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In my mind, the thing about Futuron MOCs is that you can't just throw together white and black bricks, some trans elements, and slap a trans blue windscreen on there and call it done.
It's got to have the right balance of those colors, in the right spots. And that's a tough thing to do. Take a look here to see what I mean.
Anyway, please click through the various shots and let me know what you think. There's some trans red hidden in there, and what I'd really like to have is a 1x2 tile with a yellow arrow on it in front of the cockpit there. That would make it complete, I think.
Based on the same frame as the Stealth Assault Fighter, this high-tech jet plays an important part as a tank killer and strategic bomber. Chirugical strikes are its field of operations.
I was a bit disapointed by the cockpit on the SAF and i'm happy i managed a two-seater version of it.
A properly placed slit can make or break the dress, don't you think? The slit on this Vince Camuto dress could not be placed any better, giving the wearer every opportunity to display the gams.
Above you can me making a Swoosh of my Daimler Benz Project C. This Moc is super heavy but It´s still quite sturdy even with the five mini-planes under the wings.
To take the picture of the model flying over my head, I was forced to remove the mini-planes, otherwise I wouldn´t have a place to grab it.
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Soria is located on the Douro River at about 1065 meters above sea level.
A strategic enclave due to the struggles for territory between the kingdoms of Castile, Navarre, and Aragon, Soria became part of Castile definitively in 1134, during the reign of Alfonso VII. Alfonso VIII was born in Soria in 1155. Booming during the Late Middle Ages thanks to its border location and its control over the cattle industry. In 1380, a court order forbade the Jews to try their own criminal cases in court. In addition, a decree was confirmed, according to which Jews were not allowed to be employed in the royal administration or among the nobility. These resolutions served as the basis for hate speeches that led to the massacre of the Jewish population in 1391. Soria went into a slow decline over the next few centuries. It was damaged greatly during the Peninsular War.
The Knights Hospitaller settled in Soria in the 12th century. A document shows that in 1152 the Order had a church dedicated to the Holy Sepulchre, near the bridge over the Duero, the main entrance to the city from the east. A document from 1190 shows that the Hospitallers maintained a hospital here.
Only the church was used until the end of the 18th century. The church was left to decay in the 19th century and was used as a cattle shed. Although the surviving buildings were among the first to be declared a Monumento Nacional in the province in 1882, they were left to decay. Only the roof of the church was repaired. Since 1992 the monastery has been part of the medieval section of the Museo Numantino in Soria.
The cloister on Mozarabic style. It may well be, that it was designed and built by Arabian craftsmen.
The typical Horseshoe arch
The 26,641 gt bulk carrier, the STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [IMO 9648075, MMSI 563642000 ] was built in 2014 at the Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyards in Tianjin, China. The STRATEGIC ALLIANCE sails as part of the MT Maritime Management Group fleet, and is registered in Singapore. Her beneficial owner is SBC Alliance Pte Ltd of Singapore and she is managed by MTM Ship Management Pte Ltd of Singapore.
The STRATEGIC ALLIANCE was photographed at 07:00 on December 18, 2015 as she about to depart the private berth, Alcoa No. 1 in the outer harbour at Kwinana, Western Australia.
Entered service1974
Crew7 men
Dimensions and weight
Length46.59 m
Wing span50.5 m
Height14.76 m
Weight (empty)72 t
Weight (maximum take off)190 t
Engines and performance
Engines4 x PNPP 'Aviadvigatel' D-30KP turbofans
Traction117.68 kN
Maximum speed850 km/h
Service ceiling15.5 km
Range (with 20 t payload)7 300 km
Range (with maximum payload)3 650 km
Payload
Maximum payload50 t
Passengersup to 140 troops or 125 paratroops
Armament
Cannon2 x 23-mm GSh-23L two-barrel cannon in the tail turret
The Ilyushin II-76 Candid is a landmark Soviet-era design. Russia's first four-jet heavy transport, it was conceived and used to fly strategic military cargos into front-line air bases in the most extreme operational conditions.
The II-76 prototype made its first flight in 1971. It was intended as a replacement for the An-12. Production commenced in 1974. The basic II-76 (NATO reporting name Candid-A) transport was built purely for military service. It saw extensive service during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Over 800 of these cargo aircraft were built, as well as a number of specialized versions. The Il-76 is currently in service with Russia, Algeria, Belarus, China, Cuba, India, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria and Ukraine.
This aircraft was designed to deliver heavy vehicles and machinery to remote, poorly-serviced airfields. It can operate from short and unpaved runways. The Il-76 can cope with the worst weather conditions experienced in Siberia and Arctic regions.
The tough, dependable airframe spawned many variants - some designed to do the basic transport job even better, and others which serve as indispensable combat support roles. A bewildering array of other specialised variants have been developed for roles including mobile hospital, cosmonaut training and airborne command post, airborne laser platform and firefighter.
The 26,641 gt bulk carrier, the STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [IMO 9648075, MMSI 563642000 ] was built in 2014 at the Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyards in Tianjin, China. The STRATEGIC ALLIANCE sails as part of the MT Maritime Management Group fleet, and is registered in Singapore. Her beneficial owner is SBC Alliance Pte Ltd of Singapore and she is managed by MTM Ship Management Pte Ltd of Singapore.
The STRATEGIC ALLIANCE was photographed at 07:00 on December 18, 2015 as she about to depart the private berth, Alcoa No. 1 in the outer harbour at Kwinana, Western Australia.
In 2008 Arriva Cymru purchased the local bus operations of KMP of Llanberis, who was a competitor on the Llandudno to Bangor and Caernarfon corridor. This brought seven Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLEs (2793-9) into the fleet, which had carried 'KMP' plates from new but were re-registered with Bangor marks akin to their ages by their new owners.
The purchase gave the company the opportunity to rationalise service frequencies. However, the Volvos were retained at Bangor depot as regular performers on the corridor (Services 5 and X5) and they received appropriate branding.
2796, which was new as M7 KMP, had strayed on to what was then Traws Cambria Service X32 (Bangor-Caernarfon-Porthmadog-Dolgellau-Machynlleth-Aberystwyth) when I caught up with her in Pentrerhedyn Street in Machynlleth when returning north in October 2011.
All seven of the B7RLEs became driver trainers in the Arriva North Wales and North West fleets, which saw 2796 being re-numbered 8255.
#316/365 I was in my last all day meeting yesterday. Johnny D was testing out the camera on his new phone (HTC Droid). It produced a pretty impressive image. I was sitting directly behind him using a 100mm manual focus lens...go go manual focus!
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Groundbreaking for Miami-Dade College's Wolfson Building 1 occurred in 1971, and the building was completed in 1973. The campus itself first opened in 1970, with classes initially held in downtown storefronts while its permanent facility was being constructed.
Hilario Candela was the architect of Miami-Dade College's Wolfson Building 1. As a Cuban-born American architect, he designed key Brutalist-style buildings for several of the college's campuses, including Wolfson.
Candela was a key member of the architectural firm Pancoast, Ferendino, Grafton & Skeels, which designed the initial buildings for the North and Kendall campuses in the 1960s.
His signature "tropical Brutalist" style, with its use of raw concrete, is a defining feature of the Wolfson Campus architecture.
In addition to his work for Miami-Dade College, Candela is also known for designing the iconic Miami Marine Stadium.
Miami-Dade College's Wolfson Building 1 was designed in the Brutalist style, specifically a regional variant referred to as "tropical Brutalism".
Elements of this architectural style as seen in the Wolfson Campus include:
Raw concrete: The buildings prominently feature exposed concrete, emphasizing the material's raw, unadorned nature.
Massive, geometric forms: Brutalist buildings are known for their blocky and monolithic appearance. Architect Hilario Candela, who designed the Wolfson Campus, referred to his vision as "a small city of interconnected geometric masses".
Function over form: In keeping with Brutalist ethos, the building's design emphasizes its function as a modern educational institution.
Adaptation to the Miami climate: In this "tropical Brutalist" interpretation, the buildings use covered walkways and strategically placed open spaces to provide constant shade and cover from the rain.
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MNNR 83 heads down Cleveland Street to the run around track under the guidance of Minnesota Commercial's Alco Adam at the throttle. The crew decided to stop and strategically place a bunny balloon on the locomotives nose once they discovered they had an audience.
A new outfit from Caverna Obscura! And it's strategically placed leaves again! With some acorns for added decoration.
Dawn at Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy
Albergo di Campo Imperatore, known for Mussolini's imprisonment in 1943
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Osservatorio Astronomico di Campo Imperatore
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The Gardens of Bantry House, with the copper-domed cupola of the former West Stable in the background, Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
Some background information:
Bantry House and Gardens is a historic mansion in the little town of Bantry in the Irish County Cork. The palace, which was originally named "Blackrock", was constructed in 1710 in the Queen Anne style on the south side of Bantry Bay. In 1750, Councillor Richard White bought Blackrock from its former owner Samuel Hutchinson and changed the name to "Seafield". Samuel Hutchinson and his family were extensive landowners in the greater Bantry area, but only little has been recorded about them to this day.
However, the history of the White family is well recorded. The Whites had settled on Whiddy Island across the Bay in the late 17th century, after having originally been merchants in the town of Limerick. The Whites earned a fortune through fishing and timber trade. As the family prospered, considerable purchases of land were made in the area surrounding the house. By the 1780s, Bantry House comprised approximately 320 square kilometres (80,000 acres), though much of the estate wasn’t arable.
Bantry Bay has long been a strategic location in Irish history. In 1796, Bantry House was nearby the landing grounds of Irish and French forces, which were determined to overthrow English rule. Although they had to abandon their plans and return to France, because they were unable to land the soldiers due to gale-force winds, it was Richard White, the first Richard White’s son, who raised the alarm and organised local defences, placing Bantry House at the disposal of the Royal Navy.
For his efforts, loyalty and zeal he was ennobled to become Baron Bantry in 1797. In 1801, his title was advanced to Viscount Berehaven and in 1816 he was elevated to the peerage to became the first Earl of Bantry. Richard White had two sons, Richard and William. The former became the second Earl of Bantry and the latter the third Earl of Bantry. Between 1820 and 1840 Richard White (the second Earl of Bantry) travelled extensively to create a considerable collection of precious souvenirs, like items of Venetian glass and Aubusson tapestries.
Between 1922 and 1927, during the Irish Civil War, Bantry House was used as a hospital. And between 1939 and 1945, during World War II, the house and stables were occupied by the Second Cyclist Squadron of the Irish Army. Right after the war, in 1946, Bantry House and Gardens were opened to the public. However, despite its different uses during both wars and although the title Earl of Bantrs is extinct today, Bantry House has descended through the female line to the present owners. It is now owned by the family Shelswell-White.
The Italianate gardens of Bantry House were developed by Richard White, 2nd Earl of Bantry, and his wife Mary. They contain seven terraces with the house being located on the third. A staircase of one hundred steps is situated behind the house and the fountain, which is surrounded by Wisteria plants. By 1997, the grounds of Bantry House were suffering from neglect at certain places. A European grant was obtained to start the restoration process that is still ongoing.
A haunted mansion:
If you book the guided tour through Bantry House, a ghost story is told, which cannot be found in any publications: There is a children’s room in the house, which has been left unchanged since 80 or 90 years. Some decades ago, a boy, who was on a sightseeing tour together with his parents, told about a little girl in her nightdress, which he had seen in this very room. However, at this time no girl lived in the house or at least nearby. The boy took fright and hence, refused to enter the room once again. But at that time, nobody believed him.
Thirty years later, the boy, who had become a grown person, revisited Bantry House and booked the guided tour again. It was even the same female guide, who recalled him as a boy quite well. The man still wasn’t able to enter the room, but since his first visit, some more people had experienced sightings of a girl in a nightdress in this very room. So together with the owners, the guide investigated: It turned out, that there used to live a girl in the children’s room, to which the characterisation corresponded and which died there of obstinate fever. And she was the only person, who had ever died in this room.
As I’ve already mentioned, this story was never published anywhere, neither in writings, nor in the internet. Hence, all people, who saw the girl, were neither influenced by any publications nor by each other.
A late afternoon shot of United States Air Force Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker '63-8003' from the 410th Bomb Wing seen parked in the static display at the 1981 International Air Tattoo, RAF Greenham Common.
Wearing her star spangled 'SAC' (Strategic Air Command) sash adorning the forward fuselage and still sporting those old Pratt & Whitney 'smoker' engines, note too the yellow 'prop' under her tailplane, placed to avoid one of those embarrassing and expensive 'centre of gravity' moments when being loaded.
Obviously I couldn't wait for that 'oik' in the middle to move out of the way and anyway, he looked to be there for some time having dumped his camera bag and ducked under the ropes to help himself!
Note the two Breguet Atlantics behind - there were three there that year, the German and French ones in shot and an Italian.
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A good strategy for taking photos when you're planning to tip back a few: Set up the camera when you're sober....connect your remote...then just sit there an press the button from time to time. As long as you can still find the button, you are golden. 😜💖💋
Rochester Castle stands tall on a cold end of February day.
English Heritage gives the following description of the castle - "Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding. Today it stands as a proud reminder of the history of Rochester, along with the cathedral and cobbled streets.
Its Norman tower-keep of Kentish ragstone was built about 1127 by William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury, with the encouragement of Henry I. Consisting of three floors above a basement, it still stands 113 feet high. Attached is a tall protruding forebuilding, with its own set of defences to pass through before the keep itself could be entered at first floor level.
In 1215, garrisoned by rebel barons, the castle endured an epic siege by King John.
Rebuilt under Henry III and Edward I, the castle remained as a viable fortress until the sixteenth century".