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They call me JC

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They really do... I make models and talk rubbish on any subject that takes my fancy. And when I say I make models, I mean me, using a mouse and graphics packages. No AI, not now, not ever. I'd rather be a mediocre modeller than a mediocre human.

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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 22h
I'm starting to see an increase in Youtube videos stating they were produced without the dubious aid of AI, which I find heartening. Sadly, some of them seem to think having AI generate the thumbnail that says they use no AI is okay... 🤨
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
I think she's done (who am I kidding?) Probably my first model in years NOT designed for printing but for visuals - contains many parts stolen from other models I didn't build, but continuing the fine Star Wars tradition of kit-bashing and ships that don't work very well 🙂:
Star Wars style ship, constructed from parts of other ships. The backstory is that she was built out of parts in the Karthon Junk Fields around the time of the Battle of Endor, under the noses of the Empire. My first properly-developed design in a Star Wars style... Star Wars style ship, constructed from parts of other ships. The backstory is that she was built out of parts in the Karthon Junk Fields around the time of the Battle of Endor, under the noses of the Empire. My first properly-developed design in a Star Wars style... Star Wars style ship, constructed from parts of other ships. The backstory is that she was built out of parts in the Karthon Junk Fields around the time of the Battle of Endor, under the noses of the Empire. My first properly-developed design in a Star Wars style...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
My daughter wanted a tiny droid for her character in the Star Wars RPG scenario I'm writing - so I made a prototype:
Front, side and three-quarter view of a micro-astromech, with technical specs:

'BP Series Prototype Micromech

Manufacturer: Industrial Automaton

Mass: 3.4Kg
Height (Extended): 220 mm
Height (Defensive mode): 199.6 mm
Width: 199.9 mm 

Movement: Boost-capable repulsorlift impeller

Manipulators: 2

Internal tool mounts:7

Mounted Tools (standard load): 

Scomp Link
Holoprojector
Vocabulator

Intended as a way to add Astromech capabilities 
to small Imperial fighters such as the standard TIE,
The B-series Micromech was deemed a failure due
to the difficulty of using standard components such 
as restraining bolts on such a small device, and a 
programming error that resulted in an excess of 
‘personality’.

Of the ten prototypes manufactured, three were 
destroyed during testing and four were dismantled 
for failure analysis. 

Three remain unaccounted for.'
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RJB / Mallacore 🇨🇦 @rjb-mallacore.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
#PortfolioDay #scifi I'm RJB / Mallacore (Ryan Begemann). 3d modeler and digital artist. I love sci-fi and especially spaceships. I've been bring many ship designs to life in vivid and color space scenes. For the most part I'm a hobbyists but I do the odd commission. linktr.ee/rjbmallacore
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Things I love about working on my Star Wars RPG game: 1/ I don't have to create the universe 2/ I don't have to explain everything 3/ So many resources for virtual gaming set-up It's bliss compared to my D&D game 😁
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
After my way-too-ambitious D&D campaign that folded some time ago, I'm considering other possibilities... Current front-runner is BRP/homebrew rules Star Wars. I WAS thinking of something Trek-based but the inherent rank based structure of a Starfleet crew would be a problem in an RPG group...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Time to revisit an old design, which will require some tuning of the printer, but possibly using a new 'Antialiasing' feature in the latest Creality Print software:
Original series-style starship, designed by myself with nods towards the Oberth class, the Steamrunner class and the Cerritos (Top view)Original series-style starship, designed by myself with nods towards the Oberth class, the Steamrunner class and the Cerritos (Bottom view with dummy central pod for positioning)
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bloody hell. As of 5 mins ago I am 60 years old and slightly surprised I lasted this long. My birthday wish is simple. Be excellent to each other 🙂
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today: Doing some Laundry (The Apocalypse Codex) 😁
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#SNW This week's episode: Dramatically fine, but the disregard for even basic science had me wanting to bang my head against my desk. Season 4 conclusions: 2 good episodes, the rest either mediocre or in one case bloody horrible... but that's just me 🖖🙂
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#NMS Really enjoyed the latest expedition on NMS, which was a historical retrospective of the game. Particularly fond of my Vintage Drone Ship, which has lovely Cobra Mk III vibes... I do think they missed a trick with refurbishable (sic.) buildings though...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#SNW this week... Not wholly objectionable, but contributing to my theory that the makers are trying to make us NOT miss it when it's gone...
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Michael Lee Witchardson 🎃 @hrfmichael.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Might be looking to the Big Finish/Doctor Who people here - are there any audio dramas for primary school kids, or that would be suitable for sharing with primary school kids, especially ones that show how you do action in audio?
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
For a Londoner, there are many annoyances, but one near the top of the list is: 'This bus will remain here to even out the service'
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Scarlet Ferret - Special Edition Ebooks 🇵🇸 @scarletferret.com · 11/09/2026
Make your Christmas a bright one... 🎄 Blindingly bright! As if the sun had exploded, and the blast was spreading out along the plane of the solar system, smashing each planet, leaving a wake of destoyed worlds, billions of lives, hopes, dreams... Anyway, yeah. Pre-order for Christmas! 👍
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A Very Fermi Christmas by Chris Farnell - Scarlet Ferret
It's Christmas onboard the fastest and deadliest ship in the universe.
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#SNW Another good episode... who'da thunk? 🖖
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Oh my.... 😲
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Hello Games News (Unofficial) @hellogamesfan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today is the day!
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Hello Games News (Unofficial) @hellogamesfan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
👀👀👀
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Message from Sean Murray re: No Man's Sky, giving more evidence of an imminent update
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#TTRPG Side project due to printing difficulties with the Eagle - A5 dice tower/storage box:
3D model of a dice storage box that unfolds into a dice tower (V1 prototype) - a hinged cover folds out into the dice tray, while the inner box section stores the dice in transit and acts as the dice tower
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy birthday to the most beautiful lady in the universe (after my wife) - a muse, a dream, a symbol of hope for a brighter future which seems so far away these days. Long may she sail, with the wind at her back...
Image of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise - NCC-1701, Constitution class, from Star Trek, the original series.
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Alan K. Dell @alankdell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. (I don't even know how you get to it lmao)
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hmm... should I watch 'Tarantula' or should I watch 'When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth'? Choices, choices...
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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Quick question - who do I know who has written indie-published SFF they are looking to promote? Particularly if it is set in space or other worlds (including alternate/future Earths). DM me, I'm thinking of a scheme.
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Tonight's (not) guilty pleasure: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe 🐢
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Got a Windows 10 PC? Got a gigabit wired ethernet? Check the bloody card settings so that 'Gigabit Lite' is disabled, because if it's on your Gigabit connection is... well... not...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Name your favourite game before 2000 (Hard to say it was my favourite game out of dozens, but this one sticks with me):
Cover art for the Firebird Computer game 'The Sentinel'
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I've been avoiding this, but I am now watching this week's episode of #SNW... Can I have two episodes in a row where I'm not facepalming every few moments?
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#Bobiverse In honour of the release of the 6th audiobook in the series in the very near future, I am doing a listen of the entire 'Bobiverse' series by Dennis E. Taylor. Just stunningly good 🙂
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Chris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! We're three months out from Christmas, with no science fiction Christmas special, and only a shitty Ebenezer Scrooge movie in the works. So there's only one thing for it. The Fermi is going to have to save Christmas. scarletferret.com/books/a-very...
The starship Fermi (a Buran space shuttle surrounded by a habitat ring and an Alcubierre Drive) with the habitat ring festooned with fairy lights.
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I realised today that there is not a single movie I am excited for in the known future... Quite looking forward to the next season of 'Murderbot' though... assuming I can afford Apple+ when it arrives...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
First print in months - after the heat and (possibly imagined) printer issues - bonus points if you can tell me what it is 🙂:
3D model of girderwork structure with some internal detail, shown in slicing software as it's printing at present
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My solar system generator gives the equivalent geological age of a generated planet, thus I know we are currently in what is termed the 'Holocene' epoch. After careful consideration, I believe we should more properly name it the Moroscene, from the ancient Greek word for 'stupid'...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#SNW Very good episode this week, though the science is a tad... Oh just watch it 🙂
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This week's SNW... Oh dear god...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I take so many pills every morning, and will have to for the rest of my life, that it's a bit depressing... Today I decided that I would instead pretend that I am in a futuristic film made in the 60's and they are just breakfast 🙂
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#MassEffect This morning, I completed Mass Effect: Andromeda for the first time; a 2017 game I didn't buy until last week due to bad reviews and a very dodgy release version, which was then fixed. 65 hours of solid entertainment, with only a few bugs, and nothing that, as an SF fan, made me howl 🙂
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I am revisiting the 'Mass Effect' series. I may be some time...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
For fans of skill/ability-based RPGs: What's your favourite skill? From GURPS, I am a fan of the skill 'SCIENCE!', which basically covers every scientist in almost every movie containing scientists, and the fact they appear to all be polymaths.
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
#Nongshim #Korean I don't know who needs to know this but these are great!:
A picture of a Nongshim brand Shin Ramyun pot (Kimchi flavour)
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Side project: pinhole camera for the eclipse, though given it's the UK and my overall luck, it'll be overcast 😁
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Is it just me, or does this put anyone in mind of Dinsdale Piranha's nemesis, Spiny Norman?
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Whenever I see a TTRPG licence announced (such as the 5E Star Wars thingie) I think 'If I want to play in that (extremely well-documented) universe I'll write my own...' Now (asks my brain), how do I replicate Force abilities in BRP? 😁
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#SNW Last week's episode made me happy... This week's episode made me roll my eyes...
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
After many months of modelling and movie-watching, I actually wrote some code over the last few days... And now my right arm hurts so much I'm looking for a wrist brace 🙄
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@thebrainofchris.bsky.social Those poor, poor people...
Chris Farnell's 'Fermi', about to commit mayhem on a perfectly nice planet...
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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Okay, this is a first draft of my Star Trek artists feed! Hopefully it's working as intended. 🧵/1
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They call me JC @theycallmejc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When confronted by extremely complex code one wrote 15 years ago there is a great temptation to rewrite it rather than understand it... Solar System Generator v3, here I come...
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