Saturday, June 30, 2007

Ripped


Alis Chalmers HD-21; First Gear 1/25
The mighty Alis Chalmers HD 21.
Blower whistling, oblivious to the destruction under her tracks, a mind (had it one) geared for progress- positive-new roads new homes, new access to the remote lake-
It's heady time in the 50s and 60's.

God Save the Queen



If you need them they will come. The machines fly by magic, until you fly one. Then you understand that eventually they beat themselves to death. Still crews effect rescues in weather that humbles mere mortals. Gods in a sense, seeking lives caught up in the claws of a violent end, at great risk to themselves, to borrow time for others.


Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Scratching for a Living

A different direction: new thoughts, new shots, cool equipment-construction- die cast. Some of my favorite Armour 1/100s scale aircraft, and higher-end cars when I can get them. A web page when I build it-soon. Some Flash when it is right.
Enjoy; I have.

Liebherr 9350 Lintronic Hydraulic Excavator
NZG Die cast
Damn-that's huge.
The size of a small house. Ground shakes as they move, feel juddering through your boots, resonating in your chest, these open mine pits a play ground for giants, scratching and ripping and stealing the earth's ores.