Emperor's Pride

[boristfrog]

OK, so my main army is tyranid and a long way from being finished because a) I am a slow painter, b) I get easily distracted by other painting projects c) I never have enough time!
So after seeing some fan art on facebook derby.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=79653&id=579626679&ref=share
which looks like it originally came from here www.myconfinedspace.com/2006/09/18/warhammer-in-pink/

my husband decided to convert some marines by adding hearts and ribbons to them and I got the job of painting them. This was a very easy distraction - painting some 'Emperor's Pride' marines in a fantastically girly pink was very amusing. Adding rainbows and hearts and stars was also very funny. I am now wondering what peace, love and happiness tyranids would look like and if this would also just be 'wrong' somehow?
Can tyranids also embrace the happiness that chaos has wrought to this chapter of marines - whose weapons now fire love arrows, and perfumed bubbles instead of bullets? Will they also love kittens and small cute furry things, and accessorise their bioweapons with handbags?
I know stereotyping is wrong, and can be hurtful -but these marines on their yellow brick road of happiness mean no harm. Should tyranids now follow suit? Can nids be made 'camp' enough?
Btw we made these as a gift for our local GW store who immediately placed them in the model cabinet for all to gawp at - and garnered funny looks from the small boys in store at the time. I only hope that many appreciated the glowing pinkness that ensued.
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Please let me have the full force of your comments. Be gentle I only have one biovore trained on you currently.

[nosociallife]

Hmmmm...... Pink Nids would not seem too odd as I have seen a few broods in pink before.

But going with the polar oposite mentality maybe you could do some Hippynids. Ya know, tie dyed carapaces and hemp jewelry. Maby do a scene with a bunch of hippynids protesting carrying posters with big peace signs on them

[boristfrog]

Ooh I like that - hippie peacenids I like it - acid happy faces and protest posters would be nice Thanks for the idea.

[Shas'o Tash'var Kais Pat]

And a fex with a "make love, not war" banner in its crushing claws...

[n00b1n8R]

there was a member here called strange little girl. she had bright pink carapace's highlighted up to a kind of bone. she had a kind of bluey green skin.

cbf to dig up pics though. sorry

[tigerspots]

Even though my tyranids are mean killin machines, they'll always have a soft spot for kitties. Someday....it'll be their downfall....

Nah, what are the chances I'd face an army full of kittens? Mwuahahaha!

[Pheonix]

i would build an army of kitty themed eldar... just for the sake of doing that... in fact... i was discussing with someone today about that... about a funny themed army... anime style kittydar!

i might just have to do that...

[Tauranid]

Please, oh please, don't ruin the game I love.

[boristfrog]

Ok the hippie fex will have to sit in the pipeline of things to make for next year - and boy is that a long, long list.
The guys at GW's reaction to the pink marines was "I nearly wet myself" - that was with humour, NOT excitement btw!

[thepuritan]

i really like the handbag... it's really adds pazazz!

maybe try some frolicking jump pack Marines?

PS: isn't it Pat Benatar that sings "Love is a Battlefield"?

[crushingclaws]

how about the devastators have party crackers and sargs have kitty honours!