This was a project I started a few months ago when I saw an image and thought, “Hey, I wonder if I could do something like that?” This thought formed the core of the “Learn a thing, Do a thing, Teach a thing” cycle. So, as an illustration of that Read more…
How do you make someone in technology laugh? Ask them to write down goals that reflect what they’re going to get done in the coming year. Or quarter. Oh, heck, the next month. This is a common enough request in most companies, the quarterly or yearly goals. They’re often used Read more…
As of a few days ago, I have retired from the career that I started (*mumble* *mumble*) 32 years ago, roughly a dozen of those years as a software developer and another twenty as a manager of software developers. It is time for me to make room so that other Read more…
As I’ve been playing Role Playing Games for a while now, I’ve started to build up a collection of minis that I’ve used through various campaigns. Since I’ve spent the time to make them and paint them and invested them with the time and fun from playing various campaigns with Read more…
Some time back I was watching Jeremy on Black Magic Craft [Youtube] and in one episode he built his own epic scale Earth Elemental or Rock Golem. If that doesn’t mean much, think Rock Monster or go watch the video. His was a very large scale build and I don’t Read more…
Years ago now, when I first started trying to explain my Role Playing Group to my wife, it was clear that she didn’t see what I saw. Didn’t see the epic battles, the intense negotiations, the realization that discretion really is the better part of valor and retreat is always Read more…
This is a short post about a few different small projects I did just to build something Two things converge in this: I like making stuff. My entire career is creating things that are based in software. You can’t hold it, you can’t feel it, you can’t point at it Read more…
We were starting a new campaign and gaming system in our RPG group and I couldn’t find a mini I liked. I enjoy the process of creating the backstory for my character and that means a certain look and feel to the mini would be ideal, something that matches the Read more…
I’ve had a 3d printer for a while now and, for the most part, I’ve been printing other people’s designs and models. I’ve learned a bit about how to print a model (it’s still a bit of a roll of the dice, frankly) and I’ve printed some things to use Read more…
I was perusing images on Google looking for something that I might make which wasn’t too large. The idea is it should be something I might use when next I GM our role playing group. I wanted something that you might put on a table, might advance/enhance a story, might Read more…