Re:Building Together EP 253 — Project Spotlight: "GELATICS"
Host: CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) · Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 · Duration: ~1:01:30 · Speakers: 3 main voices (plus intro/outro music)
TL;DR
- Project spotlight on GELATICS, a 3,636-piece collection of gummy-bear characters that co-host Baked (@Bakedmetax) acquired for free and now runs solo as a for-fun, AI-driven passion project.
- Baked is deep into a comic-book storyline — a post-apocalyptic Earth where the gelatics come to life not knowing who made them — with two lead characters, Don Bobliani and Raz Luciano, heading two loosely color-coded factions.
- He teased a rollout slate: a three-prompt AI comic generator dropping this week, a hat run, a hoodie, a trading-card game, and possible vinyl figures.
- A sticker competition was announced live on the fly — winner gets a sticker pack and their design added to the packs — going up on the main account in ~2 hours.
- Baked's throughline all hour: no price pressure, no roadmap, just showing people how easy and fun AI is with their NFTs.
- CEELOS closed with the week ahead: When Building Fails (Tue), Way-Back Wednesday summer/water stories, AI News (Thu), People Over Pictures (Fri), banner-making (Sat), and Collector's Anonymous (Sun).
Highlights
[6:00] Welcome and check-ins. CEELOS opened episode 253, joking that Baked "founded me — I'm a holder… just kidding, my mama found it," before handing over to the man of the hour and to Val.
[7:38] The Spaces recap surprise. CEELOS flagged a new account (recap_spaces) that had written up their prior Collector's Anonymous Space in text — "very strange to see a conversation that we had written out." His takeaway: "you never know who's listening… or who's listening in after the fact."
[12:56] How Baked got the project. Baked explained he got GELATICS "for free from Craig, which was a lot easier than I was expecting… didn't think I was gonna get it. But they hit me up one night, told me it was mine, and ever since I've just been building in the background."
[15:36] It's all about the AI. Baked framed the whole project as a demo for what AI can do — "show everyone else what they can do with AI, how fun it is" — and revealed he's mid-comic, having once rewritten the entire plot at chapter two and climbed back to chapter three.
[23:48] The lore. Baked laid out the world: a post-apocalyptic Earth after the humans are gone, where "someone made the gelatics and they happen to come to life but they don't know who." The first half is them getting their bearings; the second, finding their maker. Camouflage traits? "That means they serve for their country… for the gelatic."
[36:11] No ceiling, no floor pressure. Baked's mission statement landed: "there is no one above me doing this, and no one below me doing this. It's just my ideas and I have the full reign and free will." He added he doesn't care if it hits one ETH or stays below a dollar — "it's literally just a fun collection."
[42:32] Gummy merch and the jello-mold idea. Sparked by Val asking when actual gummy candy is coming, CEELOS pitched a silicone jello mold of the heart-and-ribcage logo. Baked: "That is a great idea. That would be a lot easier than making my own candy… that's going straight into the notes." CEELOS: "Quick, somebody get him a paper plate so he can write some notes."
[48:19] Sticker competition, announced live. Baked showed five stickers he'd made and then invented the contest on the spot: a sticker-design competition where first place gets a pack and their design added to the official packs — with everyone in the room getting a head start before it posts publicly.
[54:14] The "promptition." CEELOS got his Monday dad joke in — "A promptition. Who can make the best prompt?" Baked's deadpan reply: "I win."
[58:44] Week ahead, delivered from the "production calendar." CEELOS ran the schedule with mock-professional flair after Val's cue ("So professional, Val, I love it"): When Building Fails Tuesday, summer/water memories Wednesday, AI News Thursday, People Over Pictures Friday, banner-making Saturday, Collector's Anonymous Sunday.
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1:22–5:47 | Intro / hype song |
| 5:51–7:20 | Welcome, co-host check-ins |
| 7:22–10:37 | Weekend chatter: the Spaces recap account, Mexico–England game, bar arcade cabinets |
| 12:18–15:00 | GELATICS origin, acquiring it from Craig, favorite traits |
| 15:36–20:16 | AI focus, comic book, naming the leads (Don & Raz) |
| 20:47–24:55 | Audience rating, two-gang factions, post-apocalyptic lore |
| 24:55–27:18 | Price vs. building, shadow-ban theory, three-prompt AI experiment |
| 27:40–36:11 | Cross-inspiration, community creativity, one-person-project freedom |
| 36:57–42:00 | Trait hunting, wallets, merch plans (hats, hoodie, TCG, vinyl) |
| 42:00–45:59 | Gummy candy, jello-mold idea, coloring pages, comic release plans |
| 46:28–56:32 | Stickers, holographic sticker trade, sticker competition, plumber trait |
| 56:32–1:00:00 | Closing thoughts, Val's blue Raz, week-ahead schedule |
| 1:00:27–end | Outro song |
Notable quotes
"I got it for free from Craig, which was a lot easier than I was expecting it to be, and quite honestly didn't think I was gonna get it. But they hit me up one night, told me it was mine." — Baked [12:56]
"There is no one above me doing this, and no one below me doing this. It's just my ideas and I have the full reign and free will to get them out there when I want, how I want." — Baked [36:11]
"I don't care if the price goes up to one eth or if it stays at below a dollar where it's at now. It's literally just a fun collection." — Baked [36:11]
"Quick, somebody get him a paper plate so he can write some notes." — CEELOS [43:14] / "Hey, I don't do it like that. At least not when I'm out — when I'm at the house anything goes. I'll write on my walls if I have to." — Baked [43:19]
"A promptition. Who can make the best prompt?" — CEELOS / "I win." — Baked [54:14]
"Buy what you like… quality over quantity on this one." — Baked [56:13]
Who said what
- CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG, host — likely): Ran the interview and the room, drew out Baked's plans, kept tossing his own ideas into the pot (jello molds, coloring pages, sticker trades) and closed with the weekly schedule.
- Baked (@Bakedmetax, likely — the GELATICS owner): The spotlight guest; laid out the origin story, the AI-first philosophy, the comic lore, and a merch/tooling roadmap he insists carries zero pressure.
- Val / ValerieKates (@valeriekates_, likely): Co-host with a lighter presence; asked what running a collection has revealed, prompted the gummy-candy tangent, and shared she already holds a "blue Raz girl" with a bow tie.
Worth a full listen
- [23:48–27:18] — The best uninterrupted stretch on the actual project: the post-apocalyptic lore, the two-faction setup, and Baked walking through the three-prompt AI comic generator he's about to release. This is where the vision comes through in his own words.
- [42:00–43:19] — The merch brainstorm bounces from gummy candy to accessories to a vinyl figure to CEELOS's jello-mold idea, with the "paper plate for notes / I'll write on my walls" exchange — the warmest, funniest few minutes of the hour.
- [58:44–1:00:00] — CEELOS reading the "production calendar" for the week with mock ceremony after Val's cue; a quick, charming snapshot of how this daily Space is run.