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    58 minutes ago
  • Prot's War in the Warp
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  • Azazel's Bitz Box.
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  • No Dice No Glory
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    1 day ago
  • Coloured Dust
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    1 day ago
  • Tale of Painters
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    1 day ago
  • MASSIVE VOODOO
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    1 day ago
  • Crac des Chevaliers
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    3 days ago
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    4 days ago
  • Wargaming with Barks
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    4 days ago
  • Doogs' Models
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    4 days ago
  • Gunpla by GoodGuyDan
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    1 week ago
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  • The Hammer of Wrath
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    2 weeks ago
  • Sproket's Small World
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    3 weeks ago
  • Battleground Hobbies
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    1 month ago
  • GMM Studios
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    2 months ago
  • Covering Fire!
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    3 months ago
  • Almost Perftec
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    3 months ago
  • Defiant Workshop
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    3 months ago
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  • davetaylorminiatures
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    5 months ago
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    6 months ago
  • Lester Bursley Miniatures
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    7 months ago
  • Hobby Before I Die!
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    9 months ago
  • Random thoughts of a hobby butterfly
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    10 months ago
  • FichtenFoo
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    1 year ago
  • The Triple Helix Project
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    1 year ago
  • fallout15mm
    99 Territory - Here’s a pic of the guard tower at the top of the freeway. I’m not going to glue it down, so I can re-use it as scatter terrain. I’m going to add a few m...
    1 year ago
  • Jim's Models
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    1 year ago
  • The Aviary
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    1 year ago
  • Master Models
    Renault 3.4 t AHN complete -
    1 year ago
  • Chickhammer
    Start of 30k: Sons of Horus - After much deliberation on my part, I've elected to do Sons of Horus as my 30k army. I've had some boxes sitting around for a while, just waiting to b...
    1 year ago
  • Angel GiraldeZ
    Sketches ON SALE - ON SALE http://www.ebay.es/itm/252634365959?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
    1 year ago
  • Rule 37
    X-Wing Showcase : Gold squadron Y-Wing repaint - Rule 34 : If you're leaving scorch marks, you need a bigger gun! After my failure at the 2016 French national championship (3 losses out of seven games) I ...
    1 year ago
  • elphilo's blog
    Update - Hey guys, normally I'd be posting about the upcoming Huzzah RTT but I've made a decision. In the next few months I'm going to close this blog and only post...
    1 year ago
  • Haywire Painting
    Darkoath Chieftain: Base finished - The base for the Chieftain is finished! Now only his eye and the blood effects remain, but those will have to wait until all other heroes are completed. He...
    1 year ago
  • I paint therefore I am
    I may have got the easiest light box set up with Ikea products! - I have been having trouble with the macro shots of miniature all the time, especially when I haven't finished and I don't want to pull out my Cannon just...
    2 years ago
  • 5th Dimension
    See you at Pigment Pirates Hamburg - [DE] Guten morgen Maler aus aller Welt, Ich habe lange überlegt wie ich es schreiben soll aber ich möchte es kurz und informativ halte: Weil viele von u...
    2 years ago
  • Miniature Tim
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    2 years ago
  • Secret Weapon Miniatures
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    2 years ago
  • Equinox Painting
    Khorne Exalted Deathbringer - So I was going to paint him for eBay but I ended up spending a lot longer on him than planned so he turned out nicer than a quick job to auction. In other...
    2 years ago
  • The Painting Corps
    Maelstrom's Edge - Over the last couple of years, hobby time has been at a premium, and what time I've had has been dedicated to a project that I can say I'm very excited t...
    3 years ago
  • TheTryzna
    Awaken: Underwater Odyssey - now aviable - Hello everyone! Its two months allready since i pre-released the game on itch and few other places and took much needed break. During that time i ve been w...
    3 years ago
  • The Forays and Woes of an Average Hobbyist
    Stop... Hobby Time: I'm Back! - Hey all, Sorry for the week and a half- two week absence. I've just gotten off holidays and kind of getting back in the swing of real life. So between that...
    3 years ago
  • The Brush Brothers
    Fusilier - Hi, Today I have for you one of my panoceanian Fusiliers from operation icestorm - Infinity. MORE PHOTOS Thanks, Czys
    3 years ago
  • masterminis.net - where we learn to be a better painter!
    The Future of Games Workshop - Part 17: End Times - *The Future of Games Workshop - Part 17: End Times* You can find part 17 of our epic series about the future of Games Workshop *on our new blog.*<< Click...
    3 years ago
  • JAH Minis
    Painting: Captain Bartolo Montador, aka Broadsides Bart. - Hey everybody. For those who are not familiar with this sculpt, he is one of the Mercenary Pirates from Privateer Press' Warmachine game. In 2012, I was as...
    4 years ago
  • Where to See MST3k Episodes
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    7 years ago
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