Removed the chopping board. I liked this better but I couldn't get more shot because the grape is dripping on the table.

It's easy., at this remove from eighty years later, to believe that the end of the second world war meant that the world enjoyed immediate and stable peace.

Nothing could be further from the truth: there were fears of the war continuing as a struggle between the democracies of the West and the Communist bloc, with nuclear weapons able to annihilate entire cities. Britain prepared by building its own nuclear deterrent, whilst to protect the civilian population it rebuilt the ARP function - now known as Civil Defence, or CD. It also needed people to join the Auxiliary Fire Service and as Police Specials - fully qualified, but on-call, firefighters and Police.

The Civil Defence Corps, the auxiliary Fire Service and the Police needed recruits - thousands of them. Local authorities up and down the country were responsible for full and part-time posts to observe incoming aircraft, or look after areas of each town to rescue survivors and help the Police keep order in a post-apocalypse Britain.

Bolton Corporation used a fairly imaginative way to raise awareness and gain recruits for its CD unit, Fire Service and Police. Withdrawn Leyland bus number 186 was taken into the paint shop where the Corporation Transport's craftsmen gave full head to their creative talents, with this amazing advertising livery. 186 was driven around Bolton to drum up recruits - we don't know how successful it was in Bolton, but we do know that it was always a struggle to get CD recruits as the pay was very low and as time went on, its relevance faded as the Cold War settled into a semi-stable, sullen sense of mutual destruction.

By then 186 had also lost its relevance - after a time promoting Civil Defence, 186 was sent to the scrapyard. You can still see preserved Bolton buses, not least number 77 of 1956 which is now in the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester.

If you'd like to know more about the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester and its collection of vintage buses, go to motgm.uk.

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The Harrods Pink Aurora doll removed from the box, but still attached to the cardboard backing.

Deboxing the Harrod Aurora dolls. After opening up the box, the plastic covers over the two dolls are removed, leaving the dolls in clear view. They are attached to the cardboard backing and plastic spacers. The Certificates of Authenticity are removed from under the inner boxes, and place in front of the dolls. They both say 32 of 100, as did the shipping carton. Next the inner cardboard backing, with the dolls attached, are removed from the box. They are free standing, and are placed next to each other.

Opening the box. First the front cover is opened, revealing the two dolls facing each other in their own inner boxes. The hinges are made from thin cardboard. Then the cover is folded flat against the side of the box. The two inner boxes are then unfolded, so we can get a clear view of the Pink and Blue Aurora dolls. They are angled towards each other. The box halves have clear plastic covers, bordered by white designs and are without any text. Then the front cover is unfolded from the side of the box, to show the text on the inside. Finally the sections are fully unfolded, so the dolls and inner cover are facing straight ahead.

I purchased the special Harrods Limited Edition Aurora Doll Gift Set directly from Harrods on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. It was sold only by Harrods of London, and limited to 100 sets. The regular releases was on October 7 and 8. I first heard about the Harrods dolls on October 13, and it took a week of sleepless nights and persistent calling to finally get the dolls. It was shipped last Friday, Oct 24, and delivered to my home today Monday Oct 27.

The Harrods Aurora Doll Set consists of 17'' Princess Aurora dolls in Pink and Blue variations of her gown. The dolls are by the Disney Store, but with special embellishments over the "regular" releases (that were LE 5000 for the Pink, and LE 4000 for the Blue). They are in a unique box which opens up like a book, with the dolls enclosed in separate inner boxes, and facing each other like mirror images. They are #32 of 100.

The Aurora Doll Set was packed expertly by Harrods, with the original DS shipper box wrapped in heavy duty bubble wrap, then fitted inside a Harrods shipper box with no wriggle room. The receipt was on the top of the box, which showed the original price, the VAT that was removed, then the shipping charge and handling charge added. The total was 505.58 British pounds, or $817.85, which is just slightly more than the retail price of 500 pounds. That is more than three times the cost of the regular LE Aurora dolls (which retailed for $119.95).

I will post detailed photos of the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also post comparison photos with the ''regular'' LE Aurora dolls.

This 18-foot Burmese python was caught in Everglades Francis S. Taylor WMA by one of our Python Removal Contractors. During cooler months, people are more likely to see pythons during the day. Report sightings to the Exotic Species Hotline (888-IVE-GOT1), on www.IveGot1.org, or using the IveGot1 app.

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Deboxing my Frozen Fever Anna and Elsa doll set. First the front plastic cover is removed from the cardboard backing. The dolls are now in the clear, but still attached to the backing. You can see that Anna has plain black flats, and is raised above the bottom of the box. Elsa's cape is tacked to the bottom of the box, so we cannot see her shoes yet.

I got my Frozen Fever Anna and Elsa doll set today from my local Disney Store, on their release day (Monday March 2, 2015). I like both of their outfits, but I like Anna's a little more. They are spring time versions of their winter outfits. The Disney Store cut some corners in these dolls compared to the Classic dolls. For instance Elsa's braid is much shorter, so doesn't drape so nicely over her shoulder. Her cape isn't as long or wide. Anna's skirt apparently has pockets, but they are actually just small slits in the sides of her skirt, where her hands can go through. They are fully articulated, with the 2012 style legs - hard plastic that have external hinge jointed knees and ball jointed ankles. Anna's legs are in good shape, but my Elsa has a severe case of bow legs and her legs tended to stay wide apart. For some of the photos I put a rubber band around her thighs to keep her legs together. Two very nice unique extras in this set are the blue green ice shoes on Elsa, and the sun and snowflake bracelet on Anna. Also Elsa has a purple and silver flower in her hair, and Anna has a short removable vest.

Anna and Elsa Dolls Summer Solstice Gift Set - Frozen Fever - 12''

US Disney Store

Release online 2015-02-24

Release in store 2015-03-02

Purchased in store 2015-03-02

$34.95

Item No. 6070040901190P

Spring Fever

This Summer Solstice Gift Set includes two 12'' dolls of sisters Anna and Elsa in the pretty spring outfits they wear in the animated short Frozen Fever, the follow up to the smash hit movie.

Magic in the details...

Please note: Purchase of this item is limited to 5 per Guest.

• Set of two 12'' Disney classic dolls

• Anna wears a satin dress and glittering bodice

• Cropped vest with glitter trim

• Golden satin shirt with choker necklace

• Elsa wears a dramatic floral gown with shimmering sheer sleeves

• Attached sheer cape with glitter artwork

• Detailed boots and shoes

• Textured, styled and braided hair

• Inspired by the animated short Frozen Fever

• Part of the Disney Classic Doll Collection

The bare necessities

• Ages 3+

• Plastic / polyester

• 12'' H

• Imported

Safety

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Stockport Garrick Theatre was founded in 1901 and in 1904 obtained its own premises in Cobden Place, Wellington Street, Stockport, thereby becoming the oldest "little theatre" in the U.K. A "little theatre" is defined as being an amateur theatre that owns, leases or otherwise has control of its own premises.

In the summer and autumn of 1901 the drama group that was based at the Stockport Unitarian Sunday School on Petersgate was rehearsing a production of The Merchant of Venice. The church organist who was also directing the production and who was a qualified engineer, Edwin T. Heys, decided that to avoid the tortuous trek through the church on the floor above the playing space to get from one wing to the other, the solution would be to dig a tunnel under the stage. This he and his headstrong colleagues proceeded to do until the excavations were discovered by the authorities and put a stop to. The incensed actors gathered at the Church Coffee Tavern opposite under the chairmanship of Heys on 24 October and formed themselves into an independent dramatic literary company which they decided to call the Garrick Society.

It was decided that the production in rehearsal would be the first play presented by the new society and a semi-professional director, Ryder Boys, was engaged to produce the work at the Mechanics Institute at the end of February and the beginning of March 1902. It played to great acclaim and was followed in the same year by Sheridan's The School for Scandal and then by Macbeth and The Rivals. Some of the larger scale plays were performed at Stockports' Frank Matcham theatre, the Theatre Royal. The premises on Wellington Street were used for more intimate productions and ones which had not been licensed by the Lord Chamberlain such as Maeterlinck's Monna Vanna and several works by Ibsen and Shaw.

Despite the calling up of many of the society's young men during the First World War, the society continued its work during the war years and seems to have escaped relatively unscathed, continuing to present between four and eight plays per season until peace came in November 1918.

During the First World War a scheme for acquiring new larger premises was being mooted. This came to fruition in 1920 with the formation of a limited company, the chairman of which was Edwin Heys. The building which was acquired was on the corner of Exchange Street and Wellington Road South where the present theatre stands today. It was then an engineering works and contained various other enterprises including a Spiritualist Church. In 1925 funds were raised to raise the roof, which was until then supported on low beams and in 1935-6 new rooms were constructed above what was then called the Minor Hall and which is now the bar and studio theatre.

As well as continuing to present productions of the classics, especially Shakespeare, Ibsen and Shaw, the 1920s and '30s saw a flowering of home-grown talent in the presentation of works by Garrick members including Ross Hills, Channon Collinge, Percy Corry and Alfred Jepson. The Second World War seems to have been more traumatic for the society than the First, with many members who had joined the forces not returning and several of the founder members dying during the war years. However the seasons of plays continued throughout, boosted it would seem by an influx of members of Stockport Operatic Society who had ceased to function for the time being, enabling the Garrick to put on several Gilbert and Sullivans and a couple of other operas.

After the war a general sense of exhaustion and depression seemed to have set in, relieved somewhat by the 50th-anniversary celebrations in 1951 and even more so by the extensive rebuilding and refurbishment work in 1962, necessitated and financed by the local council's compulsory purchase of a "slice" of the building to enable the widening of Exchange Street. The cantilevered extension over the Exchange Street pavement was constructed, the auditorium was raked, new seats installed, the windows closed off and open fireplaces removed. The name of the building, which had until then been known as the Garrick Hall, was changed to the Garrick Theatre as it has been known ever since.

The installation of a bar in 1973, despite strong opposition from certain die-hard members, further lifted the spirits as did another major reconstruction of the auditorium and the creation of further rooms at the rear in 1984; much of the preparatory work was carried out by members themselves. Most recently a major reconstruction of the bar area, providing facilities for it to double as a studio theatre, took place in 2010.

From the outset the Garrick Theatre has often been adventurous in its choice of plays, with a particular love of Shakespeare which continues to this day (recently taking part on two occasions in the RSC's Open Spaces project), early productions of Ibsen, Shaw, Synge, Yeats, Hauptmann and Tagore gradually giving way in the middle years of the century to the more frivolous offerings of Noël Coward, Somerset Maugham, Alan Melville and the like. After the radical shift in theatrical tastes caused by the 1956 production of John Osborne's Look Back In Anger the Garrick gradually began to come up to date with productions of Osborne himself, Samuel Beckett, Arnold Wesker, Arthur Miller, David Hare and Simon Gray whilst continuing to lighten the mix with Alan Aychbourn, popular West End hits and the occasional musical when the membership's talents lay in that direction. In the 1980s and '90s a number of amateur premieres were secured, including A Little Night Music (Sondheim & Wheeler), My Mother Said I Never Should (Charlotte Keatley), Corpse (Gerald Moon), Fools and Star-Spangled Girl (both by Neil Simon) and also from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s the theatre took several productions on tour to Buxton Opera House, the Isle of Man Festival, the Dundalk Festival in Eire, several venues in the U.S.A. and also two trips to Stockport's twin town in Germany, Heilbronn.

Since the bar refurbishment the Garrick Studio has been building a reputation for unusual, occasionally controversial intimate theatre, presenting plays by such authors as David Mamet, David Harrower, Jean-Paul Sartre, Yasmina Reza, Andrew Bovell, John Godber, Laura Wade, Dennis Kelly and Simon Stephens. It has also been a venue for new writing by members and playwrights from Stockport. [Wikipedia]

It is nearly a decade since we were last at Hernehill, when I was in the area to photograph the listed pub, and the church was open. Back then the tower was shrouded in scaffolding, and I promised myself to return.

So we did, just took some time.

Hernehill is sandwiched between the A2 and Thanet Way, near to the roundabout that marks the start of the motorway to London.

But it is far removed from the hustle and bustle of trunk roads, and you approach the village along narrow and winding lanes with steep banks and hedges.

St Michael sits on a hill, of course, and is beside the small green which in turn is lines by fine houses of an impressive size.

The church was open, and was a delight. Full of light and with hand painted Victorian glass, as well as medieval fragments.

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Like many medieval churches with this dedication, St Michael's stands on a hill, with fine views northwards across the Swale estuary. A complete fifteenth-century church, it is obviously much loved, and whilst it contains little of outstanding interest it is a typical Kentish village church of chancel, nave, aisles and substantial west tower. In the south aisle are three accomplished windows painted by a nineteenth century vicar's wife. There is a medieval rood screen and nineteenth-century screens elsewhere. In the churchyard is a memorial plaque to John Thom a.k.a. Sir William Courtenay, who raised an unsuccessful rebellion in nearby Bossenden Wood in May 1838 and who is buried in the churchyard.

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HERNEHILL.

The next adjoining parish northward is Hernehill, over which the paramount manor of the hundred of Boughton, belonging to the archbishop, claims jurisdiction.

THIS PARISH lies near the London road, close at the back of the north side of Boughton-street, at the 50th mile-stone, from which the church is a conspicuous object, in a most unpleasant and unhealthy country. It lies, the greatest part of it especially, northward of the church, very low and flat, the soil exceedings wet and miry, being a stiff unfertile clay, and is of a forlorn and dreary aspect; the inclosures small, with much, rusit ground; the hedge-rows broad, with continued shaves and coppice wood, mostly of oak, which join those of the Blean eastward of it, and it continues so till it comes to the marshes at the northern boundary of it.

In this part of the parish there are several small greens or forstals, on one of which, called Downe's forstal, which lies on higher ground than the others, there is a new-built sashed house, built by Mr. Thomas Squire, on a farm belonging to Joseph Brooke, esq. and now the property of his devisee the Rev. John Kenward Shaw Brooke, of Town Malling. The estate formerly belonged to Sir William Stourton, who purchased it of John Norton, gent. This green seems formerly to have been called Downing-green, on which was a house called Downing-house, belonging to George Vallance, as appears by his will in 1686. In the hamlet of Way-street, in the western part of the parish, there is a good old family-house, formerly the residence of the Clinches, descended from those of Easling, several of whom lie buried in this church, one of whom Edward Clinch, dying unmarried in 1722, Elizabeth, his aunt, widow of Thomas Cumberland, gent. succeeded to it, and at her death in 1768, gave it by will to Mrs. Margaret Squire, widow, the present owner who resides in it. Southward the ground rises to a more open and drier country, where on a little hill stands the church, with the village of Church-street round it, from which situation this parish most probably took its name of Herne-hill; still further southward the soil becomes very dry and sandy, and the ground again rises to a hilly country of poor land with broom and surze in it. In this part, near the boundary of the parish, is the hamlet of Staple-street, near which on the side of a hill, having a good prospect southward, is a modern sashed house, called Mount Ephraim, which has been for some time the residence of the family of Dawes. The present house was built by Major William Dawes, on whose death in 1754 it came to his brother Bethel Dawes, esq. who in 1777 dying s.p. devised it by will to his cousin Mr. Thomas Dawes, the present owner, who resides in it.

Mr. JACOB has enumerated in his Plantæ Favershamienses, several scarce plants found by him in this parish.

DARGATE is a manor in this parish, situated at some distance northward from the church, at a place called Dargate-stroud, for so it is called in old writings. This manor was, as early as can be traced back, the property of the family of Martyn, whose seat was at Graveneycourt, in the adjoining parish. John Martyn, judge of the common pleas, died possessed of it in 1436, leaving Anne his wife, daughter and heir of John Boteler, of Graveney, surviving, who became then possessed of this manor, which she again carried in marriage to her second husband Thomas Burgeys, esq. whom she likewise survived, and died possessed of it in 1458, and by her will gave it to her eldest son by her first husband, John Martyn, of Graveney, whose eldest son of the same name died possessed of it in 1480, and devised it to his eldest son Edmund Martyn, who resided at Graveney in the reign of Henry VII. In his descendants it continued down to Mathew Martyn, who appears to have been owner of it in the 30th year of king Henry VIII. In which reign, anno 1539, one of this family, Thomas Martyn, as appears by his will, was buried in this church. The arms of Martyn, Argent, on a chevron, three talbot bounds, sable, and the same impaled with Petit, were, within these few years remaining in the windows of it. Mathew Martyn abovementioned, (fn. 1) left a sole daughter and heir Margaret, who carried this manor in marriage to William Norton, of Faversham, younger brother of John Norton, of Northwood, in Milton, and ancestor of the Nortons, of Fordwich. His son Thomas Norton, of that place, alienated it in the reign of king James I. to Sir John Wilde, of Canterbury, who about the same time purchased of Sir Roger Nevinson another estate adjoining to it here, called Epes-court, alias Yocklets, whose ancestors had resided here before they removed to Eastry, which has continued in the same track of ownership, with the above manor ever since.

Sir John Wilde was grandson of John Wilde, esq. of a gentleman's family in Cheshire, who removed into Kent, and resided at St. Martin's hill, in Canterbury. They bore for their arms, Argent, a chevron, sable, on a chief, argent, two martlets, sable; quartered with Norden, Stowting, Omer, Exhurst, Twitham, and Clitherow. Sir John Wilde died possessed of this manor of Dargate with Yocklets, in 1635, and was buried in Canterbury cathedral, being succeeded in it by his eldest surviving son Colonel Dudley Wilde, who died in 1653, and was buried in that cathedral likewise. He died s. p. leaving Mary his wife surviving, daughter of Sir Ferdinand Carey, who then became possessed of this manor, which she carried in marriage to her second husband Sir Alexander Frazer, knight and bart. in whose name it continued till the end of the last century, when, by the failure of his heirs, it became the property of Sir Thomas Willys, bart. who had married Anne, eldest daughter of Sir John Wilde, and on the death of her brother Colonel Dudley Wilde, s. p. one of his heirs general. He was of Fen Ditton, in Cambridgeshire, and had been created a baronet 17 king Charles I. He lived with Anne his wife married fiftyfive years, and had by her thirteen children, and died possessed of it in 1701, æt. 90. By his will he gave it to his fourth son William Willys, esq. of London, and he held a court for this manor in 1706, and died soon afterwards, leaving two sons Thomas and William, and six daughters, of whom Anne married Mr. Mitchell; Mary married William Gore, esq. Jane married Henry Hall; Frances married Humphry Pudner; Hester married James Spilman, and Dorothy married Samuel Enys. He was succeeded in this manor and estate by his eldest son Thomas Willys, esq. who was of Nackington, and by the death of Sir Thomas Willys, of Fen Ditton, in Cambridgeshire, in 1726, s. p. succeeded to that title and estate, which he enjoyed but a short time, for he died the next year s. p. likewise; upon which his brother, then Sir William Willys, bart. became his heir, and possessed this manor among his other estates. But dying in 1732, s. p. his sisters became his coheirs. (fn. 2) By his will he devised this manor to his executors in trust for the performance of his will, of which Robert Mitchell, esq. became at length, after some intermediate ones, the only surviving trustee. He died in 1779, and by his will divided his share in this estate among his nephews and nieces therein mentioned, who, with the other sisters of Sir William Willys, and their respective heirs, became entitled to this manor, with the estate of Yocklets, and other lands in this parish; but the whole was so split into separate claims among their several heirs, that the distinct property of each of them in it became too minute to ascertain; therefore it is sufficient here to say, that they all joined in the sale of their respective shares in this estate in 1788, to John Jackson, esq. of Canterbury, who died possessed of it in 1795, without surviving issue, and left it by will to William Jackson Hooker, esq. of Norwich, who is the present possessor of it. A court baron is held for this manor.

LAMBERTS LAND is a small manor, situated at a little distance northward from that last mentioned, so near the eastern bounds of this parish, that although the house is within it, yet part of the lands lie in that of Bleane. This manor seems to have been part of the revenue of the abbey of Faversham, from or at least very soon after its foundation, in the year 1147, and it continued with it till its final dissolution. By a rental anno 14 Henry VIII. it appears then to have been let to farm for eleven pounds per annum rent.

The abbey of Faversham being suppressed in the 30th year of that reign, anno 1538, this manor came, with the rest of the revenues of it, into the king's hands, where it appears to have continued in the 34th year of it; but in his 36th year the king granted it, among other premises in this parish, to Thomas Ardern, of Faversham, to hold in tail male, in capite, by knight's service.

On his death, without heirs male, being murdered in his own house, by the contrivance of his wife and others, anno 4 king Edward VI. this manor reverted to the crown, whence it was soon after granted to Sir Henry Crispe, of Quekes, to hold by the like service, and he passed it away to his brother William Crispe, lieutenant of Dover castle, who died possessed of it about the 18th year of queen Elizabeth, leaving John Crispe, esq. his son and heir. He sold this manor to Sir John Wilde, who again passed it away to John Hewet, esq. who was created a baronet in 1621, and died in 1657, and in his descendants it continued down to his grandson Sir John Hewet, bart. who in 1700 alienated it to Christopher Curd, of St. Stephen's, alias Hackington, and he sold it in 1715 to Thomas Willys, esq. afterwards Sir Thomas Willys, bart. who died in 1726, s. p. and devised it to his brother and heirat-law Sir William Willys, bart. who likewise died s. p. By his will in 1732 he devised it to his three executors, mentioned in it, in trust for the performance of it. Since which it has passed in like manner as the adjoining manor of Dargate last described, under the description of which a further account of it may be seen.

This manor, with its demesnes, is charged with a pension of twelve shillings yearly to the vicar of Hernehill, in lieu of tithes.

Charities.

WILLIAM ROLFE, of Hernehill, by will in 1559, gave one quarter of wheat, to be paid out of his house and nine acres of land, to the churchwardens, on every 15th of December, to be distributed to the poor on the Christmas day following; and another quarter of wheat out of his lands called Langde, to be paid to the churchwardens on every 18th of March, to be distributed to the poor at Faster, these estates are now vested in Mr. Brooke and Mr. Hawkins.

JOHN COLBRANNE, by will in 1604, gave one quarter of wheat out of certain lands called Knowles, or Knowles piece, to be paid to the churchwardens, and to be distributed to the poor on St. John's day, in Christmas week.

Mr. RICHARD MEOPHAM, parson of Boughton, and others, gave certain lands there to the poor of that parish and this of Hernehill; which lands were vested in feoffees in trust, who demise them at a corn rent, whereof the poor of this parish have yearly twenty bushels of barley, to be distributed to them on St. John Baptist's day.

RICHARD HEELER, of Hernehill, by will in 1578, gave 20s. a year out of his lands near the church, to be paid to the churchwardens, and to be distributed to the poor, one half at Christmas, and the other half at Easter, yearly.

ONE BRICKENDEN, by his will, gave one marc a year out of his land near Waterham Cross, in this parish, to be distributed to the poor on every Christmas day.

BETHEL DAWES, ESQ. by will in 1777, ordered 30s. being the interest of 50l. vested in Old South Sea Annuities, to be given in bread yearly to the poor, by the churchwardens.

The poor constantly relieved are about thirty, casually 12.

HERNEHILL is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Ospringe.

The church, which is dedicated to St. Michael, consists of two isles and a chancel. At the north-west end is a tower steeple, with a beacon turret. In it are five bells. The two isles are ceiled, the chancel has only the eastern part of it ceiled, to the doing of which with wainscot, or with the best boards that could be gotten, William Baldock, of Hernehill, dwelling at Dargate, devised by his will in 1547, twenty-six shillings and eight-pence. In the high chancel are several memorials of the Clinches, and in the window of it were within these few years, the arms of the see of Canterbury impaling Bourchier. The pillars between the two isles are very elegant, being in clusters of four together, of Bethersden marble. It is a handsome building, and kept very neat.

The church of Hernehill was antiently accounted only as a chapel to the adjoining church of Boughton, and as such, with that, was parcel of the antient possessions of the see of Canterbury, and when archbishop Stratford, in the 14th year of Edward III. exchanged that rectory with this chapel appendant, with the abbot and convent of Faversham, and had appropriated the church of Boughton with this chapel to that abbey, he instituted a vicarage here, as well as at the mother church of Boughton, and made them two distinct presentative churches. The advowson of the mother church remaining with the archbishop, and that of Hernchill being passed away to the abbot and convent of Faversham, as part of the above mentioned exchange.

¶The parsonage, together with the advowson of the vicarage of this church, remained after this among the revenues of that abbey, till the final dissolution of it, in the 30th year of Henry VIII. when they both came, among its other possessions, into the king's hands, who in that year granted the parsonage to Sir Thomas Cromwell, lord Cromwell, who was the next year created Earl of Essex; but the year after, being attainted, and executed, all his possessions and estates, and this rectory among them, became forfeited to the crown, where it remained till queen Elizabeth, in her 3d year, exchanged it, among other premises, with archbishop Parker; at which time it was valued, with the tenths of Denge-marsh and Aumere, at the yearly sum of 9l. 13s. 4d. Pension out of it to the vicar of Hernehill 1l. 3s. Yearly procurations, &c. 1l. 6s. 8d. Since which it has continued parcel of the possessions of the see of Canterbury to this time.

In 1643 Susan Delauney was lessee of it at the yearly rent of 9l. 13s. 4d. The present lessee is Mrs. Margaret Squire, of Waystreet.

The advowson of the vicarage remained in the hands of the crown, from the dissolution of the abbey of Faversham till the year 1558, when it was granted, among others, to the archbishop; (fn. 3) and his grace the archbishop is the present patron of it.

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Last of the old refer boxes being removed, making way for a new Ferry Terminal.

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The tags are a visual reminder for ground crews and pilots to remove them before flight to ensure the aircraft is fully operational.

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Amtrak's Champion is departing Tampa Union Station while being lead by EMD E8A locomotive, # 221, bound for Clearwater and Saint Petersburg, Florida, during 1974. After being turned on a wye, the train backed into Tampa Union Station on former ACL tracks and departed out of the station switching over to the former SAL tracks heading to Pinellas County. All tracks and routes were operated and owned by SCL at this time. The station building is seen in the background on the left side of the train. In later years the station building was restored and improved, some platforms and tracks were removed, unfortunately new platforms shed covers were never installed. The structures with peaked roofs, located to the left of the main station building were used for handling baggage, express and previously mail. The old E units would not be used much longer once the new replacement EMD SDP40F locomotives went into Amtrak service.

The ReMOVe-U (Recoilless, Multi-Ordinance Vehicle, Unmanned) is a semi-autonomous unit capable of anti-armor and artillery support featuring the ability to smart-select target appropriate munitions or accept a telematic pilot's commands.

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Just a couple of yards away from my backdoor offer me cool capture for the Fall season.....so am ready again this Fall season.

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Deboxing Medicom Elsa. First the plastic inner box is removed from the outer cardboard box. The inner box has two layers of thin clear plastic, which contain Elsa and her accessories in molded compartments. A plastic bag containing the parts for the display stand is taped to the underside of the inner box. Then the outer plastic layer of the inner box is removed, uncovering the contents. I also remove some of the protective plastic sheets covering parts of Elsa's head and her faces. Finally I remove all the contents from the packaging and lay it down on the floor.

Detailed photos of the Medicom Real Action Heroes 1/6 scale action figure. I show her boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. She comes with her Snow Queen outfit, with with nothing to add right out of the box. The skirt is wired so it is posable. The cape is removable, and is attached to her bodice. Her front bangs, face and hands are removable. Her ices shoes are molded to her feet. Her accessories include two additional faces, a pair of closed hands and a pair of open hands, and an open hand with a hole in the palm to hold the snowflake accessory. She is highly articulated, and has more freedom of movement than a Disney Store Princess doll (especially the knees and elbows). If you remove her face, you can move her eyes from the inside. Her braid is flexible, so is free to move along with her head when it is turned around. She stands 12 inches tall to the top of her head, or 12.5 inches tall to the top of her molded hair. She cannot free stand, so when she is deboxed, she is supported by the included clear plastic display stand. She is a very accurate depiction of the animated character. Her face is more accurate than the Disney Elsa 12 inch dolls, and I really love the look of her standard face out of the box. Her molded hair is definitely more accurate than the Disney Store Elsa dolls, especially the braids. Her cape has glitter snowflakes on a dark blue transparent fabric that drapes a lot better than the cape of the Classic Elsa. Her bodice is glitter free, but has a painted pattern of rectangular icicles, which is the only cheap looking detail on her.

For now I only show her in her standard state, through the deboxing process. I will soon post detailed photos of her deboxed. I will also put her through her paces, trying out her various accessories and posing her in different ways. I will also compare her side by side with the DS Classic and Designer Snow Queen Elsa dolls.

Doing some testing with my friend Phin at 12:00 noon!

Sony a7III iso80 f5.0, 1/1250

Sony 50mm FE Lens

Cheetahlight 360

Cheetahstand Snub38 reflector diffused, camera left Godox Xpro-s trigger

Bauarbeiten auf der Kreuzung Berliner-Straße/Godehardtstraße in der Nacht vom 10. August 2018 in Göttingen

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Deboxing the Rapunzel and Mother Gothel Doll Set. Rapunzel lying on the floor after being removed from the doll stand. Her long hair (17 inches long) is divided into three sections and is attached to various points in her dress and hands. The hair is also tied with string at various places, and some hair product at the ends of the sections, to keep the hair together during handling and shipping. Finally her hair is fully freed of all factory restraints, and combed to untangle it and loosen it from the hair product at the ends.

A few days ago, I finally got around to deboxing my Rapunzel and Mother Gothel doll set, more than a year after I got them. I haven't even posted detailed photos of the set before. It is the last set of the Designer dolls that are left for me to debox. I got the set in the raffle at my local Disney Store on October 13, 2015. It was the third out of five Disney Fairytale Designer Collection: Heroes and Villains releases that year. It is numbered 1172 of 6000.

I show the dolls being deboxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will show this set with the rest of my Disney Designer Doll collection soon.

Some of you may have noticed that, unfortunately, owing to the fact that a certain person who sells truck photos on eBay commercially has been lifting my images from this album and selling them I have had to remove 2300 photos that didn't have a watermark. I have now run around 1700 through Lightroom and added a watermark with the intention of bulk uploading them again. Rather than watermark the existing (hidden) files in Flickr one at a time it will be easier to do it this way. I definitely won’t be adding individual tags with the make and model of each vehicle I will just add generic transport tags. Each photo is named after the vehicle and reg in any case. For anyone new to these images there is a chapter and verse explanation below. It is staggering how many times I get asked questions that a quick scan would answer or just as likely I can’t possibly answer – I didn’t take them, but, just to clarify-I do own the copyright- and I do pursue copyright theft.

This is a collection of scanned prints from a collection of photographs taken by the late Jim Taylor A number of years ago I was offered a large number of photographs taken by Jim Taylor, a transport photographer based in Huddersfield. The collection, 30,000 prints, 20,000 negatives – and copyright! – had been offered to me and one of the national transport magazines previously by a friend of Jim's, on behalf of Jim's wife. I initially turned them down, already having over 30,000 of my own prints filed away and taking space up. Several months later the prints were still for sale – at what was, apparently, the going rate. It was a lot of money and I deliberated for quite a while before deciding to buy them. I did however buy them directly from Jim’s wife and she delivered them personally – just to quash the occasional rumour from people who can’t mind their own business. Although some prints were sold elsewhere, particularly the popular big fleet stuff, I should have the negatives, unfortunately they came to me in a random mix, 1200 to a box, without any sort of indexing and as such it would be impossible to match negatives to prints, or, to even find a print of any particular vehicle. I have only ever looked at a handful myself unless I am scanning them. The prints are generally in excellent condition and I initially stored them in a bedroom without ever looking at any of them. In 2006 I built an extension and they had to be well protected from dust and moved a few times. Ultimately my former 6x7 box room office has become their (and my own work’s) permanent home.

I hope to avoid posting images that Jim had not taken his self, however should I inadvertently infringe another photographers copyright, please inform me by email and I will resolve the issue immediately. There are copyright issues with some of the photographs that were sold to me. A Flickr member from Scotland drew my attention to some of his own work amongst the first uploads of Jim’s work. I had a quick look through some of the 30 boxes of prints and decided that for the time being the safest thing for me to do was withdraw the majority of the earlier uploaded scans and deal with the problem – which I did. whilst the vast majority of the prints are Jims, there is a problem defining copyright of some of them, this is something that the seller did not make clear at the time. I am reasonably confident that I have since been successful in identifying Jims own work. His early work consists of many thousands of lustre 6x4 prints which are difficult to scan well, later work is almost entirely 7x5 glossy, much easier to scan. Not all of the prints are pin sharp but I can generally print successfully to A4 from a scan.

You may notice photographs being duplicated in this Album, unfortunately there are multiple copies of many prints (for swapping) and as I have to have a system of archiving and backing up I can only guess - using memory - if I have scanned a print before. The bigger fleets have so many similar vehicles and registration numbers that it is impossible to get it right all of the time. It is easier to scan and process a print than check my files - on three different PC’s - for duplicates. There has not been, nor will there ever be, any intention to knowingly breach anyone else's copyright. I have presented the Jim Taylor collection as exactly that-The Jim Taylor Collection- his work not mine, my own work is quite obviously mine.

Unfortunately, many truck spotters have swapped and traded their work without copyright marking it as theirs. These people never anticipated the ease with which images would be shared online in the future. I would guess that having swapped and traded photos for many years that it is almost impossible to control their future use. Anyone wanting to control the future use of their work would have been well advised to copyright mark their work (as many did) and would be well advised not to post them on photo sharing sites without a watermark as the whole point of these sites is to share the image, it is very easy for those that wish, to lift any image, despite security settings, indeed, Flickr itself, warns you that this is the case. It was this abuse and theft of my material that led me to watermark all of my later uploads. I may yet withdraw non-watermarked photos, I haven’t decided yet. (I did in the end)

To anyone reading the above it will be quite obvious that I can’t provide information regarding specific photos or potential future uploads – I didn’t take them! There are many vehicles that were well known to me as Jim only lived down the road from me (although I didn’t know him), however scanning, titling, tagging and uploading is laborious and time consuming enough, I do however provide a fair amount of information with my own transport (and other) photos. I am aware that there are requests from other Flickr users that are unanswered, I stumble across them months or years after they were posted, this isn’t deliberate. Some weekends one or two “enthusiasts” can add many hundreds of photos as favourites, this pushes requests that are in the comments section ten or twenty pages out of sight and I miss them. I also have notifications switched off, I receive around 50 emails a day through work and I don’t want even more from Flickr. Other requests, like many other things, I just plain forget – no excuses! Uploads of Jim’s photos will be infrequent as it is a boring pastime and I would much rather work on my own output.

Apologies for removing the original image I put up of this but I wasn't satisfied it as sharp enough. I assume that the camera's autofocus dipped out whist I took a series of images of this.

I was pleased to finally nail this unit having made some attempts in the past for it. That included a special trip out to Evesham just for it. That particular occasion it reported at various locations on RTT yet the unit never showed whilst I was waiting for it. It reported back at Long Marston having supposedly done a Long Marston to Evesham West Junction and return.

Construction of the Bomb Store on Thetford Heath, known as RAF Barnham, began in 1953 or 1954 and was complete by 1955. It was built specifically to store and maintain atomic weapons, and this is directly reflected in its layout. The principal storage buildings are divided into two main groups, large stores designed to hold the bomb casings and high explosive components and smaller stores to hold fissile cores. By the early 1960's this specialised facility was obsolete, as free-fall nuclear bombs were superseded (as the principal British nuclear deterrent) by the stand-off missile ''Blue Steel'', and the storage and maintenance of nuclear weapons was moved to the V-Bomber airfields. The last nuclear weapons were probably removed from the site by April 1963.

The site was sold to its present owner in 1965, and since that date it has been used as a light industrial estate. The plan form of the Bomb Store remains virtually unmodified, the majority of the buildings survive intact, generally with little alteration; the boundary fences and watch towers also remain. RAF Barnham was one of two such sites built in England, the other is at RAF Faldingworth in Lincolnshire which has the same types of building and is almost identical in overall plan form.

Modern military occupation on Thetford Heath began in the early years of the Second World War. By 1942 the Air Ministry had taken control of the eastern part of Thetford Heath, bounded by Elveden Road to the south, Bury Road to the east and a forest boundary known as the Boundary Belt to the north. The western boundary was delimited by an almost north to south fence to the west of Aughton Spinney, which comprised two separate pieces of woodland, a nearly north to south strip called Aughton Spinney Belt with a detached oval portion to the north, the whole giving the appearance of an inverted exclamation mark. The bottom south-east corner of the area was cut by the (now dismantled) Bury St Edmunds to Thetford railway line.

The requisitioned area on the heath was part of Forward Filling Depot No.1 Barnham Heath (TL 862 803) - its function was to store and fill bombs with mustard gas. The filling depot lay at the eastern end of Thetford Heath and was enclosed by a fence with pillboxes at its corners. Most of the depot was destroyed when the present RAF camp was built in the late 1950’s. One traversed high explosive magazine area and some railway cuttings survived into the 1970's, and were mapped by the Ordnance Survey as earthworks. To the west and north of the fenced filling depot an area of land, in a roughly 'L' shaped configuration, was used for open storage. The area was divided by unmade tracks, and the munitions were stored under temporary linear shelters. Associated with this depot was another gas storage and filling depot 1.2 miles to the south, at Triangle Plantation (TL 853 778). The gas depots were probably maintained until the 1950's, when Britain disposed of her remaining stockpiles of mustard gas.

In the early 1950's the programme to deploy an independent British nuclear deterrent was extremely complex, and involved co-ordinating many diverse and innovative technological programmes. These included developing atomic weapon technology from one-off experimental units to a production run which could be issued to the RAF. In parallel with this work went the development of jet bombers capable of carrying these bombs. On the ground new airfield facilities were needed to handle new aircraft types and specialised storage units were established to maintain the new weapons. It was against this background that the decision was taken to build two specialist storage and maintenance depots for atomic weapons, one at Barnham in Suffolk and the other at Faldingworth in Lincolnshire.

Code letters on the site plans for RAF Barnham indicate that planning for the site began in 1952, although the majority of the drawings were prepared in 1953. The site was purchased by the Air Ministry on 28th September 1954, which suggests part of the heath had been derequisitioned since the war. An air photograph indicates that building work on the site was substantially complete by August 1955. Nonetheless, minor building work to provide accommodation for the police dog section probably continued until early 1956.

The station became operational on 1st September 1956, commanded by Wing Commander G Steele: But the British nuclear deterrent was probably not fully operational until the end of 1956, or early 1957. Administratively RAF Barnham was commanded by No.40 Group, and formed part of No.94 MU (Maintenance Unit) with its headquarters at RAF Honington. in the late 1950’s, it was intended that this group would supply the airfields at RAF Honington, RAF Marham and RAF Watton.

To understand the form of RAF Barnham it is necessary briefly to describe the types of weapons it was designed to store. The first nuclear weapon issued to the RAF, and therefore stored at RAF Barnham, was code-named ''Blue Danube''. This was a relatively large weapon, 24 ft in length, 5 ft in diameter, and weighing 10,000 Ibs. It had the appearance of a standard free-fall high explosive bomb, with a pointed nose and rear stabilising fins. Also in common with conventional bombs it appeared that the tail unit was a detachable section. It was lifted by means of a lifting beam attached to lugs on top of the central section of the bomb, which were also used to secure it in the bombay of an aircraft.

Nuclear weapons are technologically complex products, which require specialised storage and continuous maintenance to remain serviceable. ''Blue Danube'' appears to describe a series of closely related weapons, which were continuously modified. The first system worked on the implosion system, using a fissile core of plutonium 239 or uranium 235, where the sub-critical masses were propelled together in a device resembling a gun barrel. In a later modification, probably used in the bombs issued to the RAF, the sub-critical plutonium fissile core was machined to form a hollow sphere at the centre of which was a neutron source. The core was surrounded by a carefully machined sphere of high explosives. When initiated this would produce a spherical pressure wave on the sub-critical core imploding it to form a critical mass.

The ''Blue Danube'' bomb may therefore be seen to comprise two principal elements, the precisely shaped pieces of radioactive plutonium and the finely machined high explosive lenses wrapped around the core. In storage the two elements were kept apart. This was partly to avoid the obvious dangers of storing assembled nuclear weapons, but was also done to maintain the effectiveness of the bomb. For, if stored in an assembled form, the highly radioactive plutonium core emitted neutrons and gamma rays which could damage the mechanical and electronic components within the bombs. The early atomic bombs required an initiator made of polonium and (probably) Iithium. Polonium is a highly unstable element, with a half-life of only 138 days.

Any cores containing this material would therefore need to be reassembled every few months. The high explosive was a specialised composition which required careful manufacturing and machining to create the lenses around the radioactive core. This too needed to be kept in a carefully monitored environment. During the operational life of RAF Barnham, second and third generation British nuclear weapons were introduced, ''Red Beard'', and ''Yellow Sun'' Mk. I and II. It is, however, uncertain whether or not these were stored at RAF Barnham. It is also unclear if any American nuclear weapons supplied for use by RAF Valiant's at RAF Marham were held at RAF Barnham. The Operational Record Book of No.40 Group does not give any details of the weapons stored at RAF Barnham.

Storage of nuclear weapons at RAF Barnham probably ceased in spring 1963. The last date that the lightning conductors were tested on the fissile store buildings was in April 1963 and the security status of the site was withdrawn in July of that year. RAF personnel, nevertheless, remained at the station until November. The closure of the station is probably directly linked to the operational deployment of the stand-off missile ''Blue Steel'' from late 1962, which replaced free fall nuclear bombs - the type stored at RAF Barnham. The site was retained by the RAF until late 1965 when it was offered for sale. Since then the buildings have been put to a variety of light industrial uses.

Information sourced from English Heritage.

Manufactured by: Zebra A/S, Strandgade 71, DK-1401, Copenhagen, Denmark

Imported to UK by: Tiger Retail Ltd, 2 Morwell Street, London,

WC1B 3AR

Batch 236120

97 pieces, new and complete

8x8.25in

20x21cm

Whilst visiting Birmingham's 'Frankfurt Christmas Market' we popped into Flying Tiger, the Danish variety store. To our surprise, we spotted this colourful little wooden jigsaw for sale at a modest £10. A laser-cut push-fit, complete with whimsies and presented in a wooden box with a slide-fit lid, it was a bargain and a 'must-have'. Further investigation on their website informed us that it was sold as a limited edition (presumably for the Christmas period). Remarkably good quality for the price!

2021 piece count: 127793

Puzzle 148

A night scene of the steam shed on the GWR at Didcot.

Taken during a Timelineevents evening.

I was trying out a filter that removes light pollution to a certain degree. It was interesting to see the results.

Deboxing Sea Witch Ursula. The backing has been removed from the box, with Ursula and most of the accessories attached. The top of the backing was stuck to the top front of the box with double sticky tape, which I loosened taking care not to damage the box or the backing. The paper Certificate of Authenticity, reply card and 2-year warranty card were all loosely placed behind the backing. The rubberbands securing her necklace to her neck and the trident to her hand and tentacle had deteriorated with age, and basically disintegrated when I tried to remove them during the deboxing. There were wires securing her body and tentacles to the backing, which all came off very easily.

My newly acquired Sea Witch Ursula 9'' Limited Edition Doll (Mattel, 1997). She is the third installment in the Great Villains Collection, and is a Disney Collector Doll. She is the main villain in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989). She is by far the best and most movie accurate version of Ursula ever made. Although she is only 9'' tall, her tentacles stretch 12'' across and about 9'' deep. When she is placed on her include custom stand, she stands about 12'' tall to the top of her crown, which puts her on an even footing with Classic sized Disney Princesses and Princes. She comes with a golden trident and crown that she took from King Triton and a golden shell necklace holding Ariel's voice. She has rooted golden blonde hair with greenish tint on the sides. Her makeup is bright and bold and her supersized wide open mouth is in an evil toothy smile. She has dark purple seashell earrings and red painted fingernails. Her skin on her face, arms and torso is a light purple. Her lower body is plush, covered in a black velvet ''dress''. The six long tentacles are articulated with internal wires, with their top black velvet and the underside a dark purple satin with purple sequins as suckers. I got Ursula second hand, but in a near mint condition sealed box.

The text of the box notes:

Spilling evil from every tentacle. Spelling trouble for Ariel. Nasty, nautical Ursula from Disney's animated film, The Little Mermaid, has reached the surface -- in epic proportions -- as an authentic collector doll.

Brianna's Halloween portrait for 2016.

Her head is removed from her body, and placed next to her hood and crown. Her body is undressed, and laid down next to her head and dress.

Her hood and crown were removed from her head, revealing her medium length straight jet black hair, combed straight back, with a widow's peak over her forehead. The crown was attached to the hood and her hair by golden metallic thread, which unfortunately I had to cut off. A good bit of her hair was caught inside of her neck, so I had to remove her head to straighten out her hair. The hair inside her neck was left rather frizzy after combing it out. The rubber band around her hair broke during this process, as it was very brittle after being in her hair for 15 years. I replaced it with a small clear rubber band I saved from my deboxing of other dolls.

Undressing the Mattel Great Villains Evil Queen 12'' Limited Edition Doll (1998) to show her articulation, her hair (hidden under her hood), and how her outfit is constructed. The Evil Queen (Grimhilde) is the villainous stepmother of Snow White in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

Sunpak 622 CL-3 battery cluster (4.8v) re-cored with six NiMH (7.2v total) batteries from a RC car battery. Extremely fast recycle times. See notes on image.

Canon 40D, 50mm f/1.4, Sunpak 622 in brolly tripped via Quantum radio slave.

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Found on a concrete support pillar below the soon-to-be removed Alaskan Way Viaduct.

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+++ DISCLAIMER +++

Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!

Some background

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.

The Mustang was conceived, designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a specification issued directly to NAA by the British Purchasing Commission. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed and, with an engine installed, first flew on 26 October.

The type remained in RAF service until October 1946. After that the RAF passed 60 machines to the Indian Air Force in 1947, together with other piston fighters.

General characteristics:

Crew: 1

Length: 32 ft 8 1/4 in (9.97 m)

Wingspan: 48 ft 9½ in (14.90 m)

Height: 14 ft 6 in (4.39 m)

Wing area: 235 sq ft (21.83 m²)

Airfoil: NAA/NACA 45-100 / NAA/NACA 45-100

Empty weight: 7,725 lb (3,505 kg)

Loaded weight: 9,290 lb (4,220 kg)

Max. takeoff weight: 12,200 lb (5,515 kg)

Maximum fuel capacity: 419 US gal (349 imp gal; 1,590 l)

Powerplant:

1× Bristol Centaurus 1 18-cylinder twin-row radial engine, 2,000 hp (1,490 kW) at take-off

Performance:

Maximum speed: 432 mph (695 km/h) at 18,400 ft (5,608 m)

Cruise speed: 362 mph (315 kn, 580 km/h)

Range: 740 mi (1,190 km) on internal fuel

Service ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,125 m)

Rate of climb: 4,700 ft/min (23.9 m/s)

Armament:

4× 0.787 caliber (20mm) Hispano Mk. II cannons with 200 RPG in the outer wings

Underwing hardpoints for up to 2.000 lb (907 kg) of external ordnance,

including drop tanks, a pair of bombs of up to 1.000 lb (454 kg) caliber, or six unguided missiles

The kit and its assembly:

This conversion was based on the rather academic question: how could a Mustang with a radial engine look like? A weird idea, if you look at the sleek aircraft. But then there was the rather handsome Fw 190 A/F, the Hawker Tempest carried both liquid-cooled and air-cooled engines, and I saw a model of a Merlin Spitfire mated with a Fw 190 BMW engine some time ago. So, why not re-do the Mustang?

Working things out was complex, though. Initially I wanted to graft an R-2800 onto the Mustang’s nose – I had a spare fuselage from a late Italeri F4U at hand, as well as a Matchbox P-51D... After some measuring I was certain: yes, this transplant could work!

Said and done, the Corsair’s front section including the engine was cut out and tailored to fit over the shortened Mustang nose which lost its Merlin. At first I retained the original belly radiator, since it would be a convenient fairing for the oil coolers. The project made good progress, but… the result did not look good, because the R-2800 is rather wide. The aircraft looked very tadpole-like.

So, while in the middle of body sculpting, I decided to change the project, switching to a British Centaurus - a featureless piece from a PM Model Sea Fury with some more changes.

The Centaurus’ selling point was the more slender cowling, and it goes well onto a F4U’s nose section, proven by several conversions of this kind. In order to keep the aircraft as slender as possible I removed the belly tunnel and re-located the oil coolers and air intakes into the wing roots, closer to the engine and more like the installation on the Tempest or the Sea Fury. These extended wing root fairings were created from sprue pieces and putty.

It is amazing how this further modification changed the Mustang’s look – the thing reminds a lot of a La-9/11 now, even though wings, tail and most of the fuselage, including the canopy, were not modified at all? I am also reminded of the F8F Bearcat?

Furthermore, after the new propeller (cuffed blades from a P-47 Thunderbolt, IIRC, with trimmed tips) with a massive spinner from a Hawker Tempest was mounted on its metal axis, this mutant Mustang looked more and more like a Reno Unlimited Class racer? Weird, but sexy!

Otherwise, only minor things were changed, e. g. the landing gear covers were replaced through 0.5mm styrene sheet, a dashboard was added to the cockpit and the thick canopy cut into two pieces. The six 0.5” machine guns were replaced by four short Hispano cannons made from brass.

Painting and markings:

With the Centaurus implant the background story and the operator idea changed. I used this opportunity to paint the aircraft in a late/post WWII SEAC livery – inspired by P-47s operated in this region.

The bare metal finish with dark blue ID stripes and the SEAC roundels already looked nice, but as a twist I incorporated remnants of a former Dark Green/Dark Earth camouflage, on the fuselage and the wings’ leading edges, as anti-glare panels, while the area in front of the cockpit was painted in opaque dark olive drab – a practice to be found on several RAF aircraft of that time are area.

The interior surface were painted with USAF Cockpit Green (Humbrol 224 and 150) and slightly dry-brushed, then the whole kit received a basic coat of Revell Acrylic Aluminum. Later, some panels were painted with different shades of Aluminum and Steel (including Metallizer and normal metallic paint). Some wet sanding blurred the outlines and enhanced the worn look.

Decals come from various SEAC sheets, including the blue ID stripes on wings and tail. The corresponding blue cowling ring was painted with a mix of Humbrol 15 and 104, and pretty flaky around the engine cowling.

As finishing touches some oil stains were added with Tamiya “Smoke” and some soot stains around the exhausts and the guns were added. Finally, the camouflaged areas were sealed under a matt varnish while the bare metal parts received a semi-gloss acrylic coat.

A weird project – one of the few of my models that somehow changed dramatically along the way, even though still true to the original idea of a radial engine Mustang. However, the result was envisioned differently, but I am still happy with the outcome. Even though there’s visually little Mustang breed left…

In the photo,

Fire fighters remove their hats and look upon grieving Officers as the body of Officer Spree DeSha is lowered from the wreckage to the ground.

Photo taken on September 13, 2008 at 1:25 AM, approximately 100 yards away from the scene of the accident.

Metrolink Commuter Train "111" collided with a Union Pacific local freight train that had ran through a red signal because the train's engineer had been distracted while text messaging a teenage train enthusiast.

25 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in the accident that occurded near the intersection of Heather Lee Lane and Andora Avenue near Chatsworth Hills Academy.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chatsworth_train_collision

projects.latimes.com/metrolink-crash/

Photo featured on CBS2 & KCAL9 Evening News.

www.ranker.com/list/charles-peck-metrolink-death-mystery/...

Text: "Removal of pebbles is prohibited".

No pebble may be removed... it said, and so they were left behind, on the top of the sign...

Sharing of this signage was inspired by the designer PennyCandy (Amy Peppler Adams)'s tutorial on typography; one of Amy's tips is to "Try to choose appropriate typefaces to convey your message. A great way to get in the habit is to observe type around you; it's everywhere!" The typeface of this sign suits the pebbles that are the subject of it I feel...

- See more at: en.blog.spoonflower.com/2016/03/design-a-day-spoonchallen...

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I'm not supposed to be buying anything new, but this was just too good to pass up. It's called "Chic Circles" and was sewn by Deb.

The aroma of her removing her boots!!

LE Briar Rose with all the box covers removed. She is attached to the free standing backing cardboard.

I purchased the Aurora Limited Edition doll on her release day, Saturday March 16, 2019, from my local Disney Store. They had 16 dolls, and only about half sold at store opening. My doll's edition number is #1269 of 4500, exactly 1000 more than that of my Aurora and Phillip wedding doll set. She commemorates the 60th anniversary of Disney's Sleeping Beauty.

She is dressed as Briar Rose, and has a forest scene in the background art of the box. She has a little owl in one hand and a basket in the other. Her golden blonde hair has her signature curl in front of her front bangs, and waist length hair with curls at the ends. She has violet eyes glancing to her right and coral lips in a open mouthed smile. She has long curvy eyelashes. She has a pink shawl around her shoulders and arms. It has a brocade pattern on one side and gold embroidery on the other, and gold tassels at the ends. I untacked the ends from her skirt, but left them tacked to the sleeves of her blouse to prevent the shawl from falling off. She has a black satin bodice with fake laces in front of gold embroidery in the center panel. Her blouse is actually part of her bodice, and has sleeves down to her elbows, with flared ends tied with golden strings. Her skirt is made of dark magenta satin that is pleated in the front and is asymmetrical. Under that there are two layers of pink tulle and one layer of white tulle, and then a layer of light pink tulle with a lace border. These under skirts are sewn in the back to the outer skirt. Finally there is a half length stiff tulle petticoat. The lower lace underskirt is floor length in the back, but is higher and is slanted in the front, revealing her legs and feet. She has fixed angle feet with no ankle joints. She is wearing black flats with a small bow decoration in front, and a black satin bow around her ankles. She has dark magenta painted on panties, that match the color of her outer skirt.

Although her outfit's colors aren't film accurate, it is very pretty and well made. Her face is gorgeous, and although her lips are coral rather than red, at least they aren't the pink color of previous LE Aurora dolls. I like the doll very much. She is also a very good match for the Rags Snow White LE doll from 2017.

There are now a total of eight Aurora Limited Edition 17 inch dolls released by Disney. That includes the pink and blue Disney Store dolls (2014), the pink and blue Harrods dolls (2014), the blue and pink Disney Parks dolls (2015 and 2018), Disney Store Briar Rose (2019) and Disney Store Wedding Aurora (2019). That is two more than the number of Snow White, Elsa and Anna dolls. There is also speculation that there will be a Saks Aurora doll released late this year.

Aurora Limited Edition Doll - Sleeping Beauty 60th Anniversary - 17''

US Disney Store (Shop Disney)

Released Online and In Stores 2019-03-16

Sold out online 2019-03-16

The Aurora (Briar Rose) LE Doll initially sold out online at about 7 am PDT on release day (Saturday March 16, 2019), but still had the Add to Bag button. However people were still occasionally able to add to their bag and checkout the doll afterwards. By about 7:30 pm it showed the grey Sold Out label in place of the Add to Bag button. The doll might still be available in some stores in Canada and the United States.

$119.95

Item No. 6003040900721P

The Disney store proudly presents our Sleeping Beauty 60th Anniversary Limited Edition doll. Delicately costumed as ''Briar Rose,'' Princess Aurora is a romantic woodland vision found only Once Upon a Dream.

Safety

⚠ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Magic in the details

Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Household.

• Worldwide Limited Edition of 4500

• Includes Certificate of Authenticity

• Aurora is costumed as ''Briar Rose'' while in hiding from Maleficent at the Woodcutter's Cottage, deep in the forest

• Satin skirt, corset with crossties, and headband

• Embroidered, golden floral filigree detailing

• Sparkling rhinestone studs

• Peasant blouse with ruffled collar and cuffs

• Brocade shawl with metallic gold tassels

• Fine mesh underskirts with floral lace detailing

• Molded shoes

• Berry basket accessory

• Bluebird friend

• Beautifully styled hair with shimmering golden highlights

• Rooted eyelashes

• Fully poseable

• Display stand included

• Comes in elegant window display packaging with rose gold foil filigree

• Celebrating the 60th Anniversary Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959)

The bare necessities

• Ages 6+

• Plastic /polyester

• 17'' H

• Imported