@mjcarrick.bsky.social
Trans lesbian with a wonderful partner. Historian (especially ww2). Tabletop gamer (also mostly ww2!). Retired geostrategic analyst and policy wonk. Diversity in national security advocate. Wine lover. Tolkien, Star Wars and Babylon 5 nerd.
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Escaping the dark reality of the works right now with a great weekend in the Lard Zone at #Cancon2026. Four fun games with great folks and the chance to catch up with lots of friends was brilliant! Lots of inspirational tables and painting across the convention, too.
#tabletopgaming
#spreadthelard
#tabletopgaming
#spreadthelard
January 25, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Escaping the dark reality of the works right now with a great weekend in the Lard Zone at #Cancon2026. Four fun games with great folks and the chance to catch up with lots of friends was brilliant! Lots of inspirational tables and painting across the convention, too.
#tabletopgaming
#spreadthelard
#tabletopgaming
#spreadthelard
Hard to get good pics in the light at the time, but cool to see a #mantaray just off the beach at #minjerribah #stradbrokeisland today!
January 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Hard to get good pics in the light at the time, but cool to see a #mantaray just off the beach at #minjerribah #stradbrokeisland today!
Another stunning afternoon on #minjerrinbah #stradbrokeisland - another glorious #sunset and #starfish aplenty!
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Another stunning afternoon on #minjerrinbah #stradbrokeisland - another glorious #sunset and #starfish aplenty!
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive season, whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, sol invictus, festivus or anything else!
December 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Wishing everyone a safe and happy festive season, whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, sol invictus, festivus or anything else!
Not a great picture but nice to get a few more #ridersofrohan done for a friend (who is painting the horses) for an upcoming game of Middle Earth #midgardheroicbattles at #cancon2026. Still chipping away at a bunch more and some assorted other figures for it. #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
December 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Not a great picture but nice to get a few more #ridersofrohan done for a friend (who is painting the horses) for an upcoming game of Middle Earth #midgardheroicbattles at #cancon2026. Still chipping away at a bunch more and some assorted other figures for it. #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
I’m rather chuffed to have gotten my first ever writing credit and published piece in the annual magazine for @toofatlardies.bsky.social !! Great to be able to contribute to my favourite war game. #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #historicalwargaming #ww2wargaming #tabletopwargaming
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’m rather chuffed to have gotten my first ever writing credit and published piece in the annual magazine for @toofatlardies.bsky.social !! Great to be able to contribute to my favourite war game. #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #historicalwargaming #ww2wargaming #tabletopwargaming
I have struggled with motivation for these guys but glad to finally have finished the first batch of #ridersofrohan for my friend’s big Fords of Isen game of #migardheroicbattles at #cancon2026. A bunch more to do but glad to get these done and that my friend is doing most of the horses himself!
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I have struggled with motivation for these guys but glad to finally have finished the first batch of #ridersofrohan for my friend’s big Fords of Isen game of #migardheroicbattles at #cancon2026. A bunch more to do but glad to get these done and that my friend is doing most of the horses himself!
Last of my core force of Normandy German troops for an upcoming #chainofcommand campaign are done. Onto supports etc - and casualties, which we plan on marking to add realism - and hopefully we will start games next week. @toofatlardies.bsky.social #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Last of my core force of Normandy German troops for an upcoming #chainofcommand campaign are done. Onto supports etc - and casualties, which we plan on marking to add realism - and hopefully we will start games next week. @toofatlardies.bsky.social #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
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truly a great time to have just recorded a pilot episode about Warhammer 40,000 memes bleeding into mainstream politics with @jkass99.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
truly a great time to have just recorded a pilot episode about Warhammer 40,000 memes bleeding into mainstream politics with @jkass99.bsky.social
Super excited that my stuff from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social has arrived! Awesome ww2 resistance figures plus a few other incredible women from through history to use in a bunch of games and enjoy painting :) #kickarsewomen #womenofhistory #resistance #ww2warging #28mm
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Super excited that my stuff from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social has arrived! Awesome ww2 resistance figures plus a few other incredible women from through history to use in a bunch of games and enjoy painting :) #kickarsewomen #womenofhistory #resistance #ww2warging #28mm
Finished this barn from Charlie Foxtrot off today, and rather chuffed with how it turned out! It’s for a friend as part of our joint efforts to get a bunch of terrain done for an upcoming #chainofcommand #pintsizedcampaign. @toofatlardies.bsky.social #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Finished this barn from Charlie Foxtrot off today, and rather chuffed with how it turned out! It’s for a friend as part of our joint efforts to get a bunch of terrain done for an upcoming #chainofcommand #pintsizedcampaign. @toofatlardies.bsky.social #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
Trying to find my happy place to reset after a few tough weeks with a nice steak, my last bottle of the divine 2014 Talbot’s Block Shiraz and #theashes on TV.
November 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Trying to find my happy place to reset after a few tough weeks with a nice steak, my last bottle of the divine 2014 Talbot’s Block Shiraz and #theashes on TV.
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
More German infantry for an upcoming #chainofcommand campaign - hopefully kicking off this week or next so the pressure is on to get them all done! #28mm #historicalwargaming #tabletopwargaming #spreadthelard @toofatlardies.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
More German infantry for an upcoming #chainofcommand campaign - hopefully kicking off this week or next so the pressure is on to get them all done! #28mm #historicalwargaming #tabletopwargaming #spreadthelard @toofatlardies.bsky.social
Another wild night at home watching the #edinburghtattoo2025 lol
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Another wild night at home watching the #edinburghtattoo2025 lol
Remembering all those who have served, in uniform and not. Those whose service or sacrifices have been forgotten and those who didn’t come home or did so with scars seen or unseen. Lest we forget. #remembranceday
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Remembering all those who have served, in uniform and not. Those whose service or sacrifices have been forgotten and those who didn’t come home or did so with scars seen or unseen. Lest we forget. #remembranceday
Pretty much done with these buildings I’m painting for a friend as part of a bunch of work to help him get a Fords of Isen themed game of #MidgardHeroicBattles by @mogsymakes.bsky.social on the table at #Cancon2026 in the #lardzone @toofatlardies.bsky.social . #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Pretty much done with these buildings I’m painting for a friend as part of a bunch of work to help him get a Fords of Isen themed game of #MidgardHeroicBattles by @mogsymakes.bsky.social on the table at #Cancon2026 in the #lardzone @toofatlardies.bsky.social . #spreadthelard #28mm #tabletopwargaming
Yes Hans, we are the bad guys. In this case the first batch of troops from 352 Infanterie Division for #chainofcommand by @toofatlardies.bsky.social . First hobby stuff finished in a while! #ww2 #historicalwargaming #tabletopwargaming #spreadthelard
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Yes Hans, we are the bad guys. In this case the first batch of troops from 352 Infanterie Division for #chainofcommand by @toofatlardies.bsky.social . First hobby stuff finished in a while! #ww2 #historicalwargaming #tabletopwargaming #spreadthelard
I had a fabulous night last night at the #DEFGLIS #PrideBall - Australia can be proud that we have such supportive leadership (from Governor-General down, though I bet it’s the first time a GG has been followed by a drag show!) who support and champion diversity in Defence and national security.
October 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I had a fabulous night last night at the #DEFGLIS #PrideBall - Australia can be proud that we have such supportive leadership (from Governor-General down, though I bet it’s the first time a GG has been followed by a drag show!) who support and champion diversity in Defence and national security.
I had an awesome time checking out the #MOAB #gamingconvention over the weekend. While I missed out on playing #chainofcommand this year, it was great to see lots of familiar faces playing and I used the extra time to talk with lots of awesome people and try new games! #spreadthelard #tabletopgaming
October 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I had an awesome time checking out the #MOAB #gamingconvention over the weekend. While I missed out on playing #chainofcommand this year, it was great to see lots of familiar faces playing and I used the extra time to talk with lots of awesome people and try new games! #spreadthelard #tabletopgaming
After a few months away, I am finally starting to get in some more games of #chainofcommand by @toofatlardies.bsky.social . A great, see-sawing game today that I won at the ‘sudden death’ stage. #spreadthelard #ww2 #ww2wargaming #28mm #tabletopwargaming
September 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
After a few months away, I am finally starting to get in some more games of #chainofcommand by @toofatlardies.bsky.social . A great, see-sawing game today that I won at the ‘sudden death’ stage. #spreadthelard #ww2 #ww2wargaming #28mm #tabletopwargaming
And now some #DouglasDauntlesses join my air wing for #bloodredskiesgame! #1/200 #tabletopwargaming @warlordgames.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
And now some #DouglasDauntlesses join my air wing for #bloodredskiesgame! #1/200 #tabletopwargaming @warlordgames.com