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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 12/12/2025

Oh, well played, @tombraider.com. Lara's right pistol looks just like a Remington R1 Enhanced - one of Roth's pistols. Her left is a traditional Colt design, like she used in TLR (and also Shadow!) So the over-the-top care for detail I adore survives into Catalyst!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 12/12/2025

From a 90 second clip, the character is 90% 90's Lara and the gameplay is 90% reboot Lara. That's probably the correct balance for the /r/TombRaider target market.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 11/12/2025

Quite a nasty... pieceofwork you managed on that ah...aaahh... Island, Mizzz Croft. My- "Employers" were MOST im--pressed. #thegameawards

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 10/11/2025

Merch I wish was real: accurate replicas of Lara's safari shirt from the beginning of Shadow. As far as I can tell after seven years of occasional searching, it doesn't exist as a prototype the way the radios etc do. I mean it would look terrible on me, but still.

A screenshot from Shadow of the Tomb Raider showing Lara's outfit at the beginning of the game, the "Adventurer". It's focused on her upper body, where she's wearing a really nice safari shirt.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 10/11/2025

I also did a look back on my personal opinions of Rise of the Tomb Raider on the tenth anniversary of it's release, though mine's a bit short notice and stream of consciousness. Felt retrospective, might completely-rewrite later. www.tombraide.rs/survivor-tim...

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Memories 001 – Rise of the Tomb Raider after Ten Years – The Tomb Raiders

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 24/10/2025

That's right, everyone. It's International Baked Beans for Dinner Night; with Jaffa cakes for dessert. Happy birthday, @tombraider.com

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 22/10/2025

Inspired by @jruidraws.bsky.social, Merch I wish existed: A vinyl box-set of the Survivor soundtracks. We got Brian D'Oliveira's excellent score for Shadow; but not Bobby Tahouri's Rise or Jason Graves' Born soundtracks. And all three are excellent. Bonus for including "I Shall Rise" and "La Bruja".

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 21/10/2025

Merch I wish was real: a Rise or Shadow controller. I love my old Tomb Raider 360 controller, but because I always use it when playing the games - I forget how much the Xbox One native games use the Impulse Triggers on the newer controller.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 20/10/2025

Busy shopping day! Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider on GoG to have archival copies, and the Tomb Raider Cookbook because eh, why not.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 18/10/2025

The big print is done! I'm really glad I persevered - this is going to make direct comparison of the artefacts a lot easier than trying to look at them both virtually. Not least because through the power of external constraints and a little bit of luck, I've printed them about the same size.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 14/10/2025

Argh, @tombraiderhorizons.bsky.social showed that gorgeous screencap of Lara in the classic specs; but every time I tried to pick up a pair they've been out of stock. Temptation doth burn me with it's wicked tongue. Or something.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 13/10/2025

Here's the print I finished yesterday after the most recent rebuild of my printer; the "Ceremonial Pipe" relic from Shadow. It's an interesting object in the game, but this was also a test of printing in-game objects essentially unedited. There are very few I could print this way - but this was one!

A 3D print of the "Ceremonial Pipe" relic from Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It's sat on top of a Sisters of Artemis journal just to make it stand out better than it would on my normal black background.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 12/10/2025

New nozzle, bowden, bed, and fittings. And printing something shorter that I can keep an eye on!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 12/10/2025

Printer self-destructed right after I went to bed. I should really look into contract manufacturing. Or just a Bambu A1.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 11/10/2025

Today's activities primarily consist of: * 3D-printing a replica of an object in the British Museum (which will take the next 26 hours). * Writing about international RF allocations. * Laundry. Aiming to add cooking, and gym - the latter since it was missed last night due to work pressures.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 08/10/2025

Happy International Lesbian Day! 🏳️‍🌈

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 07/10/2025

I've been reviewing the old posts in my Wordpress drafts. I'm unsure which to focus on: "The Lara Croft “iPaq” Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness" "Pirate Radio" "Incensed". There are other post drafts in progress, but they don't have pun names so should probably just be deleted.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 05/10/2025

Look, I'm not saying Tomb Raider 2013 is gay; I'm just noting the fact that ever since Lara carried Sam down a mountain in something that would appear to western eyes to be a wedding dress; that there's been a double rainbow floating over Yamatai.

A screenshot of Lara standing on the deck of the Endurance wreck, looking up from between a double rainbow. Can you believe I never noticed this? It's so pretty!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 04/10/2025

Didn't get much free time this summer, and Hatfield House is now closed for the year! Putting that on April's to-do-list.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 03/10/2025

My arm is still slowly growing back! I'm getting to the point where I can lift things mostly-normally, but holding things for a long time is still challenging. Sounds like I missed a few things - DRM-Free Survivor, Embracer TR spin-out, Sophie Turner confirmed as Lara in the Amazon series?

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 11/07/2025

Just in case anyone's wondering why I'm still not filming: 1. INTERNET SCARY. 2. Arm still messed up. How did I do almost as much damage to myself pruning a bush as I did falling of a climbing wall. 3. My printer turned in-side-out! And it exploded. Order the above according to your own biases.

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a group of people in space suits are clapping and laughing

Alt: The Thermians are slow-clapping my incompetence in this gif.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 26/05/2025

I'm playing Prop Hunt again. No, not the G-Mod gamemode; that thing where I go hunting for some of the original props that inspired the @tombraider.com Survivor games. One of the pouches is a handmade British coin purse, but I can't remember for the life of me where i read that.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 06/05/2025

Ok just this once I'll do the chain letter.

A prune of an archaeologist cutting her finder open on a broken sword in Tomb Raider.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 22/03/2025

Just for the record, I haven't been eaten by an eel for want of a chunk of prop blade. Moderately injured my arm last month which has made functioning rnough of a challenge that it's taken priority over creating things. Healing slowly, be back at it soon!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 07/02/2025

I think my printer needs calibrating again. Final result of last nights print (an unraidery plaque for something) was good, but the first few layers were weirdly crunchy.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 03/02/2025

Black paper acquired! I can't put off filming much longer...

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 01/02/2025

Crafty person problems: Went to print something today and discovered my printer was full of Fudge. Took me about an hour to clean it out and get everything reassembled. Must have left the printer running hot for too long. Smelled good though.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 25/01/2025

Today's mission: find a big sheet of black paper. The stupidest of hold-ups for the website and YouTube channel: I need a background to film over!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 22/01/2025

To be clear, that means you have to listen out for clocks tonight, get Charlie Bucket's dad to disassemble them tomorrow morning, and be completely lost in Cambodia next month when the 7th planet joins the crew.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 22/01/2025

Weekend sprain was kicking my butt today. But I won't give up! If a bear trap won't stop Lara, a misplaced step won't stop me! Ate lots of lean plant-based protein and going to do some gentle leg exercise before sleep.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 22/01/2025

Things we have in common: Not great with small dogs after being bitten. in my case it was a Dachshund! I also love beans on toast. Critical questions @tombraider.com needs to answer. What kind of bread, does she top them with grated cheddar - and key, does she pair them with the traditional OJ?

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 18/01/2025

Rolled my ankle on a kerb today, so quite sore. It's officially "arm evening" as a result. Gentle weights to lift. Cool in the house too so should warm me up!

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Noelle Adams @pfangirl.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

It's that time of year I traditionally make my case it's more than okay to age up characters (especially women). You're not losing anything; you're gaining a lot more. This is what on-the-street mid 40s looks like in the year 2025.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 10/01/2025

Booze Raider update: there are three alcoholic beverages found in Rise: a spirit, a wine and a lager. So far I've identified the lager. Kind of an oof too, the brewery has some ...unpleasant recent history and political ties. So that's kinda gross. The Shadow beer is also a lager Coincidence?

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 06/01/2025

Mwahahahaha! The complete @tombraider.com Art Book collection, all together! It's amazing how thick the Art of Survival is, considering it's a paperback. There's a lot of beautiful content here!

Every single (apparently) Survivor Timeline art book in one place! From top right clockwise "TOMB RAIDER - the Art of Survival" (the expensive version), "TOMB RAIDER Definitive Edition" (the book slash disc case for the next gen collectors edition), "TOMB RAIDER" (the book from the original collectors edition), "Shadow of the Tomb Raider The Official Art Book" (Standard commercial hardback for Shadow), "Rise of the Tomb Raider The Official Art Book" (Standard commercial hardback for Rise). I'm super happy to have all these, they're so beautiful!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 06/01/2025

Can anyone fact check me - is this all the published Art Books for the survivor timeline? And yes, this got away from me rather.

Tomb Raider Definitive Edition and Tomb Raider: The Art of Survival art books.

A previously posted image, the junk pile with the Shadow, Rise, and the landscape 2013 art books.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 05/01/2025

You might call my research tonight "Booze Raider". Unrelatedly, I also enjoyed a glass of Poitín while reading. As far as I can tell, there's no published concept art for the things I found. That's fun! Please enjoy some beer and rum (concept art) in the meantime.

Concept art from Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It shows Lara passing Jonah a beer in the Cozumel bar.

Concept art for Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Hilariously, it shows a bottle of rum with a simple white label "RUM". It looks straight out of Sainsbury's basics.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 05/01/2025

I split the difference, and decided the site needed a "Who are you" and "Why are you doing this" post. That's now up: www.tombraide.rs/research/res... For the rest of my Tomb Raidering for this weekend I will be: reading a book. Specifically, the Shadow artbook, where I'm looking for booze!

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Research 000: One Woman’s Dangerous Obsession – The Tomb Raiders

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 04/01/2025

Decisions for this weekend Do I A: write up one of my existing article plans (like booze in Tomb Raider, the GPS project, ormy rant about steelbooks) so I get started on a weekly post schedule - or work on fun stuff like 2013 lighters and KGB gear in Rise? Decisions, decisions...

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 03/01/2025

Weird obsessive question of the day: What's Lara's sleep cycle? Because we've seen her up after dark several times in a British spring or autumn, but there's no way she's that fit without some kind of sane and stable circadian rhythm.

Screencap of the Rise intro cinematic showing Lara walking around outside, lightly dressed in the dark. We also see her up late at the manor when a thief steals her book, and again during Blood Ties with weather and clothing that strongly suggests a "middle season" date. Additionally, she's up at night when the Endurance gets holed, which was a Japanese summer; and then again in Cozumel at the bar. Is Lara just queen of the lie-ins? Or is her real superhuman ability not the jumping or the bullet resistance; but only needing 5 hours a night of kip?

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 01/01/2025

My to-do list is really long. So is this braided leather cord.

A "Trinity" Envelope from Rise of the Tomb Raider serves as a backdrop. On top there's a few metres of black braided leather cord, and one of the Weta replica Tomb Raider pendant boxes.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 01/01/2025

Happy new year everyone! There are now only 313 days till Rise of the Tomb Raider turns ten years old. 🧗🏽🏹🪦

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 31/12/2024

Hello there, Cosplay Monarchy! A web reference and my gut instinct is "Epoxy Resin". But before I pull out the Araldite I thought I'd check in with the experts. Is that the move?

A Zippo Lighter with an upside down USAAF pin replica on it. I'm trying to work out how best to weld one to the other.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 31/12/2024

Today's post: a US Army Air Force pin replica.

A US Army Air Force pin replica. For those who can't see it, there's a silver airplane propeller blade, with golden wings on either side. It's for a prop!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 29/12/2024

The midpoint of TR2 (Cradle of Life) made me ask #AreTheStraightsOk. Summary verdict: they weren't. But by the end, one of them became ok. Also wow, there are parts of that movie that aged poorly. I wrote some thoughts, but it got away from me. Summary rating: Romance F, Feminism C, Overall D.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 27/12/2024

Hey quick help request. Does anyone know how to get ArcGIS data onto an iPaq PocketPC in 2024? I found a video of an archaeologist using one c. 2015, but nothing more recent.

The traditional Tomb Raider themed junkpile. Today's object of interest is a H3900 series Compaq iPaq with a NavMan GPS sleeve. In case you don't get the joke, the 2015 video was of an Archaeologist named Lara Croft using one to navigate a mountain range near Homs in Syria, shortly after which she got her jeep shot up by a helicopter because her driver (d. 2015) was a greedy prat.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 27/12/2024

Todays overobsessive research project: exploring the cord Lara uses to tie her pendant. Definitely braided leather, I guestimate Roth's shoelace probably disintegrated after a year to 18 months. The evolution of the model is interesting.

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 24/12/2024

I am pleased to report no more Tomb Raider books have arrived at my house. At least on Christmas eve, I'm not being completely gauche. Merry Christmas, everyone!

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The Tomb Raiders @tombraide.rs · 23/12/2024

Ok, I confess my sins. Buying myself "Christmas presents" is pretty gauche. But when it's books like these four, can you REALLY blame me? 🪦🧗🏹📚📚

It's the same pile of Tomb Raider themed junk as last time, ok? But now on top of the pile, on top of the Shadow artbook, on top of the Rise artbook, on top of the Shadow novel - we also have the "Collectors Edition" mini Tomb Raider artbook. Because the full size English artbook is just impossible to find in 2024.

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