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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Hi bluesky! Been a while. After a painting break I'm pleased to be back on the brushes and completed a new batch of Masters of the Universe and She Ra Evil Horde minis. This time we have Scorpia, Shadow Weaver, Leech and Cattra! Was thrilled to hear Archon Minis new waves are coming too.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Skeletor?! I Hordley knew her! Completed my first batch of Hordak's Evil Horde, featuring the evil lord himself some of his many mooks; Grizzlor, Horde Wraiths & Horde Troopers. Always a pleasure painting the bad guys, but the other horde half will have to wait til after my trip to Tonga this week.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I would love minis from the Netflix She-Ra one day, that show was fantastic.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Been a while, Bluesky! Hey! My MOTU project continues with She-Ra and the Great Rebellion! Along with aforementioned Adora, we have Bow, Castaspella, Frosta, Glimmer and Angella in their filmation looks - when i painted the other motu CMON game, i painted the princesses of power in their toy look.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Couple more of Skeletor's entourage completed and battle ready; Webstor & Scare Glow. Sometimes when you paint a model it's like pulling teeth, not working the way you saw it. Scare Glow was one of those - not too pleased with it, but he glows and he's done enough -- so onwards I say! #heman #motu

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Painted up some of Skeletor's Hover Robots. These goofy fellows came from the filmation cartoon and were a 'blink and you'll miss them' in the new movie when the heroic Fisto fists one of them. #heman #mastersoftheuniverse #skeletor

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

*Faker, not Baker. Stupid autocorrect

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A bunch of real stinkers here on the side of evil. Stinkor, Baker and Whiplash join Skeletor's roster against the Masters of the Universe! I honestly just love painting these models. The toyetic colours are electric and bonkers. The nostalgia is so fun. #motu #heman

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

More evil from the 80s emerges to take on the Masters of the Universe! Beastman, Triclops and Evil-Lyn join the fray. Side note: loved the movie; silly, nailed the brief (albeit a little self-aware)- But lots of fun. Next batch of models inc my fav patchouli smelling toy, Stinkor! #motu #heman

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Skeletor and some of his bumbling boobs, Trap Jaw and Mer-Man, are all painted up and nearly ready to take on the powers of Grayskull. But before I do, I have a few more evil minions to paint; then actually play a game of Masters of the Universe: Battlegrounds. #motu #heman #mastersoftheuniverse

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My next group of Masters of the Universe heroes are ready to defend Castle Grayskull - Buzz-Off, Stratos, and Man-E-Faces! With the heroic side completed, we now need to delve into our evil side with Skeletor and his warriors next on the painting palette. #motu #heman

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Next group of heroic Masters of the Universe Battleground minis completed. This time we have the Sorceress, Teela and Clamp Champ! Which 'roided up 80s icons will be next? #motu #he-man

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Next group of heroic Masters of the Universe Battleground minis completed. This time we have the Sorceress, Teela and Clamp Champ! Which 'roided up 80s icons will be next? #motu #he-man

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Next batch of Masters Of The Universe,Man-at-Arms and two Eternian Royal Guard. Love that one of the Royal Guard is a cat person, these Archon models are really enjoyable to paint withlots of fun details. Now onto the next batch. #motu #he-man

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Masters of the Universe battlefront minis all painted up. This is the first of many batches of models, so strap in! Fist up, He-Man, Orko, Ram-Man and Fisto. I'll see how many I can get finished by the time I watch the movie next month 😁. I have the power!!! #motu

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Work in progress on Masters of the Universe Battlegrounds, a nice detox from Space Marines and just in time for the upcoming movie!!!

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Fulgrim!!! The Phoenician is done! Packed with amazing detail and character, this was an intimidating project. My biggest mini in years, in the end I tackled it very much as a 'how do you eat an elephant' sort of thing and did little passes of paint, daily. I'm thrilled with the end result too 💜

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Another addition to my Emperor's Children completed. The Lord Kakophonist model is lots of fun to paint. Unlike my other noise bois I gave this one a pop of pink to differentiate it from the many purples in the force. Looove the pink decals these models come with. Decals make marines imo. #warhammer

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I gave the whip and tongue a gloss varnish for extra grossness.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Lucius The Eternal all painted up and ready to do battle. This model is beautiful and was challenging. I owned the old metal one for years, but never got to painting it - just not inspired. But this new model is sensational in sculpt and composition. What a glow up! #warhammer #slaanesh #loosh

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Noise Marines completed enough for the table. Ngl, these were a chore to get through with oodles of details, trim and decals all over them - excessive one might say. But I'm happy with the result and keen to get them wob-wobbing and doof-doofing my enemies. #warhammer #emperorschildren #slaanesh

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Ullo Bluesky, been a while. Back to painting some little Legions Imperialis.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Tbh im not sure yet. The board game by cmon is lotsa fun. A rudimentary wargame really, good intro, and has so many characters. The archon made skirmish wargame has much more superior model kits and looks fun, but is much more of a proper wargame. I of course needed to have both 😄

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Well, with the sweet Masters of the Universe trailer that dropped today, figured it would be rude not to repost my holidays painting efforts, Castle Grayskull from the MOTU board game, and all these terrain pieces and scatter terrain for the MOTU Battlegrounds wargame. #motu #he-man #80skid

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Lots of hobby on the table for the new year. Masters of the Universe Battleground and Legions Imperialis saturnine units in various degrees of WIP.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Castle Grayskull completed Masters of the Universe Board Game. He-Man there for scale. This biggun was so so much fun to paint. Had it for some years now judging me and was unsure how to tackle it and put it away. Then we got colour forge Sprays in my shop and it had the perfect shade of green.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

My best thing, definitely this He-Man mini.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Some House Divine questor knights completed for Legions Imperialis before end of the year and ready to defend the warmaster in the new year #horusheresy #legionsimperialis

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Meri kirihimete from New Zealand! 😁 I got some more MOTU and Horus Heresy models to paint in the new year! Yayayay! Will post em here as i get them done.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Couple of tiny Ceratus Knights for my Legions Imperialis army done. These are House Divine, naturally #slaanesh #warhammer #horusheresy

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

He's going to be all right 😁🐀

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Yep that's it. Legions Imperialis - tiny models with might titans. It's based on the rules for Epic 2nd edition, but fully set during the Horus Heresy era. I enjoyed this game immensely, it plays very different to the larger scale games. Worth a look if you like the era it depicts.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

*the legions OG heresy colour scheme i mean.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Oh I missed these noizey bois too, painted a unit up a few weeks back. I opted for purple (naturally) for these lads to differentiate them from the pink hues of the bulk of the army - also in honor of the greatest Slaanesh champion, Prince, and their heresy roots.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New units of whirlwinds, scorpius and vindactors all ready to battle those wretched loyalists in the name of Fulgrim. This leaves only one unit till I've painted all of my Legions Astartes (essentially one of each box)... until Dec 20 when they put out a bunch more models and I'll have to buy those.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

A few more of the perfect 3rd completed for my Legions Imperialis Astartes army. It's an excellent game and models. So many Emperor's Children painted this year with my 40k and LI army but so many more to go -- haven't even begun the Horus Heresy force that is waiting in shrink wrapped boxes.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

After playing some excellent games of Legions Imperialis on the weekend, I've decided some reinforcements are in order. Need more pew pew for my tiny EC lads.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Another squad of Emperor's Children completed. This time it's the Flawless Blades. They are a really fun unit to paint with lovely detail and with exposed skin on the arms and midriff, make for a nice change of pace from the normal marines. Next up, the noise marine contingent.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Still painting up Emperor's Children and having a blast all the while. They are fantastic models to paint and build.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

My EC scheme looking glam I reckon. It'll certainly stick out on the tables of grim dark and is easily replicable. A bit of 30k meets 40k.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

So it begins... again. My second Emperor's Children army this year, this time for 40k. Using @warhipster.bsky.social 's lovely pink recipe. I'm gonna paint them as Xantine's warband from the Lord of Excess novel, that is pink and purple with gold trim - deliciously decadent.

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Painted the last of the characters I have for the MOTU game. Now there's just Castle Grayskull to go!

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Andy Long @golongdesign.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

And with Scare-Glow painted, the entire Box of Power for the Masters of the Universe boardgame is now complete! 61 models! I'm so pleased with how this project has come out. Each model presented small challenges to overcome, such as finding a good glow in the dark look for the models.