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This is a fully functional Lego Compound Crossbow. It is around 100 studs long - and combines several techniques that place the Legos under stress to undergo the significant tension of a compound cam with an idler wheel. We used Lego electronics to create the cables, and various wheel elements to distribute the compound pull function with various pulleys.
See it shoot in this video, along with a brief explanation of it!
This was created for our Iron Builder against the Erickson Brothers, and uses the green flexible spike piece as 1:1 scale crossbow bolt tips, viper fangs, a sight window, crosshairs, and trigger.
MR Compound no. 1000 is seen here near Todmorden on 28 September 1983, hauling a private charter from York to Rochdale via Leeds and Hebden Bridge.
Dedicated to Saint Peter, the abbey church of Champagne is not located, as one would think, in the bubbly-producing hills of northeastern France, but much further south, on the banks of River Rhône, between Lyon and Valence, in the northern part of the département of Ardèche, i.e., in the old province of Vivarais.
Stylistically, this large church, built right next to the busy and noisy thoroughfare that Highway 86 is today, is very homogeneous and was built around 1150, replacing an older, 11th century church of which two capitals have been re-used in the nave. Numerous sculpted fragments from the previous church were also gathered as demolition progressed and reinserted haphazardly in the new one. But built by whom exactly, and for what exact purpose? That is much more mysterious.
From the scant written evidence that has come to us, we can surmise that it was originally built by the Albon family of powerful local lords, probably for regular canons of one or the other obedience. In 1275, it has become a priory of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Chef. In 1172, the canons of the chapter of the Saint Maurice Cathedral in Vienne had given a number of churches to the abbey of Saint-Chef, but the charter doesn’t specify which ones. If we are right in thinking that the Champagne church was originally owned by canons, it is possible that those canons were the ones from the Vienne chapter, and if so, the Champagne church may have been among those turned over to the abbey in 1172. The deal would have been facilitated by the fact that, from 1119, the archbishop of Vienne was also the protector of the abbey of Saint-Chef. Furthermore, it has been noted (in particular in my Zodiaque collection reference book, Vivarais et Gévaudan romans, by Robert Saint-Jean) that the Champagne church offers many similarities with the abbey church of Saint-Chef, in a more accomplished version, as the former came half a century after the latter.
The link between Saint-Chef and Champagne, however, did not last. Because of deep and enduring management problems at Saint-Chef where the monks could not elect a new abbot, the archbishop of Vienne was first appointed as abbot ad perpetuitam by a papal Bull of John XXII in 1320. A second Bull, in 1328, took away from the abbey the Saint Peter Priory, under the pretext that its income was not sufficient to support the prior and his monks. The church then became a simple parish church. However, let’s not forget that, at the time, the Rhône River was the border between the kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire: the archbishop of Vienne had his seat on the left bank, on the Empire side, while the Saint Peter Priory was on the right bank, on the kingdom side; the archbishop may have wanted to be able to take refuge in France in the event things went sour on the Empire side... which would explain why the priory compound was indeed fortified at the same time!
Seriously damaged during the Wars of Religion in the 1560s, the church undertook important repairs during the early 1600s: it is then the the three cupolas on squinches roofing the nave were put in place in lieu of the previous Romanesque barrel vault. The church, much too big for such a small village, continued to degrade over the decades. By 1750, the upper floors of the tower-porch that framed the western entrance were in ruin, and one century later, what was left of that tower-porch was razed to allow for the enlargement of what was then the royal road number 86. This veritable act of vandalism prompted the authorities to protect the monument in 1854 by listing it as a Historic Landmark.
A systematic restoration took place between 1888 and 1894, during which (it is a rare enough occurrence to be duly noted and lauded!) all the add-ons erected after the end of the Romanesque period were eliminated. The original church was saved. In 1968, three regular Augustinian canons from a Swiss convent came and settled in Champagne, reviving the Saint Victor offshoot of the Augustinians which had been dead since the French Revolution. They proved extremely successful and in 1976, Pope Paul VI elevated the priory to abbey status. Today, the church is both canonical and parochial.
However, the very exceptional characteristic of this abbey is that, because the original monastery buildings had been destroyed after the French Revolution and replaced by ordinary village houses, the Augustinians had to build anew where there was space available, i.e., a couple hundred meters away from the church...! Thus, there is no proper enclosure, the canons live in the middle of the village, and walk across it to go attend to their duties. This is much too in sæculum for my taste, and not a proper way to practice the life of a so-called “regular” canon. I understand the appeal that the church may have had, but my opinion is that, owing to the present-day configuration of the village, it should have been deemed unsuitable. Likewise, the liturgy of this congregation does not truly meet with my approval, the same way “reality TV” doesn’t: a floor-heated church, cleverly designed lighting everywhere, a discreet and elaborate sound system... quite a bit too Hollywoodian for me. But obviously, just like reality TV, it does have its appeal.
As announced yesterday, this is a closeup view of one of the twin-arched openings into the side wall of the nave, seen from the tribune. These openings are located in front of the high windows and allow some light to pass into the upper nave. In the background, you can glimpse the same opening on the other side of the nave.
Edward C. Taylor arrived at Hamilton in 1942 intending to become a writer. To fulfill a science requirement, he flipped a coin and opted for chemistry over biology. That serendipitous decision led to a lifelong passion and a life-saving discovery.
Taylor’s discovery in 1987 of a compound that he and Lilly developed into Alimta, the first effective treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma and later approved to combat non-small-cell lung cancer. After five years on the market, Alimta became the most successful new cancer drug, in terms of sales, in the history of the pharmaceutical industry.
Sometimes you have to broadcast on a higher frequency ;-)
This is a little vignette I created for the Epic Meal Time crew. It arrived at their secret Canadian compound today. They seem pretty pleased with it... Because they're fucking SMART!
(...now to keep an eye out for this in the background of future episodes...)
Here is a small elite faction (part of our Forestmen army) who have achieved the rank of Sharpshooter. They wield compound bows with expert marksmanship and are always the first choice in any castle defense or ambush.
P.S. Forestmen are our favorite minifigs. Many long term large projects in the works :)
Crop of a dragonfly photograph that I took a couple of years ago. This crop shows the compound eyes rather well.
5987: Dino Research Compound
Not much has really changed with this design. The only thing that has had any major changes is the dual cockpit plane.
I never liked how bare and exposed to the elements the original set version of the research compound was. The 2019 version I made gave more of a secure and lived in design. My personal theory that the actual structure existed some time before Johnny Thunder came to the island.
The plane I changed in comparison to my original design. There aren't any nets on mecabricks, but I've put a small stun-claw in the middle section along with some sleeping gas bombs on the wings.
InterClassics 2019
The Amilcar Compound was produced from 1938 through the early 1940s with 681 examples built plus an additional 159 commercial vehicles (as many as 950 examples were reportedly built). They were designed by French engineer Jean-Albert Gregoire and given front-wheel drive configuration. Alpax, an aluminum alloy, was used extensively on the car. This was a new technology which often cause production delays due to the scarcity. The first Compound, the Compound B38, was shown at the 1937 Paris Motor Show. Most of the Compounds that followed were saloon and sedan bodies, with perhaps a cabriolet.
This desirable and technically advanced car is offered from the current owner, who has enjoyed the car for over 40 years. Finished in metallic blue with a matching blue leather interior, the Amilcar is said to be completely rust-free, is offered with its original UK registration document and at No Reserve to the highest bidder.
I tried to select a couple of photos which were, at the end, combined into a single photo (multiple exposures) by using Photoshop,..
The Final Photo for Light Painting
InterClassics 2019
The Amilcar Compound was produced from 1938 through the early 1940s with 681 examples built plus an additional 159 commercial vehicles (as many as 950 examples were reportedly built). They were designed by French engineer Jean-Albert Gregoire and given front-wheel drive configuration. Alpax, an aluminum alloy, was used extensively on the car. This was a new technology which often cause production delays due to the scarcity. The first Compound, the Compound B38, was shown at the 1937 Paris Motor Show. Most of the Compounds that followed were saloon and sedan bodies, with perhaps a cabriolet.
This desirable and technically advanced car is offered from the current owner, who has enjoyed the car for over 40 years. Finished in metallic blue with a matching blue leather interior, the Amilcar is said to be completely rust-free, is offered with its original UK registration document and at No Reserve to the highest bidder.
I.m told that this compound is known as "London Bus Exports".It stands behind Lydney railway station,Gloucestershire.A lot of the vehicles appear to be abandoned and badly run down.This is a view of one end of the yard,from the right hand side we have ASC 671B (Leyland Titan PD3/Alexander. Ex Edinburgh Corporation),then the white vehicle 882 VFM (ex Crosville DFG72,Bristol FSF6G/ECW).Next is 128 DTD (ex Lancaster 128. Leyland Titan/East Lancs).The pink vehicle is LMS 170W (Leyland Fleetline/Alexander AD).The blue and white single decker (with "towing vehicle" in the destination box) I can't make out the registration (it appears to begin with H and ends with D,although I can't be sure).Next in line is BOF 858C,an AEC Reliance/Harrington Crusader.The vehicle with "Nokia" on the side I have no idea about,and couldn't find a registration. Taken 8.7.16.
MR Compound no. 1000 stands at York on 5 October 1981 with a Ford Motor Company private charter train via Harrogate and Leeds.
A Young Cardinal Meadowhawk Dragonfly perched for a portrait. These are beautiful insects with incredibly complex eyes. The hexagonally shaped sun reflection on its eyes are due to the hexagonal shape of the up to 30,000 individual lenses in each compound eye.
Very recently we've awoken several of the long term stored vehicles in our storage compound and arragned them more appropriately. Amazingly, everything we attempted to start, started and nothing came to a grinding halt mid shunt!
Two Supreme IVs, One 6 speed manual gearbox Leyland Leopard ex Henley's of Abertillary and one semi-auto AEC Reliance '760 last used by Quantock Motor Services.
Part of the head with the compound left eye of the green stink bug. The green stink bug or green soldier bug (Acrosternum hilare) is a stink bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae.
The picture has been made with magnification 8 and f/8, using the Canon 7D, the MP-E 65 mm/f2.8 and a Canon 2x teleconverter. The large-sized version can be seen on
A big fly in the back garden.
I was invited to participate in the ‘Alice in wonderland’ show at the compound gallery in Portland. *sold
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"Compound Eye" is a sculpture covered with circular convex (or "bubble-shape") mirrors.by Kirsten Berg.
Photo taken at the Burning Man 2015 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).
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