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These are the 3 Previous Models I designed for Brickvention over the last few years.
First was the Tram in 06, This was a direct port of the trams I use in the Flinders street model,
Second is the tiny Sydney Opera House for 08, Built specifically for Brickvention.
And finally Flinders Street station, This was a test on how smallI could go whilst still keeping it accurate.
All Models were touched up/improved by Rosco, whom also created the instructions.
All rights remain part of Brickventures.
Model is Josefine Erfass @ Stockholmsgruppen
Photographer is Sébastien Larreur
Stylist is Hira Shah
Designer is Maria Hedmark
Makeup and hair artist is Elin Laine
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Model Ally MM 642811. Assistant Michael www.xceedphoto.com/
Location shoot with the wind swirling around in all directions!
Profoto B with one prohead thru white beauty dish.
Voel Coaches Volvo Plaxton Paragon, resin kit from Lancer Models. The real one was later repainted in Eurolines livery, the model is earlier on in this photo set
Models at Bekonscot Model Village
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Models at Bekonscot Model Village
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New/more pics from an older (and dusty...) model
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. Its production was preceded 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 remained 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, though.
The VF-1 proved to be an extremely capable craft, successfully combating a variety of Zentraedi 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, FAST Pack "Super" Valkyrie and the additional RÖ-X2 heavy cannon pack weapon system for the VF-1S for additional firepower.
The FAST Pack system was designed to enhance the VF-1 Valkyrie variable fighter, and the initial V1.0 came in the form of conformal pallets that could be attached to the fighter’s leg flanks for additional fuel – primarily for Long Range Interdiction tasks in atmospheric environment. Later FAST Packs were designed for space operations.
The following FAST Pack 2.0 system featured two 120.000 kg class P&W+EF-2001 booster thrusters (mounted on the dorsal section of the VF-1) and two CTB-04 conformal propellant/coolant tanks (mounted on the leg/engines), since the VF-1's internal tanks could not carry enough propellant to achieve a stable orbit from Earth bases and needed the help of a booster pack to reach Low Earth Orbit. Anyway, the FAST Pack 2.0 wasn't adapted for atmospheric use, due to its impact on a Valkyrie's aerodynamics and its weight; as such, it needed to be discarded before atmospheric entry.
Included in the FAST Pack boosters and conformal tanks were six high-maneuverability vernier thrusters and two low-thrust vernier thrusters beneath multipurpose hook/handles in two dorsal-mounted NP-BP-01, as well as ten more high-maneuverability vernier thrusters and two low-thrust vernier thrusters beneath multipurpose hook/handles in the two leg/engine-mounted NP-FB-01 systems.
Granting the VF-1 a significantly increased weapons payload as well as greater fuel and thrust, Shinnakasu Heavy Industry's FAST Pack system 2.0 was in every way a major success in space combat. The first VF-1 equipped with FAST Packs was deployed in January 2010 for an interception mission.
Following first operational deployment and its effectiveness, the FAST Pack system was embraced enthusiastically by the U.N. Spacy and found wide use. By February 2010, there were already over 300+ so-called "Super Valkyries" stationed onboard the SDF-1 Macross alone.
After the end of Space War I, the VF-1 continued to be manufactured both in the Sol system and throughout the UNG space colonies. Although the VF-1 would eventually be replaced as the primary Variable Fighter of the U.N. 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.
General characteristics:
All-environment variable fighter and tactical combat Battroid,
used by 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 (at 20° minimum sweep)
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
The S-FAST Pack added 4x P&W+EF-2001 booster thrusters with 120.000 kg each, plus a total of 28x P&W LHP04 low-thrust vernier thrusters
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:
2x internal Mauler RÖV-20 anti-aircraft laser cannon, firing 6,000 pulses per minute
1x Howard GU-11 55 mm three-barrel Gatling gun pod with 200 RPG, fired at 1,200 rds/min
4x 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
The optional Shinnakasu Heavy Industry S-FAST Pack 2.1 augmentative space weapon system added:
6x micro-missiles in two NP-AR-01 micro-missile launcher pods (mounted rearward under center ventral section in Fighter mode or on lower arm sections in GERWALK/Battroid mode)
4x12 micro missiles in four HMMP-02 micro-missile launchers, one inside each booster pod
The model and its assembly:
This is a major kit conversion, or better a kitbashing with major scratch work involved. By the time I built this model, there were no convincing 1:100 kits of the so-called "Super / Strike Valkyries" around. These VF-1s carry rocket boosters for non-atmospherical use, so-called FAST packages ("Fuel And Sensor Trays"). However, parts for these space operation packages are included in some ARII Battroid kits.
This is the second of such conversions I did on the basis of a 1:100 Bandai (ex Arii) Gerwalk Valkyrie model, with additional leftover pieces from Super Valkyrie kits in Battroid mode and even from vintage Imai transformable kits.
The legs in retracted position were completely built through kitbashing, since the FAST packages would hardly fit under the body. The folded arms between the legs were improvised and heavily tailored to fit into the narrow space between the legs as good as possible. Real arm parts would not fit at all!
The "UUM-7" rocket launchers with 5 x 3 HMM-01missiles each were built from scratch. other added details include a pilot figure and better cockpit interior parts, plus some other details like antennae that the simple, original kits lack.
Painting and markings:
The color scheme is based on the standard VF-1A livery, even though I used a lighter tan (RAF "Hemp", B.S. 4800/10B21, e .g. used on Nimrod sea patrol aircrafts or VC-10 tankers - Humbrol 168) instead of brown. The lighter contrast areas were painted in ivory (Humbrol 41) instead of pure white, the FAST packs received a grey finish (FS 36081, Humbrol 32).
What's a bit special about the colored details of this semi-fictional Valkyrie is that the squadron insignia is original Japanese: The panda with the red lightning is the emblem of the 203rd hikotai, a real world JASDF fighter squadron that used to fly F-86 Sabre and F-104 Starfighters – with some fantasy, you can read the "203" in the lightning's outline! The kit's idea was to show what a machine from such a "real" squadron might look like if it was (still) existent in the Macross universe?
The scorpion has thinnered legs, and the stag beetle has eyes.
The original photos of the stag beetle weren't good at all, but I wanted to wait for the right time to take new ones, which was now.
enjoy! =)
(Taken @ Liverpool's famous Black-E. ; formerly The Blackie)
Shoot one, get one free? One posed and one candid -- both in one frame'
Maybe the model on the right (who simply strolled straight into shot) knew I loved candids, eh?
[At the time, I was angry. However, having cropped the unintended consequence, I'm now more than happy. ]
Conjunto de filmadora y proyector Kodak del modelo Brownie para formato de 8mm.
Si bien estos dos aparatos se salen de lo que es estrictamente la fotografÃa, para entrar en el mundo del cine doméstico o más amateur, ambos están Ãntimamente ligados a mi vida pues con ellas, precisamente con las aquà fotografiadas, se registraron instantes de mi primera infancia y todavÃa puedo ver escenas en movimiento, en color aunque sin sonido, de mis primeras andadas a gatas, de mis gestos, de mis padres en plena juventud y de mis perros, todo ello resumido en unos pocos minutos de un tiempo y unos recuerdos a los que la memoria no alcanza.
Equipo comprado por mi familia en 1958, aunque su puesta en el mercado se remonta a 1954. Constaba de una cámara filmadora del modelo Brownie 8mm que cargaba pelÃcula Kodachrome 40 del tipo A, tenÃa un funcionamiento mecánico de cuerda (mediante una manivela dispuesta en uno de sus laterales (el que no se ve en la foto). Estaba formado por una carcasa totalmente metálica y una lente Ektanon de foco fijo de 8mm, f/2,7 (habÃa una opción mejor de f/1,9), operando con velocidad normal de filmación a 16 fotogramas por segundo. La pelÃcula grababa en dos mitades de la superficie y por tanto, a mitad de filmación, el carrete debÃa ser cambiado de posición (darle la vuelta) para filmar la restante mitad, dando todo ello para tan solo unos 4 o cinco minutos reales de pelÃcula grabada.
Tras ser expuesta, la pelÃcula debÃa ser guardada en un envase especial e insertada en un sobre especial que la acompañaba a tal efecto para ser remitida al laboratorio para su revelado. El coste de su procesado ya estaba incluido en el precio de compra que era de 4,95$ para carretes de exterior y 25 pies de longitud. En concreto creo recordar que los nuestros se llevaban al Departamento de fotografÃa de la Sears quien directamente lo remitÃa a NY donde era revelado y devuelto por correo aéreo, directamente a nuestro domicilio al cabo de un par de semanas.
Una vez en casa y con la emoción de la incertidumbre y la eterna espera, ya podÃamos colocarlo en el proyector Brownie que disponÃa de un lente de focal de 19,5cm, f/1.6 Eastman cuya lámpara de foco tenÃa una potencia de 300 vatios. Recuerdo que los nervios se incrementaban mientras se hilvanaba la pelÃcula por los vericuetos caminos de las enganches y zona de proyección, hasta conseguir avanzarla e insertarla en el carrete de recogida. Unas patillas en su base permitÃan regular la altura haciendo girar un pomo y el enfoque se hacÃa con una pequeña palanquita ubicada bajo la lente. Una vez terminada la sesión, la pelÃcula se rebobinaba accionando el pomo de avance en sentido contrario. El proyector disponÃa de un algo ruidoso y caracterÃstico sonido que producÃa el ventilador de enfriamiento pero creo que nadie lo escuchaba porque la atención se centraba en una pelÃcula casera con travelings más rápidos de lo aconsejable y con algunos metros de escasa pelÃcula gastada enfocando los pies de los actores pero otros nos mostraban a estos haciendo siempre las mismas muecas, sonrisas y caminatas hacia la cámara mientras saludaban hasta desaparecer por detrás del camarógrafo.
En 1958, todo el conjunto, filmadora más proyector, se podÃa comprar en Sears por unos 100$ y algo más si se adquirÃa cada unidad por separado. Hoy es tecnologÃa pre-diluviana pero en aquel tiempo todo nos parecÃa una mágica maravilla que hoy preserva los recuerdos de quienes nacimos antes del vÃdeo.
Models: Terra (MM #1331990)
© Mark Rosa (MM #1071727) (OMP #229735) (MB #120704)
One White Lightning 1600 in a giant softbox camera right and one White Lightning 1600 in a large octobox on camera left. All lights triggered via Pocket Wizard MultiMAX units.
Post processing: Lightroom 3 BETA
Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens, ISO 200, 70mm, f/8, 1/200 sec.