Tim Popelier, Tankhead Text Typer
@tim-popelier.com
Dutch 3d miniatures designer, TANKHEAD lore author and rusty goldsmith.
@Tankhead-mecha.bsky.social
He/Him
https://tim-popelier.com
@Tankhead-mecha.bsky.social
He/Him
https://tim-popelier.com
For grand scale our 8 player memoir 44 game takes the cake though.
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For grand scale our 8 player memoir 44 game takes the cake though.
Probably my 6mm stuff with the coastal sections.
November 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Probably my 6mm stuff with the coastal sections.
Par for the course for us over in Germania. (Ignore that I'm writing this from good old Noviomagum Batavorum)
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Par for the course for us over in Germania. (Ignore that I'm writing this from good old Noviomagum Batavorum)
I had to do some creative cropping so I don't dox myself, since this was taken from my apartments balcony. One of the few daytime sightings, they tend to be crepuscular which is a cool vibe but hard to photograph.
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I had to do some creative cropping so I don't dox myself, since this was taken from my apartments balcony. One of the few daytime sightings, they tend to be crepuscular which is a cool vibe but hard to photograph.
IIRC Bartitsu uses umbrellas as well. The wikipedia image for this "martial art" is exactly what you'd expect from umbrella martial arts.
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
IIRC Bartitsu uses umbrellas as well. The wikipedia image for this "martial art" is exactly what you'd expect from umbrella martial arts.
early birthday gift to myself
a book full of mecha and tables, how could I not. I've spend more time looking at the PDFs of Mekton zeta, so I really wanted some part of it in physical print, even if I doubt I'll ever actually play it.
a book full of mecha and tables, how could I not. I've spend more time looking at the PDFs of Mekton zeta, so I really wanted some part of it in physical print, even if I doubt I'll ever actually play it.
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
early birthday gift to myself
a book full of mecha and tables, how could I not. I've spend more time looking at the PDFs of Mekton zeta, so I really wanted some part of it in physical print, even if I doubt I'll ever actually play it.
a book full of mecha and tables, how could I not. I've spend more time looking at the PDFs of Mekton zeta, so I really wanted some part of it in physical print, even if I doubt I'll ever actually play it.
So, yesterday here in NL a train hit a truck filled with pears. Luckily only 5 people were lightly injured. But the pictures of the train... Its like a cartoon of a train stuffed with pears.
October 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So, yesterday here in NL a train hit a truck filled with pears. Luckily only 5 people were lightly injured. But the pictures of the train... Its like a cartoon of a train stuffed with pears.
Oh yes! I have some gripes about the type of windmill used, but I'll take it as my national gundam all the same.
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Oh yes! I have some gripes about the type of windmill used, but I'll take it as my national gundam all the same.
Sometimes, the feed lines up just right.
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sometimes, the feed lines up just right.
Sadly meyer, the witch from sirius, and her sturm jaeger remain forgotten.
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Sadly meyer, the witch from sirius, and her sturm jaeger remain forgotten.
Thanks you! It was actually my first gunpla build.
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thanks you! It was actually my first gunpla build.
Got a pile of expansion parts for these, and aranged them in a bit more pleasing layout. I'm thinking they can really profit form a simple zenithal spray and paint wash to bring out some details.
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Got a pile of expansion parts for these, and aranged them in a bit more pleasing layout. I'm thinking they can really profit form a simple zenithal spray and paint wash to bring out some details.
Final liberation for me, and in retrospect its a surprise it took me so long to switch to 6mm only for 40k.
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Final liberation for me, and in retrospect its a surprise it took me so long to switch to 6mm only for 40k.
I'm not sure what to do with this historical note and the fact that he is orange...
![quote from wikipedia: The orange carrot was created by Dutch growers. There is pictorial evidence that the orange carrot existed at least in 512 AD, but it is probable that it was not a stable variety until the Dutch bred the cultivar termed the "Long Orange" at the start of the 18th century.[30] Some claim that the Dutch created the orange carrots to honor the Dutch flag at the time and William of Orange,[25][31] but other authorities argue these claims lack convincing evidence and it is possible that the orange carrot was favored by the Europeans because it does not brown the soups and stews as the purple carrot does and, as such, was more visually attractive.[30]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hkkhmnxiuvlzwtna62rf2dqg/bafkreifa23pkxjyhih6fy2gwbyrxs45ci2aqtalt6rur57g2d3anosg4oi@jpeg)
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm not sure what to do with this historical note and the fact that he is orange...
You can't tell me they weren't pitched as "knight rider but with x" internally at some point.
Equally "Supertrain" was clearly "the big bus but with a train" and the only good thing that came from it was a kick ass shooting model.
Equally "Supertrain" was clearly "the big bus but with a train" and the only good thing that came from it was a kick ass shooting model.
October 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You can't tell me they weren't pitched as "knight rider but with x" internally at some point.
Equally "Supertrain" was clearly "the big bus but with a train" and the only good thing that came from it was a kick ass shooting model.
Equally "Supertrain" was clearly "the big bus but with a train" and the only good thing that came from it was a kick ass shooting model.
We are talking about the game where if you leave these two alone in a field too long, you'll end up with a "unexpected" EGG from which hatches a whale or cat. That game?
October 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are talking about the game where if you leave these two alone in a field too long, you'll end up with a "unexpected" EGG from which hatches a whale or cat. That game?
Yes, that's working!
October 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Yes, that's working!
Interessant is deze, lijkt een uitsnede te zijn van hetzelfde stadsaanzicht, maar de Graf in andere houding.
October 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Interessant is deze, lijkt een uitsnede te zijn van hetzelfde stadsaanzicht, maar de Graf in andere houding.
Maar zelfs deze vaag verkleurde band komt op beiden voor. Dus dat moet haast wel dezelfde foto zijn. En de kans dat een zeppelin toegevoegd is lijkt mij ook groter dan andersom!
October 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Maar zelfs deze vaag verkleurde band komt op beiden voor. Dus dat moet haast wel dezelfde foto zijn. En de kans dat een zeppelin toegevoegd is lijkt mij ook groter dan andersom!
History is a funny thing. I had seen the picture Colin posted many times before. But last year I found a print of this picture in Nijmegen library. It makes sense that the Graf would pass by here, but I'd just never really considered it. History and here and now never connected.
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
History is a funny thing. I had seen the picture Colin posted many times before. But last year I found a print of this picture in Nijmegen library. It makes sense that the Graf would pass by here, but I'd just never really considered it. History and here and now never connected.
Sad that I never saw them in store, I mean look at the back of box art! And they had blisters with like 3 tanks or jets to expand the giant vehicles. That line feels like it was specifically designed for me personally.
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Sad that I never saw them in store, I mean look at the back of box art! And they had blisters with like 3 tanks or jets to expand the giant vehicles. That line feels like it was specifically designed for me personally.
You know I used to be a one scale only kinda guy.
October 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
You know I used to be a one scale only kinda guy.
single unit, and infinitely expendable middle section added. Now need to make some containers. The red ones were borrowed from @thelazyforger.bsky.social but I'll have to make my own like a big boy now.
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
single unit, and infinitely expendable middle section added. Now need to make some containers. The red ones were borrowed from @thelazyforger.bsky.social but I'll have to make my own like a big boy now.
I just watched a video about passenger intercity trains with connecting doors up front. Unique to Japan... And the Netherlands. Though we found it a maintenance drain and disabled them after a couple of years. Make for a very flat nosed train though.
October 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I just watched a video about passenger intercity trains with connecting doors up front. Unique to Japan... And the Netherlands. Though we found it a maintenance drain and disabled them after a couple of years. Make for a very flat nosed train though.
I've seen pictures of them stacked 2 high. which looks very wrong to me, but does make for nice cover for say battletech.
October 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I've seen pictures of them stacked 2 high. which looks very wrong to me, but does make for nice cover for say battletech.