Hector Padilla

@elhector.bsky.social

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20+yrs in GameDev. Eng and Product Lead @ places like Timbre, IOI, GameHouse & Zynga. Love building cool things with great teams, and coaching others how to do the same. Driven by curiosity & kindness advocate. 🇲🇽 in 🇨🇦 • He/Him https://linktr.ee/elhector

The Gundam Unicorn MG modeling kit put together on top of a gray mat. It’s posing with the sword lifted high on its right arm. In the background there is a bookshelf with some books and random decorations

A picture of 3 stacked fluffy pancakes with syrup, their plate is in a small wooden fold out table by a tv. The TV is in the background with anime selected in the UI. Next to the pancakes there is a mug with the d&d red dragon and syrup.

A gunpla kit, fully put together on top of a green crafting mat. The model is the Gunner Zaku Warrior from Gundam Seed

A picture of a double rainbow taking from a rooftop in Vancouver, Canada. The inner’s circle colors are very sharp, the external circle is a bit dimmer

Hector standing by the seawall in Vancouver, wearing a bag thingy where Rita the fluffy dog is chilling. Hector is holding a coffee in his right hand, and leaning on the seawall’s railing.

A video of a round lid covering a white plate, the lid is raised and we see a stack with many freshly made buttermilk pancakes and awesome smelling vapor flowing from them

Gunner Zaku Warrior Model Kit from Gundam Seed Destiny laid out on a wooden table. We see the instruction manual, the box cover and the pieces (still in their bags).

3 buttermilk pancakes with syrup served on a white plate with a blue rum, next to a D&D coffee mug. In the background there is a TV playing Andor

We see the back of a small fluffy dog laying on someone’s lap, the person is wearing blue jeans. In the back there is a pond, we see beautiful green trees and grass on the other side of the pond. It’s a sunny day with a blue sky.

A left hand holding a small Daruma Doll with both eyes filled out. In the back we see a shelf with assorted decorations and books.

A screen capture from the player sheet, that describes behaviors that give you XP at the End of Session, it reads:
End of Session
The first is always marked. At the beginning of a session, mark two more (three total marked).
Did the Murder Mavens solve a mystery?
Did you secretly undermine the authority of a local official?
Did you share your wisdom with a young person?
Did you share a memory of a late family member?
Did you behave like a woman half your age?
Did you dote on someone?
Did you show someone that you've "still got it?"

3 stacked pancakes on a plate with syrup next to a coffee mug with a cartoon of a brain and the label “probably overthinking “ around it. There is some syrup next to it, fork and knife. In the background there is a TV with a scene from a recap from Andor season 1

Two stacked pancakes with syrup served on a white plate with a blue line in the rim. In the back we see a couch with a small fluffy dog staring at the pancakes

Gundam Model Kit, the prices still in their bags spread out in a table, the assembly manual is open and we see the robot assembled in cool poses.

This one is Strike Rouge + IWSP HG from Gundam Seed.

A copy of the complete Manga series I want to eat your pancreas

Gundam Model kit of the model Strike from Gundam Seed, all assembled and propped up on its base

Small fluffy dog sleeping using a little toy as a pillow she’s laying on top of a brown blanket next to large cushion on top of a grey couch in the back we see a little piece of furniture with some books on top.

A small fluffy dog looking up at the camera, the dog is mostly white and sitting on a tiled hardwood floor

3 stacked pancakes with syrup served on a white plate with a blue rim. Next to the plate there is a mug that says “probably overthinking “ with a brain cartoon character. In the background there is a TV with a movie playing

Gundam Model Kit fully assembled next to the box and the cutout pieces. It’s the model E-X01 Aile Strike, HG

Partially assembled model kit from Gundam Seed, Aile Strike.

Torso, head and arms are put together and the legs are already done too.

Silent Hill 2 achievement. Reads:

Passed
Make your way out of Blue
Creek Apartments.
4/10/2025 11:33 PM

A screenshot from Silent Hill 2 with a horrifyingly dirty kitchen, gross texture, all brown and filled with stains.

Gundam Model kit, partially assembled. This is the Aile Strike from Seed. The head, torso and arms are already assembled together

Partially assembled Gundam model kit, Aile Strike, from Gundam seed.

Achievement for Silent Hill 2, reads:

Otherworldly
Enter the Otherworld for the first time.
4/9/2025 10:17 PM

A hand holding a poetry book, in the cover we see a beach with a rusty abandoned boat on it. The text in the cover is as follows:

"As much a celebration as it is a study in the resilience of humanity." —Time

Playlist for the
Apocalypse

POEMS

Rita Dove
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER

A bunch of pancakes inside a pot, a left hand opens the lid and we see some Vapor coming out smelling like heaven! Next to it we see a pan making small pancakes for Rita the dog ^__^

Hector and his wife Ale (short for Alejandra) posing for a picture next to a tree filled with beautiful cherry blossoms by yaletown in Vancouver Canada

A close up of Rita, a small very furry dog, we see her face and she is sleeping with her tongue sticking out

Hector sitting in front of a plate with pancakes next to his “probably overthinking” coffee mug. He’s smiling wearing a long sleeved shirt and his thick glasses.

We see a flat screen tv with a screenshot from Lord of the Rings, the fellowship of the rings, the scene where they are in the prancing pony and Sam notices “strider” staring at them. The tv is on top of a short wooden shelf that has a PS5, some blue ray discs and random decorations. In the middle of the room we see a coffee table with a ps5 control, Nintendo switch joystick and random knickknacks.

There is a plate with three stacked pancakes and syrup next to the plate. There is a mug with a legend that says probably overthinking and a little cartoon of a brain character in the back we see random decorations on a coffee table on a TV with a shot from the movie 12 angry men.

A bearded man with glasses wearing a short sleeve blue T-shirt, sitting on a yellow couch next to a fluffy white dog. You can see some tattoos on him. He also has blue jeans. The fluffy white dog is sleeping. In the background, there is a shelf with random decorations.

Rita, a small and fluffy dog with white and light brown colours, the same dog from the quoted post, but all dried of and brushed. In the previous post she was wet after her bath, in this picture we see her all fluffy.

The guy from the cartoon that says haha yes! With the sickos t-shirt but wearing a sombrero and says Mex-Sickos instead

A Gundam kit to put together Aile Strike Gundam from the Seed series laid out on a table. We see all the pieces next to the box, in the bottom
Of the image the instructions are spread out next to pliers.

A picture of a fluffy small dog, white with light brown patches. The dog is still wet and looking sad at the camera. Her name is Rita and she is missing her right eye.

A Gundam model kit laid out on a table, we see the different components still inside transparent bags, the instructions underneath. To the left we see the Gundam box cover, it’s the Strike from Gundam Seed.

Hector, a bearded man with glasses wearing winter clothes making a silly face in front of a life size case with Agent 47 inside (from the Hitman video games franchise)

The “timer for 20 min” mechanical model from UGears put together and being held by a left hand. It’s on top of a wooden table.

It’s a collection of gears from a laser wooden cutout, looks very nice assembled.

This are a bunch of assembled wooden gears from a UGears kit that puts together a timer clock. The gears are laid out on a wooden table, next to pliers and other modeling kit tools.

A picture of a flatscreen TV standing on top of a wooden piece of furniture. In the TV we see the main screen of the twilight zone Blu-ray for season one. On the furniture we also see assorted Blu-ray discs and a PlayStation 5.

Three stacked pancakes with syrup served on a white plate. They are on top of a small wooden side table next to a mug that says “probably overthinking” in the back we see a couch with a little fluffy dog standing and staring at the pancakes.

Partly assembled wooden kit to put together a clock that counts to 20 mins

Picture of a UGears model kit laid out on a wooden table. The kit is for putting together a clock mechanism that counts to 20 minutes.

3 stacked pancakes with syrup served on a white platter with a blue line in the rim. Next to the plate there is a coffee mug, we see an iPad with an episode of Schitt’s Creek.

There is a dark wooden table, and in it the board game Pandemic is laid out in the middle of a game. Rita the fluffy small dog has her front paws in the table and is looking attentively at the board game. We see her standing on Ale, a woman wearing glasses, smiling and with pink color in her hair.

A fluffy dog wearing a cute sweater with a yellow squares pattern, she is on top of a tortilla shaped blanket on a couch. She is wagging her tail and looking at the camera.

Beakman from the Beakman show where he did science experiments. He is wearing a fluorescent green lab coat and making a silly pose, his black hair is all messy.

Rita, a fluffy small dog with a light brown and white coat of hair laying on her side sleeping, her legs are resting on a brown pillow. She is on a gray couch. She looks happy.

3 stacked very fluffy pancakes with too much syrup, served on a white plate with a blue color in the rim, next there is a mug to the left with coffee, and to the right the syrup. In the back we see a TV a little blurred out and a coffee table with lots of random decorations

A fluffy dog laying on top of a tortilla themed blanket looking towards a door not shown in the image. The dog has a light brown coat with a white spot in the back of her neck. There is a coffee table with some decorations, one is a triangular rubiks like puzzle

Two men playing the VR arcade where you battle Godzilla. They are wearing VR helmets and holding plastic machine guns as controllers, the arcade rumbles and moves around

A left hand holding a copy of Chrono Trigger for the NintendoDS.

A screenshot of the main screen in the video game Pacific Drive.
We see a label that says "explore Pacific Drive, lush forests, hiking trails, scenic drives". The options for Play, Settings, Credits and Quit are on the menu. On the right side the is a big illustration with a car driving towards the horizon in a road at night.

Two plates with 3 stacked pancakes each on white plates with syrup and butter on top, next there is a mug with a “probably overthinking “ cartoon of a brain, an iPad with Schitt’s Creek playing in the background, and in the back with see a shelf with books and decoration, and Rita!

$Blue floppy disk on top of a wooden surface, with a label that reads: ACM Instruments Disc 7 of Q Serial No.# 328 AUTO HARMONIC V1•2A Run A: \SETUP in Windows$

3 stacked pancakes on a white plate with syrup on top, next there is a mug with a “probably overthinking “ cartoon of a brain, an iPad with Silo playing in the background, and in the back with see a shelf with books and decoration