Matthew Hipkin
@wikkiddevil.bsky.social
Happily married, homeschooling a son, practicing and coaching Taekwondo and Kickboxing.
Old git who plays Battletech, Infinity, and Frostgrave amongst other games.
I paint more than I play, but it keeps me out of trouble...if broke.
Old git who plays Battletech, Infinity, and Frostgrave amongst other games.
I paint more than I play, but it keeps me out of trouble...if broke.
The Mycenaean Palace Hotel is finished. (The Large Mycenaean Palace from @battlescalewargame)
The garden is turfed and the car park is at the rear.
Cyclops for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
The garden is turfed and the car park is at the rear.
Cyclops for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
February 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The Mycenaean Palace Hotel is finished. (The Large Mycenaean Palace from @battlescalewargame)
The garden is turfed and the car park is at the rear.
Cyclops for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
The garden is turfed and the car park is at the rear.
Cyclops for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Current WIP.
Clearing my terrain backlog. The once grand, now run down, Mycenaean Palace Hotel (the Large Mycenaean Palace from Battlescale.com).
It needs grounds and a car park.
Rifleman for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Clearing my terrain backlog. The once grand, now run down, Mycenaean Palace Hotel (the Large Mycenaean Palace from Battlescale.com).
It needs grounds and a car park.
Rifleman for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Current WIP.
Clearing my terrain backlog. The once grand, now run down, Mycenaean Palace Hotel (the Large Mycenaean Palace from Battlescale.com).
It needs grounds and a car park.
Rifleman for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Clearing my terrain backlog. The once grand, now run down, Mycenaean Palace Hotel (the Large Mycenaean Palace from Battlescale.com).
It needs grounds and a car park.
Rifleman for scale.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
I have finally finished off a Vedette tank lance I started a little while ago.
These will join my conventional armour company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
These will join my conventional armour company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I have finally finished off a Vedette tank lance I started a little while ago.
These will join my conventional armour company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
These will join my conventional armour company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Reposted by Matthew Hipkin
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
> This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing.
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
> This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing.
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
> This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing.
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
> This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing.
A little side project painted old school style as I wanted this done quickly.
Davis McCall in his Rifleman.
A 1980s Battledroid joins Grayson Carlyle's Marauder (Battledroid) in the Gray Death Legion.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Davis McCall in his Rifleman.
A 1980s Battledroid joins Grayson Carlyle's Marauder (Battledroid) in the Gray Death Legion.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
A little side project painted old school style as I wanted this done quickly.
Davis McCall in his Rifleman.
A 1980s Battledroid joins Grayson Carlyle's Marauder (Battledroid) in the Gray Death Legion.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Davis McCall in his Rifleman.
A 1980s Battledroid joins Grayson Carlyle's Marauder (Battledroid) in the Gray Death Legion.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
The complete 'Light of Mankind' lvl2 formation for my Word of Blake. May the blessings of Jerome Blake bring you into the light.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The complete 'Light of Mankind' lvl2 formation for my Word of Blake. May the blessings of Jerome Blake bring you into the light.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
This battered and worn Lightray completes my 'Light of Manking' Lvl2 formation for Word of Blake.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
January 20, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This battered and worn Lightray completes my 'Light of Manking' Lvl2 formation for Word of Blake.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
The feet were cast in on piece with it's base and needed to be seperated. The legs needed to be cut at the knees, repositioned, pinned and, glued. The original was quite static in posture.
January 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The feet were cast in on piece with it's base and needed to be seperated. The legs needed to be cut at the knees, repositioned, pinned and, glued. The original was quite static in posture.
My first completed mini for 2026.
This Toyama was a lot of fun to paint. It was pretty uninspiring in bare metal, I love it now.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
This Toyama was a lot of fun to paint. It was pretty uninspiring in bare metal, I love it now.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
My first completed mini for 2026.
This Toyama was a lot of fun to paint. It was pretty uninspiring in bare metal, I love it now.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
This Toyama was a lot of fun to paint. It was pretty uninspiring in bare metal, I love it now.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
I managed one more miniature before the end of the year. A Raijin joins my WoB unit.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I managed one more miniature before the end of the year. A Raijin joins my WoB unit.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
This is (probably) my last mini for 2025, appropriately the Omega.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is (probably) my last mini for 2025, appropriately the Omega.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
I found my 'red desert' photo stage in the shed. It cleaned up well. It just needed a few grass tufts replacing/adding.
Now I can take more interesting pictures.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Now I can take more interesting pictures.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I found my 'red desert' photo stage in the shed. It cleaned up well. It just needed a few grass tufts replacing/adding.
Now I can take more interesting pictures.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Now I can take more interesting pictures.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
I started this Pulverizer years ago, then it stalled. I have repainted it, and in the service of 'Light of Mankind'.
There will be a sword decal to add once the decal paper arrives, and I can print it.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
There will be a sword decal to add once the decal paper arrives, and I can print it.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I started this Pulverizer years ago, then it stalled. I have repainted it, and in the service of 'Light of Mankind'.
There will be a sword decal to add once the decal paper arrives, and I can print it.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
There will be a sword decal to add once the decal paper arrives, and I can print it.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
1st Company Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades (F.U.B.A.R), by lance.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
1st Company Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades (F.U.B.A.R), by lance.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Lt. Johnson commands the indirect fire lance of Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades (F.U.B.A.R) in his STK-3H Stalker 'Big Swinger'.
This completes the 1st Company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
This completes the 1st Company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Lt. Johnson commands the indirect fire lance of Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades (F.U.B.A.R) in his STK-3H Stalker 'Big Swinger'.
This completes the 1st Company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
This completes the 1st Company.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
I'm not short of orange options. This is my largest 😁
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'm not short of orange options. This is my largest 😁
Reposted by Matthew Hipkin
The Catapult CPLT-C1 is the penultimate member of the indirect fire lance of 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
A stalker to follow soon.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
A stalker to follow soon.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Catapult CPLT-C1 is the penultimate member of the indirect fire lance of 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
A stalker to follow soon.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
A stalker to follow soon.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
The venerable TBT-5N Trebuchet joins the indirect fire lance of 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
I'm trying to finish the company by the end of the week, two mechs left.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
I'm trying to finish the company by the end of the week, two mechs left.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The venerable TBT-5N Trebuchet joins the indirect fire lance of 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
I'm trying to finish the company by the end of the week, two mechs left.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
I'm trying to finish the company by the end of the week, two mechs left.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
So much for free speech.
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So much for free speech.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
So much for free speech.
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So much for free speech.
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A Javelin JVN-10A is the first mech of the indirect fire lance of 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A Javelin JVN-10A is the first mech of the indirect fire lance of 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
The classic HBK-4G Hunchback completes the command lance for 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The classic HBK-4G Hunchback completes the command lance for 'Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades' (F.U.B.A.R.).
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
The man himself. Colonel Francis Urquhart of Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades in his command mech the Cylops CP-10-Z.
Building the antenna array à la TRO3025 artwork was a challenge.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Building the antenna array à la TRO3025 artwork was a challenge.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The man himself. Colonel Francis Urquhart of Francis Urquhart's Battalion Armoured Renegades in his command mech the Cylops CP-10-Z.
Building the antenna array à la TRO3025 artwork was a challenge.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings
Building the antenna array à la TRO3025 artwork was a challenge.
#battletech #battletechalphastrike #mechwarrior #battletechminiatures #battletechgame
#Nerdlings