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This shot from Marc Mintz won a first place.
Judge's comment (1st): The form in this stark black and white is classic and the star on the helmet makes it.
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 31: Mun "Oner" Hyeon-joon of T1 at the League of Legends World Championship 2023 Knockout Features Day on October 31, 2023 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Kael of Anyone's Legend at the League of Legends Worlds 2025 Features Day on October 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Christina Oh/Riot Games)
Leipzig, Germany, 25 May -- Various photos of the Summit
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Ruler of Gen.G Esports at the League of Legends Worlds 2025 Features Day on October 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Aiksoon Lee/Riot Games)
Delight of Hanwha Life Esports at the League of Legends Worlds 2025 Features Day on October 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Christina Oh/Riot Games)
SEOUL, KOREA - March 09: Caliste of Karmine Corp at First Stand Tournament 2025 Features Day on March 09, 2025 in Seoul, Korea. (Photo by Choo Yeon Jeong/Riot Games)
Indoor Waterfall Water Feature Fountain - Features / Waterfalls / Fountains
Indoor waterfalls dramatically improve ambiance by bringing the sights and sounds of a modern waterfall into your home or office. The sound of indoor fountains are associated with beautiful nature settings, peaceful vacations and meditative tranquility. An indoor waterfall can provide many health benefits as well. The flow of water captures airborne particles and dust from the air. The slow evaporation of water releases beneficial negative ions into the air and acts as a natural humidifier. For more sensitive environments or healthcare settings we offer a line of indoor fountains incorporating specialized precautions against bacteria and microorganisms. These options include Saniguard coatings, ultraviolet light sterilization systems and reverse osmosis systems.
ADVANCED FEATURES
THX Ultra2 Plus Certified (with THX Listening Modes)
DTS-HD Master Audio™, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio™, Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus Decoding
HDMI™ (Version 1.3a to Support Deep Color™, x.v.Color™, LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD)
HDMI Video Upscaling (Up to 1080p) with HQV Reon-VX
HDMI Audio and Video Processing (4 Inputs and 2 Outputs [Main/Sub])
Component Video Upscaling (Up to 1080i)
Toroidal Transformer and Two Separate Transformers for Audio and Video Processing
Burr-Brown 192 kHz/24-Bit Audio DACs (PCM1796) for All Channels
Three TI (Aureus™) 32-Bit DSP Chips for Advanced Processing
Audyssey MultEQ™ XT* to Correct Room Acoustic Problems and to Calibrate Speakers
Audyssey Dynamic EQ™ for Loudness Correction
Audyssey Dynamic Volume™ for Optimal Listening Level and Dynamic Range
VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry)
Zone 2 and Zone 3 Pre Outs; Independent Control for Volume, Balance (Zone 2 and Zone 3) and Bass/Treble (Zone 2 Only)
Component Video and Composite Video Outputs for Zone 2; Subwoofer Pre Outs for Zone 2 and Zone 3
ISF (Imaging Science Foundation) Video Calibration Function
RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI) for System Control
Compatible with RI (Remote Interactive) Dock for the iPod
*Including installation with MultEQ Pro software application and Audyssey Installer Kit
CONNECTIVITY FEATURES
7.1-Channel Balanced Line-Level XLR Pre Outs (with Front Bi-Amping Capability)
2-Channel Balanced XLR Audio Inputs
Dual IR Inputs with Common Output
12 V Triggers (A, B, and C) with Adjustable Delay
Bi-Directional Ethernet and RS232 Ports
Component Video Switching (3 Inputs and 1 Output)
6 Digital Inputs (3 Optical and 3 Coaxial) and 1 Optical Output
6 S-Video Inputs and 2 Outputs
6 Composite Video Inputs and 2 Outputs
Color-Coded 7.1-Multichannel Inputs and Pre Outs
6 A/V Inputs and 1 Output
2 Audio Inputs and 1 Output
Phono Input
Front Panel Auxiliary Inputs (for Camcorders, Game Consoles, etc.)
OTHER FEATURES
Music Optimizer to Support Compressed Music Files
Theater-Dimensional Virtual Surround Function
Tone Control (Bass/Treble) for All Channels
Independent Crossover Adjustment for F/C/S/SB (40/45/50/55/60/70/80/90/100/110/120/130/150/200 Hz)
Newly Designed GUI for System Set-up
Neural-THX® Surround Decoder
Gold-Plated A/V Inputs and Outputs
Pure Audio Mode
Network Capability for Installing Crestron and AMX Controllers
A/V Synchronization Function (Up to 250 ms in 5 ms Steps)
40 FM/AM Radio Presets with RDS
IntelliVolume
Late Night Mode
Aluminum Front Panel
Preprogrammed RI (Remote Interactive) Learning Remote Control with Macros and Mode-Key LEDs
This image shows part of the northeastern flank of Ascraeus Mons, along the trend that joins the three large Tharsis volcanoes. The image has a myriad of collapse features from circular to linear outlines. The majority of the collapse features don't interact with the surface lava flows, indicating that the collapse features were formed after the main emplacement of lava flows from the summit and near summit vents.
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has spent over 15 years in orbit around Mars, circling the planet more than 69,000 times. It holds the record for longest working spacecraft at Mars. THEMIS, the IR/VIS camera system, has collected data for the entire mission and provides images covering all seasons and lighting conditions.
Over the years many features of interest have received repeated imaging, building up a suite of images covering the entire feature. From the deepest chasma to the tallest volcano, individual dunes inside craters and dune fields that encircle the north pole, channels carved by water and lava, and a variety of other feature, THEMIS has imaged them all.
For the next several months the image of the day will focus on the Tharsis volcanoes, the various chasmata of Valles Marineris, and the major dunes fields. We hope you enjoy these images!
This martian scene spans 18 x 63 kilometers (11 x 39 miles). To see where on Mars this area lies, and to download high-resolution versions of the image, go to bit.ly/2x8rz3j
See the Red Planet Report at bit.ly/14KXe4O for updates on Mars research and exploration. For more about Mars geology, check out the Mars-ePedia: bit.ly/1fnXbhw
For the latest THEMIS Mars images as received by mission scientists, see bit.ly/1d6HA7o . To learn more about the THEMIS camera and its Mars images, see bit.ly/13YOfgm .
This image is in the public domain and may be republished free of charge, but if used it should be credited as NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University.
2100 cubic yards of Geofoam, structural lightweight void fill, was installed for a Trinidad bridge approach project in 3.5 days!
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This feature from Makkula earned a second place vote.
Judge's comment (2nd): I just like moments of success, they did something amazing.
Indoor Waterfall Water Feature Fountain - Features / Waterfalls / Fountains
Indoor waterfalls dramatically improve ambiance by bringing the sights and sounds of a modern waterfall into your home or office. The sound of indoor fountains are associated with beautiful nature settings, peaceful vacations and meditative tranquility. An indoor waterfall can provide many health benefits as well. The flow of water captures airborne particles and dust from the air. The slow evaporation of water releases beneficial negative ions into the air and acts as a natural humidifier. For more sensitive environments or healthcare settings we offer a line of indoor fountains incorporating specialized precautions against bacteria and microorganisms. These options include Saniguard coatings, ultraviolet light sterilization systems and reverse osmosis systems.
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I'm Mike here at Dan O'Brien Nissan here in Chelsford and today we're going to be taking a look at the 2020 Nissan Kicks SR.
The exterior of this Kicks is both beautiful and functional. Dark roads are no issue for the sleek LED projector headlamps that make seeing at night effortless. The V-Shape dark chrome front grill accent and rear roof mounted spoiler add aerodynamic functionality and bold, striking design. In this Kicks, you can be safe and stylish with the aerodynamic front and rear bumpers and 17 inch, 2 tone, alloy wheels. The heated sideview mirrors fold to help you fit into tight spaces and allow you to see through them clearly even in icy weather, and the silver roof rails help to maximize your storage capability, with functionality and style only this Nissan Kicks can provide. This Crossover has stylish lines that you’ll want to stop and take in.
This 2020 Kicks has an abundance of safety features allowing you to focus on the road, knowing your vehicle has your back. This vehicle is equipped with dual-stage driver and front passenger airbags, rear outboard side impact airbags, and driver and passenger knee airbags, along with others to keep you protected in case of emergency. In the event of an engine fire, your 2020 Nissan is equipped with a heat insulator panel that will drop down and assist in smothering the flames. The haptic steering wheel, lane departure and forward collision warnings help to keep you alert and safe on the road. The tire pressure monitoring system helps to keep you in the know about your vehicle’s current health, and will alert you if you attempt to fill the wrong tire, as well as let you know when to stop filling. Anti-lock brakes with brake assist help you to stop when you need to, while traction control assists you in staying securely on the road. This Nissan Kicks will help sense your surroundings with features such as automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection. This will first warn you and then apply the brakes when you are quickly approaching an object to help prevent or lessen the impact of a collision. Rear sonar will help to detect anything that may be in your path as you back up, as well as alert you to rear cross traffic and tell you which side it’s coming from, and rear automatic braking will take over for anything that goes unnoticed. This Kicks really has your safety in mind.
Thanks for watching if you'd like to take a closer look at this 2020 Nissan Kicks come on down we're located on 95 Drum Hill road here in Chelmsford Dan O'Brien Nissan make sure you ask for Mike I'll be sure to get you a great deal and get you out of here into a brand new vehicle.
Behind the scenes with FlyQuest Coach Ssong during DRIVE features shoot. Photo by Tina Jo/Riot Games
Features T4N 2014 "approved for planting under power lines" trees: Persian Parrotia, Serviceberry and American Hornbeam.
Janay’s head finally felt hard enough to boil so while it’s still soft, I wanted to boil her hair flat in case there was obvious bald spots and I could go back and root in more hair. However, while the hair is thin, there’s no bald spots and I’m happy to have replaced the matted nylon hair.Plus her hair is darker which brings out her features better.
Her head is finally as small as Subject I’s head but I’m hoping it shrinks a tiny bit more….
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Laureate head of Apollo of Actium right, with features resembling Octavian / Octavian, as city founder, ploughing right with yoke of oxen. RIC I 272; CRI 424; RSC 117. cngcoins.com
Indoor Wall Water Fountain Feature - Features / Fountains
Add ambiance to any room with beautiful indoor wall fountains. We currently have many styles to choose from in a wide variety of frame materials and waterfall face choices. Our skilled artesians are adept at metal fabrication. The metals available for the frames on your water wall have been chosen for attractiveness, durability and ease of fabrication. The most common metals used are copper and stainless steel. The unique marbled or patina finish is applied to the copper of the indoor wall sculptures one piece at a time. A clear coating is then applied to the metal to give it a high gloss finish as well as to protect the copper from naturally developing a green patina over time. On some of our most recent water wall models we will even go further and apply custom artwork or custom patina shading to the metal making your wall sculpture a true piece of unique art.
Cars cross through this pedestrian space. Textured paving such as these concrete slabs act as traffic calming devices and prompt drivers to slow down.
Tarzan of Anyone's Legend at the League of Legends Worlds 2025 Features Day on October 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Christina Oh/Riot Games)
Indoor Waterfall Water Feature Fountain - Features / Waterfalls / Fountains
Indoor waterfalls dramatically improve ambiance by bringing the sights and sounds of a modern waterfall into your home or office. The sound of indoor fountains are associated with beautiful nature settings, peaceful vacations and meditative tranquility. An indoor waterfall can provide many health benefits as well. The flow of water captures airborne particles and dust from the air. The slow evaporation of water releases beneficial negative ions into the air and acts as a natural humidifier. For more sensitive environments or healthcare settings we offer a line of indoor fountains incorporating specialized precautions against bacteria and microorganisms. These options include Saniguard coatings, ultraviolet light sterilization systems and reverse osmosis systems.
The National Arboretum Canberra features 94 forests of rare, endangered and symbolic trees from around Australia and the world. One of the world's largest living collections of rare, endangered and significant trees.
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Coloured paving and street signs indicate the location of this crosswalk. The crosswalk is also raised, doubling as a speed bump and slowing down traffic for safe crossing.
December 8, 2016 - January 2, 2016 at 224 Western Ave, Allston, Massachusetts
This exhibition features the work of 12 Instructors for the Ceramics Program Spring 2017 term and 15 current Ceramics Program Resident Artists. This exhibition is also part of this year's Ceramics Program Holiday Show and Sale happening December 8 - 11, 2016.
Spring 2017 Ceramics Program Instructors: Kirsten Bassion, Mark Burns, Marek Jacisin, Marc Mancuso, Dennis McLaughlin, Zachary Mickelson, Steve Murphy, Allison Newsome, Claudia Olds Goldie, Mitch Shiles, Kyla Toomey, and Stephanie Young.
Current Ceramics Program Resident Artists: Alice Abrams, Darrah Bowden, Wasma'a Chorbachi, Sarah de Besche, Pao Fei Yang, Pam Gorgone, Maurisse Gray, Mary Kenny, Cyndi Mason, Stephanie Osser, Maxine Peck, Carol Rissman, Judy Rosenstein, Lucy Scanlon, and Peg Steinberg.
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Actor James Franco (R) and producer Michael London arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Focus Features' "Milk" held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 13, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California.
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America)
Africa features prominently in China's increasing role as an actor in global development, attaining new salience at the 6th Forum on China Africa Cooperation, Johannesburg, in December 2015. The changing Chinese role in the continent is a vitally important and increasingly consequential engagement today, but follows a longer history of meaningful connections.
This unique panel will bring together different perspectives on China's relations with Africa, and African relations with China, with particular focus on questions about the politics of development over time. It features different generations of leading analysts: a pioneer of the study of China-Africa relations, a foremost authority on current China Africa relations, and a leading emerging analyst and scholar on Africa-China today.
Panelists:
Professor George T. Yu is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A pioneer in studying China's relations with Africa, he has been a leading analyst of China's relations with Africa and the Third World since the 1960s. His books include China and Tanzania: A Study in Cooperative Interaction (1970) and China's African Policy: A Study of Tanzania (1975), as well as more recent chapters and commentary about China's relations with Africa.
Professor Chris Alden teaches international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and is a research associate at the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria. He previously taught at the University of the Witwatersrand from 1990-2000 and established the East Asia Project in 1992. He has contributed to the South African Institute of International Affairs and published extensively on China-Africa relations including China in Africa (2007), and China and Mozambique: from Comrades to Capitalists (Auckland Park: Fanele, 2014), co-edited with Sergio Chichava.
Zainab Usman is a co-convener of the Oxford University China-Africa Network (OUCAN). She is completing her doctorate in International Development at the University of Oxford. Her research assesses the political economy of reform in resource-rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Zainab has worked at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), International Crisis Group and has consulted for the World Economic Forum on Africa, Department for International Development (DfID) and Office of the Nigerian National Security Adviser (ONSA).
Features a gorgeous Medallion from Moving Mud. This knit sachet features a shiny organic shape and is "trimmed" with ancient Chinese coins. This works as a great Feng Shui Cure anywhere you need to activate an area, or to bring protection, love or money
Safety features included
four wheel hydraulic brakes
all steel body
large windows
Made by Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co. Michigan
Model 6-40
$1750 Cdn
2575lbs
Wheelbase 109 inches
Continental 6 cylinder side valve engine
2769cc
Reynolds Alberta Museum Wetaskiwin Canada
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Erected in 1970 and opened on October 9, 1971, this structure features Pre-Columbian Mayan Revival and Brutalist design. It is home to the two houses of the Parliament of Belize: the House of Representatives and the Senate of Belize.
Belmopan is a small city located in the Cayo District between Belize City and San Ignacio. It serves as the capital of Belize, and is home to roughly 13,300 residents. The city is the third largest community in the country, but is the smallest capital city on the American mainland.
Belmopan derives its name from a combination of the names of two of the country's largest rivers: the Belize and the Mopan. The inland capital was established as a planned community in 1970, following Hurricane Hattie's devastating hit to the Belize coast in 1961.
Indoor Wall Water Fountain Feature - Features / Fountains
Add ambiance to any room with beautiful indoor wall fountains. We currently have many styles to choose from in a wide variety of frame materials and waterfall face choices. Our skilled artesians are adept at metal fabrication. The metals available for the frames on your water wall have been chosen for attractiveness, durability and ease of fabrication. The most common metals used are copper and stainless steel. The unique marbled or patina finish is applied to the copper of the indoor wall sculptures one piece at a time. A clear coating is then applied to the metal to give it a high gloss finish as well as to protect the copper from naturally developing a green patina over time. On some of our most recent water wall models we will even go further and apply custom artwork or custom patina shading to the metal making your wall sculpture a true piece of unique art.
1.5 Story 3BR 2BA Basement Home in Creekside Cove. Beautiful Cozy Subdivision with Mature Hardwoods. Plenty of Opportunity to See Turkey and Deer Grazing. Home Features Hardwoods in Great Room, Dining Room and Foyer. Tile Floors in Kitchen, Laundry Room, Upper and Master Bath. Plenty of Cabinet Space in Kitchen. Laundry Room. Spacious Master Bedroom with large Walk-in Closet, Double Vanities, Garden Tub and Shower. Upstair Bedrooms share a Full Bath. Covered Screened Deck and Private Fenced Back Yard. Plenty of Storage in Basement. Walk-in Attic.
Tarzan of Anyone's Legend at the League of Legends Worlds 2025 Features Day on October 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Christina Oh/Riot Games)
The exhibition features photographs by the late Chris Schwarz and texts by Prof. Jonathan Webber (UNESCO Chair of Jewish and Interfaith Studies, University of Birmingham, UK). Over a period of twelve years, they worked together to gather material that offers a completely new way of looking at the Jewish past that was destroyed in Poland. The exhibition pieces together a picture of the relics of Jewish life and culture in Polish Galicia that can still be seen today, interpreting these traces in a manner which is informative, accessible, and thought-provoking.
Some background:
The VF-1 was developed by Stonewell/Bellcom/Shinnakasu for the U.N. Spacy by using alien Overtechnology obtained from the SDF-1 Macross alien spaceship. It was preceded into production by an aerodynamic proving version of its airframe, the VF-X. Unlike all later VF vehicles, the VF-X was strictly a jet aircraft, built to demonstrate that a jet fighter with the features necessary to convert to Battroid mode was aerodynamically feasible.
After the VF-X's testing was finished, an advanced concept atmospheric-only prototype, the VF-0 Phoenix, was flight-tested from 2005 to 2007 and briefly served as an active-duty fighter from 2007 to the VF-1's rollout in late 2008, while the bugs were being worked out of the full-up VF-1 prototype (VF-X-1).
The space-capable VF-1's combat debut was on February 7, 2009, during the Battle of South Ataria Island - the first battle of Space War I, and was the mainstay fighter of the U.N. Spacy for the entire conflict. Introduced in 2008, the VF-1 would be out of frontline service just five years later.
The VF-1 proved to be an extremely capable craft, successfully combating a variety of Zentradi mecha even in most sorties which saw UN Spacy forces significantly outnumbered. The versatility of the Valkyrie design enabled the variable fighter to act as both large-scale infantry and as air/space superiority fighter. The signature skills of U.N. Spacy ace pilot Maximilian Jenius exemplified the effectiveness of the variable systems as he near-constantly transformed the Valkyrie in battle to seize advantages of each mode as combat conditions changed from moment to moment. The basic VF-1 was deployed in four minor variants (designated A, D, J, and S) and its success was increased by continued development of various enhancements including the GBP-1S "Armored" Valkyrie and FAST Pack "Super" Valkyrie weapon systems.
After the end of Space War I, the VF-1A continued to be manufactured both in the Sol system (notably on the Lunar facility Apollo Base) and throughout the UNG space colonies. Although the VF-1 would eventually be replaced as the primary VF of the UN Spacy by the more capable, but also much bigger, VF-4 Lightning III in 2020, a long service record and continued production after the war proved the lasting worth of the design.
The VF-1 was without doubt the most recognizable variable fighter of Space War I and was seen as a vibrant symbol of the U.N. Spacy even into the first year of the New Era 0001 in 2013. At the end of 2015 the final rollout of the VF-1 was celebrated at a special ceremony, commemorating this most famous of variable fighters.
The VF-1 Valkryie was built from 2006 to 2013 with a total production of 5,459 VF-1 variable fighters with several variants (VF-1A = 5,093, VF-1D = 85, VF-1J = 49, VF-1S = 30, VF-1G = 12, VE-1 = 122, VT-1 = 68)
However, the fighter remained active in many second line units and continued to show its worthiness years later, e. g. through Milia Jenius who would use her old VF-1 fighter in defense of the colonization fleet - 35 years after the type's service introduction!
Equipment Type: all-environment variable fighter and tactical combat battroid
Government: U.N. Spacy, U.N. Navy, U.N. Space Air Force
Accommodation: pilot only in Marty & Beck Mk-7 zero/zero ejection seat
Dimensions:
Fighter Mode:
Length 14.23 meters
Wingspan 14.78 meters (fully extended)
Height 3.84 meters
Battroid Mode:
Height 12.68 meters
Width 7.3 meters
Length 4.0 meters
Empty weight: 13.25 metric tons;
Standard T-O mass: 18.5 metric tons;
MTOW: 37.0 metric tons
Power Plant:
2x Shinnakasu Heavy Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2001 thermonuclear reaction turbine engines, output 650 MW each, rated at 11,500 kg in standard or in overboost (225.63 kN x 2)
4 x Shinnakasu Heavy Industry NBS-1 high-thrust vernier thrusters (1 x counter reverse vernier thruster nozzle mounted on the side of each leg nacelle/air intake, 1 x wing thruster roll control system on each wingtip);
18 x P&W LHP04 low-thrust vernier thrusters beneath multipurpose hook/handles
Performance:
Battroid Mode: maximum walking speed 160 km/h
Fighter Mode: at 10,000 m Mach 2.71; at 30,000+ m Mach 3.87
g limit: in space +7
Thrust-to-weight ratio: empty 3.47; standard T-O 2.49; maximum T-O 1.24
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; variable geometry wing; vertical take-off and landing; control-configurable vehicle; single-axis thrust vectoring; three "magic hand" manipulators for maintenance use; retractable canopy shield for Battroid mode and atmospheric reentry; option of GBP-1S system, atmospheric-escape booster, or FAST Pack system
Transformation:
Standard time from Fighter to Battroid (automated): under 5 sec.
Min time from Fighter to Battroid (manual): 0.9 sec.
Armament:
1 x internal Mauler RÖV-20 anti-aircraft laser cannon, firing 6,000 pulses per minute
1 x Howard GU-11 55 mm three-barrel Gatling gun pod with 200 rds fired at 1,200 rds/min
4 x underwing hard points for a wide variety of ordnance, including
12x AMM-1 hybrid guided multipurpose missiles (3/point), or
12x MK-82 LDGB conventional bombs (3/point), or
6x RMS-1 large anti-ship reaction missiles (2/outboard point, 1/inboard point), or
4x UUM-7 micro-missile pods (1/point) each carrying 15 x Bifors HMM-01 micro-missiles, or a combination of above load-outs
Optional Armament:
Shinnakasu Heavy Industry GBP-1S ground-combat protector weapon system, or
Shinnakasu Heavy Industry FAST Pack augmentative space weapon system
The kit and its assembly:
This is one more 1:100 Bandai VF-1, IMHO a design masterpiece created by Shoji Kawamori and one of my favorite mecha designs ever, because it was created as an late 70ies style jet fighter that could transform into a robot in a secondary role, a simple, purposeful military vehicle.
I’ve built more than a dozen of these kits over the last 25 years, so I know it pretty well, especially its weaknesses. But the small Valkyries, originally manufactured by IMAI and now still on sale through Bandai (they pop up every 5 years when another Macross anniversary occurs…) are simple and easy to modify, and to me a kind of clean canvas for weird and colorful ideas. The VF-1 carries a huge creative potential.
This VF-1A was built almost OOB. I just made some minor mods, partly based on the design benchmark (see below). These include a pilot figure for the cockpit – actually a modified, HO (1:87) scale sitting soldier from Roco Minitanks; 1:100 pilot figures are hard to find, but I found that these squatted figures fill the cockpit and the relatively flat seat pretty well. A few characteristic blade antennae (four under the lower front fuselage and two behind the cockpit) were added.
Since this VF-1A was to be displayed in flight, the landing gear could be omitted and the covers mounted in closed position. The underwing ordnance was omitted and the pylons’ attachment points faired over. The handgun, hanging under the fuselage in flight mode, was replaced by a smoke generator and an associate tank - actually a drop tank from an Airfix 1:72 Saab Viggen. It also holds an adapter for a scratch-built display, which is taller and less obvious than the OOB offering.
Painting and markings:
This is where the actual work took place – and this Canadian VF-1 is a personal interpretation of a fictional custom Valkyrie profiles by CrazyCanuck, posted at macross.net in the fan art section (check
www.macross2.net/m3/forfansonly/crazycanuck/layouts-snowb... for reference).
There’s hardly a livery that does not suit the elegant VF-1, and I found the Snowbirds scheme very pleasing. I also liked the idea that the VF-1 would be used all over the world, with national adaptations like a Royal Navy(!) variant backed by official publications and source books. So, why not a Canadian Valkyrie?
For easy painting the kit was built in separate section (cockpit, fuselage with wings and butterfly tail, legs, head and the smoke generator), and the use of white AND red –together with yellow IMHO the most challenging tone to work with on models – scared me.
Due to the kit’s tininess I painted everything by brush with enamels. The basic tones are Humbrol 130 and 19, the latter turned out to be a very good representation of the Snowbirds’ deep scarlet red tone.
The cheatline all long the VF-1, literally from nose to feet, was created with decals. Most come from an 1:72 Snowbirds CL-141 Tutor sheet from Victoria productions in Canada (excellent stuff!), part of the trim had to be improvised and extended with generic blue and white decal sheet.
In contrast to the CrazyCanuck illustration, I decided to add Macross insignia instead of Canadian roundels – keeping in line with similar “nationalized” VF-1s in official source books. Some Canadian symbols like the flags on the fins, the roundels in the round depressions at the ankles and the huge Canadian flag on the starboard wing (a personal addition, the maple leaf is a decal while the rest was done with paint) were adopted, though, and they suit the Valkyrie well.
After basis painting was done I followed the engraved panel lines with a fine, very soft pencil. An experiment, because I just wanted a subtle emphasis esp. on the white surfaces, not the 2D/comic-style full black panel lines of former builds.
No other weathering was done, since this VF-1 was to look clean and bright. Finally, everything was sealed with a coat of gloss acrylic varnish, and the characteristic clear parts (visor on the head, position lights on the legs, laser muzzles, position lights) were laid out with acrylic silver and filled out with various shades of clear paint. Just small things, but they enhance the overall impression of the simple model kit a lot.
After a long time it’s a good feeling to build an VF-1 again, and creating a rather bright one was fun, even though the paint job was challenging. But patience and clever improvisation paid out: that Snowbird really stands out, the Snowbirds livery suits the VF-1 well! :-D