Robert L Stearns

Handsomest Man on earth.

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The Encounter. "Tyger Tyger, burning bright,. In the forests of the night;. What immortal hand or eye,. Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies" William Blake, specifically his famous poem The Tyger, first published in 1794 as part of Songs of Experience. Blake is asking: What kind of creator could make something as beautiful and frightening as a tiger? Some components; AirFix 1/76 A03310 King Tiger, AirFix 1/76 Forward Command Post, Italeri “Country House with Porch” (Kit 6075) , and a sprinkling of Airfix 1st generation US Marines masquerading as US Infantry released in 1963,#1716.

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The Red Bear-on flies a Bum Industries Biplane over a Plasticville hedge.

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"Jaque et Robert hunting on the Vermont Estate" A Call to Arms 1/32 (54mm) miniatures of the English Civil War period. Roughly 1642 to 1651 A.D. To put it in perspective the Mayflower Pilgrims sailed in 1620 A.D. (Just how did the Colonies behave during the squabble on the Home Islands?)

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From my 1980s work table..1970's Golden Age of Heller... “Tirailleurs Sénégalais”
or sometimes simply “Infanterie Coloniale”
usually marketed as 54 mm / 1:32

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The classic AirFix “English Musketeer 1642” in 1/32/54mm scale. First appeared in the 1970s. This build represents the moment the gentleman is priming his firing pan on his musket. In this period, musket rests were used, so he is holding the hefty single shot weapon, juggling the rest and primer bottle. I often think of this figure when I am pouring the soap powder into my dishwasher's receptacle...it makes the mundane a bit more romantic.

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Dungeon Party of 2020. Various Makes 20-25mm. The cockitrace shimmers and conceals itself...

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Serlingesque Surreality. Ocean Drive on a balmy night. Pressed tin box with a Befunky filter

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Some old friends of mine. These model soldiers are almost certainly ~85–100 years old, placing them roughly in the late Weimar Republic Period. Hausser-Elastolin 7 cm (2.75") Hand-painted Sawdust + glue mixture over a wire armature of a type collectors call 'Composition." Marked “Germany” (in English) on the bottom of the base they are typically export pieces made before or up to WWII.

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Sing the Song of May...

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Hät 8013 French Horse Grenadiers (nicknamed the "Big Heels.") BeFunky filter. https://t.co/uvqR3QGXge

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I'm applying for a federal grant to study the '5 minute rule' for eating food dropped on the floor. ...Proposed Study
Title:
“Rapid Surface-Contact Pastry Viability: A Field Study of the Five-Second Rule”
🧪 Abstract
This study investigates the survivability and post-consumption effects of a pastry fragment following brief contact with a domestic floor surface. Preliminary data (n=1) suggests high tolerance and minimal adverse outcomes under controlled rapid-recovery conditions.
🔬 Methodology
Sample: 1 donut fragment (composition variable, glaze-dependent)
Surface: residential flooring (cleanliness: observationally acceptable)
Exposure time: <5 seconds
Recovery: manual, immediate
Ingestion: direct, no decontamination phase
📊 Expected Results
95% probability: no observable effects
4% probability: mild gastrointestinal curiosity
1% probability: publishable anomaly

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Great oratory often arises from the ordinary.

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Family gathered for a Holiday Photo with our first AI included...Another family holiday photo: populated by AirFix/Dapol Half-Timber Thatched Cottage and Bachman vintage 1/87 railroad figures, joined by a rubber toy found face down in a city gutter, representing the first family AI.

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Burgundian Knight by MiniArt...1/16 scale. Picasa Filter

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March 1, 2011 https://t.co/2sWYfYYWbS via @YouTube

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Meanwhile...in the Kitty Command Centre (under the bed)...