Not really complete - it still needs a lens image and more details on the engine, but since I hit publish automatically it is live.
Officially that puts me on 148, so I didn't make the 150 before I started work, but I have a few others in the pipeline and now I am aiming for the end of the week.
I've got until June 15th to complete the 150 for the challenge. Fingers crossed!
Showing posts with label steam engines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label steam engines. Show all posts
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Two new lenses
Well, I'm not quite happy with either of them, but since its been tipping it all morning, I thought I might as well put them live.
#127 GWR Star class Steam Engines
http://www.squidoo.com/star-class-steam-engines
About the Star Class, the first steam engines created for the Great Western Railway after their initial issues with the engines built to Brunel's specifications. These engines gave rise to the successful Firefly class.
http://www.squidoo.com/english-electric-canberra
Done at the suggestion of Spook, another lensmaster, this one was tricky. The Canberra is still in service with airforces around the world, while most of the aircraft I write about have been long retired. Also, it has a very long service history, 57 years. Rather than try to cover this in detail - it's been done better elsewhere by people more familiar with the plane - I've tried to create the lens as an intro with links to the relevant sites and resources.
#127 GWR Star class Steam Engines
http://www.squidoo.com/star-class-steam-engines
About the Star Class, the first steam engines created for the Great Western Railway after their initial issues with the engines built to Brunel's specifications. These engines gave rise to the successful Firefly class.
The BAC prototype
http://www.squidoo.com/english-electric-canberra
Done at the suggestion of Spook, another lensmaster, this one was tricky. The Canberra is still in service with airforces around the world, while most of the aircraft I write about have been long retired. Also, it has a very long service history, 57 years. Rather than try to cover this in detail - it's been done better elsewhere by people more familiar with the plane - I've tried to create the lens as an intro with links to the relevant sites and resources.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
#116 Great Western Railway
Lens #116 The Great Western Railway
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/Great-Western-Railway
This is the one that I was stuck on. Too much information - and I mean that literally. Even pared down to the basic points its one of my longer lenses. The story of the GWR is one of business expediency or technological advice, massive engineering achievements, and one of the most famous Railways the world ever new, built by its greatest engineer.
Still it's up, I think I got everything vital in, and frankly I rather like the look of it.
It also comes with a rather shorter spin-off:
New Lens: #117 http://www.squidoo.com/firefly-steam-engine
Since I'd got so much material about the engines, I thought I'd use it rather than let it go to waste.
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/Great-Western-Railway
This is the one that I was stuck on. Too much information - and I mean that literally. Even pared down to the basic points its one of my longer lenses. The story of the GWR is one of business expediency or technological advice, massive engineering achievements, and one of the most famous Railways the world ever new, built by its greatest engineer.
Still it's up, I think I got everything vital in, and frankly I rather like the look of it.
It also comes with a rather shorter spin-off:
New Lens: #117 http://www.squidoo.com/firefly-steam-engine
Since I'd got so much material about the engines, I thought I'd use it rather than let it go to waste.
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