Tyranid Inspiration!

[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. 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

[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

[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.

[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.. I like this idea, but not for my Nids.

'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

[MagickalMemories]

I can probably get a cell phone pic of it this weekend (the Harpy).

Eric

[CMSheats]

I can probably get a cell phone pic of it this weekend (the Harpy)

That would be great! Thanks!

Chris