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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Finished another lance of Sword of Light mechs. This time with a Warhammer, a Marauder II, a Havoc, and a Kintaro. #battletech #miniaturepainting

Four miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech, a Warhammer, a Marauder II, a Havoc, and a Kintaro. They are painted in the colors of the Draconis Combine Sword of Light, Red armor with blue cockpit glass. There is the symbol of a flaming sword painted in white on the shoulders of the mechs.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Finished painting a lance of Draconis Combine Sword of Light mechs. With a Spider, a Thug, a Dragon, and a Katana/Crockett. #battletech #miniaturepainting

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Finished painting some more boyz and a nob for my bad moons to round off the first squad. #warhammer #miniaturepainting

Five miniatures for the tabletop game Warhammer 40K, four Ork Boyz and an Ork Nob. They are painted in the Bad Moons color scheme, black cloth with yellow armor and accents. There are black flames, checkers, and patterns painted on some of the yellow armor.

A squad of Ork Boyz, with 9 Boyz and a Boss Nob. They are painted in the Bad Moons colors, with black cloth and yellow armor and accenting. There's black flames, checkers, and other detailing on some of the yellow armor.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

All the new Ork stuff has me excited to paint Orks again so I painted some Bad Moons Boyz. #warhammer #miniaturepainting

Five miniatures for the tabletop game Warhammer 40k, Ork Boyz with shootas. They are painted in the Bad Moons color scheme, Black cloth and brown leather with yellow armor. The yellow shoulder pads have patterns painted on them with black.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Saddened to hear about the passing of John Blanche. His art and style was always so unique and interesting, and it always felt like such a big part of what made Warhammer what it is.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I don't normally post WIP stuff but I want to eventually start entering painting competitions to push myself to paint better, so I started doing some more practice with TMM. #miniaturepainting

A work in progress picture of a Stormcast Eternal model from Age of Sigmar, shot from the front, the armor is a steel color done with a roughly True Metallic Metals technique.

A work in progress picture of a Stormcast Eternal model from Age of Sigmar, shot from the back, the armor is a steel color done with a roughly True Metallic Metals technique.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Finished a lance of mechs for my Davion Guard. With a Centurion, a Jagermech, a Templar, and an Enforcer. #battletech #miniaturepainting

Four miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech. From left to right they are a Centurion, a Jagermech, a Templar, and an Enforcer. They are painted in the colors of the Davion Guard, primarily a deep blue with a red and white stripe painted vertically down the left side of the mechs.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Finished the other half of the OpFor from the Scouring Sands box. #battletech #miniaturepainting

Four miniatures for the game Battletech. From left to right they are a Marauder IIC, a Summoner/Thor, a Thunderbolt IIC, and a Bane/Kraken. They are painted in the Jade Falcons Epsilon Galaxy, green with black accents.

A shot of all the miniatures from the Battletech Aces: Scouring Sands box set painted in the Jade Falcons Epsilon Galaxy colors, and arranged on a desert mat alongside the plateau terrain pieces from the box set.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Finished the first half of the OpFor from the Scouring Sands box. #battletech #miniaturepainting

Five miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech. In the front there are two Fulcrum hover tanks, and along the back from left to right is a Howler, a Rifleman, and a Locust IIC. They are painted in the Jade Falcon Epsilon Galaxy theme, green with black accenting.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I can tell it's finally spring, not because of the weather, but because those trees that smell like cum are in bloom.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Played some awesome games at the Necromunda event at Adepticon, and my wasteland Goliaths ended up winning the players choice award. There was some stiff competition because a lot of the gangs there were really awesome. #Necromunda #Adepticon

A 4 player game of Necromunda being played on an Ash Wastes themed colosseum board.

A Players Choice Adepticon 2026 medal for the Necromunda event

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Finished a display board for my wasteland Goliaths for Necromunda (it did warp a little but oh well). My gang is now ready for Adepticon. #necromunda #miniaturepainting

A display board for miniatures. It is a desert wasteland theme with a dusty road on the right side.

The wasteland themed display board with a number of miniatures. A gang of converted goliaths made from Age of Sigmar Khorne miniatures on the sandy part of the board with a converted rockgrinder on the road.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Finished a Rockgrinder for my custom Goliaths for Necromunda. Did a bunch of conversion work on it to make it look a bit more wasteland-y. #necromunda #miniaturepainting

A Rockgrinder Truck for the tabletop game Necromunda. The front has been converted to remove the centered cabin and replace it with an engine cover with an air intake. There has been a cabin added to the right side of the vehicle with a barred window, and a twin auto-cannon has been mounted in the crew compartment on the left side. It is painted in a faded and heavily rusted yellow.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Warhammer hot take: units shouldn't have "champion" in their name unless their model has a championship belt.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Finished painting the Clan mechs from the Alpha Strike box set. Went for Jade Falcons so they can match the opfor for the Scouring Sands box when I get to painting it. #battletech

Five miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech. From left to right they are the Warhawk, the Fire Moth, the Nova, the Timber Wolf, and the Pouncer. They are painted in the Jade Falcons Epsilon Galaxy colors, primarily a jade green with black accents, the glass of the cockpits is orange.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Finished a Memnyr Strategist for my Trans-Hyperian Alliance. Ready to cook up some dubious schemes on his ipad. #warhammer #miniaturepainting

A Memnyr Strategist for the tabletop game Warhammer 40k, painted in the colors of the Trans-Hyperian Alliance. Their armor is orange. Their cloak is a tan color with the trim a brown leather with silver inlay. Their Undersuit is a dark grey.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

love the new Necromunda character GW showed off today

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Honestly GW banning AI in their process makes a lot of sense when you remember how much inspiration 40k takes from Dune. Even beyond the "abominable intelligence" stuff in 40k, like, the Butlerian Jihad was basically done over the shit people are doing with AI currently.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Finished a squad of the new Ironkin Steeljacks for my Trans-Hyperian Alliance. #warhammer #miniaturepainting

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Heads up, if your iPhone recently updated and you want to be able to actually see the UI elements, Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size, then turn on Reduce Transparency

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The Necromunda campaign I'm in is wrapping up so I'm now moving on to some of the new LoV stuff. Finished an Arkanyst Evaluator for my Trans-Hyperian Alliance. #warhammer #miniaturepainting

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Finished a lance of mechs for my Lyran Guards, with a Griffin, a Thunder Hawk, a Wolfhound, and a Bushwacker. #battletech

Four miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech. From left to right there is a Griffin, a Thunder Hawk, a Wolfhound, and a Bushwacker. They are painted in the Lyran Guards color scheme, mostly blue with the right sides of the mechs painted white. There is some additional red checkering accenting some parts of the white side of the mechs.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

It finally happened, I had a stress dream about tabletop games. I dreamt I was at a Necromunda event at a convention and realized I only had half of my models with me.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I sense a lot of Gotrek proxies in the future

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Got lucky on a house favors roll and ended up having to make one more ganger for my kitbashed Goliaths. #necromunda #miniaturepainting

A kitbashed miniature made to represent a Goliath ganger for Necromunda. The main body is a blood reaver from Age of Sigmar with bits from 40k and Necromunda. They are armed with a brute cleaver and a hand flamer. Their skin is a chalky white body paint and their pants and boots are black. They have a helmet and shoulder pad that is a dark, rusted iron, and some wraps around their forearms and fur around their waist that is a light tan color.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Finished some more gangers for my kitbashed Goliaths #necromunda #miniaturepainting

3 kitbashed miniatures for Necromunda, made to represent Goliath gangers. They are made from blood reavers from AoS and use a number of 40k and Necromunda bits. Their skin is painted with chalky white body paint and the clothes are black with light tan furs and wraps. The metal is a dark, rusted iron.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Eraserhead Baby Funko Pop, send post

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Had a lot of fun at Riot Fest today.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Finished the leader and the stimmer for my kitbashed Goliath gang. Just in time for my first games of the new campaign. #necromunda #miniaturepainting

Two models kitbashed from the Lord of Khorne and Bloodsecrator AoS models, made to be a forge Tyrant and a Stimmer for a Goliath gang for Necromunda. The Forge Tyrant has a half skull respirator and flowing hair and is equipped with a combi-pistol and power hammer, and the stimmer has a respirator and paired pulverizers. Their skin is painted with chalky white body paint and their armor is rusted and worn.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

New Necromunda campaign is starting up at my lgs, and I remembered I had some old kitbashes, from when I watched Fury Road too many times, and decided to clean them up a bit and paint them to run as Goliaths. Still have the Leader and a Stimmer left to paint after this.

Five miniatures made for the game Necromunda. They are kitbashed from AoS Blood Reavers, using additional bits from 40k Orks, and the Orlock and Goliath gang kits. The cloth is black with rusted metal armor, and some with ammo belts, and their skin is painted in a chalky white body paint, with furs and bandages painted a light tan.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Finally got around to making some minis for a game I've been very interested in checking out, Zona Alfa. Kitbashed some Stalkers from the Stargrave Scavengers kit and some bits from Anvil Industries and Mad Robot Minis.

Five miniatures made for the game Zona Alfa. They are in long coats and trench coats with drab colors, a mix of light brown, grey, and army green. They have a myriad of gear held by black leather straps and backpacks, and some are wearing balaclavas and some have gas masks. One has a helmet and is carrying a light machine gun. Two have assault rifles, one has a revolver and a hatchet, and one is carrying a scanner in one hand and a metal bolt in the other.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I love impulse buying blu rays of B movies I know nothing about entirely because I looked at the cover art and thought "that looks so stupid, I have to buy it"

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

They don't teach you this when you're a kid, but one of the greatest powers you can have as an adult is being the guy who chooses where to eat. You can go to one of the dingiest places in town and people will still follow you there like lemmings because you're the one who said "let's go here."

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Didn't have any specific painting projects lined up so I decided to paint this Terminator Captain conversion I built a while back. Went with Imperial Fists since they're one of my favorite chapters.

A miniature for the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. A Captain in Terminator armor painted in the Imperial Fists colors. It's a custom conversion with Cataphractii arms and legs, Indomitus shoulder pads and torso, a combi-melta, and a Mk III helmet.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

What if we had one of those anime girl gacha games but instead of anime girls it's middle aged men from New Jersey. Like you do a pull and you get Frank who owns the used car dealership down the street.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Finished another lance of mercs for Battletech.

Four miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech, a Charger, a Clint, a Grasshopper, and a Spider. They are painted in a yellow-ish military green with orange cockpits. They are accented with white checkers on their left legs and their shoulders, and grey stripes down the sides of their torsos.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Finished another lance of mercs for Battletech.

Four miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech, a Crusader, a Marauder, a Cyclops, and a Catapult. They are painted in a yellow-ish military green with orange cockpits, and are accented with white checkers on their shoulders and left knees, and dark grey stripes down the sides of their torsos.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Finished painting a lance of mechs for Battletech. I really liked the color scheme of the mechs on the 40th anniversary covers of the Beginner Box and AGOAC sets so I'm painting a merc company in a similar scheme.

Four miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech, an Ostsol, a Nightsky, a Griffin, and a Wolfhound. They are painted in an army green with orange cockpits, and are accented with a white checkerboard pattern on one leg and the shoulders, and dark grey stripes down each side of their torsos.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Finished the final pair of mechs I was painting for my Battletech Intro games project. This time a Panther and a Catapult.

Two miniatures for the tabletop game Battletech, a Panther and a Catapult. They are painted in a brown scheme with green cockpits. They are accented with yellow stripes down the heads and torsos and on the legs, with some white tally markings and lettering painted on the shoulders/arms.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Alright, well, the picture of the mechs I painted doesn't seem to want to load correctly, as far as I can tell, so I guess you'll just have to see them on my tumblr www.tumblr.com/extraheretic...

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 2 · Finished the second to last pair of mechs for my Battletech intro game project. This time a Javelin and a Marauder.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Another pair of mechs for Battletech down, this time a Raven and a Cataphract.

Two miniatures for the game Battletech, a Raven and a Cataphract. They are painted in a khaki color with red cockpits, they are accented with a red and white checkerboard pattern on their shoulders, and black stripes down their shins.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Finished another pair of mechs for the project I'm doing to do Battletech intro games. This time it's a Wolfhound and a Warhammer.

Two miniatures for the game Battletech, a Wolfhound and a Warhammer. They are primarily a dull orange with blue cockpits, accented with grey stripes on their torsos and upper legs, and white stripes down the armor on their shoulders.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Finished another pair of mechs for my little intro Battletech project. This time a Valkyrie and a Thunderbolt.

A pair of miniatures for the game Battletech, a Valkyrie and a Thunderbolt. They are painted in a primarily sandy yellow scheme, accented with black stripes and blue cockpit glass. On the side of the left shoulder armor on the Thunderbolt is written "Big Guy" in white paint with a handful of tally marks next to it.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I think my upstairs neighbor might have some kind of psychic ability to know when I'm about to start a zoom meeting for work, because they only ever seem to vacuum their apartment when I'm on a call.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Painted a Jenner and Crusader for Battletech. Got a 3d printer recently, and so to break it in a bit I started working on pairs of 1 light mech and 1 heavy mech that I can use for intro games.

Two miniatures for Battletech, a Jenner (JR7-D) and a Crusader (CRD-3D). They are painted in a green color scheme with orange cockpit glass, and accented with some grey stripes and black and white checkerboard patterns.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Finished painting some kitbashed Hive Scum for Necromunda.

Five miniatures made to represent Hive Scum for Necromunda. From left to right there is one with a tan cloak, leather helmet with a face mask, and an autogun. The next has a welding mask, a brownish tan cloak and an autogun. The third has a sandy tan cloak, a pair of goggles with a red band, brown hair, and a shotgun. The next has a faded blue cloak, their head is wrapped in cloth with blue goggles, and they have a shotgun. The last one has a green cloak, a dark, rusted helmet with a gas mask and an autogun.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Took a bit of a break from painting for a bit, but back at it again and finished Ragnir Gunnstein, the Squat Ammojack for Necromunda.

The miniature for Ragnir Gunnstein Squat Ammojack and his ammo caches. The ammo caches are painted olive green. Ragnir's clothes are also olive green, and his boots and glove are black, his breastplate and cybernetic arm are a dark steel color. His bandoliers are a brown leather and his backpack and left shoulder pad are a tan leather. His left knee pad is yellow and his right shoulder pad is painted in a black and yellow hazard stripe pattern. His skin is tanned and his hair is a bright orange. He has a tattoo of a poker chip with a black clover peeking out from under his glove on his forearm.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Finished painting Urson Grimjarl for Necromunda

Two miniatures for Necromunda, Urson Grimjarl on the right, and his Techmite Occuli on the left. They both have white armor, with the armor over the eye on the Techmite painted yellow, and the shoulders of it painted yellow with a red stripe down the middle. The Techmite's lens is red and the rest is gunmetal with a bronze-ish tone to the thrusters. The undeployed Techmite on Urson's back is painted the same way. Urson's sniper rifle has a yellow casing, and the barrel jacket is black with yellow flames. Urson's waist coat and hat are orange and his goggles have blue lenses. He has a brown beard and his pipe has a bronze-ish tone.

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FirmCheddar @firmcheddar.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Finished painting Orrin Grimjarl for Necromunda. It got more fun to paint once I got past the base coats, but man, his model has a lot going on.

$Two miniatures for Necromunda, Orrin Grimjarl and his Techmite Excavator. Both have White armor and the casings on their weapons are painted yellow with red accenting. The armor around the shoulders on the techmite are yellow and the legs are a gunmetal, its eye lens is painted red. Orrin's right shoulder pad is pained with yellow and black hazard stripes, and his clothes under the armor are orange and his boots are black. His fractal pulse beamer has red lenses on the barrels and there's a red glow to the coils on side of it, while the scope has a blue lens. The cables connected to his weapons are a mix of red, black, gunmetal, yellow and black hazard stripes, and a bronze-ish metal. The cables over his chest and his smoking pipe are a bronze-ish, with the pipe having red accenting and glow. His hair is white and the metal plating in his head is bronze, his bionic eye has a blue lens.$

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