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

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November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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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October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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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October 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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.
October 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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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July 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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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June 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A Dervish for the FedCom 17th Avalon Hussars standing by for orders.

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June 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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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June 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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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June 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Everyone needs an Atlas! The latest member of my 9th Sian Dragoons. This makes number 19 of my force.

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May 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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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April 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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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April 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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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April 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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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April 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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
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
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
February 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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
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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February 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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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February 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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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February 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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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February 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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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February 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This Thunderbolt has seen some better days. Always nice to see your painted models on the tabletop.

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February 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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