This comment was on a story about the pending(?) closure of Coventry Airport, focused on Air Atlantique and led with an image of a DC-6 (I think?). It puts into words something I’ve been thinking for some time and feels equally applicable to the sale of a historic aircraft.

I've taken the paywall off this eulogy I wrote for my magical, mysterious ex-stray cat George - who died last year - in case anybody would like a read. It was very, very hard to write but I think it might be my favourite thing I’ve ever written about cats. www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...

say what you will about this administration, you gotta respect their commitment to just saying stuff

IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash

Bat linoprint by my mum, Jo. You can read about her artwork here: www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...

“What is that in your bed?” “It’s a puffball mushroom I foraged.” “Why is it there?” “I was worried it had got cold and sad.” “But you’re going to eat it soon anyway.” “The fact that we all have to die at some point doesn’t mean we should not live well, in comfort, beforehand.”

What a great headline

Good facts about squirrels' tails I have learned: 1. Squirrels can fan out their tails, turn them around and use them as umbrellas when it’s raining. 2. Squirrels have occasionally been known to use their tails as rafts, to help them cross rivers.

Did you miss me? Current status. It was a silver monster, then a lumpy blue monster (masking tape) now a shiny black lumpy monster, but I'm surprisingly pleased to be here - nearing the end of the build and (fingers crossed) the end of #HeaviesGB in #histscalemodels, thanks, @jaaaagirr.bsky.social!

People complaining about current TV and Film: “Everything is the same. It’s all soulless, recycled, corporate-controlled. computer generated garbage.” People given access to a soulless corporate-owned computer-generated idea recycler: “Creativity is democratized! Now I can make movies!”

i would have the Marine Corps hold Steven Spielberg's family hostage until he did a two season miniseries of book accurate adaptations of Jurassic Park and The Lost World

gonna start using social media less and use the time saved to hit myself in the head with a shovel

narrator: 50 years ago... me: [nods] in 1945 narrator: in 1975... me: what

Woo-hoo!

Aftet the election in New York I saw a lot of doom and gloom posts lamenting the imminent death of the city and how AWFUL the Mayor-elect was. After his meeting with Trump I’m curious to see if those people do a 180.

Cool: getting a 50+year old model kit you’ve wanted for a long time, in this case the Frog 1/72 Westland Wyvern. Less cool: the fact decals age. This could get interesting. Just taking off the wax paper was painful! #histscalemodels

I don’t trust Roo’s current diet food because he likes it

The Blu-Tack and Maskol technique worked a treat, although I need to do some touch-ups and mask was rough to apply. I remembered that RNZAF Canberras probably had hard-edge camo, but this has been more of a learning build than an all-out accuracy hunt. Airfix 1/72 Canberra B(I).12 #histscalemodels

I agree with RustyDawg37.

Wild how the Boy Mayor age for cis white men overlaps with the geriatric pregnancy age

Well, this looks bloody gorgeous in hand.

I felt lucky to watch the Luftwaffe Airbus A321 15+10 on finals over the house on Saturday. It was a lovely day for it. I’ve been really enjoying seeing this and the two A400Ms from our house and just haven’t felt the need to try photograph them. Just experiencing it is nice.

Fun(?) times and good progress on the model bench today. The Corsair and Sikorsky are done, and the Canberra’s almost ready for paint. The fit and accuracy of the Ventura are making me want to find a Frogspawn one. #histscalemodels

If it has been Roger Rogers they might have killed him by accident.

The assassination of Julius Caesar might have gone very differently if he had a couple of droidekas to back him up

B-24J 'Hare Power' Day1, given the quality of these parts from now on called Mare Power. Hard thick plastic with tons of flash, poor fitting and extremely basic details. Bomb bay closed it shall be. #HeaviesGB #histscalemodels

Petty Criminals? You get how thats worse, right? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Belated happy 78th anniversary to the Hughes H-4 Hercules! On November 2 1947 it made its first and only flight that was definitely a flight and not just ground effect. #SpruceGoosereallyflew #Hughestruth

I’m getting a lot of enjoyment from three rather different 1/72 model kits: Minicraft Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Airfix English Electric Canberra B(I).12 and Airfix Sikorsky HRS-1. #histscalemodels

This year's Halloween sitch The important thing is I made the coat and these were my first truly successful welt pockets.

Happy Halloween from Robin ZK-TZI of the North Shore Aero Club. Well done, that pilot!

She showed a Green Lantern what's UP and she stayed true to her Amazon ideals! Very proud of that story, drawn by the great Bernard Chang!

I've taken the paywall off this eulogy I wrote for my magical, mysterious ex-stray cat George, who died last year, in case anybody would like a read. I think (joint with the final chapter of my book Ring The Hill) it's my favourite thing I've ever written about cats: www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...

Teal 74 mission into now-category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. Video: JeremyDeHartWX (X). #hurricanemelissa #hurricane #noaa #hurricanehunters #eyeofthestorm

After having my weekly swimming workout I like to treat myself to a coffee. The cafe at the pool complex has a model theme for some reason! #histscalemodels

After replenishing my paint stocks it’s back into the Hasegawa 1/72 Corsair. Finding a match for Glossy Sea Blue with Tamiya acrylics has been a bit hit or miss but it’s all valuable learning and experience for future models that mean a bit more. #histscalemodels

Happy 87th birthday to the cool plane! On this date in 1938 the prototype Curtiss XP-40 made its first flight in Buffalo, NY. Photo taken by Dad at Warbirds Over Wanaka 2004. #avgeek #warbirds

Saw a post in the wild (outside Bluesky) saying with all sincerity that Batman would be pro-ICE and just... people really do say *whatever,* don't they? Charlie Brown had hoes, Batman would be pro-ICE, Charlie Brown would have pro-ICE Batman hoes... Every day, we stray farther from God's light...

totally different guy

ha ha ha ha ha ha mister johnson ha ha ha ha ha ha

Waiting for filler to set on the Corsair and struggling to find nose weight for the Canberra. Both 1/72. #histscalemodels

LGBTQ

It takes a lot for me to throw away a model kit, but this one met whatever requirements I had at the time. Life’s too short! I now have the Hasegawa F4U-1D and Airfix Canberra B(I)8 (both 1/72) on the bench and am having a wonderful time! #histscalemodels

At the very least, it’ll reduce your discomfort and pain into old age, but it’s also so good for your brain, your energy, and your mental health.

Find a way to move your body. A sedentary lifestyle wrecks your shit so bad, and it’ll start catching up to you about now if it hasn’t already. Exercise, lift weights, play a sport, literally anything.

If anybody (in the UK) would like a signed and personalised first edition Everything Will Swallow hardback for cover price plus p&p, please drop me an email at [email protected]. My mum, Jo, has very kindly designed, printed and cut some beautiful bookmarks to go with each purchase (for free).

The premise of King Kong is funny because you can scare me with a regular sized ape.

At an airshow I scored two relatively scarce kits for quite cheap, one of them being the Airfix 1/72 bomber Canberra from 2009ish. Bigger than my recents but relatively simple. Any suggestions on making the panel lines shallower without putty? A primer or surfacer maybe? #histscalemodels

I’m learning how to airbrush, close to 20 years after someone first said to me “Hey you’re good, start using airbrush”. As well as the previously posted Idea F-4F here’s a Frog DH Hornet, again in 1/72, so I can learn before potentially ruining important kits. #histscalemodels 1/2