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This 1921 Kissel (KisselKar) Speedster, the only '21 remaining, won it's class at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours. Note the wonderful and scary at speed mother-in-law seat that slid out of the body, and there was a twin on the other side. Can you imagine trying to stay attached to the car at speed in '21 roads? Of the 35,000 KisselKars Autos produced between 1907 and it's demise in 1931, about 200 remain. The company also produced trucks (1/2 ton to 6 ton), ambulances and fire trucks. The Speedster, produced between 1919 and 1927 was nicknamed the GoldBug, and was owned by a raft of famous personalities (including Amelia Earhart, Jack Dempsey, Ralph DePalma, Eddie Duchin, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, Ruby Keeler, William S. Hart, Al Jolson, Mary Pickford, Fatty Arbuckle and Rudy Vallee.)
Native to the Americas and befitting any royal Egyptian necklace or coffin, the golden tortoise beetle is a species of insect with a rounded, domed body.
This beetle has a unique ability to change the shade of its pigmentation from bright to dull gold using microscopic cavities in its cuticle.
When threatened, the beetle presses its body close to the leaf surface, then tucks its appendages underneath its body like a tortoise.
Golden tortoise beetles are herbivores, feeding on plants in the Convolvulaceae family.
5 mm in length.
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So wanted to get back into the swing of things like making more spidey figs but didn’t have ideas. However ThatLegoGuy suggested I make ringer and goldbug. Now at first I was like hell no Bc the parts were colors I don’t own too much of but luckily I was able to use my own design and the comic book to make smth that closely resembles the character and I think it looks good.
This shot is a culmination of cool friends who helped me acquire this snow serpent army. Danno, Guiltridden Goldbug over at Joedios. Sorry If I missed anyone but I thank you for hooking me up.
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Fantomex: Pretty plain figure.
Doc Samson: The hair and body work perfectly for this figure.
The Wall: Seriously the weirdest marvel villain ever.
Goldbug: I like this design and the shoulder pads work really well with the figure.
Hey guys, school is inevitable, so I’m going to be posting a lot today. This is also a sequel to Extermination 1… Yeah, I’m actually saying that. Disclaimer, you should read part 1 first because it is kinda important and I put tons of work into this.
Link to part 1: www.flickr.com/photos/purist_lego_minifigs/51177735500/in...
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“JOHN,” Battlestar yelled, “YOU’RE GOING TO DIE, GET BACK HERE!”
John Walker, also known as U.S. Agent was holding a horde of zombies back. He was buying the group time to escape. His shield was slowly breaking —as his shield wasn’t vibranium— John was no longer holding them off. It was a sacrifice.
“AGH! Open the door already,” said Walker.
John’s shield broke and he was dead in an instant. Battlestar by his side started shooting at the zombies. Unfortunately it lured more zombies and they started piling up cornering the group of survivors.
RATATATATATTATA!
“The Punisher?! What the? What are you doing here,” asked Speed Demon.
“Punishing demons, get through the d##n door before the Hulk barges through,” the Punisher replied.
“But, don’t you kill peo—“ Speed Demon asked.
“Shut up before I change my mind.”
Electro, Blizzard, Speed Demon, Punisher, Boomerang, and Battlestar went into the police station and blockaded the door. In the holding cell they found some surprises. Cletus Cassidy, arrested for killing his whole family and accidentally bonding with the symbiote and becoming Carnage and Goldbug, arrested for stealing jewelry from a cash for gold store. Goldbug pleaded for help, saying he can be good. Cassidy on the other hand shrugged and flipped the bird.
BANG! BANG!
“OH MY GOD,” Boomerang yelled, “did you just kill them?”
“I put them out of their misery, f##k off,” the Punisher replied.
The group moved upstairs and went into the armory where they stocked up on guns. Sadly, most of it was gone, but Boomerang managed to find a bullet proof vest and a few pistols. The rest found nothing but a few bullets and half eaten donuts. Boomerang shared the guns, knowing that he would barely use them because he was more skilled with his boomerangs (obviously).
Crack!
The group heard a noise coming from a supply closet. Punisher went up to the door and pulled his rifle out to kill whoever was in there. Blizzard ended up telling Punisher to stand down to find out who it was. They slammed the door opened and found no one, but a rat. Blizzard soon went to the roof to see the city's destruction. There were no more screams. Just flames, flipped over cars, and dead corpses everywhere. Speed Demon would later follow Blizzard to the roof.
"Hey dude," Blizzard said.
"Hey," Speed Demon replied, "What are you doin' up here?"
"Contemplating life. I feel like robbing and doing crime was just a waste of time. My life is just... nothing, ya know?" Blizzard explained. "It's like I am a failure in life."
"Oh, well I guess," Speed Demon replied. “To be honest, I feel fine, I have F-ING superpowers!”
“You ain’t getting my point. Never mind,” Blizzard said.”
“Nah, I getcha, you feel bad because… wait, what is that?” Speed Demon responded.
“HULK’S HUNGRY!”
Hulk and the other super zombies barged into the police station. It was definitely not a good sign at all. Hulk, Wolverine, Silver Surfer, they were all there. The whole Sinister Six, Spider-Man. There was no way for the team to survive. A zombified Quicksilver and Whizzer appeared soon after the rest. The whole zombie army was there. Speed Demon was the only one to lure them away. He only could run for half an hour due to the food shortage. Blizzard started freezing some, no effect, but it gave them time to run. Life was unforgiving. Godspeed.
A work of art made out of Volkswagen Beetle body parts. It was made by Stefan Sous and can be found in the Volkswagen Zentrum Düsseldorf.
Scientific name: Charidotella sexpunctata
Native to the Americas, the golden tortoise beetle is a species of beetle that varies in color from reddish-brown with black spots through gold, and often metallic, earning it the nickname "goldbug". It tends to switch color in different conditions, such as during mating, and during times of disturbance, such as when it is touched by a researcher.
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Dirt hiking trail leads to Goldbug Hot Springs (Elk Bend) in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. Woman hiker in distance
we were so bored one winter we all created our own crafty delights. needless to say, I suppose:) queen of confection by goldbugstudios, mini bouquets and wallpaper doll photo by sisboom, fariy wands by kate and I, all other little doo-dah boxes by kate and myself.
Blonde woman wearing a polka dot swimsut soaks and enjoys the Goldbug Hot Springs in the Salmon Challis National Forest of Idaho
Chubby insects named for the strangely helmet-like shell over their heads. They are mysteriously able to roll up into a ball when motivated, and will stupidly launch themselves at any intruders in their habitat, frequently leaving them stranded on their backs and vulnerable.
This is the backside of an old Swedish Transformers ad I thought there might be someone out there who would like to see this one, Goda means Good and Onda means Evil as you can se they have placed the trottlebots among the evil Decepticon side, many have been transformed in what my old friend called it "in Miss-Transformations"
for you who played with T-formers at the time before the internet, wasn´t if fun because all info you could get was from ads, magazines and the Telly-show, now a days you can read all about your toy of choice on the internet and find any versions for sale and so on, because of this lack of info. kids talked and talked about them, things like this:
"I know a friend who knows a friend in Japan who has Fortress Maximus and he is really big, not like metroplex who isn´t really all that big!"
some of the rumors circulating was true, some completely made up lies and some had a basic thread of truth and so on :)
Peace and Noise!
MushroomBrain (also known as MegaMaster from Botcons)
This isn't the "gold bug" from the Edgar Allan Poe story, but it will do until the real thing comes along. I believe it's a Buprestid Beetle aka Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Buprestidae, Coleoptera). It's probably a Spotted Flower Buprestid in the genus Acmaeodera, and just maybe species Acmaeodera hepburnii. There are many different kinds, so I'll leave it at that. It's on a a stem of Canyon Lupine aka Broadleaf Lupine (Lupinus latifolius, Fabaceae) in the woods today. HBBBT! (San Marcos Pass, 26 June 2025)
#lego #transformers #shatteredglass #goldbug #bumblebee - watch the transformation on youtube... www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKcJ8Uychc
We started eating it, then Anna decided it had a funny face, and kept cutting slices to make more funny faces.
Cute adult woman wearing an American flag swimsut soaks and enjoys the Goldbug Hot Springs in the Salmon Challis National Forest of Idaho
I thought this was a Meadowhawk but a savvy person made a comment that this looks like a Needham's Skimmer. I looked it up and sure enough it's the skimmer. There are so many experts on flickr, you always find out about your subject. Thanks to PhotonFreak for the help.
Cute adult woman wearing an American flag swimsut soaks and enjoys the Goldbug Hot Springs in the Salmon Challis National Forest of Idaho
From the collection of Richard A Stephens for the Industrial Design Dept of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, on display at the San Francisco International Auto Show in 2015.
Here's a commissioned piece. The client originally wanted something earlier, but because I was/am backed up, he changed his project to this guy. The goal was to make Jetwing Prime as accurate as possible to the character in Dark of the Moon. Because the online images were so limited, I caved in and bought the blu ray for reference. The project began as both a Jetwing Prime figure, and DMK model kit. Parts from each were switched and swapped all over, so that he's got a convincing look to him, as well stability in the right places (his jet-pack, guns and other add-ons are quite heavy and the DMK joints could not have held him up) The toughest part of this project was getting Prime (mainly his legs) to support this jet pack. The jet pack pivots outward, has 2 LEDs in the main thrusters. The thrusters were also completely redone, flamed, pin-striped, etc. The large wings were cut and beveled (like in movie) These also pivot inward/outward and up and down. the smaller wings are mounted to the large thrusters, and pivot and swivel. Tons of custom colors, mainly house of kolors, but even some acrylics (that blue is a PITA to get right otherwise), bunch of alclad chrome and other paints. There are also TWO LED lights in Prime's head. All the LEDs go to the same (accessible) battery pack and on/off switch located within the jet pack. Also, scratch built the "connectors" which go from Prime's forearms to the jet pack/wings.