Fun fact; if you ever want to paint Hero Quest hero minis the exact color they were before you painted them, Pro Acryl Burnt Red is the way to go. “I can’t believe it’s not plastic!”

Classic Hero Quest ork. Painted quick but he came out pretty good I guess? Silly little guy drew a Straight Edge thingy on himself so the other monsters would know he’s hardcore. #heroquest #ork #miniature

Fimir! Some more classic heroquest. Painted just today. Such an epic looking creature design. This monsters has been waiting since 1989 for a paint job. Hopefully I did it justice!

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.

Wargames Atlantic has provided us with a wonderful tool of rebellion !

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one photograph of tiny painted toy soldiers to convince people to follow you.

I made a few issues of very tiny White Dwarf magazine so my Imperial Guards have something to read. If you take care of your soldiers they fight better.

WIP. I have another weird Rogue Trader era tank. It’s about 80% painted. Needs decals and final highlights. This tank was pictured in the RT rulebook (picture included here). Has it appeared anywhere else? I added a dozer and some other bits to make it look a little more 40K and a little less Joe.

I built this kit from BMT miniatures. It’s based on an illustration from the original Rogue Trader book. I have to have ALL the tanks for my guard! I green stuffed in the gaps, now it just needs paint. Anyone know what this tank is called? I can’t find any information other than the illustration.

Zap and Glerb visit the human’s trading post. Zap is hoping to score a battery pack for his pilfered lasgun but is instead tricked into buying a broken Zenith television. Glerb just tagged along to see what a human looks like, he decides humans are very suspicious and buys nothing.

I painted some scatter terrain for our Stargrave campaign. The two vending machines look fine but I thing a nurgling has been in that fridge.

I’m playing with my warhams today. Actually, I mean I’m just pushing them around my desk making pew pew noises. I need a friend to battle. :/ #warhammer40k

I had two of the exact same Imperial Army miniatures. I didn’t want them to look like clones so today I green stuffed shades and a fat spliff for this guy. #warhammer40k #roguetrader

Finished painting two more @satyrart.bsky.social troopers for my Rogue Trader era 40K Imperial Guard! Man I love these sculpts! They capture the whole vibe of the originals but give me so many new figures to paint!

Another trooper painted today for my Rogue Trader era 40K Imperial Guard army. This one is from Citadel’s Paranoia line and was released in 1987 and cataloged originally in White Dwarf 83. I’m not sure who sculpted this one but his little whistling face is totally adorbs.

Another scifi civilian NPC to fill out towns and space ports in games of Stargrave. This one is a print from Quartermaster3D. My buddy @gojimi.com printed a set of them for me. I don’t usually paint 3d prints, it’s weird, so light, like painting air. Cool sculpt though, and quick to paint.

Last mini for the guard squad I’ve been chipping away at was the special weapon trooper. I’ll put a squad photo up soon. This one’s another @satyrart.bsky.social sculpt. #roguetrader #warhammer40k

I painted an army of these @northstarfigs.bsky.social #Oathmark miniatures for a game of Warhammer Fantasy. But now I’m thinking they might be perfect for Guards of Traitor’s Toll! Probably don’t need so many of them though!

Bashing together some @northstarfigs.bsky.social miniatures is always fun. I’ve especially enjoyed the Oathmark plastic human infantry kits. If you’re reading this and you need a mini painter and photographer drop me a DM, I’m looking for opportunities to paint professionally!

I took a short break from my Imperial Army to work on a project that I have to keep super secret for a bit still. That’s finished now so back to painting my rogue trader era guard army! Here’s a mini from Citadel’s Paranoia range circa 1987. This trooper is equipped with an RXD pattern heavy las.

I painted these Stargrave miniatures a few years ago. I used them as PDF officers (NPCs) in a few scenarios we played. I’d like to try and paint a few more in my guard regiment colors and recruit them into my 40K army. Maybe I could kit bash in some old school lasguns to help them fit the part.

A few more Oathmark Humans from Northstar Miniatures that I painted up last summer to play Old World and Oathmark. There’s a lot more of them. I got pretty fast at painting ducks by the end of the project. @northstarfigs.bsky.social

Oathmark human archers. Painted these up last year for a game of WH Oldworld with @miniaturaobscura.bsky.social

Please share! This is the last weekend for my first Kickstarter for my next printed comic, Life The Necropolis: Pranger! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lifethenecropolis/life-the-necropolis-Pranger #diycomicshardcore #kamloops #comics #scificomics #kickstartercomics #scifiart

I usually paint older lead models but I really wanted to know what it was like to paint something new and shiny. Sooo… look, a Primaris Hawk Lord. That was a lot of edge highlights. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle! For the Emperor! #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k

A few plastic 2nd edition space marines I painted up as Hawk Lords (Ultramarine successor chapter, unknown founding). They might be an army someday, that was the plan anyway. Seeing @wib.bsky.social’s recently completed Lamenters army got me thinking about painting up the rest of them.

I finished the sergeant for the squad I’ve been chipping away at. Now just need my heavy and special weapons duders and I’ll have another 10 man squad completed for my #roguetrader era guard army. This mini is hand sculpted and cast in metal by @satyrart.bsky.social. It was a joy to paint.

So that’s the 7 lasgun grunts done for for the squad I’m currently working on! Now I just need a heavy weapon, special weapon, and the sarge. Probably need to give one of them a voxcaster also. #RogueTrader #warhammercommunity #astramilitarum #warhammer40k

Does anyone have recommendations for good synthetic brushes? I’ve used Windsor and Newton series 7 sable brushes for ages but I’m looking for a cruelty free alternative. I’ve tried quite a few synthetics and so far nothing is remotely comparable.

#oldhammer fun! I spent the day crafting some cactuses. Cacti? It’s my understanding that you can say it either way. #warhammercommunity #roguetrader

Completed another three troopers for my Rogue Trader era guard army. These beautiful miniatures were hand sculpted and cast in metal by @satyrart.bsky.social. I’m so psyched that there are still people creating miniatures in this style. #roguetrader #warhammer40k

Found someone in the US that carried K&M trees. And they threw in surprise free dice as a thank you! Kick ass indeed! K&M, as far as I understand, is the brand of trees used in early White Dwarf magazine photos. Will get them based up soon and bring the rogue trader vibes to my photos. :)

I am about the Emperor’s work. Completed today we have another Citadel Miniatures, Imperial Army soldier. Cataloged in White Dwarf 98 (Feb. 1988) as “Trooper Peart” and sculpted by the Perry twins. #roguetrader #astramilitarum #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity

I don’t think I was ever that keen on the Chimera’s design, and it definitely didn’t fit the aesthetic of my Rogue Trader era guard army. So lots of fussing, some after market parts, a custom made shortened Rhino view port, and about half the rivets removed and… I guess I like it a little more.

Another #Warhammer 40K, Imperial Army, guardsman completed for my army! Cataloged as “Trooper Lee.” Released in 1987 by Citadel Miniatures. Fun fact: all three members of Canadian prog rock band Rush had troopers named after them. #warhammercommunity #roguetrader #warhammer40k

White Dwarf issue 117 (September 1989) has instructions for scratch building a Whirlwind upgrade for the Rhino kit, along with rules on how to use it. According to the article my Imperial Army can take one, so here it is! #roguetrader #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k #whitedwarfmagazine

Fogou makes the best terrain around. I don’t quite understand what this resin they use is, but it’s some sort of magic, it’s simply a joy to paint. (I usually hate painting resin!) And the sculpts have so much character! This is must have terrain for sci-fi or post apocalyptic gaming!

Three more of the 1987 Rogue Trader Imperial Army figures painted up. That also completes another 10 man squad for my oldhammer Imperial Guard army. I’m getting closer to my goal of collecting and painting all the original lead 40K army duders! Hooray! #warhammercommunity #oldhammer #roguetrader

#2ndedition40k stormtrooper finished. I painted the six clones but they’re a bit less interesting…. So here’s the metal sergeant!

Two more Rogue Trader era Spade Orks. A runt herd and a boy with a few cybernetic enhancements. I wish I would have been more consistent with the bases when painting up the this army. Maybe I’ll go back and fix them all some day. #oldhammer #roguetrader #warhammercommunity

A few of my Space Ork boys. I painted these last summer for a GenCon battle with @miniaturaobscura.bsky.social. The one on the right it a plastic Citadel miniature from the Rogue Trader box. The other two are metal miniatures released by Demon Blade in the late 90’s. #warhammer40k #oldhammer

A Rogue Trader era Space Ork Mekaniak (read: Mek Boy). A metal multipart kit, in that you have to add one plastic arm when you build it. I also gave him a pauldron and a back banner to help him stand out from the mob. Citadel miniature, catalogued in White Dwarf 132 (Dec, 1990). #warhammercommunity

These minis from @satyrart.bsky.social are just about the most rad thing ever. I will definitely be ordering a few and painting them up to fill out the ranks of my Rogue Trader guard army!

Two plastic rogue trader guardsmen from the RTB07 box. Games Workshop, 1989. I painted these about a year ago, but I wasn't on Bluesky at the time (we won't talk about that other place, the bad place) and I thought they were worth sharing here. #warhammer40k #astramilitarum #warhammercommunity

I finished another Citidel, Rogue Trader, Imperial Army trooper. This one was cataloged as “Trooper Brough (Lasgun)” in White Dwarf #96 (December, 1987). I believe it was sculpted by Ally Morrison. #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k #astramilitarum #roguetrader #oldhammer

An epic scale (so small!) Avenger Strike Fighter painted for Aeronautica Imperialis. This mini could also be used in Legiones Imperialis but I haven’t played that one yet! #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #aeronauticaimperialis #legionesimperialis

A civilian npc for an upcoming scenario in our #Stargrave campaign. Body and arms are from #NorthstarMiniatures. Head is from the 1989 Citadel Rogue Trader Imperial Guard sprue. I sculpted the silly hat and hair myself with greenstuff. Painted with #Armypainter fanatic paints.

Hi, I’m new here. I’m looking to connect with fellow #warhammer40k nerds. This week I’m painting some oldies but goodies; 1987 Citadel Rogue Trader Imperial Army. Got six guys complete out of this squad of 10. Getting close to another completed squad for my Imperial Guard army! #warhammercommunity