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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a (slightly) better version 18-May-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 18-Mar-24
Another photo taken from the International Office Centre at the end of Ringway Road (where the Emirates UK North offices were located). My longest lens at the time was a 200mm and this is a 'blow up' from a small image at maximum focal length. The only one I have of this aircraft in the full Airtours livery.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDU, this aircraft was delivered to Conair of Scandinavia as OY-CND in Sep-91. In Jan-94 Conair merged with Scanair to form Premiair.
In Feb-97 the aircraft was returned to the lessor and leased to Airtours International Airways as G-RDVE. Airtours was renamed MyTravel Airways in May-02.
In Dec-03 it was returned to the lessor and leased to WindJet (Italy) as I-LINH. It was due to return to the lessor in Jun-09 for lease to XL Airways France as F-GTHL but the lease was cancelled and the aircraft remained with WindJet.
It was returned to the lessor in Mar-10 and permanently retired at Chateauroux, France. It was broken up at Chateauroux in Sep/Oct-11.
I replaced a similar image I had posted yesterday with this one. It has a bit more to offer the eye.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 12-Jun-20.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, this aircraft was delivered to Boullioun Aviation Services and leased to Midway Airlines (USA) as N314ML in Jan-01. Midway ceased operations on '9/11', 11-Sep-01.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA later the same month. It was leased to the resurrected Midway Airlines in Dec-01 and repossessed by the lessor in Jul-02.
The aircraft was leased to Rio-Sul Servicios Linhas Aereas (Brasil) as PR-SAH in Aug-02 and returned to the lessor as N271CH in Mar-03. It was leased to Air-Berlin as D-ABAA in May-03 and returned to the lessor in May-11.
It was fitted with blended winglets in May-11 before being leased to Yakutia Airlines (Russia) as VQ-BLT in Jun-11. The aircraft returned to the lessor as N271AG in Jan-15 and was stored at Victorville, CA, USA.
It was sold to Southwest Airlines in Feb-16 and after maintenance, cabin refit and painting at Seattle-Everett it was re-registered N7882B in May-16 prior to service entry.
The aircraft was temporarily stored at Seattle-Everett in late Mar-20, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It returned to service in Mar-22. The aircraft was permanently retired at Coolidge, AZ, USA in Jan-25
Stagecoach 21415 running a limited, 30, Aviemore Adventurer service to Glenmore after replacing 54210 due to technical defects.
Replacing a photo from Apr-15 with a better version
Delivered to PIA Pakistan International Airlines as AP-BGK in Feb-04. Current (May-17).
this wood at potholm is being clear felled of sitka spruce,for a replant with natural hardwood trees,one man and one machine is all that is needed,in my early days as a tree cutter 3-4 of us would have been there for a few weeks with chainsaws-now it can be done in a few days.langholm,dumfriesshire,scotland. view large
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Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands.
The cave itself is impressive, though the set up had a bit too much of a touristy feel for my liking .
For a couple years I worked as a roofer, and having roof top delivery of materials is a life saver. I included as many details as I could on the roof, but the rest of the house is a bit lacking.
Still, not bad for my first diorama.
There is one big mistake being made in this diorama, and whoever spots it gets an imaginary cookie!
Replacing Your Home Air Filter and Why It’s Important. t.co/KxDsYhh9JM t.co/cKRH9O29RZ (via Twitter twitter.com/ProSaverApp/status/783423403420155904)
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 17-Aug-26.
With additional 'East Midlands, Stansted' titles
A very early Saab SF.340 (c/n 020), this aircraft was first flown with the Saab test registration SE-E20. It was delivered to Crossair, Switzerland as HB-AHE in Mar-85. It was leased to Tatra Air, Czechoslovakia as OK-RGS in Mar-91 and returned to Crossair as HB-AHE in Apr-92.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Business Air, Scotland, UK in Jul-92. The wet-lease became a dry lease when it was re-registered G-GNTC in Sep-92. it was wet-leased to British Midland Airways in Jun-96.
Crossair sold it back to Saab in Jul-99 while the lease to Business Air and the wet-lease to British Midland continued. It was transferred to British Midland Commuter in Mar-98 and was withdrawn from service, returned to Saab and stored in Jul-99.
In Oct-99 the aircraft was leased to Aurigny Air Services, It was returned to Saab in May-06 and immediately sold to Bridges Worldwide Leasing as a Cargo / Express aircraft with seats removed. It was leased to Adria Airways, Slovenia as S5-BAM in Jun-06. It was leased to Solinair, Slovenia in May-08 and operated on behalf of Bridges Aviation.
In Jul-11 it was transferred to Air Scorpio, Bulgaria as LZ-SAB who continued to operated it on behalf of Bridges Aviation. It was permanently retired at Sofia, Bulgaria at the end of Jun-12 and stored.
The aircraft was broken up at Sofia in 2016 and the parts were stored until it was put back together in 2018, preserved and displayed outside the offices of 'Rumyana Hinkova', a transportation and logistics company, Kilifarevo, Bulgaria. Updated 17-Aug-25.
Replacing skies is kind of one of my favorite challenges to (realistically) accomplish lately, and I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out! I'm also glad I took a second to think about the direction of the light and flip the replacement sky to match. These things need consideration.
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In developed countries tractor is an important tool for plowing and farm fields. In countries such as Indonesia duty tractors replaced by a cow or buffalo. Seen in the picture above a pairs of cows being employed by farmers plowing.
The rainy season arrives, arid land that dominates the island of Madura district gradually began to look green as farmers began to work his fields for planting rice. Very nice to see a situation like this, known as Madura farmers rely on rain to irrigate his fields, because the area is famous for arid.
This modern set of buildings replaced a whole block in the Old Town close to where I work, the original buildings were gutted in a huge fire. Now a mix of hotels, shops, cafes, bars and restaurants, the buildings at the back and top line Southbridge.
But when you come behind them and down into this square you realise the whole set of buildings, like the older historic ones nearby, actually go below the bridge and down to meet the Cowgate below (the lowest street in the Old Town), so you can use this as a quick shortcut from Chambers Street or Southbridge to head down to the Cowgate, and on the way there are bars and cafes to enjoy as well.
Sun was just set as I was passing here, not fully dark yet but getting there, low light but the new camera seems to have handled it okay even freehand.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 09-Nov-15.
Southend Airport Museum closed in 1987.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Aug-25
Originally named: "Armando Sallo de Olivera".
This aircraft was delivered to Mitsui Finance and leased to VASP Airlines as PP-SOW in Feb-92. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-00 and leased to VARIG Brasil as PP-VQL the following month. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-04 and stored at Rio de Janeiro-Galileo, Brasil.
It was ferried to Singapore-Seletar in Sep-04 and sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest (as Trustee for Lufthansa) as N413LT in Oct-04. The aircraft was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door at Seletar in Jul-05. It was delivered to Lufthansa Cargo as D-ALCO a few days later.
The aircraft was damaged during a hard landing at Mexico City on 13-Sep-09 which caused fuselage wrinkling and a bent nosewheel leg. It was very close to being written off but the insurers decided it was repairable and it was ferried to Victorville, CA, USA in Nov-09 with the nosewheel leg locked down.
The repairs took almost a year and after maintenance at Xiamen, China the aircraft returned to service in Nov-10. It was only 22 years old when Lufthansa permanently retired it at Tulsa, OK, USA in Jan-14 and subsequently broken up.
As Leyland Nationals got replaced by influxes of new vehicles into The Shires fleet in the mid-1990's the best remaining examples were shunted around to other garages to get a few more months out of them. MNH 574V was one of the last batch of MK1 Nationals purchased by United Counties and had been a long term Luton Garage vehicle, but was moved over to Stevenage in it's final months as can be seen here from this shot which was taken in 1997. The vehicle carries it's new 1997 fleet number on the offside front panel but still carries 'Luton Bus' fleetnames on the cove panel. According to DVLA Vehicle Check, the vehicle was last on the road in July 1997 which would likely be only a month or two after this shot.
Scanned from an acquired negative.
Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway.
The castle is located in what was once the very volatile border area between England and Scotland; the area was also frequently attacked by Vikings.
Taking advantage of the island's strategic location, in 1549, a small fort was built on a high rock known as Beblowe, the highest point of the island, to the north of the monastic buildings, and overlooking the harbour. Military engineer Sir Richard Lee saw only a decayed platform and turf rampart when he inspected the area in 1565. Elizabeth I then had work carried out on the fort, strengthening it and providing gun platforms for the new developments in artillery technology. These works in 1570 and 1571 cost £1191. During the construction work, the priory buildings were used as a source of building stone.
When James I came to power in England, he combined the Scottish and English thrones, and the need for the castle declined. At this time the castle was still garrisoned from Berwick and protected the small Lindisfarne Harbour.
In the eighteenth century, the castle was occupied briefly by Jacobite rebels, but was quickly recaptured by soldiers from Berwick who imprisoned the rebels; they dug their way out and hid for nine days close to nearby Bamburgh Castle before making good their escape.
In later years the castle was used as a coastguard look-out and became something of a tourist attraction. Charles Rennie Mackintosh made a sketch of the old fort in 1901.
In 1901, it became the property of Edward Hudson, a publishing magnate and the owner of Country Life magazine. He had it refurbished in the Arts and Crafts style by Sir Edwin Lutyens. It is said that Hudson and the architect came across the building while touring Northumberland and climbed over the wall to explore inside.
The walled garden, which had originally been the garrison's vegetable plot, was designed by Lutyens' long-time friend and collaborator, Gertrude Jekyll between 1906 and 1912. It is some distance away from the castle itself. Between 2002 and 2006 it was restored to Jekyll's original planting plan which is now held in the Reef Collection at the University of California, Berkeley. The castle, garden and nearby lime kilns have been in the care of the National Trust since 1944 and are open to visitors.
Lutyens used upturned disused boats (herring busses) as sheds. In 2005, two of the boats were destroyed by arson. They were replaced in 2006 and the third boat has now been renovated by the National Trust. The replacement of the two burned boats by two new boat sheds features on a DVD Diary of an Island. This shows a fishing boat from Leith being cut in half in a boatyard in Eyemouth and the two "sheds" being transported to the island and lifted into place by crane.
The Spanish architect Enric Miralles used Lutyens' upturned herring busses as an inspiration for his design of the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh.
The castle was closed for major renovation and restoration works from November 2016 to April 2018.
The entrance to the castle is quite dramatic and involves a steep climb around the rocky base. Lutyens's original slope was unprotected by either rails or fences in an attempt to emphasise the exposed nature of the site. When the future George V and Queen Mary visited in 1908, it is said they were alarmed by the slope and the cobbled surface.
Once inside the castle, the entrance hall is sectioned off by large stone pillars, somewhat reminiscent of a church nave with the dark reddish-brown of the stone contrasting with the whitewashed plasterwork. The space is completed by a bare stone floor.
The kitchen is almost as bare, and is dominated by a large stone fireplace. Here, as at Castle Drogo, Lutyens uses the space in interesting ways. Throughout the castle, he has used stone, brick, slate and wood to create simple forms, and uses textures to demonstrate a rustic, spartan life-style. Despite being a castle it remains a homely space where the human scale is room size, but with incongruous architectural elements. In the scullery there is a tiny window over a stone sink surrounded by the mechanism used to operate the portcullis.
After descending to the dining room one is inside the remnants of the Tudor fort. The vaults here and in the adjacent ship room are entirely functional as they support the gun battery above. The wide chimney-piece contains an old bread-oven; here Lutyens has emphasised the age of the room with Neo-Gothic traceried windows framed by curtains which swing out to lie flat along the wall. One of the end walls is painted a rich Prussian blue, which contrasts with the herring-bone patterned red-brick floor.
Next door is the ship room where a green wall fulfils a similar role. The furniture is in keeping, with much dark wood in the tables and cabinets. The few upholstered chairs and sofas have now faded to gentle tones. The largest bedroom, the east, is bright and airy and again has curtains on pull-out poles. The long gallery was a new space created by Lutyens, intended to echo the grand galleries of Elizabethan and Jacobean houses. The scale is much smaller, but again the use of exposed stone arches and oak beams provides a grand yet rustic feel. Further on, an upper gallery has a raised platform at one end. From here an oak door leads onto the upper battery with its views along the coastline. The music room at the castle was used by Guilhermina Suggia, and a cello is left in the room today to mark her frequent visits.
Lindisfarne Castle has been used as a filming location including; Cul-de-sac (1966); The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971); Cold Feet (1998–2003); The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982); Wolfblood and Reign.
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
Following good performance from the pioneering diesel-hydraulic locomotive the DB Class V 80, the Deutsche Bundesbahn planned in 1953 to build several types of new diesel locomotive, primarily to replace steam powered locomotives.These were: V 60, and V 65, both shunters, the V 65.2, also for shunting as well as light freight trains, the heavy DB Class V 200, for express passenger trains, and the universal V 160 for both freight and passenger work on the main network.
The new V 160 class was a central piece in this line-up, because it would replace important steam-powered engines such as the BR 03, BR 23, BR 38.10 (former Prussian P 8 class), BR 39 (ex P 10), BR 50, BR 57 (ex G 10) and BR 78 (ex T 18). Steam heating for passenger coaches was necessary, and a top speed of 120 km/h was specified. Initially, a 1,600 hp powerplant, consisting of two engines of the same type as in the light V 80 was planned, the first newly developed diesel locomotive built for main line service by the Deutsche Bundesbahn (but only built in 10 examples). This dual engine arrangement had already been successfully introduced in the heavy V 200, which was initially powered by two 1,000 hp diesel engines. However, it was soon realized, that, if a single, high-powered engine could be used, weight, complexity and therefore maintenance and other costs would be considerably reduced. The V 160’s design was modified accordingly and a single MTU V16 four-stroke diesel engine was chosen. Both two-axle bogies were powered via drive shafts from a two speed hydraulic drive from Voith, which offered a compromise between the requested high speed for light passenger trains and the alternative reduced second gear with lower top speed, but much higher torque, for freight train service. Gears could only be switched when the locomotive was standing still, though.
In the spring of 1956, V 160 development began at Krupp. Welded steel components along with other lightweight materials were used to keep the axle load well below 20t, so that the V 160 could be safely operated on secondary lines. However, in the main production series of locomotives, some of the lighter weight welded construction was abandoned in favor of less expensively produced components - leading to an increase in axle weight from ~18.5 to ~20t, which was still acceptable but lowered overall production costs. This was furthermore not regarded as a major problem since the DB perspectively started to abandon branch lines, switching to more economical diesel multiple units or giving them up altogether towards the Seventies.
The first V 160 unit was delivered on 6 August 1960, with eight more following by 1962 from both Krupp and Henschel. These prototype units, due to their rounded, “busty” front end, were later to become unusual amongst the entire V 160 family and earned them the nickname “Lollo” (in allusion to Gina Lollobrigida). A final prototype V 160 010, the tenth, was manufactured by Henschel in 1963 and the first to feature the serial locomotives’ angled front end, which was inspired by the design of the super-heavy V 320 Henschel prototype.
Despite the single main engine, the V 160 was still a complex locomotive. In addition to the main engine, the V 160 featured a small, independent auxiliary diesel engine, driving a generator providing the 110 V electrical supply for lighting as well as driving an electric air compressor for the brakes. The steam heating apparatus, sourced from Hagenuk and powered by fuel oil, took up one end of the locomotive, between the engine and drivers cabin. It had the capacity to satisfactorily heat 10 coaches when the outside temperature was -10°C. For passenger train service, most V 160 locomotives were also equipped for push-pull operation, as well as for multiple working, controlled via a 36 pin control cable and respective sockets on the locomotives front ends.
The prototypes performed well, and volume production began, numbers V 160 011 to V 160 224 being built between 1964 and 1968 by Krupp, Henschel, KHD, Krauss-Maffei and MaK. The first V 160/216 locomotives entered service on the Hamburg to Lübeck line, working push-pull double decked passenger trains, replacing the BR 38.10 and BR 78 steam engines. The engines were also used on freight workings as well. On push-pull passenger working, the locomotives were sometimes found in the middle of the train - which facilitated easier separation of carriages en route.
By the time the 156th example was under completion, the Deutsche Bundesbahn changed its numbering system. From then on, the V 160 class were re-designated as Class (Baureihe = BR) 216, with the individual unit numbering continuing as before. Over the next decade, because of changing requirements – mostly in terms of increased power, speed as well as the requirement for electrical passenger heating – a number of related classes sprang up, the BR 210, 215, 217, 218 and 219. Although some were a little longer and carried additional components (e.g. an auxiliary jet engine), all of them were essentially based on the original V 160 and more than 800 machines of all types were eventually built.
Since the 1990s, the Bundesbahn’s BR 216 locomotives scope of work started to shift more on freight than on passenger trains because of the lack of steam-heated passenger stock. From 2000 onwards, the Deutsche Bahn AG’s BR 216 fleet was phased out, with the last locomotive being decommissioned in 2004.
Several locomotives were sold to private operators like rail construction companies and remained in frequent use, and some retired BR 216s were re-built and offered for sale, too. The first in the series of rebuilt Class 216s was called type “DH 1504” and created in 1998 by the firm 'On Rail'. Despite only little external changes, the result was an almost completely new locomotive, only the transmission, bogies and frame were saved from the original locomotive. The original V16 diesel engine with 1,370 kW (1.900 hp), was replaced with a lighter but more powerful 1500 kW (2,085 hp) V12 four-stroke diesel engine, also from MTU. On customer demand, a new electric Webasto heating system could be installed instead of the original steam heating system, making the DH 1504 capable of operating modern passenger trains, and for this purpose the units were also fitted for multiple working as well as for remote control operation (e.g. for shunting). Another option was additional ballast, so that the axle load could be kept at 20 tons for better traction. Otherwise, 18 t axle load was standard for the revamped DH 1504.
Since 1998, 6 of these locomotives were re-built for private operators in Germany. By late 2019, three DH 1504 locomotives were in the use of the Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen (OHE), two work for the Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe (NIAG) and one for the Mindener Kreisbahnen (MKB). However, the biggest sales success for OnRail’s modernized BR 216 was the export to Poland, where the PKP (Polskie Koleje Państwowe, Polish State Railways). After its privatization in 2001, the PKP was looking for a low-cost replacement for its last ST-43 Class diesel electric freight locomotives of Romanian origin, which dated back to the 1960ies. Twenty DH 1504 locomotives for mixed duties were built by OnRail between 2001 and 2005 and entered PKP service as Class SU-29 (spalinowa uniwersalna = mixed-traffic diesel locomotive with hydraulic transmission and multiple-unit control). Their initial primary field of duty was the cross-border freight traffic on the east-west relation on the PKP “Polskie line Kolejowe”, the so-called “Niederschlesische Gütermagistrale”. Since 2005, this route had been expanded, electrified and became double-railed, so that the SU-29s gradually took over more and more passenger train duties on non-electrified major lines. The SU-29 machines are expected to remain in PKP service beyond 2030.
General characteristics:
Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge
UIC axle arrangement: B´B´
Overall length: 16,800 mm (52 ft 57⁄8 in)
Pivot distance: 8,600 mm
Bogie distance: 2,800 mm
Wheel diameter (when new): 1000 mm
Fuel supply: 3,800 l
Service weight: 80 t
Engine:
MTU 4000R20 V12diesel engine with 1500 kW (2,085 hp) at 1,800 RPM
Gearbox:
Voith L821rs 2-speed gearbox
Performance:
Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph) or 80 km/h (50 mph)
Torque: 235,2 kN
The kit and its assembly:
Well, this is a rather unusual what-if “build”, since this not a model kit as such but rather the conversion of a readymade H0 gauge model railway locomotive for the “Back into service” group build at whatifmodelers.com in late 2019.
The inspiration was not original, though: some time ago I stumbled across a gift set from the former East-German manufacturer Piko, apparently for the Polish market. It contained a set of double deck passenger wagons, and a (highly simplified, toy-like) German BR 216 in PKP markings. It was called SU-29 and carried a very crude and garish green livery with yellow front ends – inspired by real world PKP diesel locomotives, but… wrong. I found this so bizarre that it stuck in my mind. When I dug a little further, my surprise even grew when I found out that there were other national adaptations of this simple Piko BR 216 (e .g. for Denmark) and that Piko’s competitor Roco offered a similar BR 215 in PKP colors, too! This time, the fictional locomotive was designated SU-47 (which cannot be since this would indicate a locomotive with electric power transmission – poor job!), and it also wore a bright green livery with yellow front markings. Bizarre… And the PKP does NOT operate any BR 216 at all?!
However, with the GB topic in mind, I decided to create my own interpretation of this interesting topic – apparently, there’s a market for whiffy model locomotives? The basis became a 2nd hand Märklin 3075 (a BR 216 in the original red DB livery), not a big investment since this is a very common item.
In order to easy painting, the locomotive was disassembled into its major sections and the body stripped of any paint in a one-week bath in oven cleaner foam, a very mild and effective method.
The heavy metal chassis was not modified, it just received a visual update (see below).
The upper body underwent some cosmetic surgery, though, but nothing dramatic or structural, since the DH 1504 described above only differs in minor external details from the original BR 216. I decided to modify the front ends, especially the lights: Locomotives in PKP service tend to have VERY large lamps, and I tried to incorporate this characteristic feature through masks that were added over the original light conductors, scratched from styrene tube material.
In the course of this facial surgery, the molded handles at the lower front corners were lost. They were later replaced with three-dimensional silver wire, mounted into small holes that were drilled into the hull at the appropriate positions. Fiddly stuff, but I think the effort was worth it.
The original vent grills between the lower lamps were sanded away and covers for the multiple working cable adapters on the front ends added – scratched with small styrene profile bits.
For a cleaner, modern look, I removed the original decorative aluminum profile frame around the upper row of cooling louvers. The roof was modified, too: beyond the bigger headlight fairing, the exhaust for the auxiliary diesel engine was removed, as well as the chimney for the old steam heating system. The diesel engine’s exhaust pipes were lengthened (inspired by similar devices carried by DB BR 218), so that the fumes would be deviated away from the locomotive’s hull and the following wagons. Horns and a blade antenna for each driver’s cabin were added, too.
Painting and markings:
Both Piko and Roco V 160s in PKP markings look garish – righteously, though, since PKP locomotives used to carry for many years very striking colors, primarily a dark green body with a light green/teal contrast area on the flanks and yellow quick recognition front markings. However, I did not find any of the two model designs convincing, since they rather looked like a simple toy (Piko) or just wrong (Roco, with a surreal grass green contrast tone instead of the pale teal).
I rather went for something inspired by real world locomotives, like the PKP’s SU- and SP-45s. The basic design is an upper body with a dark green base (Humbrol 76, Uniform Green) and a pale green-grey area around the upper row of louvres (an individual mix of Humbrol 96 and 78). The kink under the front windows was used for waterline reference, the front section under the windows (in the dark green base) was painted in bright yellow (Humbrol 69) as a high-viz contrast, a typical feature of PKP locomotives. The chassis received a grey-green frame (somewhat visually stretching the locomotive) with bright red (Humbrol 19) headstocks, a nice color contrast to the green body and the yellow bib.
Silver 1.5mm decal stripes (TL Modellbau) were used to create a thin cheatline along and around the whole lower section. At some time I considered another cheatline between the light and dark green, but eventually ignored this idea because it would have looked too retro. The locomotive’s roof became medium grey (Revell 47).
The running gear and the tanks between the bogies were painted in very dark grey (Humbrol 67, similar to the original DB livery in RAL 7021) and weathered with a light black ink wash, some thinned Burnt Umbra (simulating dust and rust) plus some light dry-brushing with dark grey that emphasized the surface details. This used look was also taken to the upper body of the locomotive with watercolours (Grey, Black and some Sienna and Burnt Umbra) for a more natural look of daily service – rather subtle, and I emphasized the louvres, esp. on the light background, where they tended to disappear.
Individual markings consist of single decal letters in silver and white in various sizes (also TL Modellbau) for the locomotive’s registration code as well as of H0 scale catenary warnings from Nothaft Hobbybedarf, plus some generic stencils from various model decal sheets (incl. Cyrillic stencils from an 1:72 MiG-21 decal sheet…).
For a uniform finish I gave the locomotive an overall coat of matt acrylic varnish from the rattle can – it still has a slightly sheen finish and matches well the look of Märklin’s standard rolling stock.
A different kind of what-if project, but this has not been my first H0 scale locomotive conversion. The fictional PKP SU-29 looks a bit weird, with the garish paint scheme and the oversized headlights, but this strangeness makes this model IMHO quite convincing. The model is fully functional, even the light works well in the enlarged headlight fairings. Maybe I’ll sell it, since I do not have the appropriate model railway set at hand to effectively use it (which is also the reason for the rather limited scope of pictures of the finished item). And I am curious what people might be willing to pay for such a unique, fictional item?
Replacing an earlier photo from 2017 with a better version 02-Oct-20.
Operated on behalf of TAP Express by Portugalia Airlines.
Named: "Faro".
Embraer don't allocate test registrations when the aircraft is being delivered to a Brazilian airline. This aircraft was delivered to Air Lease Corporation and leased to TRiP Linhas Aereas as PP-PJO in Aug-11. TRiP was merged into Azul Linhas Aereas Brazileiras in May-12. The aircraft was stored in Apr-15. It was sub-leased to Portugalia Airlines as CS-TPQ and is operated on behalf of TAP Express. Current, updated (Oct-20).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 25-Feb-25.
First flown in Mar-88 with the British Aerospace (Avro) test registration G-5-099, this aircraft was delivered to Trident Aviation Leasing and leased to Loganair as G-OLCA in Jul-88.
It was wet-leased to British Airways for three months between May / Jul-90 and wet-leased to NortJet (a Spanish charter airline) for four months between Sep / Nov-90. It was also wet-leased to AirSur (Spain) between Dec-90 / Feb-91.
The aircraft was returned to British Aerospace Asset Management in Nov-91 and stored until it was leased to Air UK for three months between Jan / Mar-92. A few days later it was leased to LAR Transregional (Portugal) and returned to the lessor in Oct-92.
It was immediately leased to Malmo Aviation (Sweden) and returned to the lessor in Feb-93. The aircraft was leased to Jersey European Airways in Mar-93 and was re-registered G-JEAJ in Sep-93. It was wet-leased to Malmo Aviation in Mar-98 and returned to Jersey European the following month.
In Jun-00 Jersey European was renamed British European Airways (the original British European [BEA] was merged with BOAC to form British Airways in 1974). This British European was renamed FlyBe Airlines in Jul-02.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Kemble, UK in Oct-06. It was ferried to Bacau, Romania in Mar-07 and converted to B.Ae 146-200QT standard with the addition of a main deck cargo door.
It was due to be leased to Amerer Air (Austria) as OE-IAA but the lease wasn't taken up and the aircraft was ferried to Southend, UK, in Jun-08 for further storage. It returned to Bacau in Dec-08 and returned to long-term storage. Converting it to a freighter appears to have been a waste of money as it was broken up at Bacau, Romania in 2015. Updated 25-Jan-23.
Replacing a digital photo with a better version 29-Dec-22.
'Real Norwegian Edvard Munch' tail livery.
This aircraft was delivered to a leasing company and leased to Air Caledonie International (Aircalin) as F-ODGX in Jun-89. It was returned to the lessor in May-04.
It was immediately sold to Airwork (New Zealand) Ltd as ZK-PLU and leased to Palau Micronesia Air in Jul-04. Unfortunately it didn't stay long and was returned to Airwork (NZ) Ltd at the end of Dec-04 and stored at Christchurch, New Zealand in Jan-05.
The aircraft was leased to Norwegian Air Shuttle as LN-KKS in Apr-05. It returned to the lessor in May-12 and was permanently retired at Stuttgart, AR, USA. The registration was cancelled the same month.
I also have a shot of this with Aircalin at ...
AKA "The Brain Washer"
Bax Toh'Rhee had found a true mentor and friend in Doctor Kehl'Rhan, or at least he thought so. Going so far as to assist Bax in a surgery to remove and replace his own hand with a prototype that allowed him to feel through sensor clusters in the prosthetic.
When Kehl'Rhan asked Bax to accompany him to a new position at an outpost near the outer rim, it seemed like a great adventure as well as an opportunity. Unfortunately for Bax, the Doctor had a different set of experiments in mind for the young man. Almost immediately following their arrival at the outpost, Kehl'Rhan drugged Bax and locked him away in a secret lab and over the course of several months he conducted experiments on him that, in the end, amounted to a complete dissection. A slow, torturous living autopsy.
The Doctor used Bax's technological advances to keep his head alive and functioning as a CPU that processed all the data and completely ran the lab. Unfortunately for Bax, the Doctor had also been conducting other experiments that drew the attention of the authorities and he was arrested, tried and executed. The offsite lab was not discovered on the doctor's arrest and Bax remained, disembodied and trapped for 42 years.
During that time, Bax was able to use the robotics of the lab to construct a robotic body and even take control of it remotely. Eventually, the lab was discovered by a relative of Kehl'Rhan who inherited the madman's off the book properties and he was horrified by the revelation. Not allowing the opportunity to regain his freedom escape, Bax commanded his robot body to apprehend his captor's relative and forced them to assist in the surgical attachment of Bax's head and his new body. After the surgery, Bax killed his now savior in a fit of uncontrolled rage and made his escape.
Feeling the need to flee the planet before his actions were discovered, he made his way to a testing facility he had toured when he first arrived and happened on a starfighter that required only minor modifications to allow him to operate it using a neural interface. Overnight, he made his initial adjustments and integrated himself to the fighter, making a hasty escape. Of course, his departure was detected, but the security forces that were scrambled could not match the fighter's speed or maneuverability and the Evader Class easily lived up to its name.
TO BE CONTINUED... Maybe.
Built for the first round of FBTB's MOC Madness Alphabet Fighters 2013
Brought to you by the letter E.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 20-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI).
Typical Manchester weather!!! A grey day and a grey aircraft don't go well together.
This aircraft was first flown in Jul-86 as 82-0074, it was delivered to USA Foreign Military Sales in Feb-87 and was transferred to the RSAF Royal Saudi Air Force as 1814 on the same day. As far as I'm aware, the aircraft is still operational. Current (Apr-18).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI). With some heat shimmer...
Fleet No: "808".
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AVWM, this aircraft was delivered to America West Airlines as N808AW in Sep-99. It was sold to Polaris Leasing on delivery and leased back to America West. America West Airlines was merged into US Airways in Sep-05 and US Airways was merged into American Airlines in Dec-13. However they continued to operate separately until their AOC's were combined with the official merger date 08-Apr-15. Current, updated 25-Apr-21.
Note: The registration N808AW was used previously on an America West DHC Dash 8-102 in 1989.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 11-Oct-21.
I have this down as 'DB Air' but I was told it was 'Falcon Air Express'. However, after doing my research I think DB Air were operating it on behalf of Miami Air International in early Oct-03. I also seem to recall that it it was bringing in American wrestlers for some sort of exhibition in Manchester.
This aircraft was delivered to Sterling Airways (Denmark) as OY-SAT in Dec-73. It was sold to Boeing as N728BE in May-84 and stored.
The aircraft was sold to Federal Express Aviation Services as N223FE in Feb-86. They sold it back to Sterling Airways the same day as OY-SAT. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Copenhagen, Denmark in Sep-93. The aircraft was repossessed by Aero Lease in Nov-93.
In Feb-94 it was sold to Royal Aviation (Canada) as C-GRYP. They sold it to a lessor in Aug-97 and leased it back. It was returned to the lessor in May-98 and sold to Riverhorse Investments Inc as N211DB in Jun-98.
A period of short-term leases followed, first to Laker Airways (Bahamas) between Dec-98/Aug-99, then to Star Air Tours (USA) between Sep/Nov-99.
In Jan-00 it was leased to DB Air and operated for Sky Trek International Airlines between Jan/May-00 and Sun Country Airlines between Jul-00/Sep-01. It was wet-leased to Miami Air International in late summer 2003 and was wet-leased to Sunworld International Airlines in late Oct-03.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Falcon Air Express in Apr-04. It returned to DB Air in Jul-05 and was sold to Oneida Equipment Leasing in Jul-05 and then leased to Sky One Express Airlines (USA) between Aug/Dec-05 when it was stored.
It was sold to OK Consultants Inc in May-08 and broken up. The forward fuselage was sold to the China Lantien Trade Company in Apr-10. It was shipped to Beijing, China and installed in a children's play centre painted in Air China livery.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 06-Nov-19.
Suffering from some heat shimmer.
This aircraft was delivered to Finnair O/Y as OH-LHB in May-75. It was wet-leased to Nigeria Airways for 3 weeks in Sep-81, to Sudan Airways (short-term) in Sep/Oct-81, to Nigeria Airways again between Oct/Nov-81 and to VASP Brasil between Mar-94/Mar-94. It was wet-leased to SkyJet Belgium in Jun-94 and immediately sub-leased to Birgenair (Turkey), still operated by Finnair. It was returned to SkyJet and Finnair in Sep-94. The aircraft was sold to the Capra Corporation in Jun-95 and immediately leased to Air Liberte (France) as F-GPVB. It was returned to the lessor and sold to Continental Airlines as N17085 in May-97. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Mojave, CA, USA in Oct-01. It was sold to Omni DC-10 Leasing LLC and leased to Omni Air International in Nov-02. It was returned to Omni DC-10 Leasing and stored at Victorville, CA, USA in Mar-07. In Nov-07 the aircraft was sold to 10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC and remained stored until it was converted to a fire fighting tanker aircraft at Victorville in Jul-08. It was sold to BC Aircraft Leasing in Mar-14 and leased back to 10 Tanker Air Carrier. Now 44.5 years old it continues in service. Current, updated (Nov-19).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 08-Jan-21.
First flown in Aug-00 with the Boeing test registration N1786B, it was re-registered N1015B two days later for Boeing test flights.
The aircraft was delivered to Hapag-Lloyd Airlines as D-AHFT in Dec-00. It was fitted with blended winglets in Apr-01. The aircraft was sold to a lessor in Dec-03 and leased back to Hapag-Lloyd.
Hapag-Lloyd was renamed Hapagfly.com in Nov-05 and renamed again in Nov-06 as TUIfly.com. It was wet-leased to CanJet Airlines (Canada) in Dec-08, returning to TUIfly in May-09.
In Nov-10 the aircraft was wet-leased to TUIfly Nordic for the winter, returning to TUIfly.com in Apr-11. TUIfly.com was renamed TUI Airlines Germany at the end of Oct-17. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Hanover, Germany in Mar-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
It returned to service in early Jul-20. The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Nov-21 and parked at Hannover, Germany. It was ferried to Roswell, NM, USA in Dec-21, returned to the lessor as EI-GYO and stored.
The aircraft was ferried to Vilnius, Lithuania in Jul-22 for further storage. In Apr-23 it was leased to Go2Sky Airlines (Slovak Republic) as OM-GTJ and wet-leased to TUI Airlines Germany three days later.
At various times during the 2023 summer season it also operated for TUI Nordic, TUI Netherlands, TUI Belgium and TUI UK, returning to Go2Sky in Sep-23. During the 2023/24 winter season the aircraft was wet-leased to JetTime (Denmark), TUI Germany, Seven Air (Denmark) and Air Explore (Czechia).
In Apr-24 the aircraft was leased to TUI Airways UK for the 2024 summer season. Current, updated 11-Aug-24.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 27-Jul-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Aug-24.
Airtours Group (UK) short-lived venture into the German tourist market with Frosch Turistik International.
Another lessor owned aircraft with a long history. It was originally ordered by the Orix Aircraft Corporation for lease to Mexicana but the lease was cancelled, the aircraft was first flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWBY in Aug-93, it was delivered to Orix and leased to Leisure Air (USA) as N444RX in Oct-93 (444 was also the c/n).
The aircraft was wet-leased to Translift Airways (Ireland) for the European Summer Season between May/Nov-94. It was repossessed from Leisure Air in Jan-95 and they ceased operations the following month.
The aircraft was leased to Onur Air (Turkey) as TC-ONF in Apr-95. It was wet-leased to Shorouk Air for the month of Nov-97 and to Victoria Air between Jul/Oct-98. It was returned to Orix as N444RX in Feb-99.
The aircraft was leased to Fly FTi (Frosch Touristik International - a German subsidiary of the Airtours International Group) as D-ACAF in Mar-99. It was briefly returned to Orix as N444RX in Nov-01 and the lease was transferred to Airtours International Airways.
The registration G-SSAS had been assigned but wasn't taken up and the aircraft became G-FHAJ later in Nov-01. Airtours International was renamed MyTravel Airways in May-02. The aircraft was transferred to MyTravel Lite (a scheduled 'low-cost' subsidiary based at Birmingham, UK). It was reintegrated back into MyTravel Airways in Oct-05.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-06 and immediately leased to MyAir (My Way Airlines), Italy as EI-DOD. MyAir ceased operations in Jul-09 when the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Ljubliana, Slovenia.
It remained stored until it was leased to Adria Airways, Slovenia as S5-AAS in Apr-11. It was returned to the lessor in Dec-14. The aircraft was sold to Danish Air Transport Leasing A/S and leased to DAT Danish Air Transport as OY-JRK a few days later.
It was wet-leased to Adria Airways (Slovenia) between Apr/Sep-15 and wet-leased to Norwegian Air Shuttle between Jan/Mar-20. The aircraft was stored at Billund, Denmark in Mar-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
It was ferried to Sofia, Bulgaria in Dec-20 for maintenance and further storage. It returned to Billund in at the end of Mar-21 and returned to service. The aircraft was wet-leased to Corendon Airlines Europe in Apr-22 for the summer season and returned to Danish Air Transport in Oct-22.
It was wet leased to Transavia Airlines France in early 2023 and operated it's last service from Malaga to Paris-Orly on 27-Feb-23. It was ferried to Johannesburg (South Africa) in Mar-23 and sold to Global Aviation as ZS-GAB in Apr-23.
It was due to operate for Lift Airlines (South Africa) but that hasn't happened and it was stored. The aircraft has recently had two test flights (in Jun & Jul-24) and maybe it will return to service. It's now 31 years old and Global Aviation operate some of the oldest A320's still flying, c/n 053, 054, 064 and 067. Updated 13-Aug-24.
Gorgeous bonde model goddess modeling the new Sony AR7 ! With the black 45surf surfboard and some light beach reding! Swimsuit Bikini Model Goddess Shooting Stills (Sony AR7 withSony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* Lens!) & Video (Sony NEX6) at the same time with the 45surfer philosophy bracket! I use it on every shoot, as there is so much beauty in the world and so little time! :) Writing a book on it! :)
The awesome news is that 2014 will bring us all the 45SURF goddesses and pro surfers Kelly Slater & Alana Blanchard in 4K Motion thanks to the new Sony 4K Handycam FDR-AX100 announced this week at the CES! 4K video is gonna rock:
As I’m headed down to Australia to shoot the men’s and women’s Pro Surfing Quicksilver Pro, Roxy Pro, and Ripcurl Pro, I’m psyched that Sony will be releasing their new 4K camera–the Sony 4K Handycam FDR-AX100! The Sony 4K FDR-AX100 will be replacing the 1080p camcorders and NEX cameras in the below configurations, shooting 4K vidoe alongside my Sony A7r and Nikon D800E’s which I use for stills:
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The clear image on the new Sony 4K camcorder rocks, as it will be at 18x at 4K resolution or 24x at HD resolution. Now as I will be shooting stills with the the new Tamron 150-600mm (Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon) on my Nikon D800E or Sony A7r, the zoom will be approximately 20x for the stills, so 4K video at 18x zoom is ideal!
Here's some video shot at the same time as stills using a Sony A7R for the video camera--in a couple months this will be 4K video as soon as they ship the Sony 4K Handycam FDR-AX100 to me:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiOMrZIEzg8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7gq_gCk0jE
Shot with the Nikon D800E and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens with the B W 77mm XS-Pro Kaesemann Circular Polarizer with Multi-Resistant Nano Coating filter. I always, always shoot with a CP filter--even on cloudy days!
Enjoy the pretty goddesses and all the best on your epic hero's journey!
Modeling the black & gold & American flag "Gold 45 Revolver" Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits with the main equation to Moving Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Journey Physics here:
herosjourneyphysics.wordpress.com/ MDT PROOF#2: Einstein (1912 Man. on Rel.) and Minkowski wrote x4=ict. Ergo dx4/dt=ic--the foundational equation of all time and motion which is on all the shirts and swimsuits. Every photon that hits my Nikon D800e's sensor does it by surfing the fourth expanding dimension, which is moving at c relative to the three spatial dimensions, or dx4/dt=ic!
The goddess was tall, thin, fit, and gorgeous beach goddesses! A blond and a brunette with long, long silky hair! Poseidon would approve! If he were shooting them, he'd want to capture simultaneous photographic stills and video at the same time too.
Best on your hero's journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy! :)
Falling in love with the full frame 36 megapixel e mount Sony A7R! The models make pretty photographers. :)
Nikon D800E photos shot in RAW as I always shoot raw!
The books behind the pretty goddess on the Malbu bluff and surfboard are The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Homer's Iliad, Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare, and Herman Melville's Moby Dick! My favorite books! Will have some video of the pretty model reading them beside a campfire soon.
They're all collectors editions! My books cost as much as my surfboards!
Replacing a photo from 15-May-09 with a better version 28-May-09.
Named: "Monchengladbach".
First flown in Feb-04 with the Airbus test registration F-WWYV, this aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-AIHI in Apr-04. It was placed in winter storage at Munich, Germany between Dec-15 / Mar-16.
When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit the world in Mar-20 the aircraft was initially stored at Munich and moved to Teruel, Spain for further storage in May-20. There was some discussion about permanently retiring the A340-600 fleet, however it returned to service in May-22.
The aircraft was permanently retired at Frankfurt-Hahn, Germany in Dec-25 and is due to be sold to USC Universal Sky Carrier GmbH for spares recovery. Updated 10-Dec-25.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 05-Nov-23.
Operated by Germania on behalf of TUIfly,com. With the 'Bach - Leipzig Airport promo tail livery.
Delivered to Germania as D-AGEE in Oct-88, this aircraft was sold to Pembroke Capital in Oct-97 and leased back to Germania. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-98.
It was leased to Ukraine International Airways as UR-GAG a few days later. In Jun-99 it was wet-leased to Blue Panorama Airlines (Italy) and returned to Ukraine International at the end of Oct-99. It was immediately leased to Princess Airlines (Greece) as SX-BFY, returning to Ukraine International in Feb-00.
In Apr-00 the aircraft was leased to Aerosweet Airlines (Ukraine), they became Aerosvit Airlines in Oct-00 and it was returned to Ukraine International in Jan-02.
It was wet-leased to Blue Panorama again in Jun-02 and returned to Ukraine International in early Nov-02. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in May-03.
It was leased to Germania again as D-AGEE the following day. It was operated on behalf of DBA,com (formerly Deutsche BA) between Feb-04 / Jan-07. DBA,com was taken over by Air-Berlin in 2006 but continued to operate as DBA.
In Feb-07 the aircraft was wet-leased to TUIfly and operated in their full livery with the Leipzig tail. It returned to Germania in Nov-09. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Dec-11 and permanently retired at Kemble, UK. It was broken up there in Aug/Sep-12.