Football Balls

 

I like to watch rugby international games and American football (when I get a chance.) As both modern games evolved from a common ancestor and the balls have different shapes, I was curious about the history of the balls themselves. It was easy to find examples of the two types of balls for the last hundred years, but there were very few, if any, clear images on the internet of earlier examples. Wikipedia, however, does have a discussion of the how the balls were made in the 19^th century for the teams at the Rugby school. With the invention of rubber bladders to replace pig bladders as the inflatable lining of the balls, it became possible to standardize a spherical shape for the balls. Films of the Eton Wall game in the early 20^th century show a round ball that I guessed was similar to the ones used a few decades earlier at Rugby.

And Then: I searched for “oldest football” and found images of the ball from Stirling Castle in Scotland dating from around 1540.

Tip-of-the-hat: CG Krab for his leather material that I used in a couple of these models - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coAn-LbAiSk

 #rugby #football #balls Blender #Cycles

 

Husky Clipper

This model represents a bit of a nostalgia trip. A couple of months ago I watched the movie The Boys in the Boat on Amazon Prime. It’s the story of the University of Washington eight-oar crew that won the Gold Medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. I was attracted to it because I spent seven years at UW in the 1960’s; hence the nostalgia. Both my sister, Sherry Gillham, and my friend, Bill Anderson, told me that the book by Daniel James Brown was much better than the film, so I read the book, and they were right.

The winning boat, called the Husky Clipper after the UW husky mascot dog, was built by George Pocock in the loft of the ASUW Shell House. It weighed about 300 pounds (136 kilos) was 62 ft (18.9 M) long and the hull was two feet (0.61 M) wide. The nine-man crew (eight rowers and the coxswain) were all working class boys who, during the depression, had to work hard to stay at the University. Their coach was Al Ulbrickson, a former UW crew member himself.

Note: Hitler, who watched the Olympic race, was furious with the result and huffed out of the bleachers when the Gold Medal winner was anounced.

#The_Boys_in_the_Boat #Husky_Clipper #University_of Washington #crew #racing #Blender #Cycles

Takeuchi TB016 Digger

 

One morning back in 2018 the local water company showed up in front of our house to do some work with the TB016 digger.

The TB016 digger was 3.835 M long, 1.03 m wide and 2.295 m High. It weighed 1,800 kg. The TB016 was powered by a three-cylinder, 854 cc diesel engine.

#Takeuchi #TB016 #digger #Blender 4.1 #Cycles

 

 

Pipe Join Exercise

The other day an image of a detailed ripe joint popped into my head.Maybe it's part of a racing car suspension or something like that.

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Bobcat S850 Loader

 

1931 DKW F1

 

The DKW F1. built by Auto Union (later part of Audi) in 1931 – 1932. It was the first production front-wheel drive car. The small roadster version was 3.1 meters (10 ft.) long and 3.1 M wide. The car was powered by a two-cylinder, two-stroke, 584 cc gasoline engine producing 11 kW (14.75 HP). The car had a three-speed manual transmission. It had a steel frame with a wood body and imitation leather interior trim.

#DKW #front_wheel_drive #roadster #Blender #Cycles

 

 

U.S. Navy Mark V Diving Helmet

 

The US Navy Mark V diving helmet was made by A.J. Morse & Son Inc of Boston from 1916 until the 1950s. The plaque on the helmet is dated in 1916 and caries the serial number: 2212. The bonnet (top part) was attached to the breastplate by a threaded collar. The bonnet and breastplate were copper and most of the other fittings were brass.

#diving_helmet #US_Navy #Morse #Blender #Cycles