Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

My brother and I got an AFX HO slot car set about the time the movie "Le Mans" with Steve McQueen came out, those Gulf 917s and Ferrari 512s were so bad @%#, it was really fun to have the same thing on our set. We bought a lot of track and took over the garage floor in the summer time, still have that stuff too.

I have a couple of HO car sets in my attic.

 

[Stealth57]

I have a couple of HO car sets in my attic.

Me too and some real slot cars.

 

[PillO]

For our Queen, front cover of this months Porsche Club of America magazine called Panorama….

Shouldn't it be called Panamera?

 

[GonePlaid]

Shouldn't it be called Panamera?

Panamera merged with Nashunal then went outta bizness.

 

[PillO]

and don't forget; setup photoshoot near hydrant or extinguisher...

Used to do that in electronics shop in high school. We never burned down the school doing that...

Whatever phone camera some years ago.

That explains some. Average exposure tries to bring up the dark areas by increasing exposure, making the highlights (glowing parts) glow brighter.

@JJR58 and that is why slide film is so good - at least 12 stops of latitude and keeps details in the dark areas without blowing out any highlights. (Assumes exposure calculated for dark areas)
And of course, the converse is that negative film is so good for detailed highlights with the added bonus of at least 15 stops of latitude.
And I could scan the film with two exposures to ensure I dig out as much detail as I deem warranted (and multi-sampling to reduce noise and smooth grain).

 

[PillO]

Fretted 12-string mod Friday...bad pun. But T-Bird pickup is featured so it fits the theme here.
Ditched the idea of a large pickguard and decided to have a small plate (plastic or wood) to cover up the hole. The cardboard dummy was colored with my kids' crayons so the colours don't really match (an understatement of the year...) but the idea should be clear.
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Ghetto chrome bridge pickup...

 

[JJR58]

That explains some. Average exposure tries to bring up the dark areas by increasing exposure, making the highlights (glowing parts) glow brighter.

@JJR58 and that is why slide film is so good - at least 12 stops of latitude and keeps details in the dark areas without blowing out any highlights. (Assumes exposure calculated for dark areas)
And of course, the converse is that negative film is so good for detailed highlights with the added bonus of at least 15 stops of latitude.
And I could scan the film with two exposures to ensure I dig out as much detail as I deem warranted (and multi-sampling to reduce noise and smooth grain).

Exactly!!!!

 

[PillO]

Exactly!!!!

I'm sure that there is some ccd effect that causes 'blooming' of the highlights, but I don't know my way around digital photography.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Used to do that in electronics shop in high school. We never burned down the school doing that...



That explains some. Average exposure tries to bring up the dark areas by increasing exposure, making the highlights (glowing parts) glow brighter.

@JJR58 and that is why slide film is so good - at least 12 stops of latitude and keeps details in the dark areas without blowing out any highlights. (Assumes exposure calculated for dark areas)
And of course, the converse is that negative film is so good for detailed highlights with the added bonus of at least 15 stops of latitude.
And I could scan the film with two exposures to ensure I dig out as much detail as I deem warranted (and multi-sampling to reduce noise and smooth grain).

lol….you didn’t do it right….

 

[JJR58]

I'm sure that there is some ccd effect that causes 'blooming' of the highlights, but I don't know my way around digital photography.

Chromatic aberration.
Unfortunately it’s inherent in color only.
It depends on the nature of the shot.
Some digital cameras handle it better then others. My X-T4 does a reasonable job of it. It can be handled a bit in editing.
But it really all depends on what’s happening in the original photograph.

 

[GBassNorth]

They sure would look good in the Bluegrass!

Keep tempting me and I’ll show up at your doorstep with a moving van full of belongings.

Have always loved Art Deco and its predecessor Art Nuevo. (and CA had its own beautiful version)... that is a challenging concept. A bass designed in a time that favored organic/natural "flow" of design perimeters... It wouldn't be "steam-punk", but it would be excessively aesthetic related.

Actually, I’d think the Simple flowing lines of the Tbird body would be a good canvass to start on, maybe rework the raised center section in kind of a stylized horizontal empire style shape with a couple of progressively stepped down layers to the body wings…

…add a Hipshot bridge and use Dano style or Bakelite knobs and you’d be in the ballpark. The headstock would need a total rework but maybe something inspired by the lines of a flowing car hood ornament…

It's pretty unique!
It has a really great invisible sound, too

The perfect “Air Guitar” for those with less imagination.

Thanks. We (city/state) have power issues with storms (up to tornadoes) in the warmer seasons, ice on trees in the winter. Generally it's trees that are most often the problem regardless of weather. But I don't think ours last night was tree related as they worked down the street and got things going after a couple hours and our lines are underground. We get an earthquake about every 10 yrs or so with a few minor rumbles every couple yrs--but nothing like you get. We are not entirely immune from quakes due to the New Madrid Fault. It doesn't move often, but when it does it really does. I'm not sure why nothing more recent is on this map, but has a good representation of effects. Like many places, "they" say we are going to get a big one at some point. Some believe it's long overdue.
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To put things in perspective, a 7.7 quake in your area would cause significantly more damage than a 7.7 quake in CA. Building codes, home styles and construction methods are completely different in CA (much less brick and fewer basements here) as is the geology. You’re sitting on lots of shale and clay with a high water table that would suffer a substantial liquefaction effect vs most of CA.

 

[KaraQ]

Bet it doesn't bother the neighbors.
What amp do you not use with it?

It's tubeless.....







It's always good to see Chuck doing such a good job representing Thunderbirds....

 

[TBird1958]

All Gibson show with a new Burgandy Red NR front and center, turn it up!

 

[dagrev]

Chromatic aberration.
Unfortunately it’s inherent in color only.
It depends on the nature of the shot.
Some digital cameras handle it better then others. My X-T4 does a reasonable job of it. It can be handled a bit in editing.
But it really all depends on what’s happening in the original photograph.

There's a not too bad name for a band: "Chromatic aberration."

It's by no means great, but not nearly as dumb as many past and present.

 

[GBassNorth]

All Gibson show with a new Burgandy Red NR front and center, turn it up!

That Burgundy bird looks amazing in the spotlights, it goes from laid back to On Fire when the light hits it right! I do need one of these. Unfortunately my OCD triggers every time I see that logo on the headstock vs the truss cover. Maybe I’ll get over it and buy one some day.

 

[dagrev]

Keep tempting me and I’ll show up at your doorstep with a moving van full of belongings.


Actually, I’d think the Simple flowing lines of the Tbird body would be a good canvass to start on, maybe rework the raised center section in kind of a stylized horizontal empire style shape with a couple of progressively stepped down layers to the body wings…
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…add a Hipshot bridge and use Dano style or Bakelite knobs and you’d be in the ballpark. The headstock would need a total rework but maybe something inspired by the lines of a flowing car hood ornament…
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The perfect “Air Guitar” for those with less imagination.


To put things in perspective, a 7.7 quake in your area would cause significantly more damage than a 7.7 quake in CA. Building codes, home styles and construction methods are completely different in CA (much less brick and fewer basements here) as is the geology. You’re sitting on lots of shale and clay with a high water table that would suffer a substantial liquefaction effect vs most of CA.

No problem. All your basses can be stored at my house...to help the process along.

You are certainly right about the damage here. Maybe I need to move to CA.... Nah. But I would love the weather more to the south. I think if I were to move West it would be TX or AZ, maybe NM. In these parts we hear those people in California just ain't right!

 

[PillO]

lol….you didn’t do it right….

I have never burned a school to the ground...

And they were mostly accidental explosions in the lab... Accidental. Purely accidental.*

* Statute of limitations, 5th amendment etc.

 

[PillO]

Chromatic aberration.
Unfortunately it’s inherent in color only.
It depends on the nature of the shot.
Some digital cameras handle it better then others. My X-T4 does a reasonable job of it. It can be handled a bit in editing.
But it really all depends on what’s happening in the original photograph.

Always best to get it right in the camera digital or film.

 

[PillO]

lol….you didn’t do it right….

If we had done it right, the school would be gone...

 

[PillO]

It's tubeless.....







It's always good to see Chuck doing such a good job representing Thunderbirds....

And Happy Birthday Alice Cooper. 74 - who knew you could still rock like that at 74?