Chris, Ontos Games
@ontosgames.co.uk
Sculptor, painter and graphic designer in the wargames and TTRPG space. Specialises in Space Dwarfs. Based in North East England. Always pretending it's 1994. https://ontosgames.co.uk/
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Exö-Squad Röknaut Space Dwarf Miniatures by Ontos Games - Gamefound
The Space Dwarfs return with new 28mm scale Exö-Squad miniatures. Hand cast in resin!
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Exö-Squad Röknaut miniatures! Hitting like anvils from on high. Soooooon!
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the reason people still want to go indie and put themselves at tremendous risk is not wanting to put up with this kind of shit anymore. it's completely insane and completely humiliating how normal it is for companies like this to put people through all kinds of weird torture to prove their worth
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
the reason people still want to go indie and put themselves at tremendous risk is not wanting to put up with this kind of shit anymore. it's completely insane and completely humiliating how normal it is for companies like this to put people through all kinds of weird torture to prove their worth
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I’ve been chasing these for a long time, finally found them for a reasonable price. The original Heroquest: Barbarian Quest minis. They need a little tlc and some superglue but I think they will paint up nicely.
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’ve been chasing these for a long time, finally found them for a reasonable price. The original Heroquest: Barbarian Quest minis. They need a little tlc and some superglue but I think they will paint up nicely.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'm just about to send the Friday reveal email from the main Ontos Games site! You still got two mins to sign up.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'm just about to send the Friday reveal email from the main Ontos Games site! You still got two mins to sign up.
ontosgames.co.uk
ontosgames.co.uk
Cat convinced this @jordansorcery.bsky.social is for him.
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Cat convinced this @jordansorcery.bsky.social is for him.
Smitten by this Santa bauble photo-bombing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Smitten by this Santa bauble photo-bombing.
BWARB tick tock tick tock BWARB
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
BWARB tick tock tick tock BWARB
Still thinking about this...
Aaaaah yes, it's a play on his most famous line:
"The name's James ... Bond James."
Erm...
"The name's James ... Bond James."
Erm...
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Still thinking about this...
Treating myself to working through some Fifth Doctor companions. Turlough, Nyssa, Tegan, Lt. Scott (not really a companion) and Adric!
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Treating myself to working through some Fifth Doctor companions. Turlough, Nyssa, Tegan, Lt. Scott (not really a companion) and Adric!
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My strategy for do-overs when recording lectures is to clap wherever a cut is needed, making it obvious on the waveform. Unedited, it sounds like someone slaps me whenever I make a mistake. I live in fear of accidentally leaving one in, and giving the wrong impression about my boss.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
My strategy for do-overs when recording lectures is to clap wherever a cut is needed, making it obvious on the waveform. Unedited, it sounds like someone slaps me whenever I make a mistake. I live in fear of accidentally leaving one in, and giving the wrong impression about my boss.
My new fave genre of Christmas ornament is: robot with an inexplicable helmet.
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My new fave genre of Christmas ornament is: robot with an inexplicable helmet.
If you see this, reskeet with a Sentai team that is not Power Rangers or Super Sentai.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If you see this, reskeet with a Sentai team that is not Power Rangers or Super Sentai.
Treated myself to some more Moorcock paperbacks from a secondhand store. The awesome early ones from Mayflower with Bob Haverfield covers.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Treated myself to some more Moorcock paperbacks from a secondhand store. The awesome early ones from Mayflower with Bob Haverfield covers.
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My latest interview is with the brilliant Warhammer game designer and now YouTuber Sam Pearson.
We chat about creating Warcry and Spearhead, the Warhammer design studio, and the art of creating games.
#WarhammerCommunity
youtu.be/SdWha5VRYG8
We chat about creating Warcry and Spearhead, the Warhammer design studio, and the art of creating games.
#WarhammerCommunity
youtu.be/SdWha5VRYG8
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My latest interview is with the brilliant Warhammer game designer and now YouTuber Sam Pearson.
We chat about creating Warcry and Spearhead, the Warhammer design studio, and the art of creating games.
#WarhammerCommunity
youtu.be/SdWha5VRYG8
We chat about creating Warcry and Spearhead, the Warhammer design studio, and the art of creating games.
#WarhammerCommunity
youtu.be/SdWha5VRYG8
Gamefound started the countdown! AAAAHHHHHHHHH!
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Gamefound started the countdown! AAAAHHHHHHHHH!
My dentist takes super close-up photos of my teeth. They all come out looking like this stone circle.
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My dentist takes super close-up photos of my teeth. They all come out looking like this stone circle.
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Had a bit of fun drawing the new logo colours into the site a little. Time to get on with painting!
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Had a bit of fun drawing the new logo colours into the site a little. Time to get on with painting!
Updated the site logos tonight! Farewell 2022 square, hello 2025 hexagon.
(I'm getting really nostalgic for the days of 16x16.ico files on websites now. Sniff. Sniff sniff.)
(I'm getting really nostalgic for the days of 16x16.ico files on websites now. Sniff. Sniff sniff.)
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Updated the site logos tonight! Farewell 2022 square, hello 2025 hexagon.
(I'm getting really nostalgic for the days of 16x16.ico files on websites now. Sniff. Sniff sniff.)
(I'm getting really nostalgic for the days of 16x16.ico files on websites now. Sniff. Sniff sniff.)
Rök aye der noo!
Rökthane Toothcutter Schiltron from @ontosgames.co.uk. Specifically, the Highlander special I picked up at Salute and have procrastinated on painting since buying it. I knew it should be tartan, but that's difficult, as you can see from the close-up! But I think it's effective.
#Nerdlings #Roknauts
#Nerdlings #Roknauts
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Rök aye der noo!
If you dug around enough, you'll have had your first glimpse of the new character – Exö-Squad Rökthane Hurtzr Wârnug!
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you dug around enough, you'll have had your first glimpse of the new character – Exö-Squad Rökthane Hurtzr Wârnug!
100! You did it! Thank you!
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
100! You did it! Thank you!
The thing that terminally undermines the Valeyard's sense of threat is all his scenes take place near large potato waffles.
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The thing that terminally undermines the Valeyard's sense of threat is all his scenes take place near large potato waffles.