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@lionofflanders.bsky.social
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Old guy bike racer, old guy RPG DM, old guy miniature figure painter, cosplay dabbler, USC Trojan, occasionally post about dull banking & finance stuff.

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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
OK so the Lucas Museum is now open to the public. This thing looks like concept art that was made reality. I used to park my car literally where they built it on the USC campus. I’m going as soon as possible.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I suppose it’s illustrative about me, but I have seen all of one of these (2 seasons of Andor), most of 2 others, and a few of one other. I can also (and I think this is the point of dumb lists like this, ie to generate arguments/discussion) think of several shows that are better than most of these
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here’s what I’ve been up to lately…I decided our three man IG squad needed a grenade launcher.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fortunately, we are Americans, so we have a big fuck off vehicle that can fit all of us as well as an absurd amount of cosplay gear for the weekend!
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Cosplay pro tip: Make your Norse round shields the same size as road bike wheels and you have double duty carry cases already in your garage.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Ok so for my getaway vehicle…it must be a Ferrari…
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Nice work, weather software…look the fuck outside and factor that in…
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Well it isn’t hobby related, but I just enjoyed a positively cinematic win playing PS5 F1 25…Verstappen looks like he has me on the line for the win at Interlagos (I’m driving the Ferrari, of course)…but Oh no! Let’s check the photo finish. 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁😎😎
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Well, it’s August and that generally means Cosplay making season around our house. These Imperial Guard leg armor bits are at the “damaged but somehow perfectly clean” step of their development. They shan’t remain so.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
OK we purchased this scratching pad doodad for our cat…and when it was turned upside down, it became the perfect feline lounger. He loves it.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
OK so we are big Star Trek fans here in our house, and one thing my wife had when we got married ages ago was a set of 25 year Star Trek crew plates which we hung on the back wall of our theatre. For some reason…we didn’t have Sulu! Well, that error has been corrected. Cc @georgetakei.bsky.social
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I have wondered for years how many cities/ states would wait until someone was killed (hopefully not a child) before they made some laws governing the operation of electric motorcycles within the city limits/ on highways.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here is Richard Petty in his Cheerios Charger showing everyone how to place templates FTW in our Gaslands 3e test game last night:
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It’s a sunny Sunday….we are play testing Gaslands 3e rules today….and always repost a Sweet Tooth!
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
And my wife brought me home this Ferrari 365 GTB4, which I really like precisely because I don’t like the color scheme at all and therefore the ghost of Enzo will be fine with me stripping it down and painting it red like it should be.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Ladies and gentle men: I am officially declaring the commencement of the weekend. Well done to all this week.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Looks great for Gaslands as well….
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
@antmccrossan.bsky.social you forgot that Lidl Trek also wine the team GC
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
@antmccrossan.bsky.social I hope ASO considers how great it turned out to be to essentially end the race with the World’s Biggest Criterium. Start and end in the C-E is terrific. I don’t think anyone will miss 2 hours of 30kph parading through the outskirts of Paris.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Note @antmccrossan.bsky.social that stage 21 is only 50pnts for the win, so Pedersen has the jersey sewn up.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
C’mon @antmccrossan.bsky.social there are only 20 points at the finish for Pogacar and Carapaz has a 21 point lead
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Website sez no double points, @antmccrossan.bsky.social
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Here is some A+ Gaslands stuff right here:
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@antmccrossan.bsky.social it was Moncoutier in stage 13 and he won it
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Wonderful news. This was such an amazing place to see a film. I will definitely make a point to be in LA when it opens and find some suitably epic film to see on that monster screen.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/07/2026
Sony Pictures Entertainment will reopen Hollywood's iconic Cinerama Dome theater in 2028 after a renovation. The venue closed in 2020 because of the pandemic. nyti.ms/4fq4D3z
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
OK, so here is the Ferrari 296 GTB. As I mentioned, this model is just too beautiful to modify significantly, so I just made an earnest lil’ Grot driver. I couldn’t decide what to add to the rear & I don’t know what an experimental nuclear engine looks like, but this 3D print bit fit perfectly!
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I mean, what should I expect from someone who writes for “The Economist” taking about The Odyssey. This is written like it’s a bad thing? 😄😄
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Some recency bias here, but [straps on helmet]: Project Hail Mary. OMG what a mess. I couldn’t leave as I was there with my wife, but thankfully I had a book to read on my phone (in dark mode, of course)
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
OK so continuing what is becoming Summer of the Grots, I finished up the driver for the Ferrari 296 GTB and this dude who will be desperately trying to escape some 40k doom….
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
OK so I picked up this Ferrari 296 GTB when I was in Italy this spring. The car is simply too beautiful to alter very much for Gaslands (it has spring suspension!)….but I’m making a fun Grot driver for it.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If I’m being honest, I have given myself several birthday gifts this year (it was one of the big ones 😎) Tonight I unboxed and set up this piece of chromed Italian art:
A beautiful new espresso machine.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
No point to the combination jersey these days, @antmccrossan.bsky.social as the modern yellow Jersey is almost always leading the combination of all the classifications.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
OK, it’s July and that means Tour de France…great to hear the excellent voices of @antmccrossan.bsky.social & Nico Roche. So Ant, you might mention that Pogacar is attempting what has never been done in the 100+ years of the Tour: Showing up with a bleach blonde dye job and have a good race! 🏁😄😎
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
OK, when you want fast, you need look no further than the Striking Skarlett of the Squigga Rampante…the Skudaria FerrarOrk:
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Here is my personal favorite axe:
A major villain from our long running DnD campaign; a cloud giant with a big ol’ cleaver.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Movie Soundtracks:
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Conan The Barbarian Arnold Schwarzenegger
ALT: Conan The Barbarian Arnold Schwarzenegger
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Looking at the start of a three day weekend with a) lovely weather, b) new 40k Orks showing up any day, and what has been delivered just now? A new espresso machine to dial in and fiddle with! 😎🏁👍🏻
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.
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J. Jonah Jameson Says CRAP (Spider-Man)
Alt: J. Jonah Jameson Says CRAP (Spider-Man)
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
OK, so while I was goofing off in the tropics, my clever wife decided that we should attend this Ren Faire on June 13th. It was Viking theme weekend, so that gave me 7 days to kit the three of us out as Vikings. I hammered out a bunch of stuff and had fun doing so. More ornaments for the game hall!
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Now that is speaking my language…Quote with your badass women:
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
So we spent the day at a Renaissance Faire and I purchased some “puttees “ style leg wraps as part of my outfit. After all day in the heat…these things are really comfortable!
Post REN Faire chill out with a pizza and a coke in the backyard.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I love Prime! Making cosplay stuff today for a Ren Faire next weekend, and ordered some stuff for the project yesterday and just about when I was ready to need the stuff…up rolls that awesome grey truck!
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Well, I have returned to mobile data range after 8 days on the ocean. I think I might have found my new favorite place on earth…
My feet on a lounger relaxing on the deck of a dive boat watching the sun set behind the “island” known as Roca Partida in the Pacific.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
OK, I’ve posted these before but…post some of your oldest models vs your latest stuff. (In my case my first two models done about 47 years ago!)
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
OK, I have no idea who this person is, but anyone who has Crixus / Manu Bennet as their avatar gets the benefit of the doubt: @sindrieldon.bsky.social
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
OK so evidently everyone except me knew that this archway doodad was in Cabo San Lucas. It came suddenly into view and I’m thinking “well how ‘bout that? I’ve seen that before!” 🤣😎
Iconic archway rock formation on the coast of Cabo as seen from a lil’ boat and my litttle ol’ iPhone SE.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
OK so when I’m away from home and my games and hobbies (almost) I enjoy looking for cool models and ideas. I think, for RPG character models and similar, nobody is doing it better these days than Westfalia Miniatures…here’s their latest kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/wes...
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Deathbringer Miniatures
A set of hand-sculpted 32mm miniatures printed in resin.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Whilst enjoying a lovely afternoon of spectating sports in the sunshine in between naps…I had a curious visitor today:
A female mule deer peeking over a short hedge.
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What we do in life… @lionofflanders.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
@nedboulting.bsky.social Once again, I’m blown away by the quality of the Giro commentary. I hope others in the industry appreciate how amazing Juacabo Guarnieri’s contribution is. He is by far the best “ex pro” counterpart currently calling races (Nico Roche is a close second)
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