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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Answered the question I was going to ask - great stuff!

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 · 15/08/2026

They look terrific, full of character and life! Great work on the helmets, how did you do them?

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I have been there, and will be again no doubt. Hang in there!

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Small mercies! I liked having the house to myself for an hour 😊

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Same. Wife and kids went to the park to see it with others. I have a minor health issue now so had a genuine reason not to join. I would be happy to hang around the park with family and friends on a summer's evening, relaxing. But it would be slightly spoiled by looking for an eclipse, for me

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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 · 01/08/2026

These are fantastic, not knocking the newly released stuff but these have a lot more character. Are those bottle caps as platforms? Excellent use if so. I mean, cool if they're not, but fun if they are.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Always great to see your work! I always admired your mad Von Koss Ghoul King with axe and fur cloak!

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

These are really lovely, something about them really ticks a box!

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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 · 28/07/2026

My first year of uni with some new people I realised I'd been asking lots of annoying questions. So to break the tension I said something genuinely rude in the hope that this would make everyone laugh and realise I was being OTT as a sort of self parody. Didn't work. We haven't stay in touch.

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

I painted mine as Night Lords about 27 years ago, but it even felt a little cartoony at the time. I am tempted to strip and repaint mine in more muted desaturated tones, some dusty rusty word bearers or death guard

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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 · 15/07/2026

I tried painting some Night Lords with polished blue in the 90s... they looked like they worked for Skeletor.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Ah, I've still got a pot of polished blue from the same set. Never found a satisfying use for it, I thought it was magic and would solve all my painting hopes and dreams when I bought it (age 12), but unless I start painting giant plastic blue bottles... it's just like nail polish.

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

These are great! I have a couple of spare mournfang without saddles... Very tempting!

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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

Am determined this will look less like dogshit with some greenstuff on it and the sprue frame of the Fusil major's crows nest is built.

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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

The white looks great! And your English is crystal clear 😃

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

You're probably right. I think we'll leave the pauldrons as a barrier though, maybe make them gold and then either dirty up the silver bits as you suggest, or try some red after all (which we can always cover with silver again if it makes him look like elmo/the flash

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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 · 03/07/2026

This is terrific, gives me the creeps in the right way

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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 · 30/05/2026

These are great! I have been painting the same models and keep tinkering and changing my mind If I pulled off a job like this I'd be very pleased.

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

Never played Mordheim, but 99% of the minis I see for it seem to be malnourished boys in pantaloons armed only with a knife and questionable moustache. This guy is going to absolutely ruin them.

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Bolanferth @bolanferth.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

He puts the Ram into Mola Ram!

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