Ben Lesnick
@banditloaf.wcnews.com
Like so many Americans, he was trying to construct a life that made sense from things he found in gift shops. (he/him)
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Ben Lesnick
@banditloaf.wcnews.com
· Nov 15
Hello Bluesky! My name is Ben but my old friends call me LOAF. I’m best known for helping Chris Roberts dream up Star Citizen but I mostly skeet about Wing Commander esoterica and my life with two wonderful black cats and beautiful wife Ali (plus dumb jokes and nonsense about other media I love).
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"Nee-San, it's Bear's Sabre from that movie, 'First to Kilrah!'"
Wing Commander ships are my equivalent to comfort food in the realm of 3D rendering. All the more reason to do something with one.
#Wingcommander #gfl2 #girlsfrontline2 #girlsfrontline2exilium
Wing Commander ships are my equivalent to comfort food in the realm of 3D rendering. All the more reason to do something with one.
#Wingcommander #gfl2 #girlsfrontline2 #girlsfrontline2exilium
January 19, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"Nee-San, it's Bear's Sabre from that movie, 'First to Kilrah!'"
Wing Commander ships are my equivalent to comfort food in the realm of 3D rendering. All the more reason to do something with one.
#Wingcommander #gfl2 #girlsfrontline2 #girlsfrontline2exilium
Wing Commander ships are my equivalent to comfort food in the realm of 3D rendering. All the more reason to do something with one.
#Wingcommander #gfl2 #girlsfrontline2 #girlsfrontline2exilium
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Heya folks, here's a new retro intro, this time featuring Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.
#wingcommander #videogames #retrogames #spacesim #intro
#wingcommander #videogames #retrogames #spacesim #intro
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Heya folks, here's a new retro intro, this time featuring Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.
#wingcommander #videogames #retrogames #spacesim #intro
#wingcommander #videogames #retrogames #spacesim #intro
Another one?! Kamekhsellent!
And here's a quick version of the #Privateer Kamekh II #WingCommander. Again, a pretty basic model with chunky details, because it's going to be #3dprinted at around 20-25mm, so you have to exaggerate the details quite a bit to make it readable as a gaming miniature.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Another one?! Kamekhsellent!
How the pile forms.
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
How the pile forms.
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A #Kilrathi Kamekh Corvette from #WingCommander #WC2. It's not a perfect rendition, but it captures the essence of the original. It's intended to be printed at about 25mm long, which is why some details get exaggerated. The forward nose fins and wings may need to be thicker to make them print better
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
A #Kilrathi Kamekh Corvette from #WingCommander #WC2. It's not a perfect rendition, but it captures the essence of the original. It's intended to be printed at about 25mm long, which is why some details get exaggerated. The forward nose fins and wings may need to be thicker to make them print better
Thank God that I have lived to see this.
Supposedly leaked pictures from internal McDonalds communications revealed that they are bringing back Changeables in Happy Meals at the end of this month! For any too young to remember, these are small transforming figures that change from McDonalds www.allspark.com/home/threads...
Toys - It's the Return of the 'Mac? Rumors of McDonalds bringing back Changeables for 2026
Supposedly leaked pictures from internal McDonalds communications revealed that they are bringing back Changeables in Happy Meals at the end of this month! For any too young to remember, these are s...
www.allspark.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Thank God that I have lived to see this.
They got these big chewy pretzels here
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 AM
They got these big chewy pretzels here
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Star Trek Enterprise dock.
Modelled in #Lightwave3d by me
The Station design is based on Franz Joseph's Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual (1975).
Modelled in #Lightwave3d by me
The Station design is based on Franz Joseph's Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual (1975).
January 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Star Trek Enterprise dock.
Modelled in #Lightwave3d by me
The Station design is based on Franz Joseph's Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual (1975).
Modelled in #Lightwave3d by me
The Station design is based on Franz Joseph's Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual (1975).
Taps the sign.
Trekkies are being performatively obnoxious about the space academy spinoff that will eventually be seen as a classic show!
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Taps the sign.
This sounds wonderful… and look, one of the objects is the Gil Hibben Double Shadow knife! Wing Commander fans will know it as Seether’s ‘laser knife’ in Wing Commander IV. They up all over!
January 18, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This sounds wonderful… and look, one of the objects is the Gil Hibben Double Shadow knife! Wing Commander fans will know it as Seether’s ‘laser knife’ in Wing Commander IV. They up all over!
“Have you been licking the butter?! You cats disgust me! Go to the back of the house!” - @patterned.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“Have you been licking the butter?! You cats disgust me! Go to the back of the house!” - @patterned.bsky.social
1968: we must travel to the moon to prove the superiority of America’s way of life
2026: we must travel to the moon so Apple will finally schedule the next season of For All Mankind
2026: we must travel to the moon so Apple will finally schedule the next season of For All Mankind
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
1968: we must travel to the moon to prove the superiority of America’s way of life
2026: we must travel to the moon so Apple will finally schedule the next season of For All Mankind
2026: we must travel to the moon so Apple will finally schedule the next season of For All Mankind
my wife keeps trying to get me to do the WAIT sound from crosswalks
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
my wife keeps trying to get me to do the WAIT sound from crosswalks
I’m 150 hours into Pokemon Z-A and I only just realized Taunie is a play on townie.
January 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I’m 150 hours into Pokemon Z-A and I only just realized Taunie is a play on townie.
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New! Video! Time!
Take a trip with me to delve into The X Files! An FMV Point & Click based on the hit TV show!
If you can please do leave a like, a comment and share, it'd be a huge help :)
youtu.be/puHwgnMzGVI
Take a trip with me to delve into The X Files! An FMV Point & Click based on the hit TV show!
If you can please do leave a like, a comment and share, it'd be a huge help :)
youtu.be/puHwgnMzGVI
The X Files (1998) - Retro Game Reviews
YouTube video by JL-Soryu Retro Gaming!
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
New! Video! Time!
Take a trip with me to delve into The X Files! An FMV Point & Click based on the hit TV show!
If you can please do leave a like, a comment and share, it'd be a huge help :)
youtu.be/puHwgnMzGVI
Take a trip with me to delve into The X Files! An FMV Point & Click based on the hit TV show!
If you can please do leave a like, a comment and share, it'd be a huge help :)
youtu.be/puHwgnMzGVI
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Happy 1701 day. Why not celebrate by reading a few posts all about starship hull lettering from my font thread… 😆
Oh, and here's an old graphic I made showing off AIRBORNE, a really nice free font by Charles Casimiro which is the closest you will find to the actual lettering on the TOS Enterprise model.
www.fontspace.com/airborne-fon...
www.fontspace.com/airborne-fon...
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Happy 1701 day. Why not celebrate by reading a few posts all about starship hull lettering from my font thread… 😆
They put out four Wing Commander games for the FM Towns! Truly fascinating computer.
Raiden-ing out onto your feeds: some Japanese PC eye candy. The FM Towns has such an interesting design with its narrow tower and CD drive - reportedly the first computer to come with one as standard.
January 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
They put out four Wing Commander games for the FM Towns! Truly fascinating computer.
Does this mean Zelda is canonically Blacktron?
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Lego set revealed, with a mighty Ganon and hidden hearts www.eurogamer.net/zelda-ocarin...
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Does this mean Zelda is canonically Blacktron?
I need to call myself out for this one, which includes a stupid mistake and a technical error. The Pilgrim Traitor is Admiral Wilson played by Ken Bones. He IS in the movie as the admiral at the start but we never see him in his Pilgrim space suit costume or reveal that he was a traitor...
January 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM
I need to call myself out for this one, which includes a stupid mistake and a technical error. The Pilgrim Traitor is Admiral Wilson played by Ken Bones. He IS in the movie as the admiral at the start but we never see him in his Pilgrim space suit costume or reveal that he was a traitor...
GET ON IT CANADIANS
The (movie) Wing Commander 1080p (iTunes)(CA) C$4.99 (Sci-Fi) (iMDB) 4.4 Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard, Tchéky Karyo, David Suchet, David Warner
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
GET ON IT CANADIANS
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Wing Commander 3, the best of the series. Featuring Malcolm McDowell, Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Thomas Wilson, and more! A sci-fi space shooter game about humans facing near extinction at the hands of the Kilrathi.
January 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Wing Commander 3, the best of the series. Featuring Malcolm McDowell, Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Thomas Wilson, and more! A sci-fi space shooter game about humans facing near extinction at the hands of the Kilrathi.
This looks pretty neat! Somebody get them the Ultima IP.
Max Savage - Wing Commander meets Zelda. Coming later this year.
#screenshotsaturday #indiegames #retrogames
#screenshotsaturday #indiegames #retrogames
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM
This looks pretty neat! Somebody get them the Ultima IP.
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KILLER WHALE (2026) has some serious MONOLITH (2016) vibes.
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
KILLER WHALE (2026) has some serious MONOLITH (2016) vibes.
