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Title: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 13 March 2014, 02:28:14 AM

I have been wanting something big, nasty, and Lovcraftian in my collection. Unfortunately, much of what I really like is either beyond my current budget or, in many cases, not released yet (Kickstarters). So, I have enlisted my own sculpting/converting skills to bring something to the collection.

Take one cheap, plastic frog, apply green stuff..and...

(https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/p526x296/1978641_10151958357548062_53588049_n.jpg)

I blocked out the details in a quick-curing, horrid smelling putty. It only takes about 5 minutes or so to set, smells like burning hair, but allows me to set the basic forms so I can get on to the fun stuff. You also see some of the early details here, including the fleshy mass in the mouth that I later decided to get rid of.

(https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/p296x100/1964824_10151958496298062_194996065_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/p296x100/1904019_10151958889728062_2092794436_n.jpg)

Here you see the basic form and shape put together. I really should have put the tongue/tentacles and teeth in later, but I have a habit of growing inpatient on conversions and put it all together. This will come back to haunt me when it comes time to paint.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/p296x100/10014643_10151959961138062_483210679_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/p296x100/10004015_10151960154008062_1133798738_n.jpg)

The next step was to blend the putty work into the original frog toy. I applied thin layers of putty over the green putty, except in areas where I wanted the smooth texture to remain. The primary tool for this process was a .05mm mechanical pencil tip with the lead pulled out. This makes a nice, find pock marking. In some areas I used the hollow end of a plastic stir stick (the red kind) for slightly large pocks. Where the patches came together, I pushed them into one another with the tip of my sculpting tool to hide the edges. There were also a few details I enhanced at this time, such as evening out the sensory lobes (top of the head) and the venom sacks (cheeks).

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1187110_10151960739213062_1918973533_n.jpg)

Once all the details had hardened and I was satisfied with the blending, I shot the whole thing in a even spray of black and a spritzing of grey. I find that this always makes a conversion or scratchbuild look better as it unifies the various details. The grey will serves as my basic pallet for what I want as a gaunt, sickly color scheme fitting a Lovecraftian terror.

The next step is to get painting, which I should be able to accomplish over the next couple of days.

-Eli

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (Part One) - The Build
Post by: Dr Mathias on 13 March 2014, 02:31:33 AM

Impressive!

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (Part One) - The Build
Post by: Amalric on 13 March 2014, 02:33:59 AM

Great work!
I look forward to seeing this one painted up and eating poor heros.  ;D

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (Part One) - The Build
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 13 March 2014, 02:40:29 AM

Oddly enough this creature of madness has been keeping me sane at work the last couple days  ;D

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (Part One) - The Build
Post by: Wolf Girl on 13 March 2014, 09:06:05 AM

Great idea. This gives us another reason to buy more plastic toys.  lol lol

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (Part One) - The Build
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 13 March 2014, 05:29:56 PM

You can do so much with plastic toys. Often I just repaint them, but sometimes I just have no use for the animal and it gets put into the bin. The bin is where the horrors lurk, waiting...  ;D

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 13 March 2014, 07:06:03 PM

Finished the thing. I did notice a few touch-ups needed after it was painted, but I am happy. I am not painter, so I stumbled my way through this.

(https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1797559_10151961793853062_13109252_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1897839_10151961793863062_494474776_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1546205_10151961793868062_1427198944_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/t1.0-9/1620928_10151961793858062_1342646720_n.jpg)

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: Amalric on 13 March 2014, 07:58:41 PM

Very very creepy looking.

Great job!

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 13 March 2014, 08:04:04 PM

My wife asks, "So, now that he's done, what're you going to do with him?"

I reply, "He's for Pulp Alley!"

She looks at me with the proper response to this creature and says, "I'm not playing anymore"

 lol

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: Duke Donald on 13 March 2014, 09:46:18 PM

great conversion!

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on 15 March 2014, 09:25:59 AM

Really great work, I love it!

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: FramFramson on 15 March 2014, 01:07:35 PM

Suitably terrifying!

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: Mason on 15 March 2014, 02:29:33 PM

Brilliant concept and execution.
 :-* 8) :-*

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: Wolf Girl on 17 March 2014, 06:46:12 PM

Looks awesome, Eli. Is it going to be a Terror?  :o ;D

Title: Re: The Devourer in the Dark (UPDATED) - Painted
Post by: The Hooded Claw on 17 March 2014, 07:49:29 PM

A Terror indeed!