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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).
Turns out I was completely wrong, at least about the IA article; there is an entry in there about the founding of a new Chapter, but it's vastly less sensible than I had thought.

I might have encountered the more sensible version somewhere else, but this is the entry, from Index Astartes (2002):
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Personally, the secret to my fine detail work is being extremely shortsighted.
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Finally, these are some atmospheric shots I just kinda like :)

Hope you found this project interesting. It kinda grabbed me by the head and ran away with me a little bit for a while there and there was a lot I wanted to show off, but I didn't want to spoil the surprise for the competition :)
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
These are just some small details that I'm especially fond of. The pillar drill is a thing I like a lot as well, but I've already shown that up close :p
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I find it can be the small details that really make something work; The Gaslands team is sponsored by Miyazaki so that's where all their tools & tool chests are from (all labelled appropriately). I also made sure the engine hoists would sit above the lifts, and added character bits where possible.
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The sink was something of a challenge; made from sheet styrene, cut into strips and drilled before cutting the panels and assembling the box shape. The U-bend is carved out of a thick styrene strip and the taps are made from 0.8mm brass wire with 0.5mm brass wire handles.
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I made three sets of fire extinguishers for the workshop as well; I didn't want to cut the ends off all my paintbrushes (which I'd recognised as being about the right shape) so I made a silicon form using them and cast the shapes in fast-setting epoxy putty. The rest is copper and brass.
November 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Couple of detail bits here: Note that the spars for the engine hoists are mounted to the two strongest points on the ceiling frame, with the light rails mounted to other strong points. Also I couldn't use pre-textured material so I had to score the roller shutter panels myself.
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I thought I'd add some WIP shots to show how I built everything as there's already a bit much to take in in the 4 images submitted.
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Gothic kits are very pretty. I've got two Rets in my fleet- HIMS Victory and HIMS Imperial Sovereign- and I've found it's easy to make them look good :)
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm itching to share some of the multiple completely insane things I've done this month but I also don't want to give anything away or spoil the surprise.

Err, hopefully no spoilers?
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Robots, you say? I have one or two! What flavour do you prefer? in stock I have a magic robot with a big hammer, a scratchbuild from when I was IIRC 14 or 15, a haunted robot piloted by the ghost of a space elf, and a scratch-built robot doggo.
October 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
So this happened to me years ago but I still think about it. In itself it's a small, silly thing but I use it as a way to think about bigger things, and how our limited perception affects the way we feel.

If you're in a marginalised group you probably already get it.

This post is about politics.
October 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you see this, post a picture from your device without explaining it
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Well, I don't paint minis like this for no reason.

If believing we should try to make the world better instead of worse makes me a "terrorist" then, I mean, sure?
September 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Do you know, I don't think I've ever seen an Inner Sphere RIfleman sculpt I didn't like?

This is the Project Phoenix RFN-8D. Not a perfect photo, but it's a WIP so I'm not that bothered- first layer of paint on.

#Nerdlings #Battletech #MiniPainting #MiniaturePainting #MechWarrior
September 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Collective energy of the Royalist parts of Britain at the time:
September 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I've included a transcript below with a full write-up in the alt text because I know that can be helpful for some people.
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Full transcript in the alt text below.
September 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I sometimes wonder if I'm doing too much. Really though, the point is I enjoy doing the stuff and the more stuff I do the more there is to enjoy. Ending up with a finished miniature is just the icing on the cake.

#Gaslands #Nerdlings #HotWheels #KenMeri #Skyline #GTR
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
My recent pallette choices include a tinfoil Pot Noodle lid (since repurposed as a lid for my water pot) and an old debit card.

I keep thinking I should try to figure out this "wet pallete" thing but I've just never got round to it.
September 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I don't think I'll be surprising very many people to reveal at this point that this is @ladynightscale.bsky.social 's OC, the Black Dragon of Canopus herself. It took a while longer to finish than I'd hoped due to mental health issues but in the end I think it's been well worth it!
September 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Finally done, I think! It's always really difficult to let go of one of these but I'm pretty happy with this one. I think it's got everything I wanted it to and if I try to go further I'll just wind up damaging it :P

#art #miniature #Nerdlings #Sculpting #MiniaatureSculpting #Battletech
September 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I know not many of you react to my posts about 1:1 stuff, but I had a good evening tinkering today; finally got the old gearbox all the way off and put the new clutch on.

Came back to find out some Things had happened.

Not gonna talk about the Things until I've had at least some time to sleep.
September 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM