McGibs Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) Time to plant the seeds of a new army! I've wanted to do Tyranids for a while as a nice change of pace from my clean-lined marines and techno-demonic chaos. My painting goals are to make heavy use of contrast paints, drybrushing, and glazing for some nice organic gradients. Model wise, I've always like nids, but there's been some goofy design elements that never really clicked with me. Namely the bio "guns" and goofy dinosaur heads. My conversion goals for this army is totry and go more bestial and alien, more "cosmic horror" type look. More squid faces, eyeless worm mouths, spines, bee-hives, feathers, veins, all that good stuff. At the end of the day, they should still look like the gribbly space bug-dinosaurs that the core Tyranids idea hits so well. I decided to do up a Genestealer for my first test model. I think stock genestealers are pretty goofy looking and have a lot of room to get scarier. First to change was the head, which I chopped the face off of and greenstuffed an upsidedown Pink Horror onto to to get something truly horrific. The limbs were the next conversion, as I think Tyranids have a bit of an "akimbo" issue with all their multiple arms. The models can get really jumbled because of the limbs, so I think reposing them will be one of my main conversion opportunities with this army. Scything Talons are perfect for folding down compact like bird wings, and tucking them up close to the nid's body looks much more naturalistic and also helps keep the model's silhouette readable. The Rending Claws I decided to elongate with an extra joint, making them more into gangly ape arms. There's been a couple genestealer art pieces where they look like freaky monster monkeys, loping along and climbing on things which I think is a perfect aesthetic to lean into. Painting wise I wanted something fleshy and familiar, to contrast with the more alien features. Something like an earthworm . http://mcgibs.com/wp-content/gallery/miniatures/tyranids_genestealer01.jpg Edited May 20, 2021 by McGibs Triszin, space wolf, Ldorte and 28 others 31 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The WarpGhost Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Yep, I'd be terrified, and that's saying something where Genestealers are concerned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Excellent work. Does the model remind anyone else of the Brood, from classic X-Men comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triszin Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 i want more nids like this. rad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Very well done, the pink horror head upside down is awesomesauce... way more scarier than your standard genestealer for sure.the extra joint is disturbing... so i guess that's another win, the colours are nice and icky (in a good way) Although looking at him now...I'd like to see one in black ala Alien/Aliens... outstanding work and yesssss i want to see more ! Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGibs Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Thanks guys! Onto the next test model! Painted up a Tyranid Warrior. I might play around with the spine colours a bit, try out some neon greens or pinks, but I'm pretty chuffed with this little squid-porcupine-raptor! http://mcgibs.com/wp-content/gallery/miniatures/tyranids_warrior01.jpg http://mcgibs.com/wp-content/gallery/miniatures/tyranids_warrior01_turn.gif Ldorte, Urauloth, QuarterPounder and 20 others 23 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Excellent work on the Spawn of Cthulhu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 That warrior is fantastic! It looks like it just dragged itself out of the ocean to give someone a really bad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Very COOL !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The WarpGhost Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Cthulhu face is indeed the best face Dumah 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Oo, i love some lovecraft in my sci-fi/horror. That first stealer looks like the shoggoth from "Lovecraft Country": . This pleases me greatly. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGibs Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 I made some dogs with bees in their mouths, so when they bark they shoot bees at you. http://mcgibs.com/wp-content/gallery/miniatures/tyranids_termigants01.jpg http://mcgibs.com/wp-content/gallery/miniatures/tyranids_termagands_turn01.gif Elzender, Domhnall, Ldorte and 21 others 24 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteySödes Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Love these, both the conversions and the paint scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Proper gribbly those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Excellent works. Are they Hounds of Tindalos? Nomus Sardauk 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The WarpGhost Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 That is a very neat conversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Ooooh, I think I saw your stuff on Instagram! Really nice work, especially fond of that 'stealer! Would love to see you do some bigger monsters too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Those dogs are freaky! Great work :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeinox Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 reminds me of those half life squid things! love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCrute Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 These are squeaking superb. Do continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Oo, so much of my horror love is all right here, Lovecraft, silent hill, can't wait for brood Lord Krueger or patriarch Pinstealer. More! HURT ME MORE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Great conversions and scheme, looking forward to more! Not 100% convinced by the devourer head gaunts,but they still look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) @Xenith: Those are the dogs from silent hill, the Wormhead variant it would seem. EDIT: Edited May 26, 2021 by Wulf Vengis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space wolf Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 More please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogan Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 These are AWESOME! I've worked on some tyranids myself, and know how hard it can be to convert them. But yours are fantastic, and very creative. A buddy of mine told me about some gaunts with devourer heads, and how they looked wiener-ish - but I guess I have to kick his butt now! In all seriousness, these are awesome. The simple headswap with the venomthrope makes your warrior unique, and the gaunts look hauntingly houndish. Love them! I'd give more words of praise, but I'm running out of time. I think there are some monsters after me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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