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ThePaintingDinosaur
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Miniature painter and BattleTech fan.
Lover of nerdy things.
Supporter of artists.
Not quite extinct yet!
IG: @thepaintingdinosaur
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WIP update. Really only have the base and decals to do and this will be a wrap.

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Akamatsu medium HE-V from Steel Rift. Scheme is turquoise and purple. Akamatsu medium HE-V from Steel Rift. Scheme is turquoise and purple.
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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A fresh WIP on a #SteelRift mini. I’m really enjoying the aesthetic of this game’s models from @deathraydesigns.bsky.social

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Steel Rift Akamatsu HE-V. Scheme is painted in a turquoise and purple Steel Rift Akamatsu HE-V. Scheme is painted in a turquoise and purple Steel Rift Akamatsu HE-V. Scheme is painted in a turquoise and purple
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I’ve always struggled with painting black, but I need to get better for a scheme I have in mind once the Steel Rift models come in.

Enter Terry the Test Marine. Overall pretty happy. More to come tho.

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Practicing a black scheme for future models on Terry the Test Marine
October 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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If you see this QQRP with a game that released the year you were born

My birth year had some of the most iconic releases around that it’s almost impossible to share just one.
Metroid was released the year I was born
October 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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A Clint finished for the 9th Sian Dragoons. I’ve been gone on holiday so this one’s a bit late to share.

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Clint battlemech painted in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Red torso with green limbs and orange highlights. Clint battlemech painted in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Red torso with green limbs and orange highlights.
July 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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If ever there was a mech in my opinion to get the “zoomies”, it’s definitely the Locust. They’re also incredibly adorable in their own death machine kind of way.

Scheme: 17th Avalon Hussars

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Locust painted in 17th Avalon Hussars scheme. Light grey with crimson highlights. Front right 3 quarter angle Locust painted in 17th Avalon Hussars scheme. Light grey with crimson highlights. Front left 3 quarter angle
June 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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A Dervish for the FedCom 17th Avalon Hussars standing by for orders.

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Dervish mech painted in 17th Avalon Hussars of light grey and crimson highlights. Dervish mech painted in 17th Avalon Hussars of light grey and crimson highlights. Dervish mech painted in 17th Avalon Hussars of light grey and crimson highlights.
June 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Current WIP of a Dervish I didn’t get finished in time for @mechfrog.bsky.social video (go check that out if you haven’t yet). Will be for 17th Avalon Hussars.

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WIP front shot of Dervish for 17th Avalon Hussars. Scheme: grey with red highlights. WIP back shot of Dervish for 17th Avalon Hussars. Scheme: grey with red highlights. WIP front shot of Dervish for 17th Avalon Hussars. Scheme: grey with red highlights. WIP back shot of Dervish for 17th Avalon Hussars. Scheme: grey with red highlights.
June 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Life has held me back some but here we are with a fresh mech, the Ostroc, and a new scheme: 5th McAaron's Armored Cavalry. CCAF, of course.

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Ostroc painted in 5th McAaron's Armored Cavalry. Scheme is grey and blue with silver highlights. Angle is low front three quarters. Ostroc painted in 5th McAaron's Armored Cavalry. Scheme is grey and blue with silver highlights. Angle is straight front
June 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Everyone needs an Atlas! The latest member of my 9th Sian Dragoons. This makes number 19 of my force.

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Atlas mech in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Scheme consists of red torso, green limbs, with orange highlights to designate the 9th. Mech taken on badlands scene. Front View. Atlas mech in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Scheme consists of red torso, green limbs, with orange highlights to designate the 9th. Mech taken on badlands scene. 3/4 view. Atlas mech in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Scheme consists of red torso, green limbs, with orange highlights to designate the 9th. Mech taken on badlands scene. Right profile view. Atlas mech in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Scheme consists of red torso, green limbs, with orange highlights to designate the 9th. Mech taken on badlands scene.
May 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Another friend for the Star Adders. This was a tough one to do because of the model itself. Lots of hard mold lines to clean up.

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Clan Star Adder Firemoth painted in Gamma Galaxy colors. Black and dark blue with crimson trimmings. Clan Star Adder Firemoth painted in Gamma Galaxy colors. Black and dark blue with crimson trimmings. Clan Star Adder Firemoth painted in Gamma Galaxy colors. Black and dark blue with crimson trimmings.
April 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Can’t stress how good it feels to knock this one out. I think I finally got my black scheme mostly sorted while working on this Star Adder Timberwolf. Gratuitous booty shot too!

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Clan Star Adder / Gamma Galaxy / Timberwolf. Scheme is black with dark blue and crimson trim. Canopy is jeweled in green for contrast. Background set is a badlands/martian environment. Clan Star Adder / Gamma Galaxy / Timberwolf. Scheme is black with dark blue and crimson trim. Canopy is jeweled in green for contrast. Background set is a badlands/martian environment. GRATUITOUS BOOTY SHOT! Clan Star Adder / Gamma Galaxy / Timberwolf. Scheme is black with dark blue and crimson trim. Canopy is jeweled in green for contrast. Background set is a badlands/martian environment. Clan Star Adder / Gamma Galaxy / Timberwolf. Scheme is black with dark blue and crimson trim. Canopy is jeweled in green for contrast. Background set is a badlands/martian environment. Unit number is 67
April 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Not my best lighting pic, but hey it’s just a WIP after all ^.^”

Take your guesses on the Clan scheme this is.

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WIP of Clan {redacted} Timberwolf mech. Scheme is black with dark blue and crimson red highlights. Canopy is jeweled in a green for contrast. WIP of Clan {redacted} Timberwolf mech. Scheme is black with dark blue and crimson red highlights. Canopy is jeweled in a green for contrast.
April 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Finished the Lao Hu for my 9th Sian Dragoons. Finally beat the rust off of a few weeks of no painting.

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Lao Hu battlemech painted in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Red torso, green limbs, with orange highlights. Used a blue jeweling effect for contrast on the canopy. Lao Hu battlemech painted in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme. Red torso, green limbs, with orange highlights. Used a blue jeweling effect for contrast on the canopy.
April 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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I do indeed still live. I’ve been in a bit of a painting rut since my trip at the end of February. Finally feeling better though. Some WIP of a Lao Hu

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April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Crossing the Drake Passage on the return from Antarctica we had a tattoo artist in the crew. Decided to get some fresh ink of the Fellowship. Love it and the story it reminds me of.
March 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I know this is waaaaaay outside of what I normally share, but this also is meant to be amongst peers and friends so why not share here.

I’ll be visiting Antarctica for the next 12 days and part of that starts in Ushuaia, Argentina. So far it’s been amazing and everything I love about traveling. /1
Landing at Ushuaia airport in Argentina Bay view from one of many scenic panoramic areas 6 different empanadas to try Mountains in Ushuaia make the perfect backdrop no matter which way you look
February 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Completed the Mongrel (Grendel) for Star Adder’s Gamma Galaxy. This one was an absolute blast to paint and really built up my confidence. This might be my best work yet honestly.

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February 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Latest WIP (and really it’s done just needs final touches) of a Grendel I’m working on. I think I’m getting to a happy place with my black scheme too.

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Front quarter Clan Star Adder Grendel. Rear shot of Clan Star Adder Grendel. Really shows off the jump jets. Front shot of Clan Star Adder Grendel Front shot 2 of Clan Star Adder Grendel
February 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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I still live! Work got a bit hectic and exhausting, but I finally got this Executioner done in Clan Star Adder Gamma Galaxy scheme. Still figuring out how to do black though.

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Front shot of an Executioner assault mech. The scheme is in Clan Star Adder Gamma Galaxy colors. Black and dark blue with red highlights. Standing in a badlands photo backdrop. Front left shot of an Executioner assault mech. The scheme is in Clan Star Adder Gamma Galaxy colors. Black and dark blue with red highlights. Standing in a badlands photo backdrop. Right shot of an Executioner assault mech. The scheme is in Clan Star Adder Gamma Galaxy colors. Black and dark blue with red highlights. Standing in a badlands photo backdrop.
February 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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The Hunchback has always been a favorite of mine in the IS. It’s the literal “glass cannon” of mechs. Painted in 9th Sian Dragoons scheme

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A Hunchback mech painted in the 9th Sian Dragoons scheme of the Capellan Concentration. Red torso, green limbs, orange highlights. Its base is done in a badlands scheme. Photographed from front 3/4 photo of a Hunchback mech painted in the 9th Sian Dragoons scheme of the Capellan Concentration. Red torso, green limbs, orange highlights. Its base is done in a badlands scheme. Right angle photo of a Hunchback mech painted in the 9th Sian Dragoons scheme of the Capellan Concentration. Red torso, green limbs, orange highlights. Its base is done in a badlands scheme. A “glamour” shot from behind of a Hunchback mech painted in the 9th Sian Dragoons scheme of the Capellan Concentration. Red torso, green limbs, orange highlights. Its base is done in a badlands scheme.
February 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Latest order from Aries Games and Miniatures. Honestly I couldn’t be happier with the speed that they get their product to me, and always in great condition.

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BattleTech hardback books: The Warrior Trilogy Inner Sphere Heavy Lance force pack Clan Fire Star Force pack Cross Electric Designs mech repair bay and Fuel Pods. Ordered from Aries Games and Miniatures
February 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Updated WIP. The Hunchback is one of my all time favorites in the universe so I’m taking a bit longer to get it right. Do you have a favorite? Do you spend a little more time when painting it?

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Front left 3/4 image of work in progress Hunchback. The red torso and green limbs are complete and the metallic areas are put in with shading, still awaiting highlights. A base layer of mahogany is laid in for the sections that will be orange. Front right 3/4 image of work in progress Hunchback. The red torso and green limbs are complete and the metallic areas are put in with shading, still awaiting highlights. A base layer of mahogany is laid in for the sections that will be orange.
February 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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This Thunderbolt has seen some better days. Always nice to see your painted models on the tabletop.

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Capellan forces of the 9th Sian Dragoons face off against the Federated Commonwealth forces. The Capellans brought a Thunderbolt and a Wolverine. The Fed Com showed up with an Enforcer and Axman. The Thunderbolt was crippled by the Axman, falling hard after losing an upper leg actuator and taking further critical damage to its engine and gyro. Thankfully the pilot was wearing his seat belt. The Capellans had no choice but to withdraw, living to fight another day despite losing ground to the Federated Commonwealth forces.
February 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I finally got around to photographing this Javelin in Waco Rangers livery. Going to do three more and put a full lance out for sale I think.

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January 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM