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Posted on 14/06/24 08:24:12 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1009: Fire away
The RAF Air Defence Radar Museum in Norfolk is very much more interesting than it sounds – you even get to sit in the cockpit of Jaguar and Tornado fighter planes (Gordon, take note). Just outside is this missile launcher. I looked all round it but couldn't find the big red button to fire the missiles. Can you help? High res is here. 
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Posted on 14/06/24 10:38:14 AM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 1009: Fire away
FYI this is a Rapier Air Defence missile battery. The round ball is a targeting radar. The main area surveillance radar is mounted on a separate vehicle to prevent the entire system being targeted by counter-battery fire. A very effective system in its day but, as the Ukraine war has shown, this kind of system has become rather vulnerable to drone attack using small, inexpensive, drones armed with small grenade charges. Not sure if I will have time for this one but y’all have fun. _________________ Whatever you do in life do it with the enthusiasm of a 4-year old in a Batman suit. |
Posted on 14/06/24 12:31:59 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 1009: Fire away
Quickie... 
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Posted on 14/06/24 10:12:12 PM |
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DavidMac
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From the "Boy's Own Book of Cutaways" Shades of the kind of stuff I loved as a boy! All you aviation and military experts please refrain from technical observations on my ignorance of such matters. The main below ground photos are taken from the same museum. I had to jump through some appalling perspective distortion and alteration hoops to try and tie this together looking down, as the original photos are all taken at eye level. I've sort of pulled it off but it doesn't withstand close analysis. Needs to be viewed away from bright light.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 15/06/24 1:03:11 PM |
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lwc
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Posted on 15/06/24 5:31:36 PM |
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DavidMac
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You're enjoying yourself Loyd.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 15/06/24 5:36:43 PM |
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DavidMac
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THE MAN WHO WANTED A BIG RED BUTTON Disclaimer: Any resemblance to persons living or dead might just be intentional.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 15/06/24 8:22:00 PM |
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DavidMac
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I forgot to confess that, against all my principles, I used generative fill for the considerable background extensions. It would be easy enough to do without were it not for the chain link fence ...... but that was just too much hard work. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 15/06/24 8:45:27 PM |
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lwc
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 You're having a bit of fun with it as well David. |
Posted on 16/06/24 12:21:39 PM |
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Ben Boardman
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Posted on 16/06/24 3:30:31 PM |
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lwc
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Posted on 16/06/24 5:50:15 PM |
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DavidMac
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Now all you need is Vera Lynn "We'll Meet Again" sound track.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 16/06/24 7:58:46 PM |
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lwc
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Good idea David... also needs to be in black and white. 
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Posted on 17/06/24 06:20:10 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Trying to fix continuity problems before David spots them. |
Posted on 17/06/24 06:20:10 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Posted on 17/06/24 12:11:49 PM |
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DavidMac
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Much funnier Ben.
I think madame needs some make up to hide her 'surgery' in the left hand image. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 17/06/24 12:14:32 PM |
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DavidMac
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That's about it Loyd!! You prompted me to watch the movie again. I'd forgotten just how wonderfully good it is! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 17/06/24 12:48:19 PM |
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Ben Boardman
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Thank you David - it needed plastic surgery (I dropped a mask layer)  |
Posted on 17/06/24 5:28:51 PM |
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DavidMac
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Yes. I'd guessed that was probably it.
Trouble with Photoshopping is that you get so focused on certain aspects that something else 'unmissable' will get missed. I fall prey to this more times than I can count.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 17/06/24 6:27:40 PM |
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GKB
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http://vimeo.com/960507382  _________________  |
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