Mad Bodgin’ Mage Log: Typhon Comes Forth

This bodge log is for a model I did back in 2012. I bought an Extreme Carnivean at GenCon…



…and couldn’t justify just putting it on the field as a Carnivean, as I already had two, and the size difference is…well…extreme. (don’t hit!)



An idea came to mind, but before I got started, I messaged my Press Ganger:



So with that, we set to work.

It was at this time that I was first experimenting with molding kits to duplicate parts and greystuff (and they both have served me well since).



The molds recreated the neck and head carapace pretty well, though they utterly failed at making the teeth usable in any way. As it turns out, however, toothpicks make for a fine set of teeth in a pinch.

Like they say, “If it’s stupid and it works, it ain’t stupid.”

Next up was figuring out on how to put the new heads onto the body.



I opted to open a gap in each shoulder to allow for to more neck holes.

The placement may be a little odd, but considering this guy has a waist as wide as their normal counterpart, and mitts that would smoosh them outright… anatomy is just not normal for these guys.

At this point I sent these two shots to my Press Ganger:







So with that, I had their blessing.



At this stage I was in the process of modding multiple figs in my Legion.

Next up it was painting.

It’s not immediately apparent at first, but once you start painting the meaty bits…



…then “connecting the dots” with it’s hide…



…you’ll notice this is one grisly fig. Looks like my old Motal Kombat shirt.

Thing looks like it HULKed out…



…but with its skin not Hulking-out with the rest of it.



On a side note: I kinda wanted venison at this point. Which was a little weird.

More pics:







Here are comparison shots with Khador’s Big Guy:

Here’s a 360 degree view of him, since it’s hard to see what is going on with this guy:



If I were to do this again, I would have referenced Typhon’s artwork more closely. The neck should have been longer, among other things. I am still really happy how this guy turned out, however.

T’was a Bodgin’