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Make: Marine Visions
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, Read more…
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Goals: Learn a thing, Do a thing, Teach a thing
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 Read more…
Personal
Gone Fishin’
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 Read more…
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Make: RPG Mini Display Shelves
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 Read more…
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RPG: Earth Elementals
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. Read more…
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RPG: One-Shot Crazy
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 Read more…
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RPG: Dungeon Stuff
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 Read more…
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RPG: Hero Forge Miniatures
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 Read more…
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Make: Crate and Barrel!
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 Read more…
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Make: Ancient Obelisks!
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 Read more…
