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Time Attack @ Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside 4/11/09 Check out www.adamsmotorsportspark.com/ot-drifting.html for more information.
Art Attack 4 -- a head-to-head art competition and auction -- took place on November 2, 2012 at Plush. The event is a benefit for 88.1 KDHX.
Photo by Virginia Harold.
One of the Attack Seagulls lying in wait for us, ready to pounce should either a human or unsuspecting dog cross the garden. We have been accused of cruelty for trying to scare them off, but we are the victims here - terrorised on our own property by birds! We don't want to hurt them - we're animal lovers - we just want them to GO AWAY!
01 United Snakes
02 Babel
03 Risingson
04 Girl I Love You
05 Psyche
06 Future Proof
07 Invade Me
08 Teardrop
09 Mezzanine
10 Angel
11 Safe From Harm
12 Inertia Creeps
13 encore break
14 Splitting The Atom
15 Unfinished Sympathy
16 Atlas Air
17 Karmacoma
and then i legged the skinny torso. i guess flickr is a good way to destroy builder's block?
anyway.
the slim attacker is here to attack things that need a good attackin'!
...and run away.
>>CEASE COMBAT OPERATIONS, GET THE HECK OUTTA DODGE.>>
Saint Mary the Virgin, Radnage
For the NHS 'do what you can' challenge where I was joined by my daughter Katie and her boyfriend George (all same household) on my 'Attack the Attack' walk (keeping a safe distance from the few others out and about).
This is the 11.4km walk I did around the Radnage area in Dec 2016 that led to my heart attack on the final climb back to Bledlow Ridge [peterjemmett.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-year-that-was-part-...], I have since dubbed subsequent walks and runs 'attack the attack'.
Blog relating to this story ...... peterjemmett.blogspot.com/2020/04/coping-with-covid-19.html
Some background:
The ASV-99 Boxer was a third-generation construction labor manufactured by Shinohara Heavy Industries, being manufactured and rolled out in March of 1999. It was one of the most advanced construction labors of the time. Shinohara Heavy Industries, a leader in the industry, opened the door to the third generation of Labor with the AV-98 “Ingram”. The ASV-99 "Boxer" was Shinohara's long-awaited civil market machine, using the police Labor’s systems and state-of-the-art technology. It had been hailed as the "highest performance'' model for a long time and was the standard-bearer of a new era of labor.
However, the secret that made users say it has the highest performance could be said to lie in the "Shinohara Precision'' inherited from the “Ingram”. This was an innovative joint mechanism that connected a spherical joint to three cylinder-type actuators. By providing a wide range of motion for the hip joints, ankle joints, and shoulder joints, and the actuator itself also functioning as a shock damper, the vehicle's "holding" had been significantly improved, making it possible to maneuver the vehicle closer to human movements than previous models, what highly improved the ASV-99’s effectiveness.
Like other labors of the same generation the ASV-99 was equipped with a VVVF-controlled PMS actuator with excellent controllability and a lightweight, high-output lithium-ion battery. Furthermore, the impact energy absorbed by the actuator was returned to the battery via a regeneration system after being converted into heat, slightly extending operating time.
Since advanced VR projection for the pilot was not standard yet and quite costly, so that this feature was limited to military Labor models, the ASV-99 still featured transparent cockpit windows to allow the driver a good field of view, augmented by small cameras that added side and back views. Climate control and a pressurized cabin that prevented water, dust, or even gas from entering the pilot’s cabin was a standard feature. A LIDAR system controlled the Labor’s close-range environment, preventing crashes and even making it possible to maneuver the Labor in total darkness.
Several interchangeable manipulators and construction tools were available, so that the ASV-99 was easily adaptable to a wide range of tasks, including a drill, a mechanical chisel, and a number of graspers/pincers, tailored to specific loads.
Due to its high visibility and frequent use in construction projects, the Boxer was frequently abused for labor crime. In 1999, many Boxer units were upgraded with Shinohara’s new hyper operating system. When the Tokyo police’s SV2 labor unit deployed to the Ark factory to thwart a plan to cause all the city’s labors to go berserk, many Boxer units activated on their own and attacked the police.
Specifications:
Accommodation: pilot only, in canopy style cockpit in torso with front access
Overall height 7.19 meters
Overall width 4.12 meters
Minimum revolving radius: 5.0 meters
Standard weight: 8.25 tons
Full equipment weight: 9.0 tons
Maximum weight lifting capacity: 3.1 tons
Armor materials: None, hull consists of fiber-reinforced plastic and aluminum
Armament: none
The kit and its assembly:
Some time ago I got my hands on a “reasonably priced” Patlabor IP kit set from Good Smile Company/Moderoid. The company recently created molds/kits for a wide range of Labors that appear in the original TV series and the movies, thankfully in the old Bandai kits’ rather esoteric 1:60 scale.
This range also included a lot of civil Labors, which were formerly only available as dubious vinyl kits, if at all, so that modelers would have to scratch any model of them. The kit set I got was the HL-98 “Hercules” and ASV 99 “Boxer” combo, two civil construction Labors that shortly appear in supporting roles in the early Nineties movies. I did not have concrete plans for the kits upon purchase, but the Hercules eventually became a JGSDF military variant, but the remaining Boxer was intended to remain a commercial/civil vehicle, due to its glazed cockpit.
Basically, the Boxer was built OOB, but as with the Hercules before, this also had inherent reasons. After initial enthusiasm I was a bit disappointed by both kits. While they look flashy and crisp in the box, molded in color and with some dark grey details on alternative sprues (that are partly shared by BOTH kits, beware not to throw them away!), the kits revealed the designers’ niggardliness. First of all the kits had been designed to be a rather simple snap-fit models. This is per se not a bad thing, many recent Bandai mecha kits are designed this way to appeal to newbie modelers who can put the model together, put stickers on it, and have a functional action figure within 15 minutes. However, Bandai’s designers still have the advanced modeler in mind and typically offer an alternative water slide decal sheet, and the kit is designed in segments that can be built and painted separately, to be assembled in a final step, e. g. thanks to vinyl caps and clever detail solutions that might require one or two parts more, but that pays out elsewhere.
The Good Smile Company kits lack this thought altogether. The number of pieces has been reduced to a point that some parts, which would normally require 2 halves, have been molded and cast with “holes” or as a single piece only, in the Boxer’s case, for instance, some joint parts of the arms which I filled with putty. This might not be an issue, if this would remain invisible – but it isn’t, and that’s really disappointing for such a “modern” and not truly cheap kit!
Additionally, where a Bandai kit would offer a separate flexible vinyl cap in a joint, half of that joint is in the Good Smile Company kits’ case completely molded in an ABS-esque material that is quite soft and poorly accepts any paint – the toy aspect seemed to have priority during the molds’ design process! Sure, you can work with this basis, but I feel painfully reminded of the early IP robot kits from the Eighties which did not offer ANY vinyl caps at all and a very cumbersome, not well thought-through matryoshka layout for arms, legs, and torso, so that building separate modules and assembling them as a final step would be impossible or require thorough mods. IMHO not really convincing and the material thickness as well as some details are rather “chunky” and toy-like.
However, I tried to do my best and made some small mods and upgrades. What’s nice about the Boxer is the glazed cockpit which even comes with a decent interior – even though the clear part that covers both cockpit windows as well as the searchlight at the top of the hull is very thick and, due to its curved shape, blurry, so that you cannot tell any details. To make the whole thing a bit more interesting I procured a suitable driver figure – not an easy task in the exotic 1:60 scale! I was eventually lucky to find a provider for 3D-printed civil figures in various scales, and they were so kind to print a suitable seating figure in the kit’s exact scale. To make it fit into the seat, however, I had to chop the lower legs off and modify the clear part for enough head space. But I think the effort was worth it.
The searchlights were changed, too. The original set has a round shape and reminded me so much of Mickey Mouse ears that OI had to do something about them, even more so because they lack IMHO depth and are clumsily molded into the hull. I simply cut them off and instead scratched new searchlights from 1:72 AH-1 exhaust diffusors, now bigger, deeper and with an oval shape, and mounted on styrene holders so that they stand off from the hull.
A final mod concerns the hands/manipulators: OOB the Boxer comes with two different “hands”, or rather claws, one with three and the other with four “fingers”, arranged in a circle. I really wonder how and what should be grasped by these? I rather went for pincer-style manipulators, transplanted from a tabletop figure of a Power Loader from the Aliens movie (32mm/1:50 scale, made by Prodos Games). They look a bit delicate for the chunky Boxer, but I found their shape to be much more practical for delicate and secure handling work, and they are nicely detailed, too.
Painting and markings:
I stuck to the bright blue OOB livery. First, the blue plastic in which the kit is molded makes it easy, I like the color, and it’s also a frequent color of Japanese construction vehicles. I used Revell 50 (RAL 5012 “Lichtblau”) as basic color, a tone which comes close to the IP material, but is a bit less bright. The joints and some other parts are molded in a very dark brown, and I repainted these with a very dark grey (Revell 6, Anthracite) instead – what was also necessary to cover up the many filled “holes” (see above).
The cockpit interior was painted in a greyish green, with brown seat upholstery. The operating levers became white with black tips – gleaned from a close-up screenshot of a Boxer cockpit from the Patlabor TV series. The pilot was secured in the seat with grey safety belts, made from adhesive tape. The driver himself received a white t-shirt and jeans, for a “mundane” look.
After separate assembly of arms, legs, torso and waist and their basic painting the parts received a black ink washing to work out the few details like air intakes and louvres, and then everything received an overall dry-brushing treatment with slightly more greyish blue tones to make the Boxer look worn and a bit sun-bleached, and then another dry-brushing turn with light grey to emphasize edges.
The new headlights were “filled” with chrome silver, and their covers were created with ClearFix – which was a bit messy, because the openings are probably at the limit of what you can cover with the gooey stuff.
The kit (unfortunately) only comes with stickers, and not decals, so I had to improvise a little – even though OOB there are only small emblems and yellow-and-black warning stripes on the lower arms to be applied. The stripes were replaced with decal alternatives from the scrap box, and I added some suitable stencils from an Ma.K. aftermarket sheet. To break up the uniform blue livery I gave the vehicle an individual number, taken from leftover Macross Destroid sheets (IIRC from Spartans). Additionally, I printed authentic medium-sized Japanese license plates for commercial vehicles from the Tokyo area (green with white letters) and mounted them to the front and rear of the mecha.
Finally, the model was sealed with matt acrylic varnish (from the rattle can) and some mineral pigments were dusted onto the feet for a more realistic look.
For presentation I also created a small base, using a 4x4” medium-density fiberboard and creating some construction site rubble with plaster/putty, some shell shards, a few brush hair bushels and green tuft fibers as dry grass, plus some leftover 1:35 resin bricks from another project. Not a diorama, but something that supports the overall mood and purpose of this mecha.
Compared with the Hercules Labor from the kit set, the Boxer is simpler in construction, and it’s also smaller. Both share the same weaknesses, but it’s still nice to have an IP kit of this obscure Patlabor mecha at all. It builds – with some extra effort – into a neat model, even though it rather looks and feels like an action figure. Leaving it in a bright blue civil livery was the right move, I think, also because of the glazed cockpit, even though the interior is, due to the material’s thick- und blurriness, hard to see. Therefore, the simple, improvised pilot figure does its intended job well and adds to a lively look.
Time Attack @ Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside 4/11/09 Check out www.adamsmotorsportspark.com/ot-drifting.html for more information.
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10
2 weeks ago my youth pastor(guy in red) had a major heart attack on a monday and by the grace of God is very lucky to be alive. the sunday after his heart attack he was back at his church preaching
Paris, 2 days after November 2015 attacks. Place de la République. Muslim meets Charlie. false alert at Carillon.
Now insurance companies want to make money from terrorist attacks too ! duhh and that looks like an army helmet !
And you say "We help people plan their life better."
Its similar to an accident but accidents happen by accident and attacks aren't that way.
Does it make sense to take terrorist attacks insurance! what does this mean ?
its not exaggeration !
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Got up on his hind legs to attack me.... or something like that.... who knew anteaters would be so angry? This is the "flee in terror" mode on my camera... hey, it's a wild animal
Next up was this westbound vehicle train. Quite often they'll have some stacks mixed in, but today it was racks and nothing but racks.
Downers Grove IL / Belmont Ave
BNSF w/b vehicle train
BNSF 5148 Dash 9-44CW
CSX 8701 SD60
Time Attack @ Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside 4/11/09 Check out www.adamsmotorsportspark.com/ot-drifting.html for more information.
Time Attack @ Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside 4/11/09 Check out www.adamsmotorsportspark.com/ot-drifting.html for more information.
French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen , left, addresses the media with Florian Philippot after a meeting with France's President, Francois Hollande in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack the Islamic State group without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
On July 20th, Hood ordered the attack to begin at 1:00 P.M. Hardee and Stewart were to advance, drive the enemy back to the creek, and then west into the angle formed by the creek and the river; but events east of Atlanta caused the line to be shifted about a mile to the east, delaying the attack until all but Ward's division of the enemy had occupied strong ground in line of battle. Bate's division (Hardee's right) halted with its right at Clear Creek and its left reaching Walker's right near Peachtree and Spring streets. Walker's left met Maney's right near Brookwood Station. Maney's left joined the right of Loring's divsion (Stewart's right) which now occupied Loring Heights. Loring's left extended to meet Walthall's right near Northside Drive and Bellemeade Avenue. Walthall's left regiments halted west of Howell Mill Road. About 3:30, Hardee moved forward. Stewart a half hour later. Walker's advance, astride Peachtree Road, was impeded by uncut forest growth, Maney's by a miry creek bottom and steep hills, Bate's by the swampy densely-thicketed bottoms of Clear Creek. At Collier Road, Walker's charging men met a withering fire of musketry and canister from Newton's lines. Althought they fought desparately, heavy losses forced them back. On their left, Maney's men also met defeat. In the creek bottom, Bate swung around Newton's left flank to attack his rear, but Bradley's men, massed along the road overlooking the creek, met them with musketry. At the Peactree Creek bridge, Thomas in person emplaced Ward's two batteries on the high ground along Peachtree Hills Avenue. Canister from these guns shattered Bate's right. Already suffering from Bradley's musketry, his men fell back. Having no reserves, Hardee could not renew the attack so he withdrew. About 4:00, Stewart's corps attacked. Loring moved forward with Featherstons' brigade on the right, Scott's on the left. Featherston's men crossed Tanyard Branch and moved through dense woods into a wide clearing. They reformed their lines (astride Dellwood Drive) under firs from Geary's batteries, firing from their left. Sweeping back the Federal picket line barricaded along it, the charged over Collier Road and into the gap between Newton's right and Geary's left; but a cross fire of musketry from those positions, together with War's arrival, drove them back with severe losses. Ward's mean too position alone Collier Road.
Meet Heart Attack. She's just waiting for you to hand her your heart so she can chomp it up into a kabillion little pieces. She may clean up nice in her little dress, and pretty charm, but watch out. She'll break your heart every time.
Here she is in all of her glory. She's crochet out of acrylic yarn and cotton thread. I stuffed her with polyester fiberfill and added a nice silver heart charm that I had laying around. She measures about 9 inches tall when sitting.