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The Bu-Nine Annual Meeting took place in Greenville, SC during July. BuNine members from the United States gathered to discuss ongoing BuNine projects, share their personal projects, and debate the virtues and pitfalls of South Carolina during the middle of … Continue reading →

For obvious reasons, BuNine tends to be a rather naval-centric organization. There are members who are active duty naval personnel, naval retirees, naval veterans, and naval analysts. My military background is the Air Force. I attended navigator training, navigator-bombardier training, … Continue reading →

You can now pre-order the next installment in the Travis sequence (by Pope–Zahn–Weber)! I can’t wait!

Ever wonder what BuNine talks about when we are not talking specifically about the Honorverse? Here’s an example from last year: MARK GUTIS: “As a USAF veteran I understand the difference between tactical and strategic air operations. In reading about … Continue reading →

Blender is one of those programs that can take years to master. John O’Donnell, an artist and jeweler in real life, uses Blender to render 3-D models of the Honorverse ships as imagined by BuNine and David Weber. John created … Continue reading →

BuNine activities at RavenCon, in Richmond VA (25-27 April)FRIDAY (25 April)* 4pm: Boardgame Renaissance (Chris Weuve)* 5pm: Star Maps and Alternate Earths: An overview of inexpensive tools for detailed SF/F world building for fans and writers: Celestia, Google Earth, AstroSynthesis, … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone at DemiCon who made it a great experience for the two BuNine members (Tom Pope and Chris Weuve) who attended. (I’m sure David and Sharon are thankful as well!) And special thanks to The Royal Manticoran Navy … Continue reading →