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Kitbashcat
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She/Her. Friendly neighborhood hobbyist.
🏳️‍⚧️ Trans power, trans pride! 🏳️‍⚧️

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Kitbashcat @kitbashcat.bsky.social · Nov 9
Lots of new followers, so time for a pinned post!

Hi, I'm Cat, I've been hammering war since I picked up my first plastic power squatting space marines back in the late nineties. I'm an untreated AuDHD disaster, but at least following me means plenty of variety! ☺️

#warhammer #nerdlings
Cat, a thirty-something year old transgender woman. She has brown hair and a nose ring. She is standing in front of a whiteboard. The whiteboard has a list of unusual names found in a historical archive she worked at. A Space Marine in blue armour and black robes. She has a menacing stag skull mask and an ornate axe. A block of infantry. They wear yellow uniforms with red and black flame motifs under helmets and breastplates of black iron and carry pikes pointed out towards the camera. Adar, a dark elf from the Amazon Prime series Rings of Power (a miniature of the character).
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altminiatures.bsky.social
Somebody! go and get a ouija board to tell H. G. WELLS he was wrong, girls do not play historical miniatures games!
Goddammit woke people from... 1913...
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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kitbashcat.bsky.social
Snow and ice, you say?

#krakenborn
A female Astartes warrior in large blue armour carrying a harpoon and a boarding shield, stood on a wintery base. A sinister armoured and robed figure with a deer-skull mask, stood on a wintery base. A female Astartes warrior with a kraken-motif banner, stood on a wintery base. A female primarch, tall and imposing, stood on a wintery base.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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kitbashcat.bsky.social
It is a well-known fact that women aren't interested in historical wargaming, and we only paint fairies and unicorns and princesses.

As proof, behold these four completely blank images that do not feature historical miniatures I have painted.

Fellow femmes, share your own!

#Nerdlings
An Anglo-Saxon king in maille and the Sutton-hoo Helmet, with a banner bearer wearing maille and the coppergate helmet, carrying a banner with a boar icon. A miniature of a Roman church (Romano Celtic, to be precise) with whitewashed walls, terracotta tiled roof, and decorated with a chi-rho and the alpha and omega symbols. A brythonic chieftainess riding a chariot driven by a retainer. Pictish warriors with axes, swords, and shields.
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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kitbashcat.bsky.social
For reference:
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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jewelknightjess.com
I painted some last year! Definitely need to do more.
Jomsviking minis Warlord Anglo Saxons Anglo Saxons
January 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
Stirred up the hive a bit this evening, didn't I?

Some bloke in an office in Nottingham tomorrow like "what the fuck is a blue sky, and who's kitbashing cats?!?"

Seems fair I repost this:
kitbashcat.bsky.social Kitbashcat @kitbashcat.bsky.social · Nov 9
Lots of new followers, so time for a pinned post!

Hi, I'm Cat, I've been hammering war since I picked up my first plastic power squatting space marines back in the late nineties. I'm an untreated AuDHD disaster, but at least following me means plenty of variety! ☺️

#warhammer #nerdlings
Cat, a thirty-something year old transgender woman. She has brown hair and a nose ring. She is standing in front of a whiteboard. The whiteboard has a list of unusual names found in a historical archive she worked at. A Space Marine in blue armour and black robes. She has a menacing stag skull mask and an ornate axe. A block of infantry. They wear yellow uniforms with red and black flame motifs under helmets and breastplates of black iron and carry pikes pointed out towards the camera. Adar, a dark elf from the Amazon Prime series Rings of Power (a miniature of the character).
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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ruadhnaomh.bsky.social
This is what I have already taken pictures of & haven't deleted. Not pictured is my current work table (Saxons, Romano-British, & a few more Picts), the Cruel Seas & Black Seas stuff I put away for now, all of the Epic/13.5mm Napoleonic stuff I was working on before that, Greek 3mm, 1:3000 NavWar...
"Epic" 13.5mm scale Seven Years War or American War of Independence line infantry from Warlord Games. They're painted in a bright, flat style with yellow-brown coats, white shirts and breeches, pale green lining and cuffs, and bright blue highlights for black gaiters and hats. An unpainted Gripping Beast Pict with a raised shortsword and a slightly converted crossbow from Warlord Games' Landsknect kit. The head is from Wargames Atlantic's Dark Ages Army Builder kit. A 12mm Victrix WW2 US infantry soldier. The small miniature is individually based and painted in a drab olive jacket, blue-grey pants, a brown helmet, and brown boots. A collection of Osmy Oddzial 3mm WW1 French, based on rounds not yet given texture. (They were given texture later!) The collection includes a machine gun, a command element, two FT-17 tanks, and a group of 11 infantry. They wear brown coats, blue pants, and olive green helmets. The tanks are a very desaturated bluish grey.
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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ruadhnaomh.bsky.social
Is it surprising that a guy who runs a mid-sized wargaming company is a misogynistic asshole? No, not at all. Is it a little absurd when your #1 competitor has figured out that they can market these miniatures to women too & you decide to take a stance that makes you sound like a Gamergater? I mean.
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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failnaut.bsky.social
This is also John Stallard, by the way. Source: www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-h...
John Stallard: I think that the biggest threat now, along with some of the supply problems we’ve been seeing, is what seems to have become known as wokeism. It doesn’t matter where it comes from but journos are going to do what they do; they could write a story right now – some sensationalised thing – that one wargames manufacturer is making Nazis, another is producing Imperialist British soldiers to slaughter natives, and another is sculpting slave owning Confederates. What an outrage! I can just see that it can then progress to people deciding they don’t want their children playing x and y
January 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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kitbashcat.bsky.social
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January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
I dunno, man. It just feels as though even allowing for the fact that your product could feasibly be of interest to women has the potential to open up an entirely new customer base, rather than being antagonistic toward the very idea. I've never run a company so maybe there's cooties on that money.
January 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
It is a well-known fact that women aren't interested in historical wargaming, and we only paint fairies and unicorns and princesses.

As proof, behold these four completely blank images that do not feature historical miniatures I have painted.

Fellow femmes, share your own!

#Nerdlings
An Anglo-Saxon king in maille and the Sutton-hoo Helmet, with a banner bearer wearing maille and the coppergate helmet, carrying a banner with a boar icon. A miniature of a Roman church (Romano Celtic, to be precise) with whitewashed walls, terracotta tiled roof, and decorated with a chi-rho and the alpha and omega symbols. A brythonic chieftainess riding a chariot driven by a retainer. Pictish warriors with axes, swords, and shields.
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
I think this is the fanciest-ass toilet I've ever been in! The hotel had men in top hats that called me madam, it's very strange, I don't like being treated like I'm posh, it's unnerving! 😂
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
I think that is definitely the law. I read it in a book. GW need to stop being cowards and make female Astartes a thing, even if it's only in an "alt universe" thing. Comics do it all the time with batman, evil batman, batman but he's a samurai, batman but he's manbat, batman but he's french...
thefarthingandfox.bsky.social Farthing, Democratically Elected Goblin President @thefarthingandfox.bsky.social · 1d
Honestly once you have a fully custom converted army GW should legally be obligated to make it canon and give it rules
January 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
One day I'm going to write my own rules for the #Krakenborn - or find somebody who actually knows how to write solid, balanced rules and fun, unique units. They're currently technically Space Wolves and that works fine, but I am a special snowflake with a special snowflake army! 😂

#Nerdlings
A sinister warrior in black armour with kraken motifs and decorated with bones. She carries a massive axe.
January 7, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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squidfromspace.bsky.social
Oh, good, round 515,363,286 of UK vs US food! Always an edifying conversation, one that's in no way just people pretending personal preference and differing levels of familiarity constitute a coherent critique.
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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handiworkgames.bsky.social
Messing about with my latest PDF backdrop for my patrons - which I never ever talk about here, since this is more Handiwork Games stuff. But hey! I have seven years of Patreon posts available right now for a really low price.
www.patreon.com/posts/seasca...
A photo of a BEOWULF miniature sculpted by Richard Dickens in front of a seascape/mountains backdrop.
January 6, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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realironhand.bsky.social
Taking stock of my progress over the last 5 years since I started painting again. Here's the first mini I did after losing my dominant arm, and the last one for contrast. I keep Nigel the Ultramarine on my desk to remind myself that I've improved massively no matter what the brain gremlins say :)
A dusty one armed Ultramarine in a sloppy paintjob Logan Grimnar
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
I've never understood this - I can't say that I'm the most revolutionary socialist in the world, but I think the edgiest online space I've ever inhabited are Warhammer forums (CDO, my beloved!). Am I just sheltered, or is this extremely online discourse with no relation to the real world?
grindagoat.bsky.social Grinda Goat🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @grindagoat.bsky.social · 3d
"All white trans girls had a nazi phase" was a grotesque misunderstanding of the phenomena where trans girls in the aughts/10s migrated to Edgy Dirtbag Spaces because the channers who would put up with the guy in the group chat that posts hotglue pics of his figures would put up with you being faggy
January 6, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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tankpotzoe.bsky.social
This time of year really sucks for picking up commissions but even a single figure or squad commission would help me out massively, so dm me or send me and email for a quote.
tankpotzoe.bsky.social Zoë; commissions open! @tankpotzoe.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hello! I’m Zoë, shortstack queer goblin and U.K. based miniature commission painter. Get in touch if you’re interested in getting minis painted! #paintingminiatures #warhammercommunity #warmongers
#commissionsopen
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
Banner Train!

I think she might be one of my favourite #Krakenborn minis I've ever done - though I don't think she's ever seen the tabletop, sadly! (Yet)

#Nerdlings
A female space marine in blue armour. She carries several trophy heads. In one hand she has a large black banner with a Kraken motif in white. Again, trophy heads.
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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brokenfiction.bsky.social
Happy Birthday, Professor Tolkien.

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."

An extremely poignant statement today.
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
kitbashcat.bsky.social
Every so often I need to mix some more Krakenborn Blue. Key features of Krakenborn Blue are a sorta petrol-y hue. It has no recipe, I just kinda eyeball it, it changes literally every time, and I might as well just use an off the rack. 😅
Also... it makes such a mess.

#Krakenborn #Nerdlings
A work desk with pallets, kitchen paper, tweezers, and paint bottles. Everything (and I mean everything) is covered in blue paint.
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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catgirlfingies.quest
Macaulay Culkin in Fallout saying All that remains of America is the overwhelming evidence of its failure
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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kitbashcat.bsky.social
THE KRAKEN IS SUMMONED!!!

They are the Krakenborn, the 2nd Legion, spurned before the heresy and now returned to reave bloody vengeance across the galaxy. Their Primarch is Sgathach and she's huge 🦑❤️
A sketch drawing of a female warrior in futuristic armour. She has a scar running down her face and the side of her head is shaved. On her chest is a kraken symbol. A miniature of a female warrior in futuristic armour. She has a kraken symbol on her chest. In one hand is an axe with a kraken motif, in the other is an axe made from a jawbone. A female warrior in futuristic armour. She bears a large black banner with a kraken motif - in the other hand is a severed head. A hooded and masked warrior in black and blue armour with kraken motifs. She carries a large axe.
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 AM