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Hand built by Andrew Murray. When I asked Andrew about what were the taillights off of his reply was, "little German taillights" (a Porsche, in this case)
Custom hand built by Andrew Murray, 372ci small block Chevy powered, hand formed aluminum body...his third hand built car!
Raku handbuilt pot i made!
Raku clay is black and the galze which often crackles provides the color. You fire it outdoors so it is amazinly fun. www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/branfman_raku.htm
The cars of Marathon Motors were handbuilt automobiles. The company went out of business when Ford introduced the production line.
There are eight in existence today.
It might not be a romantic novel by Danielle Steel, but that doesn't make it any less of a love story. And, like many true love stories, it started many decades ago, and continues through to today. But, it's not the traditional man meets girl, and they fall madly in love, rather this is a love that many of us share, and that of the love of a beautiful automobile. And, as Paul Wilson, the owner and builder of this marvelous example put it, "In the late 1930s the fastest, most advanced, most beautiful sports car in the world was the Alfa 8C2900B, or “2.9.” So, of course, I wanted one."
But, like so many of us, and for Paul who wants something that's out of reach we can either just keep lusting and dreaming of it, or do something crazy like Paul did. And Paul, with his untrained mechanic's and sheet metal forming hands did just that and built his dream car.
The process started in the seventies, and piece by piece, dream by dream, and over many decades the dream became a reality. It all started when he found a 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 in a salvage yard along with two others knowing that spare parts would be hard to come by, and better to own them than to not. The cars were very rough, but he only wanted the chassis and drive train, and that would be his starting point...the body would be his own, and it would be fashioned in the likeness of the Art Deco designed cars he loved. The project took years to completion, and to what you see here. Often times it would sit in his garage for months and years as he found parts to use that would suit his design. The rear fenders, for example, came off a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr, and the rear roof line was harvested off a 1947 Buick Sedanet. Much of the sheet metal was hand formed, and without the skills and knowledge of doing that it became a "learn as you go" process. But, in the end, mechanically and aesthetically, it all came together as a true one-off magnificent beauty! One would be hard pressed to think this beautifully crafted "work of art" did not come from the Figoni Et Falaschi, or Jean Bugatti studios! So, my friends, this is a true love story!
Vince M
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did very well with it going all over the world
I was known as the teapot lady
wanted to show some of my work!
I love fish, we have a huge handbuilt 1400L tank lol and I love to sit and watch the fish, so much better than television. I have tried many time to take shots of them with little sucess. Blur blur and blur lol
I came across some wonderful photos of the same sorts of fish as ours and came to know a very talented photographer and very lovely person called Lacey. Do youself a favour and check out her stream.
www.flickr.com/photos/pieceoflace/
Her shots have motivated me to have another go so last weekend at a local aquarium I took a few of their collection of marine fish.
So I hope you like my lion fish and the sweet purple fella below.
Hope your weekend is going swimmingly...err ha ha get it ....swim...fish....err never mind ;)))
Car xxx
Today's Carsounds- www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgPqmRNjoTE
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This is some of my work I potted for 24 years as a hobby
did very well with it going all over the world
Handbuilt slab ceramic lantern made by my daughter.
I really love this as an ornament. Very impressed with the precision of this pyramid and no idea where she got the idea from. We spent some sessions with a master potter who loved glazes and Raku. This is not a raku firing but I love the effect. We had lots of laughs in our sessions and our tutor had/ has a great sense of humour. Just as well. LOL
A large scale handbuilt wooden model of an LGOC AEC S type bus from around 1920. Size is 17" in length, 9" in height, 5" wide. Quite an old model. I may add some detail to the model and repaint it into correct LGOC livery at some point.
this building has a life of less than 1 year
every year the monsoon inundates and moves sandbanks ...
afterwards everything has to be renewed
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Another former workshop of L.Gandolfi & Sons, (Established 1880) Master Camera Maker's.
Makers of legendary hand crafted wooden view cameras.
The company survived until 1993.
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A close up of the 580cc Houghton & Hicks Speedway motor built entirely at Lamb Engineering...
It was difficult to get a clear shot with loads of people clambering over each other trying to get a better look.. Perhaps I'll have to go back on a school day to get some better shots...
Quigley's Castle, a few miles south of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, bills itself as the strangest dwelling in the Ozarks. I would not say it is strange, but decorated to some quirky tastes. Built by hand starting in 1943 from lumber the owner cut on his own property, it is decorated with rocks found in the local area along with a few other local touches.
Some shots of the Big Boy after reassembly and repairs. The paint was the biggest issue with this model. Other than some small items that needed re-soldering, the only thing I had to do was get rid of the awful paint. Unfortunately, I couldn't save the original factory paint, a shame, but, at some point it will be painted again to appear just as it did from the maker. This is engine #5 of just 25 made between 1955 and 1957.
This car was completely hand built to scale mostly by photos. It *Could* be recognized by the Duesenberg Foundation the owner was saying. (TheBubbleGumManWedA&W)
Before I say any more, this guitar is not mine. I wish it was! It's an incredibly beautiful instrument that was hand built by Andy Manson over 20 years ago. He has made guitars for people like John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Don Felder (The Eagles), Jimmy Paige, Andy Summers (The Police), Mike Oldfield and many more. If you want to see something truly amazing, take a look at the Mermaid guitar he created: www.andymanson.co.uk/the_mermaid/
David: This is my submission for the Music challenge.
Some shots of the Big Boy after reassembly and repairs. The paint was the biggest issue with this model. Other than some small items that needed re-soldering, the only thing I had to do was get rid of the awful paint. Unfortunately, I couldn't save the original factory paint, a shame, but, at some point it will be painted again to appear just as it did from the maker. This is engine #5 of just 25 made between 1955 and 1957.
Detail of the rocket cones on Stage I of a Saturn V launch vehicle - every piece of this amazing technological accomplishment was handbuilt, making the intricacy even more interesting...
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