stray tom

no dad is perfect. and no splinter is perfect. but i will always be grateful for having this show where it showed me how great itd be for kids to have a dad they love and respect.

I do agree with the fact that he loves them SO much and would go to hell and back for them, but two moments in particular are hard for me to digest.

One is when he tells Leo (15 years old) that he's not allowed to complain or be upset about his position of responsibility, going as far as rasing his voice to say he must carry the burden alone.

The other is when he appears to Leo after passing away; Leo is lost and doesn't know what to do, who to go to, and again he's literally 15. And Splinter appears to him to tell him to get it together because he needs to be there for his brothers. After telling him (before passing) that he needs to be a guide and father figure for his brothers.

Splinter obviously doesn't do it out of malice, he relies on Leo because he trusts him, his skills, and his love for his brothers. But as the eldest myself, there's always this lingering expectancy that we'll be the collected one, the one who's there for our siblings in difficult situations, the one parents can rely on to take on their parental role in their absence.

The Foxhole Court P.2

I’m still working on putting together a breakdown but the fact that I learnt so much by making this is making it hard every time I implemented something I learnt a better way of doing it which is probably why it took 5 months to build lmao. Even now the urge to rebuild everything from the ground up is strong, and I’m ngl that urge will probably win. Mainly on a texturing and optimisation level though it’ll still have the same structure.

Anyways I’ve started blocking out the exterior and the sheer size of this thing is insane. (65 THOUSAND SEATS NORA??? THATS TO MANY SEATS!!! Damn near set my desk on fire rendering these the fan was running so hot) I will be trying to post more WIPs though, and maybe a fly through animation of the place but it may kill my mac so no promises.

Viewport renders below