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Jamie

@jammieshobbies.bsky.social

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Account for my Nerd Shit. General faffing/farting about with my wargaming hobby, attempting to not take up too many projects simultaneously (and failing). Ancients/medieval historicals, fantasy etc Same username as Instagram

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 21h

A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 1d

"hooolllyy boooonnnnnesssss...*bonk*"
More WIPs - meridian miniatures Necropolis Priests.

Three partly painted skeleton/undead wargames figures on a desk. The middle one wears yellow robes, the others in red, all wear menacing looking metallic masks and hoods

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 5d

Hail Agrippa (a naval supplement for hail Caesar by mark backhouse/as featured on little wars TV), mark has a naval supplement for strength& honour in the works too, so that as well.

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 5d

Fleet grows. More non Romans needed now

Picture of some miniature ships on blue water effect bases on a cutting mat

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 6d

#FindsFriday
Depictions of Gaulish mercenaries from Ptolemaic Egypt, 220-180 BCE,
📷 British Museum, London

#Archaeology #History #Artwork

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 6d

Oh no. Up until now I was pretty successfully avoiding the sirens call of the epic scale warlord ancients.

Those purple plumes look fab. Black undercoat helps them pop a lot.

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 9d

(Timmy B would be the right answer)

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 9d

a person 's arm is visible in a blurry photo with the words pain written below it

Alt: Bryan from spaced explaining the theoretical and experiential underpinnings of his deeply challenging and conceptual art

media.tenor.com

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 10d

Filthy pike on pike action in a trial game of MeG this afternoon. Early Seleucids Vs ... Seleucids. A bit rusty but a 8-0 win for me when we called time. Mostly due to the dice going my way more than might be statistically or fairly expected. #mortemetgloriam #nerdlings

View of two wargames armies armed with lots of likes facing each other across a grassy plain. Some villages and buildings top right of shot

View of two wargames armies armed with lots of likes facing each other across a grassy plain. Two pike phalanxes (the one to the right of shot in echelon/stepping back towards it's outer flank) about to clash

Messy tangle of miniature pike units on a table

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 14d

*suspiciously undead noises*
😂

Osprey Games ➡️ Essen SPIEL 3.M600 @ospreygames.bsky.social · 14d

🧟 ACROSS BRITAIN THE DEAD ARE RISING

💀 THE SILVER BAYONET: BRITAIN: BONES OF ALBION

📜 OUT NOW : bit.ly/4g9lHJF

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 15d

Experimenting with a smaller 60mm frontage and basing for the ancient rowie/ram-ie boat game for possible Strength&Honour naval supplement/hail Agrippa game. Photographing 1/2500 boats is hard. Experimenting with @handiworkgames.bsky.social backdrop to give them a bit of context

Overhead view of two ancient oared ships side by side. Based on a blue water effect base

View of two ancient oared ships side by side. Based on a blue water effect base

view of two ancient oared ships side by side. Based on a blue water effect base. A cloudy sky behind them

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 17d

I'm sure I'll make something work (possibly smaller 60mm ish frontage to suit my dining table rather than a 6*4) but future me has a habit of gainsaying what past me thought was acceptable

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 17d

I think I'm resigned to not liking the sea effect I come up with and possibly also regret the basing format but that's probably just NFW (Normal For Wargamers)

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 18d

WIPs

Sooooo...Homer's "wine dark sea"...AK's "medium blue" kind of territory?

View of tiny scale ancient galleys stuck to a piece of card and being painted up. The work of a Wargamer Who Has Very Definitely Finished All Their Other Projects.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 18d

Marked safe from non-nerdery

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 19d

O noooooooooooooooooooooo

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 21d

Love the vibrant colours, fantastic work

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 23d

Pure Rage.

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 24d

Beaky bobby from moonstone done. Bar his base. I've no idea currently.

View of a wargames figure holding a staff on one hand and a bottle/flask in another. It is "shaman" like stylings - a goblin or similar humanoid figure with green skin in a cloak holding this cloak open in a "got any leeches for these?" Kind of manner exposing a variety of vials, flasks and tests tubes and pouches of various substances

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 27d

Doug the Flatulent WIP from moonstone. I think looking up what colour pugs actually are would have spoiled the fun. I'm trying out caffeinated miniatures scratchy impressionistic painting style for this game's minis

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 28d

They look fab. I do really like the look of multi basing the smaller scales. 10mms?

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29d

THIS BOOKSHOP IS OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND SELLS COCKTAILS.

EVERYONE CONVERGE ON PALERMO NOW.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · Sep 9

Well exactly. Turkeyman had a completely different camo pattern in that theatre at the time - what's he doing showing up in "late war gore"

Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · Sep 7

My alt text is usually brief description, quickly followed by silliness

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · Sep 7

Needs some application of marine juice at least. Maybe some weathering on the feet/lower legs. Otherwise good consistent basecoating there