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"Along the coast"
Le Conquet (Finistère)
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Picasso abstract letters at Daley Plaza in Chicago during exhibition at the nearby Art Institute of Chicago. The famous untitled Picasso abstract sculpture is in the background. Photo taken when we lived in Chicago a while back. Original: flic.kr/p/e78nvC
The DB Cargo Class 66 fleet are now approaching twenty years old and recently there has been a steady trickle of repaints into DB Cargo red. It is a testament to the original red/gold EWS paint specification that it has lasted so well for so long. One of the repaints is 66149 heading north up the Erewash Valley at Stanton Gate working 4Z18, 08:40 Toton – Doncaster – Shirebrook with seven redundant HTA coal hoppers for modification to HRA stone hoppers by WH Davis.
Manufacturer: Bombardier (Fuselage) Raytheon (Modifications/ electronics etc)
Operator: Raytheon Bombardier
Type: BD700 Sentinel R.1 (N69180)
Event/ Location: 2022 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Comment: The Raytheon Sentinel is an airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). While based on the Bombardier Global Express ultra long-range business jet, the prime contractor for the Sentinel was the American defence firm Raytheon, which supplied most of the mission systems and performed the integration work.
On 16 November 2021, according to the British specialized site UK Defence Journal, the MoD having accepted a proposal from Raytheon to rehabilitate them in order to cede them to the American forces : "The Ministry of Defence has accepted a joint bid from Raytheon USA/Bombardier. This will involve us making the aircraft flyable again to go over to the States. The rumoured end customer is the United States Army".
Cascade des Tufs, Les Planches près d'Arbois (Franche-Comté - Jura)
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Bit the bullet and bought the new LEGO Star Wars AAT Set, mostly for Ahsoka and the 332nd clone, but also somewhat for the build. Honestly, the tank in the set is absolutely terrible IMO, but after a few scaling modifications and turret redesign, I think it looks good! Lemme know what you think!
"Jagged"
Les Gorges de la Diozaz, Vallée de Chamonix (Hte Savoie)
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N404E - deHavilland Canada (Bombardier) DHC-8Q-402 - L-3 Communications Advanced Aviation (untitled)
derelict at St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS)
c/n 4067 - built in 2002 for British European/flybe -
operated by L-3 Communications Advanced Aviation with some modifications between 2012 and 2022 -
ferried to YQA 26.03.22 -
now sitting at YQS stripped of all usable parts and waiting for the scrapper.
The aircraft is currenly owned by Bayview Aviation (a sister company of Berry Aviation). Bayview is specialized in parts support for multiple aircraft types including the Dash 8, Twin Otter, EMB-120, Metros and DO-328
The first A320NEO prototype, seen landing inToulouse TLS\LFBO. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines.
The prototype is now testing the new SHort AiRfield Package (SHARP) aerodynamic package designed to permit operation of the A320NEO off short airport runways. It consists of a kevlar panel at the wing root leading edge and a row of vortex generators on the VTP in front of the rudder (seen here o a black strip) to give rudder authority at low speeds. The package also includes engine modifications and replacement brakes. As of November 2017, the package has received official certification and will be used by airlines including LATAM for short Brazilian airports, such as São Paulo–Congonhas Airport.
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the modifications are mostly exterior but the KRGA fixed a couple bugs on the interior of the sks
Bowlingdude's original on top'
credit to tfaddy for the fire selector and.lonely stalker For the grip
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There are quite a few locations around the SHIP where I'm not entirely happy with the details. So, to avoid working on the next section (which is a bit of a pain) I've spent a lot of time improving them.
I already had 4 silver pipes in the central area in this picture but they weren't evenly spaced and there was some dark orange here that I didn't like. Because this was built before I had wedge tile, it wasn't a very smooth transition either.
So, I got rid of the dark orange, used wedge tiles to make the transition smooth, and discovered that I could add 2 more pipes if I used 2×2 jumpers, making this an evenly spaced row of 6 pipes. This was the look I originally wanted but want able to design back then.
The Colosseum is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world today, despite its age. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian (r. 69–79 AD) in 72 and was completed in 80 AD under his successor and heir, Titus (r. 79–81). Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (r. 81–96). The three emperors that were patrons of the work are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium; Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio [aɱfiteˈaːtro ˈflaːvjo]) by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius).[citation needed]
The Colosseum is built of travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock), and brick-faced concrete. The Colosseum could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators at various points in its history having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles including animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Roman mythology, and briefly mock sea battles. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.
Although substantially ruined because of earthquakes and stone-robbers (for spolia), the Colosseum is still an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome and was listed as one of the New7Wonders of the World. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and also has links to the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession that starts in the area around the Colosseum.
The Colosseum is also depicted on the Italian version of the five-cent euro coin.The site chosen was a flat area on the floor of a low valley between the Caelian, Esquiline and Palatine Hills, through which a canalised stream ran as well as an artificial lake/marsh. By the 2nd century BC the area was densely inhabited. It was devastated by the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, following which Nero seized much of the area to add to his personal domain. He built the grandiose Domus Aurea on the site, in front of which he created an artificial lake surrounded by pavilions, gardens and porticoes. The existing Aqua Claudia aqueduct was extended to supply water to the area and the gigantic bronze Colossus of Nero was set up nearby at the entrance to the Domus Aurea.
Cross-section from the Lexikon der gesamten Technik (1904)
Although the Colossus was preserved, much of the Domus Aurea was torn down. The lake was filled in and the land reused as the location for the new Flavian Amphitheatre. Gladiatorial schools and other support buildings were constructed nearby within the former grounds of the Domus Aurea. Vespasian's decision to build the Colosseum on the site of Nero's lake can be seen as a populist gesture of returning to the people an area of the city which Nero had appropriated for his own use. In contrast to many other amphitheatres, which were on the outskirts of a city, the Colosseum was constructed in the city centre, in effect, placing it both symbolically and precisely at the heart of Rome.
Construction was funded by the opulent spoils taken from the Jewish Temple after the First Jewish–Roman War in 70 CE led to the Siege of Jerusalem. According to a reconstructed inscription found on the site, "the emperor Vespasian ordered this new amphitheatre to be erected from his general's share of the booty." It is often assumed that Jewish prisoners of war were brought back to Rome and contributed to the massive workforce needed for the construction of the amphitheatre, but there is no ancient evidence for that; it would, nonetheless, be commensurate with Roman practice to add humiliation to the defeated population. Along with this free source of unskilled labor, teams of professional Roman builders, engineers, artists, painters and decorators undertook the more specialized tasks necessary for building the Colosseum. The Colosseum was constructed with several different materials: wood, limestone, tuff, tiles, cement, and mortar.
Construction of the Colosseum began under the rule of Vespasian in around 70–72 AD (73–75 AD according to some sources). The Colosseum had been completed up to the third story by the time of Vespasian's death in 79. The top level was finished by his son, Titus, in 80, and the inaugural games were held in 80 or 81 AD. Dio Cassius recounts that over 9,000 wild animals were killed during the inaugural games of the amphitheatre. Commemorative coinage was issued celebrating the inauguration. The building was remodelled further under Vespasian's younger son, the newly designated Emperor Domitian, who constructed the hypogeum, a series of tunnels used to house animals and slaves. He also added a gallery to the top of the Colosseum to increase its seating capacity.
In 217, the Colosseum was badly damaged by a major fire (caused by lightning, according to Dio Cassius) which destroyed the wooden upper levels of the amphitheatre's interior. It was not fully repaired until about 240 and underwent further repairs in 250 or 252 and again in 320. Honorius banned the practice of gladiator fights in 399 and again in 404. Gladiatorial fights are last mentioned around 435.[citation needed] An inscription records the restoration of various parts of the Colosseum under Theodosius II and Valentinian III (reigned 425–455), possibly to repair damage caused by a major earthquake in 443; more work followed in 484 and 508. The arena continued to be used for contests well into the 6th century. Animal hunts continued until at least 523, when Anicius Maximus celebrated his consulship with some venationes, criticised by King Theodoric the Great for their high cost.
The Colosseum underwent several radical changes of use. By the late 6th century a small chapel had been built into the structure of the amphitheater, though this apparently did not confer any particular religious significance on the building as a whole. The arena was converted into a cemetery. The numerous vaulted spaces in the arcades under the seating were converted into housing and workshops, and are recorded as still being rented out as late as the 12th century. Around 1200 the Frangipani family took over the Colosseum and fortified it, apparently using it as a castle.
Severe damage was inflicted on the Colosseum by the great earthquake in 1349, causing the outer south side, lying on a less stable alluvial terrain, to collapse. Much of the tumbled stone was reused to build palaces, churches, hospitals and other buildings elsewhere in Rome. A religious order moved into the northern third of the Colosseum in the mid-14th century and continued to inhabit it until as late as the early 19th century. The interior of the amphitheater was extensively stripped of stone, which was reused elsewhere, or (in the case of the marble façade) was burned to make quicklime. The iron clamps which held the stonework together were pried or hacked out of the walls, leaving numerous pockmarks which still scar the building today.
During the 16th and 17th century, Church officials sought a productive role for the Colosseum. Pope Sixtus V (1585–1590) planned to turn the building into a wool factory to provide employment for Rome's prostitutes, though this proposal fell through with his premature death. In 1671 Cardinal Altieri authorized its use for bullfights; a public outcry caused the idea to be hastily abandoned.
Allied troops consult a guidebook outside the Colosseum after liberation in 1944
In 1749, Pope Benedict XIV endorsed the view that the Colosseum was a sacred site where early Christians had been martyred. He forbade the use of the Colosseum as a quarry and consecrated the building to the Passion of Christ and installed Stations of the Cross, declaring it sanctified by the blood of the Christian martyrs who perished there (see Significance in Christianity). However, there is no historical evidence to support Benedict's claim, nor is there even any evidence that anyone before the 16th century suggested this might be the case; the Catholic Encyclopedia concludes that there are no historical grounds for the supposition, other than the reasonably plausible conjecture that some of the many martyrs may well have been.
Later popes initiated various stabilization and restoration projects, removing the extensive vegetation which had overgrown the structure and threatened to damage it further. The façade was reinforced with triangular brick wedges in 1807 and 1827, and the interior was repaired in 1831, 1846 and in the 1930s. The arena substructure was partly excavated in 1810–1814 and 1874 and was fully exposed under Benito Mussolini in the 1930s.
The Colosseum is today one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions, receiving millions of visitors annually. The effects of pollution and general deterioration over time prompted a major restoration programme carried out between 1993 and 2000, at a cost of 40 billion Italian lire.
In recent years, the Colosseum has become a symbol of the international campaign against capital punishment, which was abolished in Italy in 1948. Several anti–death penalty demonstrations took place in front of the Colosseum in 2000. Since that time, as a gesture against the death penalty, the local authorities of Rome change the color of the Colosseum's night time illumination from white to gold whenever a person condemned to the death penalty anywhere in the world gets their sentence commuted or is released, or if a jurisdiction abolishes the death penalty. Most recently, the Colosseum was illuminated in gold in November 2012 following the abolishment of capital punishment in the American state of Connecticut in April 2012.
Because of the ruined state of the interior, it is impractical to use the Colosseum to host large events; only a few hundred spectators can be accommodated in temporary seating. However, much larger concerts have been held just outside, using the Colosseum as a backdrop. Performers who have played at the Colosseum in recent years have included Ray Charles (May 2002), Paul McCartney (May 2003), Elton John (September 2005), and Billy Joel (July 2006).
Did this thing. Sawed the elbow nugget in half, inserted a piece of copper pipe inside and done: the joint rotates!
Now I'll need to figure out what to do to the legs and Iria will be even better. Though, I might not do anything at all.
"Ultra lightweight
Aviasud Mistral 532 (Salon aéronautique du Bourget 1989)
KODACHROME 64
NIKON FA - 35mm
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just found out this is a pretty good way to make Vader taller :)
BTW the scarf is from the Ninijago series
Mirage 2000D composant l'équipe des "Couteau Delta" de la 3ème Escadre de Chasse de Nancy-Ochey - Meeting de l'air de la BA 105 d'Evreux (EURE)
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Candidate ‘green’ satellite propellants within a temperature-controlled incubator, undergoing heating as a way to simulate the speeding up of time.
Today hydrazine is the most common propellant employed by thrusters aboard satellites: it is highly energetic in nature but also toxic and corrosive, as well as dangerous to handle and store. ESA initiated a study with European Astrotech Ltd in the UK to look into greener propellants and propulsion systems, to provide comparable performance with reduced toxicity and handling costs.
The testing investigated the compatibility between a variety of current and future materials and weld combinations with two propellant candidates in detail while checking others as well. By using materials already present in propulsion systems, the aim is to help to reduce any necessary modifications needed, shrinking costs and development times.
An eight-month test cycle became the equivalent of 5.33 years on-orbit by elevating temperature, hunting out for any degradation in the welds, materials and propellants – such as broken welds, material mass loss or etching.
Two green propellants called LMP-103S – flight-tested on Sweden’s Prisma formation flying mission – and HTP – high-test peroxide, previously used in past UK rockets – were shown to have compatibility with up to ten welded materials (while HTP was incompatible with titanium).
The project was supported through ESA’s Technology Development Element, investigating promising innovations for space.
It comes in response to the European Commission’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances (REACH) regulation, that seeks to limit industry’s use of chemical substances that may be hazardous to human health or the environment.
Credits: European Astrotech Ltd
My failed attempt at modifying the toy store into a bakery. I really wanted to use those old printed tiles, which I had from young... Oh well... back to square one.... :(
I took a middle of the road approach to cleanup the blacksmith model and changed about 8 to 10 aspects. Can you find them all?
Note: missing dog isn't one of them. :)
Few modifications:
· Use print tiles "ticket" to mark places I visited, just like the flight tickets collected after each travel.
· Myself in brickheadz shows where I live.
· Make Lion Rock Hill in Hong Kong as background. It represents the core spirit of HK people.
· QR code links to your travel blog pages.
LEGO is awesome!!
Meeting aérien "Air Legend" 2019 (Melun-Villaroche)
Vol en patrouille du Piper L-4H Grasshopper et du Stinson L-5 Sentinel de la Patrouille "Ham & Jam"(St André de l'Eure)
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One of the 33 Volvo B58 trolleybuses with Hawke Hunter B40D bodies, Brown Boveri 175hp motors, thyristor chopper and Telma eddy current retarders, stands at the newly revamped Lamton Interchange terminal which was officially opened on 2 April 2003.
There were many problems requiring modifications with this first batch of a total of 68 trolleybuses and some years passed between initial registration of the buses and them being accepted for service.
Despite many thinking too that this was the first of the Volvo's to arrive in Wellington, it was actually No. 203 on Sunday, 22 March 1981. (Enroute from Auckland to Wellington, 203 had an overnight stop in Foxton [night of 21-22 March 1981] long before the founding of the Foxton trolleybus museum!)
201 was first registered 29/1/1981, and the third to arrive at Kilbirnie (beginning of May 1981) after 208's arrival on 27 March 1981.
No. 201 was scrapped in August 2007.
WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT VOLVO B58 BBC 4ELO 2020 TROLLEYBUSES
In 1978 the tender to supply 68 trolleybuses for Wellington City Transport was made by a consortium including Dalhoff & King who would supply B58 chassis.
It is suspected it may have been a surprise to Volvo that these buses were marketed as Volvos. From then on Volvo have had a significant share of the New Zealand coach market and have sold a small but steady number of buses. Dalhoff & King went out of business during the construction of the Wellington trolley buses. Titan Plant Services took over as Volvo distributor in New Zealand.
Problems in construction meant the last did not enter service till August 1986 (No. 268).
There was a change of ownership from Wellington City Council Transport Department to Wellington City Transport Ltd on 21/8/92.
Intially there was 33 buses (Nos. 201-233) with Hawke Hunter B40D bodies. Brown Boveri 175hp motors, thyristor chopper and Telma eddy current retarder. There were many problems requiring modifications and some years passed between initial registration of the buses and them being accepted for service.
This was followed by a further 35 buses (Nos. 234-268) with CWI Hunter B40D bodies. Brown Boveri 175hp motors, thyristor chopper and Telma eddy current retarder.
Problems with the first batch were resolved before this batch was built and these buses entered service within a short time of delivery.
Fast forward to 2007 and the Volvo B58 trolleybuses were starting to be broken down to provide front and rear axles [worm drive] and traction motors for the next generation of Designline-built trolleys.
On the last day of revenue service of the Volvo B58 trolleys – 16/11/2009 - there were then only 4 left in service; Nos. 223, 227, 258 and 268. Fortunately NZ Bus donated 223 to Omnibus Society, 268 to the Foxton Trolleybus Museum and 258 to the Tramway Historical Society at Ferrymead Historical Park for preservation. 227 was stored as a supply of spare parts, but eventually scrapped in March 2011. - NZ Omnibus Society notes.
"Light and shadow"
Jardin Dumaine à Luçon (Pays de la Loire - Vendée)
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