Sinnys Kraken Nids!

[Sinny!]

Hi guys.
Just a thread to reintroduce myself and to post pictures of my new Tyranid Army that I am currently building.
(Will be pic heavy once I paint some more stuff!)

I've been a member of this forum for 4 years now, Some of you might remember me better as Sexyfex.
Here is a link to my old Hive Fleet Nex Pluvia.
thetyranidhive.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=painting&action=display&thread=18727
Some time ago I sold all my Tyranids, mainly due to Games Workshops shenanigans making My Nidzilla Army almost unfieldable with the new codex release as well as not having models for things like the Tervigon, etc.
Since then I have made 3 Ork Armies, 4 Marine Armies, a Necron and Chaos Army and probably a few others I have accidentally left out.
I have been browsing the forum and adding little bits here and there, posting some pictures of my current works, etc.
I have always wanted to remake my Tyranid Army, especially with the release of 6th edition but the main factor holding me back was that to make the army I wanted was going to cost me over twice as much as any of my other Armies so I have been holding off for a while.
I eventually got over waiting and not buying my new Nid army and got a little bit compulsive one night while I was super tired and browsing Ebay for good deals.
I bought 10 Tervigons and 200 Termagants from the US which I am still waiting on as well as 8 Hive Guard from GW.
The hive guard so far have been pretty rubbish with heaps of bubbles in the resin.
Anyway here is the 1st Hive Guard I have painted!
I probably wont be photoshopping the background of any more photos as am too lazy LOL!

[FTGTEvan]

Looks like a good start. I tend to try to go for a similar scheme on the chitin, but I just can never bring myself to keep that much black and tend to blend up rather than feather up, but I absolutely love the effect here. I like it.

I can definitely identify with the eBay compulsion, though not sure I've ever gone quite that far. Congrats on the new minis.

[Squire]

That hive guard is really nice! I love the pinkish tone to the skin colour

[Sinny!]

Progress has been really slow on these guys, good news is that I am still waiting on my Tervigons and Gaunts to be delivered so I have some time left to finish these guys.
Here is just a small update pic of my progress..

I hate how my phone takes a better picture than my camera..

[FTGTEvan]

Looking very good so far. And I can definitely commiserate on the phone being higher quality than my digital - it was honestly a good part of the reason I picked the phone - so I could take better pictures.

[pigvomit]

Do you mind sharing yoBaal Red wash over white undercoat and got a much stronger pink color, but that was the old wash. Do you use a watered down wash for that color? If you have the time or the interest I woud to see a stage by stage tutorial with pictures and description of your technique although I know it's a lot to ask.

[Sinny!]

I dont know the new names for the gw paints.. I have a mix of old and new so bare with me on the names

Basically what I have done was...
spray white
wash with bloodletter
drybrush with bleached bone
wash with ogryn flesh
drybrush with bleached bone
drybrush with white

with the ogryn flesh i do it not too heavy so it doesnt make the red go brown it just dulls it a little so its not so bright..