The latest campaign of Majestic 13 I've been playing has been going well, so I rolled up what the next mission would be, including the monster I'd be facing. The dice came up with a creature called the "Aglandian Horror," a creature described as "covered in claws, mouths and strange appendages it uses for vision." These monsters restrain their victims and eat them, healing damage by means of consumption. Nothing I had already painted felt like it fit the bill, but I had this figure primed and awaiting its turn. The gullet-y looking neck and Stranger Things-esque maw felt like a good match to me!
This is a 3D print I bought from TableTopTradesman on Etsy, who has it listed as an "Eldrich Demon." It was a really great print, very clean, only a few small supports left to trim away around the tentacles, and I have several more monsters I bought from this shop waiting their turn as well.
With my Majestic 13 monsters, I try to stick to one primary color and then add a contrasting color that pops - in this case, the drab brownish green of the main body broken up by the lighter green on the ends of the arms and the bright blue neck and mouth. The tentacles didn't end up as vibrantly green as I'd initially hoped, but I'm happy enough with them to stop fussing with them.
I got it printed at 75mm tall, and it fit comfortably on a 60mm Renedra base. There's a product I've seen used by people painting Tyranids that creates strings of glossy slime webbed between limbs or jaws, and there's part of me that wants to get a bottle and use it to goop this figure up with (especially around the neck and mouth) but I also want it to be solid and sturdy enough to play with. The slime feels like it's probably meant for display pieces only.
All in all, I'm pretty happy with this! Now to see how many of my Majestic 13 team members it eats...
Figures Acquired in 2025: 246
Figures Painted in 2025: 175
Oh, what a great looking monster!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michal!
DeleteFantastic work on the otherworldy horror!
ReplyDeleteI like the fact you used vivid blue!
Thank you! There's a little more nuance in the blue in person - the photos flatten the shadows and highlights somewhat. I did two coats of Reaper "Sapphire Blue," drybrushed with "True Blue" and then "Sky Blue." After that was dry I thinned down Army Painter "Magic Blue" speed paint just a little bit with some flow extender and painted that over the whole neck and head to tie it all together and make it bright without looking pale.
Deleteamazing. that blue just makes a bold statement compared to the rest of the body. i love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I almost did the neck and head in a more pinkish tone and I'm glad I went with the blue
DeleteHe's an ugly brute, Bill! Great job on him. By the way, Jenny and I are seriously thinking of going to the September Wargames Among the Warplanes. Would be great to meet you there! She wants to also squeeze in some hiking in the Finger Lakes region. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's the perfect time of year to be hiking the Finger Lakes! The September show is a little up in the air for me - there's a knitting/crochet/spinning event in East Aurora that Gina skipped this year in order for me to be able to do Wargames. I'm keeping an eye out for 2026 dates to be posted, but if it falls on the same day again I don't think I can ask her to pass on it two years in a row.
DeleteOkay, I understand. Maybe if we do the September one anyway, then we could meet at a local game store or something and get in a game?
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