{"id":2687,"date":"2025-11-19T22:31:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2025-11-19T22:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:31:53","slug":"minmay-from-macross-mini-iron-beads-project-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/minmay-from-macross-mini-iron-beads-project-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Minmay from Macross mini iron beads project complete!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ec77af97e3e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" 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