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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 3, 2018 18:56:58 GMT -9
As I mentioned in the shoutbox a little while ago I decided to build a Jim Hartman Cthulhu model for a friend who is having a birthday and who introduced me to the Cthulhu stories many years ago. I also threw in an Elder Thing by (I think) scarecrow. I wonder now about the wisdom of giving someone a "Great Old One" and an "Elder Thing" when they are celebrating a mid-50's birthday, but I will write a friendly note. Anyway, the Cthulhu model does have a pale grid on the first page as some of Jim's older models do. It seems to have something to do with how he converted them to pdf, so if you are wanting to do a very top quality model, allow yourself some graphics program time to straighten it out before you print. Also, despite my shoutbox "complaint" the system of just sticking a gluey tab into a slot works fine and I can even pick the model up by just the tentacle on his head, so there is no issue with strength. I even decided to apply that method the the Elder Thing rather than have external tabs. So here is the pic
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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 3, 2018 19:07:29 GMT -9
The Elder Thing gave me an idea for my contribution to this month's Hoard. I will do the "backs" (they are actually profiles, but you know what I mean) for all the investigators that are included in the Elder Thing PDF. I will also bump them up to 300dpi, put them on standard CW bases and give them thicker outlines to aid trimming. All this assuming scarecrow does not object. Also, along the way I re-organised the Elder Thing page to fit three creatures on it but without any bases. The creatures don't actually need a base to stand up. scarecrow had actually included more wings and tentacles than needed to build one creature so that spurred me to bump up the page to an even three creatures. I am not sure if that makes a good Hoard contribution or not.
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 3, 2018 20:13:38 GMT -9
I only have one Elder Thing around these days. They seem to wander off
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Post by squirmydad on Feb 4, 2018 12:12:51 GMT -9
Sorry I'm late but I did find his original Cthulhu in Canvas and I've re-exported a pdf. Please tell me if you still see the lines issue. If it's clean I'll do a re-upload to the two places that it is stored online. www.onemonk.com/onemonk-dl.htmledit> Revised version added to site.
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 4, 2018 13:43:36 GMT -9
I'm not seeing any issues. Opened in pdf and Gimp, and don't see the lines.
Thank you
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Post by squirmydad on Feb 4, 2018 14:23:47 GMT -9
I'm not seeing any issues. Opened in pdf and Gimp, and don't see the lines. Thank you Me too, thanks for checking. I've uploaded the revised version to the Jim's Stuff section; Jim Hartman's creations
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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 5, 2018 4:50:39 GMT -9
Yes, the new download looks good on my computer too.
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Post by wyvern on Feb 6, 2018 12:57:55 GMT -9
Actually, this is rather weird, as my original copy of this model's PDF looks fine - not seeing the "pale grid" issue at all even zoomed-in on-screen. The revised version is a little paler and fuzzier around the tabs is all I could spot on a page by page check, so to my eyes, the original looks "better". I do have a printout as well somewhere (which I now can't find, naturally...) but never made the model up, only the twin obelisks. I don't recall seeing a grid even on the printout, as I'd likely have flagged it had I seen it.
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Post by Papercraft Warrior on Feb 6, 2018 13:11:04 GMT -9
We could include both and put a little readme.txt warning people to check which looks better on their machine
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 6, 2018 13:13:14 GMT -9
I hadn't noticed the tab thing, but you are correct. The original looks less bright, but on this copy doesn't necessarily look better. I was planning on playing with saturation before I printed anyway
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Post by scarecrow on Feb 13, 2018 6:45:46 GMT -9
Aye! That's my Elder Thing. The extra wings and limbs are so you can have all of them extended if you want. I usually only have two wings.
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 13, 2018 6:48:02 GMT -9
A wonderful model, sir. Built several, but like I said, they seem to wander off. I don't remember giving them away, but maybe.
Thank you for making it available
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 27, 2018 6:26:35 GMT -9
cowboyleland, I decided to make one of these at 73%. (two pages per page printing) Should still be large enough. Put my two favorite heads on the first page, turning this into a 3-page model. I've scored it, but I was wondering, should I cut out the pieces and bend the folds before cutting out all the slits? I don't normally do things in that order, but so many of the slits are along the score lines...
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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 27, 2018 7:33:40 GMT -9
Vermin King I think I cut the slits before folding and it worked out for me.
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Post by hackbarth on Feb 27, 2018 16:48:12 GMT -9
Anyway, the Cthulhu model does have a pale grid on the first page as some of Jim's older models do. It seems to have something to do with how he converted them to pdf, so if you are wanting to do a very top quality model, allow yourself some graphics program time to straighten it out before you print. I did had this problem with Jim's older sets.
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 27, 2018 18:25:09 GMT -9
Not the easiest of builds, but it is coming along. I questioned 65# cardstock, but figured printing it smaller would make it more stout
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 28, 2018 6:00:56 GMT -9
Jim definitely did this as either a challenge or a labor of love. Odd geometry to make things look correct, and all the jaggedy edges. He definitely put some time into it. I let all the fold-overs dry overnight under weight. Got the feet and heads (haven't decided which to use) cut out last night and most of the wings. The last photo shows where I am at. This could possibly be done tonight
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Post by wyvern on Feb 28, 2018 12:20:30 GMT -9
Jim definitely did this as either a challenge or a labor of love. Odd geometry to make things look correct... And that's in any way a surprise for a Cthulhu model?
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 28, 2018 12:43:32 GMT -9
This is the only one I am aware of. Other than scarecrow's Elder Thing. What I was not saying is that, he must have had a fairly clear view of what he wanted to design, and put the time and effort in to get there. It's not like a car, where you have the body, maybe a chassis, and then some wheels. This is pretty complex, but boiled down to a fairly simple model.
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 28, 2018 17:03:04 GMT -9
I should have taken more time and care, but not too bad If built at 100%, it would be huge!
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Post by cowboyleland on Mar 1, 2018 7:22:05 GMT -9
I was back to my friend's house last night and saw the model on his mantle. I had built it with the tail in the air but the tail is now on the ground. I think the legs may have deformed over the last few weeks. I can't tell from the pictures; did you build it with the end of the tail touching the ground?
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 1, 2018 7:24:54 GMT -9
Yes, I did. It seemed the best way to give it support. Although his left foot barely touches the ground now...
He's got a bit of a lean to the right
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Post by cowboyleland on Mar 1, 2018 7:57:18 GMT -9
You can see in the picture that mine leans too.
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