It’s hard to predict the future, but with enough data we can at least get better at it. That’s exactly what digital twins are all about. By using as much real world data as possible to model out anything from a building, to a person, to a city in a
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: IMPS SJ Hobby Show – November 9
The local chapter of the International Plastic Modellers Society will be having its annual model show and competition on November 9 at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s. You can find more information at the chapter website along with some samples of what the talented local modelling community
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The Model Laborer of 1848
On July 22 1848 beside stories of fighting in Paris and markets in England, the front page of The Globe featured this column. As I was reading I thought this article could be perhaps excused because the opinion it expressed was just popular at the time, after finishing, I’m glad
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Moebius’ Skipjack
Here are some views of Moebius’ 1/72 scale USS Skipjack held together with green painter’s tape. Skipjack was the first nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine using the teardrop hull design that optimised underwater performance. Skipjack and her sisters were the fastest submarines in the US Navy until the arrival of the
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Christmas will arrive early this year
Word from the hobby shop Thursday is that the USS Skipjack is on the way. In 1/72 scale, this is going to be one big submarine: -srbp-
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