Archive for June 24th, 2025

I took a bit of a break due to a combination of family visits, and a need for some personal time. And what do you know, summer is here with a vengeance.

Eventually, I gave up and unpacked the air conditioner from storage. It was a hassle, but I do not regret it. Better sleep, clearer head for work… And I don’t have to live at night anymore!

For today’s update I have a couple of things to show:

First, I’ve been mildly obsessed with is a staple of brutalist architecture; “Plattenbau” or panel construction. It was used all around the DDR and former Soviet Union. I’m not sure if this is going to be a construction set, or if this is just me experimenting with the style. Fun fact, it’s compatible with my 3×3 cells >_>.

The other thing is that I’ve resumed work on the sci-fi rigid handcuffs. I’ve added a few more visual details, and completed a good chunk of the low-polygon work. On that matter, I’m attempting a different method, but I have no idea whether it will work well with normal maps. If it doesn’t, I’ll just remodel it the old way.