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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Topic started by: Wraith on 15 February 2013, 03:18:14 PM

Title: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: Wraith on 15 February 2013, 03:18:14 PM
So I am working up an adventure about a devolved ancient spacefaring race that lives in a swamp, and I have been searching for some squid headed monsters for it. I have been looking for miniatures for 2 weeks now, and cant seem to find any that will work.
So i thought I would run it past you Cthulhu fans to see what you have found.

They need to be;
1: larger than the standard 28mm man type
2: No clothes, or just rags (all the mind flayers and illithids have clothes)
3: lots of head tentacles.

If someone knows where I can get "heads" I can bash up some on deep ones bodies.

Thanks,
John
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: Froggy the Great on 15 February 2013, 03:26:33 PM
http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/bathalian
Check the puzzle-piece links under each for parts you can order separately.  I know that the head herehttp://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/bathalian/sku-down/14511#boneyard works on standard "heroic-scale" minis.
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: number9 on 15 February 2013, 04:58:36 PM
http://www.dragonbloodminis.com/cavalcade/Dragonblood_Dark_Mariners.html

These may be a bit more fantasy focused than you may want, but I think some of them would make great analogues for Illithids/Cthuloid beasts. I don't have any but I think they are a touch taller and bulkier than your average human in the scale.

Love these three especially:

(http://www.dragonbloodminis.com/cavalcade/Dragonblood_Dark_Mariners_files/IMG_8471.jpg)

(http://www.dragonbloodminis.com/cavalcade/Dragonblood_Dark_Mariners_files/leviathan_1_sm.jpg)

(http://www.dragonbloodminis.com/cavalcade/Dragonblood_Dark_Mariners_files/cephalid_telepath_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: gnomehome on 15 February 2013, 05:21:03 PM
You coul try to find the D&D half illithid (thhe plastic collectable miniatures game) - I received these in a goodie bag in a convention, so they might be relatively easy to find.

Pictured with a copplestone gangster miniature for scale reference.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8476693376_80c0cfb0e5.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwindels/8476693376/)

Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: Red Orc on 15 February 2013, 11:26:09 PM
There are Wargames Factory squid-heads from their Greatcoat Infantry, that you then stick on other minis (I was planning a while back on making some medusae like this)

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wargames+factory+squid+head&hl=en&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=1MEeUe__D7LP4QTUuIHQBA&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1252&bih=576

They might be relatively easy to come by...

...  I know that the head here http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/bathalian/sku-down/14511#boneyard works on standard "heroic-scale" minis.

Fixed the link in Froggy's post
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: Vern on 16 February 2013, 01:33:21 PM
Some more idea for heads

Ymgarl Heads form CHS

http://chapterhousestudios.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=81_82&product_id=215

& (more human) Victoria Miniatures Cthhood heads

http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/cthood-alien-heads

I don't know if they're current, but GW also did some Genestealer Feeder Tendrils heads, which I'm sure you can still pick up in 'bits' stores.
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: tomogui on 16 February 2013, 01:45:56 PM
Not exactly illithid, but possibly if they were masked? Nice models, and bigger than human sized.

Pactmaster of Katapesh by Reaper
(http://www.reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/4/60051_w_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: Faust23 on 19 February 2013, 06:39:17 AM
Check these out. I stumbled upon them the other day. Illithids are on the right
http://www.flamesofwar.com/gf9online_store.aspx?CategoryID=13326
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: beefcake on 19 February 2013, 06:47:06 AM
Those are some cool minis. Like the eye tyrant. Nice find Faust
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: Wolf Girl on 20 February 2013, 03:11:19 AM
All of these look awesome! I might have to get me some of those half illithid minis. :D
Title: Re: Illithid, mindflayer miniatures?
Post by: gnomehome on 20 February 2013, 07:28:59 AM
All of these look awesome! I might have to get me some of those half illithid minis. :D
You probably know this, but the ones pictured were repaints. The original paintjob is passable though.