe
Memory dial: for film type, on the rewind-knob
Self-timer
Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch and button on the left side of the camera
Engraving on the bottom plate: Leitz Wetzlar Germany and serial no.
Tripod socket: 1/4''
Strap lugs
Battery: only for exposure meter, one 1.35v PX625 Mercury cell, (accepts PX625A / LR9, but better is 1.35v Zinc/air)
Battery test: a button on the left of the prism, when pressing the needle in the finder must move fully down
Battery chamber: on the bottom plate
On/off switch: when the cocking lever moved from the upper plate the meter is on, when lever retracted the meter is off.
Body: metal; Weight: 766g
serial no. 1203987
LENS
Standard lens
Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 50mm f/2 auto-aperture
Mount: Leica R mount w/ two TTL metering cams on the lens mount
serial no.236071
Aperture: f/2-f/16
Focus range: 0.5-10m +inf w/ DOF scale
Lens barrel: steel, weight: 307g
The SL stands for "selective light".
The original red plastic lens-release button tended to break easily. Most SLs that have been CLAed have had their lens-release buttons replaced with a metal one.
Be sure to check your SL to make sure the pentaprism isn't desilvering, a new one will cost hundreds of dollars.
Leicaflex was the name given to the first series of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by Leitz. The various Leicaflex models were fully mechanical cameras marketed between 1964 and 1976.
The Leicaflex SL was a SLR made by Leitz from 1968 to 1974 as the second model of the Leicaflex series. In 1968, Leitz responded to the critics of the non-TTL meter of the original Leicaflex by introducing its successor the Leicaflex SL with a TTL meter. The SL designation in the name was an abbreviation of "Selective Light", the name chosen by Leitz for its implementation of TTL metering. This system metered a limited area represented by the viewfinder's central microprism spot.
In the tradition of Leica rangefinder cameras, the SL is a precision-crafted, robust tool made for the photographer who demands the utmost in durability and image quality and can work without modern conveniences.
Leicaflex was extremely durable, and superbly finished, but their appeal was limited by their failure to keep pace with the state of the art in SLR design, their somewhat limited selection of accessories, and their extremely high price in comparison with their Japanese competitors. Info from Camerapedia
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in Photoethnography by Karen Nakamura
+ Original leather Case, Original body cap
Bantam Automobile- Manufactured by the American Austin Car Company, the Bantam automobile was a popular miniature roadster made from 1929 to 1934. After its demise in 1934, it was resurrected under the name of American Bantam. The 1938 Bantam Roadster is better known, perhaps, as Donald Duck's car. The American Bantam company had a prominent role in the development of the Jeep, but stopped producing cars in 1941. America was not ready for a compact car until Volkswagen became a hit in the 60's
What makes the American Bantam car most important to the Bantam DAC is the logo. Rather than use the rooster icon of American Austin, the American Bantam logo seemed to exude the right atmosphere for the Bantam DAC. As you can see, the Bantam DAC logo was modeled almost identically from the American Bantam logo of long ago.
For more infomatition go here, www.diyforums.org/BantamDAC/BantamDACbantam.php
Also, Thank you Bob Kramer at Rat Rod Studios for your inspiration. You can see Mr. Kramer's work here, www.flickr.com/photos/ratrodstudios/
Manufactured by BRH Fibreglass of Skegness, Pandy the panda was one of their original range of three rides, released in 1965.
You can see Pandy in action here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sza2afyURAs
The company is a front runner in offering contract manufacturing services to tablet manufacturers across the globe.
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Hartest cum Mildenhall based Anglia Heavy Haulage Fiat 170 coupled to a tandem axle York flat trailer loaded with packing cases and fabrications manufactured by Bury st Edmunds based Barber Greene
Never seen anything like Water Slide manufacturing? Must be a Splashtacular signature ride. Product lines include DrenalineDrop™, DownUnder™, 360 rush™, 360Rush® XT, Double BowlEye, Double BowlsEye XT
America’s manufacturing base has grown for 11 straight months—with more than 135,000 manufacturing jobs created over the last six months. Durable goods orders rose 0.9 percent in May, excluding transportation. Industrial production, the output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities, rose 1.2 percent in May with factories ratcheting up production for the third month in a row.
The Dodge Viper SRT (formerly the SRT Viper between 2012 and 2014) is a sports car, manufactured by the Dodge (SRT for 2013 and 2014) division of Fiat Chrysler. Production of the two-seat sports car began at New Mack Assembly in 1991 and moved to its current home at Conner Avenue Assembly in October 1995.
Although Chrysler considered ending production because of financial problems, chief executive Sergio Marchionne announced and showed on September 14, 2010 a new model of the Viper for 2012. In 2014 the Viper was named number 10 on the "Most American Cars" list, meaning 75% or more of its parts are manufactured in the U.S. The Viper was initially conceived in late 1988 at Chrysler's Advanced Design Studios. The following February, Chrysler president Bob Lutz suggested to Tom Gale at Chrysler Design that the company should consider producing a modern Cobra, and a clay model was presented to Lutz a few months later. Produced in sheet metal by Metalcrafters, the car appeared as a concept at the North American International Auto Show in 1989. Public reaction was so enthusiastic that chief engineer Roy Sjoberg was directed to develop it as a standard production vehicle.
Sjoberg selected 85 engineers to be "Team Viper," with development beginning in March 1989. The team asked the then-Chrysler subsidiary Lamborghini to cast a prototype aluminum block for the sports car to use in May. The production body was completed in the fall, with a chassis prototype running in December. Though a V8 engine was first used in the test mule, the V10, which the production car was meant to use, was ready in February 1990. Official approval from Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca came in May 1990. One year later, Carroll Shelby piloted a pre-production car as the pace vehicle in the Indianapolis 500 race. In November 1991, the car was released to reviewers with first retail shipments beginning in January 1992.
The first prototype was tested in January 1989. It debuted in 1991 with two pre-production models as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 when Dodge was forced to substitute it in place of the Japanese-built Dodge Stealth because of complaints from the United Auto Workers, and went on sale in January 1992 as the RT/10 Roadster.
The centerpiece of the car was its engine. The Lamborghini Company, then owned by Chrysler Corporation, designed the V10 for the Viper by recasting the block and heads in an aluminum alloy, and was based off Chrysler's V8 engine. A major contributor to the Viper since the beginning was Dick Winkles, the chief power engineer, who had spent a lot of time in Italy.
The engine weighs 711 lb (323 kg) and produces 400 bhp (300 kW) at 4600 rpm and 465 lb·ft (630 N·m) at 3600 rpm, and thanks to the long-gearing allowed by the engine, provides fuel economy at a United States Environmental Protection Agency-rated 12 mpg-US (20 L/100 km; 14 mpg-imp) city and 20 mpg-US (12 L/100 km; 24 mpg-imp) highway. The body is a tubular steel frame with resin transfer molding (RTM) fiberglass panels. It has a curb weight of 3,284 lb (1,490 kg) and lacks all modern driver aids such as traction control and anti-lock brakes. It completes a quarter mile (402 m) in 12.6 seconds and has a maximum speed of over 150 mph (240 km/h). Its large tires allow the car to average close to one lateral g in corners, placing it among the elite cars of its day. However, the car proves tricky to drive at high speeds, particularly for the unskilled.
The car is spartan, although it features inflatable lumbar support and adjustable seats. Along with the absence of exterior door handles, the vehicle lacks side windows and a roof. Although a soft top cover was available, it was designed primarily for indoor vehicle storage. Side curtains of fabric and clear plastic operated by zippers can be inserted into the door and hand-bolted when needed. All of these decisions were made to reduce weight. The battery is located in the sealed compartment over the rear wheels to increase rear-end weight and traction. The car shipped with a tonneau cover and video tape on soft-top assembly (the soft top is removable and folds to fit in the trunk). In 1994 the car came, for the first time since release with several options available to the buyer. These included air conditioning, adjustable suspension, larger diameter wheels to accommodate larger brakes, and a fiberglass hardtop for the roof.
Performance:
0-60 mph (97 km/h): 4.5 sec [7]
0-100 mph (160 km/h): 9.2 sec
quarter mile: 12.9 sec @ 113.8 mph (183.1 km/h)[7]
top speed: 180 mph (290 km/h) reference: www.vipercentral.com/specifications/
700 ft (210 m) slalom: over 66 mph (106 km/h)
skidpad average g: 0.96
[Text from Wikipedia]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Viper
The kermit green colour here was added to the limited palette of Viper colours in 1994.
This miniland-scale Lego 1994 Dodge Viper RT/10 has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 91st Build Challenge, - "Anger Management", - all about cars with some link to being angry.
Emma Watson has always been known as one of the most beautiful young actresses. Not just as a celeb, she has always been appreciated for being a woman of substance, positivity and determination. An inspiration to the youth, she is fluent in the art of presenting herself to the world at different events, and outings.
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A view of one of the little checkpoint structures at the entrance to a building in the central manufacturing district.
The Central Manufacturing District (CMD) was a 265-acre industrial park created in 1905 by Frederick Henry Prince, an East Coast investor. The CMD was the first planned manufacturing district in the United States