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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A few actual Stoßtruppen for my Free State of Prussia Stoßtruppen warband. #miniatures #miniaturepainting #trenchcrusade

A model of a soldier facing the front with a spiked pickelhaube style helmet holding an axe in one hand and a grenade in the other.

A model of a soldier facing the front with a spiked pickelhaube style helmet holding a submachine gun.

A model of a soldier facing the rear with a spiked pickelhaube style helmet holding an axe in one hand and a grenade in the other.

A model of a soldier facing the rear with a spiked pickelhaube style helmet holding a submachine gun.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Is that an repurposed RPG warhead for the anti-tank hammer? That rules.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Feldkaplan for the Prussian Stoßtruppen warband I’m working on for #trenchcrusade #miniatures #miniaturepainting

A priestly figure with metal armor and large decorative wings holding a two handed sword.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A few Yeomen for my #trenchcrusade Prussian Stoßtruppen Warband. My Heretic Legion minis were already painted in a conventional WWI Imperial German scheme so I instead took inspiration from the Napoleonic era Lützow Free Corps uniform. #miniaturepainting #miniatures

Three miniature soldier figures painted with black uniforms. One holds a xylophone (?), another a rifle, a third a flamethrower.

A miniature painted figure with a rifle and a grenade (though technically it’s not a grenade but a club, but he’s got a bayonet so why does he need a club?)

A miniature figure with a mustache and goggles triumphantly holding a musical instrument.

A miniature figure with a flamethrower and pickelhaube helmet.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My first 1/35 (at least since I was a kid). Any tips?

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to me from my wife who knew just what my nerd ass wanted.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

My customized Heretic Legion heavy machine gun crew based on a Wargames Atlantic WWI German MG-08 kit. #miniatures #miniaturepainting #trenchcrusade

A photo of a tabletop miniature. It features three figures with a machine gun.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Last Ultramarine for a while as I shift back to Trench Crusade for a bit and possibly some more historical stuff too. #miniaturepainting #warhammer #40k

An Ultramarine Captain in Terminator armor smashing the head of a tyrannid. It’s gnarly.

An Ultramarine Captain in Terminator armor smashing the head of a tyrannid. It’s gnarly. Trust me.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Some details like adding an NLF flag as seen in the images were beyond my skills at this point, ditto removing the front fenders. But I tried to add touches, such as the spare links stowed on the exhaust. I hand crafted the tow cable.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

For details I used the following historical images. I wanted to model tank 844 because I thought it was cool that it was at Ban Me Thuot at the start of the campaign and then one of the first tanks inside the South Vietnamese Presidential Palace but messed up a few details during the build.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

First historical model built since I was a kid. A 1:56 scale Rubicon T-54A. Reading up on the Battle of Ban Me Thuot inspired me to go for a PAVN tank during the final campaign in 1975. #Histscalemodels #scalemodels

A 1:56 scale model of a PAVN T-54A tank seen from the front left.

A 1:56 scale model of a PAVN T-54A tank seen from the front right.

A 1:56 scale model of a PAVN T-54A tank seen from the left.

A 1:56 scale model of a PAVN T-54A tank seen from the rear.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Thank you, I always appreciate your feedback. I’m working on an historical model now, something I haven’t done in decades, so we’ll see how it turns out.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Librarian done. The etched runes were a pain in the ass but not as bad as I’d feared. Happy with the end result. #miniaturepainting #warhammer #40k

An Ultramarine Librarian in Terminator Armor.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Second go at an Anointed heavy infantryman. Since I already have one with the flamethrower I swapped this one’s weapon out with an MG 08 from another kit. #trenchcrusade #miniaturepainting

Human figure in red armor armed with a machine gun.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Thank you. It’s high praise coming from you.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

And the whole squad together.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

What the fuck is this Instagram ad? Describing Joachim Peiper as “Super Detective” is so insane this has to be AI generated.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I read this as a 2ndLt, thought it was stupid but fun (forgive me I was 22) and recommended it to my roommate who read it in a day and then breathless told me he was gonna have his whole platoon read it before deploying. Remember thinking, “oh God what did I just do?”

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Thanks! I feel you though, it’s been every bit the expensive l hobby I was told it would be.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Another Christmas gift complete. #trenchcrusade Communicant Anti-Tank Hunter. #miniaturepainting

A giant mutant with sallow skin and a large 50mm rifle. Maybe it has breasts?

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Train kits are a great idea I hadn’t considered.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

You tried anything successfully to replicate wooden stakes holding up the wire? I was thinking matchsticks.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Back to #trenchcrusade with a model I got for Christmas. Pretty happy with how the War Wolf came out despite some hiccups along the way. #miniaturepainting

A mutated wolf with grey rusted armor forged in hell.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Far happier with the splitter camo paint job on this cloak compared to what I did last July. #miniatures #warhamner

A Warhammer Ultramarine with camouflaged cloak.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

At the bar watching a friend try to convert another friend into believing that Die Hard is a Christmas movie with the same dedication of a 2nd century missionary and frankly it’s beautiful.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Update. It didn’t cost me my post season.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Didn’t start Trevor Lawrence in fantasy and it’s definitely going to be the decision that costs me the post season.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Finished this a few weeks back, but never got around to taking a picture. Ultramarine Captain (painted as a Lieutenant) in Phobos Armor. #miniaturepainting#warhammer

Miniature model of a Space Marine in blue armor.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Having finished all my Trench Crusade minis (for now) I’m back to painting Ultramarines. Here’s my attempt at a Terminator Squad.

Ultramarine Terminator Squad. Five miniature figures in blue power armor.

Ultramarine in blue Terminator power armor.

Ultramarine Sergeant in blue Terminator power armor.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The full crew for the Trench Pilgrims warband. #trenchcrusade #miniatures

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The final #trenchcrusade #miniature I had to do to complete my Trench Pilgrims Warband. The Shrine Anchorite.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

The core of my Trench Pilgrim warband. The skull helmet on the guy with the Lewis gun was an improvisation because I didn’t receive a capirote for him. My head canon is that it’s an award granted to some soldiers for valor meant to symbolize a saints’s gilded skull. #trenchcrusade #miniatures

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

More #trenchcrusade #miniatures, a castigator of the Trench Pilgrims. Probably my favorite character design of all those I’ve painted so far.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Completed a War Prophet for the Trench Pilgrims. Painting the little icons was a bit of a bitch though. #trenchcrusade #miniatures

Woman in armor with scythe and holding a scroll.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

More #trenchcrusade #miniatures. A pair of Stigmatic Nuns and Ecclesiastic Prisoners.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Full Heretic Legion Warband. On to the Trench Pilgrims. #trenchcrusade #miniatures.

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

The final member of my Heretic Legion Warband is, fittingly, the Heretic Priest. #trenchcrusade, #miniatures

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Probably the most gruesome of the #trenchcrusade #miniatures I’ve done so far. A Chorister…

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Continuing my slow march towards finishing the #trenchcrusade Heretic Legion cohort. Finished my Artillery Witch, tried to give her a bit more color than the official art suggests. #miniatures

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James @monoblaco.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

A #trenchcrusade Sin Eater. Pretty gnarly. Does the armor look copper or bronze? Yes. Do those metals rust? No. Do I care because it looks cooler this way? Also no.