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Ben
@benmillar.bsky.social
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friend of eggbug, mini painter, union rep, builder of limbs. he/him
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I finished a project at last! Here are some Darktide-inspired Kasrkin for Killteam, straight outta Tertium
#nerdlings #minipainting #warhammer40k
A squad of ten kasrkin commandos, in dark red fatigues and charcoal armour, carrying an assortment of special weapons. They stand on rusted metal catwalks, with fallen pieces of technology and machinery scattered at their feet. The walkways are slick with otherworldly filth and mucus. Tertium's underhive is no sane place to be.
August 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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space nuns with guns, local elf too angry to die
July 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Been a while, hey. Combination of Life and also not having produced anything I felt worth Posting. But I have been working on two firsts for me - a bust and NMM metals, both the same figure. Here's the sword (you'll have to expand the image because I am Bad at social media)
#nerdlings #wip
A sheathed sword in 1:12 scale, in a linen- and leather-wrapped scabbard collared in bronze, with steel crossguard and pommel. A brown leather strap is wrapped around the hilt. This is the intent, anyway.
May 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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On that influencer #grindset /s
A cropped screenshot of my profile header, showing "99 followers" highlighted
April 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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baby's first attempt at NMM on the pommel and crossguard here. I'm fine. it's fine. we're all fine here. how are you?
#nerdlings #minipainting #wip
A close up view of a 1:12 scale longsword hilt. The crossguard and pommel are painted in a non-metallic metal style approximating steel. I am very stressed at the thought of painting the model's plate mail and shield like this.
April 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Done! Had a tricky time in the middle with this one, but I found a rhythm towards the end
#nerdlings #miniatures #minipainting #warhammer40k #sistersofbattle
An Hospitaller from the Order of Our Martyred Lady seconded to the Adamant Heart. She is ministering to an injured sister of the latter Order while doves carry holy scripture past them both. Not a particularly efficient method of information transport, in my opinion. A side view showing the rather industrial-looking "medical" tools of the hospitaller's trade. A high oblique angle to show the detail between the two sisters and also the hand-painted script in the book held by the hospitaller. I am quite proud of it. A high forward angle which better displays the injured sister's face and the birds
April 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I have been painting, but none of the stuff I said I should be. So I have gone back to my Sisters and have been working on an hospitaller - here's the base!
#nerdlings #wip #miniatures #warhammer40k
The base diorama for a Sister Hospitaller miniature. An injured sister militant is lying on the ground, reaching plaintively towards the viewer. She has been shot twice in the abdomen, and a pool of fresh blood is staining the desert beneath her. Her glove is coated in the same. If she's lucky, she'll receive the sort of Emperor's Mercy from the hospitaller that means she gets to keep fighting.
March 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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One go-faster soft-top dreadnought good (enough) to go for my sisters. This one took me a while; hope I can get back into the swing of things.
#miniatures #minipainting #warhammer40k #adeptasororitas #nerdlings
A penitent engine for warhammer 40k. It's arms end in combination circular saws and flamethrowers, as it runs across a desert base. The man strapped to the front of it is wearing purple trousers, but is otherwise having a terrible time. Flames belch from exhausts at the top of the machine. Rear view of same, showing vents and rusted metalwork.
February 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Kicking off the new year with my definitely-not-a-Resolution aim to get my 2019 box(+extras) of sisters painted this year with a canoness. Pretty quick job, all told!
#nerdlings #warhammer #sistersofbattle #miniatures
Canoness of the Order of the Adamant Heart. Black plate, purple habit, grey weapon furniture, white details. Reverse view of same, much easier to see her augmetic/prosthetic lower leg, too!
January 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Merry Christmas to me. I have finally finished Guilliman. Gonna try and get him displayed in a hobby store in town because I have strong opinions a bout having to look at a) ultramarines and b) this one in particular, now
Roboute Guilliman, primarch of the Ultramarines, Lord Regent of the Imperium of Man. Here presented in parade livery of gold-trimmed blue, with a sword trailing an ethanol flame. A bisected Word Bearer Marine is underfoot. Rotated view of same Further rotated view of same Detail shot of base, including greave scrollwork reading "CPC '24"
December 27, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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Finished him! Quite happy with how he came out in the end.
#nerdlings #halo #miniatures #minipainting
Master Chief mini, the preorder bonus from Mantic Games' Halo: Flashpoint. Painted here in olive drab armour and welding a Covenant energy sword. Rear view of same
December 23, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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Haven't been posting much - things are mildly shit - but it is Wednesday (my dudes) so here is a penance!wip
MCPO John-117 from Mantic Games' Halo:Flashpoint. His armour is mostly finished but the energy sword he is carrying remains an unflattering flat blue
December 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Throwback Thursday

Faceposting! This remains my favourite face I've painted and I think this was 3 years ago. Helps that the sculpt literally did not have eyeballs I think.
A very frowny blond barbarian with lush beard and a furrowed brow so deep it hides his eyes
December 5, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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I was conned into joining the Miniature Painting Open this year with less than a week to go, so I elected to go over an old mini that I wanted to update for a while. I'm happier with the result, but we'll have to see if it's a competition winner!
November 30, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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She and Corvon't watch me work, these days!
November 21, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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And for Throwback Thursday, a colourful bit of sakura I painted
#miniatures
#nerdlings
A 3d printed miniature of unknown providence. Her cloak has cherry blossom branches painted on a sky blue field.
November 21, 2024 at 10:56 AM
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It's not the whole mini, but I loved how the ice on the base turned out on Eredin here
Eredin Bréacc Glas, King of the Wild Hunt. Mini from the Old World board game. I was stunned to discover, on looking up reference images, that his armour was not black and silver as I recalled from the Witcher 3, but red, brass, and green. Like an angry santa.
November 19, 2024 at 7:18 AM
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Red/ratposting for throwback Thursday
Spiteclaw, a stormvermin skaven from the Spiteclaw's Swarm, uh... Warcry(?) band. He has a fancy red cape and a rusty halberd
November 14, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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Speaking of cursed city, Radukar showed up in our game last night and,
Dear reader
He fucks.
He oneshot our witch hunter turn 1, so.
But hey! I was really proud of the coat I painted on him; nice rich green. So there's that.
November 13, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Cursed City has been a fun way of introducing my friends to warhammer without asking them to buy in for hundreds of pounds when they're time-poor to get it playable. Also the minis are fantastic. I just wish I could find a Blackstone Fortress box to accidentally nudge them at 40k too..
Watch Captain Halgrim, cloaked in red, with rusted black armour and weapons, and patinated bronze accents. I don't know why a skeleton has hair or need of an eye patch, but here we are. Ulfenkarn City Watch banner bearer, with heraldry of crossed keys. Or, possibly scissors if you squint. I aimed at "close enough to box art" that I wouldn't have to think too hard and also be able to churn through them all in a reasonable time. The shambling/rattling assemblage of the Watch, with the cheerleader effect in full swing. The basing on all my cursed city models are very rudimentary - a side effect of painting these things for myself but under a deadline.
November 10, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Another #wip after losing motivation for a few days. Gave the armour a glaze with (appropriately) VMC ultramarine and I'm much happier with the colour. I'll tidy up gradients later
#nerdlings
#miniatures
A headless, crestless Roboute Guilliman miniature, with a mostly-finished base and a panoply whose only coat is the blue base layer. Trim, details, weaponry, head to follow.
November 6, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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I got these on amazon for... £15? I think? They cut really smoothly but aren't gonna break the bank and be bad (games workshop) or break the bank and change my life (godhands, allegedly)
October 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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got myself one of these too! because what I definitely needed was more things to spend money on
A Real Grade RX-78-2 gundam kit, boxed. The beginning of a terrible era for my finances.
October 28, 2024 at 9:16 AM
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also look at this thing i am in so much danger. if they ever do these for battletech I'm ruined
A Perfect Grade mobile suit gundam, with half of the armour panels in mounted so as to display the underlying plastic and metal articulated frame. A thing of beauty from a more civilised age.
October 28, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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Went to mcm comic con in London on Saturday and had a great time meeting a couple of friends and Actual Community Youtubers (the likes of Peachy, Suggs, and Painting Coach Lloyd with the voice of Balthazar Gold). I think I also accidentally joined the Bandai creator program
Goodie bag of freebies and collectibles I'm not convinced I should have had but am very grateful for The limited collectible gigantic mug from ichibankuji which I have already broken the seal on (it was a common one, turns out) and started using as a drinking vessel The gratis Entry Grade kit given to the Creators. To prevent undue feelings of fraud, I am giving this to my buddy so he can build it with his son. Get em in young via word of mouth, see. No sponsored content nonsense from me! V good value #influencer, I am. Various gunpla markers, mixing tins, and cotton buds from the inimitable Mr Hobby himself. Gonna see what I can do with these soon!
October 28, 2024 at 9:09 AM