Rusted relics

[von Corax]

Nice finds, chironex, although they'd be nicer if UrbanGhosts didn't insist on chopping off most of the right half of every photo.

[chironex]

http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/art/Mummified-kettle-6-455825536
http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/art/Bunch-of-old-wagons-580738854?ga_submit_new=10%253A1451301488

[selectedgrub]

Sadly it is like that now?

I'll play.
http://selectedgrub.blogspot.co.nz/2015/12/blog-post_6.html

[Drew P]

Now I want to go exploring!

[chironex]

Sadly it is like that now?

I'll play.
http://selectedgrub.blogspot.co.nz/2015/12/blog-post_6.html

It's better than it was. The tender floor was ripped up and had been visible out the top, even from right next to it; and they have wiped out the spraypaint erections. Otherwise, no-one is doing anything with it now.
http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/art/mummified-kettle-420311917
It did look like this some time ago:


http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/art/Under-restoration-517023184

This ship was loading a lot of rusty metal on the day I visited the HMAS Canberra:
http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/art/Damn-big-trash-can-523428073
BOOMMM!!!! it went as the cranes dropped whole skipfuls of it in at a time.

[selectedgrub]

That deserves to be restored. 

Dalek, With afro.

[frances]

ha ha.  wonderful.

[selectedgrub]

[Banfili]

selected, the top one of these three resembles a meso-American style of building.

[chironex]

It would be improper (sometimes impractical) to shoot these myself, so I used Streetview:

Several derelicts as yard art in front of the Rollingstone Hotel. Last time I passed by there was a derelict truck in much worse condition hidden in the carpark somewhere.


This business is around the corner from my workplace. I don't know what the old machines used as yard art have to do with their business.

[chironex]

Several farm houses in Toobanna, the way into Ingham, have big piles of old stuff hanging around near the road; they just don't appear close enough to Streetview.

[Drew P]

^That's what is known as "yard-art".

[chironex]

I have organised my Favourites on DA, here are some of the more relevant ones:
http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/favourites/67849625/Things-in-dark-woods
http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/favourites/67849508/Urbex
http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/favourites/67850119/Aircraft-wreckage

[Steamtess]

Oh gosh. I love this stuff, I have so many photos from reclamation yards, etc. I will have to work out how to post photographs...
Watch this space 

[selectedgrub]

Watch this space 

[Banfili]

I must get out with the camera/s this winter!

[chironex]

Knew I'd seen one here last time I went through the place, maybe 20 years ago...



An old excavator in Mount Morgan, Queensland.

There was another old earthmover at a park in Rockhampton, but I can't find it on GoogleEarth. May have been removed.

This is Rosewood Railway Museum, Queensland:


This area appears to be their cast-offs:

Here it is at ground level:


And this part is on the museum side of the road:

[chironex]

http://thoughtengine.deviantart.com/art/Cast-iron-surround-603763976

[morozow]

I went to the enterprise for peat extraction. Not far from Moscow. And yet there is a narrow gauge railroad. Peat is now not popular and mining it now at the minimum level.

Spoiler: ShowHide

[selectedgrub]

Thanks for sharing.
Is that a snow plough train?

[morozow]

on the first picture? Yes. Snow removal the wagon.

[chironex]

At the Armour and Artillery Museum, Cairns:




They had some more wreckage in a pile out the back, but my camera ran out of power (and I'd just charged it the previous night!)

[Dr.B.Goodall]

Just something I recently bought off of eBay for £30 (delivered).  It's history is supposedly Victorian, but I only have word of mouth to go by.  Regardless, I liked it's used look, with a little light rust here and there ... kinda gives it a bit of character

Click on the images for a larger view...





It's apparently "a very early Parkinson by shape of molding and the lack of markings which came later"

[selectedgrub]

I want one.
Thanks chironex and Dr Goodall for keeping the thread alive.

I'll be out of photos for a few weeks till I get my own camera again.

[Banfili]

Well, now venomous snake season is pretty much over, I'll be getting out & about a bit with the camera. There are a few bits and pieces I have in mind to take photos of this winter, including old farm machinery and mining bits and pieces.

Might find some train stuff, too!

Very nice vice, Dr. Goodall!