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<H3>Eldrich Abominations</H3>


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<img class=marginalia src=starcow00.jpg></img>
OK, so this week, Doctor Moreau is cross-breeding a cow (a bit too big for a
scale 28mm cow) and a starfish (giant one), and also a collie (again, way too
big for my scale) and an octopus (a big one, but not bad).  Also, we're using
miscelaneous scorpion parts (everybody love them) and a couple of pairs of wings.
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So other than chopping and gluing, the noticeable thing here is repositioning
the tentacles.  I do this over a candle - just melt the figure a bit and bend,
then hold under cold water to set.  Note: Fire is hot.  It can catch stuff on
fire.  Plastic give off fumes when heated (I do this over the range hood with
the fan cranked).  Plastic also melts and drips and ruin things.  Like, potentially
your range or your hand.  I do not recommend anyone actually do this.
Even me.
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While the tentacle bending was mostly aesthetic above (I don't really like
symmetric stuff, especially for this), it is almost mandatory for the starfish
to get the right pose.  On this one, you can also see some clay on the body
to cover the seams.  Even if you're not a sculptor, globby and formless is
pretty easy to do with clay.  Just ask anyone taking a community college
pottery class.
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This is the anterior view of the figures primed.  I think its a bit easier to
see the piece as a piece like this, rather than a collection of variously
colored plastic bits.
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The posterior view, likewise.
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This is a bit I added after painting.  I cut some plastic shavings to serve
as denticles.  They will be held in place with LocTite outdoor sealant.  Which
will end up in big globs, but that's OK, since it dries clear and looks like
a big glob of mucous.  Well ... that's good for this thing.
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Here we have a Hellboy figure for size reference (remembering big red is not
just red, but he's also big.  I had a good time mixing various colors of paint
in with my silver paint to creat the colour out of space effect.
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Here is starcow having a discussion about lunch with some space marines.
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