I’ve never really been a fan of the front end of the 2000GT - there’s a bit too much going on and I find the chrome detailing makes it look narrower and taller than it is. I thought I would add decals to the details to either black it out or replace it with body colour - I think it looks a lot better. Plus with the blackout DLO trim you can really see the roofline of inspiration of the new Supra.
Finally got access to the larger cockpits and this is my first ship built around one. Thought it looked like lobster so gave it a pink/red colour scheme. Or should I name it the Zoidberg?
It’s peak lupin season at the Sackville River trail! They’ll be gone soon…
Everything is so lush and flowering. Did you know we have another orchid native to NS that isn’t a lady slipper? I didn’t! The tiny pink flowers at the end are Dragon’s Mouth Orchids.
A few years back now I lived in a trailer park with a stray cat issue. They had been working with a trap and release program to control the growing population. I always keep a bowl of fresh water outside for wildlife in the summer, and to help out the strays has fresh non-stagnant water if hard to find in that area. Eventually I became friendly with this large male cat who came around for water. He’d watch me as I hung out on my deck to read. I nicknamed him Bob as I was watching Twin Peaks at the time and this cat always seemed to be lurking in the shadows.
Over I think 2 years he gradually grew friendly to me, bringing by his girlfriends for food and water. He was a gentleman always saving them at least half. Eventually he would come close when I came out with food but would never allow me to touch him. If his girlfriends stopped by I would keep my distance - sometimes if they refused to approach the food Bob would walk over to my and circle me a couple times and then go back over to the food until they were brave enough to approach as though he was telling them I was safe. During this time I had been working with the local catch and release program to try and neuter him. Both them and me used cages, but he was always able to get the food without triggering the cage.
Then during one particularly cold February, Bob showed up battered after a fight with something, and also suffering from a bit of frostbite. During a snowstorm a day or so later Bob showed up looking like he had given up. I offered him my cats carrier and he went right in. Shortly after he was on his way for neutering. They docked his ear for release as he was so hard to catch they figured he would not enjoy indoor life and would be aggressive, however they needed somewhere for him to recover. I had a spare room so converted it to a recovery area, and Bob basically turned into a very loveable cat within a week. He’s one of the most expressive animals I’ve even known - he’s very easy to read. Super expressive eyes. However I also own a male cat and although Bob seemed to not mind him through the window pane, but once they shared an area it was obvious Bob would not allow another male cat in his territory.
After trying and failing to make it work for a few months, and friend of mine was willing to take him in for a period until I was able to find a home for him. This friend wasn’t exactly a cat person but they took to each other and Bob’s still there, so I get to see him occasionally. He’s still very particular about who he likes, and has gotten diagnosed with diabetes, but he seems to be one the mend. Also he never wants outside again. He never once went for the door and doesn’t meow for outside. His new owner is in a second floor apartment, and lets Bob onto the patio and he’s never tried to escape.
Just thought I would share as it’s a personal success story of mine, and lots of people followed the progress when I had been posting the updates to Facebook back when it was all happening…
This was sitting at a dealer in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1 of 150 worldwide.
Wanted a beefier presence plus more spots to mount stuff.
Growing up we had ducks. Me and my brother mostly would care for them. Around 5 years ago my brother passed away suddenly, and since then I seem to have random ducks coming up to me to hang out. Last weekend I decided to have lunch on the shoreline by my apartment in Halifax, NS, and this Mallard came over to hang out for around 10 minutes until I was finished eating.
So far I’ve only customized ships I bought, but I thought I would build one of my own as I wanted a ship with a central docking/landing bay near the cockpit. It ended up being kinda front heavy so named it after the Manta Ray as I’ve been colouring my ships with fish based camo lately (light blue on the bottom and brown on top for when in atmospheres). Also unintentionally looks like the Millennium Falcon…