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Squachel
@coolstarship.bsky.social
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Mini painter, science fiction lover, procrastinator. Coolstarship.blog
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Another unfinished project, this time the miniature @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social released. I decided to paint it as Mr. Tayto, but until my shakes die down I have to leave it be!

#MiniPainter #MiniaturePainter #IrishArtist
A square photo in colour. Grey background, with a wooden plynth. A full colour miniature model of a donkey in a frock coat, britches, and boot is the focus. It faces the camera. The donkey has a yellow brown fur. The frock coat is red with gold trim. It wears a blue cravat and cumberbund. It's britches are yellow with black stripes, paired with brown boots. The base it is mounted on remains the black of the primer used. A square photo in colour. Grey background, with a wooden plynth. A full colour miniature model of a donkey in a frock coat, britches, and boots is the focus. It faces to the right of the camera. The donkey has a yellow brown fur. The frock coat is red with gold trim. It wears a blue cravat and cumberbund. It's britches are yellow with black stripes, paired with brown boots. The base it is mounted on remains the black of the primer used. A square photo in colour. Grey background, with a wooden plynth. A full colour miniature model of a donkey in a frock coat, britches, and boots is the focus. It faces to the left of the camera, with most of its back on view. The donkey has a yellow brown fur. The frock coat is red with gold trim. It wears a blue cravat and cumberbund. It's britches are yellow with black stripes, paired with brown boots. The base it is mounted on remains the black of the primer used.
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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That time I wanted to make my own #Labubu but only got as far as the head.

#ModelMaker #Maker #Milliput #Greenstuff #Sculpey #PolymerClay #IMadeAThing #InProgress #MiniPainting #MiniPainter #MiniaturePainting #IrishArtist
Square photo in colour. Background is grey, and there is a wooden plynth. On the plynth is an oval head. It is yellow-green, with scales evident on the top. The mouth is smiling and stretches the full width. There are large white pointed teeth protruding from behind the top lip. A pair of eyes take up most of the face. This is a grimmer and more realistic take on the face of the popular blind-box Labubu thing. Square photo in colour. Background is grey, and there is a wooden plynth. On the plynth is an oval head. It is yellow-green, with scales evident on the top. The mouth is smiling and stretches the full width. There are large white pointed teeth protruding from behind the top lip. A pair of eyes take up most of the face. This is a grimmer and more realistic take on the face of the popular blind-box Labubu thing.
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#FinishedFriday

Piece one is printed photo on watercolour paper and acrylic. Piece two is just layers of acrylic on watercolour paper. Technique studies but I am happy with how they came out as a whole.

#IrishArtist #Painting #Print #ArtStudy
Square image in colour. Background is a red-grey, with the main image centred as a rectangle. It is a black and white photo of a wind turbine. There's a wash of thin white acrylic over it. Distressing the photo. On the left half of the photo a scratchy wash of neon pink (Windsor & Newton Permenant Rose). Square image in colour. Background is a red-grey, with the main image centred as a rectangle. It's a series of layers in a scratchy wash of neon pink (Windsor & Newton Permenant Rose). They criss-cross in diagonals showing a deeper colour where they overlap.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Another #WIP that hasn't been touched since before hospital. I wanted to #KItbash something on a base (33mm). So meet Base Boyyyy.

#ModelMaker #Maker #Milliput #Greenstuff #IMadeAThing #InProgress #MiniPainting #MiniPainter #MiniaturePainting #IrishArtist
Square photo, in colour. Grey background, wooden plynth. On the plynth is a miniature with a round body, two arms spread out, and two legs. It stands on a cobbled street. The body, legs and hands are a tan fleshy colour. While the eyes in the body remain white. The model is unfinished. Square photo, in colour. Grey background, wooden plynth. On the plynth is a miniature with a round body, two arms spread out, and two legs. It stands on a cobbled street. This photo is of a side profile showing mostly the back. Embedded in the flesh of the back are two skulls, and a rib cage. The bones are a pale brown, and the flesh is a red tan colour. The model is unfinished. Square photo, in colour. Grey background, wooden plynth. On the plynth is a miniature with a round body, two arms spread out, and two legs. It stands on a cobbled street. This photo is of the back of the model. Embedded in the flesh of the back are two skulls, and a rib cage. The bones are a pale brown, and the flesh is a red tan colour. The model is unfinished.
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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I have no finished projects, so lets have a look at my pile of progress! Painting some of my birthday present #Orks

#WIP #WarhammerCommunity #OrkWithAK #Miniatures #MiniPainting #MiniPainter #IrishArtist
Square photo in colour. It is a photo of two miniatures. These are Orks from Warhammer 40k. One is in the foreground, one is to the left and in the background. They are infront of a grey background and stand on a block of wood. The orks are green, and brown can also be seen. They are not finished so look quite flat. Square photo in colour. It is a photo of two miniatures. These are Orks from Warhammer 40k. One is in the foreground, one is to the left and in the background. They are infront of a grey background and stand on a block of wood. The orks are green, and brown can also be seen. They are not finished so look quite flat.
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#FinishedFriday

Printed photo on watercolour paper, with acrylic. Exploring the idea of a limited colour palette but wide use of techniques. They were not intented to be finished pieces, but studies to draw from.

#Painting #Prints #TraditionalArt #IrishArtist
Square image in colour. Background is a red-grey, with the main image centred. It is a black and white photo of a white satelite dish in a forest. There's a washy hand painted white border, and a bold red stripe down the left hand side. It is a piece of traditional art which has been scanned. Square image in colour. Background is a red-grey, with the main image centred. It is a black and white photo of a white satelite dish in a forest. There's a washy hand painted white area over three quarters of the piece leaving the satelite dish exposed.There is a thick bold red stripe down the left hand side. It is a piece of traditional art which has been scanned.
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Another photo, and with hashtags as I need creative validation. More in alt-text.

#Warhammer #Orks #WarhammerCommunity #TextileArt #FabricArt #FantasyBanner #FantasyArt #IrishArtist
Close-up of an Evil Sunz war banner. Red sun with face and black and white tendrils. Yellow skull. Black hand stitching. Painted using acrylics. Close-up of an Evil Sunz war banner. Red sun with face and black and white tendrils. Yellow skull. Black hand stitching. Painted using acrylics. Close-up of an Evil Sunz banner. This time the top third. In yellow with three of the four beige chilli shapes. You can see dirty shading and hand stitching.
September 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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I made a small Evil Sunz war banner. Acrylic paint, applique (machine and hand), scrap fabric. It is a precursor to two "full-size" banners that are in progress. Another Evil Sunz, and a Nurgle.

The Nurgle is my favourite as it's made out of leather taken from an old sofa.
A red and yellow banner, stuck to a grey front door. It is a replication of an Evil Sunz banner from art in an old White Dwarf. It's a rectangle. At the top are four beige icons which look like chillis. There's a zig-zag pattern 1/3 down. Below that is a sickly yellow skull (half) next to a red sun (half). The sun has a face and black tendrils coming out of it.
September 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy.
How the fuck do I describe this? It's a Warhammer Ork, dressed as a Japanese schoolgirl. It is saying Konnichiwaaaaaagh. I saved the image because wtf.
September 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Post your 5 earliest Steam purchases!
Screenshot from the Steam mobile app. In shades of blue grey. It's a table of information related to purchase history, laid out in columns. First column. Date. Top to bottom. 12 July 2013. 12 July 2013. 7 August 2012. 6 August 2012. 20 March 2011. Second column. Game title. Top to bottom. Elder scrolls V: skyrim legendary. Sid Meier's Civilisation V: Gold DLC only Feb 2013. Spore. Guild Wars Trilogy (EU). Sim City 4 Deluxe. Third column. Type of purchase. Says Purchase for each item. Forth column. Price. Top to bottom. 29.99 euros. 5 euros. 29.99 euros. 29.99 euros. 9.99 euros.
August 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Well, I went and did it. And I'm happy to see there's controller support natively now! I'll not raid with a controller but it should make levelling a little less RSI-inducing. I came back to try Dragon Flight last year and it annoyed the tits off me. Hopefully, it'll be a bit better 😅
A photo of my computer screen. It is cropped to focus on the Battle Net installer. It is showing that I am once again installing World of Warcraft under my OG account. For The War Within.
July 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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As we move into the hellfire section of summer. I have to share this. I bought a laptop stand with a fan built in for the gaming laptop months ago. It works like a charm. What it also does is: if you forget to turn it off it can sorta cool the room.

More deets in the image description.
Screenshot of the Amazon listing of: llano Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad Cooler Stand with 5.5inch External Fan Adjustable Speed Touch Control 3-Port USB Rapid Temperature regulation for Computer Notebook 15-19in (V13 No RGB). It's a large laptop stand with a fan built in. You can adjust the RPM. It has a selection of USB ports, but I am cagey about connecting them to the laptop. They are powered so I use them for accessories. It is loud but not as loud as the laptop without it. I do not find it as much of a sensory overload as the laptop. I think its because I have control over the RPM. It comes with and without RGB. So if you're a 12 year old COD player they have you covered.
June 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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I am from before the Internet...
An image of an overhead projector. Common in British schools up to the early 2000s. You used transparencies on the flat glass bed. A high-powered bulb projected the image through mirrors onto a wall. This is grey and white. A square box has an arm over it with a triangular housing for the mirrors and lenses.
June 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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What's your sign?

"No safe PPE exists".
The focus of the photo is a warning sticker. Other elements are present. The sticker says "DANGER No safe PPE Exists. Energised work prohibited. Trip/close by procedure only."
June 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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This is in my selfies folder on my phone. My retina a la 2020.
A photo of my retina. The photo is a circle and pink with a blue undertone. There are darker pink lines indicating blood vessels. Unfortunately, I do not know enough about the anatomy of an eye to correctly describe the components!
June 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I'M MAKING A SPACE MOLE. He is called Sebastien. #kaijunekitbash2025 #kaijunekitbash #kaijune #maker #kitbash #wip #TFIF #sculpture #sculpting

*There is no sound in the video*
May 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Mr. Tayto has his space. @ianfay.bsky.social original.
Where do you start. Front and centre is a jacked version of an Irish icon called Mr. Tayto. He is a mascot for a crisps brand. Originally, he is a potato, smartly dressed, with an enigmatic smile. This work of art is a sculpted herculean Greek God of a potato. I would boil him, mash him, and stick him in a stew. Yellow, black hat, red jocks.
May 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
A Little Tykes red and yellow car. Small, for toddlers, and moves using your feet like the Flintstones cars. This is the OG model without the stupid eyes.
May 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Slimer also has a new friend in the car park. Me and a security guard stood chatting and having a gawk for about 10 mins.
A red Vauxhall Magnum 1800. A classic car.
April 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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My Scabz will be a Salute! I'm excited to show it off in public!
April 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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I've been streaming the creation of this monstrosity. A gift for a secret santa.
A face in pink sculpy. It's grimacing, has pointed teeth, scaley nose, and ridged cheek bones. It is unfinished.
December 6, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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He's lovely, really. The others just don't know what he's actually like. It's all lies. All he wants to be is the best shield he can.

#monster #sculpting #miniaturemaking #screamingshieldface #grimdark #rust
Screaming face stapled onto a shield.
November 24, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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The Mini vs. The Maker.

#WarhammerCommunity #Makers #Creatives
It's a hive city inquisitorial wheelie bin. Imperialis Purgatorum. It is red, is overflowing, and has the inquisition seal on the front. A picture of me. I'm looking at the camera sideways, and I'm showing off my hoodie. It says *YOU'RE in a passive-aggressive way to correct someone's grammar. I'm wearing makeup. Red eye shadow. Red lips.
November 13, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source.
November 12, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Plone, Tonk, Scabz.

#kitbash #scratchbuilt #inq28 #Tonks #Scabz #t28
Sculpture. Lamprey Eel merged with a plane. The mouth of the eel is up, and is yellow and red. The plane can be seen in the green Aer Lingus livery. It is shiny Sculpture. A face with tusks and tongue sticking out. Mounted on a train of sorts. Large wagon wheels at the front, and small rubber wheels at the back. There is a turret in blue and yellow with a small window. Sculpture. A large rectangle face looking in two different directions. Acting as a sail on a wooden boat. Mounted on a flag stone drain with rocks and reeds.
November 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM