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*SURLY* crosscheck complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* crosscheck BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset: *CHRIS KING* nothreadset (mango)
Wheels: *H PLUS SON* archetypex rim × *SHIMANO* 105
Tire: *GRAND BOIS*
Handle:*SALSA CYCLES* cowbell
Saddle:*BROOKS* swift
Brake&Shift Lever:*SHIMANO* 105
RD:*SHIMANO* 105
Chainkeeper:*FAIRWEATHER* chainkeeper
Brake:*PAUL* minimoto
Crankset:*WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank (black)
*SURLY* crosscheck complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* crosscheck BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset: *CANE CREEK* 40
Wheels: *ALEX RIMS* × *SHIMANO*
Handle: *SALSA CYCLES*
Saddle:*BROOKS* swift saddle
Brake Lever:*TEKTRO*
Brake:*TEKTRO*
FD&RD:*SHIMANO*
To complete the set of my Torbay Tridents, I finally managed to acquire this Brunel 200 liveried model from a well known auction site!
Completed residences in Inala.
The history of Inala started as Serviceton suburb, the establishment of which was a meeting held in a Brisbane RSL Hall in May 1946. A group of ex-servicemen, led by Harold (Hock) Davis, were seeking affordable accommodation for their families during the post-war housing shortage. The Serviceton Co-operative Society was formed and they purchased 480 hectares of flood-safe land, which was then divided amongst the shareholders, giving them 800 square meters each. At that stage, Inala was planned as a satellite town set on a broad, high, gently sloping ridge. In 1949–1950 the Queensland Housing Commission purchased Serviceton, comprising approximately 850 acres (3.4 km) of land, from the faltering Serviceton Housing Co-operative.
The Housing Commission subsequently annexed another 200 acres (0.8 km) to the suburb and changed its name to Inala in 1953 to avoid postal confusion with another Serviceton in South Australia. The name 'Inala' is an indigenous word meaning 'resting place', as it was a traditional stopping point for indigenous travellers on their way east to the Moreton Bay region prior to colonisation. The traditional tribe is Jagera.
August 1962
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Neg: C2-4232
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*SURLY* pugsley complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* pugsley BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset: *CHRIS KING* gripnut 1-1/8"
Rims: *SURLY* large marge rim
Tire: *SURLY* nate tire (black)
Grip:*BROOKS* plump leather grip (brown)
Saddle:*BROOKS* B17
Seatpost:*PAUL* tall and handsome seatpost (polish)
Brake Lever:*KOOKA*
Crankset:*WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank (silver)
Shifter:*SHIMANO* XTR
RD:*SHIMANO* XTR
*SOULCRAFT* groundskeeper complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SOULCRAFT* groundskeeper
Headset: *CANE CREEK* 110
wheels: *VELOCITY* A23 rim × *PAUL*
Tire:*PANARACER* pasera tire (black)
Crankset: *SRAM* rival crankset
Shift&Brakelever:*SRAM* force
FD&RD:*SRAM* force
Brake: *TRP* spire
Stem: *SOULCRAFT*
Handle: *SALSA CYCLES*
Bartape: *SERFAS* synthetic cork bartape (camo)
Seatpost: *THOMSON* eliteseatpost (silver)
Saddle: *WTB* pure v saddle
*SURLY* crosscheck complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* crosscheck BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset: *CANE CREEK* 40
Wheels:*ALEX RIMS* × *SURLY* ultra new hub
Tire:*CONTINENTAL*
Handle: *SALSA CYCLES*
Brake:*AVID*
Rack:*PASS&STOW* handmade porteur rack
A month ago, it was becoming an embarrassing space. Even my car was objecting to being in there! Now, I can start planning the workbenches and storage system.... and other man stuff!
The original vintage stocking is on the left "E R". I made the two matching stockings for a customer. She was pleased. :)
Here's a Ravelry link to get the free knitting pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/santa-claus-stocking
*SURLY* cross check complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* cross check BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Wheels: *ALEX RIMS* × *SHIMANO*
Tire: *RITCHEY*
Brake& shift lever:*RETRO SHIFT* one (red)
RD: *SHIMANO* deore
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8" (red)
Brake: *TEKTRO*
Handle: *SALSA CYCLES*
Saddle: *WTB* pure v pro
*REW10 WORKS* road complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *REW10 WORKS* road MAX號
Paint: COOK PAINT WORKS
Wheels: *GIPIEMME*
Tire: *HUTCHINSON* intensive tire (black)
Crankset: *CAMPAGNOLO* record crankset
Brake&shift lever:*CAMPAGNOLO* record 9speed
Headset:*CANE CREEK* 100.TR 1" (black)
FD&RD: *CAMPAGNOLO* record
Pedal:*TIME* atac xs pedal
Brake: *PAUL* racer medium brake (polish)
Stem: *SIM WORKS* rhonda stem (silver)
Handle: *RITCHEY* classic curve drop handle (silver)
Bartape: *FIZIK* microtex bartape (black)
Saddle: *SELLE ITALIA* storrica (black)
*FAIRWEATHER* CX complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *FAIRWEATHER* CX frame BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Stem: *RITCHEY*
Headset: *CANE CREEK* 10
Wheels: *H PLUS SON* archtype rim × *SHIMANO* 105
Tire: *RESIST* nomad tire (black/skin)
Brake & Shift lever:*SHIMANO* 105
RD: *SHIMANO* 105
Crankset: *FAIRWEATHER* CX crankset (matt black)
Chainkeeper: *FAIRWEATHER* chain keeper (red)
Saddle: *WTB* silverado pro saddle (black)
Brake: *TEKTRO*
Seatpost:*DEDA* rs01 seatpost (silver)
Pedal:*CRANK BROTHERS* candy 1 (red)
*REW10WORKS* complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *REW10WORKS*
Wheels: *VELOCITY* aerohead rim × *SHIMANO*
Tire: *SCHWALBE* marathon supreme tire
Shifter: *DIA-COMPE*
RD: *SHIMANO*
Crankset:*WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank (silver)
Pedal:*MKS* lambda
stem: *NITTO* ui-2
Handle:*NITTO* b352 all rounder bar (silver)
Brake:*PAUL* racer brake
Brake Levers:*AVID
Seatpost:*THOMSON* masterpiece setback seatpost (silver)
Saddle: *BROOKS* b17
Racks:*NITTO* campee
*SURLY* long haul trucker complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* long haul trucker BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Wheels: *MAVIC* × *SHIMANO*
Tire: *SCHWALBE*
Shifter:*SHIMANO* tiagra
FD&RD: *SHIMANO* tiagra
Handle: *NITTO* noodle bar
Bartape: *LIZARD SKINS* DSP race 1.8mm bartape (black)
Brake: *SHIMANO* cx70
Saddle: *KORE* re-trobu saddle (black)
Rear Rack: *SURLY*
*SOULCRAFT* groundskeeper complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SOULCRAFT* groundskeeper
Headset: *CANE CREEK* 110
wheels: *VELOCITY* A23 rim × *PAUL*
Tire:*PANARACER* pasera tire (black)
Crankset: *SRAM* rival crankset
Shift&Brakelever:*SRAM* force
FD&RD:*SRAM* force
Brake: *TRP* spire
Stem: *SOULCRAFT*
Handle: *SALSA CYCLES*
Bartape: *SERFAS* synthetic cork bartape (camo)
Seatpost: *THOMSON* eliteseatpost (silver)
Saddle: *WTB* pure v saddle
*REW10WORKS* complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *REW10WORKS*
Wheels: *VELOCITY* aerohead rim × *SHIMANO*
Tire: *SCHWALBE* marathon supreme tire
Shifter: *DIA-COMPE*
RD: *SHIMANO*
Crankset:*WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank (silver)
Pedal:*MKS* lambda
stem: *NITTO* ui-2
Handle:*NITTO* b352 all rounder bar (silver)
Brake:*PAUL* racer brake
Brake Levers:*AVID
Seatpost:*THOMSON* masterpiece setback seatpost (silver)
Saddle: *BROOKS* b17
Racks:*NITTO* campee
A delicious blend of triangles from my Fat Quarter Shop bundle and a few extra fabrics including some hoarded AMH fabrics. Made and completed for my husband for Father's Day 2013.
On 6 December 1953 Russian author Vladimir Nabokov completed his novel "Lolita", five years after starting it. The novel is famous for its style and infamous for its subject: the main character, middle-aged Humbert Humbert, becomes obsessed and sexually involved with a 12 year old girl named Dolores Haze.
"Lolita" was banned in New Zealand by the Minister of Customs in 1959, against the advice of his own literature committee, which recommended the sale of the book be permitted, provided booksellers exercised discretion. The Minister of Customs, Mr Boord, at first offered no reason for his decision to ban the novel, providing only a curt telegram (shown above). It was only until he was pressed that he claimed the novel would breach the Indecent Publications Act if it were allowed in New Zealand.
Following the ban, the New Zealand Council of Civil Liberties imported the novel into New Zealand in order to challenge this ban through the Supreme Court. Unusually, the Government agreed to cover the legal costs involved with the case. The appeal lost in the Supreme Court on the basis that the book placed excessive accent on matters of sex. The Supreme Court decision was appealed to the Court of Appeal but the ban was upheld by a majority decision. It was not until 1964 that the classification on Lolita in New Zealand was lifted, following a submission to the Indecent Publications Tribunal. Today, Lolita is a considered a classic of modern literature, and sits alongside other famously banned novels, such as J.D. Salinger's The Cather in the Rye, and Joyce's Ulysses.
This telegram comes from a file regarding tariffs on prohibited literature, created by the New Zealand Customs Office.
Archives Reference: ACIF 16554 W1786 Box 169 24/43/320 collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=R9294851
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*SURLY* pacer complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* pacer BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset: *CHRIS KING* nothreadset 1 1/8 (silver)
Wheels: *ALEX RIMS* × *SHIMANO*
Tire: *CONTINENTAL*
Brake: *TEKTRO*
Stam:*SIM WORKS* wendy stem (black)
Handle: *SALSA CYCLES*
Bartape:*LIZARD SKINS* DSP 2.5mm bartape (black)
Saddle: *SELLE SAN MARCO* concor supercorsa X saddle (blk)
Shifte&Brake Lever:*SHIMANO* tiagra
FD&RD:*SHIMANO* tiagra
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Tornado ADV had its origins in an RAF Air Staff Requirement 395 (or ASR.395), which called for a long-range interceptor to replace the Lightning F6 and Phantom FGR2. The requirement for a modern interceptor was driven by the threat posed by the large Soviet long-range bomber fleet, in particular the supersonic Tupolev Tu-22M. From the beginning of the Tornado IDS's development in 1968, the possibility of a variant dedicated to air defence had been quietly considered; several American aircraft had been evaluated, but found to be unsuitable. However, the concept proved unattractive to the other European partners on the Tornado project, thus the UK elected to proceed in its development alone. On 4 March 1976, the development of the Tornado ADV was formally approved.
In 1976, British Aerospace was contracted to provide three prototype aircraft. The first prototype was rolled out at Warton on 9 August 1979, before making its maiden flight on 27 October 1979. During the flight testing, the ADV demonstrated noticeably superior supersonic acceleration to the IDS, even while carrying a full weapons loadout.
The Tornado ADV's differences compared to the IDS include a greater sweep angle on the wing gloves, and the deletion of their kruger flaps, deletion of the port cannon, a longer radome for the Foxhunter radar, slightly longer airbrakes and a fuselage stretch of 1.36 m to allow the carriage of four Skyflash semi-active radar homing missiles. The stretch was applied to the Tornado front fuselage being built by the UK, with a plug being added immediately behind the cockpit, which had the unexpected benefit of reducing drag and making space for an additional fuel tank (Tank '0') carrying 200 imperial gallons (909 l; 240 U.S. gal) of fuel. The artificial feel of the flight controls was lighter on the ADV than on the IDS. Various internal avionics, pilot displays, guidance systems and software also differed; including an automatic wing sweep selector not fitted to the strike aircraft.
Production of the Tornado ADV was performed between 1980 and 1993, the last such aircraft being delivered that same year. A total of 165 Tornado ADVs were ordered by Britain, the majority being the Tornado F3. However, the Tornado ADV’s replacement, the aircraft that is known today as the Eurofighter Typhoon, met several delays – primarily of political nature. Even though the first production contract was already signed on 30 January 1998 between Eurofighter GmbH, Eurojet and NETMA for the procurement of a total of 232 for the UK, the development and eventually the delivery of the new aircraft was a protracted affair. It actually took until 9 August 2007, when the UK's Ministry of Defence reported that No. 11 Squadron RAF, which stood up as a Typhoon squadron on 29 March 2007, had received its first two multi-role Typhoons. Until then, the Tornado F.3 had become more and more obsolete, since the type was only suited to a limited kind of missions, and it became obvious that the Tornado ADV would have to be kept in service for several years in order to keep Great Britain’s aerial defence up.
In order to bridge the Typhoon service gap, two update programs had already been launched by the MoD in 2004, which led to the Tornado F.5 and F.6 versions. These were both modified F.3 airframes, catering to different, more specialized roles. The F.5 had a further extended fuselage and modified wings, so that it could operate more effectively in the long range fighter patrol role over the North Sea and the Northern Atlantic. On the other side, the F.6 was tailored to the mainland interceptor role at low and medium altitudes and featured new engines for a better performance in QRA duties. Both fighter variants shared improved avionics and weapons that had already been developed for the Eurofighter Typhoon, or were still under development.
The Tornado F.6’s new engines were a pair of Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans, which offered 30% more dry and 20% more afterburner thrust than the F.3’s original Turbo-Union RB199-34R turbofans. These more modern and fuel-efficient engines allowed prolonged supercruise, and range as well as top speed were improved, too. Furthermore, there was the (theoretical) option to combine the new engine with vectored thrust nozzles, even though this would most probably not take place since the Tornado ADV had never been designed as a true dogfighter, even though it was, for an aircraft of its size, quite an agile aircraft.
However, the integration of the EJ200 into the existing airframe called for major modifications that affected the aircraft’s structure. The tail section had to be modified in order to carry the EJ200’s different afterburner section. Its bigger diameter and longer nozzle precluded the use of the original thrust reverser. This unique feature was retained, though, so that the mechanism had to be modified: the standard deflectors, which used to extend backwards behind the nozzles, now opened inwards into the airflow before the exhaust.
Since the new engines had a considerably higher airflow rate, the air intakes with the respective ducts had to be enlarged and adapted, too. Several layouts were tested, including two dorsal auxiliary air intakes to the original, wedge-shaped orifices, but eventually the whole intake arrangement with horizontal ramps was changed into tall side intakes with vertical splitter plates, reminiscent of the F-4 Phantom. Even though this meant a thorough redesign of the fuselage section under the wing sweep mechanism and a reduction of tank “0”’s volume, the new arrangement improved the aircraft’s aerodynamics further and slightly enlarged the wing area, which resulted in a minor net increase of range.
The F.3’s GEC-Marconi/Ferranti AI.24 Foxhunter radar was retained, but an infrared search and track (IRST) sensor, the Passive Infra-Red Airborne Track Equipment (PIRATE), was mounted in a semispherical housing on the port side of the fuselage in front of the windscreen and linked to the pilot’s helmet-mounted display. By supercooling the sensor, the system was able to detect even small variations in temperature at a long range, and it allowed the detection of both hot exhaust plumes of jet engines and surface heating caused by friction.
PIRATE operated in two IR bands and could be used together with the radar in an air-to-air role, adding visual input to the radar’s readings. Beyond that, PIRATE could also function as an independent infrared search and track system, providing passive target detection and tracking, and the system was also able to provide navigation and landing aid.
In an optional air-to-surface role, PIRATE can also perform target identification and acquisition, up to 200 targets could be simultaneously tracked. Although no definitive ranges had been released, an upper limit of 80 nm has been hinted at; a more typical figure would be 30 to 50 nm.
The Tornado F.3’s Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon was retained and the F.6 was from the start outfitted with the AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile, with the outlook to switch as soon as possible to the new, ram jet-driven Meteor AAM with higher speed and range. Meteor had been under development since 1994 and was to be carried by the Eurofighter Typhoon as its primary mid-range weapon. With a range of 100+ km (63 mi, 60 km no-escape zone) and a top speed of more than Mach 4, Meteor, with its throttleable ducted rocket engine, offered a considerably improvement above AMRAAM. However, it took until 2016 that Meteor became fully operational and was rolled out to operational RAF fighter units.
A total of 36 Tornado F.3 airframes with relatively low flying hours were brought to F.6 standard in the course of 2006-8 and gradually replaced older F.3s in RAF fighter units until 2009. The Tornado F.3 itself was retired in March 2011 when No. 111 Squadron RAF, located at RAF Leuchars, was disbanded. Both the F.5 and F.6 will at least keep on serving until the Eurofighter Typhoon is in full service, probably until 2020.
General characteristics:
Crew: 2
Length: 18.68 m (61 ft 3½ in)
Wingspan: 13.91 m (45 ft 7½ in) at 25° wing position
8.60 m (28 ft 2½ in) at 67° wing position
Height: 5.95 m (19 ft 6½ in)
Wing area: 27.55 m² (295.5 sq ft)
Empty weight: 14,750 kg (32,490 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 28,450 kg (62,655 lb)
Powerplant:
2× Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans with 60 kN (13,500 lbf) dry thrust and
90 kN (20,230 lbf) thrust with afterburner each
Performance:
Maximum speed: Mach 2.3 (2,500 km/h, 1,550 mph) at 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
921 mph (800 knots, 1,482 km/h) indicated airspeed limit near sea level
Combat radius: more than 1,990 km (1.100 nmi, 1,236 mi) subsonic,
more than 556 km (300 nmi, 345 mi) supersonic
Ferry range: 4,265 km (2,300 nmi, 2,650 mi) with four external tanks
Endurance: 2 hr combat air patrol at 560-740 km (300-400 nmi, 345-460 mi) from base
Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
Armament:
1× 27 mm (1.063 in) Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 180 RPG under starboard fuselage side
A total of 10 hardpoints (4× semi-recessed under-fuselage, 2× under-fuselage, 4× swivelling
under-wing) holding up to 9000 kg (19,800 lb) of payload; the two inner wing pylons have shoulder
launch rails for 2× Short-Range AAM (SRAAM) each (AIM-9 Sidewinder or AIM-132 ASRAAM)
4× MBDO Meteor or AIM-120 AMRAAM, mounted under the fuselage
The kit and its assembly:
The eight entry for the RAF Centenary Group Build at whatifmodelers.com, and after 100 years of RAF what-if models we have now arrived at the present. This modified Tornado ADV was spawned through the discussions surrounding another modeler’s build of a modified F.3 (and examples of other Tornado conversions, e. g. with fixed wings or twin fins), and I spontaneously wondered what a change of the air intakes would do to the aircraft’s overall impression? Most conversions I have seen so far retain this original detail. An idea was born, and a pair of leftover Academy MiG-23 air intakes, complete with splitter plates, were the suitable conversion basis.
The basic kit is the Italeri Tornado ADV, even though in a later Revell re-boxing. It’s IMHO the kit with the best price-performance ration, and it goes together well. The kit was mostly built OOB, with some cosmetic additions. The biggest changes came through the integration of the completely different air intakes. These were finished at first and, using them as templates, openings were cut into the lower fuselage flanks in front of the landing gear well. Since the MiG-23 intakes have a relatively short upper side, styrene sheet fillers had to be added and blended with the rest of the fuselage via PSR. The gap between the wing root gloves and the intakes had to be bridged, too, with 2C putty. Messier affair than it sounds, but it went well.
In order to make the engine change plausible I modified the Tornado exhaust and added a pair of orifices from an F-18 – they look very similar to those on the Eurofighter Typhoon, and their diameter is perfect for this change. This and the different air intakes stretch the Tonka visually, it looks IMHO even more slender than the F.3.
Another issue was the canopy: the 2nd hand kit came without clear parts, but I was lucky to still have a Tornado F.3 canopy in the spares box – but only the windscreen from a Tornado IDS, which does not fit well onto the ADV variant. A 2mm gap at the front end had to be bridged, and the angles on the side as well as the internal space to the HUD does not match too well. But, somehow, I got it into place, even though it looks a bit shaggy.
The IRST in front of the windscreen is a piece of clear styrene sprue (instead of an opaque piece, painted glossy black), placed on a black background. The depth effect is very good!
More changes pertained to the ordnance: the complete weaponry was exchanged. The OOB Sidewinders were replaced with specimen from a Hasegawa F-4 Phantom (these look just better than the AIM-9 that come with the kit), and I originally planned to mount four AIM-120 from the same source under the fuselage – until I found a Revell Eurofighter kit in my stash that came with four Meteor AAMs, a suitable and more modern as well as British alternative!
All in all, just subtle modifications.
Painting and markings:
Well, the RAF was the creative direction, so I stuck to a classic/conservative livery. However, I did not want a 100% copy of the typical “real world” RAF Tornado F.3, so I sought inspiration in earlier low-visibility schemes. Esp. the Phantom and the Lightning carried in their late days a wide variety of grey-in-grey schemes, and one of the most interesting of them (IMHO) was carried by XS 933: like some other Lightnings, the upper surfaces were painted in Dark Sea Grey (instead of the standard Medium Sea Grey), a considerably murkier tone, but XS933 had a mid-height waterline. I found that scheme to be quite plausible for an aircraft that would mostly operate above open water and in heavier weather, so I adapted it to the Tonka. The fact that XS 933 was operated by RAF 5 Squadron, the same unit as my build depicts with its markings, is just a weird coincidence!
An alternative would have been the same colors, but with a low waterline (e.g. like Lightning XR728) – but I rejected this, because the result would have looked IMHO much too similar to the late Tornado GR.4 fighter bombers, or like a Royal Navy aircraft.
Since the upper color would be wrapped around the wings’ leading edges, I used the lower wing leading edge level as reference for the high waterline on the forward fuselage, Behind the wings’ trailing edge I lowered the waterline down to the stabilizers’ level.
All upper surfaces, including the tall fin, were painted with Tamiya XF-54, a relatively light interpretation of RAF Dark Sea Grey (because I did not want a harsh contrast with the lower colors), while the fuselage undersides and flanks were painted in Medium Sea Grey (Humbrol 165). The same tone was also used for the underwing pylons and the “Hindenburger” drop tanks. The undersides of the wings and the stabilizers were painted in Camouflage Grey (formerly known as Barley Grey, Humbrol 167).
Disaster struck when I applied the Tamiya paint, though. I am not certain why (age of the paint, I guess), but the finish developed a kind of “pigment pelt” which turned out to be VERY sensitive to touch. Even the slightest handling would leave dark, shiny spots!
My initial attempt was to hide most of this problem under post-shading (with Humbrol 126, FS 36270), but that turned the Tonka visually into a Tiger Meet participant – the whole thing looked as if it wore low-viz stripes! Aaargh!
In a desperate move (since more and more paint piled up on the upper surfaces, and I did not want to strip the kit off of all paint right now) I applied another thin coat of highly diluted XF-54 on top of the tiger stripe mess, and that toned everything done enough to call it a day. While the finish is not perfect and still quite shaggy (even streaky here and there…), it looks O.K., just like a worn and bleached Dark Sea Grey.
A little more rescue came with the decals. The markings are naturally low-viz variants and the RAF 5 Sq. markings come from an Xtradecal BAC Lightning sheet (so they differ from the markings applied to the real world Tornado F.3s of this unit). The zillion of stencils come from the OOB sheet, but the walking area warnings came from a Model Decal Tornado F.3 sheet (OOB, Revell only provides you a bunch of generic, thin white lines, printed on a single carrier film, and tells you “Good luck”! WTF?). Took a whole afternoon to apply them, but I used as many of them as possible in order to hide the paint finish problems… Some things, like the tactical letter code or the red bar under the fuselage roundel, had to be improvised.
With many troubles involved (the paint job, but furthermore the wing pylons as well as one stabilizer broke off during the building and painting process…), I must say that the modified Tonka turned out better than expected while I was still working on it. In the end, I am happy with it – it’s very subtle, I wonder how many people actually notice the change of air intakes and jet exhausts, and the Meteor AAMs are, while not overtly visible, a nice update, too.
The paint scheme looks basically also good (if you overlook the not-so-good finish due to the problems with the Tamiya paint), and the darker tones suit the Tonka well, as well as the fake RAF 5 Squadron markings.
*SURLY* steamroller complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* steamroller BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset:*CHRIS KING* nothreadset
Stem: *NITTO* ui-2 stem (black)
Handle:*FAIRWEATHER* mod174 all road bar (black)
Wheels: *H PLUS SON* archetype rim × *GRAN COMPE* small track hub
Tire: *CONTINENTAL* grandprix 4seasons
Brake lever:*TRP* rrl brake lever
Crankset: *WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank (silver)
Saddle: *BROOKS*swift
Brake: *SHIMANO*
*SURLY* krampus complete bike
BLUE LUG custom
SPEC
Frame: *SURLY* krampus BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset: *CHRIS KING* inset7 (black)
Front Wheel: *SURLY* rabbit hole × *SURLY*
Rear Wheel: *SURLY* rabbit hole × *SIMANO* alfine
Tire: *SURLY* knard
Brake lever:*AVID*
Crankset: *WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank
Shifter:*SHIMANO* alfine
Saddle: *SELLE ITALIA* flite saddle (black)
Brake: *AVID* bb7
Handle: *NITTO* b814 3-piece bar BL special (black)
A Chateau located in the commune of Rigny-Usse in the Indre-et-Loire department of France.
It was built on the site of a ruined castle of Usse in the mid 15th century under Charles VII of France.
It later inspired the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. It also inspired Walt Disney for his Disney castles (such as the ones at Disneyland and Disney World and the Disney studio logo)
To the left of the Chateau is this late gothic chapel., with some Renaissance decoration.
The chapel of the chateau, on the edge of the forest, is one of the finest examples of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance style architecture that can be seen in the region. The Gothic structure has Renaissance ornaments added to it. The facade and main gate are sumptuously decorated, and the interior of the building is as dignified as the outside. The most splendid work in the chateau is certainly the polychromatic terra cotta virgin by Luca Della Robia.
Was a bit hard to get the chapel what with the wall, and being down on the road.
Shot from the coach, reflection in the window.
The Château d'Ussé is located in the commune of Rigny-Ussé in the Indre-et-Loire département, in France. The stronghold at the edge of the Chinon forest overlooking the Indre Valley was first fortified in the eleventh century by the Norman seigneur of Ussé, Gueldin de Saumur, who surrounded the fort with a palisade on a high terrace. The site passed to the Comte de Blois, who rebuilt in stone. In the fifteenth century, the ruined castle of Ussé was purchased by Jean V de Bueil, a captain-general of Charles VII who became seigneur of Ussé in 1456 and began rebuilding it in the 1460s; his son Antoine de Bueil married in 1462 Jeanne de Valois, the natural daughter of Charles VII and Agnès Sorel, who brought as dowry 40000 golden écus. Antoine was heavily in debt and in 1485, sold the château to Jacques d’Espinay, son of a chamberlain to the Duke of Brittany and himself chamberlain to the king; Espinay built the chapel, completed by his son Charles in 1538, in which the Flamboyant Gothic style is mixed with new Renaissance motifs, and began the process of rebuilding the fifteenth-century château that resulted in the sixteenth-seventeenth century aspect of the structure to be seen today.
In the seventeenth century Louis I de Valentinay, comptroller of the royal household, demolished the north range of buildings in order to open the interior court to the spectacular view over the parterre terrace, to a design ascribed to André Le Nôtre. Valentinay's son-in-law was the military engineer Vauban, who visited Ussé on numerous occasions. The tradition maintained at Ussé is that this was the castle Charles Perrault had in mind when writing "Sleeping Beauty". Later Ussé passed to the Rohan. In 1807 Ussé was purchased by the duc de Duras; as early as March 1813, low-key meetings were held at Ussé among a group of Bourbon loyalists, who met to sound out the possibilities of a Bourbon Restoration: such men as Trémouille, duc de Fitzjames, the prince de Polignac, Ferrand, Montmorency andthe duc de Rochefoucault attended.Herelater François-René de Chateaubriand worked on his Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe as the guest of duchesse Claire de Duras. In 1885 the comtesse de la Rochejaquelein bequeathed Ussé to her great-nephew, the comte de Blacas. Today the château belongs to his descendent. Famed for its picturesque aspect, Ussé was the subject of a French railroad poster issued by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans in the 1920s and was one of several that inspired Walt Disney in the creation of many of the Disney Castles. It is classified as a Monument historique since 1931 by the French Ministry of Culture.
The Chateau overlooks the River Indre, thanks to the north wing being demolished in the 17th century. Which opened up the main courtyard.