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Another Matchbox Series No4 Dodge K Series Stake Bed Truck Modification. 1966 to 1968 - 1-75 Series. My second restoration but in this case a modification of the original using all Matchbox parts which I like. The box was off a container truck and I have no idea where the truck went but the box is in perfect shape. I pealed off the old animal sticker and made my own. I wanted something 1968 related and I ended up finding this logo on the world wide web. What do you think? I made a photo copy onto WORD and printed it onto a label, cut it out and stuck it to the side. Took about 20 mins. I like it.
This is a pinhole camera, which I made out of a cheap 35mm Vivitar point-and-shoot camera, which you can easily find at your local thrift store/bargain basement for less than a couple of dollars.
Basically all I did with this camera is remove the lens and shutter mechanism (Which was fairly easy, because there was not very much to the mechanism). Then I took a small piece of tinfoil (with a pinhole, of course) and placed it right about where the lens was originally. The removal of both the lens and shutter assembly compromised the cameras “light-tightness”, so a liberal amount of electrical tape was used to help seal the camera, and make it light-tight again. I also used a thin strip of black construction paper with a small square cut in the center to act as a shutter.
The first time I ran a roll of film through it, it confused the poor guys at the photo lab. They did not know what to make of it, some of the pictures where over/under exposed, quite blurry, and there where uneven gaps between the frames on the negative. I have recently made a few adjustments, and everything seems to be working great
With this camera, I have found that on a nice bright sunny day, with 200 ISO film, a 1-2 second exposure is all you really need. I should get around to uploading some of those pictures soon!
Wayne's Cycle Shop in Waynesboro Virginia (bless 'em) worked on my bike. Lovely! Some fantastic new mirrors, frame sliders that might be a good place to mount a small video camera, and they debadged the tank ready for the application of Autobot logos!
Based on the amazing Micro-Model designed by master builder Mariann Asanuma for Brickjournal
Ignoring the elegant lines of Mariann's model, I made a few tweaks to the design, extending the roof and adding a chimney. I also gave a bigger hat to the snowman, 'cause I'm a rebel like that.
Looks nice with the monochrome green, although YouTube plays in color.
If you're running Cyanogenmod 7, try out the RenderFX Widget on the home screen. Works for Green, Red and some other colors.
Copyright Robert W. Dickinson. Unauthorized use of this image without my express permission is a violation of copyright law.
Taken at the November 2015 Good Guys Car Show in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Canon 70D and Canon EF-S 24mm f2.8 "pancake" lens with circular polarizer.
handhelditems.com held a sale on their Samsung Tab leather case with attached Bluetooth keyboard for a reasonable $30 using the coupon code "tabbluetooth." I predict you'll also find these sorts of cases on Amazon.com and other mobile retailers, as I've seen similar keyboards affixed to iPad cases.
Without modification, the Nook Color fits the case with some material overlapping the screen. In the first image, I have marked two areas with black ink that overlap when the Nook is oriented with the "n" button to the right side of the case. Also in the first picture, I made two cuts to the left and right spans of material that connect the upper and lower halves of the case frame together. These cuts are visible in the first picture. I found these cuts allowed me to move the frame further apart and eliminate the need to trim additional material. The halves do not need to be joined to securely hold the Nook Color in place.
Sensor in original position was reading approx 5 degrees higher than ambient. Re-positioning resulted in correct temperature readings.
Code available here - github.com/ibuildrockets/NixieTemperatureDisplay
I've wanted to build this since the Fire Brigade set came out. Before I finally got round to starting earlier this year I Googled to see if any one else had posted their version and found www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=406569 via www.classic-town.net/?paged=55 which is simply fantastic. I have borrowed heavily but tried to do my own thing in several areas.
Still a bit to do, mostly on the interior, but I'm pretty pleased so far. I have put in some life lights including the lamp post but I need to reorganise these now that the building is closer to completion.
You'll get your photos then Jon :-)
This is the base mounting tube for my Diamond F23 VHF vertical aerial, Having owned and used this antenna
for about two years now, Found it to be an excellent choice, And it really works well with good gain,The only weak point is the base tube securing bolt due to the action of the wind and gales it tends to work loose!
So this photo shows my simple modification of making two hacksaw cuts with two strong jubilee clips to secure the
Aerial whip, No problems now
Vy 73 de Dave 2W0DAA / GW4JKR
In the summer of 1996 two former Bristol Omnibus Company Eastern Coach Works bodied Bristol LH buses are parked up at Swanage railway station for use on the service to Bournemouth via the Sanbanks ferry, for which the front end modification is clearly visible.
I’ve finally gotten around to taking some photos of my Razor Crest mods! Since all my pictures are on a dull grey background (that’s also getting a bit battered) I thought I’d buy some new card... it turns out buying from a high street shop is the way to go, let’s hope the UK lockdown ends soon before I forgot how to spell subtle!
Instructions for the mod are available here...
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-55814/ron_mcphatty/razor-crest-s...
Matchbox Series No4 Dodge K Series Stake Bed Truck Restoration. 1966 to 1968 - 1-75 Series. This is the second Stake bed I am restoring. I bought it years ago at a swap meet. The body is stripped and ready for paint. The Citristrip does a great job and washes off. This is a good body to restore.
Similar to the bow, stern galleries were also changed using the reference work of Bjorn Landstrom.
For his being with this ship for three consecutive years, I find that his illustrations were credible for my acceptance to modify.
A modification to the traditional. This is a swiss roll sponge soaked in grand marnier simple syrup and filled with a chocolate mousse lightly flavored with more grand marnier, topped with a french buttercream (again, lightly flavored with grand marnier) and decorated with marzipan paste holly leaves, berries and a piglet head (I was going for a squirrel, but it's a tree pig. You've heard of those elusive red-skinned, green-eyed tree pigs, right?). Meringue mushrooms grow on the far side of the cake board, and the whole thing is dusted with powdered sugar "snow". Not so great of a decorating effort, but I had five minutes and the kitchen was hot.
I had a fibreglass pond with steep sides given to me last year. Unfortunately steep sides are bad for wildlife as amphibians can't climb out and hedgehogs that fall in can't get out.
I made this modification. I put some bricks on the deep ledge of the pond,put a grid of fine chicken wire on top of the bricks and covered it with gravel. I then put a few rocks on the gravel so now creatures can get out of the pond.Adding the gravel has made the water a bit murky but it will clear in a day or two
The other benefit to this modification is that I can now see pond beetles/tadpoles etc swimming in the shallow area. With a deep pond all over,you can't see what's going on underneath
This shows three pennies. At top left, a modern, steel-cored (yes, sticks to a magnet) two pence piece from 2009. Below that, a bronze 1966 half-penny showing Drake's ship, the Golden Hind on its reverse. On the right, an almost identical 1967 half-penny, that has been peened (beaten out using a ball-peen hammer) to about twice the diameter, annealed, beaten, and annealed again, and finally, a strip cut out with tin snips. This I would shape with files to produce the tapered shape for the rear of the pendant.
5 Ply Mahogany Archtop Body
Mahogany Centre Block
60's Slim Taper Mahogany Set Neck
Rosewood Fretboard
22 Medium Frets
24 ¾” Scale Length
12” Neck Radius
Epiphone SR-60 Bridge Humbucker
Epiphone SR-50 Neck Humbucker
Nickel Wilkinson Vintage Classic tuners
Nickel LockTone Tune-o-matic Bridge & Stop Bar
1 Volume, 1 Tone1 & 3 way switch
Darkburst