Designed by @/FireCrown on toyhouse!
September 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Designed by @/FireCrown on toyhouse!
This is an impressive amount of diversity for such a tiny little guy. For comparison, their sister-clade, the swifts, only have ~100 species.
We think a key factor in this is micro-ranges. Some occupy a single mountain valley or, like the Juan Fernández Firecrown, a single small island.
We think a key factor in this is micro-ranges. Some occupy a single mountain valley or, like the Juan Fernández Firecrown, a single small island.
July 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This is an impressive amount of diversity for such a tiny little guy. For comparison, their sister-clade, the swifts, only have ~100 species.
We think a key factor in this is micro-ranges. Some occupy a single mountain valley or, like the Juan Fernández Firecrown, a single small island.
We think a key factor in this is micro-ranges. Some occupy a single mountain valley or, like the Juan Fernández Firecrown, a single small island.
GIGANTIC NEWS: Firecrown Media buys TRAINS, Model Railroader, and other mags, effectively dissolving Kalmbach publication.
This might actually be great news for Trains & MR, long slipping in quality over the last few years, becoming thinner and less content rich. www.flyingmag.com/firecrown-me...
This might actually be great news for Trains & MR, long slipping in quality over the last few years, becoming thinner and less content rich. www.flyingmag.com/firecrown-me...
Firecrown Media Grows Again with Addition of ‘Trains,’ ‘Astronomy’ - FLYING Magazine
Firecrown Media is expanding into the railroad and space media sectors by acquiring Kalmbach Media’s Trains and Astronomy media groups.
www.flyingmag.com
May 1, 2024 at 4:12 PM
GIGANTIC NEWS: Firecrown Media buys TRAINS, Model Railroader, and other mags, effectively dissolving Kalmbach publication.
This might actually be great news for Trains & MR, long slipping in quality over the last few years, becoming thinner and less content rich. www.flyingmag.com/firecrown-me...
This might actually be great news for Trains & MR, long slipping in quality over the last few years, becoming thinner and less content rich. www.flyingmag.com/firecrown-me...
Crown of fire, gel pen sketch from like 5 years ago
#elque #illustration #sketch #pen #gelpen #pensketch #fire #crown #firecrown #throwback
#elque #illustration #sketch #pen #gelpen #pensketch #fire #crown #firecrown #throwback
November 5, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Crown of fire, gel pen sketch from like 5 years ago
#elque #illustration #sketch #pen #gelpen #pensketch #fire #crown #firecrown #throwback
#elque #illustration #sketch #pen #gelpen #pensketch #fire #crown #firecrown #throwback
My first time hearing this, but it doesn't surprise me. Firecrown basically says that their publications are only for rich people. firecrown.com/about/
About – Firecrown
firecrown.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My first time hearing this, but it doesn't surprise me. Firecrown basically says that their publications are only for rich people. firecrown.com/about/
December 1, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Ish Factor Fire Crown custom made for Katie Bhairavi of Darshan Dance Company 🔥 #firecrown #firequeen #firedancer #fireprops #ishfactor
November 18, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Ish Factor Fire Crown custom made for Katie Bhairavi of Darshan Dance Company 🔥 #firecrown #firequeen #firedancer #fireprops #ishfactor
20. Folks get so focused on how good Railroad Model Craftsman is these days that they sleep on Model Railroader getting better since Firecrown took over
July 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
20. Folks get so focused on how good Railroad Model Craftsman is these days that they sleep on Model Railroader getting better since Firecrown took over
Green-backed firecrown
July 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Green-backed firecrown
Gotta say, I know nothing about Firecrown but had been thinking that MR is pretty thin these days. Hopefully it'll make for positive change maybe.
May 1, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Gotta say, I know nothing about Firecrown but had been thinking that MR is pretty thin these days. Hopefully it'll make for positive change maybe.
December 20, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Green-backed firecrown feeding from Chilean firebush flowers in Tierra del Fuego
January 7, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Green-backed firecrown feeding from Chilean firebush flowers in Tierra del Fuego
Firecrown probably didn't want it.
May 3, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Firecrown probably didn't want it.
lmaoooo would have to be via 3rd party I don't think Kalmbach nor now Firecrown have ever had cat mags
July 21, 2024 at 4:10 AM
lmaoooo would have to be via 3rd party I don't think Kalmbach nor now Firecrown have ever had cat mags
Slightly related: anyone else notice the AI creeping into TRAINS Mag promotional stuff online almost immediately after the sale from Kalmbach to Firecrown? 🙄
March 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Slightly related: anyone else notice the AI creeping into TRAINS Mag promotional stuff online almost immediately after the sale from Kalmbach to Firecrown? 🙄
Craig Fuller flipped my brain.
He’s built a $100M+ empire (FreightWaves, Sonar, Firecrown) by mastering one thing:
Owning Distribution
“Build it & they’ll come”? BS! He BUYS audiences. Here’s how 👇
He’s built a $100M+ empire (FreightWaves, Sonar, Firecrown) by mastering one thing:
Owning Distribution
“Build it & they’ll come”? BS! He BUYS audiences. Here’s how 👇
March 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Craig Fuller flipped my brain.
He’s built a $100M+ empire (FreightWaves, Sonar, Firecrown) by mastering one thing:
Owning Distribution
“Build it & they’ll come”? BS! He BUYS audiences. Here’s how 👇
He’s built a $100M+ empire (FreightWaves, Sonar, Firecrown) by mastering one thing:
Owning Distribution
“Build it & they’ll come”? BS! He BUYS audiences. Here’s how 👇
It was before Firecrown bought the brand so IDK, now that Kalmbach is out of the picture maybe Firecrown will make them stop. 🤷♂️
That'S Enough If Movie GIF
ALT: That'S Enough If Movie GIF
media.tenor.com
June 13, 2024 at 3:25 AM
It was before Firecrown bought the brand so IDK, now that Kalmbach is out of the picture maybe Firecrown will make them stop. 🤷♂️
yeah I mean I get why the Firecrown folks would do that, that's the kind of magazine they pub otherwise but
March 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
yeah I mean I get why the Firecrown folks would do that, that's the kind of magazine they pub otherwise but
December 26, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Today is National Hummingbird Day. We don't have hummingbirds in Finland, but here's a Patagonian green-backed firecrown from the book Korvaamattomat by me and Juha Kauppinen.
Something about the idea of it living on the edge of winter appealed to us.
Sound by Cristian Pinto / Xeno-canto
#SciArt
Something about the idea of it living on the edge of winter appealed to us.
Sound by Cristian Pinto / Xeno-canto
#SciArt
September 7, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Today is National Hummingbird Day. We don't have hummingbirds in Finland, but here's a Patagonian green-backed firecrown from the book Korvaamattomat by me and Juha Kauppinen.
Something about the idea of it living on the edge of winter appealed to us.
Sound by Cristian Pinto / Xeno-canto
#SciArt
Something about the idea of it living on the edge of winter appealed to us.
Sound by Cristian Pinto / Xeno-canto
#SciArt
Feb 1975: Highspeed G750 ad from Eastern Gas
(+Main Medallion; Parkinson Cowan Balmoral Two; New World Highspeed G740; Parkinson Cowan Windsor; Berry Sunblaze 1003; Main Meridian; Robinson Willey Firecrown 22; and Valor Valiant)
(+Main Medallion; Parkinson Cowan Balmoral Two; New World Highspeed G740; Parkinson Cowan Windsor; Berry Sunblaze 1003; Main Meridian; Robinson Willey Firecrown 22; and Valor Valiant)
February 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Feb 1975: Highspeed G750 ad from Eastern Gas
(+Main Medallion; Parkinson Cowan Balmoral Two; New World Highspeed G740; Parkinson Cowan Windsor; Berry Sunblaze 1003; Main Meridian; Robinson Willey Firecrown 22; and Valor Valiant)
(+Main Medallion; Parkinson Cowan Balmoral Two; New World Highspeed G740; Parkinson Cowan Windsor; Berry Sunblaze 1003; Main Meridian; Robinson Willey Firecrown 22; and Valor Valiant)
I mean the folks at MR itself are doing a decent job! demoing the MR&T was more a last L from Kalmbach than Firecrown
March 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I mean the folks at MR itself are doing a decent job! demoing the MR&T was more a last L from Kalmbach than Firecrown
Juan Fernandez Island 650 km off the coast of Chile. The JF Tit-Tyrant and JF Firecrown both show well plus a lobster meal to celebrate later...
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Juan Fernandez Island 650 km off the coast of Chile. The JF Tit-Tyrant and JF Firecrown both show well plus a lobster meal to celebrate later...
Still landlocked in Winnipeg and spotlighting its experimental film scene. Below a frame from Cecilia Araneda’s “Lessons on Flight” (2024). Shot and eco-processed in Chile using olives as developer the film examines the flight patterns of the green-backed firecrown hummingbird.
December 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Still landlocked in Winnipeg and spotlighting its experimental film scene. Below a frame from Cecilia Araneda’s “Lessons on Flight” (2024). Shot and eco-processed in Chile using olives as developer the film examines the flight patterns of the green-backed firecrown hummingbird.