as promised, the owlfly (family Ascalaphidae) I found in Singapore!
if you’re familiar with antlions, these work similarly, except instead of building a pit they rely on camouflage to hide from predators and ambush prey. a beautiful combination of lichen-y fringes and wickedly sharp mandibles.
it blended in perfectly with the mossy rope railing, even tucking back its mandibles at a 270° angle so that they lay hidden beneath the head.
it was one of several successful “oh-wait-was-that-a-bug-let’s-go-back-and-check” moments I had, and was glad I doubled back to see it for what it was! my first owlfly, now I’ve got to find an adult, which are dragonfly-like aerial predators
booping is so fun i forgot i'm mentally ill for one minute
Turtle Frog (Myobatrachus gouldii), family Myobtrachidae, Hill River, Western Australia
photograph by Thomas Mesaglio
My first 3d resin print courtesy of @dammitkat1e, painted in my black Templar colours. Slowly finishing off the highlights before basing.
Some stuff I've painted recently
5 x Battle ready Terminators, I need to highlight them and then base them
1 x Fully highlighted Spartan pattern land raider, I need to stop being lazy and her the weathering done 😵💫🫠
Excited to get them looking brighter soon! I'm glad my Veterans have the typical white helmet to denote their veterancy.
I wanted Rick Danger (Tank commander) to have a little servo-skull controlled multi melta
Every good space marine chapter needs some spiritual guidance, and to keep an eye out for chaos.. keeping the Kregan Bears in line is Reclusiarch Von-galen!
He's from the Indomitus box (9th Edition) and is one of my favourite models, his banner came from the blade guard ancient of that same box, with a tiny bit of modification so he wasn't silly tall!
One of the Kregan Bears most renowned battle brothers, carrying on the legacy of Sigismund for my black templars crusade fleet
Lets go 10th!
I haven't uploaded too much painting wise recently! Here's the one and only Ork I've ever painted.
Doing his skin was really fun, It was my first attempt to doing proper skintones that weren't human in nature, his backpack was the most fun I've had painting models so far.
And as a bonus, here's a friendly and helpful Blood Angel tactical marine "offering" to check the condition of Mr Orkys gun barrel, how polite.
BUDDY you're a BOY you're a BIG BIG BOY you're a BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG BOY you got mud on your face you BIG BIG BOY kicking your can all over the place singing WEE wee WEE wee WEE wee WEE wee
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Rats and miniature painting, probably some cooking stuff too. @dammitkat1e is my hot gf, I'm half deaf, autistic and trans.
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