Hive Fleet Cancridae

[YannTheMad]

Oh my god... This is weirdly stressful XD

Honestly, I'm happy to convert chaos stuff... Doesn't work quite right? chaos... Isn't proportional? chaos...

But well oiled bio-machine like the tyranid just have to be perfect, that's the whole point.

You sir, have serious nerves of steel.

That said, good work ^^

[Eberious]

Thanks both, it did take some metal prepping to be honest, lol. 

 

Added the elbow bone .. tusk?   and dam my eyes, sculpting looks fine in real face to face, but these pics are showing how sloppy it is. Maybe it's time for glasses. 

 

 

 

Added a little details to the talons. Calling them done at this point. 

 

The over all model is almost ready for full assembly, just one or two bells and whistles need to be added once the body is fully together as one add on attaches to two different main parts. But, that has to wait until I build the base and model it so the base structure gives adequate support and strength to hold the beastie up with the added weight that's been gained. 

 

With that said...

 

Let the basing madness begin!!! 

 

 

Spent the last hour looking for the AOS ruins box, only to find them in the very first place I looked. ??

Edited June 7, 2023 by Eberious

[Firedrake Cordova]

11 hours ago, Eberious said:

sculpting looks fine in real face to face, but these pics are showing how sloppy it is. Maybe it's time for glasses. 

Just remember, the pictures are showing as being ~5x+ larger than real life when viewed on screen, so it's easy to be overly-critical.  Having said that, I find a magnifying headset with 1.5-2x magnification is helpful for cleaning up and painting models.  

[YannTheMad]

Yeah... unpainted greenstuff tends to look weird and shiny in pictures. 

But as @Firedrake Cordova said, the magnification make it look even weirder.

That being said, it stills look great so I really wouldn't be worried for the real thing.

Never been good at basing, so I'm curious to see your results.

[Eberious]

It is true, besides it's Tyranid, and organic if you know what I mean so would never be uniform like power armour in that sense. 

 

@YannTheMad, have a looky at this link. Bases I've done in the past mostly scratch built from plasticard with some bits and bobs added in.  In this one I'll be going for larger blocks using the AoS ruins. The 40k building have to much detail on them that draws away some of the attention from the detailed Tyranid model, so using the smoother blocks will keep the focus on the winged beast. 

 

and this one

 

Just for an idea of what I get upto. :) as I love making small diorama base's, almost more than making the model. But the right balance needs to be hit.  

[Eberious]

Had a busy night and day of hobbying, zen. 

 

Concept positions for the base. 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyranid capillaries sprout.

 

 

 

Think these will do for pinning, nails. Test fit and the thin is solid. 

 

 

And,, Nom Nom Nom , because I'm a grown up.

 

The tail and main body sections are glued. Tonights work shall be a little addition on its back where the hair goes but planned something else(as hair doesn't really work for tyranids). The base other than being painted is pretty much done, might add in some spent bolter shells and that tyranid capillary, probably just to the upper right of the "Iron halo" of the ruined statue head. 

[ZeroWolf]

This is coming together really well! I'm all for adding "tactical Rippers" to bases.

[Firedrake Cordova]

That's a really nicely-done base! 

 

Also, bonus points for adding the little gribblies (rippers/gaunts), as not only do they lend a sense of scale, but they also make it a mini-diorama  

[Marshal Reinhard]

Are you about to outdo your chaplain dreadnought here?

Edited June 15, 2023 by Marshal Reinhard

[Eberious]

ohh, such blasphemy!  I hope not, but we shall see.

 

It is finished, but going to make a low tech basic video on one of those turntable things I bought just for it, that and future projects. Thought I'd start actually doing something on youtube, just short videos, basic stuff. Had a few runs today on the camera I have, it's not a dedicated camcorder but can take videos.  Was alright but by the time I was on "take three" the battery died and had to charge it, by which time the natural light was to dim. Might do a little commentary, but I'll likely chicken out of that. lol. 

 

Not even sure what to call this thing, probably some combination of the Dorghar and some other Tyranidy sounding names. 

[Eberious]

Definitely need to invest in some editing software and a camcorder if videos are going to continue. I won't go into the trails I went through to bring you this low budget quality video, for folks that make vidoes, when you have stuff that can do the job but none of the options work... even as far as going into the coding and researching code to try and correct it.... yeah.. if you have capable software already, it should cussing work.

 

Anyways..

 

 

 

 

 

Tried to get that shot to show what I was on about when building the inside of the head area. So rather than empty space or filled right up to the neck I wanted to create, well what I have. To give it that neck and shoulder to separate head from body? 

 

 

And size shot, a primaris, a Calgar, Carnifex, and a slightly beefy LR. (is the only one not packed away currently)

 

Now to figure out which paints I need that come closest to the colour scheme I have in mind. 

 

Also if it wasn't for that dremel this would of been a very difficult project. Removing all the skulls, the hair from various places, digging out areas to attach other parts, smoothing areas a standard hobby file can't get etc. While I have the Balrog wings, overall I think two wings was enough.

Edited June 17, 2023 by Eberious

[Shinespider]

Seeing it all come together is fantastic. 

[Eberious]

Thank you all, just about to nip out to the local GW for some paints. See if I can reduce the amount of paints that I need, to exact or close to colours.

 

But for now, time for some colour testing, paints for the Tyranid Dorchaon on the left and the base on the right. Can you guess the chapter of the dead spacemarine Terminator ? 

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

It looks great.

 

Having a "prey's perspective" shot make me smile!  

[ZeroWolf]

10 hours ago, Eberious said:

Thank you all, just about to nip out to the local GW for some paints. See if I can reduce the amount of paints that I need, to exact or close to colours.

 

But for now, time for some colour testing, paints for the Tyranid Dorchaon on the left and the base on the right. Can you guess the chapter of the dead spacemarine Terminator ? 

 

I'm going to guess Ultramarines...though you do have the reds of a blood angel there...

 

That is magnificent work on the Hive Tyrant, a true centerpiece model if I've seen one 

[Eberious]

Aye pretty much, Ultra Marines. Only cause I like Blood Angels better :)   and thank you. Managed to reduce the paints for the overall main colour scheme to GW contrast that should work just fine through my airbrush. 

 

Spray Primer or through the air brush:Wraithbone base

Air brush

Contrast:Skeleton horde

Contrast:Gryph-hound orange

Contrast:Blood angels red, maybe glazed with Agrax Earthshade

 

Layer paint, Screaming skull, for highlights, speckles and probably those lines folks like to paint on the chitin.

 

Claws, hoofs those parts.

Contrast: Black Templar

Still thinking of a good base for those parts, mid tone brown?, and likely a bone colour for those highlights and scratches etc.. 

 

If all goes well, then prime paint repeat. 

 

Oh should say, basing colours on a Crab, if you google the Hives name, Cancridae, you understand what I'm going for, :)  

 

 

 

 

[YannTheMad]

WoW :-O

This beast is gorgeous! Can't wait to see it painted.

 

I tought I saw some kind of Devourer bioweapon arm thinngies earlier on the tread, but can't seem to find them on the model?

 

Also, the basing is awesome.

 

Overall, great work as ever ^^

[Eberious]

Thank you YannTheMad, and I turned it into one of those Tyranid capillaries things. It towards the front right on the base. 

[YannTheMad]

God I'm a bad observer... It was hidden in plain sight...

 

I'm also trying to make my first basing for my daemon prince, but I'm so very bad at it XD

[Eberious]

I'm sure whatever you come up with it be great. Checked your project thread, guessing you haven't got to the DP yet. Which Daemon prince are you going to be using or is a kitbash/sculpt job? either way I'll keep an eye out. 

[BadgersinHills]

Great conversion, magnificent and really well executed.

Edited June 29, 2023 by BadgersinHills

[Eberious]

Thank you BadgersinHills, 

 

Thought I'd throw up some paint testing progress. Decided to not try and paint old models over and over again till I get it right, so I did that thing with spoons.

 

Had been to the local GW to pick up some paint that would work better then what I had. Testing it by brush didn't go so well, as I expected it to be. 

 

This is the tester model, by brush, not bad but to splotchy for the tones I'm going for. 

 

Have I actually posted a pic yet?  here it is if I haven't. 

 

 

 

Air brush to the rescue. 

First lot, from left to right:   

Primer Grey seer > skeleton horde > Gryph-hound orange > gore-grunta fur

Primer Wraithbone > same steps

Primer Zandri dust > same steps 

 

 

Left to right

Grey seer > T'au light Ochre > Gryph-hound orange > gore-grunta fur

Wraithbone > same steps. 

 

Altogether.

 

Personally I'm a fan of the Wraithbone> T'au light Ochre, as it's closer to the crab underbelly transition. Then hit it with highlights of screaming skull on what would be the underside of the creature. Spots along the dark to transition to light shade lines between the chitin and that areas that would have skin, with a brown(think coconut crab scheme but way less and just on the lighter areas. Sparse freckles of screaming skull on the darker zones, applied by tooth brush flecks, possibly ripped sponge. Probably a wash of skeleton horde and or Agrax on the end for the recesses. 

 

Sounds easier than it will likely be. I hate painting by the way, So so much, but it sounds good in principle.  

 

Got to be said though, love contrast through the airbrush. 

 

 

Edited June 30, 2023 by Eberious

[Firedrake Cordova]

I think you're right that the Wraithbone & Tau Light Ochre one looks the best  

[ZeroWolf]

I concur, the wraithbone + t'au light orche looks closest. I think it'll look smashing on the nids.

[Blindhamster]

I think, you should have the chitten be in the effect you want, but i'd go for a lighter colour for the flesh areas, on the scale it'll probably pop better than an all over scheme. That said, i too fall into the camp of wraithbone + tau light ochre