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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Topic started by: TheBlueShoggoth on October 30, 2016, 01:27:37 PM

Title: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: TheBlueShoggoth on October 30, 2016, 01:27:37 PM

I entered Beasts of War's Hobbyween competition and finished this earlier today.


The Paramours of the Morpheus Rift were only mentioned once in a single sentence on an old incarnation of the GW website :

“The threat posed by the Paramours of the Morpheus Rift is too terrible to dwell upon, and it is fortunate indeed these abominations are confined to a relatively small area of space towards the otherwise uninhabitable galactic core.”


So I decided to adopt them as my own and make my own design and model for them.

(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/paramour-diorama-1.jpg)

(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/paramour-diorama-2.jpg)

(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/paramour-diorama-3.jpg)
(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/paramour-diorama-4.jpg)
(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/paramour-diorama-5.jpg)
(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/paramour-diorama-6.jpg)

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: TheBlueShoggoth on October 30, 2016, 01:30:18 PM

The model was 3d modelled and 3d printed. I got Zealot to 3d print the model, as they are doing the prints for my own wargame to.

I did a number of units but went with the Reaper in the end :

(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/paramours-of-the-morpheus-rift.jpg)

And cos I'm a nerd :

(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/codex-paramours_small.jpg)


The print came in 5 components which I had to pin and superglue :
(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/reaper-assembled-1.jpg)

The unpainted diorama :
(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/forumfiles/reaper-and-deathwatch-diorama-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: Hobby Services on October 30, 2016, 02:04:35 PM

Lovely paint job and diorama work there.  How much did that cost to get printed?  And, obviously, would you be willing to sell more if someone were interested?

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: TheBlueShoggoth on October 30, 2016, 02:57:22 PM

Thanks! It cost £95 to be printed, and is unfortuantly uncastable due to how I modelled various parts of it.

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: Hobby Services on October 30, 2016, 05:52:51 PM

Oof.  Far too much, easier to sculpt my own.  3D printing costs are outrageous.

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: TheBlueShoggoth on October 30, 2016, 06:48:21 PM

Yeah, they are unfortuantly :( the upside is the casting/moulds are quite cheap. I do hope printing costs come down in time though as I agree it's pretty insane.

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: DowVooVoo on October 31, 2016, 02:38:56 AM

Nice job

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: CrumbReaper on November 01, 2016, 10:03:39 PM

Nice, puts me in mind of the Dayak from the film Immortal (Ad Vitam) so that's going on my watch list for tomorrow!

I always neglected the fluff in 40k which is a shame as I know it's very rich - top job for taking a snippet and turning
it into this piece  8)

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: dinohunterpoa on November 01, 2016, 11:27:43 PM

I used to have a pet like that!  Loved it!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: Argonor on November 04, 2016, 05:21:04 AM

Awesome project!  :-*

Title: Re: Paramour of the Morpheus Rift (40k minor xenos)
Post by: TheBlueShoggoth on November 26, 2016, 01:24:55 PM

didn't win but was mentioned :
www.beastsofwar.com/community-challenges/hobbyween-winners-announcement/