Taking the “nice” car to go get parts for the daily. #WeirdCarBS

Last Saturday, me n @joehallenbeck.bsky.social had a long overdue Man Date down the whizzy cars track. 5ive hours 2ge+her in a proper Boyzone with RC cars racing in One Direction driven by all ages from Boyz II Men? I'll Take That all day. Yes, I got told off for looking at the camera 😄

Not sure why I can’t reply to the thread but yes, that is the origin of my old twïtter handle and now all my online handles. TLBS is one of my favourite films, the Shane Black dialogue and Tony Scott direction is spot on. Full of one liners and carnage from Bruce in his most underrated performance

Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a kid.

Rather disappointingly my “hot restart” issue on the 850 has returned. I’ve changed the crank position sensor, coolant temp sensor and I thought I’d sorted it. Now it’s back and I’m checking fuel pump & fuel system relays.

More Oscars for films that have “Stunt Alien Beast 1” in the credits please. (Osiris 2025 btw)

This but I don’t smoke, I buy car parts.

@chopperfireball.bsky.social Q: I have a film. Chopper gets hit with an RPG, it crashes, then gets hit with another RPG while burning on the ground and then explodes. Does that count? If so then Warhorse One (2023) from the tactical gunplay guru William Kaufman. 🚁💥

The introduction to our main character in the opening scene of Upgrade (2018) framed through the shaker hood of a Trans Am is one of my favourites. Also if you haven’t seen Upgrade you should watch Upgrade.

Okay, so I’m thinking I will sell the S60 to help fund the Probe resto. 2005 model. Ex demonstrator. I’m the third owner (kind of the 2nd). 2.0T. 50k. Immaculate service history. MOT to November. Full new set of Nexen tyres and 4-wheel alignment. £2,250. DM if interested.

Just about to go into the cinema to watch a film that I’ve seen many times & changed what I thought action cinema could be when I saw it on vhs all those years ago. Hard Boiled (1992) was the first John Woo film I ever saw and it blew my mind. Very excited to see the new 4K transfer in a cinema.

“Right. Now you’ve got some time off and rebuilt the T5, you’re not just cruising around at night listening to Alice In Chains are you?” “What if I am?”

Just so we are clear, when I say I don’t want smart tech in my house that does not include Paulie’s robot from Rocky IV. Gimme that shit right now.

Made it to a local Welsh event. @breninstu.bsky.social told me about it yesterday. Nice turnout.

Great. Now because “Past Me”™️ decided he didn’t want to do the thing* last night because he wanted to watch movies and eat snacks that means I have to get up early on a Sunday morning to do the thing*. Stupid “Past Me”™️ he’s so cool but he makes me do all the things. * wash the car.

Trying to decide is pointless. Looks like I’m doing a “slick crime LA epic” double bill.

Time to wash the winter & workshop off both cars I reckon.

I don’t really have any news or updates that people might find interesting. I’m just floating around aimlessly now I’m finished with that last job. It was a good distraction from all the horrors. I just want to say, be nice, be kind, be strong if you can. I’m rooting for you. Unless you’re evil.

Her: He's probably thinking about other women. Me:

Help needed: Do we have anyone from Germany in the car community here on Bluesky? I desperately need this part ba4-shop.de/index.php/pr... But I'm in Sweden and they only ship within Germany. And I would prefer not having to set up one of those fake addresses just for this.

Well. My radiator install has stalled. Everything was going smoothly until I realised I’m missing 3 of the oil / transmission cooler connections that screw into the radiator. Called the place. Closed weekends obviously. So now it’ll be Monday before I can tell them. I can install it but still 😡

Wrapped. Done. Home. Unemployed. Time for some sitting and then some Volvo based wrenching coming soon. Expect pictures of fluid everywhere, coolant, oil but hopefully very little blood. I’m so tired.

I am a train. But not the fun kind of train where I’m going to buy a car. I’m on a train so that I can drive an 18T truck back up the country tomorrow. Then and only then once this task is complete will I be finished on this gig. Looking forward to a bit of a rest / 850 radiator replacement.

Me too skip microwave. Me too. Wrap day.

New “Flying Brick” shirt from my man over at Wasted Spark www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Wast... who is back after a break. I’ve had loads of Volvo based merch off him over the years. He does other automotive stuff too. #WeirdCarBS Tell him Rich sent you.

You should post more pictures of your car. I want to look at it.

No cards, no flowers, no perfume, no chocolate, no aftershave, no spicy undergarments. This Valentines Day give them something they’ll use and cherish forever. A Gränsfors Bruk forest axe. Thank me later.

Still no Oscar or BAFTA for Best Truck Spark. I just executed a flawless unit move into an insanely tight car park in central London all in one manoeuvre. No reversing, repositioning or corrections. Straight in. Like an 18 ton glove. If I don’t toot my own horn then no one else will.

A little from column A, little from column B

Not now cannibal jellyfish with a disappearing anus.

I’m so exhausted at the moment that even if an old acquaintance tracked me down, told me they were putting the team back together and asked me to come back for one last mission, I’m not sure I’d say yes.

Of the two big star duo streaming releases of the past few weeks I found The Rip with Damon & Affleck a bit flat and no signature director flair from Carnahan. Whereas The Wrecking Crew with Bautista & Momoa was an absolute blast. Several cuts above the usual Amazon slop. Big fun. Loved it.

@chopperfireball.bsky.social The Wrecking Crew. Got one of those things you like. 🚁💥

Festival of the Unexceptional tickets booked! See you Saturday 25th of July

It’s about time I introduced myself again. I’m James, an illustrator, designer and writer from the UK. My obsessions are cars, my dog Winnie and sci-fi. I’m currently working on a long-gestating new sci-fi IP. You can buy prints and merch of my work at mrjalco.myshopify.com Cheers!

Hey. A film I worked on (and my car is in) is showing at Sundance. Which is kinda cool. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

40 years ago, my fam moved from Canada to North Carolina so my dad could work as a gaffer for Dino DeLaurentiis at his new studio complex in Wilmington. Dad's first film in our new town was "Maximum Overdrive," and he even had a cameo as "guy who drives truck over bridge to his death." #WeirdCarBS

Coolant is meant to look like this right? Right?

Day off. Already had a therapy session and now I’m going to have some crumpets for breakfast. Killing it today so far.

I firmly believe that as part of your regular lessons you should have to go out for a day riding on the pillion of a motorcycle and ride in an HGV to get perspective on what other vehicles need in terms of space and a better appreciation of what these vehicles go through.

Feast your eyes on the first look at Yuen Woo-Ping’s BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS. Wu Jing, Nicholas Tse, and Jet Li with Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Max Zhang, and Kara Hui! I can’t imagine anything bigger for Lunar New Year.

Today I try to solve my “hot start” issue on the 850 T5. Starts fine from cold but if you restart it again while at temperature (such as stopping to refuel) it has restarting issues. So I’ve got a new crank position sensor, new dizzy cap & rotor plus coolant temp sensor and fuel pump relay.

Me getting off my truck on Friday at wrap time.

Student arrested for eating AI art in protest

AI is for lazy thickos. Do some fucking work and create something new.

No new pics, where are you mentally?

I don’t know man, seems like such a massive question right now. How long have you got?

Last setup of five days of filming in a big office block multiple floors up. Last setup of the day and they decide to film in the corridor and lift that every department needs to derig all their gear via. They could’ve done this any time. Trying to get my truck loaded. I think someone is dumb.