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@zacyates.bsky.social

#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. http://linktr.ee/zacyates

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What a delivery!!

30.11.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

29.11.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A really massive puffball mushroom I foraged in Cornwall, and which is glad to be living after the year 1983, when it became mandatory in the UK for all front seat passengers to wear a seat belt.

A really massive puffball mushroom I foraged in Cornwall, and which is glad to be living after the year 1983, when it became mandatory in the UK for all front seat passengers to wear a seat belt.

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

28.11.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 421    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
A linoprint of a bath about to leap on a moth: my mum, Jo, did this for my book 21st-Century Yokel (no, my ex-publishers didn't pay her for it)

A linoprint of a bath about to leap on a moth: my mum, Jo, did this for my book 21st-Century Yokel (no, my ex-publishers didn't pay her for it)

Bat linoprint by my mum, Jo.

You can read about her artwork here: www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...

29.11.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The giant puffball mushroom I foraged, nicely tucked up for an early night.

The giant puffball mushroom I foraged, nicely tucked up for an early night.

โ€œWhat is that in your bed?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a puffball mushroom I foraged.โ€

โ€œWhy is it there?โ€

โ€œI was worried it had got cold and sad.โ€

โ€œBut youโ€™re going to eat it soon anyway.โ€

โ€œThe fact that we all have to die at some point doesnโ€™t mean we should not live well, in comfort, beforehand.โ€

28.11.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 141    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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What a great headline

28.11.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40647    ๐Ÿ” 11286    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 299    ๐Ÿ“Œ 280
A squirrel outside my old kitchen, in 2022. This guy stole a LOT of the bird food I put out and it soon began to show. However, he remained very agile, and I used to love watching him swinging across the river next to my house using branches from the overhanging trees, like a small furry grey Tarzan.

A squirrel outside my old kitchen, in 2022. This guy stole a LOT of the bird food I put out and it soon began to show. However, he remained very agile, and I used to love watching him swinging across the river next to my house using branches from the overhanging trees, like a small furry grey Tarzan.

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

29.11.2025 08:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œDad, go. Save yourself.โ€

29.11.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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!

29.11.2025 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

People complaining about current TV and Film: โ€œEverything is the same. Itโ€™s all soulless, recycled, corporate-controlled. computer generated garbage.โ€

People given access to a soulless corporate-owned computer-generated idea recycler: โ€œCreativity is democratized! Now I can make movies!โ€

28.11.2025 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

26.11.2025 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 793    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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

14.09.2025 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 390    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

narrator: 50 years ago...

me: [nods] in 1945

narrator: in 1975...

me: what

25.11.2025 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7206    ๐Ÿ” 1626    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 119    ๐Ÿ“Œ 106
Everything Will Swallow You
BY
Tom Cox
NARRATED BY
Justin Avoth
Coming 18 Dec

Everything Will Swallow You BY Tom Cox NARRATED BY Justin Avoth Coming 18 Dec

Woo-hoo!

23.11.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 108    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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 Iโ€™m curious to see if those people do a 180.

23.11.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me too, until recently. I have three other Frog sheets that were out for about three months and theyโ€™re still not quite back to normal. Most frustrating given previous luck, but I need to remember theyโ€™re old!

23.11.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Old models can be such a delight, but the decal thing is a real issue if one doesnโ€™t have the cash for nice aftermarket replacements.

22.11.2025 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cool: getting a 50+year old model kit youโ€™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

22.11.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cats in grayish green duvet. Black cat poorly lit on right, orange chub on left.

Cats in grayish green duvet. Black cat poorly lit on right, orange chub on left.

I donโ€™t trust Rooโ€™s current diet food because he likes it

22.11.2025 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

22.11.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œSurely thereโ€™s a middle ground here?โ€ - video game studio CEO on โ€œextreme takesโ€ when debating AI

โ€œOf course there is. Don't fire people in favor of computers, don't plagiarize using "ai," don't create total garbage with "ai", and test whatever you make with "ai" to make sure it's not garbage, plagiarizing, or replacing humans.โ€ - Reddit user RustyDawg37

โ€œSurely thereโ€™s a middle ground here?โ€ - video game studio CEO on โ€œextreme takesโ€ when debating AI โ€œOf course there is. Don't fire people in favor of computers, don't plagiarize using "ai," don't create total garbage with "ai", and test whatever you make with "ai" to make sure it's not garbage, plagiarizing, or replacing humans.โ€ - Reddit user RustyDawg37

I agree with RustyDawg37.

18.11.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

17.11.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2274    ๐Ÿ” 347    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Well, this looks bloody gorgeous in hand.

17.11.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

Iโ€™ve been really enjoying seeing this and the two A400Ms from our house and just havenโ€™t felt the need to try photograph them. Just experiencing it is nice.

17.11.2025 08:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fun(?) times and good progress on the model bench today. The Corsair and Sikorsky are done, and the Canberraโ€™s almost ready for paint. The fit and accuracy of the Ventura are making me want to find a Frogspawn one. #histscalemodels

07.11.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

06.11.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The assassination of Julius Caesar might have gone very differently if he had a couple of droidekas to back him up

06.11.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 264    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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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

03.11.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Louvre jewellery heist carried out by petty criminals, Paris prosecutor says The Paris prosecutor says four suspects arrested so far are "clearly local people", not organised crime professionals.

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

03.11.2025 10:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Legend has it itโ€™s a copy of the largely unreleased Frog kit but itโ€™s got differences which make it less accurate. The windscreenโ€™s gonna need shims - fortunately its design means the poor interior will be hardly visible! Frustratingly copies of the Frog kit (rare here) are the only other option.

03.11.2025 08:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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