Shuff's General Chat Thread ... #73 - Talk about anything and everything...  

Some great old cars stored there,that bought back memories!Funny,there must be a thing with chook farms,and storing multiple vehicles.I saw a video a few weeks back of a bloke who had shitloads of Aussie Muscle Cars stored in an old chicken farm in Qld,it was touted as a Barn Find,but one of the comments said Bullshit,it's a Museum.I went looking,and found a different video,this one is from the bloke that owns them,and from what he said at the end (it's near Brisbane Airport),so you probably know of it.He certainly has a nice collection,and funnily enough the two Barn Find vids come up at the end....f'king Shannons

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Designing 3D-Printed Mechwarrior Mechs!
Tested

Published on Jan 13, 2016
We're joined in the office by 3D modeler and designer Jacky Wan, who shares with us his 3D printed Mechwarrior online mechs. These figures were created on his Ultimaker by extracting in-game models and then modifying and adapting them for printing. Jacky chats with us about what it takes to turn game files into printable objects!

New pipes for the Busa arrived today,100% titanium and a weight of 1.7kgs each,finally found a set after 2 years of searching eBay globally. Paid $1300 second hand. The money we spend on toys right?

Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard actor, dies aged 69

Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69.

The star was suffering from cancer, his family said.

He became one of Britain's best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber in Die Hard.

He also won a Bafta Award for playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

A family statement said: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends."

Alan Rickman was Professor Snape in the Harry Potter franchise

Harry Potter actor James Phelps, who played Fred Weasley, said on Twitter he was "shocked and sad" to hear the news. He wrote: "One of the nicest actors I've ever met. Thoughts and prayers with his family at this time."

His twin brother Oliver Phelps, who played George Weasley, added: "Terribly sad news about the passing of Alan Rickman. A funny and engaging person who put a shy young actor at ease when I was on HP."

TV star and Bafta ceremony host Stephen Fry wrote: "What desperately sad news about Alan Rickman. A man of such talent, wicked charm and stunning screen and stage presence. He'll be sorely missed."

Actor David Morrissey also paid tribute. He said: "So sad to hear the news of Alan Rickman. A wonderful actor and lovely man. Tragic news."

The London-born star began his career in theatre, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, before winning roles in TV dramas like Smiley's People and The Barchester Chronicles in the 1980s.

He became best known for playing screen villains - including the role of Judge Turpin opposite Johnny Depp in 2007's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as well as the likes of Hans Gruber and the Sheriff.

But he showed his gentler side in films like 1990's Truly Madly Deeply, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and Love Actually in 2003.

He earned Bafta nominations for his roles in Truly Madly Deeply, in which he played Juliet Stevenson's ghost lover, and for playing Colonel Brandon alongside Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility.

He got another Bafta nomination for portraying the calculating Eamon de Valera in 1996's Michael Collins.

The following year, he won a Golden Globe for best actor in a miniseries or television film for the title role in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny.

Don’t Forget To Rep The Rotary

Way back when, before the RX-8 and the RX-7, there was the diminutive Mazda RX-2. Oh, it had a rotary engine allright, and looks that could kill. This particular example has been restored and turned into a race car, with one of the best touches being the repainting of the car in the original color. It sounds great too, with that throaty unrestricted rotary chugging along, giving Camaros and Mustangs a run for their money.

'We are all so devastated': acting world pays tribute to Alan Rickman

Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Helen Mirren among those remembering the giant of movies and theatre – known best to many as Professor Snape in Harry Potter – who has died at the age of 69

The world of stage and screen is in mourning for one of its most singular and best-loved stars. Alan Rickman died on Thursday morning aged 69 after suffering from cancer. His agent said that he died at home, surrounded by family and friends.

Emma Thompson, who had collaborated with Rickman on the likes of Sense and Sensibility, Love Actually and Rickman’s directorial debut, The Winter Guest, spoke of her immense sadness, having “just kissed him goodbye”.

“What I remember most in this moment of painful leave-taking is his humour, intelligence, wisdom and kindness,” she wrote. “His capacity to fell you with a look or lift you with a word.”

Thompson continued: “I couldn’t wait to see what he was going to do with his face next … He was the ultimate ally. In life, art and politics. I trusted him absolutely. He was, above all things, a rare and unique human being and we shall not see his like again.”

An actor whose arch features and languid diction were recognisable across the generations, Rickman began his career in the theatre but found international stardom with a clutch of high-profile film roles including Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988) and a charming, dastardly sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). But it was his part as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films which found him a fresh legion of fans.

Cast and crew on those movies were also quick to pay tribute to the actor. Daniel Radcliffe wrote that Rickman was “one of the greatest actors I will ever work with” as well as “one of the loyalest and most supportive people I’ve ever met in the film industry”.

The younger actor recalled how Rickman came to see every play he was in, and how all Rickman’s acquaintances enjoyed his attentive friendship: “If you call Alan, it doesn’t matter where in the world he is or how busy he is with what he’s doing, he’ll get back to you within a day.”

Said co-star Emma Watson: “I feel so lucky to have worked and spent time with such a special man and actor. I’ll really miss our conversations. RIP Alan. We love you.” Rupert Grint said he was “devastated” and that “[e]ven though he has gone I will always hear his voice”.

Rickman’s illness had not been publicly known and the seeming suddenness of his death was reflected in many of the tributes. Jason Isaacs said he was “[s]idestepped by the awful news”. “The polar opposite of the icy, manipulating characters he became best known for, Alan was hilarious, warm-hearted and fabulous company.”

JK Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter books, said: “There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman’s death. He was a magnificent actor & a wonderful man.”

Ralph Fiennes, who played Voldemort, described Rickman as “a dear friend”. “I cannot believe he is gone and we are the poorer for it,” he said. “But his spirit and great generosity live on the hearts of everyone who knew him. Funny, acutely perceptive, extraordinarily loyal and giving - Alan cared.”

Meanwhile Michael Gambon – Dumbledore in the latter films – said: “Everybody loved Alan. He was always happy and fun and creative and very, very funny.”

Last year, Rickman made his second film as director: A Little Chaos, set in the gardens of Versailles and starring Kate Winslet (the object of Rickman’s affection in Sense and Sensibility). Winslet, who was also Oscar-nominated on Thursday, remembered “the kindest and best of men [who] had the patience of a saint. He was a warm-hearted puppy dog, who would do anything for anyone if it made them happy”.

Winslet said that, aged 19, she had initially been intimated by Rickman before realising he was “an exceptionally warm and giving man and an utterly phenomenal actor and gifted director. And that voice! Oh, that voice … We are all so devastated to lose Alan.”

Rickman has two films still to be released, including Eye in the Sky, a drone warfare thriller in which he features alongside Helen Mirren. The two starred together in a 1998 stage production of Antony and Cleopatra. Mirren remembered Rickman as “a great friend” and “a towering person, physically, mentally and as an artist” whose voice “could suggest honey or a hidden stiletto blade, and the profile of a Roman Emperor”.

Rickman had been in a relationship with economics professor and former Labour councillor Rima Horton since 1965; the two married in 2012. He remained politically active throughout his life: he was born, he said, “a card-carrying member of the Labour party”, and was highly involved with charities including Saving Faces and the International Performers’ Aid Trust.

In 2005, he directed the award-winning play My Name is Rachel Corrie, which he and Katharine Viner – now Guardian editor-in-chief – compiled from the emails of the student who was killed by a bulldozer while protesting against the actions of Israel’s armed forces in the Gaza Strip.

Sigourney Weaver, Rickman’s co-star in 1999 comedy Galaxy Quest and 2006 drama Snow Cake, cited the play, saying: “He used his talent always to make a difference, his production of Rachel Corrie being one of the most powerful examples.

“Alan’s enormous strength of character infused every character he played,” she continued. “Who else could have brought such pain and wit to Snape? I can’t believe he’s gone.”

Ian McKellen, who starred alongside him in an HBO film about Rasputin, said Rickman “put liberal philanthropy at the heart of his life” and was “a super-active spirit, questing and achieving, a super-hero, unassuming but deadly effective”.

Others paying tribute to the actor remarked on his almost hypnotic hold over audiences – and his countless devoted fans. His close friend Ruby Wax said that when she first saw him on stage, “he was the most charismatic, sexiest thing I’d ever seen”.

Rickman directed Wax’s standup shows for 20 years – a little-known career credit for the actor. “He had brilliant comic timing,” she said. “He’d say my lines and I would weep with laughing. But he could also play dry: the eyes would go slit-like and he’d deliver unbelievable lines. I don’t think Alan was appreciated as much as he should have been.”

Stephen Poliakoff, with whom Rickman worked on 1999 psychodrama Close My Eyes, said the people often underestimated Rickman’s capacity for career-anxiety – as well as his allure for audiences. At a party before Rickman’s breakthrough stage performance in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the RSC, he recalled Rickman saying: “I’m nearly 40 and nobody here knows who I am.”

Said Poliakoff: “People said he wasn’t sexy enough, heterosexual directors in the theatre didn’t think he was attractive to women – just about the greatest miscalculation in showbiz history!”

Rickman was a man with whom many enjoyed long-lasting associations. Richard Wilson had known him since 1980, and they remained close despite never again working together. “Even when he was ill, he had that great stillness and great dignity,” said Wilson, who credited Rickman’s professional success to his ability to be “very metamorphic, he could take on anything”.

“The thing about Alan is that although he became a film star, one continually met him in tiny fringe venues all over the country. He was just so generous with his time, and with his encouragement. He was just very, very giving.”

Harriet Walter first met Rickman in 1981 and described him as “the most generous man I ever met … a mentor and a brother figure to a generation of us”. She was another of the many friends who said Rickman was loyal enough to see every stage production they were in.

Brian Cox, who starred with Rickman in a 1980 TV version of Thérèse Raquin as well as Poliakoff’s play The Summer Party, said: “He was empowering – if you had a problem and you told him it he would empower you to do what you did best. He could have been a great teacher.” He described his acting as “centrifugal... He had the ability to draw an audience into him.”

Catherine Bailey, a fellow student of Rickman’s at Rada, had remained in touch with him for half a century; the pair made a short film together in 2014.

“He could make the impossible happen,” she said. “I saw him two days before he died and he wanted to hear about me and my family and how we were … A man of great integrity, fiercely loyal and discreet, a friend to so many, loved by so many.”

Bailey also paid tribute to his wife. “My heart goes out to Rima,” she wrote. “Mutually supportive, devoted in life and there for each other in death.”

'Wonderful Life' singer Black in a coma

English musician Colin Vearncombe, known as Black, is in a coma in hospital following a car accident in Ireland.

The singer from Liverpool, who had a global hit in 1987 with Wonderful Life, is said to be in a critical condition after suffering a serious head injury in the crash on Sunday.

The 53-year-old has sustained swelling on his brain and is in intensive care.

"It's a waiting game," his spokeswoman said.

Black's management paid tribute to all those who have expressed concern and sent get-well messages.

"Thank you to everyone who has posted, messaged, emailed and texted. Please keep doing it as his family are deeply moved and helped by your support and love," they said.

Black's wife Camilla and three sons have been at his bedside since.

He was due to become a grandfather on St Patrick's Day with the expected birth of his eldest son's child.

The crash occurred as he drove on his own from his home in Schull, west Cork, to catch a flight from Cork Airport to Edinburgh for a songwriting trip.

The management team added: "He is surrounded by warmth, love and the best possible care."

Hundreds of fans have written messages of support on the musician's website.

Best known for the 1980s singles Sweetest Smile and Wonderful Life, Black has released 15 albums under his own name and also published poetry and staged exhibitions of his paintings in Ireland, where he has lived for more than 10 years.

Dan Haggerty, who fans know as Grizzly Adams, died early Friday morning at the age of 74 from cancer, ABC News has confirmed with the actor's manager Terry Bomar.

Haggerty starred as Grizzly Adams in the 1974 film "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" and the subsequent TV series of the same name, which ran from 1977 to 1978.

what is it with everyone dyeing
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Hate being a Grammar Nazi,particularly on a subject like this,but there's no e in the word,unless you're talking about changing the colour of something,sorry,Alpha, but the word was glaring at me.


The whole three of them died of bastard cancer,and the longer you're on this planet,the greater your chances of exposure to it in some form or other,unfortunately.Of my immediate family,I have lost my Mother in Law,Father in Law,two Brothers in Law,and my Sister in Law,all to Cancer.I myself,am a Cancer survivor,Melanoma in Situ,thank fcuk,but my youngest son's best mates wasn't as lucky,he had an Invasive Melanoma,that claimed his life at age sixteen.So now Special K will be aware as to why I was so supportive towards both his Shitbox Rallies,one can only hope that one day soon,they will find a cure for Cancer,to stop it indiscriminately taking people too early in their life!
/RANT!

Who cant wait to see Jeff Lutz and Doc ???? Going to be off the chain !!!!

Powercruise Promotions Presents Drag Week Legend, Jeff Lutz & his Evil Tiwn 57 Chev in Australia this February

Jeff & Evil Twin are due to arrive in Australia early February, with planned appearances at...

'Lights Out' Racing at Willowbank Raceway 12th February
Powercruise 1 Day Powerplay at Queensland Raceway on 14th February
Powercruise #60 at Sydney Motorsport Park on 25th - 28th February

I'd gladly give her a hand to clean it off,weapon of choice.....would have to be the tongue I think.

Legendary Cartoonist Chuck Jones Reveals The 9 Rules Of Wile E. Coyote And The Roadrunner.

If you ever watched Saturday morning cartoons, you will definitely know the famous Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner. But what you may not know is that creator, Chuck Jones, had 9 sacred rules that he followed for every episode of this show.

Man i'm in love with the new bike although nothing can beat the out of the box ready Busa for long distances. The busa is seeing more garage time for now as i'm riding the new bike every day of my holidays.

Only mods are the rack and radiator guard,i've got a puig screen and headlight protector on order.

nice



i picked up my new car / new old car

ie 1980 mazda 626 on Friday. i've been out ferreting around in the engine bay all weekend detailing in there, cleaning and pulling parts of and respraying them matt black, cleaning rubbers etc

one of the guards was out of alignment, so i was in the process of undoing bolts / adjusting things - i made the mistake of getting my brother to help asking him to nip up a bolt to hold things in place while i pushed the guard into place and held it. what does he do......over tightens the nut and snap. it's about this time i start thinking uncharitable thoughts concerning his helpfulness.....i ask him to go next door and ask our neighbour to see if they have an easy out or tap. he just stands there being stupid, i repeat myself, he continues standing there. so fcuk it, i'm already pissed off - i go next door and ask myself - it's better than unleashing on him - i've got to live with him after all.........

so the easy out doesn't work, and the tap he has is too big, so i'll be off to Bunnings tomorrow to buy one / or a kit myself. what ever's cheapest.....



i'll take a bolt with me to determine the size / pitch. Bunnings sell a set of three metric taps for $10 or so, hopefully one of them will be the right size.