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ThePaintingDad
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Just a dude who chills and paints minis. Also loves to play tabletop games and the occasional PC game.

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Finished this beast in about a week. Very proud of how it's turned out! I'm excited to put it on the game table.

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October 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Is it cheating to post two almost identical minis right in a row? Not sure, but here's the second Hekaton I painted alongside it's twin.

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February 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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First of two Hekaton Land Fortresses I painted for a commission. These are big vehicles, and I had to use a lot of techniques I've learned through the years to finish these in a reasonable amount of time.

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February 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Dracosan Armoured Transport. I painted this along sidemy Sentinel. Similar issues with going overboard on the weathering medium. Got frustrated and put the minis aside for a while.
I was happy I revisited these minis

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February 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Aethon Heavy Sentinel. Fully magnetized weapons and a lot of Newsh weathering medium. Went overboard with the medium at first and had to spend a lot of time correcting my colors. I do adore this mini, though.

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February 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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First time painting Vashtorr. I was intimidated by this mini at first. The mini wasn't too bad once I got started, though.

I see places where I can improve. And if I ever get to paint him again, I know what I'd change.

#warhammer #warhammer40k #chaos #vashtorr #minipainting #proacryl #art
February 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The centerpiece of my army, Vampire on Zombie Dragon. Chat voted to make the dragon an undead green dragon. So I got to figure out how to make rotting green flesh. Not a fan of the Vampire sculpt, though.

#warhammer #warhammerfantasy #theoldworld #vampirecounts #undead #minipainting #proacryl #art
February 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Terrorgiest. I had a lot of fun painting this mini. It was fairly simple, but time consuming. Just three main colors, but a lot of surface area and trying to get the right "feel" to make it look dead and rotting.

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February 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The rest of the skeletons painted for my army. I have 40 painted currently and would like to get more, eventually.

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February 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The skeleton warriors were the first unit I painted for the army. I started them during a 12 hour stream and nearly finished. Viewers could add their name to ThePaintingHorde. We had about 30 people particapte.

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February 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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I'm really proud of how the blood knights turned out. I spent a lot more time on these than I usually do on my own minis. I'm particularly proud of the banner.

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January 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Crypt Ghouls. I've been following the Total War concept with Vampire Counts and their eyes. All of the non "control" minis have glowing eyes to represent them being under control of the characters.

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January 31, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Something I really enjoy about painting a Vampire Counts army is how almost every unit can have its own color scheme. I really wanted to paint some purple, so these Varghiests were my perfect opportunity.

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January 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I bought Cursed City when it first released because I loved the minis and hoped for the return of Warhammer Fantasy. Well, now I get to use these cool bat swarms in the Vampire Counts army.

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January 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Crypt Horrors. Played around with a lot of different shades to find a mix that gave the classic green-flesh color for these minis. There was a surprising amount of customization for a set of three minis.

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January 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I owned a Corpse Cart almost 15 years ago and never painted it. It was so intimidating to me at the time that I ended up selling it primed. I got this mini recently and it was a really pleasant project.

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January 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Wight King. Another mini I've wanted since its release years ago. The color scheme is what I originally had in mind for my army, so you'll see more of these colors on the "rank and file" units I painted.

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January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Cairn Wraith. This simple, classic mini I was able to paint in an evening. I tried to keep its color scheme unique while fitting in with the rest of the army, a challenge for a lot of Vampire Counts units

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January 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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ZOMBIES! I love zombie minis and jumped at the chance to paint them. The new sculpts work perfect on square bases and have a surprising amount of customizable options.

#warhammer #warhammerfantasy #theoldworld #vampirecounts #soulblightgravelords #undead #minipainting #proacryl #art
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Dire Wolves. Again proving to me that the newer SoulBlight minis were originally made to also work with The Old World. Lots of cool detail on these minis.

#warhammer #warhammerfantasy #theoldworld #vampirecounts #soulblightgravelords #undead #minipainting #monumenthobbies #proacryl #art
January 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I love these new Fell Bat minis. I got them as part of a big box deal for AOS, but always had the plan of using these minis for my Vampire Counts. They rank up fine, with a little planning.

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January 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Cursed City Vargulf. This mini was actually painted by my wife a few years ago and I transferred it to a square to use with my Vampire Counts army. I love bragging about her paint skills.

#warhammer #theoldworld #warhammerfantasy #vampirecounts #undead #minipainting #proacryl #art
January 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Back to the Old World! I started a Vampire Counts army with the release of The Old World. I've only played a few games, but I have a lot of minis painted. This is my only necromancer so far.

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January 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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This metal Necron Lord was given to me by a friend, along with his old Necron army. The staff was broken, so I replaced it with a plastic Lord's staff. It feels great moving around a metal character mini on the game board.

#warhammer #warhammer40k #necrons #minipainting #proacryl #art
January 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Shard of the Void Dragon in all its glory! What a ridiculous amount of lightning to paint. I did have fun painting metallic skin and playing with the bright greens.

#warhammer #warhammer40k #necrons #minipainting #monumenthobbies #proacryl #art
January 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM