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Rook and Raven
@rookandraven.bsky.social
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Avid gamer, reader, and miniature painter. Fermenter of all things food and drink related. Thaumaturge. (he/him)

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Nice! You should do a pineapple mimic, because pineapples literally are! And, get well soon!
Did you know? When you eat a pineapple, it eats you back. Pineapples are the only known carriers of bromelain, an enzyme that breaks down proteins. The pineapples you eat are also trying to digest you - which is why a fresh pineapple can turn your tongue into a sore piece of sandpaper.
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
The party approached what seemed to be a pile of rusted weapons and armor, but as the wraith rose and coalesced around and into what they had hoped was easy loot, they knew they were in DEEP trouble!!!

#miniatures #nerdlings
A wraith wearing rusted armor and wielding two worse-for-wear swords!
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
Super cute, almost as cute as tanuki! I am a HUGE anime fan, have you seen "With You and the Rain"?
A tanuki, or Japanese racoon dog
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
rookandraven.bsky.social
Mujina?
A picture of a Japanese badger, so cute!
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
rookandraven.bsky.social
"Strange how an idol as ancient as this has suffered so little wear, as if something has been taking care of it? But that glorious mask, I must have it! It WILL be mine!" - Prof George Angell

#miniatures #nerdlings #lovecraft
A shrine to Cthuhlu by Reaper Miniatures
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
Crestfallen and enraged, the violet witchlight shone in his eyes as he saw his beloved Keziah Mason fall over the edge of the cliff. No matter what, Brown Jenkin knew he must have his vengeance! That heartless Walter Gilman was a dead man! Heartless, or soon to be!

#miniatures #nerdlings #lovecraft
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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"I'm not sure why the cultists refer to these enormous creatures 'goatlings', but perhaps its the hooves or that odd screeching? Regardless, I'm glad they stay in the valley as I have no desire to be ANY closer to one!" - Prof Wilmarth

#miniatures #nerdlings #lovecraft
Dark Young miniature by Reaper
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
Nice work! I did this one a couple years back in "Spyro" themed colors, also as a gift!
Spyro-themed Fire Dragon from Reaper Miniatures
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
Dracula, you say? Certainly not! This is the chibi version of Bela from "Plan 9 from Outer Space"!!!

#miniatures #nerdlings #reaper
A chibi vampire, Van from Reaper Miniatures
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
rookandraven.bsky.social
Hey, found an old pic of the canned pickled sprouts! If I see any at the shops in the next few weeks, I think I'll have to repeat this "exercise"!
Home-canned pickled Brussels sprouts! So good!!
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 AM
rookandraven.bsky.social
I managed to can a single jar of pickled okra from this year's harvest! Had I grown more plants, I'd prolly have more jars, but this contains SOOOO many Tabasco peppers it's gonna be super spicy!
A jar of pickled okra
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
Excellent, you and I and Stephen Wilhite, the format's creator, all agree on this!
Stephen Wilhite's slide when accepting the Webby award in 2013 regarding his creation of the GIF format in 1987
October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
"My Little Pony, My Little Pony! You carry my things, and your head is so bony!"

Name: Whamlet
Cutie Mark: RESIST FIST!

#miniatures #nerdlings
A miniature goat carrying a bedroll and other gear
October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
As a kid, I collected these toys, "Wheeled Warriors". I still have some, but I wonder about possibilities w/ what I've seen you do recently... Maybe die cast cars could be converted?
An old catalogue ad for Wheeled Warriors toys from the 80's
October 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
So good! Hey, wanna fight?! I mean, together of course, against a common foe!!! (this is "Brutolph the Red" by @fenrisgames.com)
Brutolph by Fenris Games
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
rookandraven.bsky.social
This was a fun and quick paint from #Bloodwork, a new skirmisher. I got sent some minis as a part of their promotion on Gamefound, this being one of them. It's a neat little objective token (I guess?), and now I'm obsessed with making more little tokens and scatter items!!!

#miniatures #nerdlings
A totem from the Bloodwork skirmish game
October 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Speaking of hobby work, there's ALWAYS something to do, whether it be cataloging and organizing, sculpting, priming, or the actual painting that we wanna get to! I finally put a note card into each bin to let me know which box has the bags I'm looking for! All minis organized? Hardly!

#miniatures
A picture of boxes full of unpainted miniatures, each with a note telling me what's inside each box!
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Agreed, I've got several! I'm actually painting Van with a friend for the month, and have done Drak already. They did a line of Bonesylvanian familiars, too, and here's the cat from that set :)
Cat Familiar from Reaper's Bonesylvanian Series
October 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Wow, placed an order w/ @spruedude.bsky.social on Mon and it gets here today! So much fun, highly recommend this vendor, and such a cool concept of being able to buy individual sprues!!! And free shipping (if you don't already have an account) on your order w/ this code: tinyurl.com/2nscptdy
Death Fields Harvesters miniatures by Wargames Atlantic!
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Robots? I guess constructs count, right? Here's my iron golem to join the party!

#nerdlings #FindFolkFriday
Iron golem by Reaper Miniatures
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
rookandraven.bsky.social
WUMPUS! WUMPUS!
A picture of the TI-99/4A version of the Hunt the Wumpus game!
September 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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New toys from @gooseminis.bsky.social arrived yesterday! Fantastic quality! And now I think I finally have enough rodents for my rat-based Frostgrave band!

#miniatures #nerdlings
A ground of 3d printed miniatures: two rats, a hound of tindalos, Hastur, and a haunted skull!
September 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Sure! Fat Dragon has a REALLY cool DragonBite system for configurable dungeons, if you're into that thing (I very much wish I had the space!) I got some pieced to build a "stage" for minis that I sometimes use!
Two different versions of Strahd pointing at each other!
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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More #wipwednesday fun! A couple of cute lil' FDM-printed fighters and a GOAT!

#miniatures #nerdlings
Miniatures of two fighters in armor on either side of an angry little goat!
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Three models, primed and ready to paint, from a new game on the horizon from I Demo Games, #Bloodwork! Their KS started yesterday, check it out! The models are SOOOOOO detailed!!!

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

#nerdlings #miniatures #wipwednesday
Three models from Bloodwork, a new skirmish game. From left to right, a goblin archer, a totem/objective, and a heavily armored bearded warrior
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM