VioletSun

VioletSun

@violetsun.bsky.social

Sci-fi cosplayer, wargame hobbyist and prop builder. General geek. [She/Her]

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In case you've been wondering what this Tale of Four Gamers thing is that I keep going on about... I've now made a big playlist with every episode in (even in the correct order). Apparently we stormed past 50 episodes without even noticing 😂 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

youtube.comTale of Four Gamers - All Episodes. - YouTubeAll of the Arbitor Ian Tale Of Four Gamers episodes in one place. Featuring a semi-rotating cast of Bobbie, Gary, Nathan, and Russ. Along with the occasional...

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Tactical Dreadnought Armour, commonly known as Terminator Armour or “The egg shaped ones” That’s Dreadtober for me sorted. I’ve got 2 weeks to get the rest of the army up to this 80%~ finished level so I can take them to Warhammer World and learn some 2nd edition

Working on my fourth Leman Russ for my 2E Guard... which is probably far more than I need but... Oops. This one is heavily inspired by Simon Tift's Assault Leman Russ from Citadel Journal 4. I'll probably paint it in a similar scheme. But with the company stripes my other vehicles have.

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I’ve been quiet over the last few days while I process this. My cat has been to the vets and needs expensive treatment. I’m opening up painting comissions to help pay for it. Any help would be amazing, especially sharing

I forgot! I'm doing that Dreadtober thing that the cool kids are doing. I'm already most the way done. But I'm sure I'll get distracted and forget to paint any more and then have to rush to finish it at the last minute. I also want a missile launcher arm, cos that loadout is hilarious in 2E.

First stripping is done. And now they're free from their rather thick paint you can see the insane amount of detail. No idea how they managed it in the early 80s.

Another classic miniature mystery. I sat down to try and paint a long leggy sentinel. Doing my 'copy the studio army' thing. But I'm not able to find a single picture of the other side of this model. Its released in June 1988 in WD 222, there are two photos from nearly the same angle in it.

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It's not in the Imperial Guard codexes. I checked the 3rd Ed rulebook and a couple of the other armies early codexes to see if it was in a battle scene but no luck. I'm now hoping it was kept in the GW collection and has been on display at WHW or something 'cos I can't think where else to look.

And yes I did all this instead of just sucking it up and painting the miniature which probably would have taken far less time. Pictures above all borrowed from Lexicanum.

Another classic miniature mystery. I sat down to try and paint a long leggy sentinel. Doing my 'copy the studio army' thing. But I'm not able to find a single picture of the other side of this model. Its released in June 1988 in WD 222, there are two photos from nearly the same angle in it.

One of those photos is then used on the front and back of the models box, the datafax, and in the Imperial Guard Collectors Guide. I don't think the model reappears again in White Dwarf. I've had a quick skim through every issue until WD 243 when the 'new' plastic sentinel appears.

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Can you think of any human from the 1980s Citadel range that would work well as a Knights of Harkness musician? Seems humans never really got command group releases like Orcs and Dwarfs and Skaven did.

Dear Blue-sky come on an adventure with me: Earlier someone posted a picture of some odd shaped lumps of metal on one of the Warhammer valuation FB groups. I instantly knew they were the Rhino Ablative Armour set (In production about '02-'04-ish). I helped out with the ID but it didn't end there.

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Is this going anywhere? Right now not really. I've already recreated some of the ablative side skirts to put on a Vindicator for my Novamarines army. But I can't quite decide what I'm doing with that currently. I may have gone on ebay and bought a Predator Destructor though...

Dear Blue-sky come on an adventure with me: Earlier someone posted a picture of some odd shaped lumps of metal on one of the Warhammer valuation FB groups. I instantly knew they were the Rhino Ablative Armour set (In production about '02-'04-ish). I helped out with the ID but it didn't end there.

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It's certainly a unique look... got something going for it over the standard ramshackle look of the Destructor turret. If anyone else has an example to share I'd love to see more.

But in searching I got looking at other vehicles with the extra armour kit... it appears both Mark Bedford and Paul Sawyer did a mod to theirs. Chopping down the end pieces to make them more sleek to match the track units. Which looks neat! Wonder how many other people have noticed over the years.

Dear Blue-sky come on an adventure with me: Earlier someone posted a picture of some odd shaped lumps of metal on one of the Warhammer valuation FB groups. I instantly knew they were the Rhino Ablative Armour set (In production about '02-'04-ish). I helped out with the ID but it didn't end there.

I got to wondering: Has anyone ever used the extra turret armour? I didn't recall seeing it, and wasn't even sure which tank it was for. I'd guessed the Predator Destructor. Which turned out to be correct, managed to dig up these two photos of them. (thanks to @metzopaino.bsky.social for the help)

I grabbed some of these chonky lads in the recent kickstarter. They're very cool and now they're available for everyone 😃

Chris, Ontos Games@ontosgames.co.uk

Huuuge Space Dwarf news! Exö-Squad Wârnug boxed sets are available! To you! Now! Today! Right now! ontosgames.co.uk Please help spread the news!

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I am withdrawing my paper proposal from Warhammer Conference 2026. My reasoning can be found below. In a way, this has been one of the most stressful decisions of my academic career. In one way, the answer was clear to me since I found out about this.

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It's been a while so here is some brazen self promotion. I design nostalgic terrain for wargaming that is easy to print on an FDM printer with no supports so there is no hassle and no waste. Links to my stores below. #3Dprinting #Oldhammer #Nerdlings #SelfPromotionSaturday

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I suck at taking photos. Here's some progress on my #SistersOfBattle #2nded40k army. This month, 5 Seraphim, a Canoness with jump pack and a Icon/Banner Bearer with jump pack along with a Heavy Melta and Heavy Flamer so my sisters squads have options for their heavy weapons. #TOFG #OldHammer

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My new Patreon is finally live. 🖤 Right now, it’s the only direct way to support my work and help me keep creating art during the ongoing war in Ukraine. There’ll be exclusive content there, and even the smallest tiers genuinely make a difference in the long run. All of you are welcome there.

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