As promised, these are the models that I received from one of my favourite
followers and fellow blogger. It’s practically a tyranids army in itself and
will make a great addition to my current swarm. While I am busy currently on
current projects I will defiantly be looking forward to these guys when I start
them.
Something that I have been looking forward to was expanding the
termagants, and these guys boost me up to a very respectable number. I even
have some of the old spike rifles to use, and now they have rules again
(granted not great ones, but that's not what this force is about) they will defiantly
get used.
A few more genestealers never hurts a swarm and maybe using many, many
small units they will be more effective? Who knows, I am sure I will enjoy
using them in the future.
More artillery! Two more biovores up’s my count now to 4, so that will
probably be used in 2 squads of 2. While not great vs marines they can still
snipe special weapons. Plus who doesn’t love the goofy face on these buggers. The
rest of what I have isn’t quite complete but I’m sure I will be able to knock
something up.
Lictors, two lictors grace my force but they are missing the tops of
their scything talons, meaning I will have to convert a few up from newer tyranids
parts. While it won’t be the same it will hopefully look great. It will also
help to define the 2 squads and make them visibly different if they get close
on the field.
2 Zonathrope bodies, as I don’t have any heads I was thinking of using
some warrior heads and converting them into possible venomthropes, just get something
to act a lash whip and they will fit the bill and still look like they belong
in the swarm.
Warriors, so many warriors but no old arms. No matter I am sure I can
knock something together. He also gave me some very VERY old arms which can
make it look rather nice, what do you guys think of this knock up?
That's all the new nids I have received, they are currently sitting in
some nail varnish remover waiting for the paint to come off (but not the
plastics, not sure how to remove that yet). In a few weeks I might have a
little battle report with them in all their bare glory. No paint, but it will
still hopefully make for a good game.
IF anyone else has any old tyranids they want to get rid off please
feel free to email me and I might take them off your hands.
See you all Friday.
Good to see them get some use. Been sitting in the loft for ages.
ReplyDeleteVery surprised at how good the really old arms look on those models, great for reading claws.
Hopefully most of the plastic gaunts paint is thin enough not to be much of an issue otherwise I've had success with fairy power spray in the past, though lots of thin layers and scrubbing with a nail brush instead of soaking them.
Would be interested to see if you can come up with some hive guard with the warriors and perhaps tyrant guard.
The Venomthropes might work well using the green bulbous heads from the slightly newer Zones?
Anyway looking forward to seeing more.
Braking fluid for cars does seem to work reasonably well for removing paint from plastic models. But do be careful with it, I hear it is rather toxic, and it can easily ruin the varnish or paint on other surfaces as well.
ReplyDeleteHiya, great blog. :) Just wanted to say that Dettol is great for stripping plastic models in my experience.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Josh