Rich May

@richdmay

Professional video game programmer and omni-nerd. Space, Cars, Trains, Wargames, Retrogaming, etc. Lead Programmer at Rebellion currently working on <REDACTED>. Previously Atomfall. He/him.

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Rich May@richdmay· 25d

"You - yes you specifically - are going to get dead!"

Photo of a Minka Lesk miniature from Warhammer 40,000, pointing and shouting.

Rich May@richdmay· 26d

They work together really nicely. Very much cut from the same cloth. My one's finecast but I still love him.

Photo of a Lord Commissar model from Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard wielding a sword and bolt pistol.

Rich May@richdmay· 28d

I may be a little biased.

Screencapture of The Grendel's Head pub in the picturesque village of Wyndam from the game Atomfall where nothing bad ever happens and the beer is definitely not going to make you think funny.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 12

As is traditional. The one I rescued had definitely had the dulux treament. I counted at least four different colours in its past lives.

Photo of a green rhino tank from the Rogue Trader days.

Photo of one of the tracks from said rhino being stripped of paint showing red, black, green and blue paint on its insides.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 11

Shiny butt.

Photo of the rear (pun not intended) of a Callidus Assassin miniature, a atheletic long-haired assassin in a skin-tight black body suit, landing one-footed atop a rocky outcrop.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 9

Sort of - turning an old Rhino into an Immolator isn't the biggest transformation.

Photo of a tatty green Rhino tank from Warhammer 40,000's Rogue Trader era. It is covered in a thick layer of green paint.

Photo of a dismantled Rogue Trader Rhino, partially stripped, sitting on a piece of paper towel.

Photo of the finished Sisters of Battle Immolator, painted in the black and red of the Order of Our Martyred Lady.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 8

Throwback to the time, several years go, when #CountBinface (then Lord Buckethead) materialised in my kitchen. He's smaller than he looks on the telly.

Photo of the lord of the Recyclons n all his majesty (and definitely not a small boy with a bin on his head)

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 6

I get the strangest spam nowadays.

Screencap from Outlook showing an email subject header with the words 'Discover the Efficiency of Our Manure Belt' as the subject line.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 5

Inspired by that last repost. #HydrationBreak #StarWars #CervesaCristal

The iconic 'Cervesa Cristal' advert clip from that thing where they spliced adverts into Star Wars (no really) with the 'Pausa de Hidratacion' subtitle from the current World Cup over it.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 3

I do enjoy painting a bit of gold now and again...

Photo of Saint Celestine and the Gemini Superior miniatures - a trio of sword-wielding women in golded, angelic-looking armour. They are captured mid flight, streaming banners behind them. Celestine, in the centre, has her wings out-stretched and is accompanied by a flock of doves.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 2

Got around to finishing this Escher leader that I've had since the 90s. Not my favourite sculpt from the gang but it seemed rude not to. #Nerdlings #PaintingWarhammer #OldHammer #Necromunda #Escher #Warhammer40k

Photo of a 1990s Necromunda Escher Gang Leader miniature painted with red armour and a huge, purple and pink mohawk. She is holding a pistol and pointing off to the right.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 2

Yes, absolutely.* * I may be biased.

Photo of a semi-restored Rogue Trader-era Rhino mid-way through an Immolator conversion wiith mulliput side doors and brass rod to fix the exhaust.

Photo of a brass rod, bent to shape, beingi offered up to a part-painted Rogue Trader rhino exhaust pipe.

Rich May@richdmay· Jul 1

Show me a cool physical game.

Photo of the physical edition of the Amiga version of Wing Commander game, complete with big box, floppy disks, manuals and poster-like blueprints of the individual ships in the game.

Rich May@richdmay· Jun 29

Now that things are a bit more conducive to painting (i.e. my room not being a furnace), I got around to finishing up the Cadian Castellan model I picked up at UKGE. #PaintingWarhammer #Nerdlings #Cadian #ImperialGuard #Warhammer40k

Photo of a Imperial Guard Cadian Castellan miniature on a white background, a grey-haired woman with a bionic eye, wearing a long military green coat with black armour and a long sword.

Rich May@richdmay· Jun 28

Was thinking about this last night and there are so many more to choose from. Some random favourites:

The classic 'epic' battle by John Blanche showing a baneblade tank in the foreground, cresting a cliff edge whilst battle rages in the background.

Mark Gibbons' artwork of Space Marine Terminators being decimated by a Genestealer Magus' psychic attack. Only the Grey Knight can withstand the lightning blast that has claimed his battle brothers.

Karl Kopinski's beautiful black and white piece featuring three sisters of battle and a towering cliff face of a cathedral behind them.

Rich May@richdmay· Jun 27

This, basically, but there's a ton of Gibbons stuff I could put here.

Black and white illustration of a High Elf Swordmaster of Hoeth, a tall warrior elf in a coat of scale mail holding a double-handed sword in frotn of him, standing square on toward the viewer with the Tower of Hoeth in the distance behind him.

Rich May@richdmay· Jun 24

I painted a test model a while back but I'd likely tweak the colour scheme a bit nowadays to be a bit brighter - turns out this is more 'Order of the Wounded Heart' than Bloody Rose.

Photo of a red armoured sister of battle miniature on a white background. She is holding a black bolt gun and advancing toward the viewer, her black cloak billowing to expose the cream-coloured inlay. She is walking across an ashen grey field and the base is perched atop an old citadel paint pot.

Rich May@richdmay· Jun 17

Behold! The last of the Green Gold!

A photo of six jars of Rose's Lime Marmalade (sadly discontinued) on a wooden counter.

Rich May@richdmay· Jun 13

Quote with your badass women...? Oh alright then.

Photo of a Commissar Severina Raine miniature, a woman in an ornate black and read military uniform with a large hat. She is wielding a power sword and bolt pistol.

Photo of a Drukhari Succubus miniature, a pale-skinned elfin woman with green hair and spiked red armour. She is charging toward the viewer with a glaive and barbed whip in hand.

Photo of a Callidus Assassin miniature, a black-clad assassin in a skin-tight suit, dropping down from above with her long red braid flowing behind her.

Photo of a Sister of Silence miniature, a bald woman in medieval-style armour holding a double-handed sword in both hands.

Rich May@richdmay· May 30

Heavy is the crown, etc.

Photo of yours truly sitting in a large wooden throne doing the classic Conan chin resting on hand pose. The throne is covered in golden gaming-related decorations like a meeple and a d20 and says 'Wooden Castle' across the back.

Rich May@richdmay· May 30

Not a huge amount. Mostly this lovely event-specific mini for my Guard and this classic ruined chapel sculpted by @doctorspork.bsky.social. I also picked up a set of those A4 backgrounds for miniature photography.

Photo of the box of the 'Cadia Unbroken' event exclusive miniature from UKGE showing a stern looking female officer from the Cadian Shock Troops standing on a fortification with various tanks and flyers in the background.

Photo of a 3D printed ruined chapel wargaming terrain piece in the style of the classic White Dwarf scenery of the 90s.

Rich May@richdmay· May 30

Yep. Knackered now though! Picked up the GW exclusive mini and some classic-style scenery.

Rich May@richdmay· May 29

Spending the day at #UKGE and I've had a thumbs up from another guy in a Gunship t-shirt, met up with Ed from the Minisodes YouTube channel and bumped into @jordansorcery.bsky.social in the bring and buy. Top stuff!

Photo of my white Manga Video-inspired Gunship t-shirt with a UK Games Expo lanyard over it.

Rich May@richdmay· May 28

It's true. Whilst I don't have those exact ones any more I do still have a few of the later hex pots that are still going strong but they're generally relegated to paint stands these days.

Photo of a Man O War Dwarf Monitor blu-tacked to the top of an Enchanted Blue Citadel Colour paint pot from the mid 90s.

Rich May@richdmay· May 28

Well if it's any consolation, this was my first paint set:

Photograph of the OG citadel colour paint set showing the red box showing the grumpy-looking Golden Demon holding a cauldron full of paint holding a big brush.

Rich May@richdmay· May 25

For the Atomfall press promo they took over a London pub for a few days. They had a specially-brewed ale shipped down from the Lakes but also made fake pump clips for the standard ales. Landlord became "The Northerner" which I was exceedingly happy about. The clip sits beside my desk to this day.

Photo of a white corner desk festooned with a variety of miniatures, paints and a PC. On the far left is a dark red pump clip that reads 'The Northerner'.

Rich May@richdmay· May 23

The USS Enterprise NCC-1701D from Star Trek: The Next Generation in space with the words 'It Was Always Woke You Absolute Melon" in blue text across the top.

Rich May@richdmay· May 19

You: I can't wait to see what new supercars there are in the new Forza Horizon! Me, going straight to 'D Class': You and I are not the same.

Screenshot from Forza Horizon 6 showing a yellow Honda Beat, a tiny little low-powered Japanese sports car, at speed in the middle of a drift.

Rich May@richdmay· May 16

Finished the first squadron of Monitors for my Dwarf Man O War fleet. Took way longer than I would like but hopefully the next three won't take as long. #PaintingWarhammer #Nerdlings #OldHammer #Warhammer #ManOWar #TheOldWorld

Photograph of three dwarf monitors from the 90s Warhammer game 'Man O War' - three low slung gunboats painted in green and red with paddle wheels at their rear and a single turret on the prow.

Rich May@richdmay· May 11

Every time I get back into Kerbal Space Program there's an updated set of mods that make it look even more amazing. It really is incredible how good they've managed to make a game that's over a decade old and wasn't the best-looking in its day.