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I make miniatures.
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I finished the short one and started painting the tall one.
A photo of the short mushroom man from the previous post, in a black lightbox, painted. It's a sickly white colour, with rivulets of green fluid in some of the many wrinkles of its body. It has a mouth that cuts straight across the boundary between the torso and the head, it is glistening red, as if with blood. The top of the cap is painted red with white spots. A picture of the same short mushroom man but it's from beneath, looking up at it from below, it is standing on a plastic disc, illuminated by a bright green light A photo of the tall mushroom man from the previous post, partially painted, held up in front of a wooden painting tray splattered in paint. The mushroom man is a warm cream colour, with the top of the cap a magenta. It has a sad, downward curving mouth, and one part of the texture looks like an eye. Also it has a sort of FUPA. A photo of the same tall mushroom man from a slightly different angle. It's got a sprinkling of small holes on its arm
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I've been making mushroom giants out of sprue goo.
A photo of a miniature of a anthropomorphic mushroom person made out of sprue goo being held up in front of the camera. It is standing and it's body is very textured and saggy. It has very short legs and long arms with a stubby, flat, mushroom head. A photo of a different sprue goo mushroom man being held up in front of the camera. This one is taller and thinner and is striding along on its base.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Shouts out to @lettuces.bsky.social for this sick zine that came through the door. With stickers and patches too!
Their shop's closed at the moment but definitely buy stuff from them when you can.
(Forever annoyed with myself that I failed to order a print YET AGAIN 'cos of some issue I had)
A spread of black and white stickers and patches surrounding a black, white, and pink zine called Cy_ops. The zine has a cyborg with a sort of mannequin lower half and a huge robotic arm, a shoulder-mounted gun and a smiley face with the eyes crossed out on their faceplate. Two of the stickers say "MULCH THE RICH ON THEM" with detailed pixel art of someone getting hit in the face with a spiked bat. One patch says "LOG OFF" over a mushroom cloud, the other says "CY OPS NO COPS" with a boot kicking a Robocop-like figure's head/
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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There was art someone posted of them trying to draw Frieren looking up (to practice angles) and they, uh, didn't do a great job.
Art by an artist called SpaceDev1 of the anime character Frieren looking up, the face is small in the middle of the head and not facing the same way as the jaw and the ear is way too far forward.
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
knifesquid.bsky.social
BRING YOUR FRIEND
A photo of a three-person conversation chair, hard to describe but imagine three one-person chairs arranged so they're spokes on a wheel, the right armrest on each one is joined in the middle. This one is from the Victorian era so it's this very plush and beautiful thing, The back is very low though so it doesn't look comfortable. It's greenish with an intricate black and white design on the part you sit on and the legs and other wooden parts are black corkscrews.
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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I started another bot, this one is for a friend, I'm gonna miss it when it's gone.
The legs are from the Mammoth Walker from Rampart Archon Studios or whatever it's called.
I've got a cloche-like piece of transparent plastic that I think I will put on top over a giant brain.
A photo of a white hand holding a model in front of a purple curtain. The model is a four-legged robot, the legs are from a a mini I bought(so they're very detailed, with bracing and joints and armour plates,etc) and the body is made from a cylindrical chewing gum pot. Under the legs are green putty cables, between the front two legs is a squarish, striped, armour plate with a small dozer blade at the bottom. Above that, on the body, is a rectangular piece of textured plastic with raised bumps on it. You can see on the back there's a smokestack from a Games Workshop model. A picture of the same model but from behind. At the top two oil drums are sticking out, beneath that is an exhaust fan, and beneath that is a rectangular vent. The same model from from above, nothing to report here. A shot of the model from underneath. Each leg has a green putty cable that gathers at a central stalk, made from a kid's drink bottle lid and a plastic screw.
September 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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These organiser things are dead useful.
August 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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I saw this lot the other day and thought of you.
August 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
knifesquid.bsky.social
Hiya, a mutual friend shared this and here's a rubbishy one
The cover of Weather Report's "Heavy Weather", a city skyline in the foreground with a cloudy orange sky in the background. A huge fedora floats over the city, with a huge plume of black smoke coming from, behind it. A couple of rain-soaked maple leaves float in the foreground. Oh also Tim Robinson's head is underneath the hat and behind the city.
August 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Oi oi, my greensteala squad is done.
A photo of eight miniatures standing in white lightbox. They are ork/genestealer hybrids with purple skin and a few simple bright green tattoos of lines or dots. They have swords and pistols and some have big, two handed guns. They're wearing trousers and pouches of mostly brown and khaki shades, with some red bandanas or goggles for good measure. All but one of them has four arms, the last one has three. The following pictures are just from different angles.
July 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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I also finally painted this ancient Greensteala project.
A photo of three miniatures on a box. They are part ork, part Tyranid. They have purple skin, the one closest to the camera has big digging claws that have rusty metal bolted to the carapace. The one in the middle has three armed, one arm is clawed and is holding an old-fashioned round black bomb, he has a big smile on his face and a tooth missing. The one in the background has a pistol. A picture of the same three models, from behind. The one closest to the camera has a backpack on with a a bedroom and a stick grenade. You can see on one of his arms he is holding a big rusty knife. The one in the middle, with the bomb, has a backpack with two grenades hanging off of it. The one with the big digging claws has a shiny green carapace on its back, like a beetle. A photo of the three models from the side. A different side view of the three models. The one with the digging claws has a middle pair of arms knuckling the ground like a gorilla.
July 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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I made this goblin knight from a Goblintown goblin, a toy pig my niece found for me, and a 3D printed helmet from my friend. The lance is from an Eldar of some sort
A photo of a miniature, the miniature is a goblin riding a a pig while holding a lance with a skull and pennant on the end and the goblin is holding a shiv in the other hand and is wearing a helmet that looks like a cute bat face. A photo of the sans model but straight on. It is wearing shoulder pads and a sort of fabric collar A photo of the same model from behind, you can see the collar is sort of a very short cape. A photo of the same model from behind.
July 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Here's another Inquisitor model made out of one of those vintage toy astronauts. He's a frogman, inspired by those Danish ones.
A photo of a white hand holding a model on a pink plinth in front of a purple curtain and a white ceiling. The model is a man made of blue plastic, down on one knee, facing the camera. On his head he has a round plastic helmet covered in white mesh, hanging down to his shoulders. On his right shoulder is a manica, made of three grey plastic armour plates, held under the armipit with a green putty strap. on his waist is a green putty belt. On his left knee, the raised one, and his shin, is an armoured greave and kneepad. The greave is made from white plastic, covered in notches of battle damage, with a grey plastic plate at the top, it is secured around the ankle by a green putty strap. The kneepad is grey plastic and is spiked, it is held onto the leg by a green putty strap under the knee. His left arm is holding up a gun which has a stock resting against the top of his thigh. The gun is grey plastic with brass rod grips in front of and behind the magazine, the stock is made from white plastic and two brass rods. The fingers of the left hand are made of green putty. The same model from its left side. The gun is clearer, it has holes in the barrel. I forgot to make a trigger for the grip, whoops! A shot of the same model from the right side. The manica is battle-damaged with bullet holes. A shot of the model from behind, it has two vertical oxygen tanks on the back. On the left side of the belt are two spare magazines tied together.
June 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Maybe something like this perhaps.
June 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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A bit of paint! About 75% done.
The model from the previous post, but now his jumpsuit is yellow, black boots, the ribbed parts at the elbows and knees (and the collar and chest plate) are dirty silver. The pictures on his waist are brown, the chains are dirty silver, the face is actually a grumpy brown metal mask with verdigris. The cloak is a dirty brown and the fur ruff is white. The chest pipe is green. There is a white Imperial Aquila on the chestplate. The chainsword knife is painted metal but it's not finished yet. The bird skull and the fur ruff are both off-white, they're not finished yet.
June 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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I've been making the leader from a different model from the same bag, this one was an astronaut.
My theme for this warband is Imperial hazard workers who are rebelling against their oppression. Also they recruited a disillusioned Cawdor heavy.
A photo of a white hand holding a tall, 54mm-scale miniature, in the background is a window, a purple curtain, and a white ceiling. The miniature is an old 50s-style astronaut. He temporarily has no hands, but one arm is up, almost victory and the other arm is off to the side. He is standing on a 40mm base covered in industrial details, with a little box next to his left foot. I have stuck a cloak and hood to him made from raggedy red fabric. The same shot but from behind the model, lots of folds and tears are visible on the cloak. The same shot as previous but now he has a fur made from Green Stuff putty around his shoulders, underneath the hood. Nestled in the middle of the fur is a grey plastic bird skull. His raised arm has a cuff of chain and in his hand is a small chainsword held backwards. A picture of the fully-complete converted astronaut. On his lower arm he has a Green Stuff putty hand holding a spray can made from a bit of dowel and a half-bead. He has a chain cuff on this arm too. On his belt are pouches, tools, and a gun holster. On his chest a chain links the cloak below the astronaut helmet's collar. On his chest is a plastic breastplate with an Imperial Aquila on. Beneath the breastplate is a putty pipe leading under his armpit. The box on his base now has a flaming brazier on it.
June 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I found some cool old toys at a fair the other day and made the first one into a gunslinger for Inquisitor.
A photo of a green toy figure, she is wearing what kind of looks like a flight suit but with 50s sci-fi details, like little claw hands and ribbed sections on the arm and leg joints. In one claw she is holding a big spanner. The same you but now she has a dome helmet, a red poncho some scrap armour on her leg and shoulder made from some Games Workshop parts, a little GW backpack over her stomach, a laspistol in one hand and a revolver in the other. The same model from behind, the poncho is tatty on the edges and is dramatically flying in the breeze. The poncho is made from scrap fabric soaked in superglue. You can see the last pistol better, it is make from an ork pistol with brass parts on top and in the barrel to make it more like a laspistol. The power pack is a circular bit where a magazine would go, connected by a little tube. The same model from the front but this time with some paint on. The jumpsuit is a mustard yellow, with black boots, the ribbed parts are black too. The poncho is brown and there are brown straps visible on the torso going down for her crotch where the small backpack is painted silver. The guns, armour plates, and bubble helmet are also painted silver, along with the vase which has industrial details on it.
June 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Cheers! Well, first you make the forbidden grapes and then you fill all the gaps with Milliput, then you do this as many times as you can with future projects until you get it looking good (this is my third time doing it and it still needs a lot of work. Can't rely on all the ball shapes)
June 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Hopefully this is a video with sound.
June 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Here's this Rebel Grot jetbike I made.
A close up photo of a miniature of a space goblin riding a jetbike. They've got a pointed hood that is being blown backwards, armoured shoulder pads, and bare feet. Also they're smoking a cigarette. A side photo of the Rebel Grot jetbike. It has a huge plume of smoke shooting from the engines and curving down to the ground, this is what holds the model up. It is made from big bubbles of putty. A shot of the jetbike from behind, you can see the two plumes of smoke joining into one big cloud at the bottom. A shot of the jetbike from above and to the right. It is made from an Eldar jetbike, it has a big fin from some Kharadron skyboat at the back, and at the front there's a huge clunky engine with big exhaust pipes sticking out on the left side. The front is a cone with big tusks strapped to it. The jetbike has metal bands bolted to random points to signify battlefield repairs.
June 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Everyone go on the Epic Game Store and get this! I cannot vouch for Ogu and the Secret Forest, but Deathloop is rad, timeloop game by Arkane, the Dishonoured and Prey devs, set in the Dishonoured version of the 1960s.
A screenshot from the Epic Game Store showing that the games Deathloop and Ogu and the Secret Forest are free until the 12th of June at 4pm BST.
June 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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MODOKtor Forrester is nearly done!
He's for my friend Nick as he sent me some stuff, he's an angel. Don't tell him, it's a surprise. He loves MST3k and Marvel comics.
A photo of a white hand with yellow nails holding a miniature in front of a purple curtain with some boxes and a toy dinosaur in the background. The miniature is Marvel's MODOK, who is a giant head in a sort of flying seat with tiny arms and legs coming out of the head. This one has been converted to look like Doctor Forrester from Mystery Science Theatre 3000 though. He has warm white skin and wild brown hair sticking up above a high forehead. One clump of hair is grey. He is wearing green glasses and has a thick moustache with a grey steak in it. His chair and his limbs are also green, and below his chin and between his legs is a black tie with green lapels either side. Underneath the chair is a jet shooting smoke as it levitates him. A shot of the same model from behind, clumps of hair are sticking through the grille that wraps around the bottom of the back of his head. Beneath that part is a panel with three white lights. A shot of the same model from his left.
June 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Slapped some initial paint on to see if it worked finally. I think we're good.
May 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Hopefully the paint will rescue the glasses.
MODOKtor Forrester!
May 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Hah! I came up with D.O.F.O.R.: Doctoral Organism Designed Only for Research.
("Experimentation" would be more accurate, because that's what he does to the protagonists, but I wanted the D and O of "Doctor" and the F and O of "Forrester")
Also here he is:
May 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM