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tuonel.bsky.social
Holiday gift project planned. Friend and I will split painting a #WarhammerUnderworlds core box for a mutual friend.

A similar box from my co-painter friend brought me back into the hobby a couple years ago. Other friend coached me through building an Eldar Wildrider host back in 40k 3rd Ed.
Warbands from Warhammer Underworlds Embergard box. Zikkit's Tunnelpack sits assembled ready to prime. The Emberwatch lay in pieces in small bags ready for bubble wrap and boxing.
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Almost ready for our family's yearly festival of #MiniaturePainting

Player 1 has chosen to build. Their #NextLevel gold dragon's in front.

Everyone else will paint.

Player 2 opted for a #40K termagant ("I want the raptor one")

Player 3 picked an #OnePageRules #Saurian chameleon

#Nerdlings
Unassembled Gold Dragon mini in the foreground with a primed One Page Rules Saurian chameleon and a primed Warhammer 40K Tyranids termagant behind it
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Practice game of #BloodBowl #Sevens to try and get the rules down so it doesn't bog down so much when I play with the kids.

Combination of RNG, my inexperience, and my unconscious bias have not helped the Imperial Nobility.

Am I imagining things or are turnovers super frequent?

#Nerdlings
Blood Bowl Sevens pitch with game in progress. Undead turn 5. Ghoul blitzer is in the end zone having scored. One Imperial has died. One is stunned. All other imperials on the pitch are prone.
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Eldest cutting her first model from a sprue. She doesn't want to clean mould lines but I covered that as my contribution. Four cleaned models waiting for her to assemble sometime this week. Then we game.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity
Teen cutting pieces of a miniature from the sprue. An emoji face with a Groucho Marx mask covers the person's face.
September 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
At eldest's request, we play tested and refined our #Talisman house rules for running games in hours rather than days.

Super pleased to play at child's request. Hoping to build on this while it lasts.

#BoardGames #Nerdlings #Family
Game of Talisman 5th edition in progress. Off to one side boxes of Blood Bowl and Warhammer Underworlds 2nd edition wait hopeful for the interest of players.
September 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Missed my "play on Sunday" deadline but have a #BloodBowl team built for my daughter to play against my #Undead. 🧟‍♀️

Didn't have them ready to play this weekend but we'll be ready for next weekend.

Plan to play #Sevens until we're solid on the rules.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity
Full team of built models from the Imperial Nobility team from Blood Bowl. Models are built and based but not primed or painted. Full team of built models from the Shambling Undead team from Blood Bowl. Most models are built and based but not primed or painted. One mummy and one zombie are partially painted.
September 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Original post: mastodon.social/@adhd_coffee...
September 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Moved forward the #BloodBowl #Undead this #WIPWednesday

Shades on skin for mummy and zombie and base coat on bandages.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerSocial
Front view of Blood Bowl mummy model with skin painted green and bandages painted warm off white Back view of Blood Bowl mummy model with skin painted green and bandages painted warm off white Front view of Blood Bowl zombie model with skin painted sickly green and bandages painted warm off white Back view of Blood Bowl zombie model with skin painted sickly green and bandages painted warm off white
August 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Friday I needed some low stakes painting so cleaned up the base coats on the space bug and space marine.

Now I'm overthinking on "what thoughts run through their little heads?" I'm honestly more scared by what's likely in the marine's head.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerSocial #40k #Imperium #Tyranids
Termagant model with wraithbone (warm off-white) base coat on head, body, arms, legs, and blaster thingy. This time the coverage is better than last time. Other areas show gray primer. Infernus marine model with Macragge blue (navy blue) base coat on all areas but aquila, backs of joints, and flamethrower. Coverage is much more complete this time than last.
August 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
This #WIPWednesday cleaned up base coat on one of the banshees and cleaned up some of the experiments on the Vespid test model.

I have to make some color decisions on the #BloodBowl team uniforms and didn't fit it in the hobby time.

#Nerdlings #PaintingMiniatures #KillTeam #Warcry #AoS
Banshee model with more of the gray cape base coated. There are still gaps behind the body of the model. Model's skirt is a bold turquoise. Model's top remains unpainted. Vespid warrior model painted mostly orange with dark blue on shoulders leading edges of wings. Dull areas from a recent experiment are now brighter orange as prep for washes and highlights in an upcoming step. Rapid model shown from above. Both wings are now white, nearly matching in color. One wing has leading edges painted deep blue, the other white as prep for painting them blue.
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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thecrystalstorm.bsky.social
Nostalgia is a toxic impulse but also I miss the time when tech trends were things like "let's put everything in a translucent colored plastic case" instead of "let's add software to everything that lies and also accelerates climate change"
A variety of electronics from the late 90s to early 00s with translucent colored plastic cases
August 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Family traveled for my brother's wedding. These tend to have a lot of "hurry up and wait" so I thought I'd run an experiment with the down time:

What kind of painting might I accomplish with an off-the-shelf kit with minis, brushes, paints, and clippers? ...

#Nerdlings #WarhammerSocial #40k
August 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Original post: dice.camp/@erikcats/11...
August 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Original post: social.shadowkat.net/objects/dbab...
August 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Original post: mas.to/@skeletor/11...
Inspirational Skeletor says you are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in
August 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Original post: fribygda.no/@amici/11501...
Thumbnail of original post that consist of a screenshot of a post with an effective metaphor for how those that have been othered aren't allowed the considerations naturally afforded the in group. Alt text for that screenshot is available in the original post.
August 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Limited hobby time today but I've been eager to get the #Undead #BloodBowl team started, en especial La Momia y Martín Saletripas. One color each is still progress!

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #WarhammerSocial #WIP
Front view of a partially painted Blood Bowl mummy. Bandages have a base coat of bone color and entire model has a zenithal undercoat. Back view of a partially painted Blood Bowl mummy. Bandages have a base coat of bone color and entire model has a zenithal undercoat. Front view of a partially painted Blood Bowl zombie. Skin has a base coat of pale green flesh and entire model has a zenithal undercoat. Back view of a partially painted Blood Bowl zombie. Skin has a base coat of pale green flesh and entire model has a zenithal undercoat.
August 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Drone is feeling pretty done. I don't think I'll fuss over highlights. Tried some rust and weathering on the metal beams. Not sure it works but I'm learning. Curious about doing some chipped paint but I'm not sure how to go about it.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #KillTeam #VespidStingwings #Tau
Front view of a Tau oversight drone resting on a weathered beam Bottom front view of a T'au oversight drone Rear view of a T'au oversight drone. The beam it's resting on has traces of rust, as does some rebar.
August 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Original post: tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay...
Original poster notes "People of quality do not fear equality" is their mood. Message includes a photo of people at a protest. A woman at the front of the photo holds a sign saying "Men of quality do not fear inequality."
August 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
tuonel.bsky.social
Back to some models that have been #WIP for a while:
- #KillTeam #VespidStingwings Oversight drone
- Mummy for my #Undead #BloodBowl team
- Zombie for BB team
- #Saurian warrior from #OPR

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity
Hovering drone resting on a metal beam. Model is partially painted, main colors blocked in, shades and highlights incomplete. Blood Bowl mummy with grayscale shading to better understand the volumes of the model and leverage the light and dark areas when painting in the colors. Blood Bowl zombie painted in shades of gray. For this and the mummy I overpainted with a medium gray, then a light gray, then dry brush with white. Saurian warrior with blue scales and skin. Entire model has a blue-inflected zenithal shading. As it's all done with brush paint, difficult to reach areas are still black as I couldn't get the dry brush or overbrush to reach.
August 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Finally calling these guys done. Love these models! They've been fun if intimidating to paint. Enjoyed learning with them. It's time to clear coat and move on.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerSocial #WarhammerUnderworlds #Warcry #SepulchralGuard #Undead #DeathrattleSkeletons #SoulblightGravelords
Painted miniatures of the Sepulchral Guard warband from Warhammer Underworlds. Cloth worn by all the models is forest green, their metal a worn bronze-ish color. A four-up set of close ups of: A skeleton with a sword and shield, swinging the sword across its body and holding the shield to one side. A hooded skeleton swinging a scythe overhead. A skeleton with sword and shield, hunched forward as though it just finished attacking with the sword. A skeleton rising from the ground, supporting itself with a sword. A three-up set of close ups of: An armored skeleton with a spear, shield, and long cape expressing a sense of command. A crowned skeleton with a mace and shield, brandishing the mace above its head. A semi-armored skeleton with a helm with a shield strapped to its back holding a large sword in two hands, ready to strike.
August 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
#SepulchralGuard are coming along. Leathers and metal fittings aren't there yet but glad to get them this close to done.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #Undead #WarhammerUnderworlds #Warcry
4-up photo of front and back of two skeleton miniatures. One has sword and shield, the other a scythe. 4-up photo of front and back of two skeleton miniatures. One has a sword and is rising from the ground, the other brandishes a sword in two hands and carries a shield on its back. 4-up photo of front and back of two skeleton miniatures. One has a mace and shield, the other a sword and shield. 2-up photo of front and back of a skeleton miniature with a spear, a breastplate, and a long cape
July 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Ms. Tuonel is laughing maniacally as she puts Pumpkin spice coffee creamer in the shopping cart, to me and child Tuonel's horror.
#PumpkinSpiceInJuly #NotTimeYet
July 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
tuonel.bsky.social
Greening in the cloth. Pleased with how it's working with the undercoating. Decided to leverage the transparency of Vallejo's Game Color Dark Green instead of fighting it.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #PaintSlam25 #Undead #SepulchralGuard #Warcry #WarhammerUnderworlds
Skeleton with a sword rising from the ground. Cloth scraps on it are now dark green. Skeleton with a sword and shield leaning forward, back to the viewer. Cloth scraps on it are now dark green.
June 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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natalan.bsky.social
reposting this old twitter thread because whenever there's a heatwave multiple people tell me it helped them
screenshot of a tweet of mine from 2019. it reads: "hot weather tips for confused, sweaty brits (from one who's survived 3 summers in austria):".
June 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM