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Also for an extra BTS the soundtrack for all of these post is @magmacranes.bsky.social fantastic Moons album.

Spaceshiptember 10: Creative Freedom The Recovery Operation Commander looking out at the wreckage of the "Hillstorm". She served as one of the head mechanics 12 years earlier when it was lost in combat. Resource scarcity has driven a need for more scavenging operations. #b3d #SST26 #sst2026

A middle aged woman looks out a window. In the reflection a wreckage of a large spaceship floats, surrounded by debris.

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Bonus alt angle from me trying to decide what it should look like. #b3d #sst26

A spaceship is pulling behind it a piece of debris attached by tow cables. A large wrecked ship and planet sit in the distance.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Spaceshiptember 09: Scavenger Often called "Slingshotters" in salvage operations. Tether Pilots operate in two person crews (Pilot, and wire operator) to harpoon salvage, than move and throw into the catch bay of the recovery hauler. A job known for it's high risk and high pay. #sst26 #b3d #sst2026

An icy planet with a large spaceship wreck floating in front of it. A smaller vessel is flying, pulling a large piece of debris behind it attached with two tethers.

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Spaceshiptember 08: Destroyer Telemetry analysis after the destruction of the "Queens Arrow". Updated ordinance for disrupting synth processing units proved ineffectual for disruption. Synth fighters still possessed independent processing after central systems were disabled. #b3d #sst26 #sst2026

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Theres always a moment when first sketching the idea out in 3d, where I look at it and think "I have no idea how this will work." #b3d

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Spaceshiptember 07: Conversion Only seen once, the vessel codenamed "Leech" appears to harvest asteroids, and break them apart to convert to fuel in transit. The fastest non-natural entity yet recorded. Source and destination unknown. (Thanks to my wife for the great concept) #b3d #sst26 #sst2026

A large spaceship with long mechanical arms grabbing an asteroid. Lasers are breaking it apart and feeding parts to the center of the ship.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Spaceshiptember 06: Carrier "Embers Light" Heavy Duty Ferry provides rest, supplies, fuel, and entertainment for those wanting to safely cross the Helix Nebula on their way toward habitable systems. #b3d #sst26 #sst2026

A large spaceship in blue nebula with many docking bays. Smaller ships are seen flying around it and entering the bays.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Spaceshiptember 01: Launch! The SR4-V. A short range hauler primarily used for delivering durable goods between launchpads or to low orbit. Utilized @technouveau.bsky.social's fantastic kitbash kit for this first one which is a joy. #b3d #sst26 #sst2026

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Another character from a previous Ludum Dare game entry finally getting the animation treatment. Voiced by the very talented Kristen McCabe. I had so much fun animating this little friend. #b3d #animation #gamedev

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Been diving into to dialing in my retro cutscene vibes by recreating the same scene in different eras. Has been such a learning experience working with old renderers and really my first time into pixel art. #gamedev #retro #b3d #animation #pixelart

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Finally gave the HD and animation treatment to a character I made for one of our game jams a while back. Enjoyed finally diving into doing facial animation. Thanks to Caito Aase for the fantastic voice work, and allowing us to use their likeness in the design. #b3d #blender #animation

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Always delight in making a little guy. This is Mushi. #blender #b3d

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Never been an issue for me. If I put one I know in its usually mixed with some other stuff and its a little treat for me. The vast majority of the library isnt stuff thats recognizable and they often have variations. Its been really nice to use, all sounds are tagged and includes a browsing program.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

They do occasional sales! I picked up the general 6000 a while back and got shipped a hard drive. Its had everything Ive needed from a general library and occasionally get flashbanged with sounds from like roller coaster tycoon and others. Plus I get to drop a subscription service I no longer need.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

(*Seperste not seperste) but yeah with that it keeps most of my lists small and when I dive into the trello board with lots of things Im targeting just one or two items to accomplish.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My not great but is working for me solution is I keep the task list in seperste places. All detailed subtask go in a trello board for one big task or project. I have a list on my wall of in progress projects. And than for what I want to for the day I use either a simple daily todo task or notepad

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Samperson @samperson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Freya's been building awesome human-first creative tools and learning resources for ages now. If you've ever liked the stuff I've rambled about, you should give her your support!

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Me and my wife have been also suffering from F1 withdrawal, though Im hoping this weekend will cure us with both Canada and the Indy 500. Trying not to get to amped at the idea of dear boy Antonelli leading the championship.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

As someone who still opens up Bryce and Ray Dream Studio now and again to play with, I completely agree. A modern take on some of those designed with intentional limitation and easy to use for what they are doing would be nice.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Definitely those are the big couple, but Houdini has added features lately getting it towards a complete 3D package, instead of just a procedureal platform and Lightwave is still around as well. Still would be fun to see more players cover the whole pipeline with different approaches.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Not finding a spot here for a lot of my favorites was mildly heart breaking. Though if my next year goes as planned Ill be starting myself on a spiritual sequal to the one I think needs a remake.

A list of prompts and games that fill them:
Favorite game: shadow of the collosus.
Best story: nier automata.
Favorite art style: mirrors edge.
Biggest personal impact: myst.
Best combat: Burnout 3
Overhated: star wars outlaws.
Underrated: Gravity rush
Comfort game: skyrim
Needs a remake: Sky odyssey
Criminally overloooked: chorus
Favorite protagonist: half life alex
Favorite antogonist: FF7
Best soundtrack: planetary annihilation.
Best multiplayer: age of empires ii
Not usually my thing: balatro
Turn my brain off: trackmania
Best with friends: Nancy drew
Best retro game: tie fighter
Nostalgic childhood game: roller coaster tycoon.
Game everyone should play: ace combat 4

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Been breathing in the small joy and hope the #artemis has been giving me lately in this chaotic world we live in. Had to make at least a little fan art/desktop background. #blender #3Dart

The moon sitting in a sea of stars. A thin streak of light of the spacecraft flying around it.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Im on the animation and VFX side of things usually but yeah figuring out that balance and making sure your still investing time in the people around you and yourself as a person is hard.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

For me its kinda been in bright burst of activity. Allowing myself periods of nothing to push it but than when inspiration hits I have the energy and motivation for it. Investing time into small bite size things and thats helped me push things more over the past year than I have for a while.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Lovely photo date day with @cassiesstory.bsky.social . We rolled dice for our colors to photograph and lens to use. #photography

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Good luck to every one at NASA and the Artemis II crew. All the good vibes going you way.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Blender adaptive subdiv stress test. Being able to preview displacement in eevee before rendering to cycles is a game changer for making sure nothing clips through geometry. #blender #3d #3dart #animation

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Kit bashing and modelling random space trinkets. #b3d #3D

An industrial scifi screen, with buttons and knobs on a wooden desk.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I was working on UI pieces and think I technically made Battlefront fan art. #3D #gamedev

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Track days are a joy of a place to take a camera out too.

A photo of the back of a race car speeding past.

A blurry race car with sparks shooting out from the floor.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Grabbed the camera for a foggy morning.

A figure just visible in the mist on a path. Branches obscure the foreground.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Starting the new year with a plan with my wife to watch one movie from each of the last 100 years of cinema that we havent seen. 2 randomly picked years each week. The first weeks years are 1929 and 2015. Always happy to get recommendations. #100yrsOfMovies

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Exploring retro 3D software and getting into the winter spirit with VistaPro. So much fun seeing these tools render out in high resolutions.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

3D Artist show your wireframes!

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I always love the small moments when so many people can look up and have a shared moment of simply seeing something beautiful. A little reminder we all share this precious little space stone together.

A picture of the night sky over a building and trees. Two vertical streaks of red aurora float in the sky.

Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Pulling out an old spooky animation for Halloween. Stay spooky friends. #b3d #3danimation #blender

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Old eevee is the best example to visualize. It will randomly move the light source inside its size area for each sample eevee renders. It was needed for soft shadows in old eeevee and helps with accuracy over just post process shadow blur in the new eevee.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Does not happen on Samsung Galaxy S24.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Honestly the subsurface update helping with overdarkening on intersections is huge. Its a problem I run into a lot with things like snow and the skin around characters eyes. Lots of other fun stuff but that one is just a sigh of relief.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Oh my god is that the ship from the asteroids cover! Beautiful work.

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Brandon B @orbitalexhibit.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Left is probe volume mixed with Raytracing GI, Right is raytracing without probe volumes. Huge benefits for indoor scenes to combine the two.