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Micks Minis!
@micksminis.bsky.social
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15mm/28mm contemporary and sci-fi wargaming! Just a little something something to document my progress as I learn the hobby! Comments and critiques welcome! I don't print, sculpt, or sell anything, just trying to learn. he/they
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LTV gets camo net, optics system, AT stash, ECW mod, and crew rucks strapped to railings. Don't worry about the first aid kit; prolly installed by the same mechanic responsible for my FLA catching fire x2 when I was AD. #miniature #miniatures #28mm #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming
Passenger side of the LTV, with a rucksack strapped to the outer railing and antitank launchers stashed inside the bed. Bed of the LTV. Expeditionary attachments on the tail. Communications module and ECW package, as well as a sloppily-installed first aid kit (this super glue acted REALLY fast). Small camo net strapped to the top, as well as an optics package attached to the rear top of the vehicle.
March 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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I saw a tutorial while back saying to prime vehicles in red or orange, so that any scratches or missed patches come out as rusty. It's okay, but I find I'm underpainting a lot. #miniature #miniatures #28mm #15mm #tabletop #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming #hobbymodel #models
A British UGV-X (hypothetical unmanned armored car) with an added ECW packaged on the rear-right chassis. Chassis is Deathworld Forest, black details are Abaddon Black, ECW dome is Wraithbone, gun barrel is Leadbelcher. Primer is red enamel. I did not mean to prime it with enamel.
March 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Absolutely amazed at the quality of these greebles I got off Etsy. So small yet detailed. And I know this is a usual thing for sellers, but the note felt extra kind. Made me smile today, and I needed that. #miniature #miniatures #28mm #15mm #tabletop #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming
March 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Perk of solo play is that I can homebrew all sorts of rules. Particularly, I prefer things like artillery to affect the map. So, now I have crater tokens to throw down! #miniature #miniatures #28mm #15mm #tabletop #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming #terrain #hobbyterrain #modelterrain
A few 3D printed craters with brown to ashy gray coloring gradient Crafters in their natural habitat, nature
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Rest of my PMCS showed up! Yes, they're French military with FAMAS rifles and the VAB 4x4, but I wanted something different than the usual AR-15 vs AK aesthetics. PMCs fascinate me darkly. #miniatures #miniature #tabletop #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming #28mm #spectre #battlespace
Squad-sized element of light infantry with suppressed FAMAS rifles and body armor. Besides them is parked an IFV variant of the VAB 4x4 with a 20mm autocannon and PDW. Behind them is parked a TEWS variant VAB 4x4.
March 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Always need a rusty shack in the woods. And it comes with an outhouse! Which comes with a bench seat! So cute! #miniature #miniatures #miniatureterrain #modelterrain #hobbyterrain #terrainpainting #modelpainting #tabletopterrain #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming #28mm #3d
A shack in the woods! An outhouse in the woods! A bench seat in the outhouse in the woods!
March 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Any advice on trying to smooth out the rippling lines on these prints? I've got plenty of ISO on hand, funny enough, so maybe wiping them down with a hand towel soaked in that would work? #miniatures #miniature #3D #3Dprinting #tabletop #tabletopgaming #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming
March 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Well, the LTV is together finally. Took a lot of curse words and gluing and regluing and cursewords and regluing. Not real impressed with this kit, but she's together. When the weather gets a little warmer, we'll get some primer on her. #miniatures #miniature #wargaming #tabletopwargaming #tabletop
March 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Y'all, thank you for helping me with this!! The isopropyl alcohol saved Favela Force One and they are ready for touching up and repriming! Lessons learned! #miniatures #miniature #miniaturepainting #modelpainting #28mm #tabletop #tabletopgaming #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming
March 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Going back to school means I get school breaks again. Far past the age of late night Spring Break parties, but I'll still celebrate by putting together this LTV. No instructions came with it, but that'll be part of the fun. #miniatures #28mm #tabletop #tabletopgaming #wargaming #modernwargaming
March 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Here a THEMIS rover provides cover for a fireteam of US Rifles. Still needs some touching up, but overall I'm really happy with how it turned out! #miniatures #miniature #miniaturepainting #28mm #tabletop #tabletopwargaming #wargaming #modernwargaming #spectre #battlespace
A .50 mounted machine gun on a rover chassis is parked by a rock spree, that two US infantrymen are running through
March 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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QUESTION: Is it possible to strip primer? I tried a three step spray paint primer that I found on YouTube to make highlighting easier, but uh it appears to have just globbed up on the fellows. #28mm #tabletop #tabletopgaming #miniatures #wargaming
March 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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A scatter set of logs + stump with axe, a wood shed, and an outhouse. Perfect for my upcoming Appalachian DMZ plans! I find that doing an orange contrast over brown wood really makes them pop! #terrain #modelterrain #28mm #tabletop #wargaming #tabletopwargaming #modernwaegaming #scatterterrain
March 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Blundered my way through Spectre Miniatures' multicam tutorial, even though I managed to completely bungle the first step and use an entirely different base layer than they do. Decent outcome!
#miniature #miniatures #28mm #tabletop #tabletopgaming #wargaming #gaming #tabletopgaming #modelpainting
March 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Abandoned taxi for scatter terrain. Primed it with red enamel and painted over with acrylic layers. Even with letting the enamel set 72 hours, the paint took an odd peeling texture. Obvi not the worst result, given the intention. Still odd. #miniatures #terrain #28mm #tabletop #gaming #wargaming
A rear angle of a miniature taxi cab. Hood is raised. Rear windshield is shattered. Tires are missing. Front, top-down view of a miniature taxi. Hood is raised. Multiple holes in front windshield. Tires are missing.
March 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Sadly, Joan Fabrics is closing. Silver lining is that the hobby terrain was 40% off. Go see if your local store is discounting this heavily too! #15mm #28mm #tabletop #modelterrain #wargaming #gaming #miniature
March 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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A team of mercenaries for Battlespace. Problem with the bases, the paint is beading up to create little pimples? I had mixed some Top Notch and Citadel Colour paints for this. There's no chunks in my palette, so not sure what's causing this.

#miniature #wargaming #modern #tabletop #gaming #3D #28mm
Three 28 millimeter miniature figurines in blue uniforms and combat boots. They wield Russian weapons and wear 6B43 vests. The bases under the figurines are industrial themed, with bronze paint and rust tones. Close up of a figurine base. The paint is bronze, but has beaded up to create a 'pimpling' effect.
March 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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An interesting little street gang I got off Etsy. The resin is stiff and they came pretty hairy. That being said, I find the poses are more natural than most. Can definitely make them work. Time for a new faction for my Haywire/Battlespace game! #miniatures #28mm #tabletop #wargaming
Six twenty-eight millimeter figurines posed as street gangsters with various small firearms Three twenty-eight millimeter figurines posed as street gangsters with various small firearms. They wear jeans, bandanas, and are shirtless. Unpainted. One is leaning up against a paint jar.
March 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM