John
@treadhead.bsky.social
An avid miniature wargamer and painter from Australia. Playing all sorts of games both historical and scifi/fantasy.
I have finally finished painting and basing the first 1000 points for my warmaster lizardmen force. #miniaturepainting #wargaming #nerdlings
February 8, 2026 at 8:09 AM
I have finally finished painting and basing the first 1000 points for my warmaster lizardmen force. #miniaturepainting #wargaming #nerdlings
I think i can handle a late breakfast here after a late night out
February 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I think i can handle a late breakfast here after a late night out
Waiting for #deaconblue to come on stage. Should be a great concert.
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Waiting for #deaconblue to come on stage. Should be a great concert.
Just finished the first 10 night goblins out what I think will be about 200. Not bad for a quick and dirty paint job. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Just finished the first 10 night goblins out what I think will be about 200. Not bad for a quick and dirty paint job. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
A couple of shots of a game of #battletech alphastrike yesterday. Clan smoke jaguar vs the combine. Some great moments a blackhawk coring my maruder as a build collapsed on top of it and the elementals learning a building won't protect them from a SRM carrier. #wargaming #nerdlings
January 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
A couple of shots of a game of #battletech alphastrike yesterday. Clan smoke jaguar vs the combine. Some great moments a blackhawk coring my maruder as a build collapsed on top of it and the elementals learning a building won't protect them from a SRM carrier. #wargaming #nerdlings
I have spent the last couple of days working on some warmaster lizardmen. I think they are going pretty well for a smaller scale. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
January 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I have spent the last couple of days working on some warmaster lizardmen. I think they are going pretty well for a smaller scale. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
I've spent the last couple of days cleaning the painting space at home. It is back in use and i have finished two Austrian officers. ##miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 AM
I've spent the last couple of days cleaning the painting space at home. It is back in use and i have finished two Austrian officers. ##miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Summer painting binge day 12: the final day. Today is finished off the battalion command group, finishing the Austrian battalion and started work on the brigade command stand. Looking back on the last 12 days I have painted 108 28mm which isn't too shabby. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Summer painting binge day 12: the final day. Today is finished off the battalion command group, finishing the Austrian battalion and started work on the brigade command stand. Looking back on the last 12 days I have painted 108 28mm which isn't too shabby. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Summer painting binge day 12: finished another ten Austrians, just the command group to go and the battalion is finished. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Summer painting binge day 12: finished another ten Austrians, just the command group to go and the battalion is finished. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Summer painting binge day 11: finished off the 11 elven swordsmen and started on another 10 Austrians #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
January 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Summer painting binge day 11: finished off the 11 elven swordsmen and started on another 10 Austrians #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Dining doesn't get much more waterfront than this
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Dining doesn't get much more waterfront than this
Summer painting binge day 10: finished the 10 Austrians from yesterday making just over half the battalion painted. Well on the way to finishing 11 elven swordsmen. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Summer painting binge day 10: finished the 10 Austrians from yesterday making just over half the battalion painted. Well on the way to finishing 11 elven swordsmen. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
I have just done my calculations and I painted 296 miniatures this year. Exceeding my goal of 250 so not too shabby. I think i will aim to cracking 300 next year. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I have just done my calculations and I painted 296 miniatures this year. Exceeding my goal of 250 so not too shabby. I think i will aim to cracking 300 next year. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Summer painting binge day nine: finished the 10 Austrians from yesterday with another 10 well on the way. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
December 31, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Summer painting binge day nine: finished the 10 Austrians from yesterday with another 10 well on the way. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Summer painting binge day eight: nothing completed today as it was finally swimming weather so we headed to the beach. I did get some work done on my Austrians just there helmets and boots to finish
December 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Summer painting binge day eight: nothing completed today as it was finally swimming weather so we headed to the beach. I did get some work done on my Austrians just there helmets and boots to finish
Summer painting binge day seven: finished 10 more elven archers and started work on some 1809 Austrians for my napoleonic project. #wargaming #miniaturepainting #nerdlings
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Summer painting binge day seven: finished 10 more elven archers and started work on some 1809 Austrians for my napoleonic project. #wargaming #miniaturepainting #nerdlings
Summer painting binge day 5: finished the early war french platoon with a third squad, VB grenadiers and leaders. Totaling 19 miniatures, taking the binge total to 51 in the last 5 days. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
December 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Summer painting binge day 5: finished the early war french platoon with a third squad, VB grenadiers and leaders. Totaling 19 miniatures, taking the binge total to 51 in the last 5 days. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Summer painting binge day four: i finished 12 elven archers left from Christmas eve. And completed another 10 early ww2 french. It takes my painting count for the year to 257 padding my goal of 250. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Summer painting binge day four: i finished 12 elven archers left from Christmas eve. And completed another 10 early ww2 french. It takes my painting count for the year to 257 padding my goal of 250. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Finished the first miniatures of my summer holiday painting binge. 10 WW2 early war French riflemen. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Finished the first miniatures of my summer holiday painting binge. 10 WW2 early war French riflemen. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming #nerdlings
Packing up for my holiday painting binge. I'm hoping 180 miniatures will last me the next two weeks. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Packing up for my holiday painting binge. I'm hoping 180 miniatures will last me the next two weeks. #miniaturepainting #Wargaming
That's the working year done for me. Cheers everyone. I hope you all have a great holiday season and get some nice miniatures from Santa.
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
That's the working year done for me. Cheers everyone. I hope you all have a great holiday season and get some nice miniatures from Santa.
I have just finished by miniature audit. 2108 painted 28mm miniatures across numerous systems and rules sets.
October 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I have just finished by miniature audit. 2108 painted 28mm miniatures across numerous systems and rules sets.
Playing bloodbowl today for the first time this century
October 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Playing bloodbowl today for the first time this century
Fired up the new forge today to test it out. 5 minutes and the thermocouple was reading 853c right before it melted. I would say it works. #blacksmithing
September 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Fired up the new forge today to test it out. 5 minutes and the thermocouple was reading 853c right before it melted. I would say it works. #blacksmithing
Teaching the junior wargamers how to play #chainofcommand this afternoon. #spreadthelard
September 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Teaching the junior wargamers how to play #chainofcommand this afternoon. #spreadthelard