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Some people just don't see how ridiculous they make themselves look. See this lithuanian girl proudly wars jeans with "Reactive" written on her ass. Better not approach her from the rear :)
Cloral Art is a concept of creating coral made from various types of polymer clay such as ultra violet, glow in the dark and florescent. Some creations include rocks, flowers and bugs.
The finish piece is unbaked and placed in glass jars for protection.
Hackathon Project
Arduino cardio MP3 player.
Lilypad MP3 player with pulsesensor brand heart rate monitor. Works really well actually.
All stuff from Sparkfun.
Uses Gracenote.com Tempo information to choose mp3 files in the heart rate BPM folders.
18-year-old woman with "acute lymphadenitis." MonoSpot and EBV serology were positive.
The image shows a field with three reactive ("Downey") lymphocytes and a normal segmented neutrophil.
Original magnification 1000x.
Round: 8mm Mothman Reactive Stick rounds. These rounds utilize highly reactive stick type.gunpowder.
Production Date: 1956-1989, 2003-Present
Magazine Size: 21
Bullseye Turquoise Opal (000116) sheet and stringers, and Turquoise (001116) sheet and stringers. Colored glass pieces are placed directly on the kiln shelf, with a bigger piece of Reactive Ice Clear, iridized, 3mm (001009-0031F) sheet glass placed irid side down and fired. The resulting tile is viewed from the bottom (side in contact with kiln shelf). Photo by Jerry Sayer, sample by Paul McNulty
2048 * 1044 pixels
Audio-reactive vector content.
Data visualisation research for Shoshannah White Studio (www.shoshannahwhi...)
Created using S.A.R.A, my custom audio processing framework:
These Trucks (actually all the trucks get tested for radiation) These didnt make the cut, They will test them again in a month
I just received the Vandor Snow White Heat Reactive Ceramic Teapot from Amazon. It holds 42 fluid ounces and is about 7.5'' H x 10'' W x 6'' D. One side has an image of the Evil Queen. The other side has an oval area that starts out black. When the pot is filled with hot water, a full color image of Snow White holding the poison apple appears after a short time. Because of its special elements, the teapot is not microwave, dishwasher or stove top safe.
Vandor 33008 Disney Snow White Heat Reactive Sculpted Ceramic Teapot
Amazon.com
Price: $35.68 Free Shipping for Prime Members
• Size: 6 x 10 x 7.5 Inches
• Unique custom-sculpted design
• Hand-painting combined with printed artwork creates exquisite details
• Made with high-quality ceramic
• Heat reactive design changes when filled with hot liquid
• Arrives in full-color gift box
La mosaïque originale signée Invader avait été posée par Invader le 5 mai 1998, à deux pas du Carreau du Temple (Paris 3ème).
Elle a été arrachée il y a longtemps.
Elle a été réactivée en octobre 2018, au même endroit.
I made this skirt out of vintage Levis. YAY for ruffles and fabric paint!! Yay for glow in the dark and black light reactive fabric paints!!! Available in my shop. View my profile for link. 8D
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Circuit Bent WJ-Ave5. A new audio reactive model equipped with:
-12 jack mono plugs: 6 (B channel) + 2 Wipe & S.Impose control, 4 (A-channel)
-10 metal button (various glitch effects);
-2 switches (Horizontal Slide+ B&N);
-2 variable resistors (Wipe & S.Impose audio reaction adjust);
Voronezh Katyusha
The Great Patriotic War showed the world the destructive strike force and might of Soviet weaponry. However, about three-quarters of the samples of guns and up to half of the types of small arms with which the Armed Forces of the USSR came to win, were created and placed in mass production during the war. Among these types of weapons, occupies a special place of the Guards Mortar BM-13 - the legendary "Katyusha", a lyrical name that, according to one theory, originates from the letter "K", the hallmarks of the manufacturer - the Voronezh plant them. Comintern, which was arranged production of this formidable weapon literally in the first days of the war.
By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Union already had samples of rocket artillery, and had a successful experience of its use. Development of rockets (RS) for smokeless powder began NI Tikhomirov and VA Artemyev back in 1921. Their many years of work was completed successfully Soviet missile - in 1928 were successfully tested the world's first rocket to the smokeless powder. By 1933, there were two samples rockets - missile RS-82 and high-explosive fragmentation RS-132. At the same time unite the efforts of laboratories working on this theme - a jet in Moscow Research Institute. Soon, in its walls, were built hundreds of prototype missiles and launchers, designed to be mounted under the wing of the aircraft. In 1935 he started the first launches missiles RS-82 to I-15 fighters at the site, and in 1937 began combat tests. Their success has allowed the completion in December 1937 to adopt a fighter I-15 and I-16 missile air-to-air missiles RS-82 and in July 1938 the shells air-to-surface missile RS-132 bombers to Sat
After the adoption of rockets into service in Aviation Management Chief Artillery Rocket Research Institute has set the task of creating a field of reactive systems of salvo fire projectiles through the RS-132. Refined tactical and technical requirements have been issued to the Institute in June 1938 in accordance with this assignment to the autumn of 1939 the Institute has developed a new 132-mm high-explosive projectile, later received the official name of the M-13 launcher, and MU-2. In the summer of that year, missiles RS-82 was first tested in air battles against the Japanese militarists in Khalkhin-Gol. These battles have confirmed the assumption that he was born a new type of munitions - rockets with solid engine. The military successes "eresov" confirmed the need and accelerate the development of missiles for ground troops.
In September 1939, tests were carried out installation of MU-2 and the results it was adopted by the Chief Artillery Department for range testing. After revisions in 1940, the world's first mobile multiply volley-fire rocket launcher has successfully passed the factory and range testing. She received an Army designation BM-13-16, or just BM-13, and decided on its industrial production. RNII received an order for production of five such installations and parties of rockets for military trials. In addition, the Ordnance Department Navy also ordered a launcher BM-13 to test it in a system of coastal defense. People's Commissariat of ammunition was not slow to begin the organization of production-line missiles, taking into account the large extent of their spending. In 1940 has been launched series production of rockets M-13 and M-8, their mass production has been fully utilized before the war.
Proved more difficult to establish mass production of launchers. Only in February 1941, the Commissariat general machinery ordered the organization of the Voronezh plant them. Comintern production machinery BM-13.Voronezhskomu factory ordered to produce a prototype by July 1 and another 40 units by the end of 1941.
Director plant them. Comintern Fedor Muratov was urgently summoned to the Commissariat. Returning two days later at the plant, he immediately presented with the Order of the Commissariat Head Peter Semenovich Gavrilova and instructed him in the coming days to select a group of smart engineers to work out the drawings. In the established group included the leading designer of machines Nikolai Andreyevich Pucherov, chief technologist of the plant Seraphim Semenovich Silchenko, designers Mikhail Pavlov, Alexander Yakovlev, and Nikolai Avdeev.
Drawing Setup BM-13
Fighting vehicle rocket launchers BM-13: 1 - Switch, 2 - broneschity
cab, 3 - pack guides, 4 - gas tank, 5 - rotating base frame,
6 - Shroud propeller, 7 - lifting frame, 8 - folding prop, 9 - stopper,
10 - swing frame, 11 - projectile M-13, 12 - brake light, 13 - jacks,
14 - battery launcher, 15 - tug-spring unit, 16 - bracket
sight, 17 - lever hoist, 18 - rotary handle mechanism
19-spare tire, 20 - junction box.
During the week at the factory of RNII profits drawings launcher to the cipher BM-13-16. Installation consisted of eight open guide rails, interconnected into a single unit welded tubular spars. 16 rocket-propelled 132-mm shells were recorded using the T-shaped pins on the top and bottom rails in pairs. The design was provided an opportunity to change the angle of elevation and azimuth rotation. Focusing on the target through the scope was performed with conventional artillery panorama rotation arms lifting and turning mechanisms. Installation triaxial mounted on the chassis of the truck ZIS-6. Runners were established along the car, the rear part of which hung before the fire further to the jack.
Initially intended only see the drawings RNII to their technological adaptation to the factory conditions for a serial production. However, it soon became clear that some sites in serious need of operational development. NA Pucherov expressed doubts about the reliability of screw fastening of the planks in the field. It was necessary to improve the reliability of the most responsible node, so that he could withstand any pressure under the most adverse conditions. To expedite the work and a speedy agreement in principle constructive changes to the plant came three employees reactive Institute. It was the head of the Institute Ivan Isidorovich Gvay, a leading designer Vladimir Gvalkovsky and technologist Sergei Kalashnikov. In order to maintain the strictest secrecy in dealing with drawings of a group of designers and engineers identified a small room on the second floor of the administrative building. Work on the "Katyusha" boil virtually around the clock.
After a thorough and comprehensive discussion of complex shaped guides, paired two "cheeks" of sheet steel, have decided to replace the I-beam. Such substitution increased the strength of the site and at the same time to simplify its manufacture.
Another weak point was the remote control panel with fire, with cable length 25 meters. To make a shot, the commander of the installation was to take a cab coil - the drum, run with it for twenty-five meters in a prepared shelter and turning the knob to close the sixteen contacts. After the volley produced should quickly pull up the cable and again put it in the cockpit. All this greatly reduced the maneuverability quality installation. At the suggestion of Engineers - Electrical Plant Yakov Mikhailovich Tupitsyna and Evgeni Nizovtseva control panel decided to mount a fire in the cab of the truck, setting it next to the car panel. This modification has greatly reduced the time volley. To ensure the security commander and the driver of the cab installed armor shield 5 mm thick.
Been radically altered and contactors for ignition squib in rockets. Instead of plate covered by the project, set rod. They, as shown by tests, provide trouble-free ignition squib.
Were made significant design changes and other nodes. The newly developed part of the castle, have changed the design of the articulated frame and bearing the farm, brought together the mechanisms of horizontal and vertical lay that much easier management of the shooting.
15-17 June 1941 five cars made in the experimental workshops RNII commissioned by the Chief Ordnance Department, were exhibited at the show of new weapons the Red Army, held again at Moscow. BM-13 examined by Marshal Timoshenko, the Commissar Ustinov weapons, ammunition Vannikov commissar and chief of General Staff Zhukov. During the parades was made a salvo of four combat vehicles, which were highly appreciated by the leaders of the Party and government. And on June 21, just hours before the start of the Great Patriotic War, as a result of the show the Government decided that an urgent deployment of mass production of rockets and M-13 launcher BM-13.
On the morning of June 22 in the office of the director of the plant gathered department heads, departments and services. Factory Director Muratov was absent, he was urgently summoned to Moscow. Emergency meeting held the chief engineer of the plant Viktor Chernogubovsky. He announced that in agreement with the union plant immediately goes to work in two shifts working day at eleven o'clock. Summing up, Chernogubovsky stressed that the work is necessary with the growing tension, as many workers in the coming days will be mobilized in the Red Army. Indeed, on the second and third day of the war the factory was designed around four hundred people.
Returned from Moscow director of the task brought about forcing the production of launchers. By July 1, it was necessary to provide not one but two pilot plants and in July, it was necessary to make a thirty-fighting vehicles, and in August a hundred. The plant quickly switched to war production. In the workshops, which manufactured exclusively peaceful goods, to find suitable work for the new machines and prepare them for the production of parts for the launchers.
By the time work on the revision, adaptation, change of drawings in the Voronezh plant was successfully completed. It began manufacturing parts for the assembly of prototypes. The difficulties were many, as in the development of any new car. First of all, there was no machine tools required length. At the enterprise there was only one planer processing guides - the most important site of BM-13, and he is hopelessly outdated design "Butler", with a very solid production experience. Required for sending a decent length - five meters. There were serious problems and bending guides korytets, just having a five-meter length. Bending devices at the plant was not. Trough at first had to make welded into three parts, which caused considerable technological difficulties in their processing. Welds were required to strip a carefully follow the assembly with the guides.
For the release of test samples rocket was organized by a specialized assembly shop number 4, who had been appointed chief Jacob Yefimovich Leibovich. This from the first day sent the most skilled workers AT Milyaeva, EG Myakisheva, MV Gunkina, ID Pahorskgo, VN Strelkov, electricians AM Stahurlova, GA Fedorenko, Masters SS Zatsepin, MF Anisimov, IE Yurova. Operational management workshops conducted as head of production department Nicolai Rozanov and senior engineer of the first division Nikolay A. Ivanov.
The most time-consuming assembly site was sending beams with spars and general assembly of the site with all the supporting structure of the launcher. A particular difficulty was that the grooves of the eight guiding beams, should be strictly parallel, the deviation of no more than two millimeters. Also, please note that no experience building such systems has not been, and some units had to redo several times. The best collectors cars I.E, Yurov, IS Bakhtin, MF Anisimov, SS Zatsepin literally for days did not close our eyes. In many ways, only because of their vast experience and work selflessly test samples were collected in the installation period.
And so, on the fifth day of the war, June 26, finally, came this long-awaited and exciting moment. In the assembly department, finished around two pilot plants, met the staff collectors and all the plant bosses - Director F. N. Muratov, Senior Engineer VP Chernogubovsky, chief technologist S. Silchenko constructor NA Pucherov, foreman J. E. Leibovich. And the same - the leading designer VN Galkovsky and a representative of the Main Artillery Directorate of the Red Army, a military engineer of the second rank AG Mrykin.
But it was too early to celebrate victory. Lead Designer Galkovsky experienced eye appreciated the installation and immediately demanded calipers. Suspicions confirmed the designer - the distance between the axes of grooves coupled guides are not consistent with the drawings, it was less than estimated. The audit showed that this was done at the direction of Chief of RNII II Gvaya. Ivan Isidorovich came to the factory Comintern second time the drawings have been largely developed, and by viewing the node sending orders to reduce the size slightly between the axes of rails in order to reduce the width of the entire package.
The draft, on paper, it seemed quite logical, but now, in the finished installation, the designer trained eye immediately noticed a serious flaw: during the first volley of rockets Regulators could hurt each other.
There was an order to two brigades immediately remount collectors guide rails, installing between previously envisaged by the project size. The task was performed in shock, after several hours of hard work collectors and master breathed a sigh of relief - the first prototypes were ready. Plants were immediately adopted by the representatives of the Chief Artillery Directorate at the factory. Now a formidable fighting machine the way ahead in Moscow.
The next day, two cars, carefully shrouding tarpaulin, emerged from the factory gates and Zadonsk highway headed to Moscow. In addition to the two military installations, was a lorry, in which were soldiers, guards, armed with grenades and machine guns, and the supply of fuel. Cars with BM-13 were Stepan Bobreshov and Mitrofan D. Artamonov. Installation was accompanied by two workers and senior engineer of the first division Nikolay A. Ivanov. After twenty hours of travel machine came to the People's Commissariat of Defense, where Ivanov received the necessary documents and direction for military depot for live ammunition, missiles, and to immediately follow at the range testing.
After successful testing, the same day, June 28, five units manufactured prior to RNII Voronezh and two Katyusha rockets were merged into the battery to be sent to the front and quality testing of new weapons, its combat effectiveness. The commander of the first single pilot jet mortar battery was named student of the Artillery Academy, named after F. Dzerzhinsky Captain Ivan Andreevich Flerov. For July 2, 1941 the battery was sent from Moscow to the Western Front, on 14 July Flerov battery, with about three thousand shells, took a militant stance of Orsha, on the banks of the Dnieper, from which the enemy struck his first blow. Mortar fire pointed to the dust accumulated on the station, trains with manpower and equipment. Gunners not only caused serious damage to the enemy. They brought upon him the horror that the Nazis persecuted the war at the mere mention of this formidable weapon.
And the factory was busy searching the reserves to increase production of military weapons. In one of the last days of June Muratov gathered in his office chiefs of departments, their deputies, chiefs of shifts. He was concerned and severe. Were put only the first samples of machines. Too much time was spent on refining the drawings, met and other unforeseen difficulties in mastering this complex technologically advanced machines. Muratov said that the rocket launcher is extremely important to ruthlessly fought the Red Army. He criticized leaders for the delay in launching the production of the most challenging parts of permitted marriage, because many masters do inappropriate work - dostavaniem workpieces for machine operators, rushing from shop to shop. It was hard to install machines on the production schedule each month. In this case it was necessary to consider all the possibilities of each department, to count every minute of working time, to do everything that no machine operator is not idle due to lack of workpieces or tools.
However, the plant was not ready for such a radical restructuring of the entire work. In late June, the plant received four planers, but the tables were too short, and make them the direction of the beam was impossible. At an emergency meeting of the chief engineer decided to lengthen platten on their own. It was necessary to urgently implement the drawings of parts nadstavok, make models, to make iron castings, produce processing. While these works were performed, consistent changes in the shop were digging pits for the foundations of elongated tools, laid anchor bolts and filled with concrete. Work went on around the clock. The new machines have to put into operation five days earlier statutory deadlines.
Reconstruct the machines, to rebuild the whole rhythm of working in line with military time, of course, is not easy. And all this could be done in record time over only due to the dedication of labor and management. They worked for days, almost without interruption. All the forces of production gave the chief engineer VP Chernogubovsky and mechanic PI Larin. There was no department, shift or department, where even a single day would not have visited these leaders are ready to assist and advise you.
In the machine shop having troubles with the manufacturing launch of sending beams. The main difficulty was that the guide frame length of five meters held two operations on the planing machines. In the first operation was shot superfluous part of the metal edges of I-beam profile, carefully planing on both sides of the supporting plane and they dado width of twenty, a depth of eight millimeters. Then the beam was shot from the machine and prostrogannye plane naklepyvalis guides trough of sheet steel with thickness of three millimeters. Beam with attached trough back to the planer, it prostragivalis groove width of eleven millimeters. And between the guide edges of the trough and slots had to withstand strict parallelism, because it depended on the accuracy of the projectile motion and accuracy of firing.
The team spent a lot a lot of energy and nerves due to the guiding beam, but at first still a lot of detail went into the marriage. Factory Director FN Muratov had specifically on this issue to convene a meeting. In his invited heads of workshops AG Puzoschatova and SP Zakharova, chief technologist SS Silchenko, masters, most qualified planer. The meeting was also attended by the representative of the State Committee of Defense and the secretary of the Party A. Ivanov.
A more thorough examination of processing technology beams revealed a lack of rigid mounting it on the machine. Head of the section sending beams Boris L. Tagintsev remembered one device, previously used them for other purposes. With difficulty found it, figured that's what, and it turned out: with minor modifications it may well be used to guide treatment beams. Boris L. Muratov told in detail about his conception and asked to translate it into machine to their own hands to try innovation. The Director agreed.
Tagintsev immediately went to the shop, and twelve hours device was mounted on planing machine "Butler". It went smoothly. Durable and rigid attachment directing the beam on the machine eliminate vibration. Made using the new device military representatives took part in the first presentation. Now the turn was another problem: reduced processing time of the beam. To expedite this operation Tagintsevym and Fedin was offered a special reztsederzhalka in which to insert at once three of the tool. This simple device allowed us to increase the productivity of the machine.
To process the edges of the guide trough used a simple chisel. Installing and filling it was difficult and caused a considerable amount of time. Avdeev and Tagintsev developed a somewhat unusual design of a special tool, the shape of a tea saucer. The circumference of the disc diameter of 132 millimeter wafers soldered 6 carbide. The plates were placed symmetrically at an angle of 60 degrees. Each pair of plates can handle both at the same edge of the guide trough, this is done in extremely high accuracy.
Whole of July continued intense preparation for the introduction of the shops strict daily schedule. In this case vigorously engaged in the party office, the factory trade union committee, the Komsomol organization, large circulation newspaper "Comintern". At the main entrance of the plant hung large, beautifully illustrated posters. They twice daily updated results of each workshop. Significantly increased the space for assembly work, and constructing two large steel plant span. Strengthen its leadership by some units. Because of the assembly shop number 3 put Communist Dmitri Ivanovich Zhirova in the assembly shop number 4 sent the chief engineer of the plant member of the party Pavel Ivanovich Larina.
The results of the organizational and political and mass work not long in coming. All subsequent months, until the evacuation of the plant in the Urals, the daily schedule was the law for each production team, he was allowed to establish a clear issue of all parts and components, significantly increase the number of manufactured launchers.
Second July 1941 Office of the Voronezh Regional Committee of the CPSU (b) adopted a resolution (read out in full) for the early establishment and increase production of military weapons factory behalf of the Comintern. This decree of the regional party committee plugged in the manufacture of a dangerous weapon other enterprises of the city. Thus, the Kalinin Machine-Building Plant began producing the beam for directing trough. He also had to start dealing with capacity-length table planing machine. This work was executed by the group of designers in the General Mechanics under the guidance of Yuri Smirnov. But when the machines were altered, here repeated many problems observed in the initial period of production of the first beams at the plant the name of the Comintern. The beams are often deformed, with great difficulty they had to take out on special massive plates, which takes a long time.
Debugging process in kalinintsev much effort, energy, imagination gave technologist AP Molchanov and chief mechanical shop KA Tarasov. They would not leave for days planer AI Pankov, IA Zvereva, MV Shedagubova, A. Perelygina. It turned out that whittle a large cross section for a given length and complexity of the beam profile can not. Endangering the disruption in the schedule making this important detail. So they decided to rough handling at first produce a method of milling. For this purpose, recourse to the available plant unit disk with scissors rolganom. Conversion unit for milling produced designer FE Durov, a technologist AP Molchanov designed the original mandrel with a set of disc cutters. For the final processing of beams on planer left most basic allowance. Case went.
Kalinintsy fully produced and so-called node expansion. It included a fairly complex parts: screw with two-zahodnye ribbon threaded nut and two bevel gears. Cutting threaded couples instructed by highly turner S. Boev, VP Zotov, IV Komarov. Harder was threaded bevel gears. I had to quickly restore the old gear-cutting machine. This work was done in a short time under the guidance of the Chief of repair and machine shop LY Agarkova, together with the machine operators have spent a sleepless night.
BM-13
The various components and parts for the launcher manufactured bands Machine-Building Plant named after Lenin, Steam-Engine Factory, the Dzerzhinsky, plant Electrosignal. " Connect to them and Institute of Chemical Technology, in a mechanical laboratory which have mastered the lower leg assembly with optical sights part. Therefore, assembled at the Comintern "Katyusha" can rightfully be called Voronezh.
Regional Committee of the Party to keep the issue of military weapons. At eleven o'clock at night in the office of F. Muratova meetings have been held up to the day. They often attended by the First Secretary of the Regional Committee Vladimir D. Nikitin, or the Secretary of Industry Alexander Ivanov. They provided invaluable assistance to the Comintern in the organization of regular deliveries of parts of other plants of the city, as well as a steady supply of metal and other materials. AA Ivanov was almost hopeless Comintern plant. Together with the Secretary of the Party Committee Ivan Efimovich Brovina he was often in the shops and departments. At peresmenkah for five - eight minutes, he did report on the situation at the fronts, informed about the working life of the city and the entire region. Heartful chat, specific examples, a call-party word to mobilize people for rapid execution solely responsible job.
In August, started to increase difficulties with transportation launchers in Moscow. Shipping them to the railway platforms was impossible because of the increased number of attacks by enemy aircraft on the road. Most of the drivers of the plant was designed in the army since the first days of the war, moreover, was not enough, and automobiles. And here was assisted county and city Party Committee. Industry and various economic organizations was instructed to allocate the necessary number of cars and drivers to provide emergency transportation in Moscow launchers.
Convoy necessarily accompanied by a responsible employee of the company, approved by the factory director - head of department, designer, technologist, engineer. In the route is strictly forbidden to dwell in towns and at petrol stations. Short stop for refueling, which has always carried with them, for inspection of motor vehicles arranged in an open field or in sparsely forest with a good overview of the area. The gap in the column of cars while driving is not tolerated under any circumstances, drivers have the right to drive even the red light.
Successful operation of the factory team in no small measure contributed to the well-established traffic control service. To the Chief Manager, the company had a switch with loudspeakers installations in shops and departments. Well-organized communication enables planners and craftsmen shops all the time to maintain contact and at any moment to take the most correct decision on any issue. In the introduction of a highly developed dispatch communication (at the time it was a novelty), a lot of work and ingenuity put the head of the factory PBX Avgust Petrovich Yagund.
Day by day, along with an alarming front-line summaries growing labor tension. When the fascist armies were on the outskirts of Moscow, in the shops of the plant was posted on the slogan "More combat vehicles for the defenders of the capital!" People wholeheartedly embraced this call, realizing the danger threatening the country, and brought the issue of missile installations to five or six a day.
Issue units at the plant Comintern continued to fall. And in October, the front moved close to the Upper Don. Above the town began to appear increasingly Luftwaffe. First, the scouts, and soon the bombers. It was decided to evacuate. A leading enterprise for the production of launchers was appointed plant in Moscow "Compressor".
Comintern plant was evacuated to the Urals in the small town of Istok, where the plant "Uralelektromashina" promptly resumed production of parts for the rocket launchers. And although istokskom factory assembled a small number of combat vehicles, but the team gave him a significant number of parts plant "Uralelektromashina, which was arranged the main assembly of BM-13.
Comintern in a short time and mastered the mass production of 82 millimeter mortar rounds and uninterruptedly supplied them the Red Army throughout the war.
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Again, a major conversion of an Aoshima (ex Gunze Sangyo) stock PA-36 kit. This one has no OAV paradigm (much like the former "Guntos" conversion), it is rather the interpretation of an idea on the basis of a Dorvack Powered Armor.
This time, the idea was “Russian battle tank”, with both modern and historic elements. Another, separate idea was to apply a brown color scheme to a PA – and finally, both came together in this kit.
The inspiration for a Russian version came originally when I saw MiG Production’s KV-X2 resin kit of a fictional 4-legged tank which carries a modified KV-2 tank turret on top. This thing looked steampunk, but blunt. And “ground pressure” of “ballistic window” obviously had not been anything the designer(s) had ever heard of. But… what if a Dorvack PA would accompany it?
Additionally, I was reading a very interesting book about modern battle tanks, 'Kampfpanzer - heute und morgen', written by Rolf Hilmes in 2007 – it will probably never be published in any other language than German... It offered lots of state-of-the art picture material and also technical information, as well as insights into design philosophies of modern military combat vehicles around the world.
The final inspirational spark lured finally in my bathroom! One morning, while pondering about these ideas, I used my deo, and... saw the lines and forms of the can’s spray head! *BINGO*! This form would be a perfect addition to a basic PA-36 kit, changing its helmet lines into a much bulkier design. Consequently, the 'PA-36S' (the 'S' suffix was inspired by the famous Russian WWII shtormovik ground attack planes) project was born. And its name would also fit: “Nove горбун”, or “gorbach”, which means “hunchback” in Russian language – also a reminiscence, to the Ilyushin Il-20 ground attack aircraft prototype.
Work started quickly. The spray head from the can was surprisingly easy to transplant, even though major putty work was necessary to make the lines flush. The spray head's plastic was also a bit waxy (I suppose it is PVC), but with super glue and the help of Tamiya putty, everything held together. Surprisingly, the parts fitted well, and the result looks really COOL and pretty different from the round standard PA design – but still consistent.
From there, I incorporated many Russian tank design elements. Since Russian battle tanks are primarily designed for assault/charge attacks, I decided that the front would need extra protection. The new bulky head already suggests this, but as an additional measure I applied reactive armour plating on the upper body and the front areas, wherever possible/plausible and where it would not hamper mobility – keeping the look in line with the Russian KONTAKT system.
The necessary explosive plates were cut from 1mm polystyrol plates, glued onto the hull, sanded with a brass brush on a mini drill in order to achieve a softer and irregular look, and finally the bolts were manually added with small tips of casein glue.
Further modifications include custom knee caps/protectors. These are parts from a plundered Gundam Endless Waltz “Serpent Custom” kit in 1:144 scale, adapted to their new position and embedded with putty. From the same kit also come the shoulder shields – also modified, dented and put on extenders on the upper arms, so that there is room between them and the arm. The idea behind them is to offer additional protection from hollow explosive charges for the hull, esp. the shoulder and air intake area. These new shields actually had to be added, because the original horizontal shoulder shields in front of the jet pack’s air intakes could not be fitted anymore – the air intakes were replaced by scrap parts from an Airfix Kamov Ka-25 helicopter in 1:72. This helicopter kit also donated two searchlights, which were added on the PA’s front hull.
Furthermore, many small details were changed or added. First of all, a new visor unit with 3 lenses was implanted in the front with a protective frame. These parts come from a PAM-74AM’s hand weapon, and they give the PA-36S quite a grunty retro look. On the PA’s top, the typical hump on the left side was replaced by a bigger/longer piece (a 1:48 scale WWII bomb half). On the back, a heat exchanger (for those cold Russian nights…) was placed and surrounded by reactive armour plates. If I remember correctly, this part comes from the horrible 1:72 'Aliens' Dropship kit from Halcyon and was modified. The PA-36's typical pipelines on the right shoulder were replaced with more rustic, self-made pieces. These hoses are actually made from Christmas tree decoration: fine metal coils, which were fitted onto a steel thread and then cut and bent into shape.
The feet also received some tuning, making them broader in order to improve the PA’s weight distribution in the field and offer improved hold. These parts come from an ESCI 1:72 Jagdpanzer IV kit (track and side skirt parts).
For active defensive measures, I added an IR decoy device on a pole on the PA's back. This thing looks similar to the current Russian ARENA radar defence system's sensor boom. Additionally, on the PA’s helmet sides and on the back, small laser detectors were added, inspired by the similar real Russian SCHTORA (russ. Штора, “curtain”) system. In case of enemy detection and laser designation, the system will trigger IR smoke dischargers (on the PA, four smoke mortars are placed on the left shoulder – parts from an Arii 1:100 Super Valkyrie) for emergency defence.
For armament, I settled for the standard R6 gun which comes with the stock kit, but also modified it for a beefier look. While the basis was kept, a short barrel extension was added and a nozzle brake (from a PAM-74C “Dunc” kit) put in the front. The idea was to create a gun with a smaller calibre, which would not only fire “slow” HE ammunition (which I suppose the R6 cannon uses – it looks like a mortar or howitzer), but faster AP shells. The impressive nozzle break is supposed to catch the stronger recoil of this different weapon concept, and it looks good ;)
On the blank (an ugly!) back of the gun, some technical parts were added which “simulate” recoil and gas pressure compensators. The huge, basically empty box on top of the gun (A visor unit? A camera? A bread basket?) received 3 lenses which double the PA’s new 3-lobed visor unit. Finally, a set of flexible, fabric-covered cables connects the gun with an adapter box on the PA’s breast (the original PA-36 has a small flap under its visor for this purpose). This gun then received my personal designation R6M, “M” for modified , an authentic Russian suffix.
From the beginning, this PA conversion was to be painted in a single colour. Since all-green PA’s frequently appear in the TV series (see e. g. episode 14 & 16) and will definitively show up in my collection, I settled on brown. Another factor was the background picture (see above), which had much influence on the kit's finish. And finally, since I have seen several pictures of all-brown/dark sand Russian WWII tanks, the single brown colour seemed to be plausible. Mmm… brown. Or better: коричневый цвет!
The basic overall tone is Tamiya’s XF-64 “Red Brown”, everywhere. Some details like the inside of the visor unit were painted with Testor’s 2002 “Burnt Umber” from the figure colour series for extra contrast. The joints received a mix of Gold (Testors 1144), a bit gun metal (Humbrol 53) and Burnt Umber.
After a first turn of dry painting with Humbrol 186 and 118, decals were applied. Numbers and unit markings come from a 1:35 scale WWII Russian tank sheet from German decal specialist Peddinghaus. The many light grey Russian labels come from the vast decal sheet of Italieri/Testor’s MiG-37 “Ferret B” kit in 1:72 scale, and typical Dorvack markings come from the original PA-36 and a PAM-74 decal sheet. Sadly,. Most of them disappeared under the final coat of snow...
“Nose art” on the HD-R6M gun consists of a hand-written “плохая новость”, which simply means “Bad news”. What else to expect from this tank on legs? But this, too, unfortunately disappeared under the snow.
After a matte varnish coat the kit received a thorough black ink wash in order to point out the reactive armour plating. Then, several turns with dry paint, including hemp, gulf war sand, light grey, sand and chocolate (Humbrol 168, 187, 64, 63 and 98, respectively) were applied to point out the many surface details. Some dents and blank edges were added with dry-brushed silver, but sparsely. Also, some smoke was simulated with black and dark grey paint (Humbrol 33 and 32), and as a final step some rust and oil was simulated with water-based acrylic paint in burnt umbra and sienna.
In order to enhance the heavy duty impression (and remind of harsh conditions this piece might encounter), the PA finally received a mud treatment around its legs. Plaster, mixed with grass filament, fine sand and water-based mixing colour, was prepared in a shallow bowl and the kit’s feet simply stumped into this artificial sludge – leaving the mud and splashes wherever they might end up.
From above, the kit then received a coat or light snow, made from coloured joint mortar (white, plaster is too grayish!), rinsed through a fine mesh onto the kit which was sprayed with water.
Finally, I must say that this kit was an interesting experience. On one side, it surely was plain fun to convert such a kit into something very different, seeing a vague idea taking shape. But on the other side, this project also has the more or less serious claim to incorporate realistic defence technology – and while building the kit, I became aware how tricky it actually is to construct and protect something like a tank from various battlefield dangers, and how naïve mecha can come along.
Mosaïque réactivée par un groupe de fans d'Invader.
Techniquement mal collée ...
Nous avons vu des réactivations mieux posées !
Elle se trouve ... pour le savoir, il suffit de lire le tome 1 de l'invasion de Paris par Invader.
Magnus learns his social interactions from Bogart. Magnus does very well at dog parks and interacts like a champ. However, on a leash is a different matter. And it isn't even a question of pulling, really. Magnus heels fine. The problem? Reactivity. Magnus becomes a reactive dog on a leash. Makes me sad. We had his KinderClass tonight, and Magnus had a terrible time. Didn't help that we drove over there in a thunderstorm, I recognize. But he went in and started barking immediately. Even started pulling hard at the leash. When he barks at someone, it typically escalates. Our instructor leaned over him for something, and Magnus snapped at her. Not with the intention of hurting her or biting her, just as a warning. Made me incredibly sad. She had me put a pronged collar on him for the night. Then she gets amazed at how well he does the commands. He's lightyears ahead of the other puppies. Magnus is one smart pup, but that doesn't help his socialization. I feel frustrated, too, because I work long hours. I'm not getting him out to socialize more and more. My day off is Thursday, but days off are not true days off for me. And I run down to the farm to see the kittens on Thursdays right now. And I won't take Magnus to visit the kittens or the kids. Not that he would deliberately hurt them, but I don't really know how they would react. Sigh. I am to the point of seriously enrolling Magnus in a puppy boot camp. There's a good one just over a half hour away from our home. Problem? We've already poured so much money into this boy. . . but I still think if he is going to live in our house he needs to be better socialized. Don't get me wrong, he really is good with us. He obeys commands and the like, but he gets set off easily. I want people to feel they can come over to our house. . . at Magnus' age, I can send him for a one month program (well, once he turns six months). If we do that, I feel as though we are keeping him. Sigh. Rambling thoughts, forgive me.
May I ramble just a while longer? I wonder if the training technique in the class is adding to Magnus' reactivity. Now, I know mentioning the name Cesar Millan is polarizing, but I do believe he has a point about reinforcement. My instructor uses food to "distract" and to "teach that things are okay." When she comes up to a puppy, she gives it treats. When a puppy is needing to be distracted, she throws down treats. Treats, treats, treats. Cesar Millan would view that as reinforcing the mindset of the dog. In other words, Magnus is learning that being hyper gets treats. He escalates and escalates. He needs reinforcement when calm, not when barking or pulling. I suspect her training will have to be unlearned, and that's easier said than done. . . oh, don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good things mixed in there. Any training is a mix of good and bad, in my opinion. And the application (for example, of Cesar Millan's approach) can get even worse. I didn't mean to open a can of worms, but I am frustrated rather than seeing improvement through the KinderClass. Sigh.
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Reactive human stomach cells, that are non-malignant.
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low-poly tape art with a layer of audio reactive projection mapping over the top. made with openframeworks.
Bullseye Turquoise Opal (000116) sheet and stringers, and Turquoise (001116) sheet and stringers. Colored glass pieces are placed directly on the kiln shelf, with a bigger piece of Reactive Ice Clear, iridized, 3mm (001009-0031F) sheet glass placed irid side down and fired. The resulting tile is viewed from the top. Photo by Jerry Sayer, sample by Paul McNulty.
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after spending 8 years working on matea's fear issues with other dogs, gradually lessening her reactivity through dozens of classes where i continued to work her around other dogs ... matea was utterly blindsided by a huge boxer several weeks ago. she was attacked from behind, neither she nor i realizing the dog was even there until it was on top of her back, biting her head. nothing provoked the dog except her wagging tail as she was being petted by an older couple. a completely insane attack.
and with it bubbled back all of this girl's old fears. her reactivity towards dogs she would normally not even look at in our neighborhood is alarming, although we've made some headway already.
we've had several meet-ups with a local trainer and some of her students -- usually after their class or a run -- where matea and i can join their little pack and do some walking. she's been doing well ... only a few snaps at an unruly, young GSD in our group ... but that was an easy prediction.
today, instead of merrick, i took matea to the monthly group walk. it was perfection. even Tami, the trainer, had been thinking along the same lines i had: that matea should walk up front with her and her mini-pack ... the rest of the dogs (a couple dozen) falling in behind. she feels less threatened that way ... and gradually we can work up to her being in the middle.
but today she did well ... rubbed shoulders and cheeks with her buddy Winslow, a dog belonging to one of Tami's clients and steadily becoming one of matea's 'rocks'.
i think matea also finds comfort in Tami ... knowing that, like me, she doesn't take any shit and, as such, the dogs are under control.
the other dogs in the group aren't so much ... matea got goosed a few times, but she doesn't even turn around or look back ... she just jumps forward and wants to get out of the situation.
i wish we had these walks every weekend.
so tonight matea is exhausted. a lot of psychological work ... and then a 4-pound venison neck for dinner. she'll sleep well tonight.
i had wanted to photograph her with the other dogs but i have to be on my guard in those situations, so ... you get this ... matea sporting her awesome leather muzzle ... so wonderfully wide and ample that even in the heat today she was able to let her tongue hang out and pant deeply.
Analyzed by: Carmelita Troy MA
Excavated from Ardreigh, Co. Kildare.
Photographed by: Hannah Sims, 2010
Client: Kildare County Council
"Warning: A Wearable Electronic Dress Prototype" is the result of a series of explorations in possible interactive/reactive technologies for a stage performance costume.
video: vimeo.com/95096865
Four servos were mounted in the costume's collar, and they react to proximity (through an ultrasonic sensor). When a determined proximity is detected, the servos start moving and/or changing their motion pattern, modifying the collar's shape.
The collar, inspired by both the Australian frill-necked lizard, and the fashionable Elizabethan "whisk" collar, intends to act as extension of the performer's body, and as an expressive reactive tool.
The body of the costume was painted with a series of six black stripes of conductive paint and as an interface to send MIDI signals and manipulate the music output.
Concept and prototype development: Kristen Weller and Rodrigo Carvalho;
Music: Ammon Taylor;
Performer: Emily Robertson;
Wig & Make Up; Allison Lowery;
Filming: Joao Beira, Yago de Quay.
GLSL generated torrus with the help of some audio data to disturb the form. The whole computing of form normals and lightning is done on the gpu. Processing as just use for audio analysis.
Now you might be thinking that ‘Moonbase Cupid’ sounds like the title of a saucy 70’s film set in space and, weirdly, you’re not far off the truth. In 1983 NASA set up a secret moonbase in order to study the effect of human reproduction in space. After a little time the somewhat inevitable result was Andromeda here. Which proved an important point in itself.
What wasn’t foreseen was that the somewhat precocious young girl would go on to develop rainbow coloured skin and display certain ‘skills’ that would remain largely inexplicable. For now at least. She is currently the only permanent resident on the moon but who knows what the future holds for Andromeda…
Moonbase Cupid is created using the magic of spray paint, acrylics, paint pen, stencils and imagination on A2 paper. She even features some UV reactive stars and a glow in the dark moon. Drop us a line or head to our shop if you need Andromeda on your wall.
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Just finished making my FIRST PAIR of Glow-in-the Dark and Blacklight-Reactive Eye Chips for Blythe!!!! SO EXCITED! I think they came out great! ♥ See profile for details.
Once more, new pics from a old kit (from ~2009), from which I originally had only taken three shots.
This is another, fictional major conversion of an Aoshima (ex Gunze Sangyo) stock PA-36 kit. This one has no OAV paradigm (much like the former "Guntos" conversion), it is rather the interpretation of an idea on the basis of a Dorvack Powered Armor.
This time, the idea or theme was “Russian battle tank”, with both modern and historic elements. Another, separate idea was to apply a brown color scheme to a PA – and finally, both came together in this model.
The inspiration for a Russian version came originally when I saw MiG Production’s KV-X2 resin kit (anyone remember?) of a fictional 4-legged tank which carries a modified KV-2 tank turret on top. This thing looked steampunk, but blunt and IMHO totally unbalanced, and until today I wonder where a driver would be located? "Ground pressure” or “ballistic windows” obviously had also not been anything the designer(s) had ever heard of. But… what if a Dorvack PA would accompany it?
Additionally, I was reading a very interesting book about modern battle tanks, 'Kampfpanzer - heute und morgen', written by Rolf Hilmes in 2007, highly recommended if you are into tank technology. It offered lots of state-of-the art picture material and also technical information, as well as insights into design philosophies of modern military combat vehicles around the world.
The final inspirational spark lured finally in my bathroom! One morning, while pondering about these ideas, I used my deo, and... saw the lines and forms of the can’s spray head! *BINGO*! This form would be a perfect addition to a basic PA-36 kit, changing its helmet lines into a much bulkier design. Consequently, the 'PA-36S' (the 'S' suffix was inspired by the famous Russian WWII shtormovik ground attack planes) project was born. And its name would also fit: “Nove горбун”, or “gorbach”, which means “hunchback” in Russian language – also a reminiscence, to the Ilyushin Il-20 ground attack aircraft prototype.
Work started quickly. The spray head from the can was surprisingly easy to transplant, even though major putty work was necessary to make the lines flush. The spray head's plastic was also a bit waxy (I suppose it is PVC), but with super glue and the help of Tamiya putty, everything held together. Surprisingly, the parts fitted well, and the result looks really COOL and pretty different from the round standard PA design – but still consistent.
From there, I incorporated many Russian tank design elements. Since Russian battle tanks are primarily designed for assault/charge attacks, I decided that the front would need extra protection. The new bulky head already suggests this, but as an additional measure I applied reactive armour plating on the upper body and the front areas, wherever possible/plausible and where it would not hamper mobility – keeping the look in line with the Russian KONTAKT system.
The necessary explosive plates were cut from 1mm polystyrol plates, glued onto the hull, sanded with a brass brush on a mini drill in order to achieve a softer and irregular look, and finally the bolts were manually added with small tips of casein glue.
Further modifications include custom knee caps/protectors. These are parts from a plundered Gundam Endless Waltz “Serpent Custom” kit in 1:144 scale, adapted to their new position and embedded with putty. From the same kit also come the shoulder shields – also modified, dented and put on extenders on the upper arms, so that there is room between them and the arm. The idea behind them is to offer additional protection from hollow explosive charges for the hull, esp. the shoulder and air intake area. These new shields actually had to be added, because the original horizontal shoulder shields in front of the jet pack’s air intakes could not be fitted anymore – the air intakes were replaced by scrap parts from an Airfix Kamov Ka-25 helicopter in 1:72. This helicopter kit also donated two searchlights, which were added on the PA’s front hull.
Furthermore, many small details were changed or added. First of all, a new visor unit with 3 lenses was implanted in the front with a protective frame. These parts come from a PAM-74AM’s hand weapon, and they give the PA-36S quite a grunty retro look. On the PA’s top, the typical hump on the left side was replaced by a bigger/longer piece (a 1:48 scale WWII bomb half). On the back, a heat exchanger (for those cold Russian nights…) was placed and surrounded by reactive armour plates. If I remember correctly, this part comes from the horrible 1:72 'Aliens' Dropship kit from Halcyon and was modified. The PA-36's typical pipelines on the right shoulder were replaced with more rustic, self-made pieces. These hoses are actually made from Christmas tree decoration: fine metal coils, which were fitted onto a steel thread and then cut and bent into shape.
The feet also received some tuning, making them broader in order to improve the PA’s weight distribution in the field and offer improved hold. These parts come from an ESCI 1:72 Jagdpanzer IV kit (track and side skirt parts).
For active defensive measures, I added an IR decoy device on a pole on the PA's back. This thing looks similar to the current Russian ARENA radar defence system's sensor boom. Additionally, on the PA’s helmet sides and on the back, small laser detectors were added, inspired by the similar real Russian SCHTORA (russ. Штора, “curtain”) system. In case of enemy detection and laser designation, the system will trigger IR smoke dischargers (on the PA, four smoke mortars are placed on the left shoulder – parts from an Arii 1:100 Super Valkyrie) for emergency defence.
For armament, I settled for the standard R6 gun which comes with the stock kit, but also modified it for a beefier look. While the basis was kept, a short barrel extension was added and a nozzle brake (from a PAM-74C “Dunc” kit) put in the front. The idea was to create a gun with a smaller calibre, which would not only fire “slow” HE ammunition (which I suppose the R6 cannon uses – it looks like a mortar or howitzer), but faster AP shells. The impressive nozzle break is supposed to catch the stronger recoil of this different weapon concept, and it looks good ;)
On the blank (an ugly!) back of the gun, some technical parts were added which “simulate” recoil and gas pressure compensators. The huge, basically empty box on top of the gun (A visor unit? A camera? A bread basket?) received 3 lenses which double the PA’s new 3-lobed visor unit. Finally, a set of flexible, fabric-covered cables connects the gun with an adapter box on the PA’s breast (the original PA-36 has a small flap under its visor for this purpose). This gun then received my personal designation R6M, “M” for modified , an authentic Russian suffix.
From the beginning, this PA conversion was to be painted in a single colour. Since all-green PA’s frequently appear in the TV series (see e. g. episode 14 & 16) and will definitively show up in my collection, I settled on brown. Another factor was the background picture (see above), which had much influence on the kit's finish. And finally, since I have seen several pictures of all-brown/dark sand Russian WWII tanks, the single brown colour seemed to be plausible. Mmm… brown. Or better: коричневый цвет!
The basic overall tone is Tamiya’s XF-64 “Red Brown”, everywhere. Some details like the inside of the visor unit were painted with Testor’s 2002 “Burnt Umber” from the figure colour series for extra contrast. The joints received a mix of Gold (Testors 1144), a bit gun metal (Humbrol 53) and Burnt Umber.
After a first turn of dry painting with Humbrol 186 and 118, decals were applied. Numbers and unit markings come from a 1:35 scale WWII Russian tank sheet from German decal specialist Peddinghaus. The many light grey Russian labels come from the vast decal sheet of Italieri/Testor’s MiG-37 “Ferret B” kit in 1:72 scale, and typical Dorvack markings come from the original PA-36 and a spare PAM-74 decal sheet. Sadly, most of them disappeared under the final coat of snow...
“Nose art” on the HD-R6M gun consists of a hand-written “плохая новость”, which simply means “Bad news”. What else to expect from this tank on legs? But this, too, unfortunately disappeared under the snow.
After a matte varnish coat the kit received a thorough black ink wash in order to point out the reactive armour plating. Then, several turns with dry paint, including hemp, gulf war sand, light grey, sand and chocolate (Humbrol 168, 187, 64, 63 and 98, respectively) were applied to point out the many surface details. Some dents and blank edges were added with dry-brushed silver, but sparsely. Also, some smoke was simulated with black and dark grey paint (Humbrol 33 and 32), and as a final step some rust and oil was simulated with water-based acrylic paint in burnt umbra and sienna.
In order to enhance the heavy duty impression (and remind of harsh conditions this piece might encounter), the PA finally received a mud treatment around its legs. Plaster, mixed with grass filament, fine sand and water-based mixing colour, was prepared in a shallow bowl and the kit’s feet simply stumped into this artificial sludge – leaving the mud and splashes wherever they might end up.
From above, the kit then received a coat or light snow, made from coloured joint mortar (white, plaster is too grayish!), rinsed through a fine mesh onto the kit which was sprayed with water.
Finally, I must say that this kit was an interesting experience. On one side, it surely was plain fun to convert such a kit into something very different, seeing a vague idea taking shape. But on the other side, this project also has the more or less serious claim to incorporate realistic defence technology – and while building the kit, I became aware how tricky it actually is to construct and protect something like a tank from various battlefield dangers, and how naïve mecha can come along.
Once more, new pics from a old kit (from ~2009), from which I originally had only taken three shots.
This is another, fictional major conversion of an Aoshima (ex Gunze Sangyo) stock PA-36 kit. This one has no OAV paradigm (much like the former "Guntos" conversion), it is rather the interpretation of an idea on the basis of a Dorvack Powered Armor.
This time, the idea or theme was “Russian battle tank”, with both modern and historic elements. Another, separate idea was to apply a brown color scheme to a PA – and finally, both came together in this model.
The inspiration for a Russian version came originally when I saw MiG Production’s KV-X2 resin kit (anyone remember?) of a fictional 4-legged tank which carries a modified KV-2 tank turret on top. This thing looked steampunk, but blunt and IMHO totally unbalanced, and until today I wonder where a driver would be located? "Ground pressure” or “ballistic windows” obviously had also not been anything the designer(s) had ever heard of. But… what if a Dorvack PA would accompany it?
Additionally, I was reading a very interesting book about modern battle tanks, 'Kampfpanzer - heute und morgen', written by Rolf Hilmes in 2007, highly recommended if you are into tank technology. It offered lots of state-of-the art picture material and also technical information, as well as insights into design philosophies of modern military combat vehicles around the world.
The final inspirational spark lured finally in my bathroom! One morning, while pondering about these ideas, I used my deo, and... saw the lines and forms of the can’s spray head! *BINGO*! This form would be a perfect addition to a basic PA-36 kit, changing its helmet lines into a much bulkier design. Consequently, the 'PA-36S' (the 'S' suffix was inspired by the famous Russian WWII shtormovik ground attack planes) project was born. And its name would also fit: “Nove горбун”, or “gorbach”, which means “hunchback” in Russian language – also a reminiscence, to the Ilyushin Il-20 ground attack aircraft prototype.
Work started quickly. The spray head from the can was surprisingly easy to transplant, even though major putty work was necessary to make the lines flush. The spray head's plastic was also a bit waxy (I suppose it is PVC), but with super glue and the help of Tamiya putty, everything held together. Surprisingly, the parts fitted well, and the result looks really COOL and pretty different from the round standard PA design – but still consistent.
From there, I incorporated many Russian tank design elements. Since Russian battle tanks are primarily designed for assault/charge attacks, I decided that the front would need extra protection. The new bulky head already suggests this, but as an additional measure I applied reactive armour plating on the upper body and the front areas, wherever possible/plausible and where it would not hamper mobility – keeping the look in line with the Russian KONTAKT system.
The necessary explosive plates were cut from 1mm polystyrol plates, glued onto the hull, sanded with a brass brush on a mini drill in order to achieve a softer and irregular look, and finally the bolts were manually added with small tips of casein glue.
Further modifications include custom knee caps/protectors. These are parts from a plundered Gundam Endless Waltz “Serpent Custom” kit in 1:144 scale, adapted to their new position and embedded with putty. From the same kit also come the shoulder shields – also modified, dented and put on extenders on the upper arms, so that there is room between them and the arm. The idea behind them is to offer additional protection from hollow explosive charges for the hull, esp. the shoulder and air intake area. These new shields actually had to be added, because the original horizontal shoulder shields in front of the jet pack’s air intakes could not be fitted anymore – the air intakes were replaced by scrap parts from an Airfix Kamov Ka-25 helicopter in 1:72. This helicopter kit also donated two searchlights, which were added on the PA’s front hull.
Furthermore, many small details were changed or added. First of all, a new visor unit with 3 lenses was implanted in the front with a protective frame. These parts come from a PAM-74AM’s hand weapon, and they give the PA-36S quite a grunty retro look. On the PA’s top, the typical hump on the left side was replaced by a bigger/longer piece (a 1:48 scale WWII bomb half). On the back, a heat exchanger (for those cold Russian nights…) was placed and surrounded by reactive armour plates. If I remember correctly, this part comes from the horrible 1:72 'Aliens' Dropship kit from Halcyon and was modified. The PA-36's typical pipelines on the right shoulder were replaced with more rustic, self-made pieces. These hoses are actually made from Christmas tree decoration: fine metal coils, which were fitted onto a steel thread and then cut and bent into shape.
The feet also received some tuning, making them broader in order to improve the PA’s weight distribution in the field and offer improved hold. These parts come from an ESCI 1:72 Jagdpanzer IV kit (track and side skirt parts).
For active defensive measures, I added an IR decoy device on a pole on the PA's back. This thing looks similar to the current Russian ARENA radar defence system's sensor boom. Additionally, on the PA’s helmet sides and on the back, small laser detectors were added, inspired by the similar real Russian SCHTORA (russ. Штора, “curtain”) system. In case of enemy detection and laser designation, the system will trigger IR smoke dischargers (on the PA, four smoke mortars are placed on the left shoulder – parts from an Arii 1:100 Super Valkyrie) for emergency defence.
For armament, I settled for the standard R6 gun which comes with the stock kit, but also modified it for a beefier look. While the basis was kept, a short barrel extension was added and a nozzle brake (from a PAM-74C “Dunc” kit) put in the front. The idea was to create a gun with a smaller calibre, which would not only fire “slow” HE ammunition (which I suppose the R6 cannon uses – it looks like a mortar or howitzer), but faster AP shells. The impressive nozzle break is supposed to catch the stronger recoil of this different weapon concept, and it looks good ;)
On the blank (an ugly!) back of the gun, some technical parts were added which “simulate” recoil and gas pressure compensators. The huge, basically empty box on top of the gun (A visor unit? A camera? A bread basket?) received 3 lenses which double the PA’s new 3-lobed visor unit. Finally, a set of flexible, fabric-covered cables connects the gun with an adapter box on the PA’s breast (the original PA-36 has a small flap under its visor for this purpose). This gun then received my personal designation R6M, “M” for modified , an authentic Russian suffix.
From the beginning, this PA conversion was to be painted in a single colour. Since all-green PA’s frequently appear in the TV series (see e. g. episode 14 & 16) and will definitively show up in my collection, I settled on brown. Another factor was the background picture (see above), which had much influence on the kit's finish. And finally, since I have seen several pictures of all-brown/dark sand Russian WWII tanks, the single brown colour seemed to be plausible. Mmm… brown. Or better: коричневый цвет!
The basic overall tone is Tamiya’s XF-64 “Red Brown”, everywhere. Some details like the inside of the visor unit were painted with Testor’s 2002 “Burnt Umber” from the figure colour series for extra contrast. The joints received a mix of Gold (Testors 1144), a bit gun metal (Humbrol 53) and Burnt Umber.
After a first turn of dry painting with Humbrol 186 and 118, decals were applied. Numbers and unit markings come from a 1:35 scale WWII Russian tank sheet from German decal specialist Peddinghaus. The many light grey Russian labels come from the vast decal sheet of Italieri/Testor’s MiG-37 “Ferret B” kit in 1:72 scale, and typical Dorvack markings come from the original PA-36 and a spare PAM-74 decal sheet. Sadly, most of them disappeared under the final coat of snow...
“Nose art” on the HD-R6M gun consists of a hand-written “плохая новость”, which simply means “Bad news”. What else to expect from this tank on legs? But this, too, unfortunately disappeared under the snow.
After a matte varnish coat the kit received a thorough black ink wash in order to point out the reactive armour plating. Then, several turns with dry paint, including hemp, gulf war sand, light grey, sand and chocolate (Humbrol 168, 187, 64, 63 and 98, respectively) were applied to point out the many surface details. Some dents and blank edges were added with dry-brushed silver, but sparsely. Also, some smoke was simulated with black and dark grey paint (Humbrol 33 and 32), and as a final step some rust and oil was simulated with water-based acrylic paint in burnt umbra and sienna.
In order to enhance the heavy duty impression (and remind of harsh conditions this piece might encounter), the PA finally received a mud treatment around its legs. Plaster, mixed with grass filament, fine sand and water-based mixing colour, was prepared in a shallow bowl and the kit’s feet simply stumped into this artificial sludge – leaving the mud and splashes wherever they might end up.
From above, the kit then received a coat or light snow, made from coloured joint mortar (white, plaster is too grayish!), rinsed through a fine mesh onto the kit which was sprayed with water.
Finally, I must say that this kit was an interesting experience. On one side, it surely was plain fun to convert such a kit into something very different, seeing a vague idea taking shape. But on the other side, this project also has the more or less serious claim to incorporate realistic defence technology – and while building the kit, I became aware how tricky it actually is to construct and protect something like a tank from various battlefield dangers, and how naïve mecha can come along.