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Alexander, Rainbow Painter

@kalos

He/Him I paint minis. Sometimes I'll share real-world stuff that's important to me. I support πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ Eastern Time Zone Links: https://beacons.ai/hivefleetkalos

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Charity commission to help one of my dearest oldest friends. Her daughter has been in pain for years and doctors keep dismissing her. I want to raise some money for a private diagnosis.

I'm going to drop my price for building and painting FW primarchs to Β£300 or ask me about any other single model.

12.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been given quite a few options between here and Mastodon. A lot that I want to get, and that will fit my purposes, but still isn't scratching that itch. So, if I'm going to 3d print stuff anyway, I'll add it to the growing list of projects..

12.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This site needs a break. Post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of a negative.

1. Really enjoying experimenting with my new airbrush
2. Having a lot of fun with Bug Fable, a Paper Mario-like RPG
3. I've got three boxes of Girl Scout cookies at home

12.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Joke husky meme image where the husky looks like it is laughing at its own joke

Joke husky meme image where the husky looks like it is laughing at its own joke

Why isn't Gulliman's fist pistol not called a fistol?

12.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Terry's hat. Screenshot from the Good Omens series.

Terry's hat. Screenshot from the Good Omens series.

"If you trust in yourself...
and believe in your dreams...
and follow your star...
you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy." - Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

GNU #TerryPratchett
Mind how you go.

12.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm somewhat confident we're not in the *stupidest* timeline, but it's having its moments.. 🀦

12.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A black square pin with teeth and text that's says 'definitely not a mimic'

A black square pin with teeth and text that's says 'definitely not a mimic'

A pin of a treasure chest with a tongue sticking out and text reading 'don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious'

A pin of a treasure chest with a tongue sticking out and text reading 'don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious'

πŸ‘€ Pin restock πŸ‘€

We've restocked some of our favourite enamel pins plus these completely inconspicuous definitely not mimic pins

tabletoptinkering.com/search?q=Pin...

12.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really, everything after that just doesn't compare. 🩡

12.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of sea turtles are swimming in the ocean with the words oh boy this is gonna be good i can tell below them Alt: a group of sea turtles are swimming in the ocean with the words oh boy this is gonna be good i can tell below them
12.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An overview photo of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

An overview photo of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

A closer view of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used, showing some infantry on one of the walls and a egg tank inside the fortress. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

A closer view of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used, showing some infantry on one of the walls and a egg tank inside the fortress. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

A closer view of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used, showing some infantry on one of the walls. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

A closer view of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used, showing some infantry on one of the walls. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

An even closer view of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used, showing some infantry on one of the walls and a egg tank inside the fortress. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

An even closer view of the modular fortress layout that I chose to demonstrate how it can be used, showing some infantry on one of the walls and a egg tank inside the fortress. The fortress has the sections painted in various shades of silver or grey, the outer doors are red, the inner doors are green and the keypads match the colour of the doors, but in a metallic paint rather than a regular one. The screens are all painted in a metallic blue. The towers can be used to help connect the different wall sections, as the longer walls are slightly shorter, so the keypads and screens were positioned in a way that allows them to be visible with both heights.

As promised, some pictures of the layout I chose to make with all of the sections of the fortress. Unfortunately the carpet is not completely straight in all places, so some sections aren't tightly connected, but you can see how it works in practice πŸ™‚
#miniatures #tabletop #nerdlings #painting

12.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Para Bellum Games | Conquest The Last Argument of Kings Hi. We are Para Bellum. We are here to introduce you to a new strategy battle system, Conquest, that will provide seasoned wargamers and new-to-the-hobby cadets with a fun, easy to play and yet deeply...

Immediately I think of Conquest (www.para-bellum.com) or Carnevale (ttcombat.com/collections/...) or Cyberpunk RED Combat Zone (monsterfightclub.com/collections/...)

12.03.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a white background with a lot of black spots on it . Alt: an anguished emoji disintegrating

Damn typo

12.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1. My dad is recovering.
2. Becoming an HHA is actually a lot more accessible and affordable than I every believed.
3. Making terrain out of trash is a lot of fun actually.

12.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

For dyscalculia my system uses hit/miss dice. Two faces hit, the rest miss. Nothing new, but the concept I added was "dice parity"- all arbitrary game units are in dice. One die equals one grid square of movement, a coin, a grade of weapon damage, a grade of armour, a unit of spell power, etc.

12.03.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Much appreciated πŸ™

11.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cardboarding Actions Yes, this is happening. WIP boarding actions trash bash.

Cardboarding Actions

Yes, this is happening. WIP boarding actions trash bash.

counterspell.bearblog.dev/cardboarding...

#Cardboard #Crafts #Nerdlings #TrashBash #WIPWednesday

11.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*to be used in Grindark Future games, to be specific

11.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WH40k scale

11.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, uh, #WarhammerCommunity and #Nerdlings,

If I wanted "Space Marines" that weren't GW, what are some alternate companies and models* that might fit the bill?

*Bonus if they aren't STL files. Looking for physical models here.

11.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

And if you ever need tips on how to use Mastodon in any way (there's a lot of useful things you can do that nowhere else has), go check out fedi.tips . If you do check it out, you can find me there at dice.camp/@kalos

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a whole different vibe there than what you're used to. It's not Twitter, Bluesky, or Facebook. It's more like an interactive microblogging platform where your conversations have a more "human" quality that you just don't get anywhere else (in my experience anyway).

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You'll find some people to follow, and build your own community and fill your home feed.

When you post, you're gonna want to do a couple things: use hashtags so people see your post when searching, and please please please use alt text on images (people with sight impairments exist).

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just stay away from the biggest ones like Mastodon.social.

Had an account already and forgot about it? You might want to check if your server still exists. Small ones have a hard time staying up without help from their community.

Once you're there, search for posts with hashtags relevant to you.

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thinking about going to Mastodon?

Choosing a server is like picking which email provider (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail.. is that still a thing? ) you're gonna make an account with.

A lot servers are centered around a theme or specific community (like LGBTQ+, Tabletop gaming, artist, etc).

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Right?! I'm trying not to buy from GW, dammit! But the pull is so magnetic 😫

11.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bourbon is something else entirely over here in the States lol. But whichever one you mean, I approve regardless πŸ˜‚

11.03.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love how these advice articles never take into account that young people exist and don't fucking care what 5 words you're gonna reply. πŸ˜‚

11.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man says " and the lie detector determined that was a lie " in front of a blue background Alt: a man says " and the lie detector determined that was a lie " in front of a blue background
10.03.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Merry Bornday!

10.03.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

3.33 takes the series in an entirely different direction. And the last one (3.0+1.01, not 4.0 or 4.44 like you'd think) finished the stories, but i can't tell you much about that one since I've not seen it yet

09.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0