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fabriquer un circuit à eau en bambou
Je vous l’ai déjà dit, j’adore le bambou. J’aime la beauté des bambouseraies, j’adore manger les pousses de bambou, j’adore travailler ses cannes, bref j’ai dû être Panda dans une vie antérieure.
J’avais déjà expérimenté pas mal de choses ici (diverses choses et même un orgue de bambou !) mais je n’avais jamais fait de circuit à eau de bambou comme on en trouve un peu partout en Asie … fallait donc le faire !
Comme le dit mon ami Cyril, pas trouvé de moyen plus simple pour remplir une bassine.
fabriquer un circuit à eau en bambou
By fxf 23 août 2018
La variété de bambou dont je disposais n’était pas idéale pour ce que je voulais faire (noeuds très rapprochés, diamètre très fin) mais bon on a fait avec !
Un peu de vocabulaire et d’anatomie tout d’abord, pour parler avec les bons mots : Le schéma suivant a été récupéré sur https://kulturebambou.wordpress.com/en-savoir-plus/son-anatomie/
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Le bambou vert est extrêmement tendre et facile à travailler... une fois sec il devient extrêmement dur et cassant. Pour fendre le bambou c’est très simple : vous positionnez une lame bien aiguisée sur la tranche du chaume (de la canne) et en martelant légèrement pour passer les noeuds cela s’ouvre tout seul !
Ne reste plus qu’à retirer les diaphragmes, avec un pince et en finissant à l’opinel par exemple...
Pour percer des trous, très simple : la pointe de l’opinel suffit, vous pouvez ensuite passer des piques à brochette dedans... de quoi faire très facilement un mécanisme à bascule : quand le tube est rempli d'eau il bascule et se vide.
petit détail : pour stopper la fente et éviter que le tube ne s'ouvre jusqu'au bout, deux traits de scie juste avant un noeud.
plus qu'à positionner un réceptacle pour le tube basculant. après quelques essais à la ficelle je passe au fil de fer, ca va nettement plus vite pour fixer solidement...
le débit n'étant pas régulier, il y a parfois trop de pression, parfois pas assez pour que l'eau tombe toujours dans le tube basculant. nous bricolons donc un arrêt avec un peu d'écorce de bambou.
et voilà le montage du circuit à eau en bambou improvisé 🙂
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Source: http://toysfab.com/2018/08/fabriquer-un-circuit-a-eau-en-bambou/
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New Cards Revealed for Wizards of the Coast Transformers Trading Card Game
The Transformers Trading Card Game by Wizards of the Coast is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. If collectible card games are your thing, fellow Seibertronians, then enjoy these reveals of new cards joining the line-up! First, we have "Raider Road Hugger," a classic G1 Micromaster. You can check out some strategies and information on this card from designer and creative lead Matt Smith's Facebook page. Next up is fan favorite "Private Arcee!" Designer Scott Van Essen shows off this new card on his Facebook page, along with tips and tricks to getting into the Transformers Trading Card Game if you're so inclined, but feeling a bit lost with all the information and options out there. Finally, design lead Ken Nagle shows off two new Star Cards, "EMP Wave" and "Full Loadout," on his Facebook page. His article, linked here, explains the basics on what star cards can do for you and your deck strategies. Check out the pictures of all four of these new card reveals below!
Are you excited to add these new cards to your Transformers Trading Card Game decks? Have the articles from the designers above inspired you to take the plunge into collectible card gaming? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest news on all things Transformers!
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Re: New Cards Revealed for Wizards of the Coast Transformers Trading Card Game (2020867) Posted by Rodimus Knight on May 8th, 2019 @ 7:25am CDT
That image for full loadout looks like wheeljack is either fitting prime for a bra or in the middle of sexually harassing him.
Re: New Cards Revealed for Wizards of the Coast Transformers Trading Card Game (2020878) Posted by Latebrus-K on May 8th, 2019 @ 8:08am CDT
Rodimus Knight wrote:That image for full loadout looks like wheeljack is either fitting prime for a bra or in the middle of sexually harassing him.
To be fair, that could definitely be a Brestforce drone partner.
Source: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-cards-revealed-for-wizards-of-the-coast-transformers-trading-card-game/43283/
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In Hand Images of Transformers Hallmark Generation One Starscream Ornament, New Optimus Prime Stocking Ornament Found
Whether you like it or not, the Holidays are upon us, Seibertronians. If you still think you need something TF-related to spruce up your tree, drop into a Hallmark store, as their new Transformers Ornaments are now available. We've previously reported on Starscream a couple times, (this year's entry in a series of ornaments based on the original G1 toys that included Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, and Grimlock in year's past), and now we have in-hand images courtesy of yours truly. We also have in-hands of a Transformers "Customizable" stocking ornament that we hadn't seen before, featuring an image of Optimus Prime on the front. Check them all out below!
Source: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/in-hand-images-of-transformers-hallmark-generation-one-starscream-ornament-new-optimus-prime-stocking-ornament-found/42258/
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New Jurassic World sets revealed!
Posted by TheBrickPal, 15 Feb 2019 15:30
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LEGO has just released the following information ahead of New York Toy Fair tomorrow:
Universal brand development and the LEGO Group create new Jurassic World adventures with “LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar"
Expanded partnership features four new construction sets revealed for the first time at New York Toy Fair, based on an original, animated mini-series coming later this year.
Universal Brand Development (Universal) and the LEGO Group today announced an exciting expansion to the popular LEGO Jurassic World portfolio of toys and content: a new building sets assortment inspired by an all-new, animated mini-series – LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar. Following the adventures of Claire, Owen and fan-favorite dinosaurs seen in the 2018 animated specials, LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit, this new mini-series runs 13 episodes and will debut later this year.
Set in 2012, three years before the events of the Jurassic World movie, LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar picks up where the story left off from LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit. Newly hired animal behaviorist Owen Grady and Assistant Manager of Park Operations Claire Dearing team up on Isla Nublar to deal with everything hectic life around the Jurassic World park throws their way. And “everything” includes runaway dinosaurs, ongoing construction to expand the park, tourists everywhere unpredictable tropical weather, and an impulsive boss! Plus, a mysterious saboteur with surprising ties to the park’s past is on a quest to find a legendary treasure and destroy Jurassic World forever! What could possibly go wrong? Everything.
“The box office and retail success of 2018 proved Jurassic World is the definitive dinosaur brand,” said Vince Klaseus, president of Universal Brand Development. “This year we’re focused on continuing to expand the Jurassic World story through always-on content and new experiences for fans of all ages. Our partnership with the LEGO Group allows us to do just that and more.”
Building on the success of the 2018 LEGO Jurassic World offering, the LEGO Group will globally launch four building sets that take the storytelling and role play opportunity beyond the blockbuster film year, giving fans the chance to bring new adventures, characters and dinosaurs home for even more play. The sets will hit shelves this fall, and are displayed in the LEGO booth #1335 in Hall 3B of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 16-19.
“Jurassic World is one of those properties that just works so well in LEGO form,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president, licensing & entertainment for LEGO Group. “The theme and stories appeal to kids and adults at the same time, and with this content, we offer a fun and unique twist by adding LEGO creativity and humor to an evergreen property. We’re thrilled to expand our successful partnership with Universal to introduce more original LEGO Jurassic World stories that will inspire imaginations and continued play.”
The sets are as follows:
75934 Dilophosaurus on the Loose
75935 Baryonyx Face-Off: The Treasure Hunt
75937 Triceratops Rampage
75938 T. rex vs Dino-Mech Battle
You can view them all in the database here.
What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
Source: https://brickset.com/article/42252
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Top 10 Best Marvel Legends Build A Figures vol 2 - List Show #62
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RG 1/144 RX-0 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam Sample Images by Dengeki Hobby
RG 1/144 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam Release Date: December 2018 Price: 5,832 Yen Sample out of the box build by Dengeki Hobby features the RG Full Armor Unicorn Gundam's dynamic poses.
*Dengeki Hobby intentionally left the nub-marks to show modelers where to polish the kit when building it.
Source: https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2018/11/rg-1144-rx-0-full-armor-unicorn-gundam.html
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HoldFast “Money Maker Solo” Camera Strap
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HoldFast “Money Maker Solo” Camera Strap
Photo above is a screengrab from Steve Huff’s video review, which offers some great closeups of this strap starting at the 7:27 mark.
HoldFast — whose products we’ve featured previously — is an Oklahoma-based company that produces fine leather goods for photographers and travelers. A few months ago, they released the Money Maker Solo, a cross-body leather strap based on the original multi-camera Money Maker but designed for single-camera shooters.
The comfortable shoulder pad has a second stabilizer strap that goes underneath your arm to keep the entire thing in place without digging into your skin, even if you’re carrying a large camera on it.
The included belt anchor is an awesome addition that allows you to…well, anchor the camera on your belt (it’s right there in the name, folks) so you can stay active, bend over, or do whatever else you need to do without your camera swinging forward or getting in your way. When you’re ready to shoot, pull the leather tab and your camera’s free to pull upward, and can be re-anchored again one-handed.
HoldFast founder Matthew Swaggart made a 4-minute demonstration video for the Solo:
The Money Maker Solo comes in five colors:
Chestnut ($175)
Tan ($175)
Water Buffalo Burgundy ($185)
Water Buffalo Black ($185)
Water Buffalo Tan ($185)
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Walmart Says These Are Going to Be the Hottest Toys This Holiday Season - GoodHousekeeping.com
1 Treasure X Season 1
Ages 5+ walmart.com $9.84
Kids chip away at a concrete box to unveil their own hidden treasures — will they uncover gold or end up with the booby prize?
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2 Fingerlings Plush
Ages 2+ walmart.com $11.99
Last year's most popular toy is back! This time as a much bigger and cuddly interacting plush.
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3 Little Live Wrapples Una
Ages 3+ walmart.com $14.97
Think of Wrapples as a seriously upgraded snap bracelet. Kids can wear the animals and interact with their new friend on the go.
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4 Lost Kitties Blind Box Multipack
Ages 5+ walmart.com $19.88
If your kids are into unboxing, get them this as a stocking stuffer. All the surprises are hidden inside 15-ounces of dough and if they don't want to dig all of them out at once, it comes with a storage bag so the putty won't dry out.
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5 VTech Touch & Learn Activity Desk Deluxe
Ages 2+ walmart.com $45.99
V-Tech's latest activity center packs 100+ words, activities, and songs into an interactive desktop. You can also purchase eight expansion packs separately for even more reading games and nursery rhymes.
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6 'Incredibles 2' Jack Jack Attacks
Ages 3+ walmart.com $29.84
With the raging success of the summer blockbuster, it's no surprise that Incredible-branded toys are popping up as big sellers. Now kids can bring Jack Jack on all their adventures.
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7 KumiKreator Friendship Bracelet Maker
Ages 6+ walmart.com $29.99
The KumiKreator churns out friendship bracelets just like the one you made as a kid with half the effort. In the Good Housekeeping Institute's test, kids loved how easy it was to pick their colors and get spinning.
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8 Peppa Pig Fun Fair Playset
Ages 2+ walmart.com $34.88
The full-fledge Peppa Pig fans will freak over this fair set. They can ride the big blue Ferris wheel, spin on the merry-go-round, and make funny faces in the fun house — all with Peppa in tow.
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9 Little People Take Turns Skyway
Ages 1.5 and up walmart.com $35.99
At 3-feet tall, this giant skyway is Wheelies' tallest race track on the market. It comes with three different tracks, a launcher, and play stops along the way so kids can zoom like the pros.
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10 Air Hogs
Ages 8+ walmart.com $39.99
Your hands control this gravity-defying orb. Just push, pull, twirl, and hold your hands to master up to 30 moves and nine tricks. Kids loved this in the Good Housekeeping Institute's test and our toy analysts were super impressed by the technology.
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11 PJ Masks Romeo's Lab Playset
Ages 3+ walmart.com $39.88
This set puts her right inside Romeo's lab with a working crane, a sound control panel, laser launcher, and rolling lab charger. Now it's up to her to decide if she'll use his mad-scientist ways for good or evil.
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12 Sing & Spin Scooter Minnie Plush
Ages 3+ walmart.com $39.94
This plush offers everything you love about Minnie (upbeat singing!) with added wheelies and 360 spins! Just tap Minnie's bow to see all the cool tricks.
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13 Really Rad Robots
Ages 5+ walmart.com $39.99
Kids went wild over this mini robot in the Good Housekeeping Institute's testing. Their favorite thing: being able to drive up to someone and send a recorded message from a distance by talking through the remote control.
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14 Pikmi Pops Giant Pikmi Flips
Ages 5+ walmart.com $44.88
This reversible plushie turns from a giant cotton candy inspired pom pomp into Kessie the Giant Cat. Even better: It's stocked with eight surprise items inside and smells SO good.
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15 Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn 3-in-1 Smart Car
Ages 9-36 months walmart.com $49.97
The car from your childhood got an upgrade. Along with bouncing and riding, kids can play around on the interactive dashboard that offers songs, sounds, counting, and more.
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16 Moj Moj Claw Machine Playset
Ages 6+ walmart.com $49.99
This claw machine brings the arcade to your house (and you don't have to pay every time you play). Take the Good Housekeeping Institute's tip of refilling it with your own surprises to make your kid's playing experience unique each time.
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17 Little Live Pets My Kissing Puppy Rollie
Ages 5+ walmart.com $54.82
In the Good Housekeeping Institute's test kids couldn't stop cuddling Rollie. He even comes with an adoption certificate to make him feel like a real pet.
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18 'Paw Patrol'l Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck
Ages 3+ walmart.com $59.99
Every Paw Patrol fan in the Good Housekeeping Institute's test loved this truck. It comes with a 2-foot tall extendable ladder and launching water cannons so Marshall and his crew can put out any fire.
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19 PLAYMOBIL Explorers Hidden Temple with T-Rex
Ages 4+ walmart.com $69.99
It's the year of dinosaurs, says Selina Tedesco, a toy analyst in the Good Housekeeping Institute, and this set comes with an interactive T-Rex, a secret map, and a UV flashlight that put kids right in the middle of the action.
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20 LEGO Creator Pirate Roller Coaster
Ages 9+ walmart.com $88.88
What's better than building a roller coaster? Building a pirate-themed roller coaster, and this one comes with a sunken galleon, a skull archway, a palm tree, and an octopus to complete the scene.
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21 Imaginext 'Jurassic World' Jurassic Rex
Ages 3+ walmart.com $109.99
There's a new dinosaur trainer in town (your kid), but do they have what it takes to tame this color-changing, chomping T-Rex?
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22 Little Tikes STEM Jr. Wonder Lab
Ages 3+ walmart.com $115.00
This STEM toy turns your little one into a scientist thanks to its unique mazes, test tubes, stirring spoons, and lab goggles.
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23 Hot Wheels Super Ultimate Garage Play Set
Ages 5+ walmart.com $178.00
A more-expensive version of this set was a 2017 Toy Award Winner, but the Good Housekeeping Institute likes this cheaper one too. It comes with a drive-up diner, car wash, police station, and tune-up shop that encourages kids to play together.
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24 Barbie DreamHouse Playset
Ages 3+ walmart.com $265.90
Barbie's DreamHouse got an upgrade for 2018 with smart furniture, a modern dining room, and of course, a covertible swimming pool
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25 L.O.L. Surprise House
Ages 6+ walmart.com $189.00
Not only does an exclusive family come with this doll house, but it also has 85+ surprises tucked inside and an elevator, pool, spa, and sandbox. Note that this does take up a bit of space (it's three-by-three feet wide), but it doubles as storage for every L.O.L. doll she owns.
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Source: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g22986271/walmart-holiday-toys-2018/
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Transformers Studio Series Bumblebee Then & Now 2-Pack Out at Singapore Retail
#FeelTheBuzz picks up an international retail sighting, as TFW2005 member darkavenger finds the Studio Series Deluxe Bumblebee Then & Now 2-pack set on shelves at Takashimaya. We first brought you images of this duo, featuring the Bee in his 1967 Volkswagen Beetle and 2016 Chevrolet Camaro forms, from the Hasbro display cases at Comic-Con International: San Diego in July.
Is this set on your list of movie collection must-haves? Happy hunting to our fellow Transformers fans in Singapore. Check out the picture attached to this post and remember to share your sightings news on the 2005 boards!
Source: http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/03/transformers-studio-series-bumblebee-then-now-2-pack-out-at-singapore-retail-375833
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Kickstarter: The Deadly Spawn Vinyl Figure
The Deadly Spawn is a 1983 science-fiction horror flick that attempted to "cash-in" on the popularity of Ridley Scott's ALIEN film. And now there's a Kickstarter project that's goal is producing a 9-inch tall vinyl figure based on the film's iconic monster. The project has enlisted the sculpting abilities of veteran sculptor James Groman. In addition, they're looking to produce a 2.5-inch tall version of The Deadly Spawn Larvae.
As with other Kickstarters, there are various funding levels. The Deadly Spawn Unpainted Set is available at the $120.00 level. The Deadly Spawn Painted Set is available at the $185.00 level. In addition, there are a number of other options. They're anticipating the finished vinyl product to begin shipping in March 2019.
This project will be funded if it reaches its goal by Thursday, September 27th 2018 at 3:01AM ET.
As I say with all Kickstarter projects I post about. Remember...this is not a pre-order. There are many instances of crowd funded projects that have been funded never making good on their promised goods. So back all Kickstarters with caution.
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Source: http://plasticandplush.com/2018/09/kickstarter-deadly-figure.html
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Apple & Goat Cheese Flatbread with Honey and Dried Cranberries
More please! That’s what I heard from my boys after making this latest snack – Apple & Goat Cheese Flatbread. With a touch of honey and dried cranberries sprinkled on top, this cheesy appetizer is simple and delicious. Montchevre goat cheese naturally fits in with a healthy lifestyle as it contains protein, calcium and vitamin D while providing less lactose. Read on to grab this easy goat cheese flatbread recipe.
This post is sponsored by Montchevre but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
Apple & Goat Cheese Flatbread
Ingredients:
1-1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 granny smith apple, cored and sliced
1 Tbsp lemon juice
4 oz Montchevre goat cheese-softened
3 Tbsp honey (divided)
dried cranberries
naan/flatbread
Directions:
Brush flatbread with olive oil, and heat each side for a few minutes on a medium heated pan.
Next, toss apple slices and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
In another small bowl combine goat cheese and 1.5 tablespoons of honey or use Montchevre goat cheese with honey. Mix until thoroughly combined and goat cheese is creamy.
Spread each flatbread with about 2 tablespoons of the goat cheese and honey mixture. Top with apple slices, dried cranberries and a drizzle of honey. Serve immediately.
Montchevre Goat Cheese is made with fresh, high quality goat’s milk collected from local, independent family farms. It’s the perfect addition to the this easy after school snack or party appetizer! Find a variety of Montchevre goat cheeses at a store near you including blueberry vanilla, cranberry cinnamon, pumpkin, four pepper, and more!
Apple & Goat Cheese Flatbread
Apple & Goat Cheese Flatbread is an easy snack or party appetizer!
Author My Boys and Their Toys
Ingredients
1-1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil, 1 granny smith apple, cored and sliced, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, 4 oz Montchevre goat cheese-softened, 3 Tbsp honey (divided), dried cranberries, naan/flatbread
Instructions
Brush flatbread with olive oil, and heat each side for a few minutes on a medium heated pan. Next, toss apple slices and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside. In another small bowl combine goat cheese and 1.5 tablespoons of honey or use Montchevre goat cheese with honey (pictured below). Mix until thoroughly combined and goat cheese is creamy. Spread each flatbread with about 2 tablespoons of the goat cheese and honey mixture. Top with apple slices, dried cranberries and a drizzle of honey. Serve immediately.
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Source: https://www.myboysandtheirtoys.com/apple-goat-cheese-flatbread-honey/
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Slime Pit – Evil pit of gruesome ooze (1986)
The Slime Pit was the second and final small playset released in the original Masters of the Universe toyline (the first was Point Dread, in 1983). Of all the playsets MOTU had to offer, the Slime Pit perhaps packed the most punch for its size. It was all centered around one play feature, but it what a feature!
Design & Development
The Slime Pit was designed by Ted Mayer, from an idea that came out of the boy’s design group’s many brain storming sessions.
Slime Pit, by Ted Mayer
In the above illustration, you can see many of the hallmarks of the final playset are in place, including the grabbing hand in the front, the hand around the side and the scroll design near the top. The slime-spewing head is wolf-like in this concept (a frequent theme in Ted’s designs, it seems), whereas the final version seems to have more of a dinosaur skull look.
Mattel more or less invented slime as a commercial product, and it has been a popular seller since the late 1970s. The Slime Pit was a clever way for Mattel to integrate its popular slime products into the world of Masters of the Universe.
Pixel Dan has done some extensive research on the history of slime. Take a moment to check it out in this video:
There is also some great information about slime in this article at Plaid Stallions and again in this piece by Dinosaur Dracula.
Production Playset
Slime Pit cross sell art
The final play set has a deeper pit area than the concept version. The paint applications are fairly simple, but it does have some well executed red and gray overspray on the gray stone areas and some brown overspray on the skull. These seem more well thought-out than the often haphazard looking paint applications given to the exterior of Castle Grayskull (particular later releases of the playset). Like the Fright Zone, the Slime Pit is adorned with Hordak’s visage (Hordak seems really into branding his image on all things Horde). There is also a sculpted skull near the back wall.
The playset came with a can of Mattel’s Horde Slime. This particular slime mix was much runnier than the kind of slime typically found on toy store shelves today. It was also available for free, separate from the playset, with the purchase of two action figures.
That runniness made it work great for the purposes of sliming action figures, but it also made it hazardous to rugs and upholstery, not to mention any furry MOTU figures like Moss Man, Panthor and Grizzlor. For that reason, there were a few warnings given about what not to do with the slime, which were of course promptly ignored by many enterprising young mad scientists.
Image source: He-Man.org
Some kids just want to watch the world burn. Image source: He-Man.org
Packaging
The box art was painted by the late, great William George. Taking cues from the design of the playset itself, the scene is set in ancient Greco-Eternian ruins.
The slime pit was packed with instructions for the playset and for the slime, a minicomic, and a fold-out poster.
Original artwork for the back of the packaging, featuring Beast Man, frequently-depicted victim of the Slime Pit. Image source: The Art of He-Man
Minicomics
The Slime Pit came packed with Escape From the Slime Pit, which showcased the mini playset’s power to turn its victims into mindless slaves of the Horde. In the story, He-Man is slimed and is only restored to his right mind by exposure to brilliant light:
Animation
The Slime Pit appears in the She-Ra episode, “Loo-Kee’s Sweetie.” It doesn’t really look like the playset, but it does feature slime and a number of dinosaur-like bones. In the story, the Slime Pit saps its victims’ strength rather than turning them into zombie slaves. It’s easy to see why this less disturbing concept might be preferred for the purposes of an animated kids’ show.
Other Media
The Slime Pit was featured in the June 1986 edition of Masters of the Universe Magazine, as both the cover subject and as a poster by Earl Norem. The artwork features Buzz-Off as the victim and Flying Fists He-Man riding to the rescue on Battle Cat.
Image source: He-Man.org
It also is the centerpiece in a Kid Stuff audio book called Prisoner In the Slime Pit:
Image source: He-Man.org
Like the Slime itself, the Slime Pit was a concept that Mattel would revisit over and over again:
The Slime Pit was planned to be reissued in Mattel’s King Arthur toyline, but never came to be. Image source: Fabrizio Fernetti
200x MOTU Slime Pit. Image source: Lulu Berlu
Mattel’s Harry Potter Slime Chamber playset
Imaginext Ooze Pit, very closely modeled on the original Slime Pit.
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Source: https://battleram.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/slime-pit-evil-pit-of-gruesome-ooze-1986/
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SCS DIRECT: Humans v. Aliens
Yet another new set from SCS Direct: Humans v. Aliens. There are 8 figures each of aliens and human civilians. All but one of the aliens can be used as fantasy monsters. The humans are just the type of civilians I have been searching for to use in zombie set ups. The housefrau ready to do battle with her rolling pin is outstanding.
Rosie?
Love this figure!
Source: http://fantasytoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2018/01/scs-direct-humans-v-aliens.html
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Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1 Being Released by Takara as SS-EX Exclusive
Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Emerje, we have word that the Takara Studio Series Exclusives are seeing another release, and this time they are releasing the Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1! For those who don't remember, this is the first of 2 sets featuring a gold painted Studio Series Bumblebee (in this case his 1976 Camaro self) with 2 of the Japanese exclusive G1 Dino Cassettes, Dairu and Uruaz. This set originally was a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive that also saw release on Hasbro Toy Shop and Paris Comic Con.
If you missed out on this set when it originally came out, it looks like this will be a perfect time to get it! The set is available for Pre-order at TakaraTomy Mall, and is priced at ￥4,860, which is approximately $43 USD, cheaper than the original exclusive release of $60.
Does this set mean Takara is going to start releasing even more Hasbro exclusives, as we've seen so far with the Monsterbots? Will Takara release Volume 2? Let us know what you think of this release below!
Credit(s): TakaraTomy Mall
Re: Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1 Being Released by Takara as SS-EX Exclusive (1997254) Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 5th, 2018 @ 8:05pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Emerje, we have word that the Takara Studio Series Exclusives are seeing another release, and this time they are releasing the Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1! For those who don't remember, this is the first of 2 sets featuring a gold painted Studio Series Bumblebee (in this case his 1976 Camaro self) with 2 of the Japanese exclusive G1 Dino Cassettes, Dairu and Uruaz. This set originally was a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive that also saw release on Hasbro Toy Shop and Paris Comic Con.
If you missed out on this set when it originally came out, it looks like this will be a perfect time to get it! The set is available for Pre-order at TakaraTomy Mall, and is priced at ￥4,860, which is approximately $43 USD, cheaper than the original exclusive release of $60.
Does this set mean Takara is going to start releasing even more Hasbro exclusives, as we've seen so far with the Monsterbots? Will Takara release Volume 2? Let us know what you think of this release below!
Is this a mall exclusive?
Re: Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1 Being Released by Takara as SS-EX Exclusive (1997258) Posted by JelZe GoldRabbit on December 5th, 2018 @ 8:13pm CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Emerje, we have word that the Takara Studio Series Exclusives are seeing another release, and this time they are releasing the Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1! For those who don't remember, this is the first of 2 sets featuring a gold painted Studio Series Bumblebee (in this case his 1976 Camaro self) with 2 of the Japanese exclusive G1 Dino Cassettes, Dairu and Uruaz. This set originally was a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive that also saw release on Hasbro Toy Shop and Paris Comic Con.
If you missed out on this set when it originally came out, it looks like this will be a perfect time to get it! The set is available for Pre-order at TakaraTomy Mall, and is priced at ￥4,860, which is approximately $43 USD, cheaper than the original exclusive release of $60.
Does this set mean Takara is going to start releasing even more Hasbro exclusives, as we've seen so far with the Monsterbots? Will Takara release Volume 2? Let us know what you think of this release below!
Is this a mall exclusive?
From the looks of it, it was the Tokyo Comic-Con exclusive, with the leftovers sold at TakaraTomy Mall.
Re: Bumblebee Retro Garage Volume 1 Being Released by Takara as SS-EX Exclusive (1997420) Posted by Emerje on December 6th, 2018 @ 11:41pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:From the looks of it, it was the Tokyo Comic-Con exclusive, with the leftovers sold at TakaraTomy Mall.
Basically the same as what Hasbro did with it going from a comic con exclusive to an HTS exclusive, just a lot cheaper.
And I'm sure they'll get vol 2 since the box still says vol 1 on it.
Emerje
Source: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bumblebee-retro-garage-volume-1-being-released-by-takara-as-ssex-exclusive/42536/
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Pre-orders for current Owl Berry Lane creatures ending Oct 31
Heather Hyatt brings us the enchantment of the forest with her woodland creatures by combining woodwork and clay, dazzling accessories, and adorable and endearing faces. Sadly, tomorrow (October 31st) will be the last day to pre-order these existing molds as Heather is taking time to work on some private commissions and future projects. However, she has these precious foresty friends to find homes for in the meantime! Each of these pieces is handmade and will have slight variations that set them apart from their family at Owl Berry Lane, ensuring you have a friend completely unique to the world!
Meet Fionn the Totem Owl! You can read his story here to see how these wonderful eyes and this sweet body ended up cast as though in stone. He comes with his key and is 4″ tall. The eyes will vary piece by piece, also giving your totem its personal and unique character. This little guy has stolen the key to our hearts!
Meet Ciarán the Totem Owl! His dark feathered look makes him the perfect companion for Fionn, and if you read his story here you’ll see just how much of a friend to Fionn he is! Just like Fionn, his eyes will also vary by order!
Heather also is looking to find homes for her Corwin of the Tuftlies! Those big eyes! That cute belly! Oh I love the cut out heart! And to top it all off, he has a single, sweet horn! With his horn, he stands 4.75″ tall and comes on a sealed wood base that truly sets his place in the forest. If you request, Heather will even customize his color! Check him out here!
Lastly, we meet Eugene of the Tuftlies and if Eugene isn’t enough of an adorable name to melt your heart, his sweet little face will be! With the recessed jeweled eyes and single snaggle tooth, his two curved horns, and his precious cut out heart, Eugene really embodies the sweet playful little monster his story portrays. And just like his friend Corwin, Eugene comes with a wooden base to proudly stand on!
Interested in seeing the next creatures that Owl Berry Lane reveals? Follow Heather at her Instagram and head on over to the owlberry shop!
Source: https://www.thetoychronicle.com/news/pre-orders-for-current-owl-berry-lane-creatures-ending-oct-31/
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Questioning Your Diagnosis
There are many procedures that we carry out in our clinical work that are considered ‘risky’ and often, in an attempt to reduce that risk, checklists are created to ensure that they are carried out in an appropriate, consistent and approved manner. In contrast, the process of making a diagnosis (which by best estimates has a failure rate in Emergency Medicine of 10-20%) is mostly left up to individuals to carry out in whatever manner they have developed and often with limited oversight of that process. The frailties of our cognition are long established and whilst it may not be possible, or even desirable, to have all clinicians thinking alike, we must acknowledge these faults inherent in human thinking and make deliberate efforts to mitigate them.
One strategy that may help with this problem is metacognition, encouraging clinicians to think about their thought processes. What follows are six simple questions that attempt to trigger a more reflective process by diagnosticians and potentially reduce the impact of erroneous thinking.
They are: Who? What? Where? Why? When? and How?
Who? Who is my patient really?
As we deal with a patient all sorts of shortcuts occur in our thinking to make it easier for us to process the excess of information we are receiving. Part of this process causes us to ’round off the edges’ of an individual patient so we can categorise them in to a familiar pattern. This leads to us stereotyping people by person (drug user, regular) or disease (asthmatic, Crohn’s), failing to see their individual problems and potentially missing clues that may point to alternative diagnoses. Patients can also be frustrating, particularly if they behave badly, appear to have brought harm upon themselves or because we don’t know what is going on. These feelings interfere with our ability to process information clearly and goes someway to explaining why psychiatric patients are at high risk for misdiagnosis of physical disease.
We need to take a breath and consider who we are REALLY dealing with, rather than treating the composite patient we have created in our head.
What? What information am I actually using?
In Emergency Medicine in particular but actually across all specialties, we are often missing information that would be helpful to us when making a diagnosis. This means that as we try and construct a coherent picture of what is going on there are inevitable gaps in our knowledge. Unhelpfully, our brain (in a misguided attempt to make things easier) automatically tries to fill these gaps with assumptions based on previous experiences. In a complementary twist, our brain also notices inconvenient inconsistencies that would throw our preferred story off kilter and chooses to subtly alter or ignore these to reduce cognitive stress. The end result of these two processes is that we are not diagnosing with the information we have but with the information that suits us!
We should stop and consider the totality of the information available, looking particularly for features that do not fit our current thinking.
Where? Where is my information coming from?
All information is not equally valid but this should be decided upon with reasoned consideration… unfortunately our brain chooses to make snap judgments. Information that comes to us from early in our contact with a case (triage notes, ambulance handovers, telephone calls for help) carries more weight than data that arrives later (blood results, relative’s phone call, nurse feedback) regardless of its actual accuracy. Similar judgments are made with information from ‘official’ sources (GP letters, care home records) or information handed over to us as secondhand summaries from fellow health professionals despite the fact it may already have passed through a number of unhelpful cognitive filters.
Information must be assessed for reliability but we must give all information a chance to be considered reliable and not just dismiss it based on snap judgments.
Why? Why might I be wrong?
Above all else our brains are programmed to believe what we already think is true. Once we have a thought in our heads about a diagnosis the processes described above are slowly fine tuned to make that thought a reality… to us anyway! Whilst experience is an incredibly powerful tool for us as diagnosticians, it is also a gaping hole in our armour and so we must be extremely careful when we see ‘another’ pulmonary embolus/ appendix/ irritable hip/drunk. Jumping to a conclusion too soon stops us taking the time to consider rarer diagnoses, multiple problems and atypical presentations.
Our brains are inherently biased towards accepting what we already believe and so we must actively consider why we might be wrong if we are ever to spot the errors in our diagnostic construction.
When? When will I review my diagnosis?
If we accept that we will make errors in our diagnostic process, we must plan to review our decisions after a suitable period of time: this is particularly true if we are waiting for more information to arrive (test results) or clarification of existing data (relative phoning with drug names). Watching carefully for new data that contradicts our current hypothesis is vital as our thinking will try to explain it away as an anomaly or perhaps even ignore it. At that review we must also reconsider all the previously gathered material as the new data may alter the relevance or reliability of that original information. Be careful when considering the condition of the patient or their response to our treatment as a marker of being correct. Many patients will get better regardless of what we do or with fairly non-specific interventions!
Mistakes happen, that’s inevitable, but planning to catch those mistakes and actively looking for where we may have erred is a choice.
How? How do I feel now?
Our job is to make diagnoses and with training and experience comes confidence, and rightly so. We cannot spend our careers second guessing ourselves at every turn, so if we have reflected appropriately on a case and have a review process in place it is time to move on. However, most of us have experienced that nagging doubt in the back of our minds that says something isn’t quite right, a concern that we just can’t shake but we feel unwilling to voice. It is absolutely vital that we listen to these ‘gut instincts’ and don’t ignore them. Taking a diagnosis to someone else and explaining it can sometimes lay bare our errors (it is always easier to see someone else’s biases), as can unexpected results from tests we have arranged or an additional piece of history from a relative but we must welcome this process rather than fear it. It may mean the undoing of hours of work and the embarrassment of an explanation to a patient or their family but it gives us an incredible opportunity to learn and most importantly keeps the patient safe.
Confidence is good but regardless of the consequences for us, we must welcome the nagging doubts in our head, the questioning of colleagues and incompatible data as opportunities, not threats.
Six questions to make us stop and consider our diagnostic thought processes: surely it is worth the mental effort to try and improve a procedure with nearly a 1:5 error rate.
You’d want your doctor to take that time, wouldn’t you?
Simon
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Source: https://brokentoydotblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/questioning-your-diagnosis/
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Kids India Attracts International Interest
The sixth Kids India ran from September 4 to 6 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Center in Mumbai. The event showcased 160 manufacturers and suppliers showing more than 300 brands and 5,356 visitors, including buyers from 29 different countries.
Kids India is organized by Spielwarenmesse eG and supported by The All India Toy Manufacturers Association (TAITMA) and the Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGEPC),
This year’s highlights were the Sports Arena, which debuted this year; the Back to School Pavilion; and TrendingNow. The TrendingNow Pavilion showcased the two main toy trends in India for the next trading year: “Express Yourself,” for products that stimulate creativity and imagination, and “Tech Toys.”
Kids India also attracted visitors from countries including Australia, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, the U.K., and the United Arab Emirates.
The next Kids India will take place in Mumbai from September 26 to 28, 2019.
Source: https://toybook.com/kids-india-attracts-international-interest/
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