In one of the episodes of the Central Television program “You Can Do It” (“Eto vy mozhete”), viewers met the amateur designer Oleg Andreevich Ostapenko. We have already grown used to the fact that “EVM” introduces us to people whose technical creativity invariably arouses interest and surprises us with unexpected solutions to various design problems. Read more…
The tram is one of the oldest modes of transport in Milan. Cars of several generations operate in this city. Alongside the most modern ones, Series 1500 trams built back in the 1920s still work here. And these are not isolated specimens — more than a hundred veterans enter regular service every day. As in Read more…
The last pre-dreadnoughts of the Second Reich received the names “Deutschland”, “Pommern”, “Hannover”, “Schleswig-Holstein” and “Schlesien” — when ordered they were listed as N, O, P, Q and R respectively. Ship Q was built in Kiel by Krupp’s Germaniawerft; she was laid down on 18 August 1905 (yard number 113) and launched with ceremony on Read more…
This small table with an original design will become not only a useful piece of furniture in any home, but also an element of its decoration. What sets it apart from ordinary tables is the lower parts of the legs “woven” into a knot. The resulting closed system is free from the drawbacks of traditional Read more…
If your radio-controlled or control-line model has a non-removable landing gear or its size does not allow a hand launch, don’t be upset by the lack of a suitable runway nearby. A drag sled will help — it can be used both in winter and in summer. To make such “skis,” you will need a Read more…
When building small-scale sailing ship models, a great deal of work goes into making realistic chain plates. I use a simplified method of imitating these parts and fittings entirely from a single piece of metal. Using a special forming jig makes it possible to achieve good results both in accuracy and in appearance. At a Read more…
As a prototype for this model, a twin-engine boat of the British Air Force was chosen. During World War II, such boats were used to search for and rescue pilots shot down over the sea, and also to perform guard duties. Work on making the model begins with drawing a full-size scale-copy plan. The plan Read more…
Sixty years ago, one of the most remarkable and progressive cars appeared — the Renault 16. It was produced for 15 years without major changes to its appearance and had a substantial influence on vehicle design in many countries, including the USSR. The Renault 16 entered history as the world’s first hatchback. That is not Read more…
The term “autogyro” comes from two Greek words: autos — self, and gyros — rotation. In fact, they define the essence of this aircraft, in which lift is created by an airscrew-rotor that freely rotates under the action of the oncoming airflow, while forward motion is provided by a tractor or pusher propeller. The autogyro Read more…
Today, stores offer a huge variety of kitchen cutting boards. There are boards made of wood, plastic, glass, ceramics, and even marble. But despite such an abundance of items with a similar purpose, there is one crucial rule that any experienced cook knows: different foods require different cutting boards. One for meat and poultry, another Read more…
