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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Also spent about 30 minutes putting this one together. The gunpla-kun dx felt way more chalky than the plastic they used on zakupla-kun here, so I don't know what was changed but I like how cute he is in the runner stand.

A small green robot model kit with an oversized head.

The same robot model kit but on a stand made to look like it is still on printed model kit runners.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Finally getting a bit of time and capacity back for physical hobbies and decided to finish up this guy. I started his legs and torso back in August before surgery and it's been sitting on my shelf half-built and giving me a monoeye guilt trip, but now he's all done! HG Efreet custom (metallic).

A shiny blue and red robot model, standing on a red display base. It had a big sword with a transparent orange blade, and big spiky red shoulder pads.

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the gabidook ₊˚⊹♡ @gabifrost.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

anyway pride month is almost over if you are cis and you know a trans person, give them $100

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

www.gofundme.com/f/help-ash-a... Hey so I mostly post gunpla but I just had a consultation for a big surgery and would super appreciate any donation you can spare to help me out or help spreading word of mouth!

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Built the HGGqux dom last weekend! Probably the best of the gqux kits to build so far, few stickers to apply and a lot of bulky shapes to contrast the quite silly amount of articulation in some joints. Just look at that shoulder! I'm going to spend three hours just painting the verniers red though.

The torso of the HGGqux Dom, a purple and grey robot model kit, pulling back it's fist for a big punch.

A second view of that punch pose from above, showing the shoulder's ability to swing back and give the model a surprising range of motion for its arms.

The constructed Dom kit, firing its little wrist grappling weapon and shouldering its bazooka. Its legs are each nearly as thick as its already rotund torso.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The thing about getting a lil pulp paperback is they're so easy to share with your friends, so why not get two? I devoured Merynthia’s Master when I first got my hands on it and can say it's one of my favorite Sword & Sorcery shorts I've read, and we love a wretched lil protag named Worm.

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Minilla Jovovich 🍉 read Merynthia's Master ⚔️🪱🐦 @minillajovovich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

O traveller, what wonders doth Merynthia, gateway to the dreaming west, hold? What blood magic is wielded in its dark alleys and vaulted sewers? Fans of sword and sorcery, step right up! My first novella in ebook form is available right here! luana420.itch.io/merynthias-m...

The cover to Luana Saitta's debut novella Merynthia's Master

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Finished assembly on the MG Banshee Norn! The transformation sequence was interesting but also so so stressful lol, no other instruction other than 'pull gently' in order to separate pieces that had fit snug during assembly. Also she is Not meant to stand on her own feet, this girl needs a stand.

The fully assembled MG Banshee Norn, a dark blue robot model kit with luminescent orange psycho frame pieces peeking through the armor where it has enlarged during its transformation.

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L⚢N @lesbianbajeena.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Shares appreciated!! I finally can apply for the verification again and I’m having 10% sale (was €42 now €37) for this kind of sketches to meet the requirements Please order here if you interested vgen.co/ruinedlunarian

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Finished the legs and beam magnum for the MG banshee and it is surprising how many of it's gimmicks are scaled up versions of the same from the RG, but I still don't know how they expect a few of them to work. Also the beam magnum is supposed to have a clip of 5 packs, but you can use all 16 hehe.

Legs of the MG Banshee Norn under construction. It's a dark blue robot model with a lot of transparent orange parts hidden behind the outer armor to be revealed in a transformation sequence.

The banshee in Unicorn mode standing on its own, fully built but a little wobbly.

Banshee with an HG Gundam Mk2 for scale. She's really tall!!

BEHOLD THE ULTIMATE WEAPON, the beam magnum with 16 shots instead of just 5.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Starting on the most intimidating box in my backlog as a project this week, what do you mean there's 26 full size sprues worth of parts, why are there just as many pages of instructions, what is this MG kit.

The lid of the MG Banshee Norn kit from peebs. It is very large.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

More backlog arrived so I needed to clear a little shelf space with the HG Crab/Monkey Rodi! Man Rodi is one of my favorite grunt suit designs, so giving it zgok claws and a weird extra-armored head is good to me. As with most IBO kits it's a little shaky in its joints, but super cute.

The HG Monkey Crab Rodi, a mostly white model robot kit with a very round body and no neck whatsoever. The head just seamlessly locks in with the rest of the armor silhouette.

Crab rodi with its arms replaced with big menacing claw weapons instead, posed to menace the camera with its pinchy hands.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I do like putting these together because it makes me think about which games were important inflection points for me enjoying the hobby. my9games.com

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Sherry CD-ROM 🏳️‍⚧️ @sherrycdrom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

this bill is legitimately a three-alarm fire. if they manage to define trans existence as explicit then there is nothing stopping them from genocide. i need every single cis person talking about this, calling their reps, getting out in the streets.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Still sick so still pushing the backlog. HG Draken E from gundam base, featuring the tiny little 1/144 Draken E from the gm sniper 2 kit. I love chunky little power loaders so much. If there's 100 Petite-Mobile fans in the world I am one of them, if there's only one petit-mobile fan it's me.

HG Draken E, a piloted power-loader style orange model robot, posed with its cockpit open.

The Draken E with its hands replaced by crane arms for that classic power loader look.

HG Draken E confronts the 1/144 Draken E from the GM Sniper 2 kit. He's just a little guy!

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

HG Nobell berserker, one of my favorites of all time! She comes together just like the regular HG Nobell but her colors are all tinted by the 'hacks your brain and makes you rage' aura. I love her.

The torso of a partially built HG Nobell Gundam, a feminine robot with vents and livery which resemble a big mechanical sailor suit. She's subtly pink, and her normal reds and blues have been replaced with a nice fuchsia and violet.

A fully assembled Nobell in a fencer's guard, peace sign held by her chin.

HG Berserker Nobell charges are an enemy with a lunge and a beam saber.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I built big gun zaku's big gun! Not particularly interesting to put together, and like all HGTB it had twice it's weight in stickers, but I really like how the boy looks when he's properly stanced up behind this thing.

HGTB Zaku, a green model robot, standing behind and operating a mech-scale tripod-based beam cannon that is bigger than it.

A different angle showing how much space the Big Gun takes up, it's broader and taller than the zaku!

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

My final gundam backorder of 2024 finally got here so I had to build him. It's HG Zaku TB and his Big Gun (not yet built). Enough deviation from the hguc zaku to make a different experience even before the 100 stickers it asks you to put on, but I like his weapon storage a whole lot.

The torso unit of a Thunderbolt Zaku, a green model robot.

The completed HG Zaku TB, posing with his machine gun pointing at the camera.

HGTB Zaku poised for takeoff and all stickered up now.

HGTB Zaku from the rear showing the machine gun and heat hawk strapped under the backpack alongside the bazooka and fuel tank.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Had some of the experiences of a lifetime, forged bonds stronger than steel that can reach across mountains, and followed an impulse that will leave an indelible positive mark on my mind and body for the rest of my life. What a week it has been.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Forgot to take pictures of this guy during the build process but gqux Gyan was actually really fun to build. Still a lot of stickers on round parts which seems the signature of the gqux line, but minus a few small ones for the arms they were all easily applied and look good.

A posed HG gqux Gyan, a white knight-inspired model kit with a big rocket lance almost 1.5x it's own height.

The Gqux Gyan again, from a lower angle.

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SirTidehunter115 (comms open) @tide115.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

13 - Lopsided Generator status: Core - Stable Aux(1) - Stable Aux(2) - Strained Aux(3) - Overheat Aux(4) - Critical Aux(5) - [E J E C T]

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

More backlog arriving that I ordered half a year ago before I got super busy, now I'm looking at a towering pile of boxes and wondering where to start making a dent in it again.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 13/01/2026

Three creators working within Lancer's creative ecosystem told @newmadras.bsky.social that the mech RPG's large fan community isn't just dedicated -- they're indispensable collaborators.

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Lancer is a brain worm, and 50,000 people have it

What is the community doing over there? A lot, apparently!

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Trying to get to some newer (and theoretically simpler) backlog items, and boy was the Gqux Zaku not simple. The shapes are lovely and he comes together just fine, but there are *so many* curved stickers on round parts, and the adhesive was basically zero on them! Markfit to the rescue I suppose.

The torso of the HG Gqux Zaku, a green model robot kit, posted as if it's gesturing for you to come closer to get punched.

The complete Gqux zaku model, standing with one hand on its hip. It has big round fuel tanks making up structural parts of its thighs and looks only vaguely like the HGUC Zaku we know and love.

The offending sticker sheet with its multitude of decal lines, accompanied by a bottle of Tamiya decal solution.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Just finished a Lancer game that ran 4 and a half years do not AMA.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

The thing about being almost done running a Lancer game of four-ish years from LL0-7 and 6-12+ is that I have allowed myself to steep in the mecha genres and let those brainworms fester. Now I'm looking at things like Spire and Heart, I've gotta start reading old pulp noir and sword&sorcery more.

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Ash's Ashes @uponashensands.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I don't always post my sword and sorcery-enjoyer stuff on here. But I just got my issues #5-7 of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social and the cover story for #5 was done by the awesome, witty, and talented @minillajovovich.bsky.social. shout-out to a writer who has only delivered bangers in my experience

Ash holding New Edge Sword & Sorcery # 5 up to prominently display the powerful sword-wielding woman on the cover with the author credits: Bloom, Saitta, Tanzer, and more

The new edge sword & sorcery issues 0-7 spread

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Putting some pressure on the backlog for the end of year with another peebs kit, the HG AoZ Re-Boot Reben Wolf! AoZ kits come together so interestingly, and this one has a fun gimmick where the ankles are geared to flex the vernier nozzles and feet together. Cool guy.

A half-constructed model robot kit, just the torso and head with its arms pulled back like he's ready to throw a punch.

The fully constructed Reben Wolf, an olive drab robot with some very high heels, striking a pose in front of his box.

The Reben Wolf kneels with its beam machine gun.

Reben Wolf in a 3/5 JoJo pose alongside a Sleeves Geara Doga.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

So I've been sorta running two simultaneous games of Lancer weekly for like. Four years? Fucked up to think that I'm gonna finish that in like 4 weeks and then have two extra nights of the week for other stuff for a while.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Woundwort partially complete! Now I'll have a second bunny to go with the psycho blade, and it'll help motivate me to paint the fingers on both. AoZ kits come together so nicely, they're so shaped.

A somewhat blurry photo of the HG Woundwort model, a very thin robot with white, purple and yellow livery. She's posing like she's charging up power.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Baffling choice for them to separate the inner frame and led from the armor kits and put them in a blind box setup for the ms mechanical bust kits. Luckily I got the exact combo I wanted (clear armor kit, inner frame with LED) in the two boxes I picked up. It's a cute desk toy though!

A plastic bust of the Sazabi, a mech from gundam. It has clear armor panels over a detailed mechanical inner frame.

The same sazabi in the dark, showing off the green LED shining through its mono-eye.

Another angle of the sazabi, showing off that glowing mono-eye again.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

The Jays are doing it again.

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SOSA @g-sosa.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Signalis 3rd Anniversary Ft. Voices of unknown origin and various clips from previous animations. Happy birthday to the game that miiiight have permanently altered my brain chemistry ✨✨ #Signalis

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Julie. W 🍂 @owlyjules.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Wisptober Day 14 - Gems "There once was a magpie that loved to shine his priceless treasures in the light of the setting sun." Shiny stones means birds who like shiny stones.:D #wisptober #wisptober2025 #illustration #mixedmedia

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Girl Frame might have the sauce, tbh. Doing mechsploitation monsterhearts, a little pbta Eva with lesbians who fuck, a little getting subsumed by the greater will of a being from beyond our understanding and remolded in its image only to be punished by your Handler for getting a little too inhuman.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I always set a percent limit on how barbie I can be in a day to still maintain my butch cred but I did spend two hours changing outfits and taking selfies so I think I went a little over my 28% bimbo budget.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

More backlog progress today. I do love the shape of Gelgoog, and I have a fondness for Matsunaga's blue stripe livery, so this Gelgoog Jäger is going to look pretty next to his zaku. For a 25 year old base kit, it wasn't a bad build, though the poseability is very low.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Opening bsky and seeing what the other dolls are posting about like

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Big day for a certain kind of doll.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

It's my favorite boy this year, HG Gqux Red Gundam! Honestly the design really grew on me once I saw it in motion, and while the show fell a bit flat this boy still has my heart. Yamashita's alt-UC designs are almost grotesquely beautiful adaptations to Okawara's originals and they're so charming.

A partly completed red gundam model robot clenches its fist with determination as it waits for its legs to be constructed.

The completed Red Gundam lunges toward the camera, beam saber readied with killing intent!

From the side, the red gundam lunges into battle, shield held in front and beam saber at the ready.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Wait so Halimede's not only committed to the bit but also like, good at this? The chaser of all time (pos)?

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PiperMakes @pipermakes.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I finally got a proper lightbox setup (even if velvet is impossible to keep clean.) Still just using a phone camera though Some slightly better pics of the first part of my Woundwort GK. Do # work here? #gunpla #Woundwort I love this silly gundam x'D

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

More backlog progress, this time the MG Guntank! This kit was a delight to build, with all sorts of gimmicks that don't show on the fully armored model and a lot of others that are mechanically neat but cannot be practically displayed. 10/10 yippee model kit

The MG Guntank model kit sits in three parts on a table. It's lower tank treads section and upper robot torso are split and separated, and the cockpit is transformed into a little core fighter jet.

The core fighter transformed back into the core block, ready for docking the upper and lower halves together.

The fully assembled guntank brandishes its weapons at the camera.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

When I was younger I dated a hypno domme who was really into mecha stories and now being into big sexy robots has gotten me back in the orbit of hypno dommes and I think that's wonderful.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The decal backlog gets a little shorter! Finished rewatching G Gundam while putting the last decals on this one. I really enjoy the way some of the stickers accentuate the shapes and existing panel lines, but applying over 100 different shaped stickers (often in duplicates) is a pain in my ass.

The RG God Gundam, a mostly white model robot with blue and red accent colors, posed on a tabletop in a lunging attack ready to give someone the Erupting God Finger. It has all its decal stickers now, after a year of sitting bare, which lend a lot of small details to the model.

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Ro @mechanicalmagpie.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

What's better than this, finally clearing the decals on RG God Gundam while rewatching the tournament arc of G Gundam. I love building RG kits but my decals backlog is a week long because of them lol.

Two plastic robot models, the HG Shining Gundam and RG God Gundam clasp hands as best their able on a work space with the decals sheet and instructions for the RG God Gundam kit.

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