Some very cool peices of armour, all images from the Royal Armouries Collections
[t]http://i.imgur.com/sSTtb6k.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-2623.html"]Armet - The Horned Helmet (1512)[/URL]
Originally forming part of an armour presented to King Henry VIII by the Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 and made by Konrad Seusenhofer. The horned helmet.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/NQqXAQG.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-1524.html"]Burgonet (1600)[/URL]
From Germany, Augsburg
[t]http://i.imgur.com/YSkYgeB.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-1665.html"]Turban helmet (migfer) (1471-1499)[/URL]
From Turkey, Aq-Qoyonlu
[t]http://i.imgur.com/FT11QIg.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-480.html"]Sallet (1490)[/URL]
From Germany
It's incredible that the paintwork on those last two is still in such great condition.
[QUOTE=RainBD7;51225882]Some very cool peices of armour, all images from the Royal Armouries Collections
[t]http://i.imgur.com/sSTtb6k.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-2623.html"]Armet - The Horned Helmet (1512)[/URL]
Originally forming part of an armour presented to King Henry VIII by the Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 and made by Konrad Seusenhofer. The horned helmet.[/QUOTE]
Oh, that's where they got the inspiration from.
[IMG]https://vgy.me/4VfMeD.png[/IMG]
usually deviantart is a cesspit
but sometimes you can find some good stuff
[t]http://pre06.deviantart.net/d195/th/pre/i/2016/053/1/5/kenta_by_foreverforum-d9sowk6.jpg[/t]
[t]http://pre04.deviantart.net/c679/th/pre/f/2016/292/e/c/2108_by_foreverforum-daliokz.jpg[/t]
[t]http://pre07.deviantart.net/97fb/th/pre/f/2016/002/6/7/full_metal_jacket_by_foreverforum-d9mgksp.jpg[/t]
[url=http://foreverforum.deviantart.com/]source[/url]
[t]http://orig01.deviantart.net/84cd/f/2016/288/b/b/porsche_934_2_by_klem-dal2hqf.jpg[/t]
[t]http://orig02.deviantart.net/5505/f/2014/002/3/4/blue_stallion_by_klem-d70h4il.jpg[/t]
[url=http://klem.deviantart.com/]source[/url]
oh, so forever_forum paints cars. little wonder then that all his SFM scenes are paintovers with cars in them
speaking of which, they're great enough to be showcased here too IMO
[t]http://orig07.deviantart.net/40ec/f/2016/236/2/d/the_time_by_foreverforum-daf4oif.jpg[/t][t]http://orig14.deviantart.net/a2b4/f/2016/186/e/f/the_distance_by_foreverforum-da8ugxb.jpg[/t][t]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1607/24587468694_d4c91818ee_h.jpg[/t][t]http://orig08.deviantart.net/173f/f/2015/306/d/1/liquor_store_by_foreverforum-d9f99d8.jpg[/t][t]http://orig10.deviantart.net/6077/f/2015/257/1/7/fans_1991_by_foreverforum-d99k6ab.png[/t][t]http://img02.deviantart.net/b5e0/i/2015/141/8/0/cop_1984_by_foreverforum-d8u6py5.jpg[/t][t]http://orig05.deviantart.net/f21c/f/2015/066/b/d/campin__by_foreverforum-d8krne0.jpg[/t][t]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8573/15579515493_3cbd7fcf24_h.jpg[/t][t]http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/136/2/5/the_stacker_by_foreverforum-d65gsvp.png[/t][t]http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/094/7/f/the_organ_trail_by_foreverforum-d60dgjx.png[/t][t]http://orig01.deviantart.net/b516/f/2015/037/9/f/dune_by_foreverforum-d8gw6i3.jpg[/t]
Missed his final one I think.
oh my god they're [I]beautiful[/I]
like when you find an artist that makes you physically shake with excitement and inspiration, he's that one.
The one with the floating time would be a rad desktop if the time was accurate
oooh my man tretyak
he also takes great photos
[t]https://pp.vk.me/c627423/v627423419/3b1cb/ie4fh_LlJR0.jpg[/t]
[t]https://pp.vk.me/c626417/v626417419/11be/iC5zo3rE89I.jpg[/t]
[t]https://pp.vk.me/c627719/v627719419/7356/EFM3nkGKtRw.jpg[/t]
[t]https://pp.vk.me/c626431/v626431419/334da/EmPNqEYL204.jpg[/t]
[t]https://pp.vk.me/c631619/v631619419/59af9/8CLV7gxkZ3Y.jpg[/t]
Some spacey abstract art since I know you guys love that so much
[thumb]https://cdna0.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/003/739/672/large/kerim-akyuz-dyingstar.jpg?1476980747[/thumb]
[QUOTE=RainBD7;51225882]Some very cool peices of armour, all images from the Royal Armouries Collections
[t]http://i.imgur.com/sSTtb6k.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-2623.html"]Armet - The Horned Helmet (1512)[/URL]
Originally forming part of an armour presented to King Henry VIII by the Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 and made by Konrad Seusenhofer. The horned helmet.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/NQqXAQG.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-1524.html"]Burgonet (1600)[/URL]
From Germany, Augsburg
[t]http://i.imgur.com/YSkYgeB.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-1665.html"]Turban helmet (migfer) (1471-1499)[/URL]
From Turkey, Aq-Qoyonlu
[t]http://i.imgur.com/FT11QIg.jpg[/t]
[URL="https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-480.html"]Sallet (1490)[/URL]
From Germany
It's incredible that the paintwork on those last two is still in such great condition.[/QUOTE]
I live about two hours away from the Royal Armories, a free museum full of mental historical combat shit
It has elephant armour
[t]https://royalarmouries.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/elephant-armour.jpeg?w=584[/t]
and a massive tube full of weapons you walk around and look into
[video=youtube;MvN3VlmcjkE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvN3VlmcjkE[/video]
[QUOTE=vladnag;51236322]I live about two hours away from the Royal Armories, a free museum full of mental historical combat shit
It has elephant armour
[t]https://royalarmouries.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/elephant-armour.jpeg?w=584[/t]
and a massive tube full of weapons you walk around and look into
[video=youtube;MvN3VlmcjkE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvN3VlmcjkE[/video][/QUOTE]
I'd love to visit, it's a big 4 hour drive for me though :( Maybe one day.
Thats toronto right? when was it taken and what stations/lines are these?
Some 18th century butt-reservoir airguns
[IMG]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u70/Garvin1/Airgun gallery/54075_zps8e6299b8.jpg~original[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u70/Garvin1/Airgun gallery/54075_b_zps5fc4ae36.jpg[/IMG]
[img]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u70/Garvin1/Airgun%20gallery/53968_zpsf56b9531.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u70/Garvin1/Airgun%20gallery/53968_d_zps87897cca.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u70/Garvin1/Airgun%20gallery/53968_b_zps057772af.jpg[/img]
[IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/42/88/26/428826226abdb336afd88d5eadbb42b0.jpg[/IMG]
I wish a company would reproduce these things, modern airguns are so damn ugly.
Ever try to replicate it yourself maybe? I would imagine getting the tools to make it would be the hard part, after that just practice.
[QUOTE=Gauzemann;51242903]Thats toronto right? when was it taken and what stations/lines are these?[/QUOTE]
It's actually Boston.
[img]https://swanboatsteve.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/b2_511c.jpg[/img]
We also shipped one to Switzerland.
[img]https://swanboatsteve.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/clrvwithpantographrfc.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;51244656]Ever try to replicate it yourself maybe? I would imagine getting the tools to make it would be the hard part, after that just practice.[/QUOTE]
Nah, I'm nowhere near capable enough to try something like that, there are however [URL=http://www.spudfiles.com/resources/explanation/4062]simpler mechanisms[/URL] with almost the same functionality, minus the intricacy of the originals, that can be made for $20 of parts you can find at home depot.
[QUOTE=nox;51244502]Some 18th century [B]butt-reservoir[/B] airguns[/QUOTE]
is that British for "toilet"
[QUOTE=Mining Bill;51245740]is that British for "toilet"[/QUOTE]
Nah, you are thinking of the Loo-is Gun
[img]http://images.mentalfloss.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_640x430/public/fujita_primary.jpg[/img]
[quote]How the Man Who Bombed Oregon Became an Honorary Citizen
Most people think the only attack on United States soil during WWII happened on December 7, 1941—Pearl Harbor. Actually, the U.S. was hit again, less than a year later ... to much less drastic effect.
In September 1942, a Japanese navy pilot named Nobuo Fujita dropped firebombs over a forested area near the small town of Brookings, Oregon. By dropping incendiary devices and starting massive forest fires, the Japanese believed they could divert U.S. resources and potentially cause panic.
Luckily, the plan didn’t really work. Despite being spotted by a fire lookout, Fujita managed to drop two bombs—but due to light winds, rain, and speedy firefighters, the fires were quickly contained. The pilot eventually returned home, but what he had tried to do never left him.
In 1962, Fujita came back to Brookings to make amends, toting a family heirloom—a 400-year-old samurai sword to give to the town. If they refused to forgive him, the pilot intended to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) with it. “I was quite sure that once in Brookings I would be beaten up, people would throw eggs at me and shout insults at me,” he later admitted.
To Fujita’s surprise, the people of Brookings welcomed him with large crowds, a special reception, and a key to the city. He later returned the favor, footing the bill for three Oregonian teenagers to visit Japan. He also gave $1000 to the local library to purchase books for children to learn about his country, hoping that understanding each other would prevent more wars from happening. Fujita made another three visits to Oregon throughout his lifetime, even planting trees on the spot where he dropped the bombs.
Shortly before his death in 1997, the town of Brookings made their onetime attacker an honorary citizen. The following year, his daughter visited the town to honor her father’s last request: to have some of his ashes buried at the bomb site.
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WITNESS ME
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[QUOTE]Smoke rises from Islamic state positions after an airstrike by coalition forces in Mosul, Iraq, on October 18, 2016. #
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[QUOTE]Smoke rises as people flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and members of ISIS fleeing Mosul, Iraq, on October 18, 2016. #
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[QUOTE]Iraqi forces sit in the back of a vehicle as troops advance through the desert on the banks of the Tigris river, northeast of the main staging base of Qayyarah, on October 20, 2016. #
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[QUOTE]A member of Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces pauses as they advance towards the city of Mosul on October 20, 2016. #
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[QUOTE]Smoke rises as people flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and members of ISIS fleeing Mosul on October 18, 2016. #
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[QUOTE]An Iraqi man walks on a street covered with smoke after oil was set ablaze in the Qayyarah area on October 19, 2016. #
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[QUOTE]A man takes a selfie in front of an oil fire in the Qayyarah area, 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Mosul, on October 19, 2016, during an operation by Iraqi forces against ISIS. #
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[QUOTE]An Iraqi soldier looks on as smoke billows from the Qayyarah area on October 19, 2016. #
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Two photos I found in the void that is my photography folders
[thumb]https://puu.sh/rMuG9.jpg[/thumb]
[thumb]https://puu.sh/rMuTE.jpg[/thumb]
I need to look through my things more, there's some good stuff hidden there
[IMG]https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2016/10/overview/001_001PALM%20JUMIERAH/main_1500.jpg?1477174247[/IMG]
[QUOTE]25.119724°, 55.126751° The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is an artificial island that was created with 4.3 billion cubic yards (3.3 billion cubic meters) of sand and 7 million tons of rock. It is estimated that the island is now home to approximately 26,000 people. #
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[IMG]https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2016/10/overview/004_009FLEVOLAND/main_1500.jpg?1477174247[/IMG]
[QUOTE]52.724169°, 5.641978° Farms in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands, specialize in the growth of flower bulbs. Flevoland was created by the Zuiderzee Works—a coordinated reconstruction of dams and dikes, land reclamation, and water drainage. The reclaimed land now covers 375 square miles (970 square kilometers), making Flevoland the largest artificial island in the world. #
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[QUOTE]48·865797°, 2·330882° The street plan and distinctive appearance of central Paris, France, is largely due to the vast public works program commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III and directed by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1853 and 1870. Haussmann’s renovation of Paris included the demolition of crowded and unhealthy medieval neighborhoods, and the building of broad, diagonal avenues, parks, squares, sewers, fountains, and aqueducts. #
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[QUOTE]–23.362130°, 119.669422° The Mount Whaleback Iron Ore Mine is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Ninety-eight percent of mined iron ore is used to make steel, and it is thus a major component in the construction of buildings, automobiles, and appliances such as refrigerators. #
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[QUOTE]51.320417°, 4.327546° The Port of Antwerp in Belgium is the second largest port in Europe, behind the Port of Rotterdam. Over the course of a year, the port handles more than 71,000 vessels and 314 million tons of cargo. That weight is roughly equal to 68 percent of the mass of all living humans on the planet. #
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[QUOTE]26.386332°, –80.179917° Residential development is seen in Boca Raton, Florida. Because many cities in the state contain master-planned communities, often built on top of waterways in the latter half of the 20th century, there are a number of intricate designs that are visible from this perspective. Boca Raton is home to roughly 91,000 residents. #
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[QUOTE]41·393648°, 2·160437° The Eixample District in Barcelona, Spain is characterised by its strict grid pattern and apartments with communal courtyards. This thoughtful and visionary design was the work of Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876). His plan features broad streets that widen at octagonal intersections to create greater visibility with increased sunlight, better ventilation, and more space for short-term parking. #
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[t]http://i.cubeupload.com/ncg8IR.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]In 1982 Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon after years of brewing
tensions. In response, a newly formed militant group, Hezbollah, waged a
guerilla campaign against the incursion. Thousands of Lebanese and Palestinian
civilians were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced during the bitter 18-year
occupation, which finally ended in 2000 when Israel withdrew its forces. The Tourist
Landmark of the Resistance (above) opened in 2010 in Mleeta—a strategic military base
for Hezbollah—to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal.[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.cubeupload.com/t1hjSG.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]On May 12, 2008, a massive earthquake shook the mountainous region of
Sichuan Province in southwestern China. Entire villages and towns were
obliterated by the 7.9 magnitude quake. An estimated 90,000 people were
killed, including more than 5,300 children, and millions were displaced
from their homes. A memorial sculpture (above) opened in 2009 in front
of a collapsed middle school in Yingxiu Township, the epicenter of the
earthquake. The large granite clock reads 2:28 p.m., the time the first
tremors struck.[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.cubeupload.com/v9nBmD.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Between April and July 1994, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in
Rwanda slaughtered an estimated 800,000 people and raped a quarter of
a million women in a crushingly violent campaign to exterminate the Tutsi
minority. In the aftermath of the massacre, approximately two million
Hutus fled to Tanzania, Burundi, and Zaire (Democratic Republic of the
Congo) in fear of retaliation, further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.
Genocide memorials in Rwanda (above) preserve and display the bones of
the dead.[/QUOTE]
[URL]http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/travel-interests/arts-and-culture/dark-tourism/[/URL]
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;51248051]WITNESS ME[/QUOTE]
Some of those look straight out of an apocalypse. Some of them are also very reminiscent of images that I've seen of World War II.
[QUOTE=Arc Nova;51193124]Flooding in my town right now.
[img]https://scontent.fyhz1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14695350_10154522659590050_7424925212980417373_n.jpg?oh=98846e2ad3f2ba43ec04677642afbe84&oe=5898AA5C[/img]
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Updated with a cool aerial shot
[media]https://youtu.be/uFtHWRJ8aH0[/media]
Reminds me of the 2013 floods in Europe. I was visiting Prague at the time and it's quite interesting how scary water can be simply because there's a lot of it:
[t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Flood_in_Prague_2013%2C_Vltava_river%2C_N%C3%A1b%C5%99e%C5%BE%C3%AD_Ludv%C3%ADka_Svobody_street%2C_2.JPG[/t]
[QUOTE=!LORD M!;51248000][img]http://images.mentalfloss.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_640x430/public/fujita_primary.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
You'd think that at least people in Oregon would learn about something like this in school but this is literally the first time I've ever heard of this.
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