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blundertross.bsky.social
Blundering Albatross
@blundertross.bsky.social
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Sometimes known as Albert Ross | Bisexual disaster | Read my stuff, including the okayest BattleTech fanfic around!

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A photo from the wasteland (a building site I was on)
#photography
A photograph of a dilapidated room with bare floorboards and one wall that looks like just chipboard. Bricks are piled in an open fireplace with no hearth and there is a storage heater that is the room’s only light, casting a warm orange glow onto a pair of heavy work boots. Against the chipboard wall is a fold-out camp chair and a long tool with a dark jacket hanging on it.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Experiencing some colours this morning
A photograph of narrow grassy fields with late autumn trees either side. The sun is low, casting long shadows, and the sky is blue and completely cloudless
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Anyone want to hang out at the Ominous Cubist Building with me?
A black and white photograph of a building arrayed like a set of boxes with no visible windows. There are young trees in the foreground on grass with a gloomy overcast sky in the background.
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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🦐
A photograph of a white dog lying on a beige carpet in a pose reminiscent of a shrimp.
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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A very stupid bit of art for the Halloween special episode of my ongoing #battletech rpg, featuring the main NPCs as the Scooby Gang. Had loads of fun with the poses and costumes even if doing the lighting and getting this many people in one image was hell lol lmao

#characterart
Digital art of four people and a dog in a darkened corridor, facing the camera and shining flashlights. Behind them can just be seen what looks like red eyes in the deeper darkness.
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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(This is my favourite detail of the model)
A model of a small hermit crab-like creature on a sandy base. It is looking up at a model of a shark as it appears to swim overhead
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Finally finished painting my Allopex (and second ever #ageofsigmar model). Really loved building and painting this, it’s such a fantastic sculpt! Can’t wait to move onto the rest of my spearhead!

#miniaturepainting
A photograph of a miniature from the Age of Sigmar model range. It is of two men riding a large armoured shark which is painted in a striped sandy colour. One of the men is armed with a sword while operating the reins and the other has a large crossbow attached to the back of the shark. The base of the model is sculpted to look like the sandy bottom of the sea. The background is flat white. A photograph of a miniature from the Age of Sigmar model range. It is of two men riding a large armoured shark which is painted in a striped sandy colour. One of the men is armed with a sword while operating the reins and the other has a large crossbow attached to the back of the shark. The base of the model is sculpted to look like the sandy bottom of the sea. The background is flat white. A photograph of a miniature from the Age of Sigmar model range. It is of two men riding a large armoured shark which is painted in a striped sandy colour. One of the men is armed with a sword while operating the reins and the other has a large crossbow attached to the back of the shark. The base of the model is sculpted to look like the sandy bottom of the sea. The background is flat white. A photograph of a miniature from the Age of Sigmar model range. It is of two men riding a large armoured shark which is painted in a striped sandy colour. One of the men is armed with a sword while operating the reins and the other has a large crossbow attached to the back of the shark. The base of the model is sculpted to look like the sandy bottom of the sea. The background is flat white.
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Was practicing skirts and shirts and it turned into a Whole Thing.

A #Battletech related illustration of a Loki agent clearing a Lyran facility with gusto.

Getting better at folds and I liked leaving the white border as a stylistic choice. Had fun with this!

#characterart #oc
Digital art of a young ginger woman with green eyes and pale skin, wearing a light blue blouse with a white collar, a charcoal pleated skirt, brown tights, and black shoes. She is kneeling down, firing a gun with what looks like a happy expression. The sleeves of her shirt are rolled up to show the tattoo of a snake coiled around her left arm. The background appears to be a concrete wall or corridor with some bullet marks and some yellow words in German and English.
October 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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“What’re you hiding under a pullover that size?”

Did some more folds & shading practice, had a bit of fun with it and made sort of a sequel to this one. Yeah the pistol is in an odd place, yeah I got lazy with the background.

Having fun & learning tho, and that’s the main thing!

#characterart #oc
Digital art of a young woman with copper hair, green eyes, and pale skin. She is wearing dark leggings and a baggy grey jumper. She is half turned from the camera and lifting up the jumper to in line with her ribcage to reveal a utility belt with some equipment pouches around her waist and a crosswise bandolier with a pistol on it across her back. The background is grey with some dark cracks in it.
October 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Got a block with the Norse fantasy stuff so did some clothing shading/texture practice with Esther and turned it into something goofy

#oc #characterart
Digital art of a young redhead woman with green eyes wearing dark leggings and an oversized grey jumper. She is grinning at the viewer and has her hands on her hips. The background gives an impression of an autumnal forest in reds, oranges, and browns with drifting leaves and superimposed over it are the words “it’s finally autism~” in white text.
October 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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#Battletech is a serious game that I take seriously

#minipainting
A photograph of a Raven-class Battlemech from the battletech tabletop game. This bird-like robot has been painted to look like a penguin and based to look like it is on snow. The background in plain white. A photograph of a Raven-class Battlemech from the battletech tabletop game. This bird-like robot has been painted to look like a penguin and based to look like it is on snow. The background in plain white. A photograph of a Raven-class Battlemech from the battletech tabletop game. This bird-like robot has been painted to look like a penguin and based to look like it is on snow. The background in plain white.
September 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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"Never forget child that I am part of you and you part of me," the beast assured her, its voice echoing through her mind, "and in that you will never truly be alone."

Thought I'd do something different with this one while practicing anatomy (not sorry for posting feet on main)

#oc #characterart
Digital art of a nude woman with brown hair, glowing, golden eyes, and a wolf’s ears and tail sat on the bare ground with her knees huddled to her chest, legs and tail covering all intimate parts. She has tattoos on her forearms depicting wolves eating the sun and the moon and she is covered with cuts and bruises. She is looking at the viewer with curiosity and vulnerability and behind her head is a glowing halo while in the darkness above her is a barely-visible wolf’s skull with golden glowing eyes.
September 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Damn void got me dog

#dogsofbluesky
A photograph of an asphalt path. On the path is a crisp shadow of a dog in profile.
September 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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A woman in the black cloak of a Seidkona peers into a conjured mist. Human artillery, they were force multipliers for both sides of the Schism. This one has a brooch bearing the symbol of Lunn’s armies. Despite progress in equality, centuries would pass before men were able to join
#oc #characterart
Digital art of a pale, redhead woman with green eyes wearing traditional Viking-era Scandinavian clothing of a brown apron over a plain shift dress. The apron is fastened with gold-coloured brooches and tied at the waist with a rope cord, which bears a leather pouch. Over her shoulders in a knee-length black cloak, also fastened with a gold brooch. She is holding a wooden staff as tall as she is that is glowing blue at the top. The background is shrouded by mist but floating rubble can just about be seen through it.
September 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Had some impetus to do my pirate Crusader today and so finally got my pirate lance finished after like a year! Really happy with how mean they look lol

#battletech #miniaturepainting
A photograph of a Crusader-class BattleMech miniature from the Battletech tabletop game. It is painted mostly black with grey edge highlighting and appears to have red-stained metal panels bolted onto the outside of the armour. The cockpit glass is painted gold and there is a small Jolly Roger painted onto the left shin. The base is modelled to look like rocky mud. A photograph of a Crusader-class BattleMech miniature from the Battletech tabletop game. It is painted mostly black with grey edge highlighting and appears to have red-stained metal panels bolted onto the outside of the armour. The cockpit glass is painted gold and word “eat” is painted white onto the right forearm. The base is modelled to look like rocky mud. A photograph of a Crusader-class BattleMech miniature from the Battletech tabletop game. It is painted mostly black with grey edge highlighting and appears to have red-stained metal panels bolted onto the outside of the armour. The cockpit glass is painted gold and word “this” is painted white onto the left forearm. The base is modelled to look like rocky mud. A photograph of for BattleMech miniatures from the Battletech tabletop game in a line. They are all painted mostly black with grey edge highlighting and appears to have red-stained metal panels bolted onto the outside of their armour. The cockpit glass of each of them is painted gold and the base is modelled to look like rocky mud. They are photographed on a plain white background.
September 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Painted up some #StarWars Legion stormtroopers in time for my Saga Edition game last night and it turns out I suck at painting white lol. Look fine on the table though and it’s amazing how much basing can tie a model together, even if the paint job is butts xD

#miniaturepainting
Five models of Imperial Storm Troopers from the Star Wars Legion miniatures range. They are wearing white armour with black accents and are carrying black blaster carbines. Their bases look like rocky, grassy fields, and they are photographed on a white background.
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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The first #Battletech miniature I’ve painted in ages and it’s a Wasp for my pirates!

#miniaturepainting
A photograph of a model of mech/robot on a hexagonal base. The model is painted mostly black with some grey edge highlighting and gold standing out for the head cockpit windows. It has bare metal for some of the mechanical parts and weapons and scrap metal stained with red stuck onto the outside of the armour. Inside the gun barrels is also painted like red lenses. The base is painted with the appearance of brown mud and grey rocks. A photograph of a model of mech/robot on a hexagonal base. The model is painted mostly black with some grey edge highlighting and gold standing out for the head cockpit windows. It has bare metal for some of the mechanical parts and weapons and scrap metal stained with red stuck onto the outside of the armour. Inside the gun barrels is also painted like red lenses. The base is painted with the appearance of brown mud and grey rocks. A photograph of a model of mech/robot on a hexagonal base. The model is painted mostly black with some grey edge highlighting and gold standing out for the head cockpit windows. It has bare metal for some of the mechanical parts and weapons and scrap metal stained with red stuck onto the outside of the armour. Inside the gun barrels is also painted like red lenses. The base is painted with the appearance of brown mud and grey rocks. A photograph of a model of mech/robot on a hexagonal base. The model is painted mostly black with some grey edge highlighting and gold standing out for the head cockpit windows. It has bare metal for some of the mechanical parts and weapons and scrap metal stained with red stuck onto the outside of the armour. Inside the gun barrels is also painted like red lenses. The base is painted with the appearance of brown mud and grey rocks.
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Hroar and Ottar, Hearthkarls (warrior priests, golden eyes showing souls bound to Lunn) sworn guardians to Valdis, in post-battle levity. Clad in expensive lamellar inlaid with magic-dampening electrum, Hearthkarls of all denominations were used as heavy infantry during the Schism.
#oc #characterart
Digital art of two men outside under blue sky, the background blurred rolling hills with green grass and near-autumnal trees. The men are both wearing a cuirass of armour made from plates of silver metal, inlaid with pale gold runes, sewn onto leather. This is worn over shirts of chain mail which is in turn worn over a white tunic with gold trim. The men are both wearing baggy light grey trousers with darker grey leg wraps below the knees, and white cloaks with dirty hems clasped at the neck with gold brooches. The man on the left of the frame has long ginger hair with a braid on one side and is clasping his belly in laughter. He has a hand axe in his belt and a spear and shield on the ground next to him. The man on the right appears older, with long brown hair and a full brown beard. He has a sword on his belt and is leaning on the head of a two-handed axe. He is smiling at the other man. His eyes are glowing gold.
August 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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-Valdis, 5th avatar of Lunn (Goddess of life, death, and natural cycles; ‘The Wolf that Waits’; ‘The First’) in 2267 S.F. during the Hjartaborg Schism-

Revisited my fantasy setting for this one and I’m really proud of how it came out, especially with the lighting and the pose :D
#oc #characterart
Digital fantasy art of a woman in chainmail armour over a white tunic with gold trim, with baggy grey trousers and dark grey leg wraps. She is advancing on the viewer, carrying a round wooden shield in her left hand and a long spear in her right, which is resting across her shoulder, behind her head. She has bronze bracers on her forearms with golden knotwork and around her waist is a thin, long belt with gold fastenings. Her hair is long and dark brown and messy, with bangs framing her face. Her ears are that of a wolf, atop her head, and she has the tail of a wolf coming from behind her. She is half in shadow, parts of her lit orange from a glow at the right of the frame, although no detail is lost in the darkness. Behind her obscured by smoke and drifting embers. Her eyes are golden and glowing from within, staring at the viewer. Behind her head is a stylised halo, also gold and glowing.
August 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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“Captains McCarthy-Casey (he/him, 6’0”) and Kramer (she/her, 5’3”) show off their unit’s duty uniform (skirt variant) for Vogue Eridani, S/S 3062.”

Did this as a fun follow-up to the previous piece with my #battletech rpg merc unit. Focusing more on lines and shadows than fancy rendering.

#fanart
Digital art of a man (left) and a woman (right. They both have ginger hair but while the man has blue eyes the woman has green ones. They are both wearing dark blue military-style dress tunics with black wrap-around belts and matching dark blue skirts that stop just before the knee. They also have tights. The background is a simple pale grey-blue.
August 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I will never stop taking photos of the sea, given the chance
A photograph of the open ocean from the beach with a lightly wave-scudded oceanscape taking up the bottom third of the frame. The top two thirds are blue sky with some scattered clouds in the middle third and the sun in the very top centre of the frame. In the bottom right of the frame can be seen the very small silhouettes of some people.
July 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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There was a storm last night, somewhere out to sea
A low angle photograph of the sea from the shore, with wet sand and some rocks out of focus in the foreground and waves visible in the middle of the frame. In the background there is a blue sky scudded by scattered, dark clouds with a flare from the sun visible.
July 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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I am definitely supposed to be on this roof
A photograph of a semi-urban skyline just after sunset with a half-cloudy sky still backlit by the sun below the horizon. Half the image is split diagonally by an unlit area of trees and open land.
July 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Taking photos and stuff
A photograph of a set of stone steps going up and away from the camera, between two buildings. On the left of the frame is a grey and brown building and the one on the right is painted blue and white, with some balconies visible. At the top of the stairs can be seen the light of the evening sky.
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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My first Age of Sigmar model and it’s a wet elf and his weird dog.

It was an adventure in painting and on the way I learned how interesting (and tragic) the Idoneth are as a faction!
A model of a man in purple robes with gold trim under silver armour. He is accompanied by a yellow octopus with blue-black rings that is bigger than himself. It is helping him hold open a scroll while carrying other objects such as closed scrolls, a knife, a spiked cudgel, and a gold pot. They are on a sandy base and the model is photographed sat on a piece of slate on a black fabric background. A model of a man in purple robes with gold trim under silver armour. He is accompanied by a yellow octopus with blue-black rings that is bigger than himself. It is helping him hold open a scroll while carrying other objects such as closed scrolls, a knife, a spiked cudgel, and a gold pot. They are on a sandy base and the model is photographed sat on a piece of slate on a black fabric background. A model of a man in purple robes with gold trim under silver armour. He is accompanied by a yellow octopus with blue-black rings that is bigger than himself. It is helping him hold open a scroll while carrying other objects such as closed scrolls, a knife, a spiked cudgel, and a gold pot. They are on a sandy base and the model is photographed sat on a piece of slate on a black fabric background. A model of a man in purple robes with gold trim under silver armour. He is accompanied by a yellow octopus with blue-black rings that is bigger than himself. It is helping him hold open a scroll while carrying other objects such as closed scrolls, a knife, a spiked cudgel, and a gold pot. They are on a sandy base and the model is photographed sat on a piece of slate on a black fabric background.
July 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM