Mike Motoda
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Mike Motoda
@mmotoda.bsky.social
He/Him, Level 51, Cis/Straight, LGBTQ+ ally. Video games are my career & passion. I also enjoy Gunpla, Lego, 80s & 90s anime, bass guitar, and photography. Progressive Christian. Belonging comes first. Always be kind.
Introduce yourself with four mechs.

#mecha #anime #macross #voltron #thefivestarstories #appleseed
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
And that's that! 🙂

Achievement clean-up was simple. Amusingly, by the last one, I was finally able to find my way around the Orchard without getting completely lost. 😂 I don't know if I've ever experienced a more confusing hub!

Anyway, a very unique game that at times reminded me of Nier.

8.5/10
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
No spoilers, please! 🙇‍♂️

I'm playing through 1000xRESIST, and man, this game almost feels like it was written with me in mind. Not because its subject matter reflects my own experiences, but it touches on a number of things I find myself thinking about a *lot*.

The OST being great is a nice bonus. ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
But more importantly, I’m finally ready to start building again. ❤️

#gunpla #plamo
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hallmark ornaments have gotten really expensive over the past couple years, so no new additions for 2025. However, these are some of my favorites.

#animalcrossing #isabelle #walle #pixar #transformers #soundwave #segagenesis #videogames
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We built the Lego Gingerbread AT-AT this afternoon. Really cute! My favorite details are the dripping frosting and bows on its feet. 😊

#lego #starwars #christmas #gingerbread
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's been a long time since I've watched the anime, but this still cracks me up! 😂
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My only Black Friday Gunpla purchase: a $10 HGIBO Barbatos Lupus kit.

Been so busy lately that I haven’t built anything in what feels like weeks! Looking forward to getting back into it over the holidays though.

Have a nice Thanksgiving weekend to those here in the states. 🦃

#gunpla #plamo #anime
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Another anime-related ANSI drawing I did in January 1993): the AV-98 Ingram from Patlabor.

At the time, I knew very little about it, but by the mid-90s, it had become one of my favorite and consistently good series.

Now all that's missing are some plamo kits! 🤔

#mobilepolicepatlabor #90sanime
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here’s another one I did of Shampoo from Ranma 1/2. She was one of my favorite characters at the time!

#ansiart #msdos #rumikotakahashi #90sanime #textmode #16colors #80columns
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Haha, OK, I will see if I still remember how to do any of this! I haven't used an ANSI editor in decades...
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I saw a pic of Lum earlier and it brought back memories of when I did 80-column ANSI art on my first PC in the early 90s.

The time and patience I had as a teen! Everything done w/ keyboard, you had to work in 25-line chunks, copy them together, and hope that it looked OK afterwards.

It was hard. 😅
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
You inspired me. Compile don't miss.
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Sitting and waiting at the hospital can be tough, but I saw these at the coffee shop/deli here just now and they made me smile. 😊

#thelegendofzelda #breathofthewild #stumptowncoffee #ohsu #portlandoregon
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Appreciate you all. ❤️

I’m having a good night on the eve of my MIL’s kidney removal surgery (due to cancer) and subsequent start of dialysis.

A little scotch and some classic RetroArch gaming are just what I needed to relax my nerves a bit.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Just for fun, I plugged all of my models into an online randomizer, and this is what it picked for me: The HGUC RGM-86R GM III from Gundam ZZ.

Not gonna say no to building another GM.

#gunpla #plamo #gundamzz #anime
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
And here’s the rest of the squad completed.

I wish Laserbeak’s wings moved the way they do on the original toy, but I do like that there’s a cassette version included and good color separation across all of these.

Rumble’s face and chest are printed too!

#blokees #transformers #soundwave
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
One final amusing reflection on the process of cataloging everything:

When it came to my backlog, I just quickly took pictures of the various piles/boxes, not thinking about things like timelines, release years, etc., so I still had to Google a ton of these after the fact.

So efficient. 😅

#gunpla
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Still have the cassettes to go, but finished the rest tonight. Went for a G1 box-like pose.

This was OK. It reminded me of third-party Lego sets, in that it’s still cool, but you can see and feel the differences in engineering and the small details.

It’s solid though and does feel like a toy!
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Soundwave’s head & body done.

Looks like this is mostly ABS, so I’m not going to take any chances panel lining it. Will likely leave it as a snap build, which I think will be fine.

Tightness on some joints destroyed my fingers, but it’s been a solid build so far otherwise.

#blokees #transformers
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The sheer *amount* of them that they've produced (and all of the sub-lines of figures and related merch) is kind of disgusting, but ngl, I have a soft spot for some of them...
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
And here’s another based on one of the MG manual poses. First time I’ve used the blue backdrop, I think!

#gunpla #plamo #the08thmsteam #90sanime #mobilesuitgundam
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I like this particular HGUC action pose, so I tried to do the same with my MG.

It’s interesting how it doesn’t have the same level of articulation as the HG, so it ended up looking a little stiff and less dynamic.

Still, fun to do poses like these balanced on one foot!

#gunpla #plamo #90sanime
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM