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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

... along the axis of the ship such that on each frame it's keyframed to be at the same position as its parent, and every half frame it's keyframed to move forward in the direction of the ship's travel. Have these half-frame keyframes steadily animate to a further and further offset. This will...

Blender timeline. Keyframes form a sawtooth-like pattern.

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 60th Anniversary, Star Trek! Excelsior model by Chris Kuhn, vfx shot by me. #startrek #blender #vfx

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Seems like the American Northeast is the closest to my Hampshire (south England) accent, which makes some amount of sense. I had no idea that some of you had a word for 'the night before Halloween'.

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

And here's Munitions Enthusiast, translated here as {jorwI' venwI'} - literally "Explosives Nerd". Original card: scryfall.com/card/trk/158... #mtg #startrek #klingon

The MTG card 'Munitions Enthusiast', translated into Klingon and presented in the pIqaD writing system.

The MTG card 'Munitions Enthusiast', translated into Klingon.
jorwI' venwI'
namlIgh – tlhIngan SuvwI'
gho'
HeghDI' namlIghvam, wa'logh DoS QIH.
"“wIlmey Daghaj'a'?” ghel boqrat. “HIvmeH Dalo'laHbe'.”
“chaq jIlo'laHbe',” jang targh 'ej Hagh. “'a muQuchqu'moH!”"

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The set isn't out till November, but I couldn't resist giving translating some of these cards a go. Original card: scryfall.com/card/trk/94/... #mtg #startrek #klingon #tlhInganHol

MTG card "Bat'leth" altered to be in the Klingon language, presented in the pIqaD writing system.

MTG card "Bat'leth" altered to be in the Klingon language.
betleH
vIqraq — luch
'elDI' luchvam, -2/-2 Hev DoS namlIgh SeHbogh ghol joptaHvIS 'ovwI' ghen.
+2/+0 Hev Qachbogh namlIgh
jom {2}
"jatlIj jej law', SuvwI' jat jej law'. 'etlhlI' jej law' je net wItu'jaj"

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There's this behind-the-scenes, but it doesn't show much:

Robert O'Reilly as Gowron, in his amazing gold dreamcoat

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We don't usually see each others headers, but here's mine. Quote post with yours (if you feel like it). Shooooom!

A starship enters warp speed, streaking off into the distance leaving blue trails

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Dorn is probably looking outside of the set here. Also interesting that that opening was planned to have a sliding door in it - did we ever see that in the show?

A plan view of the set, showing that the set is open in the direction Michael Dorn is looking.

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Planned to be a bathroom according to the plans.

A section of the set plans for the TNG ready room, showing an elevation of the relevant exit labelled "to bathroom"

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Don't think I've shown this here yet. Klingon Bird-of-Prey model by Chris Kuhn, warp effect by me. #startrek #vfx #klingon

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

These were apparently from notes sent from the Okudas to Gene Roddenbury, as per Facebook:

A post from Facebook. Michael & Denise Okuda. 2 August 2023. A long time ago and far away: Our friends at Roddenberry Productions recently dredged up some notes that I sent to Gene's office way back in 1985, before ST4. I started with a question, "Why are the computer monitors round on the movie Enterprise bridge?" I noted that present-day computer screens use rectangular screens to show rectangular-formatted graphics. I wondered what kind of graphics would be used on round screens. These sketches were my answer. You can also see stylistic beginnings to what later became LCARS on ST:TNG. BTW, I was delighted to learn that GR liked my sketches enough to keep them in his files, so they could be unearthed all these years later.

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Despite everything (or perhaps to spite everything?), yes, I love me.

Me, a trans woman, 30s with light skin, long dark hair, wearing glasses, smiling.

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Uh oh. No cheating, your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

On the subject of the freezer spacers, I made a model of those a while back: mangledpixel.com/freezer_spac...

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

From time to time I enjoy translating MTG cards into Klingon. Here's Tezzeret, Cruel Captain from the upcoming Edge of Eternities set - and I've even given him some head ridges. I think he looks pretty good as a Klingon. #klingon #tlhInganHol #mtg #mtgeoe

The MTG card "Tezzeret, Cruel Captain" altered so that Tezzeret has Klingon head ridges, and with the card text translated into Klingon.

Klingon text reads:
te'Seret, HoD naS.
DI'ruj yItwI' quv - te'Seret.
'elDI' vIqraq DaSeHbogh, te'SeretDaq matlh toghwI' yIlan.
0: DoS vIqraq yInwI' ghap tlhe'Ha'. vIqraq yInwI' je 'oHchugh, 'oHDaq +1/+1 toghwI' yIlan.
-3: DojlIjDaq 'IDnar mI' 1 'IDnar mI' 0 ghap ghajbogh vIqraq 'echletHom yInej. 'e' yISo'Ha'. ghoplIjDaq 'e' yIlan. yIHawmoH.
-7: Degh DaSuq. «bIjoptaHvIS taghDI' vIq, DoS vIqraq DaSeHbogh wej +1/+1 toghwI'mey tIlan. yInwI' 'oHbe'chugh, 0/0 qoq vIqraq yInwI' moj» ghaj 'e'.

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The Twilight Zone episode "The Brain Center at Whipple's" becomes increasingly relevant. In it, the owner of a manufacturing company becomes increasingly obsessed with replacing workers with machines - until finally the board of directors get fed up with him and replace HIM with Robby the Robot.

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Jen Carling (mangledpixel) @mangledpixel.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy #pride! I made a bunch of pride flag themed Star Trek emblems a while ago, you can grab them all for avatar etc. usage (or whatever you want) here mangledpixel.com/pride.html

Klingon emblem in inclusive pride flag colours

Starfleet emblem in inclusive pride flag colours

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