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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Topic started by: Thunderchicken on October 01, 2008, 08:04:36 PM

Title: A new monster
Post by: Thunderchicken on October 01, 2008, 08:04:36 PM
Many moons ago I played Cthulhu RPG religiously and as a GM was always looking for a new angle. If only I found this stuff then, it would have been perfect. All I'd have to do is give it a name:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dX7xeF-ywxc

Here's another version. Give the clip a minute, it's worth the wait:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yN9pioJWTk0

Mate of mine is a chemical engineer and says it's the real deal.
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: JollyBob on October 01, 2008, 08:41:56 PM
That's cool and weird and horrible and fantastic and disgusting all in one go!
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: twrchtrwyth on October 01, 2008, 08:54:58 PM
I'm not sure what to say. Weird but cool.
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Post by: knoxville on October 01, 2008, 09:11:09 PM
What is that kind of stuff (and where can I get this)? :)
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: Danny the Chimp on October 01, 2008, 10:29:04 PM
Reminds me of the little black tablet things you could get in the 80's from Jokeshops.

You lit the tablet and it grew into a black snake like thing, or as I remember, something resembling a black turd...

Am I the only one who remember these, or are the paint fumes getting to me?  ;D

Very cool though, I wonder if it sets hard, it would make amazing scenery.
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: archangel1 on October 02, 2008, 07:16:17 AM
Neat! Instant Cthulhu!

Reminds me of the little black tablet things you could get in the 80's from Jokeshops.

You lit the tablet and it grew into a black snake like thing, or as I remember, something resembling a black turd...

Am I the only one who remember these, or are the paint fumes getting to me?  ;D  ...


I vaguely remember them.  Weren't very big? Couple of inches long when done?
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: Ramshackle_Curtis on October 02, 2008, 11:25:56 AM
YES!! I WANT SOME!
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Post by: thejammedgatling on October 02, 2008, 02:14:16 PM
O.k, prizes for anyone who knows where to get some of this. Just the ticket for my new Mars terrain. Think I remember the old toy from the early 80's.But from memory wasn't the stuff very brittle and flaky when you touched it?
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: archangel1 on October 02, 2008, 02:30:03 PM
It was almost like cigarette ash, wasn't it?
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: Bako on October 02, 2008, 07:48:33 PM
The stuff from the 80's you're talking about were called 'snakes'. Weren't very big, so they didn't get more than a few inches after you ignited them. Don't know if you can even buy snakes anymore. Though the stuff on those videos are epic, definately worth looking into.
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: Snate56 on October 03, 2008, 01:38:15 AM
And yes, they were a bit stiffer than cigarette ash, but only just.
We had them at our fireworks stands around the time of our Indepenance Day celebration.
You could put a few of the tablets together to make a thicker snake.

I'm wondering if you could spray it with varnish, ever so lightly, until you built up a thick enough layer to be rigid.

SteveN
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: darquebus on October 03, 2008, 06:45:36 AM
 ;D  Don't do this a home kids! The fumes are toxic

actually everything in there is highly toxic... I am married to chemist and she wouldn't allow it  :'(

Again a perfect example that wifes do not support war-gaming needs...


Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: Bako on October 04, 2008, 03:37:16 AM
Good thing I don't have one then! ;D
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: supervike on October 29, 2008, 01:36:29 AM
The stuff from the 80's you're talking about were called 'snakes'. Weren't very big, so they didn't get more than a few inches after you ignited them. Don't know if you can even buy snakes anymore. Though the stuff on those videos are epic, definately worth looking into.

Yep, you can still buy 'snakes' they sell them here in my state around the 4th of July....

I loved stacking bunches of them together and making a huge python sized one!
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: ChukTuttle on October 31, 2008, 02:49:30 AM
The fumes of most cool things are toxic  lol :o o_o :-[

Of course, you could perform the ill-advised and moderately dangerous sulfuric acid into sugar experiment.  It generates a ton of heat and sulfur gas, but you get a huge carbon snake out of the deal.  I don't think it has any real use in gaming though.
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: garyapsledene on November 02, 2008, 10:40:34 PM
Looks like the morning after curry night! lol
Title: Re: A new monster
Post by: Christian on November 04, 2008, 07:39:11 AM
You'd have to fight that in real time... and then your gaming table would burn down. Still cool though! :D