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Okay I have probably over 50 pics to show you all. I will put up an example pic and then follow it with a spoiler box that has additional pics. Let me know what you all think of her! After I upload the pics I will go back and add in a few comments as well. I am also posting some shots of the termagants as soon as I upload them.


First her Majesty:

I went with blue highlights. Black with grey to white just looked to plain to me. I found some alien queen pictures on the net and there was a lot of them with blue highlights. I hope you all like the color too. I admit, I spent more time painting her than other stuff in this thread.






The Diorama:

Made from plastic bottles, super glue, resin, greenstuff, apoxie sculpt, garage sale signs, pepsi cola signs, blood, a water hose, sweat, pva glue, and tears.



Group 1



Group 2



Group 3



The Bugs:

I got a little lazy painting these after painting the queen and making the diorama. I promise I will go back and paint them better.

Coolest thing I've seen on Dakka in almost a week.

looking pretty cool.

You weren't lying when you say lots of pics. That looks awesome though I'm not much of an alien fan.

Very cool. Reminds me of the classic "alienids" that some guy made back in the day.

Wow! That must have been a ton of work. Great job

Awesome! The legs look very awkward, but they are pretty true to the real thing.

Wow. I am speechless.

JohnnoM wrote:looking pretty cool.

Thanks for the comment!

Squidmanlolz wrote:Coolest thing I've seen on Dakka in almost a week.

And there has been quite a few cool things in the last week...

Great White wrote:You weren't lying when you say lots of pics. That looks awesome though I'm not much of an alien fan.

You must have had your fandom tainted by those horrid Alien vs. Predator movies. Hopefully Ridley Scott and H. R. Giger will change your mind this June with Prometheus.

ph34r wrote:Very cool. Reminds me of the classic "alienids" that some guy made back in the day.

Oh yes. Necros was his name. I think he posts on dakka from time to time. He was the main source for my inspiration, that and the movies.

UnCool Villain wrote:Wow! That must have been a ton of work. Great job

It sure was. If you look at my post count for last month you will see that it was rather low. I spent about a month on her and the diorama.

Asherian Command wrote:Wow. I am speechless.

That is always a good compliment!

Andilus Greatsword wrote:Awesome! The legs look very awkward, but they are pretty true to the real thing.

My wife told me the same thing, but then I showed her some screenshots of an Alien Queen. They really made her have some rather large and wide legs. I guess it has something to do with the egg layer thing.

Seen these in person.. he has done an amazing job one these, once again.

Amazing work. The sculpting and painting are excellent. The blue highlights definitely make everything pop the way it should. I've got a soft spot for the Alien series and you did a superb job getting the look right.

Eeeeewwww....

Love the bugs, the diorama itself creeps me out, though!

I see you got that painted then. Staying true to your alien aestetic. Brilliant stuff.

Dude, this is awesome.
Did you use the Chapter House heads?

Me wants these and more!!!!

evolvingeye wrote:Seen these in person.. he has done an amazing job one these, once again.

You think they look better in person? The pics didn't come out as good as I hoped. I am thinking about retaking a few shots with a better background and lighting.

Levon12345 wrote:Amazing work. The sculpting and painting are excellent. The blue highlights definitely make everything pop the way it should. I've got a soft spot for the Alien series and you did a superb job getting the look right.

Thanks for the comments. You have to have a soft spot to really understand the paint scheme etc don't you? If these were basic nids I would have painted them a lot different, but Aliens have a certain look.

RiTides wrote:Eeeeewwww....

Love the bugs, the diorama itself creeps me out, though!

Yeah it is kind of creepy...

I plan on making a whole table worth of dioramas to use as a game board. If you have an ideas abotu how to position the already made piece let me know folks. Middle? On the side? I plan on making a elevator behind it. Hopefully it will actually move so people can use it to move troops.

zilegil wrote:I see you got that painted then. Staying true to your alien aestetic. Brilliant stuff.

I am trying my best. A lot of people didn't like the gloss, but it was needed for the alien aestetic. I am working on converting a Hive Tyrant to a winged King Alien. I plan on sticking to the alien aestetic for the whole army.

cricketofdeth wrote:Dude, this is awesome.
Did you use the Chapter House heads?

No I didn't, but I would have if I had the cash. The head came from an old 1989 55mm warrior alien. The teeth looked bad and so the front and back part of the skull. I used teeth from a guant head and greenstuff to smooth out the forehead and back of the head. I cast the heads using resin and instant mold fromt he original. I have 20 more finished that need a better paintjob and 30 more guants in the box. I haven't made their heads because I am out of resin,

By the gods, requisition more flamers men, MORE FLAMERS!

pure ownage.
though I bet some people would refuse to play against the queen, because you sculpeted it and that isnt fair (apparently! Im fine with it!).

Sub'd AWESOME tell me did you make the heads on the gaunts? if you didn't where did you get them?

Good work! I think that you show promise in making dioramas, and look forward to seeing more from you in the future. I like that you worked your 'for game' models into the diorama smoothly. I didn't notice the queen's base at first at all!

Damn that's awesome, makes me want to go watch the movie "aliens" again, GREAT JOB!!

EWWWWWW!!!!! This is disturbing and disgusting.

Great job!

sub-zero wrote:Damn that's awesome, makes me want to go watch the movie "aliens" again, GREAT JOB!!

Ugh...I think I am done with that movie for awhile. I believe I watched it 50 times in Decemeber while I was working on this thing...

Nah...I think I will watch it today.

Jimsolo wrote:Good work! I think that you show promise in making dioramas, and look forward to seeing more from you in the future. I like that you worked your 'for game' models into the diorama smoothly. I didn't notice the queen's base at first at all!

It was my first one and I admit I rushed it by spray painting most of it. Keep checking on my threads. I am currently working on a lava based diorama for my firehawks marines.

kshaw2000 wrote:pure ownage.
though I bet some people would refuse to play against the queen, because you sculpeted it and that isnt fair (apparently! Im fine with it!).

You bet, I think over half the model is greenstuff...lol

happygolucky wrote:Sub'd AWESOME tell me did you make the heads on the gaunts? if you didn't where did you get them?

The mid part of the head was made from an 1989 55 mm alien warrior model. I copied it with the instant mold and resin. I used the mouth from the guant himself and sculpted the forehead and back part the head.

Xenocidal Maniac wrote:EWWWWWW!!!!! This is disturbing and disgusting.

Great job!

The response I was looking for!

Eeeeewwwww! Slimy and Gross! Perfect!! Great diorama, wonderful painting, very well executed!

I love these, and I love Alien. But look at my name, then understand that I think they are truly epic, because nothing besides something epic could make me say nids are epic.

I'm assuming they are nids, right?