Forge of Ice 🔜 Tfest Aug 7-11 in Austin
@forgeofice.bsky.social
Writer & Miniature Maker in Fairbanks, Alaska. He/Him. Trans rights are human rights! I also dig old pulp characters, horror, comics and RPG’s. No AI, ever. All posts, opinions, and superfluous commas, are human-generated.
Film you’ve watched more than six times with a gif! (Hard mode: no Disney, no Star Wars or Trek, LotR, Marvel or Ghibli. Yeah, I know a lot of those are under the Disney umbrella…)
Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1@tammi.bsky.social · 5d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
I'lll be doing Artist Alley at PCX Austin 2026! August 15-16 (sat/sun) - Signing Magic cards - Selling Artist Proofs - Selling Prints - Commissions - Original art #PCXAustin #mtg #magicthegathering #art #fantasyart #scifiart
An illustration for me by @atomicpaul.bsky.social ! This is “Bloody” Gor-Chak, Ape-Man assassin; one of the pregenerated characters I use in my Azor games at cons & other events. Eventually I’ll have character art done for all of them, then, minis sculpted. Someday!
Buy books. Read books. Hold on to them until your dying day. Write. Draw. Paint. Think. Imagine. Don't let them extinguish the light that makes us human.
Whoof. After YEARS of ads (& seeing that a couple dozen ppl I know personally are on there) I dipped my toe into Threads. It reminds me of early Twitter mixed with a dash of the bad faith & aggressive dickery of Tumblr. Also I almost immediately fell for an engagement bait post (dammit). Bleh :/
Hot DAMN. A quick search for ‘old Warhammer 40K round space cactuses’ turned up some INCREDIBLY cool modern takes on the design. I am inspired!
everything we do is Human Made. hand sculpted, moulded by hand, cast by trained resin and metal workers, individually packed and posted by me #FuckAi (art by @hinokodo.com, used under licence)
Literally dusting off & re-basing some Space Orks that I first painted waaay back in high school (1990ish). I’m surprised at how excited I am to paint these guys - the sculpts have SO MUCH character. I think I’m even going to mostly preserve my teenage color choices, they’ll be a fun motley unit.
Fine work detailing the garbage happening in Alaska right now. “… it’s like it’s being run by an election denier or something…”
Matt Acuña Buxton@matt.akmemo.com · 2w agoWhew! Between the weather, it being summertime and a few other things, I've been busy — not that productive, but busy. Anyway, there's a LOAD to catch up on in Alaska, including the Division of Elections' nuttiness, the AKLNG project facing AKLNG odds, and a change-up in the House race. #akleg
I actually think the trillionaire saying his AI tool will remake a movie without the Black and trans actors in it should be a bigger story because it’s a perfect example of why the ruling class wants AI to succeed: so they can remake reality without those they deem undesirable - every nazi’s dream.
I’m pretty excited to paint my very own Turkey Man. Someday 😂
Bad Squiddo Games (Annie)@badsquiddogames.bsky.social · 2w agoSome of these orders, I don't know who's worse, me for making these things or you for enabling it 😂
I’m running a little Rogue Trader skirmish game at Tfest in a few weeks, so I figured I’d paint up this Water Seller & his bodyguards for the scenario. I’m not sure how ambitious I’ll get with his tattoos…
Some of the names on that list are more historically interesting than anything else these days, IMO. But for others, it’s a damn shame that they’ve fallen out of the popular consciousness. The Dying Earth books are wonderful. ‘Worlds of Jack Vance’ may be my favorite short story collection ever.
I’m looking for recommendations for authors who aren’t listed in the Appendix N who write in what we’d call High Gygaxian. Any suggestions?
If I ever go to England again, I hope it’s the sort of trip where I can bring a sketchbook.
Annnnd I’m home! Starting to dig thru emails & pack orders. If you’ve been waiting, thank you for your patience - I’ll be packing & shipping stuff for the next couple of days.
Forge of Ice 🔜 Tfest Aug 7-11 in Austin@forgeofice.bsky.social · last mo.To be clear - any orders placed between now and the 13th will ship after I get home. If you want to place an order now, that’s fabulous! Just expect a delay (June 14th at the earliest - I might need to collapse and sleep for a day or two) before I’ll get home to mail it.
Working on a terrain piece for the Rogue Trader game I’ll be running at Tfest in a month!
Last day in the UK - ate a traditional Cornish pasty, grabbed some local candy, stopped in to visit some 6000+ year old standing stones at Avebury, walked through a patch of stinging nettles, sacrificed a drop of blood to a thorn bush, and made it back to Heathrow on time. It’s been adventure!
I am going to DESPERATELY miss these steak bakes from Greggs. Hot damn these are tasty.
Despite my railway misadventure, yesterday was FABULOUS! I met @fenrisgames.com , @badsquiddogames.bsky.social , Kev White (Hasslefree Miniatures, Games Workshop), & Des Hanley (GW artist, D&D, Wargods, and many more!). We stayed in Bugman’s at Warhammer World until they closed it down!
A kind friend drove an hour to pick me up. Railway staff were all very polite & helpful, they seemed as frustrated by the delays & problems as I was.
Forge of Ice 🔜 Tfest Aug 7-11 in Austin@forgeofice.bsky.social · 4w agoMy second ever experience with British rail: Train delayed, then cancelled, then sent to a different train, now stuck in Birmingham New Street. I might have to wait until 5AM for the next one! It’s not ideal, but it’s not the end of the world - I’ve got a sandwich and a book to read.
My second ever experience with British rail: Train delayed, then cancelled, then sent to a different train, now stuck in Birmingham New Street. I might have to wait until 5AM for the next one! It’s not ideal, but it’s not the end of the world - I’ve got a sandwich and a book to read.
Apparently, sitting behind a DM’s screen in a British Manor House built in the 1600’s is very much my happy place.
A little behind-the-scenes peek into my super high tech product design progress.
To be clear - any orders placed between now and the 13th will ship after I get home. If you want to place an order now, that’s fabulous! Just expect a delay (June 14th at the earliest - I might need to collapse and sleep for a day or two) before I’ll get home to mail it.
Forge of Ice 🔜 Tfest Aug 7-11 in Austin@forgeofice.bsky.social · last mo.Two bits of news: The new Barbaric Splendor & Ophidian Menace figures are in my online store now! forgeofice.com/product-category/barbaric-splendor/ forgeofice.com/product-category/ophidian-menace/ AND - I’ll be away until July 13th, so please keep that in mind if you place an order.
Two bits of news: The new Barbaric Splendor & Ophidian Menace figures are in my online store now! forgeofice.com/product-category/barbaric-splendor/ forgeofice.com/product-category/ophidian-menace/ AND - I’ll be away until July 13th, so please keep that in mind if you place an order.
