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47330 starts its train of polypropylene bogie tankers away from Partington Junction bound for Baglan Bay on the 28th November 1984. The train would recess into the loop at the nearby Skelton Jn. where the loco would run round before taking the 'branch' line to join the former MSJ&AR to Altrincham and onwards towards Chester.
A colourful trade advert for the many different wrapping films produced by the British Cellophane Company in 1961 - and a reminder of how a proprietary trade mark has entered the language as name for generic uses as in 'cellophane wrapped'. The British Cellophane Company was a joint venture between the French Cellophane SA and British comapny Courtaulds in 1938 to manufacture wrapping films based on viscose technology that had been initated in the late 1890s and that the French company had successfully commercialised in the years before WW1.
BCL set up business in Bridgwater, Somerset, and the factory grew to be an important employer in the town. With other plants in Bristol and Barrow in Furness, BCL also moved into associated film and wrapping materials and processes.
In the late 1990 the company was bought by Innovia and the inevitavle happened with the Bridgwater plant closing in 2005 and the site cleared apart from the Listed Sydenham House, the grounds of which had formed the location for the works.
A recent arrival from Norway, a bendy 2x4 brick (Polypropylene?)
The material looks to be the same as the old bendy trees, there were two kinds, the tough breakable and the bendable ones.
I have known about this brick for a long time, but never had one of my own.
Btw, the other brick I know bends like this is a 1xA brick......
Thanks Fabian!
English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) Class 37/7 1,750hp Co-Co diesel No. 37895 (ex-D6819, 37283, blt. English Electric Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, Darlington, Co Durham, 06/62)
6V20 Humber Oil Refinery-Baglan Bay Polypropylene tanks with Class 59/1 No. 59102 Village of Chantry on an empty iron ore service to Margam
Newport station, Monmouthshire, South Wales
October 26th, 1998
1600 x 1050
The Gas Station is my latest device for use with gas masks and breath/aromas play. I designed and made the machine for use in my wife's fetish clinic.
The top panel has three standard DIN-GOST gas mask hose fittings, the centre and left hand one are male and the right hand one is female.
The taps, elbows and T junctions are 1" copolymer polypropylene hose fittings. The 1" and 4mm silicone rubber tubing is food grade, and the one litre bottle is high-density polyethylene.
In use, it allows one or two gas masks to be connected, either with or without a rebreather bag which can be connected to the right most (female) connector on the top.
As pictured, the flow is unrestricted from the lower right hand inlet through to the hose to the mask. The valve to the small aromas bottle is also open. This adds almost nothing to the air flow until the bulb is pumped to force air into the bottle and 'aroma' out. Initial uses of the board indicate that ten or so squeezes of the bulb pump give a correct dose of the chosen aroma.
All the valves are able to be set at any position from fully open to fully closed. This makes it possible to finely control the rebreathing balance or how much smell is added from whatever has been put in the litre bubble bottle.
I'm pleased to find that the Gas Station has been very well received by Maggie's slaves and I am happy to discuss making more Gas Stations. If you are interested in obtaining one of these unique devices for yourself, either exactly as the original, or as a simplified or alternative version, you can eMail me via Yahoo! (see my profile) or contact me using FlickrMail.
M/V Pacific Leader
Brake Horsepower 10,616 BHP
Clear Deck Space 912 m2
Deadweight 5,000 - 5,258 tonnes
Deck Cargo Capacity 2,500 tonnes
General Information
Built: JMU Japan, April 2014
Flag: Singapore
Call Sign: 9V7283
IMO No.: 9648362
Classification: DNV +1A1 Fire fighter(I) Offshore service vessel(Supply) SPS Clean
DYNPOS(AUTR) E0 SF
Dimensions
Length, overall: 97.29 metres
Length, BP: 86.552 metres
Breadth, moulded: 20.00 metres
Depth, main deck: 9.00 metres
Design draft: 6.40 metres @ 4500 DWT
Maximum draft midship: 6.80 metres @ 5263 DWT
GT: 5179 tonnes
NT: 1554 tonnes
Capacities
Deadweight (maximum): 5258 metric tonnes
Clear Deck Area: 912 m2 (57m x 16m)
Deck Strength: 10 t/m2 Aft of frame 30, 5 t/m2 Fwd of frame 30
Deck Cargo: 2500 tonnes
Ship Fuel: 494 m3
Cargo Fuel: 825 m3 @ 100%
Potable Water: 732 m3
Ballast Water: 1146 m3
Drill Water: 382 m3
Brine / DMA / Glycol / Liquid
Mud:
1799 m3, Sg 2.5 t/m3 flash point above 60°C.
NLS(Noxius Liquid Substances)
Drilling Brine: 1034 m3
Dry Bulk: 340.8 m3, Sg 2.6 t/m3 - 5 tanks
Ship's Stores: Freezer (-25°C.) - approximately 31 m3
Cold Room (+4°C.) - approximately 26 m3
Provisions store - approximately 52 m3 ~ 12°C
Machinery
Main Engines: 4 x 1,980 kW = 7,920 kW (10,616 BHP) @ 720 rpm, MAN Diesel & Turbo
6L27/38 TIER II compliant
Propulsion: 2 x 2,500 kW (2 x 3,351.21 BHP) Inovelis POD GE, Azimuth
Bow Thrusters: 3 x 965 kW (3 x 1,294 BHP) electric motor driven tunnel type, CPP, frequency
controlled
Emergency Generators: 1 x 365 kW @1800 rpm / 450V / 3ph / 60Hz (also harbour generator), TIER II
compliant
Deck Machinery
Tuggers: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 20 m/min, capacity 240 m of 20 mm dia.
wire each , electric drive
Capstans: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 15 m/min, vertical type warping head,
electric drive
Windlass: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x combined mooring winch/anchor windlasses
Cable lifter, mooring drum and warping end electric drive
Duty on cable lifter nominal 11.9 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, max pull 17.8 t
Mooring drum, declutchable rope drum with band brake, dia. 530 mm, flange
dia. 1360 mm, drum length 600 mm, stowing capacity 270 m of 52mm dia
polypropylene 8 strand rope, duty on 1st layer 12 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, light line @
0 - 40 m/min
Fixed warping end on drum shaft, dia. 560 mm, length 500 mm, approximately
11 t pull
Bow Mooring: See windlass. Roller type chain stopper with lashing arrangement for dia. 50
mm K3 chain cable.
Smit Towing Bracket: 1 x 200 t
Crane Capacity: Heila 1 x 5t @ 15 metres radius, knuckle boom crane
Electronics
Main Radar: Furuno FAR-2837S-D ARPA Radar, S Band, 23.1"
Auxiliary Radar: Furuno FAR-2817-D ARPA Radar, X Band, 23.1"
Auto Pilot: Tokyo Keiki PR6344A-22
Gyro Compass: 3 x Tokyo Keiki TG-8000/8500 Type S
Magnetic Compass: Tokyo Keiki SH - 165 A1 Reflector Type
Echo Sounder: Furuno FE-700, dual frequency 50Hz and 200Hz
DGPS : Furuno GP-150
Anemometer : 2 x Gill WindObserver 2
Speed Log: Furuno Doppler Speed Log DS-80
Communications: Furuno MF-HF (SSB) Transceiver integrated with DSC/Watch Receiver.
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.1) - Felcom 18 (Integrated with EGC)
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.2) - Felcom 18
Watch System: Furuno BRR-500
Navtex Receiver: Furuno NX-700A
Weather Fax: Furuno FAX-410
Satellite Communication: FBB: Sailor 500
VSAT: Sailor 900
AIS: Furuno FA-150
Satellite Navigation: Furuno GP150
Voyage Data Recorder(VDR): Furuno VDR VR-3000
VHF: Furuno FM-8900S Semiduplex VHF
Electronic Chart Display: 1 set - Furuno FMD-3300
VRU: SMC IMU-007
BNWAS: Furuno BR-500
I have found a way to fold a lot of different patterns with hexagons,octagons,triangles, etc. If you see my latest works you'll understand what I want say.
This fold with some more iterations (angled waterbombs) added
or a neater nested girder
From one sheet. Just folded, no cuts or glue
more paper and origami sculpture here: www.polyscene.com
OOAK London Mist Imogen wearing LIPSTICK "Ribbon Dress" created by Yuko Stevens. You can visit her lovely etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/yukostevens. Great doll items at great prices. :)
Doesn't time fly when you are having fun, and this week I'm celebrating April 1972 when I started off in business on my own and continued till I retired in 1990. At one time I had two drivers and three trucks but it was hard to make money as I did a lot of fluctuating seasonal work and continued to pay my staff. My biggest customer was NVT Motorcycles at Shenstone where I delivered mostly Easy Rider Mopeds but did some Norton Commando 850's as well. I also delivered for GEC Measurements and then when they moved to Stone GEC Meters. Also did agri-chemicals for RHM at Fradley to the farms, but what started me off was a contract delivering polythene and polypropylene bags for GSP Packaging in Fancy Walk which was mostly for Marks and Spencer and which took me around all those on the corner victorian red-brick hosiery mills especially in the East Midlands. We did a lot to Scotland too and you can see from the job slip I filled in that one day it was a whopping 676 miles in one day but I bettered that with a 720. No log-book of course and it was hard work and very long days as the Diesel Yorke engined Ford Transit only did 52 mph. Maybe had I been more business-minded I could have made a decent success of it but instead of buying a second van straightaway I treated myself to something I had always dreamed of owning and that was an E-Type Jaguar 3.8 which was quite something at 24 and I'm not kidding you it did a lot more than 52 mph.
The slip on the right to Widnes, Liverpool and Nelson was my first as a contractor and it was a nice easy day.
This KAPSA box camera was made in Brazil by DFV starting in the early 1950s, based on many box designs produced all around the globe since the 1930s. Initially made of compression molded Bakelite, the material was replaced by the late 1950s by Polypropylene, like in this example. It looks very much like Bakelite, but is shatterproof.
It measures about 10 x 8 x 12 cm.
Found just off Route 304 (Yarmouth Bar Road) on the way to a visit to Cape Forchu Lighthouse. Here's a large mass of single monofilament net being stored in a larger knotted polypropylene net. The larger net makes transporting the mono net much easier. The flashy float several dozen yards off the road caught my eye and a short walk revealed the net within a net.
This is another photo taken with my first digital camera, a Kodak DC4800, 3.1MP job that gave me great service until it died after a few years. Moisture penetrating into the electronics through small cracks that developed over time radiating outward from screws in the plastic body caused by stress in the molding process eventually killed it.
DCP-6693-L
This scene from around 1989 shows a “Sinclair C5” road vehicle parked outside a branch of “Woolworths” at the corner of St. Luke’s Lane and Newhaven High Street - a sight unlikely to ever be repeated.
WOOLWORTHS
The Newhaven branch was built new in 1952 and ceased trading at close of business, 5.30pm, on Saturday 3rd January 2009. The brand went into receivership in December 2008. The owners claim that it failed due to falling sales figures linked to a worldwide credit crisis.
SINCLAIR C5
The Sinclair C5 was a single occupant, low slung, open cockpit pedal-powered electrically assisted tricycle. It was mass produced at the “Hoover” factory in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales alongside their washing machines. The C5’s brief manufacturing period ran from March to August 1985 when production ceased due to low sales. The bodywork, made from polypropylene, is usually white in colour but the one seen here is blue, so quite unusual.
The C5 is widely regarded as one of the worst conceived and least successful British inventions of all time. Its success was hampered by many factors including its miniscule size and lack of detectability on roads used by large lorries, a maximum road speed of around 12 mph, poor range of about ten miles between needing to recharge its battery power source, and the fact that it had no reverse gear. Instead of reversing you had to stop, dismount, pick up the vehicle by hand and turn it around to face the opposite direction. The owners claim that it failed mainly due to adverse publicity from consumer organisations.
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Playmobil was designed in 1974 in Germany by Hans Beck, looking for an economic range of toys to face the 1974 oil crisis. The solution? Small toys! Although a toy, it was designed in a rationalist manner proper to Modern design, considering aspects as modularization, standardization and interchangeable parts. So was the color pallete. Originally produced by the Brandstäter Group in Germany, this specimen was made by Trol in Brazil. Made of ABS and Polypropylene (hair) plastics.
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Check out some of my favourite items below!
Bonsoni Kendall Orange Lampshade Made of Polypropylene with Marbled Stone B+ase
Bonsoni Kendall White Lampshade Made of Polypropylene with Marbled Stone B+ase
Bonsoni Kendall Lampshade in Chrome Steel with Base in White Marbled Stone and Floor Protection
Bonsoni Kendall Orange Lampshade Made of Polypropylene with Marbled Stone Base and Floor Protection
Bonsoni Kendall White Lampshade Made of Polypropylene with Marbled Stone Base and Floor Protection
I had already stained the vinyl of this Defa Lucy doll’s head trying to color her hair with regular Rit dye (see the previous photo for more on that debacle; her hair is polypropylene so the dye did not take AT ALL). So I was curious about trying out Rit DyeMore for Synthetics on her polypropylene hair, just to see what it would do.
This was a really, really DARK blue/green dye, a combo of the Peacock Green and Midnight Navy colors. The color in the water looked indigo black. But really only a little of the green stayed in the hair and made this pastel seafoam color. I actually think it’s really pretty with her green eyes, but wow. Definitely unexpected!
So can DyeMore color polypropylene? Uhhh, I guess a little. But I definitely wouldn’t try it and expect straightforward or saturated results.
ALSO. These dark stains at her hairline (the gradient on the right of her face is the stain, the harsh line on the left is just a shadow from her hair) weren’t there before I tried the DyeMore. None of her face was ever actually in the water, but somehow the dye made it there. I think that possibly soap bubbles bursting at her hairline left color there. OR, I could’ve dunked her too close to the hairline and the dye soaked up through the fibers and into her face. So be aware of that if you ever try this. Leave out the soap and keep the doll’s head farther out of the water, letting the dye and water soak up to the hairline instead.
An occasional traffic on the Manchester Ship Canal is liquified propylene gas for the polypropylene plant at Carrington. This is normally delivered from Stanlow refinery by pipeline, but when that has a maintenance shutdown the gas comes in by ship.
Here LPG tanker 'Sefarina' is about to tie up at the Carrington wharf, bringing the first shipment for 15 months.
Our paths crossed as I was leaving the drug store and she was arriving. Who could resist complimenting her on her sense of style and her cheeky COVID mask? Not I.
She was clearly pleased to have been noticed and readily agreed to a quick street portrait against the windows of the drug store where we were standing. Meet Kya.
Not surprisingly, there was a story behind Kya's mask. I told her about my international Human Family project and she was glad to have me share her photo and story with the project.
Kya is a seamstress and had just acquired a good supply of fabrics when COVID hit, locking down most people's activities. It didn't take her long to realize that she could use her skills and her fabric to contribute to the COVID fight by designing and making masks to keep people safe.
She created a mask design that used 5 layers of spun polypropylene as a virus barrier. She had plenty of this fabric which is used in the health care field but also in protecting seedlings in the community garden where she volunteers.
Soon Kya had her design perfected and began visiting women's shelters to give the masks to women recovering from abusive relationships. "I was a victim of domestic violence myself so I understood many of the issues these women were facing."
Kya, who was protected with transparent gloves and opened her purse to show samoles of her masks, each protected in a ziplock bag. She also had a bag with cards to give out with the masks, explaining what they are made of and how to launder them with organic lavender castile soap.
The quirky moustache? "Oh, I did that for fun. I found it at a children's birthday party store and put it on with Velcro so it can be removed for laundering. I hope it's on straight!" It was.
I invited Kya to share a message with the project. She thought for a moment and said "Give what you can, when you can."
I thanked Kya for using her talents for the good of others and doing it with a cheerful note of humor. The world needs more Kyas.
This is my 873rd submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family at www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily
37891 passes Mytholmroyd "New" station in the late evening of 18th May 1992 with 6E05 Stanlow to Humber Polypropylene tanks.
One of only two Mk1 RU (Restaurant Unclassified) cars still with a mainline certificate is vehicle 1961 owned by the West Coast Railway Co. This vehicle was built as part of Lot No. 30632 by BR Swindon Works in 1961 (running no's 1959 to 1991). It was subsequently modified during its working life by BR when it was rebuilt along with a number of others from the same lot as Mk1 RBR's (Restaurant Buffet Refurbished) with the original 33 seats replaced by 23 rigid polypropylene seats at tables. Subsequent alterations by WCR Co. has seen the seating removed and replaced by a servery area. The kitchen car has thus now become a Mk1 RK (Restaurant/Kitchen), traditionally such vehicles were allocated NPCCS numbers in the 80xxx range as they had no passenger seating although this vehicle and its surviving sister 1953 have retained their original numbers.
Scored with a craft robo and folded. One sheet of polypropylene, no cuts.
More work by Polly can be found at www.polyscene.com
This is my first model with polypropylene.....( but....I don't know if is polypropylene!:)),
Thanks to Polyscene for inspiration and her advices
Making a polypropylene purse out of a sow's ear.
The original images lacked depth of field due to focus on the sign. Over increasing the sharpness and dropping in (without any skill) a standard PSE replacement sky resulted in something that became much more appealing.
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Art. 311.
Fiat 127 Berlina (1971).
Escala 1/43.
Mercury.
Made in Italy.
Año 1971. (?)
(...)
"[Mercury] produced the series 300, namely the "Special", which also includes some very interesting models, but of lower quality than those manufactured from 1962 to 1969."
(...)
Source:
www.aessemodels.it/homepage.htm
www.aessemodels.it/Catalogo Mercury 1-43 E.htm
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Fiat 127
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Fiat 127 is a supermini car produced by Italian car manufacturer FIAT from 1971 to 1983.
It was introduced in 1971 as the replacement for the Fiat 850. Production of the 127 in Italy ended in 1983 following the introduction of its replacement, the Fiat Uno."
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"Initially only available as a two-door saloon when launched in April 1971, a three-door hatchback, using an identical body profile but with a full-depth rear door and folding rear seat, was launched the following year.
This was Fiat's first supermini-sized hatchback, along with a state-of-the-art transverse-engine/front-wheel-drive layout, with the transmission mounted on the end of the engine, both design ideas had been fully trialled since 1964, by Fiat's Autobianchi subsidiary with the Autobianchi Primula and 1969 Autobianchi A112 and A111.
The 1969 Fiat 128 was the first Fiat badged car to use the same transverse powertrain layout.
The 127 used, as the A112, a shrunken version of the 128 platform and the rugged Fiat OHV 100 series 903 cc engine, that had powered the Autobianchi and, with various cylinder capacities, earlier generations of Fiat cars.
The 127 also featured a unique transverse leaf spring suspension at the rear.
Safety was another area of innovation - the 127 included an articulated steering column and crumple zones for progressive deformation under impact."
(...)
"The car was one of the first of the modern superminis, and won praise for its utilisation of space (80 percent of the floor space was available for passengers and luggage) as well as its road-holding.
It was launched a year before the comparable Renault 5..."
(...)
"It was also the first car fitted with an all-polypropylene bumper on steel support.
The 127 was an instant success, winning the European Car of the Year award for 1972, and quickly became one of the best-selling cars in Europe for several years.
It was the third Fiat in six years to receive this accolade.
In June 1974, slightly over three years after the model's introduction, Fiat reported that the one millionth 127 had been completed at the Mirafiori plant in Turin.
The (in its time) hugely successful Fiat 600 had taken seven years to reach that same milestone."
(...)
- Series 1 (1971-1977).
"The Series 1 car changed little during its lifetime.
However, in May 1973 saloons became available in both standard and deluxe versions.
In 1975 the 127 Special variant was released which featured a restyled front grille and detail changes to the interior.
The deluxe version was differentiated by its reclining front seats and opening hinged rear side windows as standard equipment.
During the next couple of years the Fiat 850, which had initially been marketed alongside the 127, was withdrawn from most markets."
- Series 2 (1977-1981).
"The Series 2 version of the 127 debuted in May 1977.
It featured a restyled front and rear, a new dashboard (although almost identical in layout to that of the Series 1), larger rear side windows (using rear quarter pressings derived from those used on the Brazil market Fiat 147) and the option of the 1049 cc engine - uniquely for the 127 this was the five-bearing OHC "Brazil" 124 series engine from the 147 rather than the Fiat OHC unit from the 128. The tailgate was extended and now reached nearly to the rear bumper, addressing complaints about the high lip over which luggage had to be lifted for loading into the earlier 127 hatchbacks."
(...)
- Series 3 (1982-1983).
"The Series 3 was launched in Italy in January 1982 and soon reached other European markets.
It is distinguishable from the Series 2 by a more assertively plastic grille. The addition of a corresponding panel at the rear of the vehicle implied a new 'house style' inspired by the recently introduced Ritmo/Strada range. The car received a completely new dashboard design and interior, again following the design language first seen in the Ritmo.
The 1301 cc Fiat SOHC engine was also introduced as an option for the Series 3.
In nations like Norway, Denmark and Finland it was particularly successful, and there are still many in circulation today.
The 127 was replaced as Fiat's high volume product in this sector by the Fiat Uno in January 1983, though versions manufactured in South America continued in production till 1995: Fiat imported the South American 127 Unificata to Europe, until 1987."
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International variants
- SEAT 127 [Spain]
"As happened with other Fiat models of that era, SEAT made a Spanish version of this car called the SEAT 127.
Due to SEAT design policy, a 4-door variant of the car was also produced, as well as a later five-door version.
SEAT also produced a unique variant of the 127 OHV engine. This had 1010 cc instead of 903 cc and produced 50 bhp (37 kW; 51 PS). The four-door SEAT 127 was exported to certain markets with Fiat badging.
When their licence from Fiat expired, SEAT redesigned some parts of the car and created the SEAT Fura Dos. Some design parts of this model were also used in the Ibiza mark 1.
SEAT produced 1,238,166 units of the 127 between 1972 and 1984."
- Polski Fiat 127p [Poland]
- Fiat 147 [Brazil]
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_127
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Mercury (toy manufacturer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Mercury was a brand of diecast toy cars manufactured in Italy from about 1945 through 1970s.
Along with Dinky Toys in England, Mercury was a pioneer in 1:43 scale diecast toys made in Europe.
Today, Mercury models are rather rare and not easy to find. The company logo was the word Mercury within a rectangle (often solid colored) with a round gear behind the company name."
(...)
"As with many toy car makers, Milan-based Mercury started as a diecaster of small parts. It produced metal parts mainly for auto companies.
Later an importer for German Marklin, the company was started in 1932, by Attilio Clemente and Antonio Cravero, but its first toy was a gun produced about 1939."
(...)
"Mercury made more than 100 different models in its distinguished history. Italian sedans and sports cars were often the subject of Mercury and most were in 1:43 scale. Some British, American and German cars were also offered."
(...)
"With increased costs and the competition of Politoys, Mebetoys, and other mass producers of diecast toys in Europe, Mercury had more and more difficulty keeping up. Through the 1970s, fewer and fewer cars were produced.
The last model was the Fiat Ritmo and the company closed its doors in 1978."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(toy_manufacturer)
More info:
toysfromthepast.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/historyofmercuryd...
The view from Gairie Burn, to the south of the Angus market town, famed as the birthplace of J.M. Barrie, and self-styled ‘Gateway to the Glens’ that lie to the north.
When my mother remarried in 1981, Kirriemuir became her home for the next 20 years, and I would typically visit some 2-3 times each year. Christmas visits were guaranteed, and quite a few of them were white ones. In the countdown towards New Year’s Day 2000, there was a light dusting of snow.
The premises in the foreground originated as a linen and subsequently a jute weaving plant, but in the later ownership of J&D Wilkie, it came to specialise in polypropylene and in non-woven fabrics. It remains in business today.
My photograph is a homage to my step-cousin David, Kirrie native and resident, and a draftsman/artist. His pen-and-ink print from this same standpoint graced the wall of my old London apartment for many years.
December 1999
Rollei 35.
Zillij 5 & 10 by Chris K Palmer, 2009, 10.5" diameter. Cut on the Craft ROBO Pro and assembled by Jeffrey Rutzky.
Video version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEnbIm_9Ejw
While teaching architecture at the University of Colorado–Boulder, Chris K Palmer developed Rhinoscripts to calculate intersecting “ribs.” Using several variables, such as material thicknesses, the script automatically generates vector-based files that, in turn, are used to drive CNC machines (laser and Craft ROBO cutters, 3-axis routers). Not only has Palmer expressed his favorite traditional Middle Eastern patterns, but he also has built, with his students, life-sized domed structures. All models assemble without external fasteners or adhesives, and use only the flat parts themselves, much like sliceforms.
Creating forms using the box slot connection began with work by Akio Hizume, who wrote custom software to calculate patterns, as well as scale and life-sized towers.
Rotational Erection System with Angle Section Arms
material: polypropylene (face and embossed core) sandwich panel
iPhone version, with apologies to Salvador Dali
The result of a printing experiment that did not quite work out. The ink did not adhere to the substrate.
The Holden Commodore (VK) is a mid-size car that was produced by the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, Holden, from 1984 to 1986. It was the first iteration of the first generation of this Australian made model and introduced the luxury variant, Holden Calais (VK) sedan.
Overview
The VK series was the first Commodore to have plastic (polypropylene) bumpers and introduced rear quarter windows for a six-window design (styled by Holden, but similar in appearance to the Opel Senator) as opposed to the four-window design on previous Commodore models. Apart from the bumpers and "glasshouse", other changes for the VK Commodore included a front grille redesign and revamped dashboard instrumentation that included a full digital (vacuum fluorescent display) arrangement for the new luxury version, the Calais.
The exterior of the VK Commodore was also updated with a more modern and aggressive appearance. This included a new grill design very different from previous models, with three bold strips rather than a metallic grill, the now plastic front and rear bumpers/skirts replacing the obsolete metal guards, and a new rear tail light assembly, whereby they now spread from one side to another with a black panel in between. This all added up to a more prominent, sharper look for the 1980s. Changes were also made to the interior whereupon the panel of instruments were now square-shaped rather than the more conventional circular layout. In total, 135,705 VK Commodores were built.
Models
The VK range introduced new names for the specification levels, with Executive now a stand-alone nameplate alongside the base model SL. The Commodore Executive was basically a Commodore SL appointed with automatic transmission and power steering, and was aimed at capturing the fleet market, a market that Holden had lost its share in when the smaller bodied Commodore originally replaced the Kingswood. Also introduced was the Commodore Berlina (replacing the SL/X) and the Holden Calais (replacing the Commodore SL/E). The station wagon body style was available in SL, Executive or Berlina variants only, however the limited edition Vacationer name plate was also continued over for a period from the VH Commodore. Other variants produced were the Commodore SS sedan which featured its own specification – courtesy of HDT – high-performance 4.9-litre V8, and the limited edition – available only through affiliated HDT Holden dealers – LM 5000, SS Group 3, SS Group A (502 made) and Calais Director sedans.
Engines
Engine choices (not necessarily available on all cars in the VK range) were two versions of a 5.0-litre 308 cui Holden V8 engine (replaced by the 4.9-litre 304 cui V8 when Group A rules entered Australian motorsport in 1985) and two versions of a 3.3-litre inline 'black' Straight-6 engine (essentially a refined 'blue' I6 with slight increases in power and efficiency), the latter of which was available with either a carburetor or fuel injection. The 3.3 EST carburetor engine was standard equipment for most VK Commodores, with the 3.3 EFI injection engine nominated as standard equipment for the Calais sedan.
The 2.85-litre six-cylinder and the 4.2-litre V8, mainstays of the previous Commodore ranges were dropped, hence unavailable to the VK, however Holden's 1.9L Starfire 4-cylinder unit was offered on New Zealand market VK models.
SS Group A
The Commodore SS Group A was heavily modified by Holden's official performance tuner, originally the Holden Dealer Team. The SS Group A existed primarily as a homologation special, created specifically so a racing optimised version of the Commodore could be utilised for Group A touring car motor racing. The regulations set down by the international governing body FISA for Group A motor racing specified that a minimum of 500 cars were to be built to a certain specification prior to said vehicle being allowed to compete. Group A regulations governed many touring car series at the 1980s and 1990s including series in Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Germany and the European Touring Car Championship as well as the one-off 1987 World Touring Car Championship as well as significant races like the Bathurst 1000, Spa 24 Hours and the RAC Tourist Trophy. The SS Group A model run ran from 1985 until 1992. The four models have since become highly collectible amongst Holden and performance enthusiasts.
Unique amongst all products produced by both the Holden Dealer Team and Holden Special Vehicles, these cars were referred to as Holdens, rather than as HDTs or HSVs.
As the first model to be produced (1985 – February 1986) represented Holden's increasing efforts in Group A racing. Available only in blue associated with the corporate colours of the Holden Dealer Team's principle sponsor Mobil, which gave rise to the cars nickname, the "Blue Meanie". Production began in early 1985, but part supply problems saw the HDT fail to build the required number of 500 and it missed the 1 August deadline for it to be eligible for racing that year. Production still continued and the VK SS Group A was available for motor racing from 1 January 1986. 502 cars were available only through Holden Dealer Team-affiliated Holden dealerships.
Visually the VK Group A SS had the addition of a rear spoiler, larger front air dam and a more aggressive front grill over the standard VK Commodore. Other changes included a double row timing chain (eliminating the car's inherent weakness of 1985, a single row chain), as well as stronger conrods and suspension mountings.
Power for the road going Group A SS with its 4.9 litre engine was rated at 196 kW (263 hp) at 5,200 rpm, with a top speed of 215 km/h (134 mph). Transmission options were M21 4-Speed manual, or T5 5-Speed (optional). The car was assembled at Dandenong, Victoria (Holden) and modified at Port Melbourne, Victoria (HDT).
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