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Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

@skavinsky.bsky.social

Rose tinted dauber of miniatures and thumber of rule sets.

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An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

An old dwarf wearing a green cloak, holding an axe at rest and smoking a pipe.

One more 80s dwarf painted for Mordheim. This will be used as the Dwarf Pathfinder hired sword.

#warhammer #mordheim #theoldworld #warhammertheoldworld #warhammerfantasy #warhammerfantasybattle

11.11.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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John Blanche

#oldhammer

11.11.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Russ Nicholson

#oldhammer

10.11.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens against a painted backdrop, standing on needle felted terrain.

A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens against a painted backdrop, standing on needle felted terrain.

A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens against a painted backdrop, standing on needle felted terrain.

A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens against a painted backdrop, standing on needle felted terrain.

A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens, close up of the head

A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens, close up of the head

A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens, close up of a wing

A forest dragon miniature painted in browns and greens, close up of a wing

I’ve finished painting my new Forest Dragon, Darach.
Always a joy to get the colours out after working with grey putty for a while :-)
You can pick him up here

footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/...

10.11.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
All the world’s monsters volumes 1-3.

All the world’s monsters volumes 1-3.

All the worlds monsters by Chaosium.

10.11.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Found some more old #BloodBowl minis that I've painted over the years. Totally forgot about this classic referee!

09.11.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Thanksgiving Battle Report, Warhammer Skirmish, Revenge of the Turkey Man
YouTube video by Skirmish Wargames Thanksgiving Battle Report, Warhammer Skirmish, Revenge of the Turkey Man

Happy Turkey-Man Day! youtu.be/gS-v4EOO-Hc

09.11.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a reminder that it is Men’s Mental Health Month. I myself am struggling with severe depression and there are days I just don’t want to wake up. I have therapy every Wednesday and even then I’m still struggling with my mind. You are never alone. #MensMentalHealthMonth

09.11.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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RATKING: British Old School RPG by Trollish Delver Games BOSR Business Card RPG

Want a wee #BOSR game? RAT KING is a full ruleset and adventure on a business card trollish-delver-games.itch.io/ratking-brit...

08.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saturday morning on the ZX Spectrum like I would have been 40 years ago.

#zxspectrum #sega

08.11.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another delayed Halloween post:
Finished painting all 8 miniatures in the Metal Magic C1026 Zombies range (sculpted by Josef Ochmann). Shown with Metal Magic & Citadel classic knights and other Undead from previous posts
#oldhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammer #oldworld #paintingwarhammer

08.11.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Also restored 4 classic knights, rebased 80s paint-jobs + minor changes:
- 3 Metal Magic knights: M1020b & M1020e from M1020 Paladins 1 & C1011c from C1011 Champions of Law
+ solid base Citadel knight (still at Foundry)
#oldhammer #miniaturepainting #warhammer #oldworld #paintingwarhammer

08.11.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wizard Apprentices Volume II - Graduates A collection of 28mm scale female Graduate Wizards from Midlam Miniatures for use in all of your fantasy games.

Check out Wizard Apprentices Volume II - Graduates by Midlam Miniatures on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...

07.11.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Offworld Habitat Type 05 is now available!
davesgames.net/catalog-offw...

07.11.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's raise some money for Oz! I've got a Christmas Red Gobbo, painted by me, with some flame effect, that could be yours. I'll start it as a blind auction, DM me with offers over Β£50 and the highest by the end of the weekend wins. I'll pay for postage in the UK and all the money goes to Oz.

06.11.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
Miniature from the Very British Civil War range at Empress Miniatures with a Reliant Regal van from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses

Miniature from the Very British Civil War range at Empress Miniatures with a Reliant Regal van from the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses

The wonderful Empress Miniatures Mr Toad has arrived....

Or as we call him Farage of Tossers Independent Trading - New York, Moscow, Clacton

#FirstPastthePost #Salute53

05.11.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Blanche, frontispiece for GW's UK printing of Basic Dungeons and Dragons (aka "Holmes")

#dungeons&dragons #d&d #oldhammer

03.11.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey kids! Oz needs help and I’ve got stickers. Like really cool* Nerdling stickers. If you’d like some donate to help Oz then drop me a DM and I’ll send you some. Anywhere.

*maybe not cool but who’s counting really?

03.11.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1984 Citadel Man At Arms (who happens to also be not so coincidentally a 15th century knight). Pretty sure this was Citadels best selling range for a couple of years. Still available from Wargames Foundry. #oldhammer #citadelminiatures #warhammer

03.11.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This auction is now live on eBay.

1500 credit Orlock gang.

9 humans and 2 cyber-mastiffs
(Scenery not included)

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/39722454...

Starting at Β£50.
Oz will get the money, not me.

DM me if you have any questions.

#Nerdlings
#Necromunda

03.11.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 300    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 13
The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof.
674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum)
675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof. 674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum) 675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof.
674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum)
675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof. 674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum) 675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof.
674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum)
675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof. 674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum) 675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof.
674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum)
675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

The watchtower breaks down into three magnetised parts: the base, the tower itself and the roof. 674 the tower is mostly made from trash. The body is made from high-density Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS) and the stone work from blue and yellow eXtruded Polystyrene (XPS). The fieldstone texture on the walls is done by glueing coarse sand down with a kind of sparkle (Acrylic caulking + gypsum) 675 the tower is painted with craft paints. Ochre, Black, Sand Grey and Earth Brown.

Mini of the month - terrain-ing day

Entry 14 by @24ergast.bsky.social

A small band of Orcs sneaks in front of the old watchtower

#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth

01.11.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

Name a movie you've seen more than 7 times with just a gif

31.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Drivethru sales page showing earnings of $1,027.

Drivethru sales page showing earnings of $1,027.

Paypal screenshot showing the two donations.

Paypal screenshot showing the two donations.

Thanks to the Space Weirdos Discord and everyone that bought Space Weirdos: Weird Millennium, we've donated $514 to both The Trevor Project and Mermaids UK!

31.10.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Humanoid figure made out of tiny pumpkins

Humanoid figure made out of tiny pumpkins

Sorry I couldn’t resist, got some pumpkin potpourri to make mini pumpkin patches for terrain, but the larger pieces suddenly became…

31.10.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
old Citadel flyer with Confrontation (i.e., early Necromunda) releases

old Citadel flyer with Confrontation (i.e., early Necromunda) releases

old Citadel order form on back of flyer with Confrontation (i.e., early Necromunda) releases

old Citadel order form on back of flyer with Confrontation (i.e., early Necromunda) releases

Remember when Necromunda was called Confrontation...
& when metal Citadel miniatures had plastic arms...

Flyer with Scavvy, Tech & Venator releases
#oldhammer #citadel #miniaturepainting #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #rpg #citadelminiatures #gamesworkshop #necromunda #40k #warhammer40000

29.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
An "after" shot of the model, showing it painted in a red colour scheme with lots of rust and weathering. A group of orks in red clothing and armour are posed alongside it against a desert background.

An "after" shot of the model, showing it painted in a red colour scheme with lots of rust and weathering. A group of orks in red clothing and armour are posed alongside it against a desert background.

A "before" picture of the bonecruncha model, showing a model ork tank and listing all the parts used to make it: mainly cardboard, stick-on gems, miniature bases and a few model bits.

A "before" picture of the bonecruncha model, showing a model ork tank and listing all the parts used to make it: mainly cardboard, stick-on gems, miniature bases and a few model bits.

In 1991, White Dwarf published a set of plans for making your own ork vehicles from card. To celebrate Orktober, I made a Bonecruncha (with variant turret). I'm quite pleased with it!

29.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
When You Say, β€œThermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean β€œthe Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces | Journal of American Studie... When You Say, β€œThermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean β€œthe Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces

1) At last! Having submitted last April, the gears of academic publishing have finally ground round and my article on Twilight: 2000 in the Journal of American Studies is now available! And it's open access, so anyone can engage with it!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

28.10.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4
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Time for a re-watch of one of my favourites.
#mondaymovie

27.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scene composition and narrative has come on leaps and bounds in the past decade too.

Looking back at the winners from the 90s, there's definitely a broader mix of approaches. Imagine the chops you'd need to put a nurgling in and come away with a medal now!

27.10.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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