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I had intended to try to shoot video of the flybys with the D810, but I soon discovered that it was impossible to see what I was doing on the LCD in the bright sun.
I guess I should add a video camera to my wish list; or a mirrorless camera that would let me look through the view finder while shooting video.
The things you learn in hindsight....
Inspired by micro fleets such as this one by Chewk, and this one by Gladius, and spurred on by my recent enjoyment with Microspace, I decided to build a fleet of my own! I've had these built for over two weeks, but I've only just managed to upload them after struhhling to get the fleet succesfully photographed. They are built to play against my friends (with fleets they will build no matter what they may think :P), and are based on this set of MicroSpaceWars rules by Spook. Enjoy, and take a look at the individual photos for info on each ship.
January, 2015
NC Maritime Museum
Beaufort, NC
Bronica SQ, Zenzanon PS 40mm/f:4
Ilford FP4+ @ ISO 125
HC-110 49+1, 11 mins @20C
Inspired by micro fleets such as this one by Chewk, and this one by Gladius, and spurred on by my recent enjoyment with Microspace, I decided to build a fleet of my own! I've had these built for over two weeks, but I've only just managed to upload them after struggling to get the fleet succesfully photographed. They are built to play against my friends (with fleets they will build no matter what they may think :P), and are based on this set of MicroSpaceWars rules by Spook. Enjoy, and take a look at the individual photos for info on each ship.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole at the Midtown Manhattan port.
From Wikipedia: the 'blue hour' comes from the French expression l'heure bleue, which refers to the period of twilight each morning and evening where there is neither full daylight nor complete darkness. The time is considered special because of the quality of the light at this time of day.
Used my new Fisheye Lens for the first time today! This is one of the fishing points at Fleet Pond on a crisp frosty day.
YCC52 Wk 52
And now for a debut over two years in the making!
*drumroll*
Micro Fleet!
Back between late 2013 and early 2014 I had nearly fallen out of Lego. Not wanting to abandon my longtime hobby, I challenged myself to come up with something where I could get both quality and quantity (especially quantity). I soon found myself inspired by Rumrunner's Micro Battlefield tanks and Bruce Lowell's Battleship, I decided to create a fleet of warships and support vessels in microscale. They first debuted at BrickFair Virginia 2014 where they were well received. They have subsequently gone on exhibition at BFVA 2015 and 2016 and have remained a big hit. Of course, I have greatly procrastinated on sharing them with you all, for two years...
L-R
Aircraft Carrier
Battleship / Battlecruiser
Escort Carrier
Merchant / Oiler / Landing Ship
Gunboat / Escort Vessel
Tug / Auxiliary Vessel
MTB / Landing Craft
These are all relatively easy to make, but the most important piece that limits construction for me personally is part number 47905. More ship classes are in the works (I've been struggling to come up with a destroyer design), and the goal is to eventually create a large diorama showcasing all of these. Water (trans-blue studs) has been hard to come by, so special thanks to Dan for donating so much of it back when these debuted in 2014. I'll share some sample dioramas I've had later today.
This little scene seemed to have a very painterly feel with the autumn colours reflecting on the water. I later reprimanded that errant goose at the back for turning the other way.
Here is my current fleet of *completed* GWR locos.
Left to right.
GWR king class
GWR City class
GWR Dean Goods class
GWR 2600 class (rebuild soon)
GWR 5101 class
GWR 9400 class
For those of you who have seen my work from the beginning, you may be wondering about my GWR 5700 and 1400 classes. Long story short, they are old models, made in LDD only, so lack of parts was a thing with those builds. Thinking of going ahead and trying to reverse engineer tracepierce2592 locos, but that will be a while off. For now, my main focus is finishing off the rest of my large steam engines on the list. Containing GWR, LMS, LNER, SR and BR standards.
The last time these two were together publicly was at M&D East Kent 60th Celebrations in 2012. (A few pictures are on Flickr) Later on that year the Dominator would be withdrawn and sold to myself. A year later 5916 found its way into my collection. A long term ambition personally.
Today we see the reunion of the former fleet mates once more together... Now in preservation.
Fleeting glimpse of a male tūī (native NZ bird) puffing his plumage and and singing to attract a mate.
I started this fleet with the goal of keeping each ship small. I was getting a bit of size creep on some of the microspace ships I built last year. I started with the cruiser and went down in size from there. More views in my microspace album.
Orion-class Cruiser
Hecate-class Destroyer
Talos-class Missile Frigate
Triton-class Support Frigate
Demeter-class Light Frigate
LDD file can be downloaded from my OneDrive: 1drv.ms/1e76CYK
The SP got trackage rights over the Santa Fe side of things as a concession of the BNSF merger in 1995. Then, the SP would run trains via the BN and the ATSF side thru places like Galesburg. Here, a westbound is powered up as they make track speed thru Cameron, west of Galesburg on the Chilly Sub. The speed lettering units looked really good!
Alittle history with 7486...went off the UP roster in June 1999 and was returned to the CIT Group and is now in the lease fleet as CEFX 9486. Looks like the unit has been working for the Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad for a while now. In 2023, it looks like the unit maybe at the end of the line.
Scanned Slide from 12-11-96.
The Sunsail Fleet tied up outside Port Solent.
For learning to sail, boating holidays right up to Corporate events, their fleet of 48 boats is amazing.
I once crewed on one of their 40ft yachts - once experienced, never forgotten.
Fleet Street is a street in the City of London named after the River Fleet, London's largest underground river. It was the home of British national newspapers until the 1980s. Even though the last major British news office, Reuters, left in 2005, the term Fleet Street continues to be used as a metonym for the British national press.
Aer Lingus A330-302 Reg: EI-FNG the newest member if the fleet arriving back to Dublin as "Shamrock 585" from Malaga.
With the annual Torbay half marathon taking place on 26th June this year, the usual diversions were in place, with buses routing via Preston Down, Ring Road & Fleet Street.
Pictured heading up Fleet Street we see Rail River Link's Bristol VR, UWV614S, with the daily 100 Torquay-Totnes service. With the fleet's Bristol VRs in their final summer this could well be the final time we see one of their fine machines making their way through Torquay town center.
Company: Rail River Link of Churston
Registration: UWV614S
Fleet Number: 1
New: 1978
Chassis: Bristol VRT/SL3/6LXB
Bodywork: Eastern Coach Works CO74F
Route: 100 (Torquay, Strand-Totnes, Coronation Road)
Location: Fleet Street, Torquay
History: New to Southdown (614)
Exposure: 1/400 @ f6.3 200ISO
Date: 26 June 2016