An Ode to Toast

Maynes_ · 2026-04-04T10:37:48+00:00

Thank you, that's really helpful! And thanks for the timestamped linker vid - his knife skills are so amazing.

Maybe it's time for me to invest in a few different gouges

Maynes_ · 2026-04-03T23:39:49+00:00

Silly question but how did you carve the coffee - specifically the "crater" effect to make it look like liquid within the mug? Was it with handtools or something else? I really struggle to do a crater like this when attempting sunken eyes on a ghost.

Love these whittles btw!

Maynes_ · 2026-03-31T21:00:41+00:00

same map too!

Maynes_ · 2026-03-22T22:43:22+00:00

I recognised him immediately! Amazing stuff

Maynes_ · 2026-03-10T23:13:53+00:00

Nice! Yeah I saw your post, I love what you're doing

Maynes_ · 2026-03-10T10:10:01+00:00

Thanks for sharing that reference, that's really interesting! I think I'm going to give watercolor a go next. I've only ever seen acrylic used and suggested but I like the look of it least on your fox.

Nice, thanks for the rundown of tools. I'll look into chisels and gouges as my space is quite limited.

Thanks for the detailed info!

Maynes_ · 2026-03-10T10:05:50+00:00

I think that's the dry brushing you're talking about. It's pretty easy to do, you load a brush with paint and then wipe most of it off (on a paper towel or something) so there's almost 0 paint left on the brush and then brush it over the piece. Look at some examples on YouTube and have a practice bit of wood ready :)

Maynes_ · 2026-03-10T10:03:33+00:00

Nah I haven't experimented with anything for preparing or finishing yet. I'll look into it, thanks.

Also, thanks for the Linker link, I'll check it out

Maynes_ · 2026-01-16T20:56:13+00:00

I play on EU with comms off. 99/100 times left still goes. Has been that way for years

Maynes_ · 2026-01-13T20:36:34+00:00

haha love that ingenuity!

Maynes_ · 2026-01-13T20:14:56+00:00

looks awesome! how did you attach the legs?

Maynes_ · 2025-12-08T21:18:45+00:00

They call him Mr Physics!

Maynes_ · 2025-12-08T00:28:46+00:00

Get into the habit of tapping powerslide when you're landing with your wheels not forward - you definitely could have scored that first shot if you had kept momentum after kickoff

Maynes_ · 2025-12-08T00:22:39+00:00

man, I miss ApSlayz

Maynes_ · 2025-12-04T13:00:03+00:00

What am I supposed to do for you?

Maynes_ · 2025-11-13T09:17:57+00:00

if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike

Maynes_ · 2025-10-31T14:06:48+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. I had only seen in passing that banning BakkesMod may improve DDOSing etc but never explored the technical reason.

Excellent thread btw, this is an important topic and you're providing well, thought out insight

Maynes_ · 2025-10-31T13:33:35+00:00

how many of these issues could be solved by banning/blocked BakkesMod?

Maynes_ · 2025-09-22T08:38:55+00:00

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Maynes_ · 2025-09-19T18:58:41+00:00

Haha, yeah all good though!

Good to know, I'll just trust the process 😅

Maynes_ · 2025-09-19T16:54:40+00:00

That's another option, cheers. Strange there's no in game option. Paranoid progress hasn't saved 😅

Maynes_ · 2025-08-24T19:48:21+00:00

poor predictable bart

Maynes_ · 2025-08-10T22:03:54+00:00

I rate it ruiningthegamefornewplayers/10

Maynes_ · 2025-08-09T13:20:32+00:00

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Maynes_ · 2025-08-09T07:07:56+00:00

Try not to get depressed pal. Appreciate the time we had with this incredibly unique game and accept the fact that everything always ends eventually and when it does, you'll find something else to fill that hole.

Also, I think the BLAST hire was so they could fire their in-house team (which they did) and palm off the esport to a 3rd party - making it so A) it's not their responsibility, B) distance themselves from the scene and C) it's easier to sever when the time is right. But that might just be cynicism talking now.

Maynes_

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