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A storm front moving in from the South; with some magnificent Cumulus Congestus clouds formations to match.
The crows came along at the right moment.
Explore 02/06/15 - Thanks everyone for the kind comments and faves.
A racing robot built for speed with an inexplicable preference for rocky and desert terrain.
Built for my review of 80015 Monkie Kid's Cloud Roadster on New Elementary! Give it a read here: www.newelementary.com/2020/12/lego-monkie-kid-review-8001...
Jolly Harbour, Antigua, Leeward Islands
"'Cause I'm on my knees
Turn off the darkness please
Where will you go?
And they keep telling me
I'm older than I'm supposed to be
We'll go when the storm passes away
I'll keep the storm if I can keep you
I'll live in the rain if you will too
We can ride together
We can ride the weather"
Storm Passes Away - Jake Bugg (2013)
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Rain clouds over a mountain top satellite tracking station blow into the Milky Way filled sky above the Pacific Ocean. The preceding drizzle diffuses the shoreline lights into fuzzy orbs. A view as far as the galactic core 27,000 light years distant was truncated to 2,700 feet.
Nimbus II
My entry into Eurobricks' May 4th contest in the ‘Imperial Ship’ category.
I’ve wanted to build one of ECHenry’s designs for some time and the build prompt from the contest provided the perfect excuse! Likewise, I often lurk among these forums so this contest provided the impetus to finally sign up.
This MOC is based on ECHenry's idea for a fighter called the Nimbus II: a ship that bridges the design between the Republic Nimbus-class V-wing and the Imperial TIE fighter. EC Henry writes:
“This fighter was the successor to the Nimbus-class V-wing. Most notably, the Nimbus II lacked the shield projector nose of the earlier V-wing. This left the Nimbus II almost completely unshielded, but it significantly improved speed, maneuverability, and power efficiency. The Nimbus II would be a common sight for the first several years of Imperial rule, before it was largely replaced by the more robust and more maintenance-friendly TIE fighter.”
As soon as I got my hands on the new Pagani windscreen elements, I wanted to give this cockpit combo a try. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine how this design might later morph into that of the iconic TIE fighter.
There are a few details that I’m rather pleased with: the little greebles in the engines which are I think I made pretty accurate to EC Henry’s original design, as well as the wings which have the black panels reminiscent of the TIE solar panels on one side and flat grey on the other.
Finally, I squeezed a little functionality into the model: turning the gear between the thrusters at the back of the craft will rotate the wings into flight or landing position. Luckily, there’s just enough friction in the mechanism to keep the wings vertical when they need to be.
A racing robot built for speed with an inexplicable preference for rocky and desert terrain.
Built for my review of 80015 Monkie Kid's Cloud Roadster on New Elementary! Give it a read here: www.newelementary.com/2020/12/lego-monkie-kid-review-8001...
Nimbus II
My entry into Eurobricks' May 4th contest in the ‘Imperial Ship’ category.
I’ve wanted to build one of ECHenry’s designs for some time and the build prompt from the contest provided the perfect excuse! Likewise, I often lurk among these forums so this contest provided the impetus to finally sign up.
This MOC is based on ECHenry's idea for a fighter called the Nimbus II: a ship that bridges the design between the Republic Nimbus-class V-wing and the Imperial TIE fighter. EC Henry writes:
“This fighter was the successor to the Nimbus-class V-wing. Most notably, the Nimbus II lacked the shield projector nose of the earlier V-wing. This left the Nimbus II almost completely unshielded, but it significantly improved speed, maneuverability, and power efficiency. The Nimbus II would be a common sight for the first several years of Imperial rule, before it was largely replaced by the more robust and more maintenance-friendly TIE fighter.”
As soon as I got my hands on the new Pagani windscreen elements, I wanted to give this cockpit combo a try. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine how this design might later morph into that of the iconic TIE fighter.
There are a few details that I’m rather pleased with: the little greebles in the engines which are I think I made pretty accurate to EC Henry’s original design, as well as the wings which have the black panels reminiscent of the TIE solar panels on one side and flat grey on the other.
Finally, I squeezed a little functionality into the model: turning the gear between the thrusters at the back of the craft will rotate the wings into flight or landing position. Luckily, there’s just enough friction in the mechanism to keep the wings vertical when they need to be.
A handful of nimbuses freed up from the loss of Route 235 were initially used on Route 195 whilst the remainder of its new buses were awaiting delivery. 8464 gets ready to overtake 8750 at Brentford Station on Abellio’s first day of operation
Nimbus II
My entry into Eurobricks' May 4th contest in the ‘Imperial Ship’ category.
I’ve wanted to build one of ECHenry’s designs for some time and the build prompt from the contest provided the perfect excuse! Likewise, I often lurk among these forums so this contest provided the impetus to finally sign up.
This MOC is based on ECHenry's idea for a fighter called the Nimbus II: a ship that bridges the design between the Republic Nimbus-class V-wing and the Imperial TIE fighter. EC Henry writes:
“This fighter was the successor to the Nimbus-class V-wing. Most notably, the Nimbus II lacked the shield projector nose of the earlier V-wing. This left the Nimbus II almost completely unshielded, but it significantly improved speed, maneuverability, and power efficiency. The Nimbus II would be a common sight for the first several years of Imperial rule, before it was largely replaced by the more robust and more maintenance-friendly TIE fighter.”
As soon as I got my hands on the new Pagani windscreen elements, I wanted to give this cockpit combo a try. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine how this design might later morph into that of the iconic TIE fighter.
There are a few details that I’m rather pleased with: the little greebles in the engines which are I think I made pretty accurate to EC Henry’s original design, as well as the wings which have the black panels reminiscent of the TIE solar panels on one side and flat grey on the other.
Finally, I squeezed a little functionality into the model: turning the gear between the thrusters at the back of the craft will rotate the wings into flight or landing position. Luckily, there’s just enough friction in the mechanism to keep the wings vertical when they need to be.
So far, this is our coldest morning this winter. I was beginning to wonder if we would even see -50, which would have been a first since records have been kept in my area.
I was thinking in the night it might even drop down to -60, which we haven't seen in maybe 10 years, but it didn't happen.
Temperatures expected to moderate back to the 'new normal' (-30s at night) within the next few days.
This is an iphone shot of the Nimbus thermometer provided to me by the National Weather Service office in Fairbanks, for use in documenting daily weather observations.
Up and over the Nimbus Tower, then things get interesting. All I was thinking,was how much better this photo could be, if all those hikers had on bright coloured jackets :-) The CMH-Bobbie Burns Via Ferrata experience high up in the Purcell mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Aug. 27-2015
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In the afternoon clouds form and we get rain showers. They soon dissipate and the sun appears again
Lake Bonnet Village, Florida
Canon EOS 90D camera
150-600mm F5-6.3 Sigma DG OS HSM | Contemporary
1/1000 f7.1 ISO160 150mm
"Nimbus" comes from the Latin word for "rain. Nimbostratus clouds bring continuous precipitation that can last for many hours. ... Cumulonimbus clouds are also called thunderheads. I took this shot of Knowle Reservoir Water Tower from a distance of about half a mile, while standing in my garden in bright sunshine!