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Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 11, 2007, 07:34:33 AM

time to start spreading spam in "workbench" section :D
some tinme ago I finally decided to do sth (=paint) several west wind models I purchased last year... I chose 4 bad cthultists and gooodie scotland yard inspector to make a display base;
the idea is: evil cultist and his evil-assistants have been surprised at the desert while summoning A THING :roll: goodie-goodie inspector (let's call him LeGrasse :P ) desperately tries to stop them...
end of the story - time for the first set of WIP pictures :)

(http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/DMtrash/P1010885.jpg)
(http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/DMtrash/P1010886.jpg)

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: zbyshko on May 11, 2007, 08:02:25 AM

OH!  so cute! look sweetie - he has your mother's eyes!

how did he get them out of the jar?  :lol:

truly sir. you are inspired and gifted by the Great Old Ones.

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on May 11, 2007, 09:07:57 AM

Sweet baby, My sweet  :D

look forward for the painted version!

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 11, 2007, 09:46:30 AM

one more thing, that's just an idol not great cthulhu by any chance ^^

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Operator5 on May 11, 2007, 11:42:09 AM

Quote from: "demi_morgana"

one more thing, that's just an idol not great cthulhu by any chance ^^

I was going to say... he looks more like CUTE Cthulhu than GREAT Cthulhu.

Good job.

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Plynkes on May 11, 2007, 12:25:46 PM

I really like that Egyptian-looking fellow. West Wind, you say?

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 11, 2007, 12:40:10 PM

Quote from: "Plynkes"

I really like that Egyptian-looking fellow. West Wind, you say?

yup - there's great set of minis: 2 "aegyptian" cultists + 2 depraved "western" ones (they all will be part of display)

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: fatgoblin on May 11, 2007, 08:19:28 PM

thats nice!  the cultist will be pleased!

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 15, 2007, 03:38:42 PM

finally update-time!
although whole piece changed slightly since I took these pics I want to keep kinda "chronologic" order so here they are:

(http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/DMtrash/P1010889.jpg)
(http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/DMtrash/P1010890.jpg)

at this stage I'm working on the sand (yes! there'll be sand on the cork! ;) )

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 16, 2007, 08:13:05 PM

next update:
tomorrow I hope to post pics of finished composition; I realised the "encounter" shows one of possible ends of adventure I'm preparing for my gamers - we'll see if they can survive evil plotting of mad cthultists, muahahahahahaha... :twisted:

(http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/DMtrash/P1010892.jpg)

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on May 16, 2007, 08:17:45 PM

cool  8)

are the tentacles self-made? what did you use for it?

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 16, 2007, 09:20:46 PM

fimo + paperclip combo, I leart that without pinning modelling masses have tendency to breaking... :?

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 17, 2007, 03:42:18 PM

"- Surrender Azif, You have Your last chance! :x
 - Muahahaaa! Legrasse! We're meeting for the last time! You wont stop me now! :lol: "
   
right , You got rpg-introduction, and here's the final result;
although pics are crappy I decided not to adding backkground by GIMP or Photoshop;
(http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/DMother/CoC_display.jpg)

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Operator5 on May 17, 2007, 04:03:37 PM

Great job on the tentacles. I like the slime dripping off them.

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Plynkes on May 17, 2007, 04:04:37 PM

I don't. It's disgusting. Reminds me of the end of my grandmother's nose!  :lol:


Seriously, lovely stuff. Really horrible tentacles (I mean it in a good way, obviously!).

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: PeteMurray on May 17, 2007, 04:16:33 PM

Great job! You really do swell tentacles. That's a rare talent.

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: StevenK on May 17, 2007, 04:50:54 PM

yet another very handy talent in pulp :)

seriously, very cool diorama. I Like the idea and the execution.
Gotta get some tentacled monsters now...

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 17, 2007, 04:53:12 PM

thanks!
I hope to take better pictures because on these colors turned out too pale (have no idea why actually... :? ), for instance first pic in the topic got much more "juicy" colors than the final ones...
anyway - I hope one day I'll be able to put my hamers in similar situation to the photo, IA IA IA SHUB NIGGUTARH!!! :lol:

@StevenK: go for it! there's never enough of tentacle-monsters! :D

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Gunbird on May 17, 2007, 06:12:22 PM

She has a tentacle frowing from her nose then?  :lol:

Nice work, like the cheme on the tentacles, very good wet look. Bit like Flipper gone mental.

Johan

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Plynkes on May 17, 2007, 06:18:18 PM

You are deliberately misunderstanding me, you foolish person.  :)

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Gunbird on May 17, 2007, 06:25:09 PM

Quote from: "Plynkes"

You are deliberately misunderstanding me, you foolish person.  :)

Not denying any part of that statement  :lol:

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 17, 2007, 06:51:00 PM

@wayswatcher: maybe Plynkes wanted to say that his grandmother used to live  beneath cursed sands of iraq-desert? :mrgreen: :wink:

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Plynkes on May 17, 2007, 06:53:40 PM

Not quite, but she did go on holiday to Israel once. Perhaps the Negev is where this scene is actually happening?

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 17, 2007, 07:00:06 PM

well according to the book the adventure happens in Kirkuk in iraq, but because iraq is not far from israel - I can modify the adventure... the plane can crash, can be hijacked by mad cultists, attacked my yuggoth air forces or whatever :twisted:

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Grimm on May 17, 2007, 08:38:19 PM

AH I realy like the small ``old one `` :love:

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 17, 2007, 08:55:06 PM

Quote from: "Grimm"

AH I realy like the small ``old one `` :love:

actually it supposed to be Gold one :mrgreen:
thanx once more! You guys know how to make a zombie embarassed... :oops: :wink:

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Hammers on May 17, 2007, 09:50:28 PM

Quote from: "demi_morgana"

thanks!
I hope to take better pictures because on these colors turned out too pale

I was just going to complement you on the chosen color scheme on the tentacles. Pale pinkish-grey...or is it greyish-pink. No I apparently have to withdraw that compliment! ;-)

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 18, 2007, 05:43:26 AM

now I feel obligated even more to bring better quality pictures, You just wait a day or two :)

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Hammers on May 18, 2007, 10:03:34 AM

Something just struck me:

is it possible that Tolkien had read Lovecraft when he wrote that bit about the Watcher in the Water?

Or is it just a bit of plain old medeival kraken mythology thrown in?

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Plynkes on May 18, 2007, 10:50:53 AM

It is possible, but Tolkien strikes me as the kind of chap who wouldn't be seen dead reading 'trash' like that. Except maybe in secret under the covers when there weren't any other Oxford University professors around.

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: demi_morgana on May 18, 2007, 10:59:01 AM

that's pretty interesting question... I don't think there's a person who could deny tolkien wasn't lovecraft's psycho-fan...
just try to imagine: j.r.r. tolkien himself worshipping great ancient ones! :mrgreen:

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Operator5 on May 18, 2007, 12:11:09 PM

Thanks Polynikes.

I now have this picture (the only one they ever show of old JRR here in the US) with his pipe, sitting and giggling under the bed sheets as he flips through Weird Tales.

 :D

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Plynkes on May 18, 2007, 12:26:36 PM

Sorry about that. Here's a picture of him as a dashing lieutenant in the Great War, think on that instead:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Tolkien_1916.jpg)
Actually he doesn't look particularly dashing, does he?

Apparently Frodo is the British officer class, determined and stiff upper-lipped until almost the end, but Samwise is Tommy Atkins esq., without whom Frodo would have failed.

I read that somewhere once. It was very interesting article.

Title: encounter at desert
Post by: Hammers on May 18, 2007, 01:40:22 PM

On that topic...
Most of you have probably seen these:

(http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/catalog/hfk001%20freddy%20bagshott.jpg)

(http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/catalog/hfk002%20%20stan%20gammage.jpg)