Owain
@owb1.bsky.social
Project manager and analyst | Fellow of the RSA | painter of tiny little toy soldiers | cat dad | sci-fi nerd | intrigued by dystopia, post-apocalyptica, retro-futurism, and liminalities | politically left | he/him
Feels like the flak armour should be a different colour, but it looks good either way!
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Feels like the flak armour should be a different colour, but it looks good either way!
Giving off Arnold Rimmer and Mr Flibble vibes...
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Giving off Arnold Rimmer and Mr Flibble vibes...
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This is phenomenal.
And it’s not even difficult - it’s just laying out the extensive evidence we have about Farage and his hypocrisies.
The fact that he’s faced barely an ounce of this in the UK over the last year is why he’s leading in the polls.
And it’s not even difficult - it’s just laying out the extensive evidence we have about Farage and his hypocrisies.
The fact that he’s faced barely an ounce of this in the UK over the last year is why he’s leading in the polls.
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
September 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is phenomenal.
And it’s not even difficult - it’s just laying out the extensive evidence we have about Farage and his hypocrisies.
The fact that he’s faced barely an ounce of this in the UK over the last year is why he’s leading in the polls.
And it’s not even difficult - it’s just laying out the extensive evidence we have about Farage and his hypocrisies.
The fact that he’s faced barely an ounce of this in the UK over the last year is why he’s leading in the polls.
Wraithbone undercoat dry brushed with a white (Corax White doesn't quite work, I found Vallejo's Dead or Rotten White works better), wash of 1:1 Mortarion Grime and Contrast Medium (better than Lahmian Medium in this case) and finally line highlight with White Scar.
August 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wraithbone undercoat dry brushed with a white (Corax White doesn't quite work, I found Vallejo's Dead or Rotten White works better), wash of 1:1 Mortarion Grime and Contrast Medium (better than Lahmian Medium in this case) and finally line highlight with White Scar.
There's something very "there are four lights!" about that sun too...
August 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
There's something very "there are four lights!" about that sun too...
Really triggered some thinking there about exactly when he used the phrase, definitely when I was young so in the 1980s. West Country families whether that helps at all. I'm sure I've seen in various pieces of literature over the years too, though none spring to mind immediately.
April 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Really triggered some thinking there about exactly when he used the phrase, definitely when I was young so in the 1980s. West Country families whether that helps at all. I'm sure I've seen in various pieces of literature over the years too, though none spring to mind immediately.
I can recall my grandfather using the term, but as 'scolding' rather than 'scalding'. And yes, to mean rather a lot of rain i.e. oppressive amounts.
April 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I can recall my grandfather using the term, but as 'scolding' rather than 'scalding'. And yes, to mean rather a lot of rain i.e. oppressive amounts.
I feel like she's now gone beyond being simply awful to just plain weird.
February 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I feel like she's now gone beyond being simply awful to just plain weird.