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Jack Sheriff
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The Witch King, Lord of the Nazgûl, riding a fell beast.

A kit-bashed figure created years ago, part of a 6mm LotR army.

#Nerdlings #FindFolkFriday
A black robed figure, wielding a large black mace, riding on a winged beast. Hordes of men, dressed in black and carrying shields with a red device follow behind him. A forbidding black fortress is in the background. A closeup of the black robed figure. His mace is more visible, as well as the jaws of the beast. The figure himself remains shrouded in black.
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Note that it isn’t just ICE committing these crimes. In this case it’s Border Patrol. Know your enemy!
A zoomed in image of the officer on the left, showing the Border Patrol patch on his shoulder. A zoomed in image of the officer on the right, showing the Border Patrol patch on his shoulder.
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I’ve got a mean green mother from outer space. It was sculpted using green stuff, so it kinda fits the theme twice?
Audrey 2 from Little Shop of Horrors. A green plant with a large head, leaves, and a tentacle.
September 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Was out of town and missed last Friday’s theme. Here are some very short dudes—6mm scale dwarves.

#miniatures #nerdlings
48 dwarves arranged on two stands. 6mm dwarves from Baccus.
September 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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1970s Gandalf would have braved the upside down, but never got the summons.
Heritage Gandalf figure from the late 1970s. He’s dressed in grey and is carrying a staff. His right arm is raised to cast a spell against the demogorgon.
August 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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An image of Frank, the main villain in Once Upon a Time in the West, after the climatic dual, with a hoagie stuffed into his mouth.
August 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I ended up going down the rabbit hole with the plants. Some are scavenged plastic plants from an old aquarium and others bought on sale from Michaels. There are some plants from my yard and others crafted out of green stuff. The monster himself falls into that last category.
Close-up of a plant that looks suspiciously like the monster from Little Shop of Horrors.
August 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Here’s the entire diorama. It started as an attempt to improve my technique in blending and highlighting skin tones. Once I finished the orc figure, I thought it would look nice set in a tropical rain forest diorama, with the orc as a hunter.

#miniatures #nerdlings #dioramas
A diorama containing an orc figure and numerous tropical plants. Plus some fungi. And a stone marker.
August 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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But there are horrors in the forest that do not walk on four legs. Krelbor’s focus on his prey may cost him dearly.

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The focus has shifted. We can now see the monster that lurks behind the orc. It is a large plant that has a head. Its mouth is open and a tentacle reaches out.
August 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Krelbor knows the habits of the fierce beasts that roam the forest. His knowledge has allowed him to hunt safely for many seasons. He has spotted his prey and is reaching for an arrow to shoot.

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The orc miniature is shown from a different angle. Something lurks, out of focus, in the background.
August 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Krelbor must venture into the forest to hunt. It is dangerous, but he must hunt to feed his family.

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Another image of the orc miniature, showing he is surrounded by plants.
August 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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A story in miniature (or how a small exercise in learning some new painting techniques grew out-of-control)

This is Krelbor, an orc of the Skeedrow clan. Krelbor is a hunter.

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#miniatures #nerdlings #dioramas
A close up view of a miniature figure, partially obscured by some plants in the foreground.
August 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Always happy to pull out some of old stuff. Especially since the new stuff is going so slowly.

These are some of the first fantasy minis that I painted. Dwarves of Strong Visage from Custom Cast, circa 1976.

#nerdlings #prehammer #miniatures
August 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Title page for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, but with an image of Alexander the Mug and authored by Shiv Ramdas
July 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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The lore calls for transporting uranium in a 1964 Chevy Malibu.
A still image from the film Repo Man, showing a 1964 Chevy Malibu brightly glowing in an eerie green color.
June 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I’ve got a few old minis sitting around. Here’s some Citadel Guards, painted circa 1977.

These are some of my favorite figures from the Custom Cast LotR line.
3 miniature figures from the Custom Cast line Der Kriegspielers Fantastiques. These are Citadel Guards painted in mostly black and white. They are facing the viewer, wearing winged helms and holding spears. They have shields slung on their backs. The same figures viewed from the back. Their shields have the white tree and seven stars of Gondor and Arnor.
March 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Bea is for booty
An image of Aunt Bea staring lasciviously at one of her “gentleman” friends
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Reaching deep into my collection for something green. Here’s a Citadel Ogre from the early 1980’s.

#miniatures #prehammer #nerdlings
A figure of an ogre with war hammer and shield. His skin is green, he is wearing a beige leather one piece outfit, and he has a skull on a rope that he wears around his neck. His mouth is open displaying bright white teeth with some blood from a previous encounter. He is painted with decent detail, but without any shading or highlighting, just some black outlining. The base is covered with a gloppy mix of sand and white glue. (This a pretty good reflection of where I was as a painter back then.)
February 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Finally getting some photos of my minis posted. These are To-Tanem warriors, children of Ptah, made for the game WarGods of Aegyptus. I painted them a while ago but am just now getting decent pictures of them.
Squat rock man carrying a war hammer and a shield. His skin is a rock-like grey color. His shield is copper and is decorated with a red triangle and a yellow sunburst. He is wearing a white loincloth with blue stripes. He carries his war hammer at the low ready and glares at the viewer with a menacing stare. Another squat rock man, also with war hammer and shield. His appearance is similar to the previous image, except that he has raised his war hammer up in a defiant gesture.
January 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Still image from the TV show "Archer". Cyril has just accidentally poisoned Trinette with a hypodermic needle hidden in a pen. Archer and Cyril are looking down at the body of Trinette (not shown in image). The caption reads "No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers"
November 4, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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LA Times crossword remembers. #NeverForget
A screenshot of a small part the LA Times crossword puzzle from Sunday, Oct. 20th with the answer "BOWLINGGREEN" for 49 across.
October 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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A close up shot of Roy Batty’s clinching hand from the movie Blade Runner, with the caption “Not yet!”
July 12, 2024 at 5:13 AM
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Is it Rum Tum Butter?
A human, Jason Derulo, masquerading as a human-cat hybrid named Rum Tum Tugger
June 13, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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The traditional sharing of the cones
Cryptomeria japonica immature cones
May 8, 2024 at 3:46 PM