RAFM Call of Cthulhu RAF02903 "Dilettante": From Flapper to Nutter in Three Easy Steps

[Pingo]

I spotted this set and got it originally for the woman in the slinky circa. 1930 gown, not yet realizing that it had two other great figures as well.

 

RAFM sells three-packs of adventurers for "Call of Cthulhu" showing a progression: first the person in his or her civilian life, then out on the hunt for otherworldly horrors, then gone mad with the horror. They are kind of mixed in quality, but have a certain charm.

 

I did not paint these as a progression of one character, but as three separate women: A society dame, a sporty modern young woman from the Indian Raj, and a madwoman out on the moors -- or tidal flats of New England, anyway.

 

 

There are lots of fun details with these three.

 

I tried to paint the madwoman's slip as transparent. It's eau-de-nil, an extremely fashionable color in the 1920s. Her feet and arms are supposed to look a little grubby.

 

I added gloves to the society lady since no lady would be out barehanded at the time (her furs really should be a wrap around the back, not be two separate pieces; I think the artist did not have a visual reference for her back).

 

And the sportswoman's boot is resting on a block carved with the most wonderful tentacled thing, although I did not paint it as clearly as I would like.

 

 

The bases of the society woman and the madwoman were a little small for stability, so I glued them to pennies. I didn't do anything fancy with the society woman's base, but I added painted foliage and rocks to the madwoman's.

 

The madwoman's base can be seen from above in this post: http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?/topic/49565-i-hate-to-base-so-i-painted-them-instead/

Edited August 17, 2015 by Pingo

[dispatchdave]

Very nice work. Good job on the translucency of the slip. With the madwoman, I notice her left arm is very well shaded/highlighted, but the right arm looks badly done. I assume it's you trying to make her look more manky, but it has a hard time translating.

 

That's a very nice blond hair color you have going on, and I also like your shiny boots on the Raj.

-Dave

[youwashock]

Great translucency. Eau-de-nil. FTW.

[Inarah]

Best rendition of those figures I've seen yet. I'll have to see if I have that set and rescue it from the melt/trade pile.

[aku-chan]

I love that shimmery blue dress.

[Pingo]

Just making an update note and a bump and adding some tags as part of a cleaning up and making it personally easier to find old threads again.

[Darsc Zacal]

Don't recall having seen this thread before so I appreciate the bump, I'm a big fan of Bob Murch's sculpts and your paintwork on these is wonderful.

[Limey72]

Very nice indeed

[Chaoswolf]

Don't recall having seen this thread before so I appreciate the bump...

I agree.

 

Very nicely done.

[Thes Hunter]

I love all of these. Beautiful highlights, great transpancy, nice colors!