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I know this image is not too bokehlicious but Happy Bokeh Wednesday anyway :-)
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Back to 30mm f/1.4 again...
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt.
The only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World, it is believed to have been built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC.
The tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, it is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu
It really DOESN'T.. But the photo looked better with Size Matters, than Size doesn't matter so yeah... haha.. But really, camera size doesn't matter, it looks better, but it really doesn't matter.. or does it? well, it kinda does because when it's bigger=longer or bigger aperture, but the nifty fifty isn't big, so maybe it doesn't matter.. ok.. i'll shut up now.. haha..
Strobist info:
Two Sb-600 left and right of camera shoot thru umbrella @ 1/4
Triggered via CLS
Casa Monica Hotel - 1888 - Lobby
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Independence Day - July 4th, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer look - available-light]
*[my lovely wife Laura - painter-credit: unknown]
a 'hundred-foot yacht' and a 'thousand-foot cruise-ship'
--------- SIZE MATTERS !!! ---------lol
Disney Magic ~ Disney Cruise Line ~ Key West Harbor
The Florida Keys ~ Key West, Florida U.S.A. ~ 12/7/17
*[yes, that is Disney's Goofy painting
the ship's back yellow pin-stripe lol]
*[the yacht is moored and anchored a little further out in the
harbor and the cruise-ship is docked at the marina face-dock]
(two more photos 'of this cruise-ship' in the comments)
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"Disney Magic" is a cruise ship owned and operated by the Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. She has 11 public decks, can accommodate 2,700 passengers in 875 staterooms, and has a crew of approximately 950. The interior of Disney Magic is decorated in the Art Deco style. She has twenty bright yellow lifeboats which, along with the black, red, and white colors of the ship itself, match the colors of Mickey Mouse. This change from the standard safety orange took a waiver of international maritime rules. As with other Disney cruise ships, the ship's horn blast plays an excerpt from Disney's famous flagship tune, "When You Wish upon a Star". 984 ft
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Magic
This small feeder is set apart from the other feeders, closer to a large holly bush to offer additional shelter, if needed.
This feeder holds sunflower meats, lucky them, and is of course, for the smaller birds. The Chickadees, Nuthatches and Tufted Titmice love this feeder but they are way too fast for me.
Yes, even the "larger" small birds are enjoying this feeder, like this female House Finch who actually hung there a few seconds to eat several of the seeds, and long enough for me to grab this shot.
Not as clear as I'd like since it's so small and far away, but it was nice to see the small birds using a feeder set aside just for them.
Bottom right - is the new 1980s #Fujica GS645 mediumformatfilm folding camera - almost as small as #Leica M9 (bottom left).
Top - My go to medium format film camera at the moment but often too big to carry around for day trips - Mamiya RZ67 Pro2. This is hopefully where the little GS 645 can step in. :)
All 3 cameras shown have roughly 50mm equivalent lenses attached (35mm format Leica Noctilux 50f1, 6x7 format Mamiya Sekor 110f2.8, 6x4.5 format EBC Fujion S 75mm f/3.4 on the GS645)
See more at mrleica.com/2014/07/23/leica-size-gs645/
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I could of get 1.5% more with the full frame, even more with medium format.
so
Does the size really matters matters?
Disney Magic ~ Disney Cruise Line ~ Key West Harbor
The Florida Keys ~ Key West, Florida U.S.A. ~ 12/7/17
*[yes, that is Disney's Goofy painting
the ship's back yellow pin-stripe lol]
(two more photos 'of this cruise-ship' in the comments)
*******************************************************************************
"Disney Magic" is a cruise ship owned and operated by the Disney Cruise Line, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. She has 11 public decks, can accommodate 2,700 passengers in 875 staterooms, and has a crew of approximately 950. The interior of Disney Magic is decorated in the Art Deco style. She has twenty bright yellow lifeboats which, along with the black, red, and white colors of the ship itself, match the colors of Mickey Mouse. This change from the standard safety orange took a waiver of international maritime rules. As with other Disney cruise ships, the ship's horn blast plays an excerpt from Disney's famous flagship tune, "When You Wish upon a Star". 984 ft
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Magic
The Hilux 4X4 is a pickup truck manufactured by Toyota, marketed just as "Toyota Truck" in North America from 1973-95 with no model name mentioned in advertising, promotional material, or on the trucks themselves after 1975.
In 1985, Statler Toyota received a delivery of a new truck painted in black. When Marty McFly returned from 1955, the improved present placed the vehicle in his garage and he had possession of the keys. Its license plate number was 2BAK860.
His plans shifted to driving Jennifer Parker up to the lake; however, Emmett Brown's arrival in the DeLorean time machine from 2015 halted those plans. Marty would return on Sunday to find Biff Tannen waxing his new truck. He drove to Jennifer's house and woke her up from the porch swing he and Doc had placed her on back in 1985A.
Marty and Jennifer drove past Hilldale where they had a recollection of the future, when Douglas J. Needles and his gang drove up beside them and challenged them to a drag race. Marty declined but after being called "chicken", he braced for takeoff. Marty drove in reverse at the turn of the green light and watched as the near lane was soon taken by a Rolls Royce, which he might have hit had he continued racing.
Marty drove Jennifer to the site of the DeLorean's destruction along the train tracks when they heard the sound of the pedestrian warning bells at the railroad crossing.
Vehicle specifications:
Hilldale1985-1
Marty drives the Toyota up to Hilldale.
1985 Toyota Hi-Lux pickup Deluxe 4x4 Xtracab
Solid front axle
22R-E 2.4L 4cyl EFI
5 speed manual transmission (W56)
RF1A transfer case (gear drive)
Smitty built tubular bumpers (front and rear, double tube)
Single tube roll bar
KC daylighter's (4 - 6" round, 2 - 3x5" rectangular)
US wheel model 94 Black Modular wheels (15x8)
31x10.50x15" Goodyear Wrangler radials
Black exterior, gray interior
Rear slider window
Tinted rear slider and cab extension (approx. 20%)
Black grille, with black headlight doors (chrome accented)
[Text from backtothe future.wikia.com]
backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux
This Lego MotorCity scale 1985 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Pickup (Back to the Future I & II) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 96th Build Challenge - The 8th Birthday, titled - 'Happy Crazy Eight Birthday, LUGNuts' - where all previous build challenges are available to build to. This model is built to the LUGNuts 33rd Build Challenge, - "Size Matters" - a challenge to build any vehicle in more than one scale - stay tuned to for the next scale model. The model is also built to the 6th build challenge, - "Your Claim to Fame" - a challenge encouraging the builder to create an iconic model with some level of popular culture reference (to ensure lots of interweb exposure) -
The Hilux 4X4 is a pickup truck manufactured by Toyota, marketed just as "Toyota Truck" in North America from 1973-95 with no model name mentioned in advertising, promotional material, or on the trucks themselves after 1975.
In 1985, Statler Toyota received a delivery of a new truck painted in black. When Marty McFly returned from 1955, the improved present placed the vehicle in his garage and he had possession of the keys. Its license plate number was 2BAK860.
His plans shifted to driving Jennifer Parker up to the lake; however, Emmett Brown's arrival in the DeLorean time machine from 2015 halted those plans. Marty would return on Sunday to find Biff Tannen waxing his new truck. He drove to Jennifer's house and woke her up from the porch swing he and Doc had placed her on back in 1985A.
Marty and Jennifer drove past Hilldale where they had a recollection of the future, when Douglas J. Needles and his gang drove up beside them and challenged them to a drag race. Marty declined but after being called "chicken", he braced for takeoff. Marty drove in reverse at the turn of the green light and watched as the near lane was soon taken by a Rolls Royce, which he might have hit had he continued racing.
Marty drove Jennifer to the site of the DeLorean's destruction along the train tracks when they heard the sound of the pedestrian warning bells at the railroad crossing.
Vehicle specifications:
Hilldale1985-1
Marty drives the Toyota up to Hilldale.
1985 Toyota Hi-Lux pickup Deluxe 4x4 Xtracab
Solid front axle
22R-E 2.4L 4cyl EFI
5 speed manual transmission (W56)
RF1A transfer case (gear drive)
Smitty built tubular bumpers (front and rear, double tube)
Single tube roll bar
KC daylighter's (4 - 6" round, 2 - 3x5" rectangular)
US wheel model 94 Black Modular wheels (15x8)
31x10.50x15" Goodyear Wrangler radials
Black exterior, gray interior
Rear slider window
Tinted rear slider and cab extension (approx. 20%)
Black grille, with black headlight doors (chrome accented)
[Text from backtothe future.wikia.com]
backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux
This Lego miniland scale 1985 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Pickup (Back to the Future I & II) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 96th Build Challenge - The 8th Birthday, titled - 'Happy Crazy Eight Birthday, LUGNuts' - where all previous build challenges are available to build to. This model is built to the LUGNuts 33rd Build Challenge, - "Size Matters" - a challenge to build any vehicle in more than one scale - stay tuned to for the next scale model. The model is also built to the 6th build challenge, - "Your Claim to Fame" - a challenge encouraging the builder to create an iconic model with some level of popular culture reference (to ensure lots of interweb exposure) -
The Hilux 4X4 is a pickup truck manufactured by Toyota, marketed just as "Toyota Truck" in North America from 1973-95 with no model name mentioned in advertising, promotional material, or on the trucks themselves after 1975.
In 1985, Statler Toyota received a delivery of a new truck painted in black. When Marty McFly returned from 1955, the improved present placed the vehicle in his garage and he had possession of the keys. Its license plate number was 2BAK860.
His plans shifted to driving Jennifer Parker up to the lake; however, Emmett Brown's arrival in the DeLorean time machine from 2015 halted those plans. Marty would return on Sunday to find Biff Tannen waxing his new truck. He drove to Jennifer's house and woke her up from the porch swing he and Doc had placed her on back in 1985A.
Marty and Jennifer drove past Hilldale where they had a recollection of the future, when Douglas J. Needles and his gang drove up beside them and challenged them to a drag race. Marty declined but after being called "chicken", he braced for takeoff. Marty drove in reverse at the turn of the green light and watched as the near lane was soon taken by a Rolls Royce, which he might have hit had he continued racing.
Marty drove Jennifer to the site of the DeLorean's destruction along the train tracks when they heard the sound of the pedestrian warning bells at the railroad crossing.
Vehicle specifications:
Hilldale1985-1
Marty drives the Toyota up to Hilldale.
1985 Toyota Hi-Lux pickup Deluxe 4x4 Xtracab
Solid front axle
22R-E 2.4L 4cyl EFI
5 speed manual transmission (W56)
RF1A transfer case (gear drive)
Smitty built tubular bumpers (front and rear, double tube)
Single tube roll bar
KC daylighter's (4 - 6" round, 2 - 3x5" rectangular)
US wheel model 94 Black Modular wheels (15x8)
31x10.50x15" Goodyear Wrangler radials
Black exterior, gray interior
Rear slider window
Tinted rear slider and cab extension (approx. 20%)
Black grille, with black headlight doors (chrome accented)
[Text from backtothe future.wikia.com]
backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux
This Lego MotorCity scale 1985 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Pickup (Back to the Future I & II) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 96th Build Challenge - The 8th Birthday, titled - 'Happy Crazy Eight Birthday, LUGNuts' - where all previous build challenges are available to build to. This model is built to the LUGNuts 33rd Build Challenge, - "Size Matters" - a challenge to build any vehicle in more than one scale - stay tuned to for the next scale model. The model is also built to the 6th build challenge, - "Your Claim to Fame" - a challenge encouraging the builder to create an iconic model with some level of popular culture reference (to ensure lots of interweb exposure) -
Even the best of us are intimidated by something or another. For me its a stunning custom ’53 Ford F100 pickup called Mountain Pearl. I’ve seen it numerous times in hot rod magazines over the past few months and thought about building it in Lego...but the pearl white and red flake truck with a nearly fifty year history of sweeping awards seemed too beautiful, too rare...too curvy to to be done any justice in such a difficult, blocky medium. With the magazines put away but the mystique of the elusive Pearl still in mind, I moved on to build other things...a coconut crab, a Fokker triplane, a giant hornet, a Hillman Imp. All along the Mountain Pearl persisted in mind and I thought maybe...someday. Someday.
Along came the Iron Builder competition against my good friend Guy Himber and I knew if I had any chance whatsoever of winning I’d have to do something very special. The slew of white 1x6x3 1/3 curved brick arches they sent me gave me the ok, the courage to try my hand at the Mountain Pearl after long last...so here it is, my second Iron Builder entry. I used twelve of the requisite pieces. Like the real thing, this Lego replica has swivel seats, chopped roof, side lifting hood and truck bed and a clear firewall so that the occupants in the cab can enjoy viewing the all chromed out engine. Jeweled doorknobs adorn the grille and the shiny chrome rims were special ordered all the way from the Netherlands. Steel minifig top hats were machined and given to me almost a year ago by Guy Himber himself so they were used in the engine as a salute to my competitor. I mean, yes, I’d like to win this competition but I still like the guy. The smaller version of itself satisfies the requirements for this month’s LUGNuts challenge called Size Matters where we had to build the same vehicle in multiple scales. Hey, what can I say, I’m an efficient builder. But no matter what happens, no matter who wins this thing...I can take solace in knowing that I’ve overcome my fears and I’ve done what was previously thought to be impossible...
...I’ve captured the elusive Mountain Pearl.
He is at the south entrance of the Pengra Covered Bridge, looking through the bridge to the north, hoping no cars or trucks happen along for a few minutes.
The bridge is in Lane County, Oregon, USA and is over Fall Creek. I personally think Fall Creek is big enough to be considered Fall River instead of Creek, but I am not in charge of these things.
About the tiny Christmas Tree that is in many of my Christmas pictures tonight and over the years:
I don't think it is so sad as it is cute. I have had the little guy for a little less or a little more than 25 years. Sometimes I had him at my Hubcap store for a little decoration, but at home we almost always had a large tree decorated with many special ornaments, some old family ones, and some newer ones. Christmas was a big deal for me and mine. We had an old farmstead, with many holly trees, and one year we even cut some holly and festively hung it above various antique parlor doors and doorjambs etc. It was so pretty. Our trees were usually quite tall, and that house had 10-12 (don't remember precisely) ceilings. It was lovely. Anyway, one year my daughter and I were going to fly to Hawaii for Christmas, where my husband was working as an architect at the time. I knew we would neither have the money for an impressive tree like at home, nor the space in a hotel room. Also, we wouldn't have decorations with us to do justice, even if we did get a big/tall tree. So I took this little guy, and he was on a very small dining table in our hotel room as a rather cute little token Christmas Tree. How many people can say they have flown their Christmas Tree from Oregon to Hawaii and back?
He is getting kind of old, but I love him. He makes me smile.
I'm going to put this reply up top in the description box, too.
(DSCN9455PengraBigXmasTreeSizeMattersNotTuCrpInitFlickr122521)
Model X and Model One...
The new Iphone X with an original IPhone with its packaging and accessories..
How many people know that the button on the box was indented just like the phone was...
this was an exercise in size and matter to see how large and long I could work and not crash my computer or my brain... feel free to zoom in! ;~)) It's 20"x20" @240 or 4800 x 4800 in pixel sizing.
Don't usually encourage anyone to look at my images on black... but this one looks pretty good that way!
www.flickr.com/photos/elliott52/5394247874/#/photos/ellio...
If you are going to build a big Veyron, you may as well make some small ones too.
Built for LUGNuts 33rd build challenge 'Size Matters', the complimentary 1:21.5, 1:28 and 1:43 join my Eurobricks LDD Challenge 1:15 for a drive around on my new photoset.
Write ups for each car will follow in due course.
Finally the debate is over: size matters, and women prefer men with larger packages because it predicts a man's sex appeal, according to a new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study, conducted by the Australian National University, revealed that the taller the man, the bigger the effect his penis size had on his sex appeal. The group of researchers showed life-size, computer-generated figures of men that varied in body shape, height, and penis size to 105 women. The females then rated the figures' sexual attractiveness. The findings showed that women preferred taller men with broader shoulders and narrow hips (V-shaped, instead of pear-shaped), which supports earlier research. However, this study indicates that penis size is also relevant. Outcomes showed: the bigger, the better. Females documented the most appealing penis size was even bigger than the researchers tested, surpassing the penis size of 98% of Italian males. Professor Jennions said, "We've found that penis size did influence a man's sex appeal, and it was just as important as height, which is a well-known factor in male attractiveness." The study also noted that larger penises are ideal but were much more attractive on taller men than shorter men. "To put it bluntly, if you are short and pear-shaped, a large penis is not going to increase your attractiveness," Dr Mautz said...
...in a double-decker bus on Whitehall Place...
London, United Kingdom...
Enquanto não resolvo o piti que o meu pc deu (não gosto de arrumar as fotos no note), deixo uma foto tirada hoje do meu Gorfinho (sim,o nome dele é Gorfo por motivos obscuros que eu acho que já contei por aqui em alguma foto anterior) junto com mais um Essie, dessa vez o Size Matters que veio para casa obviamente pelo nome muhuhuohhoahahhaha
Gorfinho é um hamster sírio que está comigo faz mais de um ano, é da variedade peludinha, um persa do mundo roedor...
Size Matters é outro Essie maravilhindo que cobre com uma única camada e tem um nome maravilhoso XD Já tirei foto dele sozinho e em breve coloco por aqui =]
The Hilux 4X4 is a pickup truck manufactured by Toyota, marketed just as "Toyota Truck" in North America from 1973-95 with no model name mentioned in advertising, promotional material, or on the trucks themselves after 1975.
In 1985, Statler Toyota received a delivery of a new truck painted in black. When Marty McFly returned from 1955, the improved present placed the vehicle in his garage and he had possession of the keys. Its license plate number was 2BAK860.
His plans shifted to driving Jennifer Parker up to the lake; however, Emmett Brown's arrival in the DeLorean time machine from 2015 halted those plans. Marty would return on Sunday to find Biff Tannen waxing his new truck. He drove to Jennifer's house and woke her up from the porch swing he and Doc had placed her on back in 1985A.
Marty and Jennifer drove past Hilldale where they had a recollection of the future, when Douglas J. Needles and his gang drove up beside them and challenged them to a drag race. Marty declined but after being called "chicken", he braced for takeoff. Marty drove in reverse at the turn of the green light and watched as the near lane was soon taken by a Rolls Royce, which he might have hit had he continued racing.
Marty drove Jennifer to the site of the DeLorean's destruction along the train tracks when they heard the sound of the pedestrian warning bells at the railroad crossing.
Vehicle specifications:
Hilldale1985-1
Marty drives the Toyota up to Hilldale.
1985 Toyota Hi-Lux pickup Deluxe 4x4 Xtracab
Solid front axle
22R-E 2.4L 4cyl EFI
5 speed manual transmission (W56)
RF1A transfer case (gear drive)
Smitty built tubular bumpers (front and rear, double tube)
Single tube roll bar
KC daylighter's (4 - 6" round, 2 - 3x5" rectangular)
US wheel model 94 Black Modular wheels (15x8)
31x10.50x15" Goodyear Wrangler radials
Black exterior, gray interior
Rear slider window
Tinted rear slider and cab extension (approx. 20%)
Black grille, with black headlight doors (chrome accented)
[Text from backtothe future.wikia.com]
backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux
This Lego MotorCity scale 1985 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Pickup (Back to the Future I & II) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 96th Build Challenge - The 8th Birthday, titled - 'Happy Crazy Eight Birthday, LUGNuts' - where all previous build challenges are available to build to. This model is built to the LUGNuts 33rd Build Challenge, - "Size Matters" - a challenge to build any vehicle in more than one scale - stay tuned to for the next scale model. The model is also built to the 6th build challenge, - "Your Claim to Fame" - a challenge encouraging the builder to create an iconic model with some level of popular culture reference (to ensure lots of interweb exposure) -
The Packard was a make of car in the 1950s.
Emmett Brown owned a cream-colored Packard Custom Eight Victoria and let Marty McFly borrow it for the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. The car became the scene of the scuffle between Biff Tannen, Lorraine Baines, and George McFly.
When Marty returned for the second time to 1955, he drove Doc home after he fainted.
The Packard's license plate number was 8N39742.
[Text from Backtothefuture.wikia.com]
backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Packard
My favourite car from the trilogy of the 'Back to the Future' films is the Packard Convertible owned by the 1955 era Doc Brown. Not necessarily obvious to recent viewers of the film, the Packard is one of the subtle references to the privilege background that Doc Brown would have come from. The Packard of the post-war period were a challenge to Cadillac as the very best car one could buy. The Custom Eight Victoria sitting toward the higher end of the Packard range. The 1948 was the first new Post-War Packards, still utilising the pre-war chassis and straight-eight engine.
One of the other markers of Doc Brown's status in 1955 is his house. The following are a couple of interesting links regarding both his house and the garage used in the first film:
Doc Brown house from the film is a fantastic early 29th century home; 'Robert R. Blacker House' (no relation). I encourage the reader to investigate this house further, as it is really exceptionally finished.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._Blacker_House
The second home used was 'Gamble House', designed by the same Architects:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamble_House_(Pasadena,_California)
This next link shows a visit by the SCCA to Gamble House with some great photos of very beautiful cars:
www.vaultcars.com/gamble-house-so-cal-ccca-tour
This Lego MotorCity scale 1948 Packard Custom Eight Victoria Convertible (Back to the Future I & II) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 96th Build Challenge - The 8th Birthday, titled - 'Happy Crazy Eight Birthday, LUGNuts' - where all previous build challenges are available to build to. This model is built to the LUGNuts 33rd Build Challenge, - "Size matters" - a challenge to build any vehicle in more than one scale. The MotorCity 1:28 scale shown here joining the Miniland 1:20.5 scale model shown last week.
The Hilux 4X4 is a pickup truck manufactured by Toyota, marketed just as "Toyota Truck" in North America from 1973-95 with no model name mentioned in advertising, promotional material, or on the trucks themselves after 1975.
In 1985, Statler Toyota received a delivery of a new truck painted in black. When Marty McFly returned from 1955, the improved present placed the vehicle in his garage and he had possession of the keys. Its license plate number was 2BAK860.
His plans shifted to driving Jennifer Parker up to the lake; however, Emmett Brown's arrival in the DeLorean time machine from 2015 halted those plans. Marty would return on Sunday to find Biff Tannen waxing his new truck. He drove to Jennifer's house and woke her up from the porch swing he and Doc had placed her on back in 1985A.
Marty and Jennifer drove past Hilldale where they had a recollection of the future, when Douglas J. Needles and his gang drove up beside them and challenged them to a drag race. Marty declined but after being called "chicken", he braced for takeoff. Marty drove in reverse at the turn of the green light and watched as the near lane was soon taken by a Rolls Royce, which he might have hit had he continued racing.
Marty drove Jennifer to the site of the DeLorean's destruction along the train tracks when they heard the sound of the pedestrian warning bells at the railroad crossing.
Vehicle specifications:
Hilldale1985-1
Marty drives the Toyota up to Hilldale.
1985 Toyota Hi-Lux pickup Deluxe 4x4 Xtracab
Solid front axle
22R-E 2.4L 4cyl EFI
5 speed manual transmission (W56)
RF1A transfer case (gear drive)
Smitty built tubular bumpers (front and rear, double tube)
Single tube roll bar
KC daylighter's (4 - 6" round, 2 - 3x5" rectangular)
US wheel model 94 Black Modular wheels (15x8)
31x10.50x15" Goodyear Wrangler radials
Black exterior, gray interior
Rear slider window
Tinted rear slider and cab extension (approx. 20%)
Black grille, with black headlight doors (chrome accented)
[Text from backtothe future.wikia.com]
backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux
This Lego MotorCity scale 1985 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Pickup (Back to the Future I & II) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 96th Build Challenge - The 8th Birthday, titled - 'Happy Crazy Eight Birthday, LUGNuts' - where all previous build challenges are available to build to. This model is built to the LUGNuts 33rd Build Challenge, - "Size Matters" - a challenge to build any vehicle in more than one scale - stay tuned to for the next scale model. The model is also built to the 6th build challenge, - "Your Claim to Fame" - a challenge encouraging the builder to create an iconic model with some level of popular culture reference (to ensure lots of interweb exposure) -
This 1954 International Harvester was labeled on the hood under the badge "Size Matters" referring to the larger engine that was installed in the customization process. There was nothing else implied, at least that is want the owner told me. This vehicle and many other were on display at the 2019 Greaserama Car & Bike Show held in Tracey Missouri at the Platte County Fair Grounds.
Even the best of us are intimidated by something or another. For me its a stunning custom ’53 Ford F100 pickup called Mountain Pearl. I’ve seen it numerous times in hot rod magazines over the past few months and thought about building it in Lego...but the pearl white and red flake truck with a nearly fifty year history of sweeping awards seemed too beautiful, too rare...too curvy to to be done any justice in such a difficult, blocky medium. With the magazines put away but the mystique of the elusive Pearl still in mind, I moved on to build other things...a coconut crab, a Fokker triplane, a giant hornet, a Hillman Imp. All along the Mountain Pearl persisted in mind and I thought maybe...someday. Someday.
Along came the Iron Builder competition against my good friend Guy Himber and I knew if I had any chance whatsoever of winning I’d have to do something very special. The slew of white 1x6x3 1/3 curved brick arches they sent me gave me the ok, the courage to try my hand at the Mountain Pearl after long last...so here it is, my second Iron Builder entry. I used twelve of the requisite pieces. Like the real thing, this Lego replica has swivel seats, chopped roof, side lifting hood and truck bed and a clear firewall so that the occupants in the cab can enjoy viewing the all chromed out engine. Jeweled doorknobs adorn the grille and the shiny chrome rims were special ordered all the way from the Netherlands. Steel minifig top hats were machined and given to me almost a year ago by Guy Himber himself so they were used in the engine as a salute to my competitor. I mean, yes, I’d like to win this competition but I still like the guy. The smaller version of itself satisfies the requirements for this month’s LUGNuts challenge called Size Matters where we had to build the same vehicle in multiple scales. Hey, what can I say, I’m an efficient builder. But no matter what happens, no matter who wins this thing...I can take solace in knowing that I’ve overcome my fears and I’ve done what was previously thought to be impossible...
...I’ve captured the elusive Mountain Pearl.