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I'm Phil. I'm a computer programmer who loves painting minis, F1, ttrpgs, running, paper craft, sculpting, drawing and other stuff too!

I'm not currently inspired by programming, but when I am, it's Elm, Haskell, and their functional friends that spark joy.

black lives matter
trans rights or else

2025-05-06

Also I've managed a bit of painting finally but this seemed like bigger news

2025-05-06

Important new hobby space update

White board, with "butts butts butts" written in purple marker
2025-05-06

Brainstorming ideas for a demon of gluttony and realizing I've reinvented bogglins

Two sketches of a bogglin like creature in green colored pencils. It has no legs, long arms and most of the "torso" is mouth
2025-05-05

As I've approached forty, for no apparent reason, I've become a bird person (human nature?), so on a whim I grabbed this book by @rosemarymosco.com. It arrived today, and I haven't gotten far, but I'll say this opening quote was worth the price alone

A hand holding the book A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching by Rosemary Moscow. A lava lamp is in the backgroundThe quote above the introduction of the book. "I will show you my pigeons! Which is the greatest treat, in my opinion, which can be offered to [a] human being" -Charles Darwin
2025-05-01

When you finally get the motivation to push through something you've been procrastinating on.... and there's a cat snoozing peacefully in your lap. smdh.

2025-04-30

@xombiehamster Long lost siblings! I actually have a pair! Big time helpers, all the time

Two black cats
2025-04-29

Still no painting as the painting space and brain are spread out with the hobby room reconfiguring, but some progress is being made.

This solution holds all my paint except a handful of inks and some SoFlats that are too big.

Nadja appears to approve.

A shelf with four levels, each containing a nail polish rack filled with miniature paints. A black cat stands next to/in front of the shelf.
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2025-04-28

I'm quite happy with the big shoulder skull, and in some ways the back turned out better than the front 😬 (probably because it's simpler!)

Side view of Azrakh, showing the bone coloured skullsRear view of Azrakh, showing the cleaner lines and smoother highlighting
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A silly little thing I got nerdsniped into making: gaydient.com lets you customise CSS gradients of pride flags and then copy the code

A screenshot of gaydient.com. There's a settings panel at the top with options like gradient type and direction, then there's a grid of pride flags made using CSS gradients.
2025-04-23

I'll get some better photos eventually but we're in the midst of reorganizing the basement into a bigger hobby space, so this will do for now.

Itty bitty teeny tiny tonk / I fill my enemies with fear / because I'm very stronk

#MiniaturePainting #WarhammerCommunity #warhamFam #ashnikko

An epic scale tank, painted and based
2025-04-23

My lovely partner, when presented with Sleigh Bell's "Do You Want to Start a Band" in the car: "this sounds like mario music crossed with coldplay"

🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔

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2025-04-21

Senescence, Numb I (Coloured Pencil, Copic Marker, Multiliner, Ink).

#art

A drawing of a young lady posing, wearing a seemingly transparent shirt, and underneath it you can see her bones.
2025-04-20

Sneaking and creeping in some progress on our teeny tiny tonk. Making a base! At this scale it feels easier to make everything diorama like, but then you just keep adding and... Etc!

Happy with the way this is going though, probably need to break things up as it's getting kind of muddy, but maybe the explosion plume will accomplish that?

#MiniaturePainting

A partially painted oval base with mud, rocks, and Tufts. It has an unpainted explosion plume and a tiny red tank is visible behind slightly out of focus.
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2025-04-19

TFW you're a bronzed grackle who's having an extremely normal one, and you want everyone to know it.

#Pittsbirds #backyardbirding #birds #birdsofmastodon

A slightly-larger-than-robin-sized bird perches on a wooden fence, its iridescent blue-and-green head pointed skyward. Its back and wings are iridescent bronze, shading into darker tones toward its belly, and its visible eye is a bright yellow.

Its overall posture gives the impression of a teenager who’s definitely very sober and not high at all, Mom, just very normal today, thanks for asking.
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Urluck the OrkUrluck_UR@retro.pizza
2025-04-18

Is this "punk"?
#gaslands #transformers

A Hot Wheels VW Beetle modified for the Gaslands game. Its mainly a rusty yellow, with a studded roof and a side-mounted machinegun. Front/angled view.A Hot Wheels VW Beetle modified for the Gaslands game. Its mainly a rusty yellow, with a studded roof and a side-mounted machinegun. Front view.A Hot Wheels VW Beetle modified for the Gaslands game. Its mainly a rusty yellow, with a studded roof and a side-mounted machinegun. Rear/angled view.A Hot Wheels VW Beetle modified for the Gaslands game. Its mainly a rusty yellow, with a studded roof and a side-mounted machinegun. Front/angled view.
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2025-04-18

#HobbyStreak day 1251

Another piece of #scenery for #SpaceGits and/or #Gorkamorka. This was the last one I had at home; now I need to print more

#Terrain #Wargaming #Wargames #TabletopWargaming #Orks #KlanBlootoof #ErikDoesA40k #TerrainBuilding #WargameTerrain #Nerdlings #TerrainWIP

Scrap barrier that consists of three H beams upright worth between two of them chain link fence and between the other two a number of metal plates welded across one another. One of the plates appears to have been white but is very rusty and the rest of the thing is just a symphony of rust colors
2025-04-18

If you knew the term "social engineering" in grade school, you should be exempt from all company mandated security trainings

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2025-04-18
Hausrotschwanz ♂️ ♀️
#birds
HausrotschwanzmännchenHausrotschwanzweibchen
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Jess 💓🎲🖌️🎮🧩 (She/Her)jewelknightjess.com@bsky.brid.gy
2025-04-15

Oldhammer is just too fun to paint #WarhammerCommunity #PaintSlam25 #oldhammer #roguetrader

A hooded figure with a metallic mask. His red hood has yellow flames and he's holding a gun with both handsThe rear of the mini, showing the tail of his hood and the diamond texture of his cape
A rope appears to be around his neck.
2025-04-14

@falseknees "at least the robins are back" is my constant refrain these days

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