A 40k project log (Easternheretic's Peach Blossom Isle)

[easternheretic]

To all who celebrate the Lunar New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Back to topic.

I've got some WIP shots of the tervigon (Man do I hate the name! GW what were you thinking! ) that a friend of mine with 2 left thumbs has asked me to put together.

I've set out to widen the carnifex torso. I've sawed the 2 carapaces in half and glued them to the torso as you usually would.

I then drilled out various holes in the side of the torso to add paper clips to widen the torso, and to give the GS a place to adhere.

Then I've filled in the gap with GS and sculpted in the additional 3 spore stacks that you see in the picture in the codex. The image below should make the process clearer.




I'll post more WIP shots soon, I just need to re-sized the images.

As usual C&C welcome.

Cheers, and HUAT AH!

[Hadriel Caine]

beautifully painted Eldar and nice use of the SH stealers. Conversions of metal stuff is very cool indeed. especially like the Wraithlord's sword, Avatar, female seer and leading broodlord.

[Dezmord]

An interesting take on the tervigon. i'd recommend using brown stuff, though, as it has a sharper finish and is ideal for armor etc.

[easternheretic]

beautifully painted Eldar and nice use of the SH stealers. Conversions of metal stuff is very cool indeed. especially like the Wraithlord's sword, Avatar, female seer and leading broodlord.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look! In all honesty, I don't really make a distinction between metal and plastic models when it comes to conversions. Its just a matter of having the right tools for the job, and like Tim "The Toolman" Taylor of Home Improvement, I love tools and power tools! So I've got a fair collection of tools so it make working with metal easier! Opens up a larger world of possibilities for conversions and kit bashing.

I highly recommend investing in some tools!

An interesting take on the tervigon. i'd recommend using brown stuff, though, as it has a sharper finish and is ideal for armor etc.

Thanks for the tip! I'll keep an eye for the stuff over here. I doubt I'll find it though. The dedicated hobby shops are disappearing faster then vampires in sun light over here. I get my green stuff from my gaming shop which stocks it specifically for us table top gamers.

Anyway, back on topic, I've got more updates on the WIP tervigon I'm whipping up for a friend of mind.

FYI I've kept all the bits that were cut off, as I will be using the, to detail the model later.

The weird yellow putty is actually a 2 part epoxy plumbing putty which I used to fix some pipes at home.

It is not ideal for modeling as it is too soft to work with at first, and dries to quickly. It is very sticky, and it reeks. I'm using it here because its a lot cheaper then GS, and I had it handy, plus it dries rock hard. Perfect to bulk up the model and create surfaces that I can then used for the details of the model and drilling hoes for pinning.





Thanks for stopping by & as usual C&C welcome!

Cheers

[fiore hellheart]

Nice, vents need a little work but the rest is awesome

[Putty]

and drilling hoes for pinning.

Freudian slip, Easternheretic old buddy?

Great stuff so far, keep it coming!

[easternheretic]

Nice, vents need a little work but the rest is awesome

Good spot there fiore hellheart, I will be getting back to them and bulking them up and adding details similar to the plastic ones. I didn't want to risk messing up the armour plates that took way to long for me to sculpt.

Freudian slip, Easternheretic old buddy?

Great stuff so far, keep it coming!

What can I say man, I'm a guy after all, and that IS what Freud claims to be the only thing on a mans mind!

Cheers!

[Tommygun]

I like how you used a wire armature to widen this guy.
I have a Stegadon coming and I want to turn it into an Ork Squiggoth.
This looks like a practical way to do it. I'll have to give it a try when it comes in.

[easternheretic]

I like how you used a wire armature to widen this guy.
I have a Stegadon coming and I want to turn it into an Ork Squiggoth.
This looks like a practical way to do it. I'll have to give it a try when it comes in.

Cool! Be sure to post pics here at Warseer, will be very much interested in seeing how that works out. Nice to know that my meager efforts can inspire others!

So I have finally finished my friends Tervigon conversion and passed it on to him. I've also got him to promise to pass me painted pics so I can post them here once he is done.

Should be pretty quick since my friend is a painting machine. Just to give you an indication. When the new codex was released, he bought 2 venomthrope, 3 hive guard, 6 raverners, 20 gargoyles and 2 trygons.

He has finished painting the venomthropes, hive guard, raverners. Since then, he went off bought more warriors, another venomthrope and completed the new venomthrope to boot! All that in less than a single months time. Machine I tell you. Machine!

Anyway pics for the tervigon and the last of the step by step.

I basically attached various tyranid bits on to the body I created using the carapace and plumbing putty. I attached them using the last of my plumbing putty and super glue. I then filled in any gaps using GS. I also sculpted the various non standard GW nid bits using GS as well.

On a side note. I decided to have the tervigon spawn the ternagants seprate from their flesh borers. It states in the codex that nid bio weapons are nid life forms as well so it made sense to me to seperate them. The gant can pick up his living gun once he's emerged for the tervigon.

The front legs are not attached in the sockets provided by GW. I wanted to raise the tervigon a bit higher of the floor. The front and hind legs are inspire by Mojoca's tervigon efforts. Thanks man, for the inspiration. Clickerty click link if you want to take a gander at above-mentioned tervigon.

The scything talons go into the sockets provided by GW.






I forgot to take shots of the underside of the tervigon. Hopefully I can get some later. You can barely see it in the photo 7 where the gant is face planting the floor. I've basically glued 4 barbed strangler ammo pouches to the belly of the beast. (The danglelly bits on the left arm. Lets just call them larvea sacks and not get rude shall we!) And various armor plates from the trygon box set.

C&C welcome as usual.

Cheers

[Nocturn]

Hey there :-),

very nice trygon, lots of effort there and it looks very well done.
I think the part I like the most are the front limbs /hoves, looking very dynamic.
I, imo, think that the middle chimneys are a bit too much, other than that very great :-) Be sure to add varnish and slime to the born termagant there ;-)

Noc

[Dezmord]

Ah, very inspiring! The whole tervigon is a bit too massive for my taste, but that's just me. I'm currently contemplating abiut a 'nid army for myself and after having read the codex, it seems to me, as if the tervigon is a must-have. I had also thought about the hive nodes and it's very nice to see how good they work on your conversion. I'd also like to compliment you on your idea for the crushing-claw legs - that's just great! Is it possible to get a picture of the belly?

[Putty]

Epic Tervigon.

*worships*

[easternheretic]

Hey there :-),

very nice trygon, lots of effort there and it looks very well done.
I think the part I like the most are the front limbs /hoves, looking very dynamic.
I, imo, think that the middle chimneys are a bit too much, other than that very great :-) Be sure to add varnish and slime to the born termagant there ;-)

Noc

My friend actually instructed me to make sure there was a third set of chimneys as it appears in the picture in the codex.

Mind you, it would have been so much easier to build if the third set wasn't there!

I can't take credit for the legs. They were inspire by Mojoca's tervigon efforts which I found right here on Warseer. Look to previous post for link to thread.

Ah, very inspiring! The whole tervigon is a bit too massive for my taste, but that's just me. I'm currently contemplating abiut a 'nid army for myself and after having read the codex, it seems to me, as if the tervigon is a must-have. I had also thought about the hive nodes and it's very nice to see how good they work on your conversion. I'd also like to compliment you on your idea for the crushing-claw legs - that's just great! Is it possible to get a picture of the belly?

Yup, I think its the combo of termagants making the tervigon a troop choice making it a no brainer. Who else can field a monstrous creature at T6 W6 to hold an objective that can spawn its very own assault shield. I pretty d*mn sure that this entry in the next nid codex will either be nerfed, or consigned to the annuls of history. I''ll be enjoying it while it last though.

I can't fault you there. I didn't realize how big it was until I placed it side by side with a normal carnifex!

As a mad nid player with a larger then tourney size army in the cupboard, I'll with extreme bias and partisan fervour say: "Join the hive mind! You know you want too!

I was rummaging through my PC, I found a close up shot of the infestation/hive node with warrior face. Pic below. You can also see abit more of the under belly of the beast. Unfortunately, that is the best I can do for now as the model is no longer in my possesion, until by friend helps me take some photos that is.



Once again, I can't take credit for the legs. They were inspire by Mojoca's tervigon efforts which I found right here on Warseer. Look to previous post for link to thread.

Epic Tervigon.

*worships*

To quote the King, "Why thank you, thank you very much!" in my terrible attempt at a southern drawl.

Cheers!

[fiore hellheart]

Ahh, much better, and that head coming out of the body is sweet. (with an h so its shweeet)

[Happybug]

I must say that I am very impressed with the tervigon. It just looks damn awesome.

[easternheretic]

Is it possible to get a picture of the belly?

Here you go. I just got this in the email from above-mentioned friend. No rude comments and remarks please.... Just kidding! Try to keep it PG though!

The photo actually kind of reminds me of a frog in biology just about to be dissected.

Ahh, much better, and that head coming out of the body is sweet. (with an h so its shweeet)

Thanks man! I actually decided at the very last minute to add that 2nd head on the other side, because all the other tervigon conversions that I managed to see out there only ever had one spawning outlet. Since I had one on each side, I decided I had to use it!

Glad you liked it. I think it turned out very well myself. To quote "shweeet" indeed.

I must say that I am very impressed with the tervigon. It just looks damn awesome.

Glad you like it. Thanks for dropping by!

Cheers!

[harlekin]

Wow... that's a really fat bug!
I think about to take teh hive nodes (those organic crater-anus-whatever-thingies?) as spawnbags for a harpy... and i would use also heads of steelers, those with tendrils

Nice to see that those things work well.

[Dezmord]

Thanks for the pic! I'll save it for future inspiration

[easternheretic]

Wow... that's a really fat bug!
I think about to take teh hive nodes (those organic crater-anus-whatever-thingies?) as spawnbags for a harpy... and i would use also heads of steelers, those with tendrils

Nice to see that those things work well.

Gald to be off help then. It always nice to see in real life pictures if an idea works!

AND thanks for the tip for the Harpy. I might be trying out the same old trick with the infestaion/hive node for the spore mine bomb bay! I might even try out the stealer head, if I can find any spares lying around that is.

Thanks for the pic! I'll save it for future inspiration

My pleasure. Hope to see you among the ranks of the Hivemind!

Cheers

[Raeho]

Epic tervi, can't wait to get to fight it, although knowing the player, it would probably be made to do things that wasn't listed in its job description.