"Parasachnid Ogre Beetle" Topic

This model was made my Mark Mondragon and painted by Chris Yaro. It is a giant flamethrower bug-monster for feral parasachnids. Should be available in a few days.

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'Here, kitty, kitty, kitty…..'

I bet that's one FELONID that just 'used the litterbox' in his power armor!!!!

THAT's one HUNKIN' big bug! I LOVE IT!!!!

Slishfully,
Sgt DWW-btod (I hate the smell of 'singed' furr, don't you??)

Unless of course he has that supergun loaded up with RAID.

Agreed…although my painting skills are better attuned to appreciation and critique rather than actual painting…It does seem that the legs could do with a light dry brushing of the green onto the upper leg area to bring the body and legs together…good mini though.

I would like to see a 28mm miniature standing next to that monster.

I don't know, looking at insects in the natural world there can be some strong borders between areas of color"

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Exactly Grabula -- in fact this fellow was painted in the same scheme as the smaller bugs:

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… and they were painted based on an actual creatures colour pattern, though I don't recall the creature as the "normal" parasachnids were painted months ago.

Agreed on both points. But I have the advantage of having a $1,200 USD (wholesale value) collection of grade AA, A, and B desiccated insects, primarily various Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera (butterflies/moths)…all from drop collectors/breeders; drop collectors breed insects and allow them to live out their full lives, in some cases of butterflies once emerged this is a few days to a week or so…in enclosed areas this cycle repeats, no chemical deaths…drop collectors live in certain remote areas and collect insects that have died. It is easy to see the see the ones that are killed young to ensure perfect details and those found.

Anyway, I completely agree with the idea that color (di)polymorphism is spot on with many examples of extreme contrasts…one of my highest interests when dealing with insects. To say that the above "bug" could not have the color separation would be insane (assuming it was real and or based upon a real creature) because in nature, anything is possible within reason.

What I was saying was that this particular miniature, which I like very much, and this particular paint job, which I also appreciate in many ways…could have benefited from a gentle touch of dry brushing (which is to say delicate highlights).

That was it.

And you will find that most insects, beetles in particular have a certain ratio of leg to body (again there are extremes) and this carries over to the purpose of the beetle form and specifically the end resulting color/texture of the body/legs.

With most beetles we find the legs are the same color as the under body, which is usually quite subdued and is normally a deep brown leaning towards black.

With beetles which have large legs, the legs carry a portion of the body color/shape to better protect the creature from view, attack, etc. picture picture picture picture picture picture

And no I have not lost my point of reference, your miniature is of a giant monster bug…it could be radioactive pink with pulsating under tones of UV and flashes of yellow strobes…it is a made up creature :)

That said, I like the miniature and I like the paint job…I would like to see a tiny bit of carapace color added to the legs to bring the visual flavor full circle…a touch of salt to bind the flavors as it were.

No harm and no foul…keep up the great work!

love the paintjob; love the fig

Impressive. May I suggest either including a generic 28mm figure or a ruler in the photo to let 28mm gamers know that it could be useful for them as well as 15mm?

Actually the painter already sent a photo of the model next to a "sister of battle."

Link to the photo mentioned just above?

I game 28mm, but robots, bugs, monsters and aliens of other sizes often work just fine on the same table.

28mmMan – links to your collection would be pretty cool :)

I like the beetle, my fav color scheme is still the walnut type color that JRacel did (iirc). Chris Y's colors look good too.

28mm I concur, pics of your bugs, I love beetles, my wife thinks I am mad.

Also, would love to see this with some 28mms Khurasan.

No hijack: Redroom/Glenn…my entire collection is in small wax paper folds/envelopes, sealed plastic tubs, and other containers…they are raw material for one of my series of sculptures…but if you want to see the storage boxes or a particular critter, sure :)

Back to topic…

This is the pattern/colors I would try on the big bug, I focus on the word TRY as my mind's eye rarely equates to my hand, sigh picture

May you sell more than you can make…well at least sell as many as you have…and then a few more, but not too many because then people would have to wait and that's not good…so just enough to sell out what you have and then into the next batch…that many plus one :)

Will try to get that pic with the killer nun up today.

28mmman, I get what you're saying and I think some models, like this one could benefit from what you're describing.

I like that last concept you posted. If you're comfortable with glazes it would actually be really easy. Base coat a really dark red or black, then glaze up with multiple layers by mixing mixing medium and reds successfully lighter until you get the required effect.

Of course if you were doing hordes of them it would take you forever since it's best to let each coat of glaze dry. If you were to do mobs of them one layer at a time though it might go faster and easier then you think.

Ok Acharnement, here you go, ogrebeetle vs nun. She has a bit of an unfair advantage as she's teetering high atop her slotted base, so you need to compensate for that.

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Great googlie mooglie!

Khurasan you have created a monster! Perfect size for a 15mm giant horror and also sized for a 28mm SST style tanker/blaster/fire starter bug…well done.

I suspected the size would work out nicely for the 28mm as well as your intended…that is good marketing in my mind…if only every miniature could serve two sizes/scales then it would be more of a win win :)

I'll buy them, for sure!

How much a piece?

Dan