Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Classic Era Camping

James Bender of Waypoint Survival returns with another delve into historical fieldcraft.  This time he takes a look at a camp setup from the 1930s, the classic era of the Mythos.  I love seeing his collection of vintage equipment, including the surprisingly sophisticated "umbrella" tent.

 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

The Black Tome

This massive 12 x 18 leather-bound tome comes to us from Ukrainian artist Velimiri Designs. 

 


 

Monday, November 18, 2024

Azura's Star

This recreation of Azura's Star from Skyrim comes to us from Yugiwow.  It's hard to imagine how they were able to cast something this complex, with multiple undercuts, in resin.

 


 

Friday, November 15, 2024

Great Cthulhu

This framed Cthulhu plaque comes to us from Davide at DW Artcraft.  I love the sculpt.

 


 

Thursday, November 14, 2024

LARP Bowie Knife

It's crazy how realistic this LARP-safe foam Bowie knife from El Marques LARP Shop looks.  I think it's the faux antler handle that really sells it.


 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

The Necronomicon

Normally, when we feature a copy of the Necronomicon it's all fleshy and spiky and evil-looking.  Today is a little different.  Raphael Kretz was kind enough to send over his take on a mass-market paperback version of the infamous tome.  It's a joke that's been done before, but his version is a very specific take that I find hysterically funny. 


Long story short, I recently read Phil Baines’ book Penguin by Design, on the book covers used by Penguin Books through the years. The way my mind works, It wanted me to immediately put together the appropriate grids for different historic versions. And the way my mind works, further, is that it tells me something very silly, which I then have to heed or it will haunt me for weeks.

After spending half an evening, this came out, and while I found it funny in a ridiculous way, I also realized this is probably so specific as to be funny only to a very specific intersection of demographics.

I present, Penguin books’ post-war publication of The Necronomicon, well typeset and affordable for the common man. (I was pondering for a bit whether it would rather be a Penguin Classic, but the idea of the book of unspeakable horrors as an inexpensive nonfiction publication for a broad audience seemed way funnier.)

 


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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Necromancer's Amulet

The incredible Valara Atran is back.  This time, they bring us a detailed recreation of the Necromancer's Amulet from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.