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Three men descending the stairs in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington DC gives one a sense of the scale of the building.
Huangshan, Anhui. China.
To give this a sense of scale, the vegetation on top of the peak are fully grown pine trees.
The Huangshan mountain range comprises many peaks, some more than 1,000 meters (3,250 feet) high. The three tallest and best-known peaks are Lotus Peak (Lian Hua Feng, 1,864 m), Bright Summit Peak (Guang Ming Ding, 1,840 m), and Celestial Peak (Tian Du Feng,1,829 m).
The mountains were formed in the Mesozoic, about 100 million years ago, when an ancient sea disappeared due to uplift. Later, in the Quaternary Period, the landscape was shaped by the influence of glaciers.
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It was smoking hot at the Martin Refuge in Mission Texas when I took this photo. Very uncomfortable but good news for photography as the hot conditions brought the birds in to ponds to drink. One of the highlights of our visit was this pair of scaled quails (male in the foreground, female in the background).
According to the Cornell Lab, scaled quails "live year-round in desert grasslands and shrublands of the Southwest, including open plains, hills, mesas, sagebrush, and pinyon-juniper woodlands up to about 7,000 feet elevation."
Staircases basically completed.....YEAH! Looking forward to moving on to something else after spending a week on these.
A Secret Service Chevy Suburban leads a pair of presidential motorcade limousines, one of which has P.O.T.U.S on board, head down the highway en route to a presidential appearance somewhere in the United States.
Atlas London transport RTW75 in 1/72nd scale and with only one mudguard painted black (front nearside).
I rented that bike in Rotorua, New Zealand after being told that there were great pathes in the hills around town.
What I didn't know was that what kiwis called great pathes actually are for suicidal adrenalyne junky with 3 meters gaps or really narrow trunks that you have to ride on no matter if they are a couple of meters above the ground.
So I took a break and that photo.
It seemed less embarrassing.
Small scale diorama creation
After watching a few Youtube videos on making 1:64th scale dioramas which included constructing buildings I was enthused but lacked the necessary skill level. The next day I was wandering around a local collectors market when I found a stall selling Hornby Skaledale buildings and accessories. Although Skaledale is for OO gauge railways and is therefore 1:76th scale I thought that they could be used as a backdrop for my 1:64th scale model car collection. Also, using ready made Skaledale items would fast track any diorama I would be making building wise. The vendor had a nice range both boxed and unboxed and I made my selection. What I liked about the Skaledale buildings is that being resin they feature details that are 3D unlike the card versions that appear flat.
The street scene diorama is a work in progress and comprises the following Skaledale buildings:
R9632 Golden Dragon Chinese Takeaway
R8621 Left Hand Mid-Terraced
R8622 Right Hand Mid-Terrace
R9650 Country Garage
The toy car in the image is a Tomica #40 Chevrolet Camaro is 1:66th scale and features working suspension along with opening doors. Two versions were released on the 16th December 2017, the standard issue based on the Camaro ZL1 available in black, and a Special First Edition (SFE) based on the Camaro SS available in red. Therefore, the black and red versions are not the same castings so both are worth collecting as they are not just different colours. The standard version was retired in February 2021 but the SFE was only available for limited period.
From left: 1/6th scale. Hello Kitty Re-ment scale in 1/6th scale (from Hello Kitty Loves Cooking set). 1/12th scale, although it's as big as the 1/6th ones, from Michaels craft store. 1/12th scale I distressed. 1/12th scale from MINISSU on Etsy.
A photograph of a digital scale ready to be used a weigh-in.
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So many objects have a direct correlation above and below water, this pine cone reminds me of fish scales.
Armored Scale Insects - Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far more substantial than those of most other families, incorporating the exuviae from the first two nymphal instars and sometimes faecal matter and fragments of the host plant.[1] These can be complex and extremely waterproof structures rather resembling a suit of armor. For this reason these insects are commonly referred to as armored scale insects. As it is so robust and firmly attached to the host plant, the scale often persists long after the insect has died.
1/76 scale, Code 3, KCB Network Leyland Leopard - Alexander Y Type Bus. Service 56 for Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. My own work.
The main modelling group I am involved with has held a number of challenges etc throughout the COVID-19 lockdown, as our monthly meetings have obviously been cancelled. The group (Model Bus Scotland) has been a tremendous relief and form of escapism from the relentless bad news, anger and hate in the world.
This weekend (27&28/06/20) the challenge has been to post our favourite models with bodywork from Alexander (now Alexander-Dennis), based in Falkirk. Pictured here is a representation of my favourite - the Alexander Y Type.
It is difficult to put into words what I feel is so special about this particular bus body type. I feel I was very lucky, as I was just of the right age to see them in their final years of operation with Strathtay, KCB Network and finally First Kelvin, before being replaced in favour of low floor easy access vehicles. While I of course believe it is only fair and just that these low floor vehicles are the norm, as they allow easy use of public transport to the disabled and everyone else who would have struggled with step-entry - I do very much miss the memories of standing at a stop and hearing the rumble of an approaching Leopard, before looking up and seeing one of these icons of Scottish public transport trundling towards me.
Of course those days are not entirely gone, thanks to the efforts of those who have preserved a number of Y Types and who run them where possible at events.
Finally, I feel that proof of the enduring greatness of the Alexander Y Type body, is that its outline is still used today as a visual indicator of a bus stop. For me, it is *the* iconic bus type.
This, alongside its sister Y Type Leopard in First Kelvin (later First Greater Glasgow, First in Glasgow), are two of my favourite Code 3 models, as they bring back memories of waiting in Motherwell or Wishaw with my Gran and Papa for the bus back to Shotts, and seeing one of these pull up.
Just a slightly better shot of the Tornet, without its weapons.
This is in the process of being stripped for bits and pieces.
I take a photo (or two) of her at every Dragon*Con it seems. She was featured in the 2009 Maxim article about the "Girls of Dragon*Con."
Another from Myton Bridge in February 2015
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I'm happy with the end product of this image. This is a multi shot panorama of the Sydney Water Corporation offices at 1 Smith St Parramatta. I really like the building but it epitomises the issue I have with modern city design, that is the lack of human scale.
I have uploaded the full res images so you can click and see the lady walking past the building. Compare here to the size of the tower. Now the scale is a little warped as I have shot this pano from only about 20m away from the tower but it shows the conflict between humans and 15 or more storey towers.
Parramatta needs some more investigation as a shooting destination. I see myself here again soon.