Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Bonus WIP: Rivets. I modelled this helmet after the Benvie stone as well as Anglo-Saxon helmet finds in Wollaston and Coppergate (minus the cheek guards). #Earlymedieval #Blender #Pictish #miniaturedesign 073
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#WIPwednesday brings another Pictish swordsman, plus some swords! Taking notes from finds dating from before and during the Viking age. #Earlymedieval #Blender #Pictish #miniaturedesign 0125
Reposted by Professional ScootIronlily @ironlilyart.com · 27/09/2026I bet you armour-loving boys and girls have all dreamed of having a magical girl transformation at least once. 6862721013
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#WIPWednesday coming at you with some tassels! They weren't the easiest to figure out how to do but I got there in the end. #Earlymedieval #Blender #Pictish #miniaturedesign 0155
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 17/09/2026You didn't get a #WIP on Wednesday so you're getting it on Thursday. Mainly the cloth details and shoes are on the to do list for swordsman #1, so I'm going to put him to the side for the time being and take care of the other 3. #miniaturedesign #historicalwargaming #blender #earlymedieval 0144
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Pictish art includes many figures with decorated tunic hems, though trying to replicate this while keeping it within the realm of actually paintable detail isn't the easiest. I'll definitely need to check the test prints to see if it is too small to paint. #earlymedieval #blender #miniaturedesign 0123
Reposted by Professional ScootYstlund Miniatures @ystlundminis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026WIP 2, probably enough for tonight but we have ourselves a boat. #Wargaming #Fantasy 093
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Another set of extras, this time its decorated #pictish shields, some of these are taken from the few examples on Pictish stonework, but others are based on Pictish art in general. You can find them here: www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-pr... #earlymedieval #3dprinting #historicalminiatures 074
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There's not been many #WIPWednesday 's thanks to the past few weeks at work kicking my ass. But I thought I'd go back to something I had been meaning to do for a while, a freebie #Kobold with a gonne. 152
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The MyMiniFactory Summer Sale is here, as such there is 20% off everything in my store. Extra bang for all your Kromer. www.myminifactory.com/users/ManauM...myminifactory.comManau Miniatures @ManauMiniatures - MyMiniFactoryAmateur miniature designer from Scotland - Manau Miniatures @ManauMiniatures 011
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Another intermission, where I randomly got the idea to model another thing not specifically war related. In this case it's a river currach, similar to the Welsh coracle, a small boat. #Earlymedieval #Pictish #Blender #Miniaturedesign 073
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026#WIPWednesday Still throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks, annoyingly there isn't much to go by for Pictish swords. #Picts #Blender #Earlymedieval 073
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026#WIPWednesday Testing out posing for the #Pictish swordsmen. Still trying to figure out what works. Should I make the swords separate to allow for variation in posing and type? #Blender #EarlyMedieval #Picts 063
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026MMF has introduced different currency options, so now all my minis are listed in proper British pounds, not these newfangled American "dollars" (Terrible name, I would have called them alloas). This has also come with a slight price increase. 032
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I have a feeling the Pictish swordsmen are going to be a bit more trial and error with the posing, I think their status demands something a bit more dynamic. #Pictish #Blender #Earlymedieval 073
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Back at #WIPWednesday with more heads! With all the variations of helmets available I figured I could instead to two sets of helmeted heads, one covering the 6th-9th centuries and the other covering the 9th-12th centuries. Here is some of the latter. 021
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Here is the unarmoured Pictish warriors with spears all painted, plus the decorated round shields. Once again printed with the Mars 4 Ultra. #3dprinting #picts #earlymedieval #minipainting #historicalwargaming #alba #vikingage #historicalminiatures #tabletop #pictish 0217
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 26/07/2026After doing many historical minis, labouring over trying to make sure things are as accurate as my knowledge allows, it feels good to work on something fantasy, where I can justify design choices as "I think it looks cool". 041
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Well after snapping the spear off a mini I was just about to paint I think I'll just completely switch to using brass rods. I'm not salty in the slightest. 021
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Not much to report for #WIPWednesday, since the the previous WIPs managed to escape development hell. I do however have these early medieval helmets, where I intend for them to be part of an extra set of Pictish heads. 062
Reposted by Professional ScootTuring Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Starting to think that maybe a site that is like 40% pornographers does not have a rational relationship to the concept of the economy. 1816
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Here's the Pictish longspearmen all printed and built up! Soon to be painted... #3dprinting #mars4ultra #resinprinting #historicalminiatures 192
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Early Medieval Pictish longspearmen are now released! #pictish #historicalwargaming #scottishhistory #picts #miniaturedesign #3dprinting #earlymedieval #alba #vikingage #myminifactory #historicalminiatures 172
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 17/07/2026A little known fact about the St Andrews Sarcophagus is that it prophesied the arrival of Weird Al. 011
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Needs to be more spherical 082
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 15/07/2026#WIPWednesday One thing I hadn't really thought of until now was having variations in height among the minis, I want to keep it subtle so they don't stand out too much but the extra height on the longspearmen wielding overhead does help them reach over the shields at the front. 061
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Around this time last year I released my first mini, the knight captain, a fantasy model largely taking inspiration from early modern armour. Looking at it now it's a little rough around the edges but I am still quite proud of it. #minipainting #minidesign 0163
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026For some reason the photos didn't appear in the first post. Anyways here's one of my Dwarven Honour Guard all painted. #minipainting #fantasywargaming #dwarvenholds 3204
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 08/07/2026#WIPWednesday Finishing touches on the Pictish longspearmen, the first test print should be done within the next 3 years. #blender #earlymedieval #minidesign 094
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026#WIPWednesday As much as I would insist it is a fashion abomination, if the St Andrews Sarcophagus is anything to go by this was a hairstyle in Pictland. #Blender #Pictish #miniaturedesign 192
Reposted by Professional ScootYstlund Miniatures @ystlundminis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026More painted minis and a cake #wargaming #nerdlings #fantasy #paintedMinis 1357
Reposted by Professional ScootKen Welsh @kenwelsh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I’m super impressed with this campaign collection of plaid cloaks from Weave of War. I need figures to represent the armies of Alba and Strathclyde who fought at Brunanburh for my Midgard scenario at Ebor Lard. These existing Steve Barber models get a nice face lift. #Midgardheroicbattles 1407
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I ought to do something so I did, finally got around to putting the old reliable liquid talent onto one of the Pictish spear warriors. #Pictish #minipainting #historicalwargaming #3dprinting 1244
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I should have acknowledged it long ago but social media is a truly terrible platform to discuss history. Every time I open one of these sites there are some of the most unknowledgeable people on the planet using their poor understanding of history as a bludgeoning tool to "win" arguments. 141
Reposted by Professional ScootArthur - He/Him :) Comms Open! 🏳️⚧️ @sunsupernova.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Commission for @disgruntledsteward.bsky.social ,just in time right before the end of the month #Commission #commissionsopen #vgencommission #pridemonth 0103
Reposted by Professional ScootYstlund Miniatures @ystlundminis.bsky.social · 20/06/2026And I finally painted up some of my original sculpts. #paintedminis #Nerdlings 2163
Reposted by Professional ScootNPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Bigger and better than ever - the Annual Day of the Picts at Burghead will be on the 22nd of August this year. Get it in your diaries! 03621
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026#WipWednesday Heads! I'm going to try and model the curly hair seen on a few Pictish stones, but I'll be honest I have no idea how to go about that. #Pictish #3dModelling 031
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I also made my first attempt at Kobolds, because I always wanted an army of 3 foot tall funny lizards. These models were never proportioned for printing and wasn't happy with the details anyway but I will one day have my kobold army. 141
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026"The only time to look back is to see how far you've come" or something like that, and I must say looking back my initial attempts at blending(?) were rather messy. I invite you to view this gallery of questionable quality. #miniaturedesign #pictish #blender #3dmodelling 1123
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026We now return to regularly scheduled programming. Upon my return I've taken to making some alterations to my longspearmen, trying to give them more variation. #Blender #EarlyMedieval #Picts #HistoricalWargaming #MiniatureDesign #Pictish 052
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The last stop on this pilgrimage takes me to the Tarbat Peninsula! Where there's quite a few Pictish stones (and many I didn't see because I got there at stupid o' clock when they're closed). #StandingStoneSunday #Picts #EarlyMedieval 082
Reposted by Professional ScootHideyoshi Atheling Darrol @atheling.bsky.social · 13/06/2026AD Miniatures- Third Century Imperial Romans/Middle Imperial Romans: justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2026/06/ad-m...justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.comAD Miniatures- Third Century Imperial Romans/Middle Imperial RomansWargames Miniature Painting 0374
Reposted by Professional ScootNorth Ages @northages.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This thread is a treasure trove. 0133
Reposted by Professional Scootenkinaru.bsky.social @enkinaru.bsky.social · 13/06/2026enkinaru tries to not use bronze age visuals challenge (difficulty: impossible) made a unit champion for spear warriors #miniatures #3d #nerdlings 1164
Reposted by Professional ScootManau Miniatures @manauwargames.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I travelled up the dodgiest set of stairs up a cliff I've ever seen and all I found was this chapel. This is the Brough of Deerness, a site of both Norse and earlier Pictish settlement, not that much is left of either. Still a lovely view though. #orkney #picts #vikings 182
Reposted by Professional Scootkia @atomeja.bsky.social · 12/06/2026just realized i never posted these guys here.. trazyn+orikan from a few years back #warhammer40k 22780260
Reposted by Professional Scootcaledonianforge.bsky.social @caledonianforge.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Scar Plaque Pendant in Silver - based on a Viking Age whale bone plaque found in Scar, Orkney. Available now! #viking #vikingjewellery #orkney #handmadeinscotland 022
