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Nick
@archaeonick.bsky.social
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PhD researcher | painting minis | digging holes and setting fire to things, sometimes in that order | avatar by @runawayballista | he/him | no pasarán
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archaeonick.bsky.social
lots of photos of the #warhammer equivalent of jumpers for goalposts
a game of Warhammer age of Sigmar being played on a floor, with the edges of the playing area demarcated with black tape. the majority of models are unpainted grey plastic.
July 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
I would love to say Flush Five but in my heart of hearts I know it to be Two Pair
The Spare Trousers joker from balatro
June 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
robot hours are continuing, apothecary white and battlemechs were simply made for each other
A Cyclops miniature from the Battletech setting, painted white with an orange stripe. A Cyclops miniature from the Battletech setting, painted white with an orange stripe.
April 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
it is time for robot
a banshee miniature for the Battletech miniatures game.
April 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
Screenshot of tweet by @macarthurboyd. most people: i find it really difficult to access the health service in a meaningful way keir starmer: the tenets of ninjitsu warfare will be eradicated from these lands, by decree of the shogun
March 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
my man built like N64 Pierce Brosnan
March 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
all of the announced models are excellent but I'm particularly enamoured with these two Statler and Waldorf motherfuckers
the new vampire lord on nightmare model for Warhammer age of Sigmar. Notably there are two grinning skeletons emerging from the base Close up of the two skeletons, each with a cheeky grin
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
Extremely excellent game with @shitpost.dev fielding the Catapult That Would Not Die, despite the best efforts of a Wasp with a thousand shivs (6 small lasers)
The iconic strut of a Phoenix Hawk as it swaggers into a Flashman's left arc A wasp fails to do much to a hunchbank while a complicated conga line of my Phoenix Hawk, Kara's catapult and my Rifleman prepare to kick each other in the head. My Warhammer lies stricken on the ground after an ammo explosion that knocked the pilot unconscious, it's probably fine though
November 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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you know I think I'm good actually
screenshot of a tan colour Swatch above an add to cart button. underneath the description says "dead flesh" and has been reduced from 2.75 to 1.50
June 22, 2024 at 7:25 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
you ever want to avoid task and just paint skelington
10mm scale model of a black coach pulled by skeletal horses and driven by a grim reaper-esque skeleton wielding a scythe
June 18, 2024 at 10:52 AM
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this post endorsed by Katakros, Mortach of the Necropolis
Katakros, Mortach of the Necropolis, and his retinue from Warhammer Age of Sigmar
June 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
finished painting Grom! an all-timer of a model, just a blast to paint from start to finish #Warhammercommunity #AgeofSigmsr
A Warhammer miniature of Grombrindal, The White Dwarf Close up of the other side of the axes, showing runes and the gem Close up of the reverse of the model, detailing the red cloak and fallen kruleboys shield on the base
June 2, 2024 at 6:18 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
for WIP wednesday it's The Boy #warhammer #warhammercommunity
A partially painted Warhammer miniature of Grombrindal, the White Dwarf.
May 15, 2024 at 11:40 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
every time I think about this issue I start hootin' and hollerin' uncontrollably
Three panels from Vader Down by Kieran Gillen and Jason Aaron. In the first, a voice bubble from off-panel tells Darth Vader "You are surrounded!". The second shows hundreds of rebel soldiers converging on Vader. The third is a close up of Vader, igniting his lightsaber, who responds: "All I am surrounded by is fear. And dead men."
May 15, 2024 at 11:18 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
Happy birthday! Thanks for all you do, I always enjoy your work!
Image of two seperate boxes of birthday candles which, placed next to each other, spell "HAPPY BAPPY"
April 26, 2024 at 9:12 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
this just in: gigs are cool and fun

(Ana Tijoux, the village underground)
Photo of Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux with her band, taken at a concert
April 14, 2024 at 11:55 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
WIP: what if i were to simply drushbrush all things, forever
A stormcast eternal miniature painted to look made of stone. They are hefting a large stone crossbow with the bolt glowing red.
March 17, 2024 at 11:06 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
Panel of John Constantine saying "I hate this business. If I didn't hate getting up in the mornings more, I'd chuck it all in and get a proper job tomorrow. from Book 2 of the Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman, art by Scott Hampton, lettering by Tod Klein.
February 17, 2024 at 10:48 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
Having an absolute blast so far, thank you! Apologies if there's another bug report option, but I couldn't find it - I've asked a question of Brother Aleric and it seems to have softlocked the game, I can't progress the fialog further or interact with any doorways or paintings
February 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
Very small and spooky knights, qualifying thanks to a banner
10mm skeletal and spectral knights from the Vampire Counts faction for Warmaster, riding skeletal horses. One of the skeletons is carrying a checked blue and yellow banner, which has the emblem of a winged chalice spilling blood.
January 26, 2024 at 2:12 PM
archaeonick.bsky.social
The AoS sculpt designers are untouchable imo. This is visual storytelling, too me
A miniature from Age of Sigmar depicting a goblin being eaten by a red bipedal squig A scarred goblin wearing a giant squig skull around their head and shoulders, wielding a sickle in one hand and a spiked club in the other
January 17, 2024 at 8:21 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
I would like to still be on holiday please
Photo of a broad river on a frosty, foggy day, with trees looming from the mist in the middle distance
January 11, 2024 at 7:34 AM
archaeonick.bsky.social
happy birthday, hope you have a good one!
Photo of two sets of birthday candles shaped like letters. The first set spells Happy and the second set Bappy
January 11, 2024 at 7:26 AM
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Getting big into Warmaster lately, something very satisfying about how much faster to paint the small models are. Otherwise I need to get back to my poor neglected votann
A broad shot of an army of miniatures for Warmaster, which are smaller than most games workshop figures and typically feature two "strips" of six miniatures per base. The army is undead and features ranks of ghosts, skeletons, dire wolves and skeletal knights, led by a female vampire on horseback. A vampire riding a zombie dragon for warmaster. There is a British pound coin for scale, approximately an inch high, which reaches the head hight of the dragon. A Kahl for the Leagues of Votann for 40k, a faction of space dwarves. This one stands on a molten lava base and is pointing with a power fist, while on their back they have a large green banner with white heraldry. A tiny Arkanaut Ironclad smaller than a thumbnail, a flying boat for the skyfaring dwarves of the Kharadron Overlords faction from the Age of Sigmar. The tiny boat has been photographed in front of the much larger full-scale version which is used in the game, both of which have been painted in the same style and scheme.
January 9, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Doing this vampire lord was extremely fun at this scale, especially the wings on the zombie dragon! I will never, ever do a full size Warhammer one
A small miniature of a zombie dragon perched on a rock, emerging from a swamp. There is a vampire rider in black armour holding a red lance. The model is placed next to a British pound coin for scale, which reaches to the head of the dragon Alternate angle of the miniature, showing the red shield of the rider and the bloody fangs and claws of the dragon. Close up of the dragon's head, in which the glowing green eyes of the skeletal dragon are clearly visible. Shot of the rear of the model, showing rents in the drahon's skin. The skeletal wings with tattered membrane stretched between bone are clearly visible.
January 4, 2024 at 8:37 AM