Here's the start of what I hope will be my Lovecraftian many eyed and tentacled oozie creature:-
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/capthugeca/10mm%20Figures/Conversions/CthulhoidWIP1.jpg)
I've got thoughts for a biped creature as well but haven't started on that yet... well, did but it was a bit of a disaster from the start so will try again. It's not as easy as it looks, is it! :D
That's an intriguing start... :D, looking forward to seeing this progress!
Interesting start, I haven't one iota of enough skill to enter this one...
Good vintage on the wine too!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 13 May 2011, 03:11:31 PM
Interesting start, I haven't one iota of enough skill to enter this one...
Good vintage on the wine too!
Neither have I, lemmy, so go on - give it a go!
No idea about the wine other than the fact that I had to drink several bottles before I found one with a proper cork rather than the artificial kinds. Hic! :-&
Quote from: capthugeca on 13 May 2011, 02:41:09 PM
I've got thoughts for a biped creature as well but haven't started on that yet... well, did but it was a bit of a disaster from the start so will try again. It's not as easy as it looks, is it! :D
Disaster ???.....I'm
trying to put together a step by step photo guide of making a 'beastie' to hopefully give everyone a little bit of help.
At the moment
that's going spectacularly wrong ! (Says someone who's supposed to know what he's doing.....HAH !!)
I should have had a far better (and proper) idea of what I was aiming for before I started.....rather than just making it up as I went along.
Such is life.....
If Leon wants to post up the pics I've sent so far.....We can all 'pull it apart' together !
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: capthugeca on 13 May 2011, 02:41:09 PM
many eyed and tentacled oozie creature
What every Dungeon needs, looking forward to seeing progress :D
Quote from: Germy on 14 May 2011, 08:56:51 AM
What every Dungeon needs, looking forward to seeing progress :D
Yes, and hopefully he'll sufficiantly 'gribbly' for my pulp games too. :d
He's now got two eyes:-
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/capthugeca/10mm%20Figures/Conversions/CthulhoidWIP2.jpg)
I know this is going to sound rather daft....But this sculpt has definitely 'got legs...'It's definitely working !
Really looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: Techno on 14 May 2011, 09:52:39 AM
I know this is going to sound rather daft....But this sculpt has definitely 'got legs...'It's definitely working !
Really looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers - Phil.
Thanks, Phil. Hasn't even got tentacles yet!
[Well, I had to say it, didn't I. :) ]
BTW thanks for the encouragement about your 'disaster'. It's good to know that someone who knows what he is doing still has wrong moments. :D
Wrong moments ?
Wrong days (at least) from time to time.....I blame it on age !
When Leon posts the pics of my stage by stage 'thingy'....I'll go through why I think it's not working at the moment...Maybe it never will, without some really drastic 'surgery' !
'Parts' of the figure....I'm not too displeased with.....BUT.. it just isn't hanging together overall to make a 'zippy' model...
Mine's having a tentacle too !.....But only the one though.
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: Techno on 14 May 2011, 12:49:42 PM
BUT.. it just isn't hanging together overall to make a 'zippy' model...
I'm not sure "Rainbow" would be right in a dungeon any way - though I used to find Geoffrey a bit scary! ;)
I think a photo montage with aminations would be even scarier, a growing blob!
What ?.....Like 'Morph'.....
Never could understand a word he said tho' .
Cheers - Phil.
Really looking good :-bd :D :D :D
Quote from: Maenoferren on 14 May 2011, 10:23:35 PM
Really looking good :-bd :D :D :D
Yep! It's actually really cool to see folk come up with ideas that are different to anything we've already got in the Dungeon range.
EDIT: I've put Phil's pics up now: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2857.0 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2857.0)
This one is nice and original!
Agreed - nicely done; I'm really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out 8)
Quote from: nikharwood on 17 May 2011, 09:47:52 PM
Agreed - nicely done; I'm really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out 8)
So am I! :D
Now on a base and the start of a tentacle:-
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/capthugeca/10mm%20Figures/Conversions/CthulhoidWIP3.jpg)
I haven't got a name for the creature yet but this evening I'll add my idea of how it survives in dungeons.
I think I'll call it an Amorphous Blob.
My thoughts are that these creatures have no fixed form. While they can appear to have eyes and drooling mouths, they can neither see or use their mouth to eat. They simply adopt this sickening form to strike fear or madness into their victims.
They spend their time on the ceiling of confined spaces, such as corridors, sensing the movement of creatures below.
If an individual person passes below them their prefered method of attack is to drop on them, knocking them to the ground and suffocating them before absorbing them into their bodies and disolving them.
If there is more than one creature, they will often drop in front of them blocking the corridor. When the "dungeoneers" turn to retrace their steps they will find another blob behind them blocking their escape. The blobs will then gradually move towards each other and seeking to engulf their victims. [It is not actually certain whether this is carried out by two blobs or whether these creatures are able to divide into two and then reform again]
Quote from: capthugeca on 19 May 2011, 10:50:26 PM
I think I'll call it an Amorphous Blob.
My thoughts are that these creatures have no fixed form. While they can appear to have eyes and drooling mouths, they can neither see or use their mouth to eat. They simply adopt this sickening form to strike fear or madness into their victims.
They spend their time on the ceiling of confined spaces, such as corridors, sensing the movement of creatures below.
If an individual person passes below them their prefered method of attack is to drop on them, knocking them to the ground and suffocating them before absorbing them into their bodies and disolving them.
If there is more than one creature, they will often drop in front of them blocking the corridor. When the "dungeoneers" turn to retrace their steps they will find another blob behind them blocking their escape. The blobs will then gradually move towards each other and seeking to engulf their victims. [It is not actually certain whether this is carried out by two blobs or whether these creatures are able to divide into two and then reform again]
8) :-bd
Excellently thought out !
Cheers - Phil
Thanks Leon & Phil.
As I can't draw, I'm using that idea to guide the sculpting.
More tentacles now though still more to come and I've added a third 'eye' as well.
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/capthugeca/10mm%20Figures/Conversions/CthulhoidWIP4.jpg)
I've given it a good "blitz" with a colour shapper to make it smoother though still some way to go.
I have to say, I can not believe what an improvement one of these tools makes to my sculpting, so thanks, Clibanarium et al, for recommended them. That alone has made taking part in this competition worthwhile.
The struggle I am having at the moment is how to make its 'mouth' (to the left of its lowest 'eye') more believable. I want it to look more formless and dribbly but at the moment it looks too 'normal'). All suggestions very welcome! :)
I want one of those in my games ;)
Quote from: capthugeca on 20 May 2011, 04:22:22 PM
The struggle I am having at the moment is how to make its 'mouth' (to the left of its lowest 'eye') more believable. I want it to look more formless and dribbly but at the moment it looks too 'normal'). All suggestions very welcome! :)
Hmmmm....Formless and dribbly.... That's a difficult one !....And I
don't want to send you down the wrong route, especially as it's going so well.
Perhaps....make the 'mouth' slightly larger....but more irregular in shape ? (almost more of a 'random hole'.)....
Maybe have the hole surrounded by three or so pseudopods ? (is that what they're called ?....It's a long,long time since I did zoology.)
Don't muck it up on my account though Capthugeca !
Cheers - Phil.
Excellent progress - nicely done 8)
During a week of R&R, I managed to get going on my second figure. This is as far as I have got so far.
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/capthugeca/10mm%20Figures/Conversions/Cyclops3.jpg)
I'm not sure how it's going to end up yet othere than the fact that it is only going to have one eye.
looking at last figure listening to Hawkwind's "Ghost Dance" it just seems right @-)
I never was into Hawkwind in my youth. More a Genesis, Yes,ELP and Moody Blues man, myself.
I'll have a listen to the track and see it gives me any inspiration about the figure's form. :)
Nope, no inspiration there.
Just a reminder of why I never got into Hawkwind in my youth. :D
Quote from: capthugeca on 04 June 2011, 07:36:33 PM
Just a reminder of why I never got into Hawkwind in my youth. :D
;D My wife shares your opinion of Hawkwind
Quote from: Sandinista on 04 June 2011, 08:25:05 PM
;D My wife shares your opinion of Hawkwind
A mate of mine - being severely intoxicated at the time - fell asleep in front of one of their speaker stacks at a concert in the seventies . Not sure his hearing ever really recovered. :-&
New figure looks very promising !
Couldn't say I was particularly keen on Hawkwind either....Did like "Doremifasso" (?), and a few other tracks though...Same as you Capthugeca...Give me Yes, Genesis, ELP et al any day of the week.
Cheers - Phil
Meanwhile, after a quick bit of "Supper's Ready" therapy, I've got so far on my cyclops:-
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/capthugeca/10mm%20Figures/Conversions/CyclopsFront.jpg)
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/capthugeca/10mm%20Figures/Conversions/Cyclops4Back.jpg)
Now the question is how do I arm him. I don't want him just to have bear hands/fists so I am wondering about him using a broken stalactite as a club or perhaps holding rocks in both hands. I don't fancy giving him anything more civilsed than that.
"Walking across the sitting room...I saw a little cyclops striding..
Looking behind you... I saw him with a club...."
Keep it simple C.... It's working really well...
Cheers - Phil
Coming along very nicely 8)