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Offline B. Basiliscus

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Lovecraftian conversions?
« on: June 09, 2010, 03:09:04 AM »


With enough imagination, talent, and green stuff, you could probably unleash the whole Mythos with just a few simple edits.

Anyone have suggestions for minis that could be converted to the starspawned blasphemies we all know and love?

This Reaper demon looks like it'd make a rad Shambler:
http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/sin/latest/60007

Just saw off that long jaw, replace it with tri-mandibled mouth parts, give him some fur patches and you could have a sick dimensional horror for low level D&D campaigns (or maybe some pulp TCOC game if that's what floats your boat...)

Post your conversion ideas so we can steal be inspired by them!

Offline Mancha

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2010, 03:58:33 AM »
Sick (in the nice way) paintjob too.

Offline demi_morgana

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2010, 10:19:28 AM »
it's more sculpt than conversion but should fit the theme :)
necromunda-stylised young cthonian:


Offline SBRPearce

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2010, 12:13:08 PM »
Wow! :o

My players would lose SAN if I put that out on the table onto the map-board!
from Mr.Vampire: "It's the paintjob that makes the miniature fight harder not the size."

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2010, 12:18:18 PM »
I remember seeing that, but it's certainly worth subsequent looks!! LOVE IT!


Also, that Reaper fig is damn good.  That's the thing about reaper, they've got great little treasures hidden until piles of generic crap.

Offline demi_morgana

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2010, 12:21:30 PM »
@SBRPearce : hehehe, yeah I believe ;)
too bad it was used for gaming only a single time :'(

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2010, 05:24:47 PM »
it's more sculpt than conversion but should fit the theme :)
necromunda-stylised young cthonian:

It's been years since I've seen pictures of that thing. Always loved it. Even more so, thanks for all the angles of it.
Everything is better with lizardmen.

Offline Mancha

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2010, 07:07:14 PM »
it's more sculpt than conversion but should fit the theme :)
necromunda-stylised young cthonian:


I'd be afraid to even touch that, let alone transport.  How many tentacles have you lost over the years?  Love the glossy paintjob.

Offline demi_morgana

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2010, 07:13:55 PM »
How many tentacles have you lost over the years?
none - it was used only a single time for gaming... :'(
we had some problems in making out playable rules for independent "characters" like the worm :(


Offline B. Basiliscus

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2010, 01:20:32 AM »
Isn't it odd how they have all that stuff buried down and almost no one takes the time to search for it?  :?

This Monsterpocalypse creature, Krakenoctus, could make a great Mythos-y monster for wargames and stuff with some greenstuff tentacles added to his face and a repaint.

Or, you could skip the green stuff tentacles.
I know I would.

Ultraman has some of the weirdest and wackiest creatures I've ever seen and an insane amount of toy deals on just about all of them.
http://godzilla_2000.webs.com/monsterbios.htm
No doubt with some editing, you could amass an army of cheasy but effective non-canonical Old Ones.
And there's so much variety!






Offline P_Clapham

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2010, 06:56:00 AM »
Would this count?   ;)

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2010, 08:24:09 AM »
Isn't it odd how they have all that stuff buried down and almost no one takes the time to search for it?  :?
Yes it is! That's why I take the time to go through their on line store every couple of months. They do all sorts of things.

Ultraman has some of the weirdest and wackiest creatures I've ever seen and an insane amount of toy deals on just about all of them.
Have seen Ultraman in I don't know how long. I had an Ultraman board game a friend shipped over from Japan. It had all the different Ultraman incarnations and many of the monsters a plastic playing pieces. Sadly I lost it years ago.

Rob


Offline Christian

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2010, 12:05:36 PM »
I've been looking at Reaper for the last few weeks and trying to decide which thing to get!

I ended up going for a RAFM monster... but I'll be keeping an eye out for the well of doom I think.

I think these have some promise:



One of the heads looks like an angler fish :)


Offline abhorsen950

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Re: Lovecraftian conversions?
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2010, 04:25:31 PM »
That black one is awesome.
Sorry I have nothing to contribute but that is gorgeus.

 

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