by Dan (nyhil) | Jul 9, 2012
Converting Broodlords to fit my Aliens-themed Tyranid list involved pinning, and secreted resin.Naturally, a secondary mouth-tongue was almost required modeling. A bit of putty and a sculpting tool gave this mini some character: This mini was posed in a more...
by Dan (nyhil) | Jun 27, 2012
I am quite pleased with how the Alien Queen turned out. Here are some close-up shots of the model, displaying the detail of the base embellishments.Here, you can see the details and markings on the power loader arm, painted-on. Naturally, I made sure the...
by Dan (nyhil) | Jun 23, 2012
Aliens-themed bodyguards with lash whips? Easy.Starting with a few extra Tyranid warrior weapon arms and some copper wire, I drilled in the whips:Bending the wire and a tiny bit of putty, helped to to give the whips with a proper "probe" appearance:I used the...
by Dan (nyhil) | Jun 21, 2012
An Alien Prime to help keep the swarm in order? Weyland-Yutani would be impressed.The model I used as a basis for this Tyranid prime, is an Inquisitor-scale Genestealer. I replaced the head with a Carnifex "acute senses" bit, with a Tyrgon...
by Dan (nyhil) | Jun 18, 2012
Here is the color treatment I used on the Aliens project I recently completed. I hope this is of some use, if not to be copied, at least to be adapted:Prime black (P3 Black Spray Primer)Overbrush turquoise (GW brand Kabalite Green and Nurgling Green)Airbrush...
