Happy New Year! Now everyone can finally start using their 2026 #StarTrek Ships of the Line calendars! 😉

Looking back on 2025, I got a lot of cool 3D modeling done, but a significant portion of it was in service of a final piece that will likely still not be published for at least several months. But I did manage to eke out an Aerodex plane and an original starship design, so there's that!

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

So as I'm healing, I'm getting the creative spark back - here's a shot from after the battle, with some wonderful EVA suits by Robert Rose! This is totally WIP, low-sample, and missing SFX. I'm gonna add workbees and repaired panels!

Only two of the 83 crewmen aboard USS Macon (ZRS-5) when the aircraft carrier airship crashed in a storm off Big Sur California in 1935, and the USN's intention to use ships like the Macon for long range scouts died with it. Given its explicit role to warn of potential Japanese surprise attack...

Spent a little time today refining my TAS shaders. I'm pretty happy with how things are looking right now! Used some compositor nodes as well to add some post-processing. These are all 'in-camera' renders straight out of #Blender3D

He said "Amen" straight into the drop Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible

Well, it's taken a little over a week of grinding away at this shot, but I finally got it done! Modeled and Rendered in Blender by me Composited in After Effects with Red Giant Suite Edited in Premier. #blender3d #startrek #scifi #3dmodeling #animation #spaceship #vfx #scifi

almost done, just need some final details then I can set this model aside for the next several years or so

Microsoft seems to be playing chicken with their users with this Windows 10 -> 11 crap. Who's gonna blink first? Anyway, with a little help, I switched my main PC to Linux Ubuntu last night. It was way easier than I thought! Bye Microsoft! 👋

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

Mockup thumbnail-sketch render for a planned shot showing off my Star Trek EVA suit, doing some work on the hull of a Miranda-class. Intentionally in very bad/warbly quality to not give the impression that anything is final. The Miranda and suit are by me, the Workbee is @herda.me's amazing model.

Kimmel’s writing staff doesn’t seem cowed by the events of the past week. @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

Lots of updates - Timing adjustments, Sparks and flame improvements, I added more debris, and debris/shield interactions, as well as adding Romulan Disruptor fire and SOUNDS! I'm quite happy with how this ended up looking.

Trying to think what extremely common household pain reliever might have caused my fascination with airships.

Saw a kid wearing a MAGA hat this morning on the train. I really don’t get why a 12yo would be bopping around in a MAGA hat, except I guess to be a little edgelord? Like, were 12yos seriously rocking Obama merch back in ‘08? I don’t recall giving a crap about the president at that age.

Today I learned this is Robert Redford and not Zach Galifianakis.

Me: i’m Autistic Them: Oh you take things literally Me: No that’s kleptomania

update: male loneliness epidemic solved

A prototype Vistalux 202 Thunderhead bomber sits on the apron at Vistalux's wingcraft development facility in the hinterlands of Consorpine City. Its unpainted skin sparkles in the light of the summer sun. #Aerodex

Do you feel it! 🎃

I recently discovered “Vehicle Motion Cues” in iOS and holy crap, what a godsend they have been for helping to avoid motion sickness!

of all the cool starship designs DISCO gave us, the Magee-class is my fave (don't talk to me about warp nacelles running through the saucer, it's fictional)

"Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning" TOS Enterprise model by me Modeled in Blender, Rendered in Cycles Composit in After Effects with Red Giant. #blender3d #startrek #3dmodeling #scifi #spaceship

I wanted to post this right after the Kaneda, but it need some more time to cook. It's a remaster of my Connie model I did a few years back with a bunch of details that I had missed and/or chosen not to do before. www.artstation.com/artwork/5Wg64J #startrek

I’ll be honest, I’m surprised how much of a shit the internet apparently gives about Cracker Barrel.

Lately I’ve been ditching my Apple Watch in favor of wearing a Casio Baby-G I picked up for like $30, and honestly I can’t say I miss the Apple like AT ALL. My phone is already addictive & omnipresent enough, I kinda like not having it strapped to my wrist all day.

Even when you sub to an online publication, the UX still feels like being paywalled. You’re either not logged in bc you opened the link in an in-app browser, or bc the site has just logged you out. Half the time I just opt to not bother reading the article so that I don’t have to log in again.

Your every-other-year reminder that Lee Pace is serving Chaotic Space Emperor Daddy on the television

Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my morning fruit snacks I mean vitamins

Some close ups of the Spruce Shrake! Anyone interested in a behind the scenes on the materials and texturing on this guy? Also, many thanks to Is_Chimera for the nose art! She's awesome. @ischimera.bsky.social - check their work out!

Fan animation by Lewis Niven - a recreation of the opening shots of "The Return of The Archons" in CGI whilst keeping the look and feel of the original www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR8g...

Time for some steamed crabs!

Sometimes I write out a long comment rebuttal and then just delete it because I realize I don’t care. Do recommend

MeshBlend is finally here! 🥳 So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months! MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality! Available on Fab for #UE5 now! #gamedev #unrealengine

Incredible that SNW managed to break the fourth wall without technically breaking the fourth wall.

Obsessed with this photo of Mr. Rogers that looks almost exactly like The Onion sickos guy.

"It's ok, honey. The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout won't hurt you!" The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:

It's wild how many people who were like, "Lol you use WIKIPEDIA for research? Lmao." just a few years ago are now like, "Sure, I'll give most of my work and life functions over to the planet-eating machine that lies but is super nice to me!"

Some patterns I made, inspired by my recent travel to Europe. #sciart #nudibranchs 🐡🐙🦑🐋

I've been a bit creatively drained lately, thanks to the day job, but I've managed to spend a bit of time coming up with some more color variations of the #Aerodex logo... in case I ever need 'em.

my favorite step is always the rust.

I will not, with a razor to my throat, think of your "AI Agent" as my "teammate."

A glorious cutaway of a Boeing 314 Clipper from August 23rd 1937’s Life magazine.

If you see this, quote post with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, or Transformers.

Well looks like it's #PortfolioDay! I'll take the opportunity to show off my amateur/hobbyist 3D projects — I'm not necessarily looking for work at the moment, but here's some recent pieces I've done for fun anyway! ArtStation: www.artstation.com/herda Website: www.herda.me

2025 feels like being awake during surgery