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Title: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Fifteenth & Sixteenth Eyes of Gulvoth (11/5/16)
Post by: Hobby Services on 28 May 2016, 07:45:16 PM
Latest project, a bunch of Mythos-inspired eldritch horrors converted out of (mostly) Reaper figs with some extensive kitbashing and resculpts.  Intended for use as a "Dark Summons" ritual of the kind our brave investigators inevitably wind up having to disrupt at the climax of an adventure.  Or die trying, of course.  Death is always an option in Call of Cthulhu, and often not the worst one.  :)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PqgAAOSwoJZXSeCV/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5PYAAOSwintXSeCo/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KsAAAOSwBPNXSeCx/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jEkAAOSwUfNXSeDP/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kNgAAOSwQaJXSeDh/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/i2gAAOSwUfNXSeDH/s-l1600.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - trying some custom resculpts
Post by: Mo! on 28 May 2016, 08:28:36 PM
Wow! love em!
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - trying some custom resculpts
Post by: Harwood Hobbies on 28 May 2016, 11:36:14 PM
Nice conversions and brushwork!!!   :-*
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - trying some custom resculpts
Post by: beefcake on 29 May 2016, 03:02:22 AM
Very nice. Those purple worms are very versatile!
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - trying some custom resculpts
Post by: Hobby Services on 29 May 2016, 02:07:29 PM
Very nice. Those purple worms are very versatile!

Sure are, aren't they?  Nice and cheap too, so kitbashing with them doesn't force me to charge a fortune when I'm doing stuff for ebay.
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - trying some custom resculpts
Post by: Ballardian on 29 May 2016, 04:30:16 PM
Very nice, particularly like the worms colour scheme. Is the central cultist (the one with the tentacles) a Reaper mini (I'm assuming you added the tentacles)?
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - trying some custom resculpts
Post by: Hobby Services on 29 May 2016, 04:53:56 PM
Very nice, particularly like the worms colour scheme. Is the central cultist (the one with the tentacles) a Reaper mini (I'm assuming you added the tentacles)?

Thanks.  The oddball figure is actually converted off of an old Dreamblade "Jack of Blades" figure with the original hand blades removed and replaced with some tentacles from a Reaper Bones "Desert Thing" mini.  A nice model, albeit very tall in 28mm scale.  Lot of good repaint and conversion potential in the Dreamblade range, although they are a royal pain to remove from their integral gaming bases and the line's been OOP long enough now that secondary market prices are starting to get very, very silly. 
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - trying some custom resculpts
Post by: Hobby Services on 22 June 2016, 12:50:58 AM
New Eye of Gulvoth, since I had some requests to make more of these things:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/u9EAAOSwOVpXac2F/s-l1600.jpg)

Biggest one to date, almost 5" tall.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/7EoAAOSwNuxXac2d/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/V9gAAOSwnNBXac2i/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/sqMAAOSwMNxXac2X/s-l1600.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - New Eye of Gulvoth 6/21/16
Post by: chicklewis on 22 June 2016, 05:53:42 AM
REALLY love your summoning circle !
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - New Eye of Gulvoth 6/21/16
Post by: Hobby Services on 22 June 2016, 10:27:09 PM
Thanks!  Been having a lot of fun with that particular piece and finding different things to stick in it, eg:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/A14AAOSwepZXS1c0/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qJ8AAOSwtJZXU0Cn/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Uk8AAOSwUfNXS1jO/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/sTwAAOSwubRXMPvT/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/n~MAAOSwc1FXYeX-/s-l1600.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - New Eye of Gulvoth 6/21/16
Post by: n815e on 23 June 2016, 03:25:53 PM
Inspiring stuff!
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - New Eye of Gulvoth 6/21/16
Post by: beefcake on 23 June 2016, 08:44:53 PM
That picture second from the bottom really reminds me of when the Bhaalspawn in Baldurs gate 2 Shadows of Amn (computer game), changes into it's avatar form. Cool.
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - New Eye of Gulvoth 6/21/16
Post by: ojdota on 08 July 2016, 04:33:28 PM
Amazing Summoning circles  :-*
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Sixth Eye & Necromantics 7/11/16
Post by: Hobby Services on 11 July 2016, 05:15:02 PM
Behold the Sixth Eye of Gulvoth!

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rBQAAOSwv9FXgqgi/s-l1600.jpg)

Probably not the last one I'll do, since one of its titles is Gulvoth of the Thousand Eyes.  :)

Also yet another summoning circle, this one with more of a necromantic ritual feel.

(http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/60cAAOSwyDxXgUce/s-l225.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - The Eyes Have It!
Post by: Hobby Services on 30 July 2016, 10:18:46 PM
The blight of my dark master continues to spread throughout the cosmos.  Behold, the Seventh, Eight, Ninth, and Tenth Eyes of Gulvoth!

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bREAAOSwAPlXhDI8/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NloAAOSw0fhXjA3d/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/sHIAAOSwbsBXnN4U/s-l1600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fHYAAOSwARZXnN8Q/s-l1600.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Gulvoth Stirs In the Deep
Post by: Hobby Services on 29 August 2016, 10:57:37 PM
Eleventh and Twelfth Eyes of Gulvoth.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/B6gAAOSwi0RXxKep/s-l800.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qCEAAOSwFV9XxKic/s-l800.jpg)

Only nine hundred and eighty-eight to go.   :?
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Gulvoth Stirs In the Deep
Post by: supervike on 30 August 2016, 03:28:22 AM
Sorry, I must have missed this thread before!! :-* :-* :-* :-*

Great gribblies! Love the cultists.
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Gulvoth Stirs In the Deep
Post by: Maledrakh on 02 September 2016, 07:15:50 PM
Those are inspired! First rate stuff!

May I ask where you get your bases from? They seem to be 60-70mm or more in diameter and I have not seen round lipped bases for general sale over 50mm. I would like to get some larger ones.
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Gulvoth Stirs In the Deep
Post by: Hobby Services on 02 September 2016, 10:54:26 PM
Those are inspired! First rate stuff!

May I ask where you get your bases from? They seem to be 60-70mm or more in diameter and I have not seen round lipped bases for general sale over 50mm. I would like to get some larger ones.

They're 60mm Reaper bases, and they sell them (and many other varieties) over here:

https://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/Bases/sku-down

They were available for very reasonable prices (about 3 cents each) in bulk (250-1000+ at once) but they seem to have removed that option in favor of the much more expensive (about 50 cents each) 10-base lots, which is going to get them an email from me asking what's up with that.  Between that and the disappearance of everything in the Boneyard parts catalog they're starting to remind me of GW a bit.
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Gulvoth Stirs In the Deep
Post by: Oldben1 on 07 September 2016, 04:06:51 PM
I want to look away but I can't!  Really great work, supergross too.
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Gulvoth Stirs In the Deep
Post by: Hobby Services on 08 September 2016, 11:52:18 PM
I want to look away but I can't!  Really great work, supergross too.

Gulvoth calls to us all.  :)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - the Thirteenth Eye of Gulvoth arises!
Post by: Hobby Services on 19 September 2016, 08:24:53 PM
Behold, the Thirteenth Eye has arisen!

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/0FwAAOSwLF1X4DfW/s-l800.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/XBgAAOSwzaJX4Dfj/s-l800.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DmEAAOSwYIxX4Dfp/s-l800.jpg)

Only 987 to go.  :)
Title: The Thousand Eyes of Gulvoth (13 & 14 new 10/8/16)
Post by: Hobby Services on 08 October 2016, 04:05:42 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot to update this thread when I did the latest.  Lucky Thirteen we've seen already, but the little guy on the left here is technically Number Fourteen.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ebgAAOSwmLlX8ulz/s-l600.jpg)

Isn't he just adorable?

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/w8cAAOSw8w1X8umH/s-l600.jpg)

Think he's a GW Chaos Spawn bit, although I'm not positive.  My bits box isn't very well sorted.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4PgAAOSwLnBX8umc/s-l600.jpg)

As you can see, I'm still finding different things to shove into that Reaper summoning circle.  Such a versatile piece.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/uyoAAOSwNRdX8uml/s-l600.jpg)

Like this guy, for ex.  

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/JvQAAOSw8w1X9tES/s-l600.jpg)

Not technically an Eye of Gulvoth, just an average native of the Plane of Purple Flame, no doubt consulting with the cultist fellow there about transdimensional income tax law.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wjcAAOSwmLlX9tE4/s-l600.jpg)
Title: Re: The Thousand Eyes of Gulvoth (13 & 14 new 10/8/16)
Post by: CrumbReaper on 09 October 2016, 08:24:42 AM

Not technically an Eye of Gulvoth, just an average native of the Plane of Purple Flame, no doubt consulting with the cultist fellow there about transdimensional income tax law.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wjcAAOSwmLlX9tE4/s-l600.jpg)

I like all of the creatures but really like this one  8)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - the Cutest Eye of Gulvoth and pals (10/8/16)
Post by: Hobby Services on 09 October 2016, 01:58:35 PM
Thanks.  He's got a "violet eye to die for" right?  :)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Fifteenth & Sixteenth Eyes of Gulvoth (11/5/16)
Post by: Hobby Services on 05 November 2016, 11:30:54 PM
Two more additions to this project.  Eye Number Fifteen is pretty standard, shown here with a couple more Cultists of the Eye>

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/80UAAOSwcUBYHmVv/s-l600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YVUAAOSwA3dYHmWd/s-l600.jpg)

Number Sixteen is a much more elaborate kitbash, incorporating parts from five stock models and a bunch of putty.  By far the largest one in the series to date.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YE8AAOSwx2dYHmbB/s-l600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YwgAAOSwx2dYHmbV/s-l600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PNYAAOSwImRYHmbf/s-l600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/pkUAAOSwMVdYHmbo/s-l600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/l2UAAOSw4GVYHmbx/s-l600.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/P-EAAOSwImRYHmb8/s-l600.jpg)

POV shot from the height of a 28mm human facing off with the model.  Here's looking at you, kid.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Fi8AAOSwB09YHmcL/s-l600.jpg)

(http://)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Fifteenth & Sixteenth Eyes of Gulvoth (11/5/16)
Post by: CrumbReaper on 06 November 2016, 01:56:22 PM
"Eye Number Fifteen is pretty standard"  lol no it's definitely not! Really nice uses for the
kit parts and great putty work across the set, I'd be chuffed to bits if I'd put these together
top job  8)
Title: Re: Dark Summons Ritual lot - Fifteenth & Sixteenth Eyes of Gulvoth (11/5/16)
Post by: Hobby Services on 06 November 2016, 02:26:48 PM
Well, I confess I may be getting a little blasé about these things after doing so many of them.  You can get used to anything eventually, even eldritch horrors from the dark heart of the world.  :)