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Title: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated
Post by: redshadows on 10 October 2014, 06:38:37 PM: Hi Everyone,

Here is a work in progress shot of the Shub Niggurath I'm working on for for Rafm Miniatures Cthulhu Line.

it is about 110mm tall

I still need to add more tentacles and tongues :)

What do you think so far?
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1979582_938388686175487_323639405159716919_n.jpg?oh=ca7d1396556d6dd1c0848be8c792f511&oe=54B50A86&__gda__=1420925700_d66ed8931a7cddfeee3ae3fcc7b07e23)

Thanks
George
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: Cherno on 10 October 2014, 06:45:29 PM: Maybe a goat horn or two? :)

Or, since SN is an avatar of fertility, maybe a few breasts or something.. if it is allowed ;)
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: Dolmot on 10 October 2014, 07:24:39 PM: Otherwise good but to be honest, I find this teeth pattern too "90s Warhammer squig" for this genre. It makes me think that the maw could only open enough to accommodate a thin mint, which makes the teeth a bit pointless. Also, it starts to feel like copy-paste from the polyp and the shoggoth. I'd like to see more variety and more credibility in this regard.
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: ced1106 on 10 October 2014, 07:27:18 PM: Yep -- tongues and a hairier appearance. The model reminds me too much of the flying polyp.
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: fairoaks024 on 10 October 2014, 07:35:12 PM: Definitely needs more hair and less bare areas, I was also thinking the teeth looked
Too "squig" like

Otherwise it's superb

Regards

Jim
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: redshadows on 10 October 2014, 08:01:41 PM: Hi everyone

I appreciate all the feedback, it helps me improve :)

I not sure I can make him hairier as I'm trying to stick to the concept art, but i'll see what i can do :)

Also I'll see what i can do about the mouths.
What kind of mouth or teeth do you think would look good?

thanks
George
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/587/869/1d392b17e750ea7a20796248469ed8ac_large.jpg?1391284889)
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: Bayushiseni on 10 October 2014, 08:38:21 PM: Shub Niggurath has always been one of my favorite old ones.
I feel that the teeth should be more smaller and more menacing. The interior of the mouth should appear. It's frightful to see that someone could be swallowed by that mouth.
Some of the bumps of the body should remind breasts. It's the avatar of wild fertility, is it not?
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: redshadows on 10 October 2014, 09:14:37 PM: How about smaller teeth, like a goats?
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: Ajsalium on 10 October 2014, 09:40:53 PM: That would make sense.

I think it would be important making them smaller and more human like. With lips. Some good lips would help give Shubby a mildly female look. And boobs (I spy a nipple already there).

One mouth with big teeth should be kept. Albeit... a vertical mouth. If you get what I mean. The... evil side... of otherworldy sexuality.
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: ced1106 on 11 October 2014, 09:18:53 PM: I took a closer look at the concept art, and, yep, not hairy!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/941525798/rafm-call-of-cthulhu-7th-edition-miniatures

I guess what I should have said was that the skin should be more wrinkly / pudgy?

Maybe smaller mouths or smaller teeth and open mouths would differentiate this figure more from the flying polyp?

The figure still has character, so I hope it shows up for sale sometime, perhaps as a Black Goat sculpt!
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: redshadows on 12 October 2014, 01:57:59 PM: Hi,

Started on the teeth and mouths again :)

Made the teeth smaller this time and started on the tongues.

what do you think, any better?

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1779262_939915352689487_5483548129933227182_n.jpg?oh=52afd22c8e0f703e6ae14990e1ab54d7&oe=54AFAADD&__gda__=1422120416_8735608981d75d4d821933c59f658efe)

(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10622933_939915359356153_5332018313481056670_n.jpg?oh=9c0767eec9dd69c89fd119f97e7c2b87&oe=54C0A5CF)

Thanks
George
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: Ajsalium on 12 October 2014, 02:01:23 PM: Yup, way better.
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P
Post by: redshadows on 12 October 2014, 02:03:01 PM: Thanks, just noticed they look abit rough on the photo :? I can easily tidy them up a bit :)
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P New teeth and mouth
Post by: fairoaks024 on 12 October 2014, 10:24:47 PM: Improved out of all recognition, now it's realistic/horrific/repulsive whereas before I got a
Cartoon/horror vibe.

I think those teeth are your best work yet, and I'll have to forego my comment about the hair,
In my mind I always picture "her" as covered in fur, but you obviously have to work to the art
Brief you've been given, and you've followed it amazingly well

Bravo

Regards

Jim
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures W.I.P New teeth and mouth
Post by: ced1106 on 13 October 2014, 09:21:53 AM: Teeth look a bit funky to me, sorta like braces. I guess I was anticipating sharper teeth like the concept art?

Tongues are spot on. Not evil, but mindless and random?

Sorry for making you do all this work!
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated
Post by: redshadows on 21 October 2014, 03:54:52 PM: Hi Everyone :)

Another picture of the Shub-Niggurath.
Still got to hollow out the large mouth and Its stuck together crudely with blue tac,

but what do you think?

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/10697183_945212145493141_955362252158863738_o.jpg)
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1654118_945220142159008_7779795110687040296_n.jpg?oh=f3fa543b16fc9308d7fb6b2c8f82cbf6&oe=54ADE62A)

Thanks
George
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated
Post by: ced1106 on 22 October 2014, 01:50:59 AM: The teeth still look too much like human teeth with braces. The the open mouths, then, look, more rude than menacing, as they're sticking their tongues. The tentacles and feet work for me, though.
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated
Post by: lugiber on 19 November 2014, 07:20:14 AM: This looks pretty damn awesome.
But i preferred the sharp teeth.
I guess you cant please everyone. :)
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 20 November 2014, 12:21:21 AM: So looking forward to these!
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated
Post by: chicklewis on 06 September 2017, 02:13:21 AM: My attempt at necromancy - - whatever became of this interesting RAFM project ???
Title: Re: Shub Niggurath for Rafm Miniatures updated
Post by: gnomehome on 06 September 2017, 06:16:33 AM: There was quite some delay in delivering and some discussion (IIRC Rafm was strapped for cash so they delivered rather piecemeal tot the last backers. Those backers taht paid extra shipping would get priority + extra store credit, others had to wait until enough money was available).

That being said - I believe everyone has received their miniatures. I just checked and it seems that not everything they made for the KS is available in their shop (The Dark Young being one of them). At first glace it looks like all the miniatures with resin pieces are not for general sale (yet). Maybe the cost is too high ?