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I don't know if anyone ever reads my descriptions, but I write them anyway, so there!!
Was out today (August 20th 2021) on a forced vacation day, from 9:30AM til' almost 4PM. 80F today but it felt like 100F. This is a very active line and I probably flicked 20 freights today. 750+ flicks. By the time I get rid of a few duplicates, and bad ones, I'm guessing it'll be about 700 +/-. 700 to straighten, fix any color issues, upload, and also ID the writers. It's lots of time and as you can imagine, it's a lot of work, but so far it's been fun. I'm trying to not rush myself to post before I'm ready. I already have the flicks, and they're timeless. So getting them posted ASAP!!!!!! is not really my concern. Duh..
Had an interesting interaction with a guy while out there. Guy with backpack had walked back and forth across the tracks a few times. The lat time I saw him he was on the other side of a set, about 100 yards away. Next thing you know he's coming closer..... Closer..... And I'm like WTF? I'm way out here minding my own business. He walks within' like 10 ft. of me and I say "How ya' doin'?" he says something, and then says "Trains?" and I say "Yep." and he says "Oh.." and walks away. I think he was feelin' me out, as there's a small population of people who's homes are shall I say, mobile. I've talked to a few of them, and have never had a bad interaction, I just don't like people walkin' up on me when I'm trying to get away from the rest of the world out by the tracks. I go out there to get away from people, not to interact.
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I follow some other amazing photographers on flickr, but for this I will talk about the ones who flick the freights. There are a few that I really love. Some it's because of the great locations they shoot at, and others it's the amazing little details they manage to capture. For me (right now) I don't have the luxury of walking the lines and seeing pieces static. 99.999% of my flicks the freight is rolling by at 10-50 mph and sometimes I don't really even know what I have until I get home, dump the memory cards and go through the photos. Because of this, most of my flicks are just straight on shots and documenting what I saw and where. I saw this freight here, on this date, here's what was on it, and i captured it. Buffed or scraped next week, well I have it on "film" for future generations (sounds corny, I know). There are times when a freight will stop in-front of me, and I'll walk up and get some shots of monikers, but it's rare.
Obviously in any area there are sidings where freights park for extended periods, I know a few spots, but as I get older, and older, do I really want to leave my car parked on the side of the road and walk 2 miles to capture some little details I might normally miss? I'd love to, but it's just not practical for me at this time, any many other people do it better than I could. Retirement is getting closer every day, maybe then, when my weekdays are free. :-)
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During the Covid lockdown, I was working from home, and I was getting out benching like 2 & 3 times a month. Back at work, I'm lucky to have the energy to get out once a month. Every time I do manage to get out, I come home and my batteries feel re-charged. It's been so f-ing hot here in SoCal though, I can't wait for cooler weather and some clouds in the sky.
As always, thanks to the writers!
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Does it add or contract that you can see my scars in this photo? And this is my 'good' arm....
le sigh.
Used as the illustration to the poem, "Lovelorn Poet in Chicago, IL:
If They Asked Me" at www.lovelornpoets.com/2011/05/31/lovelorn-poet-in-chicago...
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The NHPTV-PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST is part of NHPTV's commitment to promoting literacy and a love of reading, writing, and creative expression in children. Children's book author Kathy Brodsky spoke about writing to the participants. These photos were taken at the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Story Land in Glen, NH.
In De Efteling, 2024 is the year of the opening of Danse Macabre. Otto and Virginie Charlatan have arrived to warn everyone about what is to come. The past writes the future...
Location: The entrance of Huyverwoud in De Efteling, Kaatsheuvel (NL)
Coordinates: 51°38'52.8"N 5°02'55.4"E (Google Maps)
Reason: The Spookslot (Haunted Castle) has been my favorite attraction in De Efteling since the late 1970s, but it was closed in 2022 and replaced in 2024 by something much bigger; Danse Macabre. I'm very curious to see how this new haunted attraction full of creepy twists and turns will turn out.
I was in the opportunity to take a self portrait with Otto and Virginie Charlatan.
The Charlatan's: Danse Macabre will be located in the creepiest part of Efteling, the Huyverwoud. Efteling is introducing new entertainment in keeping with the new theme area. From November 19, 2022, visitors can get acquainted with the Charlatan family and their special barrel organ Esmeralda near the construction site of Danse Macabre. The Charlatan family has been traveling the world for generations. After many wanderings, 'Professor doctor' Virginie Charlatan and her husband Otto have moved into the Huyverwoud. Virginie in particular is sure. Her whole life has been a preparation to land in this eerie place.
Danse Macabre: Danse Macabre, the new Efteling attraction that will open in 2024, will have a spectacular ride system that has not yet been built anywhere in the world. The ghost spectacle full of dark twists will soon have visitors dancing to the music of the piece of the same name. On a large turntable of 18 meters in diameter, with 6 smaller turntables on top, there are 6 choir stalls that can accommodate a total of 108 visitors. The large dial will rise, tilt and fall, spinning like a coin before falling flat. Danse Macabre becomes part of a completely new theme area. The environment is a mysterious setting in which the 20-meter-high attraction building immediately catches the eye. The theme area with catering, retail and matching entertainment will soon be the scariest part of Efteling.
Intamin, the renowned Swiss manufacturer of amusement park attractions, has developed a completely new ride system for Danse Macabre in close collaboration with Efteling. The exciting attraction is a combination of various existing attraction parts and is therefore unique in the industry. Danse Macabre can best be described as a thrill ride with immersive show technology. [ Efteling ]
Spookslot: [2022] 06/52 Spookslot; my farewell "52-Weeks" for Spookslot.
Guest Stars: Otto and Virginie Charlatan
Weather:Sunny, -2° C
To Listen ♫: Otto and Virginie Charlatan | Eftelwesley (Youtube)
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod on my crossover bag on the ground, timer on 10 seconds).
We gave Hayley the assignment of copying pages from a children's book so she could practice writing letters and understand how they make words. Jenna volunteered to help Hayley by telling her the letters because Hayley kept losing her place in the book.
Rouven built the Ferrari Testarossa and created a write up of the build, read about it below! 👇 Hello, everyone,
today I can finally present a model again, which I built up the last few days.
It is the Ferarri Testarossa, which is a MOC from "Loxlego".
When I first saw the model featured on Rebrickable, I fell in love instantly.
Unfortunately, I also had to realize at this point that the vehicle could not be built cheaply, so I rejected the wish to build the vehicle.
During my summer vacation, the model caught my attention again and I researched a little more intensively how I could get the parts I needed cheaply. Additionally, I went to the trouble of documenting all of my "loose" parts in Rebrickable so I could see what parts I already have needed. And there really weren't that few of them.
Ultimately, the vehicle consists of my own components that I already own and components that I ordered from Bricklink.
I got the stickers from "forwartsticker.com".
In total, I needed about 6-8 weeks to get all the parts.
Since I'm not a fan of different-colored pins, I got all the common pins and axles in red and black, so that the vehicle looks almost flawless when it's finished. I even got the gimbals in black.
The Loxlego instructions consist of a PDF with over 1200 photos that visualize each construction step quite well. I think there were two small bugs here, but they didn't pose any problems.
Many thanks also to Eugen Teledezki for the rims created according to my wishes. These look confusingly similar to the original rims and simply look great on the model.
I chose the CaDA tires because they simply have the nicest tire profile.
I built the vehicle without PowerFunctions, since the 1:8 models are known to be too heavy and only moderately agile.
Nevertheless, the model has some nice functions that can be performed manually with the help of gears. This includes, for example, opening the doors and trunk (front) and adjusting the seat backrests.
Finally, all I can say is that I had a lot of fun building it and I think it's one of the most beautiful 1:8 models. #ferrari #testarossa #lego #rc #toy #design