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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 16h

First full week with Smudge now living with me. I cat sitted him for years but the situation was untenable, he needed a proper home filled with proper love for him. This is us in the middle of a game of hide and seek 😹

Happy #Caturday everyone!

A grey and white cat peering down towards me through the bannisters of the staircase.

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 16h

Oh I wish they’d hurry up and release this on the GameCube on Switch 2! I loved this back in the day.

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 20h

Two years ago we lost one of the nicest, most generous people I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. I was fortunate to be able to have some fantastic chats with #TonyHusband over the course of the blog’s life, in this latest post I’ve summed up what he told me about creating #OiNK. ✍️🎨🐽 #comicsky

CHATTiNG WITH TONY HUSBAND

I never got to meet Tony Husband before his passing in October 2023. I’d always wanted to, but we can all have good intentions to do something but never get around to it, never considering one day …

oink.blog

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 23h

Because they promised to stop the scalpers. Sales continue to break records, they’ve just got better at making more to keep stocks up.

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 23h

No, Nintendo just promised to stop the scalpers. Sales continue to break records, they’re just doing a better job at keeping stocks available.

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 23h

A new special episode of this has dropped! A complete surprise after news of its cancellation! Can’t wait to watch this 😂🤣 #TheCompletelyMadeUpAdventuresOfDickTurpin #NoelFielding #dickturpin #bakeoff

A TV screen showing that a new episode of The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin starring Noel Fielding is available to watch on Apple TV+

Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 1d

Smudge has impeccable taste.

Also I 😂 when I see which two wall pictures are just about visible in this photo lol.

#newcatdad #catdad #knightrider #davidhasselhoff #80stv #bestcatever #cutestlittlecat #kitt #williamdaniels #lapcat

Smudge the cat on my lap, seen from behind he looks like he’s watching Knight Rider on the TV. Also on the wall are two hanging pictures, one of Smudge and the other of K.I.T.T. from the show.

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 2d

On this day in 1991 I bought my first magazine and it changed my life. #CommodoreFormat brought joy for years, inspiring me to create a diskzine for the #C64, the very beginning of a journey to where I find myself now. Here’s the retrospective I wrote on the blog: oink.blog/2023/10/17/c... ⌨️🕹️📼🐽

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 2d

Horace (Ugly Face) Watkins by the late (and very, very great) #TonyHusband was one of the most iconic characters from OiNK. Tony even updated us on his career and adult life over the years. Catch up with Horace in the latest blog post: oink.blog/2025/10/14/w...

🐣🦢🐽 #oinkcomic #OiNK #comicsky

Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 3d

Can you remember the contents of any of these issues or specials from week 12 of Marvel UK’s checklists?

More details and access to the full Mighty Marvel UK Checklist series so far at this link:

oink.blog/2025/10/15/t... 📚✅🐽

#comicsky #marveluk #marvelcomics

Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 3d

2/2: Week 35 #DalekDay35

Any Doctor Who fan should see where this is heading. Exciting!

#hachettepartworks #doctorwhoday #newhobby #buildthedalek #dalek #exterminate #scalemodels

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 3d

1/2: Week 35 #DalekDay

Given how symmetrical a Dalek is we must be jumping about to stop repetition setting in. Moving on to the base now with skirt supports and pedestal adapters.

#thedaleks #daleks #doctorwho #drwho #wardalek #timewar #modelmaking #modelbuilding #modelkit #partwork #hachette

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 4d

And yet the English immigrants living abroad never learn a word of the language.

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 4d

OiNK’s most endearing character became one of its most enduring thanks to his creator, the late Tony Husband. Catch up with Horace (Ugly Face) Watkins in his adult life with the latest post on the blog. 🐣🦢🐽

#TonyHusband #OiNKcomic #funnycomics #comicsky

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: HORACE (UGLY FACE) WATKiNS

Two years ago now we lost one of the greats. I don’t just mean one of the great OiNK cartoonists, or even one of the greatest humour cartoonists of all. I mean we also lost a great human being, OiN…

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 5d

Well the big news is… After cat sitting him for years Smudge has come to live with me! 😻 From big country house to a Belfast terrace, I was so nervous about the transition but this wee man has really taken to his new life. Haven’t been able to get any writing done in a few days 😂 Love him to bits. ❤️

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 5d

A true legend of the UK’s humour comics scene and still contributing to Doctor Who Magazine today, you really should follow Lew Stringer, you know.

Lew Stringer @lewstringer.bsky.social · 6d

My blog, should you wish to follow it...
lewstringercomics.blogspot.com

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 7d

Today has been a great day. I’ve got some news which I’ll share once I see how the next few days pan out. In the meantime, this has added to the excitement today! 🎁🎄

#christmas2025 #christmas2025🎄🎅🎁 #countdowntochristmas #favouritetimeoftheyear #lovechristmas #cantwaitforchristmas

Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 10d

Don’t forget, folks, you have until the 14th to enter October’s prize on the blog and bag yourself this rare piece of horror comics history. Link below. 👻🐽

oink.blog/2025/10/01/o...

#comicsky #SuperNaturals

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 10d

Fanhome are awful. I tried to build K.I.T.T. but the metal hood always arrived scratched. SEVEN replacements later I gave up. Costs me a few hundred and had nothing to show for it. Knight Rider is my fave thing ever too, I was gutted. (Magazine was awful too, full of factual errors.)

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 10d

2/2: Week 34 #DalekDay34

This was one of those weeks. 😂

#hachettepartworks #doctorwhoday #newhobby #buildthedalek #dalek #exterminate #scalemodels

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 10d

1/2: Week 34 #DalekDay

Every now and again during this I think, “Whoa! I’m building a Dalek!”

#thedaleks #daleks #doctorwho #drwho #wardalek #timewar #modelmaking #modelbuilding #modelkit #partwork #hachette

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 10d

Week 11 of our run of #MarvelUK checklists & it’s a busy one! 6 new comics: epic #Transformers, a crossover to die for, & one of the most memorable #Ghostbusters moments (see the blog post). Plus contemporary ads. ❤️

More details and access to the full series: oink.blog/2025/10/08/t... 📚✅🐽

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 11d

Imagine meeting someone and thinking they’re amazing… and then finding out they use the ‘Skip Intro’ option. {{{shudder}}}

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 12d

I loved the GameCube and its controller is still my fave to this day. Aesthetically though only the (not included) FZ-10 version of Panasonic’s 3DO tops the ‘Cube, but then I did always have a soft spot for it ever since I owned one back in the day.

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Phil Boyce @philedboyce.bsky.social · 13d

It almost looks like Sutekh is clinging to the TARDIS. You must have the gift of future-sight! 😂

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