Tuesday, 24 December 2013

'nids part 116 - Scratchbuilt Tyranid Capillary Towers pt10.


If I'm honest I hate doing this bit. Separating string threads and soaking them in PVA and then attaching them really is a laborious task.


The results are just about worth it, they do add an extra dimension to the model, although painting them also chaffs my hide a bit.


I'll probably regret not doing them all with Flesh Sacs but I wanted a bit of variety so that's what I got.


I'll give 'em a quick blast of Red Oxide primer soon and then consider when to start painting.


So that's it, capillary towers complete. This isn't the end of the project as it feeds into 'project Y' which I'll reveal before the year is out hopefully, keep watching.


Another 2 hours doing the Tendril Vines and we're on 23 hours and 20 minutes modelling time.Incidentally I put my Trygon next to these the other day, he's pretty much completely hidden by the 3 tier tower!

Tyranid Capillary Towers | part 1. | part 2. | part 3. | part 4. | part 5. | part 6. | part 7. | part 8. | part 9. |
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6 comments:

  1. Mordian7th24 December 2013 at 16:41

    Absolutely amazing work, man!

    I totally understand how the string step is tedious, but the end result is totally worth the effort. Great stuff!

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    1. 40kaddict26 December 2013 at 17:05

      Thanks Mordian, more exciting sculpting to come ;)

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  2. Dale24 December 2013 at 19:32

    Oooosh!

    This is the only word to describe these awesome pieces of terrain.

    You are a very talented man and always inspire me!

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    1. 40kaddict26 December 2013 at 17:06

      Thanks Dale, glad all the effort is keeping folk entertained and enthused, but you haven't seen the best bit yet... ;)

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  3. Bluewarp Studios24 December 2013 at 19:47

    Nice one Dave awesome as always :)
    I hope I'm not under you again in the cabinet, I don't stand a chance :)

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    1. 40kaddict26 December 2013 at 17:08

      Give over, you know your efforts put mine to shame and even when I filled the cabinet it didn't make any difference. Anyway, these are just harmless pieces of LoS blocking terrain, there's absolutely no reason for these to be taken to Throne of Skulls so you can rest easy about their attendance. ;)

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