Showing posts with label tyranid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tyranid. Show all posts

Friday 25 August 2023

'nids part 350 - Tyranid Leviathan - Psychophage first and second highlights

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #PaintingWarhammer on my Psychophage. When I realised the Deathwing were not achievable there was genuine comfort in not having to fit all the WiP posts before the end of the hobby season.


Now I do the Psychophage and suddenly I'm going to miss that deadline.


Anyway, all bone highlights are done and more Bloodletter Glaze on the abdomen, with some additional definition.


Still no idea about the smoke plume.




First set of chitin highlights.


Suddenly I remember how tedious this is.


It's such a strange set of emotions - satisfaction for the progress but genuine boredom.


It does help to do it in sections though, to identify edge striations, middle ones, then the middle between those and then fill in all the other 'tweens'. It makes it easier as the first set of middle tend to be longer and so deciding on sizes becomes easier the more you go through it.




Then the second set of highlights is easier still, because you only have to match what's there.


Naturally you try to be smaller, inside the previous mark but I probably cover far too much of the previous stroke than I should.


Not that I mind - it's all looking pretty standard for my nids nowadays.


So, although I feel a little exhausted with all the turquoise the results are exactly on point. Black talons next, tentacles and the smoke plume...


And the decision is going to be yellow! Didn't see that one coming did you?!

Wednesday 23 August 2023

'nids part 349 - Tyranid Leviathan - Psychophage basecoats and washes

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #PaintingWarhammer on my Psychophage. I knew I couldn't get my Deathwing done, but I was sure I could get basecoats on this beast.


The eye-popping Bahama Blue art acrylic and then AP Skeleton Bone on all the bone bits.


I wanted the abdomen to be VGC Pale Flesh colour - trying to replicate the emitter folds on my Tyranid Void Shield Generator. Thin coats to add a mottled effect and just a touch of Bloodletter Glaze for some variety.


It's less dramatic than if I'd gone with a red abdomen but the front end with all the tentacles will be where the danger is at, so hopefully I'm making the right choice even if it already seems a little diminished.



Washes next - sepia wash first and then a strong wash.


It's a mess at this stage, always is, but hopefully I can bring it around.


Not sure about the noxious fumes, what colour to do them - either follow the simplicity from my Halflings, or Nihilakh Oxide - although there will already be turquoise in the chitin striations so not convinced on that point.


I added more highlight to the abdomen to make it paler and more grotesque. 


Also added some red and purple washes to make it more raw and angry looking.


Darkened all the orifices on the side too.


Really enjoying cracking on with this. I may have missed the deadline on my Terminators but this is a great alternative to succeed at.

Friday 18 August 2023

'nids part 348 - Tyranid Leviathan - BIG BUILD BASE TO DONE!

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #PaintingWarhammer on my #New40k Leviathan box set. As usual, just getting the Red Planet BASE! 🔴 TO DONE!


First up the Psychophage.


NeuroTyrant and Neuroloids.


Screamer Killer


and Screamer Killer 2.0. Everything else hadn't been based so hadn't been primed and if I'm honest I rushed these and the red primer was a bit chalky in places, as you can just make out.


Despite this, I get the Great Big RUSTY Big Build Base Stamp of Approval for the basing!



And with a bit of concerted effort during a week's leave off work - I went on to base the Termagants


All 20 of them.


The Neurogaunts too.
And the Barbgaunts,
Von Ryan's Leapers, and
The Winged Tyranid Prime...
Oh, and an old Lictor I'd reposed years ago, thought I might as well throw it in the mix.


Great Big Big Build RUSTY Stamp of Approval for the build.







Wednesday 26 July 2023

'nids part 347 - Tyranid High Rule Dude - BIG BUILD TO DONE!

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #PaintingWarhammer and here's what's going on that big old base. I'd been eyeing up this 'High Rule Dude' on Cults 3D for years. A totally free sculpt as an alternative of the Forgeworld Hierodule, which I don't like. This however, I do like.


It's simple in detail in some places, certainly limited on texture in others but I paint on a lot of that anyway. I finally arranged with Liam for him to print it out on his 3D printer, but it seemed to have disappeared from the website but I think I'd already downloaded it. It took a while to print and not without some issues, which needed the terracotta Milliput fixing.


And I added various additional Adrenal Gland symbiotes crawling over it for extra details. I also magnetised the arms, because there are the gun options also available [which I don't have pictures of].


 But this will be my #Dreadtober entry and I prepped it well in advance because I had the time and inclination. I may well throw in some of the Leviathan models too - 2 Screamer Killers anyone? So whatever headstart I got with this it's so I could be more ambitious and focus on the cool stuff rather than just it's base and the boring process of adding magnets...


Great Big Big Build RUSTY Stamp of Approval for the build.