Coop's Jungle Tyranids

[coop]

Hello everyone!  I'm new to the site and 40k overall, but not new to the hobby.  I've painted and played warhammer fantasy (dark elves and daemons) for a number of years, but slowed down a lot once Age of Sigmar came out.  I just recently moved, got my painting table all set up, and decided to dive back into miniature painting.

I wanted to make the transition to 40k because it seems to be pretty popular in my area and also I wanted a change from the fantasy themes.  A lot of armies caught my eye, but I was particularly interested in chaos space marines (enjoy the lore and models) and tyranids (REALLY like the models).  I decided I'd paid enough homage to the chaos gods with my fantasy daemon army, so decided to go with tyranids! 

I don't yet know the rules of 40k, so I started off by buying a couple of models I think would be fun to paint and that I assume would be helpful to start playing small games with.  I've got a box of gene stealers, ravenors, and a broodlord.  I started with the broodlord and am pretty happy with how the paint scheme came out.  The scheme I had in mind was very bright colors, like a flower, and then have the base be green and leafy.  The theme I was going for was jungle aliens.  I imagined a space marine walking through the thick leaves of a jungle while being stalked by camouflaged tyranids - very much like predator except with the better aliens!

 

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[hivefleetkerrigan]

Looks pretty good! How did you do the orange brown? I like that color and might steal it if you share the recipe.
Nicely done on the base too.
I might recommend painting the eyes blue or purple to really make them pop.

[coop]

Sept 21, 2019 22:36:19 GMT hivefleetkerrigan said:

Looks pretty good! How did you do the orange brown? I like that color and might steal it if you share the recipe.
Nicely done on the base too.
I might recommend painting the eyes blue or purple to really make them pop.

Thanks!  The orange is done with Jokaero Orange as the base, Fuegan Orange as the wash, and then some highlights with Troll Slayer Orange and some different yellows.

Good call on the eyes.  I was a bit too conservative ordering paints this time around and forgot to get any blues so that might have to wait 

[terminatoruk]

Lovely and clean - very nice job.

One of the most convincing yelows I've seen as well - assume this has been built up in layers as there is a real warmth showing through.

I'm fond of the grey claws too - would you carry that same grey through to ranged weapons (like Fleshborers, Devourers, Deathspitters etc...) or would you simply use the same yellow / brown combination of the skin / carapace?

[coop]

Sept 23, 2019 10:50:15 GMT terminatoruk said:

Lovely and clean - very nice job.

One of the most convincing yelows I've seen as well - assume this has been built up in layers as there is a real warmth showing through.

I'm fond of the grey claws too - would you carry that same grey through to ranged weapons (like Fleshborers, Devourers, Deathspitters etc...) or would you simply use the same yellow / brown combination of the skin / carapace?

Thanks!  Yeah, I used quite a few layers for the yellow.  Base coat, wash, reapplied the base coat in raised areas, then did 2-3 rounds of highlights with brighter yellows on the really raised areas and edges.

That is a very good question about the ranged weapons.  As evidenced by me buying 3 boxes of models with no ranged weapons to start the army, I haven't thought enough about it yet .  I think I'll do some experimenting with gray.  I don't think I'd want the weapons to be yellow.  I have a pretty wide range of grays so I think I can make the weapons a different enough shade that it still keeps with the core colors of the army, but looks distinct enough from the claws.  Most likely lighter on the weapons than claws.

[coop]

After a not so short delay I have finally added some models to my collection! Finished up 24 genestealers, which is the first warhammer unit I've painted in about 5 years. I'm very happy with the way they came out and am looking forward to expanding the army even more. I'm going to take a break from unit painting and do some larger models next, probably a hive tyrant and carnifex brood.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CI8jgjCnVff

[coop]

Some more progress on the swarm - finished my first big bug!  Magnetized the head so I can switch it out with the exocrine, but haven't finished up painting the second head yet.  I think a carnifex brood is next on the list.

http://instagr.am/p/CQ8nfIxncZy

[coop]

Made some more progress by finishing up a carnifex brood.  I'm happy with how they turned out, especially since they were the first Tyranid models I've painted with ranged weapons.  Next on the list are some warriors and raveners, which I think will be quite fun to paint!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSuc8aNHmLH

[coop]

Finished up my next wave of models - 6 warriors, 8 raveners, and 2 pyrovores.  Cranked them out assembly line style and pretty happy with the results.  I think next on the list is probably a hive tyrant.  

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXj3NQ_uLid

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[coop]

Made some more progress with gaunts and ripper swarms!  I haven't finished the bases yet - planning to update all of my bases with some new materials, so waiting until I'm done painting the rest of my models to hit them all in one go.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch3R6lXOmTj

[Jbizzy]

Your colour scheme is good!

[coop]

Finished up my psykers. I have some more warriors and some tyrant guard to paint, and then I'll have finished my army! Planning to update their bases all at once after finishing the last models, so the ones below are still WIP.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClLz5pbuAyG