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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 14/08/2026

What's with this shit? I've spent the last few years rejecting cookies from sites, accepting only the essentials if I must, and now I'm told i gotta PAY to not accept cookies, else I gotta accept all? Save me EU, this can't be legal.

Cookie Prompt with two options: Reject & Pay or Accept All & Continue

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 02/08/2026

All in all, a great model and it's going immediately on my shelf above my desk. I'm tempted to dismantle it and airbrush it, putting in some better chrome and detailing, maybe some weathering. But for right now this is great. Would recommend.

Finished view of the Batmobile, showing the exposed engine at the rear.

Finished view of the Batmobile looking into the driver's seat, seeing the detail in the car.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 02/08/2026

Exterior is nice, although there're some annoying sprue attachment points directly on outward-facing panels that could/should have been on the underside to preserve the aesthetic.

Work in progress of the model showing the bonnet and roll cage in place from the front.

Work in progress of the model showing the bonnet and roll cage in place from the back.

Almost completed model with panels on, just missing the wheels.

The same level of progress but shown from the back.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 02/08/2026

This model is super easy to make. Lots of great little parts to make the engine and the framework. The steering wheel, console, throttle and gears are all individual pieces.

Progress shot of the model, showing the simple chassis with engine.

Progress shot of the model, showing the cabin interior with seat, console, steering wheel, and gears.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 02/08/2026

Next up, The Batmobile from 'The Batman's. I've had this on my wish list for a while but it had been out of stock. Excited to get stuck in. #modelmaking

A photo of the box for the 1/35 Scale kit for The Batmobile from the film 'The Batman'.

A close-up of the box, showing some details of the model.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 02/08/2026

The stickers were a little fussy and broke up the making, but otherwise a fun build, and really got me excited to make more from GQuuuuuuX.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 31/07/2026

A great first day. Stickers slowed me down a little, and I tried doing panel-lining as I went, which was always a thing that gets tricky for smaller models if you leave it to the end. Tomorrow is 'leg day'.

The torso of the Gunplay of my model of Gundam GQuuuuuuX. Shown from the front.

The torso of the Gunplay of my model of Gundam GQuuuuuuX. Shown from the side. His arms and head articulations are showing a different pose.

The torso of the Gunplay of my model of Gundam GQuuuuuuX. He has a different head and his arms are upstretched.

The torso of the Gunplay of my model of Gundam GQuuuuuuX. Zoomed in on a little Cat sticker on his chest, showing a different hand configuration.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 31/07/2026

Today's project: GQuuuuuuX It's been a minute since my last Gunplay model so I'm going to enjoy the process and not rush this.

Boxart for a Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Gee-Kwucks) gunpla model.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 08/07/2026

Really enjoyed the new Ghost in the Shell series. Feels really tapped into the original manga (maybe to a fault with all the little 'liner notes' explaining everything) but as a straight adaptation, it's got my vote for now. The art style is poppin' and the tone feels really good.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 11/05/2026

People came to work today with OPINIONS

The movie poster for Steven Spielberg's Disclosure day, edited to read 'Discourse Day'

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 24/04/2026

Finished watching Gundam GQuuuuuuX. Really good fun, I loved the alt-history take on the original story, didn't overstay its welcome and wrapped pretty well in the end (Some nonsense schemes and technobabble notwithstanding). Annoyingly my local Gunpla store has sold out of all the models (sulk).

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 22/04/2026

I noticed I was aging out my coworkers when they started using sentences like "that is so aesthetic" and that things are "mood" and everything was "a vibe". Since I don't know what any of that means without additional words I give them a nice thumbs-up, which is also, I hear, deeply problematic.

The "I ain't reading all that..." meme, but changed to
"I ain't tanslating so little
I'm happy for you tho
or sorry that happened"

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 11/04/2026

Staying up in bed to watch the Splashdown. What a view. Godspeed, Integrity. Get back safe and sound.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 01/04/2026

Godspeed, Integrity! What a great launch! A perfect day for it!

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 16/03/2026

PS4 was floating ideas about context-based help button, that you could press at any point and it would open a guide to what to do at that particular moment. It's super nice in theory, like amazon prime video's x-ray

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 05/03/2026

I just think they're neat.

A screenshot of The Necrobinder (a floating undead skeleton with a huge scythe) and 'Osty' a giant skeleton hand. Two playable characters from Slay the Spire 2.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 07/01/2026

First day back at the office. Let's see if I can remember how I do my job.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 12/12/2025

Two new Star Wars game announcements, two CGI trailers years away from release, same as it ever was. Only thing I can do is drive away and hope to see each other again down the road.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 05/12/2025

Incredible night seeing Radiohead on their European tour at Copenhagen. A powerhouse of sound. Nothing but bangers.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 29/10/2025

Finally getting around to starting 'Human Error Processor' after a re-read of The Ghost in the Shell and MAN that is some derpy cover-art. Every time I pick the book up I just want to put it down again because of haw awkward everyone looks on it.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 26/10/2025

Really enjoyed the first two episodes of 'Dispatch'. The writing, the acting, the animation, the music, it's all on-point. Such a great evoltion of the Telltale formula; slick as hell and great fun. Can't wait for the rest of the episodes to drop. I'm all the way in on this game.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 16/10/2025

Our little game that Chief Rebel has been plugging away at for nearly six years has finally reached ready for Early Access. It feels weird to think so much blood, sweat, and tears have led to this day. So proud of the team for how solid the game feels. Can't wait to press the button tonight.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 12/10/2025

Great show seeing Lady Gaga tonight. Played all the hits and incredible production for the sets, costumes, choreography, and AV. Like theatre, wonderful.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 09/10/2025

The final scene of Blair Witch fucked me up! Going in knowing they had the actors film everything while the filmmakers kinda just fucked with them. My teenage, terrified mind clung onto the film-maker knowledge that they were actors, that it was all just noises and secretly moving props. Then...

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 25/09/2025

I've not heard anyone talking about this but I just saw the Steam Review scores now differentiate by language. Got me wondering if there are Chinese/Russian bots review bombing a game, or something this is resolving?

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 22/09/2025

Look at this hench Hutt! Finally the jacked Hutt bodies from the comics get their chance to appear on the big screen.

A strong Hutt in a fighting pit, from the Mandalorian and Grogu trailer

A comic illustration of Bokku the Hutt from a Star Wars comic. He is reclining with a six-pack

A comic illustration of Bokku the Hutt from a Star Wars comic. He is meeting Darth Vader with an eight-pack!

A comic illustration of Grakkus the Hutt from a Star Wars comic. He is looming over Luke Skywalker with ripped abs.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 06/09/2025

I like that the cover-art to this edition of TRON makes it look like Gone With the Wind.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 04/09/2025

Holding out for this one

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 02/09/2025

"I'll just open my email..."

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 02/08/2025

Tech artists and Programmers might lose their shit about Unreal Engine's new features, but for me, I've stood up and swore out-loud at discovering you can now convert your booleans into branches from 5.6.

Screenshot of Unreal Editor, showing the context menu option to convert a boolean variable into a branch, doing away with the need of combining it with a branc node. It's a miniscule quality-of-life improvement in the grand scheme of things, but my blueprints have hundreds of these, so the savings will add up significantly.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 30/07/2025

Thinking about pitching some Tabletop Miniatures games but all the good IP are snapped up? Try pivoting and looking at building on established brands that might have cheaper barriers of entry.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 12/07/2025

Loved the new Superman, what a blast. Gunn nailed the tone perfectly; hopeful, playful, tense, and action-packed. I hope it does well, as I'm so hyped to see more from this era of DC movies.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 07/07/2025

And yet.. I've sunk 145 hours into it at this point; I'm halfway through my third base build, and am loving mining for spice. It's got 'just enough' of everything to give me more of an enjoyment than friction. It's just on the tipping point, the success story of good being the enemy of great.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 17/06/2025

I guess the Pro AI guy just stripped the context. That it's Gunn's way of writing him, rather than say "ha, villains think like this"

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 13/06/2025

A Caipirinha for tonight's nightcap. #cocktails

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 11/06/2025

Made a nice Mojito for the evening #cocktails

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 31/05/2025

Me watching each successive episode of 'The Rehearsal'

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 30/05/2025

I refuse to get hype about anything, ever in video games.

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Will Maiden @willmaiden.dev · 30/05/2025

Fun day yesterday! My first major piece of ink (I have a small one on the back of my bicep). The hardest part was deciding on a design. I get analysis paralysis on what I want as permanent changes to my body for so long, just initiating the process triggers incredible anxiety in me.

Me on the bench getting a Tattoo on my forearm.

A close-up of the finished piece, a Ghost-in-the-Shell piece, blending Motoko's head and a geisha cyborg skull.

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