Sonic Sledgehammer
@sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
I'm that 'How I Paint Things' guy! Wargamer of all stripes. I retweet myself for weird timezones.
https://www.youtube.com/sonicsledgehammerstudio
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It's been an interesting year! Bigger miniatures, army painting, putting the Quickshade Dip back into the rotation, along with lots... and *lots* of chipping and weathering on different miniatures.
As ever, see to yourselves first! But anything spare helps feed this stuff! ko-fi.com/sonicsledgeh...
As ever, see to yourselves first! But anything spare helps feed this stuff! ko-fi.com/sonicsledgeh...
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I painted another Grumple
February 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I painted another Grumple
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Nothing beats a haircut for shaking off the rust. Feeling much better after that!
February 14, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Nothing beats a haircut for shaking off the rust. Feeling much better after that!
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Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
If there's anyone that makes me wish I'd kept at learning piano rather than switching to trumpet as a kid - short story with a LOUD ENDING - it's Will Wood.
I guess it's just something people do!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbUg...
I guess it's just something people do!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbUg...
BlackBoxWarrior - OKULTRA
YouTube video by Will Wood - Topic
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February 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
If there's anyone that makes me wish I'd kept at learning piano rather than switching to trumpet as a kid - short story with a LOUD ENDING - it's Will Wood.
I guess it's just something people do!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbUg...
I guess it's just something people do!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbUg...
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In fact I couldn't resist doing the meme
February 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
In fact I couldn't resist doing the meme
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Roses are red
Stem held between teeth
I ordered us takeout but it's
Stem held between teeth
I ordered us takeout but it's
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Roses are red
Stem held between teeth
I ordered us takeout but it's
Stem held between teeth
I ordered us takeout but it's
Fists can be red,
Angels can, too;
but everyone knows
the best space men are blue.
Angels can, too;
but everyone knows
the best space men are blue.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
The Emperor's Inquisition
Is coming for you.
Violets are blue.
The Emperor's Inquisition
Is coming for you.
Roses are red,
Violets are realer,
You’ve stolen my heart,
Like a sudden Genestealer
Violets are realer,
You’ve stolen my heart,
Like a sudden Genestealer
February 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Fists can be red,
Angels can, too;
but everyone knows
the best space men are blue.
Angels can, too;
but everyone knows
the best space men are blue.
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The A9CS tanks are the original resin models. I thought I had built one of the three with a 2pdr but all three had 3" howitzer which is annoying.
The A9 is a difficult tank to love, representing the worse of British interwar tank design. MG turrets, poor tracks, poor armour.
The A9 is a difficult tank to love, representing the worse of British interwar tank design. MG turrets, poor tracks, poor armour.
February 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The A9CS tanks are the original resin models. I thought I had built one of the three with a 2pdr but all three had 3" howitzer which is annoying.
The A9 is a difficult tank to love, representing the worse of British interwar tank design. MG turrets, poor tracks, poor armour.
The A9 is a difficult tank to love, representing the worse of British interwar tank design. MG turrets, poor tracks, poor armour.
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The Daimlers are conversions of the old resin models to better reflect an early production model with its sliding folding roof. I used tank crews in place of the reused Carrier crew they came with and used AA Bren guns for the bow gun.
Period photos show oversized 1st Amd markings on the side.
Period photos show oversized 1st Amd markings on the side.
February 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The Daimlers are conversions of the old resin models to better reflect an early production model with its sliding folding roof. I used tank crews in place of the reused Carrier crew they came with and used AA Bren guns for the bow gun.
Period photos show oversized 1st Amd markings on the side.
Period photos show oversized 1st Amd markings on the side.
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Oathmark Goblins - a mashup of the Goblin Infantry and the Goblin Slaves sprues. As ever, blog or Instagram for more pics.
#fiveleaguesfromtheborderlands #dragonrampant #oathmark #goblins #skirmishwargames
#fiveleaguesfromtheborderlands #dragonrampant #oathmark #goblins #skirmishwargames
February 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Oathmark Goblins - a mashup of the Goblin Infantry and the Goblin Slaves sprues. As ever, blog or Instagram for more pics.
#fiveleaguesfromtheborderlands #dragonrampant #oathmark #goblins #skirmishwargames
#fiveleaguesfromtheborderlands #dragonrampant #oathmark #goblins #skirmishwargames
I should have to lurk surreptitiously into a GW, greeting the staff with a cunning phrase like "oi where's yer spessmans?" before being hurriedly taken through a bead curtain, like any good pervert.
It’s deeply unfair of them to put out all of those boxes of models on the shelf like that, what is a person supposed to do, impossible situation
February 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I should have to lurk surreptitiously into a GW, greeting the staff with a cunning phrase like "oi where's yer spessmans?" before being hurriedly taken through a bead curtain, like any good pervert.
I made a grievous error. I walked into a GW. Somehow, I've got a box of Space Marines under my arm... and that's not all.
February 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I made a grievous error. I walked into a GW. Somehow, I've got a box of Space Marines under my arm... and that's not all.
Nothing beats a haircut for shaking off the rust. Feeling much better after that!
February 14, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Nothing beats a haircut for shaking off the rust. Feeling much better after that!
🎶 Mein Gott ist unser Burli siaß~
February 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
🎶 Mein Gott ist unser Burli siaß~
On the train, on me way to Regensburg for the day. There's, uh... that's not supposed to be a river.
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
On the train, on me way to Regensburg for the day. There's, uh... that's not supposed to be a river.
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One of the Kradschutzen sidecars from the upcoming part two to 'Over There,' just in time for the anniversary of the Battle of Kasserine Pass. Dead pleased by that end result. Ivory higlight mixes are the way - quick, but effective!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/w3-...
#jhbackdrops
www.kickstarter.com/projects/w3-...
#jhbackdrops
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
One of the Kradschutzen sidecars from the upcoming part two to 'Over There,' just in time for the anniversary of the Battle of Kasserine Pass. Dead pleased by that end result. Ivory higlight mixes are the way - quick, but effective!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/w3-...
#jhbackdrops
www.kickstarter.com/projects/w3-...
#jhbackdrops
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It's an older picture now, and I wish I could find the miniature to take some new photos... but I still really like how this old T-45 suit came out.
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
It's an older picture now, and I wish I could find the miniature to take some new photos... but I still really like how this old T-45 suit came out.
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Ready for action, wherever the front takes him. The @warfulcrumgames.bsky.social Great War figures have some wonderful poses, especially considering how hard it'd be for this poor corporal to signal with a mask on!
#jhbackdrops
#jhbackdrops
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Ready for action, wherever the front takes him. The @warfulcrumgames.bsky.social Great War figures have some wonderful poses, especially considering how hard it'd be for this poor corporal to signal with a mask on!
#jhbackdrops
#jhbackdrops
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That Vallejo Field Blue is such a specific colour, you just don't see quite like it in other ranges. Same too with Middlestone. Are you yellow? Green? Who knows?!
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
That Vallejo Field Blue is such a specific colour, you just don't see quite like it in other ranges. Same too with Middlestone. Are you yellow? Green? Who knows?!
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
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Holy crap. I've discovered the KPM library music motherlode...
379 ALBUMS!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
379 ALBUMS!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Complete KPM Archive - YouTube
youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Holy crap. I've discovered the KPM library music motherlode...
379 ALBUMS!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
379 ALBUMS!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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💗 I made some Valentines cards you can forward on... 💗
[all pics taken by Annie Norman, backdrops by Jon Hodgson/Handiwork Games, minis by Bad Squiddo, terrain by Fenris, Renedra, Last Valley and Berlintuesday]
[all pics taken by Annie Norman, backdrops by Jon Hodgson/Handiwork Games, minis by Bad Squiddo, terrain by Fenris, Renedra, Last Valley and Berlintuesday]
February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
💗 I made some Valentines cards you can forward on... 💗
[all pics taken by Annie Norman, backdrops by Jon Hodgson/Handiwork Games, minis by Bad Squiddo, terrain by Fenris, Renedra, Last Valley and Berlintuesday]
[all pics taken by Annie Norman, backdrops by Jon Hodgson/Handiwork Games, minis by Bad Squiddo, terrain by Fenris, Renedra, Last Valley and Berlintuesday]
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Not content with the default head options, Simon's added his own custom scrim - check out the full OpMB blog post for a quick tutorial on how you can achieve the same effect on your own infantry figures:
www.flankmarch.com/blog/opmb-ja...
www.flankmarch.com/blog/opmb-ja...
Op:MB jan ‘26 — flankmarch.com
Simon Jackson is our inaugural OpMB winner with his fantastic British Para Section with custom helmet scrim.
www.flankmarch.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Not content with the default head options, Simon's added his own custom scrim - check out the full OpMB blog post for a quick tutorial on how you can achieve the same effect on your own infantry figures:
www.flankmarch.com/blog/opmb-ja...
www.flankmarch.com/blog/opmb-ja...
That Vallejo Field Blue is such a specific colour, you just don't see quite like it in other ranges. Same too with Middlestone. Are you yellow? Green? Who knows?!
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
That Vallejo Field Blue is such a specific colour, you just don't see quite like it in other ranges. Same too with Middlestone. Are you yellow? Green? Who knows?!
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
I do. Courtesy of a very special How I Paint Things: youtu.be/EOvkNPB5xww
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It's nearly the weekend and, more importantly, time to announce the winner of the inaugural Operation Mountain Breaker!
I'm very pleased to say that for January '26, from a strong pool of contending entries, we've picked Simon Jackson's very nice section of British Paras.
I'm very pleased to say that for January '26, from a strong pool of contending entries, we've picked Simon Jackson's very nice section of British Paras.
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
It's nearly the weekend and, more importantly, time to announce the winner of the inaugural Operation Mountain Breaker!
I'm very pleased to say that for January '26, from a strong pool of contending entries, we've picked Simon Jackson's very nice section of British Paras.
I'm very pleased to say that for January '26, from a strong pool of contending entries, we've picked Simon Jackson's very nice section of British Paras.