Over the weekend, I received some artisan caps from Reddit user catweewee of CatCaps. I had actually initially ordered a cap some time ago, but due to some miscommunication on both our ends, my original order never made it to me. After discussing it with CatCaps, we realized what the issue was (the short story is that my address can be confusing, and has resulted in shipments from other vendors to never make it to me as well), and she graciously resent my order with some additional caps thrown in for the hassle.

What I received was a Jimmie the Scottish Fold cap in Aurora blue, a Bobby the Walrus in gold, and another Bobby the Walrus in cotton candy (which is doubleshot). I had previously purchased one of her AntCaps in the light mint colorway, so I was already familiar with her work.

One of my biggest concerns when it comes to artisan caps is how well made the stem is. A keycap is worthless if it can’t be actually mounted on a keyswitch, no? Fortunately, all of the CatCaps appear to have been made using Bingecaps’ :~$ynth tool, meaning all the caps have nice, thick walls, and strong, clearly formed stems. The AntCap, being one her earlier caps, has a smattering of tiny pockmarks that are indicative of tiny trapped air bubbles (especially around tighter details). The Jimmie and Bobby caps however, show little to no evidence of that issue, showing that as time progressed, her keycap production ability has done nothing but improve.

The sculpts are nicely done, with both crisp and soft details where appropriate. The doubleshot cap has slight color bleeding between the two different colors, but nothing that detracts from the overall look, and certainly nothing unexpected with doing a resin doubleshot, especially on two different faces.

Overall, I am very happy with the artisan caps I have received, and can confidently say that I will be ordering more caps from CatCaps in the future.

Disclaimer: as mentioned before, my original order for a Jimmie keycap was not received due to various issues, and I was sent a new package, with two caps sent gratis in addition to my original order. This was done as a courtesy, and was not requested or demanded by me, and does not in any way affect my review or opinion on these caps.