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General Category => General Chaos => : ArtfulShrapnel July 24, 2010, 11:01:44 PM
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So, now that I'm free from the Codex I'm exploring some of the other projects that have been sitting in the back of my mind. One that has been engaging me for quite some time is creating some 3d printable models of Mythos beasties. There are no good minatures (that I've seen) for the CoC game, and I know some people find that pulling out a gigantic model to put on the table really helps to give people a sense of scale.
So yeah, this is the Bloody Tongue Nyarlethotep I cranked out today. I'm working on getting him printable and uploading him to Shapeways, we'll see how that goes over the next few hours.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TEuiMPD0ByI/AAAAAAAAAlY/mRheLUpaRhA/s1600/Bloodytongue.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TEuiUv-5ibI/AAAAAAAAAlg/U4cEGzyb9wo/s1600/bloodytongue_back.jpg)
Any suggestions for other Mythos beings that could use a 3d treatment? My thoughts immediately turn to Dark Young and Shoggoths.
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Great Race of Yith
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Ghouls and Deep Ones obviously
Shoggoth
King in Yellow
Mi-Go
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I will come up with some suggestions later, but all i have to say for now is....
hot damn.
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I will come up with some suggestions later, but all i have to say for now is....
hot damn.
You think that's cool? How about the fact that you can get a copy of him? :)
http://www.shapeways.com/model/139668/nyarlethotep_bloody_tongue___mini_version.html
Shapeways is a 3d printing company, so you can order a print of anything you can sculpt in a digital environment. I originally uploaded him so I could order a copy for myself, but I figured I'd share the link if anyone else wants to get a copy. $30 for a 3" tall version (I set it to have the lowest possible markup, so you're pretty much getting it at cost of printing) They aren't colored, but painting these things up is half the fun, right?
I also made a turnaround video since he's kinda hard to see in the pics above. This one doesn't have color, but it's the actual mesh that I sent to print. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldbpyjAQn9I
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That is absolutely disgusting (in a good way, since it kind of should be)...
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Its got great detail thats for sure. I like it!
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First up, Seth's request: The Great Race of Yith. (Available for print on Shapeways (http://www.shapeways.com/model/141191/great_conical_yitihian.html). They're under the $25 minimum order thingy, so you'd have to order something else, or buy a pair together.)
(His got bonus points because I may need one for my Masks game. Players haven't been to Australia yet, after all.)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFN0x_R7W1I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/6JAE5R_35sM/s1600/Yith-Color-2.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFN0yd03cMI/AAAAAAAAAnY/OH3Olg4veS0/s1600/Yith-Color-1.jpg)
If you want more images, check behind the spoiler tag. These ones are of the actual geometry:
[spoiler](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFN0zgT5h4I/AAAAAAAAAno/u0XmFl-d_fI/s1600/Yith+Detail+2.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFN0y4wz98I/AAAAAAAAAng/sikJlkKSZq8/s1600/Yith+detail.jpg)[/spoiler]
Also, it's time for Name That Cthulian! One of my current projects.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFN3a_DJztI/AAAAAAAAAoE/bQsHPAZsHYI/s1600/darkyoung.jpg)
(hint, it is not in fact pikachu)
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(hint, it is not in fact pikachu)
FFFFFUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKK
I'll simply quote the Cult of Transcendence chapter in Targets of Opportunity and say, "It's a fucking Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath."
Bee-tee-dubs, the Bloody Tongue avatar is suitably grotesque. The Black Buddha would be an awesome companion sculpture.
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Bee-tee-dubs, the Bloody Tongue avatar is suitably grotesque. The Black Buddha would be an awesome companion sculpture.
An interesting project I have in the works: Chess sets based on the Cthulhu Mythos, with different themes. So far i'm thinking
Nyarlethotep set: Bloody Tongue, Lurker in the Dark, Black Buddha, Bloated Woman, The Black Sphinx, and Cultists of the Black Pharoh as pawns.
Cthulhu Set: Cthulhu, Hydra, Dagon, Deep Ones, Cultists again
Carcosa Set: King in Yellow, Hastur, Some Creepy Buildings, A copy of the play, and Investigators as pawns
Interdimensional Fun: Daoloth, Hounds of Tindalos, Dimensional Shamblers, Not sure what to use as pawns
Alien Menace: Cthugha, Yithians, Mi-Go, use MJ12 Agents as Pawns
The Outer Gods: Azathoth, Shub Niggurath, Servitors, Dark Young, Shan as pawns?
Whatcha think? Any suggestions?
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Well, I'm a pretty crappy chess player, so the sets may unnerve my opponents and give me the edge needed to win.
The Interdimensional series is missing some serious Hunting Horror.
Shan probably belong in the Alien set. Or Flying Polyps. Ugh... hate those damned things.
Don't forget Tcho-Tcho for the Hastur series. And Byakhee are also associated with it, I think.
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Interdimensional Fun: Daoloth, Hounds of Tindalos, Dimensional Shamblers, Not sure what to use as pawns
Byakhee
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Interdimensional Fun: Daoloth, Hounds of Tindalos, Dimensional Shamblers, Not sure what to use as pawns
Byakhee
I thought they more just flew about in space and served Nyarlethotep? Or was it someone else the served...
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Also, I finished another one of the projects I was working on today.
Ross, this one is for you. (I'll probably paint him when my brain congeals back into a semisolid)
Get it on Shapeways and such. (http://www.shapeways.com/model/141296/migo.html) I think I'll be ordering one of him and one of the Yithian. Between the two of them they get me just over the 25 dollar minimum order from Shapeways.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFPFPbG7Y7I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/MP137j8GamQ/s1600/migo_front.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFPFQabRl2I/AAAAAAAAAoY/VrNBnCgbyQQ/s1600/migo_side.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DZlbvVly4yU/TFPFSbRK6tI/AAAAAAAAAoo/BZetq1Z73Vg/s1600/migo_detail.jpg)
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You are truly talented and I am thoroughly impressed. Not only do you make such incredible things, but you do it so quickly...
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...you do it so quickly...
I have to give credit for both detail and speed to Zbrush. They have made an incredibly powerful and intuitive piece of software. I don't think I could even work this fast with actual clay.
And thanks! :) I'm likely going to be doing a series of humanoid miniatures in the next week. Looks like making this series has paid off already, and I haven't even sold a mini yet.
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Interdimensional Fun: Daoloth, Hounds of Tindalos, Dimensional Shamblers, Not sure what to use as pawns
Byakhee
I thought they more just flew about in space and served Nyarlethotep? Or was it someone else the served...
The Byakhee often serve Hastur the Unnameable. Since the beings are made of ordinary matter, they can be injured by normal weapons such as firearms. Byakhee can fly through space and can carry a rider, though the rider needs protection from the vacuum and cold by suitable spells or potions. Byakhee live in interstellar space but may be summoned to Earth to perform tasks or to serve as steeds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byakhee
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The Byakhee often serve Hastur the Unnameable. Since the beings are made of ordinary matter, they can be injured by normal weapons such as firearms. Byakhee can fly through space and can carry a rider, though the rider needs protection from the vacuum and cold by suitable spells or potions. Byakhee live in interstellar space but may be summoned to Earth to perform tasks or to serve as steeds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byakhee
Ah, then I'd probably throw them in the Carcosa set too. The book was kinda a lame filler choice anyways. I'm guessing they'd be Knights. (Always popping in unexpectedly from above, and flying over other things)
EDIT: I'm making a more organized list for various sets.
Anyone who wants to help, just follow the link to an editable google doc.
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1UV5AtAVM1DIWtod01dQr8EImPNTqNSU4_WHKOwd1IxA&hl=en&authkey=COafns8C
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Made my additions to the document.
Oh, yeah, I just remembered, I saw a flyer you posted over at War Dog's here in Jacksonville (it's closed now, but whatever). Did you ever get your WH40k minis back?
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Made my additions to the document.
Oh, yeah, I just remembered, I saw a flyer you posted over at War Dog's here in Jacksonville (it's closed now, but whatever). Did you ever get your WH40k minis back?
Wow, those made it all the way to Jacksonville? I'll have to thank Steve Fields, he canvassed the state in those fuckers.
No, I never did get my army back. Our best guess at this point is they got nabbed because they were in my car in a soft-case, and looked valuable. Maybe the thief assumed they were camera equipment or computer stuff. I'm thinking they probably ditched them in a dumpster once they realized what they'd taken.
Is a shame too, I never really recovered my energy for working on warhammer stuff. I'd put a lot of time into those plague marines.
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By the powers of Threadomancy, I resurrect thee! Zbrush updated, and lovecraftian horrors are a great way to practice. :)
Added a new one to the set, A Cthonian. This guy is a huge mofo. 80mm tall x 120mm long on the table. (He can and will eat 1d4 adventurers per round. I'm pretty sure you could balance a couple guys in his tentacles too).
In related/exciting news, Shapeways will be dropping their minimum order policy shortly! (This is bittersweet news, as they will also be adding reasonable shipping charges. Really not much change on stuff like this, but I think it will be slightly raising the price of individual minis)
Any requests for the near future?