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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.

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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

Part of me wants to believe it's specifically in the theatre tradition of specifically saying you're hoping for the opposite of what you actually want so as not to tempt fate (i.e. "break a leg" etc) but the opposite is unfortunately more believable in a lot of ways :/

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

Love to see more people doing original sculpts :)

That pistolier is such a characterful pose too!

Sasha || commission me a mech @n13e86.bsky.social · 1d

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.

A group photo with two exosuit workers from the previous post.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

It's a lesson men can learn, but most of us take a long time to realise that it's true of us as much as it is anything else.

Anyway I might be wrong, I guess, but that's how it looks to me.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

What that meant was, while ostensibly "better" tanks were in the field, a unit that had, say 20 Tigers could reliably field maybe 5 on any given day: Cromwells, 15 or so. Shermans, it was a bad day if all 20 didn't show up.

And a decent tank that's *there* is better than 15 great tanks that aren't.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

The Sherman wasn't the best at anything in particular- the Tiger had more armour and a better gun, the Cromwell was faster, the T-34 cheaper to make- but it could do pretty much everything a tank needed to and it was more *reliable* than any of them, with unmatched crew comfort & ergonomics.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

If you want to explain this to a MAN, you might start with a military analogy (because MEN like those). A good example is the 2nd world war, and the Sherman tank.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

it's not necessary to be perfect at everything- it's more important to be *there,* in whatever capacity you have available, and to learn how to balance those things instead of pursuing smaller and smaller objectives more and more single-mindedly.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

What I mean by that is, you ask for a provider and a MAN thinks you're asking for a six figure salary and an eight-figure bank account. You ask for emotional availability and a MAN thinks you're asking for a literal psychotherapist who will cry on command. Men are often incapable of grasping that

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 3h

I think the problem with this is that there's a conflict with what you actually want and the way the patriachially-conditioned male brain percieves what you want.

In short, it's toxic masculinity poisoning the well again.

What I mean by that is that we as "men" are trained to think in absolutes.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 4h

I'm still not sure whether the pictures do the build full justice. I have MUCH higher resolution versions of the 3rd and 4th (particularly the 3rd) pics but I didn't want to break anyone's internet connection.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 5h

That actually looks amazing already :) Seriously nice work!

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 5h

Cool, thanks.

Also good grief no. I need a break, if nothing else because this project has hit my house in much the same manner as a small bomb.

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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 5h

Hopefully you've got my email and all is OK?

Struggling to know what to do with myself today.

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Andy Claaaaaarrrghhhhk, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social · 7h

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.

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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, similar here tbh. One of the most intense autistic hyperfocus events I can remember having.

I need to catch up on my housework, go food shopping, finish rearranging my desk, but first I need to find a way to calm the fuck down.

Think I'll start with a cup of tea and a cheese sandwich.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 5h

Fair. I found the photographs super difficult this month.

Now that it's over I almost don't know what to do with myself.

Feels almost like a hangover.

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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 15h

Make sure you're keeping your eyes peeled in the direction of @andycruns.bsky.social to see all the entries.

I'm not the only one who's gone mad this month.

It's gonna be pretty fucking cool.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 15h

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.

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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 15h

Holy shit I just sent mine off too.

I started on the 10th.

Bloody hell.

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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 18h

Your build is absolutely lovely, by the way! I don't mean to give the impression I don't think highly of it. It's genuinely super cool.

It's just that I am apparently severely mentally ill and what you will see on Saturday could be seen as a symptom of that illness.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 18h

Trust me, you won't be seen as a tryhard when the entries are posted this month.

I have long since ceased to care about the competition and have instead been building entirely for myself.

As a result, well... I mean, you'll see.

I'm gonna take a break for a few months after this one.

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Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 19h

I can take you back over anything I've ever made and tell you exactly where I went wrong, how I would do it differently next time and so on. Satisfaction with your own work is a skill you have to develop in its own right, but at the end of the day it's a choice, like self-forgiveness.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 19h

I think your work is fine up close. Look, this is just one of those cases of "I worked on this so I know where all the mistakes are."

The only way I've found to let go of that is to just enjoy the process and learn to appreciate the result when it happens. I know that's much easier said than done.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 19h

I will be breaking the build down at length after the entries are posted, but I still kinda want to preserve the element of surprise for the competition. I am afraid I might have gone a bit further than I should have though. It's not really a terrain piece any more so much as a showpiece.

Captain Hat @captainhat.bsky.social · 19h

Haha I started work on the 10th and for some reason what was meant to be a quick build just grabbed my brain in a vice grip and I've worked nearly full-time hours on it for most days since. I'm long since past the point of building for the competition, I'm doing it for myself now.

I think it's OK.

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