Ziyousansz's Conversion Thread

Whoa...

Those look fantastic.

I was ambivalent of those spores when I saw them unpainted. They looked like a ball of bits. But painted up, they look very cool. If I wasn't so OCD about having the official models, I'd probably do this. I'm tripping over those very bits and I even have a Biovore making its way to me, as well as a Pyrovore I may start proxying as a Biovore...

about the only nitpick I have, is that the fleshhooks seem very stiff for something that's supposed to float through the air. That said, I think this is a great conversion for someone who has a battleforce or two of unused bitz, and hasn't worked with modeling out of GS much. I may break through my illogical barrier and make these. I can't imagine where else I'd use those bitz! Now if only I had space bases....

I've completed my first round of gargs some time back, but everything's been so hectic that I haven't had time to post. I haven't really even had time to play or paint, but, sometimes them's the breaks. Anymahoo, here is my first gargoyle batch, soaking bullets for my flyrant. I haven't touched the shrikes or the Parasite yet, but they're on the roster.

My explanation of how it's done is in the thread link in the first post. It's all cheap clear plastic, dremel work, greenstuff, and hot glue to hold it together.









Again, thoughts and critiques are welcome. More to come when the chance arises.

whoa.....what's on the inside part of those spore mines? is it just like a GS center with bits inside of it? Cause it to me almost looks like the barbed strangler sack from the tube arm with some bits attached(based of the finger-esque sac-holder things on the BS sack thing).

Still, very cool.

It's been a little while, but things are finally sorting out enough to do some gaming again. New city, new house, new community, new job. I've only been to the LGS two or three times now, but I met up with somebody who was wanting to sell off his 'Nids.

I present: USD $450 worth of bugs and cases:



Three foam slots here, might not be easy to tell.


Harpy conversion from a fex, will be broken back down into said carnifex. Also, the Great Devourer otherwise known as Charlie.


Metal tyrants, plastic fexen.


Custom tervigon from a fex, will be broken down for parts. Might build a frog out of it.


Bits! Glorious bits!




The trygon has pins in the middle.




Unopened box, all parts present.

Full contents list:
2x Trygon (1 box unassembled - mawloc or flyer most likely)
1x Old One Eye (metal)
1x Venomthrope (metal)
2x Hive Guard (1 metal, 1 finecast)
5x Tyrant Guard (metal, all, one missing arm)
3x Carnifex (full-magnetized plastic, not including conversions)
2x Tyrant (full-magentized metal)
2x Biovore (metal)
1x Pyrovore (metal, see also: Biovore #3)
8x Spore Mines (metal)
6x Ripper Swarms
5x Zoanthrope (all metal, 3x current model, 2x old-style walker with a 3rd who's just missing a head)
12x Warriors (plastic, all, glued weaponry with wings on 4)
1x Broodlord (metal)
33x Genestealers (plastic, all)
67x Hormagants (plastic, all)
48x Termagants (plastic, all - 29 fleshborers, 14 spinefists, 5 devourers)
17x Gant/Gaunt bodies (8 gants / 9 gaunts)

$450 was HIS asking price, not some ridiculous offer I made. He just has too many armies for too many games and can't store or maintain them all.

The bits also had half of a 3rd ed tyrant. I'm thinking Deathleaper to get me back into conversions.

Cutting and chopping first, of course. Those rubber tentacles were included with the bits.

But first, gotta finish up some of these painting projects.

Actually, I haven't done anything above 2k pts. This basically triples my army.

Those rubber tentacles are from the little animal that came inside some of those plasma hatcher dragon egg things people (inc myself) used for spores for a while.