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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A celestial wizard from the Talisman boxed game, I found the game in a shop in Norwich in the 90s some time. Recently tidied up with better paints and brushes Not sure the cosmic galaxy effect on the ball works!.

A celestial wizard from the Talisman boxed game in blue and white with a telescope and crystal ball

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

WIP Ahoy! Two trolls! One old metal river troll, and the always-WIP mollog conversion I can't quite finish....

An old metal river troll, in blue with green scales, red hair, an animal skull club and a fish in the other hand

A conversion of mollog the mighty the underworlds troll with extended arms, legs and body to make a dankhold troll, painted in purple

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

With several parts of clanrat bodies leftover after assembling the gnawfeast spearhead, we decided to build a master moulder kitbash. He has four arms, a 'things catcher' and whip taken from the ork runtherd mini, and a little greenstuff beard because why not?

A master moulder kitbash made from leftovers from the clanrats kit, with four arms and 'things catcher' and whip from the ork runtherd mini

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Ogor Warhulk conversion now 30% less goofy. Some work on the face (yellow glaze for forehead, pink for cheeks, blue for chin!) and making the masking tape straps look leathery, adding some poundshop gems as metal studs... I don't hate it! I've painted and weathered the Fusil major's tower too

Ogor warhulk conversion for age of sigmar (minotaur/bullgor body, ogre hunter head, masking tape straps, poundshop gems as metal studs)

Fusil major tower for age of sigmar made from sprues and two Gnoblar lookout towers, shield painted red, wood effect painted on and scratched onto the sprue with a scalpel

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I found this talisman grey wizard in the attic. I painted him years ago, the first miniature I really took my time layering, adding lighter tones. Painting slowly. Not too special now, but I was proud of him then and enjoy him now. I still forget to enjoy the process, paint slowly. A reminder.

A grey wizard from the talisman boardgame painted with blue hat and clock, white beard, cow skull on his staff and some kind of red tabard

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Which Fusil Major is best? Two old Empire kitbashes freshened up for a potential CoS spearhead, which would look best sitting on an Ogre?

Two old Empire kitbashes for a Fusil Major miniature, both with homemade scruffy sniper rifles

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Next the Fusil Major - I had an old Empire Engineer kitbash I thought would work (pickelhaube, beard, pointing) but I can't find him in my boxes. So instead there's this kitbashed fella with a gun made from odds and sods. I like him. Might greenstuff some epaulettes for extra Major points.

Kitbashed fusil major / empire engineer with hochland long rifle for use in AoS as some kind of ogre-mounted sniper

Kitbashed fusil major / empire engineer with converted Ogor warhulk (very WIP) for use in AoS as some kind of ogre-mounted sniper.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The saga continues To have a break from bungling the Ogor warhulk, I decided to plough on with the Fusil major's crows nest. It's pretty messy, not too different from the Gnoblar lookout post it's based on, but I think it could work!

A crows nest for a CoS fusil major made from a Gnoblar lookout banner, lolly sticks, sprue and a 20mm square base.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

What the hell have I done now? I watched a YouTube video about making fabric cloaks - next thing I'm ripping up wipes, watering down pva, and my "Ogor warhulk" is wearing tight spandex athleisure. The original plan was for a landsknecht look, with puff & slash, so this may work as undergarments

Ogor warhulk conversion with added clothing made from wet wipes and pva glue. He has a big hammer.

Back view of an Ogor warhulk conversion with added clothing made from wet wipes and pva glue. He has a big hammer.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Attempted Ogor Warhulk with Fusil Major *conversion* continues...

Attempt at an Ogor Warhulk conversion, with a plastic Bullgor / minotaur body, ogre head, big hammer and sprue scaffold on his shoulders

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I like new the models, but I also really like my models and I don't see a problem with that, these boys have come out of the attic and are being smartened up for battle

Two Ogor mournfang cats partly painted on fake rocks, in need of attention

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My latest goofy conversion idea is an Ogor Warhulk using this Minotaur body and Ogre head, a sprue frame / scaffold and gnoblar lookout banner bits for the tower, then an old kitbashed Empire engineer with long rifle as the Fusil Major. Then I can have a CoS spearhead made from old Empire minis.

Beastmen Minotaur / bullgor body with an Ogor head from the Hrothgorn Warhammer Underworlds character. Unpainted.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A find from the attic, I got this as a freebie with an ebay lot years ago. Didn't think I'd have a son who collected skaven one day! I tidied it up a bit, just adding matching coats of paint to liven up the colours. It's not part of the current army list, but could proxy as a warp grinder maybe

A skaven poison wind mortar from the Island of Blood box

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I dug out this slightly rough stormcast wizard from a box of minis I put away last year. He came free with a magazine! I removed his big metal hood and part of the staff (encasing the comet symbol) and moved his arm into what I felt was a more dramatic pose. Still looks like a vegas conjuror though.

A stormcast eternals wizard with white mask, black armour, blue robes and a red and golden staff on a rocky base

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A skaven clawlord on gnawbeast my son and I painted together. We are considering a red wash for the silver armour...

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I found an old Talisman skaven figure (from a box I had 30 years ago) while looking for some bits (an Ironblaster I bought about 15 years ago) to help my finish my Ogor spearhead. I have tidied him up a bit Simpler times! My son is working on his skaven spearhead, but I don't think this guy fits

A skaven figure from the old Talisman boardgame painted red and green

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

My son likes Skaven, so I'm steering us towards Spearhead. I had some gitz already but needed 5 more bounders so got a painted lot from eBay. Tidying them up is part of the fun. The squigs were hot pink. I gave them a purple wash then a coat of red, but now I am thinking, am I too conventional?

Gloomspite gitz bongrot bounder model in conventional red (for the squig) and black (for the goblin robes)

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Those hachette magazine issue 1s are too good to pass up, the Mortal Realms one and now Spearhead. He looks like a Steve to me. Not sure what to do with the Lord Veritant, it's a bit po-faced the stormcast stuff. I painted a stormcast wizard a 2 years ago and it just looked like a vegas conjuror.

Gryph crow miniature painted in red and green with a rocky desert base

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Day 3 of Zodgrod, I never finish projects so this is a big blip. In some ways he'll never be done, because of neuroses, but here he is anyway, kind of done! First homemade banner, using the natural scruffiness of Orks as cover for inexperience and haste!

A converted Zodgrod Wortsnagga, the Ork Runtherd character from Warhammer 40,000, painted with bright colours of the 1990s, complete with back banner

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A WIP paint job of my Zodgrod conversion, following the paint scheme of old (white fur on the boots, blue hair squigs, red weapons, yellow pauldrons). The back banner will take longer...

A Zodgrod Wortsnagga Ork runtherd conversion, with greenstuff hair squigs, painted in tribute to the old character with red weapons, blue hair and yellow pauldrons

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Zodgrod Wortsnagga! ... Has a lovely old metal model and a less lovely new plastic one I had a runtherd I couldn't warm to next to the jolly Gretchin he herds So I've given him a hair squig beard & quiff (does the eyepatch band make him look like McEnroe?) & an arm with a pistol Banner to follow!

A plastic Ork runtherd miniature converted with a new pistol-wielding arm, and greenstuff fur on the boots, chin and head, in an attempt to portray the classic character Zodgrod Wortsnagga (the Wonder Years)

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I don't collect Skaven and never got the appeal until recently, but seeing this guy from the skaventide set on eBay for less than a tenner seemed too good to pass up. A delightful a dramatic figure, reminding me of the Rats of Nimh and Redwall and all that good childhood stuff.

A skaven grey seer wearing purple robes and holding a green sword and staff standing on a piece of wood and a metal bell

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

As a break from spending months failing to finish my troll / ogor / ork conversions, I bought a handsome metal dwarf from the Dragon Painter in Abergavenny market and had a nice time slapping speedpaint on him. The basing is tea and dill. I am ignoring the mold line on the crossbow for now.

A reaper miniatures metal dwarf, Snorri Oathbreaker, painted in browns and greens

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Compared with my Mollog conversion I'm much happier with Trugg (also too long in the green stuff stage). I was dubious, and then a couple of drybrushes later I think he's promising. Still v WIP too, planning some foliage on the body in keeping w the fluff (and to hide my mistakes!)

A proxy of Trugg the Troggoth King miniature, converted from a Reaper miniatures Hill Giant, painted blue and green and brown

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I don't hate how this WIP paint job of my Mollog conversion is going, but there's a long way to go. The upper body's too shiny (didn't shake my Xpress paints enough!) highlights are sloppy, lots of details to touch up and a base to finish! But I spent too long on the greenstuff stage to stop now

A conversion of the troll miniature Mollog the Mighty from Games Workshop with lengthened torso, arms and legs, painted green and beige and yellow and brown

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Any advice? I started with a purple speed paint, changed my mind and went for this dark turquoise/cream combo, but I worry he looks like the joker in a suit. Lighter green highlights on the skin? Glazes on the belly/face/arms? Some mottling/freckles to break up the stark break in colour?

A conversion of the Warhammer underworlds model Mollog the Mighty into a larger Dankhold, painted dark turquoise and cream. Back mushrooms not yet added.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

At a glacial pace my Mollog the Mighty conversion (into a full sized Dankhold) is approaching completion. It's been fun learning to follow the shapes of muscles with putty, lengthening bits, fattening bits, starting to prime out of boredom then wising up... Mollog the Malicious will be ready soon.

A conversion of the plastic troll Mollog the Mighty with lots of greenstuff putty to make it bigger.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Absolutely. I did not paint this guy below, I found it in an image search, but for me he is "peak Ork".

The best metal 80s bad moon Ork boss there is

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Exactly so. He said the guy who did it for him works for AoW now. You can see it on this page forum.oldhammer.org/threads/ere-...

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Ditto, I don't hate dropper bottles but I have had more trouble with blockages and the plastic tip coming off entirely and spilling the bottle, than I have with GW pots being a bit crusty. That said my GW paints are all quite old - I think most people blame a specific era of GW pots.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Converting and painting Ogors with Ork heads, until I have some kind of warband.

A mix of Ogors with Ork heads and green skin

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I really want to get a decent amount of these ogors painted to a basic standard. Instead I have spent AGES tonight shaving plastic so I can squash Ork heads into Ogor helmets.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This guy's trousers might be too red. I painted white fur trim on the tyrant's boots, painted in the same style, and realized it was a full Christmas scheme.

Ogor irongut with red trousers and green skin and an orc head

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Three cheeky young (irongut themed) gnoblar scamps I painted recently. The bases are cut from milk carton lids as I didn't have any 20mm rounds.

Three painted irongut gnoblar miniatures with green skin, red and brown clothing and metallic weapons

Three painted gnoblar miniatures from the back

An irongut gnoblar miniature with green skin carrying a large mallet

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

I couldn't call it progress, but I spent some time looking at this WIP conversion, wondering how exactly to add texture to his trollish skin, lumps and bumps... maybe some static grass, twigs, stones, human hair, the contents of my vacuum cleaner...

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Saw a skull today, appropriately, strolling through a field. Nos galan gaeaf hapus bawb!

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

I'm Bolanferth (Rob), I played a couple of games of fantasy and 40k about 20 years ago, dipping my toes back in now, son in tow. I like knarloc / heavy green!

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

My son painted this Reaper Bones werewolf. He loves Halloween, and in the spirit of frightening people, I am now terrified of the cost implications of getting him into the hobby.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

I started painting them as Bad Moons because it's a fun color scheme (even though they're mean to be Goffs). A guy on FB said Bad Moons prefer bigger guns. I am considering repainting as Blood Axes in snow camo, as you never see Orks in white.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Another side project. I was repelled by the Orks in the 2nd 40k starter box as a teenager, but nostalgia and love of conversions pulls me back. The metal Orks of that era were often gorgeous too.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

To open, a conversion of the handsome Slugdrool, with a Reaper Bones werewolf hand. He's not quite finished. Maybe he never will be. I can see myself in old age trying to highlight his earrings, sighing disappointedly.

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