North Korea are releasing balloons into their neighbour with suspect, possibly foul, cargo strung under them. They say it’s revenge for the propaganda leaflets that waft over in the other direction.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn2p32zrzo
I got these 1:35 Maschinen Krieger power suits from Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link). Let’s have a look at what comes in the box.
It makes sense, though. The push to make the televised leaders’ debates Tory and Labour only comes primarily from Labour. Starmer will barely have to open his mouth if he’s facing Sunak- just let Rishi be Rishi and Tory votes will keep falling.
But throw a Green, or even a Libdem, into the mix, and viewers will be reminded how far Starmer is from what the country really needs. It makes sense for him to chicken out of that.
Sunak announces UK general election for 4 July
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69050450
I’ve not built enough so far this year. So I sat down with a simple kit and threw it together quickly, to get the model making muscles flexed and ready for more.
I got this kit from Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link).
Not just the workbench, but the whole of the room it’s sat in.
Modelling time has been eaten into in lots of little ways, but there’s always something going on on the workbench. Lots of somethings. Maybe too many….
Anyway, here’s a quick update.
I must have something Corman in the house that I can watch in his honour.
I’m experimenting with timelapse settings, for possible future projects. Here’s a very quick bit of my commute.
The smallest of the model rail shows I’ve been to so far, but still worthy of its own video. The journey to and from the venue was an adventure as well, on one of the first properly sunny days of the year.
I binged the Kaiju No. 8 manga before Christmas, and now the anime has been added to my must watch list. So I had to have a figure.
I’ve made other Bandai models, but this is my first from the Figure Rise range, and I’m impressed. I got it from Hobbylink Japan (affiliate link).
I’ve had this Linear Tank kit sitting on the shelf for a while. It was time to build it.
It became one of those ‘simple’ builds that took ages, not least because I had to wait weeks for a dry day to prime the base.
Linear Tank 3D printed model by K Scale Models, who is also on YouTube.
My first time going to this show, which is held to raise funds for a Scout troop, so has a different feel to other model rail events. Many of the layouts were more about fun than realism, and the trade stands mixed in with sweet and craft stalls.
Another dip into the vintage magazine pile pulls out this early 80s issue.
Just a small gathering of classic cars that I happened upon on Saturday. Little events like this are those lucky coincidences that I enjoy about taking the occasional random trip to parts of Greater Manchester I don’t normally visit.
When I was younger, I put firework rockets in toy cars and jumped them off a ramp. Little did I know that model companies had made kits especially for rocket power.
I found this on Ebay, and had to get it and find out more.
There are fears for the future of British beer, as hop yields fall due to climate change. But there are scientists on the job, breeding more resistant strains, as well as looking at possible future flavours.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68636451
Let’s have a look at the state of the customising art in 1979. Another vintage magazine, full of old school builds and fascinating how-tos.
And the power struggle between those who would succeed him will be intense. As this article outlines, Putin will likely stay in office until he expires, if only for his own safety. He has built a power structure around him that leaves no clear contender for the throne when he’s gone.
Obviously, we’ll celebrate when Putin dies, but we should also be worried about what comes after him.
As large scale solar schemes become more common, planners need to think about their effect on the land they are built on. Introducing the concepts of agrivoltaics and ecovoltaics.