So Day 3 of building Leviathan and what did I do today*

Well, I was through messing around...It was time for the Screamer Killer (oh, and I guess the Neurotyrant + drones)

The Neurotyrant was a smooth build and i was surprised by the detail that was just covered up by the 'armour', the designers really went to town on him. 

The Screamer Killer on the other hand, seemed to have developed a case of gapitis. No matter how much I filed down the contact points the two body pieces would not meet flush in the chest area. The back was fine as was the tail. Another problem was its right leg (the one standing on a bit of rubble) at first I thought it was fine, the most minor of gaps but when it came to putting it on the base, the leg pieces seemed to push each other apart! Took some effort to get them back together.

With plenty of time, I decided to not stop there...

it was time to really bulk up the numbers! Building the Termagaunts was simplicity in of itself as each model was 4 pieces (two body pieces and two arms). A better builder than me could probably customise further to really make each figure unique. Building this first sprue (you get two in the box) didn't take that long, I think I spent more time fighting to get the Ripper swarm in its base than it to build a single gaunt.

I still don't understand why GW made it legal to have a minimum of 3 bases per unit for Rippers yet only included 2 in the box!

At the end of Day 3, this was what I built:

and this is how Hive Fleet Boreidas is looking at the moment...

As for now, I've completed 6 out of 12 sprues (apparently I can't count) and 20 models out of 72 (20 out of 47) on the Tyranid side. The space marine side is looking quite outnumbered now at 2 out of 25. Funny to think that the remaining 27 nids is on two sprues...

Till next time,

Keep hobbying!

*- I write these a day after the fact, so Day 1 was the 24th etc etc etc. Expect to see more gaunts tomorrow...of all shapes and sizes.