Stalled Gamer
@stalledgamer.bsky.social
Aspiring wargamer, one day I will find some time...
#MiniaturePainting
#MiniaturePainting
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
One deodorant tank.
It seems like just what I need to bulk out my Grimdark Future force next year, but I'm going to have to mod it a fair bit (and paint it better!) to be happy fielding it now.
I'll be replacing the turret, so I need to find a plastic spoon somewhere!
It seems like just what I need to bulk out my Grimdark Future force next year, but I'm going to have to mod it a fair bit (and paint it better!) to be happy fielding it now.
I'll be replacing the turret, so I need to find a plastic spoon somewhere!
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
One deodorant tank.
It seems like just what I need to bulk out my Grimdark Future force next year, but I'm going to have to mod it a fair bit (and paint it better!) to be happy fielding it now.
I'll be replacing the turret, so I need to find a plastic spoon somewhere!
It seems like just what I need to bulk out my Grimdark Future force next year, but I'm going to have to mod it a fair bit (and paint it better!) to be happy fielding it now.
I'll be replacing the turret, so I need to find a plastic spoon somewhere!
Seems to be some sort of prototype squig?
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Seems to be some sort of prototype squig?
Properly surprised to find these in a 30+ year old box of assorted junk earlier, along with my deodorant tank...
Blister is still sealed, so they're probably the most valuable minis I own. Going to have to open it though!
Blister is still sealed, so they're probably the most valuable minis I own. Going to have to open it though!
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Properly surprised to find these in a 30+ year old box of assorted junk earlier, along with my deodorant tank...
Blister is still sealed, so they're probably the most valuable minis I own. Going to have to open it though!
Blister is still sealed, so they're probably the most valuable minis I own. Going to have to open it though!
Not finished, but painted enough to put on the table last night.
I'm not sure if the melta gun guy will balance on anything but the flattest surface...
#Oldhammer
I'm not sure if the melta gun guy will balance on anything but the flattest surface...
#Oldhammer
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Not finished, but painted enough to put on the table last night.
I'm not sure if the melta gun guy will balance on anything but the flattest surface...
#Oldhammer
I'm not sure if the melta gun guy will balance on anything but the flattest surface...
#Oldhammer
He'll be table-ready-ish at least by tomorrow.
I was trying to get away from the classic "power glove too heavy" look. Ideally there would be more of an angle in the right elbow but I wasn't going to try and mod that.
I was trying to get away from the classic "power glove too heavy" look. Ideally there would be more of an angle in the right elbow but I wasn't going to try and mod that.
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
He'll be table-ready-ish at least by tomorrow.
I was trying to get away from the classic "power glove too heavy" look. Ideally there would be more of an angle in the right elbow but I wasn't going to try and mod that.
I was trying to get away from the classic "power glove too heavy" look. Ideally there would be more of an angle in the right elbow but I wasn't going to try and mod that.
Last batch is going slowly, but I need to get one of them and this guy ready for Friday.
The right arm was a pain to strip, I'm not sure what paint had been used on it but it had been there since 1988...
The right arm was a pain to strip, I'm not sure what paint had been used on it but it had been there since 1988...
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last batch is going slowly, but I need to get one of them and this guy ready for Friday.
The right arm was a pain to strip, I'm not sure what paint had been used on it but it had been there since 1988...
The right arm was a pain to strip, I'm not sure what paint had been used on it but it had been there since 1988...
Back onto marines - heavier weapons this time.
My plastic marines have had a rough life, with various bubbles from plastic cement and the odd lump carved out either by me or the old school friend that I bought them from many years ago.
Hoping to get these complete by the end of the month... 😬
My plastic marines have had a rough life, with various bubbles from plastic cement and the odd lump carved out either by me or the old school friend that I bought them from many years ago.
Hoping to get these complete by the end of the month... 😬
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Back onto marines - heavier weapons this time.
My plastic marines have had a rough life, with various bubbles from plastic cement and the odd lump carved out either by me or the old school friend that I bought them from many years ago.
Hoping to get these complete by the end of the month... 😬
My plastic marines have had a rough life, with various bubbles from plastic cement and the odd lump carved out either by me or the old school friend that I bought them from many years ago.
Hoping to get these complete by the end of the month... 😬
Colt Stoner got a yellow canister on his pack to tie him in with my Irn Bonce
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Colt Stoner got a yellow canister on his pack to tie him in with my Irn Bonce
These guys are done (finished yesterday but I wanted them varnished before I photographed them - shiny blues 🤨)
Going with grey and greens as I want a vaguely coherent paramilitary look.
I really need to work on my cloth technique, the middle guy was _so_ painful 😕
Going with grey and greens as I want a vaguely coherent paramilitary look.
I really need to work on my cloth technique, the middle guy was _so_ painful 😕
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
These guys are done (finished yesterday but I wanted them varnished before I photographed them - shiny blues 🤨)
Going with grey and greens as I want a vaguely coherent paramilitary look.
I really need to work on my cloth technique, the middle guy was _so_ painful 😕
Going with grey and greens as I want a vaguely coherent paramilitary look.
I really need to work on my cloth technique, the middle guy was _so_ painful 😕
Back on to the space dwarfs.
Need to get these finished so that I can return to painting marines by about Tuesday.
#Oldhammer
Need to get these finished so that I can return to painting marines by about Tuesday.
#Oldhammer
October 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Back on to the space dwarfs.
Need to get these finished so that I can return to painting marines by about Tuesday.
#Oldhammer
Need to get these finished so that I can return to painting marines by about Tuesday.
#Oldhammer
But they did get to play with some goblins.
Good learning experience, got two games in and hopefully more correctly follow the rules the second time around!
Good learning experience, got two games in and hopefully more correctly follow the rules the second time around!
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
But they did get to play with some goblins.
Good learning experience, got two games in and hopefully more correctly follow the rules the second time around!
Good learning experience, got two games in and hopefully more correctly follow the rules the second time around!
Finished, and leading a Grimdark Future: Firefight squad.
Most frustrating point of the evening was logging in to print out my list and finding that missile launchers have gone up in value, and hence can no longer be used in Firefight. So had to unconvincingly "count as" a laser cannon! 😐
Most frustrating point of the evening was logging in to print out my list and finding that missile launchers have gone up in value, and hence can no longer be used in Firefight. So had to unconvincingly "count as" a laser cannon! 😐
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Finished, and leading a Grimdark Future: Firefight squad.
Most frustrating point of the evening was logging in to print out my list and finding that missile launchers have gone up in value, and hence can no longer be used in Firefight. So had to unconvincingly "count as" a laser cannon! 😐
Most frustrating point of the evening was logging in to print out my list and finding that missile launchers have gone up in value, and hence can no longer be used in Firefight. So had to unconvincingly "count as" a laser cannon! 😐
Calling him done, except for the base (and still no chapter insignia 😒).
My skills are limited but I found a decent pic of Captain Crabb as a reference which helped!
Some rough bits on the scratch-built hand flamer, e.g. the canister axis isn't parallel to the nozzle. But good enough for now.
My skills are limited but I found a decent pic of Captain Crabb as a reference which helped!
Some rough bits on the scratch-built hand flamer, e.g. the canister axis isn't parallel to the nozzle. But good enough for now.
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Calling him done, except for the base (and still no chapter insignia 😒).
My skills are limited but I found a decent pic of Captain Crabb as a reference which helped!
Some rough bits on the scratch-built hand flamer, e.g. the canister axis isn't parallel to the nozzle. But good enough for now.
My skills are limited but I found a decent pic of Captain Crabb as a reference which helped!
Some rough bits on the scratch-built hand flamer, e.g. the canister axis isn't parallel to the nozzle. But good enough for now.
Definitely coming together. I got impatient last night and started working the nozzle before it was sufficiently set, hopefully I managed to rescue it... I'm pretty confident that I'll have _something_ ready for Friday's game.
Edge highlights need a major clean up but the gun is the focus for now.
Edge highlights need a major clean up but the gun is the focus for now.
October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Definitely coming together. I got impatient last night and started working the nozzle before it was sufficiently set, hopefully I managed to rescue it... I'm pretty confident that I'll have _something_ ready for Friday's game.
Edge highlights need a major clean up but the gun is the focus for now.
Edge highlights need a major clean up but the gun is the focus for now.
October 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Undercoated and bearded, but these guys now come to a screeching halt for a few days as I need a different guy ready for Friday
October 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Undercoated and bearded, but these guys now come to a screeching halt for a few days as I need a different guy ready for Friday
Next mini project. These three space dwarfs (two #Oldhammer Citadel and one from @diehardminiatures.bsky.social ), plus three others that needed a second go in the stripping jar, need to be finished by the end of Oct.
October 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Next mini project. These three space dwarfs (two #Oldhammer Citadel and one from @diehardminiatures.bsky.social ), plus three others that needed a second go in the stripping jar, need to be finished by the end of Oct.
September 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Her comrade will need to ride into battle on a piece of old sprue for now, as I've a new project to finish before November!
September 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Her comrade will need to ride into battle on a piece of old sprue for now, as I've a new project to finish before November!
I'm very pleased with how she's turned out, but getting this mounted thug finished has been a complete slog, and blew through my 31 August goal.
Lovely minis but fiddly and multi-part. Plus the first horse I've painted since my very early days, before the idea of photo references occurred to me!
Lovely minis but fiddly and multi-part. Plus the first horse I've painted since my very early days, before the idea of photo references occurred to me!
September 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm very pleased with how she's turned out, but getting this mounted thug finished has been a complete slog, and blew through my 31 August goal.
Lovely minis but fiddly and multi-part. Plus the first horse I've painted since my very early days, before the idea of photo references occurred to me!
Lovely minis but fiddly and multi-part. Plus the first horse I've painted since my very early days, before the idea of photo references occurred to me!
I think that it's fair to say that I've missed the August target! 😔
And somehow I missed that the dun needs major work on the face mould line 😬
And somehow I missed that the dun needs major work on the face mould line 😬
September 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I think that it's fair to say that I've missed the August target! 😔
And somehow I missed that the dun needs major work on the face mould line 😬
And somehow I missed that the dun needs major work on the face mould line 😬
Beakies complete (well, apart from chapter insignia, helmet stripe and bases but I'm pausing there for now!).
Although I should find time to weight the base of the missile marine, he's very top-heavy!
Finding it difficult to stick to the plan, so many things that I'd like to paint next...
Although I should find time to weight the base of the missile marine, he's very top-heavy!
Finding it difficult to stick to the plan, so many things that I'd like to paint next...
August 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Beakies complete (well, apart from chapter insignia, helmet stripe and bases but I'm pausing there for now!).
Although I should find time to weight the base of the missile marine, he's very top-heavy!
Finding it difficult to stick to the plan, so many things that I'd like to paint next...
Although I should find time to weight the base of the missile marine, he's very top-heavy!
Finding it difficult to stick to the plan, so many things that I'd like to paint next...
Batch of viking shields done. Took way too long on these (although not _all_ the time since my previous post as we had visitors).
I only want them "tabletop standard" but haven't quite worked out how to make that mean "faster"...
I only want them "tabletop standard" but haven't quite worked out how to make that mean "faster"...
August 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Batch of viking shields done. Took way too long on these (although not _all_ the time since my previous post as we had visitors).
I only want them "tabletop standard" but haven't quite worked out how to make that mean "faster"...
I only want them "tabletop standard" but haven't quite worked out how to make that mean "faster"...
Citadel goblin and Chronicle wolf mount from my black-undercoat-and-heavy-drybrush days.
Not sure why the wolf has a pink nose - lack of references I guess!
He'll get a repaint at some point, hopefully next year...
Not sure why the wolf has a pink nose - lack of references I guess!
He'll get a repaint at some point, hopefully next year...
August 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Citadel goblin and Chronicle wolf mount from my black-undercoat-and-heavy-drybrush days.
Not sure why the wolf has a pink nose - lack of references I guess!
He'll get a repaint at some point, hopefully next year...
Not sure why the wolf has a pink nose - lack of references I guess!
He'll get a repaint at some point, hopefully next year...