Acid Maws

[Broken Prophet]

Hey guys and gals.

I have a problem... I'm gonna do some Genestealers with Acid Maws and I don't think the original small mouths with "ballsacks" under their jaws are gonna cut it. I want it waaaay more clear for my opponents to see, so I'm asking you if you have any cool ideas about conversions that could make them stick out a bit, and make them actually being able to cut through armor

[mattblowers]

I use heads with the mouths that are open with tongues sticking out. I paint the tongues bright lime green and then use the nurgles rot green slime technical paint. It's really easy to see them for even my opponent and doesn't require conversion work or head swaps. I finished it in a leisurely evening and I did it for all eligible models (I have 130ish stealers). I cut all the chinballs off my stealers. I hate the way they look. I'll try to get some pics and post them.

[Zod42]

Apr 4, 2018 15:54:39 GMT mattblowers said:

I use heads with the mouths that are open with tongues sticking out. I paint the tongues bright lime green and then use the nurgles rot green slime technical paint. It's really easy to see them for even my opponent and doesn't require conversion work or head swaps. I finished it in a leisurely evening and I did it for all eligible models (I have 130ish stealers). I cut all the chinballs off my stealers. I hate the way they look. I'll try to get some pics and post them.

That sounds like an excellent solution. I was contemplating something similar, and I look forward to seeing your pics when you have time.

[dan3dim]

Bah look like GIF don’t working

www.gifbin.com/f/981911

[Broken Prophet]

Th thing is that my army already have green tongues, and pretty much every head in the genestealer-box has tongues sticking out...

I want something even more obvious

This is how my colorscheme looks like right now:
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[yoritomo]

I'd add some drool. Nothing say acid maw like acid actually drooling from the mouth.

Here's a link:
hephsforge.blogspot.com/2010/01/making-tyranid-ichor-ooze-and-slime.html

[dwez]

It depends if you want to be literal or figurative. Literally you go with the 'ball mouth' but if that's not enough try adding some extra claws on the jaw so it look more 'maw-like', take a look at the Space Hulk stealers:



Figurative, you just need an identifier to make them stand out for you and your opponent, in which case you could stick to just using a load of Toxin Sacs like I did:

[jaigo]

Drool can be cool and easy.
Mix some transparant hobby glue with some wash of a color and add it to the mouth and let it drip.

Can also be sone with a glue gun but it tends to yield big blobs where you applied the gun.

If you already have some drool painted you can give it an acid feel by using fluor paints, or a wet look with nurgle rot or a glaze

[dan3dim]

Apr 11, 2018 10:42:11 GMT dwez said:

It depends if you want to be literal or figurative. Literally you go with the 'ball mouth' but if that's not enough try adding some extra claws on the jaw so it look more 'maw-like', take a look at the Space Hulk stealers:



Figurative, you just need an identifier to make them stand out for you and your opponent, in which case you could stick to just using a load of Toxin Sacs like I did:

Your genestealers with toxic sac on it back look cool. Remind me of someone who did genestealers look like movie called Critters. Fur in it back which also work.

[Broken Prophet]

Thanks for the advice, I think I'm gonna do something with their mouths as Dwez hinted about. Maybe do some creepy mandibles that actually look dangerous enough to chew armor