Hot Toys or "Get Away From Her, You Bitch!"

There's a cool shop in Aoyama called Toy Sapiens that has all sorts of highly detailed models from sci-fi, action and super-hero movies. One of the cool models on prominent display is of Ellen Ripley from Aliens! You may have spotted her before from my resent post on the Hara Railway Museum. This photo was taken about a year ago in May 2013. If you are not familiar with Ripley or the power loader she operates in Aliens you can check out the clip posted on YouTube.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S IF SWM @ 23 mm, f5.6, ISO 100, 1/160 sec.

Hara Model Railway Museum (Part 2)

The detail in the Hara Model Railway Museum's dioramas, engines and railway cars is absolutely amazing and is deserving of more than one post, and perhaps there are few more pictures that I can add for a final post for this visit. So stay tuned for part three.

By the way, it seems that if you look closely there are several surprises (or Easter eggs, not literal ones though, but who knows) hidden in the diorama. We found Ripley from Aliens operating a loader on the docks! Nitendo's Yoshi was hidden in the hills. Perhaps there are more, but I'll need to take advantage of the spotting glasses provided next time we visit.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f4.0, ISO 400, 1/80 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f4.0, ISO 400, 1/30 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f4.0, ISO 400, 1/25 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f4.0, ISO 1600, 1/60 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f4.0, ISO 1600, 1/80 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 24mm f/2.0 Nikkor AI @ f4.0, ISO 400, 1/125 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens f5.6, ISO 800, 1/80 sec.