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  1. Yes, to date linking is absolutely fine unless it somehow by-passes any paywall or other access restrictions. Cheers Colin
  2. This is the sort of statement that worries me. Yes there are pictures in the public domain, but not as many as you might think. For something to be in the public domain requires the copyright holder to actively make it so and relinquish their rights. For example, Wikipedia photos are explicitly in the public domain as this is a condition of adding them but images added to Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook etc. are not in the public domain. A lot of people don't realise that every photo ever taken automatically becomes the copyright property of the photographer unless that photographer reassigns the copyright or makes the work public domain. Since most people don't have a clue about copyright, the default copyright status applies to probably 90% of the photos on the net. Also given that copyright persists for 70 years ( in the UK) after the death of the creator, there are not that many pictures that come into the public domain due to age. This is true, but obviously a matter for interpretation. The examples you show are probably OK as a) the intent is to display the model b) it is for non-commercial purposes. But if you were to use it as, say an ad for the model or a shop, I think you could be in trouble. Bottom line is ... be careful. Many people don't care one way or another, but others - e.g. Airliners.net - are quite protective of their intellectual property. Cheers Colin
  3. Sadly that doesn't cut it. You may see this across the 'net, but legally it has no weight. In cases where the copyright holder has given permission, it can be on the condition that the source is credited, which may give the impression that crediting is enough. It isn't. Of course, you may well get away with using pictures without permission. But you may not. Some sites and individuals are quite aggressive about protecting their copyright. There are also services which will actively seek out illegal use on behalf of the photographer (they then take a percentage of any damages). Some might think use in this context falls under 'Fair use' but in my opinion that would be difficult to argue. Fair use allows for use in criticism, comment, news reporting or (in some cases) teaching. The biggest misconception is that because an image is freely available on the 'net, it can be used. Unless an image is explicitly noted as being in the public domain, it must be assumed to be protected by copyright. One way around the problem would be to create a link to the image (if its online) rather than taking a copy. To date, this has not been ruled a breach of copyright by the courts (provided the link does not bypass any restrictions the host site may have in place). Cheers Colin
  4. Hate to put a damper on this, but are you not risking copyright issues with regards to re-publishing the original photo? There may have to be some provisos regarding this. Cheers Colin
  5. Loved the book, hated the TV series, but this new incarnation seems OK. However I do have a problem with subtitles (in general) - they always seem to act as a barrier for me and detract from the visuals. Unfortunately I have no knowledge of Japanese at all, so I can't really ignore them. I watched the first episode, but found it hard to get involved with the Japanese characters because of the subtitles. I get that it adds to the authenticity, and I imagine will go down well with a Japanese audience but I doubt I'll be able to persevere through the whole series. Also why aren't characters who are supposed to be speaking Portuguese similarly subtitled? This isn't really a criticism of the production - I'm all for productions being made in languages other than English! But it does spoil my enjoyment, esp. since in the Japanese court culture the choice of words and how they are said is so important. Perhaps I'll just re-read the book! Cheers Colin
  6. I've just checked this with my H&S double action - if the needle is not properly seated in the nozzle, you will get some liquid coming through even if you haven't pulled back on the trigger. Which makes perfect sense as the paint flow can't be closed off without the needle being properly seated. It may be the needle can't be seated because it is not clean, or you have been really cautious in reinserting the needle and not pushed it home. After cleaning, I always attach the nozzle first (making sure it is fully screwed in) then push the needle through from the back of the brush until it goes as far as it can. But do not push too hard or you can damage the nozzle. Cheers Colin
  7. I have read (and now I can't find where!) That Galeria should not be thinned more than 25%, as over-dilution weakens the acrylic bonds and can lead to flaking over time. Galeria is designed for use with (distilled) water - other thinners may affect its behaviour. I have read of the dreaded 'white specks' problem from people who have used more aggressive thinners. Given that Galeria is intended for use as a varnish for paintings, it makes sense to me that it would be designed to be use with non-solvent thinners since these could affect delicate art work. I've had no problem spraying Galeria thinned 25%, though I need to up the air pressure bit (I can't say how much as my pressure gauge is unreadable), but probably around twice what I use for paints which I thin by around 50% Cheers Colin
  8. ckw

    Paint from Jadlam

    Having recently changed to painting with lacquers, my first problem was sourcing them. None of my LHS stock them apart from Tamiya spray cans. Searching online I found Mr Color was stocked by Jadlams, Not only are they a good price (£1.99 for the standard range), they send them postage free in the UK. This is, I think, unique amongst the online sellers. It is so refreshing to be able to order a single pot of a colour without having to pay what is generally more in postage than the cost of the paint. Orders usually arrive by Royal Mail in 2 - 3 days. I guess Jadlams figure they recoup the costs by increased sales across the shop. Prior to using Jadlams I used to try and anticipate my paint needs for the foreseeable future and buy multiple paints at the same time to save on the postage costs - but would invariably find I'd forgotten something. They stock a number of paint ranges beside Mr Color, so if you weren't aware of this service, its certainly worth a look. Cheers Colin
  9. Saw it departing Southampton. I live close to the end of the runway. Generally I just blank aircraft noise, but the sound of those big radials grab one's attention! Cheers Colin
  10. I haven't attempted RAF camo since switching to lacquers, so haven't investigated. My enamel of choice was Xtracolor X001. As a general point I have noticed Hataka colours seem a bit lighter in many cases compared to what I used before - built in scale effect? Cheers Colin
  11. I use very thin strips of Tamiya tape to mask the outline of the glazing panel, then fill the gap with Mr Masking Sol R (note this is water based. Some masking fluids contain ammonia, which reacts with Future if you use it for your canopies). Thin strips of Tamiya can be made to work round curves, but for round windows or rounded corners I use a punch to make Tamiya tape discs. I have tried masks but found some (usually vinyl ones) can leave a residue on my Future coated glazing. Paper masks work fine for me, but to be honest I don't find them much of a time saver over using my own method. If they're supplied in the kit, I'll use them but I wouldn't pay extra. Cheers Colin
  12. That last sprue should keep the carpet monster well fed 😄 Cheers Colin
  13. I've given up on buying drill sets, as like others I keep breaking the finer bits - or the carpet monster eats them. Instead I buy packets of 10 HSS bits off Amazon. Cheers Colin
  14. I started using Hataka Orange line last year, and am very impressed. Had no problems so far. Some have no date, others are 2021 and 2023. As for mixing I use an electric shaker, and let it run while I fire up the compressor and get my paint booth in order. Maybe 3 minutes or so. Also I thin the paint for airbrushing with Mr Color Leveling Thinner which seems to work well and (so far) has kept in a thinned state in glass jars with no problems. I had heard there were batch problems with Hataka in the past, but I've not seen it in the 15 bottles I've used do far. I'm now converting to lacquers only, though I hate my many tins of enamels to go to waste, lacquers are so much easier to use, and these days, the colour range seems better (taking all brands into account) Cheers Colin
  15. That I'm OK with - its the natural evolution of language to accept changes in the real world. To text is analogous to 'post' (I'll post you a letter) and 'email'. I'm not sure it has lost tense - I hear (and use) texted, though it may not generally the be case. I thought Twitter was a very clever name for the service as it naturally leant itself to 'tweets' and 'tweeting' God knows what was going through Musk's mind when changing it to X! Are people going to ever start saying 'I Xed you'? WhatsApp is another stupid name (though I like the service) as it doesn't feel comfortable as a verb. I occasionally hear 'I whatsapped you' but more likely than not its 'I messaged you' - I guess at present WhatsApp is the messaging system of choice so the application can be assumed, but its not precise and could lead to confusion. As a general rule I don't like nouns being turned into verbs when its just a lazy shorthand, but sometimes the practice does serve a useful purpose. Texting is definitely a distinct activity that didn't exist until recently. Many words in English serve dual purpose - for instance 'talk' and 'walk', so nothing new there. Cheers Colin
  16. And the Irish have 'Mammy' - so I wonder do Americans have Yommy Mommies and Irish Yammy Mammies? 🤔 Cheers Colin
  17. And 'like'. I've heard conversations where 'like' is every second word. But these happily seem confined to speech and I think are the equivalent of 'ah' or 'umh'. The speaker is processing their thoughts as they speak, but the mouth is already in gear and the brain can't keep up! Cheers Colin
  18. Depends if you're being paid by the word or not Cheers Colin So ...
  19. Just encountered another teeth-grinder which I'm seeing in the media more and more: "we reached out to ... for comment" Why didn't you just ask? Is this trying to imply some sort of super-human effort on the part of the journalist beyond the capabilities of us mere mortals? Cheers Colin
  20. I don't think anyone is criticising non-native speakers. Indeed, my experience is they have more respect for English than most native speakers! A lot of the comments are about the laziness/carelessness of native speakers/writers . English is a very rich language, but constantly seems to be dumbed down in the UK. Having lived in both Ireland and the England, I have to say the average Irish person has a much better grasp of the language (and makes better use of it) than the average English person - their swearing alone is far more creative! But they can come back - there was a period when it became very uncool to say 'cool' but now it seems to have come back into fashion. Its hard to keep track ... kids in particular seem to love messing around with words and subverting meanings (e.g. sick). I think its to do with group identification - nothing more cringe-making (deliberate use of 1920s popular use there :)) than hearing someone from outside the group mis-using a one time 'in' word. Like using 'wizard' today. Cheers Colin
  21. That one is debatable, and probably a false analogy - even though QI said it was! It would appear that it derives from the old French word orenge which can be found in Middle English texts. Given that French was still in use in the English court at the time, this seems to me the more likely provenance. The fun thing with English is that it has been influenced by so many languages, and what we speak today is a mixture or largely Germanic and Latinate words (with of course a large dose of later imports from the colonial era). So you get the Anglo Saxon 'Cow' and 'Sheep' (from the Anglo Saxon farmers who raised the animals) but 'Beef' and 'Mutton' from the French (who were eating the meat in their castles). Because of the multiple origins of words it is very easy to assume a given transformation applies to two similar words which actually have completely unrelated etymologies. A favourite of mine is 'penguin' allegedly the only known import from Old Welsh (meaning 'White head'). The theory is it originally applied to the now extinct great auk (an Atlantic bird). Francis Drake mistakenly applied it to what we now know as penguins when sailing round Cape Horn. Cheers Colin
  22. That's an interesting area - 'metanalyis' which is the movement of letters from one word to another. For example, in Shakespeare you'll see frequently see the word 'nuncle' which was the old word for 'uncle'. In effect 'a nuncle' becomes 'an uncle'. It works the other way too 'a newt' used to be 'an ewt'. The changes were probably done to mis-transcribing the spoken word to the written word, and would have depended on who the speaker was and placement of stress, regional accents. I suspect that anyone who misplaced A and AN does so because that seems more natural for them with their particular manner of speaking. Someone mentioned 'nuclear' as a problem word - I also have difficulty pronouncing it correctly - and will say 'nucular' unless I make a real conscious effort to say it right. Some things just don't flow off the tongue as easily as they might. Of course, in English the written word is often a very poor guide as to how the word is spoken 'Tough', 'Though' 'Thought' -3 very similar words on paper, but very different when spoken. No surprise that English is considered difficult to learn! Cheers Colin
  23. Things like that don't bother me - they're basically colloquialisms, and not abuse of the language. Its a reflection of the individual's background and culture, hence IMHO quite interesting. It tells us something about the person. I don't understand the reasoning behind this - photo is a contraction of photograph, hence 'photos' is the obvious plural. If there was no singular photo, you might have a point. Cheers Colin
  24. That reminds me of my current pet peeve - the use of 'super' ("I'm super excited ...") with everything. And due to over use, we now hear "Super super ..." since the emphasis provided by just one 'super' has been diminished. Cheers Colin
  25. Well that's because we've added a vowel to 'please' (pu-lease). Got to keep a balance. I think I'm right in saying that 'proper grammar' isn't taught in schools anymore, so a lot of things we older types learned by rote are now subject to wild guessing. Couple that with the fact that perhaps the majority of young people's communication is via social media, and you're bound to see a change in the English language to reflect the change in culture. The apostrophe may well die out as it seems relatively few seem to know how to use it properly, and so has limited functional purpose. We will have to deduce the meaning from context. Certainly something written 200 years from now will be full of 'mistakes' - but then so is English written 200 years ago when compared to modern convention, And Shakespeare is nearly unreadable for most school kids. As to American English - in some ways it is 'purer' as it stems from the first British settlers in the 17th century. This is before Samuel Johnson produced his famous first dictionary of the English language. But Johnson didn't just record the language - he had his own views on how it should be written, and at the time British intellectuals of 'the age of reason' were looking to the classics (esp. Latin) for models. Johnson and others wanted to offer a classical veneer to English by codifying both spelling and grammar. So while Shakespeare wrote 'color', Johnson wrote 'colour' as he felt this better reflected the etymology of the word. In short, American English derives from Elizabethan English while 'modern English' derives from the later Age of Reason (which for most of the time had a non-British royalty!). Cheers Colin
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