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Tyranid Inspiration!

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:31 am
by CMSheats
Hello all!

I am looking for some Tyranid Inspiration! I have a fair sized Nid arm that I am getting ready to paint (After I finish up my commissions), and I am looking for some ideas for the force. I have always loved the kinda florescent based armies with green/blue/orange ect.. but really I am just looking for ideas. :wink: So if you have any Nids that you painted, please post them and help me out!
Also, I am really wanting to do some conversion work in my army, but I am really at a loss of what to do.. Any ideas for cool conversions for any Nid unit?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!

Chris

Re: Tyranid Inspiration!

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:06 am
by MagickalMemories
A buddy of mine has a Macfarlane dragon converted with some Trygon bits and professionally painted. It's AWESOME. He's used it as a harpy and a harridan (though, IMO, it's way too small to be a harridan LOL).

Eric

Re: Tyranid Inspiration!

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:27 am
by DiscipleofYawgmoth
A couple things I was considering at one point for Tyranids was: Gentleman Nids. Greenstuffing Top-Hats and monocles for Tyrants, little bowler caps for the gaunts and whatnot; doing olde english 'classes.' Something else was 'rapid mutation' such as genetic experiment nids or mutated from toxic filth nids. Like a deathworld that has the equivalent of nuclear radiation and it causes crazy mutations in nids.

Re: Tyranid Inspiration!

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:08 am
by CMSheats
A buddy of mine has a Macfarlane dragon converted with some Trygon bits and professionally painted. It's AWESOME. He's used it as a harpy and a harridan (though, IMO, it's way too small to be a harridan LOL).
That does sounds awesome! You wouldn't happen to have any pics handy would you?
Gentleman Nids. Greenstuffing Top-Hats and monocles for Tyrants, little bowler caps for the gaunts and whatnot; doing olde english 'classes.
LOL! You could even give them little cups of tee.. :lol: I like this idea, but not for my Nids. :wink:
'rapid mutation' such as genetic experiment nids or mutated from toxic filth nids. Like a deathworld that has the equivalent of nuclear radiation and it causes crazy mutations in nids.
This is also a great idea. Have you tried any conversions like this on your Nids?

Thanks for the all the ideas so far!

Chris

Re: Tyranid Inspiration!

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:47 pm
by MagickalMemories
I can probably get a cell phone pic of it this weekend (the Harpy).

Eric

Re: Tyranid Inspiration!

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:30 pm
by CMSheats
I can probably get a cell phone pic of it this weekend (the Harpy)
That would be great! Thanks!

Chris