Hive Fleet Fel Rana

[timwrightii]

I had this idea to paint my Tyranids very bright like poison tree frogs. I've gone with a bright orange and vibrant blue. I cannot for the life of me get a picture to show the true blueness of these models, it always loses some saturation in the photo.

In any event it took a few test models to get this to look right and also be easy to paint. A little trial and error and some sweet accidental discovery brought me to a super fast and very effective final product.

It starts with a white base coat.


Then all the fleshy bits are sprayed with a Badger Minitaire Ghost Tint called Plasma Fluid.


The armour plates get a bright orange coat.


Black spots are liberally applied to all the areas of flesh near the armour plates. At this point I've only spent 10 minutes per gaunt model.


The weapons and claws get a green ink, the over spray from the blue step make a really cool effect with the green ink. The armour gets a feathering treatment for flare as well.


Lastly the eyes and teeth are picked out with white and washed. Finish it off with some fabric glue for slimy slime effect.

[Deathnid]

Cool stuff, that slime looksnice and i love the idea of using animals for inspiration. Good job though a 5/0 to pick out details woulnd go astray

[gozolve]

I like the bright colors. I'm not sure on the dark spots they seem to big and random, it brakes up the shape of the gaunts a little to much for my tastrs. Here is an example of how I did spots on my nids armor.

[timwrightii]

Thanks for the replies guys. I think your right about the spots. Still a work in progress.

It's update time, Trygon edition.

The following is another step by step, same as the steps in a previous post.









I also started the same steps on a Tyrant Guard, but forgot to take a pre-airbrush photo.


Lastly I began the feather and face details on the Tyrgon. Looking very scary.

[timwrightii]

After a month or so and where are we?

Well thanks to airbrush magic nearly half the army is table top ready!

Don't believe me? Well since this is the internet I know, pics or it didn't happen.











That's a Flyrant, a Crone, a Trygon, a Tfex, a Dakkafex, a Broodlord, a Tyrant Guard and a bunch of gants.

Still lots if work to do, details abound, but it looks good from across the table.

[vespa]

Nice work! Great looking army.