The
task of coming up with something to present to Phil and Sylvain, our
Friday Minions, was fairly simple as I've been friends with them for
several years and know some of their favourite things.
Phil
and I are both big fans of the pulp genre, especially anything having
to do with the Cthulhu mythos. So I thought it fitting to paint for him a
rendition of the Great Man himself, Howard Philips Lovecraft.
HP Lovecraft was a bit of a strange cat. From reading biographies of the fellow you get a distinct sense that he considered himself out of step with the rest of society.
Much of the horror of Lovecraft's writing is based on a sense of
humanity's relative insignificance and powerlessness when juxtaposed
against the terrors of the cosmos. Many believe Lovecraft's own feelings
of social unease, racism and misanthropy are conveyed directly in his
writings. Yes, 'ole HPL may not have been an especially cheery or warm
human being, but he certainly had a knack for writing some of the
creepiest stuff in English literature.
This
figure is from Uncle Mike's Strange Aeon's range of miniatures. It's
cast in an odd resin material which makes the detail somewhat soft.
Nonetheless, I really like this impressionistic rendition of Lovecraft,
with his tall, gaunt frame and his characteristic lantern jaw. I
decided to give him minimal groundwork and to base him a little
off-center to give him more of a sense of unbalance and loneliness.
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For Sylvain, I've made up a critically damaged Victory-class Star Destroyer.
Sylvain
is an avid participant in our current Star Wars: Armada campaign,
commanding a Rebel fleet in the hotly contested Corellian system. He's
tasted both victory and defeat in the campaign and I know he dreams of
putting this model down on the tabletop to mark a 'kill' against his
Imperial foes (much to Peter's chagrin, I might add).
This
model is a 3D design that I've resized to better match the scale of
Armada. It's a fairly minimalist model, with not a lot of fine detail,
but I think it serves nicely for acting as a casualty/wreck for the
game. (I think I may go back and paint-in some running lights on the bridge and superstructure.)
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| ...and check out the wonderfully dorky base I made for it! |
Similar to my work on the Nebulon frigate and Corellian corvette, I've used fractal models of explosions, adding some fire, debris and armoured plate in an effort to add a bit of drama.
I hope you like the figures guys. Thanks very much for taking care of the Friday crew - you did a terrific job.
I'm going to score the Star Destroyer as a 28mm vehicle as it approximates that size, so 20 points total.
