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Tiki The Troll
@tikithetroll.bsky.social
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Hi, I'm Tiki! He/Him

When not streaming (usually) cartoony games on Twitch, or painting up some mini, I'm sharing a lot of art, especially art made by friends! Such as:

@citricking.bsky.social who did my pfp, and
@ezzelin.bsky.social who did my banner!
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Been busy for the past several days, but I've been meaning to share these October Patreon goodies I got from @nutcaseart.bsky.social!
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Sorry for disappearing for a couple weeks now! Things have been okay, just a lot of adjustments I've been having to make lately, but overall good things.

Speaking of good things, these @nutcaseart.bsky.social Patreon goodies arrived for me during that time!
September 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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FINALLY, another #minis post! Between difficulties I had with this guy, and stuff popping up in life, this took me far longer to get out than I wanted, but here it is, my zombie Commando from #Battletech!

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Painted miniature of a Commando battlemech from Battletech. Rear left side of the same mini. Rear right side of the same mini. Closer view of the same mini with its head facing the camera.
August 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I really hope Bluesky implements a damn spoiler content tag someday, heh.
A photo of a sticker book with a sticker sheet pasted into one of the pages. It features characters from The Amazing Digital Circus, and all but one character peeled off with the sheet. Above the book is the paper the sheet was on before with the one character who didn't peel with it still on the paper: Ragatha.
August 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I got more cute stuff from @nutcaseart.bsky.social's Patreon yesterday, so as is tradition, sharing how cute it is here (with my okay camera skills, haha)!
July 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Whoops, been a busy time adjusting to a new schedule, I forgot to share these cute @nutcaseart.bsky.social Patreon goodies I got last week!
June 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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I've had a pretty hectic month or so, so didn't get around to opening the April goodies from @nutcaseart.bsky.social 's Patreon until my birthday a few days ago, which made the day better! I also just got in the May goodies, so this day has improved too!
May 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Here's the whole team on that display stand I shared! While there's still the basing, it's really cool to see this, the first minis I got (via Kickstarter in late 2022) to paint and get into the hobby, all done and lined up together!

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A painted display stand, angled to the left, with the halfling team I got from Greebo Games, all painted up. Same display, angled from the right. Same display, center angle and slightly above the minis Another angle of the same display, now with a transparent lid over it.
April 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Sharing this paint job that was a complete accident that I ended up liking, haha. It's just a cheap display stand from Daiso that I applied magnetic primer to, then tried to brush on a spray primer, because the can was faulty. Didn't go as hoped, but ended up looking like a rich, red wood!

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A black, plastic display stand with two levels with a right, red primer job that makes it look a bit like varnished wood. The minis it houses are on the table alongside it.
April 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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I didn't think it has yet fully set in that with this hungry, li'l lady done that I have finished painting the halfling team. While I now have the basing to do, which I've very little experience with, this still feels really good!

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Painted miniature of a halfling by Greebo Games. She is holding a chicken drumstick in each hand and is taking a bite out of the I've in the right with gritted teeth, looking directly ahead. She also has a chicken head on her left pauldron, chicken feathers coming from her bracers, and a chicken beak pendant around her neck Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
April 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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This one probably has my best speed paint layer yet! And yeah, once I noticed she had carrots attached like the Stab Sisters' silverware, I learned into it a bit. They may just be carrots, but she had a go-getter attitude (as evidenced by all the red)!

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Painted miniature of a halfling by Greebo Games. She is wearing a pig's skin like a cowl and has two carrots strapped like daggers in the backs of her wrists. her fists are raised high as she screams upward, carrots and fists already bloodied. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
April 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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*Me last night after a couple hours playing around with and learning the OPR Army Forge after being inspired by the Abhumans stuff.*

"Yeah, that looks good for this unit's options, let's call it a night for now."

*Sees this.*

"Well, what's one more?"
April 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Here we have the last of my touch-ups, the opossum catcher that @twistykitty.bsky.social helped me with! This one needed it perhaps the least, but I still wanted to brighten it up, esp since I only have the minis (and the hobby) 'cause of Twisty's encouragement!

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Painted mini of a halfling by Greebo Games. She is a catcher with a pot over her eyes and oven mitts on her hands which she has outstretched to make a catch. On her shoulders is an opossum, hands also out to eagerly attempt a catch. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Now that I've touched up the one @montyglu.bsky.social picked colors for, all my completed halfling minis will have tags, heh!

I got another chance at that damned turkey's eyes, and also corrected a mistake where I painted some belly folds black. Oops!

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Painted miniature of a halfling by Greebo Games. She is charging forward, a turkey sling under one arm like an American football, and a gravy boat strapped to her other shoulder. Her right arm is sticking out for a stiff arm, and there's a bloody bandage on one of the fingers (it broke off when she fell outside, oops). Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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The halfling I painted with colors chosen by @fringetype.bsky.social was the last one I did before changing how I take these photos. I hope the way I do minis AND photos are better now, haha. And hey, now I can share this with this good lad's updated alias!

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Painted halfling mini from Greebo Games. She is running on all fours, a rabbit running along next to her. Left side of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Looking back this was the last one I did before I somehow unlocked any sort of proper highlighting skills. Honestly, most of the touching up was on her mouth and right eye, and given how she looks, she very appropriately fought me the whole time!

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Painted mini of a halfling by Greebo Games. She is crouched, looking ready to run or to fight, and has a snarling raccoon on her shoulder. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Oh man, I forgot that the first halfling I ever did was the one @chehalem.bsky.social picked colors for! Well, as I close in on all the touch-ups for this set, here she is again, looking even better, I think!

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Painted mini of a halfling by Greebo Games. She is crouching while wearing oven mitts and holding a frog, her tongue sticking out. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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It's always nice to open the mailbox and see cute goodies from @nutcaseart.bsky.social 's Patreon inside, like what happened today!
March 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Gettingmomentum back finally! While I had to get rust off with the other two I posted this week touched up, the chef was a lot smoother going. In retrospect, I recall having trouble with her, so a lesson that is in struggling, I can always just come back later!

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Painted mini of a halfling chef and pot by Greebo Games. She is making soup in the pot with the assistance of rats, with some stirring, one tasting it, and others watching. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Everyone I was touching this one up I could really tell I was getting to the point that I was ready to be since with the sideline tokens and ready to move into the players, haha. I think I finally made the patient's eye look pretty good too!

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Painted miniature of a halfling apothecary treating a halfling patient. She is elbowing the patient to stay on the bed, a meat tenderizer at the ready to bring down with the other hand. Meanwhile, the patient is desperately trying to escape. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Had I known how busy I'd be the past few weeks, I would have spaced out all my mini touch-up posts instead of dumping them like I did, haha.

That said: back at it!

Trying to get better at lightening my dark-skinned minis to be more readable, but still dark.

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Painted miniature of a halfling cheerleader by Greebo Games. She is wearing a baked chicken suit with 2 pompoms in her hands, and two more on the feet of the chicken suit. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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I printed n' painted this as a surprise for my client, after asking them what designs and colors he liked. Actually working with them on trying painting to help out his ASD. Even if it doesn't work they're still happy with this HDF OGRE robot from #onepagerules.

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A painted mini of an OGRE Robot of the Human Defense Force (HDF) from One Page Rules. It is a large robot with a man-sized mini gun, and green satchels strapped to it. It is standing on a custom HDF themed base, also from One Page Rules. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Last one for the day! The only human from the halfling set, and also one of those I had a friend pick colors for. Getting a close look at her next to my current ones was one of the big motivations for doing this.

Also nice to actually tag my oldest minis posts!

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Painted miniature of a woman running forward, a large eagle perched on the horn of a bull skull strapped to her back. She is telling, one arm outstretched, and wearing light chest and thigh armor, along with boots, and feathered wings connected to her back and wrists. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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I forgot this guy was the first one I ever used Speed Paints on! He was actually one of the minis most in need of another paint pass too. Not that I think he looked that bad, but because he had fallen and broken his ankles a time or two (fitting, really).

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Painted mini of a halfling by Greebo Games. The halfling is in a superhero costume with a cape, an actual cookie as the emblem on his shirt. He is strapped with kitchen utensils, and is holding an American football aloft with a pair of tongs. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini, showing buttons on the back of his trousers popped, exposing his butt.
March 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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I don't think this one needed too much touching up either, but he is at least a bit brighter with more contrast. The biggest thing, it seems I've gotten better at not making squirrels gray blobs. Added some blush to this lush too!

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Painted miniature of a halfling sports fan by Greebo Games. He is drunk and leaning against a mug of beer as big as he is, drinking from it with a straw. A squirrel sits on his head. Left side view of the same mini. Rear view of the same mini. Right side view of the same mini.
March 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM