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JSWedge
@damascuscrowe.bsky.social
Writer, model maker, painter and gamer. Working in museums and culture. Intolerant lefty, Brit. Yet another bearded white bloke. He/Him
In the good old days pirates were executed and their remains left hanging in port as a warning to others.

This man is nothing less than a parasitic thief. His claims to originality are disingenuous at best.
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Vallejo Model Air 71.083 'Orange' and 71.130 'Orange Rust' don't entirely suck. They brush on too if airbrush isn't an option. And if you want them to pop more then I recommend a topwash of Citadel Casandora Yellow. That said, I've not tried their Fuegan Orange wash yet.

Results as follows;
January 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There was a #miniatures painting contest over on the #DropfleetCommander FB group. I don't normally go in for a 'ships in space' Yamato vibe but it seemed like a nice opportunity to paint something different. If you're going to have a flat-top in space why not go the whole hog? Here's the Ark Royal!
January 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Inspired by Evan Amundsen's artwork for an #Ravnica Azorius Knight Arbiter from #MTG, here's my Azorius paladin's steed from our Guilds of Ravnica #DnD campaign. Made from an #AoS Freeguild Cavalier as the base #miniature. Her name is Kaczkor, and she kicks arse.
December 20, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Work continues on the #Gaslands Secret Santa. Using hairspray chipping for much of the rust weathering. Needs a matt varnish then mud and smoke and soot weathering to finish. Hope whoever gets her likes it!
December 8, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Have a busy painting desk at the moment. Working on a #gaslands #miniature for a Secret Santa. Just done the first layer of hairspray chipping for the rust.
December 4, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Post something colourful.

*ominous clown music gets closer*
Time for some #Gaslands #miniatures methinks.
November 21, 2024 at 4:37 PM
All in all it was a lot of fun to build, and the whole thing covered a good couple of square footage of table.
November 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
When I took this on, it was the most complex piece of terrain I'd ever built and I really wanted it to tell a story. Also as another nod to #Thunderbirds one of the civilian vehicles being carried at the time of the crash was a certain pink Rolls Royce, sadly crushed by scattered military equipment!
November 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
I also made the tail section for the aircraft. I decided that the plane was shot down on final approach, taking damage in the rear, which caused it to crash short of the runway, then break up on impact. This would account for the relatively intact nature of each piece of wreckage.
November 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Because of the size of this terrain piece, I wanted to make some areas of detail and interest, so that there were hidden delights to explore, almost like a diorama. This included replacing the engines with more sci-fi futuristic ones, and also things like a deployed emergency slide.
November 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
The main body of the aircraft needed to be usable by bases of 10mm scale infantry, taking cover in the wreckage, so I hand built a deck of airline seats, now burned out and destroyed in a post-crash fire. Lots of #AirCrashInvestigations watching for source imagery.
November 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Today I wanted to share my favourite #miniatures #terrain project. A wrecked 10mm airliner for the #scifi #wargame #DropzoneCommander. This was a lot of fun, and inspired by the long-overgrown wrecks seen on Pacific islands. Again a subtle #Thunderbirds nod with the Air Terrainean paint scheme .
November 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Here are my #bloodbowl #chaosdwarves the Petty Hate Machines. Made from Kharadron, Necron and Ad Mech parts. These #steampunk inspired grumpy engineers traded hobgoblins for automata. They have the highest casualty count in our league two seasons in a row!
November 14, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Reshare with something blue!

This time I figured I’d go with a #40k #miniature I painted for @desertbus.org a few years back. I got to paint something cool and help raise money for @childsplaycharity.bsky.social at the same time!
November 12, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Since my #Gaslands #Thunderbirds mashup went down well, here's the other part of it! Terrorbird 3.

And what's that it's docked with? Who could possibly say! But it is the biggest thing I've ever made for Gaslands. So big that as a #miniature it's more like scenery than a usable vehicle!
November 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM
These were my Sports Cards. The temptation to do a full set is strong!
November 10, 2024 at 1:37 AM
So two of my nerd loves are #thunderbirds and #gaslands and the first ever team I built for the game is a mashup of these two settings. Team International Wreck Crew features Terrorbirds Two and Four, and the Mole! These #miniatures were built from a Matchbox transporter and #HotWheels cars.
November 9, 2024 at 10:55 AM
If you see this, post your orange art 🍊

I don't paint much orange, but this #gaslands car was a pretty fun little build and paintjob.
November 9, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I wonder if they’ll listen to me.
November 8, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Of course, picking just one of each is always absurdly tough.

Second place choices inbound!
November 8, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚
One movie 🎥
One album 💿
One TV show 📺
November 8, 2024 at 10:13 AM
I also painted up some 1/144 Harriers as air support. These were heavily converted from the Revell miniatures to properly represent GR3s which are appropriate to the mid-80s setting. This included replacing the noses, moving the landing gear to the outer wing, and reshaping the wing chord and tail!
November 7, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Sometimes my #miniatures #wargaming takes me down a historical/pseudo-historical route. Here’s some of the vehicles from my #TeamYankee British Berlin Brigade. This camouflage took a good 3m of masking tape to make work but I’m pleased with the results, especially at 1/100 15mm scale!
November 7, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Any #BattlefleetGothic players out there in the #Wargaming community? I built this ship as a centre point for an ongoing #40k RPG but she’s also serving in my Imperial Fleet as the Exorcist Grand Cruiser ‘Divine Providence’. Made by kitbashing some Battlefleet Galaxy kits she was very fun to paint!
November 6, 2024 at 11:24 PM