CRUISER 3 RD CLASS LAVOISER

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CRUISER 3RD CLASS LAVOISERCRUISER 3 RD CLASS LAVOISER. Scale model 1:200.

“Colonial” cruiser of the 3rd class “Lavoisier” was laid down in Toulon in January 1895, launched in April 1897, and finally completed in 1898..

Just series had three ships, but “Galileo” and “Line” ended his service in the years 1910-1911. “Lavoisier” had a chance to take part in the First world war. In the beginning of the war – the protection of French fishing vessels off the coast of Iceland, patrol in the English channel, in Port said, Eastern Mediterranean. From September 1916-often in Morocco, July 1918 – again in the Mediterranean. In 1919 disarmed in 1920 decommissioned.

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THE WAY TO “EAST”

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THE WAY TO Model-a copy of the ballistic missile R-2

In 1951, took arms ballistic missile R-2 (product 8Ж38), created under the leadership of S. P. Korolev. Its performance characteristics were: missile launch weight of 20 to 300 kg, the maximum flight range is 576 km, mass of warhead – more than 1000 kg. R-2 to improve accuracy in lateral direction had a system of the frequency control with two antennas on the body, weight an untucked missiles – 4430 kg.

“RUBBER” BED

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Children grow up fast: more recently, the baby and the stroller was large, and look – already and the crib is small, it is time to buy a grown-up.
 
But the proposed design can serve as a child without replacement from kindergarten age to adolescence. The fact that the bed sliding her length can be almost any. How is this achieved?

EXACTLY IN THE RING

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When sawing any, but in particular plastic pipes (due to its “softness”) to withstand the cutting line is exactly perpendicular to the axis (or if necessary – on the contrary, under the right angle) will help the duct tape. Wound appropriately a ring from it will not allow the cutter to get off.

WARDROBE-COLUMN

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CABINET

The majority of cabinets for the hallway there is one drawback: it is not possible to accommodate long items like skis or household step-ladder.
Proposed for the independent production of the French magazine “System D” rack-column has the winning height, a special unit, just designed to accommodate long items. The rest of the design decision is quite traditional: a section plus mezzanine.

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THE SWITCH UNDER THE HOOD

Categories Country house

SWITCH UNDER THE HOOD

Often in the organization of outdoor lighting to install the lighting unit is used near a support of a transmission line (the pole) or other suitable wooden structures.
For economy of wiring and ease of management are usually on the same pole in the lower part of the set and switch.
For protecting the external switch from the rain and snow you can use a suitable plastic canister from-under engine oil.

A TRIO FOR LINEN

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Three-section storage of Laundry

Even hand washing, and especially the use of the washing machine involves pre-sorting the accumulating of underwear – largest, according to the color or strength of the material. Practically, this is impossible to accomplish, if you put things, as usual, in a traditional tank or a modern Laundry baskets of plastic.