Massive Tyranid Revamp!

[Firedrake Thomas]

Nice, I love the change you made to that zoanthrope... gonna be a pain to transport, but well worth it.

My poor marine.

[Pekel]

I'm missing some colors and materials here, but the Zoanthrope is basically done. Marine is, of course, from my brother's Chapter.

[McMullet]

Pekel, I'm continually impressed by how you manage to make green and green contrast so well.

Great work through the whole army, I especially like the Tyrant's clawed feet (I may have to steal that idea, even though I wasn't planning a flying Tyrant) and the Zoanthrope microwaving the Space Marine. The latter is a conversion that totally shouldn't work, but somehow you've pulled it off!

[Pekel]

So I'm stuck with nothing I can do until my brother mails me a package. I found a broken walnut shell a while ago and thought it looked like some weird Tyranid mini-mycetic spore and decided to make an objective in it. So here's a synapse-beast fetus which the Tyranids need to recover. It could also be a strategem.



Using other Genestealer parts I'm making a servitor-Genestealer to put in an Ordo Xeno Inquisitor's retinue. I'm also going to make a servo-skull from an Ork skull my brother has. Pics of the Genestealer coming soon.

[Luna de hierro]

you could also put him straight on a base next to the zoanthrope and call him "mini me"...

[titan136]

oh my god that is a cool conversion! Luna is right it does look like a mini zoan

[D35t0y3r]

reminds me of the little grub things from that dominant species game, its *******' orsm!!!11!!

[Boss_Salvage]

Haha, nice work on the cute lil' guy. Fetus objective, indeed!

- Salvage

[Pekel]

Glad you like the fetus - it's nestled in the walnut shell now, though I don't have a base to put it on with me at school. And I got sidetracked, so no photos of the Genestealer.

Brother still hasn't sent out the sand I need to base and now there's really no point... I'll get it when I go home for spring break. So here's the last painted Tyranids until then:

[Angelwing]

More great work. Love the zoanthrope. The little mini me dude is great! The paint scheme for the spore mines actually looks quite sinister. top man!

[bluebugs]

I love that fetus and this fleet. You have made tyranids look more unique and I get mad when I see nid unconverted it angers me. great job!

[Pekel]

Still need to neaten up the wings and perhaps paint a pattern on them, but here's basically what the Tyrant looks like:

[untimention]

Zoanthrope looks bleeding amazing with the marine... very impressed.

Also i like this Tyrant above alot.

I have a MASSIVE tyranid army with like 12 warriors... 2 tyrands 6 fex and just lodss stuff.

and 1 day like you ill paint it all

1 day

[Boss_Salvage]

Great feet on the tyrant, and your carapace scheme continues to pay off. Once neatened those wings are ace too.

Glad to see new stuff from you, been wondering what you were up to.

- Salvage

[Angelwing]

I have a MASSIVE tyranid army with like 12 warriors... 2 tyrands 6 fex and just lodss stuff.

Pfft. Thats not massive...!

Tyrant has turned out Excellent. Enough said.

[kiwichild]

Thanks, guys.

Also, I'm thinking these guys might make for excellent modern Genestealer hybrids:

I`m thinking the same thing mate, hoping to pick some up next week at GW Tokyo (hopefully they`ll have arrived/ been released). They`ve got the hunch, they`re long enough for multiple arms and the feet seem like they could be GSed into claws without too much hassle.
I have a box of skaven plague monks that I`m think of combining with the ghouls to make an abhuman/hybrid mob. I would love to share and bounce some ideas with you. By the way GW UK`s website has pics of the sprues and an assembly guide, I had a look the other day. I think the legs may need some cutting to get a lower stance but then again they could be covered by GSed robes.
Let me know when you get around to doing them and I let`ll you know when I get my box. I`ll try and do some prototypes up, fingers crossed they`ll be in stock next week.

Awesome flying tyrant, my first thought `Run away`, the Zonathrope with the psykic bolt is genius. Any objections if I swiped the idea for a Magus conversion I have in mind?

[Pekel]

Let me know when you get around to doing them and I let`ll you know when I get my box. I`ll try and do some prototypes up, fingers crossed they`ll be in stock next week.

Awesome flying tyrant, my first thought `Run away`, the Zonathrope with the psykic bolt is genius. Any objections if I swiped the idea for a Magus conversion I have in mind?

Should be a good long while before I try it - I've got more than enough to work on with my purestain Tyranids for the moment. But I'd love to see what you do (and of course feel free to use the psychic bolt idea on your magus!).

Speaking of what I'm doing, I got these for $28:



I've converted them to have extended carapace on the chest and toxin sacs underneath the long, straight talons (essentially turning them into giant venom injectors). In addition to the 12 Hormagaunts I'm also working on 4 carapace Genestealers, 2 Raveners, a Devilgaunt, and 2 Termagants.

[Lu&Pu]

The Zoantrophe is really great. Should adapt that on a Librarian in Terminator Armour.

[Pekel]

Here's a sampling of stuff I'm working on. One Macragge 'Stealer converted to be vaulting a low wall, one converted to be standing upright with a closed mouth, a Gaunt shooting from behind a wall, and a 'Roidgaunt (old Hormagaunt with extended carapace and toxin sacs).



The wall bits are from old Megabloks sets. Hope you like!

[baphomael]

Oh man, the old skool tryant and the screamer killer were two of the models that got me into 40k in the first place