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Main contents of this site. There are many photos taken by myself in several museums in Japan and in Europe. The Categories are Airplanes (specially warbirds), AFV mainly tanks, Cars, Motorcycles, ships and spacecrafts. My aim was to record the shape, details and color, so please don’t expect beautiful photos. I tried to include descriptions in the panels, and hope they are useful for you. I put tags to each photo as much as I can, but my knowledge is limited, and TBH don’t know anything about pre-WW2 generation machines. I’d appreciate your notice when you find any mistakes. Please enjoy browsing my photos.

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Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum
Visit report of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum. There are so many navy aircrafts from WW2 to recent jets, like Sea Fire, Corsair, Sea Vixen Buccaneer and Phantom, etc. The exhibition of inside of aircraft carrier ship is so informative. There are also many experimental aircrafts such as Concorde prototype, Early version of Harrier, Handley page 115.
Jeff Beck Concert in Koeln
So, it looks like next year's Japan trip is set, but I got a head start with Jeff Beck's Loud Hailer Tour in Cologne. Man, it was awesome! The venue was a small hall that couldn’t …（Read more）
Enable Tag cloud with NextGen Gallery under sub-language environment with Bogo
NextGen Gallery does not support sub-language directory structures when creating multilingual sites in Bogo, and tag search output is displayed at /ngg_tag/#tag only, and not at /en/ngg_tag/#tag. I solved this problem using Justified Image Grid.
Count the number of posts in monthly archive in the current language only in Bogo
When creating a multilingual site with Bogo, the number of posts displayed in the monthly archive list is the total number of posts for all languages. As a countermeasure, I created my own archive widget using WP_Quary so that the correct number of posts for each language is displayed.
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DIY

Tr Tester Duoyi DY294 repaired
This page shows how I could fix broken DY294 by reverse polarity power supply. It works for over-voltage damage, too.
DIY Tr/FET Tester completed
According to the cirduit design finished in below link, I have just finished assembly of Transistor/FET tester (hFE measurement device). It can fix the Emitter current (Source curr…（Read more）
DIY Tr/FET Tester, ultimate hFE/Vgs/IDSS measurement device
I built ultimate hFE tester. I gathered many good ideas from internet and made up the best version I could imagine. It enables measurement of hFE under constant emitter current. This achieves also Vgs and IDSS of FET measurement.
DIY Center speaker
Just completed Home surround system. I have been using ELAC FS207A as main speakers, and wanted to have matched center speaker, so bought ELAC CC203 used in last year September. Ho…（Read more）
Bosch Washing machine Logixx 8 Door unlock repair
There are several ways to unlock a faulty Bosch washing machine door that will not open. Finally I found this method worked for my case, opening the door by inserting a dish knife into the gap in the handle. Reinforce the broken hook to regain its shape.
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Museum

Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum
Visit report of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum. There are so many navy aircrafts from WW2 to recent jets, like Sea Fire, Corsair, Sea Vixen Buccaneer and Phantom, etc. The exhibition of inside of aircraft carrier ship is so informative. There are also many experimental aircrafts such as Concorde prototype, Early version of Harrier, Handley page 115.
Wernigerode airplane museum
I visited a small aviation museum in the town of Wernigerode, about 130 km away from Hanover. The reason for visiting such a minor museum was that it is the only place in the world…（Read more）
Auto museum in Bourton-on-the-Water
A small Auto museum in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds of England showed many old British cars and motorcycles. Pedal driven toy cars' collection is remarkable.
Bovington Tank Museum
On the second day of my tour of British museums, I headed west to the Bovington Tank Museum. As the museum claims to be the best in the world, the quality and quantity of the exhib…（Read more）
Royal Air Force museum in London
A visit to the Royal Air Force Museum (RAF Museum) in the UK. It houses an extraordinary number of aircraft. From Spitfires and Phantoms to four-engine bombers, they are all lined up in a row, making for a spectacular sight. Admission is free, and there are also many educational displays for children, such as aircraft technology, search and reconnaissance, and information warfare, which are also impressive.
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about Models

obtained a book about Do335
Dornier Do335, 435, 635 Cover photoI got a book about Do335 series. It's probably discontinued and usually costs more than 80 EUR on eBay. I was so lucky to find a sell for 40 EUR.…（Read more）
Kauhsen WK1　Mini car
The No. 1 thing I have been looking for since I started collecting F1 miniature cars finally arrived from Italy: the prototype of the 1979 Kauhsen WK1, the debut of which shocked e…（Read more）
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Computer

Enable Tag cloud with NextGen Gallery under sub-language environment with Bogo
NextGen Gallery does not support sub-language directory structures when creating multilingual sites in Bogo, and tag search output is displayed at /ngg_tag/#tag only, and not at /en/ngg_tag/#tag. I solved this problem using Justified Image Grid.
Count the number of posts in monthly archive in the current language only in Bogo
When creating a multilingual site with Bogo, the number of posts displayed in the monthly archive list is the total number of posts for all languages. As a countermeasure, I created my own archive widget using WP_Quary so that the correct number of posts for each language is displayed.
Count the number of posts in a category in the current language only in Bogo
When creating a multilingual site using Bogo with Wordpress, the number of articles displayed in the category is the total number of articles in all languages, not just the current language. Here I will introduce a hack to fix this.
Gallery search function combining NextGen Gallery and Justified Image Grid
By combining the free version of NextGen Gallery, which does not have a search function, with the inexpensive Justified Image Grid, and writing a little code, you can achieve a full gallery search function and a search box using a widget.
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Automobile

Auto museum in Bourton-on-the-Water
A small Auto museum in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds of England showed many old British cars and motorcycles. Pedal driven toy cars' collection is remarkable.
London, Brooklands museum
A visit to the Brooklands Museum near London. Brooklands was the world's first race circuit and the UK's largest aircraft manufacturing base, and it is a wonderful place that can be enjoyed by fans of both cars and planes. You can take a tour of the inside of the Concorde and experience driving on the old race circuit.
Diekirch National Museum for Historic Vehicles
After enjoying the Military History Museum, I stopped by another museum in Diekirch, the Historical Automobile Museum. It's small, but the entry fee is only 5EUR, which is cheap. T…（Read more）
Kauhsen WK1　Mini car
The No. 1 thing I have been looking for since I started collecting F1 miniature cars finally arrived from Italy: the prototype of the 1979 Kauhsen WK1, the debut of which shocked e…（Read more）
Local Zündapp Motorcycle museum
Before having a casual barbecue in the section chief's backyard, he mentioned visiting a private museum in the neighborhood, so I decided to check it out. To my surprise, it turned…（Read more）
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Audio

DIY Center speaker
Just completed Home surround system. I have been using ELAC FS207A as main speakers, and wanted to have matched center speaker, so bought ELAC CC203 used in last year September. Ho…（Read more）
B&M specialized audio shop in Bonn
At the end of my Germany assignment 14 years ago, I purchased the German-made active speakers B&M Sigma, so expensive shopping considering it as if I were jumping from a cliff. The…（Read more）
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