If you are very nice and polite to toy store staff they will let you open cases of Blokees Defenders so you can get all the cards you missed 😄

This was a quick evening survey of the smooth gums (eucalyptus) trees near my house. If I have energy tomorrow night I'll take my proper camera out #BugSky #macroaddicts

The best rechargeable battery is finally back in stock at IKEA in Canberra!

Last of the birthday treats arrived. Currently building SD Gundam Senshi Forte #15, might start Blokees Eva-01 tonight.

MOTU figures are taking up position. I think at this point TR Astrotrain and October will have to join their peers in the storage tub.

Friday night build project!

If you're keen on the upcoming Blokees Wheels TF set they're now starting to show up on AliExpress - a full set of 12 is $74aud. AU$13.59 | New Blokees Wheels C01 Op Prime Rodimus Prime Transformation Leader Car Form Toys Vol.1 Action Figure Model Doll Christmas Gift a.aliexpress.com/_mK9KxiV

I've managed to condense the Autobots into 5 shelves thus far, I think the 4 truck bros plus hoist and trail breaker will fill out the 6th row and then it will be MOTU down to the floor. Strongly considering selling the Junkions.

Progress on Eva-02 #Blokees #NeonGenesisEvangelion

Threads (1984) is bleak AF. Mick Jackson and Barry Hines wrong so much out of what they have to work with. If you've seen The Day After there are instant comparisons to be made, but where these two films diverge is after the respective nuclear strikes. A strong recommendation #filmsky

Lookit what I'm starting tonight #Blokees #NeonGenesisEvangelion

😂😂 Yes.

youtu.be/vax2FZBCxz4?... Superb punchline editing by Rob Hill.

A YouTube freebie for @filminforty.bsky.social @katwatchesfilms.bsky.social @chairmanmomo.bsky.social @johngudmann.bsky.social youtu.be/TOPaaHSjMcw?...

The more bots I transform for storage the more I realise how many pieces I should/could/can cull from my current collection - Legacy Elita-1 is a prime example.

Hume, per conservative talking points, is stretching the truth about how much land area renewable energy projects will cover in the future. For a proper view on the topic there is this information from the ANU: iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

When updates go terribly wrong: on the left is the old essential energy storm tracker graphic, which perfectly conveyed how big electrical storms were (albeit restricted to southeast Australia). On the right the new graphic, which is an indecipherable mess.

Doing housework

Going for a big sleep in the tub. These bots have dominated my shelves since 2018-19, it's time to rotate them in favour of other things.

AHOD is strongest in its first act, where Bigelow extracts some good performances from her cast while ratcheting up the tension. By the time act 3 guides you through the same story, from a slightly different angle, the tension and terror is diminished, replaced by futility. Maybe that's the point.

This fantastic Bearded dragon had the eucalypt lawn all to itself.

A Straw flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum), also known as a Golden Everlasting, begins to unfurl its petals.

Australian Wood duck ducklings snuggling at the rock pool at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra #Australianbirds #Birdsky

A Yellow-faced Honey Eater at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra #Australianbirds #Birdsky

A female Ganggang at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra #Ganggang #Australianbirds #Birdsky

Near Dark (1987) - Watched this last night, fascinated by the way Kathryn Bigelow eschewed every vampiric trait except for blood thirst and enhanced strength/undeadness. You never even see a single fang or distorted face. Paxton's Severen is a true sociopath of cinema.

I yearn.

There is such a thing as too much expansion.

The Tawny Frogmouth has finally claimed the Guardians Bird of the Year award! Here's a shot from my archives of a doting parent and an extremely floofy chick in one of the local reserves.

Here, have a taste of the upcoming Blokees Batman Defender line.

Never buying a Hasbro scale combiner ever again.

Given my apathy towards Hasbro TFs right now I'm considering packing half of these away and putting up my Blokees, MOTU and miscellaneous stuff.

Blokees remain undefeated in 2025

reneweconomy.com.au/act-went-fir... @harrysaddler.bsky.social eternally grateful for what your dad helped put in place.

DEFENDER CLASS BATMAN

The micro/minifigs are being rearranged, due to Blokees Defenders being a bit to tall for the horizontal slots (which fit smaller SD Gundam a lot better). NFI what to do when Defenders Wave 5 arrives 😵‍💫

PSA for Australian TF collectors: Kings Comics have the Blokees Defender Devastator upgrade kit for $14.99 + Postage kingscomics.com/products/blo...

Think about all the solar, wind and batteries we could have installed with $12b 😵‍💫

But I already have these two.

Blokees Defenders have become my current favorite Transformers line, no doubt

Sub/urban habitation has risks for our wildlife, illustrated here by this Australasian Darter sitting with a piece of plastic wrapped around the lower half of its beak.

A Great Cormorant sits on a high perch on the shores of Lake Ginninderra, Canberra.

One of my local Tawny Frogmouths having a big stretch as it suns itself. Sadly its partner has not appeared this year, which means it will be having a lonely breeding season.

The flowers next to the copse of gum trees where my local Frogmouth lives.

Sneak peek at Blokees Defender Wave 5!

Don't worry folks, Freya Leach has already lined up a lucrative deal to replace her short-lived show

9 years difference.

Seaslay

People who know me IRL know that I have a very particular look that almost never changes - a longline black tee from Johnny Bigg, grey/black shorts, white socks and sneakers (in the depths of winter there are long pants and hoodies).

Blokees Defender Wave 4! Another sweet mix of adorable TF goodness 🤩 With the Constructicon vehicles finished the new combiner being teased is Bruticus, with Brawl's tank mode the first vehicle form available. Check comments for individual pics and two extras.