Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.

🍁 I'd say these Reclusians came out pretty good! Still working at getting better at painting nmm style tmm but I truly feel the improvement with every unit I paint #vtuber #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #ageofsigmar #Stormcast

And so to bed. #JudgeDredd Arcade minis from @hellforgeprops.bsky.social Building from @warlordgames.com

Ça serait pas l’heure de la Rétrospective Hobby 2025 ? Si, si, c’est l’heure ! #hobbyretrospective2025 #paintingwarhammer #warhammercommunity

Another zone mortalis tile for my necromunda board #necromunda #warhammer #nerdlings #warhammercommunity

A message for you all to carry through the year

that’s one long mermaid

A pic of that full squad, all six riders together. #WarhammerCommunity #miniaturepainting #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #ageofsigmar #miniatures #wargaming

This Myphitic blight hauler is my last completed mini of 2025 👏 I finally got into the hobby this year and have had an absolute blast. Happy new year! #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting #40k #deathguard

Back in 2011 I visited Warhammer World, and they were showing these absolutely wonderful Blanche Necron concepts.

Starting the year off by finishing these grot objective markers I've had half-finished since 2025

Last of theoriginal trilogy Lego Imperial helmets finished 🙂 #Lego #StarWars #nerdlings

the last mini I finished in 2025 was an alternative Ashen Elder I built from spare parts and november's mini of the month · · · #PaintingWarhammer #WarhammerCommunity #tabletop #ageofsigmar #paintingabletop #AshenElder #Ashen #Elder #helsmithsofhashut #tabletopgaming #warhammer #helsmiths #HASHUT

me, reading all the "no new hobby purchases" resolutions the same way breweries must read the "dry january" ones

Happy Nude Queer! From everyone at Quimbly Speech Recognition Software Ltd.

Compression will probably kill this, but I made a collage (badly, tbf) of the stuff I painted during 2025 as part of #PaintSlam25! I probably missed a couple of things but hey, its fun to see it all out like this! #WarhammerCommunity #Warmachine #Miniatures

The Cultivated never had access to the forges of the Plague Planet. Nor do they have access to the armories of their new patron, the Despoiler. The have always had to make do with the resources at hand. And the Imperium never runs short of flesh. #warhammer40k #miniaturepainting #PapaNurgleProvides

Finished the build on a kitbashed combat biologist for Trench Crusade! #trenchcrusade #kitbash #grimdark #science #blancheitsu

Now we're cooking.

I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning

Starting 2026 off with a scheme test for my #trenchcrusade Prussian warband.

If anyone would like to start 2026 off strong, please bookmark my Affiliate link for all your years Element Games Purchases and drop CHR9458 for your Crystal Code in your notes! Cannot WAIT to see what we all create this year! 🥰😍🤩 elementgames.co.uk/warhammer?d=...

Henry Flint Prog #2451

1/7 of the miniatures I want done before 2026. Arralus the Half-Elf Ranger from Steam Forged: Adventures & Academia First Class (Cunning & Divine) Yes that's a squirrel in armor + a rubber duck *shrug* #steamforged #d&d #painting #minipainting #paintingminatures #adventures&academia

Art vs artists 2025. I really enjoyed painting and can’t wait for next year. Bigger projects to come next year. #warhammer40kpainting #minaturepainting #orks #kroot

I don’t have any new updates on what i’m working on to share (taking some much needed R&R over the break - Archon is on pause) but I do have news. I’ll be joining the ’Eavy Metal as a trainee early in the new year. Fun but tough times ahead for 2026! #WarhammerCommunity #PaintingWarhammer

and so begin the 1,481 days of January

“If god created humanity in his own image then what are the made after? Their wrath will wrack our world in ruin.”- Finished Warband of Wrath half of my Bot Wars starter set by Traders Galaxy #botwars #robot #deceivers #wargaming #wargames #paintingminis #paintingminiatures #scifi #art #painting

What an amazing mystery that was. Absolute gold standard of murder mysteries with clever tricks galore, everything laid bare for the viewer to solve it despite the movie almost always being one step ahead the whole way through. If you love Umineko, you will adore some parts. Highly recommend.

I’m still messing around with backdrops and scenery. It’s mostly the lighting that I’m having difficulty with. I need more light coming from weird angles and make the main light source a bit less harsh. Also focusing. Anyhow, this is my latest. All the lovely minis from @fenrisgames.com

2 of 7 Miniatures I have finished today before 2026 to reach 200 for the year. Warhammer Fantasy Orcs & Goblins Classic Stone Troll #warhammer #warhammerfantasy #theoldworld #tow #gamesworkshop #nerdlings #troll #paintingwarhammer #paintingminis #minipainting #painting #warhammercommunity #whfb

It's easy for me to forget just how much stuff I got painted this year. Looking at it all together, not a bad effort. #warhammercommunity #horusheresy #30k #warmongers

3 of 7 Miniatures I have finished before 2026 to reach 200 for the year. Warhammer Fantasy Chaos Warrior #warhammer #warhammerfantasy #theoldworld #tow #gamesworkshop #nerdlings #troll #paintingwarhammer #paintingminis #minipainting #painting #warhammercommunity #whfb #khorne #chaos

I finished the Tau Empire Darkstrider today! This was one of my Xmas gifts from @lenalavey.bsky.social (how has it been a WEEK since Xmas already??) #WarhammerCommunity #PaintSlam25 #TauEmpire #tau #darkstrider

#Nerdlings #ArtVsArtist

Welp, another year is in the books. I've learned a lot, made some awesome new friends, and painted some minis. What else is there to say? I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year. Here's to 2026, onwards and upwards. #artvsartist #paintingwarhammer #minipainting #scalemodeler #wargaming

Last model started in 2025/First model finished of 2026! My wife got me Imotekh for Christmas so I had to get him finished in the break. #paintingwarhammer #warhammer #warhammer40k #40k #necrons #minipainting

There’s a small wood just outside town that over 2025 somebody has filled with painted stones and shells and seeds. They hang from branches, hide among roots, and cover fallen trees like army ants. It’s not twee, and don’t sense its secrets are meant for social media. But here is the eye tree.

Dear all: A very, very happy New Year! I think it’s quite sad that people don't spend time on personal messages, they just copy and paste some random message and send it on. Not me. Thanks for everything, and have a great 2018 - you’re the best gymnastics group anyone could ask for. Sandra xxx

Psst. Hey, come closer. No, closer. I have a New Year’s secret for you. It’s this: If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.

Last mini of the year from me! Im using Lady Élisse Duchaard as a #Lumineth wizard proxy. HAD to have this model, of course it was impossible to find anywhere, so thanks @superready.bsky.social for coming though with it. My favorite model to paint to date. #warhammer #ageofsigmar #oldworld

VIII Legion Contekar Terminator #warhammercommunity #paintingwarhammer #miniaturepainting

And so to 2026. Off-world supernatural expert offers help to #JudgeDredd. "'Old 'im still, guv. I got dis."

This is Helgor the Barbarian. Newest member of the party, not yet completed a quest. #Ahq #AdvancedHeroquest #Heroquest #Whq

For those wondering: this is from a set of toys from Processed Plastic that had the Marvel license back in the day, then afterwards the toys were slightly altered to keep selling them.

(NOT) Doctor Doom Tim Mee Toys I only got one figure painted this year, but at least it’s a fun one. Went for a flat cell shading like the older comics/cartoons. Have a Happy New Year! #nerdlings #miniaturepainting #doctordoom #miniatures #dnd #tabletopgame #dungeonsanddragon #doom #marvel #drdoom

the Onion is constantly killing it, but this is probably my favorite from this year

The quiet dignity of a self-confident nation.

Another drokkin' year