Dead Space themed Tyranids

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**Danberesford**

Hi everyone, first post of a new member so be gentle! :

I decided a little while back that I was bored playing space marines, and about 2 hours into playing Dead Space 2 I realised that the Tyranid book would be a good representation of the Necromorph monsters featured in the game.

So I picked up a copy of the Codex, some green stuff and some second hand Nids and I set to work.

Firstly I needed a HQ, and a tervigon seemed a good starting point. To represent it I settled on the "guardian" Necromorph, which looks like this:

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2403/788782-guardian_super.jpg

After a months work on and off this is what I came up with...

More to come once I have time to take more photos.

Comments and critique welcome.

**PC Veteran**

That looks awesome.

Can't wait to see more of your work.

**nerdfest09**

What a delightfully novel idea! with what appears to be some fine converting, I shall be perusing this thread oft for updates old chap!

**neil101**

Hey Great work , The necromorphs will make a good looking tyranid army. I can see lots of nice fine details in that sculpt . look forward to seeing the scythe armed warriors too. Now all you need is an ig army of Isac Conrads to face off against.

**Danberesford**

Thanks all, here are photos of my Carnifex, based on the "Brute" Necromorph. The model is a mix of all the best bits of the evolution of the brute design, but mainly from the final concept art which can be seen here:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101022165049/deadspace/images/6/69/Dead-space-20080925032429633-000.jpg

So here he is, bare in mind that he isn't quite finished yet and some areas haven't been green stuffed yet.

**Scarper**

Absolutely awesome, some really quality sculpting. Can't wait to see where you go with this! Just out of interest, how long did that behemoth take you to sculpt? That's a looot of detail work...

**jabbakahut**

Firstly, awesome idea. I really think it's this type of work that pushes modeling, everybody loves a good mash-up. And the work looks great. I played through DS2 the in last few months, and I think you're capturing the feel of them really well. I would like to see the project through completion of an army.

**Ralin Givens**

EPIC! I adore deadspace and this is just well done

**MandalorynOranj**

These look excellent! What are you gonna do if you need more than one of something in the army? Resin casting? Or total resculpts?

**tony_nids_10**

Amazing work! I really like the idea.

**darkkt**

Awesome! The greenstuff modelling shows some real skills, and the execution of the Dead Space concept is excellent.

**army310**

very cool the greenstuff is looking great. I dont think anyone have done Dead Space army before(I mite Be wrong).

**purplefood**

Looking good...
The Necromorphs slightly freaked me on Dead Space which didn't work out well for them...
Hope to see more in the future.

**Mr.Malevolent**

A man after my own heart. I love Deadspace and this is just epic! Cant wait to see more.

**bigmek35**

this blog completes me

in a modeling sense that is.........

**Logan**

Great greenstuff work! Can't wait seeing more - and painted!

**endtransmission**

Really great work on those models; I'm loving the idea of using Necromorphs for Tyranids.

**Space_Potato**

Amazing work, man! Subscriiiiibed!

S_P

**The Fragile Breath**

Good sir, your work is phenomenal! I love the idea and the execution is brilliant.

**Danberesford**

Thanks very much guys, I plan on getting some more photos up today if I can - I'm currently working on a venomthrope, a hormagaunt test model, and 3 Raveners, so will get whatever pictures I can uploaded.

@ Scarper - it took me a good while to get to this stage, though thankfully I already had a partially constructed custom sculpt for a chaos spawn I was going to use as a dogs of war cannon in my Beastmen army that 8th edition made useless, so that formed the frame around which the Brute was made, which helped cut down on the sculpting time. I'd say about... 15 hours at a guess on the Brute, with about 10 on the Guardian.

@Mandalorynoranj - I plan to make an individual model for each I wish to field, so no resin casting for me. Not that I would even know where to begin with such a thing!

**Haonn**

Wow that is just scary, how long have you been working with greenstuff?

**soncka**

I love Dead Space, and this is real nice. Well executed, good sculpting.
Exciting use of the Ork skull, too.

**Danberesford**

@ Haonn - about 10 years on and off, though this is the first time I've really tried sculpting something so big from scratch. I tried making a Dwarf Lord once but he ended up completely out of proportion compared to GW Dwarfs!

Oh, and I made a sheep once for a Gnoblar to ride into battle.

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Here are the Raveners I've been working on, based on the "Drag Tentacle" Necromorph from Dead Space 1 - the basic premise is that they are tentacles of a much larger creature, and they burrow through the ground or vents, or whatever else they can fit inside to snare unsuspecting prey for the creature to feed on.

Concept here: http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110213203656/deadspace/images/c/ce/Drag_tentacle.jpg

Models:

Also, here is a WIP test model of the "Puker" Necromorph which I will be using to count as Termagants...

Concept:

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101216054533/deadspace/images/6/6b/Concept_puker.jpg

Model:

**Danberesford**

Any thoughts/suggestions as to what to use to represent entries from the codex?

I have a few planned out but could always use inspiration.

I know I will be using the Tripod to represent the Trygon, but am not sure what to use for some of the others.

Maybe Leapers as Gargoyles?

**Medium of Death**

I had my doubts when I clicked on this thread, but I was wrong. This is fantastic, you have the creatures down perfectly. Keep up the good work.

As for other units, what about this...

Tormentor as Hive Tyrant
Ubermorph as Broodlord or Hive Tyrant
Slashers as Hormaguants
Infectors as Gargoyles
Leapers as Genestealers

**MandalorynOranj**

The babies would make good ripper swarms, and the regular scythe-arm necromorphs could be genestealers.

**ghostmaker**

I love this keep it up. Make a Clark model !

**kenshin620**

Looking pretty awesome there!

**The_Blackadder**

Outstanding sculpting, what a concept. Looking forward to more.

EB

**privateherbert24**

I think I love you, please don't stop.