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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

3 of 3 28mm Celts for sale. Everything pictured is for sale in one lot. £250, postage is based on your location. Included: 6 Heroes 12 Noble Cavalry 20 Warriors with mixed weaponry and shields 10 Nobles on foot 6 Slingers 6 Javelinmen 6 Berserkers If you have any questions just ask.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

2 of 3 28mm Celts for sale. Everything pictured is for sale in one lot. £250, postage is based on your location. Included: 6 Heroes 12 Noble Cavalry 20 Warriors with mixed weaponry and shields 10 Nobles on foot 6 Slingers 6 Javelinmen 6 Berserkers If you have any questions just ask.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

1 of 3 28mm Celts for sale. Everything pictured is for sale in one lot. £250, postage is based on your location. Included: 6 Heroes 12 Noble Cavalry 20 Warriors with mixed weaponry and shields 10 Nobles on foot 6 Slingers 6 Javelinmen 6 Berserkers If you have any questions just ask.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Been painting up the third squad for my US Infantry. Painting 1 model at a time instead of batch painting. Each model takes roughly 3.5-4 hours. 3 out of 12 finished so far.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Now with added buildings… The next terrain build project needs to be adding those items of scatter terrain that make the world look lived in.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Slowly slowly building the terrain collection. I’m setting up a take for a game tonight.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Just added this MMG team to my US platoon. Wonderfully characterful sculpts from W3 Wargaming.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I love how expressive the @warlordgames.com faces are. Many other companies could do woth taking note of this. Heroic proportions are good for adding this sort of character.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Built this wonderful model kit today. I do love a Rubicon kit! Tank Commander is from Trenchworx.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I’m getting real “drive over there I want to hit it with my sword” vibes from this tank commander. A 3d print from a Trenchworks STL file.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

There defo needs more wargames presence at the expo! It’s very top level at the moment, the usual big players in the industry (obviously). But the number of tiny rpg stands and small businesses at expo shows how accessible it can be for smaller sellers.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Finished off these 6 chaps. Now for their LMG support and another 6 men, to make a standard rifle squad or a mechanised infantry squad.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I built up 2 LMG teams for a mechanise Infantry Squad. I didn’t want them prone like many so many MG teams, so I kitbashed the new Warlord Airborne LMGs onto GI bodies. I scraped the elbow patches off and filled gaps around the arms and now they look the part despite also looking very “Hollywood”.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Played a great game of Bolt Action on Saturday evening. British attacking into the Germans, Normandy, Normandy, June 20, 1944. Despite ultimately being caught out in the open by a deadly artillery barrage, a well timed German counter attack was able to wallop the British advance.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I’ve been a bit remiss about posting any hobby updates. Truth be told I’m flitting between projects and floundering a bit. I’ve been using different projects to avoid burnout but I need to finish something to feel like I’m achieving… So today I finished the skin on these GIs.

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Stuart Jordan @stuartjwargames.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I used to think that I preferred painting figures than actually gaming with them. Then I realised I was just gaming with the wrong type of people. #wargaming

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Even more ruins on the way. These are all far more ruined ruins…

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Little Ninja Painting 🇺🇦 @littleninjapaints.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

first half of a 20mm commission of USMC Customer completing basework.

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The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast @oldhammerpodcast.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I've been wondering how tariffs will affect the table top games industry- answer- not good.

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 03/04/2025

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

" On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift.
At Steve Jackson Games, we are actively assessing what this means for our products, our pricing, and our future plans. We do know that we can't absorb this kind of cost increase without raising prices. We've done our best over the past few years to shield players and retailers from the full brunt of rising freight costs and other increases, but this new tax changes the equation entirely.
Here are the numbers: A product we might have manufactured in China for $3.00 last year could now cost $4.62 before we even ship it across the ocean. Add freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution margins, and that once-$25 game quickly becomes a $40 product. That's not a luxury upcharge; it's survival math.
Some people ask, "Why not manufacture in the U.S.?" I wish we could. But the infrastructure to support full-scale boardgame production – specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components – doesn't meaningfully exist here yet. I've gotten quotes. I've talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren't."

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Joe Bilton (Joe_Wargamer) @joewargamer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Not long until Salute 52! @slondonwarlords.bsky.social I'll be running the @toofatlardies.bsky.social game of What A Tanker - multiplayer tank action on a 15ft Caen table! Come along and say hi, and roll some dice!

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JewelKnightJess "R" Us 🎲🖌️🎮 @jewelknightjess.com · 04/04/2025

I finished my Zeo. Next up I need to paint the small dudes and drones! I had an amazing time painting this mech. I've definitely got a taste for it now and it was great to go wild with colour! Zeo Genesis is coming to Gamefound on the 29th April! #Ad #ZeoGenesis

Zeo mech in bright colours: White, Yellow, Pink and Orange.

Zeo mech in bright colours: White, Yellow, Pink and Orange. Closeup on torso and head.

Zeo mech in bright colours: White, Yellow, Pink and Orange. Rear shot showing hatch and back of the legs

Zeo mech in bright colours: White, Yellow, Pink and Orange. Side shot showing weapon and arm detail

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Storm of Steel Wargaming @stormofsteel.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

It's Friday evening so it's time for a new video and this is the What a Cartel version of What a Cowboy but set in the Mexican Drug War. Will the Mexican army take down the Narcos? Find out here: youtu.be/584-Lft1EEo

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The Mexican Drug War: What a Cartel Battle Report

YouTube video by Storm of Steel Wargaming

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Stahly (Tale of Painters) @stahly.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

HUGE free update for my hand-painted Warpaints Fanatic swatch ☝️ V2.1 has the excl. colours from the new Infinity paint sets, improved accuracy, and new icons that mark extra-vibrant colours. Here is how to get the update (or swatch if you don't have it yet) ▶️ buff.ly/NurA3QU

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Little Ninja Painting 🇺🇦 @littleninjapaints.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

28mm @warlordgames.com Japanese Chi-Nu tank and Ho-Ni tank destroyer commission built and painted.

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Momma Negan 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @mommaneganpaints.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Little bit of nostalgia fuel for y'all, among the big box of Warhammer was the outlaws box from necromunda with some of the old and beautiful bulk heads. I spent a few minutes assembling the two main buildings(sadly some of the pieces are warped or torn) #WarhammerCommunity #Oldhammer #Necromunda

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Sonic Spookhammer 🎃 @sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Hats off to The Army Painter, 'announcing' something they're actually going to do on April 1st... 😜 I was very kindly sent out some of the upcoming Army Painter Historical range, and they're grand. Everything I like about the Fanatic line, but even more useful shades of drab, beige, and green! 🧵/1

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scott177.bsky.social @scott177.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Been taking some group shots of my 10mm ancients armies lately. First up are the Parthians.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Building number 2! A Charlie Foxtrot Models kit embellished with grit, bricks and tiles.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The first ruined building is finished. A #charliefoxtrotmodels kit based on pvc foam board and covered in grit and bricks then drenched in mix of watered down PVA and IPA and painted up with spray paints, various acrylics and pigments. The posters are free from the @sarissaprecision website.

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Chaos_Thug @chaosthug.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Space Hulk 1st edition, Genestealer expansion: Librarian in Terminator armour #marchformacragge #oldendemon

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

What a great game of Bolt Action last night. Thanks chaps. It was a bloody draw, with neither side able to secure and retrieve the central objective by the end of the game. #boltaction #ww2 #wargaming #history #warlordgames #historicalwargaming #miniaturespainting #miniatures #wargamingterrain

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I also started painting a few more infantry today. Riflemen and mortar crewmen.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Ruined buildings sunning themselves. Undercoat is drying. Tomorrow I crack put the spray paints…

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I’ve done some more work on my ruined houses from #charliefoxtrotmodels. Lots of corse sand, tiny bricks and gobs of watered down modpodge and IPA.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Another officer finished up for my US Infantry. He’s a 3D print from 3D Breed. He is scaled at 105% and fits wonderfully with the modern Warlord Games plastics.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I’ve designed and manufactured a set of printed MDF blast markers. Perfect as Shock tokens for #ChainOfCommand or #SharpPractice, or Pin Markers for #BoltAction. Also great for any game of #epic40k or #battlefleetgothic. www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Part 1 - A colour and placement guide for how I paint the skin on my models.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Reposting my WW2 US uniform painting guide, with a small correction.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Working on some ruins. Kinda making it up as I go. I’ve got a ton of bricks to add next, and then some bits of wood… Let’s see how it all goes.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

5 weeks and squad 1 alongside a few supporting elements is ready. @warlordgames.com plastic and metal models.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Rifles/muskets/bows/guns always rank up there with horses as my least favourite thing about painting historical miniatures. Anyway, that’s the recipes/process sorted for the rifles and helmets. Now to finish off all the other models in the batch. Models are @warlordgames.com plastic US infantry.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Only a few bits left on the first tranche of GIs. Guns helmets and bases.

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Come on #Victrix! Get your plastic WW2 ranges released! I need them! I realise they’re not on here yet. But I still wanted to do an “old man shouting at the sky” thing…

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Let the batch painting begin! 8 jackets left to paint, then it’s onto the webbing and trousers.

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mOiterei_1984 🇺🇦 @moiterei.bsky.social · 23/06/2024

Finished my first Canadian Jump Off Point. One thing I really love about the AB range of figures is that they provide lots of figures that, while not necessarily useful on the gaming table, tell great little stories as a vignette. #wargaming #SpreadTheLard #miniaturepainting #minipainting

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David Robotham @david-robotham.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Dialled in all the colours for my US infantry. Now for the rest of the platoon. Hopefully the Fighting First will be table ready soon enough.

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