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An hour of dissecting and digging for bricks.. The cannon is now loadable with Brickarms shells. Very happy with this update to the IRL design!
-Joe
These 'benches' are not intended to be comfortable, they are ideal for the teenage slouch adopted by those who must constantly peer at their mobile phone. If you are older a 3cm wide strip of stainless steel is best avoided. To be fair Cradley Heath has a ticket office/waiting room which does have reasonable seating.
Arriving in gentle rain 172219 leads 2S54 the 14.45 Kidderminster to Stratford-upon-Avon train.
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Once functional. Lost usefulness. Neglected. Time passes by. Gains maritime beauty in the artful eye.
Living at La Gravada del Farre in Aldosa, Aldosa, La Massana, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees
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Patterns beneath our feet
The next four pattern photos were all taken in Perth city centre. I was heading in for coffee with a friend, so I left about 15 minutes early to look for some photo opps.
So, a challenge and a time constraint… and a lens constraint – only using my 14mm.
My first shot was the patterns in these cobbles. I think they are mesmerising.
P102-9058 Taken at: Marshall Place, Perth, Scotland
Tutorial on Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Functional-LEGO-Nutcrackers/
With a simple pull of the lever, these decorative figures can open and close their jaws like authentic nutcrackers!
Both of these models were built in the recent weeks leading up to Christmas. The design was pretty straightforward, but two major issues were making the faces look good, and finally getting the hats right. In fact, the green nutcracker's crown took the longest to figure out, and was finally made with hinge plates.
As mentioned in the tutorial, although these can in fact function as real nutcrackers, they're somewhat rickety and best suited for holiday decorations.
Witton station is functional, perhaps that is the strength of the place. The station served two important functions it was the station for Villa Park, the home of Aston Villa FC, millions of supporters have set foot on these platforms. The other use was for workers, when Britain made goods the Aston/Witton area was packed with factories during wartime Kynoch were at full stretch making ammunition. Today most of the factories have long gone leaving residual industry like car scrap yards.
A Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon class 100 rasps away towards Birmingham New Street, probably from Walsall.
Peter Shoesmith
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The #KonicaMinolta #DimageA2 is still a beautiful little beast of a camera with an excellent 28-200 GT lens and 8Mp sensor that delivers beautiful images on lower iso. Great build quality and handling ergonomics.. I loved it and it will always have a special place in my photographers heart :)
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Sculpture Praying Mantis by David Vanorbeek, Belgium (Andorra Land Art ALA project 2015). Els Cortals, Encamp parroquia, Vall d'Orient, Andorra, Pyrenees
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Well, it's been just over a month since Barney had his FCE (spinal stroke), resulting in the paralysis of both his back legs. He gave us all a terrible scare but bless him, Barney has been a little superstar. Spinal strokes can happen in dogs of any age & even youngsters can take many weeks, or months to regain mobility. I was worried, given Barney's age & that he already has muscle wastage from arthritis, he'd struggle but as my dad said, Barney is "stoic" - he just keeps trying & keeps going!
In the days immediately after the stroke, Barney's back legs were totally non-functional - he had no feeling or awareness, couldn't move them or support any weight. By the end of that 1st week, he'd regained some feeling & the ability to slightly move his back legs - I'd tickle between Barney's pads & he'd kick my finger away, weakly at first but then with increasing vigor!
Since then, progress has been slow but steady. Barney is gradually regaining some movement & strength. The left hind is better than the right, but both are improving. He has a harness to support his back end & together, we "walk" around two playing fields most days. Early on, Barney's back legs hung limply... but then he began making swimming motions with them & now he's sort of at a limpy 3-legged hobble (hobbling is a good thing at this point!)!
Over the past fortnight, he's started actually using his left back leg. I see him place that paw down correctly & feel him weight-bear & push off with it. He still needs a lot of help, as he stumbles & misses steps but he's gaining confidence. Barney can also stand with minimal support & he's SO close to being able to independently rise to a stand. The main issue is that Barney still has limited awareness of where his feet are, so he knuckles over a lot but just in the last day or two, I've noticed that he's more frequently placing his paws the right way - pads down!
This pic was taken on one of Barney's "walks" in the fields. As you can see, he's bright & alert & keenly anticipating treats :) Barney will likely always need some assistance but I am SO pleased with the progress he's made already. The best old boy!!
Penarth Pavilion is a fully restored Art Deco Pier Pavilion based on the coast in South Wales. The Pavilion is a multi-functional building housing a gallery, cinema, cafe and restaurant.
I don't think this boat will win any beauty contests, but here is the new Algoma Innovator downbound at Mission Point, taken from Sugar Island.
Pal, La Massana, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees
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Hi everyone!
I´m happy that I can present my newest creation! It´s the next piece of my minifig scaled RC collection. This time I decided to build a Flixbus. After Flixbus bought the rivalry Eurolines, it became maybe the cheapest way for poor students from Hungary (or not only from Hungary) to travel across Europe. At least for me it was the perfect method at that time! Hope you like it!
Unfortunately the last time I travelled somewhere by a Flixbus was in August 2019. But hopefully it will change in the near future!
Flixbus came often in the middle of the night, just as the Knight Bus did in Harry Potter. That´s why it stands on the destination screen :)
Before you start reading about the boring technical facts and irritating things during the building period, please watch the video!
It took approx 4 months long to build the bus. It´s not the first tiny RC I build. Despite of it I can´t say it didn´t challenge me. Yes, I´m speaking about the lettering and arrows on the sides. Maybe you still remember of the Milka Truck. That lettering has only vertical or horizontal building techniques. That´s why it was possible to do the lettering on each side only 1 stud deep. It was important, because it allowed to put the battery box (the biggest and most inflexible element) between the two walls and staying with the width in 6 studs at the same time. But “FLIXBUS” is more difficult. It is also not always possible to have stud connections (for example letter X, or the diagonal arrows). In this case the letters have to have inside some bigger parts on them, which simply doesn’t allow them to fall out. It means it stays only a two-stud wide space in the middle. That’s enough for the technic chassis, but not for the batteries. And also not for the motors… So only the half of the lengths stayed for the functional parts.
For the steering and propulsion I stole the method from the Milka truck (with vertical motors), where they´ve already proven, that they work really well. The only possible (long enough) space for the battery box was at the back. Fortunately right above the driven wheels. They need the weight on them to increase the friction between the tires and the street. Another positive feature is, that the Sbrick is small enough to be above the letters, so I didn´t have to make the whole bus longer.
Another part of the challenge was to create the diagonal white lines on the front. There was almost nothing inside, which they could be attached to. The reason is, that the moving parts of the steering are there, so it´s simply impossible to put there any other parts without disablement of the steering. Other reason is, that the upside-down parts of the front have already used the space there. At the end I decided to use the rubber bands, without being irritated by the fact, that it´s possible to see them outside, too.
The bus has three axles. The third one is again an axle with some kind of fake suspension. It is just hanging there and doesn´t hold anything, so in theory it can never happen, that the driven wheels leave the ground. Please notice the detail that there are brackets instead of plates on the top of the third mudguards. It creates a bit bigger space in the mudguard for the wheels with the fake suspension. It means, that the bus can win against bigger obstructions.
All in all I really enjoyed working on the bus. Hope you like the result, too! Thanks for watching and reading!
The second and completely functional Cameradactyl camera built to take Mamiya-Press lenses and any 2x3 Graflok film back. Shown here with the 50mm lens, an uncoupled range finder and a wide angle viewfinder. An RB67 roll film holder is mounted. Ethan Moses designed and printed this camera. I contributed a few design ideas and some testing. I am really excited about using it.
Solid, high quality, clear and dependable voice communication for decades. These vintage telephones always worked and never lost signal. I love my smartphone but I miss the quality and dependability of these old workhorses of the telecom industry.
Functionality on this small scale is somewhat limited. The articulated steering works and the cab door opens. The bucket can be raised and lowered, but this does require adding/ removing bits from the "hydraulic" rams.
The beautiful Syndicate Trust Building in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri is hailed by many as the greatest example of Chicago School architecture in all of St. Louis. Designed by Eames & Young with Harry Roach in 1907, this grand tower is covered with lavish terra cotta ornament from its store-fronted ground floor to its handsome cornice. It once housed the upscale department store of Scruggs-Vandervoot-Barney and now finds new life rising 17 stories high as downtown St. Louis' most luxurious condominiums.
Following is a timeline of the "issues" the Syndicate went through before becoming the luxurious condominiums that it is today:
‧ The Syndicate's long-running troubles began in 1993, when developer Mark Finney purchased the complex at auction for $600,000. A sequence of events since then shows how precipitously close the Syndicate tower has come to demolition:
‧ 1994: After purchasing the building, Finney cleared out most of its tenants and gutted the lower six floor for conversion into a parking garage. Subsequent investigation revealed what Finney claims is inadequate structural support for a garage, a matter that resulted in a court case with his architect.
With the building's structure in question, Finney abandoned the garage plan, favoring demolition after he was unable to sell the building. The building has sat empty since then. Demolition has thus far blocked by the city, based on the building's landmark status.
‧ 1997: a court judge orders the city to pay Finney's then-asking price of $4.2 million; the city is unable to come up with the money. After a piece of masonry falls off the building, a fence is erected around the property, blocking sidewalks and streets.
‧ 1999: The city agrees to buy the building through emminent domain. A commission settles on a value of $6.2 million -- less than the $9 million Finney wanted, but more than the $2 million the city had offered previously. The city declines the deal.
‧ July 24, 2000: Finney's asking price for the building is six million dollars (ten times what he paid for it when it was a functional and occupied building); the city seeks to obtain the deteriorating property through condemnation.
September 14, 2000: St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert H. Dierker Jr. declares the building a hazard and gives the owner 30 days to file a demolition permit. Pyramid Construction Co. works to buy the building for development.
November 2000: Finney grants Pyramid an extension on the deadline to purchase the building.
‧ February, 2001: Finney threatens to begin demolition of the complex March 1st if Pyramid doesn't purchase the building by then.
‧ March 1, 2001: Pyramid's John Steffen is unable to secure the necessary capitol to purchase the building.
‧ March 2, 2001: Judge Dierker announces that he will approve demolition as soon as the owner files proof of a demolition contract.
‧ March 29, 2001: a mediator is appointed to negotiate a settlement between Finney and the city.
‧ June 2001: City development officials agree to pay Finney's asking price of $6.5 million for the complex.
‧ November 2001: Webster University plans to move into the Old Post Office. As part of the developments, the Century portion of the complex is slated to be torn down & replaced with a parking garage, part of a proposal by DESCO Group & consultant Steven Stogel.
‧ 2002-2004: Citizens and Landmarks of St. Louis mobilize to fight the demolition of the Century. Both buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Inexplicably, the National Historic Trust becomes a supporter of the Century's demolition, claiming that it is the only way to "save" the Old Post Office across the street (despite the fact that the Old Post Office, while vacant, was never in any danger of demolition.) Both buildings continue to sit idle and vacant.
‧ October 2004: Despite a pending court injunction, demolition begins on the Century Building.
‧ November 5, 2004: The City of St. Louis issues a Request for Proposals to renovate the Syndicate-Trust.
‧ February 2005: Century Building demo is essentially complete.
‧ April 5, 2005: Sherman Associates and Loftworks, LLC are awarded the contract to redevelop the Syndicate Trust. The building will hold 91 condominiums, 84 apartments, and street-level retail.
‧ November 2005: Work on the garage slated for the former Century Building site remains stalled (due to lack of funding?).
‧ 2006: Work commences on the Syndicate Trust renovation.
‧ July 2007: October move-in dates projected but the building finally officially reopens in 2008.
builtstlouis.net/syndicate1.html
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Rafting at Riu Gallego / Los Mallos. Huesca provincia, Aragon comunidad, Espanya, Spain (8/2005)
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An entry into the Colossal Castle Contest on classic-castle.com. This was a really fun build, that let me try a few new things: mainly the curved roof design, and using the new lavendar leaves. The crane and doors actually work, and the posts of the dock go down into the 'ice'. There's a full interior as usual.
The city of Daydelon has many warehouses, most are equipped with a crane, and large doors on the second floor for easy unloading of cargo. In the summer, boats are harbored at the dock, but the winters of Mitgardia are so cold, that carts and wagons can be driven on top of the ice.
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Theme Rules:
Zzzzzip! Whether functional or decorative, zippers are one of the most commonly found fasteners in daily life. The same is true in the dolly universe! Think clothing and accessories such as zip-up jackets, purses, and thigh high boots. Think diorama pieces such as couch cushion covers, sleeping bags, or luggage. Or take an artistic approach and try zipper face makeup, tattoos, and unique graffiti art. How you approach this theme is entirely up to you. Just be sure a zipper is visible somewhere in your photo.
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As with my yellow entry, again, I know I'm late :)
Oh these bloody red bottoms! Hells so high it's easy to fall, drop your handbag and see how zipper opens just to unleash every item the inside of it. Just about you were supposed to leave the house, perfect morning... ;)
Ant this is another last minute idea :) I wanted to give Tatyana some camera time and I have fallen in love with her all over again, she's a statuesque beauty! And those cheekbones, TDF! :D
"A super sports car soul and the functionality typical for an SUV: this is Lamborghini Urus, the world’s first Super Sport Utility Vehicle. Identifiable as an authentic Lamborghini with its unmistakable DNA, Urus is at the same time a groundbreaking car: the extreme proportions, the pure Lamborghini design and the outstanding performance make it absolutely unique. Urus’ distinctive silhouette with a dynamic flying coupé line shows its super sports origins, while its outstanding proportions convey strength, solidity and safety. Urus’ success factors are definitely the design, the driving dynamics and the performance. All these features allowed Lamborghini to launch a Super Sport Utility Vehicle remaining loyal to its DNA."
Source: Lamborghini
Photographed at Sharnbrook Hotel during Sharnbrook Supercar Sunday organized by PetrolHeadonism Club.
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