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Stansaid Airport @stansaidairport.bsky.social · 19h

This is a disgrace. When planes kept in captivity and become sad, their tail flops over. This one is clearly depressed and needs to be set free. Do the right thing Delta.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Packing for the trip north this week. First order of business…camera gear for the visit to the Australian Armor and Artillery museum on Wednesday. I should be OK but a bit nervous whether I’ll have enough storage for the follow up visit Thursday. Maybe I *should* take the laptop after all…

Canon 5D Mark 2 with 72Gb of CF cards and 4 batteries. Canon G15 with 2 batteries and with 192Gb of SD cards. Canon M80 storage device with 80Gb backup storage.

Hopefully that’ll do.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ohhh. Free business idea for someone to run with. OnlySalads. Like OnlyFans but for USians to lust after fresh salads they can’t have cause…well…

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Another one from the recent trip south. Holga 120N, Kentmere 400 and developed in Rodinal

Two Sydney ferries side by side at Sydney’s Circular Quay with the Sydney Harbour Bridge behind. Taken with a toy Holga camera with a plastic lens so the image has strong lens flaring along the bottom and through the middle of the image. The image is a black and white photo

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John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

On memory, imagination and aggrieved nostalgia. "I wonder that because in spite of Hanson and her party’s dizzying (even sickening) rise in the polls, there is a natural breakwater against her ever taking that tide at the flood and riding it to power. It’s called being young."

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Aggrieved nostalgia

I wanted to write something thinky this week on a topic I’ve been thinking about for a while.

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AngryHoss @angryhoss.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've decided to kill off a few of the characters in the book I'm writing . . . . . . It will definitely spice up my autobiography

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Just had my copy of the reprint of Panzer Tracts No.5-3 arrive (the Panther Ausf. G) Browsing through the various photos, I recollect hearing someone years ago bemoaning the habit of scale modellers to hang buckets from their armor, and they were sure it was just an affectation or fad…

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Anyone else keep a consumables stockpile on hand? Or is that just me? 😆 #histscalemodels

A rather poorly lit photo showing a small stockpile of commonly used scale modelling thinners, cleaners, glues, primers on a shelf. Stocks are a bit low so result needed soonish

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

From a recent trip to Canberra. Holga 120N Kentmere 400, developed in Rodinal. #FilmsNotDead

Australian War Memorial, Canberra. The reflection pool and the flame of remembrance leads the eye to the doorway to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Chris Adee @chrisadee.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Sunrise in the #BunyaMountains #Australia

Red sky above low clouds in the distance (looking north from the Bunya Mountains towards Kingaroy) with fog over the lowlands looking like a river

Sunrise over trees and houses looking north, in the Bunya Mountains

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Heheheheh…flights and accommodation booked for the trip to Cairns. Family have given the nod for me to spend two days here…think 2 days will be enough?

Screenshot of a map with the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum marked.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Was about to make a start on this today but am unsure about the protocol here…do I retype and replace all the pages first or just do it as I go?

A hard cover copy of ‘The Ship of Theseus’ by V.M. Straka.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

No more for the stash. Nope, at the current rate of 1 per 4 years I’ve got enough to last me …well for some time. Nope, no more. (Gets reminded of the Berlin Brigade and the Cold War that was raging while growing up) OK one more then

Post has arrived. A Meng Chieftain Mk10 kit with the box art showing a Chieftain in Berlin Brigade livery of squares and stripes instead of the usual greens or mottled camouflage.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Son#2 (11) is turning into quite the little hard man- just reinserted his own gastro feed tube himself after the balloon that holds it in place burst.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Watching A Bridge Too Far for the first time tonight. Look, I know it’s a movie but …<pinches bridge of nose, closes eyes/> it’s just…why on earth would you just stroll up the centre of a bridge in day light that you know is held and there’s a visible fortified position…just….why?

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Somewhat happy with this one except the endpapers. I’ve glued these down with 50/50 glue and paste and now it’s dried the endpapers are pulling the cover into a slight inward curve…might need more time in the press perhaps….

A small A5 notebook with a cover of paper with intricate black patterning on white with black cloth spine and black cloth corner protectors sits on a black glass desktop

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Ah, fresh beginnings. New blade in the scalpel, fresh bottle of glue, instructions open at step one. Heaven.

A white surfaced bench top with a rather mucky green cutting mat, a pair of sprue cutters, a scapel sit along side a bottle of model glue. An opened box full to the brim with still bagged sprues and parts sits at the top of the frame. To the right side the instruction booklet opened to Step One

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Ok, calling this done for now. Still have to put stowage on the back deck, but I can chip away at that. A bit more weathered than what I’d intended, but you know what? This is my first finished kit in…. 30 years so I’m gonna call it a success.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Winding up the last bits for the StuG 3 Model E…antenna, some after market tow cables. Will chip away at the stowage on the rear deck when a few bibs and bobs turn up in the post. In the meantime, it’s about time to reach into the stash to pull out the next kit… hmmm…. let’s see…. modern? WW1?

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Wheels on, tracks on, hatches opened… and weathering commenced. A few bits still to go-and then some stowage, but it’s definitely close.

A scale model of a StuG 3 model E in the final stages of completion.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

That brief moment when you open this site and see the trending topics….

Screen capture of the trending topics with a certain name as the lead… could it be? Is today the day?

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Used to work here. Literally walked out the front during lunch, plonked down the tripod, banged off a couple of frames (this was the pick of the litter) the. Walked back inside. Canon5D Mark II, red Cokin filter and probably a couple of neutral density filters on top to get a nice long exposure

Looking up the smooth glass face of a city building towards the sky. The image is black, white and tones of grey. It is a long exposure image, so the small clouds are smeared across the section of sky that can be seen. The glass face of the building reflects the white smeared clouds. A red filter was used, which has turned the normally blue parts of the sky black. It almost looks like the viewer is standing on a glass floor looking through a canyon created by two wings of the building to the left and right

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A fixer upper. Bit of bog, she’ll be right.

The ribs of the SS Dicky washed up on Dickys Beach Caloundra, Queensland Australia in 1893.

The exposed ribs of the hull project above the sand, outlining the lower hull of the ship. Everything above the lower hull is missing.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Quickly knocked out a quick sketching art book for a gift for tomorrow. A benefit of a. having done about a dozen of these now and b. having a backlog of materials means these simple sewn board bound books are a doodle to knock out at shortish notice now

A small A5sized book sits on top of a green vinyl cutting mat. The corners and spine of the book are covered in a matte grey material that matches the covering of Japanese chiyogami paper with a triangular geometric pattern in gold and grey lines on a black background. The page edges of the book have been sponged with gold paint.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Yeah it might be a bit ghetto-but surprisingly effective as a book plow 😆

A book text block clamped between two substantial chunks of timber acting as a book binding press with the blade from a woodwork plane standing in as a book plow. The partially trimmed book end can be seen between the two pieces of timber

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Here’s a real old one. I think this was taken on my old Canon 30D.

An old weathered fence post wrapped in vine. The image has been converted to black and white then duotoned

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Some bench time today listening to the tiny ‘pink’ sounds as parts disappear into the never a.k.a. ‘photoetch day’

A rather grubby/well used green cutting mat with a sheet of photoetch parts to the top left, a small tin lid showing a number of very small in progress parts and towards the bottom of frame a two part clamp in progress of construction measuring mere millimetres in size

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Ben Randall @benrandall.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Leaning into Sunday, in Pisa 🇮🇹 Konica Hexar AF Rollei IR400 #Stunday #ECK #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #BelieveinFilm #Filmphotography

This monochrome photo shows the leaning tower of Pisa, taken with infrared film and using a R72 filter

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Another one from New Zealand’s South Island in the teeny tiny town of Glenorchy at the north end of Lake Wakatipu. Taken with a Canon 5D Mk II with I recollect at least two ND8 filters to help extend the exposure time

A timber jetty reaches out into Lake Wakatipu with the hills on the far side of the lake shrouded in cloud. Being a long exposure image, the water is smooth and the clouds have streaked. The light from the clouds is reflected in the smooth water giving it a milky appearance (which has been boosted via some additional post processing to enhance this). The smoothness of the water and sky contrasts I think nicely with the gritty texture of the timber jetty and its railing seem to the right.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Feeling somewhat poorly today so am taking the day off work… Not so poorly that I can’t get a bit of time at the bench tho to get a little bit more work done on this 😆

A scale model of a world war 2 German StuG 3 held firmly in a 3D printed vice. The vehicle has been painted in a weathered grey all over. Much more work is still needed before completion.

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blackandwhite95.bsky.social @blackandwhite95.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Pulley- this is a “wool press” used to compress sheep’s wool into a bale so it can be easily transported. I like the lines and the round shape of the pulley in my composition. #photography #believeinfilm #ilfordfilm #hp5 #farminglife #blackandwhite #filmisnotdead #bronica #newzealand

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And now for something a bit different and not photography related… The most recent binding effort. A small A5 sketchbook for a family friend using a simple sewn boards binding.

A small notebook sits on a black glass desk. The spine is covered in a dark blue bookcloth that looks almost black in the photo. The spine covering extends approximately two centimetres onto the front (and back) cover. The same bookcloth has been used to protect the corners of the book. The covering material for the book is a Japanese chiyogami paper with pink and white flowers on a navy background. Areas of the navy background have a lighter blue geometric pattern. The edges of the book can be seen, with a blue speckled edge treatment.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Something a bit more recent, taken a month ago. Shot on a Zenza Bronica ETRsi with the Zenzanon MC 75mm 2.8 lens. Shot (according to my notes) at 1/30 f4.0 at ISO 200. Film is expired Ilford Delta 400, developed with Ilford 3 following the normal recommendation for the film. #FilmIsNotDead

An old pickup truck, possibly 30’s or 40’s vintage sits amongst trees. The photo is taken of the side of the pickup. Only the cab and a portion of the tray can be seen. Ferns and plants have been planted in timber boxes on the side running board, the tray and a large plant has been placed on the front wheel arch. Hanging from the drivers side door is a modern ‘Drive Safely’ road sign. Chains can be seen hanging from the side of the tray, and a whimsical small windmill can be seen also mounted in the tray. The photo is in black and white.

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darrentuer.bsky.social @darrentuer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Ooo… first skeet. What shall I post? How about a nice piccie from a trip to New Zealand a few years back. Shot with a Canon 5D Mk II.

A long exposure photo looking south across Lake Wakatipu in the South Island of New Zealand towards Cecil Peak. It’s dusk and the last of the afternoon sun kisses the top of Cecil Peak with the lower slopes in shadow. The surface of the lake appears glasslike, the pebbles of the shore in the bottom of the frame can be seen through the clear waters of the lake. A small rock wall lies to the right of the frame, pointing towards the distant peak. To the far right of frame a line of pine/conifer trees stand silhouetted.
Due to the long exposure (and some post processing) the colours are deeply saturated blues and orange from the sunlight on the distant peak. A deep blue sky is above with wispy cirrus clouds standing out from the deep blue sky.

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