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The Dome and the Lightning Rod
Facts About the Dome
•Height, from base to weather vane: 121'
•Diameter at base: 40'
•Construction begun: 1785
•Interior work completed: 1797
•Wood used in dome construction: Timber from Maryland’s Eastern Shore, supplied by Dashiell family of Cypress Swamp, Somerset County.
•Architect of the dome: Joseph Clark
•Possible model for design of the dome: Schloßturm, the dome of the free-standing tower next to the palace of Karl-Wilhelm, Markgraf of Baden, in Karlsruhe, Germany
History of the State House Dome
When the Continental Congress came to Annapolis to meet in the Old Senate Chamber from November 1783 – August 1784, they found a State House which was still unfinished. Although the Old Senate Chamber was complete, the roof was not and it had leaked during the last few winters, damaging the upstairs rooms. The dome—or cupola—atop the State House was variously described as inadequate, unimpressive, and too small for the building and, it, too, leaked.
In order to rectify the situation, Joseph Clark, an Annapolis architect and builder, was asked to repair the roof and the dome. Clark first raised the pitch of the roof to facilitate the runoff of water and covered it with cypress shingles. The crowning achievement of Clark’s work on the State House was, of course, the extraordinary dome which he designed and built. It is not known where Clark’s inspiration for the unusual design of the dome came from, but it is very similar to one in Karlsruhe, Germany called the Schloßturm.
By the summer of 1788, the exterior of the new dome was complete. It was constructed of timber and no metal nails were used in its construction and, to this day, it is held together by wooden pegs reinforced by iron straps forged by an Annapolis ironmonger.
Although the exterior of the dome was completed by 1788, the interior was not completed until 1797. Tragedy struck the project in 1793 when a plasterer named Thomas Dance fell to his death from the inside of the dome. By 1794, Joseph Clark was completely disillusioned with the project and left it to John Shaw, the noted Annapolis cabinetmaker, to oversee completion. Over the years, John Shaw did much of the maintenance work on the State House, built various items for it and, in 1797, made the desks and chairs which furnished the Old Senate Chamber.
The First Dome: 1769-1774
Just as the Articles of Confederation did not effectively govern the country, the first dome of the State House at Annapolis did not survive more than a decade of Maryland weather. In 1769, the General Assembly of Maryland passed an act to erect a new state house, securely covered with slate tile or lead. The architect was Joseph Horatio Anderson, and the undertaker or builder of the project was Charles Wallace. According to William Eddis in 1773, the work was carried on with great dispatch and when completed would “be equal to any public edifice on the American continent.”
The exact date of the completion of the first dome or cupola is not known but evidence suggests that it was completed by the year 1774. In a 1773 Act of Assembly, Charles Wallace was instructed to fix an iron rod pointed with silver or gold at least six feet above the cupola. The General Assembly also recommended that the roof be covered with copper because the slate originally specified would require frequent repairs and cause other inconveniences. According to Charles E. Peterson’s “Notes on Copper Roofing in America to 1802”, it was more than likely that local copper was put on the roof to advertise the new industry of Maryland.
The Second Dome: 1785-1794
According to the Intendent of Revenue, Daniel St. Thomas Jenifer, the first dome of the State House was a contradiction of architectural design. A survey of the timbers in 1784 revealed that they were so decayed by water damage that a new dome would be required.
“It was originally constructed contrary to all rules of architecture; it ought to have been built double instead of single, and a staircase between the two domes, leading up to the lanthorn. The water should have been carried off by eaves, instead of being drawn to the center of the building, to two small conductors, which are liableto be choked by ice, and overflowed by rains. That it was next to impossible, under present construction, that it could have been made tight”.
On February 24, 1785 Jenifer placed a notice in the Maryland Gazette for carpenters work to be made to the dome and roof under the execution of Joseph Clark
“The work We are a Doing is to put a Roof on the Governor’s House and we are going to take the Roof of the State house and it is a going to Raise it one story higher and the Doom is to be Sixty foot higher then the old one”.
Clark raised the pitch of the dome to facilitate the runoff of excess water, the chief reason the timbers rotted in the original dome.
“The Annapolis dome is in its proportions like the original Karlsruhe tower. Possibly its more classical feeling is a result of the universal trend of architectural styles rather than the influence of the altered Schloßturm. Yet the arched windows below the architrave in Annapolis, one with the lower part closed, are like the windows below the Architrave in Karlsruhe in all of which the lower parts are closed. The horizontal oval windows below the main curving section of the dome in Annapolis resemble the vertical ovals in the equivalent part of the Karlsruhe tower. The small square windows above the balustrades and the architraves themselves in both buildings are similarly placed.”
The Acorn and the Lightning Rod
Facts About the Acorn
•Material: Original cypress from ca. 1785-1788, covered with copper panels Pedestal covered with sheet lead, probably from 1837
•Original colors (from Charles Willson Peale drawing):
•Top: gilt
•Bottom: green
•Pedestal: white
•Purpose: To provide stability to the “Franklin” lightning rod which goes through its center. Acorns were common decorative elements in the late 18th century. In the language of the day, “sound as an acorn” meant to be without a flaw, free from imperfection, clearly something the architect of the dome, Joseph Clark, and the General Assembly, intended his creation to be.
•Replacement of the Acorn, September 1996: During restoration work on the State House dome, it was discovered that the 208-year-old acorn had become rotten because of water seepage. As it too damaged to be repaired, it was decided to replace it by having 32 craftspeople from around the state make “slices” that would be used to assemble a new acorn. The new acorn was then clad in copper and gilded and painted according to the original drawings of Charles Willson Peale. In 2011, the acorn was regilded.
Facts About the Lightning Rod
•Size: 28' tall; 2.5" square at maximum thickness
•Material: Original wrought iron
•History: A prime example of lightning rod designed according to the theories of Benjamin Franklin who argued that the most effective protection from lightning was a pointed rod, preferably grounded into a deep well.
Protecting the State House from Lighting
The lightning rod on the dome of the State House is the largest ‘Franklin’ lightning rod ever attached to a public or private building in Benjamin Franklin’s lifetime. It was constructed in accord with Franklin’s recommendations and has served the State House and the dome well for more than two centuries, with only one recorded instance of damage caused by lightning. The lightning rod is of wrought iron painted to protect it from corrosion. It is 28' tall and 2.5" square at its maximum thickness.
Restoration Work
The acorn has been replaced by a new one constructed of sections made by 31 Maryland craftspeople from specification supplied by the Department of General Services. The new acorn is made of cypress wood, as was the original. The original lightning rod has been left in place and a metal sleeve placed around it for protection. In 1997, the State House Trust and the Department of General Services were awarded the Calvert Prize by the Maryland Historical Trust for their roles in the restoration and preservation of the State House dome.
The lightening rod which tops the dome is a story in itself. It is a “Franklin” rod, constructed and grounded to Benjamin Franklin’s specifications. In some respects, the useof this type of lightning rod was also a political statement, expressing support for Franklin’s theories on protection of public buildings from lightning strikes and the rejection of the opposing theories supported by King George III. The pointed lightning rod atop such an important new public building was a powerful symbol of the independence and ingenuity of the young nation.
As an architect trained in London and with a brother who had a bookshop in Annapolis, Clark would have been familiar with the writings of Benjamin Franklin. In addition, Charles Willson Peale confirmed Clark’s design. On July 14, 1788, he and his brother went to Philadelphia to see His Excellency Doctor Franklin to ask his opinion on the efficacy of lightning rods on the State House. They were unable to see Franklin, but did see Robert Patterson and David Rittenhouse, both eminent authorities on the physical sciences. Peale reported that Mr. Rittenhouse was of the opinion that “if the points are good and near anough the Building and the part going into the ground so deep as to get into soft earth no danger is to be apprehended, but if the end could be put in water of a Well it would be best.”
The engineering of the lightning rod and the acorn which holds it in place represents an astonishing achievement. Protruding 28' into the air, the rod is anchored at its bottom to the top of the dome. It then runs through the pedestal and the acorn and is surmounted by a copper weather vane. The acorn and pedestal have served to stabilize the Franklin rod and hold it in place for more than two centuries of extremes of Maryland weather.
The dome which Clark designed and built for the State House has been the defining landmark of the Annapolis skyline for more than 225 years. It was also, for many years, a popular spot from which to observe the city and the Chesapeake Bay beyond. Charles Willson Peale planned a dramatic cyclorama of Annapolis with eight views from the dome and a centerpiece drawing of State Circle from Cornhill Street. Only the drawing of the State House was completed and published in 1789. Thomas Jefferson spent some most enjoyable three hours in September 1790 on the balcony of the dome with James Madison, Thomas Lee Shippen and an Annapolis friend who entertained them with the gossip related to each of the houses they could see from their perch above the town.
In 1996, an examination of the dome and the acorn revealed that almost all of the material in the acorn, its pedestal and the lightning rod was original from the 18th century. During the summer and fall of 1996, the acorn was removed and replaced by a new one. The new acorn is constructed of 31 pieces of cypress made by craftspeople from around the state and is clad in copper and gilded on the top, like the original. The original lightning rod has remained intact and continues to serve as it has for more than 225 years, although a steel sleeve has been placed around it inside the new acorn to strengthen it.
The State House Lightning Rod: A Timeline
•1773
Chapter 32 Laws of 1773:
“… to guard the said Stadt House as far as may be against any Accident from Lightning. Be it further enacted that the said Undertaker shall fix place and secure in the best manner an Iron Rod pointed with Silver or Gold of six feet at least above the Height of the Cupola of the said building and conducted at least six feet in the Ground …”
•1775/09/07
Maryland Gazette, September 7, 1775:
“On Saturday night last we had a most violent storm from the north-east, which for several hours blew a mere hurricane, with heavy rain; the water rose three feet perpendicular above the common tide; a great quantity of the copper on the state-house was torn up, and the market-house blown down; the damage sustained in different parts of the province, we are told, is very considerable.”
•1775/09/07
Charles Wallace to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, ca. November 1784:
“The September Storm of 1775 blew off the roof, the building unavoidably lay open near the whole Winter, in consequence of which, the work of the upper Rooms which was entirely finished, was Totally destroyed.– At another time lightning very much damaged the Dom, repairing of which cost much expense & loss of Time.” When the lightning struck is not clear, but the next sentence describes events in 1777 which suggests that the lightning may have struck sometime between September of 1775 and 1777 when the British fleet appeared in the Bay.
•1786/03/10
The General Assembly gave its implicit approval to commencing work on Joseph Clark’s dome which was ‘to be ‘sixty foot Higer’ then the old one.
•1787/08-1788/06/05
Simon Retalick, is engaged in ironwork on the State House. While there is no account extant for the lightning rod, there are sufficient accounting entries for Retalick to encompass his forging and installing the rod. From one surviving account, it is clear that Retalick worked for 32 days beginning in July 1787 and ending on or about August 25, 1787 on “iron work” for the windows of the State House. Similar sums are paid him in January and June of 1788. Assuming the windows were secured while the dome, cupola, and acorn were under construction, it would seem likely that Retalick completed the lightning rod by the time of the January entry in the accounts, or by June at the latest.
•1788/06/09
Charles Willson Peale’s diary:
“begun a Drawing of the Stadt-House from the entrance of Cornhill Street for the Circle before Breakfast, before 11 O Clock I made another outline of the Stadt-House from the NN/E back view.”
•1788/07/14
“Went with my Brother to his Ex:y doctor Franklins, my Intention was to enquire his opinion abut the effecacy of the Rods on the Stadt House at Annapolis, the Doctr was Ill & could not be seen – then Visit Mr. Patterson & David Rittenhouse on same enquiry abut lighning rods. Mr. Rittenhouse being of oppinion that if the points are good and near anough the Building and part going into the ground so deep as to get into soft earth no danger is to be apprehended, but if the end could be put in water of a Well it would be best. Afternoon I wrote to Mr. Richmond Coll. Ramsey & Nicholas Brewer. …
•1788/07/23
George Washington’s Diary:
“Wednesday … [Mount Vernon] the most violent storm ever known commenced at 1700 and continued for 9 hours. “The Maryland Gazette at Annapolis noted the greatest tide in memory with northeast winds which gradually veered to southeast, but no abrupt shift to southerly took place, to put the Maryland capital east of the track of the center. At Baltimore a violent storm from the east-northeast raged for 12 hours ….”
Rossendale's Panopticon, 'Halo', is an 18m-diameter steel lattice structure supported on a tripod five metres above the ground. From its position on Top o' Slate, an old quarry and former landfill site situated in the hills above Haslingden in the Rossendale Valley, it is clearly visible for miles around.
'Halo' is lit at night using the latest LED technology and after dark glows a sky-blue colour, appearing to hover above the town. This dramatic gateway piece overlooks the A56, welcoming visitors to Pennine Lancashire.
'Halo' is the centrepiece of a wider scheme, led by the REMADE in Lancashire programme, Groundwork Pennine Lancashire and Rossendale Borough Council, which has reclaimed and returned to public use 33 hectares of land including Top o' Slate and the adjacent Duckworth Clough. New tree and shrub planting has taken place and picnic tables, seating and interpretation features have been introduced, together with improved footpaths.
From the attractively re-landscaped site there are dramatic views overlooking the Rossendale Valley, and on the horizon can be seen both Darwen Tower and Peel Tower. To the south the visitor can see Bury and Manchester and, in the distance beyond, the Derbyshire Pennines.
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
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*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
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Some background:
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Sweden required a strong air defense, utilizing the newly developed jet propulsion technology. This led to a pair of proposals being issued by the Saab design team, led by Lars Brising. The first of these, codenamed R101, was a cigar-shaped aircraft, which bore a resemblance to the American Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. The second design, which would later be picked as the winner, was a barrel-shaped design, codenamed R 1001, which proved to be both faster and more agile upon closer study.
The original R 1001 concept had been designed around a mostly straight wing, but after Swedish engineers had obtained German research data on swept-wing designs, the prototype was altered to incorporate a 25° sweep. In order to make the wing as thin as possible, Saab elected to locate the retractable undercarriage in the aircraft's fuselage rather than into the wings.
Extensive wind tunnel testing performed at the Swedish Royal University of Technology and by the National Aeronautical Research Institute had also influenced aspects of the aircraft's aerodynamics, such as stability and trim across the aircraft's speed range. In order to test the design of the swept wing further and avoid any surprises, it was decided to modify a single Saab Safir. It received the designation Saab 201 and a full-scale R 1001 wing for a series of flight tests. The first 'final' sketches of the aircraft, incorporating the new information, was drawn in January 1946.
The originally envisioned powerplant for the new fighter type was the de Havilland Goblin turbojet engine. However, in December 1945, information on the newer and more powerful de Havilland Ghost engine became available. The new engine was deemed to be ideal for Saab's in-development aircraft, as not only did the Ghost engine had provisions for the use of a central circular air intake, the overall diameter of the engine was favorable for the planned fuselage dimensions, too. Thus, following negotiations between de Havilland and Saab, the Ghost engine was selected to power the type instead and built in license as the RM 2.
By February 1946 the main outline of the proposed aircraft had been clearly defined. In Autumn 1946, following the resolution of all major questions of principal and the completion of the project specification, the Swedish Air Force formally ordered the completion of the design and that three prototype aircraft be produced, giving the proposed type the designation J 29.
On 1 September 1948, the first of the Saab 29 prototypes conducted its maiden flight, which lasted for half an hour. Because of the shape of its fuselage, the Saab J 29 quickly received the nickname "Flygande Tunnan" ("The Flying Barrel"), or "Tunnan" ("The Barrel") for short. While the demeaning nickname was not appreciated by Saab, its short form was eventually officially adopted.
A total of four prototypes were built for the aircraft's test program. The first two lacked armament, carrying heavy test equipment instead, while the third prototype was armed with four 20mm automatic guns. Various different aerodynamic arrangements were tested, such as air brakes being installed either upon the fuselage or on the wings aft of the rear spar, along with both combined and conventional aileron/flap arrangements.
The flight test program revealed that the J 29 prototypes were capable of reaching and exceeding the maximum permissible Mach number for which they had been designed, and the flight performance figures gathered were found to be typically in excess of the predicted values.
In 1948 production of the type commenced and in May 1951 the first deliveries of operational production aircraft were received by F 13 Norrköping. The J 29 proved to be very successful and several variants and updates of the Tunnan were produced, including a dedicated reconnaissance variant and a dedicated all-weather fighter with an on-board radar, the J 29D.
The J 29D variant originally started its career as a single prototype to test the Ghost RM 2A afterburner turbojet with 27.5 kN (2,800 kgp/6,175 lbf). The new engine dramatically improved the Tunnan’s performance, esp. concerning the start phase, acceleration and climb, and was eventually adopted for the whole J 29 fighter fleet in an update program, leading to the J 29F variant.
However, at the time of the RM 2A trials, Sweden was more and more in need for a suitable all-weather aerial defense for its vast, neutral airspace in the vicinity of the Soviet Union. Only a single flight of the Swedish Air Force, F1 in Hässlö, operated roundabout thirty radar-equipped fighters, and these were outdated De Havilland Mosquito night fighters (locally designated J 30).
The highly successful J 29 was soon considered as a potential air-intercept radar carrier, offering a much more up-tp-date performance and deterrent potential against would-be intruders. Consequently, Saab started the development of an indigenous all-weather fighter on the basis of the Tunnan (originally coded “J 29R”). The work started with aerodynamic trials of different radome designs and placements on a Tunnan’s nose, e .g. inside of the circular air intake opening or above it. No major drawbacks were identified, and in 1955 the decision was made to convert thirty J 29B daylight fighters for the all weather/night fighter role. These machines officially inherited the designation J 29D.
The J 29D’s compact radar, called the PS-43/T, was designed by CSF (Compagnie Generale de Telegrahpi Sans Fil) in France after the Swedish specification. It had a wavelength of 3 cm with an effect of 100 kW, and it was to have a spiral scan pattern. Range was 15-20 km, only a slight improved against the Mosquitos’ bulky SCR-720B radar set, which only had a range of 12-16km. But the system’s compact size and the ability to be operated by the pilot alone meant a serious step forward. 34 sets were delivered together with blueprints in 1956, and the PS-43 radar system was later modified and adapted to the Saab 32 Lansen, too.
The structural modifications for the radar-equipped Tunnan were carried out in the course of the ensuing J 29F update program, which had started in 1954. Beyond the afterburner engine and dogtooth wing updates for the day fighters, the J 29D also received a re-designed nose section which now featured a thimble radome for the PS-43/T, integrated into the upper air intake lip, reminiscent of the F-86D’s arrangement. The air intake itself kept the original circular diameter, but the opening was slightly wider, raked forward and featured a sharper lip, for an improved airflow under the radome. Overall performance of the J 29 did not suffer, and the conversion took place swiftly thanks to a simple replacement of the nose section in front of the windscreen and the installation of a shielded tracking monitor in the cockpit.
Experiments with a heavier cannon armament (consisting of four, long-barreled 30mm guns in the lower fuselage) for the J 29 in general were conducted in parallel, too. But, despite showing no negative effect on the J 29’s handling or performance, this upgrade was not introduced to any of the J 29 variants in service and so the J 29D kept its original four 20mm cannon as main armament, too. Additional ordnance consisted of optional racks with 75 mm/3 in air-to-air rockets under the inner wings against large aerial targets like bombers. A pair of drop tanks could be carried on the outer pylons, too, and they were frequently carried in order to extend range and loiter time. Other loads, including bombs or unguided air-to-ground missiles, were possible, but never carried except for in practice.
The last converted J 29D was delivered back to the Swedish Air Force in late 1956, just in time to replace the last active J 30 Mosquitos in service, which had been gradually phased out since 1953. In parallel, the radar-equipped J 33 Venom was introduced into service, too, since the small number of J 29Ds had in the meantime turned out to be far from sufficient to effectively cover the Swedish air space against large numbers of ever faster jet bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. The J 29D fulfilled its role and duty well, though, and was just as popular as the daylight fighter versions.
Initially, all J 29D were delivered in bare metal finish, but they were soon adorned with additional markings on fin and wing tips for easier recognition and formation flights. A few all-weather fighters of F1 Flygflottil experimentally received the blue/green camouflage which had been adopted for the S 29C reconnaissance aircraft, but this was found to be ineffective at the typical altitudes the interceptors would operate. As a consequence, the scheme was quickly changed into the much lighter livery of the former J 30 and J 33 fighters, although the bare metal undersides and the formation markings under the wing tips were retained – even though this practice was confined to F 1 and not consequently carried out among all of the fighter squadron's J 29Ds. Some J 29D furthermore carried various forms of black ID bands for quick identification in war games, but unlike the day fighters, these markings were limited to the undersides only.
From 1963 onwards all frontline J 29Fs were equipped with AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared-seeking air-to-air missiles, designated Rb 24 in Swedish service. This update was also carried out among the J 29D fleet, and the new, guided missiles considerably improved the aircraft’s capabilities.
Anyway, the J 29D’s small number remained a fundamental problem that prevented bigger success or even export sales, and due to the quick technical advances, the J 29D remained only a stopgap solution. The much more capable Saab 32 Lansen had been under development and its dedicated all-weather fighter variant, the J 32B, had already entered service in 1958, replacing the mixed and outdated lot of radar-equipped fighters in Swedish service.
Nevertheless, the J 29D soldiered on, together with the rest of the J 29F and S 29C fleet, until 1970, even though not in front line duties anymore.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 10.80 m (35 ft 4 1/2 in)
Wingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 24.15 m² (260.0 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,845 kg (10,680 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 8,375 kg (18,465 lb)
Powerplant:
1× Svenska Flygmotor RM2B afterburner turbojet, rated at 6,070 lbf (27 kN)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 1,060 km/h (660 mph)
Range: 1,100 km (685 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,850 ft)
Rate of climb: 32.1 m/s (6,320 ft/min)
Armament:
4x 20mm Hispano Mark V autocannon in the lower front fuselage
Typically, a pair of 400-liter (106 US gallon) or 500-liter (132 US gallon) drop tanks was carried on the outer “wet” pylons
Further air-to-air ordnance initially consisted of 75 mm (3 in) air-to-air rockets, from 1963 onwards the J 29D could also carry up to 4x Rb 24 (AIM-9B Sidewinder) IR-guided air-to-air missiles.
Optionally (but never carried in service), the J 29D could also deploy a wide range of bombs and unguided missiles, including 145 mm (5.8 in) anti-armor rockets, 150 mm (6 in) HE (high-explosive) rockets or 180 mm (7.2 in) HE anti-ship rockets
The kit and its assembly:
Sweden is a prolific whiffing territory, and the Saab 29 offers some interesting options. The all-weather Tunnan was a real Saab project, and things actually got as far as the aforementioned radome shape test stage. But eventually the project was fully dropped, since Saab had been busy with standard J 29 production and conversions, so that this aircraft never materialized, just as the projected side-by-side trainer Sk 29 of the same era.
However, I recently came across a nice Saab 29 book which also covers some projects – including drawings of the radar-equipped Tunnan that never was. My converted model with the thimble radome and the raked air intake is based on these drawings.
The basic kit is the Heller Saab 29, which I deem superior to the Matchbox Tunnan, with its mix of raised and engraved panel lines and overall rather soft detail (despite the surprisingly nice cockpit). Anyway,, the Heller kit has its flaws, too, e. g. a generally weak material thickness, lack of locator pins or other stabilizing aids and some sinkholes here and there.
The kit was built mostly OOB, with as much lead in the gun tray as possible - and it actually stands on its own three feet/wheels! The only major change is the modified nose section. It sounds simple to graft a radome onto the Tunnan's nose, but the rhinoplasty was challenging. The whole front end had to be renewed, based on the profile drawings and sketches at hand.
The thimble radome is actually a recycled drop tank front end from a Hasegawa F6F Hellcat. The raked, lower aitr intake lip comes from a Matchbox Mystère IVA - but it lost its splitter, was reshaped and had the OOB air intake duct glued into place from behind. Once the intake was glued into its place, a wedge opeing was cut into the area in front of the canopy and the drop tank radome adapted to the gap, a step-by-step approach, since I wanted to have the radome slightly protrude into the airtake, but also keep a staright line in front of the windscreen.
Additional details include new pitots on the wing tips and some additional antennae. The heat shield for the afterburner engine is OOB, as well as the streamlined drop tanks and their pylons. I just added an additional pair of pylons (from an Acedamy MiG-23) to the inner wing, holding a pair of AIM-9Bs.
Painting and markings:
Finding a suitable, yet “different” scheme for the J 29 night fighter was not easy; most J 29 were left in bare metal, some carried dark green upper surfaces and some S 29C wore a paint scheme in olive green and dark blue. I eventually settled for the RAF style paint scheme that had been adopted with the J 30 Mosquito and J 33 Venom night fighters – not spectacular, but different from the Swedish early Sixties norm, and it subtly underlines the J 29D’s role.
The scheme was lent from RAF Venom night fighters (which was used on the Swedish J 33, too), and of the upper surfaces I used RAF tones, too: Humbrol 163 (Dark Green) and 165 (Medium Sea Grey). However, I did not want to use the grey on the lower surfaces, since I found that scheme a bit too uniform and British, so I painted the lower surfaces in NMF, with a waterline at medium height - higher than the camouflaged S 29C’s and lower than the early, camouflaged J 29A fighters (with an experimental all-green upper surface).
The bare metal finish was created with acrylic Aluminum (Revell 99) and Polished and Matt Aluminum Metallizer (Humbrol) added on top, highlighting single panels. Around the engine bay and the exhaust, a base with Iron (Revell 91) was laid down, with Steel Metallizer (Modelmaster) on top.
Under the wing tips, green formation markings (again Humbrol 163) were added, as well as black ID stripes (cut from generic decal sheet material). Other, Swedish adornment, like the roundels, codes or squadron markings, was taken from the OOB sheet, a PrintScale sheet for the J 29 and leftover decals from a Heller J 21.
Interior details were painted according to Swedish standard, thankfully there are many good pictures available. The cockpit interior became grey-green (Revell 67 comes very close to the real thing) with light grey dashboard and side consoles. The landing gear wells medium (Revell 57) grey with some dry-brushed Aluminum, while the wheel discs became grey-green, too.
An interesting result, through relatively little effort: the dog nose changes the look of the tubby J 29 a lot, it looks much sleeker and somewhat German now – but somehow also more retro than the original aircraft? The different paint scheme looks unusual, too, despite being relatively down-to-earth. This will certainly not be my last modified J 29, a two-seat trainer would certainly be another cool and reality based Tunnan whif?
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
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Ferris wheel place, 2008 named after the on that place situated ferris wheel in the Prater. The Ferris wheel was designed by the theater director and entrepreneur Gabor Steiner (see the Gabor Steiner-way), it was carried out in 1896 under Hubert Cecil Booth by English engineers. The Ferris wheel had 30 (now 15) gondolas, has a diameter of 60.96 meters (derived from 200 English feet) and a total weight of 430 tonnes. The time for a complete revolution amounts to 255 seconds.
Riesenradplatz, 2008 benannt nach dem an diesem Platz befindlichen Riesenrad im Wurstelprater. Geplant wurde das Riesenrad vom Theaterdirektor und Unternehmer Gabor Steiner (siehe den Gabor-Steiner-Weg), ausgeführt wurde es 1896 von englischen Ingenieuren unter Hubert Cecil Booth. Das Riesenrad besaß 30 (heute: 15) Gondeln, hat einen Durchmesser von 60,96 Meter (abgeleitet von 200 engl. Fuß) und ein Gesamtgewicht von 430 Tonnen. Die Zeit für eine vollständige Umdrehung beläuft sich auf 255 Sekunden.
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The Vienna Prater
Lieblingsnahausflugsziel (favourite nearby excursion destination) in Biedermeier Vienna is the Prater. The season opens with the race of "noble runners" on May 1. The usually before the carriages of the nobility running lackeys on that day line up under high bets to public competition. The main avenue along to the pleasure house (Lusthaus) and back drag the racers to the cheers of the audience. Trumpet-blasts, flags and cash prizes await the winner. Military music they escorts into the first Prater coffee house where them a splendid breakfast is arranged, while the ones having fallen by the wayside are collected. This race is banned in 1848 because of inhumanity. In the afternoon swayed - as from now on every Sunday - people and cars down the hunter line (Jägerzeile - since 1862 Prater Road). The state-carriages of the Court, the nobility and the wealthy bourgeoisie to evening make in a continuous parade the main street with its lofty Prater coffee houses to a "Nobel Prater".
"Bey the public-houses (Inns)" in the Prater.
Coloured engraving, T. Mollo. 1825
The people has fun in the Wurstelprater (Hanswurst, clowning on Vienna stages) in a tangle of guest houses and Prater lodges, puppet booths, calendula games and swings between the Prater harpists, salami sellers and spectacle. Here is the stronghold of the showmen with their monkey theater and flea circus, jugglers and fire-eaters, giants and dwarfs, menageries, panoramas, wax figures and ghostly apparitions. On the "Zirkuswiese" in Circus gymnasticus the popular equestrian companies by Christoph de Bach (? 1808) and Alexander Guerra perform. One camps in the Prater floodplains and waits until at nightfall on the "fireworks meadow" Stuwer (? 1802) lets shoot up his sparkling rockets.
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The historically grown amusement park looks back to a rich history. First documentary references of that area, which originally had jungle-like character, go back to the 12th Century. The former imperial hunting ground in 1766 under the "popular" Austrian Emperor Joseph II was made accessible to the public. Soon after, a number of small entertainment venues (carousels, shooting galleries, food stalls, ...) arrived, entertaining the people and also providing for the physical well-being.
The inhabitants of Vienna enjoyed themselves by riding artfully designed Hutschpferden (swing horses) and by swinging into lofty altitudes. In the process you could with long poles jab into rings. Hence the name carousel. It had been created recreational devices for the general public.
The fireworks of Stuwer and the balloon ascents end of the 18th Century dragged the Viennese from the city to the fairgrounds in the Prater. Following the trend of the times were national artistic institutions (theaters, waxworks museum and people museum - "Präuschers panopticon" with 2,000 objects, Vivarium, Planetarium, ... ) built and connected to the hustle and bustle. Sensations in the old Prater were the Abnormitätenshows (abnormalities) in which Lilliputian, Hirsute men, Siamese twins including "Freaks" (monster, abnormal shape) were to see. The thick Prater-Mitzi or the Russian-born trunk man Kobelkoff, as well as the ghostly magic theater of Kratky Baschik enriched the morphology of the bizarre Prater landscape. With the development of technology and electricity, the entertainment in the Prater was becoming more and more diverse.
In the emerging age of railways, the in Trieste born Basilio Calafati founded the first railway carousel in 1844. In this hut in 1854 the figure of the "big Chinesers" was set up as a mast. Many showmen and technicians from all over the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, but also from the rest of Europe in the illustrious Viennese amusement park their ideas put into practice.
The Englishman Basset succeeded in 1897 to set up the still existing Ferris wheel in the Prater. This vehicle with a diameter of 61 meters originally had 30 cars. When the first "living pictures", the Cinematography, were born, 1896 the first cinema was opened in the Prater. Electricity in 1898 the first electrically operated Grottenbahn brought in the Prater. This fairytale train was also the first in Europe. On the occasion of the popularity of the airplane in 1911 the first "Aeroplan Carousel" was established. Followed in 1926 the first "Autodrome" and in 1933 the first "ghost train". In 1928, the still running "Liliputbahn", a reduced form of the great steam locomotives was placed in the Prater. 1935 brought a Prater entrepreneur from Chicago the rapid "flight path" in the Prater, a system not running on rails.
The Prater always changed its face, modernized and adapted itself to the trend of times. One attraction always replaced the other. Only few historical venues have been able to transport themselves into the present. Tradition-conscious companies such as the "Pony Carousel" from the year 1887 or the nostalgic slide tower "switchback (Tobogan)" from the 50s fight against the taste of the times and the needs of the visitors. In popularity but the historic Ferris wheel, the "Miniature Train" and of course the restaurant "Swiss House" (specialty: stilt and beer) will never lose.
Rickety ghost trains and sparkling grotto railways, although dusty, will not allow to be pushed out of the Prater. Between the historical venues flash the new, modern, hydraulically operated high-tech fairground rides. 1909-1944 the enormous dimensioned "roller coaster" always was a magnet for the Prater trippers. A reduced form is the after the war built "Neue Wiener roller coaster". Was swallowed entirely by history the magnificent "Venice in Vienna". On the site of the present Emperor's Meadow (Kaiserwiese) was located around the turn of the century the illusory world of the artificially recreated lagoon city. The initiator Gabor Steiner created in 1895 a world in the Prater, in which not only the high society, but also the Bohemian maids and the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian multinational state amused themselves. In the era of the fin de siècle (= the decadent over-refinement of feeling and taste at the end of the 19th century), in which the Prater flourished, performed the most famous conductors of the time (Strauss, Lanner, Ziehrer).
Characteristic for the Wiener Prater today is also the adjacent green, left in its naturale state Praterau (Prater floodplain). An engaging recreational landscape with trees, meadows and ponds. Through this welcoming and quiet part of the Prater leads the 4.5 km long main avenue, which is lined with old chestnut trees. At the time, colorful flower parades were held there where, inter alia, even the Emperor and Empress and Mayor Lueger showed up. Along the main avenue were situated the now defunct, three famous coffee houses. The1783 built by Canevale "pleasure house" (Lusthaus) at the end of the main avenue, however, is still to be found. Past is the "Vaudeville Light", where for a long time popular movie stars and artists of yesteryear (Aslan, Jeritza, Moser, ... ) entertained the Prater audience.
To the Prater belongs also the fairgrounds. There in 1873 took place the world exhibition. The Rotunda, those proud crowned by a cupola central building in 1937 became a prey to the flames. What in the course of time of historic buildings of facilities in the Prater not had outlived itself, was destroyed in World War II. The most severely battered amusement park but was rebuilt. It established itself again as an integral part of the cultural entertainment of the city of Vienna. The force measuring machine "Watschenmann" is part of the local history of this unique institution, but also the cheeky and defiant "Prater Puppet" characterizes the color of the Vienna Prater.
The tomato is now grown worldwide for its edible fruits, with thousands of cultivars having been selected with varying fruit types, and for optimum growth in differing growing conditions. Cultivated tomatoes vary in size from tomberries, about 5mm in diameter, through cherry tomatoes, about the same 1–2 centimetres (0.4–0.8 in) size as the wild tomato, up to beefsteak tomatoes 10 centimetres (4 in) or more in diameter. The most widely grown commercial tomatoes tend to be in the 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in) diameter range. Most cultivars produce red fruit; but a number of cultivars with yellow, orange, pink, purple, green, black, or white fruit are also available. Multicolored and striped fruit can also be quite striking. Tomatoes grown for canning and sauces are often elongated, 7–9 centimetres (3–4 in) long and 4–5 centimetres (1.6–2.0 in) diameter; they are known as plum tomatoes, and have a lower water content. Roma-type tomatoes are important cultivars in the Sacramento Valley.
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This artwork for Sziget Festival in Budapest was inspired by the ancient amphitheater. It was made out of 700 pallets, and using four m³ wood. The 5 meter tall Colosseum outside diameter is 20 (65 feet), de inside diameter is 18 meters, and its weight is around 20 tons. Szőke Gábor Miklós sculptor’s huge animal sculptures complete this unusual artwork. They made miniature Kinect installations inside of the Colosseum using projectors.
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
You will receive at least 5% off the regular listing price!!!
I must be notified prior to the item being purchased.
(Lot # D35)
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It has been a challenge to photograph the minute flower structures of this plant, largely because these are so small (the stigmas are a fraction of the diameter of a human hair, and a cluster of several anthers would easily pass through the eye of a needle), but also because these become obscured in most views (in frontal images, the stigmas virtually disappear, and the anthers look like indistinct pale patches lying on the surface).
A profile view, and strong side lighting reveal the threadlike stigmas, and focus stacking techniques have provided the necessary depth of field to reveal details in the anthers. Both structures appear to initially develop beneath the surface of the receptacle, and rupture through as they mature.
This is a composite image of 48 photos, merged together utilizing Helicon 6.2.2 software.
The Dorstenias are a unique group of generally smallish, perennial, herbaceous, or shrubby plants belonging to the Moraceae, or Fig Family. The genus is widespread, occurring in northeast Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Madagascar, and Central and South America. According to online sources, approximately 105 species are presently recognized - although older references have indicated as many as 170 species had once been recognized. The majority of the species are non-succulent, but some species are succulent, - either producing a tuber-like rhizome, or a succulent caudex. The genus is characterized by its distinctive inflorescence: many minute (often microscopic) flowers are produced on a fleshy receptacle. Depending upon the species and variety, the inflorescence may be flat, cupped or irregular, with long, fleshy bracts radiating outwards from its center. Virtually all the species are monecious, with each receptacle producing both male and female flowers; Dorstenia lavrani is one of the few (or perhaps the only) species which is dioecious, producing male and female flowers on different plants.
Following pollination, seeds develop just beneath the surface of the receptacle, and rupture through to the surface as they ripen. When ripe, the seeds are forcibly ejected from the plant and may travel many feet from the parent plant.
Only a handful of the succulent species have been in regular cultivation, and several of these (including Dorstenia gigas, D. gypsophila, and D. lavrani ) are still comparatively uncommon in the trade and command fairly high prices. This is not the case with Dorstenia foetidia, which has been widely available (through mail-order nurseries and Cactus and Succulent Society sales) for decades, and is usually offered at very reasonable prices. It is one of the easiest of the succulent Dorstenias to grow and propagate. Young plants have a nice, squat appearance: The caudex is a translucent green, mottled with small paler green splotches, and prominently marked with brownish - grey leaf scars. Typically the stems of this species are unbranched at this stage, but the illustrated plant shows the beginnings of multiple stems - to my eye, the young plants have the appearance of a mostly melted green candle stub with leaves. The growth rate at this stage is fairly rapid, I have seen plants grow from tiny seedlings, less than an inch from leaf tip to leaf tip to flowering sized adolescents in less than a year. Younger plants seem to produce a succession of inflorescences over a fairly long period, while more mature plants have tended to produce fewer "flowers" over a shorter period of time.
The inflorescences on my plants are small, often less than an inch across (including the fleshy bracts). The male flowers appear to produce a single minute filament topped with a tiny anther (the anthers appear as tiny yellow spots on my photographs). The greater portion of the female flowers are imbedded within the receptacle, with only the minute, hair-like styles protruding above the surface of the receptacle.
As the plant matures, the stems develop an opaque grey "bark". At this stage, growth slows considerably, with the primary stems growing a little taller each year. Ultimately, this species may attain a height of about 12 inches, but my plant is approximately 6 inches in height after about 8 years of growth in my care. The leaves are non-succulent, with barely crisped margins, but the leaves are highly variable in this species, and may be narrower, or more crisped in plants from other sites. In years past, some nurseries offered plants identified as "Dorstenia crispa", and "Dorstenia lancifolia" based largely on the shape and degree of "crisping" on the margins of the leaves. Even at that time, these names seemed to be applied rather arbitrarily - so there was often confusion as to which "species" any plant belonged to. It appears that these plants have become more or less merged together in recent treatments, although some growers will still recognize varieties crispa or lancifolia based upon details of the leaf and region of origin.
The original label on my plant was lost many years ago, I have a vague recollection that it was originally identified as D. crispa, but I have chosen to identify it as D. sp. aff. foetidia here. The species was named foetidia due to the fetid odor of its sap. This odor also appears to be fairly variable, and may vary in degree from plant to plant and due to genetics and differing growing conditions.
This is a very easy plant to grow: it responds well to my general guidelines on growing cacti and other succulents, with a few modifications. First of all, I have found that this plant grows best under warm conditions throughout the year: it shows some stress when subjected to extended cold during its winter dormancy. While my plants have survived brief exposure to considerably colder temperatures (almost to freezing), they fare best when they are kept relatively warm in the winter - with temperatures dipping to about the upper 50's or the lower 60's during their dormancy. During their growing season, they fare best with temperatures ranging from the high 70's to the upper 80's - at higher temperatures this plant seems to produce less growth. Also, while this species seems to tolerate full sun, it seems to grow best when given dapple shade outdoors. (Indoors, it may fare better with full sun). Plants must be grown from seed, and while I have had some success in growing this plant from seed harvested from the receptacle and immediately surface sewn onto a gritty medium, it is far easier to harvest the "volunteer" seedlings from adjacent pots and re-pot these. While this species has the potential to become a nuisance (some of its tropical cousins are definitely weedy), I have never been overwhelmed with unwanted seedlings in my collection - I have little trouble in selling or trading the self sewn seedlings, so the appearance of a few stray seedlings is more serendipitous than annoying.
All things considered, I am rather surprised that the Dorstenias are not more widely grown. For the most part they are easy plants to grow, tolerating a wide variety of growing conditions, and (in many species) tolerating somewhat lower light conditions than most succulents. The succulent species are generally smallish plants which produce an interesting caudex, attractively marked with white or paler green leaf scars, and topped with a short rosette of leaves which often produce nicely undulate margins. Many growers find Dorstenia "flowers" to be strangely attractive or odd to the point of being interesting, and grow these plants for these alone. In Dorstenia foetidia the "flowers" are generally produced either continuously, or in several successive waves over much of the growing season, which differs from the flowering habits of most other succulents, which generally produce flowers during a comparatively short blooming season. More often than not, if is actively growing, chances are good that this plant will be producing "flowers".
The small size of this species makes it suitable for windowsills, or growing under fluorescent lights. These plants do not produce spines (a real plus for those persons who may have pets and young children), however, many Dorstenias will produce a latex, which in some species, may be irritating or toxic. These plants have not found their way into the "Big Box" nurseries, and probably never will; they are available from mail order nurseries specializing in succulents, on E-bay, and from most cactus and succulent society sales. If you ever get an opportunity to grow this plant, give it a try.
The range of the B-29 Superfortress immediately interested Boeing in developing a passenger version for postwar use; this would make transatlantic and Hawaii flying routes economical for the first time. Since the standard B-29 fuselage would be inadequate for passengers, Boeing designers added a larger-diameter fuselage atop the old B-29 fuselage, resulting in a “double-bubble” appearance. The tail and engines of the B-50 advanced version of the Superfortress were adapted to what would become the Model 377 Stratocruiser. While only 55 Model 377s entered airline service, quickly eclipsed by the jet age, they were considered luxurious for their time, with the lower deck being used for airborne lounges or sleeping compartments, all in pressurized comfort—a first for the airline industry.
The USAF developed the C-97 Stratofrieghter version of the Model 377 at the same time, which differed from the airliner version by being used for cargo missions, with undernose weather radar and clamshell doors in the rear fuselage. The C-97 arrived just too late for the Berlin Airlift, but was used extensively in Korea. Like the Stratocruiser, only 60 dedicated C-97 transports were built: by the time the aircraft reached the USAF in numbers, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules was already in development.
Where the Stratofreighter would truly shine was as an airborne tanker: over 800 KC-97s would be built as the first purpose-built airborne tankers in the world. The clamshell doors were deleted, though cargo capacity was retained on the upper deck, giving the KC-97 a dual role. Fuel tanks were added to the lower deck, along with a station for the Boeing flying boom attached to the rear fuselage. The aircraft had to have separate fuel systems, as the KC-97 used piston engines and the jets it refueled would need a differing type. The use of piston engines was to prove problematic for the KC-97 as well: by the time it entered service in 1950, it was far slower than the jets it would need to refuel. The complicated Wasp Major engines were difficult to maintain, notorious for spraying oil at startup, and prone to catastrophic fires. At least two KC-97s were lost to engine explosions, something that had plagued the Model 377 as well. As the B-50 was retired in the early 1960s, J47 jet engines were removed and attached to Stratofreighters as the KC-97L variant.
The KC-97 could still be called a success, despite all of its problems and the fact that technology threatened to render it obsolete as soon as it entered service. Replaced in frontline service by the KC-135 Stratotanker, the KC-97 was relegated to Air Reserve and Air National Guard units in the mid-1960s, where it freed up KC-135s for service in Vietnam. Even with jet augmentation, the KC-97 was clearly obsolete by the 1970s, but a few KC-97Ls soldiered on until 1978, when it was finally withdrawn from service. A few briefly served with the Spanish Air Force during the 1970s, while Israel modified theirs to essentially KC-97 standard and utilized them in the Yom Kippur War of 1973.
52-2697, the KC-97 seen here, was the first KC-97G to be converted to L standard. It had served with the frontline USAF as a KC-97G, but after conversion, it was transferred to the 126th Air Refueling Group (Illinois ANG), assigned to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. The 126th flew the KC-97L from 1961 to 1978. When the unit retired its Stratofreighters, the Grissom AFB Museum requested an aircraft, as the 126th ARG had used Grissom as a training base (the airspace at Chicago-O'Hare being rather crowded). 52-2697 was duly delivered to the base in 1979.
2697 has recently been repainted in anticorrosion gray, which is much easier on the aircraft than bare metal. Its markings are fairly anonymous, except for the SAC stripe carried around the fuselage. It is nearly impossible to see from this angle, but the boom at the rear of the aircraft is displayed as if deployed for refueling.
Goodyear Corsair FG-1D (G-FGID)
When the Chance Vought FG-1D Corsair was introduced in 1940 it boasted the most powerful engine along with the largest diameter propeller of any fighter aircraft in history. The result of this engine and propeller combination was the first fighter to exceed 400mph. Corsairs were built right up to 1952, giving the type the honour of having the longest production run of any American piston-engined fighter.
The first service engagement for the Corsair was with the US Marine Corps operating from makeshift land bases across the Pacific, and it was not until later that she was operated from aircraft carriers initially with the British Fleet Air Arm. The Corsair proved to be a formidable air superiority fighter during World War II when she was the scourge of the skies across the Pacific, and continued to deliver sterling service in later years during the Korean War.
Our Corsair was built under licence by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at their facility in Akron, Ohio and allocated Bu No 88297. She was accepted by the US Navy on 9th April 1945 and delivered a mere two days later. She was initially dispatched to Guam in the Pacific, being allocated to the Aircraft Pool Airwing 2. The next piece of her known history has her at a Repair Depot in the Philippines, possibly Samar, for repairs in October 1945 and following this was returned ‘State-side’. Our Corsair then spent a number of years being allocated to various US Naval Air Reserve squadrons as well as varying periods of storage until she was eventually put up for disposal in March 1956 with a total of 1652 flying hours on the airframe. She was purchased by ALU-MET Smelters in January 1959 and languished in their yard until being rescued a year later by legendary stunt-pilot Frank Tallman. In his book The Great Planes, Frank Tallman calls her his all-time favourite aircraft.
Frank Tallman parted with the Corsair in 1966, and she passed through a number of other civilian owners until joining The Fighter Collection fleet in 1986.
The Fighter Collection’s Corsair is an extremely original example of the type as she has never been restored and has the distinction of being one of the few still flying with fabric wings.
Our Corsair is painted in the colours of a British Fleet Air Arm machine, KD345 of 1850 Squadron during December 1945, when they were embarked on HMS Vengeance of the British Pacific Fleet.
North American TF-51D Mustang 44-84847, Miss Velma, (N251RJ)
Built too late to see combat service in World War Two, P-51D 44-84847 was one of the last Mustangs constructed at North American Aviation’s Dallas, Texas, plant. Details of her post war service career are limited, but there is photographic evidence, from September 1951, of her serving with the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Kimpo, South Korea, during the Korean War.
By late 1951 the 45th TRS were replacing their aging Mustangs with RF-80 Shooting Star jets, and so 44-84847 was shipped back the US to serve with the Air National Guard until around 1956. Around this time she slips off the radar until January 1999 when she re-appears in North Dakota as a restoration project. The airframe joined The Fighter Collection fleet the following year and was moved to Chino, California for a full restoration with the decision made to modify her to two-seat TF-51D configuration.
The restoration culminated in a first flight in May 2007 with Steve Hinton at the controls. Following this our Mustang was painted in the 55th Fighter Group scheme of Capt Frank Birtciel’s P-51D 44-14561, Miss Velma. Following the successful completion of her flight testing, Miss Velma was fitted with external drop tanks and flew across the Atlantic to the UK, where she arrived at Duxford on the 4th July 2007
NAA P-51D “Ferocious Frankie”
The P-51 was the most successful long-range fighter escort of World War II, but it was not an instant success. Designed for the British in only 120 days to meet their requirement to purchase more fighters, the first Mustangs were built with Allison engines; while remarkable at low altitudes, these variants were considered under-powered and disappointing at higher altitudes. Happily, in late 1942 the aircraft was transformed when, in the UK, Rolls Royce Merlin engines were tested in place of the Allison. The Merlin, as used in the Spitfire, was then license-built by Packard in the USA and in 1943 was installed in the P-51B & C models. This near perfect marriage of engine and platform made the 1944 P-51D, with its bubble canopy and six-guns, one of the most iconic and potent fighters of all time.
The P-51D’s range was an incredible 2,055m (3,327km), thanks to its huge fuel capacity of 1,000 litres internally and 815 litres in drop tanks. Equally impressive was a level maximum speed of 437mph (703kph) at 25,000 feet, a max diving speed of 505mph (818kph) and a service ceiling of 41,900 feet (12,800m).
The OFMC Mustang was built at the North American Aviation Factory at Inglewood, California and accepted by the USAAF on 27/02/1945. One month later it was sent to the 8th Air Force, via Newark and Liverpool docks, serving at Leiston in Suffolk among other stations. The aircraft stayed in England for only 11 months before returning to Newark in January 1946. Briefly kept in storage, in January 1947 it was sent to the Royal Canadian Air Force, operating from Suffield, Alberta. In 1953 with only total 433 flying hours it was completely overhauled in Winnipeg and with only an additional 81 hours time thereafter, was put into outside storage in Carberry Manitoba. Happily, in 1957, it was sold into private hands and registered as N6340T. The aircraft was bought for $5,400 in 1962 with a total of 511 airframe hours. Flying in the Unlimited Race at Reno in 1974, the effectively stock (original) aircraft finished second with an average speed of 384mph.
In April 1980 the aircraft flew across the Atlantic to new owners, The Fighter Collection. Re-sprayed, it became known as Candyman / Moose, with the name on one side of the fuselage and the Moose’s head on the other. The Mustang was first displayed in the UK at Biggin Hill in 1981, flown by Ray Hanna, the OFMC’s founder.
In 1989, after filming in ‘Memphis Belle’, the aircraft was given a complete overhaul by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. The airframe was remarkably free of corrosion and damage, but a full strip down and component overhaul was undertaken. An overhauled original flying panel was installed. The rear fuel tank in the fuselage was removed and a wartime style modification made to fit a ‘dickey’ seat. This ‘mod’ in 1944 allowed Eisenhower to survey the D-day beaches from the back of a Mustang. A special 1760hp Merlin engine currently powers the aircraft.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb G-ASJV
• Aircraft Type: Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb
• Operator: The Old Flying Machine Company
• Year of Manufacture: 1943
• Powered by: Rolls-Royce Merlin
• Colour Scheme: 222 Sqn. RAF 1943
Air tested by the legendary Alex Henshaw in early August 1943, the illustrious history of this much loved aircraft then continued service with 222 Sqn. MH434 was was flown in combat by South African pilot Flt. Lt. Henry Lardner-Burke, DFC, with seven and a half kills, three damaged. On the 27th August 1943 in the St Omar area over France, Lardner-Burke shot down a Focke-Wulf FW-190 and damaged a second during a mission to escort USAAF B-17 bombers. On the 5th September 1943 Lardner-Burke and MH434 shot down another FW-190 in the Nieuport area, and on the 8th September 1943 claimed a half share in the downing of a Messerschmitt Bf-109G in Northern France. Later flown by Flt. Sgt. (later Wing Co) Bill Burge who declared it to be ‘the perfect Spitfire’. Post war service was seen with both the Dutch and Belgian air forces before finally returning home to civilian life. Ray Hanna began his outstanding partnership with MH434 in 1970 and it has been operated by his OFMCo since 1983. She remains the jewel in the company’s crown.
1 tonne Gold Kangaroo coin
Specifications
Country: Australia
Nominal : 1,000,000 AUD
Quality: UN
Weight : 1.000 KG
Fineness: AU 9999
Diameter: 80 CM
Thickness: 12 CM
The largest gold coin in the world
In 2011, the Perth Mint (one of the Australian Münzprägestätten/Mints) broke all records: It coined a Goldmünze (gold coin) weighing a ton. The hitherto by the Royal Canadian Mint held record for the largest Goldmünze of the world - with 100 kg - thus was history.
As part of the 25th anniversary of the Australian kangaroo coin-series the unique special edition is now on tour. Schoeller Münzhandel, sometimes the most important distribution partner of the Perth Mint, they also could fetch to Austria. The diameter of the coin is approximately 80 cm, thickness 12 cm. With a fineness of 99.99 %, the coin almost consists of pure gold.
For the design Dr. Stuart Devlin is responsible, yet since more than 20 years designing the one kilogram editions of the Kangaroo coins of the Perth Mint. On the value side of the coin Queen Elizabeth II is depicted, on the image side a kangaroo. The kangaroo series of the Perth Mint is comparable with the Philharmonic, which for Austria has become a symbol, as the kangaroo coins for Australia. Began was the coinage of the kangaroo coins but with a different motive, namely in 1986 with the Gold Nugget. 1989 the picture page has been changed and from then on every year changing kangaroo motifs as a symbol of Australia found use. The popular Anlagemünzen (investing coins) with the kangaroo motif are available in sizes of 10 kilo, 1 kilo, 10 oz, 2 oz, 1 ounce (31.11 g), ½ ounce, ¼ ounce and 1/ 10 oz , and now there is also the 1 ton version available. However, it functions as an inalienable Ausstellungsstück (exhibition piece).
The nominal value of the coin is one million Australian dollars, the gold value of the coin lies far above this value.
For all Münzbegeisterten (coin enthusiastics) and those who want to become ones, exclusively at Schoeller Münzhandel a 1-ounce Kangaroo anniversary edition in gold is available.
1 Tonne Gold-Känguru-Münze
Spezifikationen
Land: Australien
Nominale: 1.000.000 AUD
Qualität: UN
Gewicht: 1.000 KG
Feinheit: AU 9999
Durchmesser: 80 CM
Stärke: 12 CM
Die größte Goldmünze der Welt
Im Jahr 2011 brach die Perth Mint (eine der australischen Münzprägestätten) alle Rekorde: Sie prägte eine Goldmünze im Gewicht von einer Tonne. Der bis dahin von der Royal Canadian Mint gehaltene Rekord für die größte Goldmünze der Welt – mit 100 kg – war somit Geschichte.
Im Zuge des 25-jährigen Jubiläums der australischen Känguru-Münz-Serie ist die einzigartige Sonderausgabe nun auf Tour. Schoeller Münzhandel, mitunter wichtigster Distributionspartner der Perth Mint, konnte sie auch nach Österreich holen. Der Durchmesser der Münze beträgt rund 80 cm, die Stärke 12 cm. Mit einer Feinheit von 99,99 % besteht die Münze aus nahezu reinem Gold.
Für das Design ist Dr. Stuart Devlin verantwortlich, der schon seit über 20 Jahren die 1 Kilogramm-Ausgaben der Känguru-Münzen der Perth Mint gestaltet. Auf der Wertseite der Münze ist Königin Elisabeth II. abgebildet, auf der Bildseite ein Känguru. Die Känguru-Serie der Perth Mint ist mit dem Philharmoniker vergleichbar, der für Österreich, wie die Känguru-Münzen für Australien, zum Symbol geworden ist. Begonnen hat die Prägung der Känguru-Münzen aber mit einem anderen Motiv, und zwar 1986 mit dem Gold Nugget. 1989 wurde die Bildseite geändert und von da an fanden jedes Jahr als Symbol Australiens wechselnde Känguru-Motive Verwendung. Die beliebten Anlagemünzen mit dem Känguru-Motiv sind in den Größen 10 Kilo, 1 Kilo, 10 Unzen, 2 Unzen, 1 Unze (31,11 g), ½ Unze, ¼ Unze und 1/10 Unze erhältlich, und nun gibt es auch die 1 Tonnen-Version. Sie fungiert jedoch als unverkäufliches Ausstellungsstück.
Das Nominale der Münze beträgt eine Million Australische Dollar, der Goldwert der Münze liegt weit darüber.
Für alle Münzbegeisterten und jene, die es noch werden wollen, gibt es exklusiv bei Schoeller Münzhandel eine 1 Unzen-Känguru-Jubiläumsausgabe in Gold.
Chamber of Art Vienna
The Chamber of Art of Vienna is a collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) in Vienna. It is the portrayal of the art and curiosities chambers of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque period and it mainly goes back to the earlier collections of the Habsburgs.
Look into the Vienna Chamber of Art
Marble sculpture of the Giulia Albani degli Abati Olivieri by Camillo Rusconi (Rome, 1719 ) in the Chamber of Art of Vienna
Equipment for perspective drawing of Jost Bürgi (Kassel, 1604) in the Chamber of Art of Vienna
Ivory statuette "Apollo and Daphne" by Jakob Auer (Vienna, 1688/90) in the Chamber of Art of Vienna
Collection History
The Chamber of Art of Vienna grew out of several individual collections, which have been collected by various clients. The following collections are the foundation for today's Chamber of Art:
The Chamber of Art and Curiosities of Ferdinand II of Tyrol (1529-1595). It was originally housed at Schloss Ambras near Innsbruck. From this stems the larger part of the surviving pieces from older collections of Emperors Frederick III, Maximilian I and Ferdinand I.
The Kunstkammer of Rudolf II (1552-1612), which was compiled in Prague. Many of the treasures of Rudolph went lost in the Thirty Years War in the sack of the Prague Castle, but this were enriched from the previously to Vienna transported collections with works of the goldsmithing and gem carving art of the time around 1600 as well as to bronzes.
In the 17th century the collections from the Kunstkammer of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (1614-1662) have been added. He is considered as one of the fathers of today in the Cultural History Museum housed paintings gallery, but also acquired Renaissance bronzes mostly of Italian origin and small sculptures made of stone and wood.
Into the Treasury Chamber in the Swiss Wing of the Vienna Hofburg in the 17th century also came at that time popular works of semi-precious stones, fine works of ivory, rhinoceros horn carvings and miniature-like wax models.
The collection at Ambras Castle in 1806 in front of Napoleon's troops was brought to Vienna in safety, where it initially in the Lower Belvedere Palace kept its independence. Only the under the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I from 1875 tackled major reform of the imperial collections finally united all the Treasure Chamber collections in the 1891 opened Kunsthistorisches Museum and left only the objects with insignia character and those that are reminiscent of members of the imperial family in the Treasury Chamber.
The newly formed collection found its place on the mezzanine floor of the building and was initially referred to as "collection of art industrial objects". In 1919, it was named "collection for sculpture and arts and crafts". Since this collection but only to a small extent contains large sculptures and objects for a specific purpose of arts and crafts, this name was considered to be inappropriate and in 1990 it was decided to return to the naming of "Kunstkammer".
After the collapse of the monarchy in 1918 the collections of the sideline Austria-Este was affiliated to the Viennese Kunstkammer, in 1921 the Tapisseriensammlung (collection of tapestries) consisting of 800 tapestries was added, which originally had served the design of the imperial palaces. This collection is in addition to the one in possession of the Spanish crown one of the most important of its kind. In 1938 Gustav von Benda with a bequest the collection donated more important works of the Florentine Early Renaissance. The Second World War the art collection survived with very low losses. Only parts of the Tapisseriensammlung, which had to be given as a loan to Berlin and to the the facilities of Goering's hunting lodge Carin Hall, since the end of war are considered to be lost.
Since 1963, all stores of the collection are reunited in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. 2002 the structural and technical conditions required the temporary closure of the Kunstkammer. This was followed by a major renovation and expansion of the premises as well as the restructuring and up-to-date presentation of the objects. To the artistically significant exhibits belong gold works like the famous Saliera by Benvenuto Cellini, sculptures such as the Madonna of Krumlov, bronze figures, ivory objects and stone vessels, but also watches, mechanical machines, scientific instruments, gadgets and much more.
After in December 2012 in a public premiere presentation the first room of the museum could be visited, the as one of the most important art collections of the world considered Vienna Chamber of Art on 1 March 2013 was reopened. In the future, on an area of around 2,700 m² more than 2,200 objects can be seen, which are presented in 20 theme rooms.
Measuring just over 3 inches in diameter this little two-stroke radial has a bore of 9mm and a stroke of 8mm for a total displacement of 2.5cc. It weighs 175 grams, sports a rear rotary pump, RC carburetor, and will turn about 10,500 revolutions per minute. The engine is machined from aluminum and steel bar stock.
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Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
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All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
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1 Antique and Vintage Collectibles
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
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Goodyear Corsair FG-1D (G-FGID)
When the Chance Vought FG-1D Corsair was introduced in 1940 it boasted the most powerful engine along with the largest diameter propeller of any fighter aircraft in history. The result of this engine and propeller combination was the first fighter to exceed 400mph. Corsairs were built right up to 1952, giving the type the honour of having the longest production run of any American piston-engined fighter.
The first service engagement for the Corsair was with the US Marine Corps operating from makeshift land bases across the Pacific, and it was not until later that she was operated from aircraft carriers initially with the British Fleet Air Arm. The Corsair proved to be a formidable air superiority fighter during World War II when she was the scourge of the skies across the Pacific, and continued to deliver sterling service in later years during the Korean War.
Our Corsair was built under licence by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at their facility in Akron, Ohio and allocated Bu No 88297. She was accepted by the US Navy on 9th April 1945 and delivered a mere two days later. She was initially dispatched to Guam in the Pacific, being allocated to the Aircraft Pool Airwing 2. The next piece of her known history has her at a Repair Depot in the Philippines, possibly Samar, for repairs in October 1945 and following this was returned ‘State-side’. Our Corsair then spent a number of years being allocated to various US Naval Air Reserve squadrons as well as varying periods of storage until she was eventually put up for disposal in March 1956 with a total of 1652 flying hours on the airframe. She was purchased by ALU-MET Smelters in January 1959 and languished in their yard until being rescued a year later by legendary stunt-pilot Frank Tallman. In his book The Great Planes, Frank Tallman calls her his all-time favourite aircraft.
Frank Tallman parted with the Corsair in 1966, and she passed through a number of other civilian owners until joining The Fighter Collection fleet in 1986.
The Fighter Collection’s Corsair is an extremely original example of the type as she has never been restored and has the distinction of being one of the few still flying with fabric wings.
Our Corsair is painted in the colours of a British Fleet Air Arm machine, KD345 of 1850 Squadron during December 1945, when they were embarked on HMS Vengeance of the British Pacific Fleet.
North American TF-51D Mustang 44-84847, Miss Velma, (N251RJ)
Built too late to see combat service in World War Two, P-51D 44-84847 was one of the last Mustangs constructed at North American Aviation’s Dallas, Texas, plant. Details of her post war service career are limited, but there is photographic evidence, from September 1951, of her serving with the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Kimpo, South Korea, during the Korean War.
By late 1951 the 45th TRS were replacing their aging Mustangs with RF-80 Shooting Star jets, and so 44-84847 was shipped back the US to serve with the Air National Guard until around 1956. Around this time she slips off the radar until January 1999 when she re-appears in North Dakota as a restoration project. The airframe joined The Fighter Collection fleet the following year and was moved to Chino, California for a full restoration with the decision made to modify her to two-seat TF-51D configuration.
The restoration culminated in a first flight in May 2007 with Steve Hinton at the controls. Following this our Mustang was painted in the 55th Fighter Group scheme of Capt Frank Birtciel’s P-51D 44-14561, Miss Velma. Following the successful completion of her flight testing, Miss Velma was fitted with external drop tanks and flew across the Atlantic to the UK, where she arrived at Duxford on the 4th July 2007
NAA P-51D “Ferocious Frankie”
The P-51 was the most successful long-range fighter escort of World War II, but it was not an instant success. Designed for the British in only 120 days to meet their requirement to purchase more fighters, the first Mustangs were built with Allison engines; while remarkable at low altitudes, these variants were considered under-powered and disappointing at higher altitudes. Happily, in late 1942 the aircraft was transformed when, in the UK, Rolls Royce Merlin engines were tested in place of the Allison. The Merlin, as used in the Spitfire, was then license-built by Packard in the USA and in 1943 was installed in the P-51B & C models. This near perfect marriage of engine and platform made the 1944 P-51D, with its bubble canopy and six-guns, one of the most iconic and potent fighters of all time.
The P-51D’s range was an incredible 2,055m (3,327km), thanks to its huge fuel capacity of 1,000 litres internally and 815 litres in drop tanks. Equally impressive was a level maximum speed of 437mph (703kph) at 25,000 feet, a max diving speed of 505mph (818kph) and a service ceiling of 41,900 feet (12,800m).
The OFMC Mustang was built at the North American Aviation Factory at Inglewood, California and accepted by the USAAF on 27/02/1945. One month later it was sent to the 8th Air Force, via Newark and Liverpool docks, serving at Leiston in Suffolk among other stations. The aircraft stayed in England for only 11 months before returning to Newark in January 1946. Briefly kept in storage, in January 1947 it was sent to the Royal Canadian Air Force, operating from Suffield, Alberta. In 1953 with only total 433 flying hours it was completely overhauled in Winnipeg and with only an additional 81 hours time thereafter, was put into outside storage in Carberry Manitoba. Happily, in 1957, it was sold into private hands and registered as N6340T. The aircraft was bought for $5,400 in 1962 with a total of 511 airframe hours. Flying in the Unlimited Race at Reno in 1974, the effectively stock (original) aircraft finished second with an average speed of 384mph.
In April 1980 the aircraft flew across the Atlantic to new owners, The Fighter Collection. Re-sprayed, it became known as Candyman / Moose, with the name on one side of the fuselage and the Moose’s head on the other. The Mustang was first displayed in the UK at Biggin Hill in 1981, flown by Ray Hanna, the OFMC’s founder.
In 1989, after filming in ‘Memphis Belle’, the aircraft was given a complete overhaul by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. The airframe was remarkably free of corrosion and damage, but a full strip down and component overhaul was undertaken. An overhauled original flying panel was installed. The rear fuel tank in the fuselage was removed and a wartime style modification made to fit a ‘dickey’ seat. This ‘mod’ in 1944 allowed Eisenhower to survey the D-day beaches from the back of a Mustang. A special 1760hp Merlin engine currently powers the aircraft.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb G-ASJV
• Aircraft Type: Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb
• Operator: The Old Flying Machine Company
• Year of Manufacture: 1943
• Powered by: Rolls-Royce Merlin
• Colour Scheme: 222 Sqn. RAF 1943
Air tested by the legendary Alex Henshaw in early August 1943, the illustrious history of this much loved aircraft then continued service with 222 Sqn. MH434 was was flown in combat by South African pilot Flt. Lt. Henry Lardner-Burke, DFC, with seven and a half kills, three damaged. On the 27th August 1943 in the St Omar area over France, Lardner-Burke shot down a Focke-Wulf FW-190 and damaged a second during a mission to escort USAAF B-17 bombers. On the 5th September 1943 Lardner-Burke and MH434 shot down another FW-190 in the Nieuport area, and on the 8th September 1943 claimed a half share in the downing of a Messerschmitt Bf-109G in Northern France. Later flown by Flt. Sgt. (later Wing Co) Bill Burge who declared it to be ‘the perfect Spitfire’. Post war service was seen with both the Dutch and Belgian air forces before finally returning home to civilian life. Ray Hanna began his outstanding partnership with MH434 in 1970 and it has been operated by his OFMCo since 1983. She remains the jewel in the company’s crown.
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The "Entwicklung" tank series (= "development"), more commonly known as the E-Series, was a late-World War II attempt by Germany to produce a standardized series of tank designs. There were to be six standard designs in different weight classes, from which several specialized variants were to be developed. This intended to reverse the trend of extremely complex tank designs that had resulted in poor production rates and mechanical unreliability.
The E-series designs were simpler, cheaper to produce and more efficient than their predecessors; however, their design offered only modest improvements in armor and firepower over the designs they were intended to replace, such as the Jagdpanzer 38(t), Panther Ausf. G or Tiger II. However, the resulting high degree of standardization of German armored vehicles would also have made logistics and maintenance easier. Indeed, nearly all E-series vehicles — up through and including the E-75 — were intended to use what were essentially the Tiger II's 80 cm (31½ in) diameter, steel-rimmed road wheels for their suspension, meant to overlap each other (as on the later production Tiger I-E and Panther designs that also used them), even though in a highly simplified fashion. For instance, while the E-50/75’s running gear resembled outwardly the Tiger II’s, the latter’s torsion bar suspension, which necessitated a complex hull with many openings, was replaced by very compact conical spring coil packages that each held a pair of interleaved road wheels – with the benefit that all suspension elements remained outside of the hull. This considerably simplified production and saved time as well as scarce material.
Focus of initial chassis and combat vehicle development was the E-50/75 Standardpanzer, designed by Adler. These were two mostly identical vehicles and only differed in armor thickness, overall weight and running gear design to cope with the different weights. While the E-50 was the standardized replacement for the medium PzKpfw. V “Panther” and the last operational PzKpfw. VI “Tiger”, with an operational weight of around 50 tons, the E-75 was intended to become the standard heavy tank in the 70 ton class, as a replacement for the Tiger II battle tank and the Jagdtiger SPG. They were to share many components, including the same Maybach HL 234 engine with up to 900 hp output and the drivetrain, as well as running gear elements and almost all peripheral equipment. Both E-50 and E-75 were built on the same production lines for ease of manufacture.
This universal tank chassis would, beyond the primary use for battle tanks, also become the basis for a wide range of specialized support vehicles like self-propelled artillery, assault guns, tank hunters and anti-aircraft weapon carriers, which would gradually replace and standardize the great variety of former support vehicles, dramatically optimizing maintenance and logistics.
The E-50/75 SPAAG sub-family itself was quite diversified and comprised a wide range of vehicles that mainly carried different turrets with the respective weaponry as well as air space surveillance, targeting and command equipment. The range of armament included not only guns of various calibers for short, medium and long range in armored and mostly fully enclosed turrets. There were furthermore armored launch ramps for anti-aircraft missiles, including the guided “Rheintochter”, “Wasserfall” or “Enzian” SAMs as well as batteries with unguided “Taifun” anti-aircraft missiles.
The most important vehicle among this new family was the Einheits-Flakpanzer E-50/55mm, even though its development was delayed and protracted. In May 1943, Oberleutnant Dipl. Ing von Glatter-Götz, responding to the orders of Inspectorate 6, initiated the development of a new series of Flakpanzers based on already existing chassis. The Panzer I and II were outdated or used for other purposes. The Panzer III tank chassis was earmarked for the production of the StuG III and thus not available. The Panzer IV and the Panzer V Panther were considered next. The Panzer IV tank chassis was already in use for several German modifications, so it was decided to use it for the Flakpanzer program, eventually leading to the light “Kugelblitz” SPAAG. The Panzer V Panther was considered in case even the Panzer IV chassis proved to be inadequate for the task, as an interim chassis for new turrets until the new tank generation, the “Einheitspanzer” or “E-Serie”, had become available. This would only happen in late 1945, though.
In the meantime several SPAAG proposals were made on the Panther basis, including the “Coelian” family of AA turrets with weapons like the 37 mm Flak 37 and the new 3.7 cm (L/77) Flak 341 twin gun, the Luftwaffe’s 30 mm MK 103 machine cannon and a new 55 mm autocannon, mounted in a fully closed turret on a medium to heavy tank chassis.
The new 55mm gun had its roots in a newly developed medium 50 mm gun, the Flak 41, which had been banned in 1942 to save resources and focus on existing anti-aircraft weapons. Nevertheless, the German field troops demanded such a weapon to finally be able to deal with Allied attack aircraft, esp. the Soviet Union’s armored Ilyushin Il-2 “Shturmovik”. Since the development of the Flak 41 had expressly been forbidden, Rheinmetall and Krupp set about building a completely new weapon with a bigger caliber for longer range and a heavier explosive shell that would fill the operational gap between the established 37 and 88 mm anti-aircraft guns.
This new gun project was handled under the alias "Gerät 58" and launched in early 1943. It gradually evolved in the course of the year with only little (if any) official support. In fact, it was rather a private venture that responded to the army’s needs, and it was already the attempt to anticipate a worsening war situation. For instance, all experiences made with the construction of the 37 mm Flak 43 with regards to the sheet metal stamping technology, which saved material as well as production time, were adopted for the Gerät 58, too. The result was – for its size – a relatively compact and foremost simple gun which, thanks to its low fire height and a modern design of the mount, showed very good shooting results.
Initial work was centered around a single-barrel field gun version. Its lower carriage consisted of a turntable to which the wheel racks of the special trailer 204 were attached to two spars. In the firing position, the carriage was set down as with all other anti-aircraft guns. Three small hydraulic supports were attached to the mount ring, on which the weapon could be fired in the driving position. The Krupp design had some problems but required 300 kg less raw materials to manufacture than the Rheinmetall design. However, when the prototypes were presented to Heeresamt authorities, the development of this very successful weapon was again prohibited in November 1943 as "not necessary".
In 1944, however, the lack of usable anti-aircraft weapon systems between the light and heavy flak guns was finally recognized, supported by the analysis of experiences from the Battle of Kursk during the last year. After revisions, three experimental guns (2 from Rheinmetall, one from Krupp) were tested in comparative shooting in mid-1944 at the Luftwaffe’s development center. A few shortcomings emerged and it was agreed to build a fourth experimental gun based on the Rheinmetall designs by the end of 1944. New trials began in February 1945 and were completed in April. By the time a twin mount for the Gerät 58 in a modified “Coelian” turret was also ready for trials, and tests with this weapon in the new Rheinmetall Einheits-Flakturm for the Einheitspanzer series started, too.
In these final forms the Gerät 58 was quickly cleared for production and service, and the weapon’s project designation was retained, even though “Flak 45” was also common. The autocannon had an overall length of 8,15 mm (26.7 ft) and weighed 2.990 kg (6,586 lb). The barrel length was 4,21 m (13 ¾ ft) for a bore of 77, and the weapon fired a HE/fragmentation shell (weighing 2.030 g/4 ½ lb) with a muzzle velocity of 1.050 m/sec /3,440 ft/sec). Recoil was 280 mm (11 in). Against aerial targets, the Gerät 58 had a maximum effective ceiling of 6,000 m (6,560 yards) and a practical rate of fire of 140 RPM. Armor-piercing rounds were able to penetrate 110 mm vertical hardened steel armor at 500 m or 70 mm at 2,000 m. The ammunition could be fed in from both sides and the spent cases were ejected downwards, so that the gun could be easily adapted to multiple mounts and to fully enclosed tank turrets. In the Rheinmetall turret the Gerät 58 received a manual magazine feed for each barrel that could store five rounds (plus one ready in the gun chamber) for short continuous bursts. These magazines were driven by gravity, though, and once expended, had to be reloaded manually. The ammunition supply in the Rheinmetall turret comprised 104 rounds in total.
In its operational form the Gerät 58/Rheinmetall turret combination introduced another novel feature: The rangefinding point on the gun had been dispensed with, but instead of this the most modern radio-based measuring devices were able to feed their data directly into the sighting device – what meant that the fire control input had to come from an external device in the form of electric impulses. In the case of the Gerät 58, this was the newly developed Kommandogerät 44, a very compact combined stereoscopic sight, coupled with an analogue range calculator. This replaced the traditional scope. Due to the weapon’s weight and bulk, all weapon orientation was carried out by means of hydraulic motors via a control column that were slaved to the gunner’s Kommandogerä, so that aiming and firing was semi-automatized. The gunner still had to use an optical scope to find and pinpoint the target, but the Kommandogerät translated this, together with additional information like range, temperature or wind shear, into electrical input for the guns that automatically corrected the weapon’s orientation and triggered them with a respective lead at an ideal moment.
Thanks to the Gerät 58’s innovative electronic input interface and its motorized controls, aiming and firing could also be slaved to an external director. This could be the bigger and more capable Kommandogerät 40 or the Sd.Kfz. 282 “Basilisk” mobile anti-aircraft radar. Furthermore, several anti-aircraft weapons could be guided and operated this way by a single command unit with improved sensors, for higher accuracy under any weather condition as well as for concentrated and more effective fire and an improved first shot hit probability
Due to the dire war situation and an urgent need for this formidable new anti-aircraft weapon, the Gerät 58 and its highly innovative periphery were immediately pushed into production. The first field guns reached the frontline units in September 1945, with mixed success. Due to parallel delays with the new E-50/75 chassis and material shortages, which highly limited the output of the new tanks from early 1945 on, the new Gerät 58, mounted together with the Kommandogerät 44 in the new Rheinmetall Einheits-Flakturm, were initially combined with other chassis, primarily revamped Panzer V battle tanks as well as some leftover heavy Tiger I tanks.
The first complete E-50/55mm SPAAGs reached the frontline units in March 1946, but since both chassis and weapons had been ushered into production and service, many teething troubles emerged and it would take until late 1946 that the Sd.Kfz. 191/3, how the new vehicle had officially been designated, had turned into an effective and reliable weapon system.
Specifications:
Crew: Six (commander, gunner, two loaders, driver, radio operator)
Weight: 56.5 tonnes (62.2 short tons)
Length: 7.27 m (23 ft 10 ¾ in), hull only
9.29 m (30 ft 5 in) with guns forward
Width: 3.88 m (12 ft 9 in)
Height 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Ground clearance: 495 to 510 mm (1 ft 7.5 in to 1 ft 8.1 in)
Suspension: Conical spring
Fuel capacity: 720 liters (160 imp gal; 190 US gal)
Armor:
30 – 60 mm (1.2 – 2.4 in)
Performance:
Speed
- Maximum, road: 55 km/h (34 mph)
- Sustained, road: 45 km/h (28 mph)
- Cross country: 20 to 30 km/h (13 to 19 mph)
Operational range: 160 km (99 miles)
Power/weight: 16 PS/tonne (14.5 hp/ton)
Engine:
V-12 Maybach HL 234 gasoline engine with 900 PS (885 hp/650 kW)
Transmission:
ZF AK 7-200 with 7 forward 1 reverse gears
Armament:
2× 5,5 cm (2.17 in) L/77 Gerät 58 anti-aircraft cannon with 104 rounds
The kit and its assembly:
Finally I found the motivation to build a “standard” E-50 Flakpanzer to complete my growing German SPAAG collection. I had this kit stashed away for years, but never was in the right mood to tackle this OOB build of the ModelCollect kit. It’s s decent kit that comes with brass barrels for the 55 mm guns and a small PE sheet for grates on the engine cover and small bits like lugs and protectors for the hull crew’s periscopes. It’s finer than the similar Trumpeter kit and more friend – but this also comes at a price, because some molding solutions are quite doubtful, e. g. three(!) sprue attachment points for tiny and most delicate bits or placing sprue channels between the teeth of the sprocket wheels. WTF? As a bonus you get all the parts to build an E-75 chassis – for the E-50 you just leave a pair of wheels per side away.
The kit went together well, and I used all the PE options for this one. The only modification I made are dented and partly deleted armor mudguards, so that the tank looks less “uniform”.
Painting and markings:
Another variant of German late WWII standards, with roots in the “Hinterhalt” scheme. The paint scheme was inspired by a real Panther Ausf. D from the Eastern front in late 1943, which consists only of Dunkelgelb (RAL 7028) and Olivgrün (RAL 6003) in rather pale shades and in a kind of rough splinter pattern.
I interpreted the scheme as if the tank had been painted all-green and then the lighter color had been applied on top of that. Since no view for the upper surfaces were available, I assumed that this might have been a late-war “Sparanstrich” with only minimal use of the Dunkelgelb, so that hull and turret roof remained green – even though I added mottles in Dunkelgelb to them, as if sun was shining through the leaves of a tree, to better break up the vehicle’ outlines. Dunkelgelb was also added under the gun to reduce the contrast of the barrels against the sky when they are raised.
True to this concept, the model received initially an overall coat with modern RAL 6003 from the rattle can, plus a light coat of RAL 6011 (Resedagrün) on top to the upper surfaces as a shading and weathering measure – and for a rather pale look. The wheels were painted uniformly in the same way, too.
Once dry, the “wedges” on the more or less vertical surfaces were added with a brush, using a mix of Humbrol 121 and 72 for a pale and less yellowish interpretation of RAL 7028.
The kit received the usual washing with dark brown, highly thinned acrylic paint before the decals were applied – puzzled together from the scrap box. A dry brushing treatment with light olive green (Revell 45) followed, highlighting surface details and edges. More dust and dirt traces as well as some rust marks with watercolors followed, and then a coat of matt varnish.
Unfortunately. the kit’s tracks were molded in a yellowish sand color and had to be fully painted. Onto a black base coat, a cloudy mix of dark grey, red brown and iron acrylic paints was added. The many delicate tools on the tank’s hull are molded, and instead of trying to paint them I rubbed over them with graphite, leaving them with a dark metallic shine. Just some wooden handles were then painted with a reddish brown. The antennae were made from heated sprue material, and, finally, the tank’s lower areas were dusted with a greyish-brown mineral pigment mix, simulating dust and mud residue.
A quite simple build, since the kit was built straight OOB with no conversions at all. However, the Modellcollect E-50/75 model is still tricky and need some attention, the Trumpeter kit is easier (but also not as detailed). The result looks a bit odd, thanks to the pale paint scheme (pistache and vanilla?), but it’s something different from the usual standard “Hinterhalt” tri-color variations. And it’s certainly not the last semi-fictional German SPAAG…
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
You will receive at least 5% off the regular listing price!!!
I must be notified prior to the item being purchased.
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Goodyear Corsair FG-1D (G-FGID)
When the Chance Vought FG-1D Corsair was introduced in 1940 it boasted the most powerful engine along with the largest diameter propeller of any fighter aircraft in history. The result of this engine and propeller combination was the first fighter to exceed 400mph. Corsairs were built right up to 1952, giving the type the honour of having the longest production run of any American piston-engined fighter.
The first service engagement for the Corsair was with the US Marine Corps operating from makeshift land bases across the Pacific, and it was not until later that she was operated from aircraft carriers initially with the British Fleet Air Arm. The Corsair proved to be a formidable air superiority fighter during World War II when she was the scourge of the skies across the Pacific, and continued to deliver sterling service in later years during the Korean War.
Our Corsair was built under licence by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at their facility in Akron, Ohio and allocated Bu No 88297. She was accepted by the US Navy on 9th April 1945 and delivered a mere two days later. She was initially dispatched to Guam in the Pacific, being allocated to the Aircraft Pool Airwing 2. The next piece of her known history has her at a Repair Depot in the Philippines, possibly Samar, for repairs in October 1945 and following this was returned ‘State-side’. Our Corsair then spent a number of years being allocated to various US Naval Air Reserve squadrons as well as varying periods of storage until she was eventually put up for disposal in March 1956 with a total of 1652 flying hours on the airframe. She was purchased by ALU-MET Smelters in January 1959 and languished in their yard until being rescued a year later by legendary stunt-pilot Frank Tallman. In his book The Great Planes, Frank Tallman calls her his all-time favourite aircraft.
Frank Tallman parted with the Corsair in 1966, and she passed through a number of other civilian owners until joining The Fighter Collection fleet in 1986.
The Fighter Collection’s Corsair is an extremely original example of the type as she has never been restored and has the distinction of being one of the few still flying with fabric wings.
Our Corsair is painted in the colours of a British Fleet Air Arm machine, KD345 of 1850 Squadron during December 1945, when they were embarked on HMS Vengeance of the British Pacific Fleet.
North American TF-51D Mustang 44-84847, Miss Velma, (N251RJ)
Built too late to see combat service in World War Two, P-51D 44-84847 was one of the last Mustangs constructed at North American Aviation’s Dallas, Texas, plant. Details of her post war service career are limited, but there is photographic evidence, from September 1951, of her serving with the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Kimpo, South Korea, during the Korean War.
By late 1951 the 45th TRS were replacing their aging Mustangs with RF-80 Shooting Star jets, and so 44-84847 was shipped back the US to serve with the Air National Guard until around 1956. Around this time she slips off the radar until January 1999 when she re-appears in North Dakota as a restoration project. The airframe joined The Fighter Collection fleet the following year and was moved to Chino, California for a full restoration with the decision made to modify her to two-seat TF-51D configuration.
The restoration culminated in a first flight in May 2007 with Steve Hinton at the controls. Following this our Mustang was painted in the 55th Fighter Group scheme of Capt Frank Birtciel’s P-51D 44-14561, Miss Velma. Following the successful completion of her flight testing, Miss Velma was fitted with external drop tanks and flew across the Atlantic to the UK, where she arrived at Duxford on the 4th July 2007
NAA P-51D “Ferocious Frankie”
The P-51 was the most successful long-range fighter escort of World War II, but it was not an instant success. Designed for the British in only 120 days to meet their requirement to purchase more fighters, the first Mustangs were built with Allison engines; while remarkable at low altitudes, these variants were considered under-powered and disappointing at higher altitudes. Happily, in late 1942 the aircraft was transformed when, in the UK, Rolls Royce Merlin engines were tested in place of the Allison. The Merlin, as used in the Spitfire, was then license-built by Packard in the USA and in 1943 was installed in the P-51B & C models. This near perfect marriage of engine and platform made the 1944 P-51D, with its bubble canopy and six-guns, one of the most iconic and potent fighters of all time.
The P-51D’s range was an incredible 2,055m (3,327km), thanks to its huge fuel capacity of 1,000 litres internally and 815 litres in drop tanks. Equally impressive was a level maximum speed of 437mph (703kph) at 25,000 feet, a max diving speed of 505mph (818kph) and a service ceiling of 41,900 feet (12,800m).
The OFMC Mustang was built at the North American Aviation Factory at Inglewood, California and accepted by the USAAF on 27/02/1945. One month later it was sent to the 8th Air Force, via Newark and Liverpool docks, serving at Leiston in Suffolk among other stations. The aircraft stayed in England for only 11 months before returning to Newark in January 1946. Briefly kept in storage, in January 1947 it was sent to the Royal Canadian Air Force, operating from Suffield, Alberta. In 1953 with only total 433 flying hours it was completely overhauled in Winnipeg and with only an additional 81 hours time thereafter, was put into outside storage in Carberry Manitoba. Happily, in 1957, it was sold into private hands and registered as N6340T. The aircraft was bought for $5,400 in 1962 with a total of 511 airframe hours. Flying in the Unlimited Race at Reno in 1974, the effectively stock (original) aircraft finished second with an average speed of 384mph.
In April 1980 the aircraft flew across the Atlantic to new owners, The Fighter Collection. Re-sprayed, it became known as Candyman / Moose, with the name on one side of the fuselage and the Moose’s head on the other. The Mustang was first displayed in the UK at Biggin Hill in 1981, flown by Ray Hanna, the OFMC’s founder.
In 1989, after filming in ‘Memphis Belle’, the aircraft was given a complete overhaul by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. The airframe was remarkably free of corrosion and damage, but a full strip down and component overhaul was undertaken. An overhauled original flying panel was installed. The rear fuel tank in the fuselage was removed and a wartime style modification made to fit a ‘dickey’ seat. This ‘mod’ in 1944 allowed Eisenhower to survey the D-day beaches from the back of a Mustang. A special 1760hp Merlin engine currently powers the aircraft.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb G-ASJV
• Aircraft Type: Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb
• Operator: The Old Flying Machine Company
• Year of Manufacture: 1943
• Powered by: Rolls-Royce Merlin
• Colour Scheme: 222 Sqn. RAF 1943
Air tested by the legendary Alex Henshaw in early August 1943, the illustrious history of this much loved aircraft then continued service with 222 Sqn. MH434 was was flown in combat by South African pilot Flt. Lt. Henry Lardner-Burke, DFC, with seven and a half kills, three damaged. On the 27th August 1943 in the St Omar area over France, Lardner-Burke shot down a Focke-Wulf FW-190 and damaged a second during a mission to escort USAAF B-17 bombers. On the 5th September 1943 Lardner-Burke and MH434 shot down another FW-190 in the Nieuport area, and on the 8th September 1943 claimed a half share in the downing of a Messerschmitt Bf-109G in Northern France. Later flown by Flt. Sgt. (later Wing Co) Bill Burge who declared it to be ‘the perfect Spitfire’. Post war service was seen with both the Dutch and Belgian air forces before finally returning home to civilian life. Ray Hanna began his outstanding partnership with MH434 in 1970 and it has been operated by his OFMCo since 1983. She remains the jewel in the company’s crown.
Description& Diameters
Designed by H DROPSY, Metal Huge Big Medal 119 MM Diameter, commemorates 100 Years Mohamed Ali Pasha Passed away, the medal is kept in its original hard green box
Obverse
Depicts engraved image for Famous Mohamed Ali Pasha & both dates 1849 & 1949.
Reverse
Depicts Boats Sailing, Canons and Arabic Script Saying "Shall not fear history Judgment"
Beach Ball measures 6 inches in diameter. This ball is just the right size for learning how to roll and throw. It measures 6 inches in diameter. Little ones will love the bright colors of summer. Bring the beach into your home with this fun plushie Beach Ball!
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Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
You will receive at least 5% off the regular listing price!!!
I must be notified prior to the item being purchased.
(Lot # D35)
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It has been a challenge to photograph the minute flower structures of this plant, partly because these are so small (the stigmas are a fraction of the diameter of a human hair, and a cluster of several anthers would easily pass through the eye of a needle). Even using my best macro lenses, in most views, these structures are poorly defined.
A profile view, and strong side lighting reveal the threadlike stigmas, and focus stacking techniques have provided the necessary depth of field to reveal details in the anthers. Both structures appear to develop beneath the surface of the receptacle, and rupture through as they mature.
The Dorstenias are a unique group of generally smallish, perennial, herbaceous, or shrubby plants belonging to the Moraceae, or Fig Family. The genus is widespread, occurring in northeast Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Madagascar, and Central and South America. According to online sources, approximately 105 species are presently recognized - although older references have indicated as many as 170 species had once been recognized. The majority of the species are non-succulent, but some species are succulent, - either producing a tuber-like rhizome, or a succulent caudex. The genus is characterized by its distinctive inflorescence: many minute (often microscopic) flowers are produced on a fleshy receptacle. Depending upon the species and variety, the inflorescence may be flat, cupped or irregular, with long, fleshy bracts radiating outwards from its center. Virtually all the species are monecious, with each receptacle producing both male and female flowers; Dorstenia lavrani is one of the few (or perhaps the only) species which is dioecious, producing male and female flowers on different plants.
Following pollination, seeds develop just beneath the surface of the receptacle, and rupture through to the surface as they ripen. When ripe, the seeds are forcibly ejected from the plant and may travel many feet from the parent plant.
Only a handful of the succulent species have been in regular cultivation, and several of these (including Dorstenia gigas, D. gypsophila, and D. lavrani ) are still comparatively uncommon in the trade and command fairly high prices. This is not the case with Dorstenia foetidia, which has been widely available (through mail-order nurseries and Cactus and Succulent Society sales) for decades, and is usually offered at very reasonable prices. It is one of the easiest of the succulent Dorstenias to grow and propagate. Young plants have a nice, squat appearance: The caudex is a translucent green, mottled with small paler green splotches, and prominently marked with brownish - grey leaf scars. Typically the stems of this species are unbranched at this stage, but the illustrated plant shows the beginnings of multiple stems - to my eye, the young plants have the appearance of a mostly melted green candle stub with leaves. The growth rate at this stage is fairly rapid, I have seen plants grow from tiny seedlings, less than an inch from leaf tip to leaf tip to flowering sized adolescents in less than a year. Younger plants seem to produce a succession of inflorescences over a fairly long period, while more mature plants have tended to produce fewer "flowers" over a shorter period of time.
The inflorescences on my plants are small, often less than an inch across (including the fleshy bracts). The male flowers appear to produce a single minute filament topped with a tiny anther (the anthers appear as tiny yellow spots on my photographs). The greater portion of the female flowers are imbedded within the receptacle, with only the minute, hair-like styles protruding above the surface of the receptacle.
As the plant matures, the stems develop an opaque grey "bark". At this stage, growth slows considerably, with the primary stems growing a little taller each year. Ultimately, this species may attain a height of about 12 inches, but my plant is approximately 6 inches in height after about 8 years of growth in my care. The leaves are non-succulent, with barely crisped margins, but the leaves are highly variable in this species, and may be narrower, or more crisped in plants from other sites. In years past, some nurseries offered plants identified as "Dorstenia crispa", and "Dorstenia lancifolia" based largely on the shape and degree of "crisping" on the margins of the leaves. Even at that time, these names seemed to be applied rather arbitrarily - so there was often confusion as to which "species" any plant belonged to. It appears that these plants have become more or less merged together in recent treatments, although some growers will still recognize varieties crispa or lancifolia based upon details of the leaf and region of origin.
The original label on my plant was lost many years ago, I have a vague recollection that it was originally identified as D. crispa, but I have chosen to identify it as D. sp. aff. foetidia here. The species was named foetidia due to the fetid odor of its sap. This odor also appears to be fairly variable, and may vary in degree from plant to plant and due to genetics and differing growing conditions.
This is a very easy plant to grow: it responds well to my general guidelines on growing cacti and other succulents, with a few modifications. First of all, I have found that this plant grows best under warm conditions throughout the year: it shows some stress when subjected to extended cold during its winter dormancy. While my plants have survived brief exposure to considerably colder temperatures (almost to freezing), they fare best when they are kept relatively warm in the winter - with temperatures dipping to about the upper 50's or the lower 60's during their dormancy. During their growing season, they fare best with temperatures ranging from the high 70's to the upper 80's - at higher temperatures this plant seems to produce less growth. Also, while this species seems to tolerate full sun, it seems to grow best when given dapple shade outdoors. (Indoors, it may fare better with full sun). Plants must be grown from seed, and while I have had some success in growing this plant from seed harvested from the receptacle and immediately surface sewn onto a gritty medium, it is far easier to harvest the "volunteer" seedlings from adjacent pots and re-pot these. While this species has the potential to become a nuisance (some of its tropical cousins are definitely weedy), I have never been overwhelmed with unwanted seedlings in my collection - I have little trouble in selling or trading the self sewn seedlings, so the appearance of a few stray seedlings is more serendipitous than annoying.
All things considered, I am rather surprised that the Dorstenias are not more widely grown. For the most part they are easy plants to grow, tolerating a wide variety of growing conditions, and (in many species) tolerating somewhat lower light conditions than most succulents. The succulent species are generally smallish plants which produce an interesting caudex, attractively marked with white or paler green leaf scars, and topped with a short rosette of leaves which often produce nicely undulate margins. Many growers find Dorstenia "flowers" to be strangely attractive or odd to the point of being interesting, and grow these plants for these alone. In Dorstenia foetidia the "flowers" are generally produced either continuously, or in several successive waves over much of the growing season, which differs from the flowering habits of most other succulents, which generally produce flowers during a comparatively short blooming season. More often than not, if is actively growing, chances are good that this plant will be producing "flowers".
The small size of this species makes it suitable for windowsills, or growing under fluorescent lights. These plants do not produce spines (a real plus for those persons who may have pets and young children), however, many Dorstenias will produce a latex, which in some species, may be irritating or toxic. These plants have not found their way into the "Big Box" nurseries, and probably never will; they are available from mail order nurseries specializing in succulents, on E-bay, and from most cactus and succulent society sales. If you ever get an opportunity to grow this plant, give it a try.
Goodyear Corsair FG-1D (G-FGID)
When the Chance Vought FG-1D Corsair was introduced in 1940 it boasted the most powerful engine along with the largest diameter propeller of any fighter aircraft in history. The result of this engine and propeller combination was the first fighter to exceed 400mph. Corsairs were built right up to 1952, giving the type the honour of having the longest production run of any American piston-engined fighter.
The first service engagement for the Corsair was with the US Marine Corps operating from makeshift land bases across the Pacific, and it was not until later that she was operated from aircraft carriers initially with the British Fleet Air Arm. The Corsair proved to be a formidable air superiority fighter during World War II when she was the scourge of the skies across the Pacific, and continued to deliver sterling service in later years during the Korean War.
Our Corsair was built under licence by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at their facility in Akron, Ohio and allocated Bu No 88297. She was accepted by the US Navy on 9th April 1945 and delivered a mere two days later. She was initially dispatched to Guam in the Pacific, being allocated to the Aircraft Pool Airwing 2. The next piece of her known history has her at a Repair Depot in the Philippines, possibly Samar, for repairs in October 1945 and following this was returned ‘State-side’. Our Corsair then spent a number of years being allocated to various US Naval Air Reserve squadrons as well as varying periods of storage until she was eventually put up for disposal in March 1956 with a total of 1652 flying hours on the airframe. She was purchased by ALU-MET Smelters in January 1959 and languished in their yard until being rescued a year later by legendary stunt-pilot Frank Tallman. In his book The Great Planes, Frank Tallman calls her his all-time favourite aircraft.
Frank Tallman parted with the Corsair in 1966, and she passed through a number of other civilian owners until joining The Fighter Collection fleet in 1986.
The Fighter Collection’s Corsair is an extremely original example of the type as she has never been restored and has the distinction of being one of the few still flying with fabric wings.
Our Corsair is painted in the colours of a British Fleet Air Arm machine, KD345 of 1850 Squadron during December 1945, when they were embarked on HMS Vengeance of the British Pacific Fleet.
North American TF-51D Mustang 44-84847, Miss Velma, (N251RJ)
Built too late to see combat service in World War Two, P-51D 44-84847 was one of the last Mustangs constructed at North American Aviation’s Dallas, Texas, plant. Details of her post war service career are limited, but there is photographic evidence, from September 1951, of her serving with the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Kimpo, South Korea, during the Korean War.
By late 1951 the 45th TRS were replacing their aging Mustangs with RF-80 Shooting Star jets, and so 44-84847 was shipped back the US to serve with the Air National Guard until around 1956. Around this time she slips off the radar until January 1999 when she re-appears in North Dakota as a restoration project. The airframe joined The Fighter Collection fleet the following year and was moved to Chino, California for a full restoration with the decision made to modify her to two-seat TF-51D configuration.
The restoration culminated in a first flight in May 2007 with Steve Hinton at the controls. Following this our Mustang was painted in the 55th Fighter Group scheme of Capt Frank Birtciel’s P-51D 44-14561, Miss Velma. Following the successful completion of her flight testing, Miss Velma was fitted with external drop tanks and flew across the Atlantic to the UK, where she arrived at Duxford on the 4th July 2007
NAA P-51D “Ferocious Frankie”
The P-51 was the most successful long-range fighter escort of World War II, but it was not an instant success. Designed for the British in only 120 days to meet their requirement to purchase more fighters, the first Mustangs were built with Allison engines; while remarkable at low altitudes, these variants were considered under-powered and disappointing at higher altitudes. Happily, in late 1942 the aircraft was transformed when, in the UK, Rolls Royce Merlin engines were tested in place of the Allison. The Merlin, as used in the Spitfire, was then license-built by Packard in the USA and in 1943 was installed in the P-51B & C models. This near perfect marriage of engine and platform made the 1944 P-51D, with its bubble canopy and six-guns, one of the most iconic and potent fighters of all time.
The P-51D’s range was an incredible 2,055m (3,327km), thanks to its huge fuel capacity of 1,000 litres internally and 815 litres in drop tanks. Equally impressive was a level maximum speed of 437mph (703kph) at 25,000 feet, a max diving speed of 505mph (818kph) and a service ceiling of 41,900 feet (12,800m).
The OFMC Mustang was built at the North American Aviation Factory at Inglewood, California and accepted by the USAAF on 27/02/1945. One month later it was sent to the 8th Air Force, via Newark and Liverpool docks, serving at Leiston in Suffolk among other stations. The aircraft stayed in England for only 11 months before returning to Newark in January 1946. Briefly kept in storage, in January 1947 it was sent to the Royal Canadian Air Force, operating from Suffield, Alberta. In 1953 with only total 433 flying hours it was completely overhauled in Winnipeg and with only an additional 81 hours time thereafter, was put into outside storage in Carberry Manitoba. Happily, in 1957, it was sold into private hands and registered as N6340T. The aircraft was bought for $5,400 in 1962 with a total of 511 airframe hours. Flying in the Unlimited Race at Reno in 1974, the effectively stock (original) aircraft finished second with an average speed of 384mph.
In April 1980 the aircraft flew across the Atlantic to new owners, The Fighter Collection. Re-sprayed, it became known as Candyman / Moose, with the name on one side of the fuselage and the Moose’s head on the other. The Mustang was first displayed in the UK at Biggin Hill in 1981, flown by Ray Hanna, the OFMC’s founder.
In 1989, after filming in ‘Memphis Belle’, the aircraft was given a complete overhaul by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. The airframe was remarkably free of corrosion and damage, but a full strip down and component overhaul was undertaken. An overhauled original flying panel was installed. The rear fuel tank in the fuselage was removed and a wartime style modification made to fit a ‘dickey’ seat. This ‘mod’ in 1944 allowed Eisenhower to survey the D-day beaches from the back of a Mustang. A special 1760hp Merlin engine currently powers the aircraft.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb G-ASJV
• Aircraft Type: Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb
• Operator: The Old Flying Machine Company
• Year of Manufacture: 1943
• Powered by: Rolls-Royce Merlin
• Colour Scheme: 222 Sqn. RAF 1943
Air tested by the legendary Alex Henshaw in early August 1943, the illustrious history of this much loved aircraft then continued service with 222 Sqn. MH434 was was flown in combat by South African pilot Flt. Lt. Henry Lardner-Burke, DFC, with seven and a half kills, three damaged. On the 27th August 1943 in the St Omar area over France, Lardner-Burke shot down a Focke-Wulf FW-190 and damaged a second during a mission to escort USAAF B-17 bombers. On the 5th September 1943 Lardner-Burke and MH434 shot down another FW-190 in the Nieuport area, and on the 8th September 1943 claimed a half share in the downing of a Messerschmitt Bf-109G in Northern France. Later flown by Flt. Sgt. (later Wing Co) Bill Burge who declared it to be ‘the perfect Spitfire’. Post war service was seen with both the Dutch and Belgian air forces before finally returning home to civilian life. Ray Hanna began his outstanding partnership with MH434 in 1970 and it has been operated by his OFMCo since 1983. She remains the jewel in the company’s crown.
Title: Emir Saud's visit to Emir Abdullah in Amman. Trays six feet in diameter loades with rice & meats for the feast
Creator(s): American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer
Date Created/Published: 1935 Aug. 17.
Medium: 1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 5 x 7 in.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-matpc-04109 (digital file from original photo)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Call Number: LC-M32- 10069 [P&P]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Notes:
Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939].
Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.
Subjects:
Jordan--Amman.
Format:
Dry plate negatives.
Collections:
Matson (G. Eric and Edith) Photograph Collection
Part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection
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Shows differences between arithmetic and exponential growth. The growth applie to circle diameters. Unmentioned is the even quicker scaling up of circle areas, which I equate in class to increases in earthquake energy. (Seimic waves get 10 times larger for each increase in magnitude, but energy goes up by 32 fold!) Originally made for my Intro to Geology course, but just redid for Natural Disasters.
When completed in 1957, the 76.2m-diameter dish was the world's largest steerable radio telescope; it's still the third largest. First used to track Sputnik 1, the Telescope has subsequently had a major – and fully ongoing – role in research into pulsars, quasars, masers and gravitational lensing, amongst other projects.
Conceived by Bernard Lovell, the iconic Telescope was structurally designed by consulting engineer Charles Husband. Quite apart from its scientific achievements, it's simply a remarkable object, now Grade I Listed, and one could study this intricate web of girders and rails for hours, particularly in changing light. It's difficult to convey the overall scale via a close-up of details, but note the railed walkways on the left and right, linking the five-storey enclosed structures at the top of the 'legs' to an access point at the base of the dish itself.
Those enclosed structures house a core aspect of the design: the main altitude rotator bearings, which apparently had been obtained (cheap!) from the World War I battleships HMS Revenge and HMS Royal Sovereign, where they had rotated 15" gun turrets.
As part of Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre's public outreach mission, the Observatory was host to the second Bluedot festival, combining science, arts and culture – talks, demonstrations, comedy and workshops – with a more conventional music festival; "a boutique weekend of electronic music, science and stargazing".
As 'The Science Fields', the grassed area beside the Telescope featured hands-on demonstrations by students of the University of Manchester (Jodrell Bank's parent institution), plus interesting food stalls such as the one at the lower right. I'm not sure of the association between crêpes and lampshades.
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
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Goodyear Corsair FG-1D (G-FGID)
When the Chance Vought FG-1D Corsair was introduced in 1940 it boasted the most powerful engine along with the largest diameter propeller of any fighter aircraft in history. The result of this engine and propeller combination was the first fighter to exceed 400mph. Corsairs were built right up to 1952, giving the type the honour of having the longest production run of any American piston-engined fighter.
The first service engagement for the Corsair was with the US Marine Corps operating from makeshift land bases across the Pacific, and it was not until later that she was operated from aircraft carriers initially with the British Fleet Air Arm. The Corsair proved to be a formidable air superiority fighter during World War II when she was the scourge of the skies across the Pacific, and continued to deliver sterling service in later years during the Korean War.
Our Corsair was built under licence by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at their facility in Akron, Ohio and allocated Bu No 88297. She was accepted by the US Navy on 9th April 1945 and delivered a mere two days later. She was initially dispatched to Guam in the Pacific, being allocated to the Aircraft Pool Airwing 2. The next piece of her known history has her at a Repair Depot in the Philippines, possibly Samar, for repairs in October 1945 and following this was returned ‘State-side’. Our Corsair then spent a number of years being allocated to various US Naval Air Reserve squadrons as well as varying periods of storage until she was eventually put up for disposal in March 1956 with a total of 1652 flying hours on the airframe. She was purchased by ALU-MET Smelters in January 1959 and languished in their yard until being rescued a year later by legendary stunt-pilot Frank Tallman. In his book The Great Planes, Frank Tallman calls her his all-time favourite aircraft.
Frank Tallman parted with the Corsair in 1966, and she passed through a number of other civilian owners until joining The Fighter Collection fleet in 1986.
The Fighter Collection’s Corsair is an extremely original example of the type as she has never been restored and has the distinction of being one of the few still flying with fabric wings.
Our Corsair is painted in the colours of a British Fleet Air Arm machine, KD345 of 1850 Squadron during December 1945, when they were embarked on HMS Vengeance of the British Pacific Fleet.
North American TF-51D Mustang 44-84847, Miss Velma, (N251RJ)
Built too late to see combat service in World War Two, P-51D 44-84847 was one of the last Mustangs constructed at North American Aviation’s Dallas, Texas, plant. Details of her post war service career are limited, but there is photographic evidence, from September 1951, of her serving with the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Kimpo, South Korea, during the Korean War.
By late 1951 the 45th TRS were replacing their aging Mustangs with RF-80 Shooting Star jets, and so 44-84847 was shipped back the US to serve with the Air National Guard until around 1956. Around this time she slips off the radar until January 1999 when she re-appears in North Dakota as a restoration project. The airframe joined The Fighter Collection fleet the following year and was moved to Chino, California for a full restoration with the decision made to modify her to two-seat TF-51D configuration.
The restoration culminated in a first flight in May 2007 with Steve Hinton at the controls. Following this our Mustang was painted in the 55th Fighter Group scheme of Capt Frank Birtciel’s P-51D 44-14561, Miss Velma. Following the successful completion of her flight testing, Miss Velma was fitted with external drop tanks and flew across the Atlantic to the UK, where she arrived at Duxford on the 4th July 2007
NAA P-51D “Ferocious Frankie”
The P-51 was the most successful long-range fighter escort of World War II, but it was not an instant success. Designed for the British in only 120 days to meet their requirement to purchase more fighters, the first Mustangs were built with Allison engines; while remarkable at low altitudes, these variants were considered under-powered and disappointing at higher altitudes. Happily, in late 1942 the aircraft was transformed when, in the UK, Rolls Royce Merlin engines were tested in place of the Allison. The Merlin, as used in the Spitfire, was then license-built by Packard in the USA and in 1943 was installed in the P-51B & C models. This near perfect marriage of engine and platform made the 1944 P-51D, with its bubble canopy and six-guns, one of the most iconic and potent fighters of all time.
The P-51D’s range was an incredible 2,055m (3,327km), thanks to its huge fuel capacity of 1,000 litres internally and 815 litres in drop tanks. Equally impressive was a level maximum speed of 437mph (703kph) at 25,000 feet, a max diving speed of 505mph (818kph) and a service ceiling of 41,900 feet (12,800m).
The OFMC Mustang was built at the North American Aviation Factory at Inglewood, California and accepted by the USAAF on 27/02/1945. One month later it was sent to the 8th Air Force, via Newark and Liverpool docks, serving at Leiston in Suffolk among other stations. The aircraft stayed in England for only 11 months before returning to Newark in January 1946. Briefly kept in storage, in January 1947 it was sent to the Royal Canadian Air Force, operating from Suffield, Alberta. In 1953 with only total 433 flying hours it was completely overhauled in Winnipeg and with only an additional 81 hours time thereafter, was put into outside storage in Carberry Manitoba. Happily, in 1957, it was sold into private hands and registered as N6340T. The aircraft was bought for $5,400 in 1962 with a total of 511 airframe hours. Flying in the Unlimited Race at Reno in 1974, the effectively stock (original) aircraft finished second with an average speed of 384mph.
In April 1980 the aircraft flew across the Atlantic to new owners, The Fighter Collection. Re-sprayed, it became known as Candyman / Moose, with the name on one side of the fuselage and the Moose’s head on the other. The Mustang was first displayed in the UK at Biggin Hill in 1981, flown by Ray Hanna, the OFMC’s founder.
In 1989, after filming in ‘Memphis Belle’, the aircraft was given a complete overhaul by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. The airframe was remarkably free of corrosion and damage, but a full strip down and component overhaul was undertaken. An overhauled original flying panel was installed. The rear fuel tank in the fuselage was removed and a wartime style modification made to fit a ‘dickey’ seat. This ‘mod’ in 1944 allowed Eisenhower to survey the D-day beaches from the back of a Mustang. A special 1760hp Merlin engine currently powers the aircraft.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb G-ASJV
• Aircraft Type: Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb
• Operator: The Old Flying Machine Company
• Year of Manufacture: 1943
• Powered by: Rolls-Royce Merlin
• Colour Scheme: 222 Sqn. RAF 1943
Air tested by the legendary Alex Henshaw in early August 1943, the illustrious history of this much loved aircraft then continued service with 222 Sqn. MH434 was was flown in combat by South African pilot Flt. Lt. Henry Lardner-Burke, DFC, with seven and a half kills, three damaged. On the 27th August 1943 in the St Omar area over France, Lardner-Burke shot down a Focke-Wulf FW-190 and damaged a second during a mission to escort USAAF B-17 bombers. On the 5th September 1943 Lardner-Burke and MH434 shot down another FW-190 in the Nieuport area, and on the 8th September 1943 claimed a half share in the downing of a Messerschmitt Bf-109G in Northern France. Later flown by Flt. Sgt. (later Wing Co) Bill Burge who declared it to be ‘the perfect Spitfire’. Post war service was seen with both the Dutch and Belgian air forces before finally returning home to civilian life. Ray Hanna began his outstanding partnership with MH434 in 1970 and it has been operated by his OFMCo since 1983. She remains the jewel in the company’s crown.
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Some background:
The "Entwicklung" tank series (= "development"), more commonly known as the E-Series, was a late-World War II attempt by Germany to produce a standardized series of tank designs. There were to be six standard designs in different weight classes, from which several specialized variants were to be developed. This intended to reverse the trend of extremely complex tank designs that had resulted in poor production rates and mechanical unreliability.
The E-series designs were simpler, cheaper to produce and more efficient than their predecessors; however, their design offered only modest improvements in armor and firepower over the designs they were intended to replace, such as the Jagdpanzer 38(t), Panther Ausf. G or Tiger II. However, the resulting high degree of standardization of German armored vehicles would also have made logistics and maintenance easier. Indeed, nearly all E-series vehicles — up through and including the E-75 — were intended to use what were essentially the Tiger II's 80 cm (31½ in) diameter, steel-rimmed road wheels for their suspension, meant to overlap each other (as on the later production Tiger I-E and Panther designs that also used them), even though in a highly simplified fashion. For instance, while the E-50/75’s running gear resembled outwardly the Tiger II’s, the latter’s torsion bar suspension, which necessitated a complex hull with many openings, was replaced by very compact conical spring coil packages that each held a pair of interleaved road wheels – with the benefit that all suspension elements remained outside of the hull. This considerably simplified production and saved time as well as scarce material.
Focus of initial chassis and combat vehicle development was the E-50/75 Standardpanzer, designed by Adler. These were two mostly identical vehicles and only differed in armor thickness, overall weight and running gear design to cope with the different weights. While the E-50 was the standardized replacement for the medium PzKpfw. V “Panther” and the last operational PzKpfw. VI “Tiger”, with an operational weight of around 50 tons, the E-75 was intended to become the standard heavy tank in the 70 ton class, as a replacement for the Tiger II battle tank and the Jagdtiger SPG. They were to share many components, including the same Maybach HL 234 engine with up to 900 hp output and the drivetrain, as well as running gear elements and almost all peripheral equipment. Both E-50 and E-75 were built on the same production lines for ease of manufacture.
This universal tank chassis would, beyond the primary use for battle tanks, also become the basis for a wide range of specialized support vehicles like self-propelled artillery, assault guns, tank hunters and anti-aircraft weapon carriers, which would gradually replace and standardize the great variety of former support vehicles, dramatically optimizing maintenance and logistics.
The E-50/75 SPAAG sub-family itself was quite diversified and comprised a wide range of vehicles that mainly carried different turrets with the respective weaponry as well as air space surveillance, targeting and command equipment. The range of armament included not only guns of various calibers for short, medium and long range in armored and mostly fully enclosed turrets, there were furthermore armored launch ramps for anti-aircraft missiles, including the guided “Rheintochter”, “Wasserfall” or “Enzian” SAMs as well as batteries with unguided “Taifun” anti-aircraft missiles.
Among this new vehicle family, the heaviest gun that was carried in a fully enclosed turret was the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41. This was an improved version of the powerful pre-war 8.8 cm Flak 36/37 that was also developed into an anti-tank gun and became the main armament for Germany’s heavy battle tanks like the Tiger I: the 8.8 cm PaK 43 and KwK 43, respectively.
The 8.8 cm Flak 41 was a mobile field weapon on a new pedestal mounting that lowered its silhouette, and it used a longer barrel and a longer 88 mm cartridge with an increased propellant load. The shells had a weight of 9.4-kilogram (20 lb) and achieved a muzzle velocity of 1,000 m/s (3,280 ft/s), giving the gun an effective ceiling of 11,300 meters (37,100 ft) and a maximum of 14,700 meters (48,200 ft). The barrel initially consisted of three sections and had a length of 74 calibers but was then redesigned to a simpler dual-section barrel with a length of 72 calibers, for easier manufacture. Improvements in reloading raised the manual firing rate, with 20 to 25 rounds a minute being quoted. The Flak 41 could also be used against ground targets and was able to penetrate about 200 mm (7.9 inches) of armor at 1,000 m (3,280 feet), allowing it to defeat the armor of any contemporary tank from a relatively safe distance. Because of the high cost and complexity of this weapon, however, Rheinmetall manufactured relatively few of them, 556 in all. 399 were fielded, the rest went into SPAAG production.
The new pedestal mounting made it easy to adapt the weapon to a vehicle, so that this formidable weapon was immediately earmarked to be combined with a tank chassis to improve its mobility. Since an SPAAG would not need the massive frontal armor of a battle tank, the hull from the lighter E-50 was used (which still had a maximum armor thickness of 60mm at the front at 30°, which was effectively 120 mm vs. the E-75’s 185 mm), but instead of the E-50 MBT’s running gear with six steel wheels per side, the Flak 41 SPAAG used the heavier E-75’s running gear with eight wheels per side and wider tracks, effectively creating a hybrid E-50/75 chassis. This measure was taken to better distribute the vehicle’s overall weight and stabilize the it while moving and firing. In this form the new vehicle received the designation Sd.Kfz. 192/3, also known as “Einheits-Flakpanzer E-50 (88 mm)” or “E-50-41” for short.
The Flak 41 was integrated into Rheinmetall’s standardized SPAAG turret that could carry a wide range of automatic anti-aircraft weapons. It was a spacious, boxy design, optimized for maximum internal space than for effective armor protection, resulting in almost vertical side walls and a high silhouette. However, the level of armor was sufficient to protect the crew and the equipment inside from 20 mm gun shells – the typical armament of Allied fighter bombers of the time like the Hawker Typhoon and Tempest.
A heavy-duty hydraulic gun mount with a reinforced recoil system allowed an elevation of the Flak 41 between +83° and -3°. As a novel feature the weapon received a semi-automatic loading mechanism. This was the attempt to increase the gun’s excellent manual rate of fire even further, and it mimicked the magazine clips of the smaller 37 mm Flak 37 that contained seven rounds for short, continuous bursts of fire. A belt feed for truly continuous fire had been envisioned, but not possible with the long and heavy 88 mm rounds within the turret and chassis limits. A mechanical magazine solution, e. g. a drum with several rounds, was impossible, too. The most practical solution was a spiral-shaped magazine, driven by simple gravitation and directly attached to the Flak 41’s breech. This feeding could – beyond an initial round already in the barrel – hold up to three more rounds, and upon firing and expelling the empty case, a fresh round automatically fell into place. The rounds from the magazine could be fired in a fully automatic mode in a short burst with a rate of 50-55 RPM. The magazine itself had to be filled manually, though, and the gun could alternatively be fed directly, too, so that different types of ammunition could be prepared and the gunner could switch between them on short notice.
To accommodate the weapon’s longer ammunition (the Flak 41’s cartridge was 855 mm long) and a crew of four (commander, gunner and two loaders), the standard Rheinmetall Flak turret had to be extended at the rear. Anti-aircraft aiming was done visually, a stereoscopic rangefinder with a span of 200 cm (78¾ in) was integrated above the gun mount. A secondary ZF.20 scope for ground targets was available, too. Two more crewmen, the driver and a radio operator, sat in the hull in front of the turret, similar to the E-50/75 battle tank’s layout. The radio operator on the right side also acted as a third loader for the ammunition supply stored in the hull’s front.
Initially, no secondary defensive armament was provided since the new SPAAGs were to be operated in specialized anti-aircraft units, the so-called Fla-Züge, in which the SPAAGs’ protection would be taken over by supporting infantry and other dedicated vehicles. However, initial field experience quickly revealed this weak spot in the vehicle’s close-range defense: due to material and personnel shortages the Fla-Züge units could hardly be equipped with everything they needed to operate as planned, so that they were in most cases just an underserved mix of SPAAGs, occasionally augmented by a command vehicle and rarely with the protection these specialized vehicles needed. Most of the time the units’ vehicles had to operate independently and were therefore left to their own devices. As a solution, a commander cupola was soon added to the Sd. Kfz.192/3’s turret that not only improved the field of view around the vehicle to assess the tactical situation and detect approaching infantrymen that tried to attach mines or throw Molotov cocktails, it also featured a remote-controlled MG 42 that could be aimed and fired by the commander from the inside. However, to re-supply the ammunition, the cupola hatch had to be opened and someone had to leave the turret’s cover and manually insert a new box of rounds. Furthermore, a 100 mm grenade launcher, a so-called “Nahverteidigungswaffe”, was mounted into the opposite side of the turret roof, too. It fired SMi 35 leaping mines for close defense against approaching infantry. This made the cramped turret interior even more cluttered, but significantly improved the vehicle’s survivability, especially in a confined, urban combat environment. Updated vehicles reached the frontline units in late 1945 and were immediately thrown into service.
Despite being a powerful weapon, several operational problems with the Sd.Kfz. 192/3 became soon apparent. The complex Flak 41 and its feeding mechanism needed constant proper maintenance and service – otherwise it easily jammed. Spent shell casing also frequently jammed the gun. The high silhouette was an innate tactical problem, but this had already been accepted during the design phase of Rheinmetall’s SPAAG standard turret. However, the tall turret was the source of an additional conceptual weakness of the Sd.Kfz. 192/3: the sheer weight of the large turret with the heavy gun frequently caused imbalances that overstressed the turret bearing and its electric drive (which had been taken over from the E-50/75 battle tanks), resulting in a jammed turret — especially when either fully loaded or when the ammunition supply was depleted. Due to the large and heavy turret, the vehicle’s center of gravity was relatively high, too, so that its off-road handling was limited. Even on paved roads the early Sd.Kfz. 192/3s tended to porpoise in tight corners and upon braking. Stiffer coil springs, introduced during the running production and retrofitted through field kits to existing vehicles, countered this flaw, even though these kits were rare due to material shortages. Sometimes the harder coil springs were distributed between two vehicles, only replacing the suspension on the front and rear pair of wheels.
A different tactical problem was the limited ammunition supply for the Flak 41. While 57 rounds were sufficient for a comparable battle tank, the semi-automatic Flak 41‘s theoretical high rate of fire meant that the Sd.Kfz. 192/3 quickly depleted this supply and could only keep up fire and its position for a very limited period, or it had to save ammunition to a point that its deployment became pointless. After spending its ammunition, the vehicle had to retreat to a safe second line position to re-supply, and this was, due to the vehicle’s limited mobility, size and the heavy and bulky rounds, a risky undertaking and meant tedious manual labor with poor protection for the supply crews. The resulting supply logistics to keep the Sd.Kfz. 192/3 operational and effective were demanding.
Nevertheless, despite these shortcoming, the Sd.Kfz. 192/3 greatly improved the heavy Flak units’ mobility and firepower, and the weapon’s effectiveness was high against both air and ground targets. Until mid-1946, a total of around forty Sd.Kfz. 192/3 were built and put into service, primarily with units that defended vital production sites in Western Germany and Saxonia.
At the time of the Sd.Kfz. 192/3’s introduction, anti-aircraft aiming was already augmented by mobile radar systems like the “Würzburg” device or special command vehicles like the Sd.Kfz. 282 “Basilisk” which combined an autonomous radar system with a powerful visual rangefinder and an integrated analogue range calculator, the Kommandogerät 40. However, fire control development had continued, and at least one Sd.Kfz. 192/3 was used in late 1946 during trials to fully automatize gun aiming and firing remotely through electric drives through “slaving” a turret to an external director. This was a modified Sd.Kfz. 282/1 that successfully controlled the Sd.Kfz. 192/3 via cable from an elevated location 50 m away from the SPAAG’s firing position. The objective of these trials was to connect several anti-aircraft weapons to a single command unit with improved sensors and high accuracy under any weather condition for concentrated and more effective fire and an improved first shot hit probability.
Specifications:
Crew: Sixe (commander, gunner, two loaders, radio operator, driver)
Weight: 64 tonnes (71 short tons)
Length: 7.27 m (23 ft 10 ¾ in) (hull only)
9.57 m (31 ft 4 ½ in) with gun forward
Width: 3.88 m (12 ft 9 in)
Height 3.46 m (11 ft 4 in)
3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) with commander cupola
Ground clearance: 495 to 510 mm (1 ft 7.5 in to 1 ft 8.1 in)
Suspension: Conical spring
Fuel capacity: 720 liters (160 imp gal; 190 US gal)
Armor:
30 – 60 mm (1.2 – 2.4 in)
Performance:
Speed
- Maximum, road: 44 km/h (27.3 mph)
- Sustained, road: 38 km/h (24 mph)
- Cross country: 15 to 20 km/h (9.3 to 12.4 mph)
Operational range: 160 km (99 miles)
Power/weight: 14 PS/tonne (12.5 hp/ton)
Engine:
V-12 Maybach HL 234 gasoline engine with 900 PS (885 hp/650 kW)
Transmission:
ZF AK 7-200 with 7 forward 1 reverse gears
Armament:
1× 8,8 cm Flak 41 L/72 anti-aircraft cannon with 57 rounds in turret and hull
1× 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 42 with 2.400 rounds, remote-controlled on the commander cupola
The kit and its assembly:
This fictional German SPAAG never existed, not even on the drawing boards. But I wondered, after ModelCollect had released an E-100 SPAAG with a twin 88mm gun some years ago, why there was no lighter vehicle with the powerful 88 mm Flak in a closed turret? There were plans to mount this weapon onto a tracked chassis in real life, but it would have been only lightly armored. Then I recently came across a whiffy aftermarket resin turret with a single 88 mm Flak, based on the Tiger II’s Porsche turret, and I liked the idea – even though the rather MBT-esque aftermarket turret looked rather dubious and too small for my taste – esp. the potential angle of the AA weapon appeared insufficient. From this basis the idea was born to create a personal interpretation of a Flak 41 in a fully enclosed turret on a tank chassis.
The basis became the Trumpeter 1:72 E-75 kit of the twin 55 mm Flak with its boxy turret. While I initially considered a totally different turret shape, I eventually settled on a generic design that would have been used for a variety of weapons. This appeared more realistic to me and so I stuck to the Rheinmetall AA turret. However, due to the heavy weapon its certainly massive mount and bulky recoil system as well as the long rounds and a crew of four, I decided to enlarge the Rheinmetall turret. The turret was cut into a front and rear half and an 8 mm wide plug, made from 1.5 mm styrene sheet, was implanted and PSRed. To keep the turret rotatable, the rear extension had to be raised, so that the “oriel” could move over the air intake fairings on the engine cover.
Due to the longer roof, some details were modified there. The most obvious addition is a commander cupola on the left, taken from an early Panzer IV, together with a MG 42 and a small shield on a swing arm, inspired by the remote-controlled installation on some Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer. A stereoscopic rangefinder was added to the turret flanks and a periscope added to one of the loader’s hatches. A cover for a ventilator was added on the right side of the roof, together with a cover for a vertical grenade launcher underneath.
Using the original turret as base, the model’s movable mount for the twin 55 mm guns was retained and the rear extension would also become a good visual balance for the new main weapon. The armor at barrels’ base was cut off and a 1:72 Flak 41, taken from a Zvezda field gun kit, was glued to it, together with parts of the field gun’s recoil system and styrene bits to blend the new gun into the rest of the turret.
The E-75 chassis was taken OOB, since it would be a standardized vehicle basis. Outwardly the hull did not bear recognizable differences to the lighter E-50, which it is supposed to represent, just with more wheels to better cope with the bulky and heavy new turret.
Thankfully, this Trumpeter kit’s vinyl tracks were molded in black – sometimes they come in a sandy beige, and it’s a PITA to paint them! As another bonus, Trumpeter’s running gear on the 1:72 E-50/75 model is of a more sturdy and simpler construction than the one on the alternative ModelCollect kit(s), making the assembly and esp. the mounting of the tracks much easier. The Trumpeter kit is simpler than the comparable ModelCollect models with the E-50/75 basis, but the result is visually quite similar.
Painting and markings:
The paint scheme uses once more typical German late WWII "Hinterhalt" camouflage colors, namely Dark Yellow, Olive Green and Red Brown. This time, however, to adapt the livery to the boxy hull and the huge turret, the pattern ended up as a kind of a splinter scheme – inspired by a real Panzer V Panther from the Eastern Front in 1943.
The basic colors became Humbrol 57 (Buff) for the RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb, in this case as a rather pale (stretched?) shade, plus large areas of brown (RAL 8017, I used this time Humbrol 98 for a darker and less reddish shade) and Humbrol 86 for the green (RAL 6003), which appears quite pale in contrast to the dark brown. The camouflage was applied over an overall coat of sand brown as a primer coat, with the intention of letting this uniform basis shine through here and there. The distribution of the darker colors is quite unique, concentrating the brown on the vehicle’s edges and the green only to the flanks of hull and turret. However, the pattern works well on the huge E-50/75, and I can imagine that it might have worked well in an urban environment, breaking up the tank’s outlines.
As a match for the upper hull the wheels were painted uniformly in the same standard colors –without any pattern, because this would be very eye-catching while on the move. The many delicate tools on the tank’s hull are molded, and instead of trying to paint them I tried something else: I rubbed over them with graphite, and this worked very well, leaving them with a dark metallic shine. Just some wooden handles were then painted with a reddish brown.
Decals/marking came next, everything was procured from the scrap box. The Balkenkreuze came from a Hasegawa Sd.Kfz. 234/2 “Puma”, the tactical code from a TL-Modellbau sheet and the small unit badges on front and back from an UM Models Bergehetzer. A dry brushing treatment with light grey followed, highlighting surface details and edges, and after painting some details and adding some rust marks with watercolors followed a coat of matt varnish.
The tracks were painted with a cloudy mix of dark grey, red brown and iron acrylic paints, and mounted after hull and running gear had been assembled. The antennae, made from heated spure material, were mounted to the turret and, finally, the tank’s lower areas were dusted with a greyish-brown mineral pigment mix, simulating dust and mud residue.
This project was realized in just two days, made easy through the Trumpeter kit’s simple construction. Most work went into the extended turret and the different main weapon, but all parts mostly fell into place – and the result looks IMHO quite believable. In fact, the E-50/75 with a Flak 41 reminds a bit of the Italian Otomatic 76 mm SPAAG from the late Eighties?
High Roller is a 550-foot tall (167.6 m), 520-foot (158.5 m) diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, US.
It opened to the public on March 31, 2014, and is the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It is 9 ft (2.7 m) taller than its predecessor, the 541-foot (165 m) Singapore Flyer, which held the record since it opened in 2008.
High Roller was announced in August 2011 as the centerpiece of Caesars Entertainment Corporation's $550 million The LINQ. Arup Engineering, which previously consulted on the Singapore Flyer, acted as the structural engineer.
The wheel rotates on a pair of custom-designed spherical roller bearings, each weighing approximately 19,400 lb (8,800 kg). Each bearing has an outer diameter of 7.55 feet (2.30 m), an inner bore of 5.25 feet (1.60 m), and a width of 2.07 feet (0.63 m).
The outer rim comprises 28 sections, each 56 feet (17 m) long, which were temporarily held in place during construction by a pair of 275-foot (84 m) radial struts, prior to being permanently secured by four cables.
The passenger cabins (or capsules) are mounted on the wheel's outboard rim and are individually rotated by electric motors to smoothly maintain a horizontal cabin floor throughout each full rotation. Preliminary designs anticipated 32 passenger cabins, each with a 40 passenger capacity—with the final design accommodating 28 40-person cabins and a total capacity of 1,120 passengers.
Each 225-square-foot (20.9 m2) cabin weighs approximately 44,000 pounds (20,000 kg), has a diameter of 22 feet (6.7 m), includes 300 square feet (28 m2) of glass, and is equipped with eight flat-screen televisions and an iPod dock.
At night the wheel is illuminated by a 2,000-LED system which can display a single solid color, differently colored sections, multiple colors moving around the rim, and custom displays for special events and holidays.
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Built in 1922 this radial measures 13 inches in diameter, has a bore of 1-1/8 inch, a stroke of 1-1/2 inch, sports a pressureized dry sump lubrication system, and burns gasoline on spark ignition. The fuel tank is pressurized to provide fuel to the float type carburetor. It incorporates two carburetor pre-heaters; one for the intake air and another for the atomized fuel/air mixture as it enters the intake plenum. It swings a 30 inch ground-adjustable propeller that was hand finished from castings.
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Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
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All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
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DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
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The Dome and the Lightning Rod
Facts About the Dome
•Height, from base to weather vane: 121'
•Diameter at base: 40'
•Construction begun: 1785
•Interior work completed: 1797
•Wood used in dome construction: Timber from Maryland’s Eastern Shore, supplied by Dashiell family of Cypress Swamp, Somerset County.
•Architect of the dome: Joseph Clark
•Possible model for design of the dome: Schloßturm, the dome of the free-standing tower next to the palace of Karl-Wilhelm, Markgraf of Baden, in Karlsruhe, Germany
History of the State House Dome
When the Continental Congress came to Annapolis to meet in the Old Senate Chamber from November 1783 – August 1784, they found a State House which was still unfinished. Although the Old Senate Chamber was complete, the roof was not and it had leaked during the last few winters, damaging the upstairs rooms. The dome—or cupola—atop the State House was variously described as inadequate, unimpressive, and too small for the building and, it, too, leaked.
In order to rectify the situation, Joseph Clark, an Annapolis architect and builder, was asked to repair the roof and the dome. Clark first raised the pitch of the roof to facilitate the runoff of water and covered it with cypress shingles. The crowning achievement of Clark’s work on the State House was, of course, the extraordinary dome which he designed and built. It is not known where Clark’s inspiration for the unusual design of the dome came from, but it is very similar to one in Karlsruhe, Germany called the Schloßturm.
By the summer of 1788, the exterior of the new dome was complete. It was constructed of timber and no metal nails were used in its construction and, to this day, it is held together by wooden pegs reinforced by iron straps forged by an Annapolis ironmonger.
Although the exterior of the dome was completed by 1788, the interior was not completed until 1797. Tragedy struck the project in 1793 when a plasterer named Thomas Dance fell to his death from the inside of the dome. By 1794, Joseph Clark was completely disillusioned with the project and left it to John Shaw, the noted Annapolis cabinetmaker, to oversee completion. Over the years, John Shaw did much of the maintenance work on the State House, built various items for it and, in 1797, made the desks and chairs which furnished the Old Senate Chamber.
The First Dome: 1769-1774
Just as the Articles of Confederation did not effectively govern the country, the first dome of the State House at Annapolis did not survive more than a decade of Maryland weather. In 1769, the General Assembly of Maryland passed an act to erect a new state house, securely covered with slate tile or lead. The architect was Joseph Horatio Anderson, and the undertaker or builder of the project was Charles Wallace. According to William Eddis in 1773, the work was carried on with great dispatch and when completed would “be equal to any public edifice on the American continent.”
The exact date of the completion of the first dome or cupola is not known but evidence suggests that it was completed by the year 1774. In a 1773 Act of Assembly, Charles Wallace was instructed to fix an iron rod pointed with silver or gold at least six feet above the cupola. The General Assembly also recommended that the roof be covered with copper because the slate originally specified would require frequent repairs and cause other inconveniences. According to Charles E. Peterson’s “Notes on Copper Roofing in America to 1802”, it was more than likely that local copper was put on the roof to advertise the new industry of Maryland.
The Second Dome: 1785-1794
According to the Intendent of Revenue, Daniel St. Thomas Jenifer, the first dome of the State House was a contradiction of architectural design. A survey of the timbers in 1784 revealed that they were so decayed by water damage that a new dome would be required.
“It was originally constructed contrary to all rules of architecture; it ought to have been built double instead of single, and a staircase between the two domes, leading up to the lanthorn. The water should have been carried off by eaves, instead of being drawn to the center of the building, to two small conductors, which are liableto be choked by ice, and overflowed by rains. That it was next to impossible, under present construction, that it could have been made tight”.
On February 24, 1785 Jenifer placed a notice in the Maryland Gazette for carpenters work to be made to the dome and roof under the execution of Joseph Clark
“The work We are a Doing is to put a Roof on the Governor’s House and we are going to take the Roof of the State house and it is a going to Raise it one story higher and the Doom is to be Sixty foot higher then the old one”.
Clark raised the pitch of the dome to facilitate the runoff of excess water, the chief reason the timbers rotted in the original dome.
“The Annapolis dome is in its proportions like the original Karlsruhe tower. Possibly its more classical feeling is a result of the universal trend of architectural styles rather than the influence of the altered Schloßturm. Yet the arched windows below the architrave in Annapolis, one with the lower part closed, are like the windows below the Architrave in Karlsruhe in all of which the lower parts are closed. The horizontal oval windows below the main curving section of the dome in Annapolis resemble the vertical ovals in the equivalent part of the Karlsruhe tower. The small square windows above the balustrades and the architraves themselves in both buildings are similarly placed.”
The Acorn and the Lightning Rod
Facts About the Acorn
•Material: Original cypress from ca. 1785-1788, covered with copper panels Pedestal covered with sheet lead, probably from 1837
•Original colors (from Charles Willson Peale drawing):
•Top: gilt
•Bottom: green
•Pedestal: white
•Purpose: To provide stability to the “Franklin” lightning rod which goes through its center. Acorns were common decorative elements in the late 18th century. In the language of the day, “sound as an acorn” meant to be without a flaw, free from imperfection, clearly something the architect of the dome, Joseph Clark, and the General Assembly, intended his creation to be.
•Replacement of the Acorn, September 1996: During restoration work on the State House dome, it was discovered that the 208-year-old acorn had become rotten because of water seepage. As it too damaged to be repaired, it was decided to replace it by having 32 craftspeople from around the state make “slices” that would be used to assemble a new acorn. The new acorn was then clad in copper and gilded and painted according to the original drawings of Charles Willson Peale. In 2011, the acorn was regilded.
Facts About the Lightning Rod
•Size: 28' tall; 2.5" square at maximum thickness
•Material: Original wrought iron
•History: A prime example of lightning rod designed according to the theories of Benjamin Franklin who argued that the most effective protection from lightning was a pointed rod, preferably grounded into a deep well.
Protecting the State House from Lighting
The lightning rod on the dome of the State House is the largest ‘Franklin’ lightning rod ever attached to a public or private building in Benjamin Franklin’s lifetime. It was constructed in accord with Franklin’s recommendations and has served the State House and the dome well for more than two centuries, with only one recorded instance of damage caused by lightning. The lightning rod is of wrought iron painted to protect it from corrosion. It is 28' tall and 2.5" square at its maximum thickness.
Restoration Work
The acorn has been replaced by a new one constructed of sections made by 31 Maryland craftspeople from specification supplied by the Department of General Services. The new acorn is made of cypress wood, as was the original. The original lightning rod has been left in place and a metal sleeve placed around it for protection. In 1997, the State House Trust and the Department of General Services were awarded the Calvert Prize by the Maryland Historical Trust for their roles in the restoration and preservation of the State House dome.
The lightening rod which tops the dome is a story in itself. It is a “Franklin” rod, constructed and grounded to Benjamin Franklin’s specifications. In some respects, the useof this type of lightning rod was also a political statement, expressing support for Franklin’s theories on protection of public buildings from lightning strikes and the rejection of the opposing theories supported by King George III. The pointed lightning rod atop such an important new public building was a powerful symbol of the independence and ingenuity of the young nation.
As an architect trained in London and with a brother who had a bookshop in Annapolis, Clark would have been familiar with the writings of Benjamin Franklin. In addition, Charles Willson Peale confirmed Clark’s design. On July 14, 1788, he and his brother went to Philadelphia to see His Excellency Doctor Franklin to ask his opinion on the efficacy of lightning rods on the State House. They were unable to see Franklin, but did see Robert Patterson and David Rittenhouse, both eminent authorities on the physical sciences. Peale reported that Mr. Rittenhouse was of the opinion that “if the points are good and near anough the Building and the part going into the ground so deep as to get into soft earth no danger is to be apprehended, but if the end could be put in water of a Well it would be best.”
The engineering of the lightning rod and the acorn which holds it in place represents an astonishing achievement. Protruding 28' into the air, the rod is anchored at its bottom to the top of the dome. It then runs through the pedestal and the acorn and is surmounted by a copper weather vane. The acorn and pedestal have served to stabilize the Franklin rod and hold it in place for more than two centuries of extremes of Maryland weather.
The dome which Clark designed and built for the State House has been the defining landmark of the Annapolis skyline for more than 225 years. It was also, for many years, a popular spot from which to observe the city and the Chesapeake Bay beyond. Charles Willson Peale planned a dramatic cyclorama of Annapolis with eight views from the dome and a centerpiece drawing of State Circle from Cornhill Street. Only the drawing of the State House was completed and published in 1789. Thomas Jefferson spent some most enjoyable three hours in September 1790 on the balcony of the dome with James Madison, Thomas Lee Shippen and an Annapolis friend who entertained them with the gossip related to each of the houses they could see from their perch above the town.
In 1996, an examination of the dome and the acorn revealed that almost all of the material in the acorn, its pedestal and the lightning rod was original from the 18th century. During the summer and fall of 1996, the acorn was removed and replaced by a new one. The new acorn is constructed of 31 pieces of cypress made by craftspeople from around the state and is clad in copper and gilded on the top, like the original. The original lightning rod has remained intact and continues to serve as it has for more than 225 years, although a steel sleeve has been placed around it inside the new acorn to strengthen it.
The State House Lightning Rod: A Timeline
•1773
Chapter 32 Laws of 1773:
“… to guard the said Stadt House as far as may be against any Accident from Lightning. Be it further enacted that the said Undertaker shall fix place and secure in the best manner an Iron Rod pointed with Silver or Gold of six feet at least above the Height of the Cupola of the said building and conducted at least six feet in the Ground …”
•1775/09/07
Maryland Gazette, September 7, 1775:
“On Saturday night last we had a most violent storm from the north-east, which for several hours blew a mere hurricane, with heavy rain; the water rose three feet perpendicular above the common tide; a great quantity of the copper on the state-house was torn up, and the market-house blown down; the damage sustained in different parts of the province, we are told, is very considerable.”
•1775/09/07
Charles Wallace to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, ca. November 1784:
“The September Storm of 1775 blew off the roof, the building unavoidably lay open near the whole Winter, in consequence of which, the work of the upper Rooms which was entirely finished, was Totally destroyed.– At another time lightning very much damaged the Dom, repairing of which cost much expense & loss of Time.” When the lightning struck is not clear, but the next sentence describes events in 1777 which suggests that the lightning may have struck sometime between September of 1775 and 1777 when the British fleet appeared in the Bay.
•1786/03/10
The General Assembly gave its implicit approval to commencing work on Joseph Clark’s dome which was ‘to be ‘sixty foot Higer’ then the old one.
•1787/08-1788/06/05
Simon Retalick, is engaged in ironwork on the State House. While there is no account extant for the lightning rod, there are sufficient accounting entries for Retalick to encompass his forging and installing the rod. From one surviving account, it is clear that Retalick worked for 32 days beginning in July 1787 and ending on or about August 25, 1787 on “iron work” for the windows of the State House. Similar sums are paid him in January and June of 1788. Assuming the windows were secured while the dome, cupola, and acorn were under construction, it would seem likely that Retalick completed the lightning rod by the time of the January entry in the accounts, or by June at the latest.
•1788/06/09
Charles Willson Peale’s diary:
“begun a Drawing of the Stadt-House from the entrance of Cornhill Street for the Circle before Breakfast, before 11 O Clock I made another outline of the Stadt-House from the NN/E back view.”
•1788/07/14
“Went with my Brother to his Ex:y doctor Franklins, my Intention was to enquire his opinion abut the effecacy of the Rods on the Stadt House at Annapolis, the Doctr was Ill & could not be seen – then Visit Mr. Patterson & David Rittenhouse on same enquiry abut lighning rods. Mr. Rittenhouse being of oppinion that if the points are good and near anough the Building and part going into the ground so deep as to get into soft earth no danger is to be apprehended, but if the end could be put in water of a Well it would be best. Afternoon I wrote to Mr. Richmond Coll. Ramsey & Nicholas Brewer. …
•1788/07/23
George Washington’s Diary:
“Wednesday … [Mount Vernon] the most violent storm ever known commenced at 1700 and continued for 9 hours. “The Maryland Gazette at Annapolis noted the greatest tide in memory with northeast winds which gradually veered to southeast, but no abrupt shift to southerly took place, to put the Maryland capital east of the track of the center. At Baltimore a violent storm from the east-northeast raged for 12 hours ….”
Small diameter tree timber harvested from restoration sites await processing at the Walatowa Timber Industries (WTI) mill, where the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) and the Pueblo of Jemez have worked together to utilize the timbers harvested from USDA restoration work such as the Southwest Jemez Restoration Project and the proposed Rio Chama Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) to help supply harvested timber is processed into wood pellets for heating, poles for utilities, Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, White Fir and Spruce beams and vigas for conventional and traditional home building, ties for railroads, posts for fences, milled lumber, mulch and firewood, in Jemez Pueblo, NM, Sept 10, 2019.
The Southwest Jemez Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project is a long-term forest and watershed restoration strategy to increase the landscape's resilience to severe wildfire and other large-scale disturbances. The landscape area is approximately 210,000 acres in the Southwest Jemez Mountains (SWJM) comprising the entire upper Jemez River watershed and including 110,000 acres on the Santa Fe National Forest, the 86,000-acre Valles Caldera National Preserve, the Pueblo of Jemez Pueblo, and additional parcels of state, private, and tribal lands. The project area includes ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, aspen and piñon-juniper forests as well as grasslands, meadows, riparian areas and aquatic habitats. The effect of human activities has significantly changed the ecological complexion of the landscape within the Jemez Mountains. Over time, the suppression of natural wildfires has dramatically altered the diversity, age, and productivity of native plant species. The forests have experienced dramatic increases in tree densities, thick understories, and ground litter. Decades of livestock grazing have left river and creek embankments without enough vegetation to hold the soil and shade the waterways to provide optimal temperatures for native trout and other aquatic species. Invasive plants and noxious weeds have encroached across the landscape, diminishing the quality, quantity and diversity of native forage for both wildlife and livestock. The overall goal is to restore the forest to conditions that were common to this geographical area prior to the first European contact. The SWJM project was designed to meet four primary purposes:
•Restore the forest's resilience to wildfire and other disturbances by using low-intensity fire to return fire to the landscape
•Protect cultural resources
•Improve wildlife habitat, watershed and riparian conditions, vegetation diversity and water quality
•Create local economic development opportunities
The program allows Walatowa Timber Industries (WTI) mill to process and sell the harvested timber. WTI produces wood pellets, poles for utilities, Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, White Fir and Spruce beams and vigas for conventional and traditional home building, ties for railroads, posts for fences, milled lumber, mulch and firewood.
The USDA FS Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) have worked with the Pueblo of Jemez on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) that encourages the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes. This helps to reduce the threat of wildland fire through hazardous fuels removal, promotes forest health through reducing insect infestation and disease, and the harvest of timber will go to the tribe’s nearby Walatowa Timber Industries mill.
For more information please see:
USDA.gov
FS.usda.gov/detail/santafe/landmanagement/projects/?cid=stelprd3826396
FS.fed.us/restoration/CFLRP/
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung with permission of the Pueblo of Jemez.
Porcelain Bowl (diameter 195mm x height 65mm)
EATART
中村眞弥子
大塚瞳
李荘窯業所｜李荘窯 -riso porcelain-
Available from Marta Hewett Gallery
After playing around with an old 28mm lens as a tilt shift, (and liking the results), I decided to build a more stable mount. A dig around my workshop heralded an old rubber pipe from a washing machine pump and funnily enough with the perfect diameter!
Luckily the old Tamron has a front focusing ring which allows me the movements I need, (although the focusing is disabled and performed by a hand held push/squeeze method). This is the first version and I hope to build a better one as I cannot adjust the aperture on this version although this is not proving too problematical at the moment.
Tech bumpf :- Tokina 28mm lens, stripped and mounted to a rubber hose, (from old washing machine pump!), then mounted to an Olympus 4/3rds adapter. Luckily I have the smaller 4/3rds sensor which in this instance had proved handy giving me a 58mm equiv. FOV and some 8mm of shift and about 15' or so of tilt before it starts to vignette.
This flower measures 3/4" in diameter at its widest opening.
Nose running? Eyes watering? Now you know why. :)
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Some of these photographs appear to be close-ups of regular-sized flowers; they are not. All of these photos are micro (macro) photographs of the super-tiny blooms that blossom on common weeds.
Weed flowers...wild flowers...whichever appellation you want to bestow on them nonetheless these almost microscopic beauties are the flowers that bloom on the weeds in my yard.
Many people also assume that these flowers are, for example, squash or zucchini-sized flowers, or that they are flowers 1" in diameter or larger and are perhaps on stems a foot tall or so. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Most of these flowers when measured petal tip to petal tip at their widest diameters measure 1/4" (6mm) across…or less...the entire bloom is that small. And the average stem height is only a few inches tall, if that.
The smallest weed flower I've shot yet is a small ring of flowers that measured less than 1/32" (.7mm) in diameter which encircled a spire which measured about 1/64" (0.3mm) in diameter.
For some photos I’ve included references to common objects such as the head of a paper match, or the head of a pin, which dwarfs some of these tiny flowers! On some others I’ve listed a description of the actual size of each object in the photo.
So far I've made over 700 photographs of over 50 varieties of weed flowers.
I hope that seeing the variety, beauty, and intricate complexity of this small world astonishes and pleases you as much as it has me.
Thanks for looking.
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Micro Weed Flowers:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157626023965740/
Micro Weed Flowers II:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633029514344/
Micro Weed Flowers III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633029556370/
Micro Weed Flowers IV:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633025347237/
Micro Weed Flowers V:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633029592988/
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My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka "Zoom Lens") and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved and protected by United States Copyright Laws and International Copyright Laws. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.
Ferris wheel place, 2008 named after the on that place situated ferris wheel in the Prater. The Ferris wheel was designed by the theater director and entrepreneur Gabor Steiner (see the Gabor Steiner-way), it was carried out in 1896 under Hubert Cecil Booth by English engineers. The Ferris wheel had 30 (now 15) gondolas, has a diameter of 60.96 meters (derived from 200 English feet) and a total weight of 430 tonnes. The time for a complete revolution amounts to 255 seconds.
Riesenradplatz, 2008 benannt nach dem an diesem Platz befindlichen Riesenrad im Wurstelprater. Geplant wurde das Riesenrad vom Theaterdirektor und Unternehmer Gabor Steiner (siehe den Gabor-Steiner-Weg), ausgeführt wurde es 1896 von englischen Ingenieuren unter Hubert Cecil Booth. Das Riesenrad besaß 30 (heute: 15) Gondeln, hat einen Durchmesser von 60,96 Meter (abgeleitet von 200 engl. Fuß) und ein Gesamtgewicht von 430 Tonnen. Die Zeit für eine vollständige Umdrehung beläuft sich auf 255 Sekunden.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Stra%C3%9Fennamen_von_Wie...
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The Vienna Prater
Lieblingsnahausflugsziel (favourite nearby excursion destination) in Biedermeier Vienna is the Prater. The season opens with the race of "noble runners" on May 1. The usually before the carriages of the nobility running lackeys on that day line up under high bets to public competition. The main avenue along to the pleasure house (Lusthaus) and back drag the racers to the cheers of the audience. Trumpet-blasts, flags and cash prizes await the winner. Military music they escorts into the first Prater coffee house where them a splendid breakfast is arranged, while the ones having fallen by the wayside are collected. This race is banned in 1848 because of inhumanity. In the afternoon swayed - as from now on every Sunday - people and cars down the hunter line (Jägerzeile - since 1862 Prater Road). The state-carriages of the Court, the nobility and the wealthy bourgeoisie to evening make in a continuous parade the main street with its lofty Prater coffee houses to a "Nobel Prater".
"Bey the public-houses (Inns)" in the Prater.
Coloured engraving, T. Mollo. 1825
The people has fun in the Wurstelprater (Hanswurst, clowning on Vienna stages) in a tangle of guest houses and Prater lodges, puppet booths, calendula games and swings between the Prater harpists, salami sellers and spectacle. Here is the stronghold of the showmen with their monkey theater and flea circus, jugglers and fire-eaters, giants and dwarfs, menageries, panoramas, wax figures and ghostly apparitions. On the "Zirkuswiese" in Circus gymnasticus the popular equestrian companies by Christoph de Bach (? 1808) and Alexander Guerra perform. One camps in the Prater floodplains and waits until at nightfall on the "fireworks meadow" Stuwer (? 1802) lets shoot up his sparkling rockets.
City Chronicle Vienna
Dr. Christian Brandstätter, Dr. Günter Treffer
2000 years in data, documents and images
From the beginnings to the present
Courtesy
Christian Brandstätter Verlag mbH
The publishing service for museums, businesses and public authorities
www.brandstaetter - verlag.at
The historically grown amusement park looks back to a rich history. First documentary references of that area, which originally had jungle-like character, go back to the 12th Century. The former imperial hunting ground in 1766 under the "popular" Austrian Emperor Joseph II was made accessible to the public. Soon after, a number of small entertainment venues (carousels, shooting galleries, food stalls, ...) arrived, entertaining the people and also providing for the physical well-being.
The inhabitants of Vienna enjoyed themselves by riding artfully designed Hutschpferden (swing horses) and by swinging into lofty altitudes. In the process you could with long poles jab into rings. Hence the name carousel. It had been created recreational devices for the general public.
The fireworks of Stuwer and the balloon ascents end of the 18th Century dragged the Viennese from the city to the fairgrounds in the Prater. Following the trend of the times were national artistic institutions (theaters, waxworks museum and people museum - "Präuschers panopticon" with 2,000 objects, Vivarium, Planetarium, ... ) built and connected to the hustle and bustle. Sensations in the old Prater were the Abnormitätenshows (abnormalities) in which Lilliputian, Hirsute men, Siamese twins including "Freaks" (monster, abnormal shape) were to see. The thick Prater-Mitzi or the Russian-born trunk man Kobelkoff, as well as the ghostly magic theater of Kratky Baschik enriched the morphology of the bizarre Prater landscape. With the development of technology and electricity, the entertainment in the Prater was becoming more and more diverse.
In the emerging age of railways, the in Trieste born Basilio Calafati founded the first railway carousel in 1844. In this hut in 1854 the figure of the "big Chinesers" was set up as a mast. Many showmen and technicians from all over the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, but also from the rest of Europe in the illustrious Viennese amusement park their ideas put into practice.
The Englishman Basset succeeded in 1897 to set up the still existing Ferris wheel in the Prater. This vehicle with a diameter of 61 meters originally had 30 cars. When the first "living pictures", the Cinematography, were born, 1896 the first cinema was opened in the Prater. Electricity in 1898 the first electrically operated Grottenbahn brought in the Prater. This fairytale train was also the first in Europe. On the occasion of the popularity of the airplane in 1911 the first "Aeroplan Carousel" was established. Followed in 1926 the first "Autodrome" and in 1933 the first "ghost train". In 1928, the still running "Liliputbahn", a reduced form of the great steam locomotives was placed in the Prater. 1935 brought a Prater entrepreneur from Chicago the rapid "flight path" in the Prater, a system not running on rails.
The Prater always changed its face, modernized and adapted itself to the trend of times. One attraction always replaced the other. Only few historical venues have been able to transport themselves into the present. Tradition-conscious companies such as the "Pony Carousel" from the year 1887 or the nostalgic slide tower "switchback (Tobogan)" from the 50s fight against the taste of the times and the needs of the visitors. In popularity but the historic Ferris wheel, the "Miniature Train" and of course the restaurant "Swiss House" (specialty: stilt and beer) will never lose.
Rickety ghost trains and sparkling grotto railways, although dusty, will not allow to be pushed out of the Prater. Between the historical venues flash the new, modern, hydraulically operated high-tech fairground rides. 1909-1944 the enormous dimensioned "roller coaster" always was a magnet for the Prater trippers. A reduced form is the after the war built "Neue Wiener roller coaster". Was swallowed entirely by history the magnificent "Venice in Vienna". On the site of the present Emperor's Meadow (Kaiserwiese) was located around the turn of the century the illusory world of the artificially recreated lagoon city. The initiator Gabor Steiner created in 1895 a world in the Prater, in which not only the high society, but also the Bohemian maids and the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian multinational state amused themselves. In the era of the fin de siècle (= the decadent over-refinement of feeling and taste at the end of the 19th century), in which the Prater flourished, performed the most famous conductors of the time (Strauss, Lanner, Ziehrer).
Characteristic for the Wiener Prater today is also the adjacent green, left in its naturale state Praterau (Prater floodplain). An engaging recreational landscape with trees, meadows and ponds. Through this welcoming and quiet part of the Prater leads the 4.5 km long main avenue, which is lined with old chestnut trees. At the time, colorful flower parades were held there where, inter alia, even the Emperor and Empress and Mayor Lueger showed up. Along the main avenue were situated the now defunct, three famous coffee houses. The1783 built by Canevale "pleasure house" (Lusthaus) at the end of the main avenue, however, is still to be found. Past is the "Vaudeville Light", where for a long time popular movie stars and artists of yesteryear (Aslan, Jeritza, Moser, ... ) entertained the Prater audience.
To the Prater belongs also the fairgrounds. There in 1873 took place the world exhibition. The Rotunda, those proud crowned by a cupola central building in 1937 became a prey to the flames. What in the course of time of historic buildings of facilities in the Prater not had outlived itself, was destroyed in World War II. The most severely battered amusement park but was rebuilt. It established itself again as an integral part of the cultural entertainment of the city of Vienna. The force measuring machine "Watschenmann" is part of the local history of this unique institution, but also the cheeky and defiant "Prater Puppet" characterizes the color of the Vienna Prater.
TAXONOMY
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinoida
Family: Strongylocentrotidae
Genus/species: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC: Round body with radially symmetrical test, (shell), covered with large spines 0.5 cm (2 in) in diameter, rarely to 10 cm (4in). Test and spines are pale green (young) to purple (adults). Also covering the test or shell, are tube feet and pedicellariae (pincers). The long suckered tube feet visible above the spines are used for locomotion and capture of food, which is then passed along to the mouth. The oral side of the urchin, on which the mouth is located, is usually the side facing the substrate (down). Sexes are not physically distinguishable from one another (monomorphic).
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: British Columbia to Baja California in the lower intertidal to 160 m (525 ft) depth. Rounded burrows in rock that have been scoured out by the present or previous urchin using its teeth (Aristotle’s lantern) and spines, a strategy that protects from predators and surge. Subtidal purple urchins live, often in large numbers, on the substrate among kelp holdfasts.
DIET IN THE WILD: Herbivore/Detritivore. Kelp, other algae, diatoms and scavenge on dead animals. These urchins prefer the giant brown kelp Macrocystis and can destroy entire forests of kelp which are commercially important for fisheries. Algin a product from kelp is also used in the manufacturing of plastics, paints and as a thickening agent in foods such as gravy and pudding.
PREDATORS: Preyed upon by seastars such as the sunflower star and cancer crab species as well as fish such as the California sheepshead, shorebirds and sea otters. Sheephead blow over sea urchins and nibble at the oral side where the spines are shortest. When approached by most sea stars, the urchin allows the potential predator to get close, then uses its pincers to attack the sea star’s tube feet. Most sea star species will beat a hasty retreat; however, the sunflower star is too big and fast; the urchin cannot escape and is swallowed whole! Can live to more than 30 years.
REPRODUCTION: Sexually mature during their second year. Sexes are separate, although hermaphrodites occur. Broadcast spawning deposits sperm or eggs into the sea where random fertilization occurs. Pluteus larvae hatch, drift and settle. Growth after metamorphosis is slow.
CONSERVATION: CITES; no special status
REMARKS: Purple pigments from this urchin lodge in the bones and teeth of sea otters, turning the otter’s skeleton and teeth purple.
In the wild, they protect themselves from predation, drying out, and damage from the sun’s UV light by covering themselves with seaweed or shells.
Sea urchin is commonly used in sushi and is considered a delicacy Japan. The primary urchin harvesting company in California sends 75% of the harvest to Japan.
LOCATION
Rocky Reef cluster, California rocky coast, Tidepool
References
California Academy of Sciences Docent Water is Life Guide 2015
eol eol.org/pages/598175/details
Ron's flickr www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/sets/72157608501343477/
Ron's Wordpress shortlink: wp.me/p1DZ4b-vq
4-1-13, 9-11-13, 9-15-14, 1-1-15, 11-15-15, 10-20-16
Construction
The model is completely scratchbuilt from brass, copper, styrene, acrylic, PC Board, steel, tape, lead, resin, nickel silver and glass. There are approximately 1160 parts. I started from five “known” dimensions (driver, pilot wheel, and boiler diameters, cylinder stroke and diameter), and a hand full of photographs to draw my own drawings.
I employed a few commercial parts where appropriate: throttle, lubricator, brake stand, firebox door, various valve handles, steam turret, brake wheel, water valves, spigot, markers, headlight, air pump, brake cylinder and reservoir, air filter, air hose and various nut-bolt-washer castings and bolt heads.
For most of the parts, I simply cut shapes from stock and glued, screwed or soldered them together. Exceptions and deviations from the norm are noted below.
The boiler is several layers of styrene. These were curled to the appropriate diameter and glued together. I used my drill to turn the domes and stack from acrylic rod, and filed and sanded them to fit the boiler. Because of all the curves, the cylinder saddle is the most complicated piece of styrene modeling I have ever attempted.
The tender is permanently attached to the locomotive to allow me to model the water and air connections. These connections feed electricity to the tender, which carries the sound system.
The tender trucks were etched from brass to a design I made myself. From flat, each side frame is folded 17 times to yield the basic shape. The bolsters are then built up to make an equalizing truck (they roll like glass!). The journals are resin castings, again made to my own patterns.
The locomotive rides on Proto:87 wheels, which were modified from commercial P4 offerings. The tender wheels are unmodified Proto:87.
Because I wanted a detailed backhead and sound, I could not use the typical 4-4-0 tender-drive mechanism. Consequently, I designed and built my own gear box and motor mount that enables the motor and flywheel to fill the boiler (there is less than 1 mm clearance).
Detail
The details on this model are too numerous to mention. Some representative refinements are
·Full detail on the frames, including bolts for frame extension.
·Clapper in the bell (scratchbuilt)
·Brakes including brake shoes and beams (tender only, the locomotive had no brakes!)
·Full backhead, including faces on steam and air pressure gauges
·Sadly non-functional Stephenson valve gear
·Tender air and water connections
·Cylinder drain cocks and their operating levers (you twist the right handrail to operate)
·Boiler inspection hole covers
·Sanding lever
·Bell chord (hopefully it makes it there intact!)
Conformity
The model represents my best guess at the state of Canada Atlantic #10 when she was working the Pembroke Southern around 1905. The data on this engine are somewhat suspect as the generally accepted history states that she was built by a builder that has no record of her. A half-dozen images exist, mostly dating prior to 1898. The main reference photo is the one where she is numbered 10 (the photos of 6 pre-date 1898). These information sources were supplemented with standard practices in locomotive construction for the era where the photographs did not provide sufficient information. Indeed, to estimate the crosshead dimensions, frames, valve spindles and various other dimensions, I started with an estimated boiler pressure together with the known cylinder dimensions, and effectively designed the full-scale engine.
The locomotive lost her front link and pin coupler, with the general upgrading of brakes and couplers that occurred in about 1897. Rather than design a mounting for the new automatic coupler, the Canada Atlantic simply created a massive wooden block: the engine can push, but not pull!
The boiler colour is my interpretation of Russia iron. I consulted photographs of numerous samples, no two of which were alike. Apparently the material changes dramatically with light conditions, and I managed to achieve this effect.
The lettering and cab colours, and general finish (black) are based on specifications for locomotives ordered from Baldwin seven years prior to the year modeled. In the absence of specific information for #10, I assumed that the new engines were ordered to complement a standard fleet.
The markers are green in front and red to the rear. These are per the Canada Atlantic rule book of 1900, and differ from the later standard marker colours you may be familiar with.
The weathering is representative of an older locomotive in mixed passenger service, during or toward the end of the day. The cleaners would have kept the superstructure as clean as they could each day. The bell, whistles and other brass parts would have been polished, and the boiler, domes and smokebox oiled. The running gear in the reference photo, however, is obviously dusty.
Finish and Lettering
The engine is finished using numerous layers. The base coat is air brushed. Most of the colour separations were accomplished with separate parts that were glued together after painting, rather than by masking. The boiler and cylinders were painted with glazes to accomplish the look and ambiguous colour of Russia iron.
This was followed by detail painting, and dry-brushing to highlight details. Washes further helped to break up the flat colour. I dusted chalks on some areas where additional weathering was needed. On the tender deck, cab roof, and running board are some small accumulations of cinders.
I designed the lettering based on photographs of other Canada Atlantic equipment. A local printer produced dry transfers from my art.
The front number board was scraped back to leave a brass number and ring.
Scratchbuilding
The model is almost completely scratchbuilt. The construction photos tell the full story of over 1160 parts that I designed, fabricated and assembled. The following assemblies were scratchbuilt:
·tender tank·tender hand grabs·tool boxes·air tank·water hatch·hand brake·tender frame·tender brakes·tender trucks·tender cut lever·locomotive frame·locomotive steps and hand grabs·ashpan·locomotive springs·locomotive water connections·air equalizing tank·cylinder drain cocks and their levers·Stephenson valve gear·pilot·flag holders·pilot·pilot air hoses·boiler braces bolts·cylinders·crossheads and their guides·smoke box·view ports·motor and flywheel mount·main and connecting rods·engine truck·boiler·running boards·small step·cab·cylinder saddle·valve chests·steam and sand domes and stack·whistle·safety valve·smokebox front including hinges·backhead·johnson bar·blowdown·view glass·brake gauge·injectors·steam gauge·check valves·reversing lever·blower·boiler stays·hand rails including stanchions·bell, its hanger and clapper
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
You will receive at least 5% off the regular listing price!!!
I must be notified prior to the item being purchased.
(Lot # D35)
14-day return and ships FREE!
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A small (15mm diameter) WW2 enamel pin badge issued for the AVF (Amis des Volontaires Français – Friends of the French Volunteers), set up after France’s defeat in 1940. There were a number of AVF badge variants but this one is a scarcer type. The badges were sold to help raise funds. This is reproduced here by kind permission of Benny Callaghan.
The AVF was an Anglo-French organisation authorised by Charles de Gaulle and who co-ordinated all offers of help and gifts for the welfare of the French Volunteers*. The AVF aimed to establish a link between organisations and individuals who wished to extend moral and material aid to the French Volunteers and also assisted French Forces fighting for the Allied cause. The latter would include setting up of canteens, hostel facilities and clubs for French troops and French civilian evacuees in Britain.
The AVF, also known as ‘The Association’ were founded in September 1940 and had their headquarters in London. By October 1943 they had grown to 57 branch committees throughout the British Isles with over 30,000 associate members, of whom most were British. As the war progressed, AVF membership increased to over 40,000 by August 1944. However, there was much tension between de Gaulle’s French Volunteer force and the British authorities so after the Liberation in 1944, these tensions become more open. Amid much disagreement and squabbling the AVF had broken up before the end of the war in Europe.
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
* The Free French Volunteers (Forces Françaises Libre, FFL) were fighting forces under the control of de Gaulle and pledged to fight against the Nazi occupiers. Charles de Gaulle had selected the Croix de Lorraine as their symbol and this features on all variants of AVF badges.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_French_Forces
www.ina.fr/video/AFE00002931/a-londres-la-maison-des-amis... (AVF HQ in London - visit of General Koenig).
‘The forgotten French: exiles in the British Isles 1940-1944’ by Nicholas Atkin, pp217-218.
Character Name
Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor w/ Space Capsule/Pod
Approximate Saga/Collection/Series/Other
Dragon Ball Z, Android Saga, Capsule Corp
Approximate Height
5" figure, 5-6" diameter pod
Year
2001 figure, 2002 pod
Manufacturer Marking
B.S./S., T.A.
(Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Brand
Irwin
Licensed by
FUN
(Funimation)
Additional Information
Future Trunks
Capsule Corporation
*7 Points of Articulation (POA):*
Head or Neck
L/R Shoulders
L/R Biceps**
L/R Elbows
L/R Forearms***
L/R Wrists or Hands
Waist or Hips
L/R Legs
L/R Thighs**
L/R Knees
L/R Shins***
L/R Feet or Ankles
Tail****
This listing is for one Dragon Ball Z Future Teen Trunks in Super Saiyan Armor from the Android Saga made by Irwin 2001 and one Space Capsule/Pod made by Irwin 2002. The pod is very rare and sells for as much as $140 used. The Capsule Corporation Space Pod measures approximately 5-6" in diameter. Future Teen Trunks measures approximately 5" tall. The pod has some scuffs which can be buffed out. Pod has no cracks or broken pieces. Pod runs on two AAA batteries which are included. Pod lights up, blinks, and makes futuristic sounds.
Additional information about various points of articulation located below.
Please read item specifics and store policies prior to purchasing.
All photos are part of the item description.
*In general Full Articulation (14 POA or 14 points of articulation) refers to 14 jointed areas on an action figure that are poseable. Joints may bend and/or rotate depending on style of joint. Very few figures have more than 14 POA and most have less than 14 POA. More POA means greater flexibility in the action figure. "Fully poseable," "fully articulated," and "full articulation" are common terms used in action figure descriptions. Unless the action figure has at minimum 14 POA I will not define it as having Full Articulation. Some manufacturers and sellers consider an action figure is fully articulated when there are 10 POA, 8 POA, and sometimes even 6 POA (e.g. legs, arms, head, waist). No matter where you purchase your action figures you must ALWAYS count POA before buying. Remember that fully poseable/articulated does not always mean the figure has 14 points of articulation. Some buyers count a head that rotates and nods as 2 POA, a shoulder that rotates and extends as 2 POA, feet that rotate and bend as 2 POA, etc.; so be careful! Condition and POA are two main factors that decide price/value of action figures. Some rare and very old figures have a high value with few POA but many times this is not the case.*
POA checkboxes (above):
Head or Neck rotates and/or nods ( 1 POA).
L/R Shoulders (below Head/Neck and above chest) rotate and/or extend ( 2 POA).
L/R Biceps (below shoulder and above elbow; on arm) rotate (e.g. Lord Slug) almost never extend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Elbows (below shoulder and above wrists; on arm) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
L/R Forearms (below elbow and above wrists; on arm) rotate and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Wrists or Hands (below elbow or forearm and above figertips; on arm) rotate and rarely bend ( 2 POA).
Waist or Hips (below shoulders and above legs; on torso) rotate and rarely bend ( 1 POA).
L/R Legs (below waist and above knees; attached to hip) have front-to-back rotation (180?) and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Thighs (below waist and above knee; on leg) rotate (e.g. General Blue, few Ultimate DBZ figures) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).**
L/R Knees (Below waist and above ankle; on leg) bend and rarely rotate ( 2 POA).
L/R Shins (Below knee and above ankle; on leg) rotate (e.g. Super Majin Buu) and almost never bend ( 2 POA).***
L/R Feet or Ankles (below knee, shin, or attached to ankle) rotate and/or bend ( 2 POA).
Tail (Attached to backside; usually near tail bone) rotates and almost never bends ( 1-3 POA).****
**Not common and very rare. Found on very few action figures. Can create more than 14 POA. Increased cost to manufacture are generally more valuable.
***Some figures have POA at the forearm rather than at the wrist, this is considered POA at the wrist or hand. Figures that have POA at the forearm and wrist will have a checkmark in both categories. Same concept applies for shins and ankles. Figures with one POA below the knee will have POA at the feet or ankles. Figures must have two POA below the knee for articulation in the shins. It is rare for more than three POA on one arm or one leg. Keep an eye out for these figures as they will have greater than 14 POA.
****Figure must have a tail attached to the backside for POA. Tails generally have at least one POA. Tails rarely have zero POA or several POA.
Additional information on Articulation of action figures found on Wikipedia:
A common feature among action figures is body articulation, often referred to as points of articulation (POA) or joints. The most basic forms of articulation include one neck joint, two shoulder joints, and two hip joints. Beyond these, rotating wrists, bending knees, and a swiveling waist are also common. Various terms have come into practice such as a "cut" joint, frequently used to allow a basic head rotation at the neck or arm rotation at the shoulder. The "T" joint at a figure's hips commonly allows up to 180? of front-to-back leg rotation; although, this may vary. Ball joints often allow more liberal movement than a cut, such as the figure's head being able to tilt in addition to a cut's strict vertical rotation. Basic knee articulation often relies on what is considered a pin joint. (Wikipedia)
Ruler in the photo is for size estimation only.
Due to camera angles, the ruler may not depict exact size.
Batteries are not included with internation shipments in accordance with USPS policy.
DragonBall characters can become quite confusing and difficult to identify. I do my best to identify each character. I also provide information on when each character made appearences and try to identify the action figure saga. If there is a typo in the name or series PLEASE contact me. Additional information on any of the Action Figures in my store is greatly appreciated.
ATTENTION: In accordance with eBay policy the item title and description must match photos in the listing. If an action figure is purchased and then found to have the incorrect character name (prior to shipment) in the item title the transaction MUST be cancelled and a full refund MUST be issued. Action figure will then be listed with correct character name at a later time.
PLEASE notify me if the character name (Title) does not match the photos.
You will receive at least 5% off the regular listing price!!!
I must be notified prior to the item being purchased.
(Lot # D35)
14-day return and ships FREE!
See my Action Figure Collection for tons more Dragon Ball Z Collectibles
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Dragon Ball Z Collection
Or check out the store front...
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