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Part 2
August 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Catching up my feed here, some July pics from Upper Peninsula.
August 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Little baby Porcini, at two months.
July 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Desk at the start of July. The real project is the baby kraken, but I'm still building inertia by base coating piddly dudes. The P3 paint set from Kickstarter arrived, and so far they're fantastic.
July 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I have a difficult time building energy to do things, and often waste time puttering about. Here, I’m trying to build inertia by painting an undercoat of what will be Martian terrain, using some shitty paint I’m trying to get rid of. It’s brain-dead simple and helps get me back into a painting mood.
June 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The special carrier for the Eva was a quick build. It’s uh… a “Crosstype Cargo Transport.” Sure.
June 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This Unit-01 has been sitting unfinished for a while, so I wrapped it up. No fancy painting, just gluing non-movable parts, some 3rd-party decals, and a satin varnish. I’m still blown away by the engineering of these model kits. I have a special stand for this, but that’s for another time.
June 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Twilight in Seattle
June 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
While wandering Vancouver Chinatown.
June 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ah, I forgot about my old nemesis: decals. A pain, but worth it.
May 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Haven’t done this in awhile.
May 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
From grey goo to statue. Originally meant as a Christmas 2023 gift, but a lot’s happened since then. I at least made it in time for Amber’s birthday. This is Harrow from The Locked Tomb series, sculpted by 3dsqulpts.
May 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Exhaling so hard now. Toothpick helped with the pupils, but it definitely took a few tries. There’s a few sets of wonky eyes under those layers of paint. Slight red wash for a bloodshot look.
May 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Channeling my inner goth gf. Need to re-do that upper lip though; this super-thin brush-work is tough.
May 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
First pass at the face paint; a step I was dreading. Stippling to try adding texture to make it look self-applied.
May 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Cape and second layer of bones done; still need to clean up after dry brushing. Getting close. Saving the hardest part for last.
April 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Devs in standup be like
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Fun lunchtime project, and latest addition to the pedal board. 10/10 noise machine.
February 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I forgot to make the bread pretty. So instead it is potato.
February 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I didn’t realize honesty was a factor in thermometering. How many times have I been lied to?
January 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Finally getting back to the Harrow project, starting with a second layer of bone. Really impressed with all the different fabric textures of this sculpt.
December 19, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Christmas gift commission for a friend. Painted some flumphs, aka Flying Spaghetti Tarts, and snuck them back into their packaging.
December 9, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Phew, finally finished my second mini of the year. I tried to do stuff outside of my comfort level: bright colors, blending, posing. It’s a Strike Cheetah duelist from Heavy Gear built from custom parts. This guy really wants to be seen.
November 30, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Two days of bug-hunting and research and the solution is just 😑
November 27, 2024 at 11:06 PM
My art desk is finally set up in my new place and I have a week until entries for the Golden Gear competition are due. It was my one nice-to-have goal for 2024, and I really want to finish a second mini this year. So much left to do; so little free time.
November 22, 2024 at 2:54 AM