{"id":6895,"date":"2017-09-05T20:25:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T20:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6895"},"modified":"2017-09-05T20:25:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T20:25:46","slug":"aaaaaah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6895","title":{"rendered":"Aaaaaah!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6896\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4156.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6896\" title=\"IMG_4156\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4156.jpg 542w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4156-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stout-hearted adventurers defend their raft against the giant tentacle monster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Almost a year ago I found these goofy octopus tentacles in a bin at a store and immediately decided they would be useful for gaming.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6897\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/23219x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6897\" title=\"23219x\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/23219x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/23219x.jpg 380w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/23219x-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silly Octopus Tentacles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I finally got around to mounting them to heavy washers so they would stand up. \u00a0I then used ModPodge to create some texturing on the bases. \u00a0Then four coats of paint in progressively lighter shades, and here they are.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6898\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6898  \" title=\"IMG_4157\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4157.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4157-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fending off the tentacles!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They are all the same shape, so I put some sticks inside a few to make them stand a little straighter, and I bent two and glued them. \u00a0This was to provide a little variety.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6899\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4158.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6899 \" title=\"IMG_4158\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4158.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4158-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using a pike to keep the tentacles at bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6900\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4159.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6900 \" title=\"IMG_4159\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4159.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_4159-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Could this be the end?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes. \u00a0Thanks for stopping by.<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul 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