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So for something different for a change, I looked for a figure of everyone's favourite Great Old one, Cthulhu! Reaper Miniatures came up trumps with a 6" tall vinyl figure: The main body is cast in solid cream-coloured vinyl and there are 8 pieces in all: body, tail, 2 x arms, 2 x wing wings, head and base. The detail is superb and the mould lines are minimal. The tail and arms fit together very well - the arm sockets are keyed so they only fit in the correct orientation and the tail has a well formed plug that fits into the socket at the rear (ooerr!). I had to use only a very small amount of Mr Dissolved Putty to fill some small gaps in the joints and when that was all set, a sharp scalpel was used to pare down any overlap on the joint and any spare putty. From there, the next stage was to was in soapy water and then prime, which is when I remembered to take the next photos! This is the body with tail and arms attached The head with some well detailed tentacles, which have tiny suckers moulded undernath each one The wings, one side has a sort of pebble-dashed texture while the other is smooth with veiny ridges That showed me that the joints were well covered and so we could move onto the first stage of painting. For this I wanted a "diseased" yellow sort of colour for the undersides so chose XF4- Yellow-green. Next for the uppser surfaces I wanted a base coat of a sickly green, so mixed XF-4 with XF-5 Matt Green and some XF-21 Sky to get a sort of pale snotty green In the background you can see the base - it has a depression for the right foot and a raised plinth for the left which has some eldritch writing carved into the surface. I'll use a wash to bring those out later... I accept no responsibility for insanity caused by viewing a Great Old One
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