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.
I have been playing with heavy foil, home printed decals, and brass rod.
There *may* be a dreadnought in the works...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
There *may* be a dreadnought in the works...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
September 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
I have been playing with heavy foil, home printed decals, and brass rod.
There *may* be a dreadnought in the works...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
There *may* be a dreadnought in the works...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
If you're looking for a fast effective paint stripper for your mini painting, this stuff is superb. It's safe on metal, hard plastic isn't phased by it, and resin came through undamaged. For the record, this base is a poured resin, not a print.
#minipainter #warhammer #warhammer40k #nerdlings
#minipainter #warhammer #warhammer40k #nerdlings
September 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
If you're looking for a fast effective paint stripper for your mini painting, this stuff is superb. It's safe on metal, hard plastic isn't phased by it, and resin came through undamaged. For the record, this base is a poured resin, not a print.
#minipainter #warhammer #warhammer40k #nerdlings
#minipainter #warhammer #warhammer40k #nerdlings
The Wartruk is ready to roll!
The antenna pennant will have to wait until next weekend.
It looks pretty good, considering it started off as an incomplete, charity shop wreck.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
The antenna pennant will have to wait until next weekend.
It looks pretty good, considering it started off as an incomplete, charity shop wreck.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
September 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The Wartruk is ready to roll!
The antenna pennant will have to wait until next weekend.
It looks pretty good, considering it started off as an incomplete, charity shop wreck.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
The antenna pennant will have to wait until next weekend.
It looks pretty good, considering it started off as an incomplete, charity shop wreck.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
The Wartruk is so nearly finished!
A couple of hub caps (the front ones are missing),and I need to scratch build a whip antenna because a pennant is needed, of course. Then, a final weathering pass.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
A couple of hub caps (the front ones are missing),and I need to scratch build a whip antenna because a pennant is needed, of course. Then, a final weathering pass.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
September 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The Wartruk is so nearly finished!
A couple of hub caps (the front ones are missing),and I need to scratch build a whip antenna because a pennant is needed, of course. Then, a final weathering pass.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
A couple of hub caps (the front ones are missing),and I need to scratch build a whip antenna because a pennant is needed, of course. Then, a final weathering pass.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
Wartruk wip!
There's still a way to go on this charity shop salvage job, but it's starting to look the part.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
There's still a way to go on this charity shop salvage job, but it's starting to look the part.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
August 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Wartruk wip!
There's still a way to go on this charity shop salvage job, but it's starting to look the part.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
There's still a way to go on this charity shop salvage job, but it's starting to look the part.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
Reposted by Matthew Hipkin
Boyz! Start yur enjinz!
Driver and gunner for my wartruk are done. The gunner has arms, don't worry!
The truk is upgunned with a pedestal mounded twin heavy bolter à la the wartrack.
I just need to build it now...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k
Driver and gunner for my wartruk are done. The gunner has arms, don't worry!
The truk is upgunned with a pedestal mounded twin heavy bolter à la the wartrack.
I just need to build it now...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k
August 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Boyz! Start yur enjinz!
Driver and gunner for my wartruk are done. The gunner has arms, don't worry!
The truk is upgunned with a pedestal mounded twin heavy bolter à la the wartrack.
I just need to build it now...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k
Driver and gunner for my wartruk are done. The gunner has arms, don't worry!
The truk is upgunned with a pedestal mounded twin heavy bolter à la the wartrack.
I just need to build it now...
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k
August 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
My next project alongside my Gorka Morka war truk salvage operation.
10 RTB13 Space Orks salvaged from Ebay.
They were *abused* in a previous life. Held together with Uhu and poly cement, which left them with layers of sticky brown gloop in the joints after being stripped and disassembled.
10 RTB13 Space Orks salvaged from Ebay.
They were *abused* in a previous life. Held together with Uhu and poly cement, which left them with layers of sticky brown gloop in the joints after being stripped and disassembled.
August 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
My next project alongside my Gorka Morka war truk salvage operation.
10 RTB13 Space Orks salvaged from Ebay.
They were *abused* in a previous life. Held together with Uhu and poly cement, which left them with layers of sticky brown gloop in the joints after being stripped and disassembled.
10 RTB13 Space Orks salvaged from Ebay.
They were *abused* in a previous life. Held together with Uhu and poly cement, which left them with layers of sticky brown gloop in the joints after being stripped and disassembled.
I have been working out a fairly quick generic boyz colour scheme that I can batch paint. This can be tweaked to fit a specific clan.
Three colour layers and a wash per main component. The face has extra highlights, and magenta glaze.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
Three colour layers and a wash per main component. The face has extra highlights, and magenta glaze.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
August 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
I have been working out a fairly quick generic boyz colour scheme that I can batch paint. This can be tweaked to fit a specific clan.
Three colour layers and a wash per main component. The face has extra highlights, and magenta glaze.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
Three colour layers and a wash per main component. The face has extra highlights, and magenta glaze.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
August 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
After a couple of hours measuring, cutting, and glueing, I have a working replacement for the missing bulkhead on my charity shop salvage trukk. Plasticard,Tamiya extra thin, and sticky jems from The Works.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
August 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
After a couple of hours measuring, cutting, and glueing, I have a working replacement for the missing bulkhead on my charity shop salvage trukk. Plasticard,Tamiya extra thin, and sticky jems from The Works.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
I managed to find a new on sprue O.G. ork trukk.
If any of you fancy scratch building one, I took some photos on 10mm graph paper to provide some measurements.
If you need any more pictures while it's still on the sprue, let me know.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
If any of you fancy scratch building one, I took some photos on 10mm graph paper to provide some measurements.
If you need any more pictures while it's still on the sprue, let me know.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
August 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
I managed to find a new on sprue O.G. ork trukk.
If any of you fancy scratch building one, I took some photos on 10mm graph paper to provide some measurements.
If you need any more pictures while it's still on the sprue, let me know.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
If any of you fancy scratch building one, I took some photos on 10mm graph paper to provide some measurements.
If you need any more pictures while it's still on the sprue, let me know.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
If you see this, post a knight.
No one said the Knight had to be alive!
No one said the Knight had to be alive!
August 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
If you see this, post a knight.
No one said the Knight had to be alive!
No one said the Knight had to be alive!
Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons is ready to lead his WAAAGH against the puny lesser races of the galaxy!
He needs some boyz now.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
He needs some boyz now.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
August 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons is ready to lead his WAAAGH against the puny lesser races of the galaxy!
He needs some boyz now.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
He needs some boyz now.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
That's the painting finished. I'm just waiting on the arrival of tufts and static grass. I'm also going to add a little pigment powder to the base when it's 'grassed'.
I shall call him Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k ##badmoons #Nerdlings
I shall call him Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k ##badmoons #Nerdlings
July 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
That's the painting finished. I'm just waiting on the arrival of tufts and static grass. I'm also going to add a little pigment powder to the base when it's 'grassed'.
I shall call him Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k ##badmoons #Nerdlings
I shall call him Warboss Gengitz Kaan of the Badmoons.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k ##badmoons #Nerdlings
The Bigboss is very nearly finished. I still have niggly bits and details to finish. I am also waiting on 'dead' static grass and tufts to arrive for the base.
Now he needs a name! Comment with your suggestions please.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
Now he needs a name! Comment with your suggestions please.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
July 29, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The Bigboss is very nearly finished. I still have niggly bits and details to finish. I am also waiting on 'dead' static grass and tufts to arrive for the base.
Now he needs a name! Comment with your suggestions please.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
Now he needs a name! Comment with your suggestions please.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
Yellow gunz is cool. Anyone says diffunt gets a zoggin' crumpin'
I think hazard stripes would be appropriate for his big choppa'! I'm on the home straight.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
I think hazard stripes would be appropriate for his big choppa'! I'm on the home straight.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
July 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Yellow gunz is cool. Anyone says diffunt gets a zoggin' crumpin'
I think hazard stripes would be appropriate for his big choppa'! I'm on the home straight.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
I think hazard stripes would be appropriate for his big choppa'! I'm on the home straight.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
Calling all Space Ork Bigbosses.
Does anyone have the instructions from WD131(?) for scratch building the O.G. Battlewagon?
If not, does anyone have a Battlewagon and can measure some dimensions for me, please?
#warhammer40K #spaceorks #battlewagon #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
Does anyone have the instructions from WD131(?) for scratch building the O.G. Battlewagon?
If not, does anyone have a Battlewagon and can measure some dimensions for me, please?
#warhammer40K #spaceorks #battlewagon #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
July 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Calling all Space Ork Bigbosses.
Does anyone have the instructions from WD131(?) for scratch building the O.G. Battlewagon?
If not, does anyone have a Battlewagon and can measure some dimensions for me, please?
#warhammer40K #spaceorks #battlewagon #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
Does anyone have the instructions from WD131(?) for scratch building the O.G. Battlewagon?
If not, does anyone have a Battlewagon and can measure some dimensions for me, please?
#warhammer40K #spaceorks #battlewagon #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
What started off as tinkering to get out of a painting funk seems to have escalated a bit 😆
His tabard is finished in a fetching pastel yellow with black flames, and the leather is done.
Metals next, I think.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
His tabard is finished in a fetching pastel yellow with black flames, and the leather is done.
Metals next, I think.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
July 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
What started off as tinkering to get out of a painting funk seems to have escalated a bit 😆
His tabard is finished in a fetching pastel yellow with black flames, and the leather is done.
Metals next, I think.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
His tabard is finished in a fetching pastel yellow with black flames, and the leather is done.
Metals next, I think.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #badmoons #Nerdlings
I decided this Warboss was not destined to be a Goff. He seemed to display a sunnier disposition. His shoulder armour is about done.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
July 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I decided this Warboss was not destined to be a Goff. He seemed to display a sunnier disposition. His shoulder armour is about done.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings #badmoons
I managed a little more ork fettling this evening. I'm fairly happy with his face now, and I have made a start on his tabard.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
July 19, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I managed a little more ork fettling this evening. I'm fairly happy with his face now, and I have made a start on his tabard.
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
#wh40kpaint #minipainter #orks40k #roguetrader40k #Nerdlings
I have been struggling with my painting/model building mojo of late.
I decided to grab an old mini I don't particularly care about and put some paint on it to get out of this funk.
So far, I like it. I may even finish it...
#spaceorks #roguetrader40k #wh40kpaint #minipainter #Nerdlings
I decided to grab an old mini I don't particularly care about and put some paint on it to get out of this funk.
So far, I like it. I may even finish it...
#spaceorks #roguetrader40k #wh40kpaint #minipainter #Nerdlings
July 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I have been struggling with my painting/model building mojo of late.
I decided to grab an old mini I don't particularly care about and put some paint on it to get out of this funk.
So far, I like it. I may even finish it...
#spaceorks #roguetrader40k #wh40kpaint #minipainter #Nerdlings
I decided to grab an old mini I don't particularly care about and put some paint on it to get out of this funk.
So far, I like it. I may even finish it...
#spaceorks #roguetrader40k #wh40kpaint #minipainter #Nerdlings
Presenting my finished Airfix/Heller Erich Hartmann in his Bf109k in 1/72 from the Aircraft of the Aces special editions range.
I learned a lot. I made many mistakes. In the end, it doesn't look too shabby.
#Nerdlings #airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #messerschmitt
I learned a lot. I made many mistakes. In the end, it doesn't look too shabby.
#Nerdlings #airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #messerschmitt
June 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Presenting my finished Airfix/Heller Erich Hartmann in his Bf109k in 1/72 from the Aircraft of the Aces special editions range.
I learned a lot. I made many mistakes. In the end, it doesn't look too shabby.
#Nerdlings #airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #messerschmitt
I learned a lot. I made many mistakes. In the end, it doesn't look too shabby.
#Nerdlings #airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #messerschmitt
I needed a change from painting miniatures, so I dug out an old @officialairfix kit from my pile of doom.
This is a 1999 reboxing of a 1959 vintage kit!
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX as piloted by Johnnie Johnson, in 1/72 scale.
#airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #Spitfire #Nerdlings
This is a 1999 reboxing of a 1959 vintage kit!
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX as piloted by Johnnie Johnson, in 1/72 scale.
#airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #Spitfire #Nerdlings
May 31, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I needed a change from painting miniatures, so I dug out an old @officialairfix kit from my pile of doom.
This is a 1999 reboxing of a 1959 vintage kit!
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX as piloted by Johnnie Johnson, in 1/72 scale.
#airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #Spitfire #Nerdlings
This is a 1999 reboxing of a 1959 vintage kit!
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX as piloted by Johnnie Johnson, in 1/72 scale.
#airfix #airfixmodels #modelkits #Spitfire #Nerdlings