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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

The first step in dealing with a problem is admitting you have a problem... I have SO MUCH unpainted (and mostly primed) resin. And a stash of shame of box kits. There's no way I'm getting thru them all any time soon. Therefore, I've disabled AliExpress app notifications on my phone entirely […]

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. Happy 250, America!

An image of a list of the 27 grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 20 of them in whole or in part, condensed into the list below:
1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation …
3. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people.
4. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; … obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners …
5. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice …
6. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices …
7. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
8. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
9. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
10. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution … giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
11. For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
12. For protecting them … from punishment for any Murders which they should commit …
13. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
14. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
15. For depriving us … of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
16. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
17. For … abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
18. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
19. He has … destroyed the lives of our people.
20. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us …

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

Completed another bust. A couple of months ahead of the 86th anniversary of the #BattleOfBritain, this one is called "The Few" from Life Miniatures, 1/10th scale. No in progress shots of this, as I was never terribly happy with it "in progress" […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

[3D model slicing/moulding whinge] I spent yesterday going thru some of my AliExpress purchases, trimming off the mould cast "sprue", and the 3D print resin support struts, and gluing the main parts ahead of priming. And this set, while BEAUTIFUL […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

Photo of a finished model. Featuring two gothic novel era women with their hair in messy buns.

The figure on the right is very demure and "Jane Eyre" in appearance, but is recoiling back as the female vampire (similar garb, more flowy sleeves) is diving in towards her neck, pinning "Jane"'s hand back to her shoulder with her grip.

Their bodies are pressed together as they entangle

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Our intrepid pilot Eddie, added to the plane. #Crafty #Spitfire #AcesHigh #IronMaiden #Revell #Eddie

A full Spitfire photo taken from about 10 o'clock.

Eddie is sitting on the leading edge of the port wing root, facing the camera.

A close up of Eddie sitting on the wing, with the cockpit glass in the background.

A long photo of the fuselage, with standing Eddie just behind the wing root.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Finally finished. Reasonably happy with the outcome, only a few minor gripes. #Crafty #Spitfire #IronMaiden #AcesHigh #Revell

View of the Spitfire from about 11 o'clock.

It's in a wheels down, cockpit door open configuration.

It's a Mk2, painted in Battle of Britain era RAF Green, RAF Brown, and sky blue.

View from 9 o'clock high. The markings are standard RAF, with the aircraft identity of DR Z spelling out "Dr Oz" with the fuselage roundel.

The aircraft identity number (666) is painted on a sky blue band just in front of the empanage.

I added the yellow "gas detection" diamond to the port wing upside.

Some light chipping around the ammunition port covers, but i forgot to heavily chip the step area. Ah well. Always somewhere to improve

Photo from about 7 o'clock high, into the fully detailed cockpit (utterly invisible in shadow 🤣)

Photo of the fuselage from the very front, of it sitting on a mirror, showing the underside, which is heavily oil stained (and shown in previous photos).

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026

Currently working on the Revell 1:32 "Aces High" Iron Maiden Spitfire kit. Which I'm hoping is not their usual 1:32 Spitfire MkII with the Eddie figurines thrown in (which is likely, because they're on their own sprue, in their own cellophane packet, cast in a different coloured plastic). The […]

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026

[Nazi references. Strong language. USPol] I finished this model a month or more back. But the world was so utterly fucked, it felt like it was no longer a pointed take on world events, and instead felt like it was making light of the serious […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

A bust figurine of Trump as an ork wearing a blue suit, with a swastika arm band visible.

It is mounted on a base of a waving flag depicting "Old Glory", except the stars have been replaced by a white swastika, at 45°, on the blue backing.

Behind Trump is a technical looking sci-fi device with a Adolforc head atop it.

Across the front of the base is the word "Erblast" painted in a typical German 30s typeface.

The same shot as the previous model, except the head positions have been swapped.

Now Adolforc is complete, with Trump's head behind on the contraption.

Similar to the first photo, with Trump back as the complete bust - now with the "glass and brass" cover over Adolforc's head, in true classic Frankenstein style steampunk equipment look.

Heads reversed again. Closer look at Trump's head inside the glass tube.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026

Did a quick #Napoleorc bust. Quite enjoying this series of figurines. #miniatures #miniaturePainting #Crafty #orkz

Front on photograph of a WarHammer style ork dressed as Napoleon Bonepart

Similar photo but from higher up looking down onto the figure's face

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Dr H @drh.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2025

Closer views of 2 of the Rescue Terminators. One has a black theme going on his weapons. I added the hanging scroll cases. And for his base I included a Genestealer's hand sliding a floorplate over. Will he notice in time? The other is armed with a assault cannon […] [Original post on dice.camp]

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Dr H @drh.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2026

Two more of the Rescue Terminators. One has a thing for large decorations; he came with the thing on one leg and the skull/reath on the powerfist. So I added the eagle/skull thing atop his armour. The other has a classic hazard-striped powerfist and a cable […] [Original post on dice.camp]

Blood Angels Terminator with powerfist and storm bolter.

Blood Angels Terminator with powerfist (in a fetching hazard-stripe patten) and storm bolter.

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Dr H @drh.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026

Last photos of the Junk pile shelter. I "hid" a gem inside the large pipe as a "hidden gem" amongst the scrap. #TabletopTerrain #JunkPile #Rust #DrH

Close up of the junk pile with the hidden gem peeking out of the darkness of a pipe.

View of the bedding and fire-pit under the junk pile.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/01/2026

Finished a quick bust while I was on leave, mainly while waiting for inspiration to strike on how to complete my other in progress #Orkz... So here's my most recent, which I've (somewhat) randomly titled #OrkvilleWright. I know the eyes aren't right […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

A Kromlech KRBU001 Ork pilot bust.

It's looking straight into the camera.

Knowing that the Imperium is the fascist future regime, i decided to go with a WW2-era "Western allies" pilot (as clearly that's who was fighting against the fascists back then).

He's front on facing the camera, with standard green ork skin, but a very unhealthy pink/ red lips. He's wearing a sheepskin lined leather flying jacket, a checkered neckerchief and flying goggles perched atop his forehead.

He's mounted on a base with grass tufts visible, and an orkish tracked vehicle with 3x ww2 style green bombs stacked on it.

His eyes are standard humanoid blue (think "Paul Hollywood" if you've seen The Great British BakeOff) with round pupils

A view from his left (about his 10 o'clock) showing he is also wearing a leather flying helmet(cap).

A view from his right side (about his 3 o'clock).

Not much more is revealed here, except a slightly better view of the tracked bomb vehicle

A view from higher up, looking down onto the base to show various bits of ork-decorated aerial vehicle parts, with lots of nuts & bolts holding repair panels in place and rust.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

If I was after a resin printer to print new figures for painting (nothing game scale, 1:24 at a minimum, more often 1:12 "upwards"), what's my best bet these days? Things to bear in mind: 1) I'm a newbie, so KISS* 2) I don't have a Windows device, so compatibility with Linux is required 3) I […]

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025

Working on an idea for a new piece, but I'm not convinced it's working as well as I expected/ hoped. Question to you all (boosts for wider reach and replies requested/wanted/welcome); what do you think of when you see this? - and how obvious was it […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

In time for the season, I managed to finish my #zombie #Santa & Rudolf. (Sorry for lack of alt text... honestly not sure how to describe what you're (not) looking at. #altTextHelp #altTextForYou?) #Crafty

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025

[Satirical WW2 Nazi reference] I've ordered some new resin during AliExpress' Black Friday sale. One of the pieces is "Adolforc" and I'm thinking I'm going to go with an orange skin tone (with pale eye rims and neckline) instead of orc green. I am […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

An image of the "Adolforc" model. As the name suggests, it's a bust of an orc figure dressed in the style of Adolf Hitler in a brown "citizen uniform".

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2025

Question to the #modelling community... I need to create about 20 tiny circles - about the size of literal pin heads - to go as shields on the side of a Viking long ship. Without destroying a pair of snippers, is there an alternative way to make these easily?

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025

#WIP - A Viking shield. Relatively okay with how it's turning out, so thought I'd share #MiniturePainting #Crafty

Close up of just a shield. In the centre is a steel boss, around the outside is a steel rim.

Shield itself is a deep red, and there's a sinuous dragon outline curling around and through the central boss depicted in white

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2025

Has anyone ever done the whole "print your own transfer decals" thing on non specialist paper? Any advise? Any processes that were followed? Boosts welcome #fedihelp

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2025

Spent the evening making #Lego Darth Vader with my son. This is about 3 hours, compressed down to about 90 seconds 🤣 #Crafty

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2025

My Easter week(end) #sewing projects for MrsT are finally complete. Now to start on the sewing projects for me 😬

A photograph of 14 hangers with clothes on them.

One is a t-shirt (unaltered), one is a shirt (made by me previously, but button holes were too big, so needed closing up.

It's not clear from the picture, but 5 are strapless dresses, to which strap loops (and detachable straps) have been added, one is a ribbon bow shoulder strap dress, where one strap has been removed entirely and the other formed into a simple single shoulder strap, another has the ribbon bow straps converted into a plaited cross back, and 8 of them have had their hems lifted by 2-3" each.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2025

[Painted miniature bust nudity] Next model off the line. This one is a #FanfanModel called #OctopusGirl (hence why I was asking for inspiring octopus pictures a few days back). Quite pleased with her face at this point - although I still need to […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

Close up of her face. She's looking upwards, with a very worried expression. Her eyes are green, and she's (currently - still debating if I'm going to add any) not wearing any makeup.

She is missing the top of her head - as this will be covered by her hair, and then an octopus, later on.

Full shot of the entire figurine. There's a white cylindrical base that she's on.

Her figure is from bottom of ribcage upwards, and is dripping thick black liquid which is active as a support.

Her right breast (she is cartoonishly well endowed) contains a rectangular socket for a seating plug of the octopus.

There is a tentacle coming down between her breasts and looping around her left breast, deforming it slightly into _even perkier_ shape.

Photograph of the entire model from her 3 o'clock.

Photo of the entire model from her 11 o'clock, showing the wrapped tentacle - and her right nipple is pointed pretty much directly at the camera.

The odd shape of the top and back of her head is very visible here, where the hair pieces will attach.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2025

Question for the Fediverse... What's your favourite _looking_ octopus? I have an octopus to paint as part of a resin model. It's a decent size (palm of my hand?) and a core focus of the print, so I want to do it justice. Google image search is full of AI and hue-shifted clickbaits, so I […]

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2025

Another model underway... To be fair, it's been underway for a while , but it seems I haven't shared any #WorkInProgress shots yet, apologies! This is a print from AliExpress, so no idea of the actual model name, but it's from #ZBBoy and I think […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

View from the right side of the model, which is the front of the bike (as it is positioned going left to right across the frame).

There are four radiator grills visible on the front, two large ones either side of the mainline, and two smaller ones on the outside of the body. The mainline ones are painted glowing red, the outer ones glowing cancerous green. The glow effects are my first attempt, so not very good.

The shape of the front is a very Art Deco futuristic shape.

Underneath the bike is a swirling dust cloud acting as a stand for the bike at an angle.

A view from about 1 o'clock horizontal of the jet bike (about 10 o'clock from the front of the model).

The body frame of the bike is a metallic red. This angle shows the bike has some wooden ski skids underneath, and a brown leather seat.

Some hints of a large jet engine are visible under the seat.

View from the back side, showing the back of the engine, with both the engine fins and separate exhaust attacks with heat bluing evident (again, first attempt at this, and over-done).

Swirling dust cloudv stand also visible at the bottom left of the image

Full side photo (of the back side, although the two sides are mirror copies) showing the jet engine and pipes.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2025

One thing I miss about Twitter is being able to ask a question like "Did ANZAC troops on the Western Front in WWI paint kiwi or other symbols on their Brodie helmets?" and actually get relatively regularly expert input. The Fedi rocks. But it's very fractured 😔 #FediHelp #ANZAC #WW1 #NZTwit […]

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2025

Been doing some skin tone painting with the airbrush, and realised I had forgotten what mix I usually use, so thought I should probably document it for future reference 😂 So. Here's the list: 1: Humbrol #1 grey enamel primer 2: black shadows 3 […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

A photograph of a seven dropper bottles of acrylic model paints. From left to right, they are:

Vallejo Model Air 71.039 Hull Red
Army Painter Air MID Leather Brown
Vallejo Game Air 72.736 Bronze Fleshtone
VGA 72.769 Flesh
VMA 71.076 Skin Tone
VGA 72.703 Pale Flesh
Warpaints Strong Tone Wash

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SunDancer @sundancer.metalhead.club.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2025

[world politics] My wife and I did watch part of a Netflix documentary on Churchill last night. And at one point an American historian says something like: ”…that would be like if today America and Russia would decide the fate of a third country without involving it in the process. It just […]

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2025

Trying a new basing colour. I'm wanting a much colder tone to this model than the usual warm flesh tones I go for, so rather than base in a reddish brown, I've gone for a blue violet. Always learning, always trying new things... #WorkInProgress #WIP […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Usagineko, Catgirl of Battle @mikailborg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2025

Really, I think I’m having more fun making canon-offensive Warhammer figures than I ever would playing the game. We’ll see how she paints up.

A 3D-print of a Warhammer 40K Space Marine with the head and pigtails of Hatsune Miku. The grey resin is not yet primed or painted.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2025

I knew those COVID RAT waste bags were going to be good for _something_. Turns out, they're perfect for holding my basing materials once I've opened the original sealed plastic bags they came in. The "zip-lock" tops are great for resealing them. #modelling #reuse #recycle

3 zip lock bags, containing various basing materials. On the bags is printed:
"Rapid Covid-19(Antigen)
Self-Test
Waste Bag"

In the left bag is Geek Gaming Scenics "Base Ready, Large Rocks". In the middle is their "Desert Sand and Stone", and the right most bag is their "Tropical Beach". This bag has the price tag from the original bag attached to it.

The bags are lying on a kitchen worktop, very similar in colour to the Tropical Beach basing materials.

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crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy @crafty.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2025

[Painted implied nudity] It's been a VERY long time, but I've finally found some time to get back to working on my #Kyaaten figurine. #modelling #miniaturePainting #modeller #Crafty #WorkInProgress #WIP

The bust of a figurine, from the pelvis up. She is dressed and looking like someone from ancient Egyptian dynasty.

There's a very large golden cat headdress, she's wearing a turquoise bead necklace, and has two slender pieces of fabric covering her chest.

They have been painted so that they appear to be very sheer.

She's currently armless, and looking slightly downwards between her right arm and breast.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2025

#FediHelp About a month ago (maybe two?) I saw a post where someone had managed to over ride the #firmware on a wearable ring, using a Buffer Overflow bug. I seem to recall they displayed "ATU" or similar on the display as a proof of concept. I can't find the poster, or the post now. Can […]

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