Pleased to report that 30 min of daily drawing my current favourite shithead while listening to his four-song playlist is starting to pay off. #captainthekla #overworkedasusual #butweregettingcloser #ravenorseries

Had to get up at 4:45 AM to talk to 12,000 people. It was pretty epic.

Bonus Greg photo from my driveway shoot the other night. One more week of work insanity then I can get back to crafting. So many superbly stupid plans. 🔥 #gregoreisenhorn #eisenhorncosplay #warhammercosplay #40kcosplay

Am pleased to discover the sole photo of me as Eisenhorn at the MCM 40K meetup last weekend clearly shows my iced coffee and vague confusion.

Bound for England in T-24 hours. Just have to pull off this insane work deadline then I'm home free. Wish me luck, lads.

Might try to run an Eisenhorn shoot outside tonight after sunset. Stay tuned, lads. #needmorecosplayphotosafterbeingoutofcommissionformostofdragoncon

Absolutely one of my favourite pieces of Dishonored fanart out there because I feel it captures how the whaler gear would move in real life. (Deliberately left Daud's coat a little long to mirror this). #dishonored

Work smarter not harder, friends! Stoked to get on with the remaining bits with Daud and take some proper photos. #daud #dishonored #daudcosplay #dishonoredcosplay #dragoncon2025

Gonna go assassinate an empress and maybe regret it for the rest of my life idk #daud #dishonored #daudcosplay #dishonoredcosplay #dragoncon2025 #hesnotdonebuthesdoneenoughfornow

Daud waistcoat WIP. Had to custom airbrush the leather on both the outer and the button-holes binding and hand-paint the buttons (one coat of clear nail polish, three ink passes of silver, another coat to seal). #daudcosplay #dishonoredcosplay #dcon2025

Newly installed organisation thing so I have a place to keep the need-constantly items that isn't on the worktable. (Not me, procrastinating on Daud)

Not me, being chuffed AF about nailing the proportions on Daud's waistcoat. (The glove-tan outer is wrong side up there so I could faff markings without screwing up the finish and the belt lengths are left over from Eisenhorn). #dishonoredcosplay #daudcosplay

Thirteen years late to the Dishonored Party but boy howdy, this is gonna be gooooooood. Got the outer fabrics for Daud's default lewk plus some fancy silk to line his Overseer cosplay because I, like the collective internet, need 100% more Overseer!Daud in my life #dishonoredcosplay #daudcosplay

Thorn wishes less gd bullshit. Sliding in here after three weeks of creative fugue-state and a transcendent weekend. So much to share, my goodness. #gregoreisenhorn #inquisitoreisenhorn #gamecon2025 #gamecon

First leg day in over a month. Pray for me, lads.

Work needs to chill so I can get on with the rest of Eisenhorn's fit. Here's a movement video in the interim because I am just SO damn pleased with how everything works together. #inquisitoreisenhorn #gregoreisenhorn #warhammercosplay #eisenhorncosplay

Brb gonna go do some 100% legal Inquistion shit that definitely doesn't involve demons First outing with Eisenhorn at Calgary Expo yesterday and it was GLORIOUS #gregoreisenhorn #imquisitoreisenhorn #warhammer40k #warhammercosplay #calgaryexpo

Hey @calgaryexpo.bsky.social friends! Ready to learn how to make your cosplays and props look extra-legit? I'm your guy! Head to Workshop Room 212 at 5 PM on Friday, 25 April to learn about dry-brushing, washes, and adding textures / cool effects. #calgaryexpo #calgaryexpo2025 #cosplayweathering

Sext: "Got any piping pics?" Felt like I was selling my soul to the devil to pull this off first-try and first-time, but we did it! 🙌 Slow but steady progress on Eisenhorn's inner coat / tunic. #willthisbewearablebycalgaryexpo? #unlikelybutgivingittheoldcollegetry

In other news, ya boy started the Eisenhorn series, so guess what I'm trying to whip together for Calgary Expo this year. (If anything, it'll be wearable and I'll add the extra bits afterwards) Fingers crossed, friends! Trim experiments from yesterday #calgaryexpo #gregoreisenhorn #danabnett

This took too long. I should be working on contract stuff now. D: ...also had the realization that these two fit the Mulder and Scully mold- the scientist redhead and the dumbass that believes in ufos. XD

Pretty rude that those dumb magazines from the 50s saying that you should clean your house and get your shit in order before you sew / craft are completely right. (This is becoming more apparent as I age...) Anyway, dishes are did because there is some Stuff to Make this weekend 💪💪

Food is made for the week (mostly). Here's hoping it keeps me reasonably sane for job and crafting. (A couple of workouts would definitely D E F I N I T E L Y also help).

Hi, this is making me nearly feral.

Had a heckin' time with Casual!Lieutenant Titus last Friday at ECCC. Shout-out to the folks who recognised it and offered Imperium-coded greetings. Finished the game yesterday and now have no excuse not to work on the big Astartes project. 💪 #eccc #eccc2025 #demetriantitus #spacemarine2

Just reminded myself how hard the ending of Coffin Text Spell 714 goes

Whipped together a more appropriate hoodie yesterday. #lieutenantitus'dayoff #eccc #eccc2025 #spacemarine2 #demetriantitus

Only took four hours but hey, first makeup test for Lieutenant Titus in aide of some bullshit for #ECCC this coming weekend! My face looks 100% better from the left so casual observers will notice that the scars / service studs aren't on the right like they should be #lieutenanttitus #spacemarine2

Doing a makeup test for some Real Dumb Shit tonight, lads. Cheer me on. (Throwback Sunday to working on this stuff in my mid-20s when the vibes were impeccable and the skills non-existent).

alyx!!! #halflife #halflife2 #halflifealyx #characterdesign

kleiner and lamarr :) #HalfLife #Fanart #Headcrab #IsaacKleiner

Trust the process 🫠 Pausing on the pepakura for a bit to tackle Crawdaddy Cosplay's actual patterns. Shout-out to that dude for having 1) kickass patterns / videos; 2) an actual pattern for a MkIII chest, which I need for Specific Character Reasons. #stupidideasintensify #horusheresy

-35C here with the windchill yesterday and glimpsed this dude through the blowing snow next to the donation bins at Walmart. Had to rescue it post-haste and so glad I did. It's solid wood. Might replace the dated pulls but otherwise it's glorious.

Only 18(?) years late to the pepakura party but here we goooo. Have conceived some Real Stupid Ideas lately so time for some planning. #horusrising #horusheresy #havingarealnormaloneherefolks

Oh dang, this is superb.

In the bookstore the other day and wondering why tf I can't find the Warhammer 40K stuff. Related: my re-descent into space marine hell continues anon and it's superb. #blacklibrary

Had a dumb thought of that part in the half life 2 canals with the rappelling metrocop. So I made this short thing.

ECCC 4-Day pass acquired! SO stoked to wear Barney C. in his land of origin in a couple of months. Let's see if I can get the revamped AR2 finished in time too. 🤞 #eccc2025 #barneycalhoun

Ran out of stuff to read so rereading the Horus Heresy series again for the first time in sixteen years. Miiight be headed back down the WH40K rabbit hole 🤔.

Oh lawd, we doin' it. After multiple failed attempts to learn wig ventilation in 2024, I think this just might be the first new skill of 2025. Stay tuned. 😬

Well, that's a wrap, folks. All the best for 2025! #barneycalhoun #barneycalhouncosplay #halflife2cosplay #herestomoretopshelfshenanigansinthenewyear

I must not go into the tags. The tags are the mind-killer. The tags are the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will ignore the tags. I will permit my ignorance to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn my inner eye to see its path. #tumblr

On holidays, we write Barney Calhoun fic. #worldsslowestficwriter #butihopetohavesomething #inacoupleofmonths #plottwist #apparentlyineedtoplanthecrapouttaeverything #whichisnotthewayivewrittenintheplace #gettinoooooold

Ten minutes into Leg Day and straight-up not having a good time. #teadrunktailortriestogetbuff

Anyway

Finished Arcane S2. Hoooboy. Brain: Yeah, we should still finish that Season 1 Vi from a few years ago. Also brain: But WHAT if we made some Enforcer riot gear instead 👀 #we'restillonaboutAssholeCopsinGasMasksapparently #thoughbarneydoesntreallycountthere

Gotta look suave AF before heading up to the rooftop to get wrecked by snipers. #barneycalhoun #barneycalhouncosplay #halflife2 #halflife2cosplay #valvesoftware

Hmmm... might be getting back on my Arcane bullshit a little bit. Is this the year I'm finally going to do a cosplay about it? More news at 6. 🤔 #mainlyhavetofinishS2 #beforeidecideforsure