A quick look at the Raketa 2623 24-hour movement
I got this non-working 24-hour Raketa; the dial itself is in good condition, but it's missing the second crown to rotate the ring with city names, the glass is broken,…
A quick look at the Poljot 3105 date complication
I acquired a Poljot 3105 (which is basically the famous 3133 chronograph watch without the chronograph part) on which the date never changed, so I had a quick look into…
Kijk met de ogen van een kat
Meester Tony Thielemans deelde deze wijsheid van meester Abe Tadashi: Kijk met de ogen van een kat: in tegenstelling tot een hond die meteen op een bezoeker springt, zal een…
2B rework
I randomly bought this figure because it was cheap and looked like it would be fun to repaint: Apparently she’s a character from a game about existentialist robots in search…
Bloemenstoet 2019
Ons thema was "De Val der Opstandige Engelen" van Pieter Bruegel de Oude - min of meer. Constructie van de draak: Op de dag zelf bleek de nek verzwakt door…
Rikka figure re-repaint
This Rikka figure was the first pvc figure I tried to repair some shipping damage on, but I didn’t match the color very well and it left her unevenly shiny.…
Atomium 2003
The Atomium, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World Expo, was renovated between 2004 and 2006. Because I had never visited it before, I wanted to take a look before…
Another C18
Another $9 DBZ figure. I gave it only a quick paint job because her left hand is somewhat misshapen. The base with all the rivets and details was fun to…
More Youjo Senki: anime uniforms
Given the overall attention to detail, I tried to figure out the uniforms in the anime, but they seem to be rather mix and match. For some reason, everyone has…
Rome 2000 – Orto Botanico and varia
It was highly amusing to find a "Charles Darwin evolutionary trail" in what used to be the Papal gardens... I don't precisely remember where I took the following pictures: This…