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Jake!
@spriteborne.bsky.social
Game Designer, he/him

SXSW Gaming Awards 2x nominee, IMB alumnus, industry panelist, showed off my game at the Smithsonian that one time

Email: [email protected]

www.Spriteborne.com

www.Pickaxe.website

#indiegamedev #gunpla
I went in over prepared to beat the Reaper, it seems. I wanted to see how far I could push the systems and the answer is “extremely” (Persona 5 Royal)
January 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM
1. Hold the phone slightly farther away than you think you need to
2. Set zoom to 2x (it’s still optical zoom at that point)
3. Turn off the flower icon

First shot is taking a picture with no changes. Second is the same shot following all of those steps
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Truly, though, this is how you resolve this. Anything else is just bureaucracy IMO

As much as I would love to go back in time and un-elect GW Bush, that’s not possible. Erasing his surveillance state legacy IS still possible
January 21, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I make a concerted effort to keep my views to myself on social media these days, but what is media but a mirror in which we reflect reality?
January 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
It has an almost complete inner frame (not *quite* complete for just the head). You could assemble it here, but I won’t because I don’t want to take it apart again. I value my fingertips!

SNAA Tristan Greatsword
#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
January 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I build model kits. No screens, no podcasts, not even any music. Just me at the table with my tools

It’s not perfect, but it does help
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 AM
House is currently in a state where airbrushing is a challenge, so RX-78-2 is on hold

Instead, here’s the next kit! It’s my second in the smaller scale round table knights series

SNAA Greatsword Tristan
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January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
If you’re having trouble beating the Heavy Cavalry, you must BECOME the Heavy Cavalry 😌

And yes, I got both combat logs, including the one with Ring Freddie

#ArmoredCore
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
January 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Change of plans for the build, because I want to spend more time on the custom RG Rx-78-2 2.0

Can anyone identify the Gundam from just this?

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Thanks for reading!

How did your model-building 2025 go? What were your standout builds, for better and for worse? What would you like to accomplish in 2026?

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Next year, these are my goals:

1. Build about as many kits, maybe a few more. ~3/month is a pretty good pace

2. Do more custom paints, especially of higher grades (MG, RG, PG). I mostly custom painted HGs in 2025

3. Build my first PG

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There's only one build I downright hated this year, and that was the first one I completed in 2025:

Kotobukiya's Armored Core Mirage C01-GAEA

The term "hand grenade" gets thrown around a lot, but the thigh LITERALLY exploded while I wasn't even touching it. Do not recommend

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There were many other standouts. If a kit made me get/wishlist more from that series, I'd say it had a strong, positive impact

Those would be:

SNAA Iron Sickle
30MM Steel Haze
RG Eva Unit-06
FM Sword Calamity
MD Asra Nine-Tails
MGSD Barbatos

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo #MegamiDevice #ArmoredCore
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I built a high, high percentage of kits that I really loved this year, but the top winner is clear because it is now my all-time favorite build

MGEX Strike Freedom Gundam. It's immaculate

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December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
13 of my builds were HG or 30MM
6 RGs, including an RG option set
8 MG or FM
8 builds were another category (EG, non-grade, Kotobukiya, Megami Device, SNAA, etc.)

I custom-painted 8 kits and did detail airbrushing on 3 more
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In 2024, I built 14 kits

In 2025, I committed to a new habit of building *every single day of the year*. I even brought kits with me when I traveled and built in hotel rooms

As a result, in 2025 I built 35 kits
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Annual model building summary! Small thread incoming with LOTS of best-of build photos of my work this year 🧵

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I’m really trying to finish custom RG RX-78-2 2.0 before the year is over, but I also think Calamity Gundam would be a fitting last kit for the year if I don’t 😬

#gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo
December 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I think these are my colors, assuming the DSPIAE bright blue and Gaia Premium Red spray the way they look in the bottle

Metals are gunmetal surfacer (as-is matte) and Gaia Star Bright Iron (gloss coat). Not sure what I’ll do for the brighter whites

RG RX-78-2 2.0
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December 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Next kit. One final build for 2025 and I’m going all out on this one

RG RX-78-2 Gundam 2.0
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December 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Is this what they call aura farming?

FM Calamity Gundam
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December 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Hello, the Big Decision has arrived
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Mmm?

Mmmmmm!

My Ray Studio Hatch™️ hand drill finally arrived, along with many extra bits, some polishing compound, and a few free, bonus items

I’m going #gunpla pro 😎
December 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Calamity is ambulatory!

I’ve kept the detail painting greyscale, because I want to let those colors pop as much as possible

FM Calamity Gundam
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December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM