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Bad Squiddo Games (Annie) @badsquiddogames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hey folks, the office is moving again and this one-Annie band needs a hand! the code LETSGO at cart will give you 10% off for a short while. www.badsquiddogames.com full story in alt text TLDR: It's good news!

NEARLY 12 YEARS AGO, there was but a girl, with a dream. Now there is a woman with even bigger dreams and she is knackered. So Bad Squiddo was set up by, and still is, run independently by me, Annie. No savings or investors, in fact I was in a bit of a bad way when I had the wild idea to make minis.
SOMEHOW, I've grinded my way through these years building up something I am so so proud of, and can only see getting even better. However, as mentioned earlier, I am knackered. Managing every aspect of the business, and on a shoestring, has taken it out of me for sure, and I never want my enthusiasm to dampen.
The solution is getting some lovely folk to run the web shop fulfillment for me. This means all my stock going to them. It will free up more time and brain, the two things I have been lacking in. If you've seen me in person lately you'll have definitely noticed I am a bit of a zombie.
With that load taken off my plate, I will have time to hopefully be less poorly, but also time to make Bad Squiddo bigger and badder than ever. The historical research and education has become a huge part, and having more time to discover these people and then tell you about them will be magical. I'll be able to work on more projects and get even more minis of different eras out there too.
While the webshop will stay open, between AROUND 2nd-21st September (subject to change) there won't be any shipping. This is while I get everything packed down, find someone to drive it to the new place, and then give those guys time to get it all set up and running.
The Bad Squiddo HQ will still be here in Nottingham, the extra space will be used for dioramas, photo set ups, study space and eventually some sort of studio. You'll be seeing a lot more of me, for sure.
All of this is costing a chunk of funds, and there will be a tough couple months ahead as things balance out (I am sweating a bit), though everyone involved is super confident that it'll be the start of something mega amazing.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Gave the Dunelm throw&spraypaint battlemat a run out with a game of strength & honour over the weekend

View of very small scale miniature armies facing each over on a battlefield made from a beige fleece throw

View of very small scale miniature armies facing each over on a battlefield made from a beige fleece throw. There are some nellies top right about to do some Romans a nuisance

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Tom Connolly @tomconnolly.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Back on the Necropolis train in advance of the Kickstarter (eventually) coming out! Built this board in a frame to match some terrain I'd already made.

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meridianminiatures.bsky.social @meridianminiatures.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If you want to learn about how I sculpt and paint my my minis then head over to Patreon www.patreon.com/andrewmaymer... this is a public post so anyone can view! Cheers

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A slack handful of horse archers / light horse for Strength & Honour among others. 60x30mm bases to suit my dining table. Antonine 2mm scale (though I reckon these are more like 3mm - useful if a 3mm scale supplement/set of minis for a&h was in the works/on the market...)

Small scale horse archer miniatures on arid looking bases on a messy cutting mat

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Tumbling Dice 1/2400 napoleonic ship proof of concept for the rest of batch. Unsure re basing. Fire as She Bears/The Ladies upcoming Full Nelson and maybe scaled down Black Seas Rules are all contenders

View of a muscle model napoleonic ship with black and yellow chequers on the hull perched on top of a paint lid. Is ver Smol.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Reminder to Nigel Farage that if he loses today, many UK universities will have vacancies on Politics courses. There's still time to apply through Clearing. 👍

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

On the Untitled History Podcast this week @nicmorton.bsky.social and I talk Crusader States Crusader strongholds in barren deserts? Nope. Rich, cultural and intellectual melting pots with shifting alliances with both Christian and muslim neighbours. Watch/listen here, on Youtube, or your pod app!

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Episode 26: The myth and reality of medieval Crusader States

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"...he went thataway!" (He ain't no monster he's just misunderstood) @badsquiddogames.bsky.social Turkeyman hunting @hicksy.bsky.social witch hunters

The magnificent Turkeyman towers over four unaware halflings dressed as witch hunters in a ruinous cityscape

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Finished painting @meridianminiatures.bsky.social "pathetic cavalcade miniatures. It feels like my camera phone image quality is frustratingly declining, but here's some group shots with big "...well, here we are...all the lads..." Energy #nerdlings #miniaturepainting

Image of miniatures looking like don Quixote doomed adventuring knights in hell. A ruined cityscape behind them

Image of miniatures looking like don Quixote doomed adventuring knights in hell. A ruined cityscape behind them. A massive landsknecht skeleton...thing is posing at the back in a "ta dah!" Pose. Not sure what he's conjuring but it's probably evisceration.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I have painted up and assembled this third rate not without some consternation at...quality and assembly instructions, mostly...

A napoleonic fighting ship miniature painted in black and yellow stripes on a painting handle

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

RS with something yellow About as much yellow as I've used on any one mini

Image of a wargames figure in yellow robes holding a piece of bone aloft

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Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 13/07/2026

Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.

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Mark Backhouse @markbackhouse29.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A few routing bases in 3mm for Chivalry and Honour. No really needed but nice window dressing!

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

DINING TABLES ARE NOW OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS Test run of Black Seas

two model brigs from the napoleonic era face each other over a dining table covered with an ocean effect mat. Assorted gaming implements are visible.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Did some boats for assorted windy boat games - from warlords "master & commander" box

View of three age of sail / napoleonic era ships with black and yellow striped hulls and British flags. Sea effect bases. The models are on a bespattered cutting mat.

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The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast @oldhammerpodcast.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The man did a mean medieval city too.

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Yale University Press London 📖 @yalebooks.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Get 50% off history books in May with free postage in the UK: yalebooks.co.uk/may-book-sal...

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

WIP 2mm scale ancient scenery for strength&honour

Tiny small scale scenery on a messy cutting mat

Tiny greek / Mediterranean looking village being held by one hand. Is ver Smol.

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Bad Squiddo Games (Annie) @badsquiddogames.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

LIVE TOMORROW (Sunday) at 10am! It's only SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE! Find out what's been going down! First live stream in erm, 6 months! youtube.com/live/PkKPeDR...

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Annie's Sunday Morning Coffee #275 - She is back after 6 Months! What's been occurin??

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Sonic Spookhammer 🎃 @sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It's early on the 18th of April in New Zealand - the time zone that matters - which means I get an extra-long birthday here in Germany! That's how it works! It's my birthday, so I make the rules. :D I'll rattle the tip jar if you've got any change hiding in the sofa! ko-fi.com/sonicsledgeh...

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Buy Sonic Sledgehammer a Coffee

Become a supporter of Sonic Sledgehammer today!

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Tom Connolly @tomconnolly.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I am not at #salute53 like all the cool kids - so I've finished off some new 2mm terrain for Strength and Honour. Particularly pleased with the temple complex, and will be making some new woods in the future.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Had a go at J McCullough's Wartnose Jousting the other night. Not a full game but a few round Sto get the idea of things. Extremely silly fun. Printer's broke so tracing paper and pens it was for the movement templates.

View of a rules manual saying "wartnose jousting" , two miniatures and tracing paper with stencilled arcing and straight movement templates on a dark timber desk photographed from above

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meridianminiatures.bsky.social @meridianminiatures.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Here’s a closer look at one of my favourite minis from the new range on Kickstarter right now www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Painted up some goobs and some gnomes to have a scrap in some caves somewhere. From Thunder under Mount Silence game by @oakboundstudio.bsky.social

Dwarf like wargames figures with flowing beards waving a variety of axes/spears/swords in an aggressive manner in front of a stone wall. They're seeking to enforce deeply unethical and unsafe working practices on honest working goblins. Bastards.

Bunch of goblin wargames figures in black robes looking malevolent in front of a stone wall. They're just oppressed workers.

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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

spring/summer hot fashion tip: i heard that zoomorphic fibulae are expected to make a BIG comeback!

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Bad Squiddo Games (Annie) @badsquiddogames.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Oi oi it's #IWD26 & I'm a woman and I make little cast metal women! Use code IWD26 in the shop to get 10% off AND write a suggestion in the order notes - most popular will get made next! Wahey! *10% off applies to Bad Squiddo products only but you can still add backdrop books etc to the same order

Poster for international women's day, 10% off, use code IWD. Offer ends 10th March. Only use on bad squiddo products. Cool poster of some of our art by Martin Whitmore and some painted minis.

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IF a Stone @dougray7.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!) #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Painted up some knights retainers by @meridianminiatures.bsky.social - lovely wee weirdos

Homunculi looking sad/expectant/malevolent against the background of a burning Bosch esque cityscape

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I think I'll tell people DBA stands for "Dudes Battling Anciently" from now on

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Painting 6mm greeks. Promised myself I wouldn't get too invested in shield designs. Failed.

Small scale miniatures being painted in strips on a cutting mat. Some fools painted tiny designs on shields of guys who will probably end up in the rear ranks

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Important news! I am delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast: The Untitled History Podcast. It's me, and guests, falling down all the history rabbitholes you can imagine. Please, please spread the word, subscribe and listen. Because... SHIPS CATS!! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-...

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Episode 2: The History of Cats on Ships by The Untitled History Podcast

From as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity. As long as there have been warships, cats ...

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

WIP of @meridianminiatures.bsky.social knights retainers - they make n v happy in the painting thereof

Image of a wargames figure on a cork painting handle. A little homunculus/humanoid figure. It is looking left, holding a ladle.

Image of a wargames figure on a cork painting handle. A little homunculus/humanoid figure. A retainer carrying a shield and sword on it's back.

Image of a wargames figure on a cork painting handle. A little homunculus/humanoid figure.

Image of a wargames figure on a cork painting handle. A little homunculus/humanoid figure. Carrying a sword over it's shoulder a bag in the other hand and looking weary.

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Bad Squiddo Games (Annie) @badsquiddogames.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

It's my birthday so by law you have to at least visit the shop and go "wow what a good girl you did this all by yourself" & some local bylaws demand a purchase. I don't make these laws! Thanks for all your support, younger me would be SO HYPED for today me <3 www.badsquiddogames.com

flyer for bad squiddo games - five minis of different eras or genres, web link (www.badsquiddogames.com) "passionate and specialist manufacturers of 28mm femme miniatures"

minis all by bad squiddo, sculpted by Shane Hoyle and Alan Marsh. Painted by John Morris, Andrew Taylor and Paul Cubbin

Backdrop by Handiwork Games

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

WIP "in the land of the sundering flood" minis by mammoth miniatures. Just realised far left is not canonically supposed to be in sheer fabric/see through-ie dress.

Four wargames figures on paint pot lids. From left to right: dancing pagan be-dresséd siren in white dress and with mysterious greenish veil over her face frozen mid dance on one foot; green cloaked fae platinum silver haired mystery bearing large sowwd and pointy hat; angry gruff bear fellow with vocational beard and torch; red becloaked sword and armour bearing fighter in the act of unleashing Righteous Retribution (via means of sword)

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Hey! Annie at @badsquiddogames.bsky.social has both loads of women miniatures for wargames and collecting AND a great blog if you want to educate yourself about some of the inspiring women who have been involved in conflicts throughout history: communityminiaturesproject.com/category/ext...

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Extra Research – Community Miniatures Project

Posts about Extra Research written by badsquiddogames

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ianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 09/01/2026

More relevant than ever, and by popular demand: another LIMITED run of our Antifa miniatures shirt courtesy of SlowDeath Games. Available in red or black and several sizes. Only in the shop for a couple of weeks so nobody's waiting forever for these to arrive. Grab yours now, terrorists!

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Sonic Spookhammer 🎃 @sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

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.

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Lovely looking terrain. Reposting by way of reminding myself where I'm stealing the idea ,er, I mean... being inspired by... later

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Lett @lettuces.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

making a lil set of 6mm sci fi paper terrain:) 🩶🖤🩶

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I think I've just about amassed enough tiny Roman& Hellenistic ships for a Hail Agrippa/ Strength and Honour naval variant game

A view of tiny wargames miniature Roman ships and galleys on a wave effect mat

A view of tiny wargames miniature Roman ships and galleys on a wave effect mat from above

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

@warpminiatures.bsky.social hobgoblin for silver bayonet and other hobgoblin requiring encounters. I'm not really sure what hobgoblins are intended to look like (apart from the best forgotten ale branding) but this guy looks the part. Sort of wimped out on glowy eyes at the end.

Miniature of a hobgoblin with orangey pink flesh holding a flaming torch and wearing turquoise robes, looking malevolent

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Jamie @jammieshobbies.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Kintsugi attempt. No more in favour of two part epoxies after this tbh

View of a pot with golden Kintsugi repairs on a dark timber desk

View of a piece of a round lid to a piece of pottery with golden Kintsugi repairs on a dark timber desk

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