The alternate activations was a nice change in Bushido. Zone Alfa is very much Stalker/roadside picnic PvPvE and looks really interesting.

Game manuals for Zona Alfa, Bushido Risen Sun, and Dead Mans Hand redux

#Salute53 was a blast, meeting good people, chatting hobby, seeing all the wargames and really enjoyed having a crack at Bushido: Risen Sun with @lawmcc.bsky.social. Lots of loot and three new games to learn on the train ride home.
When's Salute54? 😁

Front cover of the salute 53 programme magazine.

Checked in and ready for tomorrow 😁
#Salute53

Mandoshawan alien from the fifth element

Just saying it's an option, quick head swap and the cross over could see a universe with Ruby Rod Vs Fulgrim in a sass off

Almost finished building that myself. At the risk of blaspheming gunpla, the little gold thrusters really need a dot of glue. Those things do not stay put.

a birthday card with a penguin holding a cake with a candle ALT: a birthday card with a penguin holding a cake with a candle

Happiest of Birthdays to the best person ever @lawmcc.bsky.social . Happy birthday toots, loves ya

Miniatures of a cloth doll wearing a green hooded coat and a grey beanbag cat inspect the moss and lichen growing on top of a fence post.

I love this mossy fence post. It looks like the map of some wild fantasy land.

Maybe it's the Habernagerie island.

Fall themed Arch Revenant (miniature from the Sylvaneth army from Warhammer Age of Sigmar)

Arch Revenant 🍂🍁 #Warhammer #warhammerAoS #AoS #sylvaneth #ageofsigmar #warhammerCommunity

Back view of lord solar conversion showing alternative cloak.

Front view of lord solar conversion. Highlighting sword and head swap.

Front and back views of converted Lord Solar. #warhammercommunity #wh40k #miniaturepainting

Converted Lord Solar. Custom theme based on 17th / 18th century french army units. Replaced head with a dragoon helmet, replaced sword and cloak. Added feathers to helm from a necromunder kit.

Newly completed converted Lord Solar for my custom Dumasian 3rd. Sword and cloak came from an old world Pegasus knight, helm is a third party dragoon head to tie in krieg units and feathers on the helm came from the rogue trader necromunder kit #wh40k#miniaturepainting#warhammercommunity

Sisters of Battle last stand against necrons diorama.

Very dry and arid last stand for a few brave sisters...

Selection of sci-fi terrain and barriers for Warhammer 40k, necromunda or anything else really. Painted as part of a ruined city scape theme.

Very much a terrain week for building and painting. Surprised how much I got done considering I'm not the fastest painter. At this rate we may actually play some games! #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity #killteam #necromunda

Such a nostalgia hit! Grew up playing risk, every weekend games that would last hours. Good company and great memories.

Sister of battle Vs necron Frank Frazetta inspired diorama. Based on Deathdealer number 7 and the destroyer. Close up view.

Frank Frazetta inspired sister of battle v necron diorama. Full view.

Death Dealer inspiration for the main sister of battle

The destroyer inspiration for the diorama composition

Oh, this is a bit of a stretch but I did a Frank Frazetta esq diorama last year. Not exactly "classical" art but I'd still count it 😁. Based on a combo of Deathdealer #7 and The Destroyer. #MOTM #miniaturepainting

Scenery and scatter terrain for silver bayonet. Gravestones and an MDF church kit.

One of the resin gravestones has a Stan Lee tribute, "Excelsior 1922-2018" which I thought was a lovely nod. Can't remember the vendor but picked up from Salute52

Nice week chipping away at some scenery for Silver Bayonet. Mini graveyard (with a nice tribute to Stan Lee), MDF kit church and a lot of resin walls. Hobby desk is a mess of dried glue, flock and paint spatter 😁. Almost ready to try and learn how to play it now. #miniaturepainting #silverbayonet

Monday....
#Coffee

Rogue hobbies lil' mushroom guy.

If you think seeing a sentient mushroom is shocking. Try being a sentient mushroom!
May have done the eyes a bit more surprised than I meant but really like it. Thanks to @roguehobbies.bsky.social for the salute lucky dip freebie 😁

Haul of goodies from Salute52 including Gundam, minatures, dice, rogue hobbies tshirt and rascal town mini.

Had a brilliant time at my first @slondonwarlords.bsky.social Salute
with @admcc.bsky.social. Got a nice haul of goodies and was so good to speak with the lovely @roguehobbies.bsky.social and @sixdiceskills.bsky.social I forgot to ask for a pic but hopefully next time! 😊 #salute52

Just wish I knew who did it to credit them. Brilliantly creative.

LOTR orc on display at salute 52, featuring a nice hair cut with hopefully fake hair.

Spotted in the painting comp, some real commitment to authenticity. I wouldn't even attempt something like this... hair! Hats off to the painter/stylist of this. Amazing. #salute52 #lotr #miniaturepainting

Picture taken with midwinter minis in Salute

Also decided to rep the awesome Alex (52 miniatures) and within 30 seconds of walking in bumped into midwinter minis for a surreal interaction and quick photo op 😁 #salute52

Custom imperator titan on display at salute 52

Loot haul from salute 52, silver bayonet scenarios and minis, basing materials, scenery, burrows and badgers mini, Bushido mini, moonstone minis and rogue hobbies minis

Favourite game board of the day, America Civil war in a snowy forest.

My harry the hammer mini on display in the painting comp

Well @slondonwarlords.bsky.social Salute 52 is all done and had an absolute blast. Wallet took some damage though 😂. The painting comp was amazing and although I didn't place just seeing something I painted in a cabinet next to some stunning minis was well worth it.
#salute52

All set for @slondonwarlords.bsky.social Salute 52. Checked in and had a look round ready for tomorrow. Now for some beer and silver bayonet rule reading. #salute52

25th anniversary harry the hammer. Painted red and brass, very very khorne.... Blood for the blood god! Based on a pile of skeletons.

With Salute 52 coming up decided to give the painting comp a go. No expectation of getting anything it'll just be really cool to see Harry in the display. Really intimidating model to paint for me. Good luck to anyone else having a go 😁 #warhammercommunity #salute52 #miniaturepainting

Ork flamer for Warhammer 40k killteam back view with "juicy" written on the back of their pants.

Ork flamer from Warhammer 40k killteam front view with skull and flame design on there mask

Work in progress on the Ork kill team is slowly getting there. But... I do now have a juicy Ork flamer boy well under way. #killteam #miniaturepainting #warhammercommunity

Killteam Squig with attached explosives

Only way to follow up an enjoyable Ork is with a Squig. Surprised how quick it was to paint, and thanks to a @peachytips.bsky.social tip it now has a great masking tape flag so it can't get lost in a crowd. Next up... Ork flamer in "Juicy" pants.
#warhammercommunity #wh40k #miniaturepainting

On it.... Stealth turned up to 11

Warhammer 40k kill team Ork with power claw and pistol. Front on view

Warhammer 40k kill team Ork with power claw and pistol. Back view

First mini of 2025 done. Really enjoyed painting another Ork, but my first blood axe scheme. Whole squad is going to have some "unique" camo I think. #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting #wh40k #killteam

Currently reading 10,000 doors of January by Alix Harrow. So far really digging the concept and writing. Very different to my usual sci fi / fantasy fix.