If you want your own 12-year burden, all my prints, including Jen Sisko, are currently 40% off with code MAY40 store.brandonbird.com

I’ve also finally framed and hung my 1/50 print of the piece LEGACY by Retrospect Studios. I commissioned this piece and I’m glad to finally have this on the wall as well!!

I’ve been carrying around this print from home to home for something like 12 years. Finally it has the frame and place of honor it deserves. THE DEATH OF JENNIFER SISKO AND THE DESTRUCTION OF U.S.S. SARATOGA AT WOLF 359 by @brandonbird.bsky.social

Honored to be invited to have a conversation with Tranquility Press talking starships!

From off the 'Net lol

YouTube creator DilaZirk made this awesome video featuring the Noble-class remaster recently added to STO. These are recreations of some of the Enterprise E in First Contact, with the Noble switched out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ql...

The commission I’ve been working on for the last couple of months can finally be revealed. #StarTrek #StarTrekModels #3DPrinting #ScaleModels #MKMModelwerx

Supporting TGG and GT is so easy you can do it faster than you can say “ornithopter”. Just head to GreatestTrek.com and gain access to both ad-free feeds and all bonus content. #GreatestGen #GreatestTrek #friendsofdesoto #fods

Finished painting up my first star of Clan Wolf Battlemechs! The color scheme was inspired by the old LEGO M-Tron space theme. #battletech

i got the lower decks art book too and. yeah

“This franchise is NOT for kids!” - guy who got into it when he was 8.

Coming soon: THE MAKING OF STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME by film historians John Tenuto and Maria Jose Tenuto. From Titan books on Sept 1, 2026. Sponsored link for discounted pre-order on Amazon: amzn.to/4st5ODe

Still the best film adaptation of The Odyssey

🌖 Amberspire is OUT NOW! 🌇 A dice driven science fantasy city builder. Grow your city atop a mausoleum moon, interact with strange weather and ecology, gain influence to make deals with powerful off-world factions, experience the history of a future city. PC, Mac, Steam Deck s.team/a/3350750

A lot of people don't seem to understand how the bad the circular financing situation is, so I've written it out in the style of a caveman so that I can meet AI boosters where they're at. Me am explain circular finance simple for them. www.wheresyoured.at/am-i-meant-to-be-impressed/

hark! a vagrant is really one of the greatest comics ever created, my favorite is still an outraged sasaki kojiro holding up a list of necessary components for a duel that just says - dudes - swords

Worth noting that the Gameprint and Eaglemoss models were based on the first version of the Pathfinder, while the Fanhome model is based on the remaster done for Picard!

Here's another May the 4th throwback - this was an original Corvette-class ship I designed for a friend's Star Wars RPG group, using @technouveau.bsky.social's awesome "Modelshop Greebles" Kitbash pieces as a base.

Humbled to be mentioned on the first episode of @greatesttrek.com's new independent era. Thanks for the shoutout guys!

Exciting news for the Friends of DeSoto, our new support platform with new member benefits is live! Today is a soft launch before the news goes wide in tomorrow's newsletter and we're sharing it with a few of our listener communities first. Sign up at greatesttrek.com Thanks for your support!

May the Fourth be with you! A while back I mocked up a cover for a Squadron Signal book about the X-Wing. This would be so much fun to read. X-Wing model by Lewis Niven, Astromech by @robear.bsky.social!

Ah yes, the humble self-sealing stembolt.

I am not so quietly obsessed with Murderbot diaries, and i dont rly do fanart, BUT I had to sketch how I imagine our fav SecUnit

8 years ago, we were in NYC, filming Looking for Leia <3 You can watch it for FREE here: lookingforleia.com

Tukayyid Day is tomorrow 😁

Battletech has entered the chat

Star Trek Discovery concept art by John Dickenson

Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds

Combined with a drop in client orders—which I’m blaming entirely on the rise of AI tools😁—this isn’t exactly the best of times. And to top it all off, I’m getting some teeth pulled next week (but at least I’m lucky enough to have good health insurance here). Get access to all my pieces on Patreon:

Houston, we have a problem. Unexpected expenses (car, plumbing, roof, etc) over the last two months have wiped out the little I'd saved up after re-roofing the house 4 years ago. So it would really help me out if people would subscribe to my Patreon and get access to my nerdy articles. 🖖

She is very lonely

Steller's Jay coming in for a landing. #BirdOfTheDay #WellTimed 🪶

Whenever a previously obscure small time thing gets suddenly gets an enthusiastic audience years down the road, it's a bit encouraging I think, that just because you release something to the sound of crickets, folks may find it later and love it.

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

Hey if you're looking into Star Trek Online; it's a good day to start! They're offering a free end-game level character with a free character slot and free ship and everything!

#StarTrekOnline news! youtu.be/nXQkBMrV4Qg

Had some time ahead of its launch today to check out the beta for the new Expanse game, Osiris Reborn. Only an hour to go on, but this feels like Owlcat doing Mass Effect on their own terms—while not losing its reputation for deep RPG systems beneath the slick visuals and action. Fun stuff!

A few friends from Star Trek: Adventures/Modiphius are working on this book and I'm very excited to see what they've been working on!

Another great interview led by Certifiably Ingame @cingame.bsky.social who sits down to talk future of #StarTrekOnline with @thomasthecat.bsky.social and @vengeancegod.bsky.social 🥳 m.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxr...

Thank you to the makeup artists behind my favorite period dramas for helping me finally figure out blush placement, I owe you my life

Disney/Marvel laying off Andy Park is just fucking wild man.

Actually while I'm on the subject, do you know an actually really good and really compelling piece of Star Wars media that came out not long ago? The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire. It's written by an in-universe scholar as a historical deconstruction. Think "World War Z except Star Wars."

I love some good Lo-Fi working music, but this is going to be my favorite for the foreseeable future. Tagging @thomasthecat.bsky.social because I admire his work so much. #startrek

Apologies @thomasthecat.bsky.social for tagging with copy right material. Here is an updated video showcasing my TMP FX 1.0 Reshade pre set for STO. Camera work (excluding cutscenes) was done manually in game using an Xbox PC controller. Not Demo record. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmYY...

Four years to the day today, @ohcatrina.bsky.social and I got "serious" as a couple. One year to the day from now, we'll be married! She's my bright star in a dark world. She brings so much beauty and joy and peace to my life. I love her so much and I'm so grateful to be hers!

Happy anniversary to my betrothed!! Four years on and still every day you make me feel inspired, secure, and endlessly loved. By this time next year, I'll get to call you my husband, and I can't wait. I love you, @thomasthecat.bsky.social!

This was a great conversation! Thanks @stu1701.bsky.social for having us!

A little update now that Bsky seems to behaving. A few more shots of my TMP Reshade pre set. Using the Gamma Rep impulse engines for that undiscovered Country look! @thomasthecat.bsky.social @playstartrekonline.com

Patreon pins for No Guts No Galaxy 🌌 Welcome to MechBro Battalion! www.patreon.com/NoGutsNoGalaxy youtube.com/@nogutsnogal... #Mechwarrior #Battletech #Mecha #Anime #Art #Pins