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I had to cut several holes in the back of the case to fit the I/O shield-plate for the new motherboard (Asus P5Q-EM), and a full-size ATX power supply unit.
Roland TR808 Recovered from oblivion restorated from oxide MIDI-fixation and deeper modification. Now it can be sequenced by any midi sequencer/synth. All parts has been hardly cleaned to remove all that dust and oxide who were inside. The TR808 has almost over 25 years old so needed a lot of work inside it.
A pair of new side panels has been done by myself on wood to close the unit, getting away the old plastic side panels that were taking so much space. Now the Roland TR808 is finished with an standard rack width to rack it if needed. A new painting has been aplied on the frontpanel surface, side panels and front side, to prevent the corrosion. I have replaced too the old round phillips screws to a flat allen galvanized screws, so they will never be re-oxidize again. The old power plug has been changed too to a new smallest one. Hope you like the work !!
I love my 808.
Two of my bikes are old and one has a cracked frame. The geometry is also no longer to my liking but this has a more aggressive geometry. Alas only the fork and seat stays are carbon but they remove road buzz. I have also replaced the seatpost for a carbon one.
Here's the firefly gutless except for the strobe bulb and battery assembly. If you're going to be painting, or if you hate the whole strobe light idea, then do this next step, if not then skip it.
Step 4 (Optional): Remove all screws attached to the strobe light assembly and associated electronics. Make sure that the LED retainer bar and the on-off switch stay with the electronics package when you remove it.
Bueno, chicos, creo que ya me gusta más.
He modificado el asiento, alargando la moto cuatro studs.
He modificado los reposapiés y el manillar con más detalle.
He puesto esa pieza serigrafiada en el motor.
Luz de freno en la parte trasera y rellenado los huecos entre el chasis y la rueda trasera y como no tenia que sacar la untima foto 😋
Okay, guys, I think I like it more now. I've modified the seat, lengthening the bike four studs. I've modified the footrests and handlebars in more detail. I've added that silkscreened part to the engine. I've added a brake light to the rear and filled in the gaps between the frame and the rear wheel. Of course, I didn't have to take the last photo. 😋
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Capture d'écran et petites modifications des couleurs et du contraste de la photo...
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... à partir de l'application paint.net : ce procédé permettant de faire apparaître, de faire émerger du voile atmosphérique des reliefs pourtant invisibles à l'oeil sur la photo originale. Ce procédé pourrait s'apparenter à la photographie infrarouge bien que cette dernière soit plus précise et plus détaillé, véritable "négatif" original !
(Localisation approximative sur la carte interactive flickr)
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Screenshot and small changes to the colors and contrast of the photo...
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... from the paint.net application : this process allows the atmospheric veil to reveal reliefs that are invisible to the eye in the original photo. This process could be similar to infrared photography although the latter is more precise and more detailed, a true original "negative" !
Built between 1867 and 1902, with later modifications in the mid-20th Century, this Gothic Revival-style Episcopal Cathedral was designed by William Slater and Richard Carpenter to function as the primary church for Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii. The building features a rusticated sandstone block exterior, gothic arched windows and doorways, smooth-faced stone trim, buttresses, a bell tower with gothic arched vents and four pillars, with one pillar being taller than the others, completed in 1912, a sanctuary with a high central nave and lower aisles, a semi-circular apse, a modernist front narthex with a large stained glass curtain wall, added in 1958 and designed by architect John Wallis. Next to the church stands Davies Hall, designed by B. F. Ingelow, which houses a vestry and meeting rooms and is connected to the sanctuary via a cloister with stone columns and gothic arches, as well as a semi-circular bay window facing Queen Emma street and a timber-frame front porch. On the other side of the sanctuary is the Tenney Auditorium and Parke Memorial Chapel, which are clad in stucco and were built in 1940 under the direction of C. W. Dickey, featuring a gabled and hipped slate roof, gothic arched windows, buttresses, and lanais with stone columns and gothic arches. Behind the church is a series of buildings mostly built during the 20th Century that house St. Andrew's Schools, private Episcopal Schools which are affiliated with the church, and vary in style from Gothic Revival to modern and postmodern. The cathedral is a contributing structure in the Hawaii Capital Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Two of the tapped holes in the lower clamps were stripped, so I filed flats and used a nut on each one.
Out of the box, the fingers come in three sections: The thumb, the index finger, and the other three fingers fused together. Fortunately they're pretty easy to separate using a sharp hobby knife. Doing so allows for more... expressive hand gestures.
The reproduction Delco Eye from GM Restoration parts was not realistic enough for me so with some time and an old plastic screwdriver I made mine more realistic looking. June 2014
I installed a powered USB hub in a location where I can reach the plugs without having visible wires.
This is a modified version of a photo of me taken by Nico Olwagen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquilaonline/928930705/)
The Colosseum is an elliptical 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, despite its age. Construction began under the Emperor Vespasian (r. 69–79 AD) in 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir, Titus (r. 79–81). Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (r. 81–96). The three emperors who 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).
The Colosseum is built of travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock), and brick-faced concrete. It 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, 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 by earthquakes and stone robbers taking spolia, the Colosseum is still a renowned symbol of Imperial Rome and was listed as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and has links to the 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 depicted on the Italian version of the 5 euro cent 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.
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 geographically 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 AD 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. This claim is disputed; 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. 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. In the early to mid 14th century, the Pope's relocation to Avignon caused a population decline in Rome that left the region insecure. The colosseum was largely abandoned by the public and became a popular den for bandits.
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. In 1377, after the Pope's return to Rome, the Colosseum was restored by a religious order called Arciconfraternita del SS. Salvatore ad Sancta Sanctorum, who then inhabited a northern portion of 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.
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 Lire 40 billion ($19.3m / €20.6m at 2000 prices).
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).
This is the mini I use for my Warforged fighter in our Sunday D&D group. Except the figure came with an axe, and Seeker wields a two-handed hammer.
I cut the axe off, drilled out his hand, added a brass rod to form the new hammer handle, and now I'm sculpting the hammer on with milliput. I need to let it cure some before I can add any detail though, it's still too squishy.
I have run into two problems:
1 The supercharger is too wide to be placed between the heads of the 32V engine
2 Intake ports in the head are made to mate up with a diagonal intake, not vertical like I am going to use. This will create a kink and changing cross-sections in the intake tract. Not good for flow at all.
A probable solution is to reshape the intake for vertical flow. This solves both problems in one go! Hopefully there is some "meat" to work with in the top of the ports so I dont cut through...