CraftyBeardGuy - Ash
@craftybeardguy.bsky.social
miniatures painter, board gamer, foodie - he/him - safe space for 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♿ #sharethehobbylove
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I am a sucker for the Sons of Horus, so much so that I wanted them in 40k so I made my homebrew chapter, which is just the remnants of my homebrew SoH company after the Siege of Terra who decided to stick around in the Materium and just fight for humanity, instead of the Emperor.
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I am a sucker for the Sons of Horus, so much so that I wanted them in 40k so I made my homebrew chapter, which is just the remnants of my homebrew SoH company after the Siege of Terra who decided to stick around in the Materium and just fight for humanity, instead of the Emperor.
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To further expand on what I mean here, in terms of telling a story with your minis, unique units you can take from other space marine chapters can be morphed and kitbashed into a specific special unit for YOUR homebrew chapter. Like I took the Titus character datasheet and made my own hero from it.
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 AM
To further expand on what I mean here, in terms of telling a story with your minis, unique units you can take from other space marine chapters can be morphed and kitbashed into a specific special unit for YOUR homebrew chapter. Like I took the Titus character datasheet and made my own hero from it.
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Long ago I decided that I was going to build a paint a Codex accurate Ultramarines Chapter. Every Company from 1st to 10th. Collecting the models has turned out to be easier than painting them.
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Long ago I decided that I was going to build a paint a Codex accurate Ultramarines Chapter. Every Company from 1st to 10th. Collecting the models has turned out to be easier than painting them.
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I made a homebrew Chapter and simply use the rules of other chapters whenever I feel like switching up gameplay and creating new characters. So *technically* I'm always getting lore support lol. Case in point my Dark Angels* (I call them the Void Tigers) my The Lion, Deathwing Knights, and Azrael
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I made a homebrew Chapter and simply use the rules of other chapters whenever I feel like switching up gameplay and creating new characters. So *technically* I'm always getting lore support lol. Case in point my Dark Angels* (I call them the Void Tigers) my The Lion, Deathwing Knights, and Azrael
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Yes. Oh wait proper answer mostly enjoy bits in schemes that take my fancy so homegrown aztec/inca/olmec marines, loyalists iron warriors, Deathwatch and Primaris in Mantis Warrior Tranquillity campaign scheme....just a few examples of a eclectic collection of marines.
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Yes. Oh wait proper answer mostly enjoy bits in schemes that take my fancy so homegrown aztec/inca/olmec marines, loyalists iron warriors, Deathwatch and Primaris in Mantis Warrior Tranquillity campaign scheme....just a few examples of a eclectic collection of marines.
I am terrible at sticking with one space marine chapter - here are some I've painted in the past. What do you like to do? One of the big Chapters so you get plenty of lore support, characters and rules? Go for something obscure maybe, but canon. Or do you love your homebrew? Show and tell me!
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I am terrible at sticking with one space marine chapter - here are some I've painted in the past. What do you like to do? One of the big Chapters so you get plenty of lore support, characters and rules? Go for something obscure maybe, but canon. Or do you love your homebrew? Show and tell me!
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Probably one of my favourite minis I've painted. The hallucinating goblin sculpt goes hard af.
It's been a funny contrast painting these goblins between grimdark Stormcasts!
#warhammer #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar #gloomspitegitz #miniaturepainting
It's been a funny contrast painting these goblins between grimdark Stormcasts!
#warhammer #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar #gloomspitegitz #miniaturepainting
February 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Probably one of my favourite minis I've painted. The hallucinating goblin sculpt goes hard af.
It's been a funny contrast painting these goblins between grimdark Stormcasts!
#warhammer #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar #gloomspitegitz #miniaturepainting
It's been a funny contrast painting these goblins between grimdark Stormcasts!
#warhammer #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar #gloomspitegitz #miniaturepainting
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February 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar sees the Lumineth Realm-lords get reinforcement alongside their 4th edition battletome in the Vanari Lord Regent. Games Workshop sent one my way, so I grabbed the Contrast and got to work!
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar sees the Lumineth Realm-lords get reinforcement alongside their 4th edition battletome in the Vanari Lord Regent. Games Workshop sent one my way, so I grabbed the Contrast and got to work!
vincentknotley.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/l... #WarhammerCommunity #NewAOS #AdWIP
February 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM
#Ad
Warhammer Age of Sigmar sees the Lumineth Realm-lords get reinforcement alongside their 4th edition battletome in the Vanari Lord Regent. Games Workshop sent one my way, so I grabbed the Contrast and got to work!
vincentknotley.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/l... #WarhammerCommunity #NewAOS #AdWIP
Warhammer Age of Sigmar sees the Lumineth Realm-lords get reinforcement alongside their 4th edition battletome in the Vanari Lord Regent. Games Workshop sent one my way, so I grabbed the Contrast and got to work!
vincentknotley.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/l... #WarhammerCommunity #NewAOS #AdWIP
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And he's done! My very first #WH40K #miniature. Made a lot of mistakes, learned even more, and overall I think I'm happy with the result.
Maybe by the time I paint the next one, I'll learn how to make good photos too lol. At least you can still sorta make out the funny little detail I added in.
Maybe by the time I paint the next one, I'll learn how to make good photos too lol. At least you can still sorta make out the funny little detail I added in.
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
And he's done! My very first #WH40K #miniature. Made a lot of mistakes, learned even more, and overall I think I'm happy with the result.
Maybe by the time I paint the next one, I'll learn how to make good photos too lol. At least you can still sorta make out the funny little detail I added in.
Maybe by the time I paint the next one, I'll learn how to make good photos too lol. At least you can still sorta make out the funny little detail I added in.
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Painted a thing for a 1 hour speed paint comp, 59m 55s later.. 😅
Every time my wife goes past GW, she picks up the free models for the kids. My son doesn't give a monkeys*, so I decided to paint this one up for myself
(*my daughter on the other hand, takes her model and scurries off to paint it)
Every time my wife goes past GW, she picks up the free models for the kids. My son doesn't give a monkeys*, so I decided to paint this one up for myself
(*my daughter on the other hand, takes her model and scurries off to paint it)
February 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Painted a thing for a 1 hour speed paint comp, 59m 55s later.. 😅
Every time my wife goes past GW, she picks up the free models for the kids. My son doesn't give a monkeys*, so I decided to paint this one up for myself
(*my daughter on the other hand, takes her model and scurries off to paint it)
Every time my wife goes past GW, she picks up the free models for the kids. My son doesn't give a monkeys*, so I decided to paint this one up for myself
(*my daughter on the other hand, takes her model and scurries off to paint it)
Post a Mage!
February 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Post a Mage!
See green post green
February 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
See green post green
Now I absolutely loved painting these - reminded me of the old Blightkings sculpts! #warhammerquest #darkwater #Warhammer #ageofsigmar #maggotkinofnurgle
January 31, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Now I absolutely loved painting these - reminded me of the old Blightkings sculpts! #warhammerquest #darkwater #Warhammer #ageofsigmar #maggotkinofnurgle
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Finished these up for #warhammerquest #darkwater yesterday evening - on a roll now! #Warhammer #ageofsigmar #paintingwarhammer #warhammercommunity
January 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Finished these up for #warhammerquest #darkwater yesterday evening - on a roll now! #Warhammer #ageofsigmar #paintingwarhammer #warhammercommunity
Finally making a start on that #warhammerquest #darkwater box - this guy is an absolute unit, and painted him for a one hour speed challenge too! #Warhammer #ageofsigmar #warhammercommunity #paintingwarhammer
January 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Finally making a start on that #warhammerquest #darkwater box - this guy is an absolute unit, and painted him for a one hour speed challenge too! #Warhammer #ageofsigmar #warhammercommunity #paintingwarhammer
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here's the final peice if you don't wanna watch through two and a half minutes of me fucking around 🩶🖤🩶🖤🩶
January 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
here's the final peice if you don't wanna watch through two and a half minutes of me fucking around 🩶🖤🩶🖤🩶
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Well it’s been a while but I painted a mini.
Sons of Prometheus Apothecary Biologis.
Perhaps I’ll finish the Leviathan marines before 11th drops… (spoiler - I will not)
Sons of Prometheus Apothecary Biologis.
Perhaps I’ll finish the Leviathan marines before 11th drops… (spoiler - I will not)
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Well it’s been a while but I painted a mini.
Sons of Prometheus Apothecary Biologis.
Perhaps I’ll finish the Leviathan marines before 11th drops… (spoiler - I will not)
Sons of Prometheus Apothecary Biologis.
Perhaps I’ll finish the Leviathan marines before 11th drops… (spoiler - I will not)
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January 21, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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There she is. My tired and depressed zealot.
Gave her mainly oldhammer inspired gear, stuff that would be found in the hands of PDFs and militias.
Gave her mainly oldhammer inspired gear, stuff that would be found in the hands of PDFs and militias.
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
There she is. My tired and depressed zealot.
Gave her mainly oldhammer inspired gear, stuff that would be found in the hands of PDFs and militias.
Gave her mainly oldhammer inspired gear, stuff that would be found in the hands of PDFs and militias.
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First two heroes of Darkwater done using the tutorials from @thepaintingcoach.bsky.social 😀 #nerdlings #warhammercommunity #warhammer
January 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
First two heroes of Darkwater done using the tutorials from @thepaintingcoach.bsky.social 😀 #nerdlings #warhammercommunity #warhammer
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Games Workshop financials were released and Miniatures Sales made up over 80% of total revenue, further reinforcing the fact nazi Black Templar fans who buy A game maybe twice a year and otherwise engage with 40k exclusively through posting memes online are not and never have been GWs audience.
January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Games Workshop financials were released and Miniatures Sales made up over 80% of total revenue, further reinforcing the fact nazi Black Templar fans who buy A game maybe twice a year and otherwise engage with 40k exclusively through posting memes online are not and never have been GWs audience.
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‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies
‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies
Worth £6bn and with revenues recently rising by 10.9%, the niche interest game has become a global business
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies