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solarvvind
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he/him, amateur miniature painter and flyer of spaceships in Star Citizen.
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First trip to Nyx this evening. #starcitizen
A screen shot from the game Star Citizen. A Guardian fighter floats near an industrial asteroid settlement called Levski.
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Only the one, but more to come.
A Battletech miniature of a Grizzly battlemech, painted in the colors of Rasalhague Galaxy, blue with gold and silver stripes at legs and shoulders.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Artists! Please show:

✨ The first piece you did in 2025
✨ Your favourite piece of the year
✨ Your most popular piece
✨ Your most recent piece

I've spent a decent amount of hobby time building out some Jade Falcon remnants, along with expanding my mercenaries. Just in time for Aces! #battletech
A Battletech miniature of a Warhawk battlemech, painted in green and yellow for the 1st Falcon Sentinels. A Battletech miniature of a Hatchetman battlemech, painted white with red accents. A Battletech miniature of a Bane battlemech, painted green and yellow for the 1st Falcon Sentinels. A Battletech miniature of a Savannah Master hovercraft, painted red and white.
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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A Savannah Master for the Solar's Circus merc company. Really looking forward to Aces. #battletech
A miniature of a Savannah Master hovercraft for Battletech, painted with a dark skirt, red side panels, and white down the center.
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Locust LCT-7S, formerly of the Republic of the Sphere, currently serving with the 1st Augustine Arquebusiers, FWL. WIP #battletech
A miniature of a Locust battlemech, painted in a gradient from red on top to purple at the feet, with gold accents.
October 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Last two I've finished. Grizzly 3, Rasalhague Galaxy, Rasalhague Dominion, and a Bane, 1st Falcon Sentinels, Falcon Remnants.
A miniature of a Grizzly battlemech, painted blue, with silver and gold stripes on the legs and shoulders. A miniature of a Bane battlemech, painted green with yellow accents. A mural of a green falcon adorns the upper hull.
October 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Seasonal gradient.
A small tree branch, with the sun shining through the leaves, highlighting a gradient from green at the top of the branch, to oranges and yellow near the base.
October 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Final detail on my Sunday painting. Grizzly, Rasalhague Galaxy. #battletech
A close up picture of the shoulder of a Battletech miniature. The miniature represents the Grizzly mech, painted blue, with gold and silver stripes decorating the shoulders. A rune is painted on one shoulder in red.
October 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Calling it good enough. A Bane painted up for my 1st Falcon Sentinels. #battletech
A miniature of a Bane battlemech, painted green with yellow accents. A mural of a falcon covers part of the top of the hull. A miniature of a Bane battlemech, painted green with yellow accents. A mural of a falcon covers part of the top of the hull. The picture shows it facing to the viewer's left. A miniature of a Bane battlemech, painted green with yellow accents. A mural of a falcon covers part of the top of the hull. The picture shows it facing to the viewer's right.
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Not going to lie, I picked the Bane mostly because it gave me some room to work. WIP on an addition to my First Falcon Sentinels, Jade Falcon Remnants. #battletech
A Battletech miniature of a Bane battlemech, painted in the colors of the First Falcon Sentinels, an olive green with yellow accents, with a freehand jade falcon, wings spread, painted on the upper surface.
October 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Robots are my jam. Recently completed Capellan lance for Battletech.
Four painted mecha miniatures for Battletech, painted bronze and gold for the Tau Ceti Lancers. From left to right, a Tian-zong, Vindicator, Catapult, and Blackjack.
October 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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The warriors of Clan Hell's Horses, Kappa Galaxy, frequently paint flames on their mechs and fighting vehicles.
A star (meaning 5) battlemechs painted red with yellow hot rod flames, reinforced with a point (meaning two in this case) of hovercraft in the same scheme.
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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A Tian-zong battlemech, painted in the colors of the Tau Ceti Lancers, Capellan Confederation Armed Forces.
A miniature of a Tian-zong battlemech, painted in bronze and gold metallic colors, with a blue cockpit and an attempt at a unit marking on one shoulder.
September 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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I just checked. This is the 46th #battletech miniature that I've painted for myself, and somehow the first Inner Sphere house military unit. Tian-zong, Tau Ceti Lancers, Capellan Confederation.
A miniature of a Tian-zong battlemech, painted in bronze metallic with darker gold accents. The hands are a grey steel, as are the lasers beneath each forearm, and the barrels of the two gauss rifles, one mounted to each shoulder. The unit insignia, a lance laid across a stylized representation of a solar system, is clumsily attempted on one shoulder.
September 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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I have a mighty need...for smol noodle.
A painted 6mm scale miniature of a ramen shop, viewed from the front. A painted 6mm scale miniature of a ramen shop, viewed from the left side. A dumpster rusts behind the shop.
September 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Sometimes you have to put a little love into what is essentially a piece of scatter terrain for some stompy robots. Model is a 3D print by The Lazy Forger.
A 6 mm scale miniature of a ramen shop. The tile roof is slate blue, red curtains guard the entryway. Black electrical cables festoon the walls, strung between windows and wall mounted air conditioning units. A red sign board on top of the building says the words ramen in katakana script. A rusty dumpster that I am rather proud of moulders in back.
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Quick weekend paint up of a Visigoth for my mercs. #battletech
A miniature of a Visigoth aerospace fighter, painted in a tan and green camo pattern. The cockpit is orange, and a unit mark of red/white/red stripes are on the port wing.
September 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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WIP of a Jagatai fighter for #battletech
A miniature of a Jagatai aerospace fighter for Battletech, made by Iron Wind Metals. Painted a red brown with turquoise accents.
August 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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An IWM Epona Prime Hover Tank for my Hell's Horses. #battletech
A hovertank miniature that looks like a trimaran, with two outriggers and a central hull, painted red with yellow accents. The cockpit glows green. A turret bristling with lasers and rockets pans to port.
August 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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A hovercraft for my Hell's Horses. #battletech
A Bellona hovertank miniature, painted in Hell's Horses Kappa Galaxy colors of red with yellow hot rod flames. One of the flames kinda looks like Pikachu.
August 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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One of my all time favorite games, X-wing, has a long running project to modernize it. Just received an alpha release, I cannot wait to check it out. It let's you customize your astromech! Games like this is why I am still playing Star Citizen today.

www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/ne...
An in game screenshot of the XWVM mod project for X-wing, showing the astromech customization screen.
June 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Calling this one done. A Hatchetman 6D for the Solar's Circus Mercenary Company. #battletech
A miniature by Catalyst Game Labs of a Hatchetman 6D Battlemech, flying upon green jump jet flames. The mech is primarily in a warm white, holding aloft a red hatchet. The mech's head is red with a white stripe down the center. In this picture, the mech is facing towards the viewer. A miniature by Catalyst Game Labs of a Hatchetman 6D Battlemech, flying upon green jump jet flames. The mech is primarily in a warm white, holding aloft a red hatchet. The mech's head is red with a white stripe down the center. In this picture, the mech is jumping from right to left. A miniature by Catalyst Game Labs of a Hatchetman 6D Battlemech, flying upon green jump jet flames. The mech is primarily in a warm white, holding aloft a red hatchet. The mech's head is red with a white stripe down the center. In this picture, the mech is jumping away to the left. A miniature by Catalyst Game Labs of a Hatchetman 6D Battlemech, flying upon green jump jet flames. The mech is primarily in a warm white, holding aloft a red hatchet. The mech's head is red with a white stripe down the center. In this picture, the mech is jumping directly away.
May 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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This WIP was my weekend project.
A close-up of a Battletech Hatchetman miniature painted white and red, it's hatchet raised to strike.
May 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Still WIP. I may have to change the plumes to make them less 🥦
#battletech
A hatchetman miniature, painted white and red, it's hatchet held aloft, green jump jet plumes propelling it forward. A hatchetman miniature, painted white and red, it's hatchet held aloft, green jump jet plumes propelling it forward, rear view.
May 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Some base coats on a jumpy boy. Very WIP. #battletech
Miniature jump jet plumes, painted green. A hatchetman miniature that will attach to the jump jet plumes, painted white. The head is red with a white stripe down the center.
May 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM