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My first Steampunk Lightsaber, Here's the story...
In 1885 Nikola Tesla accidentally proved his theory of wireless energy transference while working late at night redesigning the Edison company's direct current generators. With the money he made patenting the 'Tesla Effect' he was able to form his own company, Tesla Industrial Electric Light & Magifacturing, without outside investors in 1886.
Without interference from outside parties, Tesla's worked progressed quickly and he made many advancements within the first two years of TIELM's operation and quickly turned to many 'pet projects' as his patents rolled in faster than his factories were able to mass produce and distribute the latest inventions.
One of his more obsessive projects was a 'Particle Beam Weapon' desinged for military use, but it quickly developed into a more civilized close combat devise. This proved undesirable to the military, though they would get there 'Death Ray' just one year later and immediately announced to the world that their newest weapon 'Dispensed Death with the Power of a Star" - New York Times 1889'.
In 1891, after supplying the U.S. Military with countless advancements, Tesla was made an 'Honoured Citizen' of the U.S. in a public ceremony that embarassed Nikola and infuriated the now ridiculed Edison.
After a botched assissination attempt by one of Edison's remaining supporters in 1892, the government sent Tesla to Africa on a 'research' trip to study lightning storms on the African Savanna. They hired as his guide, Alan Quartermain, an incomparable explorer on self imposed exile from the Brittish Imperial Reich. The two men formed a great respect for one another and were fast friends. So much so that Tesla's planned seven week trip designed to keep him out of the U.S. while the trial of Thomas Edison took place, became an adventure that lasted almost a year.
During that time, Tesla spent many of his nights working in his small mobile laboratory whenever it was able to follow the men into the african wilds. The rest of their evenings were spent around a fire or gazing at the dark African skies as they exchanged stories and opinions on how the world was changing. Quartermain had had enough adventures for ten lifetimes and had grown bored with their stories, but in Tesla he found an intellect as vast as the wilderness he had spent his life conquering.
Upon the occasion of the two mens final parting, Tesla gave his companion a wonderous gift. The weapon he had been working on for nearly five years had been perfected and it was magnificent. Adorned with gold, ivory and other rare materials the men had procured during their travels, it truly was 'A Gentlemens Weapon' and extraordinary in it's visage. A devise capable of gathering electricity from thin air and refocusing it in a beam made of static electrical light. This 'Lightning Saber' was the perfect weapon for a man such as Quartermain and it became his greatest treasure. It even carried the teeth of a great lion the two had hunted and a hand carved likeness Tesla had made of the beast after Quartermain had taught him the art.
Tesla returned to the U.S. and to his work and the two men were never to meet again. Though Quartermain had the weapon on all of his many remaining adventures and it was even photographed in his hand as he led a band of soldiers into battle, it was never recovered after the great man's supposed death. Like the undiscovered body of Alan Quartermain himself, it has become a mystery for the ages.
Tesla was asked many times to create replicas of the weapon for collector's and adventurers, he always declined as he felt such an object deserved to be with a person as equally impressive in stature. Quartermain and his Lightning Saber would forever be refered to by Tesla as the only truly unique entities in the world.
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Or be Kragled. Or at the very least, have your loved ones Kragled. >-)
This would be the new Flickr if Microsoft acquires Yahoo! ? :S
I did this with Fireworks.
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Was sorting some pieces tonight, and got to thinking that the blue grills might make a decent upgrade to my treadwell droid design. Not sure if I like the slots, but the slope is right for the droid.
A few weeks ago, that great guy Memory posted this on Flickr. He had used only the parts from set 8958 to create a custom model thingy.
I had the set, so I thought 'hey, why not?'. And also, I wanted to built something other than a boring old tractor, which pretty much everyone has built. I wanted to experiment with the tracks, so I wrapped one around three wheels (a tight fit), then built around that. You wouldn't believe how few goddamn pieces that set has. But I did it: a MineBike (sure, it's a little close to my made-up minecycle a few weeks ago, but that's all I can describe this as). The MineBike is intended for fast reconaissance missions (due to its small ground contact), but it also has a hook thingy for connecting big trays. Enjoy!
This is some further play with Adam Sporka's wonderful remix of Luis Pabon's uncanny double-numbered calendar, all part of the Infodesign Callendar Challenge at my blog.
I loved how reducing the calendar size had the fascinating side effect of allowing one to use thumbs as month's separators, greatly improving the usability of the design. But I still thought that reading the calendar was not as easy as it could be and this is what came out. The month labels are placed so that thumbing won't hide them and several tweaks like column shading have been added to ease scanning.
Here is the CDR source file if someone wants to keep playing with it.
Oh, and yes, I only did half a calendar. I'm lazy.
Ground up overhaul of the Lunar Lander set, getting rid of that bloody octagon windscreen element that only came in this set, and making it a little more Bricklink friendly =)
Since this set has blown up, I figure I'll address some common things I'm hearing:
- I know this is redundant, and not really classic or iconic, but I love this album and it seemed obvious to translate it into this style. It was fun for me to make, so all you Coldplay haters be thankful I didn't do Lady Gaga :P
The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies of all time! I have given Dorothy a more modern couture look with high fashion version of her checkered dress. And what outfit wouldn't be complete with out pair of shoes? Dorothy brings new meaning to the phrase "to Die for" , (literally because she actually killed the woman and took her shoes! LOL)
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Left to Right: Wolve aka Brett Fortune, Spider-Fly aka Aaron Christiansen, Iron aka Porter Black, American Commander aka Peyton Eberling, Sea-Eagle aka Adrian Trevizo, Saturn aka Aegis Galafrax, Csy aka Spencer Knudsen, and Syke aka Cameron Harrod.
The agency S.W.O.R.D. was founded on the basis to keep the United States safe and free. Although this mission statement has been unfortunately carried out through less than humane means.
When Aegis Galafrax fell out of the sky he was taken by S.W.O.R.D. to be studied however the scientists and agents who were most often around Aegis would gain amazing abilities, so S.W.O.R.D. would take them into custody as well and study them.
Well that is until...
I finally finished another book. In two days. Quinn was reading it, but when I found out it was about a detective investigating steam punk crimes in Victorian England with a spunky side-kick... um... how could I not steal it?
Anyway, this applies to the prompt because I'm trying to redesign my day to day life, so that it includes more reading, writing and creating, and less watching tv and using the computer. That was my goal when school was over, but I've gotten away from it.
All of the appendages terminate at the edge of the paper except for the chelicerae. This one is folded from a rectangle. PVA glue was applied with a brush for the shaping.
I am redesigning our church website. There seems like a lot to put on the home page, so I need some input if this is looking clean enough, organized, attractive, or even if it needs more "flair". The main image will be a slideshow so that will be rotating.
A entry into the Out with the New category of the Colossal Castle Contest. The idea is to rebuild a recent Castle set in the style of castle sets in the 80s. I chose to rebuild The Gatehouse Raid set (#70402). I looked at pictures of Black Falcon and Crusader sets and only used techniques that were used in sets during the 80s. Unfortunately I didn't have enough old grey panels and bricks to build the castle, so I used bley. The older sets generally had more figs for the size of the build than more recent sets, so I added an extra attacking soldier. The drawbridge works nicely, and is operated by a crank in the gatehouse.
The Colonial Era Farmhouse home of Erin of Revealing Redesign - who did all of the decorating and remodeling.
MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, Interim NYCT President Craig Cipriano, Acting MTA Bus President/SVP NYCT Buses Frank Annicaro, DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announce the Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft Plan at Jamaica Av. & 150th St. on Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2022.
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(Marc A. Hermann / MTA)
A entry into the Out with the New category of the Colossal Castle Contest. The idea is to rebuild a recent Castle set in the style of castle sets in the 80s. I chose to rebuild The Gatehouse Raid set (#70402). I looked at pictures of Black Falcon and Crusader sets and only used techniques that were used in sets during the 80s. Unfortunately I didn't have enough old grey panels and bricks to build the castle, so I used bley. The older sets generally had more figs for the size of the build than more recent sets, so I added an extra attacking soldier. The drawbridge works nicely, and is operated by a crank in the gatehouse.
This is how 'new & improved awesome' flickr looks most of the time. Despite my fast connection pages constantly fail to load.
Just one aspect of a poorly implemented new design by people who should know better.
Sign the Change flickr Back! petition.
For the 1969 model year, the full-size Ford model line underwent a complete redesign, increasing in wheelbase from 119 inches to 121 inches. In a consolidation of its branding, Ford station wagons and sedans were no longer distinct model lines. After adding LTD hood badging in 1968, the Country Squire was added to the model range for 1969, slotted above the (Galaxie) Country Sedan and (Custom 500) Ranch Wagon. Starting with 1969 the Big Six six-cylinder was no longer offered on the Country Squire while it continued with the Country Sedan and Ranch Wagon. The 1969 ten-passenger version was listed at US$3,721.
For the 1969 model year, a new generation of Ford and Mercury cars made their debut; station wagons for both divisions rode on a 121-inch wheelbase shared with the Ford sedan line, a gain of two inches. The "Magic Doorgate" tailgate was updated to a 3-way design: it could now swing down like a tailgate or swing out with the window down or up (the latter was previously not possible).
As part of the LTD line, the Country Squire wore similar interior trim; with the obvious exception of its simulated woodgrain paneling, Country Squires wore the same bodywork from the windshield forward as their LTD sedan counterparts.
1971 Ford LTD Country Squire
Initially, the standard engine was a 302 cubic-inch V8, replaced by a 351 cubic-inch V8 midway through the 1969 model year. As with its LTD counterpart, the 390 and 429 V8 engines were options. In 1971, the 390 V8 was replaced by a 402 cubic-inch V8 (though sold as a 400). For a variety of reasons, 1972 saw a major decrease in powertrain output. That year, gross horsepower was replaced by SAE net horsepower. The addition of emissions controls and the adoption of unleaded fuel required lowered compression ratios and retarded ignition timing. In one example, the range-topping 429 V8 would see its output drop from 365 hp to 212 hp from 1971 to 1972. In 1972, the 429 was joined by a 224-hp 460 cubic-inch V8 seen previously in the Lincoln lineup.
Ford's lineup from 1969-1978 were the largest passenger cars built by the company, and the following generation vehicles downsized substantially.
This 1969 version has been created for #mocaround49 titled #vacationwagon
I made Etch and all members of the Shadow Squad onto my commando template. When I finish all of them, I'll make a comparison video of the ones I made and the ones CAC made. Decals are made by me, but helmet was designed by Tyler, I just recreated it from scratch. And sorry for the repost, The other pic was crappy :p