A green beetle robot, over a foot long, that fades to a deep magenta on the underside. It has 6 legs and long metallic arms with claws on the end.

A close up of the beetle bots face. It has 9 turquoise eyes and a silver grate where its mouth would be. On top of its head is a massive horn that turns from a deep brown red to white up the top.

The beetle bots shell opens to show a large flatbed to store cargo and it's sensitive electrical parts

A close up of the the beetle bots robotic parts.

I uploaded this on Instagram for Bill Making Stuff's #bigbotbash3 and felt it got very little attention, so thought I would share my 6 week long #scratchbuild with Bluesky too. I took the "big" part of #bigbotbash very literally and this model came in at over a foot long.

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The two amp stacks and the cables from them on the wooden base floor. Blue lightnings coming from the speakers.

Front view of the mini of Edric on the base. The two amp stacks left and right behind him with blue lightning coming from them.

Right side view of the mini of Edric on the base. The two amp stacks left and right behind him with blue lightning coming from them.

Left top side view of the mini of Edric on the base. The two amp stacks left and right behind him with blue lightning coming from them.

I had a lot of fun scratch building with this one. I even made a little 1-to-2 cable splitter. 😄 The guitar cables are actually small wires which was perfect to use. It gives life to the scene. #Nerdlings #MiniaturePainting #ScratchBuilding

Last drybrush and I'm finished. The process works!

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A dark grey wash to help bring everything together a little more.

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Phew. The drybrushing really helps toning the garishness down a lot. Once again trusting the process has prevailed.

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The ugly paint stage.

Trust the process.
Trust the process.
Trust the process.

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All six caves now primed with my paint, plaster and glue mix. It worked pretty well.

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I added sand and little stones for extra texture. They are now at the same point as where I was with the original prototype.

Next step I plan to add a paint and plaster mix as a primer.

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Four bigger polystyrene boxes with 4 round feet on top and two smaller rectangular ones in front of them on a cutting mat.

Dry fit of the scratch build two full stack amps on the wood plank base with the Edric Munson guitarist mini in front of them. The mini is adhered with some putty.

Dry fit of the scratch build two full stack amps on the wood plank base with the Edric Munson guitarist mini in front of them. The mini is adhered with some putty. This is a closer shot of the base shown more from the front.

Progress in my scratch build. I built two full stacks of amps for my Edric base. #Nerdlings #MiniaturePainting #PaintingMinis #ScratchBuilding

Caves all covered in toilet paper and glue. I like how it's all progressing.

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Worked on the last cave and then added some small details to all five to break up the flat surfaces a bit more.

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Getting some fun shapes. The process is kind of hypnotic, too.

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The caves are starting to get all lumpy.

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A little extra work on the booties of my caves to help sell the effect.

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I've been casually noodling about making a piece of cave terrain.

And then I decided to make five more!

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Front view, dark blue and white colour scheme. Heavy grime and rust.

Back view, dark blue and white colour scheme. Heavy grime and rust. Really happy with the rust on the satellite dish.

Pre-painted model - torch body, legs from split raw plugs, and a toy satellite dish. Drill bit is a screw glued to a plastic cylinder

A geological probe droid - it's going to be an objective marker for games of Space Weirdos, etc. A long forgotten relic that has valuable information stored inside.

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Been working on this for a while and it feels like I'm nearly to the end of what I can learn from this scratchbuild. Once I get this finished and painted I should be able to start playtesting rules for the wargame I've been itching to make with two complete models. #wargaming #scratchbuilding

impromptu scenery item. when your friends get better at slot car racing they start coming off in new areas of your track so it's time for some more catch fencing, a different design this time #slotcars #scratchbuilding #scenery

As described in the post, two smiling creatures with bright plastic faces, round bodies and long skinny legs.

"The Creatures", colorful figures I made from bits of plastic that would otherwise be thrown away, superglue/baking soda accelerant, and paint. They are joyful, silly, proudly weird, curious and observant.
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20 trucks, 19 ready for tarps, the will be scatter for various games

Pradtir cloak with hazards mocked in

#hobbystreak day 741

All of the trucks ready for tarps. I had fun decorating them in different ways, the vibes will change drastically once the tarps go on.

The praetor has had colours bkokced in and hazards on the cloak mocked in.

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Prop is done

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My wife was worried about my shrimp posture when I was hobbing, so she got me this table.
I am very happy with it.

The other table is the previous one I used so it is quite the upgrate.

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New video – Scratch Building NECROMUNDA TERRAIN from Yoghurt Pots
youtu.be/8QzVpuF_BkE

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In context, on the tabletop with other bits of terrain and some miniatures. Looks like the village is being attacked by zombie scarecrows or something. Oh no!

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Here we are. I think these are done now. What was intended to be a two week project at most spiralled out of control, but I think the results speak for themselves. If I have time I may set up a little scene to better show them off.

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A dark wash all over to bring it together more. I had hoped to finish today, but the wash wasn't drying quick enough for the final drybrush, even with a hairdryer. Hopefully tomorrow will yield the results I'm looking for.

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That's toned it all down a bit. A bit of drybrushing starting to bring it together. The end is near!

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So garish, it's glorious!

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Snazzy colours. I do have a plan.

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First layer of paint with this primer coat.

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