Hive Fleet CheapSkate (Current Project: Shrikes)

[Yautja]

Having returned to the hobby, I am finding starting out to be incredibly expensive, even though most of my stuff have been bargains on eBay. To try to save as much money as possible, I am planning on doing the following:

* Spare guants/Warrior parts I can get for comparatively cheap to make Zoanthropes.
* Pack of 3 Hive Guard to be converted into expensive Biovores to make a full brood.

Got to work last night making my first Zoanthrope. Guant body. Warrior head and tail. MC adrenal gland for brain. Genestealer talons (which have been trimmed). Might not look great but it's probably sturdier than the proper model.

[phayze]

huh. looks pretty cool! instead of the scything talons, I would use some spare spikes from trygons, or tervigons even. Would look about right on the zoanthrope model. remove the biomorphs brain bits and add scything talons and spikes and youve got yourself a ravenor! I believe you can also take a hair dryer to the tail and bend them to fit better on the base, or add a rock or something for it to climb over and solidify the model.

Might o this myself!

[relentless]

Great idea dude

[Yautja]

I'm not the greatest painter but am pretty happy with the result to be honest. I like how it looks suitably physically feeble

[Anggul]

That looks really good considering, well done.

As said above, I would give it smaller talons, they're meant to have tiny little things, but other than that it looks good.

[Uhtin]

I enjoy it^^

"Food? Where?"



Sorry but I had to

[tripwire]

great idea. solid execution. definitely inspires me to give something similar a try - if for no other reason than to avoid finecrap models!

-trip

[Yautja]

Well, this forum apparently has quite an influence. When I got back into 40K building and painting my Fex was the first thing I did.



He was to cost 150 points, with AD to run him up to chop stuff quicker. However, every post shouted Dakka dakka was the way to go and I really liked Tripwire's job but **** that I am not that good at building stuff.

So today I went the super easy route. The Fex comes with a pair of Deathspitters so I just chopped off the barrels and glued Devourer tips to the end. So damn simple it made me wonder why I hadn't seen it done already. OK sure a some people might tell the difference to a proper Devourer but on a table I can't see anyone noticing.





Now he still costs 150 points but has considerably more pew pew! 

[Yautja]

Would like some opinions on my newest conversion, whether or not it is too heavy looking to be something a Flyrant would wield in the air. It is pretty damn big. Hopefully it's obvious what it is from the pics...

[monkeychuka]

I like it but agree it might look too big. What are you going to put on the left arm? The normal feeder pipe arm? I've always liked the idea of doing asymmetrical nids. Mutations don't always look balanced right?

[Deleted]

Could almost make that like a thorax weapon of sorts. Or have it work like a bee stinger from the lower abdomen(if the size is too much coming out the arm sockets).

Then that'd free you up for wings and maybe even scytals(for aesthetics).

[Yautja]

Yes I was planning to use a Venom cannon feeder arm on the left. Basically having it look like some form of fancy Devourer cannon, I mean it is two heavy Devourers that are twin-linked after all. Just something to stand out from the crowd really.

Here's a couple of shots of me trying to hold the limbs in place while taking a photo to give an idea:

[maeloke]

I hate to say it, because both the look and concept of that devourer cannon are great, but it really is too big. I mean it's larger than the tyrant's whole torso, and about as big around :\

[Yautja]

Jun 13, 2014 14:19:29 GMT maeloke said:

I hate to say it, because both the look and concept of that devourer cannon are great, but it really is too big. I mean it's larger than the tyrant's whole torso, and about as big around :\

Sigh. I agree. As much as I like it I don't think it works having a weapon so big on a flying creature. Hopefully it will look OK on my next Carnifex, seeing as that's bulkier an plods along. Will save it in my bitz box for now.

I am currently building a smaller version, very similar to the Miasma Cannon that I made before. Won't look as good but will look a lot more suitable.

[tripwire]

Too big? I dunno guys, we are talking about the game where guys in power armor with machine guns shout, "Drive me closer, I want to hit them with my sword!"