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90045 and 90048 combine to lift 4S44, Freightliner’s 1213 Daventry - Coatbridge over Shap Bank on 27 October 2017 seen here at Scout Green.
On a planet just outside of Imperial Space a team of Scouts investigate some strange buildings ahead of the main invasion force.
My ice cream selection at Molly Moon's: Scout Mint. It's basically Thin Mint ice cream, and it was very good.
Chum was taking Scout the spaniel for some exercise when I saw her, so we got to chat briefly from a couple of metres apart and watch young Scout chasing her ball, sitting and pretending to be good to get a treat, and occassionally trying to get up a tree (I think she thinks she is part squirrel, despite evidence to the contrary)
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El escultismo (del inglés scouting, que significa explorar) es un movimiento ideológico que busca educar a niños y jóvenes, principal o exclusivamente, en base en valores ideológicos y juego al aire libre, que actualmente está presente en 165 países y territorios, con aproximadamente 40.000.000 miembros en todo el mundo, agrupados en distintas organizaciones.
El Movimiento Scout nació como una manera de combatir la delincuencia en la Inglaterra de principios del siglo xx, buscando el desarrollo físico, espiritual y mental de los jóvenes para que llegaran a ser «buenos ciudadanos» a través de un método específico inspirado en la vida militar y al aire libre cuyas directrices serían establecidas en el manual Escultismo para muchachos (1908), del coronel británico Robert Stephenson Smith Baden-Powell of Gilwell.
En 1907 se realizó el primer campamento experimental en la isla de Brownsea.
II Feria de época Moguer 1900
Boy Scout "Wold Cub" handbook from 1967. I fell in love with these bold cover graphics. The illustrations and the text inside are classics, too!
One of two Scouts I saw on the same day, however I believe the other one belongs to the neighbouring Warbirds & Wheels museum. This one was a very tidy example, and now runs on LPG, which is probably just as well because it packs a thirsty V8...
This project was/is a submission to the “Hover Vehicle” Group Build in early 2020 at phoxim.de. a German science fiction modelling forum. It was a good opportunity and motivation to tackle a Star Wars 1:12 Speeder Bike & Biker Scout combo from Bandai, which I had recently acquired at a reasonable price directly from Japan (since these kits are, due to licensing, limited to the domestic market). In the meantime the price tags for this set have reached absurd heights: while I got it for USD 45, seller frequently demand USD 75 and more these days! Sick.
However, when I bought the set I was already certain that I would not build it OOB, according to Ep. VI (Endor) status. I had the idea of a desert camouflage, esp. for the Biker Scout.
When I started building for the GB, this idea still lingered. As a kind of preface: both models, the Scout and the Bike, are actually snap-fit kits. The parts are molded in appropriate colors and in different materials (even on a single sprue!), so that no painting is required. If you stick the parts together, you already get a nice and presentable set. Due to the zillion of small parts, however, I would not recommend the kit(s) for beginners.
The fit of both kits in the set is excellent, and there are only a few traps during building. However, both kits have potential for a lot more, and esp. with some paint they really “win”.
Work started with the Speeder Bike. I originally envisioned some extras like dust filters or a desert camouflage. But the more I worked on the hardware, the more I became convinced to stay close to the original design. After all, the 74-Z Speeder Bike would be a very common and “cheap” Imperial vehicle, so it would be mass-produced and standardized. There’s actually only little body mass to conceal, and with the original reddish-brown bodywork, I decided to stick with that, since it would match a desert setting. I also found that extra hardware would be difficult to add without making it look “intentional”. The bike is so beefy and spindly – anything added to it would look superficial. Therefore it remained basically OOB.
The only changes I made is that I opened the air intakes in the hull’s flanks (OOB, they end in flat plates that are well visible and not very pretty), and I did some PSR around the parts that come with the intakes, since they leave, despite the kit’s overall good fit, visible and exaggerated seams.
For a more life-like look, I gave the Bike some laser hit marks and dents on the hull – created/sculpted with a heated screwdriver and left pretty “raw”.
Another mod concerns the cargo behind the seat: OOB, the kit comes with a plastic tarpaulin. It does not look bad, but I found it a bit boring – also, because I wanted to make the Scout more interesting and give him a bigger weapon. So I scratched a different equipment package from 1:100 VF-1 (Macross) missiles and small circuit elements (from the DIY store), which are held in place by a flexible net - actually a piece of nylon pantyhose, fixed to additional attachment points.
The whole kit was re-painted with Revell acrylics, since I did not find the plastic’s color convincing. Th red-brown is IMHO too pale, and the engine parts’ grey too light, so that I used more saturated colors. The whole kit was also dry-painted with lighter basic shades, received a black ink washing and an overall matt acrylic varnish coat and was finally treated with mineral pigments.
Next came the Biker Scout. Here, a camouflage was easier to realize and also more plausible, since camouflaged Imperial Troopers actually exist. It took some time to figure out a concept for the uniform, though. I settled upon a three-tone desert scheme (in beige, a reddish clay tone and red brown, similar to the Speeder Bike’s hull) for the suit’s hard elements, and the soft suit underneath, which is originally black/dark grey, became dark brown, for good contrast. Some details like bags or the gaiters became khaki drill.
Some details on the figure were added or modified. For instance, I added two dust filters and antennae to the helmet, and I gave the figure a kind of “skirt” (also made from nylon stockings), inspired by the Snowtroopers from Ep. V on Hoth. Not much, but esp. the skirt makes the Scout look more beefy than the original.
Just like the Speeder Bike, the figure was dry-painted, received a black ink washing and an overall matt acrylic varnish coat and was finally treated with mineral pigments.
Just when I was about to finish the Scout, I eventually decided to add a display base for both models. This was not an easy decision, since a base will have to be stored somewhere when everything has been finished. Originally, I just wanted to build a small neutral, black base that would hold the Bike in hover with the Scout on top, riding it.
However, I eventually had the idea to make the Scout a veteran sniper, being on a single clandestine mission and watching out for a target in a desert setting. This scenic concept led to the base/diorama, which is pretty simple, though, and extra equipment for the Scout: a heavy rifle (taken from a Bandai 1:60 Brocken Labor and slightly modified) and scratched binoculars, which the figure can both hold well and in a natural posture.
At its core, the base is a 20x6” (50x15cm) piece of MDF wood, 1” (2.5 cm) thick, which I had found in the stash. It was just big enough to allow both models to be presented separately, but still small enough to be stored in one of my cabinets later…
The Bike was to be positioned at the right side, the Scout to the left, standing separately, as if watching out. In order to give the base some more structure, I added a piece of rock to the left, since the Scout would not demand much depth. In order to save time and effort, I used a (massive!) resin rock, actually a decoration piece for terrariums!
The base’s surface was created in old-school fashion. At first, I added a border with balsa wood around the MDF board, defining the landscape’s outline. Then the resin rock was positioned, as well as the two models.
The landscape itself was created with a plaster/tile grout mix, the surface was created with very fine quartz sand that was sprinkled onto the fresh/wet plaster. I also added some footprints, as if the Scout had just got off of his Bike. A thorough soaking with a mix of water and white glue fixed everything in place, making the surface stable to touch. Once dry, the landscape was painted with sand brown from the rattle can, and a second layer of lighter beige was later added, too. The diorama’s balsa flanks were painted black, and the whole thing sealed with acrylic matt varnish, also from a rattle can.
On purpose, no vegetation was added. A clear pylon that holds the Bike in place and in a virtual hover was added under the vehicle’s center of gravity, scratched from a piece of clear sprue. OOB, the kit comes with a similar piece, but it turned out to be too short for the use on my diorama.
As a final finish treatment, the whole landscape was dusted generously with the same mineral pigments as the models, and I was lucky to have pigments in store that had almost the same beige color as the final surface paint finish – creating a very consistent look.
Another small, final detail is a scratched critter that hides in one of the rock’s crevices…
A lot of work, the whole building process lasted several weeks, even with creative breaks in which I built other, normal small projects. But I think the extra effort with the desert display base were worthwhile, since the scenic diorama makes everything look more plausible and life-like.
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florian and i went to vermont this weekend, just for a quick getaway. when i told scout where we were going, she said, "oh! you have to find my house for me!"
and so we did.
what you see here is the house scout grew up in. i imagine her as the smart, sassy, spirited supergirl her own daughter has become, sitting under a tree somewhere, reading to kill a mockingbird for the third or fourth time. i called jamie as soon as we found it, and she told me how she used to wait for the bus on that stone wall. i could hear girlish excitement in her voice, the memories flooding in, happy and bittersweet. i could see why; the spot was bucolic and peaceful, a wonderful place to be a kid.
she may have moved across the country, but she's still a kid at heart.
this one's for you, jamie.
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Largest scout camp in Indiana, located on the east side of Indianapolis. I had a great time here when I was a Boy Scout!
Groep Boy Scouts met leiders in verband met de Jamboree in Engeland in 1957.
Datum: augustus 1957
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Mischief maker number 3 has arrived...
Some quickie pix of my newest mischief maker, Lazy 17, now Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird). She wanted to pick some fall flowers that I had just transplanted this weekend. My other Momos, Lizzy and Hermione, haven't met her yet. Fingers crossed that goes well...
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Area I’s first-ever Girl Scouts ready to serve, learn, giggle
By Franklin Fisher
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CAMP RED CLOUD, SOUTH KOREA – They’re new, they’re here, they’re eager to learn and serve, they’re Area I’s first-ever Girl Scout troop, Troop 512 of the Girl Scouts of America Overseas.
They only just started meeting this January, and so far they’re few – 10 girls ages 7 to 12, and two Girl Scout leaders, both of whom are Area I Army spouses.
It’s a “multi-level” troop that accommodates Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes.
They meet twice a month at the Casey Elementary School, where all the girls happen to be students.
In coming weeks and months Troop 512 will be doing all sorts of things that Girl Scouts do + holding meetings, taking trips, going camping, making friends and spending time with the Korean Girl Scouts, learning teamwork. Lots of giggling too, probably.
And then, of course, there’s that signature Girl Scout classic, the selling of cookies.
And when it comes to that, there’s no telling what heights the girls of Troop 512 will scale, judging by their success selling cookies this past season, January 13 – February 24.
The girls – there were only eight active at the time – managed to sell a hard-driving 3,800 boxes of cookies. And that was strictly inside Area I installations, those of the Casey Enclave in Dongducheon and at Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu.
That works out to 475 boxes per girl, well above the 100 to 200 boxes a Girl Scout in the States typically sells during the cookie season, said Laura Jones, who along with Shawna Garrett serves as scout leader for Troop 512.
“The girls worked hard, we’re very proud of them,” said Garrett.
“With our one little troop, we saturated Camp Casey,” she said. “They’re so tired of Girl Scout cookies here it’s not even funny.”
The scouts met with unstinting support and encouragement from the Area I community, including commissaries, Exchanges and military units, and from individuals who either bought cookies or donated money to support the troop, Jones and Garrett said.
“The most important thing is how fantastic Area I h+++as been,” said Garrett. “We had as much people offering to help us as we could ever possibly hope for.”
For Courtney Garrett, 11, a 6th-grader, cookie-selling is one of her favorite Girl Scout activities so far.
“It’s fun because like we get to talk to random people and like, make them laugh, even though you don’t know them.
“And it’s kind of like you got a good feeling, ‘cause you made someone’s day by giving them cookies that they can only get once and year and stuff.”
Her fellow-scout Kaylee Jones, 10, a fourth-grader, is looking forward to chances to “learn things” through upcoming trips like one they’ll be making to an aquarium.
“We get to learn about the sea and the animals that live there,” she said. “I just really like to see the animals and the fish and stuff.”
But she also got a kick out of cookie sales.
“It’s just really fun, like, trying to make cheers and chants,” she said. “What we did was we were acting like we were cheerleaders and then said ‘Girl Scout Cookies inside, $3.50 a box or 5,000 won.’”
Having its first-ever Girl Scout troop is another milestone in the transformation of Area I into a place where Soldiers served accompanied by their families, said Col. Hank Dodge, commander, U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I.
“We think it’s a great thing because it shows the progress that we’ve made in a very short time,” said Dodge.
Within the past year-and-a-half to two years, he said, Area I has gone from having only 62 slots for command-sponsored families to more than 3,500 slots.
But it’s also good for the girls, he said.
“It contributes to the life of the children,” said Dodge. “It teaches them teamwork, it teaches them discipline, it teaches them respect for one another. And then it teaches them to serve not only themselves but to serve each other and to serve the community.”