tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post1186138839725579751..comments2024-03-28T05:53:41.493-04:00Comments on PM Painting: Monster May(hem): Elder ThingMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08624491160014232874noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-8286778265232638812021-05-03T16:01:21.920-04:002021-05-03T16:01:21.920-04:00Thanks, Keith! I'm really happy with the colou...Thanks, Keith! I'm really happy with the colours and the way it turned out. It suits the Antarctic perfectly. Elder Things are one of my fave HPL creations too, they're incredibly original.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624491160014232874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-65150151861970518402021-05-03T11:04:04.727-04:002021-05-03T11:04:04.727-04:00I absolutely love the colors you chose, Matt. Elde...I absolutely love the colors you chose, Matt. Elder Things are one of my favorite Lovecraftian monsters (surpassed only by the Great Race of Yith). I know I wouldn't have chosen such a light palette, because that's how I think; but I need to broaden my way of thinking. Seeing what you have done here is inspirational. It's really very cool!The Angry Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929451913231828086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-51836358518787108562021-05-02T14:45:21.624-04:002021-05-02T14:45:21.624-04:00Yay! I realise I veered away from the "offici...Yay! I realise I veered away from the "official" colour scheme but I couldn't face just painting it grey. The cold blue/greens were perfect.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624491160014232874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-5451476620288787942021-05-02T14:44:29.127-04:002021-05-02T14:44:29.127-04:00Thanks! Elder Things are weird looking and reading...Thanks! Elder Things are weird looking and reading the description in "At The Mountains of Madness" does leave you thinking, "What??" But RAFM did a good job with this figure.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624491160014232874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-26958472601259453462021-05-02T11:42:58.089-04:002021-05-02T11:42:58.089-04:00Giles came out great and as a fellow fan of Lovecr...Giles came out great and as a fellow fan of Lovecraft, I can say that he would definitely be proud of this monster :DKuribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142002129545901040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-52731070008842890532021-05-02T09:46:36.587-04:002021-05-02T09:46:36.587-04:00Nice work, Matt - certainly a weird looking horror...Nice work, Matt - certainly a weird looking horror! :)Azazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808623224533680043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-18118592176247081692021-05-01T11:20:17.715-04:002021-05-01T11:20:17.715-04:00Cheers, Dave! As soon as I began slapping on the D...Cheers, Dave! As soon as I began slapping on the Dark Blue Pale I knew it was going to work with this mini. I just didn't think it would be painted so quickly :-)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624491160014232874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-72780733914803931012021-05-01T11:19:34.382-04:002021-05-01T11:19:34.382-04:00Thanks, Roger! And I can totally see the Imperial ...Thanks, Roger! And I can totally see the Imperial Probe/Alien crossover, so you're not alone in your vision LOLMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624491160014232874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-20873773319470253222021-05-01T10:22:18.934-04:002021-05-01T10:22:18.934-04:00Great work on your beastie Matt, I think all your ...Great work on your beastie Matt, I think all your colour choices add to the overall effect of the model, and sticking with the all white base works for the settingDave Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398737478468720431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720801445504663403.post-25607391155557632462021-05-01T07:26:33.183-04:002021-05-01T07:26:33.183-04:00What a great monster, and a really early "ban...What a great monster, and a really early "banker" for the challenge too!<br /><br />Great bit of painting and love the colours, It immediately put me in mind of a biological version of the probe droid from "The Empire Strikes Back", if you mixed up the Star Wars and Aliens franchises! Though that might just be me! <br /><br />Cheers Roger. Dick Garrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653744597413710281noreply@blogger.com