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Captain Hat
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Just a weird neurodivergent lefty nerd trying to be a decent human being and make, modify & fix things. What kinda things? More or less anything. Art, models, games, cars, society. You know, things. He/him/his (mostly).
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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · Nov 17
Oh wow, 200 followers! Hi!

I like to make, fix & modify things.

I'm gonna be a posting lot of #Warhammer, #BattlefleetGothic and #Gaslands stuff but I hope you'll come along for the ride when I do my #sculpting, #art and #automotive works too!

Bit of a #Nerdling. LGBTQIA+ safe, far as I can be.
This is an Inquisitor-scale (54mm) model of an Eldar Ranger from Craftworld Iyanden, wielding a power sword. The photograph is taken from the front. This is a Battlefleet Gothic miniature of an Emperor-Class Battleship, the HIMS Ark Imperial of Battlefleet Albion. The ship is painted blue and gold, with silver highlights and gunmetal sensor spires and weapon batteries. The photo is taken from the front left quarter of the vessel. This is a Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R, modified for use in the tabletop combat racing game Gaslands (it's not finished yet). All of the paint has been stripped off, a full roll cage has been built in, a driver has been added and it has a double-barreled gun pointing out of the right headlight. The photograph is taken from the front right quarter and slightly above. This is a custom-made miniature sculpted from epoxy putty (Green Stuff) formed up over a brass wire armature. The model depicts a femme nonbinary character walking with a wide stance and a staff into a stiff wind, their left hand held out as if casting a spell. This model is a little shorter than a Warhammer 40,000 Imperial Guardsman. The photograph was taken from the front left quarter of the model.
captainhat.bsky.social
You can have your Golden Demon winners as far as I'm concerned, this is the kind of model painting that gets me going: done with love, meaning and personal enthusiasm rather than as a purely technical exercise.

I love it :)

#PrideOnParade #Nerdlings
cozmicaztaway.bsky.social Cozmic Caztaway @cozmicaztaway.bsky.social · 5d
Anyway, sans terrifying holster, the bi representation in my Star Nebula Corsairs is done?

#PrideOnParade #Nerdlings
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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stardustrgb.bsky.social
Void Nymphs Lieutenant, I'm working on her final edge highlights. Close to finishing and then need to get them on the right base. Had very little time to paint recently but I'm really happy with this so far @prideonparade.bsky.social #pridehammer #nerdlings #warhammercommunity #prideonparade #lgbt
My Void Nymphs Lieutenant (side) My Void Nymphs Lieutenant (back) My Void Nymphs Lieutenant (front) My Void Nymphs Lieutenant (side)
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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fenrisgames.com
Hello new Bskies and fresh followers! Just a reminder that we small Indie creators and artists don't have shareholders to satisfy, just bills to pay. And that while Likes are lovely, Reposting stuff is the best way to help with visibility for us. If you see models or art you love, please share!
Model shot: skeleton warriors attacking bronze Age adventurers in a ruined temple by a flooded altar.
October 18, 2024 at 6:41 AM
captainhat.bsky.social
Right-wing tabloid media continues its streak of making good news look really fucking badass for some reason
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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junlper.beer
even when far rightwingers are having an extremely positive experience on all fronts they’re still able to hallucinate a situation where they’re the victim
lordaslan.bsky.social Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 9d
"at the transgender coffee shop"
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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unitedpackage.bsky.social
The Might of the Guard knows no limitations.

Reinforcements come to the pure of spirit.

@prideonparade.bsky.social has a wonderful collection of minis they are willing to donate for donations to the Mermaids Charity.

Get involved if you can.

#Guardvember
#nerdlings
#warhammercommunity
November 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
Check out this awesome #Gaslands car my buddy made!

You all know I love a bit of interior detail but check out the headlights and the concealable weapon mounts too, doesn't this look good?
wei-yau.bsky.social wei-yau.bsky.social @wei-yau.bsky.social · 10d
Q-Branch x Miyazaki Special Project: Tiger Tanaka

- Digital HUD
- Auto-targeting gun controls
- Run-flat high performance tires
- High density smoke emitter
- Rear mounted surface-to-air missile launcher
- Hood mounted laser-aimed machine gun

#Gaslands #diecast #diecastcustoms #jamesbond
Tiger Tanaka performance cars based on '95 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33. Kevlar and carbon fiber armored body panels and puncture resistant run flat high performance tires installed. Multiple angle views of the vehicle. Offensive measures deployed. Features Laser targeted high capacity machine gun High density smokescreen emitter AI-assisted HUD Surface-to-air missile launcher Tiger Tanaka is the Gaslands Roadshow Live All-Star representing Miyazaki. This high performance vehicle is armed with deadly weaponry. AI-assisted vehicle controls include weapon targeting, augmented dynamic drive response, and satellite guidance.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
ENTRIES ARE GOING UP NOW! Check out all the awesome stuff people have made this month! Check 'em out, #Nerdlings!

This one's mine. It's for my #Gaslands team but works pretty well for most #HotWheels cars.
andycruns.bsky.social Andy Clark, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social · 11d
Mini of the month - terrain-ing day

Entry 6 by @captainhat.bsky.social

"Miyazaki KRE Transmissions (or, to those in the know, Big Laura's Trans Missions)."

#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
Photo of a Hot Wheels scale (roughly 1/64ish) light industrial unit set up as a Gaslands team HQ/pit lane garage. This is Myazaki KRE Transmissions (or to those in the know, Big Laura's Trans Missions), the main workshop of Kaiju Racing Enterprises, a Miyazaki racing team on the Gaslands circuit. It is modelled on the kind of standalone light industrial unit that you will find everywhere in the UK (and probably across Europe), with a brick-built first storey and a steel-framed and clad upper half. The unit has a personnel door to the right of the picture, labelled "Reception," and a large roller shutter to the left (both doors are painted grey). The building sits on a large concrete plinth, separated into square blocks with expansion joints. The whole building is very run-down, with obvious rust issues on the upper parts of the building, cracked concrete on the forecourt, gravel aggregating against the walls and greenery sprouting from every crevice. There is a sign above the roller shutter that says in metallic blue allcaps text with a blue drop shadow "Transmissions & Auto Repair - Customs - Racing" and has the Mastercard, Visa and anarcho-communist logos to the right of the sign. Over the reception window and door is a sign reading "Miyazaki - Service - Brakes - KRE Gaslands Racing Specialists" and a phone number- 01634- KAIJU-R. In front of the forecourt is a protective divider, with its own kerb. On top of the divider is gravel and coarse grass. There is apparently a race either on or about to start from in front of the garage, with a number of cars (including KRE's own Dwagon and Godzilla) lined up in front of it. There are a number of cars parked around the garage, and just visible to the rear right of the image is a pile of half-stripped car bodies. The main image (to the right) is is a rear quarter view of the garage showing the two sides not visible in the first image. More of the heavily-weathered walls and roof are visible, including patchy paint repairs here and there. There are two windows along the side of the building, and another two at the rear, between two additional personnel doors, both of which are grey with "No Entry" written on them in bright yellow all-caps. The concrete plinth has been ground down to provide a wheelchair ramp up to each door for accessibility (the weapons officer in one of KRE's cars is disabled, and Big Laura's quite sharp on accessibility). On the left hand side of the building is a stand-pipe feeding the sink and boiler inside the building, as well as the drain pipe coming from the sink and a crude concrete drain leading away from the building. At the upper left of the image is a detail photo showing this stand pipe and drain, along with the door next to it. On the right hand side of the building is another stand pipe with a tap on it, for use outside the building with a hose pipe (for cleaning cars etc). On the lower left is another detail photo, showing the stand pipe and the weeds that have grown up around its base. This picture shows the interior of the unit. At top left is an isometric view of the unit with the roof taken off and the office roof/mezzanine floor removed to reveal as much of the interior as possible. Some of the broad strokes are visible, including the two four-post lifts in the main shop, the mechanism for the roller-shutter door and some of the interior walls etc in the office; notable in this photo also is a set of fire extinguishers just inside the roller shutter on the far side of the entrance, though they aren't fully in focus. Top centre is a top-down layout photo of the whole interior showing the forecourt to the left, office & reception bottom centre and the shop floor layout. Top right is a top-down shot of the workshop area of the shop floor, showing the sink and boiler to the left, two tool chests and the work bench with pillar drill and bench grinder at the top, bin at top right and a low-entry trolley jack and a wheel balancing machine at bottom right. Below the top centre and top right images in a row from L to R is a detail of the fridge under the sink (with "Stop Stealing My Cheese" written on it), a detail of the trolley jack, a detail of the bench tools and a wider shot of the whole shop floor from a lower angle. Below that are two isometric shots of the workshop area from different angles (including one showing the ladder/stairs up to the mezzanine floor) and a detail shot of the sink, with one mug in the sink and one drying on the counter. To the lower left are a number of detail shots of the office & reception area showing the clock, calendar, manager's desk with PC and screens, fire extinguishers, break table (including kettle, tea & coffee jars, sugar, mugs and one and a half plates of cookies) and reception desk with all-in-one printer/fax/phone unit. To the bottom right of the image is a view upward into the rafters, showing two engine hoists mounted to solid beams and a number of fluorescent light fittings. This image has a number of atmospheric shots of the unit. Top left is a shot through the roller shutter with the interior lights off. There's a muscle car on the short ramp with the engine hoist posed just above & in front of its open engine bay, and there are two transmission lifts (tall jacks for use with the four-post lifts when they are at full height) next to the office wall. The roller shutter chain is also visible to the right of the photo. Top right is an exterior shot from a high angle showing the Dwagon (Big Laura's car) to the left and Godzilla (Jeff's car) to the left (with a Mazda MX-3 in racing livery visible in the background). Centre left is a shot into the roller shutter past Godzilla, showing the muscle car on the ramp again (with the engine hoist hook visible as well). Lower left is a shot through the roller shutters into the back corner of the workshop, with the interior lights on. This shot shows the fire extinguisher set in the rear corner clearly, along with a number of the tool chests and a small workbench (note the Miyazaki logo monograms on the tool chests). Bottom right is a shot showing the unit interior, with a KPGC110 Nissan Skyline "Kenmeri" GT-R up on the long lift (with no wheels) and the muscle car low on the short lift. The mezzanine above the office is visible to the bottom of the photo, showing the Kenmeri's wheels, one of the Dwagon's spare weapon turrets and the mezzanine hand rail. A long workbench with another one of the Dwagon's turrets on it and a number of tool chests are visible to the right. You can also just about see part of the big blue bench clamp but it's mostly hidden behind the short lift.
November 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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prideonparade.bsky.social
Space Wolves! Another gem in the #PrideOnParade library is this squad of Wolves. I think the "Sergeant" is a 1993 Long Fang, while the other sculpts are both from the '93 Blood Claw box? If one of you #Nerdlings would like to paint a piece of 40K history, let me know!

#WarhammerCommunity
Photo of seven Warhammer 40,000 miniatures. These are metal Rogue Trader era metal Space Marines from the Space Wolves chapter, originally released in 1993. On the left is a single Long Fang with helmet off, and on the right are two rows of three Wolves from the Blood Claws box set. Each row is three of the same sculpt. This is a close up shot of the Long Fang from the previous photo, pictured with a number of plastic accessories. The plastic parts are all 3rd Edition Warhammer 40,000 but the mini can also be supplied with earlier plastic parts for a more authentic period look. This is a close shot of one of the sets of three Marines (all of the same sculpt), shown alongside some 3rd Edition plastic parts. These can be supplied with earlier plastics for a more authentic look. This photo shows the other set of three Marines (the alternate sculpt), again shown with 3rd Edition plastic parts.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
Get ready folks! It's gonna be a big one this month!
andycruns.bsky.social Andy Clark, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social · 12d
One day left. Get on with it you delightful weirdos

#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
Oh wow, check this out :) Hrefna's one of my favourite painters and this is an absolute boss of a job on a Marine whose body was probably cast in the late 90s- it's got real character and the Ace Pride colour scheme is so, so good :)
ravenqueenhrefna.bsky.social The Raven Queen’s Hut Under a Blue Sky 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️ @ravenqueenhrefna.bsky.social · 13d
I’ve been busy and also feeling very meh the last few weeks/months, but that Termagant mod I did last week got me back into painting! Here’s Ace the Veteran, for the project @prideonparade.bsky.social

#nerdlings
#prideonparade
#warhammercommunity
#warhammer40k
#asexuality
#lgbtq
A space marine, painted in the colours of the asexual pride flag: black for trims and the backpack, grey for the pauldrons and gun casing, white for the helmet and aquila, and purple for the rest of the armour. All other pictures are the same model, viewed from different sides. The same model again, this time displaying the right pauldron, with the iconography of a veteran, and a scroll displaying the name, “Ace”. Back of the backpack is visible, displaying a white skull. As well, the left pauldron is shown, with the simple ring icon of asexuality. Front face of the marine.
October 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
Love to see more people doing original sculpts :)

That pistolier is such a characterful pose too!
n13e86.bsky.social Sasha || commission me a mech @n13e86.bsky.social · 14d
And two more kitbashes, inspired by The Surge 2.
Both based on my own sculpts.
#miniaturepainting #kitbash #scifiminiatures #cyberpunk
Two painted figures in colorful clothes. Both are wearing exoskeletons in mismatched colours, and the left one has a puffy jacket over it. Both hold weapons, the jacketed has a helmet. View from the back. Exposed exoskeleton is medical pale green. The puffy jackeet has GAME OVER written on its back. View from the right side. A group photo with two exosuit workers from the previous post.
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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andycruns.bsky.social
I learned today that the following items have never been shoplifted.

Food
Baby formula
Nappies
Sanitary products

Apparently some people think they might have seen it happen sometimes but they absolutely did not.
October 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
captainhat.bsky.social
So I was 100% wrong yesterday when I said I thought I might have finished modelling BUT the final bit was small enough that it didn't slow me down too much today.

The pictures have been sent.

You will see the thing I have been working on at dawn on the third day.

Which is to say, Saturday at 7AM.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
captainhat.bsky.social
Good grief.

I think I may have finally finished modelling.

I have thought this at least twice before in the last two weeks & I know there are some cosmetic details I will need to cut out tomorrow, but cutting out a bit of paper isn't the same as making props.

This was meant to be a quick project.
October 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
captainhat.bsky.social
Quote with your red art
#nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #BattlefleetGothic
The Retribution-class Battleship Imperial Sovereign (miniature for Battlefleet Gothic), resplendent in red and gold.
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
Look, I absolutely cannot afford to take part in this competition because from where I'm sitting "money" might as well be the name of an obscure cryptid but if you can this competition is a lot of fun, Ian at Fenris Games is a very cool guy who is absolutely worth supporting & this mini 100% rules.
andycruns.bsky.social Andy Clark, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social · 16d
Mini Of The Month - November
Deep One Herald.

Ok so this is a special one. For November we’ve partnered with @fenrisgames.com for a single mini competition.

Your mission this month is to paint this, the Deep One Herald. It’s an awesome mini with loads of potential for shenanigans.

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Fenris games deep one herald in green. It’s a sort of lizard fish man. He’s holding a scroll that says ‘enter by 7am 1/12/25’
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
I talk about visual storytelling a lot when I'm making my minis, it's why I model & paint a lot of personal details onto them; it's also what carries character portraits over the line from good to great, and it's something that @burakkuhardt.bsky.social is *amazing* at. Check this out!
burakkuhardt.bsky.social The Birdgeoisie @burakkuhardt.bsky.social · 21d
Another Magma painting! This time- my OC Adrín!!! :DD
I love you, Mafia Man 😌

I'm sooooo mad at myself for not painting this bigger/better resolution, because it came out SO WELL 😭😭 ugh. But it's so much less stress to use Magma (+ friends can watch)

#BurakkuArt #SkyOC #OC #Painting #PaintStudy
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
Apparently I have communicated one of my weird mental illnesses to a willing sufferer. Check it out, he's doing some awesome work!
wei-yau.bsky.social wei-yau.bsky.social @wei-yau.bsky.social · 20d
Did some interior detailing, which will probably never be seen outside of these photos. This is probably why I'm abandoning the manga style paint job, as it will require the windshield to be painted and the detailing so far won't match the aesthetic
#diecast #diecastcustoms #gaslands #minipainting
October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
captainhat.bsky.social
So I am working on something- and it's coming along really nicely, it's going to be fucking awesome- but it's part of A Thing that means I can't show it to anyone yet.

There will be a full process breakdown once it's done of course.

I just don't know what to post in the meantime.
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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prideonparade.bsky.social
Another mini on our list, not sure where it's from, it's A Horse.

That's it. Riderless horse from my friend's collection.

I honestly have no idea what kit this is from. None of the Warhammer Fantasy riders I have fit.

Any ideas?

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #OldHammer #PrideOnParade
Wargaming miniature of a horse, lying on its side on a white sheet of paper. The tail has come off but is present, and it has no rider.
October 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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love2pronk.bsky.social
Here's the upscaled Mad Cat in Steve Venters' iconic scheme! #nerdlings #paintingminiatures #battletech
Large scale Timber Wolf fun the Battletech kickstarter, painted in the scheme of Steve Venters' piece. It's only a paper moon in the background Iconic Steve Venters' source art
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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pantmonger.bsky.social
So GW have released a big head add on pack & some of the heads can be interpreted as a bit fem.
Yay for those of us who are forever chasing such heads.
But seriously it once again shows how when stripped of artificial markers like make up, human heads are not that disparate & have a lot of overlap.
owolf.bsky.social Olli Wolf 🐺 @owolf.bsky.social · Oct 6
These would work too if you ask me.
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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prideonparade.bsky.social
Another option in our library if you want to paint something old is this pair of metal Tactical Marines that I believe were originally released in either RT or 2E 40K- do any of you know which?

These can be supplied with RT Phobos or 3E Godwyn-pattern Bolters and I have a range of accessories too!
Photo of a pair of metal Firstborn Space Marine miniatures for Warhammer 40,000. The minis are unpainted, and shown alongside a pair of arms, a pair of shoulder pauldrons, a Goswyn-pattern Bolter and a power armour backpack each. The accessories in this photo are from 3rd Edition 40K. A set of accessories for Firstborn Space Marines; shown are a pair of Dark Angels shoulder pauldrons, a Blood Angels head and three power armour backpacks of various types; L to R we have- I think- a Rogue Trader era plastic backpack with banner pole, an RT backpack with no banner pole and a 3E Space Marine backpack.
October 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
captainhat.bsky.social
Look, right, so, I've never actually played BG3 (chronic case of no money whatsoever) but, I mean, I think Karlach is brilliant.

And this mini is gorgeous. Lovely work :)
October 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM