Tikbalang Conversion Contest Entry #1

[Vacaroja]

I put two entries into the recent Reaper Facebook Convert and Paint contest. This first one didn't get many votes, which doesn't surprise me as I think not too many people knew what it was and it was on the weirder side. Plus the paint job itself was kind of bland.  But I like the idea of it because of what it is. It is a tikbalang - a malevolent, mythical Filipino creature that leads travelers astray or plays tricks on them. It has a horse's head, a bony body, and long, disproportioned limbs.

 

I used these minis to make it.  The wendigo's head was chopped off.  Then I took the head of the Silverhorn, removed the horn and did some filing and sculpting to get it to join properly to the body of the wendigo. Very minimal green stuff use outside of filling seams; I filled in the wendigo's hooves, which were cloven, and rebuilt a bit of the mane so it joined smoothly with the rest of the body. 

 

 

And I saved the body of the unicorn.  At some point I'll have to convert it into a centaur!

 

 

 

 

[Zethia]

That is haunting. I can vividly picture a stop-motion animation version of this model and it is freaking me out miserably. I love it.

[Fire_Eyes]

I'm surprised this didn't get more likes! It's very creative and (I think) one of the more extensive conversions I saw. I think it looks very creepy and well done.

[Rigel]

The Philippines-Malaysia-Indonesia part of the world has just the weirdest monsters.Very well done on both conversion and paint! 

[Vacaroja]

7 hours ago, Fire_Eyes said:

I'm surprised this didn't get more likes! It's very creative and (I think) one of the more extensive conversions I saw. I think it looks very creepy and well done.

If there's one thing I've learned from entering a couple contests, as well as being a chef, it's that you can follow the rules (or a recipe) to a tee and you can be super creative, but if it doesn't capture a positive emotional response visually, it won't win the social media popularity contest. People eat with their eyes!

 

Like most, I do this hobby for personal joy, so I'll do the weird stuff when I want to and show it off anyway. :D

[malefactus]

That is a WONDERFULLY imaginative creation, BEAUTIFULLY painted & based. VERY WELL DONE!

I know nothing about Filipino mythology. It looks fascinating, something worth looking into.

[blargney]

That is a weird monster that you've done excellent work creating!

[Glitterwolf]

I love it!

It's a very creepy monster.

Nice touch with the bamboo.

[Iridil]

Very cool and excellent work! The pose is really nice and the conversion seamless - I really like this!