Just back from an incredible couple of days in New York. Truly amazing place. Loved it.

We’re off to New York at the end of this month for the first time, we’re excited & also nervous about the sheer scale of the city. We have tix to the ESB, 9/11 museum & the Nat. History museum. We’re there for 3 nights, stopping near Times Square. Any tips so I can make it amazing for my wife?

Is this platform overridden with AI crap yet or is it a safe space?

Playing some records on a rainy Saturday afternoon is very relaxing!

Been along time since I’ve fancied picking a pencil up, but yesterday I thought I’d relax with some sketching. Bryan Ferry is cool as.

We’re in Bridlington today, dogsitting for Shell’s sister. It’s an interesting place, everybody seems to walk the same way, a strange leaning gait. The antiques places are excellent though, and I found some good vinyl this morning. Also, haddock and chips is bloody lovely here.

I’m back and hunting bargains again! £1 find, love a bit of Meco!

I decided my luggage tag is a little too passive aggressive so I will get a new one for next time. We’ve had this for years, and I guess it works as no one has taken my case yet 🤣

With the love of my life - she’s had a rough few months with some health scares so I’ve taken her away for a few days. So good to see her with her sparkle back ♥️

Kos is an absolute trove of ancient ruins. Such a beautiful and clean city.

Used my birthday voucher for the record shop and found two I wanted for a really fair price. 😊

Spoilt this birthday via all my girls 🥰

Happy with today’s finds, love me some vinyl!

Couldn’t say no to this framed poster for one English pound. Already hanging up!

A rare Thursday night off so have been chilling out with some nice lights and sounds. Just moving sliders and seeing what comes out, great fun.

My signed @sparksofficial.bsky.social CD arrived today! The album (which is excellent) *could* be the number one album this week. I’ve got 3 copies now including the lovely white label - I couldn’t make the listening party, but went in to my record store and they had a couple of copies left. HAPPY!

Our downstairs loo is one of my favourite decors in the house. It’s filling up with random frames we pick up at charity shops and put cool things in that we like or hold a meaning for us. Here’s a few highlights!

I feel like these are my top 3 Roxy Music albums - so I picked them up today. This weekend I’ve found 4 albums, 2 12” remixes and 15 singles for under £30! Can’t complain at that!

Mucho cheapo vinyl today at the car boot!

@dawse.bsky.social - they were flogging these off cheap online because the newer version came out, omg it’s almost identical. And comes with a mod grip yay! I love how easy the 101 was to use and this is no different. I wasn’t even after one!

Been after this kit for years especially in this circa late 70’s box. I have quite a thing for the Ju188 after finding the photo of my grandad taking one apart in Germany. It’s a great kit, but I probably won’t build it as it’s all perfect and too nice for me to spoil 🤣 one of my favourite artworks.

I’m ashamed to say it’s took me nearly 52 years to appreciate how actually awesome Roxy Music were. So I picked these up today. Amazing!

Been after this for years, both mixes are perfect and of course Jewel just screams 80’s Channel 4 NFL coverage for me (not so much BBC rally coverage!) Can’t wait to give this a spin!

Two little charity shop finds today, Roxy Music being timely as I had plunged down a rabbit hole just a few nights ago and realised how good they were throughout. Absolutely loving playing records at the moment.

I’m basking in a bath of Mellotron and Moog Modular bliss. Phaedra by Tangerine Dream - and it’s not even as good as Rubycon (but close!)

Making yourself, and every other being into a chatGTP ‘Action Figure’…

Had some time with this lovely thing today, just messing around. @dawse.bsky.social only issue I had was sounds dropping out but only when hold button was in use. Strange one that but otherwise seemed great! And still in tune (although it does drift a little bit at the higher end!)

Some new @sparksofficial.bsky.social vinyl, a lovely surprise from my ever thoughtful Mrs.T. A great album too.

Charity shop find. Very nice condition. Songs as melancholic as ever (perhaps more so at my age now. Did absolutely everyone seem to have one of these record players? 1971.

My 15 pieces for Topps’ Star Wars Galactic Antiquities 2025 set.

Whoops! These fell into my shopping today 😬

A few more supplies came today, only I could get excited over some varnish and thinner 🤣

When you pick up a pencil and a notebook whilst listening to @sparksofficial.bsky.social at nearly 3am and your supposed to be working on far more boring stuff…

These seem to be the only cassettes I have left, used to have 100’s!

Dirk the Daring is finished! Well, pretty much; there’s a couple of bits to touch up with paint, but overall I’m happy with how he came out. 16” high, pretty heavy, but I think I got the colours pretty close. Yes there are print lines here and there, but I don’t care as it’s only for me to display.

Ruined building primed just not sure what colour I’m going to paint it yet.

First painting of 2025 completed! Actually started this on the 28th December but finally done.

Couldn’t resist this for a great price in a local antiques shop. Absolutely charming!

Nothing beats the classics. Having a little play this evening!

Couple of charity shop finds today ☺️

Easing back in to some work backlog before I go back to work in the normal job! Revisiting this one, as it’s a request.

Picked up these annuals this morning, love a bit of Magpie! Always preferred it to Blue Peter.

I got the Lego Star Wars advent calendar and each day I’ll post the previous day’s model. Here’s what was in December 1st ☺️

Happy 46th Birthday to my favourite album of all time. Here’s some various Equinoxe vinyl I have (1 copy is missing as it hangs on the wall!)

Visited Ikea for the first time in my life yesterday. Loved it!

Had a request to sketch Jason King. Possibly the strangest one this year, but yeah!

Fell down a wormhole of @sparksofficial.bsky.social classics last night/this morning and discovered so much content I didn’t know as well as reacquainting some old faves. And now Pacific Standard Time is firmly embedded in my playlist. What a beautiful song! youtu.be/1jU-bWjDu-0?...

A Ladybird reference photo for you. This picture of ‘Jane’ was used in the 1966 book ‘Mystery on the Island’ Artist: Martin Aitchison

It was always about the red stripe…

Ok, Bluesky folks; very niche request for help here - is anyone pretty knowledgable of the Junkers Ju188 (pictured) - especially at the end of WW2? Particularly units and captured or abandoned 188s. Or an expert on Luftwaffe camo, and variant identification. Thanks! (Please repost!)