Kallisti Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 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 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Looking good! Or is my mind melting beneath the onslaught of the purid coruscating hideousness before me.... Christian, exiled to africa with his Lovecraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Good Afternoon Excellento... Played the Cthulhu Role Playing Game in my mispent yufe, and a big fan of Lovecraft Mad Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 All hail C'thulu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Good Afternoon Excellento... Played the Cthulhu Role Playing Game in my mispent yufe, and a big fan of Lovecraft Mad Steve Me too! Christian, exiled to africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 I still do occasionally! I bought the Horror on the Orient Express mega boxed set for my Xmas pressie last year - awesome looking campaign that one of these days I might get a chance to run with my friends... Currently my gaming group are playing something called "The Strange" which definitely lives up to its name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Pirate Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Love it! I'm going to have to look for one of those myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 wyverns4, on 20 Jun 2016 - 10:19 AM, said: Me too! Christian, exiled to Africa Me, three! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I still do occasionally! I bought the Horror on the Orient Express mega boxed set for my Xmas pressie last year - awesome looking campaign that one of these days I might get a chance to run with my friends... Currently my gaming group are playing something called "The Strange" which definitely lives up to its name! Oh hell its been years since I've played and Dm'd. We ended up with Twilight 2000, Cyberpunk etc and even the good old solid AD&D. Good, fun times, really miss it. Mad Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Me four!! H P Lovecraft one of my favourite authors. Now, a kit of Pickman's Model would be nice too!! Allan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Spent a lot of time playing CoC myself. Nothing like arming the party with tommyguns and then driving them insane! Man is indeed the greatest monster... I have that Cthulhu figgie on the shelf here at the shop but this is the first build I've seen. I shall be following this with a great deal of horror and trepidation.... <save vs insanity minus10> Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 If you like Lovecraft and modeling, check this out... http://www.ottgallery.com/WelcometoArkham.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Eldritch indeed! I believe that colour is 'Ichor Green', which sadly is no longer available in the Humbrol line because it was reputed to cause a most singular sort of insanity. Regards, Jason 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Cthulhu for president! "Horror On The Orient Express" is possibly the finest campaign ever written.....If it's run right the players may start to have rather disturbing dreams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 If you like Lovecraft and modeling, check this out... http://www.ottgallery.com/WelcometoArkham.html That is KEWL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 If you like Lovecraft and modeling, check this out... http://www.ottgallery.com/WelcometoArkham.html Wow superb stuff, so many intricate details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadgaddad Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Roll 1D100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 SAN check please... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Meep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 "That is not dead that can sleeping, And with the strange aeons, even death may die" Smashing stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 "A monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind." Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn ("In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.") The horror from the deep has awakened and is ready to stalk your nightmares and inflict us all with eldritch dread! The Starts are Right and Case Nightmare Green is upon us! SAN checks!!! I wonder if I'll be abel to sleep tonight and if I do... will I be able to wake up again!!!!! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Ahh.....Another man who's been sampling the Stross. All you need is a cameraphone upgrade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 SCORPION STARE! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Shhhh.....That's classified! You'll have the Auditors after us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Good to see the old Miskatonic University mascot out and about once more. Truly an awesome job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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