Well, my festive art plans for December collapsed quicker than a pack of cards, a festive throwback it is! More importantly, have a Merry Christmas everyone! (Alternatively, insert holiday of choice here!) Buttbow (2022): www.deviantart.com/bobthedalek/... #mlp #mlpfim #mylittlepony #pony #art

Today I learned that, if you're so inclined, you can take a virtual walk round Japan's Thomas Land via Google street view. I feel like I should know this person, if only they hadn't pixelated their face so that they were totally unrecognisable... 🤣

Sunburst has a present for you! #mlp #sunburst

The more I read about Manx Christmas traditions, the more it sounds like the setup for a 'candid camera' type show... 🤣

Autumn Blaze visits Applejack

Silly little 'wind down' doodle. Possibly, maybe, ever so slightly, based on a true conversation at work... 😅 #mlp #sketch #art #mlpfim

Something tells me this wasn't part of the deal helping with Trixie's magic act. Artwork is by @kettlemaster.bsky.social! www.deviantart.com/b... #mlp #mlpfim #art

HearthsWARMing: www.deviantart.com/bobthedalek/... Some ponies just want to watch the world burn... 😛 #mlp #mlpfim #mylittlepony #pony #art

Tonight 12/20/25 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be streaming on picarto.tv/baronengel. Tomorrow is the beginning of winter and colder weather in the Northern Hemisphere. So tonight I will be celebrating the season. Also this is the last stream of 2025. Hope to see you there.

Today I learned that on the Isle of Man the name of the festive period, Kegeesh Ommidjagh, translates to "Foolish Fortnight". I love it 🤣

Applecube

Brace yourselves, a very silly 2026 layout project is coming... 😜 #modelrailway

Festive throwback! (Not quite Thursday. Yet!) Jingle All The Way (2020): www.deviantart.com/bobthedalek/... #mlpfim #mlp #mylittlepony #pony #art

No surprise to anyone that I only started properly drawing when I fell down the Doctor Who rabbit hole with the 2005 revamp. Hardly anything I drew from this time survives, but this one does. I'd recently watched "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" for the first time... Ponies were still 7 years off...

Limestone is over the holidays. #mylittlepony

I feel called out for totally failing to get any international Christmas mail out before the posting deadline (Its been a mad, mad few months)... Don't go thinking I don't have anything in the pipeline though @oxfordinary.bsky.social 😜

I don't know why, but this particular video thumbnail from the MLP YouTube channel really tickles my funny bone for some reason... I think it might be the 'deer in the headlights' look... 🤣 #mlp #mylittlepony #mlpfim #pony

Just finished all the wrapping I have to do. I might not be THAT good at at it, but at least I can wrap a present better than whatever this approach from the Thunderbirds Christmas special is. Did they not trust the hand model with scissors?! 🤣

Coming to the end of marathoning all the FiM Christmas episodes. Quite a few of these I haven't watched since first broadcast, so it's been fun rediscovering these again. Have a throwback! The get Out Claus (2018): www.deviantart.com/bobthedalek/... #mlpfim #mlp #mylittlepony #pony

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Alternate lyrics for "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree": 🎶Voices singing 'let's be jolly',🎶 🎶Don't forget your mac and brolly!🎶

Inspired by the latest @drafthorses.bsky.social episode, it's @therealakineko.bsky.social, in rollerskating Shinkansen form! Couldn't decide on which costume colour scheme I preferred, so have both pre and post 2018 flavours! #mlp #art #mylittlepony #pony

Do you like horses? Do you like musicals? Do you like not being able to sing a single verse in video due to copyright restrictions? Well, the latest episode of @drafthorses.bsky.social is right up your street! Seriously, watch it. We could do MORE musical episodes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohGl...

An early Christmas present to myself. I still find it totally nuts that there's a physical, ready to run model of Sir Handel in my hands. This was a total pipe dream as little as ten years ago... #modelrailway

Trying to get all my physical Christmas mail sorted by the end of this weekend. It's currently going about as well as could be expected... A Sticky Situation (2019): www.deviantart.com/bobthedalek/... #MLP #mlpfim #mylittlepony #pony #art

Oh Sunburst, you poor naive pony. Artwork is by @kettlemaster.bsky.social! www.deviantart.com/b... #mlp #mlpfim #art

Ay, I'm seeing double here! EIGHT Lauren Ipsums! @bakertoons.com

Hey, you're blocking the sun, bud. You'll ruin Luna's tan. Artwork is by @baron-engel.bsky.social! www.deviantart.com/b... #mlp #mlpfim #art

Never been one for chocolate, so once again I've got a #modelrailway figures Advent Calendar - This year going a Faller version. This scores highly over last year's Noch version in one important way - The figures are held in with sticky tape! No chance of losing them.

Mistle-no: www.deviantart.com/bobthedalek/... Don't worry, I'm sure Bubble will kiss him to make it better 😜 #mlp #mlpfim #mylittlepony #pony #brony #art

It’s tiiiiiimmmee!! ❄️

Fun Fact: I REALLY wanted to be in this episode. Instead, I found my calling helping one of the artist's with sourcing relevant reference material for their artwork. So here's a bonus game. Can you guess specifically which part I helped with? No prizes - Just the satisfaction of a job well done 😛

Merry first Sunday of Advent! #MLP #TraditionalArt #HappyHolidays

And that's a wrap! My #modelrailway project for the last 10 months has been submitted as a competition entry (Build a 'tuning fork' layout), it's now up to the vote to see how it ranks. Very much Wisbech & Upwell Tramway inspired, particularly Outwell, it came about because of an April Fools joke!

40 takes later, got the required operation film for the contest entry in the can in one shot. First time doing any film work in ten years, I forgot how stressful it is, yet the relief at getting the shot done always feels so good! 😅 #modelrailway

Off to sunny Stoke-on-Trent (Goin' up 'Anley, Duck!) to see Kinky Boots at the Regent. Ironically, the only red sweater I have is BURGANDY. 🤣 Have a fun little flashback! Colour Code (2021): www.deviantart.com/bobthedalek/... I wasn't quite brave enough to use the original line... 😆 #mlp #art

"Eat Sand Pointdexter!" feat. art by @horseonvhs.com #MLP

Those self-checkout lanes will always out you, Trixie. Artwork is by @kettlemaster.bsky.social! www.deviantart.com/b... #mlp #mlpfim #art

So, recently I discovered rollerball fine liners are a thing that exists... Why am I only just finding this out now?!! Do you know how many years I've put up with people stealing my pens and crushing the nibs?!! THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!! They also have a really nice 1.0 size 🙂 #sketch #mlpfim

Can't decide which one is best... 😆

Just speaking from experience, don't take a big drink of tea just prior to the 1:10 timestamp. Almost had a "Death by @argodaemon.bsky.social" moment there... 🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rip...

Spotted whilst shopping...

So far today I've: - Taken the dog for a walk - Posted mail in the postbox - Checked my cars tire pressures - Wrapped some Christmas presents - Topped my phone up - Had a proper lunch You'd think there'd be a comic idea in there somewhere. Life doesn't seem so whimsical as it once was...

Pipp 🎵 posca comm

You know what The Simpsons and MLP have in common? Nancy Cartright voicing iconic characters. 1980s G1 Gusty Gale and Bart Simpson were voiced by the same talented lady and I couldn't not do something with it. #mlp #mlpg1 #gustygale #thesimpsons #mylittlepony #mlpart

So tired... But... must... finish... international mail for the end of the month...

Final few figures added to the layout, and the reason for using white metal ones over 3D printed options - It's the only way I can get a stereotypical English vicar in a Panama hat! 😆 #modelrailway

Waitwaitwait... HOW MANY seasons?!! 😆 #mlpfim #mylittlepony

Bit of a mad rush this Sunday for the #modelrailway, I've only got two weeks left to finish, photograph and film a video of it in action for the contest deadline! We're well into the tiny details stage now - Can't describe how pleased I am with this tiny scene 😁

I don't have a Luna print for 3 months and suddenly EVERYPONY WANTS HER I did plan to make this after I drew her for IDW's Pony Odyssey comic — I designed her and Celestia's Greek versions and wanted to make Greek Pottery style art again. #mlp #bskyart #ponysky #princessluna