Quick Links – Interview / @outtheretalk / Valient Himself / music Last week I was very lucky to be hosted by one of my favorite band’s frontman Valient Himself from Valient Thorr on his podcast called… So you’re probably wondering what is OUT THERE w VALIENT HIMSELF and why was I on it? Well, my… Continue reading Don’t meet your heroes… Podcast with them!
Blog-a-rama
10 years? That’s almost 16 years!
That’s right, I’ve been at the same job for 10 years. A lot of things have happened in the last 10 years. Crazy presidents, crazy pandemics, I gave birth to a few kidney stones, my wife and I bought a new house, we adopted another kitten, my sister had twins making me an uncle, I’m… Continue reading 10 years? That’s almost 16 years!
Joystick Upgrade – part 3 – Revision and buttons
Quick links: Printables / Adafruit / Switch List …And we’ve got buttons! Before getting too far into the details of how this version came together and where it is now I just wanted to say thank you so much to Andy who has done so much of this project. Between the engineering, the 3D printing,… Continue reading Joystick Upgrade – part 3 – Revision and buttons
THROWBACK – First 3d design print
For my first project I was looking for something that was simple and to the point. I have a small collection of pro wrestling belts and they don’t stand up well on their own. I was perusing Amazon for some kind of comic book stand, NASCAR plate stand or a belt stand. It was something… Continue reading THROWBACK – First 3d design print
3d wall prints
A few days ago I made some quick designs in Illustrator to see if it was easy to extrude something two-dimensional into a three-dimensional model. It worked pretty well! Short and sweet! -mh
Joystick Upgrade – part 2 – Test print…and Legos?
Quick links: Printables / imgur So here we are at the second iteration. This will be the first time that we’ve completely replaced the joystick platform with something 3D printed. I have faith in Andy, he’s very capable. So here’s what he came up with! (If you just want to blast through the imgur here’s… Continue reading Joystick Upgrade – part 2 – Test print…and Legos?
“Only in death does duty end” – 40k
Warhammer 40K is pretty sweet. So as my tribute to one of the coolest games that has the most interesting and complex lore out of maybe every other game in existence I decided to model a Bolter. It’s not exact and the moving parts don’t work but it doesn’t look half bad. After getting a… Continue reading “Only in death does duty end” – 40k
THROWBACK – Wrestling leprosy
Basically I had this idea that I would sketch out a bunch of wrestlers but instead of them looking good I would make it so it look like they were falling apart, kind of like they had leprosy. So I did that. In the end I jammed them all together in a big poster and… Continue reading THROWBACK – Wrestling leprosy
The Goo-enning
Nothing fancy, just watch out for the goo! -mh
THROWBACK – First 3d print
It’s too adorable, it’s just too adorable and since it is preloaded on the flash drive that accompanies the printer. I had to go with Benchy. A good friend of mine Andy recommended that I get the prusa Mini Plus because since I’m disabled it’s important to take into account things like maintenance and/or calibration.… Continue reading THROWBACK – First 3d print
THROWBACK – Wrestling portraits 2019
We chose to take 2018 off our vacation schedule but popped right back to Vegas in 2019. Again, I made sure to bring my own artwork of wrestlers scheduled to be at the event. And again I have some great artwork to throw up on the wall and a memory of meeting everyone. -mh
THROWBACK – Wrestling portraits 2017
In 2017 we went back to Vegas and again I brought with me some portraits of the wrestlers that I knew were going to be at the shows going on during our visit. Again I’ve got some pretty sweet pieces for my wall. We got some custom frames and with autographs on all of them… Continue reading THROWBACK – Wrestling portraits 2017
THROWBACK – Wrestling portraits 2016
For (what used to be a regular or yearly vacation) my wife and I would travel to Vegas and stay a few nights, eat some interesting food, attend some awesome shows and I would be able to sneak in a weekend of professional wrestling. When professional wrestlers are in Vegas it’s usually because there’s a… Continue reading THROWBACK – Wrestling portraits 2016
Joystick Upgrade – part 1.5 – More design detail
Just a little bit of recap, last time on the joystick upgrade we replaced the stock joystick with the new joystick that was unable to connect to the joystick platform. So basically we dropped the new joystick in a cup, drop that cup in the old joystick slot because the new slot was off center…and…maybe… Continue reading Joystick Upgrade – part 1.5 – More design detail
THROWBACK – Roppongi Vice logo design and more
Rocky Ramiro is another wrestler that I did work for. He wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling which happens to be my favorite so I couldn’t turn down the offer to help out. Eventually my designs made it all the way to the champion at the time, Kazuchika Okada. Yeah, I made the designs for… Continue reading THROWBACK – Roppongi Vice logo design and more
THROWBACK – Briscoes Shirt
Before the Ring of Honor was bought out by some bajillionaire it still toured around the states fairly regularly. After meeting up with a few wrestlers I was offered an opportunity to design some merchandise. There was a whole contract involved, hopefully since they’re not owned by Sinclair broadcasting anymore nobody will care that a… Continue reading THROWBACK – Briscoes Shirt
THROWBACK – Jay Lethal – Gear Design
In early 2016 I was lucky to meet Jay Lethal at a wrestling event in Las Vegas. Most wrestlers have their own head shots that they have ready for autographs but personally I enjoy drawing out my own design and asking them to sign it. When I do, I bring an extra one for them… Continue reading THROWBACK – Jay Lethal – Gear Design
Working for the man every night and day…at home.
Sometimes I miss my cubicle…sometimes. But when I don’t miss it, it’s usually because it’s below freezing outside, I’m physically feeling like garbage or the workday is riddled with meetings. Occasionally you hear “That meeting could have been an email”, says the guy that probably wouldn’t pay attention to either. Granted sometimes they’re right, not… Continue reading Working for the man every night and day…at home.
This person does not exist… Seriously. [UPDATE] [UPDATE-2]
UPDATE 8-21-21: it’s back https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ UPDATE 3-13-2023: so it looks as though AI has picked up enough where a fun website like this is now behind a sign up. That’s kind of a bummer because it was fun just to bounce through this and come up with a couple fake faces. Sure divulging an email… Continue reading This person does not exist… Seriously. [UPDATE] [UPDATE-2]
Joystick Upgrade – part 1 – project introduction
So if you made it this far you’ve probably noticed that I’m in a wheelchair. No pity parties, I’ve been in a wheelchair for about 34 years, the first one was given to me when I was three. Unfortunately as a kid I beat the hell out of most of my wheelchairs, bent footrests, broken… Continue reading Joystick Upgrade – part 1 – project introduction
My Workspace
So I don’t really have anything deep or profound to say, but my wife took this rad picture the other day of me working diligently on my buddy Phil’s event poster. Phil is a comedian in the Twin Cities area and from what I’ve experienced at his live show, he works hard for the money.… Continue reading My Workspace
Bags? Sure!
Another gig came my way, this time from a completely different direction. I was asked by a friend to come up with the logo, but more so a design for a patch that would be added to a bike bag. The basic premise was that the bag looks a lot like string bean. The idea… Continue reading Bags? Sure!
What do you even do with a 3D printer?
So if we’re not going to print weird stuff with our 3D printers what are we even doing here? Ohh, wait, we are going to print weird stuff? Ohh excellent! Let me start! There’s a lot of 3D models available out there. Why Try to reinvent the wheel when you can just download a dino-dong… Continue reading What do you even do with a 3D printer?
Phil needs a fancy event poster
My buddy Phil is a comedian in the Twin Cities. Occasionally he needs an advertisement so he comes to his personal hero, and when that guy’s busy, and after a handful of of other fully competent artists are occupied I’m absolutely available for him! The point is, when he needs me and I don’t phone… Continue reading Phil needs a fancy event poster
The “Auto 9”
In the vast history of film it’s hard to define what the coolest gun is. The rifles from the Alien series are absolutely cool. That flippy shotgun or the thumper grenade launcher that the Terminator uses, also cool. Or what about all the different types of ammunition that Judge Dredd used in his gun called… Continue reading The “Auto 9”