A female space marine in blue power armour and bearing a staff topped with a Kraken.
When finally called forth from exile in the early days of the Horus Heresy, the Cailleachs stood by the command thrones of their captains, once again guiding the war fleets through the void and battling the myriad powers of the warp with blade, bolter, and witchcraft.
#nerdlings #krakenborn
My #Krakenborn have Sgathach, who isn't exactly a disgusting vile nasty woman, but she's been through shit and isn't McLoving it!
She is built like a brick though, 100% and the less said about her smell, probably the better...
Looking forward to giving these a go!
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(There's plenty of #krakenborn there needing a gentle brush touch)
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The new version of Kraken mommy is starting to come together nicely!
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A chest-up view of a very muscular caucasian woman with long braided white hair. She has burn scars across half her face and one blinded eye. Her lips are painted or tattooed black. She wears a cross-body garment that ties at one shoulder.
A miniature version of Sgathach, made a few years ago. I did good... but I can do better now!
Swinging wildly between hormonal sulking and ADHD-driven creativity, I'm beginning to work on a new Sgathach model (the Primarch of the #krakenborn).
I'm using Heroforge. I figure I can do a little cut-and-stick with the resulting file (and, bonus, I get a version out of armour!) #nerdlings
Working on some Tartaros Siege Terminators for Zone Mortalis, because five plasma blasters!!! Decided not to style these as a Krakenborn unique unit, so maybe not quite as stylised as some, but I've sprinkled a few bits and bobs across them, and the champ gets cool bits!
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Art of a vaguely viking warrior with a cloak of strips of leather or cloth that evoke tentacles or seaweed.
A shadowy figure wearing a crown of driftwood and seaweed.
A costume from Game of Thrones, worn by the character Yara Greyjoy - an ensemble of raged layers of weather beaten cloth and leather.
One day I will be very rich and I will commission somebody to sculpt me a whole bunch of assets for my Krakenborn so they can embrace their raggedy seaweedy aesthetic and have the unique visual identity they deserve and not just pinch the least wolfy Space Wolf bits. One day.
#nerdlings #krakenborn
Attempting to de-chaos the Legionaries kit, as best I can. They came with the Lords of the Maelstrom box - not what I bought it for, but I have them, and it's worth trying! I'm hoping paint will hide a thousand sins 😂
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In image of a female space marine on a grey background, with a messy white border. The space marine is wearing battered blue armour, visibly battle damaged and decorated with painted markings and human bones. In one hand she holds a severed head, in the other a large harpoon.
The Heresy was hard on the Krakenborn. Forgotten by Humanity by the power of the Emperor, they battled both loyalist and traitor in their quest to seek vengeance and a reckoning on Terra. They slew all in their path, emerging embittered, broken, and furious.
#Krakenborn #horusheresy #nerdlings #30k
Done! Amazing how a single piece just brings the piece together. Get this primed tonight, and I've got a fun project for tomorrow!
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Getting there!
Still need to neaten things, and I can't decide whether to go with the sword raised in command, or possibly swap it out for some traitor's severed head.
Ignore the carved out cloak at the back, there was An Incident With Fire when I tried to bend it!
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Seriously though, these would make excellent scouring-era #Krakenborn. Having pirated their way across the galaxy towards Terra they've accrued a mix of armour patterns and traitor skulls, and now they're off to hunt down fleeing legion remnants.
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A group of female space marines in massive blue terminator armour. They carry spears and shields, apart from the champion who carries a massive axe.
One of the warriors, also carrying a large carnyx, a brass warhorn with a kraken-shaped mouth.
Three of the warriors, showing better detail of the spears and shields.
Today the rain lashes at my windows and wind whistles under the eaves of my house. A stormy and miserable day, fit for the daughters of a storm-lashed homeworld and their tempestuous genemother.
#krakenborn
#Nerdlings
A messy work desk, with paint pots, a palette, brushes, and miniatures.
I have a game of #HorusHeresy tomorrow afternoon - it's half nine now and I'd like at least to have finished these Terminators by then, and maybe put the finishing touches on some tac marines.
Podcast on. Caffeinated. Moisturised. Estrogenated. Let's go!
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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.
Snow and ice, you say?
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A sinister warrior in black armour with kraken motifs and decorated with bones. She carries a massive axe.
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! 😂
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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)
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A work desk with pallets, kitchen paper, tweezers, and paint bottles. Everything (and I mean everything) is covered in blue paint.
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.
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I always forget that not only do I bloody love the Krakenborn, but so do folks online. It wrecks my head when somebody remembers them - even more so when they remember lore or other details like that!
This was the last one I've painted - last March! I need to do more, soon!
#Nerdlings #Krakenborn
3 Space Marines, two of which don't wear a helmet so you can tell they're woman, even if half their face is covered by a metal plate. The one in the front is wielding a hammer and has one long white braided strand of hair.
My attempt to paint a Kraken on the shoulderpad
Adding a #Krakenborn as member of my Deathwatch #KillTeam. I hope @kitbashcat.bsky.social won't mind. 😉
Reader, I made another character...
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Last week I was chatting with my buddy and ended up talking us into planning a trip to WHW. "Sure, I'll take the #Krakenborn, I've got like 3000 points!", says I.
2000 points (ish) of that are HQ choices - I just love making characters! 😅
Guess I best batch some troops!
#nerdlings #horusheresy
Render of several space marines from Warhammer 30k. They have various straps and trophies on their armour. Their faces are masked with tentacled kraken-style masks and hooded. They are supported for 3d printing.
Something fucking cool this way comes.
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AND MORE!
#Krakenborn
And more!
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Working on some #krakenborn terminators. Gotta make them iconic in the same vein as Justaerin, Varyags, Atramentar, Keshig, and the other legion-specifics.
I'm thinking harpoons and/or spears? Maybe with massive shields? Possibly also a carnyx? #nerdlings #horusheresy
A screenshot of a document being worked on in Canva. The background shows a weathered and stylised logo of a kraken in white on black. Overlaid text reads "II Legiones Astartes: Krakenborn" - the rest is too small to read.
Do you ever think "it's getting late, I wonder what Cat is up to"? No? Well, I'm not surprised, I wouldn't if I were you...
But now you know!
11 pages of lore AND COUNTING!
#nerdlings #krakenborn
Four miniatures of space marines in blue armour. Three are in the process of being painted, while a fourth is fully painted. Behind them are a variety of blue paints.
Experimenting today with a new scheme for the Krakenborn - my old colour was a custom mix I did, and I know for a fact that I don't remember what went into it, so I'm trying to replicate it with less mixing!
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