A-35 Doomsday Device

Ewout turned a broken microwave oven into this amazing "A-35 Doomsday Device", complete with fully functional electronic controls. While that part of the build may be beyond most the rest of the project is a great example of turning junk into gold.

Magic Circle

A magic circle I banged out while experimenting with replicating the look of hand drawn figures.  Just right click and open in another tab for access to the full sized version.

The Making of a Mermaid

We first saw Jacob Petersson's classic-style Fiji Mermaid  last year.  Now he's posted a work-in-progress collage of it's creation at his new Facebook page.  I was surprised to see how small it actually is.  I had assumed it was much larger when I first saw it.

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Sev Edition.

John Ryan was kind enough to send over a link to this Cthulhu idol from Redditor "Sev".   I like the nautilus-inspired mantle incorporated into the head.

Graven Image

Copper Centipede brings us this interesting carved soapstone tablet.  I really like the contrast between the heavy texturing of the tentacles and the smooth faces of the slab.  It has that enigmatic, abstract feel of a strange Mythos artifact.

Yautja Gotta Have Heart

Jason McKittrick has been branching out from Cryptocurium's Mythos focus with a number of projects.  The latest is a very cool set of Predator magnets.  The sculpts have some beautiful detail and texture work.  If your New Year's resolution includes fewer trips to the refrigerator these would certainly help.  Given the wellness provisions of most insurance plans they might even be tax deductible.  Heh.

As an aside, one of the greatest experiences of my life involved being stalked by a Predator.  Ravens have a vocalization that's very close, if not identical, to the distinctive yautja "clicks" used in the film.  I was hiking with some friends when we came upon the perfect place to take a break.  It was a small hollow carpeted with ferns growing about four feet high, surrounded by towering old growth pines.  The kind of place the word "lush" was invented for.  We were munching on our granola, enjoying the peaceful whispering of the wind blowing through the branches, when.....click, click, click, click.  We all had a puzzled "WTF?" look on our faces as our brains tried to identify the sound, followed by a "Wait...no...it can't be...." reaction.  Then we looked at each other and dissolved into laughter.

Dwarven Armor

This fantastic set of dwarven armor comes to us from Feral Workshop.  Click through to see shots of the individual pieces.