Past: FASA freelance writer, CB psychotherapist
Present: SF writer, model-maker, painter, wargamer
Future: I have no idea what the future holds
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Ashley R Pollard
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Heavy Gear Hunter prop from back in the day.
Just a couple of WIP shots of my ongoing homage to the original Martian Metals Mk 5 Ogre. Waiting for some parts to arrive (thank you Keith Falk) to get to the finishing line.
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May the fourth be with you, which means I'm working on cybertanks from Steve Jackson games Ogre universe. ;-).
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I went to a Traveller RPG convention, and I've written my report on day one.
You can read it here:
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We're back from #TravConUK 2026. Had a very fun weekend - there were about 53 games of #Traveller in the schedule from Friday evening through to Sunday late afternoon. I took part in three as a player, and refereed two games (same one, run twice).
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No Star Wars. No Star Trek. Name a favorite sci-fi franchise.
Would have gone with Jovian Chronicles, but since they didn’t break out of the tabletop space, I hesitate to call them a Franchise.
HG had games, video games, a tv show… c-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhäuser gate…
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It took longer than I thought, but I've finished repainting my Ral Partha Mk4 prototype.
The pink dazzle disruptive camo scheme was inspired by the Swedish splinter pattern used on the Viggen.
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Delighted to find both Shroud and Lives of Bitter Rain on the Locus shortlist this year, amongst some amazing company!
Oh gosh, Ian Watson has died. Met him several times and he was witty and erudite. He will be missed.
Now that the body is symmetrical, see the post here , it was obvious where work was needed. The old joke about asking for directions to some...
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I’ve just heard that one of the true greats of SF writing, Ian Watson, has passed away. A huge figure of the genre and an enormously entertaining character. A real loss.
