Lord Krungharr Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 I'm in the works of making my Lovecraftian themed megagargants. Got a Cthulhu going (tentacle face and wings and claws, soon scaley skin)...a Nyarlathotep (big tentacles coming out of an old Balewind Vortex)....Yog-Sothoth (Tyranid Tyrannocyte which will have big eyeballs and globes all over besides the tentacles and mouth at the top). Then I wanted to do HPLovecraft as King Brodd (or Gatebreaker as the mood strikes me). But my wife said that might be a bad idea because of being a noted racist. I hadn't thought of that, and dang it, really wanted that to finish off the HPL theme. I glued all kinds of books and scrolls on his base as sort of a shattered library. What do people think of this? Would that upset anyone? I don't want to give anyone bad gameplay cuz they're wondering if I'm championing bad things, whereas I'm actually trying to pay homage to fictional giant otherworldly things beyond good and evil. Trying to think what else I could do...maybe the pharaoh Nephren-Ka (for which I'll need an old Necrosphinx kit for the bits). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasshpit Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 (edited) Pics please!!! Interesting topic. I had no idea and did a bit of quick research. Again, pics please!!😁 Edit: irrelevant Edited November 28, 2023 by Vasshpit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkdth Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 37 minutes ago, Lord Krungharr said: What do people think of this? Would that upset anyone? Lovecraft is just a single author and cosmic horror as a genre has grown into so much more. The man is long gone but the mythos he created still capture many people's imagination. There is a cosmic void between engaging in the mythos and endorsing his personally held beliefs. In short, I'd love to see where you take this. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Firaun Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 @Lord Krungharr I would mind it, but maybe you should ask @KingBrodd for his opinion as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Cuthulu stuff is exceptionally mainstream and very accepted. Yes the author was a racist, but the actual mythos has long since separated from its creator and stands on its own two legs. There are loads of icons, artwork, major references in TV shows, plushies, heck Tyranids have several units using tentacle faces. If anything you could use the genestealer face parts (ebay will likely have a good few) or Venomthrope face parts to create the tentacles. If you wanted larger ones then Venomthrope arms would work if cut down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Krungharr Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 Here's what I've got going so far, which isn't too far along yet. Cthulhu has the prodigious claws and once I do the scales should have the rubbery man-dragon-octopus look; his weapon is magnetized so could be a Kraken-Eater too. Found a bunch of Plague Monk books and scrolls for the smashed library base. Nyarlathotep/nameless horror I've used as Krondspine too; I might make a flail to either hook or magnetize on there to be another Gatebreaker. Yog-Sothoth I haven't much begun quite yet. Being The Gate, probably should also be a Gatebreaker, maybe with a big chained monolith amidst the bottom tentacles which would also add support structure. Gathering as many spherical bits for the 'congeries of globes' as I can, and will supplement with greenstuff when ready. For some Mancrushers I'll do a Shoggoth (easy way to use random bits!), a Mi-Go, and then just a more mutated Chaos Gargant. I think perhaps my solution would be to make a mask of HPL's face, and have some thing wear the mask. Hmmm, I like the sound of that. More pictures as I go! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkdth Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 I can already tell this is going to look awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitGas Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 It wouldn‘t upset me bit I‘m not easily offended. I just think a big Lovecraft is less cool than one of his creations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Krungharr Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 3 hours ago, MitGas said: I just think a big Lovecraft is less cool than one of his creations! After consideration and various opinions, I must agree with this sentiment. Thus, I have decided to just make a deathmask of his face and put it over an alien head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitGas Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Lord Krungharr said: After consideration and various opinions, I must agree with this sentiment. Thus, I have decided to just make a deathmask of his face and put it over an alien head. That‘s actually an even cooler idea in my opinion, very creative too. 👌 Love where you‘re going with your models, I bet you army will win a lot of hearts (or drive lots insane!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccentricCircle Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I agree that the man him self was a horrendous bigot who doesn't deserve to be commemorated. That said, i feel as though depicting him as (or as part of) one of the hideous abominations he inspired could be seen as a commentary on the monstrous nature of his beliefs, as much as a glorification of them. I kind if love the mask idea, as your kind of capturing the notion that behind the veneer of respectability lies something as twisted and horrible as anything he imagined. If executed well it could actually be a fairly powerful political statement. The works in progress look amazing! I'll look forward to seeing more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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