The Curse of Apshai

[The Hooded Claw]

Back in the day I loved the various Apshai adventure games. Even though they never came back in any new form, the memory of Egyptian themed dungeon crawls has never left me.

The various Mummy movies with all their bugs, mummy minions and such were a good example of this and I so, I decided to do this new conversion off another Reaper Bones miniature.



This miniatures represents a tomb guardian who has been cursed by the insect god, Apshai...





My apologies for the blurry back shot. Holding a camera while holding the miniature in the light was a bit tricky. No matter how i shot this figure while it was sitting down, I couldn't capture it well. I also noticed a horrible mold line too late. But when the figure is on the table, it's hardly noticeable, so I didn't bother going back and correcting it.

Here is a list of what was done to the original figure...

1) Reshaped in greenstuff the jaw to make it stretched and crooked, adding to the torment of the scarabs pouring forth. The tongue you see is the original jaw line.

2) In addition to the scabs on the body, several are sculpted erupting from the flesh of this mummy.

3) The abdomen was re-sculpted to show undulating bulges, hinting that this creature is a husk full of scarab beetles.

4) There are a few lumps added to the surface indicating scarabs moving under the skin.

Enjoy!

-Eli

[von Lucky]

Very nice conversion and painting. Looking forward to the rest of the dungeon.

[Wolf Girl]

Cool conversion! That looks awesome. 

Did you make the beetles too?

[The Hooded Claw]

The scarabs were sculpted in place. They began life as blobs of green stuff. I then shaped the blobs and then a couple of lines with the tool makes the separation for the head and between the wing carapaces. In the cases where the scarabs are coming out of the skin, the same putty is then shaped and blended into the skin around it.

-Eli

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

That is really good, I like those scarabs.

[d phipps]

Excellent work, Eli! 

[magokiron]

DISGUSTING in the best manner.

I really like the idea.

Thanks for sharing.