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Occasional Professional Dungeon Master and all-around cool guy

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You think leaving the front brickwork white too?

I can literally only find one picture of it painted online www.warlordgames.com/wp-content/u...

And they did just leave the front and balcony an off-white color too

09.03.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a miniature 3 story hotel for WW2 miniature wargaming. It is made from MDF wood with a painted green roof and off-white color the rest of the building.

There is a balcony off the second story which is painted white since I’m not sure what the carved design is intended to represent.

Maybe tiles…? Maybe more bricks?

A photo of a miniature 3 story hotel for WW2 miniature wargaming. It is made from MDF wood with a painted green roof and off-white color the rest of the building. There is a balcony off the second story which is painted white since I’m not sure what the carved design is intended to represent. Maybe tiles…? Maybe more bricks?

Close up of the balcony design

Close up of the balcony design

Building the #Warlords #BoltAction Rural Village set but not sure what color to paint the hotel balcony. Is this meant to be brickwork? wood parquet flooring?

I was going to paint the front columns as red brickwork but that seems wrong for the balcony floor

Any thoughts? #nerdlings #wargaming

09.03.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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darth vader and boba fett are standing next to each other with the words " no disintegrations " below them Alt: darth vader and boba fett are standing next to each other with the words " no disintegrations " below them
07.03.2026 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nailed the camo on the zeltbahn!

17.02.2026 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of four trading cards. 3 are Magic the Gathering cards (Snow-Covered Island, Snow-Covered Island, and Bonny Pall,Clearcutter) and a fourth card  is a token card for representing a 2/2 bird token in MTG.  This token depicts a Loon firing a laser from its beak with the words β€œFuck Ice” written near it

A photo of four trading cards. 3 are Magic the Gathering cards (Snow-Covered Island, Snow-Covered Island, and Bonny Pall,Clearcutter) and a fourth card is a token card for representing a 2/2 bird token in MTG. This token depicts a Loon firing a laser from its beak with the words β€œFuck Ice” written near it

I need to swap out An Offer You Can’t Refuse with Swan Song in my Minnesota-themed Bonny Pall #Commander deck after my buddy gave me this dope 2/2 bird token.

#minnesota #mtg #fuckice

16.02.2026 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a miniature painted plastic German WW2 era Flakpanzer Ostwind self propelled anti-aircraft gun. 

The vehicle is painted tan with blotches of green and brown randomly scattered on the tan; for a camouflage effect.

Foliage has been added to the rim of the open topped turret for concealment for the 3-man crew operating the heavy autocannon anti-tank gun.

Photo of a miniature painted plastic German WW2 era Flakpanzer Ostwind self propelled anti-aircraft gun. The vehicle is painted tan with blotches of green and brown randomly scattered on the tan; for a camouflage effect. Foliage has been added to the rim of the open topped turret for concealment for the 3-man crew operating the heavy autocannon anti-tank gun.

Finishing painting a Flakpanzer IV β€˜Ostwind’ for my #boltaction German motor pool - tried adding β€œimprovised camo/added in the field” style foliage to the turret to add some character.
Could probably use some more highlights - but it’s good enough for the table

#nerdlings #wargaming #miniatures

15.02.2026 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have pictures of English Civil War inspired #turnip28 armies?

β€œRoundheads” seems like it’d fit into the vegetable theme pretty seamlessly. #miniatures #nerdlings #wargaming

20.01.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck on the journey!

09.01.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sick! That’ll be so fun with different scenarios

06.01.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bolt Action v3 Battle Report - US vs Germany  (Expanded Band of Brothers Starter Set) 1250pts
YouTube video by ProperPauper Bolt Action v3 Battle Report - US vs Germany (Expanded Band of Brothers Starter Set) 1250pts

Edited together a #wargaming battle report for the first time - really fun process that I’ve learned a lot from

Tried to edit it in a short, punchy style to contrast the β€œ2 hour long, show every die roll” style of battle report

youtu.be/37YJWE5OsNo?...

#nerdlings #miniatures #boltaction

02.01.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Played in the SNAFU #BoltAction event this weekend! 2 major losses, 2 draws that couldn’t have been closer.

Couple of different dice rolls and the draws could have been wins for sure. Good times and great tables!
#nerdlings #wargaming #miniatures #ww2

24.11.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of miniatures set up for a D&D encounter.

The party approaches an underground fortress’ exterior walls and gate. 

…There’s also a cat in between the terrain and the DM screen. But he blends in a bit because the screen is a similar shade of orange as him.

A photo of miniatures set up for a D&D encounter. The party approaches an underground fortress’ exterior walls and gate. …There’s also a cat in between the terrain and the DM screen. But he blends in a bit because the screen is a similar shade of orange as him.

my cat nailed his Stealth skill roll during this weekend’s D&D session #nerdlings #d&d #cat

30.09.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of a black and white book illustration. The depiction is a fantasy setting, looking along the road towards a walled city

On the red are two dead horses and a shattered wagon. On either side of the road are the cause of the caravan’s demise: two frost giants dressed in furs and Viking style horned helmets and a white dragon clinging to a cliff near the road. 

As the caption points out - there’s no gnolls here.

Picture of a black and white book illustration. The depiction is a fantasy setting, looking along the road towards a walled city On the red are two dead horses and a shattered wagon. On either side of the road are the cause of the caravan’s demise: two frost giants dressed in furs and Viking style horned helmets and a white dragon clinging to a cliff near the road. As the caption points out - there’s no gnolls here.

β€œThe party faces a gauntlet to enter Zhentil Keep: a white dragon, two frost giants and gnolls (not pictured)”

Ruins of Zhentil Keep, 1995

just getting into town was hard back in back in the day

#d&d #nerdlings #2e

19.08.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a pink chef with a white hat and mustache ALT: a pink chef with a white hat and mustache

Those deep blues are great

04.07.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nailed it!

04.07.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Painted miniatures of monstrous creatures from Dungeons & Dragons. 

There is: a blue skinned, black robed witch with a black wooden staff. 

A larger water creature painted in shades of blue with two tentacles on its face. 

And finally, a much larger β€œgiant” sized skeleton wearing a Viking horned helmet, tattered clothes, and dragging a large axe behind it.

There’s also a smaller black painted cauldron as well.

Painted miniatures of monstrous creatures from Dungeons & Dragons. There is: a blue skinned, black robed witch with a black wooden staff. A larger water creature painted in shades of blue with two tentacles on its face. And finally, a much larger β€œgiant” sized skeleton wearing a Viking horned helmet, tattered clothes, and dragging a large axe behind it. There’s also a smaller black painted cauldron as well.

DMed the Cauldron Cave from #d&d #rimeofthefrostmaiden this past weekend.

So - I painted up minis for all the monster encounters and was pretty happy how they turned out! The Frost Giant Skeleton is a great add to the mini cabinet

#dungeonsanddragons #miniatures #5e

02.07.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are able, please donate to this GoFundMe for Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband’s surviving family. Please also share it with others who may wish to contribute. What they must be going through right now is unimaginable.

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16.06.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Photo of miniature painted 1930s Ford era pick up truck and a piano. Both are simulated to be stuck in the mud by adding them on a brown painted base.

The piano is brown and the truck is green.

Photo of miniature painted 1930s Ford era pick up truck and a piano. Both are simulated to be stuck in the mud by adding them on a brown painted base. The piano is brown and the truck is green.

Same miniatures but from a different angle and with two 28mm miniature WW2 era German soldiers standing next to the base for scale.

Same miniatures but from a different angle and with two 28mm miniature WW2 era German soldiers standing next to the base for scale.

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Some scatter #terrain for #BoltAction. That scene in Band of Brothers where the paratroopers run past the piano in the Carentan street always has stuck with me, so I wanted one for the table - both the truck and the piano are #3Dprints

#wargaming #nerdlings #miniatures

13.06.2025 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those Victrix sculpts are sick

13.06.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the idea of Kriegsspiel is fascinating - but it’s also completely opaque and the details a total mystery to me haha

What are you looking at here? Are you debating game actions or needing to make game decisions?

13.06.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Took a picture of deployment of my game in the past weekend! Should have taken more haha

12.06.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Photo of painted 28mm scale miniatures depicting WW2 era German soldiers. The soldiers are wearing grey uniforms and some wear camouflage ponchos over those.

They are holding various WW2 era weapons and are standing inside a miniature trench.

Photo of painted 28mm scale miniatures depicting WW2 era German soldiers. The soldiers are wearing grey uniforms and some wear camouflage ponchos over those. They are holding various WW2 era weapons and are standing inside a miniature trench.

A zoomed in photo of two of the German soldiers in the same trench, both wearing ponchos and holding rifles.

A zoomed in photo of two of the German soldiers in the same trench, both wearing ponchos and holding rifles.

Been having a lot of fun with #BoltAction lately but haven’t had a reason to use this (probably too big) trench piece - so I threw my Grenadiers in there for a couple pics!

#wargaming #nerdlings #miniatures #terrain

12.06.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is absolute next level stuff - I’d be blown away seeing this on a table

23.04.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oasis Town ''Neighbours Noel and Liam do not get on, I'm starting to wonder if walls are enough to separateΒ them'' The Oasis town kit comes with seven buildings that, spread apart, create a sprawling village or ...

I’ve always thought this vaguely Middle Eastern inspired MDF set looked pretty good!

ttcombat.com/products/oas...

Maybe that’d be some good inspiration!

23.04.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Needs some overgrown ruins to help block LOS and add some extra cover!

22.04.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy retirement @chrisperkinsdnd.bsky.social ! Your DMing for Acquisitions Incorporated back in 4e got me back into #dnd . Now, some 17 years later I still am inspired by your DM style and lessons learned from those old podcasts from 2008.

#dungeonsanddragons #d&d

04.04.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from the Libby app showing covers of four magazines - tabletop gaming, Wargames Soldiers & Strategy Magazine, CookingLight and The New Yorker

Screenshot from the Libby app showing covers of four magazines - tabletop gaming, Wargames Soldiers & Strategy Magazine, CookingLight and The New Yorker

Did you know the #Libby app has a subscription to @wssmagazine.bsky.social ?

Support your local #library!

#nerdlings #wargaming #miniatures #tabletopgaming

01.04.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I played Warhammer last week , dude recorded the match and made this. #warhammer40k #wargaming

30.03.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dang! The detail on the camo is great! How are you getting that effect?!

30.03.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face in a dark room with a glove on his hand . Alt: a close up of a man 's face in a dark room with a glove on his hand .
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