making more progress tracking what happened to the Powershovel camera brand. Sent out a couple emails to try and nail it down. Hopefully it gets received properly. Not sure if there is anybody to receive them, and it’s going to Japan so hopefully they don’t ignore them as i sent in English.

Sometimes… just sometimes… the algo feeds you the good stuff. youtu.be/b7VXxUmhMow?...

aha! i found where the Superheadz / Powershovel camera brands went! email sent, we’ll see what’s up.

i wish i could figure out how to get hold of the plastic molds for the power shovel cameras, i’d put those things back into production.

Just got news my old Nikon just got finished being repaired and is on the way back to me. Oh Happy Day!!

we need more cute and silly and happy things in this world.

i am getting an unreasonable amount of joy in seeing Max Verstappen so many spots down in the new F1 intro sequence.

i blame @sayladarkmode.bsky.social for this one, 100%. The enthusiasm was infectious.

oh dear god. local hobby shop has the PG Nu Gundam in stock. I am surprisingly finding myself fighting the urge.

seriously, @otterbox.bsky.social ? you really think we’d believe this was an accident? I think your marketing interns are hysterical.

well at least my latest idea for a business almost seemed like it would work. then i discovered how difficult and expensive hydrogenation is.

anybody in the US a fan of Ernie Gann? Dad has a lot of his books and i’m looking to re-home them. will trade for gunpla, or model kits.

there’s a little book library where i get my hair cut. a couple months ago i donated about 10 books. i just noticed the last one has been claimed. time for a fresh donation. Happy to see people putting them to use.

are any of these DIY camera kits worth the price? i’m gonna find out one of these days. My prediction is “no”, but i’m also going to actually try and make them all work.

stupid amazon.

oh for fuck sake. damn spring on the garage door broke and now i’ve gotta try and fix it one handed

i need to get a proper scanner for all these cool photos i’m finding in dads stuff.

any big Star Wars fans that might want something fun from the 70’s? @bobafettanhse.bsky.social ?

as somebody who just hit 50, and going through Dad’s belongings after he passed away at 87, the biggest lesson i’ve learned is the need to downsize. Donate it, ebay it, use it up, give it to friends, sell it. Once i got momentum going, my new hobby is getting rid of shit. i’m having fun too!

the painting never ends on this stinking thing.

So it I get this job, and become “Professor Hans”, do i need to teach from a volcano lair and have a death ray on my desk?

huh. interviewing for a college professor position wasn’t something i had on my bingo card for 2026. yet here we are

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work has reached the “these are your three approved dry erase marker colors” point of our new ownership.

ok, i get the British Military History. But I have zero connection that I am aware of to either Newfoundland Leaders, or software in Brazil.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

yay! hand is recovering faster than i expected. Got some time at the bench today!

do not think about designing a camera. do not think about designing a camera. do not think about designing a camera. do not think about designing a camera.

not being able to do anything constructive has me going down some obscure rabbit holes. Now i want to do a 3d printed medium format camera. but design it myself. because, sure, i have plenty of time (none) and such a strong working knowledge (none) of camera mechanisms.

you could make a drinking game of spotting the major OSHA violations on “how it’s made”

always love this look on a physical model

mandatory enforced modeling break is in effect. Planned carpal/cubital surgery. Went well but now i need to let it heal.

anybody else get worried when an ebay auction you’re selling starts to get a lot higher than expected?

decals, highlighting, and base all done. i think it’s time to call this one done!

1/144 fighter from Starblazers / Space Battleship Yamato. Not quite done, but trying to get it done before my hand surgery on Thursday.

and all finished up with the OpenRC Tractor. fun little 3D print project. Drives decent, just need some implements for it now.

the OpenRC tractor is almost done. I’m struggling a bit with the rear tires in TPU. otherwise there’s nothing else to do. Radio is installed and done.

Once I saw the face in this building, I can't un-see it. It's definitely disappointed in something.

just got shipment notification on my deluxe copy of Tankhead by @emersontung.bsky.social been excited for this one for a while!

saw this super weird lens on ebay, price was cheap, so I bought it. It’s very confusing. looks like a knockoff Nikon 28mm f2.8 AI, with integrated macro adapter. can’t find squat about who “super foto” is. i’ll know more next week when it gets here. anybody ever heard of Super Foto before?

i have three active projects on my bench and hand surgery next week. I have to resist the urge to start another project right now.

Around here it’s the Big Sioux River. Here’s the falls.

so Dad’s old Minox-C micro camera isn’t fixable at all. unfortunate. too much battery corrosion. probably have all the accessories on ebay in a couple days.

finally making some progress on the Thunderjaw again. Everything is base coated, and some details are started. Sure beats using like 75 color correction stickers.

pretty big protest here in Sioux Falls. love the irony, as it’s basically across the street from Noem’s old campaign office when she was rep/gov. (ok, a block or two west of the office, but close enough).

this silly little 3D printed RC tractor is really taking shape today. might have it done when the receiver gets here Monday.

on a 3D printer project again. The OpenRC tractor. Seemed neat. Pretty good build so far.

this ESC might not work so well for my next RC project. At least not without some surgery.

An orange or red filter would have really helped here, but I still ended up enjoying the way this one came out.