Index of Symbols

Each symbol is dominated by a particular colour that corresponds to the stripes mentioned on the welcome page. Follow that stripe and you will be led to the section indicated.

The information desk, or this page, that explains the layout of the fortress.

The recreation levels, dedicated to hobbies and part time interests.

The power generation facilities needed to support life.

Teleport facilities to other sites.

Archived information and equipment.

Notice-board of events.

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What's new at the Fort

2012

• Sunday 22nd of January
  Added an entry to the anime reviews for To : Elliptical Orbit & Symbiotic Planet - something that surprised me given my expectations about the director. (He directed the modern Appleseed movies.)
• Tuesday 10th of January
  Welcome to the new year, I spent some time in Wellington Zoo with a 500mm lens. The results weren't totally shabby.

2011

• Thursday 29th of September
  Out airsofting again, the results are here Auckland Airsoft Swanson field.
• Sunday 11th of September
  I got a second chance to go out airsofting, this time with the more focused team oriented games called NOMAD events. And no, currently I don't know what the NOMAD stands for. I also had a chance to photograph the fireworks display for the opening game of the Rugby World Cup. Given that three million was spent on the fireworks alone, this was one extremely large display. Finally I had added a feature to the photography section on Catiodaptic Lenses and the experience I have had using one.
• Tuesday 24th of March
  Another auckland related entry, this time of the Airsoft Auckland group during one of their induction days.
• Wednesday 23rd of March
  Added a bunch of Auckland related material so now up is the Auckland War Museum, Chinese Lantern Festival, Kelly Tarltons and the Rubber Ducky. Added a few new images to the backdrops collection.
• Wednesday 12th of January
  Added to the photography section a gallery of my first proper go at Astro photography. As a result of I've added a shot of the moon to the backdrops archive too.

2010

• Monday 15th of November
  Added a noticeboard page on the 2010 Guy Fawkes display which also provided a new image for the backdrops page.
• Friday 5th of November
  Put in the entries for Samurai 7 volumes five, six and seven. I also added to the Noticeboard a page on the Island Bay Marine Center in the Bait House. From that visit a few more backdrops got added as well.
• Wednesday 25th of August
  Added a few new Backdrops to the backdrop page. Also added the Hikitia refit return and Petone Winter Carnival 2010 pages to the events section.
• Monday 21st of June
  Added the Alan Parsons Project to the standing music collections section and the DeMollen Windmill to the Noticeboard section.
• Tuesday 23rd of March
  Added another pictorial guide for working on a Ford Ka, this time for Ford Ka Headlight work. Added entries to the Anime section for Coyote Ragtime Show and the final Ergo Proxy volume 6.
• Sunday 31st of January
  Tweaked the TTA Books page to include, amongst other things, a link to the late Peter Elson's artwork which can be browsed online through a website setup by his sister. Related to this is an update to the TTA Image reference page. Added a feature on the 2009 Get A Grip conference and the 2009 Xmas tree display in Wellington.

2008

• Sunday 18th of October
  Fixed a few grammar and spelling errors in the Paranoia Agent volume 1 and added Irresponsible Captain Tylor - the series to the Anime section. Also added into the events section an entry on the Harcourt Invitational Jousting which was a great deal of fun to attend.
• Sunday 23rd of August
  Added Ergo Proxy volume 5 & related speculations. I also opened up a new section to the Recreation section - Photography. In here I aim to flesh it out with the images that I have laboured to produce that don't readily fit into any of the more normal features I do here. The first two entries are already in there.
• Sunday 12th of July
  Added the Wings Over Wairarapa 2009 page detailing the airshow with substantially better photographs of the day. Updated the backdrops page with several images including a few from the airshow. Tweaked the speculation pages for Ergo Proxy volumes 2,3 & 4 as well as Samurai Seven volume 5 and Yukikaze volume 1 in the Anime section. Also added a pictorial description of the process of fixing a Ford Ka Heater Control Valve. Finally some tweaks to the Terran Trade Authority Handbooks page.