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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 28/09/2026

Guess what couldn't wait until the end of the year? I guess that's just trying to get debt paid off these days. One step forward, twenty steps back. At least the car stops now. And it doesn't sound like things are going to fall off when I hit a rough patch of road. East siders understand.

A snip from a repair invoice, showing a total of $1,605.93 after a $362 discount and $63.91 in tax.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 25/09/2026

Hey, I've got those bandages on my arm, too!

My upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve rolled up. There are two bandages with hearts in the middle, one red and red green.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 21/09/2026

Woo hoo! I finally got around to picking up Cosplay: A History by @andrewliptak.com! I've been wanting to read this since I first learned of it, but being the vain SOB that I am, I did have to look something up... I'm glad I can pester @capted63.bsky.social, since I lost touch with the others.

Photo of the section talking about the Rebel Legion, specifically the line "That vote prompted a handful of members - Tony Troxell, Richard Fairbrother, Ed O'Connell, Ken Ograyensek, and Doug Fesko - to launch a counterpart to the 501st in 2001: The Rebel Legion, which quickly grew."

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 14/09/2026

The face of a man who knows he's going to need to drop more than he can afford to keep his car running. Just dropping this here ... troxellstradingpost.shop

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 11/09/2026

I'm so tired, y'all. I also feel like I bear a slight resemblance to Wilford Brimley, but I'm not that old... *googles Brimley's actual age in Cocoon* Well, fuck.

A selfie of a tired looking man. He has a mustache, hasn't shaved the rest of his face in a week or his balding head for a month.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 11/09/2026

My brain: "You need to take care of the overwhelming mess that is areas of this house before you get back to work on building anything, or making anything new." Also my brain: "45% scale helmets and masks." I hate this stupid fucker.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 01/09/2026

Okay, back on my phone. Here's what my weather app is currently saying. Christian Park is one of the neighborhoods here in Indy.

Screen grab of a weather app. Updated 6:39 PM. 93 f, feels like 100 f. Hey advisory until 8 PM Thursday.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 01/09/2026

Not even ten minutes later, it got better!

Car clock and thermometer. Clock reads 3:55, temp reads 100 F

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 01/09/2026

Happy September 1st from Indianapolis!

A car clock and thermometer. The time is 3:48 pm, and the temperature is 98 degrees f.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 27/08/2026

Oh neat! There's a Ghostbusters Swiss Army Knife out! *goes to find the listing on smkw.com* *looks at the artwork* What in the name of GenAI slopwork is going on with this ghost trap? Gawd damn it.

A screen cap from the Smoky Mountain Knife Works website with a close up of their Ghostbusters Swiss Army Knife. It shows a Ghost Trap, with the top doors open normally, but then a replica of the top is lifted, like the hood of a car. The image is grainy, but it does have GenAI vibes to it.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 23/08/2026

It is late. I am exhausted. But before I go to bed, here's my Mongo shirt. I got four compliments on it today. Good night, you wonderful people who live in my phone. Be excellent to each other.

An exhausted chubby bald man with a mortgage and glasses, wearing a white button up Hawaiian shirt with blue floral print. Under that is a black shirt, with blue Mongoliensis with pink feathers, wearing a saddle. Walking up to it is a long haired cat. The shirt says Mongo on the top, and Dungeon Crawler Carl at the bottom.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 22/08/2026

Okay, I've got my Mongo shirt and I think I'm ready for this camp thing. But before I go, it's #SelfPromoSaturday. Check out Troxell's Trading Post for your 3D printed TTRPG accessory needs. Plus, earrings! And ducks! And other stuff! Things! Tchotchkes! Amaze! Look! troxellstradingpost.shop

4 images in one. From top left going clockwise, there's a 3D printed sleeping dragon dice tower using a rainbow filament, a pair of 3D printed screaming opossum earrings, a dice box and tower shaped like a tome with a d20 on the cover, and a yellow duck shaped like a mermaid.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 20/08/2026

Oh yeah, and since my brain got side tracked with the Camp K stuff, I forgot to show the CD. It had music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture through The Final Frontier. It came out before Undiscovered Country, I think, for the 25th anniversary.

Cover of the CD "Star Trek The Astral Symphony" that has a front view of the movie Enterprise in front of an orange and red splash of color that was used on almost everything back in the early 90s.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 20/08/2026

I've got one of the inexpensive turntable/cd/cassette combos right now. Also, thanks for reminding me to grab my CDs from the living room and move them into the office! Obligatory picture of CDs that I have in their cases and my vinyl crate. I still have my CD binder from 20 years ago nearby. :)

A pile of music compact discs, mostly Star Trek soundtracks and Weird Al Yankovic.

A crate of records, with Thee Leviathans in the front, and Weird Al sticking up behind it like I'm trying to show off, but I just hadn't slid it all the way down into the crate before taking the picture.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 19/08/2026

Pulled some stuff out while stretching my legs before a meeting. These are getting boxed up after work, and shipped out tomorrow morning. Would you like to have some fun stuff head your way tomorrow, as well? Visit troxellstradingpost.shop and pick something up!

A pair of yellow 3D printed ducks, one shaped like a pirate and the other like an underwater explorer. In front of them are fidget clickers that look like cartoony skulls, one with hearts in the eyes.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 19/08/2026

I think I used to own this book. And it's not a misheard lyric, it's my brain being... well, my brain. *LOL*

Cover of the book "'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy and Other Misheard Lyrics"

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 17/08/2026

Hey y'all. Got a few things up on the shop over the past week. It's been busy, and I've been trying to keep a lot of plates spinning, but I'm still getting photos and putting up listings when I have the opportunity. You can see new items here: troxellstradingpost.mayhem.my/page/whats-new

A photo cut into quarters, with a different photo in each quarter. Starting from the upper left and going clockwise, there's a 3D printed dice tower, shaped like a sleeping dragon, printed in a rainbow filament. Next is a close-up of a 3D printed articulated unicorn, showing the off-white coat, blue bain, and shiny chrome horn. Under the unicorn is a 3D printed dice tower that looks like a spout of water coming up out of the water's surface. It's in a blue and white filament that, honestly, works well for the piece. Finally, there's a 3D printed yellow duck, themed to look like a pirate.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 17/08/2026

I have these stacked up under the printer workbench. Throw the filament in with the silica packet it came with, and it's worked pretty well for me.

A 2-pack of Rubbermaid Take Along food storage containers. There's sliced watermelon on the label, and they're square, 11.7 cup/2.77 liter.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 14/08/2026

Oh yeah, it's Friday. I should probably get the newsletter around, huh? 🤣 I have completely lost track of time.

Stuff laid out on a coffee shop table. There's an open notebook with a pen, a cinnamon roll, a cup of coffee, a pen bag with Star Wars ships on it, an olive green journal cover, and glasses on top of the journal cover.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 11/08/2026

Oh, hey. Neat. I have Wednesday off. Might be a good opportunity to work on getting stuff figured out on these pieces. Who knows, maybe coming soon to the shop?

A workbench with some 3D printed phasers and a phaser rifle. None are finished, all are printed in color.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 10/08/2026

Okay, last post for a bit. Circling back around to breakfast, which is when I wrote today's blog post, here's what I'm fueled by this morning. Except take the coffee and multiply by 3.

A fried breakfast chimichanga, covered in queso and salsa. Beside it is a pile of tortilla chips covered in queso, salsa, and pico de gallo. Sitting above the plate to the left is a cup of coffee, and above to the right is a spiral bound notebook with a pen on top.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 02/08/2026

Stop trying to tell the person wearing this button how our product needs to use GenAI. Seriously, go away. Button by @artificer-ind.bsky.social

Tony pointing to a button that reads "Authentic Gen AI Hater" worn on his vest at Gen Con.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 26/07/2026

I still love this glass I purchased from @punklenix.bsky.social years ago, back when the bird site was still fun.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 25/07/2026

Hey, it's #SelfPromoSaturday. I've got a shop on @mayhemmarketplace.bsky.social that I run with my kiddo. We've got 3D printed TTRPG accessories, cute critter earrings, and more fun stuff. Please, take a look and give it a share! troxellstradingpost.shop

A 3d printed piece shaped like a sleeping dragon. It's in a rainbow gradient, and across the back it's holding a cell phone.

A yellow 3D printed duck shaped like a TTRPG game master. It's wearing a cloak, round glasses are resting on their bill, they have a pile of books on one side, a large d20 in their hand, and an open book in front of them.

A pair of cute little 3D printed skunks, printed in color so they're black and white with grey faces and toes.

A pair of 3D printed earrings shaped like jackalopes. They have fish hook earring hooks in a rainbow color, and they're printed in a light brown, with dark brown antlers and white on the tips of their tails.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 23/07/2026

The fuck it is, you little bitch. Blocked.

Some account replying, calling the stuff shared AI.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 22/07/2026

Random photo of a Playmates Toys Star Trek First Contact "Boomerang" Phaser toy sandwiched between two 3D printed replicas using files by Unimatrix Red on Printables. The toy version is just so much bigger. Thicc. Girthy, even.

Three Boomerang Phasers from Star Trek First Contact. On the top is an unfinished, print-in-color version, in the middle is the toy version that's noticeably wider than the other two, and on the bottom is a sanded and painted version of the 3D printed replica.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 17/07/2026

Musicians try to book another show.

Describe your favorite movie as boring as possible written above a bunch of small movie posters for popular movies.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 15/07/2026

Next up is trying to get this bing of items listed, or figure out why their listings were messed up. That's the next task, probably try to do one or two an evening until I'm caught up. Then, new items will be on pause as I get some stuff figured out.

A tub full of 3D printed items, like a skull dice tower, earrings, and other assorted critters.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 14/07/2026

Saw @artificer-ind.bsky.social say something about #PortfolioDay, and I figured, why not? Hey, I'm Tony. I'm a prop and costume maker out of Indianapolis, Indiana. I've been doing it for over 30 years, 20 of it professionally. I've made items for productions, for licensees, and for personal use.

A 3D printed meat grinder, made for a stage production of Hell's Belle. It's painted to look metallic, with a faux wood base.

A replica of a Battlestar Galactica blaster and three ammo cartridges. It's from a Guardian Entertainment replica run done in 2000.

A collection of props from Star Trek The Next Generation from my personal collection.

A 3D printed laser pistol from Fallout 3.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 13/07/2026

Oh, and since I'm already kinda pissy and shitty about the world, could someone tell me why a local Burger King has fucking CIGARETTE ADS in their drive through?

A picture taken out a car windshield of a cigarette ad sign right before the speaker at a Burger King drive through

A closer picture of the Crowns cigarette ad board slipped over one of the yellow metal bollards that keep you from running into the ordering equipment at Burger King.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 08/07/2026

Graphic design is my passion. In all seriousness, do I use Canva? Yes. I have an account through work. Do I use ANY of their GenAI tools? Fuck no. This mess is 100% Tony Generated.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 01/07/2026

Here's a couple before and after photos. The ripples on the top are part of why I'm tearing down and rebuilding the Neptune 3 Max, because that happens on almost everything I print on it. It's not ready for primer, but I was able to get a good chunk of it taken care of.

A set of four pictures of part of a 3D printed proton pack. On the left are pre-sanding pictures, showing the entire part and focusing on some of the issues mentioned in the post. On the right are post-sanding pictures, showing a marginal improvement to the surface of the piece.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 01/07/2026

If Troxell's Trading Post goes away, and I sell all of my equipment to help free up some space (well, probably all but one printer) and get some money to throw towards debt, I won't be at a loss for things to build... I also need to clean my basement.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 28/06/2026

Using a fountain pen to work on the grocery list to feel fancy.

A clear plastic fountain pen on a yellow pad of paper. A grocery shopping list is written on the paper.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 27/06/2026

It has been a long while since I sat and assembled earrings.

A bunch of small 3d printed animals, like hedgehogs, opossums, raccoons, and skunks, sitting on a table with pliers and earring hooks.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 25/06/2026

"When are you going to incorporate GenAI into your product?" I believe the button answers the question. Find this, with other awesome designs by @artificer-ind.bsky.social here: artificerind.threadless.com #NotSponsored

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 22/05/2026

... gawd fucking damn it. It never ends, does it? Happy birthday, me... have more medical bills.

Screen cap from medical billing showing $281.14 due June 10, 2026

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 22/05/2026

The exhausted face of someone who's ready for a staycation. Yes, exhaustion beard is real.

A selfie of a male in a brown flannel shirt over a brown t-shirt. His face and head are about two weeks past needing a shave, and he looks tired.

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Tony Troxell @troxellstradingpost.com · 21/05/2026

Excuse me, you can't park that there...

A black car, with denting along the passenger side, parked on an uphill slope on a corner of an intersection. Northeast corner of E. Washington and Bosart in Indianapolis.

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