So, I’m going to be auctioning the We Are Legion Diorama (below) with all money (rounded up to the nearest £50/100) going to The Alzheimer’s Society. Auction will be going up on Saturday and run for a week - will post the link when it’s up. It’d be great if you could all bid and spread the word!

Guys, you could do worse than give @justadpaints.bsky.social a follow, especially if you're into nicely painted miniatures. Just sayin'

Ad paints@justadpaints.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Not much in the way of painting last few weeks, but im working on some sentries for 02 Hundred hours today. Here are the other French Resistance fighters along with some dog walkers. Painted a while ago but I'm even slower posting at the moment than I am painting!

Lots of progress this weekend on my CoC game for Historicon. All buildings from Total Battle Miniatures. First up, a garage. #spreadthelard

Human artists, use only one piece to persuade people to follow you. I don‘t consider myself an artist, rather a craftsman, but that doesn‘t mean I couldn‘t knock out a cool figure or two 😏

Sonic Sledgehammer@sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Human artists, use only one piece to persuade people to follow you. I think I might have done this one last time it swung around, but seeing it again... aw, c'mon. Who doesn't get a kick out of sharing cool toys? Let's go AGAIN! :D This guy is pretty much my entire oeuvre in one figure.

Since Bluesky doesn't yet support polls, here's a quick link to a Strawpoll where the question is simple: What is the greatest of the GW Specialist Games that hasn't yet had a refresh? Not which should or should not, just which of them was the best or that you miss most? strawpoll.com/w4nWWqx3QnA

Best Games Workshop 'Specialist' Game that Hasn't Been Refreshed? - StrawPoll

What is your opinion? Vote now: Battlefleet Gothic, Mordheim, Gorkamorka, Inquisitor, Warmaster

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3D printed Sherman Firefly from Avernes Miniatures with AB tank commander and stowage. Shot in front of a HandiWorks Backdrop. Decals are 28mm Rubicon and work surprisingly well. #Wargaming #HistoricalWargaming #MiniaturePainting #MiniPainting

Some hairy arsed Barbarians. Figures are Victrix and Footsore in front of a Handiworks Backdrop. Went for Decals for the shields this time. Not sure I like it. Overall I definitely prefer painting my more uniform Romans.

Pendragon the mappening. #pendragon #rpg #map

Some more 20mm German stuff for my motorpool. 3D printed StuG III Ausf. F/8 from Night Sky Miniatures and some Einheits-LKW from PSC. Photographed in front of a HandiWorks backdrop as usual. #FinishedFriday #HistoricalWargaming #Wargaming #MiniaturePainting #MiniPainting

Been a little quiet lately, but I've actually finished something those last few days. Two 1/72 Shermans for my Canadians and a Soviet Lend-Lease M3 arrayed in front of a HandiWorks background. #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming #HistoricalWargaming #MiniPainting

Was given another pair of Orcs and couldn't help but paint them. Really love these old school Kev Adams Orcs as they're so full of character and a real change to what I paint usually. Backdrop from @handiworkgames.bsky.social as usual

The prolific Pierre-Yves, designer and host of the Midgard Force Builder app, has just made an updated version available including the ability to sort your Force into Contingents. Find it here: apps.iwouldliketorage.com/midgard-forc.... #wargaming #nerdlings #spreadthelard #miniatures

I was delighted to be asked to paint the cover for Oathmark Second Edition by Joseph A. McCullough, for Osprey Games, and they've just shown it off on their blog covering 2026 releases. #art #illustration

Todays reading sorted

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a dumpster is on fire in a flooded area with the words everything 's fine below it .

ALT: a dumpster is on fire in a flooded area with the words everything 's fine below it .

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Something completely different for a change. I spent the last weekend with a couple of friends painting and talking rubbish. And as part of that I somehow ended up painting an Orc, which I haven't done in... well, a long while. It was great fun and something I should really do more often.

These were the last miniatures of 2025. Really enjoyed creating this little vignette, especially the chap holding up the severed head with a smitk on his face. As usual lately the shields are hand painted, the figures are Footsore, Victrix and A&A and the backdrop is by @handiworkgames.bsky.social

So would anyone be interested in a Lard day kind of thing near Coventry next year? Ideally with a charity bent? Just testing the waters at the mo but we have a game shop that might be a good spot to hold it and I'd like to make something positive happen.

Planning your Lardie Games Days calendar for 2026? Consider www.cloglard.nl: TFL Games, food, drink, and conviviality as always, plus a historic location and possibly a clog or two! #spreadthelard #wargaming

OK, looks like my 3rd Century Romans for #Midgard are finished for now. Or as finished as those things ever get. Anyway, here's my Tribune with retinue for #FinishedFriday. Figures are A&A and Victrix, backdrop by @handiworkgames.bsky.social #HistoricalWargaming #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming

The Italian perspective in WW2 never gets enough attention imho.

The Crusader Project@crusaderproject.bsky.social · 8mo ago

On 19 December 1941 the chaos of the retreat from the Gazala line, isolate units lacking transport were overrun, such as XXXI Guastori who lost almost 200 men as Allied armoured cars ran into them.

A great chance to play games of @toofatlardies.bsky.social and Reisswitz press on the Continent. And literally around the corner from Urquhart's hiding place in Arnhem. So enjoy the Lard spirit and Dutch hospitality cloglard.nl/en #SpreadTheLard

Another #FinishedFriday, another base of 3rd Century Romans. All that's left to do for now is the Leaders base. Also tried my hand on a @andreasefternamn.bsky.social style action shot. Quite like it. #Wargaming #HistoricalWargaming #MiniPainting #MiniaturePainting

I forgot to post this photo of Grumple!

For #FinishedFriday yet another base for my #Midgard Middle Imperial Romans. Figures as ever by Victrix and A&A with Aventine heads. Some shields by @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social . Backdrop by @handiworkgames.bsky.social #MiniPainting #HistoricalWargaming #MiniaturePainting #Wargaming

And another Level 2 hero for my #Midgard Romans got finished. As ever VictrixLate Romans with some appropriate Aventine bits. #HistoricalWargaming #Wargaming #MiniPainting #MiniaturePainting

Progress at last! At least one of the half finished bases cluttering up my desk got finally finished. Figures Victrix with Aventine heads and Gripping Beast casualty. Only wish those Victrix capes weren't so 'flowy' #Wargaming #HistoricalWargaming #MiniPainting #MiniaturePainting #Midgard

So as to prove I'm still painting, here's a WIP of one of my Roman heroes for #Midgard. Metallics still to do, followed by basibg. Figures are Victrix with Aventine heads while the slain one comes from Gripping Beast.

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Little bit of a 'beg' and I'm sorry for that, but does anyone have the old Codex Cityfight gathering dust that they wouldn't mind parting with, please?? I'm working on my Imperial Guard over next few months and want to do some YouTube for them! Thank youuu #WarhammerCommunity ££