Guest Triszin Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Starting my GSC/NIDS allied army. It is themed after The Locust swarm from Gears of war. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ quick background. Hive Fleet Locust was thought destroyed by the Ultramarines and imperial navy, yet it's tendrils were insidious. It's hive ship crashed on a hostile world. Its outer shell almost barren of all life, the worlds original name is gone, it was virus bombed to destroy any and all organic life. Yet, there existed Hives on this world, underground, built around mining colonies. When the hive ship crashed, there were few surviving, or slowly dying the organisms went dormant, all except for the Genestealers. THey burrowed into the ground, and made their way into a small mining dome at first. Over the years, they stole children from outposts, and indoctrinated them into the brood. initially only doing this on the most isolated outposts, and careful never to take to many. And thus the urban legend spread around the world. The fringe mining colonies however were slowly mining more and more year after year. to the surprise pleasure of the hive cities, and upon inspection it was noted that the fringe colonies were devolving into abhumans. Some looked like ogryns, others ratlings, but all had Pale Skin. It was often overlooked, and played down the extents to the abhumans, due to their high output of raw mineral. The urban legend would describe them as having pale thick skin, with Tough ethereally like calluses. These "molemen" were mining, not for the minerals, but to reach other tyranid organisms that eitehr fell into crevasses on the surface or burrowed beneath. IT was noted that the organisms they reached were highly damaged. and in an undocumented and unexplained action towards the greater tyranid organisms was taken. The cults were "salvaging" them, it is noted that damaged Harpys they have reached they have retrofitted with imperial equipment. to make them fulfill the roll they initially did. At the moment it is noted that This outbreak, and behavior is limited to this system, admech and biologus have sent observation specialists to document the strange creations and amalgamations taking place in this imperial backwater. --------------------------------------------------------- Started this the other day, pictures will come friday. First project: Harpy: REaver retro fit: - onsalaught cannon replacing the main harpy weapons - retro thrusters. harpies damaged wings, mutated into spindly limbs. - Further augmented and controlled by two GSC cultists now riding the harpy. should look similar to this Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Harpy: Reaver work in progress Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5216170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamG Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Really surprised noone has responded to this. An absolutely brilliant idea, and kickass conversion. Hats off to you, sir! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5217366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brother_b Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Really surprised noone has responded to this. An absolutely brilliant idea, and kickass conversion. Hats off to you, sir! Agreed this is an amazing looking project. This forum doesn't get much traffic it seems. Please continue to post. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5217656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azekai Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Well, that is demented. I love it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5218053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 This project is going to be slow, as I think about it; building 1-2 at a time, and painting them both before building the next thing. atm, i have a Brumark being planned out. going to use a Maw Krusha and some nid + imperial bits to make it. =) I also got half a tooth and claw box, oh! forgot, I have some ogryns coming in soon.! ogryns will end up being my abberants i think. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5218313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Azmond Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Awesome concept and execution Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5221075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 quick update added the second gsc pilot add the tentacle arms to the other half, some bags to the mount. also did the ammo compartment. (next to do, sculpt the ammo feed line, and lots of sculpting touch ups.) also work on the Brumark has begun!!! HE"S A BIGGIN' brumark for reference Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5222035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
antique_nova Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I only just saw this and it's amazing so far! It also reminds me of the chitauri from the first avengers movie. Especially the flying whales! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5223140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 update on the reaver/harpy did some carapace work, sculpted the ammo feed Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5223299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azekai Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Shiny sculpting medium? Looks cool. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5223669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Shiny sculpting medium? Looks cool. Its Kneadite brown putty. just like greenstuff, I just have a hard time seeing detail when sculpting greenstuff, so i use this instead. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5223856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slan Drakkos Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Only just saw this thread. I was actually considering making my genestealers into locust but I don't think I can since you've already nailed the execution of them far better than I ever could. Keep up the great work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5239680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenz Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 These are some incredible, and very inspiring, conversions Triszin!!! I’ve had a couple GSC ideas bouncing around my head lately, one of which is along a similar-ish idea. But more of a Dark Mech/ Mad Doc reanimating Nids. It’s great to see that with some planning, it’s entirely possible to make biomech Nids and make them look terrific. Keep ‘em coming!!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5244600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Only just saw this thread. I was actually considering making my genestealers into locust but I don't think I can since you've already nailed the execution of them far better than I ever could. Keep up the great work. of course you can! genestealers are RAD locust are RAD These are some incredible, and very inspiring, conversions Triszin!!! I’ve had a couple GSC ideas bouncing around my head lately, one of which is along a similar-ish idea. But more of a Dark Mech/ Mad Doc reanimating Nids. It’s great to see that with some planning, it’s entirely possible to make biomech Nids and make them look terrific. Keep ‘em coming!!!! ya, biomech nids sound like good fun. + if you build em right you can use them for either darkmech or nids Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5245106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 hey, question to the tyranid community. I was thinking about getting termagaunts, but instead of using the actual model, getting a bunch of the UR-Ghuuls, and use em as them. would that be ok? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5265867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Amazing models as always, make me think about some ideas for my Zerg/infested GSC As for the UR-Ghuuls, I think as long as you graft a flesh borer (or devourer or whatever you arm them with) onto the model somewhere I think it would work fine, still 100% GW and not exactly modeling for advantage (Ur-Ghuuls are a bit taller than a gaunt) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5267641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triszin Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Amazing models as always, make me think about some ideas for my Zerg/infested GSC As for the UR-Ghuuls, I think as long as you graft a flesh borer (or devourer or whatever you arm them with) onto the model somewhere I think it would work fine, still 100% GW and not exactly modeling for advantage (Ur-Ghuuls are a bit taller than a gaunt) I was just thinking the melee builds for em. would I need to change em at all then? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5274302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Maybe put some scything talons instead of regular hands? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/352319-gscnids-allied-army-hive-fleet-locust-the-mole-men/#findComment-5274652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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