Con todo el trabajo extenuante que tuve a lo largo de este mes, estaba algo cansado para preparar esta publicación (o cualquier publicación, por si acaso), pero luego me dije: "esto no es trabajo, ¿de acuerdo?... ¡Es terapia!"...
¡Así que dejé de quejarme como niñita y lo afronté como hombre!...
Ahora admitámoslo, este año fue uno duro y supongo que no soy el único que piensa así.
Tú trabajas duro y eso está bien pero algunas veces no consigues lo que quieres y no me refiero sólo a dinero (lo que es bueno, mientras puedas cumplir con tus responsabilidades) sino algo de reconocimiento =/////...
Realmente tuve que hacer algunos ajustes a mi presupuesto (especialmente en lo que concierne a mi afición), porque mis obligaciones crecen con el tiempo, pero mi salario sigue igual hasta ahora...
Gracias a DIOS tengo todavía un buen balance, porque sin Él soy un pésimo administrador.
Ahora estoy tratando de enfocarme en mis gustos (¡y eso sonó raro, ya sé!)...
Quiero decir, todavía me gusta la variedad así que no sabrán qué brotará aquí la próxima vez, pero mi presupuesto para coleccionables ha sido "encogido" así que, tengo que ser aún más restrictivo cuando me gusta algo y quiero comprarlo.
La buena noticia es que he hecho algunos "dulces negocios" últimamente así que habrá grandes sorpresas (¿o debería decir bombas T?), esperando para ser publicadas, pero mis encargos para nuevos coleccionables han sido reducidos casi a cero.
Bueno, supongo que es hora de pagar las cuentas y disfrutar lo que ya he recibido de manos del SEÑOR.
De otra parte, este año he recibido muchos regalos fabulosos de mi familia, amigos y colegas coleccionistas, tantos que no pude publicarlos todos, por lo que el resto será publicado en 2013 =))))).
También este fue el año de mi deleitoso regreso a los vehículos diecast, algo que trae de vuelta gratos recuerdos, probablemente más que otro tipo de coleccionables porque eran los únicos juguetes asequibles para mis padres en mis años mozos...
Sin embargo, ahora como adulto, mi objetivo son las miniaturas en diecast no tan comunes, ni tan baratas (la ley de la compensación funcionando de nuevo... ¡HA!).
Es tiempo de desear a todos mis visitantes un Año Nuevo lleno de las bendiciones del DIOS de la Biblia y el SEÑOR Jesucristo, ójala revisen su senda pues Él regresará pronto a traer justicia y rectitud este mundo asolado por toda clase de iniquidades... Él lo prometió y ninguna de Sus promesas ha fallado jamás...
Hasta la próxima publicación... =)
ENGLISH With all the strenuous work that I had along this month, I was kinda tired to prepare this post (or any post, by the way) but then I said to myself: "this is not work, right?... Is therapy!"...
So I stopped complaining like a little girl to face it like a man!...
Now let’s admit it, this year has been a tough one and I guess that I’m not the only one thinking this way.
You work hard and that’s good but sometimes you don’t get what you want and I don’t mean only money (which is fine, while you can fulfill your responsibilities) but some recognition =/////...
Actually I had to do some adjustments to my budget (specially when it comes to my hobby), because my obligations grow as time goes by, but my wage is still the same until now...
Thank GOD, I still have a good balance, because without Him I’m a lousy administrator.
Now I’m trying to focus on my tastes (and that sounded weird, I know!)...
I mean, I still like variety so you will not know what will pop up here next time, but my budget for collectibles has been "shrunken" so, I have to be even more restrictive when I like something and I want to buy it.
The good news is that I’ve made some "sweet deals" lately so there are some big surprises (or should I say T-Bombs?), waiting to be published, but my orders for new toys have been reduced to almost zero.
Well, I guess it’s time to pay the bills and enjoy what I’ve already got from the hands of the LORD.
On the other hand, this year I have received a lot of nice gifts from my family, friends and fellow collectors, so much that I couldn’t publish them all, so the rest will be published in 2013 =))))).
Also this was the year of my delightful return to diecast vehicles, something that brings back a lot of good memories, probably more than other kind of collectibles because they were the only toys affordable for my parents in my younger years...
However now as an adult, my target are the not so common, not so cheap diecast miniatures (the law of compensation working again... LOL).
It’s time to wish to all my visitors a brand New Year full of the blessings of the GOD of the Bible and the LORD Jesus Christ, hopefully you check your path since He will come back soon to bring justice and righteousness to this world devastated by all kinds of iniquities... He promised and none of His promises has ever failed...
Algunas visiones del futuro plantean una sociedad equitativa y pacífica, donde el individuo halla su realización total como persona, algo que se conoce como utopía.
Sin embargo, son muchos más los que se plantean una visión pesimista del futuro, en el que la sociedad es déspota, fingiendo buscar el bien común, pero controlando con crueldad cualquier intento de no ajustarse al "modelo" impuesto, una sociedad dictatorial e inhumana en extremo.
Esto es conocido como distopía o utopía distorsionada...
Una de esas distopías es presentada de forma algo cruda, en la película a la que hace referencia esta publicación: Mad Max, una trilogía de la cual sólo las dos primeras partes se convirtieron en cintas de culto.
Se desarrolla en Australia en un futuro paralelo, con una sociedad fracturada, en la que dos bandos: la policía (MFP - Main Force Patrol) y las pandillas motorizadas se disputan el control, mientras el resto de la población funge como víctima de sus desmanes.
Max Rockatansky, el protagonista de esta historia, que fue encarnado por Mel Gibson (cuando él era un completo desconocido) y que hacía parte de la MFP, luego que su esposa y pequeño hijo fueron brutalmente asesinados por una pandilla motorizada, decide tomar la ley por su propia mano, convirtiéndose en el trágicamente célebre Mad Max.
En Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior, aparece este auto, el Black Pursuit Special (Interceptor), basado en el Ford Falcon XB GT 351 de 1973, que se fabricó exclusivamente para el mercado australiano.
También aparece en Mad Max 1, pero para la segunda parte fue modificado notablemente para sobrevivir en un ambiente tremendamente hostil, postapocalíptico, donde la gasolina es una mercancía sumamente valiosa y escasa... Por eso, para conseguirla se cometen toda clase de atrocidades.
Para mí, este diecast es tan valioso como la gasolina en el mundo de Mad Max, y aunque no tuve que cometer ninguna atrocidad para conseguirlo, si fue toda una odisea.
Lo deseaba ardientemente desde que empecé a coleccionar (o aún antes) y me deleitaba sólo con ver las fotografías disponibles en el website de AUTOart, pero ese placer no puede compararse con el de verlo en persona.
Es una pieza extraordinaria, con un nivel de detalle y trabajo de pintura muy por encima del promedio, que reproduce con gran fidelidad el modelo original y viene con numerosos accesorios (incluyendo al perro que acompañó a Max, llamado simplemente "Dog").
No me cabe duda que en Australia saben producir autos que son una bofetada visual, porque para mí resultan de una belleza insolente y bien pueden catalogarse, con toda propiedad, dentro de los Muscle Cars... ¡Aquí está la prueba de esto!...
Si lo desean, pueden seguir probando otro sorbo de mi hobby la semana entrante y si el Señor Jesús así lo dispone, nos veremos... =)
ENGLISH Some visions of the future pose an equitable and peaceful society where the individual finds its full realization as person, something known as utopia.
However, there are many more who consider a pessimistic view of the future, where the society is despotic, pretending to seek the common welfare, but cruelly controlling any attempt not to fit the "model" imposed, a dictatorial and inhumane society in the extreme.
This is known as dystopia or distorted utopia...
One of those dystopias is introduced in a somewhat crude way in the film that addresses this publication: Mad Max, a trilogy of which only the first two movies became cult.
It takes place in Australia in a parallel future, with a fractured society, in which two factions: the Police (MFP - Main Force Patrol) and the motorized gangs fight for the control, while the rest of the population serves as a victim of their excesses.
Max Rockatansky, the main character of this story, which was played by Mel Gibson (when he was a complete outsider) and who was part of the MFP, after his wife and young son were brutally murderer by a bike gang, decided to take the law in his own hands and became the tragically famous Mad Max.
In Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior, this car is used, the Black Pursuit Special (Interceptor), based on the 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT 351, which was made exclusively for the Australian market.
It’s used as well in Mad Max 1, but for the second part of the trilogy it was heavily modified to survive in an extremely hostile environment, post-apocalyptic, where gasoline is a highly valuable and scarce commodity... Hence to get it, all sort of atrocities are committed.
For me, this diecast is as valuable as gasoline in the world of Mad Max, and although I had not to commit any atrocity to get it, it was quite an ordeal.
I wanted it very much since I started my collection (or earlier) and I was delighted just watching its pictures available on the website of AUTOart, but that pleasure cannot be compared with the one I felt to see it in person.
It’s an extraordinary item, with a level of detail and paint job far above average, which very faithfully reproduces the actual vehicle and comes with many accessories (including the dog that accompanied Max, named simply "Dog").
I have no doubt that Australia knows how to produce cars which are a visual slap, because for me they are insolent beauties that could be categorized, seriously, within the Muscle Cars... Here is a proof of what I’m saying!...
If you wish, you can continue tasting another sip of my hobby next week and if the Lord Jesus provides so, we will see... =)
Si quieres echarle un vistazo a mi trabajo como diseñador gráfico profesional, solo haz click en la imagen superior... ENGLISH If you want to have a look at my work as professional graphic designer, just click on the image above...
My alternate blog in WordPress
From now, I will be publishing basically the same contents in both blogs, but for reviews before March 18, 2019, you must read my Blogger blog...
I’m a professional graphic designer and a restful collector, but above all: I’m someone who doesn’t take for granted anything, just because someone else says so. I think this hobby goes way beyond buying stuff here and there: anybody with money can buy collectibles, but not anybody becomes collector by doing so. I think as well that this hobby is, more than anything, about knowledge, about making sense of what happens around us and just like any other kind of knowledge, if it’s devoid of ethics, is worthless. I like to address topics around collectionism, including, but not limited to: history, industry, forums, groups, collectors, distributors, sellers, etc. I’m fully aware that criticism is essential for our hobby: everything is susceptible of improvement and we the collectors demand quality, but the industry around it doesn’t necessarily shares that vision. After all, well-targeted criticism always helps to detect failures and correct them, it’s like critical thinking: it helps you see things as they really are and not just as how they are presented to you. If you are someone who likes to look beyond the surface, welcome, if that is not the case, continue at your own risk...
Creo que cualquier visitante atento, puede notar el cuidado en la elaboración de los contenidos (reseñas) y la calidad de las imágenes que los ilustran... TODOS SON DE MI AUTORÍA (incluyendo la ilustración del cabezote). Si desea citarlos o usar las imágenes, agradecería que pida mi autorización (no creo que se la niegue, porque eso ayudará a la divulgación de mi blog...) y por favor, cite la fuente https://my1bloggyexp.blogspot.com/
Don’t you even dare to... I think that whoever visits this blog, can notice the carefulness in the elaboration of the contents (reviews) and the quality of the images that illustrate them... I’M THE AUTHOR OF ALL (the header’s illustration is included). If you want to quote them or use my images, I would appreciate that you ask me for an authorization (I don’t think I would deny your request, because it will help to the divulgation of my blog...) and please, quote the source https://my1bloggyexp.blogspot.com/
COPYRIGHTS TO THE OWNERS !!! Please be aware that all the pictures and/or videos linked in my publications belong to their respective owners and I do not pretend to steal their rights of copy by any means, under any circumstance, because their purpose is strictly informative / illustrative and if I can help them in the divulgation of their work, the better... Neither I use them for any kind of sales since THIS IS NOT A COMMERCIAL BLOG... Obviously, I don’t want others to do this kind of robbery with my stuff !!!
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