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This aircraft "Paper Doll" was flown byLt. Carl A. BrownJr.
VF-27 USS Princeton, October, 1944.
From Wikipedia"
The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War, outdueling the faster Vought F4U Corsair, which had problems with carrier landings.
Powered by a 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, the same powerplant used for both the Corsair and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, the F6F was an entirely new design, but it still resembled the Wildcat in many ways. Some military observers tagged the Hellcat as the "Wildcat's big brother".
The F6F made its combat debut in September 1943, and was best known for its role as a rugged, well-designed carrier fighter, which was able to outperform the A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific theater. A total of 12,275 were built in just over two years.
Hellcats were credited with destroying a total of 5,223 enemy aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. This was more than any other Allied naval aircraft. Postwar, the Hellcat was phased out of front-line service, but remained in service as late as 1954 as a night fighter.
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-59533161046763761922020-12-24T19:37:00.003-07:002020-12-24T19:37:23.905-07:00Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD_2QYeiFmVSUDycQejCWssUjLJtXVGMxb5yXU4z2PSZP3VVo_0czqgtFG3759JrKiWQNZbuOQTTEAFtetZB5CrTNmTN-PVcF3611ZmYcE8Zp7cvRJm5ouabT6MHOrLYwbR9ef5htE0c/s2048/Christmas+2020.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD_2QYeiFmVSUDycQejCWssUjLJtXVGMxb5yXU4z2PSZP3VVo_0czqgtFG3759JrKiWQNZbuOQTTEAFtetZB5CrTNmTN-PVcF3611ZmYcE8Zp7cvRJm5ouabT6MHOrLYwbR9ef5htE0c/s400/Christmas+2020.jpg"/></a></div>Here's to wishing you all the very best of the season and a Merry Christmas!
May 2021 be a far sight better than the previous one.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-25430960038750748982020-12-06T12:37:00.003-07:002020-12-06T12:44:38.558-07:0011 Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSRmu4tDWiyAy3MKCmo83CeexhyJo1WLDhYtyqAGklFTxSOJ3c7GzNETLn5Ho-Rd-dN6eOjXzMBrFsMRoizBF5OhMtLgrUCPCkLvISHSx9Aeo1x1_Zk0Z07OjjG8K8PUsqyeiv6k3Fio/s1600/11+Year+Banner.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSRmu4tDWiyAy3MKCmo83CeexhyJo1WLDhYtyqAGklFTxSOJ3c7GzNETLn5Ho-Rd-dN6eOjXzMBrFsMRoizBF5OhMtLgrUCPCkLvISHSx9Aeo1x1_Zk0Z07OjjG8K8PUsqyeiv6k3Fio/s400/11+Year+Banner.jpg"/></a></div>I know,I know. Not much in the way of model building has happened this year.
That's because I became too burnt out from it and needed to get away from it for awhile.
But not to worry my friends. I will eventually get back into it.
In fact I will be working on Airfix's 1/24 scale Grumman Hellcat kit soon.
I finally found some decent paints for it.
Funny, one would think that navy gloss blue would be an easy colour to find at one's local hobby shop, but alas no.
At least not around here.
During my hiatus I've decided to get back into playing and writing music again.
Something I gave up back in the early nineties because of my growing distaste for the music industry. But I digress.
Hope to see you soon.
PS: This new Blogger format is terrible beyond words.
Hey Google!! If it works don't fix it!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-46722480079206319812020-02-21T14:15:00.003-07:002020-03-06T12:17:34.730-07:00Panzer II Pz.Kpfw II Ausf. B<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of Dragon's (DML) 1/6 scale Pz.Kpfw II Ausf. B Panzer II Light Tank.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
<span style="color: white;">The <b>Panzer II</b> is the common name used for a family of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank" title="Tank">tanks</a> used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The official German designation was <b><i>Panzerkampfwagen</i> II</b> (abbreviated PzKpfw II).
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<span style="color: white;">Although the vehicle had originally been designed as a stopgap
while larger, more advanced tanks were developed, it nonetheless went on
to play an important role in the early years of World War II, during
the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland" title="Invasion of Poland">Polish</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France" title="Battle of France">French campaigns</a>. The Panzer II was the most numerous tank in the German Panzer divisions at the beginning of the war. It was used in both <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_campaign" title="North African campaign">North Africa</a> against the Western Allies and on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Eastern Front</a> against the Soviet Union.
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<span style="color: white;">The Panzer II was supplanted by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_III" title="Panzer III">Panzer III</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_IV" title="Panzer IV">IV</a>
medium tanks by 1940/1941. By the end of 1942, it had been largely
removed from front line service and it was used for training and on
secondary fronts. The turrets of the then-obsolete Panzer Is and Panzer
IIs were reused as gun turrets on specially built defensive bunkers, particularly on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Wall" title="Atlantic Wall">Atlantic Wall</a>.
Production of the tank itself ceased by January 1944, but its chassis
remained in use as the basis of several other armoured vehicles, chiefly
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery" title="Self-propelled artillery">self-propelled artillery</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_destroyer" title="Tank destroyer">tank destroyers</a> such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wespe" title="Wespe">Wespe</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marder_II" title="Marder II">Marder II</a> respectively. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The first true production model, the <b>Ausf. A</b>, included an
armour upgrade to 14.5 mm (0.57 in) on all sides, as well as a 14.5 mm
floor plate, and an improved transmission. It entered production in July
1937 and was superseded by the <b>Ausf. B</b> in December 1937, which introduced only minimal changes.
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</span><span style="color: white;">A few minor changes were made in the <b>Ausf. C</b> version, which
became the standard production model from June 1938 through April 1940. A
total of 1,113 examples of Ausf. c, A, B, and C tanks were built from
March 1937 through April 1940 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkett" title="Alkett">Alkett</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAMO" title="FAMO">FAMO</a>, Daimler-Benz, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henschel" title="Henschel">Henschel</a>, MAN, MIAG, and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krauss-Maffei_Wegmann_GmbH_%26_Co_KG" title="Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG">Wegmann</a>.
These models were almost identical and were used in service
interchangeably. This was the most widespread tank version of the Panzer
II. Earlier versions of Ausf. C have a rounded hull front, but many had
additional armour plates bolted on the turret and hull front. Some</span> were
also retro-fitted with commander's cupolas.
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Here are some images of Moebius Models 1/1 scale of the HAL 9000 face plate from 2001 a space odyssey.<br />
A very straight forward model with few parts but produces an accurate representation of the famed AI computer.<br />
The only tough part about this kit is that you'll have to drill out the holes on the speaker panel. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-67396920512588796182019-12-23T13:40:00.001-07:002019-12-23T13:40:11.321-07:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas everyone, and a Happy New Year!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-20530373189154360602019-12-06T18:35:00.003-07:002019-12-06T18:35:30.870-07:00!0 Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been 10 years since I started this site and I hope to continue it. I've just been taking a long hiatus as I've become just too burnt out from model building and I need time away from it for awhile.<br />
But not to worry I will return.<br />
In the meantime I've decided to take up playing music again. I quit playing music back in the mid 90's because the music business was more about business than music. I got sick and tired of agents telling us to "Play more hits guys" instead of playing what we wanted to play. So I walked away from it. The music business has gotten a lot worse since then. Just look at what passes for music nowadays.<br />
Anyway regardless I've decided to pick up my guitar again and give it a go for my own amusement and bemusement, and I have to say that man do I suck. But It's coming back to me slowly and I am getting better.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-50864748181631292702019-09-16T12:48:00.000-06:002019-09-16T12:48:50.129-06:00Ford Model T Van<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some more images of Entex 1/16 scale Ford Model T Van in a darker background.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
<span style="color: white;">The <b>Ford Model T</b> (<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquially" title="Colloquially">colloquially</a> known as the <b>Tin Lizzie</b>, <b>Tin Lizzy</b>, <b>T‑Model Ford</b>, <b>Model T</b>, or <b>T</b>) is an <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile" title="Automobile">automobile</a> that was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford" title="Henry Ford">Henry Ford</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford Motor Company</a> from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ford_Motors_4-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-Ford_Motors-4"></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-test_5-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-test-5"></a></sup> It is generally regarded as the first affordable <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile" title="Automobile">automobile</a>, the car that opened travel to the common <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-class" title="Middle-class">middle-class</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a>; some of this was because of Ford's efficient fabrication, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_line" title="Assembly line">assembly line</a> production instead of individual hand crafting.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-6"></a></sup></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">The Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century in the 1999 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_of_the_Century" title="Car of the Century">Car of the Century</a> competition, ahead of the BMC <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini" title="Mini">Mini</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS" title="Citroën DS">Citroën DS</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle" title="Volkswagen Beetle">Volkswagen Type 1</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-7"></a></sup> and still makes top ten list of most sold cars (ranked eighth) as of 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-8"></a></sup></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">Although <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile" title="History of the automobile">automobiles had already existed for decades</a>,
their adoption had been limited, and they were still mostly scarce and
expensive. Automobiles were considered extreme luxury for the common man
until the Model T. The Model T set 1908 as the historic year that the
automobile became popular for the mass market. The first production
Model T was produced on August 12, 1908<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-9"></a></sup> and left the factory on September 27, 1908, at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piquette_Plant" title="Piquette Plant">Piquette Plant</a> in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a>. On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the 15 millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line at his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Park_Ford_Plant" title="Highland Park Ford Plant">factory in Highland Park, Michigan</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-10"></a></sup></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">There were several cars produced or prototyped by Henry Ford from the
founding of the company in 1903 until the Model T was introduced.
Although he started with the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_A_%281903%E2%80%931904%29" title="Ford Model A (1903–1904)">Model A</a>,
there were not 19 production models (A through T); some were only
prototypes. The production model immediately before the Model T was the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_S" title="Ford Model S">Model S</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-11"></a></sup> an upgraded version of the company's largest success to that point, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_N" title="Ford Model N">Model N</a>. The follow-up was the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_A_%281927%E2%80%931931%29" title="Ford Model A (1927–1931)">Ford Model A</a>
(rather than any Model U). The company publicity said this was because
the new car was such a departure from the old that Henry wanted to start
all over again with the letter A.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">The Model T was Ford's first automobile <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_production" title="Mass production">mass-produced</a> on moving assembly lines with completely <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interchangeable_parts" title="Interchangeable parts">interchangeable parts</a>, marketed to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_middle_class" title="American middle class">middle class</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hounshell-1984_12-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-hounshell-1984-12"></a></sup> Henry Ford said of the vehicle:</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough
for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for.
It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be
hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise.
But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be
unable to own one – and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of
pleasure in God's great open spaces.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T#cite_note-13"></a></sup></span></blockquote>
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</span><span style="color: white;">Although credit for the development of the assembly line belongs to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_E._Olds" title="Ransom E. Olds">Ransom E. Olds</a> with the first mass-produced automobile, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Curved_Dash" title="Oldsmobile Curved Dash">Oldsmobile Curved Dash</a>,
beginning in 1901, the tremendous advancements in the efficiency of the
system over the life of the Model T can be credited almost entirely to
the vision of Ford and his engineers.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-29264284638691236812019-08-01T15:38:00.001-06:002019-10-19T23:54:18.282-06:00EVA Pod<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of Moebius Models, Pargrafix, Yay Monsters 1/8 scale EVA Pod from the movie 2001 a space odyssey.<br />
An excellent model over all though I did have a hard time fitting the two outer shell halves together.<br />
There are some minor exterior details that were missed from the kit. I added the exterior detail. <br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
<span style="color: white;">The <b>EVA Pod</b> is a fictional spacecraft used for <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra-vehicular_activity" title="Extra-vehicular activity">extra-vehicular activity</a> seen in the movie <i>2001: A Space Odyssey</i>. The Jupiter spacecraft <i>Discovery One</i> carries three of these small, one-man maintenance vehicles. The craft has similarities with the in development <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlexCraft" title="FlexCraft">FlexCraft</a> for servicing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Habitat" title="Deep Space Habitat">Deep Space Habitats</a>.
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<span style="color: white;">The Pod appears briefly in the background in scenes from <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_I_%E2%80%93_The_Phantom_Menace" title="Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace">Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace</a></i> (in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watto" title="Watto">Watto</a>'s junkyard) and <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One_(film)" title="Ready Player One (film)">Ready Player One</a></i> (in Aech's garage) as tributes to the film.
</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-80423252036036269692019-07-16T14:14:00.001-06:002019-07-16T14:14:11.244-06:00Gemini<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of Revell's 1.24 scale McDonnell Gemini spacecraft.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Project Gemini</b> was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s second <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_spaceflight" title="Human spaceflight">human spaceflight</a> program. Conducted between projects <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury" title="Project Mercury">Mercury</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Apollo" title="Project Apollo">Apollo</a>, Gemini started in 1961 and concluded in 1966. The Gemini spacecraft carried a two-astronaut crew. Ten Gemini crews flew <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">low Earth orbit</a> (LEO) missions during 1965 and 1966, putting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in the lead during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race" title="Space Race">Space Race</a> against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>.
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<span style="color: white;">Gemini's objective was the development of space travel techniques to support the Apollo mission to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing" title="Moon landing">land astronauts on the Moon</a>. It performed missions long enough for a trip to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a> and back, perfected working outside the spacecraft with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extravehicular_activity" title="Extravehicular activity">extra-vehicular activity</a> (EVA), and pioneered the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_maneuver" title="Orbital maneuver">orbital maneuvers</a> necessary to achieve <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rendezvous" title="Space rendezvous">space rendezvous</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docking_and_berthing_of_spacecraft" title="Docking and berthing of spacecraft">docking</a>.
With these new techniques proven by Gemini, Apollo could pursue its
prime mission without doing these fundamental exploratory operations.
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<span style="color: white;">All Gemini flights were launched from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Launch_Complex_19" title="Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 19">Launch Complex 19</a> (LC-19) at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Air Force Station">Cape Kennedy Air Force Station</a> in Florida. Their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_vehicle" title="Launch vehicle">launch vehicle</a> was the Gemini–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_II_GLV" title="Titan II GLV">Titan II</a>, a modified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile" title="Intercontinental ballistic missile">Intercontinental Ballistic Missile</a> (ICBM). Gemini was the first program to use the newly built <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_C._Kraft_Jr._Mission_Control_Center" title="Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center">Mission Control Center</a> at the Houston <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson_Space_Center" title="Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center">Manned Spacecraft Center</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_controller#NASA's_Flight_Controllers" title="Flight controller">flight control</a>.</span>
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<span style="color: white;">The astronaut corps that supported Project Gemini included the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Seven" title="Mercury Seven">Mercury Seven</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Astronaut_Group_2" title="NASA Astronaut Group 2">The New Nine</a>", and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Astronaut_Group_3" title="NASA Astronaut Group 3">1963 astronaut class</a>.
During the program, three astronauts died in air crashes during
training, including both members of the prime crew for Gemini 9. This
mission was flown by the backup crew, the only time a backup crew has
completely replaced a prime crew on a mission in NASA's history to date.
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<span style="color: white;">Gemini was robust enough that the United States Air Force planned to use it for the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manned_Orbital_Laboratory" title="Manned Orbital Laboratory">Manned Orbital Laboratory</a> (MOL) program, which was later canceled. Gemini's chief designer, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Chamberlin" title="Jim Chamberlin">Jim Chamberlin</a>, also made detailed plans for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_space#Cislunar_space" title="Outer space">cislunar</a>
and lunar landing missions in late 1961. He believed Gemini spacecraft
could fly in lunar operations before Project Apollo, and cost less.
NASA's administration did not approve those plans. In 1969,
McDonnell-Douglas proposed a "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Gemini" title="Big Gemini">Big Gemini</a>" that could have been used to shuttle up to 12 astronauts to the planned space stations in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Applications_Project" title="Apollo Applications Project">Apollo Applications Project</a> (AAP). The only AAP project funded was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab" title="Skylab">Skylab</a> – which used existing spacecraft and hardware – thereby eliminating the need for Big Gemini. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"> The constellation for which the project was named is commonly pronounced <span class="nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/dʒ/: 'j' in 'jam'">dʒ</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span></span>/</a></span></span>, the last syllable rhyming with <i>eye</i>. However, staff of the Manned Spacecraft Center, including the astronauts, tended to pronounce the name <span class="nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/dʒ/: 'j' in 'jam'">dʒ</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span></span>/</a></span></span>, rhyming with <i>knee</i>. NASA's public affairs office issued a statement in 1965 declaring "Jeh-mih-nee" the "official" pronunciation. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Grissom" title="Gus Grissom">Gus Grissom</a>, acting as Houston <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_communicator" title="Capsule communicator">capsule communicator</a> when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_White_(astronaut)" title="Ed White (astronaut)">Ed White</a> performed his spacewalk on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_4" title="Gemini 4">Gemini 4</a>,
is heard on flight recordings pronouncing the spacecraft's call sign
"Jeh-mih-nee 4", and the NASA pronunciation is used in the film <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Man_(film)" title="First Man (film)">First Man</a></i>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-13798679443611712822019-07-15T16:10:00.002-06:002019-07-15T16:10:38.957-06:00Dodge L-700<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of Lindberg's 1/25 scale Dodge L-700.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
<span style="color: white;">The <b>Dodge LCF</b> (for "<b>L</b>ow <b>C</b>ab <b>F</b>orward") was a series of medium- and heavy-duty trucks built by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a>
from 1960 until 1976. They replaced the Dodge Forward Look range of
cabover trucks built in the fifties. The 500 through 700 series were
medium duty only, while 800 through 1000 series were reserved for
heavy-duty versions.
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<span style="color: white;">LCF range was also sold in Canada with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_Trucks" title="Fargo Trucks">Fargo</a> badge. In addition, following <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Corporation" title="Chrysler Corporation">Chrysler Corporation</a> policy of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebadging" title="Rebadging">badge engineering</a> to provide a greater number of sales outlets overseas, LCFs were also marketed in some countries with the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Soto_(automobile)" title="De Soto (automobile)">De Soto</a> badge.
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<span style="color: white;">LCF cabin section was taken directly from the 1956–1960 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_C_series" title="Dodge C series">range of Dodge pickup trucks</a>,
with its panoramic windshield, but was fitted with a unique front
section. One of the Dodge LCF's main selling points was accessibility;
the sides of the engine compartment and fenders being arranged to swing
open. A mechanic could easily stand between the engine and the front
wheel while working.</span>
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<span style="color: white;">A range of Dodge and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Harvester" title="International Harvester">International Harvester</a> gasoline engines were available, as were diesels from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkins_Engines" title="Perkins Engines">Perkins</a> (for lighter variants), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cummins" title="Cummins">Cummins</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_Inc" title="Caterpillar Inc">Caterpillar</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel" title="Detroit Diesel">Detroit Diesel</a> for the heaviest duty versions, both <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-six_engine" title="Straight-six engine">six-cylinder</a>
and V8 versions. Gasoline-powered versions were simply called the "C"
series, followed by a numeral indicating weight class, and all of them
were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_engine" title="V8 engine">V8</a>-powered.
Perkins diesel-engined units were called "PC", while inline diesels
were called "CN" and V-type diesels were "CV". A "T" following the
letters indicates a tandem rear axle. On LCFs equipped with inline-six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesels</a> the engine intruded into the cabin. This was covered with a removable panel for maintenance.
A near unlimited range of engines, transmissions, and rear axles were
available for what was usually a built-to-order truck. The biggest
diesel available was the Cummins V-903, a giant 903 cu in (14,794 cc)
unit with a modest 289 hp (216 kW) max output. The smaller 567 cu in
(9,299 cc) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel_Series_71" title="Detroit Diesel Series 71">Detroit Diesel 8V-71N</a> was the most powerful engine, with 300 hp (224 kW) on tap.</span>
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<span style="color: white;">With Dodge pulling out of the heavy truck business, the C series'
last year in the US market was 1975. A few hundred more CNT800's and
CNT900's were exported in 1976 as <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_knock_down" title="Complete knock down">CKD kits</a> to Latin American countries, where the last units were assembled until 1978.</span>
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Here are some images of Ocre Models 1/24 scale Stephenson Rocket.<br />
An all wood and metal kit this model builds up to a beautiful piece.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Stephenson's <i>Rocket</i></b> was an early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">steam locomotive</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0-2-2" title="0-2-2">0-2-2</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_arrangement" title="Wheel arrangement">wheel arrangement</a>. It was built for, and won, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainhill_Trials" title="Rainhill Trials">Rainhill Trials</a> held by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway" title="Liverpool and Manchester Railway">Liverpool and Manchester Railway</a> in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway.
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<span style="color: white;"><i>Rocket</i> was designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stephenson" title="Robert Stephenson">Robert Stephenson</a> in 1829, and built at the Forth Street Works of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stephenson_and_Company" title="Robert Stephenson and Company">his company</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a>.
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<span style="color: white;">Though <i>Rocket</i> was not the first steam locomotive, it was
the first to bring together several innovations to produce the most
advanced locomotive of its day. It is the most famous example of an
evolving design of locomotives by Stephenson that became the template
for most steam engines in the following 150 years.
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<span style="color: white;">The locomotive was preserved and displayed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Museum,_London" title="Science Museum, London">Science Museum</a> in London until 2018. It was loaned to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Museum" title="Discovery Museum">Newcastle Discovery Museum</a> between 22 June and 9 September 2018, to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_Industry_Museum" title="Science and Industry Museum">Science and Industry Museum</a> in Manchester from 25 September 2018 to 8 September 2019, and will move to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Railway_Museum" title="National Railway Museum">National Railway Museum</a> in York later in 2019.
</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-73790801993927962612019-06-13T18:52:00.003-06:002019-06-13T18:52:46.552-06:001913 Mercer Raceabout Type 35R<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some more images of Bandai's 1/16 scale 1913 Mercer Raceabout Type 35R. In a darker background.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
<span style="color: white;"><b>Mercer</b> was an <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America" title="United States of America">American</a> automobile manufacturer from 1909 until 1925. It was notable for its high-performance cars, especially the Type 35 Raceabout.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">There was considerable talent and backing for the Mercer Automobile Company; Ferdinand Roebling, son of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Roebling" title="John A. Roebling">John A. Roebling</a>,
was the president, and his nephew Washington A. Roebling II was the
general manager. The Roeblings had extensive success with wire rope
manufacturing and suspension bridge design; engineering was not a recent
concept for them. The secretary-treasurer was John L. Kuser, who, with
his brothers Frederick and Anthony, had amassed a fortune from banking,
bottling and brewing.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">Washington A. Roebling II was friends with William Walter, who had been making a small number of high-quality automobiles in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.
The Kusers owned a vacant brewery in Hamilton, New Jersey, and brought
Walter and his car factory there in 1906. However, Walter found himself
deeply in debt by 1909, so the Roeblings and Kusers bought him out in a
foreclosure sale. They changed the company name to Mercer, named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Mercer County, New Jersey">Mercer County, New Jersey</a>. Talented designers and race drivers contributed to the new effort, and the focus became proving their product in competition.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"> The result was one of the most admired sports cars of the decade; the 1910 Type-35R Raceabout, a stripped-down, two-seat <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speedster_%28automobile%29&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Speedster (automobile) (page does not exist)">speedster</a>,
designed to be "safely and consistently" driven at over 70 mph
(110 km/h). It was capable of over 90 mph (140 km/h). The Raceabout's <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_4" title="Inline 4">inline 4</a>-cylinder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-head_engine" title="T-head engine">T-head engine</a> displaced 293 cubic inches (4,800 cc) and developed 55 horsepower (41 kW) at 1,650 revolutions per minute. It won five of the six 1911 races it was entered in, losing only the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_Indianapolis_500" title="1911 Indianapolis 500">first Indianapolis 500</a>. Hundreds of racing victories followed.
The Raceabout became one of the premier racing thoroughbreds of the
era- highly coveted for its quality construction and exceptional
handling.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"> In the 1914 road races in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin, Illinois</a>, two Raceabouts collided and wrecked. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Wishart" title="Spencer Wishart">Spencer Wishart</a>,
a champion racer who always wore shirt and tie under his overalls, was
killed along with the car's mechanic, John Jenter. This prompted the
company to cancel its racing program.
The Raceabout's designer left the company that year, and subsequent
designs did not live up to the glory and appeal the Type-35R had earned.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"> Earlier in February 1914, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Pullen" title="Eddie Pullen">Eddie Pullen</a>, who worked at the factory from 1910, won the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Grand_Prize" title="American Grand Prize">American Grand Prize</a>
held at Santa Monica, California, by racing for 403 mi (649 km) in a
Raceabout. Later that same year, Eddie also won The Corona Road Race
held in Corona, California, on November 26. For winning the 300-mile
(480 km) big car event, Pullen won $4,000 and an additional $2,000 for
setting a new world road race record. His average speed of 86.5 mph
(139.21 km/h) broke the record of 78.72 mph (126.69 km/h) set by Teddy
Tetzlaff at Santa Monica in 1912.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </sup>n October, 1919, after the last involved Roebling brother died (Washington A. Roebling II perished in the 1912 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic" title="RMS Titanic">Titanic</a>
disaster), the company was obtained by a Wall Street firm that placed
ex-Packard vice-president Emlem Hare in charge, organizing Mercer under
the Hare's Motors corporate banner. Hare looked to expand, increasing
Mercer's models and production, and also purchasing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomobile_Company_of_America" title="Locomobile Company of America">Locomobile</a> & <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane-Simplex" title="Crane-Simplex">Crane-Simplex</a>
marques. Within a few years, the cost of these acquisitions and the
economic recession took a financial toll on Hare's Motors. Locomobile
was liquidated and purchased by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durant_Motors" title="Durant Motors">Durant Motors</a> in 1922, and Mercer produced its last vehicles in 1925, after some 5,000 had been built.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-capitalcentury.com_7-0"> </sup>An independent effort to revive the marque in 1931 resulted in only 3 vehicles being constructed and displayed.</span><br />
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The company is currently owned by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hoch" title="Fred Hoch">Fred Hoch</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaeffer_%26_Long" title="Schaeffer & Long">Schaeffer & Long</a>.</span><br />
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Here are some images of a scratch'n'bash model of a 1/25 scale 1971 Plymouth Valiant built for a client.<br />
Using Revell's 1/25 scale 1968 Dodge Dart and AMT's 1/25 scale 1971 Plymouth Duster and other parts.<br />
The 1971 Plymouth Valiant was featured in the movie Duel.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-48508468633877835632019-06-11T13:59:00.003-06:002019-06-11T13:59:20.255-06:001933 Duesenberg Boatail SJ (The Weymann Speedster)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some more images of Bandai's 1/16 scale 1933 Duesenberg Boatail SJ (The Weymann Speedster) in a darker background.<br />
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From the Entex instructions"<br />
"One of the most impressive Duesenbergs assembled", said road and track of the 1933 Duesenberg Boattail SJ "Weymann Speedster".<br />
This
car, one of only 35 SJ's built, is a higher powered version of the 1932
Model J. The SJ is one of the first U.S. production automobiles to
incorporate<br />
a supercharger. body was designed by Gordon Buehrig and
executed by Weymann American Body Company of Indianapolis, Chassis
Serial No. 2537 and Engine serial No. J-508.<br />
The car's 153.5 inch
wheelbase qualifies it as one of the largest two seaters built. The
single carburated 429 cu. in., duel-overhead cam, straight eight engine
is boosted by a centrifugal <br />
engine driven water heated supercharger.
This power package produced 320 BHP at 4750 rpm and could propel the
Speedster from 0 to 100 MPH in 17 seconds. Top speed in first gear was
85 MPH and a maximum speed of 129 MPH was claimed.<br />
Among the many
innovative features is a self contained lubrication system for engine
and chassis that is automatically actuated every 75 miles from an
odometer signal.<br />
Four wheel vacuum boosted hydraulic brakes of 15
inches in diameter and 3 inches width provided the stopping performance
for this heavy car.<br />
The boattail deck compartment houses the spare
tire, tools and has room for considerable luggage. The large fire engine
siren and red light mounted in front of the grille were installed at
the factory for the cars original owner. Captain George Whittel of Lake
Tahoe, California<br />
who was an honorary Fire Marshall. Due to its
tremendous crowd appeal the car was hardly ever driven and was sold to
the Harrah collection with approximately 1400 miles on the odometer.<br />
It has been shown throughout the United States and is one of the prize displays of the Harrah collection in Reno Nevada.
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Here are some more images of Entex 1/16 scale 1931 Bugatti Royale Type 41.111 Coupe De Ville Binder. This time with a darker background.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
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<span style="color: white;">The <b>Bugatti Type 41</b>, better known as the <b>Royale</b>, is a
large luxury car with a 4.3 m (169.3 in) wheelbase and 6.4 m (21 ft)
overall length. It weighs approximately 3175 kg (7000 lb) and uses a
12.7 L (12763 cc/778 in³) <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-8" title="Straight-8">straight-8</a> engine. For comparison, against the modern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_%282003%29" title="Rolls-Royce Phantom (2003)">Rolls-Royce Phantom</a>
(produced from 2003 onward), the Royale is about 20% longer, and more
than 25% heavier. This makes the Royale one of the largest cars in the
world.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">
</span><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Bugatti" title="Ettore Bugatti">Ettore Bugatti</a>
planned to build twenty-five of these cars, sell them to royalty and to
be the most luxurious car ever. But even European royalty was not
buying such things during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, and Bugatti was able to sell only three of the six made.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Crafted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Bugatti" title="Ettore Bugatti">Ettore Bugatti</a>, the Type 41 is said to have come about because he took exception to the comments of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">English</a> lady who compared his cars unfavourably with those of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited" title="Rolls-Royce Limited">Rolls-Royce</a>.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">
</span><span style="color: white;">The prototype had a near 15-litre capacity engine. The production
version, its stroke reduced from 150 mm (5.9 in) to 130 mm (5.1 in) had a
displacement of 12.7 litres.
The engine was built around a single huge block, and at (apx. 4.5 ft
(1.4 m) long x 3.5 ft (1.1 m) high), is one of the largest automobile
engines ever made, producing 205 to 223 kW (275 to 300 hp). Its eight
cylinders, bored to 125 mm (4.9 in) and with a stroke length of 130 mm
(5.1 in), each displaced more than the entire engine of the contemporary
<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Type_40" title="Bugatti Type 40">Type 40 touring car</a>. It had <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-valve" title="Multi-valve">3 valves per cylinder</a> (two inlet:one exhaust) driven by a centrally positioned <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_overhead_cam" title="Single overhead cam">single overhead camshaft</a>. Three bearings and only a single custom <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carburettor" title="Carburettor">carburettor</a>
was needed. The engine was based on an aero-engine design that had been
designed for the French Air Ministry, but never produced in that
configuration.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">The chassis was understandably substantial, with a conventional semi-elliptic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_spring" title="Leaf spring">leaf spring</a> suspension arrangement at the front. At the rear the forward-facing Bugatti quarter-elliptics were supplemented by a second set facing to the rear.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">Strangely, for the modern day observer, the aluminium clutch box was
attached to the chassis, not to the engine, and the gear box, also in
aluminium was attached to the rear axle, so was part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsprung_mass" title="Unsprung mass">unsprung mass</a>
of the suspension. The reason placing clutch and gearbox at such odd
locations was reducing noise, so increasing comfort inside the cars, a
difficult problem in those days. On the other hand, in view of the
Royale's huge mass, placing the gearbox on the rear axle did not present
a driveability problem.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">Massive brake shoes were mechanically operated via cable controls:
the brakes were effective but without servo-assistance required
significant muscle power from the driver. The car's cast "Roue Royale" wheels measured 610 mm (24 inches) in diameter.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">Reflecting some tradition-based fashions of the time, the driver was confronted by a series of knobs of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whalebone" title="Whalebone">whalebone</a>, while the steering wheel was covered with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut" title="Walnut">walnut</a>.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">A road test performed in 1926 by W.F. Bradley at the request of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Bugatti" title="Ettore Bugatti">Ettore Bugatti</a> for the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocar" title="Autocar">Autocar</a></i>
magazine proved how exquisite chassis construction allowed very good
and balanced handling at speed, similar to smaller Bugatti sports cars,
despite the car's weight and size.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">All Royales were individually bodied. The radiator cap was a posed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant" title="Elephant">elephant</a>, a sculpture by Ettore's brother <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt_Bugatti" title="Rembrandt Bugatti">Rembrandt Bugatti</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">In 1928 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Bugatti" title="Ettore Bugatti">Ettore Bugatti</a> asserted that "this year <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XIII_of_Spain" title="Alfonso XIII of Spain">King Alfonso</a>
of Spain will receive his Royale", but the Spanish king was deposed
without taking delivery of a Royale, and the first of the cars to find a
customer was not delivered until 1932. The Royale with a basic chassis price of $30,000, was launched just as the world economy began to sour into the 1930s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>.
Six Royales were built between 1929 and 1933, with just three sold to
external customers. Intended for royalty, none was eventually sold to
any royals, and Bugatti even refused to sell one to <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Zog_of_Albania" title="King Zog of Albania">King Zog of Albania</a>, claiming that <i>"the man's table manners are beyond belief!"</i></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: white;">All six production Royales still exist (the prototype was destroyed
in an accident in 1931), and each has a different body, some having been
rebodied several times.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-77614804333021111952019-06-09T15:23:00.000-06:002019-06-09T15:23:10.193-06:00Mercedes-Benz SS 1927 Sonder Kabriolet <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some more images of Minicraft's 1/16 scale Mercedes-Benz SS 1927/28 Sonder Kabriolet.<br />
For some reason when I originally posted this model a few years ago it got lost in the widget back wash and never showed up on the little squares anywhere at the bottom of posts. As a result It wasn't as well known a post as I feel it should have been. So I've taken some new pictures this time with a darker background and I'm reposting it.<br />
Here's the <a href="http://thegreatcanadianmodelbuilderswebpage.blogspot.com/2014/12/mercedes-benz-ss-1927-sonder-kabriolet.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">link</span></a> <span style="color: cyan;"></span>to my original post plus if you're wondering why I'm not showing the interior here is this <a href="https://thegreatcanadianmodelbuilderswebpage.blogspot.com/2014/11/mercedes-benz-ss-1928-sonder-kabriolet.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">post</span></a> to placate you. Enjoy!<br />
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Finding information on the 1927 variant is next to impossible so far. I will update should I ever find any.<br />
Also this kit has been reissued under various company names over its history. Great kits usually are. From Minicraft to Revell to Entex etc. Though I'm not positive I think this kit was originally a Bandai model.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-89392296532642505612019-06-07T15:09:00.000-06:002019-06-07T15:09:08.941-06:0019th Century Triple barrelled Centrifugal Bilge Pump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of Mantua Models 1/17 scale 19th Century Triple barrelled Centrifugal Bilge Pump. And it actually pumps water.<br />
This was a fun kit but unfortunately I don't think a very popular kit. I got this kit new but from what I can tell this particular kit has been sitting around on the shelves sine the 1980's. Model builders don't know what they're missing. <br />
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From Wikpedia"<br />
<span style="color: white;">A <b>bilge pump</b> is a <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pump" title="Water pump">water pump</a> used to remove <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilge_water" title="Bilge water">bilge water</a>.
Since fuel can be present in the bilge, electric bilge pumps are
designed to not cause sparks. Electric bilge pumps are often fitted with
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Float_switch" title="Float switch">float switches</a> which turn on the pump when the bilge fills to a set level. Since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilge" title="Bilge">bilge</a>
pumps can fail, use of a backup pump is often advised. The primary
pump is normally located at the lowest point of the bilge, while the
secondary pump would be located somewhat higher. This ensures that the
secondary pump activates only when the primary pump is overwhelmed or
fails, and keeps the secondary pump free of the debris in the bilge that
tends to clog the primary pump.</span>
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<span style="color: white;">Ancient bilge <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_pump" title="Force pump">force pumps</a> had a number of common uses. Depending on where the pump was located in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_(watercraft)" title="Hull (watercraft)">hull</a>
of the ship, it could be used to suck in sea water into a live fish
tank to preserve fish until the ship was docked and the fish ready to be
sold. Another use of the force pump was to combat fires. Water would
again be sucked in through the bottom of the hull, and then pumped onto
the blaze. Yet another suggested use for a force pump was to dispel
water from a ship. The pump would be placed near the bottom of the hull
so as to suck water out of the ship. Force pumps were used on land as
well. They could be used to bring water up from a well or to fill high
placed tanks so that water could be pressure pumped from these tanks.
These tanks were for household use and/or small-scale irrigation. The
force pump was portable and could therefore, as on ships, be used to
fight fire. Force pumps could be made of either wood or bronze. Based on ancient
texts, it seems that bronze was the preferred material since it lasted
longer and was more easily transported. Wood was easier to build, put
together, and repair but was not as durable as bronze. Because these
were high-value objects, few are found in shipwrecks; they were often
recovered after the ship sank. Force pumps were fairly simple in their
construction consisting of a cylinder, a piston, and a few valves. Water
would fill the cylinder after which the piston would descend into the
cylinder, causing the water to move to a higher placed pipe. The valve
would close, locking the water into the higher pipe, and then propelling
it in a jet stream.
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Here are some more images of Moebius Models 1/144 scale USSC Discovery Xray Delta One from Stanley Kubrick's 2001 a space odyssey.<br />
I decided to take some more pictures of this model in order to see what it looks like under heavy shadow, as I think this is how the ship would look being so far away from the sun before being lit up by Jupiter. I didn'y bother putting stars in as you can see.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-70218472210407555902019-05-14T17:10:00.002-06:002019-05-22T23:01:49.107-06:00Avro Lancaster BI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of HK Models 1/32 scale Avro Lancaster BI.<br />
Over all this is a pretty good kit although it had a Tamiya feel to it. The only real complaints I have is that the main instrument panel needed a bit to be desired so that had to be spruced up a bit. Plus when installing the inner nacelles it was a bit of a choir to get it seated properly so consider yourself warned. But overall it's one impressive beast when finished. One thing I love about this kit is the way the main wings slide and snap onto the fuselage. No glue required. This means that if you have to transport it you can remove the main wings before transport. This is a BI version of the famed "Sugar". It must have been converted to a BIII later on in it's career.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
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<span style="color: white;">The <b>Avro Lancaster</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> four-engined <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_bomber" title="Heavy bomber">heavy bomber</a>. It was designed and manufactured by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro" title="Avro">Avro</a> as a contemporary of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Halifax" title="Handley Page Halifax">Handley Page Halifax</a>, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Stirling" title="Short Stirling">Short Stirling</a>, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> (RAF) during the same wartime era.
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<span style="color: white;">The Lancaster has its origins in the twin-engine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Manchester" title="Avro Manchester">Avro Manchester</a> which had been developed during the late 1930s in response to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Air_Ministry_specifications" title="List of Air Ministry specifications">Specification P.13/36</a> for a capable <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_bomber" title="Medium bomber">medium bomber</a>
for "world-wide use". Originally developed as an evolution of the
Manchester (which had proved troublesome in service and was retired in
1942), the Lancaster was designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Chadwick" title="Roy Chadwick">Roy Chadwick</a> and powered by four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin" title="Rolls-Royce Merlin">Rolls-Royce Merlins</a> and in one version, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Hercules" title="Bristol Hercules">Bristol Hercules</a> engines. It first saw service with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bomber_Command" title="RAF Bomber Command">RAF Bomber Command</a> in 1942 and as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II" title="Strategic bombing during World War II">strategic bombing offensive</a>
over Europe gathered momentum, it was the main aircraft for the
night-time bombing campaigns that followed. As increasing numbers of the
type were produced, it became the principal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_bomber" title="Heavy bomber">heavy bomber</a> used by the RAF, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">RCAF</a> and squadrons from other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> countries serving within the RAF, overshadowing contemporaries such as the Halifax and Stirling.</span>
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<span style="color: white;">A long, unobstructed bomb bay meant that the Lancaster could take
the largest bombs used by the RAF, including the 4,000 lb (1,800 kg),
8,000 lb (3,600 kg) and 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_bomb" title="Blockbuster bomb">blockbusters</a></i>, loads often supplemented with smaller bombs or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incendiary_device" title="Incendiary device">incendiaries</a>. The "Lanc", as it was known colloquially, became one of the most heavily used of the Second World War night bombers, "delivering 608,612 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">long tons</a> of bombs in 156,000 sorties". The versatility of the Lancaster was such that it was chosen to equip <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._617_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 617 Squadron RAF">617 Squadron</a> and was modified to carry the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_bomb" title="Bouncing bomb">Upkeep</a> "Bouncing bomb" designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Wallis" title="Barnes Wallis">Barnes Wallis</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise" title="Operation Chastise">Operation Chastise</a>, the attack on German <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr_Area" title="Ruhr Area">Ruhr valley</a>
dams. Although the Lancaster was primarily a night bomber, it excelled
in many other roles, including daylight precision bombing, for which
some Lancasters were adapted to carry the 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallboy_(bomb)" title="Tallboy (bomb)">Tallboy</a> and then the 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)" title="Grand Slam (bomb)">Grand Slam</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_bomb" title="Earthquake bomb">earthquake bombs</a> (also designed by Wallis). This was the largest payload of any bomber in the war.
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<span style="color: white;">In 1943, a Lancaster was converted to become an engine test bed for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan-Vickers_F.2" title="Metropolitan-Vickers F.2">Metropolitan-Vickers F.2</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojet</a>. Lancasters were later used to test other engines, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Siddeley_Mamba" title="Armstrong Siddeley Mamba">Armstrong Siddeley Mamba</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Dart" title="Rolls-Royce Dart">Rolls-Royce Dart</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboprop" title="Turboprop">turboprops</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_Orenda" title="Avro Canada Orenda">Avro Canada Orenda</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STAL_Dovern" title="STAL Dovern">STAL Dovern</a> turbojets. Postwar, the Lancaster was supplanted as the main strategic bomber of the RAF by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">Avro Lincoln</a>, a larger version of the Lancaster. The Lancaster took on the role of long range <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-submarine" title="Anti-submarine">anti-submarine</a> patrol aircraft (later supplanted by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Shackleton" title="Avro Shackleton">Avro Shackleton</a>) and air-sea rescue. It was also used for photo-reconnaissance and aerial mapping, as a flying tanker for <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_refuelling" title="Aerial refuelling">aerial refuelling</a> and as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancastrian" title="Avro Lancastrian">Avro Lancastrian</a>, a long-range, high-speed, transatlantic passenger and postal delivery <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airliner" title="Airliner">airliner</a>. In March 1946, a Lancastrian of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_South_American_Airways" title="British South American Airways">BSAA</a> flew the first scheduled flight from the new <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Heathrow_Airport" title="London Heathrow Airport">London Heathrow Airport</a>.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"> </sup>The original Lancasters were produced with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin" title="Rolls-Royce Merlin">Rolls-Royce Merlin XX</a> engines and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SU_carburetor" title="SU carburetor">SU</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carburettors" title="Carburettors">carburettors</a>. Minor details were changed throughout the production series – for example the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_tube" title="Pitot tube">pitot</a>
head design was changed from being on a long mast at the front of the
nose to a short fairing mounted on the side of the fuselage under the
cockpit. Later production Lancasters had Merlin 22 and 24 engines. No
designation change was made to denote these alterations.</span>
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Here are some images of Polar Lights 1/350 scale Klingon K'T'inga Class Battle Cruiser from Star Trek The Motion Picture including lighting pack.<br />
A trend I notice as of late regarding model kit companies is that lately they've been putting the painting scheme instructions on the inside walls of the box itself instead of the instructions. I hate this. It forces me to cut out sections of the box which is made of cardboard so that I can file it away with the rest of the instructions when finished. This of course takes up more room in my filing cabinets than should be necessary. I wish they would stop doing that. The model is nice though.<br />
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From Wikipedia"<br />
<span style="color: white;">An upgrade of the design used for the D7-class vessel, the <i>K't'inga</i>-class battlecruiser was first conceived for use in the pilot episode of <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Phase_II" title="Star Trek: Phase II">Star Trek: Phase II</a></i>. When <i>Phase II</i> was abandoned, the story of the pilot was adapted for <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture" title="Star Trek: The Motion Picture">Star Trek: The Motion Picture</a></i>, where three <i>K't'inga</i>-class battlecruisers are used in the opening scenes. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Probert" title="Andrew Probert">Andrew Probert</a> is credited as the designer of the <i>K't'inga</i> model in its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent" title="Design patent">design patent</a>, while the class name was given by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry" title="Gene Roddenberry">Gene Roddenberry</a> in his novelization of <i>The Motion Picture</i>. Although sharing a nearly identical configuration with the D7-class, the primary difference in the <i>K't'inga</i>-class
is the level of detail on the hull, enhanced to make the model appear
more believable to viewers on screen. The configuration of the vessel's
impulse engines also differs from that of the D7-class. The <i>K't'inga</i> model was later revisited for <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country" title="Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country">Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country</a></i>, in which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_%26_Magic" title="Industrial Light & Magic">Industrial Light & Magic</a>
enhanced the original studio model with glowing engine nacelles and
changed the color from muted gray-greens to light gray with gold accents
and maroon paneling. ILM's alterations were meant to "contrast... with
the <i>Enterprise</i>-A, which is very smooth and monochromatic and cool, while this Klingon ship is very regal and ostentatious and warm". A CGI version of the ship, with a slightly modified nacelle design, was created for the later seasons of <i>Deep Space Nine</i>; this particular model was erroneously used to represent older Klingon ships in the <i>Voyager</i> episode "Prophecy" and the <i>Enterprise</i> episode "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexpected_(Star_Trek:_Enterprise)" title="Unexpected (Star Trek: Enterprise)">Unexpected</a>".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-everlasting_battlecruiser_1-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klingon_starships#cite_note-everlasting_battlecruiser-1">[1]</a></sup> The original studio model for the <i>K't'inga</i>-class battlecruiser was later sold in a 2006 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christie%27s" title="Christie's">Christie's</a> auction for US$102,000.</span>
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<span style="color: white;">The <i>K't'inga</i>-class battlecruiser has similar armaments to
the D7-class battlecruiser, with a photon torpedo launcher in the
forward module and six disruptor cannons. In addition, the ship
possesses an aft torpedo launcher and can fire a powerful disruptor beam
from the forward module. The <i>Voyager</i> episode "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashback_(Star_Trek:_Voyager)" title="Flashback (Star Trek: Voyager)">Flashback</a>" also shows the <i>K't'inga</i>-class using <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_grenade#Concussion" title="Hand grenade">concussion weapons</a>. Unlike the D7-class, the <i>K't'inga</i>-class uses a cloaking device. In <i>The Next Generation</i> episode "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emissary_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)" title="The Emissary (Star Trek: The Next Generation)">The Emissary</a>", these ships are used as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_ship" title="Sleeper ship">sleeper ships</a>, which could travel for decades with its crew in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspended_animation" title="Suspended animation">suspended animation</a>.
However, the class is equipped with both impulse engines and warp
drive. The class is stated to have a crew of 800 and a length of 350
meters (1,150 ft.). The interior of the battlecruiser was designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Trumbull" title="Douglas Trumbull">Douglas Trumbull</a>, with the intent of appearing like "an enemy submarine in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> that's been out at sea for too long". The <i>K't'inga</i>-class is used extensively throughout the <i>Star Trek</i> series, appearing from the first feature film in 2273 to the closing episodes of <i>Deep Space Nine</i> in 2375. A K't'inga model was used as an stand in for a 22nd century Klingon battlecruiser in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Enterprise" title="Star Trek: Enterprise">Enterprise</a>. The K'T'inga has often appeared as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_the_line" title="Ship of the line">ship of the line</a> in battle scenes.
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Here are some images of the models used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Parsons" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">Alan Parsons</span></a> latest music video "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qImCjQ4K988" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">As Lights Fall</span></a>" from his latest album "<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><a href="http://alanparsons.com/news/pre-order-of-my-new-studio-album-the-secret-available-now/" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">The Secret</span></a></span>". An excellent song and album. I would highly suggest you pick this album up as soon as humanly possible before your money burns a hole in your pocket. You will not be disappointed... I'm serious! No seriously I'm serious! Stop laughing!!<br />
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First up we have the ship "The Project". This model started life as your standard Revell 1/72 scale Pirate Ship. The colour scheme used were based off of Alan Parsons best selling album "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_in_the_Sky_(album)" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">Eye in the Sky</span></a>". Another album you should pick up if you don't own it already. The front figurehead was also converted from a swan to a Raven. Plus clothed furled sails were installed as well. unfurled sails were also made for this model as well. The fore top sail having the Eye of Horace motif. Plus one must not forget lights.<br />
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Next we have Model Shipways 1/16 scale New Bedford Whaleboat painted in the same style colour scheme as "The Project". A miniature treasure chest was also built for it.<br />
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Next up we have some images of another ship used in the video called "The Rose Floyd" (not Floyd Rose! - ;-}). It was built from Heller's 1/100 scale Le Soleil Royal. Unfortunately I never had the time to take some decent pics of it when it was finished. So here are a couple of progress pics plus one of "The Rose Floyd" sitting next to "The Project". The Rose Floyd's appearance in the video isn't too long but important I think. It's painted to a Pink Floyd "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">The Dark Side of the Moon</span></a>" motif. Plus lights.<br />
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After that we have some video stills of said boat and ships.<br />
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And finally the video. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-60310232377430269192019-04-19T18:47:00.000-06:002019-04-19T18:47:01.108-06:001927 Bianchi "Freccia Celeste" 350cc<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of Protar's 1/9 scale 1927 Bianchi "Freccia Celeste" 350cc.<br />
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The main problem when building older kits is the frailty and brittleness of the metal and plastic<br />
This kit was no exception. Though it's a beautiful kit I don't know if its problems were due to the way plastics and metals were made in the past or if it's just age. Needless to say it made for a more difficult build.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-46456045825407533462019-04-17T17:53:00.001-06:002019-04-17T17:53:54.255-06:00Truck from the movie Duel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of Revell/ MCA Truck Models/ Linderg 1/25 scale scratch'n'bash model of the truck and trailer from the movie Duel. Built for a client.<br />
The main difference between this model and the previous Duel truck model <a href="https://thegreatcanadianmodelbuilderswebpage.blogspot.com/2016/10/peterbilt-281-with-fruehauf-tanker.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">(see here)</span></a> is that in this case the body of a Peterbilt 280 was used instead of the Peterbilt 281 body. The 280 body has a more needle nose appearance giving it I think a more sinister look. But hey! Each to his own. The trailer was built in much the same manner as the trailer from the previous model.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Remember submissions for post on this web site can be sent to wz2001@shaw.ca</div>-Warren Zoellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662160471738573334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-554301473766836128.post-66135855107685873052019-01-01T14:33:00.000-07:002019-01-01T14:33:00.441-07:00Vulcan Long Range Shuttle Surak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some images of AMTs (Aluminum Model Toy) 1/187 scale
Vulcan Long Range Shuttle Surak.<br />
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From Memory Alpha"<br />
<span style="color: white;">A <b>long range shuttle</b> was a type of <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Shuttlecraft" title="Shuttlecraft">shuttlecraft</a> utilized as a <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Courier" title="Courier">courier</a> during the late <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/23rd_century" title="23rd century">23rd century</a>. They carried a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">Federation</a> <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Registry" title="Registry">registry</a>.
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<span style="color: white;">These long range shuttles featured a detachable cabin, capable of acting as an independent craft from the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Stardrive" title="Stardrive">stardrive</a> section.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">In <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/2273" title="2273">2273</a>, the long-range courier <i><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Surak_%28shuttlecraft%29" title="Surak (shuttlecraft)">Surak</a></i> transported <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Commander" title="Commander">Commander</a> <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Spock" title="Spock">Spock</a> from <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Planet" title="Planet">planet</a> <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Vulcan_%28planet%29" title="Vulcan (planet)">Vulcan</a> to rendezvous with the <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_%28NCC-1701%29" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)">USS <i>Enterprise</i></a>, which was en route to intercept <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/V%27Ger" title="V'Ger">V'Ger</a>. (<i><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture" title="Star Trek: The Motion Picture"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Star Trek: The Motion Picture">Star Trek: The Motion Picture</span></a></i>)
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<span style="color: white;">In that same year, another long range shuttle, the <i><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Laika" title="Laika">Laika</a></i>, attempted to contact the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Communications_array" title="Communications array">communications array</a> <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Epsilon_IX_station" title="Epsilon IX station">Epsilon IX</a>. (<i><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture" title="Star Trek: The Motion Picture"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Star Trek: The Motion Picture">Star Trek: The Motion Picture</span></a></i>)
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<span style="color: white;">A <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Model" title="Model">model</a> of a long range shuttle was on display in the guest <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Quarters" title="Quarters">quarters</a> aboard the <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_%28NCC-1701-D%29" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)">USS <i>Enterprise</i>-D</a> that the <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Brekkian" title="Brekkian">Brekkians</a> <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Langor" title="Langor">Langor</a> and <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Sobi" title="Sobi">Sobi</a> stayed in late <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/2364" title="2364">2364</a>. (<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation">TNG</span></a>: "<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Symbiosis_%28episode%29" title="Symbiosis (episode)"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Symbiosis (TNG 1x22)">Symbiosis</span></a>")
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<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Wesley_Crusher" title="Wesley Crusher">Wesley Crusher</a> kept a similar model of the shuttle in his quarters aboard the <i>Enterprise</i>-D in <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/2365" title="2365">2365</a>. (<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation">TNG</span></a>: "<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Dauphin_%28episode%29" title="The Dauphin (episode)"><span style="cursor: help;" title="The Dauphin (TNG 2x10)">The Dauphin</span></a>")
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<span style="color: white;">A graphic display of a long range shuttle appeared on the <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Voyager_library_computer" title="USS Voyager library computer">USS <i>Voyager</i>'s library computer</a> screen that was viewed by <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/One" title="One">One</a> after <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Seven_of_Nine" title="Seven of Nine">Seven of Nine</a> had activated the drone's <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Linguistic_database" title="Linguistic database">linguistic database</a>, and allowed him to <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Assimilate" title="Assimilate">assimilate</a> information. (<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager" title="Star Trek: Voyager"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Star Trek: Voyager">VOY</span></a>: "<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Drone_%28episode%29" title="Drone (episode)"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Drone (VOY 5x02)">Drone</span></a>")
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<span style="color: white;">Throughout the rest of 2374, as well as in the <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/2375" title="2375">year that followed</a>, graphics of the long range shuttle appeared on the <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Defiant_%282370%29" title="USS Defiant (2370)">USS <i>Defiant</i></a>'s <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Defiant_%28NX-74205%29_library_computer" title="USS Defiant (NX-74205) library computer">library computer</a> display. (<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine" title="Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Star Trek: Deep Space Nine">DS9</span></a>: "<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Favor_the_Bold_%28episode%29" title="Favor the Bold (episode)"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Favor the Bold (DS9 6x05)">Favor the Bold</span></a>", "<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Sacrifice_of_Angels_%28episode%29" title="Sacrifice of Angels (episode)"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Sacrifice of Angels (DS9 6x06)">Sacrifice of Angels</span></a>", "<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/What_You_Leave_Behind_%28episode%29" title="What You Leave Behind (episode)"><span style="cursor: help;" title="What You Leave Behind (DS9 7x25/26)">What You Leave Behind</span></a>")
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<span style="color: white;">The graphic was also seen among the data that <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Seven_of_Nine" title="Seven of Nine">Seven of Nine</a> assimilated in early <a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/2376" title="2376">2376</a>. (<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager" title="Star Trek: Voyager"><span style="cursor: help;" title="Star Trek: Voyager">VOY</span></a>: "<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Voyager_Conspiracy_%28episode%29" title="The Voyager Conspiracy (episode)"><span style="cursor: help;" title="The Voyager Conspiracy (VOY 6x09)">The Voyager Conspiracy</span></a>")
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