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Jake!
@spriteborne.bsky.social
Game Designer, he/him

SXSW Gaming Awards 2x nominee, IMB alumnus, industry panelist, showed off my game at the Smithsonian that one time

Email: Jake@Spriteborne.com

www.Spriteborne.com

www.Pickaxe.website

#indiegamedev #gunpla
Now THAT’S a rifle

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Body assembly complete ✅

As far as instruction manual pages go, we are less than halfway done. The most ridiculous parts are yet to come. I’m pumped

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Happy birthday!

We get a few regular squirrel visitors to our deck/bird feeders. I got this picture of one the other day munching on a nut
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Arms, shoulders, and torso

I like the developing asymmetry. I bet this is gonna look great when it’s built and posed, with the high contrast asymmetry drawing the eye in different ways

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Quick mid-detailing shot for a PSA: DSPIAE soft tip markers work great on this plastic, but don’t expect a friction clean. This is what it looks like with friction only. You will still need a cleaning agent (I use Solven)

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Legs! Two of them!

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
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November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
600 day streak of Japanese

It’s actually longer than that, but I broke my streak in the beginning at some point when I accidentally did my Japanese after midnight a couple times in one week
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
With and without armor

Minor detailing added. DSPIAE soft tip markers work great on ABS, unlike the markers I tried using on the Aurora back when I built that one

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sound sample

This is going through at least tomorrow 🙃
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Torso inner frame and the makeshift soft jaw pliers I used to put it together

I forgot just how tight In-Era kits are and how much my fingers hurt as a result 😵

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Inner frame waist, hips, and legs

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I did my part!
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
You know it’s serious when the box has a handle

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo #transformers
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
When Silksong tries to invoke timed on/off platforms but I was alive and playing video games already when Heat Man was in Mega Man 2
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
You don’t have to leave the house to build model kits. Just sayin’
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Next kit ▶️

In-Era Thunderbolt 2.0
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
November 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Photos

MGSD Barbatos (Iron-Blooded Coating
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo #gundam
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Video

MGSD Barbatos (Iron-Blooded Coating)
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo #gundam
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If you ever want help picking out a kit to try, I’m happy to assist. Including tools, I could get you started for ~$40

Preference-blind, this is what I would get
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I have made an irresponsible purchase: the Yolopark Shockwave model kit. I told myself I’d grab it if it ever came back in stock and it did for a VERY brief window of time. It is now sold out again

In my defense, look at those details. Look at them!

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo #transformers
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Construction complete ✅
Still have decals left to do

Excellent kit. Not undergated *at all* but the gate marks are pretty hard to see, even on the silver. They felt obvious and glaring building up, but once assembled they’re well hidden

MGSD Barbatos (Iron-Blooded Coating)
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Main body assembly complete ✅

Surprisingly robust! Strong connections, interesting mechanics, nicely detailed. I like it!

MGSD Barbatos (Iron-Blooded Coating)
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
October 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I’m not sure that’s where it comes off. I think the large part comes off of the piper higher up. I would try twisting the entire thing

I circled where I think it comes off
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Ship it

MGSD Barbatos (Iron-Blooded Coating)
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Me, exhausted after all my little schemes
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM