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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: mcfonz on August 31, 2017, 07:20:29 PM
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So a couple of weeks back I decided to go at the tyranids I had built up over time, buying small cheap lots of them from here and there - mainly 2nd hand and already built, but some sprues in there too. Over the last week or so I decided I was going to paint some and with a bit of internet searching found myself wanting a cross between a insect look and the alien colour scheme.
I've used Heresy Miniatures lurker heads on a lot of the grunts for this army. Something about them really made me want to switch them out with the normal nid heads. And I also wanted them to be a lot more combat orientated than shooty so the gargoyles had their arms switched out for spare stealer arms. The tyrant guard has new plastic arms and legs, the body came as part of a lot for a couple of quid from ebay. More conversions will feature later.
These are some of the initial results:
(http://i.imgur.com/tQ29CUh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/OzLiRU1.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/mxlThrz.jpg?1)
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They look really great, like they'd fit into any sci-fi setting easily.
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8) the black/chocolate is a good colour hybrid, scary and realistic.
Thems some scary cockroaches!! Ew!
Cheers
Matt
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Nice work. I may steal that color scheme for some projects myself.
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Nice work. I may steal that color scheme for some projects myself.
Ditto. Love the skin tones & the highlights! :-*
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Wow! 8)
That is one of the coolest schemes I've ever seen on Nids. I always was a fan of more realistic schemes, but this one takes the cake. Like Hobby Services up there, I am filing this for future reference, because if (when?) I ever do up some 'Nids, yours will now be one of the strongest contenders for the paintscheme...
And the execution is pretty much spot on too. The addition of the stealer arms to the gargoyles is inspired; Makes me think of the flying bugs in Starship Troopers. The total result really looks like a seething mass of chitin crawling/running/leaping forwards.
Is it a time consuming scheme? The brown looks pretty well blended form the pictures...
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Yep, that works a treat!
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Great colour scheme very scary!!!
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Thanks for the praise folks, hopefully more to come soon and perhaps with some better photo's too.
Is it a time consuming scheme? The brown looks pretty well blended form the pictures...
The first one I did I didn't like so redid it. What I have found is that the first few layers at least, are best done relatively watered down, it allows the first layer to be a bit opaque. Once I have the system to paint it down, I can probably churn one out in around 30-40mins. The wings are painted in this way. The other areas are just three different shades, four if I am up to adding a bit of white to the bone for a final highlight.
This way the non flappy critters are faster to paint in general. I've spent more time on the winged versions and the tyrant guard as I feel they will be more standout on any table.
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They look great. A bit too realistic, for some tastes, I imagine. Don't let your opponent have a rolled-up newspaper to hand.
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Pretty good colors. Make my skin crawl.
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Five gargoyles done and a quick scene set up with the others. Haven't finished basing the others yet, but the flight stands will remain as they are I think.
(http://i.imgur.com/wAY3uCa.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/rFPAgUt.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/qwp3cGa.jpg?2)
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I think this is my all-time favourite 'nids colour scheme. Somehow plain and simple works for me better than all the outlandish colour schemes usually used.
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Great beautyshots, those 8)
They really bring out the fact that your scheme makes those Gargoyles work.
That one dude with his arms crossed doesn't seem too intimidated though... lol
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Really nice work mate.
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I love the whole concept. The colours work exceptionally well!
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I mutted colors do make this a nice change from the flashy Nods I am used to. Very excellent execution.
Can we get better shots of the yellow guy? The Rhulic Jack.
Grimm
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What everyone else said, great colour scheme.
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Back home off shift and realised that there were no full frontal shots . . . . . . . ;)
(http://i.imgur.com/Q0cm5o2.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/N4v6cwv.jpg?1)
You'll see that on the critters, to speed things up, and so I don't get rediculously bored painting them in great numbers, I have kept the blending to a minimal and normally just use three stages. 1) Brown 2) 50/50 brown and Ushabti Bone 3) Ushabti Bone. At some point I will go back and neaten up some areas and possibly add a bit of Ushabti Bone mixed with white. The aim was to get these game ready, and as I have a few more broods, I tried to keep things simple.
Thanks for all of the kind compliments too. Gives me a bit more confidence moving forward, I might just try having a go at the 'fex next!
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Oh yeah; definitely a lot less fun when observed head on! :o
How that guy in yellow keeps his cool is beyond me... lol
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(http://i.imgur.com/BeckAwP.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/PSHq7eo.jpg?2)
Might have to get another 'fex. This is the only one I have at the moment. Getting there slowly but surely.
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:o Needs a hefty pair of walking boots, or possibly a baseball bat to swat, not a newspaper lol
Seriously good mate, I like brown/sand colours for my nids
Glen
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C'est magnifique!
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They look business. It is the best colour scheme for Nids I have ever seen.
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Thanks for the praise!
I'm trying not to rush it as I will mess it up, talking of which, I had to gloss varnish what I had done so far as handling the beast was wearing some edges a little. So touched up and glossed with the progress on the claw.
(https://i.imgur.com/TjcOMKq.jpg?1)
(https://i.imgur.com/zndaztE.jpg?1)
And because I was asked nicely . . . . this one is also a WIP, I have to add weathering to it yet and finish the metal and, and, and . . . . .
(https://i.imgur.com/h7CHcoK.jpg?1)
(https://i.imgur.com/bQakcPo.jpg?1)
As it will be part of my rogue trader style crew I will feature that more in a different thread at a later date once the bugs are sorted. ;)
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That suit is brilliant.
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By the Throne of Terra! Those bugs are creep-tastic!
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Excellent job sir! You've taken my discuss of cockroaches to a new height! Well done!
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He meant 'disgust.' Shaking fingers couldn't type. lol
Or, as I said when he sent a note drawing me here: OMG! When did Garthim get wings?!?
Doug
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So these have progressed a little since the last post. I put together a couple of videos of how I painted the pieces so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO-Qt5dgaUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKlHejua4U&t=313s
Four more before this squad is complete.
(https://i.imgur.com/LpXKh14.jpg?1)
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These are icky and creepy and awesome. I have a box somewhere, would love to imitate that paintjob on them... :)
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These are icky and creepy and awesome. I have a box somewhere, would love to imitate that paintjob on them... :)
Thanks :) Hopefully the tutorials will help you achieve something similar. If you have more time, no doubt you can paint the stealers and gaunts to a better level for those I am only using three steps of layers. Better blending would achieve better results on them I feel.
Just a little group shot of the progress - 20 stealers with Heresy Miniatures Lurker heads, 5 Gargoyles with the same heads as the stealers, a part painted Carnifex (which I need to finish) and a Tyrant Guard (metal body with newer plastic limbs).
(https://i.imgur.com/HHeq01h.jpg?1)
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Long time without an update but I have had a few days off on annual leave and was really inspired by some other folks conversions for 40k gaming in our hobby and decided to try and build more of my unbuilt units up. Having a space Tyranid Warrior and finding some other inspiration about the net I decided that I wanted to make it into a Tyranid prime.
Digging about my bits box I quickly hatched a plan and got moving on it.
(https://i.imgur.com/QR6ZX2U.jpg)
The only problem I have now is that I prefer the stealer face/head to the warrior one, so I may yet go back and redo the others, especially those on the older Ravenar bodies that could do with lifting upwards anyway.
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Missed this thread until now... those bugs look really nasty...in a good way.
Can only echo the previous comments about your colour scheme - excellent work mate
8)
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Missed this thread until now... those bugs look really nasty...in a good way.
Can only echo the previous comments about your colour scheme - excellent work mate
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Cheers buddy, will be painting more soon. Need to figure out how to record me painting more again.
Aslo. York might be on... ;)
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Excellent.
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Great addition 8)
And a cool mash-up of different edition parts and your own sculpting!
I really should take the time to finally post my atttempt ::)
Inspired by your work, I did up 40+ Hormagaunts with Heresy heads, 10 gargoyles with Hormaclaws and Heresy heads, plus a 4 claw Carnifex with resculpted head to match the Heresy ones. Plus, I have a second hand unpainted Trygon lying around for use as an end level boss type monster. I should finish that guy, and I am also planning on doubling up on the above force, so I'll have 80 runners, 20 flyers and three large monsters...
My scheme came out a lighter brown than yours, but the basic idea was the same.
Are you planning on adding more to your force?
I'm all out of Heresy heads now btw. I contacted Andy about casting more Lurker heads in June last year, but never heard back from him. So I suppose I should try again...
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Cracking. :-* The way tyranids should be!
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I do have plans to expand the force. Mainly big stuff.
I have two more Carnifex's though I want to magnetise them for various options. Two hive tyrants, one I am going to perma-build, the other magnetise. My take on a Tervigon. My take on a toxicrine. A trygon and more gargoyles. I have another unit of hormagaunts to paint as well. I may also have some old stealers kicking around to add to the broods I have too. So a fair bit. I also have more done than the above so will endeavour to photo them and share them at some point.
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I'm not a GW player at all but damn the paint apps on those Tyranids is awesome.
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These are excellent makes me want to paint ‘nids :)
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Wow, those look scary! I love it.
Dan
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nice work mate - see you at Salute again?
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nice work mate - see you at Salute again?
I'll be there and probably with some of these as well.
I think our info will be a bit out of date but one table will be holding Star Breach games and the other will be a repeat of last years Carnage City Chronicles after a last minute pull out for family reasons.
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Aslo. York might be on... ;)
Games weekend? About flaming time ;)
Have I actually given you any dates, or were you just planning on turning up on my doorstep at some point?
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nice work mate - see you at Salute again?
I'll be there and probably with some of these as well.
Damn...might bump into you both at Salute this year then.
Will have the no-so-mini-Akky in tow this year ...
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Games weekend? About flaming time ;)
Have I actually given you any dates, or were you just planning on turning up on my doorstep at some point?
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Damn...might bump into you both at Salute this year then.
Will have the no-so-mini-Akky in tow this year ...
Wife wants to have a trip up for a few days in the summer to see the Viking Centre and the Shambles. Might just be for a few days.
And it will be good to meet mini-big-but-not-as-big-as-real-Akky-Akky at Salute too. All you need now is to get him to build boards as nice as yours... ;D lol
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Games weekend? About flaming time ;)
Have I actually given you any dates, or were you just planning on turning up on my doorstep at some point?
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Damn...might bump into you both at Salute this year then.
Will have the no-so-mini-Akky in tow this year ...
Would be good to see you again mate :)
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The feedback has driven the old impetus and creative juices are flowing... so started using blutac and some cutting then some gluing, this is the basic shape as it is at the moment for the next beast to be built, my take on the Exocrine. The big beast with a huge gun.
(https://i.imgur.com/ckcRipm.jpg?1)
The legs at the front will probably move slightly back to allow for a set of small tallons.
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Been a while but with the advent of 40k 9th I needed to get a move on and round off this force. So, with a bit of courage plucked up went at a hive tyrant. Pretty standard set up, lash whip and monstrous bone sword and a heavy venom cannon. It's not 100% done but just has a couple of details in the tail and tongue to sort out.
(https://i.imgur.com/ciuIbMZ.jpg)
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Nice paint job Matt...it’s an evil-looking bug...er
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Great colour choice!
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Those are lovely! :-*
They look really creepy and dangerous!
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They look fantastic!
Subscribed :)
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Nice work mate
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I've been taking stock of things a bit over the last year and trying to push through more of my incomplete projects. These Nids are not going to be finished quickly but I have done some more in an effort to at least have a viable army to put on the table for 40k when the club and store with gaming space open up again.
So with that said, here is a highlight of models that I have completed since the last update on this project:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EovyrRPW4AUtHVr?format=jpg&name=large)
(https://i.imgur.com/i2rwZWG.jpg)
The eagle eyed amongst you will note that the gargoyles I did more recently are not quite as good as those I did a couple of years ago. I somewhat rushes them and might persuade myself to go back to them at a later date. Suffice to say the result is that there isn't a particularly quick way of doing this method which means for it to work I can't skip stages in the shading up and hope the washes do the rest. Lesson learned and like I say, if time permits I may well go back to the wings and redo them.
Where does that leave me?
Painted:
40 Genestealers
30 Hormagaunts
10 Gargoyles
3 Ravaners
1 Hive Tyrant
1 carnifex
1 Tervigon
1 Broodlord
1 Tyranid Prime
1 Lictor
That leaves the following to have paint slapped upon them:
That leaves currently unpainted:
- 30 Termagants.
- 3 Tyranid Warriors.
- 3 Ravenars.
- 1 broodlord.
- Mawloc/Trygon.
- kitbashed exocrine.
- Deathleaper.
- Red Terror.
- Spore Mines.
- 2 carnifex.
- another hive tyrant (will do a different build, swarmlord maybe?).
And whatever else I feel like mustering out of the bits box... I know I have another 10 genestealers but not actually sure if I need another ten at this point. Possibly bits to make some kitbashed zoanthropes. Another Tyranid Prime with alternative weapon load out as well.
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Great work, that is a brilliant paint scheme.
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The painting and conversion on these is brilliant... these are the best Tyranids that I've seen... the colour scheme is spot on.
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Very nice. Love the colours too.
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Love that paint scheme, cracking looking army!
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Great work there! I always loved that paintscheme!
What started out as a generic space bug army has come full circle and has become a full fledged 'Nid army, eh?
Your resurrection here reminded me that I have had my own bug army for over a year now, blatantly ripping off both your paintscheme and conversion work...
That meaning I also used the Heresy Lurker heads on Hormagaunts for the bulk of my horde. But then I resculpted the head of my lone big bug (Carnifex) to match those Heresy ones, so that head sort of turned into the swarm's theme.
I also used them on a flock of Gargoyles (with Hormagaunt scythes for arms), but then I ran out of heads. And even after half a dozen petered out communication attempts with Andy at Heresy, I have been unable to get me a new batch, so that's where they are and probably will remain now... :(
A shame really, as I really enjoyed doing them. There's just something cathartic about production line painting I guess.