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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I have been playing with heavy foil, home printed decals, and brass rod. There *may* be a dreadnought in the works... #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you're looking for a fast effective paint stripper for your mini painting, this stuff is superb. It's safe on metal, hard plastic isn't phased by it, and resin came through undamaged. For the record, this base is a poured resin, not a print. #minipainter #warhammer #warhammer40k #nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Wartruk is ready to roll! The antenna pennant will have to wait until next weekend. It looks pretty good, considering it started off as an incomplete, charity shop wreck. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Wartruk is so nearly finished! A couple of hub caps (the front ones are missing),and I need to scratch build a whip antenna because a pennant is needed, of course. Then, a final weathering pass. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Wartruk wip! There's still a way to go on this charity shop salvage job, but it's starting to look the part. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Boyz! Start yur enjinz! Driver and gunner for my wartruk are done. The gunner has arms, don't worry! The truk is upgunned with a pedestal mounded twin heavy bolter à la the wartrack. I just need to build it now... #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

My next project alongside my Gorka Morka war truk salvage operation. 10 RTB13 Space Orks salvaged from Ebay. They were *abused* in a previous life. Held together with Uhu and poly cement, which left them with layers of sticky brown gloop in the joints after being stripped and disassembled.

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I have been working out a fairly quick generic boyz colour scheme that I can batch paint. This can be tweaked to fit a specific clan. Three colour layers and a wash per main component. The face has extra highlights, and magenta glaze. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

After a couple of hours measuring, cutting, and glueing, I have a working replacement for the missing bulkhead on my charity shop salvage trukk. Plasticard,Tamiya extra thin, and sticky jems from The Works. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I managed to find a new on sprue O.G. ork trukk. If any of you fancy scratch building one, I took some photos on 10mm graph paper to provide some measurements. If you need any more pictures while it's still on the sprue, let me know. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you see this, post a knight. No one said the Knight had to be alive!

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons is ready to lead his WAAAGH against the puny lesser races of the galaxy! He needs some boyz now. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

That's the painting finished. I'm just waiting on the arrival of tufts and static grass. I'm also going to add a little pigment powder to the base when it's 'grassed'. I shall call him Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k ##badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Bigboss is very nearly finished. I still have niggly bits and details to finish. I am also waiting on 'dead' static grass and tufts to arrive for the base. Now he needs a name! Comment with your suggestions please. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Yellow gunz is cool. Anyone says diffunt gets a zoggin' crumpin' I think hazard stripes would be appropriate for his big choppa'! I'm on the home straight. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Calling all Space Ork Bigbosses. Does anyone have the instructions from WD131(?) for scratch building the O.G. Battlewagon? If not, does anyone have a Battlewagon and can measure some dimensions for me, please? #warhammer40K #spaceorks #battlewagon #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

What started off as tinkering to get out of a painting funk seems to have escalated a bit 😆 His tabard is finished in a fetching pastel yellow with black flames, and the leather is done. Metals next, I think. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I decided this Warboss was not destined to be a Goff. He seemed to display a sunnier disposition. His shoulder armour is about done. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I managed a little more ork fettling this evening. I'm fairly happy with his face now, and I have made a start on his tabard. #wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I have been struggling with my painting/model building mojo of late. I decided to grab an old mini I don't particularly care about and put some paint on it to get out of this funk. So far, I like it. I may even finish it... #spaceorks #roguetrader40k #wh40kpaint #minipainter #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Presenting my finished Airfix/Heller Erich Hartmann in his Bf109k in 1/72 from the Aircraft of the Aces special editions range. I learned a lot. I made many mistakes. In the end, it doesn't look too shabby. #Nerdlings #airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #messerschmitt

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I needed a change from painting miniatures, so I dug out an old @officialairfix kit from my pile of doom. This is a 1999 reboxing of a 1959 vintage kit! Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX as piloted by Johnnie Johnson, in 1/72 scale. #airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #Spitfire #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Postie has been. Another one off my Battletech 'Unseen' bucket list! The Grand Crusader has arrived. #battletechminiatures #battletech #paintingbattletech #battletechalphastrike #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It seems I forgot to upload my finished Cougar. Another addition to my Clan Jade Falcons, Gamma Galaxy. #battletechminiatures #battletech #battletechalphastrike #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This isn't a new paintjob. I just updated photos on an old scenic board. The board is being retired as it's falling apart. Clan Marauder IIc (unseen miniature). #battletechminiatures #battletech #battletechalphastrike #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I have decided to revisit the Jade Falcons after a break of about 10 years. Playing with a new camo scheme for the JF Gamma Galaxy 'Ebon Jaguar' (Cauldron Born). #battletechminiatures #battletech #battletechalphastrike #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I'm slowly expanding my Gray Death Legion. Delmar Clay had been added to the command lance in his WVR-6R Wolverine. I'll be painting Lori Kalmar's Shadowhawk at some point soon(ish). #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I'm shattered but happy. I now hold 1st Dan black belts in both TKD and Kickboxing. Not bad for an old man.

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

My vintage Battledroid Warhammer is done. A fairly old school style of painting, which I felt was appropriate. Natasha Kerensky, the Black Widow, is ready to stalk her prey in her WHM-6R, Black Lady. #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I am readying my next project. A recent online score, a Battledroids era, Warhammer. Such a vintage miniature deserves an appropriately retro paint scheme! #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I had the idea of fitting a cockpit into a 'mech. I read that the Red Corsair's Battlemaster had a twin seat affair with a command console, so I got a 3rd edition plastic mini and started hacking! #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Some more buildings from @the_lazy_forger. Welcome to the Crossroads Motel. Don't lean on the walls they wobble... If you get the reference, you're probably British and old, too! Rifleman for scale. #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Some smaller buildings of the 'Asian city' set from The Lazy Forger as a residential suburb. With the medium tower block from the same range. Rifleman for scale. #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Now I need to decide on some paint schemes. It's only right that I use an appropriately vintage guide! #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

These stripped nicely. Under heavy enamel paint, the detail was protected beautifully 😍 #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

My birthday present to myself just arrived! Battledroid goodness, ready to go into paint stripper. #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This is the medium tower block of the 'Asian city' set from @the_lazy_forger Crapston Villa has vacancies for tech or mechwarriors on a budget or between contracts. Wipe your feet on your way out... #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

@bishopsteiner.bsky.social This could make an interesting aerospace fighter, I'm seeing a Corsair with forward swept wings 😁

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The Mycenaean Palace Hotel is finished. (The Large Mycenaean Palace from @battlescalewargame) The garden is turfed and the car park is at the rear. Cyclops for scale. #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Current WIP. Clearing my terrain backlog. The once grand, now run down, Mycenaean Palace Hotel (the Large Mycenaean Palace from Battlescale.com). It needs grounds and a car park. Rifleman for scale. #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Matthew Hipkin @wikkiddevil.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I have finally finished off a Vedette tank lance I started a little while ago. These will join my conventional armour company. #battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame #Nerdlings

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Maronno Winchester @pstrada.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab www.media.mit.edu/publications... > This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing.

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