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This is a project I did for 2dd last semester for a project that was open to whatever we wanted. Essentially it's about taking something that should be found in one environment but isn't, and then placing a synthetic version of it in. It's based off of an interest in forms of camouflage as well as kind of a personal experience with the city. These photos are meant to be more experiential to the viewer and the actual photos were printed at 18x12 on glossy polypropylene and mounted to the floor. Anyways, I might post these individually but probably not because I like these more as a set than as individual photos. I also might post more stuff but idek because a lot of it is problem set based and not really my own work. I'm slowly trying to create new work, but it's been really hard just because of how self critical I am and basically the issues I have with art and mainly photography. I have issues with the use of conventions for aesthetics and I also don't really want to just create works that will contribute to the rapid consumption of images that the internet as a whole perpetuates, but idek anymore. Idek but whatever I just felt that I should like post something on here so that the like horrible picture of a nose bleed isn't like the most recent thing on here.
Polymer Clay, Sterling Silver Wire, Aluminium Tubes, Patinated Copper Tubes, Repurposed Plastic - Polypropylene.
I churned out (at least, that is what it felt like) 25 new photos this afternoon, all taken at the Leonabelle Turner Birding Centre on 22 March 2019. This was such a great place to visit - would recommend it to anyone! We were so lucky to have sunshine while we were there, too.
Day 4, 22 March 2019, was a day of birding and also driving from Rockport, where we had stayed for three nights, to Kingsville, where we were going to stay for two nights at the Hampton Inn. All of these 25 photos were taken at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Centre, on the edge of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve. We really enjoyed this birding centre and their new boardwalk and tower. Lots of birds; even a huge Alligator.
From an article published on 2 January 2019:
"Work on a new boardwalk is underway at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center. The old structure was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. A 700-foot replacement will connect the birding center to the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture. It’s the first new construction to take place in the preserve since the hurricane.
The new boardwalk, which will cost about $670,000, is more than a replacement, according to officials. It will be the first leg of future boardwalks designed to link sections of the preserve for better wildlife viewing.
It is being built of fiberglass-reinforced polypropylene grating rather than wood, which will make it stronger and less likely to be damaged by future storms. Because it is not buoyant, waves will crash through it and not lift it. At 7 feet above the surface, the new boardwalk is 2 feet higher than the previous structure."
www.ccbiznews.com/news/new-boardwalk-underway-at-port-ara...
Rotational Erection System with Angle Section Arms
material: polypropylene (face and embossed core) sandwich panel
Canon EOS 6D - f/2.8 - 1/80sec - 100 mm - ISO 1600
Joseph Joseph Index is the name of the multi-award-winning chopping board categorisation system, designed to reduce the likelihood of cross-contamination of different food types.
The cutting board's categorization system offers 4 color coded boards to distinguish at a glance which board is intended for which use: red for raw meat, blue for seafood, green for veggies and white for cooked foods. For further ease, the boards also have an illustrated tab indicating their use. The 4 boards store in staggered order making the right board readily accessible and are contained in a neat ABS storage case that has a non-slip base. Each board is made from dishwasher safe polypropylene.
De Joseph Joseph Index is de naam van een vele prijzen winnende set snijplanken, ingedeeld in vier categorieën, herkenbaar aan kleur en symbool. De kleurcodes zijn bedoeld om de snijplanken herkenbaar te maken voor verschillende werkzaamheden. De rode plank heeft een afbeelding met een stuk vlees, de blauwe met een vis, de groene voor rauwe groente en de witte snijplank is geschikt voor gekookt voedsel.
Groot voordeel van deze strenge scheiding is de optimale hygiëne en het voorkomt vermenging van smaken. De vier planken passen in een fraaie zilverkleurige container en mogen alle in de vaatwasser.
Vessel PACIFIC LEADER (IMO: 9648362, MMSI: 564871000) is an offshore tug/supply ship built in 2014 and currently sailing under the flag of Singapore.
PACIFIC LEADER has 97m length overall and beam of 20m. Her gross tonnage is 5179 tons.
M/V Pacific Leader
Brake Horsepower 10,616 BHP
Clear Deck Space 912 m2
Deadweight 5,000 - 5,258 tonnes
Deck Cargo Capacity 2,500 tonnes
General Information
Built: JMU Japan, April 2014
Flag: Singapore
Call Sign: 9V7283
IMO No.: 9648362
Classification: DNV +1A1 Fire fighter(I) Offshore service vessel(Supply) SPS Clean
DYNPOS(AUTR) E0 SF
Dimensions
Length, overall: 97.29 metres
Length, BP: 86.552 metres
Breadth, moulded: 20.00 metres
Depth, main deck: 9.00 metres
Design draft: 6.40 metres @ 4500 DWT
Maximum draft midship: 6.80 metres @ 5263 DWT
GT: 5179 tonnes
NT: 1554 tonnes
Capacities
Deadweight (maximum): 5258 metric tonnes
Clear Deck Area: 912 m2 (57m x 16m)
Deck Strength: 10 t/m2 Aft of frame 30, 5 t/m2 Fwd of frame 30
Deck Cargo: 2500 tonnes
Ship Fuel: 494 m3
Cargo Fuel: 825 m3 @ 100%
Potable Water: 732 m3
Ballast Water: 1146 m3
Drill Water: 382 m3
Brine / DMA / Glycol / Liquid
Mud:
1799 m3, Sg 2.5 t/m3 flash point above 60°C.
NLS(Noxius Liquid Substances)
Drilling Brine: 1034 m3
Dry Bulk: 340.8 m3, Sg 2.6 t/m3 - 5 tanks
Ship's Stores: Freezer (-25°C.) - approximately 31 m3
Cold Room (+4°C.) - approximately 26 m3
Provisions store - approximately 52 m3 ~ 12°C
Machinery
Main Engines: 4 x 1,980 kW = 7,920 kW (10,616 BHP) @ 720 rpm, MAN Diesel & Turbo
6L27/38 TIER II compliant
Propulsion: 2 x 2,500 kW (2 x 3,351.21 BHP) Inovelis POD GE, Azimuth
Bow Thrusters: 3 x 965 kW (3 x 1,294 BHP) electric motor driven tunnel type, CPP, frequency
controlled
Emergency Generators: 1 x 365 kW @1800 rpm / 450V / 3ph / 60Hz (also harbour generator), TIER II
compliant
Deck Machinery
Tuggers: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 20 m/min, capacity 240 m of 20 mm dia.
wire each , electric drive
Capstans: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 15 m/min, vertical type warping head,
electric drive
Windlass: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x combined mooring winch/anchor windlasses
Cable lifter, mooring drum and warping end electric drive
Duty on cable lifter nominal 11.9 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, max pull 17.8 t
Mooring drum, declutchable rope drum with band brake, dia. 530 mm, flange
dia. 1360 mm, drum length 600 mm, stowing capacity 270 m of 52mm dia
polypropylene 8 strand rope, duty on 1st layer 12 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, light line @
0 - 40 m/min
Fixed warping end on drum shaft, dia. 560 mm, length 500 mm, approximately
11 t pull
Bow Mooring: See windlass. Roller type chain stopper with lashing arrangement for dia. 50
mm K3 chain cable.
Smit Towing Bracket: 1 x 200 t
Crane Capacity: Heila 1 x 5t @ 15 metres radius, knuckle boom crane
Electronics
Main Radar: Furuno FAR-2837S-D ARPA Radar, S Band, 23.1"
Auxiliary Radar: Furuno FAR-2817-D ARPA Radar, X Band, 23.1"
Auto Pilot: Tokyo Keiki PR6344A-22
Gyro Compass: 3 x Tokyo Keiki TG-8000/8500 Type S
Magnetic Compass: Tokyo Keiki SH - 165 A1 Reflector Type
Echo Sounder: Furuno FE-700, dual frequency 50Hz and 200Hz
DGPS : Furuno GP-150
Anemometer : 2 x Gill WindObserver 2
Speed Log: Furuno Doppler Speed Log DS-80
Communications: Furuno MF-HF (SSB) Transceiver integrated with DSC/Watch Receiver.
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.1) - Felcom 18 (Integrated with EGC)
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.2) - Felcom 18
Watch System: Furuno BRR-500
Navtex Receiver: Furuno NX-700A
Weather Fax: Furuno FAX-410
Satellite Communication: FBB: Sailor 500
VSAT: Sailor 900
AIS: Furuno FA-150
Satellite Navigation: Furuno GP150
Voyage Data Recorder(VDR): Furuno VDR VR-3000
VHF: Furuno FM-8900S Semiduplex VHF
Electronic Chart Display: 1 set - Furuno FMD-3300
VRU: SMC IMU-007
BNWAS: Furuno BR-500
Truck Fire Fighting Rural (TFFR)
Australian Army Fire Fighting Tanker in Perth CBD
Cab / Chassis: Hino (4 X 4) Dual Cab Chassis
GOM / GVM: 13500kg
Pump: Darley HE 500 pump / Hatz 4L41C diesel engine
Pump Performance: Flow rates at 1325 litres per minute and pressures up to 13.8 Bar
Body: Painted steel tray frame and roll over frame, aluminium chequer plate work platform flooring and aluminium tray lockers and panelling.
Water Capacity: 3400 litre polypropylene water tank
Hose reel: 2 standard pressure hose reels with electric rewind fitted with 33m of 19mm hose & 2 dead reels
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Taking Mr. O’s suggestion for a cube, I naturally thought of making “fuzzy dice.” Without a car to test them in, I’m not too sure they’ll really work, but I’m sending a pair to Mrs. O to field test.
*An oschene unit. The pink one is the original unit, while the clear one features a version better suited to paper’s greater friction.
I cut out this one to be able to assemble and disassemble it easily. The polypropylene makes the units slip into their locked positions. Made on a Craft ROBO Pro.
I was the only visitor at the art gallery when she came out from her office and asked if I needed some information about the exhibition.
I was looking at Sara Bjarland's Venetian blinds hanging from the ceiling all the way down to the floor and I just had to laugh. It reminded me how frustrated one can get when something goes wrong with the blinds and one can never get them to work properly again.
Eveliina, 29y/o--working in art management--was a friendly hostess. She pointed out that the pieces of tyres on the floor were actually ceramics. It was amazing how real they looked !
"Ceramic casts of exploded tyres, collected from the roadside and now spread around the room, are like fossils from an age when the internal-combustion engine was the world’s pulse and life ran on wheels."
Way into our conversation, I suddenly asked Eveliina if she would like to participate in my photo project.
She wondered a bit, asking where it would be shown. I briefed her and she agreed. We made a few pictures inside and then I suggested we step outside for better light.
I am glad we did because the picture in front of the gallery is my favourite.
When we were done with the photo-shooting I asked if she would have a message to share and she said:
"It might sound a cliché, but I think people should care about each other."
I agree, it's an important message we must never forget.
"Eveliina, what advice would you give to your younger self?"
"I would give the same advice to the younger me as I would give to the current me: don't worry too much."
"What does life mean to you?"
"I think we are here now, and then, at some point, we are not, and that's okay."
"What inspires you in life? What do you love about yourself?"
"Art and people inspire me, and that's what I have a passion for. If there's one thing I'd say I love about myself is the fact that I am passionate towards the art around me and being there for the people around me."
"What do you like to do in your spare time / hobbies?"
"More art, meaning visiting galleries, museums, performances. When working in the art field, work and hobbies intertwine."
I gave Eveliina my Flickr name and she looked it up on her smartphone. She immediately found my albums of Strangers and started to browse through them.
"This is the first time I've been asked to participate in such a project," she said with a smile, and I was happy she liked the idea.
About the exhibition:
"In Crumple, fail, faint, fall, time is powerfully present; it has passed through the objects and all that remains is the unwanted, the rejected and the fragile. She uses familiar objects to construct an integrated whole that acts like a faded photograph from a not-too-distant era. Bjarland turns our gaze to look back at the landscape we have left behind. Venetian blinds hang from ceiling to floor like dead office plants. Ceramic casts of exploded tyres, collected from the roadside and now spread around the room, are like fossils from an age when the internal-combustion engine was the world’s pulse and life ran on wheels. And the infamous white, polypropylene-plastic Monobloc chairs from the 1980s are like bones from dreams that died out. Ultimately this is not about the objects or the material itself, but about human beings in change, about how they grow out of their clothes like a snake sheds its skin, about how the party fizzles out, and about how anxiety builds as they slowly, but surely recognize that they are stuck and cannot get out."
Art. 311.
Fiat 127 Berlina (1971).
Escala 1/43.
Mercury.
Made in Italy.
Año 1971. (?)
(...)
"[Mercury] produced the series 300, namely the "Special", which also includes some very interesting models, but of lower quality than those manufactured from 1962 to 1969."
(...)
Source:
www.aessemodels.it/homepage.htm
www.aessemodels.it/Catalogo Mercury 1-43 E.htm
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Fiat 127
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Fiat 127 is a supermini car produced by Italian car manufacturer FIAT from 1971 to 1983.
It was introduced in 1971 as the replacement for the Fiat 850. Production of the 127 in Italy ended in 1983 following the introduction of its replacement, the Fiat Uno."
(...)
"Initially only available as a two-door saloon when launched in April 1971, a three-door hatchback, using an identical body profile but with a full-depth rear door and folding rear seat, was launched the following year.
This was Fiat's first supermini-sized hatchback, along with a state-of-the-art transverse-engine/front-wheel-drive layout, with the transmission mounted on the end of the engine, both design ideas had been fully trialled since 1964, by Fiat's Autobianchi subsidiary with the Autobianchi Primula and 1969 Autobianchi A112 and A111.
The 1969 Fiat 128 was the first Fiat badged car to use the same transverse powertrain layout.
The 127 used, as the A112, a shrunken version of the 128 platform and the rugged Fiat OHV 100 series 903 cc engine, that had powered the Autobianchi and, with various cylinder capacities, earlier generations of Fiat cars.
The 127 also featured a unique transverse leaf spring suspension at the rear.
Safety was another area of innovation - the 127 included an articulated steering column and crumple zones for progressive deformation under impact."
(...)
"The car was one of the first of the modern superminis, and won praise for its utilisation of space (80 percent of the floor space was available for passengers and luggage) as well as its road-holding.
It was launched a year before the comparable Renault 5..."
(...)
"It was also the first car fitted with an all-polypropylene bumper on steel support.
The 127 was an instant success, winning the European Car of the Year award for 1972, and quickly became one of the best-selling cars in Europe for several years.
It was the third Fiat in six years to receive this accolade.
In June 1974, slightly over three years after the model's introduction, Fiat reported that the one millionth 127 had been completed at the Mirafiori plant in Turin.
The (in its time) hugely successful Fiat 600 had taken seven years to reach that same milestone."
(...)
- Series 1 (1971-1977).
"The Series 1 car changed little during its lifetime.
However, in May 1973 saloons became available in both standard and deluxe versions.
In 1975 the 127 Special variant was released which featured a restyled front grille and detail changes to the interior.
The deluxe version was differentiated by its reclining front seats and opening hinged rear side windows as standard equipment.
During the next couple of years the Fiat 850, which had initially been marketed alongside the 127, was withdrawn from most markets."
- Series 2 (1977-1981).
"The Series 2 version of the 127 debuted in May 1977.
It featured a restyled front and rear, a new dashboard (although almost identical in layout to that of the Series 1), larger rear side windows (using rear quarter pressings derived from those used on the Brazil market Fiat 147) and the option of the 1049 cc engine - uniquely for the 127 this was the five-bearing OHC "Brazil" 124 series engine from the 147 rather than the Fiat OHC unit from the 128. The tailgate was extended and now reached nearly to the rear bumper, addressing complaints about the high lip over which luggage had to be lifted for loading into the earlier 127 hatchbacks."
(...)
- Series 3 (1982-1983).
"The Series 3 was launched in Italy in January 1982 and soon reached other European markets.
It is distinguishable from the Series 2 by a more assertively plastic grille. The addition of a corresponding panel at the rear of the vehicle implied a new 'house style' inspired by the recently introduced Ritmo/Strada range. The car received a completely new dashboard design and interior, again following the design language first seen in the Ritmo.
The 1301 cc Fiat SOHC engine was also introduced as an option for the Series 3.
In nations like Norway, Denmark and Finland it was particularly successful, and there are still many in circulation today.
The 127 was replaced as Fiat's high volume product in this sector by the Fiat Uno in January 1983, though versions manufactured in South America continued in production till 1995: Fiat imported the South American 127 Unificata to Europe, until 1987."
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International variants
- SEAT 127 [Spain]
"As happened with other Fiat models of that era, SEAT made a Spanish version of this car called the SEAT 127.
Due to SEAT design policy, a 4-door variant of the car was also produced, as well as a later five-door version.
SEAT also produced a unique variant of the 127 OHV engine. This had 1010 cc instead of 903 cc and produced 50 bhp (37 kW; 51 PS). The four-door SEAT 127 was exported to certain markets with Fiat badging.
When their licence from Fiat expired, SEAT redesigned some parts of the car and created the SEAT Fura Dos. Some design parts of this model were also used in the Ibiza mark 1.
SEAT produced 1,238,166 units of the 127 between 1972 and 1984."
- Polski Fiat 127p [Poland]
- Fiat 147 [Brazil]
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_127
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Mercury (toy manufacturer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Mercury was a brand of diecast toy cars manufactured in Italy from about 1945 through 1970s.
Along with Dinky Toys in England, Mercury was a pioneer in 1:43 scale diecast toys made in Europe.
Today, Mercury models are rather rare and not easy to find. The company logo was the word Mercury within a rectangle (often solid colored) with a round gear behind the company name."
(...)
"As with many toy car makers, Milan-based Mercury started as a diecaster of small parts. It produced metal parts mainly for auto companies.
Later an importer for German Marklin, the company was started in 1932, by Attilio Clemente and Antonio Cravero, but its first toy was a gun produced about 1939."
(...)
"Mercury made more than 100 different models in its distinguished history. Italian sedans and sports cars were often the subject of Mercury and most were in 1:43 scale. Some British, American and German cars were also offered."
(...)
"With increased costs and the competition of Politoys, Mebetoys, and other mass producers of diecast toys in Europe, Mercury had more and more difficulty keeping up. Through the 1970s, fewer and fewer cars were produced.
The last model was the Fiat Ritmo and the company closed its doors in 1978."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(toy_manufacturer)
More info:
toysfromthepast.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/historyofmercuryd...
Rotational Erection System with Angle Section Arms
material: polypropylene (face and embossed core) sandwich panel
How to Curl your Doll’s Hair:
Supplies
-Toothpicks (Split in half)
-Small rubber bands
How to:
1. Get your dolls hair damp.
2. Take a small strand and twist it into a coil at the base of the dolls head.
3. Poke a half of a toothpicks into the coil so it sticks out of the other side. Then take another half and to the same.
4. Tie a rubber band around the coil to secure it.
5. Continue doing this until all of the hair is wrapped into coils. (this will take some time)
6. Set your doll into a tall glass/cup so only her head or, upper body is sticking out. (I like to use my mothers tall coffee cups, because they’re sturdy)
7. Turn the hot water on and let it run over your dolls hair. It should get very very hot.
8. After about a couple minutes, turn the faucet off, and wrap your doll in a towel.
9. Leave the doll in the towel over night.
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10. Repeat steps 7 & 8
11. Now carefully pull all of the toothpicks out. And cut the rubber bands out too.
(I suggest putting the toothpicks in a plastic bag so you can re-use next time.)
12. Now un-twist your dolls hair, and then carefully separate the strands
13. And then just gently run a comb through the hair. Not a brush.
14. And then just part the hair, or whatever, and you’re done!
Hopefully, this tutorial was useful to you. The results depend on your doll’s hair condition. If it’s frizzy and stuff, this might not turn out as good. But if it’s smooth and silky, It tends to work better. Hair types make a difference too. Saran, Nylon, and Polypropylene all will have different results. Polypropylene and Saran work out great, but I’m not sure about Nylon.
Verhuellung des Reichstags = Covering of the German House of Parliament by Christo 1995 (scan)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude:
Wrapped Reichstag®, Berlin 1971-95
After a struggle spanning through the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties, the wrapping of the Reichstag was completed on June 24th, 1995 by a work force of 90 professional climbers and 120 installation workers. The Reichstag remained wrapped for 14 days and all materials were recycled.
Ten companies in Germany started in September 1994 to manufacture all the various
materials according to the specifications of the engineers. During the months of April, May and June 1995, iron workers installed the steel structures on the towers, the roof, the statues and the stone vases to allow the folds of fabric to cascade from the roof down to the ground.
100,000 square meters (1,076,000 square feet) of thick woven polypropylene fabric with an aluminum surface and 15,600 meters (51,181 feet) of blue polypropylene rope, diameter 3.2 cm. (1.25?), were used for the wrapping of the Reichstag. The façades, the towers and the roof were covered by 70 tailor-made fabric panels, twice as much fabric as the surface of the building.
The work of art was entirely financed by the artists, as have all their projects, through the sale of preparatory studies, drawings, collages, scale models as well as early works and original lithographs.
The artists do not accept sponsorship of any kind.
The Wrapped Reichstag represents not only 24 years of efforts in the lives of the artists but also years of team work by its leading members Michael S. Cullen, Wolfgang and Sylvia Volz, and Roland Specker.
In Bonn, on February 25, 1994, at a plenary session, presided by Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, the German Bundestag (parliament) debated for 70 minutes and voted on the work of art. The result of the roll call vote was: 292 in favor, 223 against and 9 abstentions.
The Reichstag stands up in an open, strangely metaphysical area, The building has
experienced its own continuous changes and perturbations: built in 1894, burned in 1933, almost destroyed in 1945, it was restored in the sixties, but the Reichstag always remained the symbol of Democracy.
Throughout the history of art, the use of fabric has been a fascination for artists. From the most ancient times to the present, fabric, forming folds, pleats and draperies, is a significant part of paintings, frescoes, reliefs and sculptures made of wood, stone and bronze. The use of fabric on the Reichstag follows the classical tradition. Fabric, like clothing or skin, is fragile, it translates the unique quality of impermanence.
For a period of two weeks, the richness of the silvery fabric, shaped by the blue ropes,
created a sumptuous flow of vertical folds highlighting the features and proportions of the imposing structure, revealing the essence of the Reichstag.
FACT SHEET
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin 1971-1995
The Building: The German Reichstag
Height at roof: 105.5 ft / 32.2 m
Height at towers: 139.4 ft / 42.5 m
Length, East and West facade: 445.2 ft / 135.7 m
Width, North and South facade: 314.9 ft / 96 m
Total perimeter: 1,520.3 ft / 463.4 m
Number of towers: 4
Numberof inner courtyards: 2
The Materials
Length of yarn used for weaving: 48,836 miles / 70,546 km
manufactured by Bremer Woll-Kammerei, Bremen, Germany
Silver polypropylene fabric (fire-retardant B1): 119,603 sq yd / 100,000 sq m
woven by Schilgen, Emsdetten, Germany
Width of the original woven fabric: 5 ft / 1,55 m
Tensile strength of fabric: 4000 Newtons per 5 cm
Total weight of fabric: 135,582 lbs / 61,500 kg
Weight of aluminum for metallization for 100.00cm: 8.82 lbs / 4 kg
metallized by Rowo-Coating, Herbolzheim, Germany
Another nice but weird looking 2x4 brick with a woodgrain structure.
A 3001old with Pat.Pend, coming from the same place as the other BASF bricks.
Love the texture of this one(c:
Looks like it is natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic, used to mimic fur on Playmobil horses, dogs etc.
So a test for other materials in LEGO bricks for other companies…
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Natural Fiber reinforced thermoplastic:
NCell™ consists of a polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) matrix reinforced with up to 40% natural cellulosic microfibers. NCell™ compounds have mechanical properties that are able to replace glass-reinforced thermoplastics. NCell™ also offers increased performance from other commercially available biocomposites, such as those made from hemp, flax, wheat straw, and wood.
Custom compounded grades are available using base resins including homopolymers, impact copolymers, and common additives. (Colorants, Stabilizers, Lubricants, etc.) NCell™ can be used as a concentrate, blended and diluted with other polymers as letdown at the molding machine to produce parts with varying fiber content.
NCell fibers come from a renewable source, and allow NCell materials to be processed at a lower molding temperature and retain strength after regrinding. NCell natural fiber composites have the potential to reduce tool wear, cycle times, cost and weight compared to other reinforced plastic materials.
NCell materials work with standard manufacturing techniques such as: Injection Compression, Gas-Assist, Back-Injection, Co-injection, IMD/IML, Extrusion and Profile Extrusion support.
NCell injection molded materials produce a smooth surface with evidence of the natural fibers. The surface properties can be adjusted by changing fiber content, adding other natural compounds (talc) and changing the mold temperature. NCell can also be used with co-injection to obtain specific surface qualities. NCell has some acoustic dampening properties, and can be colored.
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2024:
Ultraform Glasfaserverstärkt ungefärbt" (Ultraform glass-fiber reinforced, uncolored).
BASF supplied material to Playmobil. This glass-fiber reinforced plastic was used to indicate fur of animals. Several Lego BASF test bricks in matching colors have been found too. Playmobil uses a wide range of colors for them and they are found in many different test bricks.
4204
This is the first injected Polypropylene plastic shell chair ever made. It was designed in 1963 by english designer Robin Day and produced by Hille. This specimen was made in Brazil by L'Atelier Móveis in the late 1960s/70s, when they were producing great plastics designs like the ones by italian Kartell. This design is one of the more ubiquitous chair in the world, losing the title only to the more recent monoblock designs.
A busy day at the harbour today 26/12/17 , many ships arriving after the christmas break , weather was bright and sunny too making a fine few hours to capture the harbour's movements.
Vessel PACIFIC LEADER (IMO: 9648362, MMSI: 564871000) is an offshore tug/supply ship built in 2014 and currently sailing under the flag of Singapore.
PACIFIC LEADER has 97m length overall and beam of 20m. Her gross tonnage is 5179 tons.
M/V Pacific Leader
Brake Horsepower 10,616 BHP
Clear Deck Space 912 m2
Deadweight 5,000 - 5,258 tonnes
Deck Cargo Capacity 2,500 tonnes
General Information
Built: JMU Japan, April 2014
Flag: Singapore
Call Sign: 9V7283
IMO No.: 9648362
Classification: DNV +1A1 Fire fighter(I) Offshore service vessel(Supply) SPS Clean
DYNPOS(AUTR) E0 SF
Dimensions
Length, overall: 97.29 metres
Length, BP: 86.552 metres
Breadth, moulded: 20.00 metres
Depth, main deck: 9.00 metres
Design draft: 6.40 metres @ 4500 DWT
Maximum draft midship: 6.80 metres @ 5263 DWT
GT: 5179 tonnes
NT: 1554 tonnes
Capacities
Deadweight (maximum): 5258 metric tonnes
Clear Deck Area: 912 m2 (57m x 16m)
Deck Strength: 10 t/m2 Aft of frame 30, 5 t/m2 Fwd of frame 30
Deck Cargo: 2500 tonnes
Ship Fuel: 494 m3
Cargo Fuel: 825 m3 @ 100%
Potable Water: 732 m3
Ballast Water: 1146 m3
Drill Water: 382 m3
Brine / DMA / Glycol / Liquid
Mud:
1799 m3, Sg 2.5 t/m3 flash point above 60°C.
NLS(Noxius Liquid Substances)
Drilling Brine: 1034 m3
Dry Bulk: 340.8 m3, Sg 2.6 t/m3 - 5 tanks
Ship's Stores: Freezer (-25°C.) - approximately 31 m3
Cold Room (+4°C.) - approximately 26 m3
Provisions store - approximately 52 m3 ~ 12°C
Machinery
Main Engines: 4 x 1,980 kW = 7,920 kW (10,616 BHP) @ 720 rpm, MAN Diesel & Turbo
6L27/38 TIER II compliant
Propulsion: 2 x 2,500 kW (2 x 3,351.21 BHP) Inovelis POD GE, Azimuth
Bow Thrusters: 3 x 965 kW (3 x 1,294 BHP) electric motor driven tunnel type, CPP, frequency
controlled
Emergency Generators: 1 x 365 kW @1800 rpm / 450V / 3ph / 60Hz (also harbour generator), TIER II
compliant
Deck Machinery
Tuggers: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 20 m/min, capacity 240 m of 20 mm dia.
wire each , electric drive
Capstans: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 15 m/min, vertical type warping head,
electric drive
Windlass: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x combined mooring winch/anchor windlasses
Cable lifter, mooring drum and warping end electric drive
Duty on cable lifter nominal 11.9 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, max pull 17.8 t
Mooring drum, declutchable rope drum with band brake, dia. 530 mm, flange
dia. 1360 mm, drum length 600 mm, stowing capacity 270 m of 52mm dia
polypropylene 8 strand rope, duty on 1st layer 12 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, light line @
0 - 40 m/min
Fixed warping end on drum shaft, dia. 560 mm, length 500 mm, approximately
11 t pull
Bow Mooring: See windlass. Roller type chain stopper with lashing arrangement for dia. 50
mm K3 chain cable.
Smit Towing Bracket: 1 x 200 t
Crane Capacity: Heila 1 x 5t @ 15 metres radius, knuckle boom crane
Electronics
Main Radar: Furuno FAR-2837S-D ARPA Radar, S Band, 23.1"
Auxiliary Radar: Furuno FAR-2817-D ARPA Radar, X Band, 23.1"
Auto Pilot: Tokyo Keiki PR6344A-22
Gyro Compass: 3 x Tokyo Keiki TG-8000/8500 Type S
Magnetic Compass: Tokyo Keiki SH - 165 A1 Reflector Type
Echo Sounder: Furuno FE-700, dual frequency 50Hz and 200Hz
DGPS : Furuno GP-150
Anemometer : 2 x Gill WindObserver 2
Speed Log: Furuno Doppler Speed Log DS-80
Communications: Furuno MF-HF (SSB) Transceiver integrated with DSC/Watch Receiver.
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.1) - Felcom 18 (Integrated with EGC)
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.2) - Felcom 18
Watch System: Furuno BRR-500
Navtex Receiver: Furuno NX-700A
Weather Fax: Furuno FAX-410
Satellite Communication: FBB: Sailor 500
VSAT: Sailor 900
AIS: Furuno FA-150
Satellite Navigation: Furuno GP150
Voyage Data Recorder(VDR): Furuno VDR VR-3000
VHF: Furuno FM-8900S Semiduplex VHF
Electronic Chart Display: 1 set - Furuno FMD-3300
VRU: SMC IMU-007
BNWAS: Furuno BR-500
Very old remnants reworked and finally filled with liquid clay.
Transfers from ancient tile pictures, engraving, and positives from the middle one. The lines were then filed with liquid clay with the help of a toothpick (great tool !) and my daughter (great helper !).
I love the little sauce polypropylene jars with a lid to store liquid clay or others. You can buy them by the hundred for pennies.