Hornby opens archive to visitors
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Model-maker Hornby is opening its doors to the public with a visitor centre that will contain nearly a century of toys and models.
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Archive for June, 2010
Embedded DVR System suits intelligent transport applications.
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Based on 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, in-vehicle Model LEC-5520 offers WiFi, 3G, and GPS communications as well as 4-channel real-time H.264 video capture and hardware compression. Video is captured through 4 BNC analog inputs, allowing use of analog video cameras. With input power of 10-36 V, system provides 12 Vdc/1 A out to power peripherals such as cameras and sensors. It includes 2.5 in ...
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Global Design Appeal For The New Kia Sportage
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010WEYBRIDGE, UNITED KINGODM June 29, 2010: I want to give Kia global appeal, and I want that appeal to be about design above all else the new Sportage is a major step towards achieving that goal says Peter Schreyer, Kias Chief Design Officer.
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Mapes Auctioneers, 1729 Vestal Parkway West, Vestal, NY 13850 ANTIQUES & TRAINS AUCTION TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 4:00 PM
Monday, June 28th, 2010A weekly newspaper serving the antiques and arts industry, collectors, and institutions. New information each week on antiques shows and auctions around the country and antiques dealer listings.
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Mapes Auctioneers, 1729 Vestal Parkway West, Vestal, NY 13850 ANTIQUES & TRAINS AUCTION TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 4:00 PM
Simple in Summer Series – Detail a Railroad Crossing (source: About)
Monday, June 28th, 2010Railroad crossings are a common feature on model railroads. Usually they are fairly simple affairs, but with a little attention to detail a railroad crossing can be the focal pont of a scene....Read Full Post (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Nina Buitrago signature DK bars
Monday, June 28th, 2010I spotted this on the System Cycle blog the other day and thought, "Hmm, that's kinda interesting." DK's Nina Buitrago has a new signature model bar available from DK. Dubbed the Nina Bar, this US-made bar is 8.125" high, with 27.5" width, 11.5 degrees of back sweep and 2 degrees of upsweep. The Nina...
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Smithsonian Institution picks Vermont toy firm to design shuttle collectible
Monday, June 28th, 2010Jody Pierce, national sales manager at WowToyz Inc. in Vergennes, holds a 24-karat gold-plated Smithsonian Institution collectors edition of the space shuttle. The company designed the item.
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High-tech mannequin trains Washington County Hospital staff
Monday, June 28th, 2010He coughs, he talks and if you get too close you might wear his lunch.
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New Hawk Advanced Trainer Flies Past Major Milestones
Monday, June 28th, 2010The TMk2 May Revolutionize The Way The RAF Trains Future Fast Jet Pilots The UK Royal Air Force's (RAF) Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) has accumulated 500 flying hours in 500 sorties, the service said Wednesday. The RAF received the first of their 28 Hawk AJTs, also known as the TMk2, in 2009.
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Why superconductors don’t produce super currents
Monday, June 28th, 2010London, June 28 : The introduction of high-temperature superconductors almost two decades ago raised hopes of the development of ultra-efficient magnetic trains and other new technologies. But this didn't exactly happen. Now, physicists are trying to explain why.