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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Techmarine from Ghamak. My progress on a full Dark Angels chapter is incredibly slow, but it is continuing! #paintingwarhammer #warhammercommunity #nerdlings #3dprinting

A 3d printed miniature of a space marine techmarine. He is mostly red (as per techmarine tradition) but wears a green tunic with white trim to mark him out as a Dark Angel.
He has a backpack with all sorts of odd mechanical arms coming off it, and carries a large tech axe thing. He has a tilting shield done in green with a diagonal red stripe to denote his belonging to the third chapter.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Test mini for Mezgike's Fleshbound range. My first attempt went horribly wrong. It turns out taking your time _does_ matter!

A 3d printed miniature, a custom Chaos Space Marine design from Mezgike.
The armor generally looks like a bone exoskeleton with red metal bolted onto it. The helmet has no eyes, and it's unclear if that's actually a helmet or if this is the creature's head.
Gems are set into the armor in a few places but they aren't painted very well so we don't need to talk about them. There are some painted-on cracks in the bone parts of the armor that I am reasonably pleased with.
The mini stands on an orangish-reddish Mars-esque base.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It was a typo, I feel so dumb lol. Yes, Orktober!

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Chris, Ontos Games @ontosgames.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Orctober! Show me your Rogue Trader, Warhammer 40,000, Dragorune, Talisman and all other flavours of greenskin!

Citadel Miniatures Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader Space Ork Champion with Power Axe. Painted to match the Citadel Combat Card.

Citadel Miniatures Warhammer 40,000 2nd edition Space Ork Gretchin with spanner. Painted in Goff colours.

DragonRune Orc Warrior with mace and shield.

Plastic Talisman Goblin Fanatic, painted for Blood Bowl.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Imper'yul Gitz reportin' fuh duty sah

3D printed orc miniatures designed by Mezgike.
They are wearing cobbled-together yellow armour that roughly mimics space marine armour. One has a targeting squig mounted to his backpack.
They are intended to be stand-ins for nobz, but are annoyingly on the wrong base size for the new Warhammer edition.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Imper'yul Gitz reportin' fuh duty sah

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Loved these minis from Heroes Infinite. There are so many minis to 3d print that have boring shapes, it's always a treat to find some with Good Shapes. #paintingwarhammer #warhammercommunity #3dprinting

A 3d printed Void Elf miniature. That's like a Space Dark Elf. It has a lot of good diagonal lines all parallel, giving a very interesting silhouette. It kind of looks like the Shrike from that sci-fi book. Parts of its body are missing, out of phase with our reality. In addition to the good diagonal lines it holds a spear out parallel to the ground, a delightful contrast in shapes.

A different 3d printed sci-fi elf. This one leans more heavily on the idea of phasing out of existence-- its two hands and one of its feet vanish into geometric portals of some kind. The hands emerge elsewhere on the model, each clasping a sword. The two swords are in the process of trisecting a poor human guardsman, blood trailing from them.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Oh we postin hot bois?

A 3d printed Salamander Space Marine miniature wielding a flamethrower that is spewing forth flames. He is standing on two rocks straddling a bunch of lava. As if that wasn't enough flame he also has a backpack decoration of a metal skull which is belching more fire.
The model is made by DakkaDakka.

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Mediocre Minis @mediocreminis412.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

DONE! What a project. Seriously I think this is by far one of the best minis I have ever painted. Learned a lot about blending and glad i spent the time on it. Now I rest...lol . #mini #minis #paiting #warhammer #40k #warhammercommunity #miniturepainting #minipainting

Completed mini of Baharroth in a Magenta to yellow synthwave style. Some areas of blue can be found on cloth and the base.
I am so damn proud of myself. Not only did I stick with it, the amount of detail I painted surpassed any past projects of mine.
Easily one of the best minis I have ever painted.

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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Textbooks tend to say it's William Buckland or Robert T. Bakker, who made modern dinosaurs. But what if I told you, palaeoart started in South Africa, was revolutionised by Nazi-fighting Polish women and illustrated by an Oxfordian homemaker and her pet tortoise? Let's rewrite the history 👇

Dinosaurs have captured our imagination for centuries—but many of the people behind their discovery have been written out of the story. In 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝘿𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙨, Dr. Natalia Jagielska takes us on a lively journey through the hidden history of palaeontology.

Expect tales that are equal parts ridiculous and remarkable: a young girl fossil-hunting with her dog on England’s coast, a resourceful housewife experimenting with prehistoric remains at home, and daring scientists uncovering Velociraptor skeletons while resisting Nazi forces in the desert.
This talk reveals how women, often left out from official historical records, helped transform dinosaurs into icons of modern science.

👩🔬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Dr. Jagielska is a Polish-born palaeontologist, award-winning artist, and former museum collections officer, now at CUHK researching the skin and fur of flying reptiles from the age of dinosaurs.

人們向來對已滅絕的恐龍充滿了幻想，但原來在發掘恐龍背後，有許多關鍵人物被歷史忽略了！來自生命科學學院的博士後研究員 Dr. Natalia JAGIELSKA 將主講一場別開生面的講座，題爲《Women in Science – The Invisible Women and Their Dinosaurs》。你將聽到一連串既難以置信又精彩的真實故事；一名少女與她的愛犬、一位非比尋常的家庭主婦以及對抗納粹的先驅者到底如何對古生物學作出重大貢獻？這場講座將揭示那些長期被忽視的女性，如何將恐龍塑造成現代科學的經典象徵。

👩🔬 講者簡介：Dr. Jagielska 為波蘭出生的古生物學家、得獎藝術家及影視恐龍顧問，曾任博物館館藏管理員，現於香港中文大學從事博士後研究，專注研究翼龍的皮膚與毛髮。

This talk is jointly organised by The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Science, Diversity and Inclusion Office, and Women Academics Sub-Committee.
此講座由香港中文大學的理學院、多元共融事務處以及女教員小組委員會共同舉辦。

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

So am I lol I mostly followed the Midwinter Minis steps. I think the bigger size was very helpful here, since it gives more space to work in. I have a couple fluoro paints too, so a green-yellow for the brightest parts plus a darker blue for the tops gave me a result I liked.

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HOT! Glowing plasma coils made easy: painting the WARLORD TITAN

YouTube video by Midwinter Minis

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

They're 3D prints of models made by Smuggler Boutique, available on MyMiniFactory.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Tfw you forget to add power to the power sword

The same mini as in the original message (yucky boi traitor guard) but this time the sword has been painted with a blue lightning effect to make it look like it is a powered-up power sword.
One might imagine Biff Tannen saying "McFly you bojo, those swords don't cut through steel!" And a henchman of his screeching "unless you have POWER!"

A shot of the same mini from the back, so we can once again see the cape and also the other side of the power sword.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Quick ~1 hour speed paint of a sergeant for my Blooded kill team.

A 3D printed miniature of a very yucky man for Warhammer 40K. He is dressed in cobbled-together armour with all sorts of pouches and straps. He is holding a plasma pistol in one hand and a sword in the other.
He is painted in drab greys and reds, generally matching the feel of the enemies from the Warhammer: Darktide video game.

Rear view of the mini from the first pic, showing off his fancy (ragged) red cape.
Capes being weirdly prevalent in the far future is one of the main selling points of Warhammer afaik.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Guttkrusha meganob by Smuggler Boutique. Imo, they're making the best orks for printing right now.

A 3D printed ork "meganob" miniature for Warhammer 40K. It is a big green ork in a very silly set of cobbled-together armor.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

This is all incredible. I'd be surprised if the "multiple David authors" wasn't fulfilled before the end of Feb.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Ahhhh Jay I love it! Such an amazing artist, and so great to work with. It's hanging on my wall already!

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Any show I've watched from New Zealand have had at least a smattering of Māori in it, including light entertainment shows like Taskmaster. I would love to see both education in primary schools and mandates for government programming that provide even a small bit of the same over here.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Good news! bsky.app/profile/rest...

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

*"read as" rather than "ready as" **"something" rather than "wondering" Whoops

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Drawfee has also done a few Heathcliff episodes which include some of their thoughts on the bizarre appeal of the comic youtu.be/TvnOjfpXQJg?...

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Drawing Heathcliff Comics Based On Their Captions

YouTube video by Drawfee Show

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

TL;DR (for me) is that Heathcliff can be ready as surrealist anti-humour, which makes it more interesting than wondering like Garfield which I find to be bad humour, or maybe un-humour. I first started appreciating Heathcliff when I read the SOLRAD pieces on it solrad.co/unrepentant-...

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Unrepentant, Or: How To Read Heathcliff - SOLRAD

We're kicking off Heathcliff week with an essay/feature/interview with SOLRAD contributor and cartoonist Andrew Neal - enjoy!

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

TF2 Orks (3d printed models from Stationforge) were super quick to paint and so much fun. I had to use one extra soldier to make a squad of ten, but they're all good upstanding members of the Red team.

A squad of ten miniature 3d printed orks, suitable for a friendly game of Warhammer or something similar. They are each dressed up to look like a different class from Team Fortress 2. All of them have clothing in shades of red except for one blue spy mini that is wearing a paper mask with a poorly painted red team soldier's face on it.

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 25/04/2025

When I first started writing novels, I had a notion that one if the things that made badness in the world was “professionalisation”. By which I meant that many entities had a kind of fuzzy cloud of functions in the world beyond their pure ostensible function.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

128 years ago today rest in piss, idiot

A screenshot of the Wikipedia page for Edward Drinker Cope, one of the main antagonists in the paleontological "Bone Wars". His date of death (April 12th 1897) is highlighted.

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Dinosource @dinosourcepod.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Paleontologists will be like "big news!" and then you read the paper and it turns out dinosaurs had slightly larger cheeks than we thought. (Big fan of Holtz, and this is a neat paper)

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