* JollyBob makes plans... final WIP shots 12/09/10!

[JollyBob]

... but may get sidetracked by something shiny, so be warned...

Having read the discussion on how some people don't like the perfect circle of the CD base, I have been thinking about how best to turn this into an advantage.

So I'm going to try my hand at making a wee bitty Cthulhu inspired terrain piece.

Need to have a sort out of available materials and such, but will hopefully be able to put up some initial "Pile o' Crap" shots at the weekend.

(Real life, wife and general forgetful/laziness not withstanding.)  

 

[JollyBob]

OK, so here's what I'm going to start with:



I warn you now, this may bear no resemblance to the finished product. In fact, I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with it all, I just thought the shapes were quite nice.

[Christian]

It's a baby Cthulhu! This is going to be good!

[Thunderchicken]

Either that or its a giant CD and golf tee.

Very intruiging JB.

[JollyBob]

It's a baby Cthulhu! This is going to be good!

I admire your enthusiasm, sir. I wouldn't get too carried away though. 

[JollyBob]

Progress is being made. 

Basic shapes cut and glued together:



Bit of texture added:



Creepy runes etched into the base, more texture and sealed with thin PVA:



And added a bowl for sacrificial offerings:



Have also looked out some spare bits for window dressing and cobbled together another idol so the li'l 'Thulhu can be swapped out. No photos of that just yet though.

[JollyBob]

And tonight's progress is...


Added some skully-chainy things from an old GW Dark Elf set to break up the flat rock:



And from the other side:



Close up of the new idol sitting in the recess. Its the demon Pazuzu!



With an intrepid investigator to show the scale of everything:



And with a little bit of basing:



Compared to some folks' builds (I'm looking at you, Bibbly!) its really quite boring, but I'm having pretty good fun doing it, and I like the simple functionality of it. Its also not taking very long, so I may do another one when its finished.

[anevilgiraffe]

nice one Bob...

[Christian]

That looks ace!

[OSHIROmodels]

I like that  Where did you get the inspiration from?

Mine might not be boring (and I certainly don't think yours is) but there's a good chance it won't get finished either 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

Really cool stuff Rob, As Jimbibbo says where did you get the inspiration

[JollyBob]

Inspiraration? Um, basically all the material I had lying around was odd-shaped offcuts that only went together one way when I tried. And I like things uncluttered anyway or you can't fit figures on them.

More luck than planning, really. Happy you all like it though.

[Blackwolf]

Hurry upppp! I want to see it finished,I like it very much

[JollyBob]

Ok, so after a bit of grumbling on another thread, I managed to pick up a selection of funky looking beads:



From which I was able to cobble these together:



Here's a size comparison with Professor Bumbershoot again:



Little bit of gravel in the top for coals/incense;



And some quickly sculpted flames:



They fit quite nicely between the little altar and the rocky throne:


 
And once again the prof shows us how they scale up:





They're maybe a little tall, but I like the effect, and find it easier to fit the figures around the wide tops this way. I can always change them at a later date if I decide they really aren't working. 


Blimey, apart from painting and strewing some static grass about, I think this one's finished! 

[YPU]

Those incense stands look great, How did you make sure they were straight, I think I would end up gluing them all zigzag.