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Andy Walker

@balthazar-weiss

Miniature Painter from deepest darkest Wiltshire. Twitter exile

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๐Ÿ˜ฏ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜†

17.02.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I work with people who were born after I started working at the company - they frequently remind me of this fact. ๐Ÿคจ

If my knees didn't ache so much in the cold weather, I'd hunt them down...

17.02.2026 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is now the most satisfying part of the hobby for me ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

15.02.2026 20:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have you actually "hobbied" if you haven't superglued yourself to a plastic pot, covered your floor in dust and little offcuts, and got polyfilla on your trousers?

15.02.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! BSkys photo cropping hasn't done me any favours... ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜†

15.02.2026 18:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Front view, dark blue and white colour scheme. Heavy grime and rust.

Front view, dark blue and white colour scheme. Heavy grime and rust.

Back view, dark blue and white colour scheme. Heavy grime and rust. Really happy with the rust on the satellite dish.

Back view, dark blue and white colour scheme. Heavy grime and rust. Really happy with the rust on the satellite dish.

Pre-painted model - torch body, legs from split raw plugs, and a toy satellite dish. Drill bit is a screw glued to a plastic cylinder

Pre-painted model - torch body, legs from split raw plugs, and a toy satellite dish. Drill bit is a screw glued to a plastic cylinder

A geological probe droid - it's going to be an objective marker for games of Space Weirdos, etc. A long forgotten relic that has valuable information stored inside.

#miniaturepainting
#scratchbuilding
#nerdlings
#spaceweirdos

15.02.2026 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stirling?

I don't know anymore...

15.02.2026 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sterling work sir ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

15.02.2026 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...and disabled spots without a blue badge ๐Ÿคจ

15.02.2026 13:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I frequently switch the sound off and put BBC Radio 5 Live on another device - and the pundit rage subsides ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

14.02.2026 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's been a tough watch, that's for sure ๐Ÿ˜–

14.02.2026 19:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like they could have been a bit more random techy and cable-y (technical terms ๐Ÿ˜†), but glad you like them ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

14.02.2026 11:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Totally agree. I buy the odd interesting GW model, and play less mainstream or indie games with non-GW models + my existing collection. It's as much a principle thing as it is financial now.

14.02.2026 10:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! The hover-bots are a bit simplistic, the bodies should be a lot more detailed really, but they'll look fine on the table ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

13.02.2026 16:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Front view of Scavenger Dom with his staff chain weapon, his alien sidekick Wazzock (purple skin and weird blaster) and Chief Barker III the Cyber-Retriever

Front view of Scavenger Dom with his staff chain weapon, his alien sidekick Wazzock (purple skin and weird blaster) and Chief Barker III the Cyber-Retriever

Rear view of Scavenger Dom with his staff chain weapon, his alien sidekick Wazzock (purple skin and weird blaster) and Chief Barker III the Cyber-Retriever

Rear view of Scavenger Dom with his staff chain weapon, his alien sidekick Wazzock (purple skin and weird blaster) and Chief Barker III the Cyber-Retriever

Front view of hover-bead-bots Mambo #5 (Armour hunter), 83RT (sniper-bot) and 3RN13 (flamer and chain weapon)

Front view of hover-bead-bots Mambo #5 (Armour hunter), 83RT (sniper-bot) and 3RN13 (flamer and chain weapon)

Rear view of hover-bead-bots Mambo #5 (Armour hunter), 83RT (sniper-bot) and 3RN13 (flamer and chain weapon)

Rear view of hover-bead-bots Mambo #5 (Armour hunter), 83RT (sniper-bot) and 3RN13 (flamer and chain weapon)

Dom Chinn-aya and his little warband of scavengers (tech-archaeologists) are painted! Featuring his assistant Wazzock, Cyber-Retriever Chief Barker III, and the hover-bots Mambo #5, 83RT and 3RN13.

#spaceweirdos
#nerdlings
#miniaturepainting

12.02.2026 20:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have this but not read it yet - the first one was sooooooo good ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

11.02.2026 00:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 22:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pearl Jam ๐Ÿคฃ

(I'm a fan, but Lordy that man is incoherent half the time)

09.02.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...and he's painted ๐Ÿ™‚ Now I just need to paint his assistants and robots/drones.

#miniaturepainting
#spaceweirdos

02.02.2026 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely ๐Ÿ˜†

01.02.2026 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hah! ...you'd think we'd get better at it, but no - 35 years in the hobby and still gluing myself to stuff ๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜†

01.02.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Balls - Alt Text. One tall building, based around a disposable coffee cup, with loads of random junk glued to it. One shorter "storage tank" type building made from a dessert pot with a few bits glued to is. CD bases, primed in grey.

01.02.2026 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two of the next things to be painted - I managed to glue myself to both projects more than once... ๐Ÿ˜–

01.02.2026 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish you could edit Bluesky posts...

I say I have no idea, then say why.

So I do have an idea

Me = dumbass

01.02.2026 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Want to Be More Creative? Return to Wonder
Want to Be More Creative? Return to Wonder YouTube video by Bokeh Bushido

youtube.com/watch?v=bW6B... - I have no idea why I love this YouTube channel so much, I think it's because it's just so soothing and positive. This episode really spoke to me.

01.02.2026 20:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've had to go to the gym first, then I get a coffee - apparently it's good for me ๐Ÿคจ

31.01.2026 11:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! I learned from Bill Making Stuff on YouTube that if you "layer" stuff on top of stuff (technical explanation ๐Ÿ˜†) it stops looking like "recognisable" junk

29.01.2026 21:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alternative views

29.01.2026 20:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's painted! Went for a Star Wars scheme, and had loads of fun with chipping and streaking grime ๐Ÿ˜Ž

#miniaturepainting
#wargaming
#nerdlings
#StarWars

(Not sure if the picture will come out ok, it looks blurry in the Lightroom gallery)

29.01.2026 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Ridiculously happy at this ๐Ÿคฉ

27.01.2026 18:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0