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Sport Utility Vehicles
Editor: Sam Moses
$28,200 Base Price MSRP
$38,560 As Tested MSRP
Model Lineup: Dodge Durango SXT ($28,200); SLT ($30,350); Adventurer ($32,290); Limited ($35,085); SXT 4x4 ($31,180); SLT 4x4 ($33,330); Adventurer 4x4 ($35,085); Limited 4x4 ($37,210)
Standard Engine: 5.7-liter V8 Hemi
Engine Options: 3.7-liter sohc V6; 4.7-liter sohc V8; 5.7-liter Hemi ohv V8
Standard Transmission: five-speed automatic
Transmission Options: four-speed automatic (V6); five-speed automatic (V8)
Basic Warranty: 3 years/50,000 miles
Assembled In: Newark, Delaware
Model Tested MSRP: Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 ($33,330)
Standard Equipment: cloth seats with power driver's seat; rear heating and air conditioning; AM/FM stereo with in-dash CD player; day/night rearview mirror
Options As Tested: Package 28E ($995) includes 5.7-liter V8 Hemi Magnum engine and five-speed automatic; leather-trimmed bucket seats and steering wheel ($1,025); third-row seat ($300); Electronic Stability Program ($500); curtain airbags for first and second rows ($565); 2-speed AWD transfer case ($195); 17-inch chrome clad aluminum wheels ($700); P265/65R17 on/off-road tires ($305)
Standard Safety Equipment: three-point seatbelts and headrests for all seats; anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution; advanced airbag system; seat belt pretensioners
Optional Safety Equipment: curtain airbags with roll-over sensors for all three rows; electronic stability controlDestination Charge: $645
This second-generation Durango is big. Its exterior dimensions place it between the Chevy Tahoe and Ford Expedition in size, but it benefits greatly from a space-efficient design. Durango can seat up to eight passengers with the optional 60/40 folding third row seat. Folding down the seats reveals more than 100 cubic feet of cargo space. You can slide full-size sheets of plywood in back. And a properly equipped Durango with the Hemi engine is rated to tow up to 8,950 pounds.
Two V8s are available and both are superb. The popular 4.7-liter V8 and the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 are smooth and powerful. They come with a five-speed automatic that's smooth, refined, and responsive, including a Tow/Haul transmission feature we like that holds lower gears longer when towing to reduce gear searching.
The base model has been dropped for 2006, so the Durango SXT is the entry level for the Durango line-up. For 2006 the optional 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine is now equipped with the new Multi-Displacement System (MDS) that disables four cylinders when cruising to improve fuel economy.
The Durango was awarded the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Five-Star frontal impact rating in 2005, in part due to the Durango's frame design, which absorbs front impacts. For 2006, dual stage front air bags and an occupant-sensing system for the passenger-side front air bag are standard. Curtain airbags and electronic stability control are available as options.
The 2006 Dodge Durango is offered in four models: SXT, SLT, Adventurer, and Limited. Each is available with two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.
Durango SXT 4x2 ($28,200) comes standard with a 210-horsepower 3.7-liter V6 and a four-speed automatic transmission. The SXT 4x4 ($31,180) is equipped with the 230-horsepower 4.7-liter V8 with five-speed automatic transmission. Naturally, the 4.7-liter powertrain is available for the 4x2 ($860). Standard SXT features include air conditioning, cloth interior, power mirrors, illuminated entry lighting, front and rear power outlets, bucket seats, 40/20/40 folding second-row seat, AM/FM stereo radio with in-dash single-disc CD player and four speakers, cruise control, tilting steering column, and remote keyless entry. A full-size spare, 17-inch steel wheels with on/off-road tires, and a 27-gallon fuel tank come standard. Options include rear climate controls, a power sunroof, AM/FM/6CD/MP3, halogen headlamps, running boards, a towing package, a bigger alternator and battery, heavy-duty shocks and springs, skid plates, and a two-speed transfer case for 4x4 models.
Durango SLT 4x2 ($30,350) and SLT 4x4 ($33,330) adds fog lamps, woodgrain instrument panel, power-adjustable driver's seat, and 160-amp alternator. The SLT comes standard with the same cloth seats as the SXT, but leather-trimmed front bucket seats are available ($1,025). Other options include a 60/40 folding three-passenger third-row seat ($300), power liftgate ($400), power sunroof ($850), power-adjustable pedals ($120), an overhead console with trip computer, heated front seats, Sirius Satellite Radio ($195), Infinity eight-speaker audio with subwoofer ($225), a rear-seat DVD entertainment system with wireless headphones, steering-wheel audio controls, full-time 4WD shift-on-the-fly two-speed transfer case, 17-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels, HomeLink remote system, Sentry Key engine immobilizer, and UConnect ($275), which uses Bluetooth wireless for hands-free cell phone operation.
The Adventurer 4x2 ($32,290) and Adventurer 4x4 ($34,410) are essentially SXT models equipped specifically for off-road and sport use. Adventurer models come with tubular side steps, reversible slush mats, rubberized washable cargo liner with built-in rear cargo organizer, and unique machine-finished wheels. The Adventurer is equipped with a Thule roof rack with a choice of six rack systems or an Adventurer accessory kit. The subtle mineral gray side molding and front and rear fascias distinguish the Adventurer.
Limited 4x2 ($35,085) and Limited 4x4 ($37,210) offer, in addition to the features of the SLT, heated front bucket seats with premium leather, power front passenger's seat, reclining second-row 40/20/40 folding bench seat, air conditioning with automatic temperature control, premium instrument panel bezel and luxury floor mats, a 384-watt eight-speaker MP3 sound system with subwoofer, six-disc CD and radio memory system, electronic stability control, 18-inch cast aluminum wheels, security alarm and Sentry Key engine immobilizer, folding power heated auto-dimming side mirrors, and a memory system for seats, mirrors, radio, air conditioning and adjustable pedals. A full-screen navigation system with CD/DVD capability with integrated control unit, hands-free communication system with Bluetooth wireless technology, and 18-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels are optional.
Safety features include optional curtain air bags with roll-over sensors added for 2006, and we recommend them highly for the head protection they can provide to occupants in a side impact or rollover accident. Side-impact air bags are not available. The advanced front air bags deploy with varying power based on the weight of the person in the seat. ABS is standard. Electronic stability control and traction control to minimize wheelspin and skids are optional. Government (NHTSA) crash tests resulted in a five-star frontal crash test rating (the best rating)
Walk Around
Dodge Durango offers an imposing presence in rearview mirrors with its big crosshair grille and shotgun headlights that have become a Dodge signature. The Durango takes styling cues from the 1946 Dodge Power Wagon.
The short hood and flared fenders give the Durango the look of a big-rig truck. That short hood leads into a steeply raked windshield and sloping roof. The front fenders make the hood look as narrow as it is short. The windshield is aerodynamically efficient and offers good visibility.
The roofline slopes briefly downward at the rear, and the liftgate window curves in to meet it. This reduces that boxy look common on so many SUVs and minivans. Durango's taillights are distinctive as well, looking like afterburners from a jet fighter with two big red stacked circles per side. The sheet metal is molded around them to suggest speed.
Chrysler has an expensive new wind tunnel at its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and it was used extensively when designing the second-generation Durango to reduce wind noise. The aerodynamics are fine-tuned, including the contours of the exterior mirrors, and the subtle ducktail at the trailing edge of the hood under the wipers that minimizes wind noise over the windshield. The motor mounts were calibrated to reduce the frequencies and harmonics of each engine. The windows have an extra layer of lamination to deaden sound. Foam is injected into many of the body and chassis crannies, which would otherwise serve as tiny echo chambers.
The Dodge Durango feels spacious inside. Large amounts of glass contribute to that feeling along with lots of cargo space. Durango is officially classified as a mid-size SUV, like the Ford Explorer, but it's bigger than that and inside it feels like a full-size SUV.
Behind the second row of seats is 68 cubic feet of cargo space, equal to the total for many SUVs. Put the second row down, and there's 102 cubic feet of cargo capacity. The distance between the wheel housings is 48 inches, so full-size sheets of plywood can be loaded flat. Speaking of loading cargo, this task is aided by the liftgate, which opens very easily. A power liftgate is available on 2006 Durango models, a handy feature. Also, the cargo floor is relatively low, thanks to the rear suspension design.
The second and third rows are notably easy to access because the rear doors open an exceptionally wide 84 degrees. The second-row seat easily flips forward with the touch of one hand, and the seatback flops flat just as easily. This is no small virtue. For 2006, a 60/40 third-row seat, large enough for three passengers, is an available option on SLT and Limited models.
The second-row seats recline and have their own climate control, so back-seat passengers can snooze in comfort. Details are carefully thought out, including convenient grab handles cleverly molded into the stubby rear leg of the second-row seat, which ease climbing back to the third row. Once back there, a small bubble in the ceiling provides additional headroom for third-row passengers. Rear A/C can be a useful feature for dogs.
The front seats are comfortable, neither too soft nor too firm, and the four-spoke steering wheel is nice. The SLT has orange-hued wood trim, while the Limited presents a cleaner look with its brushed aluminum. And that trim is real wood and real aluminum, not plastic.
Instrumentation is clean, handsome, easy to read and easy to operate. It looks classy. We especially like the simple black-on-white gauges and rectangular black Venetian-blind style heating and cooling vents. The center console is deep, under a removable tray. Forward of that is another important compartment designed to serve as a fast-food bin. Two integrated cup holders with removable neoprene for different sizes of drink containers are provided.
We found the SLT's manual heating controls and the wiper controls a bit fussy, and the high beams seemed a little lacking one wintry night. The Limited model's high-tech climate-control panel with automatic temperature adjustment is better. And we welcome the availability of seat heaters.
Driving Impressions
With its size and refinement, the Dodge Durango can be a good compromise between the medium and extra-large SUVs available from other manufacturers. It's smooth and quiet, quite different from earlier noisy, rough-riding sport-utilities. Both V8 engines are good choices but for overall power, cost, and fuel economy we'd opt for the 5.7-liter Hemi.
The 4.7-liter V8 engine is competent, powerful and very smooth. It is rated at 230 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque, but it only gets 14/18 mpg with 4WD, using 87 octane.
The 5.7-liter Hemi is rated at 335 horsepower and 370 pound-feet of torque. That's a lot more power than the 4.7-liter, with around-town mileage suffering only slightly at 13/18 mpg with 89 octane recommended, 87 acceptable. For 2006, fuel economy is enhanced with the introduction of Chrysler's Multi-Displacement System on the Hemi, which disables four of the eight cylinders when cruising by deactivating the valve lifters. In our tests of variable displacement on other Chrysler products, we found the transition between cruising and power modes was nearly indiscernible. The Hemi seems like a good value. Plus, it can tow up to 8,950 pounds with the optional 3.92 rear axle, compared with 7,400 pounds for the 4.7-liter. Also, the two-speed transfer case comes standard with the Hemi 4x4, optional with the other engines.
Hemi, by the way, refers to the overhead-valve, hemispherical combustion chamber design, and harkens back to the late '60s when the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Dodge Hemi Ramcharger ruled. Chrysler modernized the basic design in 2004 after it had been gone (but not forgotten) for decades. Still, the Hemi didn't feel like 335 horsepower to the seat of our pants. The 5.7-liter Hemi felt a little more powerful than the 4.7-liter, but it wasn't a night-and-day difference. The double overhead-cam, 5.6-liter, 305-horsepower Nissan Armada feels more responsive than the 5.7-liter Durango, which feels solid, but heavy.
We were most impressed by the five-speed automatic transmission that comes with both V8 engines. The shifts were incredibly smooth. Shifting up or down between third and fourth gears is undetectable. The transmission features a Tow/Haul mode, which holds the gears longer and will even downshift under deceleration, as might be needed with a trailer. It's cool when you come toward a turn at high speed and back off, and your automatic transmission drops a downshift for you.
The best fuel economy goes to the 3.7-liter V6, rated at 210 horsepower and 235 pound-feet of torque and 16/21 mpg. It comes with a four-speed automatic and is rated to pull a 3700-pound trailer.
The Durango has good brakes. When you need to slow down or stop, they'll be there. They're big vented disc brakes with twin-piston calipers in front, just the thing for slowing down this heavy beast. ABS helps the driver maintain steering control by eliminating wheel lockup, while electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) balances braking forces front and rear for more stable stopping. We slammed on the brakes several times from 70 mph and found the Durango stopped steady and true.
The current Durango represented a clean-sheet design when it was introduced as a 2004 model, with nothing borrowed from the Ram pickup (as before). New manufacturing processes resulted in a more rigid chassis, which benefits from hydroformed boxed frame rails, a new independent front suspension and innovative adaptation of a Watts link rear suspension with coil springs. Cornering and handling are excellent, maybe even superb, for a big SUV.
The ride quality is quite good, way better than the old Durango. There's a lot more travel in the suspension. The rack-and-pinion steering provides a 39.9-foot turning circle, three feet larger than a Ford Explorer, but pretty good for a vehicle of this size.
We found the Durango offered good, responsive handling over more than 100 miles of remote twi
Dodge Durango is smooth and powerful with either of the two V8 engines. It rides well and handles especially well, and has excellent engineering touches and details. Its pricing represents a good value. If you're in the market for a large SUV and like the looks, you should check it out.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses filed this report from Austin, Texas; with Mitch McCullough reporting from Detroit.
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THE MILLAY SISTERS (Don't Tell Mama and Ancram Opera House, NY), Palestinian playwright Natalie Handal's DETAILS OF SILENCE (Symphony Space), Susan Millers' READING LIST (McGinn Cazale), John Guare's THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES (Perseverance Theater, AK), Haroldo de Campo's ACT OF THE POSSESSED (Guggenheim Museum), Alfred Jarry's UBU ROI (Brick Theater, Brooklyn), Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN and Anne Washburn's APPARITION (Whitman College), THE WINTER'S TALE and JULIUS CAESAR (Colorado Shakespeare Festival).
Cynthia Croot is a director, writer and activist driven by the desire to create work that is visually sumptuous, socially relevant, and intimately bound to both global and local concerns. She has been a guest artist at Bryn Mawr College, Harper College, Washington College, Bucknell University, the International Institute of Peace Educators in Rhodes, Greece and the El Rayo Experimenta, Argentina. Ms. Croot toured Suzan-Lori Park's VENUS in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa during the historic moment of Sara Baartman's repatriation and burial. Her benefit stagings of VENUS at the Public Theater and Gatehouse (NYC) featured Tim Robbins, Joe Morton, Jayne Houdyshell, Arliss Howard and Kathleen Chalfant. In 2008 she received a TCG/ITI grant for travel to Croatia to begin another incarnation of the VENUS PROJECT: a radio program exploring the sex trafficking industry in Eastern Europe.
In 2004/5 she represented U.S. artists on a five-person delegation to Damascus University, Syria. This continuing collaboration, originally organized by the Center for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University and the U.S. State Department, aims to improve international relations through innovative use of the arts and media. Ms. Croot's stage adaptation of Djuna Barnes's NIGHTWOOD led to a subsequent residency at UCross, Wyoming to develop the script MATA HARI, and her most recent adaptation, MOONLIGHT ON THE AVENUE OF FAITH, from the novel by Iranian-American writer Gina B. Nahai, was staged in 2009 at Whitman College in Washington State. Ms. Croot was a 2007-2009 Fellow of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Directors. Most recently she presented a paper on Theatre in the Islamic World at the Fajr International Theatre Festival in Tehran, Iran. Based in New York City and the Pacific Northwest, she is Assistant Professor at Whitman College, WA.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Meteor Over Canada
APOD's November 25th posting features a 'desk-sized' meteor which fell to earth over western Canada, illuminating Alberta and British Columbia skies late in the evening of November 20th.
This police dashboard camera captures the meteor in its final moments. Astronomers hope to attempt to triangulate its position to both determine its impact site, and also discover its origin. The heavy gravitational field of Mars and Jupiter conventionally pull most all meteors, compets and asteroids away from the earth's orbit, but on rare occasions, foreign bodies land on our planet.
It is speculated that lake Huron (and possibly the wide spread of lakes spanning Canada's provinces and territories) could have been created by an earth-killer, explaining why there are so many rare and precious metals and rocks surrounding the Great Canadian Shield.


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Let's Fish! Hooked On release date confirmed, new trailer launched
Wired Productions has announced the release date for Let's Fish! Hooked On. Players can get their rod out on PS Vita from January 30.
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Dreamcast Collection due late February
Sega has announced the Dreamcast Collection for PC and Xbox 360 is to be released next month, permitting those whose faithful consoles have curled up and died the chance to revisit several classic titles including Space Channel 5: Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing. For those born too late to appreciate this bit of awesome-sauce, […]
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Sega's just announced Space Channel 5: Part Two and Sega Bass Fishing will be coming to PSN and XBLA next spring.
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Sega Bass Fishing trailer shows inlets and "average size" fish
Oh yeah. This is the shit. A new trailer from recently gold Sega Bass Fishing gave us even more reason to be picking up the Wii game when it releases in March. The battle between man and fish. The unbearable tension in the line. The thrashing tragedy of the trapped beast. A man in a […]
Sega Bass Fishing for March in Europe
Sega Bass Fishing will release for European Wiis in March, Sega PR has confirmed to VG247, but no specific date for the game has been decided yet. The title, an update to the much-loved Dreamcast original, went gold yesterday, and wil feature four different types of bass. We'll never get tired of that fact. Update: […]
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We're not that excited really. Sega's announced that the Wii version of the excellent Sega Bass Fishing has gone gold, meaning you're soon going to be able to fish with your Wiimote with 20 types of lure for four different types of bass. It's a Wii-based, fishy dream, which is unfortunately only American at the […]
Sega Bass Fishing Marsh video has us hooked
Just because. We're not sure why anyone wouldn't want this, especially if you remember the Dreamcast game. Variable conditions, four types of bass and 15 stages. It's fishtastic. Sega Bass Fishing is out on March 28 for Wii, according to Amazon.
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I have a confession: I was once a tank. Technically I could have been half a tank, because I think I healed just as often, but once upon a time I rolled a druid with the intent of getting a melee DPS perspective.
One night in Wrath of the Lich King, my first guild had some trouble with kiting the adds on Gluth. So we upped the tank count to 3: the paladin tank moved to the back for holy tag with the undead while the former-bear warrior walked me through my feral spellbook as I sat in bear form on that pipe. I think it was the extra Mauls that hooked me. I became a bear tank with a branch-waving offspec.
I have fond memories of alt or PUG raids where I had cooldown-busting health pools and hero-bear resurrections between Gormok's death and the arena entrance of Acidmaw and Dreadscale. But as my guild tore apart in the beginnings of Icecrown Citadel, I've been back to pewpewing from the back as a warlock. My bear is merely an alt.
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"Wordsmiths & Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain"
Oxford University Press, $24.95
The English language is a strange and maddening thing, full of inconsistencies and so many spelling exceptions that they appear to be the rule rather than the exception. Ask anyone who has tried to learn it as a second language.
This delightful book by linguist and broadcaster David Crystal and daughter Hilary Crystal is, however, the opposite of maddening and rather a joyful romp exploring the linguistic heritage of Britain "as encountered through the places which shaped it." The title should be taken quite literally, because the authors do indeed include wordsmiths (from William Wordsworth and Robert Burns to Dylan Thomas and George Bernard Shaw) and warriors (King Alfred). Each chapter covers one topic and includes basic travel advice on how to get to a particular destination.
The authors start, logically, at the beginning, when the Anglo-Saxons arrived from the European mainland in what is now England, near a place called Pegwell Bay between Sandwich and Ramsgate in Kent. They explore the origin of the earliest-known English word, in rural Norwich. They pay homage to the Ruthwell Cross in southwest Scotland, which contains the longest runic inscription in Old English. They visit the site of the Tabard Inn in London, from which Chaucer and his merry band of pilgrims set off for Canterbury in 1386; the site where William Caxton established his printing press in 1476; and, of course, Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of the Bard himself, William Shakespeare. They also mention some lesser-known literary figures, such as Isaac Pitman of Bath, who created the Pitman system of shorthand, or James Murray, the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
In search of linguistic history, they go to places off the usual tourist beat, including Lichfield in Staffordshire, the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, who in 1755 published his singular achievement, Dictionary of the English Language. His house is now a museum. One of the more unusual finds is a tongue-in-cheek recreation of Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Ayrshire, Scotland: 12 world-famous personalities (including Einstein, Mandela, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Shakespeare, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali and Sean Connery as James Bond, no less) huddle around the central figure of Burns.
The book is a feast for English-language tourists as well as wordsmiths everywhere.
"Where the Locals Go"
National Geographic, $24.95
The staff of National Geographic put together this colorful guide to more than 300 places around the world to "eat, play, shop, celebrate and relax."
Where to begin?
For those in search of Los Angeles-style fashion, the editors suggest a stretch of road on Third Street between South Edinburgh Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard that combines edginess and elegance. After doing some serious shopping, even if that just means window shopping, they recommend stopping by for a snack at Fonuts for gluten-free "fake-donuts," which they insist "taste better than the real thing."
Fado, the soulful indigenous music of Portugal, has been performed "in the streets and taverns" for many years. More recently, an intimate restaurant called Sr. Fado has opened in Lisbon, where the owners work in the kitchen, preparing traditional dishes such as seafood stew, then emerge later in the evening to perform the haunting songs of loss and love on the viola de fado and the 12-string Portuguese guitar.
The editors also recommend brew pubs in Portland, Ore.; jazz on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans ("the locals' Bourbon Street"); lobster suppers on Prince Edward Island; ice skating on the canals of the Netherlands; shoe shopping in Milan; Neapolitan pizza in Naples; and sandboarding in the United Arab Emirates.
A separate section describes local favorites in 15 cities: New York; Washington; Rio de Janeiro; Tokyo; Sydney; Shanghai; Jerusalem; St. Petersburg, Russia; Istanbul; Berlin; London; Paris; Rome; Barcelona, Spain; and Cape Town,


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The hard disk in a MacBook is easy to replace, but what do you do with the old drive?
Rather than sell it on eBay or throw it away, you can buy a cheap enclosure and suddenly you've gained an extra portable drive.
This model from Tsunami looks sharp, and while the industrial design may not be to all tastes, the screws are easy to access.
They can get snagged and the controller board adds bulk, but it's handy if you need to swap disks around with any frequency. This makes installation a breeze, while two blue LEDs shine through the transparent case to display power and activity.
A versatile drive
Annoyingly, however, the e-DATA 2500 was a bit choosy about what USB cables it used.
Supplied with a double-headed cable, it was happy to bus-power with just one plug connected, but refused to mount with other cables.
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Army Wives Season 7 Shocker: Who Will Be Killed Off?Matt Richenthal at .
We hope you're sitting down, Army Wives. The Lifetime hit has revealed a major, fatal Season 7 spoiler.
As previously rumored, Kim Delaney will not be returning to the series, as producer Jeff Melvoin tells TV Line the character of Claudia Joy Holden will be killed off on the season premiere.
"The first two [episodes] will be very emotional, and it will confirm that Claudia Joy is no longer among the living," Melvoin says. "It's been very wrenching for us to write, and I think it will be very wrenching for the audience to go through.
"Kim and Claudia Joy have been the rock upon which we based the show. But we [have to] continue to move forward and keep the show fresh and unpredictable."
Visit TV Line for plenty more Army Wives scoop, which includes:
- Sally Pressman, who is pregnant in real life, will only appear in a few early season episodes.
- Despite Claudia Joy's death, Brian McNamara will be sticking around as Michael.
- A trio of new female characters will be introduced, all of whom have husbands serving in Afghanistan.
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Shrimp Cocktail was THE most popular item at my catering events - especially large, crowded cocktail events. Why? Because everyone is hungry and they know that they can eat a shrimp in one easy bite while they are holding their cocktail. Strong and spicy classic cocktail sauce is just that, classic. I really like classic cocktail sauce, but unfortunately it doesn't compliment many things. I'm big on everything on the menu 'going' together and I don't like the idea of ketchupy cocktail sauce mixing with other things.
My solution was to come up with a new version of Shrimp Cocktail that my clients would love. For the sauce, I love the combination of lemon, garlic and capers, so I came up with a simple lemon, caper cream sauce that was a big hit. I found that tossing the raw, peeled shrimp in olive oil, salt and pepper, and roasting them (instead of boiling) made it very flavorful. It is definitely an easy recipe to make for a crowd. All you do is put them on a baking sheet and toss them in the oven for 5-7 minutes! I recommend preparing 3-5 pieces per person... or more. Trust me, they'll be popular.
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Roasted Salt & Pepper Shrimp
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2 pounds of shrimp, peeled with tails on
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon of Sea Salt
1/2 tablespoon of Black Pepper
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. If the shrimp is frozen, run cool water over it until they have thawed. Place them on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over the shrimp, then toss with salt & pepper. Roast in the oven for 5-7 minutes until they are bright pink and no longer translucent.
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
2 tablespoons of capers
1 cup of sour cream
Salt & Pepper
To make the sauce, in a small bowl, combine oil and garlic. Microwave for 10-15 seconds to slightly cook the garlic. Add lemon juice, capers and sour cream, using a fork or a small whisk to combine. Salt & Pepper to taste.
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Stems generally erect, generally 4-angled
Leaves generally simple to deeply lobed, opposite, generally gland-dotted
Inflorescence: cyme, generally clustered around stem, head-like, separated by evident internodes (terminal in Monardella ) or collectively crowded, spike-like to panicle-like (sometimes raceme or flowers 212); subtended by leaves or bracts; flowers sessile or pedicelled
Flower generally bisexual; calyx generally 5-lobed, radial to bilateral; corolla generally bilateral, 12-lipped, upper lip entire or 2-lobed, ± flat to hood-like, sometimes 0, lower lip generally 3-lobed; stamens generally 4, generally exserted, paired, pairs unequal, sometimes 2, staminodes 2 or 0; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed to base, chambers 2, ovules 2 per chamber, style 1, arising from center at junction of lobes, stigmas generally 2
Fruit: nutlets 4, generally ovoid to oblong, smooth
Genera in family: ± 200 genera, 5500 species: worldwide. Many cultivated for herbs, oils (Lavandula , lavender; Mentha , mint; Ocimum , basil; Rosmarinus , rosemary; Thymus , thyme), some cultivated as ornamental (in CA Cedronella , Leonotis , Phlomis )
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Annual, perennial herb, subshrub, aromatic; hairs short, spreading to recurved
Stems decumbent to erect, branched at base
Leaf short-petioled to sessile; blade ovate to linear, entire or toothed
Inflorescences axillary at upper stem nodes, each head-like, subtended by leaves; bracts minute
Flower: calyx 2-lipped, upper lip 3-lobed, lower lip 2-lobed, lobes acuminate, sharp-pointed, tube swollen or pouched below middle; corolla 2-lipped, upper lip > lower, entire to 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed; stamens 2, under upper lip or exserted, staminodes minute or 0; style unequally 2-lobed
Fruit: nutlets pitted, glaucous, gelatinous when wet
Species in genus: 38 species: North America., South America
Etymology: (Greek: ancient name for strongly aromatic mint)
Reference: [Irving 1980 Sida 8:218295]
Perennial 1025 cmSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem puberulent
Leaf: blade 38.5 mm, 24.5 mm wide, ovate to ± round, tip acute
Inflorescence: flowers 35; pedicel 34.5 mm
Flower: calyx 4.55.5 mm, lobes spreading or ± reflexed, throat ± open in fruit; corolla 89 mm, lower lip length < width
Chromosomes: 2n=36
Ecology: Rocky, often limestone outcrops
Elevation: 9002100 m.
Bioregional distribution: Desert Mountains
Distribution outside California: Nevada, nw Arizona
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Tooling Tips for High-Speed Stamping
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How fast is fast? We define high-speed stamping as an operation that generates special needs due to fast operating speeds. These special requirements generally relate to stock and slug control and excessive wear problems.
Speed-related problems typically start when press speeds exceed 100 strokes/min.
"Tool chipping and wear cause the most headaches for high-speed stampers," says Jim Angelo, regional sales manager for Dayton Progress, citing an increase in the amount of high-speed stamping of hard materials such as full-hard stainless steel as well as tempered steels. "In these applications, alignment is critical, as is proper tool-steel selection and clearance. Typically, high-speed stampers experiencing excessive punch chipping and wear need to upgrade to a high-performance high-speed tool steel, such as a particle-metallurgy (PM) steel. Also, many experience slug-pulling problems due to using too much clearance. Punching out regular mild steel, a per-side clearance of 10 to 12 percent of material thickness. But at high speeds, you need a tighter clearance to avoid slug pulling—we recommend eight percent or less per side depending on the material and its hardness."
Punch-to-die clearance can be described one of two s: total, and per side—the distance between the cutting edges of the punch and matrix.
The matrix offers some of the best methods of slug control for high-speed stamping applications. Minimal land lengths allow slugs to enter the taper sooner and prevent slug jamming.
Methods of holding a few slugs in the matrix can prevent slug jamming and pulling.
A 1⁄8-in. land is the industry standard. This works well in most applications. Because high-speed applications tend to deal with thin material, you can usually reduce the land. Land length should not exceed three to four times the material thickness.
Also in high-speed applications, use of minimum land lengths will effectively minimize slug pulling. A reverse taper also will increase tool life, as well as reduce slug pulling by tapering down to a dimension less than the slug diameter for a short distance before tapering back out at a quarter degree per side or more. Increased taper is designed to prevent soft part material from sticking in the relief area, which minimizes slug stacking.
Finally, basic die principle number one is to ensure precise alignment to prevent off-center loading and uneven tool wear, says Angelo, and in high-speed applications this rule rings particularly true. "I see die shops fabricating high-speed tooling by stacking their die sections in a wire-EDM machine, to ensure precise alignment," he explains, "cutting the holes in mating sections at the same time."
Patented Slug-Control Grooves
The practice of grinding precision grooves in the matrix land was designed specifically for high-speed stamping applications. The opposing grooves create small ears on the slug. The grooves spiral in opposite directions, holding the slugs to one side of the matrix to prevent them from pulling up when the punch withdraws.
The grooves vary in size based on material thickness and punch-to-matrix clearance, and can be applied to tapered and counter-bored relief matrixes as well as to shapes. They are ideal for use in applications where punch-to-matrix clearance does not exceed 10 percent per side.
Also during high-speed stamping, metalformers should keep punch entry to a minimum (0.015 to 0.030 in. is ideal) to prevent removal of the small tabs created by the grooves, but as much as 0.060 in. is acceptable. These tabs are essential for retaining the slugs in the matrix.
Tool-Steel Considerations
Tooling for high-speed applications requires a high degree of wear and temper resistance, typically indicated by a tool steel's alloy content. While chrome offers some temper and wear resistance, molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium prove more effective when used in sufficient amounts.
The chart (Fig. 1) lists some of the commonly used tool
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If toughness was the only factor in selecting a tool steel, S7 would be the obvious choice. Unfortunately, this toughness is achieved at the expense of other characteristics necessary in most stamping applications. Also, toughness tends to drop as alloy content increases. Higher alloy content also demands a higher price.
The manufacturing process also affects the toughness of a tool steel. The PM process can greatly enhance toughness of a given tool-steel grade over its conventionally made counterpart. For example, note the difference in toughness between M4 and CPM M4 (an alloy from Crucible Materials Corp.) in the chart below (Fig. 2).
Hardness also affects toughness. Any given grade of tool steel has greater toughness at lower hardness. Be aware that the lower hardness may have a negative effect on other characteristics necessary in achieving sufficient tool life.
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At first glance, high-speed stamping applications do not appear to require a great deal of force to perforate or blank parts, as parts generally are small and manufactured from thin, relatively soft material. Because the part material is thin and typically soft, it tends to stack up and jam in the matrix or die plate. If the punch lacks the necessary compressive strength, it fails.
Two factors affect compressive strength: alloy content and punch-material hardness.
Alloy elements such as molybdenum and tungsten contribute a great deal to compressive strength. Also, higher hardness of a given steel grade increases that steel's compressive strength.
Alloys such as molybdenum, tungsten and cobalt that contribute to compressive strength also tend to improve temper resistance and red hardness. This is important in high-speed applications where heat buildup in the tool is a concern.
Temper Resistance
Temper resistance is the tool steel's ability to maintain hardness after exposure to heat. Compromising hardness of a given tool steel reduces wear resistance and strength.
Several factors influence temper resistance. Alloy content is the primary contributor. The level of refractory-alloy elements—molybdenum, tungsten and cobalt—significantly affects a steel's resistance to being tempered to a lower hardness. Other alloy elements, such as vanadium and chrome, also provide some temper resistance.
The temperature where a tool steel's temper resistance is affected is directly affected by the tempering temperature used during initial heattreatment. A service temper within 50 F of the tempering temperature directly affects a tool steel's temper. The bar graph (Fig. 3) illustrates the temper-resistant advantage of high-speed and high-alloy steels such as M2, CPM-M4 and CPM-10V over common cold-work tool steels like A2 and D2.
High load applications such as high-speed stamping of stainless, spring and HSLA steels call for tool steels with a combination of shock resistance and high compressive strength—M2 or CPM-M4 perform best in these applications.
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Managing the Effects of Friction and Heat
• Galling—Relatively tight punch-to-matrix clearance often is used for slug control. The resulting tight fit of the part material around the punch point causes friction and generates heat. At high speeds the punch does not have enough time between strokes to cool. Therefore, heat builds up in the punch, causing galling and heat damage. Tool steels with high temper resistance minimize this type of failure.
• Heat Buildup—Punching small holes in high-speed applications requires
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• Surface Treatments—Surface treatments often find use as a means to improve tool life. These treatments increase surface hardness and wear resistance, and reduce the coefficient of friction.
Important considerations when selecting a surface treatment include substrate material, coating-process temperature, coating thickness and coating hardness. A common treatment used for high-speed applications is nitriding, which case-hardens the surface of the tool steel. Fluidized-bed, salt-bath and gas are the most common and economical processes for nitride application. Ion nitride also is an effective process, but tends to be more expensive.
Titanium nitride offers better wear resistance than nitride, but experiences some difficulty with copper and stainless-steel stamping applications. Titanium carbonitriding provides even greater wear resistance in a broader range of applications.
"We also see today titanium-aluminum nitride becoming more common in high-speed applications," adds Dayton Progress' Angelo. "It creates a very hard coating, preventing galling and chipping, and also adds lubricity."
A good rule of thumb concerning coatings, according to Angelo: Make sure the punch material has at least an 8 micro-in. finish or better. The coating follows the contour of the punch. The better the finish the better the adhesion of the coating and this dramatically reduces the coefficient of friction.
Application-Related Considerations
High-speed stamping requires metalformers to carefully consider strippers.
• Fixed strippers—Fixed strippers generally are not recommended for high-volume or high-precision applications. But, they do have a niche in high-speed applications. Because they have no moving parts, fixed strippers keep up with unique demands associated with high-speed stamping.
A fixed stripper is a steel plate with a clearance slot that allows the part material to pass under it. This plate mounts to the die retainer in a fixed position. Clearance holes cut through the stripper plate let the punches extend through without interference. At withdrawal, the part material hits the bottom of the stripper to prevent the material from lifting as the punch retracts. The part material strips from the end of the punch or punches.
Although fixed strippers are inexpensive and simple to maintain, they have several drawbacks. They do not hold the stock strip flat, and are unable to absorb impact and snapthrough shock. The result may be poor part flatness and premature punch failure.
The clearance under a fixed stripper commonly is set at 1.5 times the part material thickness. This clearance allows considerable material deformation under the punch points, often resulting in punch-point chipping. That deformation also can cause lateral movement of part and punches, resulting in punch-point breakage and poor part quality.
The sudden unloading of pressure on the punches and part material at snapthrough generates shock. This shock can lead to punch-head breakage.
Despite the disadvantages of fixed strippers, there is no limit to how fast the press can run before they become ineffective.
At withdrawal, the part material tends to buckle. This buckling binds the part on the ends of the punches, increasing stripping pressure and potentially chipping the punch face.
• Spring strippers—As the die closes, a spring stripper holds the stock strip, or part, flat in place during perforation and stripping, preventing the part material from lifting or hanging up on the punches. Use spring strippers in applications running at speeds to 1000 strokes/min.
When a spring stripper hits the part material, it bounces. At excessively high speeds it may not settle on the part before withdrawal, preventing it from holding the part flat and in proper location.
Stampers can take steps to reduce stripper weight to minimize bounce. Options include the use of lightweight materials such as aluminum, Inconel or titanium. Because Inconel and titanium have great strength, stampers can reduce stripper size, further reducing weight.
Removing material from the stripper is another to remove weight, done by drilling holes through the stripper. Chamfer the holes on the bottom side to prevent the stripper from marking the part. Strategically placed holes also can provide venting of air from between the stripper and the part to further improve the stripper's ability to respond.
A spring stripper absorbs shock at snapthrough and eliminates shock at withdrawal that would otherwise damage the tooling and possibly the press.
In high-speed applications, keep stripper travel to a minimum. This also improves the stripper's ability to respond.
Because the stripper lifts a from the part material after each stroke, visual monitoring of die performance is made easy: At high speed, use a strobe light to monitor the die.
Over-entry—or closing a die below its recommended shut height—can have catastrophic consequences.
Punch Stagger
Punches can be staggered in length to minimize impact and snapthrough shock. Typically, high-speed stampers opt to split punch lengths into two or three groups, reducing impact and shock by as much as 50 percent.
Common practice is to stagger the different groups of punches by an amount equaling stock thickness. Although this reduces initial shock, it does not reduce total shock. Each punch or group of punches is exposed to impact and snapthrough shock.
Making stagger equal to or slightly less than burnish length in the hole being perforated greatly reduces impact and snapthrough shock. This amount of stagger allows the next group of punches to contact the material prior to the first group snapping through. The snapthrough energy from the first group of punches is absorbed and used to drive the next group of punches through the part material.
Using burnish length instead of material thickness as the amount of stagger is extremely important in high-speed stamping applications. It reduces punch entry to minimize punch wear and slug pulling. Because the punches withdraw from the stock strip sooner, the stamper also gains more feed time.
Lastly, Angelo cites increased use of load sensors on high-speed tools. "We see sensors all over these tools now, primarily load sensors to uncover signs of tool wear," he says. "In so many cases today, high-speed presses run untended and often enclosed in a sound barrier, so that operators cannot hear or even see what's going on in the press. So, shops rely on load sensors to protect the integrity of the die for all functions and to decide when the punches have worn and need to be replaced." MF
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However there can be some cases where there is indeed a shift in global gene /protein expression and such meadin/mean centering doesn't hold good.
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Announcing The Brandy Alexander Witness Reincarnation Project Tour, a series of reading and signing events to support the release of the new Invisible Monsters Remix book. This is a West coast only tour. Here are the dates and cities Chuck will be visiting:
July 16
San Francisco, CA
The Booksmith, 4pm
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
*Reading. Books presigned.
*Note: The above event has been merged with the below event for a 7pm start. People who pre-purchased a signed book for the event will pick it up at the door during check-in. Those who would like to purchase a pre-signed book during the event, may do so beforehand at Booksmith.
July 16
San Francisco, CA
The Castro Theater, 7pm
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429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA CA 94114
*Reading. Tickets required. Books presigned.
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Los Angeles, CA
Skirball Cultural Center, 7pm
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2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
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Tickets Here - Free! July 18
Los Angeles, CA
Dark Delicacies Bookstore, 3pm
3512 West Magnolia Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91505
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Seattle, WA
Town Hall Seattle, 7pm
1119 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
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*These events will all be readings with pre-signed books available for purchase. Chuck will not actually be personally signing at any of the events.
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Coimbatore is one of the fastest growing tier-II cities in India and this large metropolitan city is known for being the textile, industrial, commercial, educational, information technology, healthcare and manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu. Considered to have existed before the 2nd Century AD, Coimbatore had once been a small village called Kongunad. Known for its flourishing agriculture business and textile mills, Coimbatore is currently an upcoming Information Technology Hub of Tamil Nadu. This city is also referred to as the "Manchester Detroit of Southern India". Coimbatore is surrounded by the Western Ghats and is positioned on the banks of the Noyyal River.
Budget Hotels in Coimbatore
There are great hotels near the bus stand in Coimbatore. They are Hotel Sree Murugan (Tariff – Rs. 1,685) and Metro Park Inn (Tariff – Rs. 2,150).
Tamil is the local language in Coimbatore. There are many inhabitants from other states settled in this cosmopolitan state and the languages spoken include English, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada.
Events in Coimbatore
The Mariamman festival is a major event in summer and also the Koniamman temple car festival attracts a lot of populace to the city.
Places to See in Coimbatore
Lot of people visit Coimbatore for its pleasant weather and hospitality. The interesting tourist spots include Kovai Kutralam falls (35 kms from the city), Vydehi Water falls(35 km),Monkey falls(75 km), Malampuzha dam(60km), Thirumurthy waterfalls(90 km),Bhavani Sagar(55km).Dhyanalinga Yogic temple [22]& Isha Yoga centre (35 km), Vellingiri hill temple(37 km), Marudhamali Hill Temple(13 km from Gandhipuram BS), and Vydehi Water falls(35 km).
How to Get There
Coimbatore International Airport is located at Peelamedu (15 kms) from the city. The Coimbatore International Airport offers domestic flights to major Indian cities, while international flight services are only limited to Sharjah and Singapore.
Coimbatore Junction is also referred to as Kovai Junction. This major railway junction is the busiest railway station in Tamil Nadu. Many trains from different states connect via Coimbatore Junction.
Currently there are 3 mofussil bus stands at Gandhipuram, Singanallur and at Ukkadam. Besides these, the Government bus stand and Town Bus Stand is also situated at Gandhipuram. The three leading bus operators which include KPN Travels, KMP Travels and Kings Travels. Book a bus ticket online and travel hassle free without standing in serpentine queues.


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A friend of mine is getting rid of all his Star Wars toys, and he was kind enough to hook me up with two boxes full of Death Star Parts. I went through them at home and came up with two basically complete Death Stars.
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I also had three trash compactors, and these parts left over.
Now, once I clean these up, and maybe hit them with a coating of aircraft grey, I want to start customizing a modular Death Star playset...so I thought to myself, what better tact to take than to open up the floor to suggestions from my fellow customizers?
So what do you guys think? What would be the best direction to go with these sets? What should be added? What should be taken away? Should I make the Death Star from ROTJ as opposed to ANH? Should I make it a different playset altogether?
I look forward to hearing what you guys (and gals...can't forget Ripley and Findswoman) would do to these.
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hey dd,
how many would it take to make a complete deathstar?
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Well... Hmmm
Are you looking to expand it left, right, the center, etc.? That'll sort of effect my opinion.
I'd look up a plastics distributor in your area. GE POlymer Shapes is mine, a division of GE of course, and they sell giant sheets (if you have a truck, it's something you're gonna need) for cheap. Enough you could do several floors up for it... Really nice.
For detail work you can hit up the local hobby shop that has a full evergreen display or plasti-struct display. Mine, unfortunately, is being persnickity and not putting a good display up, so I gotta drive a little ways. That's the detail work though.
The big sheets are what you need. Not too thin, but not too thick either or it'll be too thick to just score and snap off pieces you want. I have some here that I need to use a jigsaw to cut. Cool for projects where "thick armor" is a neat look, but a pain to work with compared to T-squares and Box cutter blades, ya know?
I'd say, I could see you doing a single stright rectangular "box" pieces that attaches to one END of the playset you have set up in that picture. If you could get a 3rd playset (mostly complete) and finish the guntowers at the top, you would really have a cool gunnery tower actually (there were I believe 3 in a row visible). The sorta rounded end would be cool looking I think, and then you'd have the other side (say the right side for arguments sake) as a complete, large "box" that makes up a structure on the Death Star's surface...
On the interior of the sets you have, I'd elmiminate at least one of the "chasm swing" levels by making it a solid floor, or opening it up as a chasm with no bridge... Wish I could draw this stuff for you DD, I have some cool mental images on it actually.
For the trash compactor I'd scrap much of what the set has and see if you can't actually build soemthing around the Screen Scene playset actually. The base is fantastic, you'd have to build the walls though.
Sounds like a lot of work what I'm suggesting, and I'm sure it would be, but it's just some thoughts I had. Not sure what kind of size you're wanting to go for with that beast.
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That would be a sight to behold. Ten Death Star playsets put next to each other making a complete circle.
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January 19, 2006, 04:34 PM »
I've always wanted to repaint a vintage DS. If I were you, I'd paint it gray like you mentioned. You could also paint the long oval light shapes that are on the elevator column. If you have photoshop,or access to someone who does, create some new card walls that are more accurate and up to date. Actually, thin styrene would slide into those groves very easily. It might also be cool to create some stickers for the floor grating. My goal would be to make it look like a great now toy that Hasbro could release, and not a diorama.
Also, jump on ebay and see if you can locate a turret gun. Paint that baby black, and you're in business!
Oh yeah, paint the compactors brown!
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January 19, 2006, 05:25 PM »
Maybe you could have a few gun racks and maybe an imperial armory?
I dunno.
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January 19, 2006, 05:33 PM »
Wow, just the two of them together without any additions to them looks fantastic.
DD, once I have some time to think about this some more I'll give my input. This looks like a very interesting project.
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that's a great project, i agree with the armory idea it could be nice
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January 21, 2006, 07:12 AM »
I think that with some CUSTOMIZING updates, the vintage Death Star Space Station would go beautifully with the current modern figures!!
I currently own TWO boxed DSSSs and Im about to pick up a third. Here are the customizing updates that I have planned for all three:
1) On the Top Floor, the Laser Cannon, the control chair, and the explode lever will all be airbrushed in a realistic gun-metal grey with metallic silver weathering highlights. That cannon was a PERFECT sculpt of the cannon seen in the film (kudos to Kenner!). Just imagine the seat cushions on the chair painted in semi-gloss black to simulate real vinyl !!! Yeeaahh!!!! I will add power hoses around the base of the gun. And I will add custom stickers (depicting the red energy discharges seen through the cannon's circular power chamber)
2) On the First Floor, the Trash Compactor will get a face-lift. It will be re-painted (inside and out) in a less garish color (probably dingy grey with dirt and rust streak weathering). Ill get rid of the multi-colored FOAM garbage and green Dianoga monster. Theyll be replaced with the movie-accurate sculpted garbage and Dianoga from the SAGA Trash Compactor Movie Scene two-packs.
3) The stickers for this playset need updating too. The computer terminal panel stickers (for the second floor) and the Tractor Beam terminal stickers (for the top elevator shaft) will be made more screen accurate.
4) The 3rd floor Light-Bridge that Luke and Leia swing across will be updated a bit. I plan on using the (screen accurate) bridge platform sections that were included with the POTJ 25th Anniversary Swing to Freedom set. Ive got several of those just laying around.
5) Those slide-in cardboard backdrops will be spruced up a bit too. The glossy outer sides look fine to me, so Ill leave those alone. But the dull inner sides need some help. I think they should be more movie accurate, photo-realistic, and not so illustrated. For example, on the second floor, the cardboard backdrop depicts a large battle viewscreen that displays an X-Wing versus Tie Fighter scene. I think that I will replace that scene with a PHOTO of an actual Hasbro X-Wing and Tie Fighter engaged in combat!!! I just whipped this up using Adobe Photoshop, but the final version will be a lot sexier (more shadowy "outer space" lighting on the fighters, motion blur on the stars, no droop on the s-foils of the X-wing, etc) !!:
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January 21, 2006, 01:36 PM »
DD, I'm not sure but you might want to chat with Owen D a bit for some ideas, maybe using a little styrene for some additions could really put this over the top. Plus, this might help inspire you a bit too, at least for a paint scheme idea. And DARKLORD's ideas sound awesome.
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Re: Death Star custom project
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January 21, 2006, 02:31 PM »
wow! how cool to have not 1 but 2 spacestation playsets! i never got one when i was a kid
there really are no limits when it comes to what you could do with these 2 bad boys -- the only limits being space, time to work on it & cash to get it all decked out
darklord has some great ideas there...i will be interested to see what you do with them DD.
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So what's the conclusions you've come to DD? Any ideas you're planning to run with?
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