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Canadian National recently replaced the locomotive spur in the small Material Yard in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Apr-25.
Manchester in the rain... again! This was a London-Heathrow fuel diversion because of landing delays at LHR due 'low visibility procedures' in force.
Not a bad photo considering it was lining up on runway 23L, half a mile (700m) away!
Built as an A340-641HGW (Higher Gross Weight), this aircraft was first flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWCL. It was delivered to Castlelake Leasing and leased to Qatar Airways as A7-AGD in Mar-07.
After only 12 years in service, the aircraft operated it's last revenue flight on the 20-Apr-19. It was also the last Qatar Airways A340-600 flight.
It was initially stored at Doha, Qatar and moved to Kemble-Cotswold Airport, UK in Jul-19. The aircraft was returned to the lessor as 2-AGDD and permanently retired. It was broken up at Kemble in Mar-20.
If someone asks me "what makes you angry and tired at the same time?", I would surely answer " Skyrim followers' replacers"
And that's because when they start to get bugged there isn't a solution to it.. you need a miracle.
This happened to Lydia, I was using sumojellybeans replacers (and still I have some difficulties to understand WHICH ones I have to use O.o) and then, one day.. bam! Lydia become a "Grey Face", losing her warpaint in the process.
And I didn't do anything to change her.
She just decided it was time to piss me off.
I deactivated the replacers, to return at the good ol' Lydia, but I want the replacers because.. the housecarls (except, ironically, Lydia) suck.
Aela vanilla sucks.
So I need your help, my trustworthy brothers-in-screenshots!
Any suggestion, advice, bug fix, mod, etc. is welcome!
In the meantime, here a pic of Lydia beign an annoying behind my character's back.
P.S this is Whisper of Winter "Side Project" :P
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 19-Oct-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-May-23.
Fleet No: '913'.
An early build B757 (Line No:35), this aircraft was delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N517EA in Oct-84. It was sold on delivery to the Wilmington Trust Company and leased back to Eastern.
Eastern ceased operations in Jan-91, the aircraft was repossessed by the lessor and stored at Mojave, CA, USA. It was leased to America West Airlines as N913AW in Jun-92.
America West was merged into US Airways in Sep-05 and the aircraft continued in service until it was retired and stored at Roswell, NM, USA in Aug-08 after 24 years in service. The registration was cancelled the following month. It was last noted still at Roswell in Apr-09.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 30-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 10-Jul-23.
A postwar built DC-4-1009, this aircraft was delivered to National Airlines as N33679 in Feb-46, it was sold to Resort Airlines in Nov-53 and later sold again to Riddle Airlines in Jan-56.
It was sold to East Anglian Flying Services in Mar-62 as G-ARYY. East Anglian Flying Services was renamed Channel Airways in Oct-63. The aircraft continued in service until it was retired and stored at Southend, UK, at the end of the summer season in Nov-69.
It was sold to Ipswich Museum in Feb-70 but remained stored at Southend. It was eventually broken up there in Jan-71.
The Peugeot D4 was replaced by the J7 series. This successor has been kept almost unchanged for 15 years and was available in many models and body variations.
Production of the J7 was outsourced to Chausson and Heuliez.
A lot of them have survived as mobile-home or as food-truck.
This special body was made by Carrosserie E. Theault & ses Fils, Constructeur Spécialiste de Vans, Avranches, France.
Private import from France.
This J7 is now part of the Mart Leek Collection (Hotel de Rijper Eilanden).
1619 cc petrol engine.
2240 kg.
Max. payload: 1150 kg.
Production Peugeot J7: Sept. 1965-Late 1980.
Original first reg. number: Oct. 28, 1976.
New Dutch reg. number: Sept. 7, 2012 (still valid, Dec. 2022).
Sold on Nov. 30, 2018.
De Rijp, Zuiddijk. May 17, 2017.
© 2017 Sander Toonen Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 29-Apr-20.
Taken just a few months before the BKK airport code was transferred from Don Muang to the new Bangkok airport at Suvarnabhumi. Don Muang was re-coded DMK.
'One-Two-GO', operated by Orient Thai Airlines.
This aircraft was delivered to Texas Air Corporation and leased to Continental Airlines as N72825 in Nov-86. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA in Jul-04.
It was sold to Continental in Mar-05 and remained stored at Goodyear until Jul-05 when they sold it to another lessor. The aircraft was leased to Orient Thai Airlines as HS-OMD later that month and operated by their subsidiary company 'One-Two-GO'.
It was wet-leased to Myanmar Airways International between Mar/Sep-08. The aircraft was stored at Bangkok (DMK), Thailand in Aug-10 and permanently retired. It was eventually broken up there in Aug-13.
The SAI Shahak (שחק/Sky) was a tactical bomber developed at the end of the 1940s, that entered service in 1950. After two prototypes crashed due to buffeting and stability issues, a redesigned aerofoil was used that solved the problems. Power comes from two engines in the wings, and top speed is 923 km/h /580 mph, and range is 1900 km/1180 mi. Crew consists of three, two of which are housed in a spacious bubble canopy, allowing for great all-round visibility and comfort. The bomb aimer lies in the front. The pilots like flying their Shahaks, due to their reasonable agility and comfort. However, the engines are a bit underwhelming, and top speed is only reached on the long stretch or during a steep dive.
A payload of 4,700 kg/ 10,362 lbs can be carried, but never in combat.
A typical full bomb load consists of eighteen 227 kg/500 lb GP bombs, 12 in the bomb bay, and six on wing-mounted pylons. This can be switched for three 1,050 kg/2,315 lb laser-guided bombs, a jamming pod and a targeting pod, or a rotary launcher, limiting the bombs carried internally to 8. Other combinations can also be carried. Two 231 kg/ 508 lb torpedoes can be carried by the B-model.
After nine prototypes, the A-model was accepted into service. This is the basic bomber model, virtually identical to the last prototypes. The A* is an updated model, with provisions for a jamming pod and a Gomorra missile for self-defence. The engines produce more thrust, but the added weight means the performance is identical to the previous model.
The Shahak B is the version for coastal defence, and is basically an A* with equipment that allows for navigation over the ocean and provisions for two torpedoes and specialized equipment for anti-ship and -submarine warfare.
The Shahak D is a ground-attacker/ medium- to low-altitude bomber. The bombardier was replaced with an armour plate, and the pilot was given a fancy sight to aim the four 20mm cannons in the wings, each holding 230 rounds.
Quick summary:
Tactical Bomber
5,000 kg Bomb load: +0
Mediocre agility: +1
Subsonic: +0
2000km Range: -2
Comfy: +1
Good visibility: +1
Underpowered: -1
Cost: 30₪
For D&C VI
Loosely based on the English Electric Canberra
It has been well over a year since Malaysia Airlines implemented one of its biggest changes to its twice daily flights between London Heathrow and their hub at Kuala Lumpur.
Since 2012, Malaysia Airlines replaced the venerable Boeing 747-400s on their twice daily flight with Airbus A380s. Whilst the Airbus A380s was a step-up in quality, the airline was slowly struggling financially which got worse after 2014. In the following years, Malaysia Airlines have cut major international flights with London Heathrow their only long-haul flight still in operation.
Since 15th January 2018, MH1/4 was duly converted over from Airbus A380 to Airbus A350-900 operation. MH2/3 remains Airbus A380 operated until more Airbus A350-900's are delivered, with that flight due to be converted from 5th March 2018. For the S18 schedule, MH2/3 will go back over to Airbus A380 operation between 20th July 2018 until 3rd September 2018, replacing Airbus A350-900 operation.
For the W18 and S19 schedules, Airbus A350-900s have been continually operating the twice daily flights between London Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur. The airline no longer sells First Class, with their previous First Class suites now sold as Business Suite Class.
Currently, Malaysia Airlines operates 6 Airbus A350s, all of which are Airbus A350-900s.
Mike Alpha Echo is one of 6 Airbus A350-900s in service with Malaysia Airlines, delivered new to the flag-carrier on lease from ALC on 6th April 2018 and she is powered by 2 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines.
Airbus A350-941 9M-MAE on final approach into Runway 27L at London Heathrow (LHR) on MH2 from Kuala Lumpur-Sepang (KUL).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with slightly better version 24-Jan-19.
Taken from Pendleton Road.
Fleet No: "266".
This aircraft was delivered to American Airlines as N266AA in Jul-85. It was permanently retired at Roswell, NM, USA in Sep-10. It was sold to the Jet Midwest Group LLC in Sep-13 and eventually broken up.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 30-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
Basic Corsair c/s, operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic.
This aircraft was originally ordered by Singapore Airlines as 9V-SQZ. That registration wasn't used and it was then due to become 9V-SKG, that wasn't used either as the US leasing company insisted on it being registered in the USA.
The aircraft was delivered to Bankers Trust and leased to Singapore Airlines as N121KG in Oct-84. It was sub-leased to Ansett Airlines (Australia) in Jun-95 and returned to Singapore Airlines in Sep-96. It was returned to the lessor in Jan-97 and stored at Las Vegas.
The aircraft was sold to Corsair (France) as F-GSEA in Aug-97. Corsair sold it to a lessor in Dec-04 and it was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-AME the following day. It was sub-leased to Air Atlanta Europe in Mar-05 and operated on behalf of internet travel company Travel City Direct.
It returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic in Nov-07 and was immediately leased to Air Senegal and Air Naimey for Haj Pilgrimage operations, returning to Air Atlanta Icelandic in Jan-08.
The aircraft continued in service with Air Atlanta operating it's own charters and short-term leases to other airlines. In Sep-13 it was leased to Med-View Airlines (Nigeria) for another Haj Operation and returned to Air Atlanta in Nov-13. After 30 years in service the aircraft was stored at Kemble, UK and permanently retired. It was broken up at Kemble in Oct/Nov-14.
New trade pic -UPDATED
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All for trade. This picture replace every other previous trade pictures posted by me so far. Check the larger format for the details.
My current WANTS are the following :
- CB boot legs in dark tan
- New Brickarms OM : MG-34, MP-18, M24-AT (the new "grenades pack" in gunmetal-brown color), M1895, or any WW2-themed novelties Brickarms will come up with...
- OM Brickarms Star Wars (tusken raiders sandstick, rebel trooper OM Fleet blaster, etc...)
- WWII themed items that you think can catch my attention ;-)
ALL ITEMS IN NEW OR LIKE NEW CONDITION ONLY.
Due to several scams and problems, I'm applying the following rules for all trades :
- WANTS/HAVES format only. Quote your haves, or better, tag me on a pic. All messages which don't stick to this format will be at best ignored, at worst deleted.
- I'm from Europe Which means you might have to ship overseas if we trade... So if it is a problem for you, don't bother commenting... You and I will save time.
- I'm not shipping first anymore. I'm waiting for your package and have yours sent in the next 24 hours after receipt. If you want delivery confirmation packages, it's not a problem for me.
- If I'm making wants lists/pics it's for a good reason, please stick to the things I ask or to the kind of items I like (which you can easily identify in my stream).
- If I want something from you, I comply with your rules. If you want something from me, you comply with mine...
- Any questions, please ask, I don't bite :-) it's just that I'm both taking and doing this more seriously than many...
Thanks for your attention !
My neigbours are having a new drive put down - one of the builders looks like he stepped straight out of a Caravaggio painting.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Jun-23.
Delivered new to Continental Air Lines in Oct-58 as N249V, it was sold to Channel Airways in May-67 as G-AVNJ.
The aircraft was leased to Air Ferry in Jan-68 and returned to Channel Airways in Nov-68. Only 11 years old, it was permanently retired at Southend, UK in Oct-69 and broken up there in Jun-72.
The Favourite Public House was on St.Annes Road W11 and demolished in 2011 to be replaced by these overpriced flats.
A building for all is replaced by one for just for a few.
Then shot - Feb 2011 & later - Feb 2016.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 04-Jan-25.
Right side.
This aircraft was delivered to JAS Japan Air System as JA008D in Jun-98. In Apr-04 JAS was merged into JAL Japan Airlines and assigned to their newly created 'Domestic' Division.
Japan Airlines Domestic was combined into Japan Airlines International in Oct-06. The 'International' was discontinued in Apr-11 when it became JAL Japan Airlines again.
The aircraft was sold to the Jet Midwest Group, USA as N815KW in Mar-22. It was due to be transferred to Jet Midwest subsidiary Alta Airlines Holdings and operated by the newly resurrected Eastern Airlines.
However, that didn't happen and the aircraft was permanently retired at Mojave, CA, USA. I imagine that operating up to six sectors a day for 24 years on Japanese domestic services, it would have been a bit high on flight cycles. Updated 04-Jan-26.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 01-Jan-22 (DeNoise AI).
Additional 'Soaring Spirit' Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, 2002 titles.
Fleet No: "7005"
First flown with the Boeing test registration N50217, this aircraft was delivered to Delta Air Lines as N864DA in Dec-99.
When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit the world in Mar-20, Delta Air Lines made the decision to permanently withdraw their Boeing 777 fleet. This aircraft was stored at Victorville, CA, USA in Oct-20.
It was sold to the 'Arizona Cardinals' (Phoenix based American Football Team) in Oct-22 when it was ferried to Marana, AZ, USA and stored. It appears to be a 'spares' aircraft as the Arizona Cardinals operate sister ship N867DA (now re-registered N777AZ) in their full livery. Updated 08-Feb-24.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 23-Jan-20.
Named: "Bergfora Viking".
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B. Another aircraft where SAS couldn't make their mind up. First it was due to be registered LN-RPN, then it was due to be SE-DTR and then SE-DYG. Eventually it was back to square one and the aircraft was delivered to SAS Scandinavian Airlines as LN-RPN in Nov-00.
It was sold to a lessor in Jun-01 and leased back to SAS. It was leased to SAS' short lived 'low-cost' subsidiary 'Snowflake.com' in Mar-03 and returned to SAS Scandinavian Airlines in Jan-06, although it continued to operate in full Snowflake livery until it was repainted in Aug-07.
The aircraft was stored at Stavanger, Norway in Apr-20 as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It never returned to service and was ferried to Marana, AZ, USA in Oct-20 where it was permanently retired. Updated 27-Oct-22.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 03-Jan-22 (DeNoise AI).
Arriving after a non-stop ferry flight from Hong Kong. This was the 22 year old aircraft's penultimate landing. The following day it ferried to Bruntingthorpe, UK, on it's final flight to a date with the scrap-mans axe.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N60697, this aircraft was delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HUE in May-93. It became B-HUE in Aug-97 when Hong Kong became an autonomous region of China.
In Jan-15, after 22 years in service, the aircraft ferried from Hong Kong via Manchester to Bruntingthorpe, UK where it was permanently retired. Updated 03-Jan-22
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI).
It was foggy at London-Gatwick on this particular morning. I had the whole fleet at Manchester, G-GCAL was around the corner.
These aircraft were parked out on a taxiway opposite the Fire Station and where the new Control Tower is located. My ramp car didn't have a radio so I had to get a lift out there with the Servisair guys.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 29-May-22 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "Holidayliner Freedom".
Sadly, this beautiful DC-10 didn't last long. Built with a main deck cargo door, this aircraft could be used for either passengers or cargo. It was delivered to ONA Overseas National Airways as N1032F in Jun-73 and was written off at New York-Kennedy just 2.5 years later on 12-Nov-75.
Note:
The aircraft was departing on a ferry flight from New York-Kennedy to Frankfurt and Jeddah at the start of a series of Haj Pilgrimage charter flights with 129 staff passengers and 10 crew.
During the take-off run the aircraft hit a large flock of seagulls on the runway and the take-off was abandoned. The damage to the No:3 engine fan blades caused a rotation imbalance and the compressor case disintegrated, causing a fire in the engine pylon and the right wing.
It also damaged the No:3 hydraulic system which affected the aircraft braking and the No:3 thrust reverser couldn't be deployed.
The runway was wet and it was apparent that the aircraft was not going to stop on the runway, so the crew steered onto a taxiway with the aircraft still doing 40kts which caused the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
Replacing and earlier scanned photo with a better version 28-Dec-17.
Named: "Ciudad de Siguenza".
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AVZG, this aircraft was delivered to Iberia in Jul-01 as EC-HTE, it was re-registered EC-IIG in Dec-02. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Madrid, Spain in Apr-13.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor as F-WXAK in Oct-13 and was stored at Lourdes, France the following month. It was due to be leased to Almasria Universal Airlines as SU-TCG but the lease was cancelled. The aircraft remained in storage until it was leased to Kogalymavia (operating as Metrojet) as EI-FSB in Mar-15. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Moscow (DME) in Nov-16.
It was returned to the lessor in May-16 and stored at Sofia, Bulgaria until it was leased to BH Air as LZ-BHK in Jun-16. The aircraft was sub-leased to VietJet Air in Dec-16 and returned to BH Air in Mar-17. it was returned to the lessor in early Apr-18 and leased to Red Wings (Russia) as VP-BRW in late Apr-18. It was stored at Tallin, Estonia in Apr-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and returned to service in early Jun-20. Current, updated 21-Jun-21.
The Dunnellon Historic Train Depot, located at 12061 S Williams St, Dunnellon, FL 34432, is a historic landmark built in 1908 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It currently serves as a museum and community event venue operated by the Greater Dunnellon Historical Society.
Key Facts & History
Construction: Built in 1908 to replace an earlier station erected by the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad.
Economic Impact: Served as a vital hub during Dunnellon's phosphate "Boomtown" era, transporting timber, produce, passengers, and hard rock phosphate.
Military & Cultural Use: Carried troops and equipment during World War II, and famously hosted the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey circus trains
Preservation: The Greater Dunnellon Historical Society purchased the depot from CSX Transportation in 1991 and completed a full historic restoration in 2002.
Features & Operations
Museum Exhibits: Houses historic artifacts, old photographs, and vibrant murals painted by past president Tom Ferrie that document local history.
Historic Caboose: Features a bright orange, refurbished 1967 Atlantic Coast Line caboose on-site, which underwent a major restoration initiative.
Community Events: The fully air-conditioned building functions as a performance space with a stage, holding regular live acoustic music events like the Sunday Sampler.
Hours: The museum is open to visitors on Tuesdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, with additional special event hours on Saturdays. Admission is free.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.google.com/search?q=dunnellon+historic+train+depot&am...
dunnellondepot.com/rent-the-depot/
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 21-Nov-25.
First flown in Nov-93 with the de Havilland Canada test registration C-GFUM, this aircraft was delivered to Tyrolean Airways, Austria as OE-LLY in Jan-94. It was withdrawn from serevice and ferried to North Bay, ON, Canada for storage in Jul-01.
The aircraft was sold back to Bombardier Inc as C-GHQZ in Oct-01 and remained stored at North Bay. It was leased to Hydro Quebec in Feb-02 and returned to Bombardier Capital in Sep-03 when it was stored at Calgary, AB, Canada.
In Jan-04 it was leased to Voyageur Airways and wet-leased to the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service in mid Apr-05 and based at Nairobi, Kenya. The aircraft returned to Canada a couple of times for scheduled heavy maintenance.
Bombardier sold it to Voyageur Airways in Feb-19 while the lease to the UN continued. It returned to Voyageur Airways in Feb-21 and was sold to Wasaya Airways, Canada in Jul-22. Now 32 years old, it continues in service. Updated 21-Nov-25.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 12-Feb-15, plus DeNoise AI 18-Jan-23.
This is not a good photo and was taken just as it was going dark. Thank goodness for Photoshop and DeNoise software! (if you think it's bad now, you should have seen the original!).
D-ALIN had only a short life-span compared with today's airliners. It was delivered new to Lufthansa in Apr-55 and operated for 12 years. It was retired and stored at Hamburg in Jun-67. It was donated to Hermeskeil Museum, West Germany in May-80 and is still there today (Feb-15).
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Previous scaled down image replaced with full size 2592 x 3872 image.
Lulu modelling and photographed in casual outfit. Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, 29th January 2016.
She is seen here, modelling in a light brown and cream coloured stripped faux fur coat made by Quality Fashion, bought second-hand from a charity shop. She is wearing her own black scoop neckline top, with her own dark blue jeans. She is wearing a pair of black high heels. The photographs were taken in front of a studio backdrop, using a Nikon D200 DSLR.
In 1985, when I was at a deaf school in my last year, I decided to get into doing photography as a career. It is the kind of off-beat job that I would like to do, so I tried to apply for a college course studying photography. But the hearing teachers, my own family, family friends, career advisors, and even the social workers, told me that I should not do photography as a job because I am deaf.
In those days here in the United Kingdom, there were discrimination against disabled people, as there weren’t much laws protecting our rights at that time. My mother told me I can’t do photography, because I’m deaf with speech impaired.
I tried to make an effort to get them into helping me get a college course, studying photography. But they got me on a training course at college, instead of a proper serious course. From 1987 to 1989, I spent two days studying traditional graphic design while at college, with three days work experience for a professional photographer as part of my training course, mainly as photographer’s assistant and darkroom technician.
I admit that I became hooked on doing graphic design, so in additional to wanting to become a photographer, I decided I want to become a graphic designer as a second option.
After leaving college, I attempted to get a job working either in photography or graphic design, but as I mentioned earlier, in those days, there were still discrimination against the disabled people, so employers are likely to favour hearing people over deaf people.
For a few years, I continue to do my own photography and my own graphic design projects at home, in order to keep up my skills, while at same time, trying to find a job. Then I got married, and started a family life, but divorced her and I became a full-time single parent, so everything was put on hold for a while, until the kids were much older.
Finally, in the United Kingdom, we got The Equality Act 2010, that would protect our rights.
Few years later, while my kids were old enough to attend full-time school, I resumed my own projects, mainly to refresh my skills. I would need to improve my portfolio if I were to try to apply for a job, or may even consider going freelance. One of the graphic design projects I planned to do, requested a female model.
So I searched online, looked at some of the modelling agencies and model booking websites.
I booked Lulu for a two-hours outdoors photo-shoot in Newport, Gwent, South Wales. I arrived at her home, met up with her, and went through the details of the photo-shoot. We went into city centre, and I found a perfect location for my needs, did the photo-shoot for my graphic design project.
When the outdoors photo-shoots were done, there was still time to spare, I think maybe one and half hour of the booked two-hours slot was used up, leaving maybe half hour left.
I think that both she and her husband didn’t think it was right, I think they feel like they were overcharging me for less time used, or something like that. They were nice and polite, and they allowed me to use up what was left of the booked timeslot. They pointed out that they have a small makeshift studio in their spare bedroom, and suggested I could use it for some indoor photo-shoots, use what was left of the booked timeslot to do more photographs if I wish to do so. I figured why not? Not only that I would get my money’s worth, but also take a chance to do more refresher photography.
And this is one of the series of photos I took in the remaining half hour of the booked timeslot.
Point of note: Lulu had left a glowing and positive review on my profile, on the model booking website, pointing out that despite my being deaf with speech impaired, she had found working with me a pleasure and enjoyable.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 21-Mar-16, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.
First flown in Feb-92 with the Airbus test registration F-WWCL, this aircraft was delivered to Balair Switzerland as HB-IPL in Apr-92.
Balair merged with CTA in Jan-93 to form Balair/CTA. It was renamed Balair CTA Leisure in Nov-97. The aircraft was sold to a lessor in Nov-99 and leased to Oman Air in Dec-99 as A4O-OC.
It was returned to the lessor in Mar-02 as N640KS. In Jul-02 it was leased to Air Plus Comet as EC-IHV and in Nov-03 they sub-leased it to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-AIV.
It was repossessed by the lessor in May-10, re-registered N391LF and permanently retired at Walnut Ridge, AR, USA the following month. It was last noted still at Walnut Ridge in Sep-11. The aircraft was broken up there in late 2011. Updated 29-Nov-22
My version of the venerable C-130 Hercule. It is 62 studs long by 78 studs wide. Inspired by Kurt's MOCs amazing Hercs, Brickmania's AC-130 Gunship and BigPlanes (for the motorisation), it is my first attempt ever at motorising one of my MoCs. I ran the four engines for 12 hours at speed 4 using a custom battery pack (2 Li-On batteries) and a standard Power Functions train motor. The IR sensor is concealed in the cockpit, between the two crew members (ok, it is just their heads!) but allows for a clear line of sight with the remote. The modified battery pack helps to keep the plane from tipping on its tail. I used 3 Light my Bricks bit lights for the nav lights, but I will refine this system and add a few more lights in the future. The nose can be replaced with a black one (I actually find that it looks better in black), but the grey version seems to be the norm nowadays in the USAF. In the video, you may notice that the right spinners are offset a little. When I properly calibrate the gears though, they all run straight and smooth. The rear cargo and side crew doors are the only other two functional aspects. 100% custom stickers, as usual.
Finally got the Mamiya RB67 back in action after replacing the light seals. Love this beast of a camera.
Mamiya RB67 + Mamiya-Sekor 90mm f3.8 + Ilford HP5 @ 160 iso with Yellow Filter + Kodak D76 1:1 @ 13 mins
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 15-Jun-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 01-Sep-24.
Operated by Comair on behalf of Delta Connection.
Fleet No: "7111".
No history!
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 26-Aug-15 (DeNoise AI 29-Jul-22).
G-APWF was delivered to Jersey Airlines in Apr-62. Jersey Airlines was renamed British United (CI) Airways in Aug-63 and renamed British United Island Airways in Nov-68.
In Jul-70 it was renamed yet again, this time as BIA British Island Airways. BIA was merged into Air UK in Jan-80. The aircraft was stored at Jersey, CI, UK, in late 1981 and was broken up there in Apr-84, the nose section being sold to a local inhabitant.
Note: When British Caledonian first started the Manchester / London-Gatwick service, it was twice daily on these British Island Airways Heralds. The morning southbound was a night-stop while the morning northbound went through to Blackpool to operate for BIA during the day, before returning late afternoon to continue southbound for B.Cal.
With the 47 replacing the intended Black 5 due to the heightened fire risk during the current warm and dry spell of weather, the "Swanage Belle" tour from London Victoria speeds past Potbridge on the fast line as it heads to Dorset.
Locomotive: West Coast Railways Class 47/4 47804.
Location: Totters Lane, Potbridge, near Winchfield, Hampshire.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Feb-14.
This aircraft brought in the instruments for the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra on a UK tour.
Currently (Sep-18), the registration SP-LWA has been re-used on a LOT B737-800/W.
The Franciscans allegedly established this parish in 1578. the structure was built of light local materials such as bamboo and the like. it was replaced with stone around 1606. continuous improvements were done until 1868 wherein the church was damaged by fire. subsequently restored it was damaged again in 1898 during the fil-spanish war. the church was rehabilitated and improved since then. the church is dedicated to st martin of tours
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 29-Jul-24.
Bit too much ground equipment really!
This aircraft was delivered to the Polish Air Force serialled '102' in Apr-66. It was transferred to LOT Polish Airlines as SP-LSI in Mar-75.
The aircraft was sold to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines as LZ-BEH in Jul-91 and re-registered LZ-ZAH in 1999. It was sold to Phoenix Aviation as EX-75905 in 2000 and sold to Intal Air in 2003. Withdrawn from use and stored by 2006. No further information.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 16-Feb-19, plus DeNoise AI 21-Dec-22.
My one regret is that I never saw these aircraft on the water or flying.
Named: "Hawaii Mars".
Delivered to the United States Navy in 1945.
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Owned by a racing driver and unique in the country. I believe she's now replaced it for a 900...
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-May-26.
'N'debele, Martha', South Africa World tail livery. Operated by British Airways franchise partner, Sun-Air Scandinavia.
First flown with the British Aerospace test registration G-4-014, this aircraft was delivered to Sun-Air of Scandinavia as OY-SVS in Jun-93. It started operations on behalf of British Airways under a franchise agreement in Jul-96.
The aircraft was briefly wet-leased to CityFlyer Express for five days in Mar-98. In Aug-02 it was sold to a lessor and leased back to Sun-Air and then sold back to Sun-Air in Nov-02. Operations for British Airways continued.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Aug-04 and sold to Eastern Airways (UK) as G-MAJN the following month. It was sold to Highland Airways as G-ISAY in Apr-08 and then sold to Sky Express (Greece) as SX-SEH in Mar-11. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Biella Cerrione, Italy in Nov-16.
It was sold to Airtime, Sweden as G-ISAY in Oct-19 but the registration wasn't applied to the aircraft and it remained stored. It was sold to KMR Aviation Services, USA as N94PF in Jan-24. Permanently retired. Updated 24-May-26
The Diamond Valley Railway is a 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) ridable miniature railway located at Eltham Lower Park, Eltham, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne, Australia). The railway operates a variety of live steam and petrol/diesel powered locomotives..
The Diamond Valley Miniature Railway Club was founded in 1960 with equipment relocated from the closed Chelsworth Park Railway (located in Ivanhoe, Melbourne). The original mainline at Eltham was completed on August 17, 1961 at 0.52 km (0.32 miles) long. Numerous developments, extensions and improvements took place in the years that followed. Importantly starting the in mid-1960s the original 1" x 1/2" steel 'rail' was replaced with 14 lb/yard rail recovered from disused quarries, railways and tramways. (From 2001 the mainline is being progressively relaid with 6 kg/m (12 lb/yd) flat bottomed rail] The mainline was significantly expanded in the 1980s to extend down to the edge of the Eltham Lower Park, (called the outer circle) within sight of Main Road and passing motor traffic. The "Pine Creek Platform" adjacent to the road only operates for special charters. The full mainline is now 1.92 km (1.21 mi) long and takes about 9 minutes to complete a journey, passing through two tunnels and over a number of bridges. The line runs over, under and besides itself in a twisted and folded loop. There are the equivalent of 111 points and crossings in the trackwork..
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In the 10 years after it opened the railway carried 250,000 passengers. By June 12, 2011, after almost 50 years of operation, it had carried 3,000,000 passengers..
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In March 1974 the Club was dissolved and all assets were taken over by Diamond Valley Railway Limited with members of the club transferring to the new organisation.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 28-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-Sep-21.
It only took me 55 years to notice that this aircraft has a non-standard double forward door on the right side. The usual forward door is a standard 'Douglas' round topped single door leading right on to the flight deck.
On lease to Cambrian Airways as a passenger aircraft for a couple of months in the summer of 1965 after the tragic loss of Viscount G-AMOL on 20-Jul-65 (hat-tip to Tony Merton Jones & Barry Lloyd for the info).
Delivered to the US Army Air Force in Nov-44, serialled 42-72336, the aircraft was sold to Cruzeiro do Sul as PP-CCI in Apr-46.
It was sold to Transocean Air Lines in Jun-48 as N226A and sold again 5 years later, in Aug-52, to California Eastern Airlines. In Jun-54 it became OD-ACA with Air Liban and was sold to Air France in Apr-59 as F-BIUT.
The aircraft was sold to Aer Turas as EI-AOR in Jun-65. In Nov-69 it was sold to Africair as ZS-IGC and sold to WENELA Botswana in Mar-71 as A2-ZFH. It transferred back to South African register as ZS-IGC again, in Feb-76.
It was sold to Transair Cargo (Congo) in May-77 as 9Q-CAM and operated for ‘African Lux’ three months later. It was destroyed when it was shot down over Mozambique while operating a flight from Rhodesia to Zaire in Nov-77. The two Belgian crew survived but were imprisoned for a year (thanks to Huart Michel for the additional info).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 30-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
With additional '38/98, 60 years of excellence' titles.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Apr-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Air New Zealand as ZK-NCH in Oct-94. It was returned to ILFC in Oct-06 and immediately leased to flyGlobespan.com as G-CEFG.
The aircraft was sub-leased to Air India for 2 weeks in Apr-07. It was sub-leased to Air India again between May-07/Sep-08. flyGlobespan ceased operations in Dec-09 while the aircraft was operating a series of charter flights for the UK Royal Air Force.
It was returned to ILFC and was initially stored at RAF Brize Norton, UK. In Jan-10 it was ferried to Miami for further storage and was re-registered N411LF in Mar-10.
The aircraft was due to be leased to Luzair (Portugal) as CS-TQQ but the lease was cancelled just before delivery. Instead it was leased to Omni Air International (USA) in Sep-10 and was re-registered N396AX in Jan-11.
In Oct-16 the aircraft was returned to the lessor and sold to Cargo Aircraft Management Inc. It was converted to full freighter configuration with a main-deck cargo door at Tel Aviv, Israel in Mar-17. Blended winglets were also added at this time.
It was leased to ATI Air Transport International in mid-Apr-17. The aircraft was re-registered N347AZ at the end of the month and is operated by ATI on behalf of Amazon Prime Air. Current, updated 06-Nov-21.
I also have a photo of this with flyGlobespan.com at...
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Previous 1936 x 1296 image replaced with full size 3872 x 2592 image.
2019 British Formula One Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, 14th July 2019.
Some hours before the start of the F1 race, I walked all the way around the circuit, attending food stalls, exhibits, funfairs, and souvenir stalls.
This is a helicopter landing area, at the south part of the circuit, approximately slightly on the east side. I like helicopters and I’ve seen them at air shows and museums. I’ve touched those that are on display, but that was the first time I’ve been close enough to feel the rotor downwash. I just reach for my camera, why not take photos, after all the best thing about digital cameras is that the bigger the memory card you have, the more photos you can take. In the old days of using film, you’re limited by how many rolls of film you have available.
Please note that I like helicopters, but I’m not an expert on helicopters. I can recognise the manufactures and mostly the models, but not the variants. All I know is that this is an AgustaWestland AW109, but I wouldn’t know which variant. According to the Internet, this helicopter register G-MUZZ is supposed to be AW109SP.
At that time of taking the photos, those helicopter are used as charter flights, ferrying rich customers to the circuit, to beat the traffic jams.