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Highmont (He/They)

@highmont.bsky.social

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I'm a miniature painter and (occasional) wargamer that largely focuses on Warhammer 40k and BattleTech. I have started posting shorts to my YouTube channel. Streams and long-form content soon? https://www.youtube.com/@Highmont Take care of yourself!

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Feb 21

Do not believe MechFrog when he tries to blame people for attacking women or misinterpreting his intentions about "I 100% support Democrats who want to get sterilized."

He consistently will post what he means, then block or delete messages to maintain appearances.

He is a coward.

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Valk @einherjarvalk.bsky.social · Sep 11

my family out here calling themselves "the hunted"

are you for real right now

hey, remind me: which of us had to flee our home state because of the policies promoted by that fuckass and which of us just put a new pool in at our house?

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Sep 11

Something happened earlier that could have been seen coming from a mile away. For years, that rhetoric has stoked the worst in our society.

Leopards feasted on faces today.

I just fear what comes next.

Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Sep 11

There is no such thing as perfect Gloomspite Gitz fan art.

*looks at r/gloomspitegitz*

I stand corrected.

Credit to u/CME_T.

#AoS #Warhammer #gloomspite #fanart

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Sep 9

So, oops?

I got up my Techmarine video the other day, but I was away for work, so I didn't even think about posting it here!

Here you go!

I do think I found my red recipe for my Lumineth when I get there though... That came out PRETTY!

youtube.com/shorts/WLhej...

#warhammer #40k #minipainting

The shading is just so *fun* on this guy!

I love the posing. Like he is gripping with his hand and the claw is mimicking his movements.

The shoulder pad does stick out here, but honestly, that is a fun level of contrast.

I almost only used one metal color and I quickly realized that was a mistake! The bronze really looks great here!

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Belzée 🏳️‍⚧️ Studio HeroQueer @sheroqueer.com · Sep 1

Feeling great to be back to my old paint style !

Belzée 🏳️‍⚧️ Studio HeroQueer @sheroqueer.com · Sep 1

Pink and blue highlights done !
Next step : the sword and the cloak !

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Sep 1

I love this!

Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Sep 1

Where I ended up tonight-ish. I did the steel color after this.

I made the right call on this scheme, omg.

Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 31

Okay, so I fell in love with sponging as a technique.

I am so glad I picked up a 32 pack of makeup sponge wedges for under $2, because why not?

Let's take this to the next level!

I started with the green, and while I need some better control, it is BEAUTIFUL.

The beautiful blends that came from literally just tapping a sponge and layering is AMAZING.

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Belzée 🏳️‍⚧️ Studio HeroQueer @sheroqueer.com · Aug 31

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is my 100th painted mini for the year!

He is Da Great Gold Git, more of a force of destruction for Da Dank Uns in Ghyran. He is an ancient grot that was consumed by da shroomz, but still lives to follow the Bad Moon!

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#minipainting #warhammer #ageofsigmar #AoS

I don't think he is *quite* done yet, but I have to think about how I would go about working on that part.

The gold armor was deceptively easy. Gold with a purple wash, then reinforcing the recesses with brown and picking out the brightest spots with another gold. Pretty!

He looted a screaming shield from the Kruleboyz, and loves to harass their fingas as they stalk their swamps!

All of the weathering here was fun to play with, because I actually find doing that really hard!

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Catgirl Martlet 🐦🐈‍⬛🌊💙 @zenithmartlet.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hey Firefox users.

Screenshot from a Tumblr post by ralfmaximus: Mozilla, in its finite wisdom, embedded LLM bots into recent versions of Firefox for the vitally-important purpose of… naming tab groups. Now, some users are noticing CPU and power usage spikes caused by a background process called Inference.

Ugh. Reminder again for Firefox users to visit your about:config page, search for the browser.ml.chat.enabled key, and set that to false:

If yours says true then double-click it until it reads false.

Doing that turns off the AI chatbot features in Firefox, but also the stupid new LLM tab-naming feature that's rolling out

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 30

It's like how I try to sneak magenta into every 40k scheme I've been painting lately!

And by God, those scales took it well!

Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is what I LOVE about Gloomspite Gitz. They look great in so many schemes and I'm kinda jealous that I didn't think of this scheme before I started Da Dank Uns!

Tristan is painting spooky @tristanwelsh.bsky.social · Aug 30

Goblin mode continues.

First pass on the pink flame details on the hood. Gotta tidy them up a little and give all the noses a bit of blush etc.

Feel like I'm through the weeds now and it's starting to come together!

#nerdlings #miniaturepainting #minipainting #warhammercommunity

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PiggyNukka @piggynukka.bsky.social · Aug 30

I don't believe it but also

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Belzée 🏳️‍⚧️ Studio HeroQueer @sheroqueer.com · Aug 29

Worked on the pink highlights and the cartoony cloak ! Pretty happy of the result !

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Jaskelvania @jaskel.side6.space · Aug 28

That Crunchyroll would willingly put a Social Media person in this position.

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here is the final lance of my first company of the Outworlds Alliance's 1st Long Road Legion!

This #BattleTech scheme is super fun and there are several ways to go about it.

This was my first decal attempt and I think it worked!

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#minipainting #miniatures

I *had* to show that these guys were a part of the Raven/Outworlds Alliance *somehow*!

While stamping was limited on them, I think it turned out pretty well here! I need to do more!

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's been a minute since I've posted a completed project.

Last week I took a vacation and spent most of it building, painting, and playing #40k lol.

Here is my Lieutenant with Storm Shield! I need more Veterans because I love those sculpts!

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#warhammer #minipainting

I tried doing the robes a bit differently here and I think they look okay, but not great. More cloth practice is needed! Where do I get that... Hmm...

I always love these shields. The Captain with Relic Shield will be fantastic to paint too!

Party in the front, business in the back? It is weird now much like an Intercessor this guy looks like from this angle.

If we get more Neo-Volkite weapon options in the future, I'm going to have to redo my recipe. This one looks okay, but I need to build upon that. I want this thing to look white hot.

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 16

As I head into a week of vacation, I started it off right by building my Abaddon (mostly, at least the subassemblies) and kitbashing my Chapter Master!

I have my first game for this break tomorrow, then I will probably be painting and building a ton!

#40k #warhammer #miniaturepainting #kitbashing

I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed putting Abaddon together! That was so nice!

My Chapter Master was fun too, but more for the fact that I needed to dig for the right parts!

I started with a base Jump Pack Captain. I wanted a power weapon and plasma pistol, but the kit options just weren't doing it for me!

To the bits box!

And that led to me chopping his arms to have a Stormcast spear and a Hellblasters plasma pistol, with switched hands! And of course I had to add a few gubbins!

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Fred Scykhe @scykhe.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just to be clear

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 8

It is surely stamped. I wish I was able to freehand that lol

Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 8

Here is my Lieutenant with Combi-Weapon!

Between this and the Terminator Captain from Leviathan, I REALLY want to paint some Tyranids! Though I still don't know what scheme I would do. Hmmm...

I have some CSM to paint first!

youtube.com/shorts/BQYlv...

#40k #miniaturepainting #warhammer

This guy looks so freaking serious, doesn't he?

This was my first attempt at barrel bluing. Though I have some Infernus Marines coming soon so I need to step up my game!

Guh. That Tyranid arm guard was so fun to paint. Definitely the highlight of the model!

I actually forgot to paint the blood on the knife when I was wrapping up! I started cleaning up and noticed that the blood was still painted white!

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Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Let's go, girls...

Mentor Legion Infiltrator Squad finished!

Ten Female Space Marines in scuffed-up power armour, with metal heads from @statuesque.bsky.social and lots of minor changes and tweaks.

#Nerdlings #40K
#TheEmperorExpects

Five Female Space Marines of the Mentor Legion in scuffed-up power armour. Their colours are dark green torsos, white limbs, and red shoulder pads.
Top left, Trooper with a silenced bolt pistol.
Top right, Trooper with a bolter.
Bottom right, Trooper with a heavy bolter.
Bottom left, Medic with a bolter and med dispenser.
Centre, Sergeant with bolter and comm unit.

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Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you! I really enjoyed putting it together!

Highmont (He/They) @highmont.bsky.social · Aug 8

It's weird exactly how long these guys have been "done" but I hadn't shared them out.

But these minis were my testers for @goobertownhobbies.bsky.social and @ebayminirescues.bsky.social Stampin' Plates! I have a lot to learn!

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#40k #warhammer #miniaturepainting

They were also rescues, and I think I did a decent job at cleaning them up! Definitely not perfect, but decent!

There are 2 main things to learn with Stampin' Plates.

The pick up and the placement! I'm hoping I eventually learn how to do this well!

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