Incidentally, you may all care to know that I lost a bet and now I have to do a Ratling killteam. Go on. Say it. You know you want to. This is nearly as bad as the time I lost a bet and had to watch "Tiger King". Nearly. #miniatures #killteam #40K #nerdlings

Your January 2026 reminder that @fenrisgames.com makes really cool stuff in resin and other media which is useful for all manner of historical and fantasy things and that you should buy it. He also goes back to work tomorrow. Keep him busy. Very busy. #terrain #nerdlings #miniatures

Only a few more days until our new dedicated channel for Middle Earth Mondays launches our first video! #mesbg #middleearthmondays www.youtube.com/@MiddleEarth...

Actual footage of a colleague and myself ten minutes ago. Caffeine and nicotine levels currently being set to "elevated", may possibly reach "twitchy".

I've just ordered a bunch of Ogres from @satyrart.bsky.social because they make cool Oldhammer stuff and, as we all know, Oldhammeristhebesthammer. As previously stated, I have no intentions of not buying new stuff in 2026. #dragonrampant #oldworld #nerdlings #oldhammer #miniatures #warhammer

Parachuting into bits of Europe and blowing more bits of it up while drinking a lot, shooting Germans (occasionally blowing them up) and getting into trouble with the MPs.

Check on your elderly neighbors and relatives, people. Especially if you haven't seen them for a bit. That is all.

This model was inspired by reading about the DSO awarded action of Maj John Powell of this Canadian unit at Keppeln in the Hochwald on 26feb 1945. Link below if anyone is interested about reading further. #wargaming warfare.ueuo.com/Canada/Pow1....

Watching Comanches fight a massive alien, daubing miniature versions of same, leftover curry and chips imminent, starting a new book later on a hard-as-nails individual who served in the 101st Airborne during WWII, and Not On Call. And here's my 2026 Word. Not a bad New Year's Day.

Follow this man if you're into gaming WWII in 28mm. You're an eejit if you don't. #spreadthelard #boltaction #miniatures #wargaming

I have absolutely zero intentions of not buying new stuff this year. Fight me.

New Year's Slay. @wileygames.bsky.social published a cool FFoL scenario which can be run 1v1 with a single yautja and five indigenous opponents - figs by @heresyminiatures.com and @brigadegames.bsky.social Plains War range I may also watch Prey. For research purposes. #nerdlings #fistfuloflead

name a non-lotr character that could resist the one ring

AS FORETOLD (by me), I have failed the #FestiveTankChallenge2025. That's what I get for mucking about with photo-etch. 🤪 Fear not - I am not giving up on this project. 😀

Happy new year to all my wargaming (and other) friends! Here’s some of this years projects, lots of late Roman and Zone stuff as usual. About 160 minis done this year. Also some commissions! #Warmongers #wepaintminis #wargaming #lateroman #miniaturepainting #28mm #tts #zonaalfa

Last batch of the year! Some more conversions, including some wounded/veteran soldiers. 2025 was a record year for me in terms of painting, lets see how 2026 will go (I am hoping I get a job and have less time to paint though, fingers crossed). #miniatures #tabletop #painting #nerdlings

Worst Decal Job in the History of Decal Jobs on the turret squadron marking, so I got the brush and did my take on "St Patrick's blue" to make it an Irish Guards Sherman V for @tomjmegan.bsky.social 's Festive Tank Challenge. #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #nerdlings #spreadthelard #boltaction #tanks

Yesterday I painted some more miniatures, but I should manage to complete another batch before 2025 ends. I should get started on the stargrave crew 2 minis once I finish painting these conversions (4 more batches to paint). #miniatures #tabletop #painting #nerdlings

Well done — thank you!

Some recent assembly and daubage of the WWII armoured variety: @warlordgames.com Sherman V, Firefly, M8 Greyhound, StuG G and a resin Tiger. These have been fun to do and are the first five armoured vehicles I've ever attempted. #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #miniaturemonday #nerdlings #spreadthelard

Strictly speaking not an entry as I've been tinkering with these for months but I'm now calling them finished and going for quantity over quality. Warlord Sherman Vs and a Rubicon Firefly for CoC, commanders by Empress. #FestiveTankChallenge #spreadthelard

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains

Excellent job on these Market Garden US airborne. #spreadthelard #FestiveTankChallenge2025

Progress on the Firefly and Sherman V. Or something. First coat - mix of Vallejo Model Colour Olive Grey and Russian Uniform, as per John Bond's method. And now......I have to go and do non-hobby things 😐 #nerdlings #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #spreadthelard #wargaming #boltaction

Fucking FLY, you fools!!!

And here's the state of play at the close of (hobby) business for today These are my first ever 1/56th armour kits, all by @warlordgames.com They were fun, but that M8 kit caused the deployment of some spectacularly choice language. #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #nerdlings #wargaming #spreadthelard

The Official Cellphone has gone off twice. Frey 8 - 1 Tiny Christmas Tree. The tree apparently got one back by rebounding and hopping a bauble off his head and then he came back and dropkicked it. That's what I'm told, anyway. I was given a box. These were in it. I'm very fortunate.

Been a while since I've given an update on Himself. Seen here resting off after yet another hard session of Comprehensively Trashing the Living Room and Beating His Plastic Springs Up and Down the Stairs. Also: Frey 7 - 0 Tiny Christmas Tree He also hopes you all have a nice Christmas.

Not in the office today, but here's the view shortly before I locked up last night. I have The Cellphone for the next few days, which is only fair seeing as I was in Ireland for the past three years. Beannachtaí na féile Nollaig daoibh go léir and I hope you all have a very nice time.

I built a board in a photo frame for #Greathelm using some 3d printed cobbles. I wanted this to be flatter than my last board for placing bigger terrain like ruins or buildings, but to also look cool without terrain. I'm pretty happy with it #nerdlings

Talent alert, lads. As always, Oldhammeristhebesthammer. #oldhammer #warhammer #nerdlings #miniatures

Proof of (hobby) life: Started this Sherman V yesterday and was trucking along fine and handy until duty called. Also worked on a mix of old metal and newer plastic D-Day 101st Airborne - options for Chain of Command and Bolt Action. #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #wargaming #nerdlings #spreadthelard

Far too hectic festive period to have any hobby time, so won’t be able to take part in this year’s #FestiveTankChallenge2025 despite having a Sherman awaiting construction in the stash. However, 2025 didn’t pass without a Sherman being made….three in fact. All for Indian tank brigades in Burma.

Last group of Hessian Jäger is finished and ready for #smokedlard in April. #AWI #spreadthelard #sharppractice

Oldhammeristhebesthammer #nerdlings

Arwen and Glorfindel done and ready to argue over who gets to ride Asfaloth and save Frodo. #nerdlings

With the Landsknechts done, that completes the full 61-strong Romero!

Anyone recognise these figures!? Footsore Miniatures & Games Gangs of Rome - Development! linear-a.de seem to be pirating mother fuckers! Can anyone help find images of ‘their’ sculpts please? linear-a.de/forum/ #piracy

Excellent game of CoC2 yesterday, my US armoured infantry getting shot to bits by @geofftbond.bsky.social d 's Heer platoon. Geoff took a Tiger which whilst a difficult tank to deal with, in no way contributed to the lack of coordination in my attack. Big cats don't win games in COC2.

There was actual gaming yesterday, lads. Ran a game of @wileygames.bsky.social Fistful of Lead: Horse & Musket at a local gaming spot that's opened in the past two weeks. Simple scenario, people had never played before, much enjoyment. #nerdlings #terrain #miniaturemonday #wargaming

What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again? Drafting legislation in Irish. Given where I live and work now, I cannot envisage a scenario where there's even the remotest possibility of that ever happening again and it's been almost twenty years since I did that, so......

Used some figures left over from one of the Victrix 12mm sets to make up a few stands to represent dug-in squads for my O Group games. Simple enough to make - Milliput for the base and figures cut in half. Good way to use up the additional figures.

Here is the Silver Haven Print Terrain which I painted for my #highelves #warhammer #theoldworld #warhammercommunity #warhammertow #tabletop #tabletopterrain #highelfrealms #nerdlings

My review of Dragon Rampant 2. The core rules are largely unchanged but with lots of special rules that reflect unit characteristics. More scenarios, campaign system, and army lists. The book is a work of art in its own right, with fine illustrations. balkandave.blogspot.com/2025/12/drag...

Zulu War British completed, that’s the 8 I need for a skirmish scenario, basing tomorrow! 28mm warlord plastics.

Powerful stuff from @joewargamer.bsky.social as per. #terrain #spreadthelard #wargaming

Truculence, lads. I am advised that there is a significant amount of truculence occurring.

abcnews.go.com/US/drunk-rac... When a raccoon does it, everyone thinks it's cute and funny. When I do it, I get arrested and charged with a bunch of felonies. FFS.