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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Last night I finished Lady from #DevilMayCry. She was half painted for a year. Also the resin detergent I used wrong caused the resin to crack and swell. I had to sand down a lot of keys hard to make it fit together again. 😅 But the end result is good. 😊 #Nerdlings #miniPainting #Resin3DPrinting

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Working off my pile of sha…uh opportunities! This Lady model from Bulkamancer waits to be done for a long time. Just finished up the lower half. Still to do: arms, face and some finetuning on the torso. #DevilMayCry #miniPainting #Nerdlings

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Last Sunday at our “Pinseltreff” I started painting Captain Rex from #Shatterpoint. I tried to get the armor done without using pure white. Started with skeleton bone, ancient stone and pale sand. With the blue markings it worked quite good and it reads white imo. 😊 #Nerdlings #minipainting

Captain Rex mini from Star Wars Shatterpoint. The armor had a layer of Fanatics “skeleton bone” as a starting place.

Captain Rex mini from Star Wars Shatterpoint. The armor now had another layer with Fanatics “ancient stone”.

Captain Rex mini from Star Wars Shatterpoint. The armor had a third layer with “Pale sand” and the blue markings were added to the armor.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Birds! QRP your bird art 🐦 Did this little fella for a local competition and made the tree from scratch and practiced OSL with it. 😄 #miniatures #miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

A bird in a Japanese Gi with pink Sakura leaves surrounding him while standing on a tree branch.

A bird in a Japanese Gi with pink Sakura leaves surrounding him while standing on a tree branch different angle.

A bird in a Japanese Gi with pink Sakura leaves surrounding him while standing on a tree branch shown from behind.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I haven’t posted much. I had to finish my piece for Bulkamancer’s contest.😅 In the end the cel-shade/anime style experiment kinda worked out. I had a lot of trouble with it. All the time until the end it all felt wrong. And there is still a lot to improve on. 😖 #Nerdlings #anime #Oni #miniPainting

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It depends how mobile it has to be. I have my hobby stuff in L-Boxx/Sortimo system. So most of intus quite transportable. But it still gets to quite a stack all packed up. 😅 Just a single case might to the trick if space is at a premium.

A Sortimo case used for holding various hobby tools.

The open case showing the removable inset boxes for storage.

The L-Boxx allowing two Sortimo cases or drawers to be stored in it. Here it’s a drawer holding paints.

The open L-Boxx allowing for more stuff like wet palettes, glues ornither bigger tools to be stored.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Played #BloodBowl 7s last night. And again Nuffle was a b*tch in the first half. Lost half the team. Was behind 0-2 in the second half. And playing with just 5 pieces. 😅 At least managed to score one touchdown in the last turn. 😄 Ending the match against Chaos Chosen with 2-1 for them. #Nerdlings

A 3d printed pitch for Blood Bowl Sevens. Amazons are playing against Chaos Chosen (proxies looking like cult of the Lamb characters).

The end result of the game. 2-1 for the Chaos Chosen on the scoreboard.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#Hobbystreak kinda? I decided to join the @bulkamancer.bsky.social painting competition and I chose Konoko from the Bungie game „Oni“. I will try a cel-shading/Anime style on this. But for now I am at base coloring. 😅 #Nerdlings #figurines

The same model after base coloring most of it.

Another angle of the base colored model.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yes. It’s just an average Zombie lineman for an undead #BloodBowl team. But I gave him a starplayer treatment with a headcanon and some miliput modifications. Let me introduce you to Michael Jay, Zombie lineman for my team the Prone Bones. 😄

A mummy and zombie lineman from the game Blood Bowl. The zombie wears a tethered red jacket and a black afro hairstyle. Reminiscent of Michael Jackson’s Thriller look.

The zombie lineman Michael Jackson look-a-like from the side.

The zombie lineman Michael Jackson look-a-like from the front.

The zombie lineman Michael Jackson look-a-like from behind.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If you see this, show your orange art! I don’t have that much orange stuff, even though it’s one of my favorite colors… #Nerdlings

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

With the diorama and the contest out of the way, I started painting my #Shatterpoint minis. So here is a little something for #wipWednesday! 😁 General Anakin Skywalker. Mostly blocking in the colors and some shadows here and there. #Nerdlings #miniPainting

Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars Shatterpoint Core Box. Wearing his brown Jedi robes and holding his blue lightsaber in his right hand. Shown from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I finished my diorama piece in an all-nighter until 3am Sunday morning. Well I had to call it done. Submission was on Sunday during our painting meet-up. 😅 #Nerdlings #MiniPainting #MiniaturePainting #hobbystreak

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tooth? Well my wip diorama monster fits that bill, I guess. 😁 #Nerdlings #diorama #sculpting #scratchbuild

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

„The fires are lit! Gondor calls for help!“ Or something like that. 😅 Cotton buds, wire, hot glue, white primer and 4 colors(fluorescent: yellow, orange, red and a black ink). #Nerdlings #minipainting #MiniaturePainting #WarhammerCommunity

A column of fire made from cotton buds and some fluo paints (yellow, orange, red) and a black ink in front of it in an airbrush booth.

A close up of the fire model showing the color going from mostly yellow at the bottom to black at the top.

A close up of the fire model showing the color going from mostly yellow at the bottom to black at the top. Different side of the model.

A close up of the fire model showing the color going from mostly yellow at the bottom to black at the top. And another side of the model.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I threw some more paint onto the base and the sea monster maw. It comes along, but I still have doubts I get it finished until Sunday. So much more to do! 🫠 #Nerdlings #MiniPainting #MiniaturePainting

The base of the diorama piece with more bits added to get the underwater vibe going. It’s a sandy ground with a circle of rocks with a cavity in the center. Sea grass old wood starfish and sea anomea all around.

The sea ground base with the monster maw in the middle. The sea monster‘s outside skin is a magenta purple-blue tone, with the inside in red, pink and magenta and off white teeth. In the center is a giant eyeball with a fiery red and yellow iris.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I did some more sculpting for the diorama piece. It‘s the maw of the sea monster and a lot of teeth for it. I glued them in with ca-glue after backing everything first. Deadline is next Sunday, so I will to have a few all-nighters, I guess. 😅 #Nerdlings #MiniPainting #MiniaturePainting

On a baking tray there is a sculpted maw for the sea monster. Looking like a four leaf flesh-eating plant kinda. To the right of it are a lot of small needle like teeth.

A close up of the maw, showing a lot of tiny holes and scratches in the clay for texture.

The maw after baking and glueing in the teeth. The color of the Sculpey changed from white to a beige from baking it.

The maw with the teeth dry fitted in the base to check if it works.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The perfect dice tray doesn’t exist… oh wait it does! 😄 My #hobbyLoot it’s so fitting for my dice results! 🤣 #Nerdlings #pnp #BloodBowl #WarhammerCommunity

A foldable dice tray in green with the picture of a raccoon with a d20 showing a nat 1. several pens and other dice around it all showing 1s. On scrolls on top and bottom is the following text written: „My rolls are trash“.

An assembled foldable dice tray in green with the picture of a raccoon with a d20 showing a nat 1. several pens and other dice around it all showing 1s. On scrolls on top and bottom is the following text written: „My rolls are trash“. With two Blood Bowl Block dice inside, both showing a skull.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

For my diorama piece I started sculpting the sea monster that is attacking the ship. I used garden wire and Sculpey to make the tentacles and the body/eye-socket. Also I build up a sand texture on the base with the airbrush. #Nerdlings #miniPainting

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I did some more work on the ship. It got rails and a steering wheel. Right now the pieces are all primed black. Next would be getting some color on it. #Nerdlings #miniaturePainting #terrainBuilding

The scratch build ship after being primed black and a white zenithal and drybrush.

A steering wheel for the ship. A mini is placed beside it for scale reference.

Rails were made from wood and placed around the ship.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Artists, quote a blonde (this is my most blonde-ish mini to date) #nerdlings

An Amazon python thrower from the game Blood Bowl. She has fiery looking hair with blonde highlights. A snake slung around her shoulders with its head resting on her left hand, while she is holding a football in her right.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

„You tincan imposter! I shall purge you! For the emperor!“ 😉😄 Super cool model! Thank you for sharing! 😊

A Warhammer 40k space marine Miku Hatsune with a skeleton with Kasane Teto hair in front of her.

A Warhammer 40k space marine Miku Hatsune with a skeleton with Kasane Teto hair in front of her. Shown more from the side.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

More progress from the diorama piece. But I really need to finish it up. Only one month until deadline. I still need to make the underwater base underneath it. Oh and a huge ass kraken. 😅 #Nerdlings #MiniPainting #miniaturepainting #terrainBuilding

The back half of a ship. Made from styrofoam blocks and various small wood pieces like coffee stirrers and popsicle sticks. The photo shows the broken off front and the deck with the stairs and door.

The back of the ship, with a window frame modeled in.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It seems there are not as many fans of the scratchbuild ship here. But nonetheless here is more progress and also my mini avatar the maker fox. Have a good weekend! 😄🦊 #Nerdlings #miniPainting #miniaturePainting #terrainBuilding

The scratchbuild model of the back part of a ship. Most of the styrofoam is now covered with wooden coffee stirrers and popsicle sticks.

The whole side is now covered in coffee stirrers. An anthropomorphic fox builder mini standing on the deck of the model.

A picture of the fox mini standing on the stairs to the upper deck.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I am doing a little scratchbuild for our paint group contest. I try to build a part of a ship for the diorama scene I am making. Some styrofoam and coffee stirrers for the win! 😄 #Nerdlings #miniaturePainting #terrainBuilding

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I did some more #airbrush work on my Dante figurine. I guess now I will have to switch to regular brushes for detail work. I tried blocking in some NMM for the sword. Does it work? #Nerdlings #MiniaturePainting #DevilMayCry #3dPrinting

Dry fit of Dante after the airbrush work was done on the jacket, pants, boots, skin and hair.

The Dante figurine shown from the back with his sword behind him. I tried a non metallic metal effect with the airbrush and some blueish grays and white paints.

Dante from below but a bit closer. Showing the shading in the hair and the red coat.

Another shot of the whole figure in its current state on the base which is still in primer black.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I started painting Dante from #DevilMayCry 3. I did the skin with the airbrush. Next up his clothes. #Nerdlings #miniPainting #airbrush #figurines

The raw resin print of Dante from DMC3. It’s all beige/skin color from the resin.

The torso of Dante after airbrushing the skin. Shown from the front.

The torso of Dante after airbrushing the skin. Shown from up close.

The torso of Dante after airbrushing the skin. Shown from the front with the base colored hair piece attached.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I refurbished an used desk a few weeks ago. I got it for cheap and sanded it down and put new oil on it. With that I started redecorating my room. Got some Billy’s from IKEA. Also added some puck lights. #woodworking #Nerdlings

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I‘d say the first mini I was really proud of was the barbarian from the #Heroquest set, that started my getting into the mini painting stuff. I tried nmm for the first time and it was an achievement for me. 😊

Heroquest barbarian after being painted by me. From the front.

Heroquest barbarian after being painted by me. From the back.

Heroquest barbarian after being painted by me. From the side.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It’s been some rough weeks. Last Sunday was our Pinselfreunde meet-up. It was the first time since a month ago, that I picked up a brush. Continued work on the dwarven warrior for the competition diorama. His axe is fitting for the weather right now. 😅🫠 #Nerdlings #miniPainting #miniaturePainting

A dwarf holding a golden shield up in his left hand and a glowing lava axe in his right behind him. He has a red beard and bald head. Wearing various armor pieces. Shown from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Finished three galaxy rainbow unicorns for my daughter and possibly her friends (if she is willing to let two go 🤣). 🦄 #maker #woodworking #unicorn

All three galaxy rainbow unicorns side by side on a table. Two have more of a purpleish galaxy and a starburst.

The two unicorns with starbursts in their hair and a more purple galaxy color.

The first finished unicorn with more of a blueish galaxy and stars.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I airbrushed the unicorns some more. I decided to change up the hair and tail parts. And now it got galaxy hair! 😄 Oh and a rainbow horn, because why not? 😁 #woodworking #airbrush

A wood cutout of a unicorn with a galaxy tail and hair. Also a rainbow horn on top.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Today was our mini painting meetup „LuLa Pinseltreff“ and I started this dwarf warrior for a diorama idea for our competition. Started with back primer and made good progress. 😊 #miniPainting #Nerdlings #MiniaturePainting

The dwarf warrior from the front with base colors blocked in.

Dwarf warrior from the back with base colors blocked in.

End of session result. Some NMM on the shield and armor pieces and some shading done. Shown from the front.

End of session result. Some NMM on the shield and armor pieces and some shading done. Shown from the back.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Last night I cleaned up my print of Dante from Devil May Cry 3, while starting to watch season 2 of Devil May Cry on Netflix. Maybe this figurine will motivate me to finish up Lady which still is half painted on my hobby bench. 😅 #3DPrinting #minipainting #DevilMayCry

A figurine of Dante from the videogame Devil May Cry 3. it is resin printed in beige.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Just some static grass missing for Michael Jay, the Zombie Lineman of my Undead team for #BloodBowl. I like how the miliput sculpting turned out. And some 3d printed zombie minis have their arms for the base. 🧟‍♂️ #Nerdlings #miniaturepainting #miniPainting

The Zombie Lineman of the shambling undead team for Blood Bowl was modified with miliput to look like Michael Jackson from the Thriller MV. He wears a teared red jacket and has Afro like hair. Dark ocean blue shoulder armor with orange on top. To his left and right are hands coming from the ground. Shown from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart You try to scream, but terror takes the sound before you make it And you start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes… Some progress was made on

A Zombie lineman from the shambling undead team. He was modified with miliput to look more like Michael Jackson from the Thriller video. Shown from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Except for the last bits and some static grass on the base, I‘ll call the mummy for my shambling undead team done. #BloodBowl #Nerdlings #miniaturePainting #miniPainting

The mummy from the shambling Undead team finished painting. The shoulder armor is dark ocean blue with the spikes in bright orange. A yellowish brown for the pants with orange stripes on the side. The orange is a reoccurring accent color throughout the model. Shown from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I tried nmm again for the „blade fin“ and the armor pieces of the mummy big guy. It didn’t turn out as I imagined, but I am tempted to leave it at that. Maybe I‘ll add some rust to parts of it. Would be more fitting for a walking corpse, right? 😅 #Nerdlings #BloodBowl #miniaturepainting

The mummy big guy from the shambling Undead team. I tried nmm for the fin on the helmet and the armor pieces on the arms. Shot from the front left.

The mummy big guy from the shambling Undead team. I tried nmm for the fin on the helmet and the armor pieces on the arms. Shot from the right side.

The mummy big guy from the shambling Undead team. I tried nmm for the fin on the helmet and the armor pieces on the arms. Shot from top behind.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

And some more from last night. Tried painting one of the mummies and testing my color scheme for the team (dark ocean blue and orange). Ignore the missing leg for now. It seems the plastic cement did not work correctly on this. 😅 #Nerdlings #BloodBowl #miniaturePainting #miniPainting

One of the mummies from the shambling Undead team. Mostly base coloring to test the color scheme. Armor is dark ocean blue and orange. Shorts light brown and orange stripes. Shown from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Belated hobby progress from last Sunday‘s „LuLa Pinseltreff“. Some shading in the Amazon Blitzer and base coloring on the Undead. I experimented with a purple shadow color sprayed from below and I like the effect it has on the undead players. 😊 #Nerdlings #BloodBowl #MiniaturePainting

Base coloring on the ghoul runner from the shambling undead blood Bowl team. He got purple skin and a bone colored spine with a light brown shorts with orange stripes on the side. Armor parts are in dark ocean blue.

Zombie lineman Michael Jay after some base coloring with the airbrush. Purple from below into shadows and some desaturated red on the jacket and guts.

The Amazon needed some more shading on the clothes and hair. Did slightly darker purple in the shadows and some lighter purple on highlights. Teal for the hair highlights drybrushed.

The miliput tombstone for one of the bases after drybrushing and some heavy washes.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Did more sculpting on my zombie lineman and former king of pop. Admittedly his iconic jacket has seen better days. 😅 Had some spare Miliput afterwards and made something for the base. #BloodBowl #Nerdlings #miniaturePainting #MiniPainting

The zombie lineman from the Undead Blood Bowl team. To his handsculpted hairdo he got some sculpted rags of a jacket. Shot from the front.

The zombie lineman from the Undead Blood Bowl team. To his handsculpted hairdo he got some sculpted rags of a jacket. Shot from the back.

The zombie lineman from the Undead Blood Bowl team. To his handsculpted hairdo he got some sculpted rags of a jacket. Shot from the side.

A hand sculpted tombstone with the letters RIP on it. Made from Miliput.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A star for a player, not yet a starplayer. One of my zombie lineman for the Undead team has the name „Michael Jay“. So to make him more noticeable I sculpted him some hair from miliput (green stuff). I will have to look into how to sculpt him a jacket too. 😁 #Nerdlings #BloodBowl

The Blood Bowl Zombie lineman with his arms stretched out in gray plastic with a hairdo made from green/yellow miliput (green stuff basically). It’s supposed to give him a slight Afro like Michael Jackson in the Thriller music video. Shown from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I started another #BloodBowl team for our seventh group. I love me some skeletons and chose the shambling undead and found a fitting name for the team. 🤣 Assembled them yesterday and today. They came with the slotted bases so I used texture paste to close the gaps. Also added magnets

The box for the shambling undead Blood Bowl team from Games‘s Workshop.

The whole kit assembled on a tray. The minis are all put on their bases with a slot in the middle.

A shot of the gray plastic minis after texture paste was added to the bases.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I forgot to post about my first irl #BloodBowl game. My „Amazon Primals“ played against the Goblin team „gewaltfrei e.V.“ from @mogoh. First half I was 0:1 behind. And Nuffle was a fickle god. My last dodge into the endzone of the Gobbos went bad and two more dodges failed allowing Gobbos

First drive setup on the Sevens pitch. The amazons playing on the right side. Paper proxies for the goblins on the left. 3d printed dugouts scoreboard and bleachers around the field.

A birds-eye view of the pitch on the table. It is still before the kick-off.

A scene from the second half. The goblins caged around the ball on the center pitch while amazons try to block the way and crack the cage.

The final result is 2:0 for the Goblins. Nuffle left the amazons when they tried to get even and when they tried to stop the Gobbos from scoring again.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

If you see this, post a hero with a sword

Heroquest barbarian holding a sword while resting one foot on a rock. Low angle from the front.

Heroquest barbarian holding a sword while resting one foot on a rock. Shown from the back.

Heroquest barbarian holding a sword while resting one foot on a rock. High angle from the front.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Last minute progress. Had to get the second blocker and the amazon thrower ready for play. They are not finished, but in a table ready state for my game with @mogoh tonight. 😁 #BloodBowl #Nerdlings #MiniaturePainting

Blood Bowl amazon thrower with her python around her neck holding a football in her right hand.

Amazon blocker with the purple and pink armor and teal colored hair.

Amazon linewomen with static grass bases.

The almost completed team of amazons. Seven of the nine have static grass applied to their bases.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My hobby wip: Continued work on my amazons for #BloodBowl. I need to finish one blocker and a thrower to complete my sevens team. Also the bases of all of them need to be finished up with static grass. #Nerdlings #miniaturePainting

Two Blood Bowl amazons who got a little playful detail in form of a skull. The amazon on the left is holding a cracked skull on her right hand, while the one on the right has her left foot on a skull on the base.

An amazon blocker in her crouched position with a skull to her right lying on the base.

The wip amazon thrower. She has a fiery red/orange hair and a green python around her shoulder and arm.

Six of the amazons for the Blood Bowl Sevens team currently on the works. The bases were painted flat earth brown in preparation for static grass.

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Spark @sparkthemaker.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Still working on #Shatterpoint terrain pieces. Like this nice 3d printed Tatooine house. I did some sloppy nmm for the pipe greeblies on the sides and roof. Door and crate are just silver drybrushed. #Nerdlings #miniaturePainting

A Tatooine home and scatter terrain inside the airbrush booth after applying base colors and some shading.

The Tatooine home after detailing was done. To the right of it are also two fuel tanks painted in red and silver.

One of the alcove greeblies painted with a quickly nmm style going from a dark blue grey to almost white in the highlights.

The other alcove greeblies and the roof antenna painted with a quickly nmm style going from a dark blue grey to almost white in the highlights.

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