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The Jobless Pole
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Former academic, now long-term unemployed. Likes archaeology, art, painting, assembling models, painting assembled models. Always happy to share my work results (all, including the good, the bad, and especially the ugly)
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A small question about art sites. I’ve been posting my work (photography and art) on DeviantArt for a long time, but the community there feels dead now because of all the AI slop. I’m looking for a new site to move to and would appreciate any recommendations. #art #photography #modelpainting #gunpla
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November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A small question about art sites. I’ve been posting my work (photography and art) on DeviantArt for a long time, but the community there feels dead now because of all the AI slop. I’m looking for a new site to move to and would appreciate any recommendations. #art #photography #modelpainting #gunpla
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How to convince my girlfriend that the JDG-009X Death Army looks, in fact, pretty cool?
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HGFC JDG-009X Death Army
The High Grade Future Century (HGFC) JDG-009X Death Army is a 1/144 scale kit released in 2019. Death Army Manipulators: Weapon-holding (1 pair) Beam Rifle/Club-holding (right) Beam Rifle Ankle armor ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My girlfriend recently assembled the 30 Minutes Fantasy Liber Archer. Armed and armored it looks really good, but I did didn’t the body itself could be so expressive! #gunpla #30minutesfantasy
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Dom/Rick Dom is such a great design! It was a bit underappreciated in the original Gundam, but I'm glad to see Gunpla builders giving it the appreciation it deserves :)
Rick Dom complete. Badass looking kit but some of the parts are janky (red visor and hands). Love the spread finger hand sculpt and weapons. Used three different Bandai water slide sheets (Dom, Zeong and Char Zaku I). Color details with Sharpie Creative Markers.

#Gundam
#Dom
#Gunpla
#Zeon
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A bit of a different post today, about the work in progress within the work completed :P I reworked the #30MinuteMissions display case and repainted it to look more metallic. I’m now using it to showcase models that aren’t fully completed yet (like the 30mm support vehicle doggo here ;) ).
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Love it! The first Zaku is, for me, the epitome of simple yet powerful design :D
Gundam Adapt - Zaku 1
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
…the last post for today – my #gunpla #HG Palace-Athene :) I tried to stick to the original colors but tweaked them a bit and avoided using stickers (I’m not a fan of stickers…). In the end, #modelpainting went well. By the way, this HG is way bigger than I expected!
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
One more post, this time featuring my set of 'support vehicles' from the #30MinuteMissions #Gunpla line. I know many people use them to add accessories to the main mecha, but I really fell in love with these little guys. With some additions (#ModelPainting), they can stand on their own as models :)
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ok, my very first post on Bluesky.... Here’s my freshly painted Burglarydog from #votoms. The model was a gift from my girlfriend, so I had to do something cool with it :) I haven’t been painting #gunpla for long but I feel like I’m finally making some progress in #modelpainting
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM