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He/Him | 27 | Dyspraxic Hobbyist | Aspiring Historian | Warhammer and Historicals | No Bigots or Fascists, ta πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ |

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Anyone got any recommendations for a relatively budget friendly portable painting setup that I could put on my living room table for example and then store?

22.10.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Child of the Emperor brought enough drugs for the whole class, but he doesn't want to share.

The Chosen of my Emperor's Children Kill Team, styled as an Apothecary.

#nerdlings #miniaturepainting
#warhammercommunity #killteam
#EmperorsChildren

25.09.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heck yeah

19.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished painting a second Dunecrawler for my AdMech army!

19.09.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And thats my degree finished! Now hopefully to get back to finishing some models πŸ˜…

16.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished the Gunner of my Emperor's Children Kill Team - this one with a fiery hot fire armor.

#EmperorsChildren #KillTeam
#miniaturepainting #nerdlings
#warhamemrcommunity

01.09.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Painting scheme test for my Emperor's Children KillTeam, I think I can go with that - mind you they all will get variations with different patterns and themes, only one shoulderpad will remain the same across all.

#miniaturepainting #nerdlings
#EmperorsChildren
#Warhammercommunity

19.08.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These look so good! Love the cold steel contrasting with the white base.

17.08.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

14.08.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Warriors are done! πŸ’“

Really happy with these! Honestly seeing these done, I am happy even if I don't fully finish the Cathay stuff done this month.

23 models left. I am on holiday again at the end of the month so gonna prep stuff to blast through then.

#Nerdlings
#WarhammerCommunity

16.08.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I missed this, happy decade AoS!

28.07.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally unboxing the last few boxes from the move and happen to stumble upon some of my unfinished HH White Scar stuff - I was planning on doing them as my next project anyway but remembering how sick the scheme is has solidified that desire! ⚑️

27.07.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😬

25.07.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ohh okay phew thought someone had been mean aha, don’t think I’ve had that update yet - are they adding verification to them?

24.07.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no hope you’re okay?

24.07.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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More 1914 gaming at the club…

And this time the unpainted buildings are out of shot!

20.07.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
24 Dwarf Hammerers in Zhufbar colours

24 Dwarf Hammerers in Zhufbar colours

24 Dwarf Hammerers in Zhufbar colours

24 Dwarf Hammerers in Zhufbar colours

Added some Dwarf Hammerers to my #oldworld army

#DwarfenMountainHolds #nerdlings #miniaturepainting #Warhammer #WarhammerCommunity

20.07.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Playtest time! Having a play with some 1914 command and control modelling (sorry for the unpainted terrain)

17.07.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jade Sentinel WIP. Green

Jade Sentinel WIP. Green

Sentinel is getting there! Main limited factor is I am using my dry brush so much I am giving it a very thorough clean after every use, then I can't do the next bit for several hours πŸ˜…

#nerdlings

18.07.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A squad of chaos space marine raptors in Word Bearer's colors. 
Two are wielding a chainaxe and bolt pistol, two a melta gun, and one, the captain, a glowing green demonic axe and a plasma gun.

A squad of chaos space marine raptors in Word Bearer's colors. Two are wielding a chainaxe and bolt pistol, two a melta gun, and one, the captain, a glowing green demonic axe and a plasma gun.

A squad of chaos space marine raptors in Word Bearer's colors seen from the back. 
Two are wielding a chainaxe and bolt pistol, two a melta gun, and one, the captain, a glowing green demonic axe and a plasma gun.

A squad of chaos space marine raptors in Word Bearer's colors seen from the back. Two are wielding a chainaxe and bolt pistol, two a melta gun, and one, the captain, a glowing green demonic axe and a plasma gun.

The captain of the raptor squad, his axe, plasma gun and eye icon on the breast are glowing bright green. 
His base shows a big blood pool on the ground, being blown away by the exhaust of his jump pack, the droplets of blood making his flight stand.

The captain of the raptor squad, his axe, plasma gun and eye icon on the breast are glowing bright green. His base shows a big blood pool on the ground, being blown away by the exhaust of his jump pack, the droplets of blood making his flight stand.

The captain of the raptor squad seen from the back, his axe, plasma gun and eye icon on the breast are glowing bright green. 
His base shows a big blood pool on the ground, being blown away by the exhaust of his jump pack, the droplets of blood making his flight stand.

The captain of the raptor squad seen from the back, his axe, plasma gun and eye icon on the breast are glowing bright green. His base shows a big blood pool on the ground, being blown away by the exhaust of his jump pack, the droplets of blood making his flight stand.

Raptors are done, love how they turned out!

Esp. the flight stand and demonic axe of the captain are parts I am quite proud of!

#miniaturepainting #nerdlings
#warhammercommunity
#wordbearers #lorgarwasright

05.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A group shot of a Chaos Space Marine Army in Word Bearers Colors.

A group shot of a Chaos Space Marine Army in Word Bearers Colors.

The current state of my Word Bearers collection.
I really need to learn to do army shots, idk.

Pretty sizable troupe, given that I only started this February.

#nerdlings
#warhammercommunity
#wordbearers #lorgarwasright

05.07.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a person pressing a button with the words commence primary ignition ALT: a close up of a person pressing a button with the words commence primary ignition
03.07.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Airfix Spitfire miniature on blue sky background

Airfix Spitfire miniature on blue sky background

Airfix Spitfire miniature on grey, cloudy sky background

Airfix Spitfire miniature on grey, cloudy sky background

I got a free Airfix kit last year, finally finished it off. This was mostly painted in a field (a scout camp) without any primer so very happy with how it turned out

#airfix #minipainting #airplane #nerdlings #miniatures

01.07.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Twenty Imperial Guard troopers in green combat fatigues, with a variety of khaki and olive drab equipment. They are painted in a gritty utilitarian style with very few markings or embellishments.

Twenty Imperial Guard troopers in green combat fatigues, with a variety of khaki and olive drab equipment. They are painted in a gritty utilitarian style with very few markings or embellishments.

A sergeant with a field cap and lasgun.

A sergeant with a field cap and lasgun.

A trooper running forward with a lasgun.

A trooper running forward with a lasgun.

A special weapons trooper, jogging forwards with a grenade launcher at the hip.

A special weapons trooper, jogging forwards with a grenade launcher at the hip.

I've had some spare Cadians lying around for about a year now, so this weekend I set up a mega production line and painted the last of them up. These are the Palladian Guard - my first ever army, I've now redone them fully in new plastics.
#JHBackdrops #ImperialGuard #Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity

01.07.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Post your favourite Dr Who, wrong answers only.

30.06.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A long shot but would anyone be interested in my ticket for Slayer in London this coming Sunday?
An earlier operation slot came up because of a cancellation so I’ll definitly not be in a state to make it

30.06.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
15 tech thralls
Orange armour 
Blue clothes
Silver and bronze weapons
Desert bases

15 tech thralls Orange armour Blue clothes Silver and bronze weapons Desert bases

Tech thralls done!

#Nerdlings
#WarhammerCommunity

22.06.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Stardrake! Scales are turquoise, rest is bare ass primer

Stardrake! Scales are turquoise, rest is bare ass primer

Back on that stardrake grind baybeeeee

#HobbyStreak #HobbyStreakDay2782 #WarhammerCommunity #PaintingWarhammer #AgeOfSigmar #StormcastEternals #LostLegionStormhost #LostLegionWargaming #WitneyWarhammer005

19.06.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tech thralls..orange, blue, silver and bronze

Tech thralls..orange, blue, silver and bronze

As always, I end up painting lots of models at once, and forget to post updates.

So here is 15 wip tech thralls

#Nerdlings

20.06.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Weary Saxon in orange and teal colours. The background is a Job Hodgson backdrop of longships on the shore

Weary Saxon in orange and teal colours. The background is a Job Hodgson backdrop of longships on the shore

Weary Saxon miniature from behind showing freehanded shield detail and cloth texture

Weary Saxon miniature from behind showing freehanded shield detail and cloth texture

Weary Saxon miniature walking towards ruins. Backdrop by Jon Hodgson

Weary Saxon miniature walking towards ruins. Backdrop by Jon Hodgson

Osprey colour reference showing mid-late Saxon warlord

Osprey colour reference showing mid-late Saxon warlord

Painted a weary #Saxon from @footsoreminiatures.bsky.social

#painting #miniatures #miniaturepainting #nerdlings #historicalminiatures

The final image is the Osprey reference I used

19.06.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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