« 1 » 2018 Model car show
8th July 2018
We attended the 2018 Model car show
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« 2 » Javier and model cars
23rd March 2018
Javier peruses Richards model car collection.
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« 3 » Skybridge at Petronas Twin Towers and the Petronas Science Center
23rd July 2015
Jai, Richard and Leonard took a trip into KLCC and went for a walk along the Skybridge, which links the two towers of he Petronas Twin Towers together, then went into the Science Center at the rear of the building, in KLCC Suria for quite a few hours.
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« 4 » 1989 PRS Electric guitar
25th August 2014
This is an early 1989 (23rd Jan) version of the PRS 'Electric' 24 guitar. There were about 250 of this model produced, with the majority being built in 1988. This one is number 220, just prior to the model being re-released as the PRS CE 24. I fixed some issues and gave it a polish and it looks quite good for a 25 year old guitar.
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« 5 » Building the strandbeest model
7th June 2014
Jai and Richard build the Strandbeest model that Jai got for his birthday
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« 6 » Super Model Car Sunday
15th July 2012
Jai and Richard go to the Super Model Car Sunday to view some of the models.
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« 7 » Claremont Model Train Show 2012
4th June 2012
Richard and Jai went to the Model Train Show in Claremont, and these are some of the photos we took.
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« 8 » Kharaj-pancham Sitar
6th October 2011
I purchased this Sitar from a music shop in Sydney, NSW, as they are hard to come by in Perth. This is an 18 string double gourd model, with 7 playable strings, and 11 sympathetic strings, making it a Kharaj-pancham sitar. The two bridges are made of deer horn, and the movable frets are a standard metal braced with string. The top (secondary) gourd is removable, and the hollow back provides a resonance for the player to hear the instrument - removing it via the screw makes the instrument project more towards the front, and would be ideal in an electrified situation. I bought a piezo pickup for this instrument, but it hasn't been fitted yet. The neck and facia is likely made from mahogany (tun wood), and it's decorated with bird inlays, as well as what appears to be the standard red, white and black markings around the instrument.
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« 9 » Roland G-707 Synth Guitar Controller
6th October 2011
This synth controller was purchased back in the early 80's, when Roland were still tuning their synth controlling gear. It was purchased from a hock shop for probably too much money, and was later matched to the synth portion (the Roland GR-700, not pictured here) from a private sale. These are the details from the Roland site:
« 10 » Denver EF240BR Acoustic Guitar
4th October 2011
Denver acoustic guitar, model EF240BR. A cheap acoustic I purchased some time in the late 80's as my first acoustic, after going to the music store every day for two weeks. Whilst it's cheap, and probably made from lesser quality woods, the combination of the piezo pickup under the bridge, light gauge strings and the woods give it an unusually rich sound. I've used it in many recordings and gigs throughout the years, and it was my main go to guitar for a long time, traveling with me from west to east and back again. Modified the way the battery was contained inside the body by adding an external battery compartment near the electronics.
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