Geez Ross, I was looking forward to a Woodstock flashback.

Ross, thanks for finding this and James thanks for posting it here. I read this "back in the day" but I am really looking forward to going through it again. Awesome stuff.

very good pictures on all the last three, good job!!!

Or some nasty domestic disputes. "What do you mean you used the milk to feed the baby, Honey what were you thinking?"

Thanks Wyatt, cool pics! (I have also commented one)

Sounds like a great event Alan! Yummm... It sounds like it might be like a beer garten type thingie -- ie a big drinking hall with lots of beer and brew admirers. If that's what you are thinking then here's an add-on that might be another idea to consider. Many of the North American 'beer festivals' I've seen stories about on TV have what amounts to a trade show. Beer industry types all rent booths and a paying crowd come inside to see & talk with the vendors. The vendors can be everyone from brewers, beer nut makers, branded merchandise vendors, beer clubs, and anyone interested in the beer-drinking demographic. Such trade shows can in themselves be very big events with many visitors being lured by the free taste tests offered by some of the vendors. Regards, Ross

@remus said: To subscribe, you need to go to your user control panel and then go to the user groups tab. You thne just select the one you want to sign up for. Weirdly it only lets you sign up for one at a time. Thanks, Remus. I was busy getting fired off a job the last few weeks, so I didn't catch that.

Many years ago, my first job out of college was working for a shipyard. At the time we had a ship under construction with a 12 cylinder Sulzer diesel engine about the size of the one in the picture. The block was so big that there was a full sized door in the side for entry and there were walkways...inside the engine. It was 167 feet long. I remember inspecting the exhaust manifold expansion joints. From inside the exhaust manifold. I could stand up fully erect inside the exhaust manifold. Each of the 12 cylinders had a bore of something on the order of 1 meter (it's been 25 years I don't remember the specifics). The rotation speed of the engine was such that it didn't require a gearbox and was directly coupled to the 40 foot diameter propeller. It rotated about 50 rpm if memory serves me correct. To go backwards the engine was turned off, the cam gear shifted and the engine was started in the opposite direction. I didn't realize these things were still made. chris

Hi Ross... yes, it was clear skies today, actually quite beautiful! We did get hit with storms just a couple of days from each other. I think we've had over 100" of snow this year so far. That's probably spring for Ross!

Looks great, Ross... (but I already knew that your digital watercolors are fantastic... ) And with the low exchange rate, Xara Xtreme Pro is actually really cheap...

That was great, "attack is the best defense"

Thanks Ross, those are great.

Todd. Small world..I know the Rio Rancho store very well...Thats where I live..

Something we affectionately call "ugly days" No work, house work or otherwise. Jammies all day (brushing teeth is not required, but requested) No cooking, only ordered food, preferrably pizza. Snuggling, watching movies all day. Maybe a nap here and there. Optimal for disposable plates and utensils to be used, but if not dishes can wait until tomorrow. I long for an "ugly day"........

Happy Birthday. Make this one count.

Thanks for those links Ross - your local music seems a bit like mine. My local sports club has blues every thursday night - similar age group Loved the pedal steel blues - damn hard instrument that one!

@regh said: @krisidious said: are those apratments made out of shipping containers? fantastic... great sketches too... Don't want to get too far OT, but can't resist showing y'all a South Louisiana version of the Container School of Design.. Not a slick as the UK layout, but it did survive Hurricane Katrina. [attachment=0:h5dm1jdd]<!-- ia0 -->4805.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:h5dm1jdd] I wouldn't mind a house I could weld on. If you put some poles at the corners, and some rings over the poles - it could float up and down with the flood waters.

I suppose I should mention that the middle image did have some post-processing to add in the fog effect. Regarding Kerkythea and Podium: As you may know Podium uses the Kerkythea rendering engine, adding an easier to use interface that works inside of SketchUp as a plugin. What is less known is that if you have both programs, you can use your favorite pre-sets from Kerkythea with v1.5 of Podium. Just copy over the .xlm presets from KT to your Podium installation. Where to put the copied files should be pretty obvious. Then when using Podium 1.5 you'll find those KT pre-sets available for use in the dropdown pre-set selector in Podium. Most of them will work and for those who also use Kerkythea it can add more familiarity to the Podium experience. Regards, Ross

Those look great, Ross. What light value did you give the ceiling?

GREAT! I'll just have to go get that one too! Should I just open a seperate account just for purchasing "Ross's styles". ugh! PS. I love it!