Another stab at Troodon

Considering how long I've been trying to get a formal Troodon together, I thought it would be the ideal subject for ART Evolved's Feathered Dinosaur gallery in the new year.

I had always planned on bringing Zendin the Troodon back into Traumador's life in a big way (though this effort to rebuild the Troodon model into a Mark 7 model is once again demonstrating the death of the Tyrannosaur Chronicles... this has taken me a week so far, and its only half done. The finale of New Zealand was going to require at least half a dozen new feathered theropods... Though I'm wondering about a point form finale just to wrap up the current loose ends, and because I have some great photo plates).

So here is a half finished Troodon. Let me know your thoughts. The arms and legs have not been touched at all in this new effort.

Little Marmot in the big city...

We're not the only ones enjoying Hong Kong.

Our Marmot sidekick Mukmuk has been having a good time too.

Mind you we're not 100% certain what he gets up to while we're out of the house...

Out on the town

Action shot of my trolley or Tuiche 推车 in action.

Man that is a tall, pale, and fashionably old lady... Oh wait its me. Though that's a nice pickup 推车 I'm using to hail my groceries.

Most random lobby decoration

So while walking through Tsim Sha Tsui (TST as call it here in the good old HK) I randomly spotted out of the corner of my eye the most unexpected and awesome statue in the lobby of an office tower we were walking past.

I had to run in and snap a photo (though I was chased out by security)
The honest to goodness Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

You just can't make this stuff up!!!

Whose house...

The best pet store in Hong Kong...

Temple Street

One of my favourite spots in Hong Kong so far has been the famous tourist market held on Temple Street.

It is a fantastic place to find random fun things... well okay junk. I love random junk.

I'll do individual posts on the junk, but here are some visuals of the place itself...

The most crammed store ever!

One of my favourite stores I've encountered is this one in Yuen Long.

It is as full as it looks. There is not even technically enough room to enter in to it without pushing through stuffed animals. Once inside there is a spot for the clerk and one costumer. The two areas are not connected. There is a 2 foot thick wall of stuffies in between the two. I'd have taken a picture, but it was too tight.

Way to funny...

It's what Bogs Bunny eats

Carrots are good for your eyesight...

I wonder what a corrot is good for? Based on the blurriness here obviously not eyesight.

Evidence of Counterfeiting

So counterfeit merchandise is incredibly here in Hong Kong (shock I know).
It's not everyday the subjects of the intellectual theft realize their being copied on the copy!

Pickup Trolley (Pimp my 推车 part 1)

After my first week with my trolley or Tuiche 推车, I definitely was in need of a modification. The lack of a solid bottom was letting my school nearly fall through my trolley (the bag I packed them in prevented them from outright escaping, but there was some definite dragging on occasion).

My solution sadly confirms me as a true Albertan, but I swear it is functional as opposed to aesthetic.

I turned my 推车 into a pickup.

At a houseware store I picked up a cheap plastic box (for about $4CAN). Key features were the box's size (in this case ideal for holding my school supplies) and the pre-molded handles on the sides.

The size criteria I hope is self evident...

The handles are for properly securing the box to the trolley.

To do that you need the 推车 enthusiast's secret weapon, duck ta... errr no wait not a handy man here... for trolleys you need bungee cord.

The handles give you the means of sturdily attaching your box to the trolley. Just run the bungee cord through both.

The cord ends attach at the top to holds the trolley stable side to side.

Running your cord through the bottom framework holds the box on the trolley.

The only disadvantage is that the trolley loses its ability to easily collapse and fold up.

In my book that is not as important as getting my stuff to work in one piece, so I'll leave with it. You other 推车 lovers out there need to keep it in mind when making this change.

Coming soon a totally aesthetic modification to my 推车...