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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 2h

#Mechtober day 10 is Eridani Light Horse! I've painted a bunch of these over the years. Very simple scheme but looks great. And you have to love a mercenary command that has enough ties to the original SLDF that Clan Goliath Scorpion said "Mine now." #Battletech #Miniaturepainting

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Thank you. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

From the IWM Wraith "Alexander" miniature. www.ironwindmetals.com/index.php/co...

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Wraith TR2-X "Alexander"

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#Mechtober day 9 is elite House commands! Be it one of the Davion Heavy Guards units, Capellan Death Commandos, House Steiner's Lyran Guards, Draconis Combine Sword of Light or the Big MAC from House Liao, they're all storied commands in #Battletech lore #Miniaturepainting

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Those color gradient filaments are amazing for terrain.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hextech stuff is fantastic. The STLs are cheap as well. If you buy the premade and painted stuff it's good quality (except the roads). Really simple to tell what the height is on the terrain and it actually scales well to the new plastics.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Day 8 of #Mechtober is Wolf's Dragoons. While I may take Wayne Waco's side on them, I can't argue with how influential they are in the setting. #Battletech #Miniaturepainting

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Some pictures from a 1k Terran v Terran #StarcraftTMG game last night. Was a lot of fun, wound up a draw. So.mich shooting. I learned that Goliaths are kinda scary but massed Marines can be pretty good. Unless you roll bad. Then they're terrible. #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Out of those 4, the Highlander scheme is my favorite.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My entry for the Paint Roulette challenge. I had spots and simple for my criteria, so I did an Exterminator engaging it's Chameleon Light Polarization Shield on an airless grey asteroid. #Battletech #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#Mechtober day 7 is for the Northwind Highlanders mercenary company. Here is a lance I painted up, first time ever doing a tartan pattern and it was a lot of fun. #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#Mechtober day 6 is Mountain Wolf Battlemechs. Here's a Merlin I painted in a Draconis Combine 4th Sword of Light scheme. #Miniaturepainting #Battletech

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Was that his ex-wife? I love how it was basically "we know that not all our candidates are great but vote GOP anyways!" I was perplexed by it over the weekend.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Next squad of #StarcraftTMG Terran Marines painted up. The two specialist Marines can swap out their grenade launchers for normal rifles as well. #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 4 of #Mechtober is SLDF. Here is a collection of Eridani Light Horse and SLDF mechs I've painted over the years. #Battletech #Miniaturepainting

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The doctor is in! 2 squads of #StarcraftTMG medics ready to fix any wounds my marines or marauders get. #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

WIP on my #StarcraftTMG Terran medics. Need to seal them but it's too muggy right now. #MiniaturePainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Got creative with some extra bits. Made me Marine's Marine. #StarcraftTMG

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

WIP on my #StarcraftTMG Terran medics. Need to punch up the blue, do some clean up on the white, weather the legs and attach the magic healing guns. #MiniaturePainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Test mini for my medics for #StarCraftTMG I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. #MiniaturePainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

WIP on one of my #StarcraftTMG Goliaths. Not sure if I'll use the orange translucent canopy plastic or not yet. #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

They just want to spread the fun with their fun-launchers on the end of their arms.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

KaBOOM baby! 6 Marauders completed. Love these chunky egg boys. #StarcraftTMG #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So is it fish & chips & chips? Not sure that clarified a lot.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I hear that lol. I also play the Gundam TCG, so I'm about tapped out on game budget.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've only got 2 games under my belt, both were small and I know we got a lot of rules wrong, but I enjoyed them both. I was thinking about trying Gundam Assemble but the price combined with what I've seen about the game didn't really entice me. And Battletech will always be my favorite lol.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You want a piece of me, boy? First Terran Marine squad finished, can't wait to get some more games under my belt. Until then, the painting continues. Marauders up on the docket now. #Miniaturepainting #StarcraftTMG #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Got my pigment powder in finally. Need to do a little more final touches but loving how these #Starcrafttmg Terran Marines are coming along. #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Did a 500 mineral #StarcraftTMG game this afternoon at my FLGS. Terran vs Zerg. It went about as well as I expected it to. I only remembered to take one picture, but it captures how the game went for my Terran forces accurately. Had a lot of fun and I can't wait to play again though. #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We got to test the new ammo explosion, component explosion, MASC activation failure, gyro destruction and leg destruction rules. Not on the same turn, sadly.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Working on Jim Raynor from the #Starcrafttmg and went for a SC1 color scheme. Waiting on some stuff to arrive in the mail to finish him up, then real pictures. But all that's left is some touchups, weathering and try to freehand the skeleton on his pauldron from SC2. #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just about done with my first squad of Terran marines. Need to do a little more clean up, basing and seal them. Does anyone have any suggestions for decals for them? #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings #Starcrafttmg

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Got my hands on the StarCraft miniatures game starter box, been assembling and painting Terran marines. #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings #Starcrafttmg

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Got my assignment for the Paint Roulette Invitational. Spots and Basic. That means circles, dots, spheres etc and one color only (shades and tints of that color allowed). Now to pick a mini and settle on a color. I'm leaning towards either red or blue... #miniaturepainting #PaintRouletteInvitational

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'd say an annoying speedy medium then.

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shop1ift.bsky.social @shop1ift.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Red Duke from House Ricol. Tried some shading techniques on this one, love how it turned out. #Battletech #Miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

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