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Title: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: psyberwyche on 09 September 2013, 10:28:02 AM
Suddenly we have a raft of Cthulhu models being released. Latest offering is from Scibor:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3wmmh9u-CZw/UiyuscL8zaI/AAAAAAAAyF0/CaF77sdno9k/s1600/1260851_588285584547673_1996771919_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 09 September 2013, 12:36:41 PM
Looks good but needs to lose the nose shield.......
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Manchester Mike on 09 September 2013, 04:18:39 PM
Like it but does seem a bit 'action hero' - more like he aimed for Swamp Thing and got carried away
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Uncle Mike on 09 September 2013, 10:18:34 PM
Great detail...but I also hate that nose thing...
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: diehard on 09 September 2013, 11:18:12 PM
It's a good day in R'lyeh! Agree on the nose thing though.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: d phipps on 10 September 2013, 01:49:54 AM
Overall, it's one of the best I've seen from the latest Cthulhu crop to sprout up.

I know he only wears it because his snoring keeps Mrs. C awake at night, but the nose strip has got to go.  ;D

Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Melnibonean on 10 September 2013, 06:50:10 AM
Yep, the nose thing has to go.

My first thought: That's really nice
2nd thought: How big is it?
3rd thought: Why does it have that nose thing?
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 10 September 2013, 07:28:50 AM
Agree, that nose shield really kills the figure.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Treebeard on 10 September 2013, 11:29:59 AM
Like others says. Great job ... but WTF is that nose "shield" ?
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: einarolafson on 11 September 2013, 11:41:54 AM
Very nice miniature... but that "nose thing"  :'( :` :-X
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Furfur on 12 September 2013, 09:07:52 PM
I have a different idea of Cthulhu. For me he has less muscles and is fater.  His skin is also smoother.
Well... I don't imagine Cthulhu as this one. Nevertheless this miniature is very well executed.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 14 September 2013, 01:40:29 AM
I like this one. I do not like the nose sheild but the overall style and pose reminds me of something off the cover of Eerie or Creepy..

-Eli
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: diehard on 14 September 2013, 02:28:48 AM
Also interesting is that Scibor has added a category to their shop listing, "28mm Cthulhu Miniatures" and besides the big guy busting out of some dice they've just added two tentacled cultists. And additionally they also have on their "works in progress" page a bust of Cthulhu that isn't looking too bad.

http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,monstrous_news.php?id=1439
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Elk101 on 14 September 2013, 07:28:46 AM
Is your everlasting sleep disturbed by snoring? Are your cultist minions constantly trying to wake you just to stop the noise? If so you need new 'Breathe Ways' anti-snoring strips, now available in Giant Malevolent Entity size.

Disclaimer: Breath Ways may cause hypnotic suggestion and occasional attempts to destroy/take over the world.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Uncle Mike on 14 September 2013, 04:18:03 PM
 lol
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: styx on 14 September 2013, 09:26:16 PM
I agree! It is  great sculpt but the nose needs to go!
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: supervike on 15 September 2013, 08:25:09 PM
I'd love to see the price.


If it's a resin model, I think that nose shield could be easily enough removed.  Not really sure why they'd have put that on anyhow.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Varangian on 16 September 2013, 09:35:50 PM
This is probably my second favorite right now, though that nose thing really throws me off. If that was removed and the pose was made more dynamic I think it'd be a winner all around.

My biggest complaint about the Cthulhu sculpts popping up over the last few years (with the exception of Fenris' which is by far my favorite sculpt) is that they're all so static in their pose. They all look like some guy starting a squat or something.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Diceplague on 16 September 2013, 10:10:03 PM
Well... Cthulhu was sleeping as we know... what we did not knew was that he had some serious sleep disorder and was using a nose thing to keep his sleep apneia at bay... lol
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: supervike on 17 September 2013, 11:15:47 PM
This is probably my second favorite right now, though that nose thing really throws me off. If that was removed and the pose was made more dynamic I think it'd be a winner all around.

My biggest complaint about the Cthulhu sculpts popping up over the last few years (with the exception of Fenris' which is by far my favorite sculpt) is that they're all so static in their pose. They all look like some guy starting a squat or something.


Odd, I find this sculpt to be quite dramatic.  But I do agree that Fenris one is top notch!!
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Varangian on 18 September 2013, 01:23:49 PM

Odd, I find this sculpt to be quite dramatic.  But I do agree that Fenris one is top notch!!

This one has more movement than most. It's definitely nice to see!
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: achab on 02 October 2013, 06:48:10 PM
The nose thing has apparently disappeared on the production model:

(http://sciborminiatures.com/i/2013/big/cthulhu_01.jpg)


http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?art=1880 (http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?art=1880)


Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Elk101 on 02 October 2013, 06:56:55 PM
That's better; now he looks less like a budgie.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Malebolgia on 02 October 2013, 07:22:01 PM
Meh, don't like it. The texture looks off and he looks too rubber-suited to me.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 02 October 2013, 11:36:49 PM
I, for one, rather like this iteration of the cosmic menace.

I grew up reading Creepy, Eerie, and Swamp Thing comics along with their kindred comics and media. For me this is a Cthulhu that might dwell on the cover of an older book or in the pages of one of those newsprint nightmares.

-Eli
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Uncle Mike on 03 October 2013, 04:58:08 AM
Good call Mr.Claw! I quite like it...more so now with the infamous 'nose thing' removed. Great textures, it has a very otherworldly feel to it.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Ballardian on 03 October 2013, 07:17:49 PM
I also like it, my only criticism of the Reaper Bones version was that it lacked texture on the skin for such a large mini (don't get me wrong, I think it's a great model), & this one has improved on it in that sense - it's likely to make make painting a little easier (no large, slightly featureless areas to bring to life).
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: supervike on 04 October 2013, 01:27:17 AM
I really liked the green, but I am not liking that production model.

Maybe it's a bad pic, but it looks clumpy or something.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Elk101 on 04 October 2013, 10:16:43 AM
It does look a bit lumpy but I think it might show up better with some paint on it.
Title: Re: Another Cthulhu!
Post by: Doomsdave on 06 October 2013, 03:30:21 AM
The Claw was right this immediately reminded me of some horror that Wally Wood may have slapped on the cover of Weird Fantasy or some such.