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The Worry Vessel is a self-supporting container built entirely of seed beads. It is designed to be a modular project which can incorporate some or all of the various modules of the design. It is entirely up to the beader to decide which, how many and what order the modules are added. Two of the modules are designed to rotate around a central core. A lid topped with a crystal rivoli closes The Worry Vessel.
Learn to use thread tension to control the rigidity of the structure. Learn to increase and decrease peyote to give the structure contours. Learn to use colour placements and embellishments to create interesting variations to an otherwise plain background. Use Cubic Right Angle Weave incorporating sparkling fire polished beads to weave one of the two rotating modules. Use netting techniques to add pearls to the second of the rotating modules.
The Worry Vessel is designed not only be functional as a container for all that is precious. The rotating modules are also designed to be somewhat of a worry vessel, not unlike worry beads, allowing you to rotate them as you contemplate what your next beading project should be.
For more information
www.manek-manek.com/workshops/projects/801-ot0042.html
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The Worry Vessel is a self-supporting container built entirely of seed beads. It is designed to be a modular project which can incorporate some or all of the various modules of the design. It is entirely up to the beader to decide which, how many and what order the modules are added. Two of the modules are designed to rotate around a central core. A lid topped with a crystal rivoli closes The Worry Vessel.
Learn to use thread tension to control the rigidity of the structure. Learn to increase and decrease peyote to give the structure contours. Learn to use colour placements and embellishments to create interesting variations to an otherwise plain background. Use Cubic Right Angle Weave incorporating sparkling fire polished beads to weave one of the two rotating modules. Use netting techniques to add pearls to the second of the rotating modules.
The Worry Vessel is designed not only be functional as a container for all that is precious. The rotating modules are also designed to be somewhat of a worry vessel, not unlike worry beads, allowing you to rotate them as you contemplate what your next beading project should be.
For more information
www.manek-manek.com/workshops/projects/801-ot0042.html
To register
beadandbuttonshow.com/store/class/b20b
Designed specially for Bead & Button Masterclass 2020.
Kits and tutorials not available.
#maneklady #manekbeads
Materials: Wire Mesh Gutter-Guard + Red 80 Grit Sandpaper + Metal Wiring + Clear Lacquer + Chain + Magnet
The purpose of this assignment was to go to Home Depot and in $15 or less create a feminine product. I used the gutter guard to create the shape and basic structure of the purse and to give it rigidity and strength. I used several layers of clear lacquer to retain the aesthetic quality of the sandpaper while removing the abrasiveness of the material. The magnet adds "purse-onality" to the product while also naturally working with the qualities of the metal wire mesh, allowing the product to functionally open and close.
The Nexus TDC corners are designed for both manual and automatic insertion into TDC flanges. The corners are flanged and embossed to provide strength and rigidity. The corner piece has a square bolt hole to accommodate compatible carriage bolts allowing for field assembly with a single wrench. Corners are pre-punched to accommodate #10 sheet metal screws.
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This is a Norman style quick change tool post that I made for my brother who has a 9 x 20 lathe. The post is turned from steel and the holders are 6061 aluminum.There is about 3 thousands clearance between the post and the bore in the blocks, so it just takes part of a turn on the pinch bolt to tighten the holder on the post. The post was turned from a 2 inch diameter rod,. The wide bottom helps add rigidity when the post is bolted down. The post itself is 1inch diameter. The brass screws allow the height to be set for each tool.
The Password:JDM 3-Point FRONT Strut Bars for the Honda Civic / CRX (88-91 are designed to strengthen the chassis of the Civic's and CRX's by joining the two shock towers together along with a third chassis reinforcement. Improve the road feel and handling characteristics of your Civic/CRX during spirited street or track performance driving.
Password:JDM Strut Bars and Braces are handcrafted and developed right here in the states from T6061 aircraft grade aluminum. We're proud to deliver the strongest and best looking aluminum bars in the market, exceeding the competition in both form and function. FACT: One of the biggest problems with most unibody construction cars that stay BONE STOCK from the factory is shock tower flex, a condition in which the shock/strut towers will flex under hard cornering, resulting in sloppy, unpredictable suspension feel.
Say 'NO!' to Shock Tower Flex with the strongest, best looking Strut Bars and Braces on the market - form, function and longevity!
More Information about Password:JDM Strut Bars:
-Laser-cut mounting flanges. Cut and formed from a single piece of T6061 Aluminum.
-Individually TIG welded for added strength, performance, rigidity, and quality control.
-Constructed from exclusive extrusion material to exact PWJDM specifications. Thickest wall thickness on the market (0.125").
Expect dramatic improvements to high speed cornering on and off the tracks right after installation with a quality Password:JDM Strut Bar that will last the lifetime of your vehicle. And the kicker? Our bars were designed to 'world-spec, and will fit both LHD and RHD applications! Happy Motoring!
The Password:JDM 3-Point FRONT Strut Bars for the Honda Civic / CRX (88-91 are designed to strengthen the chassis of the Civic's and CRX's by joining the two shock towers together along with a third chassis reinforcement. Improve the road feel and handling characteristics of your Civic/CRX during spirited street or track performance driving.
Password:JDM Strut Bars and Braces are handcrafted and developed right here in the states from T6061 aircraft grade aluminum. We're proud to deliver the strongest and best looking aluminum bars in the market, exceeding the competition in both form and function. FACT: One of the biggest problems with most unibody construction cars that stay BONE STOCK from the factory is shock tower flex, a condition in which the shock/strut towers will flex under hard cornering, resulting in sloppy, unpredictable suspension feel.
Say 'NO!' to Shock Tower Flex with the strongest, best looking Strut Bars and Braces on the market - form, function and longevity!
More Information about Password:JDM Strut Bars:
-Laser-cut mounting flanges. Cut and formed from a single piece of T6061 Aluminum.
-Individually TIG welded for added strength, performance, rigidity, and quality control.
-Constructed from exclusive extrusion material to exact PWJDM specifications. Thickest wall thickness on the market (0.125").
Expect dramatic improvements to high speed cornering on and off the tracks right after installation with a quality Password:JDM Strut Bar that will last the lifetime of your vehicle. And the kicker? Our bars were designed to 'world-spec, and will fit both LHD and RHD applications! Happy Motoring!
Porsche’s Type 904 succeeded the RSK Type 718 as the last sports racing iteration of the 356 Series. Developed after Porsche left Formula One in 1962, the 904 was also the last full-competition Porsche that could be readily street-driven.
A ladder chassis embraced the mid-mounted four-cylinder, four-cam Carrera engine. The 904 borrowed its suspension design from Porsche’s F1 car. Its steering, adapted from the 901/911, was a ZF rack-and-pinion design. To save weight the body was fiberglass, bonded to the chassis for rigidity. The seats were fixed, but the pedals were adjustable. Porsche made several seat sizes available to suit different driver heights.
Porsche 904s nearly always finished right behind the leading big-bore race cars, and they led Porsche’s return to the forefront of international competition. In Sicily’s 1964 Targa Florio, a pair of 904s finished ahead of the Ferraris and Shelby Cobras. For 1965-66, engine improvements including bigger valves and reprofiled camshafts made the 904 even more competitive. In 1965 twenty cars were fitted with six-cylinder engine(904/6), and even a few eight-cylinder, two-liter cars (904/8) were built. This car is one of six two-liter, six-cylinder prototypes constructed in 1965 as Porsche factory racers. Only four survive. This car, 906-011, was driven by Gerhardt Mitter in the 1965 Le Mans trials. That year it finished ninth in the 1,000 km of Nürburgring and won third place at the Grand Prix of Solitude.
In 1968 Porsche AG sold this car to Vasek Polak in California, without an engine. With a four-cylinder, four-cam engine installed, it competed at tracks from Riverside, California, to Watkins Glen, New York. During a restoration in 1985, a correct two-liter, six-cylinder engine was fitted. This car has been campaigned in vintage racing events.
Designed by F. A. “Butzi” Porsche, the 904 was the last Porsche pure racing car that could be readily driven on the street. The first 904s had four-cam, flat-four engines. A few later examples were built with more powerful two-liter, flat-six engines. This racer is one of those.
The Password:JDM 2-Point REAR Strut Tower Bars for the Honda Civic / CRX (88-91) are designed to strengthen the chassis of the Civic's and CRX's by joining the two shock towers together. Improve the road feel and handling characteristics of your Civic/CRX during spirited street or track performance driving.
Say 'NO!' to Shock Tower Flex with the strongest, best looking Strut Bars and Braces on the market - form, function and longevity!
More Information about Password:JDM Strut Bars:
-Laser-cut mounting flanges. Cut and formed from a single piece of T6061 Aluminum.
-Individually TIG welded for added strength, performance, rigidity, and quality control.
-Constructed from exclusive extrusion material to exact PWJDM specifications. Thickest wall thickness on the market (0.125").
Expect dramatic improvements to high speed cornering on and off the tracks right after installation with a quality Password:JDM Strut Bar that will last the lifetime of your vehicle. And the kicker? Our bars were designed to 'world-spec, and will fit both LHD and RHD applications! Happy Motoring!
The Worry Vessel is a self-supporting container built entirely of seed beads. It is designed to be a modular project which can incorporate some or all of the various modules of the design. It is entirely up to the beader to decide which, how many and what order the modules are added. Two of the modules are designed to rotate around a central core. A lid topped with a crystal rivoli closes The Worry Vessel.
Learn to use thread tension to control the rigidity of the structure. Learn to increase and decrease peyote to give the structure contours. Learn to use colour placements and embellishments to create interesting variations to an otherwise plain background. Use Cubic Right Angle Weave incorporating sparkling fire polished beads to weave one of the two rotating modules. Use netting techniques to add pearls to the second of the rotating modules.
The Worry Vessel is designed not only be functional as a container for all that is precious. The rotating modules are also designed to be somewhat of a worry vessel, not unlike worry beads, allowing you to rotate them as you contemplate what your next beading project should be.
For more information
www.manek-manek.com/workshops/projects/801-ot0042.html
To register
beadandbuttonshow.com/store/class/b20b
Designed specially for Bead & Button Masterclass 2020.
Kits and tutorials not available.
#maneklady #manekbeads
Yes, I saved the best for last and that’s the Mopar $2,495 Stage 1 Performance Package (adds another 20 horsepower and 23 lb-ft of torque), 20” black spins ($397 each) which we wrapped in a new pair of 245/45R20 Yokohama ADVAN Sport A/S tires, Mopar Center Caps, Bright Pedal Kit ($95), Door Sill Entry Guards ($145), Rear Strut Tower Brace ($499), Front Strut Tower Brace ($372), Strut Tower Brace Caps ($187) and floor mats ($125) showcasing the blue Mopar emblem. The Yokohama tires felt planted and firm during our first winter rain. This is due to a duo of serpentine and straight grooves designed for escorting H20 out of the tread, ultimately increasing wet road grip. The braces increase vehicle rigidity by 7% while Stage 1 integrates a premium fuel calibrated Powertrain Control Module (PCM) along with a Cat-Back Exhaust, Cold Air Intake and High Flow Oil Filter. The 300C’s growl is now gaudier! Mopar is the aftermarket division of Chrysler, Jeep, RAM and FIAT and manufactures warranty-backed appearance accessories and performance parts.
Started adding some more textures on the ground, since one of the things that I like least is the flatness of it and that it is so gridded. The new texture layer is made out of city plans from wikimedia commons and I am hoping that they will help break the rigidity without interfering with the mirror effect - which is just about the only thing that I am liking so far.
Razia Gershon, a veteran Israeli sculptress debutes online gallery. Sculptures are presented in figurative classic style , based on and inspired by the human body, its movements and ballet steps. The sculptures are cast in bronze, and despite the hardness and rigidity of the material the statues are made of, the viewer can easily see and feel the movement, the elegance and the gentleness expressed in the statues. One of the better known series Razia created includes a bronze garden sculpture series of various animals and in particular sheep. The comic bronze figures are unique and have become the artists’ trademark in Israel.
VooDoo13’s 2001-2005 Honda Civic Rear Lower Control Arms are designed, engineered and tested on race tracks across the globe using feedback of top tier drivers and technical directors. Precision CNC machined from high strength aluminum and coated in MIL-A-8625 Type III Hard Anodize they will withstand abuse from street cars and track cars alike. These control arms offer a considerable weight savings over OEM parts, while increasing strength and rigidity.
Specially engineered Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings allow optimal deflection rates and increased longevity over OE bushings. Our aluminum flange bushing design allows maximum surface contact between the bushing and vehicle mounting locations while not allowing the bushing to prematurely wear.
All of our products are engineered, manufactured, and assembled at our Gilbert, Arizona facility using only the best materials from US suppliers.
Highlights:
•High strength aluminum
•MIL-A-8625 hard anodized
•Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings
•Aluminum flange bushing inserts
•Rebuildable
•Made in the USA
**Good**
1. Aluminum rigidity, flexibility, strength at 19mm diameter. 25mm diameter might be better. Moderate Flexibility is good
2. One person operation
3. Thrust is good underwater
4. Faster setup
5. Stability is good
**Bad**
1. One engine did not go!
2. The camera needs to be deeper and blacked out
3. The camera and brain needs to be cooled
4. In reverse cables get wet(short circuit)
5. Better, faster attachments for tubes
6. Better attachments for tubes, rudders, to stay vertical
7. Set tubes further apart for more stability
# Credits
- Cesar Jung-Harada
- Michael O'Brien
- Brad O'Dell
- Mathis Buchbinder
- Sanjeew Kanagaraj
- Priank Sharma
- Aidina Tleugabyl
- Raman Adiputra
- Michael Tang
- Thanks to Duy Huynh, Emma Wong, Walter Dellisanti, Roberto Pirelli
github.com/MakerBay/Coral_Reef_Mapping_Drone
www.notion.so/cesarjungharada/Coral-Reef-Mapping-Robot-V-...
The Nissan GT-R NISMO '17 is a road car produced by Nissan. It appears in Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.15) and Gran Turismo 7.
The GT-R NISMO debuted in 2014 as the highest performance grade model of the R35 GT-R. Since then it had remained popular with no major modifications until the summer of 2016, where the 2017 model GT-R NISMO with various improvements was finally introduced.
The characteristic GT-R NISMO bonded body using structural adhesives for improving the rigidity of the car, the utilisation of GT3 turbines, and the tuned engine producing 591 BHP / 66.5 kgfm remained pretty much the same. But in the 2017 model the front window frame of the body was reinforced for further improvements in rigidity, and suspension settings were revised down to the Damp Tronic ECU, improving urban comfort to driving on the edge while cornering on a circuit.
Another important change was the aerodynamics. The front under spoiler and bumper with canard shaped fins on both sides, the rear spoiler and bumper was designed by an aerodynamics engineer who works on the Super GT race car for the road. By doing so, the downforce at 300 km/h is 100 kg stronger than the standard.
This Nissan R35 GT-R NISMO from Gran Turismo 7 has been created for #mocaroundgang #mocaround79 to the theme #videogame hosted by @brickrails on instagram. Entries for this build theme should be submitted by July 13th, 2024.
I made myself a diorama to put my models on. Other than the bits of paper I printed off for the textures and everything, the structure is made entirely out of a single cardboard cereal box, except for a bit of plastic film for windows. One side was used as the base, which is the size of an A4 sheet of paper, the other side was cut up into strips to create the shops, which were built up in layers. The first layer I did had only the windows cut out, as in only the bits that would have 'glass' in. I then did another layer but this time I cut out around all the shop fronts and the lower parts of the upstairs windows and glued that over the top. I cut up some plastic film and stuck that over the windows to acts as glass and printed out the shop interior pictures which I aligned behind the film and stuck on. Next I got another cardboard strip and stuck it to the back of all of what I'd just made and increased the structural rigidity greatly. Then all I had to do to the shops was stick the brickwork, signs and other textures on. I was particularly pleased with the awning on the café. Strips of cardboard I had left I made into pavements so I could have a proper raised kerb instead of the ground being all flat.
The shops themselves are a flooring shop, a café, a model shop (because all the best towns have model shops!) and an off-licence. Ideally there would be loads of diorama so it looked almost real, but it would have to be massive, which would be impractical. If you were wondering, I made the back stand up by attaching a support to the back which was also made of cardboard, and the bus shelter that has appeared is an old plastic one and I don't know where it originated.
1974 Chevrolet Nova inner roof brace removal to allow it to be straightened and then reinforced to be stronger. I also removed the factory sound deadener material and then after removing the old glue and paint, repainted the roof skin. I also applied glue between the top of the inner roof support and the bottom of the roof skin to add to the roofs rigidity.
The initial Pilot engine was effectively a 10/25 engine with two more cylinders.
Rover announced a new car in 1931, a pressed steel six light saloon. A chassis only version was also available.
In 1932, strengthening of the Pilot was necessary, heavier gauge material was used and re-designed cross members to improve torsional rigidity. These improvements were the outcome of lengthy testing on New Zealand's and Australia's roughest roads carried out to make the cars suitable for overseas use. The Pilot scuttle was made wider to give more foot room.
Later in 1932, the engine's size was increased to 1577 cc and 14 fiscal horsepower. Fitted with three carburettors and with a claimed output of 35 horsepower it was sold as Rover's Pilot 14 and in long wheelbase tuned form Speed Pilot.
The body on this car was a built in Australia at T.J.Richards in Adelaide.
Australian Motorlife Museum, NSW
Yemen, Wadi, elevated view of houses on rocky cliff by trees
**Good**
1. Aluminum rigidity, flexibility, strength at 19mm diameter. 25mm diameter might be better. Moderate Flexibility is good
2. One person operation
3. Thrust is good underwater
4. Faster setup
5. Stability is good
**Bad**
1. One engine did not go!
2. The camera needs to be deeper and blacked out
3. The camera and brain needs to be cooled
4. In reverse cables get wet(short circuit)
5. Better, faster attachments for tubes
6. Better attachments for tubes, rudders, to stay vertical
7. Set tubes further apart for more stability
# Credits
- Cesar Jung-Harada
- Michael O'Brien
- Brad O'Dell
- Mathis Buchbinder
- Sanjeew Kanagaraj
- Priank Sharma
- Aidina Tleugabyl
- Raman Adiputra
- Michael Tang
- Thanks to Duy Huynh, Emma Wong, Walter Dellisanti, Roberto Pirelli
github.com/MakerBay/Coral_Reef_Mapping_Drone
www.notion.so/cesarjungharada/Coral-Reef-Mapping-Robot-V-...
The frame of the second European Service module for Orion, showing the completed internal structure for Flight Model-2. It will support up to four astronauts and send them further than any human being has ever been from Earth in a few years.
The two circular tank bulkheads are in place, bolted to vertical panels. The top ring will attach to the Crew Module Adapter that connects the Orion capsule to the service module.
The picture was taken at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Turin, Italy, in November 2017.
This structure can be seen as the chassis of the Orion spacecraft, providing structural rigidity while absorbing vibrations and energy from launch.
The holes are to save weight and accommodate future payloads. It will also hold all the other elements together such as the spacecraft’s thrusters, water tanks, fuel tanks, gas tanks, electronics and wires.
The top bulkhead is thicker as it handles more loads. Orion's storage tanks are supported from the top bulkhead which distributes the forces from 9 tonnes of propellant between the European Service Module structure and NASA structures such as the Crew Module Adapter and the launcher fairing, while the lower platform "only" provides support to prevent the tanks from swinging.
Credits: Thales Alenia Space
When was the last time you got to “splash” around without being told off for having muddy feet or making a mess? “Light Splash” is about fun and discovery, about rekindling the child within, allowing yourself to abandon all notions of structure, responsibility and rigidity and take a moment to “play”.
The installation explores the concept of “fun functionality” as you skip around a series of pads, triggering wonderful light sequences as you go. This piece examines the place of fun in design of the built environment, its importance to our wellbeing and ultimately its effect on our outlook and the kinds of choices we make.
The installation is composed of 40 light pads made of plastic polymer sheets that contain LED lighting. Each pad is connected to a central control box, which is responsible for the programming of various lighting sequences. Each pad also contains a pressure sensor; when you walk on this sensor, it lights up the pad and triggers a responsive program in the central control box, which then produces the different lighting sequences.
The collective responsible for “Light Splash” is a group of young architects currently working at Peddle Thorp & Walker, and SJB Architects.
Milos Carkic has previously worked on “The Milky Way” installation for Vivid Sydney 2013; Mona Chao devised a lighting installation for Urban Islands on Cockatoo Island in 2007; and Angus Stevens has been featured in a publication of Architectural Australia for his Graduating Master of Architecture Project in 2013.
This collective has produced two entries for Vivid Sydney 2014; their other entry is “Cloudscene”.
Working variant.
It could look not so rigid, but actually, any point of contact is not smaller than two square inches. It uses 45 series T-slot profile as a base (45x45 mm extruded aluminum extrusion profile). Slide-in M6 T-nuts are handmade (it was faster than to order them from www.8020.net ). All fasteners except ones for translation stage itself, are M6 socket-head screws (mainly stainless, except ones in front of lens - they are regular steel with black finish). Stage bracket and top plate using M4 and M4.5 socket head screws. Aluminum parts in front of lens are spray-painted with black matte primer (not the best holding paint ever, but acceptable). stage platform can be removed from base and set on tripod head or column using M6 or 1/4-20 screw. Bellows are mounted with Arca-Swiss 70mm quick-release plate and clamp. I also had to screw 3/8 set screw into bottom sliding plate of bellows, because otherwise it would wiggle (bellows made in USSR using cast aluminum part as slider for round ways - "perfect" design). Bellows have M42 to micro 4/3 mount adapter for my camera on rear end. I also painted some shiny parts of bellows with black matte primer from the inside. Setup can be used in horizontal position (with object attached to moving table with paperclip or something else) or in vertical position (similar to one used in microscopes). Rigidity of setup allows handheld usage, if object is attached to table securely. To make good background, I used double-sided sticky tape to attach a piece of black velvet paper to the table surface.
Future setup variants can use commercially available 45 series structural elements (profile, T-nuts, T-studs, spacers and so on).
Next planned improvement - 25W diffused LED light using Bridgelux module with CRI 97.
VooDoo13’s 2013+ FRS and BRZ Rear Lower Control Arms are designed, engineered and tested on race tracks across the globe using feedback of top tier drivers and technical directors. Precision CNC machined from high strength aluminum and coated in MIL-A-8625 Type III Hard Anodize. Heat treated Chromoly Steel rod ends and Grade 8 hardware is used to ensure they will withstand abuse from street cars and track cars alike. These control arms offer a considerable increase in strength and rigidity over the OEM stamped steel arms that are prone to flex under stress due to their thin wall construction. Three shock angle mounting and three sway bar mounting positions are available which provide you with the ultimate in suspension tuning. The mounting location to the hub is designed to allow for 18mm of drop. Camber can also be adjusted which allows the user to reduce tire wear and improve handling and stability.
We use QA1 XM Chromoly Steel rod ends that are heat treated for strength and durability. The spherical rod end is self-sealing and self-lubricated because of their Nylon/PTFE injection molded race that keeps out dirt and debris.
Includes pair of control arms and Grade 8 hardware.
All of our products are engineered, manufactured, and assembled at our Gilbert, Arizona facility using only the best materials from US suppliers.
What makes the Illuminati so special? As you might know, our family artisan workshop specializes in building custom titanium frames and if we decide to offer something standard it means it should be something really special. With Illuminati we wanted to create the stiffest road race disc frame ever built, therefore we have created this frame from scratch and you won’t find anything like it on the market. The frame is built from oversized tubes in super compact geometry with shallow seatstays creating a triangular look, which has given the Illuminati its name. And if that weren't enough, we have shaped a diamond toptube in seamless Grade 9 titanium! To add even more stiffness, we have built the Illuminati with a conical 1.5” headtube, PressFit 30 bottom bracket, made in USA flat disc mount combined with DT Swiss thru axle dropouts. Simply put, if you’re searching for a racing disc machine and rigidity is top of your list, this is your choice! Handcrafted in Europe.
Weight: 1480g (size M)
Material: grade 9 ti
- road race disc geometry
- oversized conical internally butted headtube for 1.5" fork
- diamond hydroformed toptube
- oversized double butted downtube
- double butted seattube
- shallow hydroformed seatstays
- Illuminati brake bridge
- hydroformed chainstays
- integrated brake cable routing
- integrated shifting cable routing
- PressFit 30 bottom bracket
- flat disc mount
- made in USA PARAGON dropouts compatible with both DT Swiss 142 x 12mm and SHIMANO 142 x 12mm hangers
- DT Swiss 142 x 12mm thru axle removable alu hanger
- hand brushed finish
- custom sandblasting
- ti headbadge
- anodized bolts
Compatible with: integrated tapered IS42/28.6 | IS52/40 headset, PressFit 30 bottom bracket, flat mount disc brake caliper, thru axle 142 x 12mm rear hub, 31.6mm seatpost, 34.9mm clamp band front derailleur, max 28C tyre
Inclusive: headset CANE CREEK 110, seatpost clamp THOMSON, hanger PARAGON x DT Swiss 142 x 12mm (anodized alu), skewer DT Swiss RWS 142 x 12mm, bottlecage bolts WITTSON (anodized alu) 4 pcs, internal gear nose (anodized alu) 2 pcs
Valid Lifetime Warranty!
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Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio, presents Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" -- live on stage from March 26 to April 12, 2015.
Directed by Craig Joseph, Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" is a dark comedy in which the carefully controlled existence of two complacent suburbanites is forever shattered by their family and friends over the course of one eventful weekend.
Describing his play 30 years after its first production, the playwright Edward Albee wrote in 1996 that it concerns “the rigidity and ultimate paralysis which afflicts those who settle in too easily, waking up one day to discover that all of the choices they have avoided no longer give them any freedom of choice, and that what choices they do have left are beside the point.”
When the play begins, we meet Agnes and Tobias, a perfectly normal, upper middle-class married couple. With a cushion of wealth to protect them, they would appear to have the best of everything: a beautifully furnished home, the finest china and the most tasteful furniture.But the underpinnings of such a comfortable life have begun to come loose. Live-in sister-in-law Claire drinks too much and delights in trading caustic remarks with Agnes and Tobias. And Julia, Agnes and Tobias’s 36-year-old daughter, has returned home after her fourth failed marriage, a lost child seeking the comfort of hearth and home.
The sudden appearance of Harry and Edna, the neighbors and best friends of Agnes and Tobias, further threatens the rigidly restrained order of suburban splendor. Harry and Edna insist that they cannot return to their own home, due to an undefined “terror” that has gripped them. With their equilibrium thus upended, can Agnes and Tobias continue to maintain their “delicate balance?”
A drama packed with psychological complexity, Edward Albee's" A Delicate Balance" takes audiences on a careening ride from domestic superficiality to a jolting confrontation with life’s most existential questions.
For tickets and more information, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/a-delicate-balance-2015-03-26
THE CAST
MOLLY McGINNIS*
Agnes
RICHARD WORSWICK
Tobias
MARGIE STOCKER
Claire
HARRIET DeVETO
Edna
ROSS RHODES
Harry
MORIAH OPHARDT
Julia
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors and stage managers.
THE CREATIVE TEAM
CRAIG JOSEPH
Director
MARTHA KALTENBACH
Stage Manager
BARRY FRIEDMAN
Assistant Stage Manager
JOHN GRAFTON
Properties Designer
SCOTT THANASIU
Sound Designer
JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer
JONATHON HUNTER
Lighting Designer
RALPH COOLEY
Scenic Designer
KATHY KOHL
Assistant Technical Director
The photos for this Flickr set were shot by Scott Diese for Weathervane Playhouse at the show's final dress rehearsal on March 25, 2015.
One of the novelties of my latest boat is that it has only 3 ribs. Final rigidity of the boat is accomplished by jam-packing the nose and tail with cargo. Thats why the boat has untypical rounded or pumped-out look.
"Capt. Nemo's telescope" at Stellafane 2008. For several years I've felt that the rock in front of the Porter turret scope was ideal because the surface is less resilient than the turf on the rest of the competition field, and helps showcase the rigidity of a scope.
Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio, presents Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" -- live on stage from March 26 to April 12, 2015.
Directed by Craig Joseph, Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" is a dark comedy in which the carefully controlled existence of two complacent suburbanites is forever shattered by their family and friends over the course of one eventful weekend.
Describing his play 30 years after its first production, the playwright Edward Albee wrote in 1996 that it concerns “the rigidity and ultimate paralysis which afflicts those who settle in too easily, waking up one day to discover that all of the choices they have avoided no longer give them any freedom of choice, and that what choices they do have left are beside the point.”
When the play begins, we meet Agnes and Tobias, a perfectly normal, upper middle-class married couple. With a cushion of wealth to protect them, they would appear to have the best of everything: a beautifully furnished home, the finest china and the most tasteful furniture.But the underpinnings of such a comfortable life have begun to come loose. Live-in sister-in-law Claire drinks too much and delights in trading caustic remarks with Agnes and Tobias. And Julia, Agnes and Tobias’s 36-year-old daughter, has returned home after her fourth failed marriage, a lost child seeking the comfort of hearth and home.
The sudden appearance of Harry and Edna, the neighbors and best friends of Agnes and Tobias, further threatens the rigidly restrained order of suburban splendor. Harry and Edna insist that they cannot return to their own home, due to an undefined “terror” that has gripped them. With their equilibrium thus upended, can Agnes and Tobias continue to maintain their “delicate balance?”
A drama packed with psychological complexity, Edward Albee's" A Delicate Balance" takes audiences on a careening ride from domestic superficiality to a jolting confrontation with life’s most existential questions.
For tickets and more information, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/a-delicate-balance-2015-03-26
THE CAST
MOLLY McGINNIS*
Agnes
RICHARD WORSWICK
Tobias
MARGIE STOCKER
Claire
HARRIET DeVETO
Edna
ROSS RHODES
Harry
MORIAH OPHARDT
Julia
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors and stage managers.
THE CREATIVE TEAM
CRAIG JOSEPH
Director
MARTHA KALTENBACH
Stage Manager
BARRY FRIEDMAN
Assistant Stage Manager
JOHN GRAFTON
Properties Designer
SCOTT THANASIU
Sound Designer
JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer
JONATHON HUNTER
Lighting Designer
RALPH COOLEY
Scenic Designer
KATHY KOHL
Assistant Technical Director
The photos for this Flickr set were shot by Scott Diese for Weathervane Playhouse at the show's final dress rehearsal on March 25, 2015.
Grapevine Panels and View of Oyster Bay by Louis C. Tiffany .
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View of Oyster Bay:
In the late 1870s, Louis C. Tiffany introduced novel subjects and innovative techniques into stained glass, heralding new life for the medium. Three decades later, drawing on the master's years of experimentation in glassmaking, Tiffany's artisans fabricated this illusionistic window framed by a trellis and wisteria vines dripping with blue and white blossoms. The view is remarkably similar to that of Long Island Sound from Tiffany's estate, Laurelton Hall, in Oyster Bay. The window was commissioned, however by Willian C. Skinner for his New York City town house as a reminder of the family estate in Holyoke, Massachusetts, named Wistariahurst for the abundant vines surrounding the home
Grapevine Panels.
These highly decorative panels features lush grapes and vines entwined on a rectilinear trellis. The broad leaves are rendered in a wide variety of greens touched with blues, purples and even pink. the slender vines-some lead, some glass- twist themselves around the trellis, while the rounded three-dimensional forms of the grapes further enhance the illusionistic effect. In another hallmark of Tiffany's Windows, the leafing is of varying thickness; the grapevines are delicate and fluid, while thicker, more uniform leading conveys the rigidity of the trellis.
1972 Porsche 911S Targa
Chassis No. 9112310859
Engine No. 6321240
While Porsche relentlessly developed the seminal 356 following its 1948 introduction, plans for a new model began as early as 1956. First introduced at Frankfurt in 1963, the 911 created a stir of excitement and heated debate among Porsche enthusiasts worldwide. Series-production began in late 1964, and the new model quickly silenced Porsche’s critics with its flat-six engine, five-speed gearbox and refined suspension.
The 911 Targa, named in honor of Porsche’s success in the grueling Targa Florio endurance race, featured a reinforced integral roll-bar providing the rigidity and rollover protection that a full cabriolet would have obviously lacked. The 911S Targa embodies the best elements of versatile all-weather motoring and legendary sports-car performance.
Highly desired among Porsche enthusiasts, this bold Viper Green 911S Targa is an absolute thrill! The car has recently received a great deal of attention with is comprehensive ground-up restoration, reviving 911 into the strong and handsome driver. On top of its beautiful exterior finish, every mechanical item throughout the vehicle has been well sorted through; repairing and replacing whatever deemed necessary with all receipts from 1998-2011 accompanying the car.
The 911S comes complete with the once removed factory original A/C equipment and front seats as well as Porsche Certificate of Authenticity. While not restored to show condition, the 911 ought to be an ideal companion for pleasant drives, the occasional Porsche gathering, rallies, slalom courses, and especially long-distance tours.
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Foreign Policy of a country is a set of rules that seems to outline the behaviour of a particular country and how it interacts with other countries and international organizations. This mainly depends on internal, external political and the “global, economic and political considerations”.
Foreign Policy should be compatible with all forms of internal, political and economic considerations therefore special emphasis is given in the area of foreign policy in any form of Government. Sri Lanka needs this badly due to anti Sri Lanka propaganda within and outside. Good image is based on the conduct of the Head of the State and Government in power. Sometimes outside powers rock the boat due to international politics and petty considerations. Generally with the Head of the State and the politics that formulates and implements foreign policy depending on the political and economic climate of the day. Generally the foreign policy of a State is not static and confined to narrow goals. There were discussions recently about the foreign policy of Sri Lanka today in the present political and economic climate. It is clearly stated in “Mahinda Chintana” which is implemented by the Head of the State based on the policy and his personality amongst the family of nations. Mahinda Chintana briefly gives an outline of the policy as follows:
“I will continue Sri Lanka’s non-aligned foreign policy. During the last four years we witnessed the benefits of maintaining friendly relations with India, Japan, China, Pakistan and other Asian countries. I am committed to continue these friendly relations in the political, economic, defence, trade and cultural arena.
I will ensure that Sri Lanka abides by the global treaties and agreements on environmental and climate change and will strengthen Sri Lanka’s ties with the UN Agencies.
I will maintain the dignity of my country in foreign relations and will initiate a new programme to forge relations with countries.”
Countries and regional institutions are as selfish as individuals and the policy depends on the interest of the peoples of the respective nation or the organization. Sometimes legislation too formulates and directly and indirectly implements foreign policy. Indian foreign policy is somewhat static and firm irrespective of change of power as the administrative machinery traditionally protects the policies and interests in the interest of the nation. India is
extremely successful in managing her foreign policy. In India governments may change but not necessarily the foreign policy. In Sri Lanka it is not so. It varies from government to government. Always the United National Party tends to be pro West and the SLFP is a non aligned and friendly with all.
In the United States it is the President who formulates and implements foreign policy. As a world power and self appointed world policeman. USA’s foreign policy is subjected to greater scrutiny by the entire world and plays a main role in world economies and politics.
The attitude of the USA towards Afghanistan which is the newest member of the SAARC group and Iraq which is still in turmoil are matters which concerns our member states and the region directly and indirectly. In the United Kingdom it is the Prime Minister who formulates and implements the foreign policy as in France, and many EU and other countries. In the former USSR too it was the President who was responsible directly for the foreign policy. National security, world security, economic prosperity, ideological goals and more importantly peace and wars depend on the foreign policy considerations of States and international organizations.
The pronouncement of His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa in public forums and Mahinda Chintana is complete and exhaustive. It has proved that Sri Lankan President is an emerging world leader and Sri Lanka continues to be a major player in the international arena being a very senior respectable member of the United Nations. Sri Lankan President has not strictly deviated from the policy adopted by Madam Bandaranaike, who managed it well in the 1970s. Today it is the new world with no cold war and the creation of the global village as a result of the unprecedented and amazing E-com developments that have transformed the entire social, political and economic fabric of the world. Mahinda is friendly, warm and realistic . He has become a main player in the politics of the Chess Game within a short spell of time. Foreign Policy of the country depends on the conduct and behaviour of the leader, his reputation and charisma. Mrs. Bandaranaike made us a respectable and active member of the world family and her relations with India was excellent.
She settled Kachchativu and Indo-SL dispute amicably using her personal connections with India. So are the conduct and relations of Mahinda with India and the Indian leaders despite venomous anti Sri Lankan propaganda by our own misguided opposition and some non governmental organizations.
President Rajapaksa who is lovable and popular among the family of states, has adopted his own way and style using his charisma and personal charm which is a great gift to the nation. He has realized that we need honest and genuine friends in need.
Close-warm friendships and relations with Iran, Japan, Pakistan, China, Russia, UK and EU are well done and well thought of. He addresses world gatherings at ease and without a script unlike Blair or Brown.
Every human being and nation consisting of humans is selfish and has their own agenda in the interests of their citizens. Therefore, it is natural that Indo-Sri Lankan relations have difficult periods. Every nation has internal issues and the priority should be given to their own citizens. But to the credit of both nations nowhere during the long history India ever invaded Sri Lanka completely though there were provincial rulers who partially invaded for short periods. We inherited religion, culture and many other values and sources of developments mainly from our big brother for which we are ever grateful. Even the 1987episode could have been avoided and we handled it properly baed on a firm and correct foreign policy sounded on trust, confidence and goodwill. The Indian central government depends for their existence on Tamil Nadu which is one of the largest provinces and generally the deciding factor of any government always hands on the balance of power of the provinces. Tamil Nadu has 32 seats out of 552 in the Lok Sabha and has a say on the Central Government and governance in general. Dravidian parties organized themselves since 1916 by forming a welfare association in Tamils which subsequently changed to a political union.
In 1944 Dravidian Kazhagam party was formed and today it has split into many sub groups and is in power in turns mainly as leading actors in the forefront. “Muran” and many powerful dynasties (C265-238BC)never thought of invading Sri Lanka though the provinces had their own struggles, differences and bloody wars. They left Sri Lanka alone for thousands of years. Buddhism and Hinduism have been the most valuable Indian contributions to Sri Lanka which has developed close bonds in all respects. Both Sri Lanka and India are tolerant and secular nations where the citizens enjoy ideals of modern democratic principles which are similar to traditional ideals practiced for thousands and thousands of years.
Even closest family members at times are faced with minute differences. Therefore it is natural that both countries have at times strained there close friendly bonds due to mismanagement of foreign policy; mostly by us. In India governments may change but not the foreign policy and the system of administration. But on the whole the relations between the two countries were extremely cordial.
King Asoka sent his son Mahinda and daughter Sangamitta as emissaries to propagate Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan King Devanampiyatissa though they had not met has been a close friend of King Asoka who conquered the whole of India. He did not want to conquer Sri Lanka due to the close friendship with King Tissa.
King Asoka was not a happy man due to the large number of massacres and devastations as a result of war. He led a disturbed life wanting mental rest and peace when he came across Nigroda Samanera (Novice Bhikkhu) walking along the road happily and peacefully accepting food offered by the public. He invited the Samanera to his palace and requested him to sit in a proper seat. The Samanera sat on the King’s Chair being the most suitable position to a person who has shed all worldly ties.
The King was extremely happy and embraced Buddhism and spent the rest of his life for the propagation of Buddhism and the peaceful way of life. Indo-Sri Lanka relations, since then have been excellent. Mr. and Mrs. Bandaranaike during their regimes developed strong political and personal bonds between the two countries, leaders and their families. Today Sri Lankan President has also developed strong personal and political bonds between the two countries and leaders.
President Rajapaksa has been extremely cautious and diplomatic in dealing with the power blocks interested primarily in their interest especially in the volatile and uncertain world politics and economy which crumbled with no notice facing them with the most disastrous recession ever. South Asia and Sri Lanka were less affected due to their simplicity and management of their own affairs based on Home Grown solutions. The response from the USA senate is wonderful-that they cannot afford to lose Sri Lanka – and it is time they realize we should not be drifted toward a political block out of sheer necessity. It is time the diplomatic community of the West and USA in Sri Lanka should play a safe game to maintain and enhance good relations with Sri Lanka without being interested in local politics however interesting it is.
Award Honorius Causa Doctorate from the People’s Friendship University of Russia on President Rajapaksa is the zenith of his achievement for the conduct of international affairs from the assumption of the office as the President of Sri Lanka four years ago. It is to his credit and respect to the nation that the sixth and the most rare honour of awarding the prestigious academic excellence on peace was awarded for the services rendered to mankind by eliminating the terror outfit to the disbelief and surprise of the Global Community. Wall Street Journal of USA reported in the speech of President “ I know as well as anyone that our future success relies on lasting peace. The revival of terrorism was an important milestone in that process, but the nation needs to be nound by a common purpose. My new government will address the genuine grievances of all communities and foster the enforcement of equal rights for all”. It was during the last few days of the end of the terror regime that maximum pressure was exerted to President Rajapaksa by the Western leaders, EU, USA, UN, and a number of powerful NGOs wanted to stop the war on terror and enter into the same old peace process that failed and “Hell” in Sri Lanka at the cost of hundreds of thousands of human lives and destruction of trillions of rupees of national wealth. India, China, USSR, Middle East, Africa and the Sri Lankan expatriate community stood firmly with President Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka isolating USA, UK and EU with NGos and Inter Governmental organizations depending on public and UN funds, which is proof of the successful conduct of international affairs based on “Mahinda Chintana” and his own style on the process of dealing with the international community, which is reiterated in “Mahinda Chintana”.
President’s conduct as a leader of a country with an unstable and volatile political and war situation during the war on terror has been exemplary cautious, well planned and well thought of. It is difficult to satisfy the political agenda of the complicated world political groupings, UN and Non-governmental organizations and the Sri Lankan policy while maintaining the vision, identity and the interest of the Nation with a minority government representing different political and ethnic groups with difficult different and unattainable demands. Every mission to meet world leaders was with a purpose and vision. Leading a trade mission to China the leading political and economic power in the near future, meeting the President of Iran when we had fuel shortages, meeting President Gadaffi when he was about to be appointed to Chair the Human Rights Committee when UN and INGOs were trailing us to deal internationally, hosting of SAARC which was enhanced and strengthened close ties with India and the SAARC countries jut before the last lap of the end of terror where we were blessed with the group of SAARC and other regional organizations attended the summit as observers. Address the UN and taking part in international forums such as the address to the Oxford students union in the United Kingdom strengthened presidents international stature as an emerging world leader leading a fair cross section of the human community in the globe.
International relations of a Nation depend on the vision, conduct, personality and the conduct of diplomacy of the of the Chief Executive in the world family representing the Nation region and the world in international forums and dealing with world leaders and international organizations. Successful world leaders had their own style of conducting international affairs in the international arena. Nehru, Chou En Lai, Indira Ghandi, Tony Blair, Putin, Bush, Obama and other leading and charismatic world leaders on assuming power changed the foreign policy of the country according to the current needs of the day.
In India the foreign policy is streamlined as it is very slowly and rarely the policy deviates from the mainstream due to their discipline and rigidity in foreign affairs administration and governance. In Sri Lanka foreign policy deviations are marked and effective. S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike brought about a complete change in foreign policy after Sir John Kotalawela’s policy which was modified to non alignment by Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike until J.R. Jayewardene again changed the policy to a mixture of pro West and non-alignments. Rajapaksa government is victorious with a unique foreign policy unique to Mahinda Rajapaksa’s “International Personality” which is basically non-alignment with modifications based on the realities on international economic and world order in the fast changing new world of Information
Technology which has changed our globe to a borderless modern and wonderful world.
Uniqueness of President Rajapaksa is the non-negotiability in main issues such as unitary nature of the State, sovereignty equality among Nations, sovereignty of the Nation and the people , love and respect to Motherland, equality and impartiality towards all the citizens sans differences, and service to the brethren based on equality and with respect to all modes and norms of individual and collective Human Rights.
Despite the excellent relations with the world family the worrying factor is the misunderstanding of some western countries and INGOs due to vigorous campaign by powerful pro LTTE elements which are fast disintegrating. President Rajapaksa has friendship of the intention of mending fences with the West with his charm and diplomatic which has been proved successful. He has secured the trend skill or the Eastern block including the Central Asia, Middle East with Iran and other Oil Rich , Africa, small orbital nations around USA, and of course the two emerging world powers China and USSR which sere instrumental in bailing us out when we were in danger of being interrogated by the UN on false and malicious LTTE related propaganda. Nation is confident and prays his next mission towards the West will be another success story as has been proved before.
President Rajapaksa’s initiation to ensure to abide by global treaties and agreements on climate change is encouraging when the world is facing grave danger of slow destruction of the planet due to unplanned industrialization and developments.
It is also time for us to review the position with the Charter of the United Nations established in place of the League of Nations anticipating a more effective world organization. It is time for us to be active as Asians promoting the emerging power India as a member of the Security Council and to be more close to SAARC aiming to be “Wonder of Asia”.
(The writer, is the Sri Lankan Ambassador in the United Arab Emirates, The views expressed are the author's own)
Sri Lanka Guardian (06/08/2010)
SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR
•OEM Make & Model: 2011MY Ford Motor Co. Ford® Focus® C346 compact car
•Tier Supplier/Processor: Webasto SE / Windsor Mold Group
•Material Supplier / Toolmaker: Ticona Engineering Polymers / two-shot injection molded
•Material / Process: Celstran® PP-GF40-03 LFT-PP-GF40 / Vacuum bag, autoclave cure
•Description: This multi-material sunroof wind deflector is co-molded using rigid LFT-PP overmolded with a flexible styrenic-block copolymer TPE (TPE-s) using a 2-shot rotary press. Careful materials selection assured high rigidity, low moisture absorption, toughness, good aesthetics, and light weight for the LFT-PP grade, as well as good UV stability and a strong cohesive bond for the TPE grade. By co-molding the part on 1 press, costs are reduced, there is less flash, secondary operations are eliminated, scrap is lowered, appearance is improved, warranty costs are reduced, and a more robust adhesion between materials is achieved.
About the M113
Designed by the Food Machinery Corp (FMC), the M113 first entered service in 1960. Since then the M113 has proven itself versatile with an estimated 80,000 -113s of all types having been produced and used by 50+ countries worldwide.
A typical M113 is armed with an M2 machine gun and expected to be able to withstand 7.62mm gun fire. Crewed by 2, a driver and commander, the M113 is able to transport 11 passengers.
About this build:
This is a build based off of the Brickmania M113. Being a little disappointed with the design I decided to rework it. The main changes from the BM design is a rework for added rigidity and a fleshed out interior.
This build has positions for a driver and commander and is able to seat 6 with Brickarms headgear, body armor, and weapons.
If you're interested in this build, a file can be found here:
What makes the Illuminati so special? As you might know, our family artisan workshop specializes in building custom titanium frames and if we decide to offer something standard it means it should be something really special. With Illuminati we wanted to create the stiffest road race disc frame ever built, therefore we have created this frame from scratch and you won’t find anything like it on the market. The frame is built from oversized tubes in super compact geometry with shallow seatstays creating a triangular look, which has given the Illuminati its name. And if that weren't enough, we have shaped a diamond toptube in seamless Grade 9 titanium! To add even more stiffness, we have built the Illuminati with a conical 1.5” headtube, PressFit 30 bottom bracket, made in USA flat disc mount combined with DT Swiss thru axle dropouts. Simply put, if you’re searching for a racing disc machine and rigidity is top of your list, this is your choice! Handcrafted in Europe.
Weight: 1480g (size M)
Material: grade 9 ti
- road race disc geometry
- oversized conical internally butted headtube for 1.5" fork
- diamond hydroformed toptube
- oversized double butted downtube
- double butted seattube
- shallow hydroformed seatstays
- Illuminati brake bridge
- hydroformed chainstays
- integrated brake cable routing
- integrated shifting cable routing
- PressFit 30 bottom bracket
- flat disc mount
- made in USA PARAGON dropouts compatible with both DT Swiss 142 x 12mm and SHIMANO 142 x 12mm hangers
- DT Swiss 142 x 12mm thru axle removable alu hanger
- hand brushed finish
- custom sandblasting
- ti headbadge
- anodized bolts
Compatible with: integrated tapered IS42/28.6 | IS52/40 headset, PressFit 30 bottom bracket, flat mount disc brake caliper, thru axle 142 x 12mm rear hub, 31.6mm seatpost, 34.9mm clamp band front derailleur, max 28C tyre
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The Password:JDM 2-Point REAR Strut Tower Bars for the Honda Civic / CRX (88-91) are designed to strengthen the chassis of the Civic's and CRX's by joining the two shock towers together. Improve the road feel and handling characteristics of your Civic/CRX during spirited street or track performance driving.
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-Laser-cut mounting flanges. Cut and formed from a single piece of T6061 Aluminum.
-Individually TIG welded for added strength, performance, rigidity, and quality control.
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Expect dramatic improvements to high speed cornering on and off the tracks right after installation with a quality Password:JDM Strut Bar that will last the lifetime of your vehicle. And the kicker? Our bars were designed to 'world-spec, and will fit both LHD and RHD applications! Happy Motoring!
The Nissan GT-R NISMO '17 is a road car produced by Nissan. It appears in Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.15) and Gran Turismo 7.
The GT-R NISMO debuted in 2014 as the highest performance grade model of the R35 GT-R. Since then it had remained popular with no major modifications until the summer of 2016, where the 2017 model GT-R NISMO with various improvements was finally introduced.
The characteristic GT-R NISMO bonded body using structural adhesives for improving the rigidity of the car, the utilisation of GT3 turbines, and the tuned engine producing 591 BHP / 66.5 kgfm remained pretty much the same. But in the 2017 model the front window frame of the body was reinforced for further improvements in rigidity, and suspension settings were revised down to the Damp Tronic ECU, improving urban comfort to driving on the edge while cornering on a circuit.
Another important change was the aerodynamics. The front under spoiler and bumper with canard shaped fins on both sides, the rear spoiler and bumper was designed by an aerodynamics engineer who works on the Super GT race car for the road. By doing so, the downforce at 300 km/h is 100 kg stronger than the standard.
This Nissan R35 GT-R NISMO from Gran Turismo 7 has been created for #mocaroundgang #mocaround79 to the theme #videogame hosted by @brickrails on instagram. Entries for this build theme should be submitted by July 13th, 2024.
Now this is what the Georgians didn't want you to see, and I much prefer it to the front facades of these giants. Look at all that mental plumbing, those awesome windows. Nothing lines up and it's a complete departure from the rigidity and formality of the front facades - I love it!
Also, the views from here over Dean Village are fantastic.
The Password:JDM 2-Point REAR Strut Tower Bars for the Honda Civic / CRX (88-91) are designed to strengthen the chassis of the Civic's and CRX's by joining the two shock towers together. Improve the road feel and handling characteristics of your Civic/CRX during spirited street or track performance driving.
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More Information about Password:JDM Strut Bars:
-Laser-cut mounting flanges. Cut and formed from a single piece of T6061 Aluminum.
-Individually TIG welded for added strength, performance, rigidity, and quality control.
-Constructed from exclusive extrusion material to exact PWJDM specifications. Thickest wall thickness on the market (0.125").
Expect dramatic improvements to high speed cornering on and off the tracks right after installation with a quality Password:JDM Strut Bar that will last the lifetime of your vehicle. And the kicker? Our bars were designed to 'world-spec, and will fit both LHD and RHD applications! Happy Motoring!
APRC Aprilia Performance Ride Control, the electronic management package including:
- ATC: Aprilia Traction Control automatically adjusts to different types of tyres, with 8 settings conveniently selectable while racing from a joystick on the left handlebar without turning down the throttle;
- AWC: Aprilia Wheelie Control with three settings;
- ALC: Aprilia Launch Control, for use on the track only, with 3 settings;
- AQS: Aprilia Quick Shift, for ultra-fast shifting without closing the throttle or using the clutch.
Dual display mode for instrument panel display: ROAD and RACE;
Aprilia RSV4 is the only production super sport bike using a narrow 65° V four-cylinder engine with unique features. Extremely compact, as slim as a twin-cylinder to fit in an ultra-compact chassis, the 65° V4 engine was and still is the epitome of Italian engineering ingenuity.
The Aprilia 65° V4 engine specifications in short:
Engine capacity: 999.6 cc
Architecture: 65° V4
Crankcase: monobloc with integrated crankcase liners
Timing system: 4 valves per cylinder (Titanium and Nymonic) operated directly by a camshaft driven by a mixed chain/gear system, lateral timing chain, central gear train
Fuel system: Electronic injection with 2 injectors per cylinder and integrated independent Ride by Wire system for each bank. Three mappings selectable from handlebar.
Antivibration countershaft
Compression ratio: 13:1
Transmission: 6-speed direct-control cassette type gearbox
Clutch: Multiplate wet clutch with mechanical slipper system
Electronic management: Magneti Marelli control unit managing ignition, injection and Ride by Wire system.
APRC system for dynamic control
The narrow V architecture translates into an engine that is incredibly compact in length, offering advantages in terms of mass centralisation and an extremely high performance chassis (short wheelbase, long swingarm).
The innovative timing system (with the chain camshaft driving only the intake camshaft, which in turn drives the exhaust camshaft via a gear) has made extremely compact heads (just 250 mm at the rear of the engine) especially in the area beneath the frame spars, which are thus much narrower than would otherwise be possible.
A countershaft dampens vibrations even more than in a 90° V engine.
The monobloc crankcase with integrated aluminium cylinder liners ensures maximum rigidity and consistent performance.
The electronic management system is another example of the 65° V4 engine's technological supremacy. Full Ride-by-Wire technology eliminates any direct connection between the throttle grip and the throttle valves, which are entirely controlled by a latest generation Marelli control unit that also controls the ignition and the 8 injectors (the 4 secondary fan pattern injectors come into play at high loads).
Each bank has a dedicated servo unit actuating its own two throttle bodies only. This means that the aperture of the throttle valves and, as a consequence, the quantity of fuel injected, can be controlled independently. This solution, applied here for the first time ever in a production bike, opens up practically infinite possibilities for power delivery control and works hand in hand with the APRC system.
The transmission has also been designed to the meet most advanced criteria to offer the maximum performance possible. To underscore the racing soul of the 65° V4 engine, it is mated to a cassette gearbox with a wet sump lubrication system (with oil in the crankcase). The wet clutch features a mechanical slipper system for optimised engine braking torque control and stability under hard braking.
The 65° V4 was one of the most advanced engines in the world at the time of its debut. The new RSV4 R APRC underwent a number of refinements and further improvements based on the world superbike racing experience with the factory bike. The new exhaust and engine mappings make for optimal power delivery. Lubrication has been improved at critical points, the countershaft runs in ball bearings rather than plain bushings and the head cooling circuit has been reviewed for optimal operating temperatures and long-term reliability.
Combustion chambers and cylinder-piston fits have also been revised for optimal engine performance. The three lowest gears are spaced closer for extra speed out of bends. The advanced exhaust butterfly valve management system improved delivery in the low rpm band and reduces emissions while preserving the engine's thrilling sound
Bespoke cyclo-cross frame - one of four made for the British team in 1981. Made from Reynolds 531DB with Bocama long-point lugs as these are very strong.
The bottleneck seat-stay construction used a piece of down tube, bronze-welded onto the plate -reinforced seat tube. The lower end of this tube is ovalised to widen it..and to widen the seat stays at the point where the fatter cross-tub will pass through. The chain stay bridge has been omitted. The idea was to provide wide open spaces which would not clog up with mud. The bottleneck gave a considerable strength and rigidity to the back-end of the bike and added better directional stability too.
The frames were chrome-plated to help the mud slide off.
The automotive industry has seen many flops during its century-long existence, most of them due to poor thinking and execution. Every once in a while, though, some truly innovative vehicles receive the axe simply because they were ahead of their time.
Renault’s Avantime is one such an example. Built in cooperation with Matra, the coupe-MPV was unlike anything else on the road when it was launched in 2001. Unfortunately, buyers weren’t ready to embrace such a radical vehicle. Ironically, a decade later, oddities like the BMW X6 and Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet are on the verge of becoming trendsetters.
The Avantime’s history dates back to the early 1990s, when Philippe Guédon, head of automotive division at Matra, noted an important change in the customer base of the Espace.
He believed that children of Espace owners remained loyal to the brand even after they grew up, but also wanted Renault to give them something new, with a stronger focus on driving pleasure. This how the CoupéSpace concept came to be, a design study that offered the van’s versatility, clad in a 2+2 coupe body.
A partnership between Renault and Matra was signed in 1998 and the Avantime name was adopted. The chassis came from the Matra-built Espace III, while design guru Patrick Le Quément was responsible for the body and interior.
The key word for the coupe-MPV was innovation. In hindsight, this was an understatement, as the French maker boldly went where no one has gone before. The name, which sounds like "ahead of time", wasn’t just a cheap pun.
The Avantime featured a "one-box" setup, typical for an MPV, but eliminated the B-pillars to obtain the desired coupe look and had two enormous doors, for easy access. Much of the body was built using galvanized steel and polyester panels, while the upper structure was made from exposed aluminum. This lowered the center of gravity and improved rigidity, allowing engineers to fit the Avantime with a large sunroof.
Despite the very long doors, the Avantime could use a normal parking space without any trouble. It had a never before seen double parallel-opening system (dubbed "double-kinematic"), which minimized outswing.
Inside, the second row of seats was positioned higher, giving passengers a theater-like experience. The panoramic roof improved the sensation of space and, at a push of a button, it could be opened, together with all windows, for an "open air" mode.
The cabin featured four individual seats with incorporated seatbelts and clad in upscale leather. The interior design was minimalistic, but the materials and build quality was above average for the time.
Upon sale, the Avantime boasted a 3.0-liter V6 petrol engine, delivering 207 hp. Just like today, the large displacement scared away most European buyers and the smaller 2.0-liter petrol and 2.2-liter diesel powerplants were offered too late. Thus, Renault was simply unable to avoid the disaster that was shaping up.
In 2003, only two years into its lifecycle and with just 8,557 units sold, the futuristic Avantime was discontinued, in what was to become one of the biggest flops that the French maker had to endure.
However, the Avantime was not a bad car and it’s a prized item among collectors these days.
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Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio, presents Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" -- live on stage from March 26 to April 12, 2015.
Directed by Craig Joseph, Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" is a dark comedy in which the carefully controlled existence of two complacent suburbanites is forever shattered by their family and friends over the course of one eventful weekend.
Describing his play 30 years after its first production, the playwright Edward Albee wrote in 1996 that it concerns “the rigidity and ultimate paralysis which afflicts those who settle in too easily, waking up one day to discover that all of the choices they have avoided no longer give them any freedom of choice, and that what choices they do have left are beside the point.”
When the play begins, we meet Agnes and Tobias, a perfectly normal, upper middle-class married couple. With a cushion of wealth to protect them, they would appear to have the best of everything: a beautifully furnished home, the finest china and the most tasteful furniture.But the underpinnings of such a comfortable life have begun to come loose. Live-in sister-in-law Claire drinks too much and delights in trading caustic remarks with Agnes and Tobias. And Julia, Agnes and Tobias’s 36-year-old daughter, has returned home after her fourth failed marriage, a lost child seeking the comfort of hearth and home.
The sudden appearance of Harry and Edna, the neighbors and best friends of Agnes and Tobias, further threatens the rigidly restrained order of suburban splendor. Harry and Edna insist that they cannot return to their own home, due to an undefined “terror” that has gripped them. With their equilibrium thus upended, can Agnes and Tobias continue to maintain their “delicate balance?”
A drama packed with psychological complexity, Edward Albee's" A Delicate Balance" takes audiences on a careening ride from domestic superficiality to a jolting confrontation with life’s most existential questions.
For tickets and more information, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/a-delicate-balance-2015-03-26
THE CAST
MOLLY McGINNIS*
Agnes
RICHARD WORSWICK
Tobias
MARGIE STOCKER
Claire
HARRIET DeVETO
Edna
ROSS RHODES
Harry
MORIAH OPHARDT
Julia
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors and stage managers.
THE CREATIVE TEAM
CRAIG JOSEPH
Director
MARTHA KALTENBACH
Stage Manager
BARRY FRIEDMAN
Assistant Stage Manager
JOHN GRAFTON
Properties Designer
SCOTT THANASIU
Sound Designer
JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer
JONATHON HUNTER
Lighting Designer
RALPH COOLEY
Scenic Designer
KATHY KOHL
Assistant Technical Director
The photos for this Flickr set were shot by Scott Diese for Weathervane Playhouse at the show's final dress rehearsal on March 25, 2015.
Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio, presents Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" -- live on stage from March 26 to April 12, 2015.
Directed by Craig Joseph, Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" is a dark comedy in which the carefully controlled existence of two complacent suburbanites is forever shattered by their family and friends over the course of one eventful weekend.
Describing his play 30 years after its first production, the playwright Edward Albee wrote in 1996 that it concerns “the rigidity and ultimate paralysis which afflicts those who settle in too easily, waking up one day to discover that all of the choices they have avoided no longer give them any freedom of choice, and that what choices they do have left are beside the point.”
When the play begins, we meet Agnes and Tobias, a perfectly normal, upper middle-class married couple. With a cushion of wealth to protect them, they would appear to have the best of everything: a beautifully furnished home, the finest china and the most tasteful furniture.But the underpinnings of such a comfortable life have begun to come loose. Live-in sister-in-law Claire drinks too much and delights in trading caustic remarks with Agnes and Tobias. And Julia, Agnes and Tobias’s 36-year-old daughter, has returned home after her fourth failed marriage, a lost child seeking the comfort of hearth and home.
The sudden appearance of Harry and Edna, the neighbors and best friends of Agnes and Tobias, further threatens the rigidly restrained order of suburban splendor. Harry and Edna insist that they cannot return to their own home, due to an undefined “terror” that has gripped them. With their equilibrium thus upended, can Agnes and Tobias continue to maintain their “delicate balance?”
A drama packed with psychological complexity, Edward Albee's" A Delicate Balance" takes audiences on a careening ride from domestic superficiality to a jolting confrontation with life’s most existential questions.
For tickets and more information, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/a-delicate-balance-2015-03-26
THE CAST
MOLLY McGINNIS*
Agnes
RICHARD WORSWICK
Tobias
MARGIE STOCKER
Claire
HARRIET DeVETO
Edna
ROSS RHODES
Harry
MORIAH OPHARDT
Julia
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors and stage managers.
THE CREATIVE TEAM
CRAIG JOSEPH
Director
MARTHA KALTENBACH
Stage Manager
BARRY FRIEDMAN
Assistant Stage Manager
JOHN GRAFTON
Properties Designer
SCOTT THANASIU
Sound Designer
JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer
JONATHON HUNTER
Lighting Designer
RALPH COOLEY
Scenic Designer
KATHY KOHL
Assistant Technical Director
The photos for this Flickr set were shot by Scott Diese for Weathervane Playhouse at the show's final dress rehearsal on March 25, 2015.
Late 17c Turret Clock possibly by Edward Hemmins senior
Movement notes
Unsigned, appears to date between 1680- 1700.
The sub frame mounting of the pallets, the wheels secured with nuts and the style of the scape wheel crossings give clues as to the possible maker. See Beeson 1971 p84 fig 51- a posted frame clock by Hemins (2) at Ditchley Park Oxfordshire.
2 train end-to-end movement with a 6 ½” gap between the trains for the pendulum. Central count wheel with internal teeth. The construction does not fit exactly into Beesons classification table, the closest match being 6c.
Lead off for dial
A cast iron (?) bevel gear is mounted on a worm (similar profile to those seen on Spit jacks) This runs on an accurately turned tapered (the fly is also mounted on a taper) extension to the time side barrel arbor back pivot & is held between a domed brass washer & 2 nuts + a taper pin. Is this an early example of a
clutch?
The bevel gear is a later modification to drive 2 dials – the worm originally driving a single dial via a wheel mounted on the end of a lead off rod. When the bevel gear was added it was easier to mount it on the old worm drive, this obviated the need to turn a new boss that would have required a tapered hole to match the shaft on the barrel arbor.
This line of reasoning seems to be supported by the following:
A later, clamped on, twin arm bracket to support the pivots of the lead off rods to 2 dials is mounted above the bevel gear. A square tapered hole (?) in the bottom cross member of the time train presumably was for an original support arm for a single lead off rod. A round hole in the bottom bar of the main frame is probably later and was for a support arm for the 2nd dial lead off rod. There is no trace of any provision for the pallets to be disengaged from the train for hand setting.
Time Train
Original anchor escapement with characteristic Hemins style crossings to the brass scape wheel, ie Vase/flask shaped. The scape wheel is mounted on a tapered square. All other wheels are of wrought iron with conventional crossings. Did Hemins 2 replace the original scape wheel or did Hemins 1 introduce a family trademark of the flask shaped crossing?
The pallet arbor is mounted within sub frame with ball & cross (orb?) finials. The pallets have a short square section tapered shoulder that is locked into a matching hole in a boss the pallet arbor with a nut. A similar arrangement is used to secure the lifting piece for the hammer arm.
The wheel count of the time side is odd, the great wheel having 107 teeth, a prime number and hard to mark out. The pendulum does not quite beat seconds. If the count were 105 the pendulum would beat seconds.
The winding squares both feature a decorative ball end. The shoulders where the winding squares merge into the pivot have been finished with a convex. It will be interesting to see if other known clocks by either Hemins show similar features. The brass bush of the time side winding arbour (split barrel) is held in place with C clip, somewhat crudely finished and probably not original. No evidence of capstan arms or geared winding.
Strike Train
Three wheel arrangement, Great wheel, hoop wheel and fly. Count wheel with internal teeth & offset crossings. Warning hold is achieved with a counter balanced arm mounted on the fly arbor. The fly arbor also has an unexplained rectangular hole near the pinion, possibly for inserting a rod to stop the strike at night?
Frame
The joints of the main frame are mostly lapped; this gives great rigidity whilst allowing for a slightly lighter construction. The frame is held together with large decorated nuts rather than wedges.
The smaller nuts on the pallets, fly ratchet and lead off are all unadorned. Both the vertical pivot bars of the strike side bear a so far unidentified mark, possibly that of a Swedish iron forge – possibly a crown (indicating that the forge originally belonged to a noblemen) over a C or a G, the whole within an oval rope twist border.23mm wide, 28mm high, approximate measurements, the mark being distorted during working. The large open scroll type finials could possibly be seen as representing a Bishops Crozier.
Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio, presents Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" -- live on stage from March 26 to April 12, 2015.
Directed by Craig Joseph, Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" is a dark comedy in which the carefully controlled existence of two complacent suburbanites is forever shattered by their family and friends over the course of one eventful weekend.
Describing his play 30 years after its first production, the playwright Edward Albee wrote in 1996 that it concerns “the rigidity and ultimate paralysis which afflicts those who settle in too easily, waking up one day to discover that all of the choices they have avoided no longer give them any freedom of choice, and that what choices they do have left are beside the point.”
When the play begins, we meet Agnes and Tobias, a perfectly normal, upper middle-class married couple. With a cushion of wealth to protect them, they would appear to have the best of everything: a beautifully furnished home, the finest china and the most tasteful furniture.But the underpinnings of such a comfortable life have begun to come loose. Live-in sister-in-law Claire drinks too much and delights in trading caustic remarks with Agnes and Tobias. And Julia, Agnes and Tobias’s 36-year-old daughter, has returned home after her fourth failed marriage, a lost child seeking the comfort of hearth and home.
The sudden appearance of Harry and Edna, the neighbors and best friends of Agnes and Tobias, further threatens the rigidly restrained order of suburban splendor. Harry and Edna insist that they cannot return to their own home, due to an undefined “terror” that has gripped them. With their equilibrium thus upended, can Agnes and Tobias continue to maintain their “delicate balance?”
A drama packed with psychological complexity, Edward Albee's" A Delicate Balance" takes audiences on a careening ride from domestic superficiality to a jolting confrontation with life’s most existential questions.
For tickets and more information, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/a-delicate-balance-2015-03-26
THE CAST
MOLLY McGINNIS*
Agnes
RICHARD WORSWICK
Tobias
MARGIE STOCKER
Claire
HARRIET DeVETO
Edna
ROSS RHODES
Harry
MORIAH OPHARDT
Julia
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors and stage managers.
THE CREATIVE TEAM
CRAIG JOSEPH
Director
MARTHA KALTENBACH
Stage Manager
BARRY FRIEDMAN
Assistant Stage Manager
JOHN GRAFTON
Properties Designer
SCOTT THANASIU
Sound Designer
JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer
JONATHON HUNTER
Lighting Designer
RALPH COOLEY
Scenic Designer
KATHY KOHL
Assistant Technical Director
The photos for this Flickr set were shot by Scott Diese for Weathervane Playhouse at the show's final dress rehearsal on March 25, 2015.
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
Bell's P-76 had its roots in the P-39 Airacobra, one of the principal American fighter aircraft in service when the United States entered World War II.
The Airacobra had an innovative layout, with the engine installed in the center fuselage, behind the pilot, and driving a tractor propeller via a long shaft. It was also the first fighter fitted with a tricycle undercarriage.
Although its mid-engine placement was innovative, the P-39 design was handicapped by the absence of an efficient turbo-supercharger, limiting it to low-altitude work. As such it was rejected by the RAF for use over western Europe and passed over to the USSR where performance at high altitude was less important.
Bell permanently tried to improve the aircraft. Trials of a laminar flow wing (in the XP-39E) and several alternative engines were unsuccessful, so the basic concept was taken into two directions: The mid-engine, gun-through-hub concept was developed further in the overall larger Bell XP-63 Kingcobra, and a radical re-design of the whole aircraft around its basic structure and its power unit, which became the XP-76.
The basic concept was simple: the proven Allison V-1710 engine was to be retained, but the rest of the aircraft was to be lightened and "minimized" wherever possible in order to improve its performance - a similar way Grumman went with the F8F Bearcat.
Anyway, Bell's construction team did not find much options, at least without compromising other factors like rigidity or armament. In a almost desperate move the decison was made to change the aircraft's layout altogether - making the P-39 a pusher aircraft! The Allison V-1710 allowed a simple switch from a pull to a push arrangement, and with a canard layout lots of weight could be saved: the tail section was competely deleted, and the heavy extension shaft and the respective gears for the front propeller became obsolete, too.
Wind tunnel tests confirmed the basic idea, even though the new layout called for several major innovations and new constructions which postponed development and service introduction considerably until late 1943.
These innovation comprised, for instance, the first (moderately) swept wings on an USAAF aircraft, due to CG and atability reasons. Unlike the very similar but bigger Curtiss XP-55 Ascender the XP-76 "Airaconda" had a very good performance, compared to the standard P-39. It was more agile, had a better rate of climb and retained the powerful 37mm cannon, which was highly effective against large air targets as well as ground targets. The gun was complemented by foud 0.5" machine guns, all grouped into the aircraft's nose.
By January 1944 the first service machines, designated P-76A, were delivered to homeland defence units for evaluation, especially against the P-39 as well as the P-40. Anyway, pilots distrusted the very different aircraft. The high tricycle landing caused frequent problems, especially on soggy ground, and several accidents with propeller contacts during exagerrated take-offs did not build the P-76's reputation - even the though the aircraft was basically good and a true step forward from the P-39. But to no avail: no ally would take it, neither Great Britain (having the disappointing P-39 still in mind) nor the Soviet Union.
The P-76's career was short, though. The machines were too late for the Aleutian Campaign, and none saw real combat action. Furthermore, more capable aircraft had entered the scene in the meantime, like the P-47 and the P-51, so the P-76 was primarily used for combat training on the USA mainland.
Only about 80 of this unique aircraft were built, before production switched to the more conventional P-63 Kingcobra.
General characteristics:
Crew: One
Length: 26 ft 10 1/2 in (8.2 m)
Wingspan: 31 ft 3 in (9,54 m)
Height: 13 ft (3.96 m)
Wing area: 190 sq ft (17.71 m²)
Empty weight: 4.900lb (2.225 kg)
Loaded weight: 6.530 lb (2.965 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 7.709 lb (3.500 kg)
Powerplant:
1× Allison V-1710-47R liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,325 hp (955 kW),
driving a four-blade pusehr propeller
Performance:
Maximum speed: 390 mph at 19,300 ft (628 km/h)
Range: 635 mi (1,020 km)
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,700 m)
Rate of climb: 3,750 ft/min (19 m/s)
Wing loading: 34.6 lb/sq ft (169 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.27 kW/kg)
Time to climb: 15,000 in 4.5 min at 160 mph (260 km/h).
Armament:
1x 1.5 cal. (37 mm) M4 cannon in the nose with 30 rounds of HE-T ammunition
4x .50 cal. (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns, nose-mounted with 200 RPG
Up to 1.000 lb or ordnance, including a drop tank or (rarely used) a single 1.000 lb bomb on
a centerline pylon; alternatively two 500 lb (230 kg) bombs under the wings or six unguided
HVAR missiles.
The kit and its assembly:
This shinden-esque whif aircraft was spawned by a series of P-39 CG illustrations - modified skins for a flight simulator which depicted the Airacobra as a pusher with a canard layout. This looked very interesting, and since I had a Hobby Boss P-39Q in the stash with no real plan until now, I gave the inspiration green light and turned on the saw.
The CGs already showed some inplausibilities, though - all perspectives were carefully taken from a shallow side perspective, hiding problematic areas! So, soon it became clear that my build could not be a 1:1 copy of the virtual art, because that would either not be possible, or simply look poor in hardware form.
As consequence, the simple P-39 pusher conversion idea turned into a major kitbash and body sculpting job, that somehow looked more and more like a diminuitive Kyushu J7W Shinden!?
What went into the thing:
● Central fuselage with engine, cockpit and front end of a Hobby Boss P-39
● Wings from a revell Me 262
● Horizontal stabilizers from an Italeri Fw 190
● The twin fins are stabilizers from the Me 262, too
● The propeller comes from the MPM P-47H kit
● Landing gear was scratched from the spares box
A lucky find were the Me 262 wings: they perfectly fit in depth onto the Airacobra's fuselage, and they added the "modern" look I was looking for. The original wings were simply to straight and deep, proportions would hardly work. Unfortunatly this meant that the cutouts on the wings for the Me 262's engine nacelles had to be filled, and that the landing gear wells had to be improvised, too. The wings roots had to be re.sculpted, too, since the Me 262 wings are much thinner than the P-39's.
Another problem was the fuselage's relative length - with the tail cut off, it's just too short in order to take canards on the nose - that was already recognizable in the CGs where the front fuselage had been stretched.
I did the same, with two measures: Firstly, a 10mm plug was inserted in front of the cockpit - a massive lump of putty that was sanded into shape. Furthermore, just glueing the spinner onto the nose would not yield a proper look. So I added a P-38 nose (Airfix kit) that was reduced in height and re-scuplted the lower fuselage, adding depth. As a consequence, the front wheel well moved forward and had to be re-shaped, too. Lots of messy putty work!
A third dubious section was the propeller, or better its interesction with the fuselage. Again, the CGs did not yield any potential solution. Since pusher props call for ground clearance I decided to fix the propeller axis so high that the spinner would be flush with the aircraft's spine - the pointed XP-47H propeller (It's one massive piece, with lots of flash...) was perfect and finally found a good and unexpected use. As per usual I built a metal axis construction with a styrene tube adapter inside the fuselage for the propeller, so that it can spin freely.
In order to shape a more or less elegant transition from the oval P-39 fuselage to the round spinner I added another plug, about 5mm long and again sculpted from putty.
With that in place the overall proprotions became clearer. Next step was to clip the Me 262 wings, so that the span would match the fuselage length, and I had to devise a way to mount fins. The CG just used the P-39's stabilizers, vertically placed on the wings' trailing edge. But, again, this does not work well in hardware form. These "fins" are much too tall, and just mounting them in that place looks rather awkward.
My solution was then to add small carrier booms - actually these a massive, modern 500 lb bombs without fins, placed on the trailing edges and protruding. This makes a more plausible and stable-looking base for fins, IMHO, and after several options (including P-51 and P-47 stabilizers)I used trimmed Me 262 stabilizers. Their sweeped leading edge matches the wings' shape just well - and the Fw 190 stabilizers which were glued to the nose as canards also look in-style, and overall more modern than the P-39's rounded wing shapes.
Slowly the P-76 took more and more shape, and I was surprised how much it started to resemble the Kyushu Shinden, which was a bigger aircraft, though.
Painting and markings:
A weird aircraft needs IMHO a rather subtle paint scheme, so I settled for a standard USAAF livery with overall Olive Drab upper sides, some Medium Green blotches on all wing surfaces and Neutral Grey undersides.
As basic colors I used Modelmaster's ANA 613 for the upper surfaces and FS 36231 (instead of the true Neutral Grey FS 36173) for the lower sides; the green blotches are frequently quoted as FS 34096, but this is IMHO too "green", the tone has a rather blue-ish hue. So I went for a more a yellow-ish tone and settled for Humbrol 102 (Army Green). All tones were later lightened and weathered through dry-painting (also highlighting some panels) and a black ink wash - both tones somewhat came closer to each other through this treatment, but I think this happened on real world aircraft, too?
The only colorful highlight is a yellow nose.
All interior surfaces were painted in zinc chromate primer: on top of an olive green base (Humbrol 159) some dry-painting with Modelmaster's Zinc Chromate Green was added.
Markings were puzzled together from various sources. The red-rimmed Stars-And-Bars were AFAIK still in use in late 1943, and they add some contrast to the otherwise simple aircraft. The white stripes were used as ID markings in the Aleutian theatre - another small individual note. Otherwise, P-40's of the 344th FS/343rd FG were used as benchmarks.
In the end, and interesting experiment that shows that CG ideas must not translate well into model kit hardware form. Nevertheless, the P-76 looks interesting - at some times I thought it would look rather German or like an aircraft from Captain America or the 'The Sky Crawlers' anime movie?