![]() Over the weekend ill be sanding and assembling the pieces together, making sure everything fits, and updating any parts of the model I think need it. I have to be sure all the pieces can fit together properly before I make the file available, hence why it’s taking so long. ill sand down the already printed pieces so they can slot in too, but the updated model should allow for easy assembly. After printing the first two Captain America pieces, the tabs that get inserted need a little bit more space to allow the pieces to be slotted together. I had to bust open fusion 360 to make some slight changes to the star piece model. Thankfully I have both printers free to complete it, this will take around 3 days to do. So this week, I have five-star parts to print and they roughly take 8 hours each to print. The outside ring took a long time to finish as I was completing some Etsy orders for some new customers. The Blender donut has been a bit challenging too, but I’m impressed with the progress made this week. At the moment everything is going according to plan. Lastly, we added condensation along the inside of the rim of the glass using an image texture.Captain America -So this week I have been making serious progress on the centre star piece of the shield. To create a realistic coffee look, we added a yellowish volume with a high density value to give darkness in deeper areas. To create the liquid to go in the cup, we duplicated the inside mesh of the cup and added a top with surface tension along the side of the glass. We started with modelling the cup and applying a glass material to it. To accompany the doughnut, we started to model a glass coffee cup from the reference image below. Depite the colour looking better, the doughnut still looked quite stylised so we added procedural texture to add small bumps and larger bumps that looked like they had bubbled from the hot oil. We texture painted the doughnut to look more ‘cooked’. Now the icing is complete so we moved on to adding colour and texture to the doughnut. We then used weight paint to decide where the sprinkles should ‘fall’ onto the doughnut. To add the sprinkles, we added a hair particle setting where we replaced the paths/strands with sprinkle models that are randomly coloured from our pastel colour palette. Below are some of my first renders in Blender. To achieve the glossy icing look, we reduced the roughness and increased the subsurface scattering to add a more realistic and almost fleshy food look. Next we added a basic colour material to the doughnut and worked on the icing. We started by modelling the doughnut which we then sculpted in more shape and imperfections to add realism. In this post I’m going to share some of my Blender progress as I am really happy with the results so far! I love how this tutorial series goes above and beyond just the doughnut. To get started with Blender, I have been learning from Andrew Price’s doughnut tutorial which I have read online is highly recommended. I’ve always had a passion for art and learning new mediums, so this is super fun for me too!Īs I mentioned, I have used Maya in the past for modelling however, I wanted to learn Blender as it should be a good (and free) alternative to using ZBrush when it comes to sculpting. Regardless of the area in CG I pursue, I believe it will be really beneficial. ![]() ![]() ![]() I really want to have a good understanding of 3D modelling as it’s a fundamental part of CG. Having some experience using Maya, I decided to learn Blender by starting with Andrew Price’s iconic doughnut tutorial! ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Do they compare in quality to publishers selling fine press leatherbound editions? Of course not. The Flexibound Editions, on the other hand, are pretty much completely faux leather. ![]() So yes, most B&N book covers are comprised of about 20% real leather. Basically bonded leather is to leather what chipboard is to wood. In some cases, a second coating of polyurethane can be added and embossed to create a texture closer to real leather. This is basically a mix of both real leather (leftover scraps and fibres from processing genuine leather) and fake leather (typically a polyurethane binder), rolled together using an adhesive glue and bonded onto a paper backing. The majority of the books in the collectible classics series are covered in ‘bonded’ leather. Visit this page on the Barnes & Noble website to see everything they currently have available in the series. In 2005, they released a highly decorative edition of The Complete Works of Lewis Carrolland its popularity sparked the beginning of the ‘Collectible Classics’ as the series is better known today. The contents were mostly omnibus editions (with several titles by the same author in a single book) and the bindings were very traditional, with dark (bonded) leather covers featuring plain gold text and simple foiled borders, along with raised bands on the spine, gilt page edges, decorative endpapers, and a sewn-in ribbon bookmark. I’m very much in love with all these editions! The only real crisis here is that I can’t choose between all of them.Barnes and Noble brought out their original series of collectible ‘exclusive’ leather-bound classic editions in 1992. Persuasion // Sense and Sensibility // Emma Splinter’s Classic Lineīuy it: Emma // Pride and Prejudice // Sense and Sensibility Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classicsīuy it: Sense and Sensibility // Persuasion // Pride and Prejudice // Seven Novels The Heirloom CollectionĬheck out this beautiful set here! The Penguin Complete Novels of Jane AustenĬheck out this all-in-one Austen novel here! ![]() Jane Austen: The Complete Works 7-Book Boxed Set: Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abbey Persuasion Love and Friendship White’s Fine Editionsīuy it: Pride and Prejudice // Emma Random House UK Collectionīuy it: Northanger Abbey // Mansfield Park // Pride and Prejudice // Sense and Sensibility // Pride and Prejudice // Lady Susan On that note, I think y’all should also check them out for yourself! Here’s a collection of the many beautiful editions of Jane Austen novels: Vintage Austenīuy it: Sense and Sensibility // Pride and Prejudice // Northanger Abbey // Persuasion //Įmma // Mansfield Park Mr Boddington’s for Penguin ClassicsĬheck out Anthropologie for possible copies! Penguin English Libraryīuy it: Sense and Sensibility // Pride and Prejudice // Northanger Abbey // Persuasion //Įmma // Mansfield Park Penguin Clothbound Classicsīuy it: Emma // Northanger Abbey // Persuasion // Mansfield Park // So in hopes of looking for which copies I want to buy, I was looking through the many editions and OH MY GOD they’re all so lovely! I seriously wanna get them all. It’s been way too long since I last read a classic and I’ve decided it’s time to get into some Austen. Yep, I’ve yet to read any of her books and you’re probably shocked by that certain horror but here come’s the good part: I’m planning to change that. That’s probably because I’m a Jane Austen virgin. As much as I’d love to say I’m a Jane Austen fan, I can’t. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Howard Staunton was a chess authority who organized many tournaments and clubs in London, and was widely considered to be one of the best players in the world. But the Staunton quickly would surpass them all. To say nothing of the regional and cultural variations. Prior to its invention, there were a wide variety of popular styles in England, such as The St George, The English Barleycorn, and the Northern Upright. ![]() The Staunton chess pieces are the ones we know and love today, the ones we simply think of as chess pieces. In 1849, that challenge would be met by the “Staunton” Chess Set. By the 19th century, chess clubs and competitions began to appear all around the world, it became necessary to use a standardized set that would enable players from different cultures to compete without getting confused. Thus, the original chessmen, known as counselor, infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots, became the queen, pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively. Originally conceived of as a field of battle, the symbolic meaning of the game changed as it gained popularity in Europe, and the pieces became stand-ins for a royal court instead of an army. As the game proliferated throughout southern Europe in the early 11th century, the rules began to evolve, the movement of the pieces were formalized, and the pieces themselves were drastically transformed from their origins in 6th century India. Over the centuries that chess had been played, innumerable varieties of sets of pieces were created, with regional differences in designation and appearance. Prior to 1849, there was no such thing as a “normal chess set.” At least not like we think of it today. ![]() ![]() Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. ![]() BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. You can also send an e-mail to with pertinent details. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. 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Ballou explains, "It's all organic, it's real sounds that capture the way the band performs live."ĬONVERGE last fall completed a U.S. Recorded and mixed by Ballou at his renowned Godcity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, "All We Love We Leave Behind" is a no-frills CONVERGE album that sees the band - which also features bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller - eschewing fancy production techniques in order to create seventeen songs that work as a cohesive whole yet can also stand on their own. ![]() Released on October 9, the effort was made available in a deluxe package that includes a 48-page, full-color hardcover, clothbound book with original art created by Jacob Bannon via Epitaph (vinyl on Deathwish). ![]() You can now watch the chat below.ĬONVERGE's new album, "All We Love We Leave Behind", sold 6,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. Heavy TV conducted an interview with CONVERGE guitarist Kurt Ballou prior to the band's February 15 concert at Billboard The Venue in Melbourne, Australia. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A Ford stylist who had lived in the southwest submitted the Thunderbird name, a reference to the mythological thunderbird, a supernatural bird of great power and strength of the North American indigenous people.Īt the time, Ernest Breech, then chairman of Ford Motor Company, was a member of the Thunderbird Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The name was not among the thousands proposed, including rejected options such as Apache (the original name of the P-51 Mustang), Falcon (owned by Chrysler at the time), Eagle, Tropicale, Hawaiian, and Thunderbolt. After Henry Ford II returned from the Los Angeles Auto Show (Autorama) in 1953, he approved the final design concept to compete with the then-new Corvette. Crusoe saw a painted clay model on May 18, 1953, which corresponded closely to the final car he gave the car the go-ahead in September after comparing it with current European trends. The concept was for a two-passenger open car, with a target weight of 2,525 lb (1,145 kg), a 252 cu in (4.1 L) Ford Y-block Interceptor V8 based on the forthcoming overhead-valve Ford engine slated for 1954 model year introduction, and a top speed over 100 mph (161 km/h). Hershey took the idea and began working on the vehicle. Walker promptly telephoned Ford's HQ in Dearborn and told designer Frank Hershey about the conversation with Crusoe. although if anything existed at the time beyond casual dream-car sketches by members of the design staff, records of it have never come to light. Walking in the Grand Palais in Paris, Crusoe pointed at a sports car and asked Walker, "Why can't we have something like that?" Some versions of the story claim that Walker replied by telling Crusoe, "Oh, we're working on it". Crusoe and Walker met in France in October 1951. Hershey's participation in the creation of the Thunderbird was more administrative than artistic. Boyer was the lead stylist on the original 1955 two-seater Thunderbird and also had input in the following series of Thunderbirds that included the 30th Anniversary Edition. The Thunderbird was similar in concept but was more American in style, more luxurious, and less sport-oriented.Ĭredit for the development of the original Thunderbird is given to Lewis Crusoe, a former GM executive lured out of retirement by Henry Ford II George Walker, chief stylist and a Ford vice president Frank Hershey, chief stylist for the Ford Division Bill Boyer, designer for the Body Development Studio, who became the manager of the Thunderbird Studio in the spring of 1955 and Bill Burnett, chief engineer. The completed one-off generated interest at the time, but had meager power, European looks, and a correspondingly high cost, so it never proceeded to production. Development Ī smaller two-seater sports roadster, named the Vega, was developed in 1953 at the behest of Henry Ford II. Thunderbird production ended in 1997, then briefly resumed as a two-passenger, marketed from 2002 to 2005.įrom its introduction in 1955 to its final phaseout in 2005, Ford produced over 4.4 million Thunderbirds. Sales were good until the 1990s when large two-door coupes became unpopular. Succeeding generations became larger until the line was downsized in 1977, again in 1980, and once again in 1983. For 1958, the Thunderbird was redesigned with a second row of seats. Ford positioned the Thunderbird as an upscale model and it is credited in developing a new market segment, the personal luxury car. Unlike the Chevrolet Corvette, it was not marketed as a sports car. The Thunderbird entered production for the 1955 model year as a sporty two-seat convertible. Introduced as a two-seat convertible, the Thunderbird was offered variously as a four-seat hardtop coupe, four-seat convertible, five-seat convertible and hardtop, four-door pillared hardtop sedan, six-passenger hardtop coupe, and five-passenger pillared coupe, with the final generation designed again as a two-seat convertible.įord targeted the two-seat Thunderbird as an upscale model, but the 1958 model year design introduced a rear seat and arguably marked the expansion of a market segment eventually known as personal luxury cars, positioned to emphasize comfort and convenience over handling and high-speed performance. The Ford Thunderbird (colloquially called the T-Bird) is a personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by Ford from model years 1955 to 2005 (with a 1997–2002 hiatus), across 11 generations. Sports car (first and eleventh generations). ![]() ![]() ![]() You may see this full mortgage payment amount referred to as "PITI." 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Principal: This is the amount you borrow to buy your home.This mortgage calculator shows you how much you'll pay toward your principal and interest each month, but your actual mortgage payment will likely include a couple other charges. You'll also get some tips on exactly how you can save on interest. With these inputs, you can use the calculator to help determine how much house you can afford and what your monthly payments and overall expenses will be.Ĭlick on "more details" to see how much you might pay in interest over the life of your loan, and how different rates and term lengths can impact that amount. Interest rate: The amount your mortgage lender charges you for borrowing the money to purchase your home. The calculator uses a 30-year mortgage term as the default. Length of the loan: Your loan term, or the amount of time it takes to pay off your mortgage. The calculator's default is 20%, which is the amount you'll need to put down if you want to avoid paying for private mortgage insurance if you're getting a conventional loan. A down payment on a house may be as low as 3%, or even 0%, depending on the loan type. The purchase price of the home: This is the amount you agree to pay the seller.ĭown payment: How much of your own cash you'll be bringing to the transaction. To see your mortgage payment with our calculator, here's what you'll need to provide: Paying an additional $500 each month would reduce the loan length by 146 months. ![]() Lowering the interest rate by 1% would save you $51,562.03.Paying a 25% higher down payment would save you $8,916.08 on interest charges.We make no representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, with respect to the data provided, the timeliness thereof, the results to be obtained by the use thereof or any other matter. Tax, investment and all other decisions should be made, as appropriate, only with guidance from a qualified professional. It is neither tax nor legal advice, is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice, and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. The content provided on Money.ca is information to help users become financially literate. Information and timely news from our team of trusted money specialists. Annual Property Tax Rate (As at 3 June 2021) Power, 2018 Canada Home Insurance Study Default Insurance (Sometimes referred to as CMHC insurance) The Canadian Real Estate Association Home Insurance The publicly available sources that were used are as follows: Average Home Price (As at July 2021) An open mortgage allows you to make extra payments to pay off your loan early, while a closed mortgage comes with a prepayment penalty. You should also prepare to choose between an open or closed mortgage product. With a longer amortization period, your monthly payments will be smaller but your total interest costs will be higher. It maxes out at 25 years with most lenders. Your amortization period is the total length of time you’ll be given to pay off your mortgage. If you choose a five-year term, for example, but decide to sell your home halfway through your term, you could be on the hook for some truly brutal penalties for breaking your mortgage. Your term length, which can range from six months to a decade, determines when you can renew or refinance your loan. With a variable-rate mortgage, the amount of interest you pay can fluctuate depending on the behaviour of your lender’s prime rate. A fixed-rate mortgage means you will be paying the same amount of interest for the entirety of your mortgage term, making it a great option for borrowers on a strict budget. You’ll need to choose between a fixed-rate or variable mortgage product. ![]() Once you have an idea of how much house you can afford, you should reserve a little brain power for the other factors that will determine how much your loan will cost you in the long-run. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() © 2024 Hookshot Media, partner of ReedPop. Join 1,437,220 people following Nintendo Life: Update 3 is the most interesting of the bunch, as it will add new story missions and four new playable characters. 'Switch 2' Launching This Year With 8-Inch LCD Screen, Ac. The Pokémon Company Releases Official Statement About.ĩ4 Switch Games You Should Pick Up in Nintendo's 'Jump-St. īest Point And Click Adventure Games For Nintendo Switchĭragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2024 Reveals New Kakarot DL. When Does 3DS And Wii U Online Shut Down? Nintendo eShop. Sorry if thats off topic but seems at least vaugely relevant as it was Ohshima's last game and many thought he wouldn't work on another.įeature: 21 Game Boy Advance Games We'd Love To See Added. Tweak and improve the camera, flesh out the minigames, add more "chao garden" style depth to the Tims raising/breeding and it'd be incredible. Just those 2 changes would almost entirely transform the game. Its sad that Naka got kicked out early and they both fell out because of it, I really feel with another 6 months or so of development with extensive playtesting and actually listening to feedback it could have been a really great game.įor example: give up the stupid "one button" controls and let all character suits jump and attack as well as their unique ability - also don't make suits entirely disapear when you are hurt. While its obviously a very flawed game, the character and environment designs are really beautiful. I've been replaying Balan Wonderworld on PC this week, to try and 100% it. But regardless of costumes, I like that all the characters are in their classic proportions, I've always thought they were cuter and more expressive. Looking forward to seeing 3d Fang/Knack design.īTW its not just classic Amy design - if you sign up for their newsletter you get a code for her to have her modern costume too. I'm excited for the new character! The 3d designs of everything we've seen so far look perfect imo. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No smoke & mirrors, no unicorn dust, just 1GB of data from an internet location 1/2 a world away to my hard drive in 35 seconds.Ĭan someone explain the differences in the speed tests, specifically why the TestMy. Test your connection using s tool, downloading a file via your web browser (HTTP) or downloading and uploading via FTP. The REAL WORLD test is, to my way of thinking a true test. 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This speed test will download randomly generated data to your browser, calculate your download speed and log your speed test results. Today I tried a few different speedtests to see what the results were. The Tele2 Speedtest Service helps you test your Internet connection speed through various methods and is available not only to customers of Tele2 but anyone with an Internet connection. However I'm lazy & haven't contacted my provider to get it checked out. I've been using the speedtest at for a while now, & I've been bothered by my slow internet. 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