Distractions or Senility can be FUN!

[jubbs71]

Apr 15, 2016 18:22:21 GMT deafnala said:

Apr 13, 2016 21:44:09 GMT stroezie said:

Ok that does it, now that you've gone and added a clown this whole project has gone from pleasantly disturbing to full blown creepy ;-))

I like it!
(still hate clowns though)

Thanks, stroezie. I'm glad you like IT despite your feelings about clowns...my sons are terrified of clowns even now as grown men.

Apr 15, 2016 5:58:38 GMT tauster said:

Have you sculpted the The Faceless Horror Garbage Removal Service yourself? If yes: How did you make the teeth? I'm asking because teeth are one of the things I'm not very good at sculpting/crafting.

Regarding the thing's name: I really wouldn't call it 'faceless'. In fact, there are not very much creatures out there that are less faceless than your FHGRS!


And the Floating Tentacled Whatever is also great. Which isn't difficult because having tentacles is almost a guarantee to be cool. Plus, teh face! Love it.

Thanks for the reply, tauster! I'm happy you like the new stuff!

The Faceless Horror (I agree it is a bad description) is Reaper's 77114 Faceless Horror (the source of the name); it's available in metal as well as the bones.

AND here's where we stand with IT:






...IT is actually finished; all that needs to be done is to mount IT on IT's base. More photos later today or early tomorrow are in the card.

That thing is terrifying....

I could see my players having nightmares from IT.

[deafnala]

Apr 15, 2016 19:20:54 GMT jubbs71 said:

That thing is terrifying....

I could see my players having nightmares from IT.

Thanks for the reply, jubbs71. I have been told by more than a few Forum Folk that my stuff gives them nightmares. Considering how a lot of people react to clowns, this would seem to follow in the footsteps of the Horrors that preceded IT.

...AND now IT is done:









...there you have IT; whatever IT may be.

[tauster]

Creepy doesn't give it enough justice...

Personally, I wouldn't mount it on a permanent base. I would add a sufficiently strong neodym magnet below the tentacles and then craft different bases. Some spontaneous ideas:
- one totally harmless base with normal terrain (or different regular terrain bases, depending on your campaign needs)
- at least one circus-themed base (a nobrainer, really)
- one 'freak-the-players-out' base
- one fly base, because... come on, this thing simply has to go airborne!

[deafnala]

Once more distracted, I started om the Leprechaun last seen edging away fro the W.I.P. IT:




Yesterday I based the Little Rogue, painted the base, & had to wait until the Internet was more cooperative to post the progress:













I finished his flesh & hair last night between innings. Hopefully, weather & Internet permitting, I'll have some more progress photos to post later today...or not.

[deafnala]

Apr 15, 2016 21:28:04 GMT tauster said:

Creepy doesn't give it enough justice...

Personally, I wouldn't mount it on a permanent base. I would add a sufficiently strong neodym magnet below the tentacles and then craft different bases. Some spontaneous ideas:
- one totally harmless base with normal terrain (or different regular terrain bases, depending on your campaign needs)
- at least one circus-themed base (a nobrainer, really)
- one 'freak-the-players-out' base
- one fly base, because... come on, this thing simply has to go airborne!

Thanks for the reply, tauster. Since a few Folk on other Fora have blamed It for nightmares, I guess IT is more than creepy.

I do have him glued in place, but moving him to another base would't be a problem; re, he's "floating' on two thin brads. The under part is without detail; SO I wouldn't want IT floating too high off the ground.

[deafnala]

AND later the same day finds the Little Rogue & Friend done:










...there are benefits to being an insomniac & coffee addict.

[chiefsgtbradley]

Wow this is jawdropping amazingly awesome! Karma for shure!

[deafnala]

May 5, 2016 12:27:02 GMT chiefsgtbradley said:

Wow this is jawdropping amazingly awesome! Karma for shure!

 Sorry it took so long to reply. Thanks for the kind reply, chiefsgtbradley! I'm glad you like the stuff...the morale boost is appreciated.

[ivenbach]

I've now only just seen these. You've done amazing work with this stuff. Makes me envious of a dedicated crafting space.

[Sam]

Awesome stuff. Love it all! May the luck be with you.

[deafnala]

Sorry for the long delay in replying.

Nov 25, 2016 7:50:38 GMT ivenbach said:

I've now only just seen these. You've done amazing work with this stuff. Makes me envious of a dedicated crafting space.

Thanks for the reply, ivenbach. I am happy you like my stuff.
The space is actually only a devoted area since I regard sleeping as a craft activity...it doubles as a bedroom.
However, this is the most space I've had to work in a very long time.

Dec 20, 2016 12:15:45 GMT Sam said:

Awesome stuff. Love it all! May the luck be with you.

Thanks, Sam. I appreciate the positive feedback...a morale boost is always welcome.

[ivenbach]

I had to go through your images again. They are stunning, absolutely so. Please take a photo of them all once you get the time.

Your crafting space is doing something right, keep up the good work.

[deafnala]

Jan 15, 2017 6:57:41 GMT ivenbach said:

I had to go through your images again. They are stunning, absolutely so. Please take a photo of them all once you get the time.

Your crafting space is doing something right, keep up the good work.

Sorry for the delay in responding, ivenbach. AND thanks for the reply. I'm glad you like the stuff.
I enjoy Group Portraits also, SO I'll see what I can do with your request.
I haven't posted here for awhile & I have a LOT of new things to inflict on you all.

[tauster]

Can't wait for the infliction!

[deafnala]

Jan 23, 2017 20:17:03 GMT tauster said:

Can't wait for the infliction!

Well I wouldn't want to keep you waiting too long. The quandry comes as to what to post. I figure there are at least 20 pages of photos in my 2016 album & some in other albums that haven't been posted here. A lot of the pictures are W.I.P. shots. SO I'll only post the finished stuff with one exception for a how-to-set of pics. The W.I.P. photos will be posted on demand.

Since the Pumpkin Heads are among the oldest AND some of the newest, I start with them. Back in October I got a request for one of my old Pumpkin Head conversions from a L.A.F. Fellow, Noctuary. The one he wanted had been sent off to Hesse, SO, I made him a similar piece:










...well, he loved it. So did Comsquare aka Tobias from the same forum. That lead to two more of the Seedy Rogues:
















..the pair of Scoundrels:




...Tobias is a very talented blacksmith. He wanted to return the favor & he sent me this beautifully crafted Viking knife in trade:



...all the above are made from Reaper Jack O'Lanterns, & G.W. plastic Goblin, Zombie, & Empire Militia parts.

It's around this time I lost my mind, what little there was to lost. I began two Gangs of Pumpkin Heads including some home made Jack O'Lanterns I sent another Pumpkin Head off to Jay on the Reaper Forum, & made a Drow Pumpkin head for George of the same Forum:








The first of my two Gangs, Von Kurst's Pumpkin Heads is almost done & photos will appear in a little while. The second, The Witch's Hunters (they hunt the Witch Hunters of the Inquisitional disposition aka The Old Lady Burners) are coming along & some photos likewise will be posted...as soon as my tiny mind clears.

[deafnala]

The Von Kurst Pumpkin Head Gang i order of completion...mostly:








...these Guys are a mix of G.W's O.O.P. plastic Night Goblin & Zombie parts with Reaper & Homegrown Jacl O'Lanterms for heads, floral wire belts. Here are some of the Homegrown Jacks:
 




AND a body in the works:








...that's how it's done...for the most part.
...next ones:








...the first of the Witches, one of the Reaper Witch Coven Girls:






...Von Kurst, Himself:




...the second witch: Good things from the Garden...":






...the whole Gang, thus far:




...next up some photos of the Gang in the Spooky Woods...If you go out to The Wood today you're in for a big surprise...

[deafnala]

The Von Kurst Gang in The Spooky Woods:
Zooming in...I LOVE zooming in:




...The Shaman:


...the Lads with the Sticky Things in front:


...the Slasher:


...the Reaper Man:


...Von Kurst & the Witch (to be named):


...Von Kurst alone:


...meanwhile there is some recruiting shenanigans afoot:






...more soon...although tomorrow is iffy.

[kgstanley81]

Those are wicked awesome

[deafnala]

Jan 24, 2017 4:19:35 GMT kgstanley81 said:

Those are wicked awesome

Thanks for the kind reply, kgstanley81! I am happy you liked the stuff.
I'm deciding what to post today...if I only had a brain. The other Pumpkin Head Gang: i.e., the Witches hunters, might be an idea.
This Reaper miniature is the likely candidate for The Witch:



The Gang:




...the first Dashing Pumpkin Swashbuckler:








...seen here wit some Reaper Dire Rats (R.O.U.S.) standing in for Hounds. These were painted back in '08 & updated yesterday:




The Von Kurst Guys will have these Reaper (Hell) Hounds for backup:






...that catches us up on the various Pumpkin Heads. Nex will be some random stuff underway & some pieces I sent off to other Folk.

[SpielMeisterKev!]

Howdy,

Seriously... those pumpkin dude minis need a kickstarter!

Somebody get castings and start production,
Kev!