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"You distract it, I'll bottle it!"
The gangs need a united front against the cosmic horrors!
Back our kickstarter and get over 140 stl files of figures...
@bsky.art #cosmichorror #gangsofnewyork #3Dprinting #stlfiles
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...

December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Dead Orbit

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The Queen Polyp: part of the initial bundle when you back the project. Have a look at the full range of figures on our Kickstarter page:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...
@bsky.art #3Dsculpting #3Dprinting #stl #tabletopgaming #3Dprintathome

November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Dead Orbit

@dead-orbit.bsky.social

GET YOUR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT NOW! Last few hours to take advantage of Early Bird: £30 before 6.43pm today: 18th Nov.
The Campaign will run until Tues 16th Dec 2025
Merchant Licence will be available too
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...
@bsky.art
#tabletop #skirmishwargames #originalsculptures

November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Dead Orbit

@dead-orbit.bsky.social

Deep in the 5Points, science has slipped its leash... Where intellect is twisted and life is optional, welcome to the Lazarus Club.
Going live this weekend! Click the link in our bio or copy and paste the one below:
@bsky.art #tabletopgaming #skirmishtabletop
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...

November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Dead Orbit

@dead-orbit.bsky.social

A glance at one of our stretch goals...Vampires have invaded the monastery! 🧛‍♀️ If you thought the fighting nuns were scary, just wait till you see their adversaries! GOING LIVE THIS WEEKEND on Kickstarter! @bsky.art #miniatures #wargaming #skirmishtabletop
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...

November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Dead Orbit

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If you play RPG or tabletop skirmish games set in the 1890s–1900s this is for you.
Step into The 5Points a world of 140+ miniatures, blending historical grit, gang warfare, and creeping horror.
#tabletopgaming #skirmishwargames #indiegamedev #kickstartercampaign
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...

November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Dead Orbit

@dead-orbit.bsky.social

The Flying Polyps Descend. From the cracks between worlds they pour through the skies above the FivePoints. The Brood Mother births new horrors while her Egg Wardens guard the nest. COMING SOON FROM KICKSTARTER!
#cosmichorror #5points #tabletop #skirmishwargames #rpg #kickstartercomingsoon

November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Dead Orbit

@dead-orbit.bsky.social

The Great Race of Yith — Masters of Time & Flesh
When the stars shift and the fog swallows the Five Points, ancient travellers from beyond history return...
#cosmichorrors #fivepoints #1890snyc #fantasywargaming #eldritch #5points #rpg #tabletop #skirmishwargames #tabletopgaming

November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Dead Orbit

@dead-orbit.bsky.social

The cosmic horror threat in 1890s Five Points is so big, even the nuns have come out to fight!
#cosmichorrors #fivepoints #1890snyc #fantasywargaming #eldritch #eldritchhorror #kickstartercomingsoon #lovecraftian #fightingnuns #rpg #tabletop #skirmishwargames #skirmishgames #tabletopgaming

November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Dead Orbit

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Scarlet Row - another faction for our Five Points cosmic horror skirmish game....coming soon on kickstarter... #Kickstarter & #MyMiniFactory
#cosmichorror #5points #1890s #1890snyc #1890snewyork #fantasywargaming #scifiwargaming #eldritch #eldritchhorror #rpg

October 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM

Dead Orbit

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Cosmic horror is rumbling in the docks and back alleys of 1890s New York City....
An astounding new range of figures coming soon on #Kickstarter & #MyMiniFactory
#cosmichorror #5points #1890s #1890snyc #1890snewyork #fantasywargaming #scifiwargaming #eldritch #eldritchhorror #rpg #deepones

October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Dead Orbit

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The FronTier Campaign has started over on My Mini Factory!
Back this project to bring Cthulhu from dream to shelf: recreated in haunting detail...
www.myminifactory.com/frontier/cos...
#eldritch #cthulhu #mythos #cosmichorror #hplovecraft #lovecraftianhorror #displayfigurines
#cthulhu #rpg

July 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Dead Orbit

@dead-orbit.bsky.social

GPC (Galactic Peace Corps) Patrol Ship (small) and a Corporate Interceptor (large)
Basic paint jobs to show detail
#rpg #eldritch #32mm #skirmishhorror #cthulhu #mythos #deadorbit #cosmichorror
#skirmishgames #wargaming #wargamingtabletop #fantasywargaming #scifiwargaming #wargamingcommunity

June 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Dead Orbit

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"The Defence Core that Dreamed"
Location: Drift Sector 19-B, Outer Belt
They called it Zin, athough that was not its designation. The original name had burned away when Station Kalix fell.
Zin was never meant to think...
Read the full short here:
www.instagram.com/p/DKc-7JAMVCh/