Saturday, January 31, 2026

Micro Galaxy Squadron Tie Avenger (Andor) once again up for preorder

$15.99 at Amazon.

Good Ghost in the Shell sweater (and trailer for the new series)




Lots of pics of the clothing





Seinfeld caricature busts



Available painted and unpainted.

Friday, January 30, 2026

This is a pretty remarkable interview with Chris Tucker about Rush Hour 3

One of my favourite things we ever published: @ianshade.bsky.social interviewing Chris Tucker about RUSH HOUR 3. Halfway through the interview, Tucker asks Ian if he's seen the movie, and Ian just can't bring himself to do the disingenuous junket banter anymore. filmfreakcentral.net/2007/08/unde...

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— Bill Chambers (@flmfrkcentral.bsky.social) January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM



From 2007 (I've never seen any of the Rush Hours or X-Men The Last stand (which is also mentioned)):
Here, a brief pause leads the interview to take a more freeform turn that requires some explanation beyond a straight transcription. He very directly asks me: “Did you see the movie?” I explain that I’ve only seen a workprint. “What did you think?” At first, Tucker’s friendliness puts me on the defensive; I recoil with the old polite standby that it’s “got a lot of interesting things in it” and “gave us a lot to talk about,” but Tucker is listening intently, and I quickly find that I’m already pre-empting myself by explaining my discomfort with the film’s Ugly-Americanism. “Somebody else said that today, too,” he says. “So you didn’t think that was necessary.” No. I continue down a familiar path by pointing out the racial jokes throughout the series, particularly Rush Hour 3‘s gags about fried chicken and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. “See, that was all Brett. Yeah, it had a lot of stuff that, y’know, even I was like–” he emits a few sounds of reluctant disapproval. “But I understand, I understand totally… So you think it’s a little too racist?” I do.

I go on to tell Tucker about my Ratnerthon, and how instances of racism and misogyny can be found throughout the director’s oeuvre. Tucker asks for a bit of clarification

Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (art roundup)

I'm reading the book of Alex Toth animation designs, of which a ton is obviously H-B, and it's WILD what they made (or at least proposed making?) into a cartoon in that era. A Moby Dick cartoon?!?!? Where MD is heroic and he has teen sidekick scuba divers??????

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— Prankster AKA Christmas Bug (@prankster36.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
It's on Prime.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

New Humble Bundle features Doctor Who audiobooks

Starts at two for $1.

Lego swimmer




Bonus:

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

New Humble Bundle featuring racing video games

Starts at $6 for five games (I think they're standalone games):
Speed demons and Evel Knievels everywhere, we’ve got just the bundle for you! We’re partnering with Nacon for a collection of the publisher’s most high-octane racing simulator games that will launch you behind the wheel of the world’s fastest cars and most challenging courses, vetted by real-life professional drivers. Take a trip through the racing courses of past and present with WRC 10! Hop aboard your fastest bike and speed through over 200km of open-road in TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3! Test your mettle in the hyper-realistic rally simulation tracks of WRC Generations! If you’re always searching for the highest gear and living life in the fast lane, grab this bundle while you can and support SpecialEffect charity with your purchase!

Guests at the Valentino show had to watch through holes in the wall




Disney blindboxed figures by Pop Mart, and Sanrio x Powerpuff blindboxed figures by Kidrobot up for preorder

Only by the case when I checked, Pop Mart Disney plush keychains at the BBTS, and PowerpuffxSanrio minifigures at Entertainment Earth.

KD is a spokesmodel for Cerave

Lunar New Year set of chocolates by James Jean



$108.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

"The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating allegations that the son of a federal contractor helping safeguard seized crypto stole more than $40 million in digital assets from government wallets"

"The case has raised fresh concerns about oversight of U.S. government–held cryptocurrency, after earlier reporting indicated the U.S. Marshals Service may not know precisely how many digital assets it controls." Via.

A remarkable page from Captain America #237 by Sal Buscema



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— Javier Rodríguez (@javierrodriguez.bsky.social) January 27, 2026 at 6:18 AM
(The storyline is described here)



A few more pages:

Farewell Sal Buscema, the beating heart of Marvel Comics

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— Normal! (@hecuba.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 9:02 PM


Rest in peace Sal Buscema. My favorite ROM Artist, and a legend of Comics.

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— Aaron Meyers (@aaronmeyers.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM


Sal Buscema

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— La vida en viñetas (@lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social) January 27, 2026 at 3:38 AM

New cinematic for "Marathon"





Sin City-inspired paint job on Warhammer 40k miniatures








This tutorial is also pretty magical:

Monday, January 26, 2026

Prints and tees benefitting Minnesota charities




Print shop, tee shop.


And by another artist:

A bunch of new and reissued Mafex figures up for preorder

The sold out Terminator figures and bunch of others up for preorder, including Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent:




2029 "Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia have been postponed indefinitely"

BBC:

Saudi Arabia was awarded the hosting rights in 2022, with the event set to take place in the planned city of Neom

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The 2034 men's football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, with Neom - in the north west of the country - one of the planned venues

Semafor:

Four years ago, the kingdom won the rights to hold the event at Trojena, a planned ski resort in the mountains of NEOM. Back then, the idea of holding winter sports in a country known more for blisteringly hot deserts than snowy peaks seemed absurd


New elephant Super Mario and adventurer Toad up for preorder

Captain Toad and Elephant Mario are both $24.99 at Amaozn.

Good mission patch



Available here

Look at this choreographed swimming




Sunday, January 25, 2026

Micro Galaxy Squadron Bespin Cloud Car is 40% off

Two pilots and blind box for $13.74 at Amazon. Droid Tri-Fighter with blind box is $12.44.

How to buff the canopies on plastic models so they look more glass-like

@themodeltable Just a quick video on how I buff canopies. I’ll go into more detail here. Sanding with a lower grit is only to remove the parting line. Each higher grit is used to smooth the surface and remove the deeper scratches left by the previous grit. The goal is to remove the parting line (if there is one) and make the canopy as smooth as possible without changing its shape. Next comes the compound step. Tamiya has three compounds. If you’re already sanding up into very high grits like I showed, the coarse compound usually isn’t needed. Some people may disagree, but that’s just my personal preference—I don’t use it very often. With the fine compound, apply a small amount and rub it into the surface. Once it disappears, reapply and repeat a few times before moving on to the next compound. The finish compound is where you’ll spend the most time if you want the best results. Use the same process as the fine compound until you’re happy with how it looks. Finally, use a microfiber cloth (or something similar) to buff it out. When done correctly, the canopy should be nice and clear. If it’s not, go back a step depending on the issue. If deep scratches remain, either you didn’t spend enough time with the higher grits, or you spent too much time on the lower grits, creating deeper scratches that take much more effort to remove. The key is to remove only the parting line and let the finer steps do the work, so you don’t end up with a lopsided canopy. Hope this helps. In the future, I’ll do a full start-to-finish video, including any mistakes and how I fix them. Thanks for watching. #fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #scalemodel #f15e ♬ vertigo (sped up) - insensible & énouement


(Detailed summary in the post)

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Preorder Ann Leckie's excellent new novel "Radiant Star" and get it signed and personalized

Signed and personalized copies are available here. 

For those not familiar, Ann Leckie has written a series of science fiction novels focusing on an intergalactic empire crumbling under its own weight as it's forced to confront its history of atrocities. The first three novels (Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, Ancillary Mercy) form a trilogy of utopian science fiction (think Star Trek the Next Generation with a dash of Master and Commander). Lots of philosophical discussions about racism, individuality, and free will, punctuated by super-slick violence between warriors with personal force fields, and spaceships enhanced by AIs. The protagonist and their allies are highly-competent and committed to justice.

Radiant Star is the latest novel taking place in the same universe. The events of the other books trigger a cascading series of failures in the remote city of Ooioiaa, exposing the local religious, mercantile, and political elites as pathetically venal and incompetent.

There is no super skilled hero operating here to save the city from collapse. Instead Radiant Star is a page-turner about human frailty, and the small acts of desperate heroism and generosity that seem pointless in the moment, but just might add up to salvation. (And if what you really want is an AI that is quite possibly insane, there is indeed one operating in the margins of the story. It collects things.) 

Radiant Star is available for preorder now. The audiobooks in the series are performed by Adjoa Andoh, and are also excellent. Enjoy them for free in the Libby app.

New Humble Bundle featuring knitting books

Starts at two books for $2.

A few more pieces of art for sale to benefit Minnesota

$200 art to help www.canmn.org/donate . Dm inquiries.

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— Mindy Lee (@mindyleedoodles.bsky.social) January 24, 2026 at 10:39 AM

Custom Weapon X and Symbiote heads for Marvel Legends bodies






Webstore with various painted and unpainted heads.