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A fascinating little publication and a version of the Metropolitan & Bakerloo lines works undertaken by London Transport I have not seen before. It was issued in February 1939 a few months before the first phase in this "great scheme of works" entered into service; this was the extension of Bakerloo line services north of Baker Street station through a newly constructed tube line that surfaced at Finchley Road station and took over the Met's Stanmore services as its second north London branch.
The rest of the works, that formed an important part of the massive London Passenger Transport Board's "New Works Programme 1935 - 1940", was as the text describes, due to be completed within two years. However, the outbreak of war in September 1939 was to mean that the programme was to take until 1962 to complete. This would consist of the widening and grade separation of the bulk of the Met up as far as Moor Park and the electrification of tracks from the previous termination point of Rickmansworth to Amersham and Chesham. The driver behind these various works is told in the text - the old pre-1933 Metropolitan Railway had, perhaps unwittingly, by building new branch lines such as to Watford and Stanmore, ended up with a serious congestion problem on the two-track section between Baker Street and Finchley Road that to add to the fun had three station stops in the section. The Met, to their credit, had considered various options that included a 'tube railway' for managing terminating trains at Baker Street that would have consisted of a loop. For various reasons, including finance, this had not happened - the formation of LT in 1933 that included the Met allowed the new London Transport to take, perhaps, a wider view. The construction of the tube tunnels down from Finchley Road allowed passengers from NW London, either directly or by cross-platform interchange at the reconstructed Finchley Rd station, direct access to the West End without the hassles of changing at Baker Street. In addition, the new tube with the two replacement stations, allowed closure of Swiss Cottage, Marlborough Road and St. John's Wood stations on the 'main line' thus increasing line capacity. It is interesting to see on the map that firstly Swiss Cottage tube station is strangely omitted and the station that is shown, St. John's Wood as we now know it, is shown as 'Acacia Road'.
I should also note that, just before closure of the sub-surface line, in June 1939 St. John's Wood was re-named Lords after the adjacent cricket ground. There was an idea to retain this station for match day use but this never came to fruition and it formally closed on 19 November 1939, thus being one of the shortest lived station names on the Underground. In 1979 the Stanmore branch transferred to the 'new' Jubilee line that included new tunnels south of Baker Street. LT had, perhaps unwittingly like the Met before, had also created a problem with capacity in the central London section of the Bakerloo that had two northern branches and one southern terminus.
As noted above, in post-war years the work did slowly re-commence but years of austerity and, to an extent, the newly nationalised London Transport having to argue for capital investment from the 'same pot' as British Railways, meant that it was not until the mid-late 1950s work truly started and moved to completion. Whereas it is true that the Stanmore branch did get 'new trains' in the form of the 1938-tube stock, the Met main line had to wait until the delivery of the new A60/A62-stock some twenty years after this phamplet was printed.
The text is thorough and very much in the language that LT used at the time and, in places, is surprisingly ebullient such as with regards to passengers in the penultimate paragraph! The foreword has that marvellous line that asks passengers "to excuse any temprary deficiencies in the travelling conditions" - that's the LT I knew!
In an ever growing rare sight on Pacific National Locomotives, the dark blue sight of the old Freightcorp is decreasing with more units receiving with the modern blue and yellow PN scheme. Double the luck was given to us on 5234 grain with 8141, 8138 and 8123, as they coast downgrade.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
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Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
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My phase II clone army is complete! With the final parts that I needed arriving in the mail yesterday, I have finally finished converting my clone army to phase II armor. They aren't super special or anything, but for stop-motions, they'll do.
The Pina went through a phase at about 2 or 3 where she was completely obsessed with the color red. This was one of her go to dresses. I remember this day, August in Sacramento. It was blazing hot and we were at Jamba Juice waiting for smoothies she was angry for no reason other than being 2 nearly 3 and angry. She's thinned out a lot these day, her chipmunk cheeks and fat knuckles are leaving.
Found when looking through negatives. From Summer 2009 with the Rolleiflex. Same day as I took this accidental double exposure of the big one.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
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Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
The 2002 Clone Trooper that I accquired a few months ago finally serves his purpose.
I have applied waterslide decals on the arms and legs to give him detail.
Decals by ChaoticGood on the CABG forums.
Like I mentioned in yesterday's post I had a shoot with with a model lined up for today. Here's an image from the shoot.
The model is Nick Merritt who was a real trooper as what you can't see is that by the time we got to this shot we'd both been standing in the rain shooting for 2 FRAKING HOURS!
I was soaked, Nick was soaked, the phaser was soaked and the camera is STILL leaking water 6 hours later. Had tons of fun and Nick was the consummate professional! It's not easy looking this good in a downpour. I do it all the time so I have pity for those just starting out, don't you know ;-)
Model: Nick Merritt
Please visit Nick's page at ModelMayhem: www.modelmayhem.com/1055022
Two locomotives in the Phase VII paint scheme, P42 DC #161 and
ALC 42 #316, are seen at the Chicago Locomotive Facility.
Norfolk Second Phase Convict Era History.
Archaeological digs by the Australian National University and the well documented convict system allowed researchers to piece together the history of this phase. Their work resulted in Kingston, Arthur’s Vale Historic Area (KAVHA) being made a World Heritage site in 2010. Like Port Arthur on Van Diemen’s Land, Norfolk was reserved for the “worse of the worst “prisoners which usually meant they had been convicted twice of a crime. The crimes themselves were not especially heinous or bad and 88% had committed non-violent crimes against property. Many were kept in leg irons and chained together, but to where could they escape? They worked in the mill and building the roads and prisons and officers houses. The convicts built the Quality Row houses for the officers, the hospital, and the barracks for the troops, the store rooms, the Commissariat Store and the new model prison of the 1840s etc. The whole site is of world importance as it exemplifies the British Empire convict system on the early 1800s. It is also infamous for its inhumanity and the degrading way of treating convicts. The Federal Government started restoring and preserving this area in 1973.
This area contains many buildings historic and cultural significance including:
Government House (1829+);
the Old Military Barracks from 1829 (now the Legislative Assembly and Norfolk Island Court);
the Commissariat Store (now All Saints Church 1835) – the finest commissariat store left in Australia;
the New Military Barracks (now Norfolk Island Government Administration offices of 1836);
the nine houses that provided quarters for military and civil officers (1832-47);
the Prisoners' Barracks (1828-48) including the Protestant Chapel;
the New Prison (Pentagonal Prison) (1836-40 and 1845-57);
the ruins of the hospital (1829);
the Surgeon's Quarters and Kitchen (1827);
the Landing Pier (1839-47) and sea wall; and Beach store (1825);
the Settlement Guardhouse (1826),
the Crankmill (1827-38);
the Royal Engineer's office and stables (1850);
the Police Office, now boatshed (1828-29);
the Blacksmith's Shop (1846);
the Salt House (1847);
and the Windmill base (1842-43). The Cemetery (1825-present) has an outstanding collection of headstones and other remains dating from the earliest period of European settlement, including the first and second penal settlement periods. Many stone walls, wells, drains, building platforms, bridges, culverts, roads, quarry sites, and privies add to the archaeological evidence for Norfolk including the remains of Bloody Bridge. The remnant serpentine landscape is an outstanding example of colonial period attitudes to landscape design in Australia. When the Pitcairn Islanders arrived in 1856 they were housed in the former penal settlement buildings and houses. When the government evicted them in 1908 many of these structures were then destroyed by fire. Some have since been restored.
The two Phase III heritage engines are resting at the Amtrak station of Jacksonville, FL, while they are refueled and a crew change occurs.
Built in phases between 1911 and 1959, this Prairie and Organic Modern-style house and office were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to serve as his family residence and studio, with two fires leading to substantial reconstruction of the house in 1914 and 1925. The house, which is named “Taliesin”, Welsh for “Shining Brow” or “Radiant Brow”, referring to the hill upon which it is situated, is a long and rambling structure with multiple sections built at different times, with the building serving as a living laboratory for Wright’s organic design philosophy, as well as growing with Wright’s family, wealth, and business. The house sits on a hill surrounded by fields, but is notably located below the top of the hill, which Wright saw as being such a significant feature of the landscape that it should remain untouched by the house’s presence. The house’s westernmost wings served as the home of livestock and farm equipment, as well as a garage, later becoming housing for the Taliesin Fellowship, where aspiring architects apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. The central wing served as the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, where Wright and his apprentices and employees worked on projects for clients, as well as where Wright often met with clients. The eastern wing served as the Wright family’s residence, and was rebuilt twice, in 1914 and 1925, after being destroyed by fire, and is overall the newest section of the complex, though some portions of the west and central wings were added after the main phase of construction of the residence was complete.
The house is clad in stucco with a wooden shingle hipped and gabled roof, with stone cladding at the base and on piers that often flank window openings, large casement windows, clerestory windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, stone chimneys, and glass french doors, all of which connect the interior of the building to the surrounding landscape. The interior of the buildings feature vaulted ceilings in common areas, stone floors, stone and plaster walls, decorative woodwork, custom-built furniture, and multiple decorative objects collected by Wright during his life. The exterior of the house has a few areas distinctive from the rest of the structure, with a cantilevered balcony extending off the east facade drawing the eye towards the surrounding landscape from the living room of the residence, next to a large set of glass doors that enclose the living room and adjacent bedroom from a shallower cantilevered terrace, while to the west of the residence, and south of the central wing, is a landscaped garden, which rests just below the crest of the hill.
The building was the full-time home of Wright from 1911 until 1937, when Wright began to spend his winters at Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona, due to the effects of the Wisconsin winters on his health. For the rest of Wright’s life, the house was the summer home of Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, and following his death, the house was deeded to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which operated and maintained the house as a museum and the home of multiple programs until 1990. Since 1990, the house has been under the stewardship of the nonprofit Taliesin Preservation Inc., which operates the house in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The building is a contributing structure in the Taliesin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Taliesin was one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings listed as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2019. Today, Taliesin is utilized as a museum, offering tours and interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work.
Photographer - Valery Shpak @valeryshpakphotography - New York wedding photographer on film and digital
Phase One 645DF
Schneider Kreuznach LS 55mm f/2.8
Phase One P45+
Model: Shannia
Production: Bobo Zhang
Lighting: Samuel and Xiao Yu
Big thanks to Central Studios, Shanghai (http://www.centralstudios.cn), the boss Rodney Evans and his team..you guys are the best!! Xie Xie!!!
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Row, but phased, this model displays his metal. Cold as Hell ?
It was 20°F ( °6.66C ) in the radio shack.
I liked the opportunity to catch this caterpillar and butterfly in one frame. Unfortunately, another shower didn't give me much time to get a good shot.