Since I was a kid, the arrival of the cranes has been THE sign of spring. Today I heard them in the distance, singing their song on the boglands in the north.

 

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Het was al weer enige tijd geleden dat we voor het laatst bij de SHM langs waren geweest (2019). Dit jaar waren de omC-tjes van de SGB en de 8107 'kikker' van de MBS aanwezig. Verder kwamen ook de eigen 7742 ' Bello' en de 6513 in actie. Met zoveel (historisch en/of replica) Nederlands materieel, konden we dit natuurlijk niet overslaan. Het was een prachtig evenement, met mooie treinen en diverse figuranten om alles verder aan te kleden. Helaas bleken de omC-tjes niet zelfstandig te kunnen rijden, dus werd de LTM 26 als trekkracht ingezet. Maar dat maakte het nog unieker.

 

t had been a while since we last visited the SHM (2019). This year the SGB omCs and the MBS 8107 'frog' were present. Furthermore, their own 7742 'Bello' and the 6513 were also in action. With so much (historical and/or replica) Dutch equipment, we could of course not skip this. It was a wonderful event, with beautiful trains and various extras to further dress everything up. Unfortunately, the omCs turned out not to be able to drive independently, so the LTM 26 was used as traction. But that made it even more unique.

 

Unser letzter Besuch im SHM (2019) ist schon eine Weile her. Dieses Jahr waren die SGB omC-tjes und der 8107 „Frosch“ der MBS anwesend. Darüber hinaus kamen auch die firmeneigenen 7742 „Bello“ und die 6513 zum Einsatz. Bei so viel (historischer und/oder nachgebauter) niederländischer Eisenbahnmaterial konnten wir uns das natürlich nicht entgehen lassen. Es war eine wunderschöne Veranstaltung mit wunderschönen Zügen und vielen Extras, die das Ganze noch schöner machten. Da die OmC-Einheiten leider nicht in der Lage waren, selbstständig zu fahren, wurde der LTM 26 als Traktionszug eingesetzt. Aber das machte es noch einzigartiger.

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It's been a while since I have written a really longwinded kind of a story. But… I thought this might be entertaining enough to tell. So. If you have a few minutes, kick your feet up, grab a beer, and have a read.

  

After paying a lot for an expensive campsite around Yosemite, I thought I would save some money. There is a Camping World store a little north of Gilroy (the garlic capitol of the world) They usually let campers stay in their parking lots for free, but I thought I should call just to be sure. They said… "Well… Technically camping is not allowed in our parking lot. But people do it all the time. The town tells us that they do not want people camping here. But… We don't care. Cops drive through the parking lot every night though to check on things, so no partying."

 

So… Do I stay there? I'm not going to be partying by myself so I shouldn't get in too much trouble.

 

I decided to do it. I pulled in to the Camping World parking lot. Within a minute of pulling in to a nice quiet corner of the lot, a woman comes over and starts talking to me. It turns out that she actually owned that entire property, and the Camping World leases the store from her. She gave me permission to park there, but, not on this side of the lot. I had to move to the other side. Apparently, this ordinary looking Camping World store was actually a major national security hotspot. It was right on a highway. Right across the highway was what looked liked an old abandoned warehouse. It was really an undercover NATO headquarters disguised to look like an old warehouse. I moved my motorhome to the other side of the lot, to make her happy. In the spot where I had initially parked, she said that every night a bunch of undercover agents park there in their black unmarked cars to watch the traffic on the freeway. This was a major area for drug trafficking and terrorist activities. The agents never bother her though. Apparently, her husband is one of the highest ranking officials on this country's national security team. She said that with one phone call, she could have any one of these local agents fired, so, they are all terrified of her. Apparently, there are hidden security cameras all over the parking lot. Every movement in that lot is monitored by national security offices all around the country. She said, they investigate anyone who parks in that lot. It got me really nervous. I'm sure I must have done something illegal at some point. Right next door was what appeared to be a storage facility. Apparently, that was also a secret government agency. When I took my dogs out for a walk, she warned me not to walk too close to the fence around that supposed 'storage facility'… There are motion detectors all around that building. If I get too close, a swarm of federal agents will show up and bring me in for questioning. She actually owned nine different houses, but that night she was staying in a motorhome in the camping world parking lot to keep an eye on the place. She wasn't happy with that store and the people who run it and was thinking about canceling their lease and putting the store out of business.

 

So… It didn't take me long to realize that this lady was just COMPLETELY BONKERS!!!!!!!!

 

She wouldn't leave me alone. She wouldn't go away. She wouldn't stop talking! If I went inside, she would knock on my door. If I ignored it, she would knock louder. I didn't want to be totally rude to her, because I didn't know exactly how nutty she was. If I pissed her off, would she come over in the middle of the night and KILL me? So… I really didn't want to invite her in. I would go outside and do some work on the motorhome to keep her company. She would follow me around and talk and talk and talk. I would take the dogs out for a walk, and she would follow me and continue talking and talking… I kept having to step back, because she was an extreme close talker.

 

She is a billionaire! She's been a billionaire since she was five years old.

 

In addition to the Camping World property and nine houses… She also owns…

 

(I took notes, in case there was a quiz)

 

A marina in San Francisco

Several large companies

A huge yacht

The San Francisco Giants baseball team

11 cars, including two Bentlys

About a dozen large properties in northern California

 

She is 65 years old, and guys are absolutely infatuated with her. She gets hit on everywhere she goes. She has had a dozen different guys want to marry her, but she is not interested in ever being married. When she was 12 years old, she got a job working for someone who turned out to be the biggest competitor to the company her dad owned. He disowned her and never spoke to her again. She has had dinner with the president (Not sure which president. I didn't want to ask because then she would have talked for another 2-3 hours...)

 

I went into the Camping World to do some shopping. She followed. While in the store, she talked very loudly about how she is going to shut down this store, and that all their employees should start looking for new jobs. Everything I looked at, she would say "Oh… I have a whole case of those at one of my houses. I buy everything by the case." Why would you buy a case of flashlights or folding chairs? She also kept encouraging me to steal things from the store. She said… "Why buy something when you can steal it?" I thought… 'Why does a billionaire have to steal anything?' And... If SHE owned the store, wouldn't I be stealing it from her? Yeah… Pretty much everything she said, contradicted something else she said.

 

For the next two or three hours, I tried to politely get away from this lady. I didn't want to be too rude, because I was honestly scared that she might do something to my motorhome while I was out. I knew she was nuts, but was she dangerous? Hard to tell. About a half hour before sunset, when the evening light was getting nice, I finally said to her… "Look... I have got to go out shooting before I lose my light!" She offered to come with me. I politely declined. Although she owned 11 cars, she did not have one with her. She only had her motorhome, (which she had custom made, just for her)

 

A few minutes after leaving the Camping World, I shot this tree, somewhere in Gilroy. I was nervous the whole time I was out that she might be setting fire to my motorhome or something, because she was upset that I didn't want to bring her with me.

 

She didn't bother me much over the next couple of days, but that first afternoon was just bizarre.

 

A couple of days later, as I was pulling out, another motorhome had just pulled in. I saw her walking towards them and I thought to myself… "Have a fun stay guys!"

 

Somewhere in Old Dhaka...

Since I never uploaded the render back in the day, voila. An icon of LEGO Universe from the cinematic trailers, reverse engineered from concept photos and still frames.

 

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This thing doesn't really have a name, but since the end of 2018 I've taken to making one of these montages for uploading on the last day of the year, where I pick one photo I've taken each month that is at least partly relevant to some kind of event that occurred with buses in Nottingham or Lincoln in the past year. This time around it's almost exclusively Nottingham, with Lincoln just getting in on a technicality. And, obviously, more than just twelve things happened this year, so what I've got here is by no means covering everything.

 

First up in January is the Centrebus 19 from Melton Mowbray to Nottingham; a sight that won't be seen anymore as the route was withdrawn in the spring and Centrebus no longer serve Nottingham. A far cry from when the 19 was the lengthy 'Five Counties' route stretching all the way from Nottingham to Peterborough! This ended up being the last 19 I saw (I narrowly missed seeing the last ever one, sadly), and MCV bodied B8RLE 632 is pictured on Arkwright Street.

 

This year has seen some very prominent vehicle types in the NCT fleet get reduced down to small numbers. The 33 seat Enviro 200s were heavily culled once the old Network brown and purple routes were steadily transitioned over to double deckers, with most leaving the fleet without ever receiving the current livery. The original fleet of twenty two has been reduced down to just four, with two in use as driver trainers, one in sky blue line livery and one in spare livery. 372, one of the withdrawn vehicles, is seen on the 15th of February while still in service with NCT.

 

N230UD Omnidekkas have also gone the same way as the E200s, with numbers being whittled down over the course of the year, so that as I'm writing this, only the navy 4s and a couple of spares remain. This photo of 997, on Mansfield Road with a 58 on 28.3.22, doubles up to show the revised branding that was applied to many vehicles around that time. Service levels had just been scaled back slightly, resulting in more routes interworking, and brown, lilac, orange, lime and purple line buses received common branding for multiple routes. This resulted in the 58 regaining branded Omnidekkas, albeit briefly, after having E400s and then E400 Cities since 2014.

 

2022 really has been the year of things disappearing, whether it be routes or vehicles. After using them extensively on the Medilink, CT4N sold off their Optare Tempos, but as well as those, most of the City Council electric buses that were new around 2012/3/4 have gone. Some have moved to 2nd owners, but most seem to have gone on the scrapheap, because their batteries became life-expired. The last time I saw one of the blue Solo EVs was back in April, when 990 was passing City Hospital here with an L14.

 

One thing we've done well for this year is NCT E400s in special liveries, because there have been loads. Some are advertising wraps, while others like 660 here were liveries by NCT themselves to celebrate different things. 603 is the Pride bus, 627 has 125 Years of Public Ownership, and 660 was celebrating the Platinum Jubilee. It's since been changed to be in Honour of HM The Queen, and I coincidentally saw it this morning on the 36, but here is 660 in its original guise, with a 17 on the 7th of May.

 

June, with all its Bank Holidays, was the month of the 20; TrentBarton's Sunday (and Bank Holiday) combination of the Mon-Sat 18 and 21, even though the 18 is in the hands of CT4N nowadays. However, neither the 21 or the 20 lasted until the end of the year as both were withdrawn in October as part of TrentBarton's recast of their network around Ilkeston. On a bright and sunny 3rd of June, Solo 473 is seen in Chilwell with a 20, unusually operating on a Friday thanks to the extra Jubilee Bank Holidays.

 

Bit by bit, TrentBarton are still phasing out their Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UBs. Although Trent haven't bought any new buses in a couple of years, buses released by service reductions have displaced a few Scanias, and the number of operational examples has shrunk to just four. Gone now are the temporary spares in their ex-Sixes yellow colour, such as 659 in this photo. It is on Hucknall Road on the 23rd of July, working route 141; another thing that TrentBarton have given up.

 

The long-awaited final batch of biogas buses for NCT began to enter service in August, with the first being the orange line examples. All but one arrived with '22' registrations (one is a '71') after delays set back their introduction by a few months. Here is 526 on Angel Row, with a 35 to Bulwell on the 28th of August.

 

With TrentBarton withdrawing the 141 commercially, it became a Nottinghamshire County Council contracted route, running for a one-year pilot. Stagecoach now run it, almost exclusively providing Enviro 200s with nicely programmed destination blinds for the route. Up in Hucknall, 37002 is part way through its journey from Mansfield to Nottingham on 14.9.22

 

Sticking with Stagecoach and the theme of Mansfield to Nottingham, here's a Pronto for October. However, it's one of three Pronto buses which have been exiled to Lincoln for the majority of this year. The rest of Lincoln's bus happenings have just been vehicle transfers and some repaints, which aren't unique to 2022 and only the Pronto liveried ones seemed interesting enough to include - plus they have that connection to Nottingham for something titled Nottingham's Buses 2022. 10972 is on Oxford Street, Lincoln, with a 3 on 15.10.22

 

The new Broadmarsh bus station fully opened in the autumn, and I had my first look at the buses using it in November. After five years of building work, Nottingham has two city centre bus stations again. Also in this photo is Kinchbus 9, showing another Wellglade operator ditching its Wright Solars. The 9 has run with L94UBs for as long as I've known it, but now it's in the hands of branded Mercedes Citaros and, in this particular instance, a Solo SR as a stopgap measure while the Mercs were prepared. Kinch 501 is departing Broadmarsh on 12.11.22

 

December's picture shows a Marshalls 90 being run by a double decker, which isn't anything old, new or unique to this year. It is, though, rather indicative of the times with ongoing rail strikes disrupting train services on pretty much a weekly basis, and Marshalls tend to put at least one decker on the 90 on strike days. With the number of strike days soaring, so have the appearances of double decker 90s, and here on Carrington Street was my 'rail replacement' from Newark to Nottingham, with Trident DD106 on the 3rd of December.

 

So, that's your lot. Another year, and a rather grim one for the public transport industry at that, with the driver shortages and all. In last year's one of these I mentioned Stagecoach being sold to NatEx at the end, but that didn't end up happening and now they're owned by some investment firm. Going into 2023, there's the £2 single fare price cap scheme which might bring some positives, although I reckon there will be more service cuts at some point. Going for some wild predictions, I'm going to guess the 141 will end and get partly replaced by a Nottsbus connect route, and TrentBarton will order a small number of new buses for a single route (The Keyworth, perhaps?), freeing up a few B7RLEs just to see off the last Solars and give themselves a couple more spare saloons.

 

Hope you have a happy new year, anyway, whatever you get up to during 2023 :)

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Tuesday Night Fights! Approaching the ring is MISTER BARRACUUUUDAAA, or better known as, the ROOOOBIIN MAAAASK!!!!

 

This guy again! How many versions does he have?? *

At least five since this is "E".

Don't forget 'Mr. Barracuda'.

Ah, yes! Will we ever know all the versions of Robin Mask?

 

It's good you asked! Perhaps we need a history-

 

NO!

Please, not again! Not like with Warsman! **

 

-so, without further ado-

 

No, please!

More ado!

We'll ado!

 

-here is the history of ROBIN MASK!

 

Prehistory

 

Robin Mask stands at an imposing 217cm/7'1". He weighs in at 155kg/341 lbs. He is blood type 'A'! He hails from England and is a Seigi Chojin of 960,000 power! He has teamed with Warsman, Kinnikuman and Terry the Kid. He is the master of the Tower Bridge and the Robin Special.

 

Though he began as a villain, Robin Mask soon became one of the most essential members of the justice Chojin (Justice Supermen) team. Robin wore knight-type armor made out of sapphire (later remade out of steel), and wearing the armor reduced his strength, giving his opponent a fair chance at beating him. Although Robin is only a few years older than most of the cast, he is considered the veteran of the group and often comes up with the teams’ overall battle plan.

 

Robin Mask often wears a blue undershirt underneath his armor, making it seem at times that he has blue skin. He is depicted as having pale skin beneath his undershirt, and his armor - in its original form - is blue-and-black (with pink accents) to match his undershirt.

 

Robin is a pale man with blond or brown hair (depending on his aesthetic choice. He is handsome with thick eyebrows'. His later armor he wears is silver/steel in color, with red accents, and he lacks an undershirt so that his skin is visible. He has red eyes through his mask, but it is not clear if they are red when his mask is removed.

 

Born into England’s famous Robin family, Robin Mask began wrestling at a young age and made quite a name for himself.

 

By 1979, he had become so famous that he was invited to compete in the 19th Chojin Olympics. He not only made it into the actual tournament but went on to win, defeating Japan’s Uldraman. Over the next year, he had numerous matches, including one against a man named Quarrelman. Before the match could get under way, Quarrelman walked away, saying that the he saw no point in fighting such an easy opponent.

 

We are introduced to Robin "42 Years Ago" from the Demon Seed Arc in Kinnikuman Nisei, where he acts as the rugby captain in Oxford University and scores every point in the match as the most popular player. He is dating the team assistant, Alisa, and he is seen to be very excited about becoming a wrestler and meeting Alisa's parents. He acts unwittingly in an uncouth manner, to which Alisa's father derides him from snobbery and forbids their union.

 

Robin drowns his sorrows in a bar, where he engages in fights and gets drunk, only for John Bullman to intervene. He then reveals to his father, Robin Knight, that he wishes to forfeit his Chojin status and become human for Alisa's sake, just as she was willing to give up her family for his sake. He is given the blessing of Robin Grande and the "Icon of Robin", that will allow him to become human. Robin goes to Stonehenge and reneges on his powers, thus becoming human.

 

After seeing John Bullman die in the ring, he flees in order to assume again his position of Chojin to protect the people, and gives up his second chance with Alisa's family to be a justice Chojin. He is ganged up outside a bar by hooligans and beaten up, only to be rescued by Terryman, who gives him back his powers with the stone used to remove them. He then goes to the ring to defeat Guillotine King. On September 9th, 1976, he wins the battle with the support of Alisa, making his debut.

 

Kinnikuman - 20th Chojin Olympics Arc

 

The 20th Chojin Olympics were coming around and Uldraman’s previous loss to Robin caused the committee to decide not to use a Japanese representative this year, upsetting Kinnikuman. Robin decided to confront Kinnikuman and test his skills. He instantly was able to put Kinnikuman in a Bow and Arrow Lock. Kinnikuman, however, refused to submit, and after a few hours, Robin let go of the hold. The fact that Robin Mask - the champion - was caused to struggle impresses the committee and gained Kinnikuman a spot in the Olympics. It is revealed Robin Mask only pretended to struggle, so that Kinnikuman could gain a place in the Olympics.

 

Robin gives the commencement speed during the preliminary matches, on November 13th 1979. When participants refuse to engage in the rock-paper-scissors first preliminary round, Robin chastises them and demands they respect the process. The third and final preliminary match is a race to the moon and back, in which Robin comes first place. In the match-ups, Robin is given the A-Block, and his first match is against Canadianman. He is due to fight at Kourakuen Stadium at 6.30pm, which is broadcast worldwide.

 

Canadianman lifts the entire stadium, before becoming giant-sized and putting Robin Mask in a Canadian Back-Breaker. Robin counters by a Suplex, sending Candianman hurtling into the stadium, which wins him the match. After the match he raised Canadianman’s arm in a show of good sportsmanship.

 

Robin next appears as a special commentator for the Terryman vs. Skyman match.

 

The Nippon Budokan is the setting for the semi-final match between Terryman and Robin Mask, who both arrive together as friends. Shortly before their match, Terry had been shot in the leg by Kinkotsuman (who was aiming for Kinnikuman). Because of this handicap, Terry stooped to dirty fighting in order to gain and advantage over Robin, but Robin was much too strong for Terry. After being thrown out of the ring, Robin leapt back in and continued the fight. He then applies a Boston Crab on Terry. Terry soon submits, giving Robin the win. When Robin realised that Terry had fought with a wounded leg, he offered Terry his spot in the finals, but Terry refused it.

 

Kinnikuman and Robin Mask face a press conference in anticipation of their match in the finals. The match will be a one-round death-match at the National Stadium, at April 4th at 4pm. They add a rule that a three-count pin will also allow a victory, at Robin's request, to give Kinnikuman a chance to win due to his lack of a finishing move. They also instigate a rule, at Kinnikuman's request, that losing the match will lead to exile from one's home-country. At this point, a celebratory dance occurs. Kinkotsuman sends enlarged animals to attack them, which Robin Mask defeats single-handed.

 

The match begins to 100,000 spectators. Moved by Ramenman’s tearfully begging him to defeat Robin (and allow him to look back on his own defeat with pride), Kinnikuman took his fight seriously. Kinnikuman was so skilled, that it inspires Robin to remove his armor; this reveals that he wears the armor for his opponent’s protection rather than his own. After a series of exchanged blows, Kinnikuman manages to remove Robin's mask. Robin then runs head-first into the corner of the ring, which causes a huge crack to appear in his mask.

 

Robin proceeds to stab Kinnikuman in the back with the spike of his mask, causing him to bleed profusely on the canvas. He proceeds to trap Kinnikuman in his trademark Tower Bridge, but Suguru refused to give up until finally a loud crack was heard. Robin let go of Suguru believing him to be dead. When he noticed the crowd wasn’t cheering for him, he looked at Kinnikuman’s lifeless body and begun to realize that he had been taking things too far. As he was distracted by thought, Kinnikuman jumped onto his shoulders and pinned him with a Mexican Rolling Clutch Hold, gaining the victory.

 

During the closing ceremonies, Robin is shunned by the English fans. Alisa appears to console him, and Kinnikuman tries to revoke the exile rule so they can have a good life, even willing to sacrifice his championship belt. He offers Robin a chance to live in Japan, which Robin seemingly accepts. It is later shown that Robin has refused the offer due to his pride, and decides - against Alisa's wishes - to live as a wanderer.

 

American Tour Arc

 

Robin reappears in South America. Kinnikuman confronts him when he sees Robin murder an opponent in the ring, when Robin's opponent is torn in two pieces. Alisa is currently absent. When Kinnikuman is capture by the World Supermen Federation, Robin brings him food so that he will survive and remain strong. After tearing Dynamite Piper in half at the Luck Lumber Joe, Robin was allowed the chance to regain his title from Kinnikuman and faced him in a match.

 

The match with Kinnikuman takes place over the Grand Canyon, at 1,600 meters high. Before the fight can be finished, Iwao crashes an airplane into the ring. The match is determined to be in Robin's favor, but - due to his assumed death - the belt then goes to the next in the WSF's line, which is Skull Bozu. Kinnikuman is revealed to be alive, while Robin took the brunt of the airplane attack and is willing to let himself be sacrificed as Kinnikuman has not enough strength to remove the plane.

 

Robin reveals that he and Alisa went to live in Africa, where Robin became an animal ranger. He read about Kinnikuman's activity in Hawaii and yearned to return to the life of a justice Chojin, which caused him to leave Alisa at home, and be taken in by the Sheik Seijin. Kinnikuman eventually manages to free Robin, but the WSF explode the ring, and only Kinnikuman can escape. Robin seemingly falls to his death.

 

Warsman Begins

 

It is later revealed that Robin Mask survived. As it turns out, he went to Russia to survey potential candidates as "Mr Barracuda". Warsman catches his interest, especially when Warsman discovers and masters the Pallo Special, a move Robin had been working on in secret. Robin decides that Warsman will be the one to overthrow Kinnikuman and become the new Chojin Olympics champion.

 

When Kommandas has Warsman on the ropes, Robin shows up to cheer him on. Kommandas is no longer Warsman's friend, now he's a killing machine for the Soviet Union. After getting some advice from Robin, Warsman shows Robin that he can be a perfect Brutal Chojin, even killing Kommandas with his Pallo Special by tearing his arms off. Robin is shocked, thinking that he's seeing the birth of a cold, fighting computer in action.

 

Robin offers Warsman a chance to become the champion of the Chojin Olympics. Still paranoid, Warsman tries to attack Robin, but Robin easily blocks the punch and repeats his offer. Robin reveals his true identity. Robin notes that Warsman's Pallo Special is still incomplete, but it was pretty good for a first try. Robin Mask offers Warsman a towel, which he accepts, making Robin Mask his new manager.

 

21st Chojin Olympics Arc

 

"Mr. Barracuda" doesn't show up at all until the semi-finals of the 21st Chojin Olympics: The Big Fight; Barracuda exits the vehicle taking Warsman to the arena, where he is seen carrying a chain, and chastises Warsman for taking time to sign children's autographs. He intensely trains Warsman in preparation for his match against Ramenman. Just before the match, he strikes people in the way with a whip to allow Warsman passage.

 

Just before the match, Bibimba accidentally runs into Warsman, which causes Barracuda to try and strike her with his whip - Warsman stops him. Barracuda also reveals that Warsman is a 'fighting computer' capable of memorizing moves of his opponents and analyzing how best to counter them. When Bibimbap tries to get Warsman to show mercy on Ramenman, Barracuda convinces him to brutally attack until Ramenman is left paraplegic.

 

He helps Warsman prepare for the finals, against Kinnikuman, by releasing death-row inmates for him to kill while blindfolded. When Kinnikuman suffers a mask mishap, Barracuda realizes that the removal of Kinnikuman's mask will mean his death, and creates a rule that the finals will be a Mask Removal Death-Match. At Warsman's weigh-in, Barracuda is outraged to find out that the belt (gifted by Bibimba puts him overweight); Warsman soon loses control, where it is revealed only Barracuda can calm him, and he drags Warsman away in chains. Barracuda reveals his motivation is revenge against Kinnikuman.

 

Barracuda reveals himself to be Robin Mask.

 

Robin reveals he survived the fall, but his body was too injured to ever fight again. Unable to personally fight and with the world thinking he was dead, he went in search for a student to train for the purpose of defeating Kinnikuman. He found one in Russia in the body of young Robo Chojin Warsman. Robin trained him to be a cold-blooded killer and then entered him into the 21st Chojin Olympics, after teaching him all of his techniques.

 

When Kinnikuman refused to take an opportunity to throw Warsman onto his own Bear Claws, Warsman decided to fight the rest of the match fairly and destroyed his Bear Claws. Robin ordered him to put on the spare Bear Claws and when he wouldn’t, Robin began beating on him. When Bibimba (who had befriended Warsman) tried to stop him he slapped her, causing Warsman to strike him and then proceed with the fight. Robin realizes that he was wrong and crushed the spare Bear Claws. After Kinnikuman won, both Warsman and Robin joined the justice Chojin side.

 

Seven Akuma Chojin Arc

 

Robin is next seen after the battle with Black Hole.

 

He announces that Kinnikuman is too injured to fight, so the remaining Devil Chojin should fight against the remaining Justice Chojin. Robin chooses Atlantis for his opponent. He fights Atlantis on a special ring on a lake in Ueno, where Atlantis surprises Robin in the ring before attacking from behind. Robin starts strong, as he manages to counter Atlantis, but Atlantis ultimately dives into the waters.

 

He follows with high speed into the lake, as he rapidly kicks at Atlantis' head, but he is eventually knocked away by a Magnum Canon. Atlantis tries to force Robin into the lake with his Magnum Canon, but the ropes stretch and Robin is able to use those to jump away. He proceeds to ride the Magnum Canon, until he lands a Drop Kick to the face. Atlantis then throws Meat's leg into the lake. This causes Robin to abandon his strategy, as he dives into the lake to save Meat's leg from harm. Atlantis follows him and proceeds to strangle him.

 

Alisa arrives to support Robin, at which point he attempts a Pile Driver. This creates two whirlpools, as the power of Atlantis and Robin collide, and then - after several seconds of silence - Atlantis emerges from the lake with the mask of Robin Mask in his hands. It is revealed, after rescuing Meat's right leg, that he was trapped within an Atlantis Driver. Alisa clutches Robin's mask in grief, while Kinnikuman retrieves Meat's leg. This is the last Robin is seen, due to his death, until later in the arc. Robin is later revived by Buffaloman, who sacrifices his life force. He emerges alive from the lake, as he retrieves his mask.

 

Golden Mask Arc

 

Robin Mask appears with the other justice chojin for a fitness test. It is during this time that the Golden Mask and Silver Mask are separated, resulting in all justice chojin slowly losing their power. Robin Mask - along with his companions - are placed into plastic bubbles, which act as life-support devices. During Kinnikuman's battle with Planetman, Planetman steals the souls of the seigi chojin trapped within the life support devices. Robin - and the others - are saved when Kinnikuman sacrifices Warsman in order to protect the rest of the group and defeat Planetman. This defeat of Planetman restores Robin - and others - to full power.

 

Warsman is revealed to be alive, but in a precarious state. Robin Mask decides to turn into a microscopic size and go inside Warsman's body, along with Terryman, Brocken Jr., Kinnikuman, and Geronimo. Terryman decides that the group will hold off the remaining Devil Knights, until Kinnikuman can reach the top floor and retrieve the Golden Mask - the matches will take place on a tower of rings formed along Warsman's spinal column.

 

Junkman shows his true form.

 

Robin Mask challenged Junkman on the first ring. Junkman sees Kinnikuman scaling the spine, but - as he seeks to stop him from reaching the top - Robin Mask intervenes and stops him from an attack. Junkman attempts a Junk Crush, but Robin dodges and the attack strikes the spinal column instead. When Junkman tries the same attack again, Robin tries a Shoulder Throw, but he then attacks once more the spinal column. Robin realizes the aimed attacks are deliberate: Junkman seeks to disable Warsman and prevent Kinnikuman from climbing higher.

 

Junkman tries a Junk Crush again, and Robin allows himself to be caught, before he reveals the philosophy he teaches to younger chojin: "when forced to make a sacrifice, try to save both things". He thus removes his armor and saves himself from being crushed, as it seemingly stops the Junk Crush. Junkman crushes the armor and uses it to prove his strength, before he tries to attack Kinnikuman again - Robin stops the attack with his bare hands. Junkman retaliates by making spikes appear on his front, which violently cut and slash at Robin.

 

Robin believes he has found Junkman's one weakness, which is that he cannot see what happens at his back, and flips him over, until his front spikes trap him in the ring canvas. He tries a Robin Drop, but Junkman uses his Double Face technique. Junkman strikes again with a Junk Crush. Robin refuses to stay down and circles Junkman, only to be hit again, and - in an attempt to gain speed, to avoid being hit following times - removes his belt and part of his helmet. It appears Robin has used all his strength, even as he gains an advantage and Junkman smashes his face on a corner-post. Junkman uses another Junk Crush, but Robin counters with a Reverse Tower Bridge.

 

Junkman is thus defeated, with Robin as the victor.

 

Dream Chojin Tag Arc

 

Robin Mask first arrives at Beverly Park.

 

He - along with the other Idol Chojin - take Kinnikuman to Korakuen Hall. They reveal that there is a new tag-team tournament, and that Robin and Warsman have formed the Chojin Master/Student Combo. The two of them then leave. They are shown - as part of the preliminaries - defeating Blood Illusions with a Double German Suplex Hold. They arrive early in Japan to plan for victory, before they arrive at Tournament Mountain. They make their way through a maze to find their allocated partner in the first rounds.

 

They are matched against the Hell Missionaries.

 

When Robin Mask tries to shake Neptuneman's hand, he is rejected and Neptuneman kills Kendaman. This causes Robin Mask to flashback to his youth, where he met Quarrelman, and he reveals that Quarrelman was due to fight him in the English preliminary finals of the Chojin Olympics, but that Quarrelman decided against this and walked away. He was known for the same attack used against Kendaman: the Quarrel Special. Robin reveals - in a flashback - he invented a new attack just for Quarrelman, as payback for refusing to fight him in the finals of the Olympic preliminaries.

 

During the match, they send in Big the Budo first, to prevent Robin from fighting Neptuneman as he desire. Robin manages to avoid the attacks by Big the Budo, before Warsman takes a lead and distracts him, and Neptuneman reveals he will not tag into the ring, even if Big the Budo dies. Robin Mask then uses a Tower Bridge to help Warsman perform a Rolling Bear Claw, which manages to slice open Neptuneman's chest. Robin then uses his Robin Special on Big the Budo, which convinces Neptuneman to join the ring.

 

Robin attempts a Robin Special on Neptuneman, but Neptuneman counters with a Neptune Sliding. After stabbing Neptuneman with the spike of his helmet, they exchange in a series of blows, until it seems that Robin has given up and let down his guard, but - by allowing Neptuneman to attack him - he becomes certain that this is Quarrelman. Warsman then tags in to take over, but loses his mask.

 

Quarrelman reveals his plans to steal the masks of the strongest Chojins and then give them to their minions (thus giving them their powers). Warsman is then killed by a Cross Bomber, before dying in Robin's arms and being reassured that no one is laughing at his exposed face. Robin then attacks in earnest. Robin fights on Warsman's behalf, including using both the Tower Bridge and the Bear Claw, and seems to have the advantage for a while. Robin is distracted by retrieving Warsman's mask, which allows him to be severely injured. Neptuneman uses the Robin Special against Robin, followed by the Cross Bomber.

 

This causes Robin to become unmasked.

 

The Hell Missionaries decide to give the spectators a closer look at the Chojin Master/Student Combo, by throwing them out of the ring and intending for them to fall their deaths. Right when they were about to hit the ground, the first Kinnikuman Great - (Prince Kamehame in disguise) - catches Robin and Warsman, but he injures his knees in the process. Robin is placed down on the ground, but - when he gets up - his face is fully revealed for the first time. The media tried to get close-ups and photos of his handsome face.

 

Kinnikuman and the others - excluding Terryman - attack the media, as they say it is rude to try and get pictures of his face. Kinnikuman then gives Robin a towel to put over his face. The aftermath of this was Robin losing his fighting spirit. During the semi finals between the 20 Million Powers and the Hell Missionaries, Robin returned with a cut out mask to help support the justice Chojin.

 

He offers Kinnikuman his steel armour, which allows him to reach the ring, when Neptuneman uses a magnetic power against the 20 Million Powers. At the tournament end, Robin retrieves all the stolen masks from Neptuneman and swears to give them back to their rightful owners.

 

Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne Arc

 

Robin Mask can be seen celebrating with Kinnikuman.

 

Robin is promoted to Chief of Staff, which means - at first - he must not help Kinnikuman, when his position as a member of the royal family is challenged. He and Terryman are obligated to protect their new posts within the Chojin Association, and so they stay behind as Kinnikuman goes to his matches alone.

 

While teaching a class, one of Robin’s students listened to the Kinnikuman vs. Kinnikuman Mariposa battle on his radio. This alerts Robin to Kinnikuman's peril, and he and Terry rush to Japan. They arrive just in time to save Meat from King the 100-Ton. Robin initially attended in his role as Kinnikuman's friend to offer support, but Kinnikuman reveals he wrote down Robin's name on his team roster in invisible ink.

 

He is thus able to fight as Team Leader.

 

After seeing how important winning the tournament was to Kinnikuman, this caused him to regain his fighting spirit and fight Mariposa himself. Mariposa attacks before the gong, and manages to get in a second attack soon after the first, but Robin is able to counter the third time with an overhead throw. Mariposa starts to push Robin's body through the mat itself. Robin is nearly knocked unconscious by the Muscle Revenger by Mariposa. He breaks free and uses a Tower Bridge, and then Mariposa covers himself in flames.

 

Robin learns that Mariposa - (while still George the Thief) - had stolen the Robin Family treasure: the Anoalo Sceptre. Robin nearly gives the match to Mariposa due to numerous factors, including the staff in his possession, the power of his touted trump card (the Muscle Revenger) as well as hearing the Chojin's story of his sorrowful past, nearly forcing him to forfeit the match. After being reminded of Kinnikuman's own sorrowful history, Robin overcomes all of Mariposa's deception and reclaims the staff. He uses its power to ultimately defeat Mariposa with a Robin Special.

 

The next round is against Team Zebra.

 

Robin teamed up with Kinnikuman against Kinnikuman Zebra and Parthenon. They are successful against the duo for most of the match, until Robin ends up becoming petrified within Parthenon's pillars, in order to save Kinnikuman (who was preparing for his inevitable defeat after taking the Fated Prince's Muscle Inferno). While trapped inside Parthenon, Robin ends up laying the ultimate groundwork for Zebra's defeat, using his Friendship Power to prevent Kinnikuman from being completely covered in Parthenon's shadow of brutality. This prevents Zebra from fighting at full power.

 

Using the methane from the decayed bodies and fossils used to build Parthenon in conjunction with his own Anoalo Sceptre, Robin escapes from the giant Chojin and breaks him using his Robin Special, both defeating him and forcing Robin out of the match with his work successfully done. He saves Kinnikuman's life later in the match, with his "Handshake of Friendship".

 

Robin later helps Kinnikuman in training for the final match.

 

After Kinnikuman's match with Satan Cross, Kinnikuman is left weakened and Robin Mask carries him to the next match of their final round. It is during this time that Kinnikuman accidentally urinates on Robin.

 

In the final match against Team Super Phoenix, Robin took part in a Six-Man Tag Match with Kinnikuman and The Samurai (actually Neptuneman, and originally none other than Quarrelman) against Super Phoenix, Omegaman, and Mammothman. To make the battle “more interesting”, Super Phoenix began burning the Muscle Prophecy pages of both fighters, causing them to slowly disappear. Robin and Mammothman begin a fierce one-on-one battle. As they fought, Mammothman used his blood-seeking Big Tusks against Robin, but Robin overcame this by putting his own blood on Mammothman.

 

This causes the Big Tusks to attack Mammothman.

 

Robin eventually defeats Mammothman with the Rope Work Tower Bridge. Mammothman then disappears, and shortly afterwards so does Robin, leaving only his helmet and armor behind. During the fight between Suguru and Phoenix, the souls of Robin, Neptuneman, Kinnikuman Soldier, and Geronimo (all of whom had their Muscle Prophecy pages destroyed) helped Kinnikuman regain his Kajiba no Kuso Djikara and defeat Super Phoenix.

 

After the tournament, Robin and the others were revived by Kinnikuman’s Face Flash.

 

Robin returned to England to serve the Queen.

 

Farewell, Kinnikuman!

 

This one-shot takes place during Kinnikuman's retirement ceremony.

 

The Justice Chojin are dismayed that Kinnikuman's retiring. Wolfman's disappointed because Kinnikuman's retiring right after Wolfman's retirement, leaving Japan with no protectors. Ramenman's shocked that Kinnikuman retired before he did. Terryman promises that he'll find a stronger partner for a new tag-team.

 

When Warsman rings the bell, he uses his Bear Claws, causing it to crack. Brocken Jr. calls out Warsman for ruining the atmosphere. Robin Mask even tells Warsman to back down before challenging Kinnikuman to one last fight. Robin Mask says the ceremony is a farce and shatters the bell with a chop, which Terryman likens to a slap to Kinnikuman's face. Robin Mask's quite angry at Kinnikuman's retirement and demands an answer from Kinnikuman.

 

Kinnikuman says he'll explain after the ceremony, but that isn't enough for Robin Mask. Thus, Robin Mask attacks Kinnikuman. While Kinnikuman defends himself against Robin Mask's assault, he realizes that the helmet Robin Mask is wearing is from the 20th Chojin Olympics tournament, more specifically the finals match after Kinnikuman caused the helmet to crack. Robin Mask wants a proper rematch since the last two matches weren't proper losses.

 

Buffaloman and Terryman try to interfere, but Warsman tells them that Robin Mask wants a serious match against Kinnikuman. Robin Mask places Kinnikuman into a Robin Special, but Kinnikuman doesn't feel that at all. Kinnikuman counters with a Kinniku Driver. Robin Mask reverses the Kinniku Driver and places him into the Tower Bridge, causing Kinnikuman's torso to tear up. Kinnikuman escapes the Tower Bridge because the Kinniku Driver left a mark on Robin Mask. Kinnikuman uses this opportunity to land a Kinniku Buster.

 

Robin Mask compliments both of Kinnikuman's techniques before punching Kinnikuman's face. Kinnikuman returns with a punch of his own, leading to a mighty fisticuffs exchange. Harabote tells Meat about the time Mayumi retired and reveals that he wanted a last match with Mayumi, but he didn't want to break tradition. He sheds a tear because Robin Mask did something he couldn't achieve. The other Justice Chojin cheer Robin on. Although this match is a sham in Robin's eyes, he still wants to fight.

 

Seeing as the Chairman receiving the retirement letter is the only way Kinnikuman's retirement can be made official, Kinnikuman hands Robin Mask his retirement letter. Robin Mask crushes the letter and gives Kinnikuman a bro-fist, showing off their friendship as Justice Chojin.

 

Kinnikuman (2011) Perfect Origin Arc

 

It is revealed - after accumulating so many injuries over the years - that Robin Mask has entered suspended animation as a part of his healing process. He is in England, where he will remain in stasis until his healing is completed. During this time, Marlinman appears at the River Thames to challenge Robin Mask. After the defeat of the first group of Perfect Chojin, a new group appears, and it is at this point that Robin Mask is revealed to have been fully healed and returns to his companions.

 

The next tournament is scheduled to take place on a pyramid, with seven steps and seven rings, and Robin Mask convinces Kinnikuman to rest, so that they can take care of their opponents on his behalf. A series of tunnels leads the Justice and Devil Chojin to their opponents: Robin - on ring six - is assigned Nemesis. Nemesis starts with an upper-hand, as he employs a one-handed back-breaker. Robin eventually is able to land a knee-kick. After exchanging a series of blows, throughout the other matches, Nemesis attacks with a Flying Head Scissors. Robin Mask evades and counters with a Boston Crab.

 

Nemesis evades the attack and reverses it with a Pile-Driver, but Robin Mask breaks free in turn with a headbutt, and proceeds with an Ice Rock Gyro. They engage in a series of blows, before both fall to the canvas and hold each other in an equal grapple. At this point, Nemesis reveals the origin of the Perfect Chojin. He states that Perfect Chojin are descended from chojin chosen by the gods, but all other chojin are descended from those rejected by the gods. He proceeds to use a Nemesis Driver.

 

He drives Robin's head into the canvas, but Robin pulls himself out. Nemesis throws Robin again with a double-arm suplex, and follows through with a high-kick, until Robin is able to counter with a throw. Robin uses a Unicorn Fire Head, but Nemesis counters after with a Battleship Sinker, and Robin still stands, as he reveals that Kinnikuman is his main motivation and reason for throwing away his pride. He describes in detail how his defeat by Kinnikuman allowed him to be reborn as a better chojin with Friendship Power.

 

Nemesis knocks off Robin's Analo Staff with a knee-strike, and they engage in a series of blows again. He is eventually able to stop Robin's blows with the Perfect Defender, which is a variation of the Muscle Curtain, and continues to use the Perfect Assailant, which Robin dodges and uses to lead into a Robn Special. Nemesis breaks free and uses a Scorpion Death-Lock. He convinces Robin to remove his armor and fight at full-power, which leads to Robin attempting a Naked Tower Bridge.

 

The attack starts to tear apart Nemesis' body, but also has an effect on Robin's body. Nemesis eventually breaks free and uses a Tombstone Driver, leading Robin to try a British Steel Edge. The technique is broken, leading Robin to say goodbye to his friends, before Nemesis uses another Battleship Sinker. Robin is knocked out and the match it declared to be in Nemesis' favor. Nemesis then tosses Robin's body down the pyramid and into the sands of the dunes below. Despite Kinnikuman's attempts to save Robin, he is only able to save the visor of his mask, and Robin's body sinks out of reach of his friends.

 

Robin Mask is currently still dead as of volume seventy.

 

Kinnikuman Nisei Hercules Factory Arc

 

In Kinnikuman Nisei, Robin is the headmaster of the Hercules Factory and the father of rogue Chojin Kevin Mask. He is one of the original chojin defeated on Earth by the new dMp, which prompts a state of emergency among the older chojin. He is present as a key player in the international meeting at the Muscle League headquarters, and he is the one to propose opening a school: the Hercules Factory. They decide to use the next three months to train the new generation. He is often the one to referee and chaperone training. At graduation, Robin is the one to make the announcements. He engages in an argument with Mantaro Kinniku about his placement.

 

HF First Year Replacement Matches Arc

 

Robin has a very brief appearance as he referees the matches of Generation Ex, often commenting on their victories against the older generation. He appears very much as he did in the prologue chapters, as he acts in the role of headmaster.

 

Ultimate Chojin Tag Tournament

 

He is involved with the current story-line as two evil Time Chojins have gone back in time to steal the Completion Bulbs on the bottom of the Tag Trophy and end up killing him and subsequently mess up the timeline. Now, Kinniku Mantaro and the others (along with secret stowaways Neptuneman and Warsman) have gone back in time to stop Kevin from disappearing. Mantaro manages to save Robin but accidentally bumps into Alisa, causing her to become a victim of the Death Watch Branding in his place.

 

After the Ultimate Chojin Tag Tournament is announced Robin goes with Alisa in a medical helicopter, but not before hearing Terry the Kid refer to Kevin by name. While in the helicopter, Alisa asks if they can name their first son after their favorite pub, Kevin's Bar. This cause Robin to trust the New Generation and decide to help them. He comes across Terry the Kid, who is depressed about always being Mantaro's sidekick, and witnesses him saving a puppy from an oncoming bus. He tells Kid that he believes Kevin may be his son, and the two of them form The Adrenalines (ジ・アドレナリンズ).

 

Battle Royale

 

During the preliminary Battle Royal entrances, Robin sees a fading Kevin in a glass chamber, which had been stolen by the Time Chojins.

 

First Round

The match takes place at Kuramae Kokugikan, at 2.30pm. The Adrenalines arrive in matching costumes and masks, until Terry the Kid reveals himself by removing his mask, and the Wailing Ghost Gang arrives on palanquins, but the Adrenalines strike the Wailing Ghost Gang before the bell is rung. The bell is rung and The Adrenalines start with a flying body attack in a synchronized aerial move, before the Wailing Ghost Gang toss them across the ring.

 

The Wailing Ghost Gang retaliate with a Gaon's Bamboo-Copter Blood-Fountain. This knocks Terry the Kid out of the ring, and Robin Mask slams Gaon down onto the mat. The Gaon gains an advantage, as Robin Mask becomes distracted by the sight of Kevin Mask disappearing at the ring-side. The Wailing Ghost Gang team up against Robin Mask, and use a Wailing Leg Slash, which causes Robin to collapse at the side of the ring and allow Terry the Kid to switch with him. Kid is able to take the lead.

 

Kid uses a Dead-Crush Arm-Breaker against Emperor Death. Emperor Death counters with a Snake-Belly Hand, before using an Emeishan Drop. Gaon joins in with a drop-kick to Kid's face, while Kid works out that Kevin's survival depends on Robin's victory during the match, as his death will result in Kevin's death. He kicks Gaon on the back of his head, before Gaon counters by tossing him to Emperor Death, who uses a Cobra Claw to force Kid to his feet. The Wailing Ghost Gang gain an advantage, until Robin Mask sees Kid in distress and tags himself into the match. Robin Mask uses a Kingdom Neck Chancery.

 

Emperor Death uses his snake-hand to remove Robin Mask's armor, and he tosses the armor onto Kevin Mask's clear-bed. Robin Mask then uses an Indian Death-Lock on Emperor Death, and Gaon then stops him with a Gaon Ride. Emperor Death then uses a Snake-Tail Foot against to hang from the rafters, as he uses a Snake-Belly Hand and engages in Slow-Slicing. Emperor Death then uses a Blood-Leech Bowl technique to keep Robin Mask alive, while he announces his aim to gain immortality with the trophy bulbs.

 

Terry the Kid then kicks Robin's armor back into the ring. Robin Mask uses a Blood Fountain to blind his opponents, before Kid uses a $1,000,000 Kick to incapacitate Emperor Death. Robin uses his Maelstrom Power, followed by a Greenwich Time Crash, and puts back on his armor, which helps to heal him with its familial and ancestral powers. The Wailing Ghost Gang try to use another Bamboo-Copter, until The Adrenalines use Tag Formation A. Kid also then uses a Texas Tornado Elbow.

 

This knocks out Gaon. The Adrenalines then use an Adrenaline Bridge upon Emperor Death, which causes Emperor Death to be knocked out in turn, and Harabote Muscle declares the match in The Adrenalines favour, causing the audience to throw cushions into the ring in support of them.

 

Quarter-Finals

 

The Adrenalins then face the Five Disasters in a Water Deathmatch, which freaks Robin out because of him dying against Atlantis in his last one. Not only that, but Kevin, in his healing tube, was tied above the ring. It had seemed like a close match at first, until Thunder threw Kevin's tube into the water, causing Robin to go after him. After that, it had looked like Robin had died the same way as his first death, but he had actually taken Kevin's mask since it doubled as an oxygen tank. Robin then put Lightning in a Tower Bridge, but it only broke his original costume and revealed a second one. Lightning then broke out and performed Justice Crushing Finale on the Adrenalines. They then tried to do Deathwatch Branding on Robin, but Terry saved him with a Condor Kick only to get slashed by Thunder's Lion's Authority, ending the match.

 

💪M💪U💪S💪C💪L💪E💪

 

A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.

 

M.U.S.C.L.E. # 197, "Robin Mask D"

 

Painted by Paprika, thus losing all collectible value forever.

 

* So far, we have seen Robin Mask C in BP 2020 Day 245:

www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/49087843181/

And his alias of Mister Barracuda in BP 2019 Day 197:

www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/48297957742/

There's much more to come... 😏

Since 1635, the Inuyama Festival has been held as a religious celebration at the Haritsuna Shrine.

13 enormous antique floats, standing up to 3 stories tall, navigate their way through the streets during this festival. The Inuyama Festival is registered as an important intangible fold cultural property and as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage event.

 

Since I started shooting birds I'm really appreciating my kitchen window view. I've been feeding them all winter and now it's starting to pay off :)

Since Squeaks is like Velcro I was wondering where the little guy was - he can't get out of the back yard anyway so when I look out the back door I find him.

Throughout the years Batman has had an evergrowing Rogues Gallery, Some of them Awesome, Some of them goofy, Some even transitioning into the other category. But theres one chararacter I never quite got placement wise, that being Killer Moth. Now many of you will disregard this by saying "Well look at him" but hear me out. I think Moth if done right could be a great serious addition to the Rogues gallery. Before I get into that, I must address the problems that hold him back from reaching his full potential as a character.

 

1. His Design- People think that Moth looks too goofy to become a serious threat. The thing is DC never really let his design evolve like other Rogues and was stuck in his first appearance outfit untill the whole Charaxes thing. (don't worry I'll get to that.) I mean think of it this way, If Freeze,Firefly or Catwoman stayed in there first appearance outfits, Odds are they'd have fared just as poorly. Which leads me to why I hate this argument, No one acknowledges redesigns, I mean every other DC character has had one, and there is a way to make Moth look cool, I mean check him out in Bad Blood, The Moose figs version, This awesome version drawn by Phil Cho, or (not to toot my own horn) The quick sketch I did of him. and that's just if you stick to his OG Color scheme. Not even considering complete redesigns. (Like they did to Catwoman and Firefly) Admittedly DC has tried redesigning him, the problem is the designs they went with aren't that good. I mean the New 52 version (I'll also get to that) looks really fucking stupid, and the My Own Worst Enemy version looks boring. So maybe get some better designers for him DC.

 

2. He has a goofy premise- Ok I genuinley don't get this one. I don't see what makes Moths any sillier than Clowns, Scarecrows, the number 2, Puppets, Riddles, Etc. anything can be goofy if done poorly. Also, he was the first to do the Anti-Batman thing, but they dropped it in favor to make a different anti batman...and when they failed they tried again...and again. Y'know DC maybe if you put aside like a day or two to fix your first Anti-Batman, you wouldnt have to make a new one every few years. I mean think about it Moth could be like Gotham's own Mothman (Y'know the coolest cryptid #suckitchupacabra) He could become a super cool mirror Image of Batman, and just give him his own reasons, and Moral compass It could be awesome! You don't even have to make him fully a villain, you could make him a morally ambiguous Anti-hero (Perhaps trying to keep Gotham safe for his daughter, the only way that he sees fit, but due to differences in his moral compass he comes into conflict with batman. You could also have Firefly almost as the Devil on his shoulder, leading him closer and closer to the darkside) Well Maybe not that. But the point is There's a lot of potential there.

 

3. Not being in BTAS kinda hurt him- BTAS is known for their phenomenal takes on Batman Villains. They also took otherwise boring and silly villains and gave them new depth and compelling Character traits (Like Mr. Freeze), I feel Moth not recieving the Dini treatment was one of the biggest missed oppertunities. I feel if Moth could've been developed we could've been saved from sooo much trouble. Which leads to my next point

 

4. Bad Reimaginings- Since Dini didn't get to him in time, Other writers tried to reimagine him and...oh boy. First we start with Charaxes, A lame 90s reimagining that permanently turned him into a brainless bug monster (getting rid of any character he did have) until the New 52. His New 52 version isn't much better, like most characters, he didn't fare to well in the New 52 and bacame boring and edgy. The comedic takes for the most part feel lazy to me (With the exception of Killer Moth's flickr stuff, which i reccomend) because it feels like they don't know what to do with the charcter. I mean it's not like he has nothing to work with, he has potential.

 

Stay tuned for Part 2: How to "fix" Killer Moth

Since the end of 2015 it can legally be used for graffiti art.

Photos of this series: goo.gl/b0Y4sS

 

OLDENBURG - Grundschule / primary school (Eßkamp) / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/ngAi7d

OLDENBURG - Youth Club Ofenerdiek / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/g8r9of

OLDENBURG - Rudolf-Diesel Straße / Burmesterstraße / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/ZsI9AI

OLDENBURG - Sportshall TuS Bloherfelde / Graffiti, Street Art: tinyurl.com/ycftt9gl

OLDENBURG - Metal Wall - Stedinger Str., Drielaker 'Str. / Graffiti, Street Art: tinyurl.com/y7w3kfh5

OLDENBURG - Bridge Gallery / bridges near the city center - Brücken in Innenstadtnähe / Graffiti, Street Art: t1p.de/3ngz

OLDENBURG - UTKIEK : the old landfill / alte Mülldeponie / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/qcHfkz

OLDENBURG - Melkbrink / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/fQj9wO

OLDENBURG - an verschiedenen Plätzen / at different locations / Graffiti, Street Art: goo.gl/7e1fkZ

 

` OLDENBURG ´ - is an independent city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Population 165.000 ( Dec. 31. 2015 ) ( Metropolitan Region `Bremen / Oldenburg´ 2.4 million people )

Since the proxy series is currently on prolonged hiatus, I thought I'd post this build.

 

I got the idea a while ago from seeing the riot centaurs in the movie Bright. Theoretically its an amazing idea; combining mounted police with on-the-ground riot troops in a robotic form.

 

I doubt I'll include them in the story though, which is why I'm not worried about spoiling it. As riot police or military dragoons, they'd be useful. As scavengers in a post-apocalyptic city, not so much.

Since 1986 with its current owner

The Dropping Well Pub, Milltown, Dublin

Troyes Cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes is a Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, located in the town of Troyes in Champagne, France. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Troyes. The cathedral, in the Gothic architectural style, has been a listed monument historique since 1862.

Since the light of knowledge is gone, we shall make light of ordinary matter....

 

Captured From Dharmarajik Budhdha Bihar, Bashabo, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

I had thought that the Orb Weavers were finished for the season. This afternoon when the sun came out I noticed a large web and a big spider on my deck. Since it is covered over, likely it will hang around for a bit. I played around with some different settings on ON1 to process these images.

Since I haven't been able to go on a photo excursion for several months, I've been resigned to shoot what's handy. In this case, one of my wildflowers from the back of the house.

ever since your fingertips

Ever since your eyes

Talking with the light on

Bluer skies

 

Even if i wanted to

How could i explain

Coming through my head now

This tidal wave

 

All your favorite eyelashes

All your bluest skin

Bring them and i'll meet you in

That room again

 

Even if i told it true

Why should they believe

Coming through my head now

This tidal wave

Tidal wave

 

Coming over waterloo

Dreaming of your hands

Want to run away now

Foreign lands

 

Even as i lie with you

Listen to you breathe

Coming through my head yeah

This tidal wave

Tidal wave

Tidal wave

 

lyrics and song by David Gray.

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=udx29X_MbWk

since this film is 20 years past expiration the color was less than impressive, so, lose the color and go b&w.

 

olympus om-10

om-system G.Zuiko Auto-W f28 f3.5

fujicolor super g plus 800 outdated 8-1997

Since I saw it driving in my neighborhood for the first time in 2017, I wanted to capture this special Fiat. I never got the chance, till this day. I was walking to the supermarket, while it passed me by coincidence. Finally. The driver got a big thumbs up.

(import in NL 19-4-2017)

Since everyone is only taking photos of the castle its self, I thought it might be a good idea to show that there are also other nice motives around the area. Here I took a photo of the boathouse which is located on the oposite site of the lake. The boathouse stood out quite impressive with its red roof and soft wooden color beneath the overall dominating green of the trees. Hope you like it. ;-)

Every time when i go out shooting i'm thinking that coming back home without at least five decent shots gonna be a failure and a waste of time. Honestly, it has never happened. I've never failed myself. Once you find the right spot, the right moment or the right person, you are back on the track and you know that it's going to be a good day. All you need is to wait. Sometimes it's not easy though.

 

I left my place today early in the afternoon trying to catch the nice light which looked so promising when i was still in bed. But when i found myself on the streets the sun was gone and all i had was a typical, gray, cold, pretty miserable winter weather.

"It doesn't look so good", i thought, but decided to give it a go.

I stopped for a minute to check the camera settings when i saw this old lady walking slowly towards me in the distance. I took a few snaps which turned out just OK and had a plan to leave, when she said something to me. Wasn't sure how it's going to end since she didn't look too friendly. I was wrong.

 

I said that i'm taking pictures of the old buildings here cuz i really don't like examples of the new, modern architecture like the tall apartment building behind me.

That broke the ice!

She wasn't happy with the changes either so we started to talk.

I told her that i find her face beautiful and interesting, when she pointed at her gray hair saying that she's just old and there's nothing pretty about it.

She asked me a few typical questions like "Where are you from?" "What are you doing here?", "Where's your mommy and dad?" and when she got all the answers back she said she really likes me and wants to assure me that all the foreigners are always very welcome in China.

 

She was just about to leave when i asked her if i could take just one picture. She hesitated for a second but eventually nodded her head in approval.

I showed her the photograph right away and she laughed. Think she was happy with the result:)

 

That picture made my day. I knew that i was done for today.

 

Stranger #4

 

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Since I did the Saturday evening oldies show, it was my responsibility to represent the station at this event by broadcasting my program in this tent rather than back at the station's studios in Bridgeport. This was the one time when I had to learn how to use totally unfamiliar equipment REALLY fast! In the evening, we also aired a live performance of the Tom Tom Club, a local Connecticut band which contained members from the Talking Heads.

Since 2001 with its current owner

since winter, i found this just now :D

it´s film and it´s taken outside my house:D

and yeah, it´s þórdís by the way :D

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i´m so exited i´m getting my films back tomorrow and i can´t wait to see pictures from barcelona and a photoshoot me and marta did and something more :D

SO I WILL PROMISE TO PUT SOME PICTURES HERE TOMORROW :D

 

Ever since I started to take photos of two Eiji's together, I noticed that a large number of BL fans started to follow my MiraiRobotics twitter account - I also learned that there are a few BL cons in the US too ^^;

 

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possibly bisporigera or albocreata since it's kind of wavy in its old age. Either way I'm leaving it be. A younger one was fruiting nearby. Deadly, deadly. OM 90mm at f8 ro so.

Ancient accidental video still(ed).

Since Lineas' class 13's are not yet equiped with ETCS, from january 2020, they're restricted to lines 6a and 6f only in Luxembourg, the last lines with Memor 2+. On 26/08/2019 empty steel train 45719 Antwerpen Noord- Bettembourg was still routed via line 7 and awaited continuation just outside Luxembourg Triage.

It's been a long time since Nikki and I last saw a movie in a theater. As you know, Zorie isn't old enough to stay on her seat until the movie ends. I have had the projector for several years and now we use it as if we were in a cinema. Now, it's very convenient to see movies at home and we won't be worried if Zorie keeps asking questions about the movie or something.

Since I showed two rare goose species yesterday, I can show the last that I have good photos of from our neighbourhood today - the pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus).

 

Today eight of them added to the large flock of geese in our neighbourhood now, but these photos are from the same spot in 2020.

 

This species breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, and recently Novaya Zemlya. It winters in Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark.

 

(Kortnebbgås in Norwegian)

 

Check out more photos of them in the links below the line!

 

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This photo was shot from a hot air balloon.

 

UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

From Wikipedia:

 

c. 15th century BC

 

The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian: Ḏsr-ḏsrw meaning "Holy of Holies") is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Hatshepsut's tomb, KV20, lies inside the same massif capped by El Qurn, a pyramid for her mortuary complex. At the edge of the desert, 1 km (0.62 mi) east, connected to the complex by a causeway, lies the accompanying valley temple. Across the river Nile, the whole structure points towards the monumental Eighth Pylon, Hatshepsut's most recognizable addition to the Temple of Karnak and the site from which the procession of the Beautiful Festival of the Valley departed. Its axes identify the temple's twin functions: its central east-west axis served to receive the barque of Amun-Re at the climax of the festival, while its north-south axis represented the life cycle of the pharaoh from coronation to rebirth.

 

The terraced temple was constructed between Hatshepsut's seventh and twentieth regnal years, during which building plans were repeatedly modified. In its design, it was heavily influenced by the adjacent Temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty built six centuries earlier.[d] In the arrangement of its chambers and sanctuaries, though, the temple is wholly unique. The central axis, customarily reserved for the mortuary complex, is occupied instead by the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, with the mortuary cult being displaced south to form the auxiliary axis with the solar cult complex to the north. Separated from the main sanctuary are shrines to Hathor and Anubis, which lie on the middle terrace. The porticoes that front the terrace here host the most notable reliefs of the temple; those of the expedition to the Land of Punt and the divine birth of Hatshepsut, the backbone of her case to rightfully occupy the throne as a member of the royal family and as godly progeny. Below, the lowest terrace leads to the causeway and the valley temple.

 

The state of the temple has suffered over time. Two decades after Hatshepsut's death, under the direction of Thutmose III, references to her rule were erased, usurped, or obliterated. The campaign was intense but brief, quelled after two years when Amenhotep II was enthroned. The reasons behind the proscription remain a mystery. A personal grudge appears unlikely as Thutmose III had waited twenty years to act. Perhaps the concept of a female king was anathema to ancient Egyptian society, or a dynastic dispute between the Ahmosid and Thutmosid lineages needed resolving. In the Amarna Period, the temple was incurred upon again when Akhenaten ordered the images of Egyptian gods, particularly those of Amun, to be erased. These damages were repaired subsequently under Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II. An earthquake in the Third Intermediate Period caused further harm. During the Ptolemaic period, the sanctuary of Amun was restructured, and a new portico was built at its entrance. A Coptic monastery of Saint Phoibammon was built between the 6th and 8th centuries AD, and images of Christ were painted over original reliefs. The latest graffito left is dated to c. 1223.

 

The temple resurfaces in the records of the modern era in 1737 with Richard Pococke, a British traveller, who visited the site. Several visitations followed though serious excavation was not conducted until the 1850s and 60s under Auguste Mariette. The temple was fully excavated between 1893 and 1906 during an expedition of the Egypt Exploration Fund (EEF) directed by Édouard Naville. Further efforts were carried out by Herbert E. Winlock and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) from 1911 to 1936, and by Émile Baraize and the Egyptian Antiquities Service (now the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)) from 1925 to 1952. Since 1961, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology (PCMA) has carried out extensive consolidation and restoration works throughout the temple, and it was opened to the public in March 2023.

Since the CN Tower opened to public in 1976, it has sustained the following world records:

- WORLD’S HIGHEST PUBLIC OBSERVATION GALLERY

- WORLD’S HIGHEST BAR & LOUNGE

- WORLD’S HIGHEST GLASS FLOOR (succeeded by the Willis Tower in 2009)

- WORLD’S HIGHEST WINE CELLAR

- WORLD’S HIGHEST (AND LARGEST) REVOLVING RESTAURANT

- WORLD’S LONGEST METAL STAIRCASE (2,579 steps)

 

Source: wikipedia.org

  

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Since Christmas is coming up, I made a card for it! I also made a parody of "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" on the side with some interesting twists. Enjoy!

(I added some people that the song is related to)

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Since the introduction in October 2014 of Wrightbus Streetlites to Sapphire standard at Arriva Kent Thameside Northfleet, all Pulsars have been displaced except this one which has been upgraded to Sapphire for use as a spare vehicle. 3762 YJ08 DZN is depicted in Bluewater bus station between workings on the 490. Saturday 20th December 2014. DSCN32169.

 

VDL Bus SB200-Wrightbus Pulsar.