Another finished Tyranid Shrike..

Well mostly because as seems to be the trend on this blog, it isn't based and it's stuck to a paint pot in a most peculiar manner. Not the best job but I completed him in about 3 hours, I'm not trying to become a speed painter like Allan (lol) but I do need to work on my speed as I seem to be getting slower if anything.

Sneak peak of 1st completed nid shrike & more ashwaste nomads

Hi all!
S here hoping you all are having a great weekend. I started painting one of my shrikes early this afternoon thinking that I could finish it in good time and take some good pics with the great light of today but alas I ended up getting less and less relaxed as I noticed the light gradually started to fade.

I started seeing the task I set myself turn from abc to the chinese alphabet as I kept finding flaws and general unfinishedness...I still hesitate to call it finshed as it stands but I wanted to share the one decent picture I took and promise to post a BUNCH tommorow when I have time on my side (and the sun doesn't seem to me like it's darting across the sky...pffft stupid sun)

Below are a few more pictures of Allan's Ashwaste nomads. I think this guy he converted looks awesome. He found some really great gas mask heads on Ebay and practically made the guy from bits and bobs of other models. He made the the hood and back pack on this heavy out of green stuff and the last pic is of the 1st leader/ganger from his Cawdor gang which he has just started painting.

Last tyranid shrike green stuff conversion (lash whip and bones sword)

As promised here is my last shrike with lash whip and bone sword . I actually started making this before I saw them due to be released in WD and I did feel a bit disappointed, but actually I really like my take on the biomorphs. I've just been really lazy to post these pics because I didn't really like the pose but here it is.

The lash whip has spikes taken from spare bits and I just used a reconfigured scything talon to make a bone sword and made a bigger blade on top of it with GS like i'd seen done online so many times. Looks kinda strange but should blend in almost perfectly when primed and painted.

Next pics of them will be fully painted!

Tyranid Shrikes and Lictor to Shrike green stuff conversion

Hiya all,

I've been wanting Shrikes as an addition to my Nids army for some time. What I really crave is a winged hive tyrant but anything with wings will do for now lol only kidding Shrikes are great.
I got them while up in nottingham, I was >< this close to getting some bits to try and make a Harpy when it was whispered to me that I should wait a few weeks and see what comes out (HOW EXCITING) lol

This guy below, I mounted on one of Allan's left over flight stands which I cut and stuck onto the Shrike base. I put scything talon feet onto this one and I must say I was very sceptical of how good they would look because I didn't even really like them on the forgeworld site (which btw made me believe I would get 3 sets in the box). However I think they look really awesome and they allow for a great in-flight pose which the legs really dont allow for.

 I decided to convert my Lictor into another Shrike for the fun of it. I made his wings, tail, shoulder pads and  extra ribs out of green stuff, I also used a warrior head of course. I changed the tail because the Lictor's one just looked wrong bending upwards so sharply. I do have a forth Shrike, one that I'm currently making a green stuff lash whip and bonesword for  which i'll post soon.

 

 I added scything talons onto the wings since adding them takes up the arm sockets. I'm pretty sure they can still have talons? I did dry the line at equipping one guy with lash whip, bone sword and scything talons....because it's illegal lol

Allan's diagram of how to add scything talons lol

 Venon cannon guy

 My converted shrike primed

 Wings look ok

So thats my shrike squad. 2 death spitters, 1 venom cannon, 1 guy with lash whip and bonesword (pics to come) all with scything talons