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Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by lisper » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

mkalimani wrote: post #134

lisper wrote: post #85

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I have PDFs of some of these Israeli model kits. If anyone is interested LMK and I'll post them somewhere.

I'm interested. LMK if you end up posting them. Thanks for sharing.

Here are the links for these files at archive.org. I have the actual files too in case any of these links have stopped working.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040607002835/http://www.iafe.ne...

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by dredmorbius » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 3:56 PM UTC

_xnmw wrote: post #123

bosswipe wrote: post #117

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That's also a bad point, there's more beautiful art being created today than ever. But many other artists have different motivations. If Scruton is saying that only beautiful art should be produced than "dour gatekeeping" seems appropriate.

> there's more beautiful art being created today than ever. Except there’s not. Where is the Notre Dame of our time? The Mozart (who was well recognized in his time)? Who can be compared in our time to the sheer talent of Michelangelo? Who still produces ballets like Swan Lake? Yes, we have beautiful art in our time, but you have to be blind to not see the difference in the sheer majesty and scale of pre modern Weste…

For music I'd argue that the present mode of the classical tradition lies mostly in film and video scores. Your Mozart is quite possibly, and in all seriousnous, likely John Williams. Many of the notable classical composers of the first 2/3 or so of the 20th century did work in film.

You mention Mozart but neglect J.S. Bach, who was all but forgotten before being later revived; much of his catalog was lost. Michelangelo produced validating propaganda for the upstart and brutal Medici family. Much classical art (painting, sculpture, music) was similarly created for religious or state sponsors.

Ballet and opera were the most complex performative works of their time. You'd probably want to look to musicals for modern equivalents, combining drama, music, singing, and dance.

Signature buildings are harder to name, but then, they also often take centuries to earn their reputations, and are often dismissed or unappreciated for long periods. The Notre Dame cathedral only started becoming a classic in the 19th century, nearly 800 years after it was begun.

Among contenders I'd offer: Sagadra Familia in Barcelona, Spain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Família), National Cathedral in Washington, DC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_National_Cathedral), the Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette, IL)(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_House_of_Worship_(Wilme...), and Sydney Opera House (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House), and the Empire State Building in New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building), would be five suggestions.

In most cases, it's familiarity and time which cement reputations and acceptence. There's a timelessness IMO in stone, brick, and wood which concrete, steel, and glass match with difficulty, making other possible contenders -- most skyscrapers, bridges, and dams, say, less qualified, despite numerous contenders (e.g., Brooklyn & Golden Gate bridges, Hoover Dam, Burj Khalifa, Guggenheim Museum).

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by dredmorbius » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 4:00 PM UTC

c3534l wrote: post #158

efreak wrote: post #155

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Any idea what this quote means? > In the Phoenician alphabet the letter stood for a species of breathing, as vowels were not represented in the Semitic alphabets. What exactly is a _species of breathing_?

Some kind of typo or misunderstanding. "A" represented the glottal stop, not the vowel sound. Maybe the person who wrote that article was struggling to explain what a glottal stop was? Either way, its nonsense.

Reference?

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by acqq » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 4:18 PM UTC

"Making of" landing gear:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77oRSCxGmYA

"Gear Stats:

•3 months' work between design and build (early June - early September). About a month per side.

•Over 200 hours of work total (design+build).

•Over 1,000 parts per side (not including the wheels), for a total well over 2,000.

Video Stats:

•Over 600GB of raw footage/130 hours.

•Editing took 2 weeks.

•Video was sped up 100-200x.

•Produced in Final Cut and Motion."

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by beenBoutIT » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 4:33 PM UTC

wil93 wrote: post #185

beenBoutIT wrote: post #168

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Stimulants and/or a psychiatric disorder that causes boundless energy. What you're not seeing is the crash and subsequent time-lapse footage of him sleeping for 5 solid days after.

"The project has been in progress since May 2008" He really just enjoys doing it :)

Wow, that's impressive.

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by hodgesrm » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 5:30 PM UTC

Forgeties79 wrote: post #144

_xnmw wrote: post #123

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> there's more beautiful art being created today than ever. Except there’s not. Where is the Notre Dame of our time? The Mozart (who was well recognized in his time)? Who can be compared in our time to the sheer talent of Michelangelo? Who still produces ballets like Swan Lake? Yes, we have beautiful art in our time, but you have to be blind to not see the difference in the sheer majesty and scale of pre modern Weste…

I don’t know how you could possibly objectively claim that pre-modern western art is “exponentially better.” Are The Beatles not as significant as Mozart?

Falco expressed one of the definitive opinions on this question in 1985: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVikZ8Oe_XA. ("Rock me Amadeus.")

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by IncRnd » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

skybrian wrote: post #106

IncRnd wrote: post #81

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Actually :) :). The folder icon looks like a manilla folder :) :) :). Also, the main view where the wallpaper goes is called a desktop according to the same metaphor of a computer being a desk with a desktop where you store and view files.

It seems like a bit of a mixed metaphor since you don't normally paste wallpaper onto a desk's top.

I don't keep my garbage can on my desk, either :-). Yes, this is certainly a mixed metaphor - possibly even a cliche.

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by Causality1 » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 8:43 PM UTC

triangleman wrote: post #163

Causality1 wrote: post #104

It's always struck me as bizarre that it's the convention to refer to length when using the word "scale". When I read it my mind is naturally inclined to think "volume" and I have to remind myself that 1:60 scale does not mean the model is 1/60 the size of the original.

It's not 1/60 the size of the original?

Nope. Volume varies with the cube of the length. A 1:60 scale model only takes up 1/216,000 the space of the original.

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by triangleman » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:17 PM UTC

Causality1 wrote: post #198

triangleman wrote: post #163

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It's not 1/60 the size of the original?

Nope. Volume varies with the cube of the length. A 1:60 scale model only takes up 1/216,000 the space of the original.

You're right. I think it's time to hang up my username and go learn some math.

Re: 1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders

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Post by blt » Wed, Jul 08, 2020, 12:03 AM UTC

corty wrote: post #172

blt wrote: post #147

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Usually people who say things like this have made zero effort to discover contemporary art that they like. You list examples of old European art that can be found in a 7th grade textbook.

Contemporary art is very hard to discover because society had so little time to filter and decide what it liked. That's why old art seems so much better-categorized in hindisght.

I agree. Just like other old things that are still around, old art seems good due to survivorship bias. There has been lots of terrible art made in all media since the beginning of civilization.