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It's been a slow slog as of late, between work, summer parenting duties, and the overall inkiness of living in a condo that likes to have Chiller failures. I have a few interesting pieces to go through.. eventually. Figured I might as well start with something familiar to people.
For every stupidly hard piece to find that I miraculously find, there's at least a good dozen or so that I'm so far behind on, it's not even funny. Such is the case with the Twilight Princess Figma releases of Link and Zelda.
Released in 2017, I... never got these for some reason. I knew of them, and, unlike other pieces that I have, these were recent enough to be actually sold at EB Games. Yet somehow, it's taken me three years and a nice price on Facebook before I finally purchased these pieces. Coincidentally, I've not played the game either so.. maybe they're related?
This particular Figma came back into the forefront of thought for me as it was featured as the top video game figure or something like that on Toy Galaxy. More on that in a second.
Link came in two flavours - the normal version, and the DX edition with extra accessories, which apparently is everything that is not the Master Sword and Hylian Shield (Ordon Sword, Hero's Bow and Arrow, Ball and Chain, Hawkeye and the Clawshot).
I believe the price difference between the two sets was like $10 or so, which really made owning the DX version a no brainer.
But accessories aren't the only things in the box. There is the figure, three total expressions (neutral, focused, shouting), the various accessories as mentioned above, six extra hands including a pair dedicated for use with the bow and arrow, and two Figma stands with clips and bits for various display options.
Link, without a doubt, is a gorgeous piece. The paint work on Figma, in general, is pretty good stuff, but the colours utilized on this set are arranged in a way that makes the figure pop. The duller green of the tunic is offset by the various accent colours, including use of metallic colours for buckles and the chain mail he wears under the green. The metallics used fofor the various pieces of equipment are dazzling.
The only messy paint app would be the on the Hawkeye.
The sculpting of the finer details on the figure compliments the excellent paint work. There's some nice detailing on the tunic and armour, and while I can't comment on the accuracy of the hair and face I can say it's very clean and passes for A Link in my books. Where the details shine, however, is on the various accessories, particularly the scabbard of the Ordon and Master Sword, as well as the blade of the Master Sword itself.
Also, it's worth noting that the various chained weapons feature actual metal chains, which is both nice and a bit of a pain when it comes to posing.
Articulation of the figure is kind of where my biggest beef is, and where I disagree with the findings of many polls, including the one on Toy Galaxy that I talked about. Lets talk the positives. The upper body is fantastic. All your typical points of movement area there, including kind of dislocated shoulders that allow for some real deep reach towards the chest so you could do a two handed sword pose. There is even articulation of the cap.
The issue is, however, that effectively you have no articulation of the upper legs due to the restrictions of the skirt, which of course, means you basically no leg articulation at all. Kind of annoying for a toy that is meant to be posed in all manner of dramatic way to have basically no leg movement at all. This limited movement, coupled with the top heavy nature of the figure, means you'll probably be using the stand for anything even remotely fancy looking.
Yet somehow, it was voted the top video game toy by the public. No wonder I don't get along with "the public".
That, friends, was Twilight Princess DX Link, a flawed masterpiece, but jeepers that's one hell of a flaw. The Figma is very pretty to look at and if museum poses are your thing, it's certainly will fit the bill. But as far as video game figures go, it's certainly not the greatest.
Grabbarna grus och jag möttes upp efter jobbet för att leta vidare efter lägenheter. Vi gick till närmaste McDonalds och slog läger för några timmar och utnyttjade det fria nätverket. Vi tog kontakt med ett gäng personer och vi hittade tillslut två som verkar lovande. Vi ska ta en sväng och inspektera imorgon, ena på morgonen och den andra efter jobbet. Förhoppningsvis är rummen är lika bra i verkligheten som på pappret, men det återstår att se. Vi håller tummarna alla tre!
Jag visste sedan tidigare att mitt skulle vara stängt över jul och nyår men inte att det skulle vara i två veckor totalt. Det hade såklart varit fantastiskt skönt att kunna vara helt ledig under den perioden men tyvärr så kostar det en hel del att leva här i Sydney, något som jag konstaterade för länge sedan. Att inte ha någon inkomst under två veckor och bara utgifter hade därför varit förödande. Jag kontaktade därför Greg i Tenniscentret uppe i North Sydney för att se om de behövde någon hjälp under den perioden. Och tur hade jag, för det behövde de. Jag fick fem olika skift, ena dagen innan julafton och resten i början av januari. Perfekt! Jag kommer nu ha både jobb men också mycket ledighet.
Pasión y paciencia, fue el slogan elegido por ¡Valencia!, la agencia de publicidad y comunicación integral de Basilea, Suiza, para su reunión de teambulding que tuvo como actividad principal un entrenamiento intensivo de surf en nuestra escuela.
Una formidable experiencia, sin duda.
Txoko Surf Club Schola |+34 662 138 480
Rúa Tomás Mirambell, 90 Bajo.
36340 Panxón, Nigrán
Pasión y paciencia, fue el slogan elegido por ¡Valencia!, la agencia de publicidad y comunicación integral de Basilea, Suiza, para su reunión de teambulding que tuvo como actividad principal un entrenamiento intensivo de surf en nuestra escuela.
Una formidable experiencia, sin duda.
Txoko Surf Club Schola |+34 662 138 480
Rúa Tomás Mirambell, 90 Bajo.
36340 Panxón, Nigrán
Pasión y paciencia, fue el slogan elegido por ¡Valencia!, la agencia de publicidad y comunicación integral de Basilea, Suiza, para su reunión de teambulding que tuvo como actividad principal un entrenamiento intensivo de surf en nuestra escuela.
Una formidable experiencia, sin duda.
Txoko Surf Club Schola |+34 662 138 480
Rúa Tomás Mirambell, 90 Bajo.
36340 Panxón, Nigrán
Come slogarsi un dito per scattare a più non posso durante un viaggio di lavoro nelle città di Shenzen e Guangzhou nel sud della Cina
Sony A7SII
Nikkor 35mm f2 Ais
XH558 jigsaw is getting tough now! Couple hundred bits of blue, grey and white left! Going to be a long slog to finish this!
Zigenare har slagit läger en bit ifrån Måsnaren. Men vad de inte visste var att lägret står på ett fornlämningsområde.
Nu vill kommunen avhysa dem med hänvisning till fornminneslagen(!), silkesvantarna är på.
Vid Måsnarens östra strand ligger Eklundsnäsbadet och Eklundsnäs camping. Badet är ett a...
India v West Indies, 2009 World Twenty20 @ Lord's Cricket Ground (Super 8s, 12 June)
The Windies chased a comfortable target of 154 and won by 7 wickets with 8 balls to spare. Yuvraj Singh top scored for India with 67 off 43 balls, while Dwayne Bravo picked up 4/38. Bravo put in an all-round performance to then smash an unbeaten 66 off just 36 deliveries to lead the Windies to victory.
Despite the loss, it was still a great day out at the Home of Cricket - my first experience of watching a match there.
Come slogarsi un dito per scattare a più non posso durante un viaggio di lavoro nelle città di Shenzen e Guangzhou nel sud della Cina
Sony A7SII
Nikkor 35mm f2 Ais
It's been a slow slog as of late, between work, summer parenting duties, and the overall inkiness of living in a condo that likes to have Chiller failures. I have a few interesting pieces to go through.. eventually. Figured I might as well start with something familiar to people.
For every stupidly hard piece to find that I miraculously find, there's at least a good dozen or so that I'm so far behind on, it's not even funny. Such is the case with the Twilight Princess Figma releases of Link and Zelda.
Released in 2017, I... never got these for some reason. I knew of them, and, unlike other pieces that I have, these were recent enough to be actually sold at EB Games. Yet somehow, it's taken me three years and a nice price on Facebook before I finally purchased these pieces. Coincidentally, I've not played the game either so.. maybe they're related?
This particular Figma came back into the forefront of thought for me as it was featured as the top video game figure or something like that on Toy Galaxy. More on that in a second.
Link came in two flavours - the normal version, and the DX edition with extra accessories, which apparently is everything that is not the Master Sword and Hylian Shield (Ordon Sword, Hero's Bow and Arrow, Ball and Chain, Hawkeye and the Clawshot).
I believe the price difference between the two sets was like $10 or so, which really made owning the DX version a no brainer.
But accessories aren't the only things in the box. There is the figure, three total expressions (neutral, focused, shouting), the various accessories as mentioned above, six extra hands including a pair dedicated for use with the bow and arrow, and two Figma stands with clips and bits for various display options.
Link, without a doubt, is a gorgeous piece. The paint work on Figma, in general, is pretty good stuff, but the colours utilized on this set are arranged in a way that makes the figure pop. The duller green of the tunic is offset by the various accent colours, including use of metallic colours for buckles and the chain mail he wears under the green. The metallics used fofor the various pieces of equipment are dazzling.
The only messy paint app would be the on the Hawkeye.
The sculpting of the finer details on the figure compliments the excellent paint work. There's some nice detailing on the tunic and armour, and while I can't comment on the accuracy of the hair and face I can say it's very clean and passes for A Link in my books. Where the details shine, however, is on the various accessories, particularly the scabbard of the Ordon and Master Sword, as well as the blade of the Master Sword itself.
Also, it's worth noting that the various chained weapons feature actual metal chains, which is both nice and a bit of a pain when it comes to posing.
Articulation of the figure is kind of where my biggest beef is, and where I disagree with the findings of many polls, including the one on Toy Galaxy that I talked about. Lets talk the positives. The upper body is fantastic. All your typical points of movement area there, including kind of dislocated shoulders that allow for some real deep reach towards the chest so you could do a two handed sword pose. There is even articulation of the cap.
The issue is, however, that effectively you have no articulation of the upper legs due to the restrictions of the skirt, which of course, means you basically no leg articulation at all. Kind of annoying for a toy that is meant to be posed in all manner of dramatic way to have basically no leg movement at all. This limited movement, coupled with the top heavy nature of the figure, means you'll probably be using the stand for anything even remotely fancy looking.
Yet somehow, it was voted the top video game toy by the public. No wonder I don't get along with "the public".
That, friends, was Twilight Princess DX Link, a flawed masterpiece, but jeepers that's one hell of a flaw. The Figma is very pretty to look at and if museum poses are your thing, it's certainly will fit the bill. But as far as video game figures go, it's certainly not the greatest.
It's been a slow slog as of late, between work, summer parenting duties, and the overall inkiness of living in a condo that likes to have Chiller failures. I have a few interesting pieces to go through.. eventually. Figured I might as well start with something familiar to people.
For every stupidly hard piece to find that I miraculously find, there's at least a good dozen or so that I'm so far behind on, it's not even funny. Such is the case with the Twilight Princess Figma releases of Link and Zelda.
Released in 2017, I... never got these for some reason. I knew of them, and, unlike other pieces that I have, these were recent enough to be actually sold at EB Games. Yet somehow, it's taken me three years and a nice price on Facebook before I finally purchased these pieces. Coincidentally, I've not played the game either so.. maybe they're related?
This particular Figma came back into the forefront of thought for me as it was featured as the top video game figure or something like that on Toy Galaxy. More on that in a second.
Link came in two flavours - the normal version, and the DX edition with extra accessories, which apparently is everything that is not the Master Sword and Hylian Shield (Ordon Sword, Hero's Bow and Arrow, Ball and Chain, Hawkeye and the Clawshot).
I believe the price difference between the two sets was like $10 or so, which really made owning the DX version a no brainer.
But accessories aren't the only things in the box. There is the figure, three total expressions (neutral, focused, shouting), the various accessories as mentioned above, six extra hands including a pair dedicated for use with the bow and arrow, and two Figma stands with clips and bits for various display options.
Link, without a doubt, is a gorgeous piece. The paint work on Figma, in general, is pretty good stuff, but the colours utilized on this set are arranged in a way that makes the figure pop. The duller green of the tunic is offset by the various accent colours, including use of metallic colours for buckles and the chain mail he wears under the green. The metallics used fofor the various pieces of equipment are dazzling.
The only messy paint app would be the on the Hawkeye.
The sculpting of the finer details on the figure compliments the excellent paint work. There's some nice detailing on the tunic and armour, and while I can't comment on the accuracy of the hair and face I can say it's very clean and passes for A Link in my books. Where the details shine, however, is on the various accessories, particularly the scabbard of the Ordon and Master Sword, as well as the blade of the Master Sword itself.
Also, it's worth noting that the various chained weapons feature actual metal chains, which is both nice and a bit of a pain when it comes to posing.
Articulation of the figure is kind of where my biggest beef is, and where I disagree with the findings of many polls, including the one on Toy Galaxy that I talked about. Lets talk the positives. The upper body is fantastic. All your typical points of movement area there, including kind of dislocated shoulders that allow for some real deep reach towards the chest so you could do a two handed sword pose. There is even articulation of the cap.
The issue is, however, that effectively you have no articulation of the upper legs due to the restrictions of the skirt, which of course, means you basically no leg articulation at all. Kind of annoying for a toy that is meant to be posed in all manner of dramatic way to have basically no leg movement at all. This limited movement, coupled with the top heavy nature of the figure, means you'll probably be using the stand for anything even remotely fancy looking.
Yet somehow, it was voted the top video game toy by the public. No wonder I don't get along with "the public".
That, friends, was Twilight Princess DX Link, a flawed masterpiece, but jeepers that's one hell of a flaw. The Figma is very pretty to look at and if museum poses are your thing, it's certainly will fit the bill. But as far as video game figures go, it's certainly not the greatest.
It's been a slow slog as of late, between work, summer parenting duties, and the overall inkiness of living in a condo that likes to have Chiller failures. I have a few interesting pieces to go through.. eventually. Figured I might as well start with something familiar to people.
For every stupidly hard piece to find that I miraculously find, there's at least a good dozen or so that I'm so far behind on, it's not even funny. Such is the case with the Twilight Princess Figma releases of Link and Zelda.
Released in 2017, I... never got these for some reason. I knew of them, and, unlike other pieces that I have, these were recent enough to be actually sold at EB Games. Yet somehow, it's taken me three years and a nice price on Facebook before I finally purchased these pieces. Coincidentally, I've not played the game either so.. maybe they're related?
This particular Figma came back into the forefront of thought for me as it was featured as the top video game figure or something like that on Toy Galaxy. More on that in a second.
Link came in two flavours - the normal version, and the DX edition with extra accessories, which apparently is everything that is not the Master Sword and Hylian Shield (Ordon Sword, Hero's Bow and Arrow, Ball and Chain, Hawkeye and the Clawshot).
I believe the price difference between the two sets was like $10 or so, which really made owning the DX version a no brainer.
But accessories aren't the only things in the box. There is the figure, three total expressions (neutral, focused, shouting), the various accessories as mentioned above, six extra hands including a pair dedicated for use with the bow and arrow, and two Figma stands with clips and bits for various display options.
Link, without a doubt, is a gorgeous piece. The paint work on Figma, in general, is pretty good stuff, but the colours utilized on this set are arranged in a way that makes the figure pop. The duller green of the tunic is offset by the various accent colours, including use of metallic colours for buckles and the chain mail he wears under the green. The metallics used fofor the various pieces of equipment are dazzling.
The only messy paint app would be the on the Hawkeye.
The sculpting of the finer details on the figure compliments the excellent paint work. There's some nice detailing on the tunic and armour, and while I can't comment on the accuracy of the hair and face I can say it's very clean and passes for A Link in my books. Where the details shine, however, is on the various accessories, particularly the scabbard of the Ordon and Master Sword, as well as the blade of the Master Sword itself.
Also, it's worth noting that the various chained weapons feature actual metal chains, which is both nice and a bit of a pain when it comes to posing.
Articulation of the figure is kind of where my biggest beef is, and where I disagree with the findings of many polls, including the one on Toy Galaxy that I talked about. Lets talk the positives. The upper body is fantastic. All your typical points of movement area there, including kind of dislocated shoulders that allow for some real deep reach towards the chest so you could do a two handed sword pose. There is even articulation of the cap.
The issue is, however, that effectively you have no articulation of the upper legs due to the restrictions of the skirt, which of course, means you basically no leg articulation at all. Kind of annoying for a toy that is meant to be posed in all manner of dramatic way to have basically no leg movement at all. This limited movement, coupled with the top heavy nature of the figure, means you'll probably be using the stand for anything even remotely fancy looking.
Yet somehow, it was voted the top video game toy by the public. No wonder I don't get along with "the public".
That, friends, was Twilight Princess DX Link, a flawed masterpiece, but jeepers that's one hell of a flaw. The Figma is very pretty to look at and if museum poses are your thing, it's certainly will fit the bill. But as far as video game figures go, it's certainly not the greatest.
I drive my English bus from the Fire Rescue Services up to the Police Station... from there I jump over the fence to launch my Citroën 2CV off the platform, as you can see in the next video...
Pasión y paciencia, fue el slogan elegido por ¡Valencia!, la agencia de publicidad y comunicación integral de Basilea, Suiza, para su reunión de teambulding que tuvo como actividad principal un entrenamiento intensivo de surf en nuestra escuela.
Una formidable experiencia, sin duda.
Txoko Surf Club Schola |+34 662 138 480
Rúa Tomás Mirambell, 90 Bajo.
36340 Panxón, Nigrán
After a grinding slog through the forest, we finally found good fishing. Next time we’ll know to stick to the main trail!
You can see Fred along the shore, enjoying a well-earned cast, while Poco is waiting on the snow for me to throw sticks for him.
My lens was dustier than I realized, as is painfully obvious if you look at the mountain just below the sun.
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 54 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 18213 × 9106 (165.8 MP; 156 MB).
Location; Rawson Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
After slogging along the snowy riverbank to get a better angle on the Bardwell's Ferry bridge, on the return trip I realized that the former Conway Branch ROW was just up the hill, making for a much easier walk back to the car. The Conway Branch was part of a northern extension of the Canal Line that reached as far north as Turner's Falls on the eastern fork and Shelburne Falls on the western fork, the latter of which also included the tallest railroad bridge in New England over the South River. Here's the Conway branch ROW looking south just above the west end of the Bardwell's Ferry auto bridge.
Come slogarsi un dito per scattare a più non posso durante un viaggio di lavoro nelle città di Shenzen e Guangzhou nel sud della Cina
Sony A7SII
Nikkor 35mm f2 Ais
Pasión y paciencia, fue el slogan elegido por ¡Valencia!, la agencia de publicidad y comunicación integral de Basilea, Suiza, para su reunión de teambulding que tuvo como actividad principal un entrenamiento intensivo de surf en nuestra escuela.
Una formidable experiencia, sin duda.
Txoko Surf Club Schola |+34 662 138 480
Rúa Tomás Mirambell, 90 Bajo.
36340 Panxón, Nigrán
After a grinding slog through the forest, we finally found good fishing. Next time we’ll know to stick to the main trail!
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 60 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 16216 × 7516 (121.9 MP; 133 MB).
Location: Rawson Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
(l-r) scorn deluxe class spinosaurus / slog voyager class apatosaurus / strafe deluxe class pteranadon / grimlock leader class tyrannosaurus rex / snarl deluxe class stegosaurus / slash deluxe class raptor / slug deluxe class triceratops
After slogging through a very uninspiring, flat and somewhat melancholy winter, my heart was given a huge lift upon seeing this shimmering sign that spring is really here at last.
This is a Pasque Flower (Anemone patens) a furry-stemmed crocus-like wildflower that appears here in our Colorado woods in March and April. The color ranges from pale, lavender-blue to light orchid-purple.
Pasión y paciencia, fue el slogan elegido por ¡Valencia!, la agencia de publicidad y comunicación integral de Basilea, Suiza, para su reunión de teambulding que tuvo como actividad principal un entrenamiento intensivo de surf en nuestra escuela.
Una formidable experiencia, sin duda.
Txoko Surf Club Schola |+34 662 138 480
Rúa Tomás Mirambell, 90 Bajo.
36340 Panxón, Nigrán
Come slogarsi un dito per scattare a più non posso durante un viaggio di lavoro nelle città di Shenzen e Guangzhou nel sud della Cina
Sony A7SII
Nikkor 20mm 2.8 Ais
Well it was worth it.
After a heavy slog through peat bog and wet ground I managed to get into position higher than the viaduct to get a photo I have always wanted to capture. Its the Mallaig to Fort William steam train. The "Hogwarts Express"made more famous by the Harry Potter films, the first being "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". The viaduct consists of 21 arches and was constructed by Sir Robert Mc Alpine around 1900.
Bit of a pity, as when it goes in that direction, the train is pulling so I could not get that famous frontage of the train itself. But what a vista awaits............
Pasión y paciencia, fue el slogan elegido por ¡Valencia!, la agencia de publicidad y comunicación integral de Basilea, Suiza, para su reunión de teambulding que tuvo como actividad principal un entrenamiento intensivo de surf en nuestra escuela.
Una formidable experiencia, sin duda.
Txoko Surf Club Schola |+34 662 138 480
Rúa Tomás Mirambell, 90 Bajo.
36340 Panxón, Nigrán
Having slogged back up the path with a big bag of kit, I was rewarded with the sun breaking through the clouds over Traeth Bach and Traeth Mawr. When it came to printing, what started out as an exercise in split grade printing turned into something of a marathon. It's still not quite finished, but I'd had enough for one evening (See below for print plan)
Darkroom print on Fotospeed VC RC, Ilford Multigrade developer.
Mamiya RB67 Pro SD, Fuji Acros 100, Rodinal (1+25).
Print plan
Grade 00 - 15s (dodge cliffs -5s)
Sky +12s
Sea +10s
Grade 4.5 - 15s
Sky +8s (all), +4s (right)
Sea +15s (all), +8s (centre)
Colorado State University Distinguished Professor and founder of the Flint Animal Cancer Center Dr. Steve Withrow kicks off the President’s Community Lecture Series with his talk, "Stories from a Career in Oncology: One Medicine. One Cancer. One Cure," January 21, 2014. Withrow founded what is now the world's largest center focused on veterinary oncology, with 100 scientists and clinicians who handle about 5,000 appointments and 3,000 consultations annually. He described the focus of his career as a surgical oncologist: translational medicine. The phrase encapsulates the concept of treating dogs with naturally occurring cancer as a route to better understanding the disease, and its successful treatment, in people. "Dogs and cats get cancer, and we can learn from that. Dogs really have something to say in this game," he explained. At one point in his career, Withrow had the chance to enter human medicine. But he turned down the opportunity because he realized his work in veterinary medicine could have more impact on curing cancer in people. The proof is in the 20 percent reduction in cancer-related deaths over the past 20 years. "It's not for the feint of heart," Withrow said. "We are making progress, but it's a slow, steady slog."
Slogging away from a temporary speed restriction just before Burton Salmon is 56312 with 6Z20 17.00 York Holgate Sidings to Kellingley Colliery on Friday 19th April 2013.
Monstructor Monday (Day 4 of 8)
This Transformers figure is Slog, from the Generation 1 line, released in 1989. It is complete and in excellent condition. From Transformers Wiki: "His simple transformation to beast mode is similar to that of both Icepick and Scowl. He comes with his shell, shell plate, a small rifle, a large rifle for Monstructor, and Monstructor's head. "
Slog figures are often prone to "gold plastic syndrome". The gold plastic that Hasbro used during this period turns brittle and will break easily under light usage. Good Slog figures are hard to find, as many broke many years ago.
Peaceful protesters with zip ties on their hands sit in a police van after being arrested for trespassing in an abandoned building on 10th and union Seattle, WA. 3am