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@failnaut.bsky.social
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i help nonprofits, organize workers, paint minis, make games at @skullshapedmoon.com, write @deathplastic.bsky.social, and i love my wife @thatbgdork.bsky.social anti-AI, trans rights are human rights (he/him)

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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Been working on a custom Dark Angels codex zine for a third edition Cityfight event. It's been fun doing the layout, writing lore boxouts, figuring out which rules to keep to hand by the unit etc. Not posting the rules text pages.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
it truly is, i went super b movie on a vampire counts army for warmaster and it rewires how your brain thinks about detail and palette
A Warmaster scale miniature of a Vampire Counts Black Coach. By (I think?) Forest Dragon.A Warmaster scale miniature of a Necromancer. By (I think?) Forest Dragon.A Warmaster scale Vampire Counts army. By (I think?) Forest Dragon.A Warmaster scale unit of Black Knight miniatures. By (I think?) Forest Dragon.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
literally one story apart right now
Three headlines in an RSS reader app. The first reads "Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed"

The second is irrelevant - the third reads "Hundreds of Fake VPNs Are Flooding the Chrome Web Store"
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Good birthday. Made it. Wouldn't have without @thatbgdork.bsky.social. I love you.
My wife and I outdoors at a venue.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Pretty chuffed. One rocky moment when a silver got turned into a bronze due to a mistake from the event team but otherwise solid results and I'm excited for next year. Being ranked next to @warhammerweekly.bsky.social felt like hitting a painting goal in a huge way.
A selfie of me holding up two bronze and two silver ribbons for miniature painting.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
new ink :)
A tattoo of a Plague Marine that reads: WE'RE ALL EQUAL IN DEATH AND DECAY.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Health update: Since lockdown I'm down about 90lbs, with about 40 or so of that in the past nine months. My diet is wildly different and my A1C is now so low that I got taken off one of the two meds to control my condition.
Me, pulling on a now very very big shirt.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
My first munda gang finished. Meet the Crimson Claw! Tentacle pal blurry just to taunt the narrative event gang for tomorrow, lol.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Been shooting photography with some new kit at Origins. Been fun!
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
won my first named award for best use of metallics at origins :)
An Ork Kommando miniature shown sneaking through a gap in the fence with a sign behind him that reads "BEWARE: XENOS."A rusted, battered huge knife.Weathered metallics showing rust and dirt and dust.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
any time you are asked to play pirate borg with the pirate borg team you should say yes
A table of tabletop roleplayers mid-session.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
light of my life, what a fucking stunner ❤️
My beautiful wife, smiling sitting outdoors at a restaurant.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
had a little bust arrive yesterday and decided i needed to just do it, plinth is a custom build on a wooden cube, bust by weirdingsway
A bust of a three-eyed sci fi person on a plinth made to look like an old frozen base exterior.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
we out here, happy pride bbs from your local queer dad
Me standing in a summer outfit with a sign that says "IF YOUR DAD WON'T HUG YOU, I'M A DAD. I WILL."
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Genuinely don't think anyone else has quite defined my career and interests the way he did. I'm absolutely devastated. I was nineteen. Being alongside him made me feel like I could actually do something.
The credits for The Navis Primer for Rogue Trader. I am listed as C.Y. Reid alongside Jon Blanche in the credits.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Jon Blanche bad a bigger impact on wargaming art than anyone else in history. I got to share a book with him as a young freelancer and I've never felt so in awe. My thoughts are with his family and friends, and to the countless other folks who have had a childhood and beyond defined by his work.
The Emperor of Mankind on the Golden Throne, illustrated by Jon Blanche.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
turned a hot wheels car into a post apocalyptic death racer
A Hot Wheels car that has been heavily modified and painted.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It's a selfie. I look disappointed. I'm not really.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
the servo skull called and i answered
An inner forearm tattoo of a servo skull from Warhammer 40,000.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Figuring out scratchy rusted metals with... no metallic paints. Was fun.
A rusted old gun on a Nurgle miniature from Warhammer 40,000.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
sometimes you gotta just get the bad thoughts out by painting a tiny fuckin lil guy yknow
A painted small goblin upper body miniature on a blue tack handle.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
had a go at making my first gaslands car and it was a lot of fun
A Hot Wheels car and a rotary drill tool on a cutting mat.A heavily converted Hot Wheels car.A heavily converted Hot Wheels car.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
cute date, magazine work today, lil photo
A photo of me outdoors at a restaurant.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
sincerely
stavros halkias
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
More weathering, and some test posing.
A goblin mech suit with no pilot, standing on a ramshackle scrap metal plinth with a flame backdrop. The metal is very weathered and covered in chipped red paint.A goblin mech suit with no pilot, standing on a ramshackle scrap metal plinth with a flame backdrop. The metal is very weathered and covered in chipped red paint.A goblin mech suit with no pilot, standing on a ramshackle scrap metal plinth with a flame backdrop. The metal is very weathered and covered in chipped red paint.A goblin mech suit with no pilot, standing on a ramshackle scrap metal plinth with a flame backdrop. The metal is very weathered and covered in chipped red paint.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Starting competition work for the year. Spent last night weathering. Still a way to go here, but a solid start.
A miniature mech claw that has been coated in paint simulating rust, old metal and shoddy paint work.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
if i am at a greek restaurant and i see funny greek staff tshirts i will find your owner, swap languages and give you money
Me standing outside a Greek restaurant called Opa! with a tshirt that says SHAKE WHAT YOUR YIA YIA GAVE YA!
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
First night of proper painting on this stunning bust by Weirdingsway is done. Having a great time tying the bust to the plinth I built and enjoying all the opportunities for texture and weathering. Also the absolutely wild face(s?) on this navigator.
A surrealist bust of a sci fi character with an astronaut's flight suit on. Their face contains a face within a face, three times repeated. The plinth is custom built out of tiny parts to resemble areas of a rusted spaceship interior.A surrealist bust of a sci fi character with an astronaut's flight suit on. Their face contains a face within a face, three times repeated. The plinth is custom built out of tiny parts to resemble areas of a rusted spaceship interior.A surrealist bust of a sci fi character with an astronaut's flight suit on. Their face contains a face within a face, three times repeated. The plinth is custom built out of tiny parts to resemble areas of a rusted spaceship interior.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
thriving (citation needed), hydrated, in my lane, in the BWU, hit up @simonberman.bsky.social about membership we're cute and paint minis
A photo of me holding a can and a banana while wearing a Brush Wielders Union shirt and throwing up the horns.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
painted another little bounty hunter last night
A miniature of a bounty hunter in red armour. His right pauldron has a face painted onto it.A miniature of a bounty hunter in red armour. His right pauldron has a face painted onto it.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
feeling like a little scavver gremlin at work today
A selfie of me in a bathroom wearing a Hive Scum hoodie.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
the icon || the artist || the work
My pixel art self portrait.Me and Totally Not Panicking Matt at Adepticon, holding the box of TEETH and a large sign.A strange sci fi miniature bust with a custom plinth, sitting painted in green and blue inside an airbrushing booth.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
lil bounty hunter before bed
A small bounty hunter miniature with blue armor and 001 on his helmet, with glowing green eyes. He stands on a textured base painted to look like dirt and grass.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Back from Adepticon and I'm working on this drinking weirdingsway bust that deserved a custom plinth.
A large bust of a navigator sci fi character mounted on a square plinth that I have glued and built terrain onto at a smaller scale. The bust is painted in a blue undercoat and the plinth in green.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
another from ninjon :)
Ninjon showcasing EITHER/ORC on his YouTube channel.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
this was super cool to wake up to, thanks @tabletopminions.bsky.social
A screenshot of a Tabletop Minions YouTube video showing him holding a copy of EITHER/ORC.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
picked up a lovely bunch of frogs from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social at adepticon, sorts me right out for cauldron tokens and terrain
A blister pack of frog miniatures from Bad Squiddo Games.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
this bounty hunter game cover by Dylan Melisko is absolutely sick, reminds me of the GameCube glory days of weird art, his stuff is here: www.artstation.com/dylanmelisko
A cover for a game book titled WANTED! REWARD:CC 10,000. The art depicts a colorful cartoonish group of bounty hunters battling from the roof of a building.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
current status: post-con travel eepy
A selfie of me sitting on a plane with a mask on and my hood up. I look a bit tired.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
i was pleasantly surprised by cities of sigmar being my spearhead/patrol box in my adepticon swag bag and now THIS EXISTS LET'S GO
An image of a Cannonade Cogfort, a walking weapon equipped castle.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A Street Fighter 6 menu screen with the Dark Souls victory text over it that reads "INCEST REMOVED".
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
finally handing this lady off this week to the Verko's Vault miniature museum, real proud of it and hyped to be a @trenchcrusade.bsky.social addition to the collection
A Trench Crusade Artillery Witch bust, painted on a custom display plinth made to resemble a trench battlefield.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Flight one almost done! Halfway there.
Me and @thatbgdork.bsky.social on a plane, masked.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
we're GOIN (indy seems fine rn i don't see the gestapo anywhere so far)
A selfie of me wearing a Flo Mask, standing inside an airport.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Started eight days ago. Almost finished. Pleased at being able to be speedy but still have the color palette feel like me.
A comparison shot of an unpainted Vampire Counts Warmaster army and the same army but mostly painted in a variety of bright and heavily saturated colors.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
silly sleepy boy
A black cat nearly asleep swaddled in a blanket with his head resting in the palm of my hand.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
See you alongside @turbodork.bsky.social next week at Adepticon, mini painters!
A flyer with the Adepticon and Turbo Dork logos that lists me as a featured painter and the details Friday and Saturday, 11AM to 1PM, booth 404.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Decided to tie a ribbon on the GD Ork for Adepticon and call it done. There's a bunch of areas I'd change or improve but I learned a bunch and I'm pleased to check off the GD bucket list item.
An Ork Kommando (Snikrot) on a display plinth that shows him sneaking past a sign that says BEWARE XENOS.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
working on 10mm black knights
A pair of Warmaster black knights.
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failnaut @failnaut.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
got four units mostly done today and the entire army is basecoated in my blend mixes so we are making unreal time here, painting tiny 10mm scale minis is cute and fun
Two tiny wolves on a base.Six ghosts on a tiny base.Six zombies on a tiny base.Four bats on a tiny base.
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