Notify Grout
notifygrout.bsky.social
Notify Grout
@notifygrout.bsky.social
Old school miniatures hobbyist, board gamer, rock and roller, misfit, and cynic (dude/mans).

Mostly Russo-German Jew with a side of white trash. Byproduct of genocide. Bluesky and Xitter are bad platforms for discussing politics, so I'm not doing it here.
Remember how I said #maelstromsedge has awesome ragtag space resistance models a while back?

Here's an example.
Finally built my Broke Rabble from #maelstromsedge I bought a few months ago and wow. What a fantastic kit! Required some creative uses of pieces to make decent poses (not all are winners still), but was nice to work with multi-pose plastic again. Painting will be fun!

#miniatures
August 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A bit of indie #miniaturesgaming history I picked up.

It was mislabeled as a #mutantchronicleswarzone 3-up prototype, but thanks to some helpful folks on the #WarzoneEternal Discord, I now know it's a #Void Interdict Marine prototype. Pencil for scale.

#sebgames sells the finished version.
August 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Convo with @creativemodel.bsky.social reminded me of these.

I first noticed gaming miniatures while browsing kits like this. #Revell did mecha fans a huge service licensing these and bringing them to the US back in the day.

I tend to prefer mechs like this to some of the ornate Gundam kits.
August 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Warm take: tired of #miniatures with a rifle in one hand and a pistol or huge melee weapon in the other. Are there no holsters, slings, or personal storage for secondary weapons in the future?
August 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I'm making progress for #WhenNightmaresCome. This #ManticGames Nightscreech is mostly done, and it's going to be the Atrocity (big boss) of the campaign.

Value sketched greyscale (drybrush then manual work), then #Speedpaint on top.

The Banshee next to it is a miniboss, and no slouch either 😬
August 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#miniaturespainting has stalled, but I'm getting ideas for scenarios, so that's something.

I'm just not feeling social media at the moment.
July 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Also got #WarzoneEternal on the table again on Saturday, and I think my friend liked it enough to play it again. Me rolling really high (badly) on all of my armor checks probably didn't hurt 😅 Wish I could roll like that in D&D!

Definitely need a QRS to remember reactions.
July 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Found a bunch of barely used #RivetWars stuff, just in time for the release of #RivetWarsReloaded (sorry Steamforged, already had the of base game from years ago).
July 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Say hi to Pat Robertson, slimeball.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, has died at 90.
July 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#SwordWeirdos is a great game and you should be playing it.

The Weirdos engine is my top pick for convention games because it's very easy to pick up and has a lot of room for homebrew.
Had one fantastic #swordweirdos game. The elevated, dense terrain made for a lot of nice tactical problems. I had a gang of undead led by a vampire! He had powers but was hard to bring them to bear without getting him killed. #MiniaturePainting #nerdlings #wargaming #terrain #ttrpg #minipainting
June 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A side note for my #miniaturespainting #miniaturepainting people: sometimes when gluing a tiny bit to a larger one, it's easier to keep the large piece on the sprue.

Assembling #Malifaux Stolen in clear yellow plastic was *tough*
June 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm working multiple projects at once, fellow #miniaturespainting/#miniaturepainting folks. Trying to stay in hobby mode in some way.

I'm seeing lots of cool stuff here, though- y'all are doing great. Keep sharing!
June 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Fun fact about me: my very first time trying D&D, my character failed to defeat four giant frogs, and one ate him.

I don't remember if that was a fair fight for a Level 1 Fighter/Magic-User. I was probably supposed to avoid them. He tried; I was too young and impatient 😅
An #otherworldminiatures Giant Frog lurks at the pond near an Alternative Armies Wayside Shrine in the hopes of catching an unwary traveler as a snack. Backdrop by Jon Hodgson

#warhammerterrain #miniaturepainting #alternativearmies
June 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I've been buying a few older #Malifaux models even though I don't know if I'm going to get back into it with 4th Edition.

I think my subconscious is telling me to go early pulp era with #WhenNightmaresCome 😅
June 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
On a related note, is anyone else bored of #grimdark in the #miniaturespainting and #miniaturesgaming hobbies?

I mean, I love me some John Blanche too, but still...
June 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This WIP was only a few years ago. Look how nice I got the casing of his flamethrower (the wonderfully named Gehenna Puker).

Not award winning or anything, but I am very happy with it.

Right now? I'm lucky not to botch the basecoat too badly 😓
June 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I think it might be time to grab some Reaper Bones and relearn how to paint, starting with the absolute basics. Anything outside of basecoat, wash, or drybrush (sometimes) just fails. #miniaturespainting
June 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Finally got #WarzoneEternal on the table. It's so nice to play a game that flows so smoothly. Once you are familiar with the d20 roll-under based tests, everything just...makes sense.

It hits the nostalgic notes while providing a fast, tactical game...even when those nat20 critical failures hit 😅
May 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is the future of AI: taking disinformation to loathsome new lows.
May 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm just going to say I remain disappointed in most humans today.

Oh, and I have painter's block. I'm stuck part way on these #WarzoneEternal models and haven't figured out how to proceed yet.

It's like my muscle memory is completely shot; I know what I want to do but I can't seem to execute.
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This channer (not @cerberusxt.bsky.social, the poster in the screencap) is about 20 years too late to be whining about GW sacrificing everything for maximum profits.

There are other games, folks. Start with stuff from @nordicweaselgames.bsky.social or #XenosRampant if you aren't sure.
That weird 4chan post doesn't make a lot of sense satire wise. GW might massively favor Space Marine, but acting like they didn't vastly improve/refreshed a lot of the Xenos and non space marine lines is delusional.

#warhammercommunity
May 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
More #Castlevania inspired skeletons.

This one is one of those annoying Red Skeletons, endlessly shuffling, getting smashed, then reforming again.

From brush on primer to basing, I think this one took a couple of hours. It's OK to paint for the table. Recipe in reply.

#miniaturespainting
May 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I speed painted another Castlevania skeleton, pics tomorrow.

Not thrilled with my vintage Bauhaus crew for #WarzoneEternal. They're...serviceable, but not great 😐
May 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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In November I stopped painting miniatures. Today I picked up my brush again to finish two miniatures I started around thirty years ago.

#MutantChronicles #Warzone #Miniatures #Oldhammer
May 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM