Even the paper Elder Things were a good one because they seem unreal.
I genuinely think they are nifty. I made those ones years ago but I rebased and varnished them to go with the others.
See, elder thing miniatures used to all be sitting with their body on the ground with limp tentacles spread out around them:-

But these were standing erect on their legs which I thought was way cooler:-

And they have this pleasingly angry expression. And you can assemble them with any number of arms and wings so the kit is pretty versatile. They were the best elder thing minis available when I made them! Far more menacing and practical looking than any proper ones you could buy!
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Well I liked them anyway.