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Opening-act for Miyavi, at Fabrique in Milan JTR Sickert, with Sonya Scarlet of Theatres des Vampires as special guest.
The band was formed during the Spring of 2005 from an idea of the guitarist/composer of that time, and then producer of electronic music and Tecno DJ, Daniele Rezzaghi. It’s with this fusion of electronic and heavy metal sounds that gave the incipit to the creation of this project. Shortly after, Rez contacted and proposed the idea to his friend and frontman, Billy T Cooper, who accepted enthusiastically. Together, they decided to include a female voice and shortly after, the singer Erika Miraglia was recruited, who positively shared the ideas of the two composers. Together they started work on their first two songs, and with the arrival of the rythmic section, made up from Pora “the King” B on drums and Klaus Mantovani, on bass, the band was completed.
The band now took on the name JTR Sickert, acronym of the 19th Century painter, Walter Richard Sickert, considered by the criminalist writer Patricia Cornwell, to be Jack The Ripper. Hence JTR
- Billy T Cooper (Vocal)
- Daniele Rezzaghi (Rhythm Guitar And Synthesizer)
- Zap (Lead Guitar)
- Emy Zona (Vocal)
- Klaus Mantovani (Bass)
- Federico Bonora (Drum)
This project was/is a submission to the “Hover Vehicle” Group Build in early 2020 at phoxim.de. a German science fiction modelling forum. It was a good opportunity and motivation to tackle a Star Wars 1:12 Speeder Bike & Biker Scout combo from Bandai, which I had recently acquired at a reasonable price directly from Japan (since these kits are, due to licensing, limited to the domestic market). In the meantime the price tags for this set have reached absurd heights: while I got it for USD 45, seller frequently demand USD 75 and more these days! Sick.
However, when I bought the set I was already certain that I would not build it OOB, according to Ep. VI (Endor) status. I had the idea of a desert camouflage, esp. for the Biker Scout.
When I started building for the GB, this idea still lingered. As a kind of preface: both models, the Scout and the Bike, are actually snap-fit kits. The parts are molded in appropriate colors and in different materials (even on a single sprue!), so that no painting is required. If you stick the parts together, you already get a nice and presentable set. Due to the zillion of small parts, however, I would not recommend the kit(s) for beginners.
The fit of both kits in the set is excellent, and there are only a few traps during building. However, both kits have potential for a lot more, and esp. with some paint they really “win”.
Work started with the Speeder Bike. I originally envisioned some extras like dust filters or a desert camouflage. But the more I worked on the hardware, the more I became convinced to stay close to the original design. After all, the 74-Z Speeder Bike would be a very common and “cheap” Imperial vehicle, so it would be mass-produced and standardized. There’s actually only little body mass to conceal, and with the original reddish-brown bodywork, I decided to stick with that, since it would match a desert setting. I also found that extra hardware would be difficult to add without making it look “intentional”. The bike is so beefy and spindly – anything added to it would look superficial. Therefore it remained basically OOB.
The only changes I made is that I opened the air intakes in the hull’s flanks (OOB, they end in flat plates that are well visible and not very pretty), and I did some PSR around the parts that come with the intakes, since they leave, despite the kit’s overall good fit, visible and exaggerated seams.
For a more life-like look, I gave the Bike some laser hit marks and dents on the hull – created/sculpted with a heated screwdriver and left pretty “raw”.
Another mod concerns the cargo behind the seat: OOB, the kit comes with a plastic tarpaulin. It does not look bad, but I found it a bit boring – also, because I wanted to make the Scout more interesting and give him a bigger weapon. So I scratched a different equipment package from 1:100 VF-1 (Macross) missiles and small circuit elements (from the DIY store), which are held in place by a flexible net - actually a piece of nylon pantyhose, fixed to additional attachment points.
The whole kit was re-painted with Revell acrylics, since I did not find the plastic’s color convincing. Th red-brown is IMHO too pale, and the engine parts’ grey too light, so that I used more saturated colors. The whole kit was also dry-painted with lighter basic shades, received a black ink washing and an overall matt acrylic varnish coat and was finally treated with mineral pigments.
Next came the Biker Scout. Here, a camouflage was easier to realize and also more plausible, since camouflaged Imperial Troopers actually exist. It took some time to figure out a concept for the uniform, though. I settled upon a three-tone desert scheme (in beige, a reddish clay tone and red brown, similar to the Speeder Bike’s hull) for the suit’s hard elements, and the soft suit underneath, which is originally black/dark grey, became dark brown, for good contrast. Some details like bags or the gaiters became khaki drill.
Some details on the figure were added or modified. For instance, I added two dust filters and antennae to the helmet, and I gave the figure a kind of “skirt” (also made from nylon stockings), inspired by the Snowtroopers from Ep. V on Hoth. Not much, but esp. the skirt makes the Scout look more beefy than the original.
Just like the Speeder Bike, the figure was dry-painted, received a black ink washing and an overall matt acrylic varnish coat and was finally treated with mineral pigments.
Just when I was about to finish the Scout, I eventually decided to add a display base for both models. This was not an easy decision, since a base will have to be stored somewhere when everything has been finished. Originally, I just wanted to build a small neutral, black base that would hold the Bike in hover with the Scout on top, riding it.
However, I eventually had the idea to make the Scout a veteran sniper, being on a single clandestine mission and watching out for a target in a desert setting. This scenic concept led to the base/diorama, which is pretty simple, though, and extra equipment for the Scout: a heavy rifle (taken from a Bandai 1:60 Brocken Labor and slightly modified) and scratched binoculars, which the figure can both hold well and in a natural posture.
At its core, the base is a 20x6” (50x15cm) piece of MDF wood, 1” (2.5 cm) thick, which I had found in the stash. It was just big enough to allow both models to be presented separately, but still small enough to be stored in one of my cabinets later…
The Bike was to be positioned at the right side, the Scout to the left, standing separately, as if watching out. In order to give the base some more structure, I added a piece of rock to the left, since the Scout would not demand much depth. In order to save time and effort, I used a (massive!) resin rock, actually a decoration piece for terrariums!
The base’s surface was created in old-school fashion. At first, I added a border with balsa wood around the MDF board, defining the landscape’s outline. Then the resin rock was positioned, as well as the two models.
The landscape itself was created with a plaster/tile grout mix, the surface was created with very fine quartz sand that was sprinkled onto the fresh/wet plaster. I also added some footprints, as if the Scout had just got off of his Bike. A thorough soaking with a mix of water and white glue fixed everything in place, making the surface stable to touch. Once dry, the landscape was painted with sand brown from the rattle can, and a second layer of lighter beige was later added, too. The diorama’s balsa flanks were painted black, and the whole thing sealed with acrylic matt varnish, also from a rattle can.
On purpose, no vegetation was added. A clear pylon that holds the Bike in place and in a virtual hover was added under the vehicle’s center of gravity, scratched from a piece of clear sprue. OOB, the kit comes with a similar piece, but it turned out to be too short for the use on my diorama.
As a final finish treatment, the whole landscape was dusted generously with the same mineral pigments as the models, and I was lucky to have pigments in store that had almost the same beige color as the final surface paint finish – creating a very consistent look.
Another small, final detail is a scratched critter that hides in one of the rock’s crevices…
A lot of work, the whole building process lasted several weeks, even with creative breaks in which I built other, normal small projects. But I think the extra effort with the desert display base were worthwhile, since the scenic diorama makes everything look more plausible and life-like.
Vauxhall Firenza (Modified) (1971) Engine 5735cc V8
Registration Number AOB 170 K
VAUXHALL SET
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A much modified Vauxhall Firenza, powered by a 5.7 litre Ford Mustang V8 with big valve head, high flow oil pump, modified cam shaft, forged over bore pistons, high torque starter motor, 750 cfm Holley carburettor, Mustang GT manifold and a Jaguar radiator.
Body adopted with an Old Nail body kit, with reinforced floor and chassis.
The car has a Jaguar XJS LSD, narrowed by 11 inches, later type out board discs, a 2:88 ratio differential and adjustable coils.
The front is widened by 4 inches, solid mounted with uprate springs, BMW series 3 power steering,, Vauxhall Ventora stub axles, Renault Kangoo disc brakes with Austin Princess four pot calipers.
All work completed at home by the present owner. When purchased the car was a 1.6 and had been standing for a 20 years. The 1.6 engine was first replaced by a Rover 2 litre Turbo.
Shot at Weston Park Car Show 25:04:2011 Ref 70-415
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Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui
Chino Planes Of Fame
The J8M1 was intended to be a licence-built copy of the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. Difficulties in shipping an example to Japan meant that the aircraft eventually had to be reverse-engineered from a flight operations manual and other limited documentation. A single prototype was tested before the end of World War II.
The Japanese were quite aware of the results of the strategic bombing of Germany, and knew that the B-29 Superfortress would be bombing Japan and the resultant problems which would arise from trying to combat this. Japanese military attachés had become aware of the Komet during a visit to the Bad Zwischenahn airfield of Erprobungskommando 16, the Luftwaffe evaluation squadron charged with service test of the revolutionary rocket-propelled interceptor. They negotiated the rights to licence-produce the aircraft and its Walter HWK 509A rocket engine. The engine license alone cost the Japanese 20 million Reichsmarks.[1]
The agreement was for Germany to provide the following by spring 1944:
Complete blueprints of the Me 163B Komet and the HWK 509A engine.
One complete Komet; two sets of sub-assemblies and components.
Three complete HWK 509A engines.
Inform Japan of any improvements and developments of the Komet.
Allow the Japanese to study the manufacturing processes for both the Komet and the engine.
Allow the Japanese to study Luftwaffe operational procedures for the Komet.
The broken-down aircraft and engine were sent to Kobe, Japan in early 1944. It is probable that the airframe was on the Japanese submarine RO-501 (ex-U-1224), which left Kiel, Germany on 30 March 1944 and was sunk in the mid-Atlantic on 13 May 1944 by the hunter-killer group based on the escort carrier USS Bogue. Plans and engines were on the Japanese submarine I-29, which left Lorient, France on 16 April 1944 and arrived in Singapore on 14 July 1944, later sunk by the submarine USS Sawfish on 26 July 1944, near the Philippines, after leaving Singapore.
The Japanese decided to attempt to copy the Me 163 using a basic instructional manual on the Komet in the hands of naval mission member Commander Eiichi Iwaya who had travelled to Singapore in the I-29 and flown on to Japan when the submarine docked.
From its inception, the project was a joint Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (JAAF)/Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (JNAF) venture. The JAAF wanted a new design to be drawn up. The JNAF, on the other hand, felt the design should mimic the German Komet because it had already proven to be a stable aerodynamic body. It was the JNAF which won and issued the 19-shi specification in July 1944 for the design of the rocket-powered defence fighter. The contract went to Mitsubishi Jukogyo KK, which would produce both the JNAF version the J8M1 Shu-sui and the JAAF version Ki-200.
The project was headed by Mijiro Takahashi. The JAAF, however decided to undertake their own design to meet the 19-shi specifications, working at their Rikugun Kokugijitsu Kenkyujo (JAAF Aerotechnical Institute) in secret.
At the 1st Naval Air Technical Arsenal in Yokosuka, in association with Mitsubishi and Yokosuka Arsenal, work began to adapt the Walter HWK 509A engine to Japanese manufacturing capabilities and techniques. This was also where efforts were underway to produce a glider version of the J8M to provide handling data. While working on this glider, the MXY8 Akigusa (??, "Autumn Grass"), Mitsubishi completed a mock-up of the J8M1 in September 1944.
Both the JAAF and JNAF approved its design and construction and a prototype was built. In December 1944, the MXY8 was completed and, on 8 December 1944, at the Hyakurigahara Airfield, Lieutenant-Commander Toyohiko Inuzuka took the controls of the MXY8. Once in the air, Inuzuka found the MXY8 almost perfectly emulated the handling characteristics of the Komet. Two additional MXY8 gliders were constructed in the naval yard at Yokosuka, one being delivered to the Rikugun Kokugijitsu Kenkyujo (JAAF Aerotechnical Institute) at Tachikawa for evaluation. The JNAF initiated the construction another prototype, production designation Ku-13. This was to use water ballast to simulate the weight of an operational J8M complete with engine and weapons. This variant was to be built by Maeda Aircraft Institute, while the JAAF version was to be constructed by Yokoi Koku KK (Yoki Aircraft Co). The JNAF also proposed a more advanced trainer, designated the MXY9 Shu-ka (??, "Autumn Fire") which would be powered by a 441 lbf (1.96 kN) thrust Tsu-11 ducted-fan engine. The war, however, ended before this model could be built.
Mitsubishi and partners Nissan and Fuji proceeded with development of the airframe and Yokosuka Arsenal was adapting the engine for Japanese production, designated the Ro.2. The Japanese succeeded in producing prototypes that outwardly looked very much similar to the Komet. The J8M1 had a wet weight that was 900 lb (410 kg) lighter, the aircraft having a plywood main spar and wooden vertical tail. The designers had also dispensed with the armoured glass in the cockpit and the aircraft carried less ammunition and slightly less fuel.
The Ki-200 and the J8M1 differed only in minor items, but the most obvious difference was the JAAF's Ki-200 was armed with two 30 mm (1.18 in) Type 5 cannon (with a rate of fire of 450 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 2,350 ft/s (720 m/s), while the J8M1 was armed with two 30 mm (1.18 in) Ho-105 cannon (rate of fire 400 rounds per minute, muzzle velocity 2,460 ft/s (750 m/s). The Ho-105 was the lighter of the two and both offered a higher velocity than the MK 108 cannon of the Me 163 (whose muzzle velocity was 1,705 ft/s (520 m/s). The Toko Ro.2 (KR10) rocket motor did not offer the same thrust rating as the original, and Mitsubishi calculated that the lighter weight of the J8M1 would not offset this. Performance would not be as good as that of the Komet, but was still substantial.[2]
The engine still used the German propellants of T-Stoff oxidizer and C-Stoff fuel (hydrogen peroxide/methanol-hydrazine), known in Japan as Ko and Otsu respectively.
A total of 60 of the training version (Ku-13, Ki-13, MXY-8, MXY-9) were produced by Yokosuka, Yokoi[disambiguation needed] and Maeda[disambiguation needed]. Seven of the operational version (J8M1/Ki-200) were built by Mitsubishi.
Operational history
J8M-17[clarification needed]
In 8 January 1945, one of the two J8M1 prototypes was towed aloft, water ballast added in place of the fuel tank and rocket engine to test its aerodynamics. The test flights confirmed the design. Training courses for JAAF and JNAF pilots began on the Ku-53 glider, which shared a similar configuration to the J8M1. The 312th Naval Air Group was selected to operate the first J8M1. Mitsubishi, Fuji Hikoki, and Nissan Jidosha all had tooling for mass production well into the advanced stages, ready to produce both the J8M1 and the J8M2 variant, which differed from the J8M1 in sacrificing one of the Type 5 cannon for a small increase in fuel capacity. The first J8M1 prototype to be equipped with the Toko Ro.2 (KR10) was ready in June 1945. They were then transferred from the Nagoya plant to Yokoku for final checks before powered flight testing, after final glide tests with the engine installed.
The J8M took to the air for its first powered flight on 7 July 1945,[3] with Lieutenant Commander Toyohiko Inuzuka at the controls; after his "sharp start" rocket-powered takeoff, Inuzuka successfully jettisoned the dolly upon becoming airborne and began to gain speed, climbing skywards at a 45° angle. At an altitude of 396 m (1,300 ft), the engine stopped abruptly and the J8M1 stalled. Inuzuka managed to glide the aircraft back, but clipped a small building at the edge of the airfield while trying to land, causing the aircraft to burst into flames. Inuzuka died the next day.[4] While Mitsubishi and naval technicians sought to find the cause of the accident, all future flights were grounded. The engine cutout had occurred because the angle of climb, coupled with the fuel tanks being half-filled for this first flight, caused a shifting of the fuel, which in turn caused an auto cutout device to activate because of an air lock in the fuel line. Requests to continue flight testing were denied pending the modification of the fuel pumps in the aircraft. The sixth and seventh prototypes were to be fitted with the modified Ro.2 engine.
Full scale production readiness was almost at hand and in fact, component construction was already underway. Flight testing was to resume, despite another explosion of the fuel mixture during a ground test days after the crash, in late August 1945 and the J8M2 design was finalized. But on 15 August 1945, the war ended for the Japanese and all work on the J8M ceased. The end of the war also spelled the end of the JAAF's Ki-202 Shu-sui-Kai (Modified Shusui), whose design had begun in secret months before. The Ki-202 was to offer improved flight endurance over the Ki-200 and was slated to be the priority fighter for the JAAF in 1946, but no metal was cut before Japan's surrender.
Germany tried to send another Komet in U-864, but the submarine was sunk near Bergen by British submarine HMS Venturer in February 1945.
Variants
J8M1
J8M2 Shu-sui Model 21(?)
Long-range version for Navy, identical to J8M1, but armament reduced to a single 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon.
J8M3 Shu-sui Model 22 (Rikugun Ki-202 Shu-sui-kai)
Long-range version for Army and Navy, with fuselage and wingspan lengthened to 7.10 m (23 ft 3 in) and 9.75 m (32 ft 0 in) respectively. Powered by 19.6 kN (4,410 lbf) Tokuro-3, projected maximum speed 900 km/h (560 mph).
Yokosuka MXY-8 "Akigusa" (Yokoi Ku-13)
Training glider using J8M airframe for Navy and Army.
Yokosuka MXY-9 "Shuka"
Training version using J8M airframe, powered by Tsu-11 thermojet engine.
Operators
Japan
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Survivors
The J8M1 at the Planes of Fame Museum.
In November 1945, two aircraft were taken from Yokosuka to the United States for evaluation aboard USS Barnes. FE-300/T2-300 (USA ident) (Japanese ident 403) is now exhibited at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California. The other was at NAS Glenview in October 1946 (identity unknown), but was scrapped.
In the 1960s, a nearly complete (but badly damaged) fuselage was discovered in a cave in Japan. This was on display at a Japanese Air Self Defense Forces base near Gifu until 1999, when it was restored and completed by Mitsubishi for display in the company's internal Komaki Plant Museum.[5]
Specifications (J8M1/Ki-200)
Data from [6]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 6.03 m (19 ft 9 in) ;;;Ki 200
5.88 m (19 ft)
Wingspan: 9.47 m (31 ft 1 in)
Height: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 17.72 m2 (190.7 sq ft) ;;;Ki 200
17.69 m2 (190.41 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,445 kg (3,186 lb) ;;;Ki 200
1,505 kg (3,318 lb)
J8M2
1,510 kg (3,329 lb)
Gross weight: 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) ;;;J8M2
3,650 kg (8,047 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,870 kg (8,532 lb) ;;;J8M2
3,900 kg (8,598 lb)
Fuel capacity: ;;;Ko
1,181 l (260 imp gal) (T-Stoff = 80% Hydrogen Peroxide + 20% Oxyquinoline and Pyrophosphates)
O-tsu
522 l (115 imp gal) (C-Stoff = 30% Hydrazine Hydrate + 70% Methanol, Water and Potassium-Copper Cyanides)
Powerplant: 1 × Toku Ro.2 a.k.a. KR10 liquid-fuelled rocket engine, 14.71 kN (3,307 lbf) thrust
Performance
Maximum speed: 900 km/h (559 mph; 486 kn) at 10,000 m (32,808 ft)
Cruising speed: 699 km/h (434 mph; 377 kn) ;;;Ki 200
351 km/h (218 mph)
Stall speed: 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)
Endurance: ;;;J8M1
5 minutes 30 seconds of powered flight
Ki 200
max - 7 minutes, full throttle - 2 minutes 30 seconds of powered flight,
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 50 m/s (9,800 ft/min)
Time to altitude: ;;;J8M1
2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 40 seconds
4,000 m (13,123 ft) in 2 minutes 8 seconds
8,000 m (26,247 ft) in 3 minutes 8 seconds
10,000 m (32,808 ft) in 3 minutes 50 seconds
Ki 200
10,000 m (32,808 ft) in 3 minutes 40 seconds
Wing loading: 219.22 kg/m² (44.90 lb/sq ft) ;;;J8M2
219.7kg/m² (44.998 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.388
Armament
Guns: ;;;J8M1
2x Type 5 30mm cannon with 53 rounds per gun
J8M2
1x Type 5 30mm cannon with 53 rounds
Ki 200
2x Ho-155 30mm cannon or 2x Type 5 30mm cannon
Source Wikipedia
Porsche 911 (930) Turbo (1975-89) Engine 3299cc F6 Turbo
Registration Number REF 182 R (Middlesboro)
PORSCHE ALBUM
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Porsche originally began experimenting with a Turbo charged version of the 911 Carrera in order to produce a street legal homologation version of the racing car. But despite regulation on the homologation of the race car changing Porsche pressed on with the development of the road car, and it would go on to help as a basis for the 934 and 935 racers. The programme was left in the hands of Ernst Fuhrmann who adapted the turbo technology originally developed for the 917/30 Can Am car to the 3000 cc flat six with an output of 256 bhp. Together with a revised suspension, larger brakes and gearbox. A whale tail spoiler to ensure improved air supply to the engine and to increase downforce, grip was improved with wider rear wheels, upgraded tyres under flared wheel arches.
The car debut at Paris in 1974 as the 911 Turbo but in the US was known as the 930.
In 1978 the car received n upgraded 3300 cc engine with a air-air inter-cooler which increased the output to 300 bhp the brakes were upgrade and the spoiler re-profiled in harmony with the inter-cooler.
In 1980 the 930 was withdrawn from the US and Japan in the face of more stringent emission laws, but remained on sale in Europe. In 1983 a 325 bhp package as a special order with an additional four pipe exhaust an additional oil cooler requiring a re-profiled spoiler and modified rockers.
Porsche discontinued the 930 after model year 1989 when its underlying "G-Series" platform was being replaced by the 964. The 1989 models were the first and last versions of the 930 to feature the G50 transmission, a five-speed manual transmission.
Diolch am 86,022,514 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn 90cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 86,022,514 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 01.08-2021 exiting the Silverstone Festival 01.08.2021 Ref 150-278
Nikon D800 E Photos of Pretty Blonde Swimsuit Bikini Model Goddess standing with a black 45surf surfboard in front of Malibu Sea Caves on El Matador State Beach! A classic California blue-eyed blond beach babe!
Look closely, and you will see that I--Johnny Ranger McCoy-- am the cowboy on her shirt! Also on the shirt are the stages of the epic Hero's Journey, modified for 45surf & the gold 45 revolver!
Here is some epic video I shot of the gorgeous goddess at the same time as the stills with the Sony Alpha NEX 6 camera with the 50 mm F/1.8 prime lens for nex6 e mount cameras bracketed to my Nikon D800E (cool bokeh!):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7geL3rFcP0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vI7jWGv4mg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrKPz-XY4WA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=afUY1TyUrZE
The blue-eyed goddess was modeling the gold 45 revolver gold'n'virtue bikini with the famous golden gun/colt 45 revolver from my favorite film--Sergio Leone's and Clint Eastwood's "Fistful of Dollars!"
Combine the shallow-depth-of-field with Sony NEX-6's latest face-tracking auto focus, and you can see how the moving video keeps the model's pretty blue eyes in focus, while blurring the background! The Sony Alpha NEX 6 has much better bokeh than the cameras I have been using! :)
She was tall, thin, fit, toned, defined, and beautiful!
Modeling the Gold 45 Revolver(TM) Gold'N'Virtue(TM) American Flag Bikini! Stars & Stripes Forever! :)
Nikon D800E Photographs of a Beautiful Sandy-Blonde/Brunette Swimsuit Bikini Model shot with the Nikon D800E and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens with a CP--the B+W 77mm XS-Pro Kaesemann Circular Polarizer with Multi-Resistant Nano Coatin, all on the amazing Nikon D800E Camera.
Shot in both RAW & JPEG, but all these photos are RAWs finished in Lightroom 5 ! :)
All the Gold'N'Virtue bikinis and 45surf clothes have the main equation to Moving Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Journey Physics here:
herosjourneyphysics.wordpress.com/ MDT PROOF#2: Einstein (1912 Man. on Rel.) and Minkowski wrote x4=ict. Ergo dx4/dt=ic--the foundational equation of all time and motion which is on all the shirts and swimsuits. Every photon that hits my Nikon D800e's sensor does it by surfing the fourth expanding dimension, which is moving at c relative to the three spatial dimensions, or dx4/dt=ic!
On the shirt is the classic hero's journey which you can apply to your epic journey into photography!
YOUR HERO’S JOURNEY INTO PHOTOGRAPHY:
DEPARTURE:
The Call to Adventure: You witness a spectacular sunset. How do you capture the beauty?
Refusal of the Call: The Nikon D800 costs too much/HDR is too hard to learn.
Supernatural Aid: The wisdom of the Greats and books and tutorials mentor and inspire you.
The Crossing of the First Threshold: You invest in a Nikon D800, 14-24mm F/2.8 Nikkor wide-angle lens, and Photomatix software.
Belly of The Whale: Your work is falling short of your vision. Tired, stressed, and disoriented in Photomatix.
INITIATION:
The Road of Trials (and Errors!): You press on, regardless, by and by learning Photomatix as “Mistakes are the portals of discovery!”.
The Meeting With the Goddess: Success! One of your photos “SNAPS” into place.
Woman as Temptress: What worked for one instance is no longer working. Sometimes seeming success leads down the wrong path.
Atonement with the Father: You must transcend your mentors and the “experts” in exalting your own personal voice. In becoming oneself, one “atones” with their teachers and mentors, forgiving them for their mistakes, as one embraces their own.
Apotheosis: Realizing your full potential and unique vision and voice.
The Ultimate Boon: Exalting your artistic potential in a finished print.
RETURN:
Refusal of the Return: Unable to market/sell the awesome work.
The Magic Flight: A gallery agrees to host your photography!
Rescue from Without: A magazine miraculously picks up your photography! Your once-blind faith in following beauty is finally rewarded!
The Crossing of the Return Threshold: Returning home to serve an audience as an HDR photographer.
Master of Two Worlds: On your laptop’s screen is a portal out to the brand new world of HDR—a world you can share with others! You can enter the HDR world at will.
Freedom to Live: Financial freedom to pursue your artistic dreams!
May the Hero's Journey Mythology Goddess inspire you (as they have inspired me!) along your own artistic journey! Love, love, love the 70-200mm F/2.8 Lens! :)
All the Best on Your Epic Hero's Journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
This photo is shot with a modified lens. I removed one of the glasses inside and turned the rear glass 180 degr. The picture has a bit of sharpness in the center and a very strange affect on the sides and the corners.
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Wallpaper Name : جديد صور سيارات معدله لا يفوتكم
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Pictured: Justin & Delicious Pizza!
Shot with late 1960s Keystone Instamatic 125x Camera / Magicube Flash Cube
Modified 126 Cartridge
Kodak 35mm Portra 160vc loaded into 126 Kodak Cartridge
Film Expired 12/2008
Image © 2009 Michael L. Raso
About the film stock:
Kodak Expired Film Promotion.In the summer of 2009 Kodak created a Flickr group called KODAK EXPIRED FILM and offered 400 people around the world the chance to receive 10 rolls of expired Kodak film. I was fortunate enough to be part of this group.
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Spain, Eurofighter IPA4, marked C.16-20 / 11-91, seen arriving back to Getafe (LEGT) after a mission testing air to ground launch of dumb bombs. We can see a belly fuel tank that looks modified to carry photo equipment to record weapons launch and separation proccess.
Volkswagen Beetle (Modified) 1300 (1966-70) Engine 1285cc HO4 OHV
Registration Number ETJ 788 J
VOLKSWAGEN SET
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VW Beetle modified in the style of a US hot rod, or speedster
Shot at Weston Park Car Show 25:04:2011 Ref 70-428
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My modified Brickmania M4A4 Sherman tank.
White stars from Archer Transfers.
Credit to Rumrunner for the headlight design.
The Iceburn is a heavily modified X100 Arthrodira and was specifically designed for the Death Rally on Undoom IV.
Originally considered the underdog, most of the competition wrote off the Iceburn as easy pickings. It wasn't until the race had started that the other pilots realized their error.
Ever since its introduction, the Iceburn has been winning the Death Rally. Most pilots consider the ship cursed though, since after every race, the newly crowned champion pilot vanishes without a trace. That still doesn't stop desperate pilots from signing up though, as the managers have always found someone to pilot it in the race.
Just to add another layer to the mystery, during the latest Death Rally, the Iceburn disappeared. People whisper that it was stolen, some say it was destroyed. Either way, rumors of its existence still pop up from time to time, and it is said that the Iceburn has been spotted with the elite mercenary group, The Neophyters.