Dragged into Turbolasers 121: Talking about 3D printing

3D printing!

 

In this episode, we chat with our good friend Brad about his recent venture into 3D printing. We talked about why he took the leap to buy a printer and his experience with it. We also discuss some of the indie games the printer has pushed him to start playing!

Space Gits: First Impressions

'Ere we go!

I recently had the opportunity to play the miniature skirmish game Space Gits with a few longtime friends, and I had such a good time with it that I wanted to write about it. Space Gits is a game about drunken orks fighting one another and causing mischief. It was created by the game designer Mike Hutchinson, best known for Gaslands, a Mad Max-esque vehicular combat game. Space Gits is marketed as a “dexterity-based” miniatures skirmish game, which is liable to turn some heads as “dexterity” is not something you expect to employ while playing a miniatures game.

Photography: Nikon F5

Everything Falls Apart.

Over the last year and a half, I have become interested in 35mm film photography, starting with some cameras my late grandfather gifted me. In that time, I shot over 100 rolls of film, most using manual-focus lenses. I have come to enjoy the slower, more methodical pace of using manual-focus lenses and considering the best settings to get a good exposure without seeing a preview of the eventual image (unlike digital photography). Most of these rolls of film have been taken on a Nikon F2 (1971) and an F3 (1980), two of Nikon’s professional film cameras. I started to appreciate their excellent build quality, handling, and extensive line of lenses dating back to 1959. Having tried a few other cameras from Nikon’s professional line, I became interested in the Nikon F5, Nikon’s last widely used film camera before digital took over. Released in 1996 with the tagline of "Imported from the future," the camera was incredibly advanced, with a design that defined Nikon’s cameras to this day. The camera is even featured in the film The Lost World: Jurassic Park. The camera is easy to find on eBay for around $300, so I thought it would be fun to get one and try it out, knowing it could use all of my Nikkor manual focus lenses, alongside newer autofocus Nikon lenses. I found a mint copy of the camera from Japan and have been taking miniature photos with it, and wanted to share some!

Dragged into Turbolasers 119 : Chatting with Nemessos Miniatures

The Cult of the Lantern - Created by Nemessos Miniatures.

In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Brian of Nemessos Miniatures (Rojasnoirlac). We talked about his approach to the hobby, including how he creates realistic, scaled models. We also discussed some of the movies and books he has been consuming recently and why he decided to make a blog.