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**KingGarland**

Hopefully they got served a drink when they got to that beach.

**Cosmic**

A VERY well deserved win, I love the humour

By the way, thank you for all of the YouTube tutorials that you've been doing for these guys

**catbarf**

The army has a proper leader now.

**Excommunicatus**

"Be vewwwwwwy quiet."

I run out of superlatives looking at your stuff.

It's brilliant. I much prefer the Scything Talons to the Wings, but even the Wings are brilliant.

**Saevio Ferrum**

Awesome work, the army on display diorama is really cool though I think your paint work on the carapace seems makes the army look really unique, it almost reminds of a digital camo, very cool!

My only question now is, what’s next?!

**catbarf**

Excommunicatus wrote:It's brilliant. I much prefer the Scything Talons to the Wings, but even the Wings are brilliant.

Me too, but I had the wings, so I figured it'd be a shame not to magnetize/paint them too. I'm not really about that flyrant+devourers meta.

Saevio Ferrum wrote:My only question now is, what’s next?!

This weekend should be another brood of 12 Termagants, which is all I need to hit 1000pts. Then it's time for some army shots, then probably a brief hiatus while I work on terrain for a little while.

**catbarf**

Second brood of Termagants done:

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And an army shot, now that I've hit 1000pts:

**Haighus**

Simply incredible army. The group shot looks amazing!

**Hollow**

Really cool work. Love the army and I really love the board. I've been wanting to do a beach themed battle board for ages and I'd love some tips on how you did the watcher sand etc... (Those trees are cool too!)

**catbarf**

Hollow wrote:
Really cool work. Love the army and I really love the board. I've been wanting to do a beach themed battle board for ages and I'd love some tips on how you did the watcher sand etc... (Those trees are cool too!)

The deep water was built up with Envirotex Lite with a dash of VMC Blue Green, then the top layer (waves) and shallow water were done with Woodland Scenics Water Effects, with a drybrush of white on the waves.

The sand is just sand from a hardware store, painted with Liquitex Parchment, drybrushed Liquitex Titanium White, washed with heavily thinned Liquitex Raw Umber. It's a surprisingly close match for the completely different process I use on my bases.

**catbarf**

A few new additions, and a set of Broodlord arms magnetized for the Tyrant.

**Inevitable_Faith**

Love seeing the updates to your force man, such a beautiful scheme. Your work here and on YT is one of the motivators that got me finally working on a Tyranid force of my own that I've had bouncing around in my head for a couple years.

Love the work on your Tyrant and warriors especially. The magnetization is really smart and these latest claws addition to the tyrant makes him even more menacing than even the scything talons version.

Always looking forward to seeing what you do next!

**Argive**

Nice work! I love the queen from aliens, I mean the old metal hive tyrant

Definitatly my favourite nid sculpt.

**Blooddragon1981**

WOW! Stunning theme mate!

**catbarf**

Thanks all for the kind words.

Argive wrote:
I love the queen from aliens, I mean the old metal hive tyrant

It's actually an old Forge World Hive Tyrant, which was mostly based on the 3rd Ed design but with some alterations (different head crest, addition of back vents, of course lots more detail overall), and more importantly is about 50% larger. The 3rd Ed Hive Tyrant is smaller than the current one, to the point where I often see people run it as a Prime, but the FW Tyrant is actually significantly taller than the current model.

**catbarf**

Added a magnetized Tyrannofex to the army.

**Argive**

Sweet work sir !

Love all your nids!

**Ratius**

Those Tyrant wings 0_o

**DeadEyeDuk**

As much as the big guys are cool, those Ripper Swarms look like they might have taken as long as the whole rest of the army put together

Just all round great work.

**catbarf**

Progress shot!

**FeindusMaximus**

Sweet sexy nids

**catbarf**

Converted Brainleech Devourers, for a bulkier and less T-Rex-esque Dakkafex.

**Ratius**

Superb!

**Inevitable_Faith**

Hands down one of the most beautiful Nid forces, I've ever seen. Keep up the great work!

**acme2468**

Cute ass display. Great theme, man props the stippling job must take forever.

**Argive**

Love seeing more of your models! Does he come with this head ?

**catbarf**

Thanks all.

Argive wrote:
Love seeing more of your models! Does he come with this head ?

Does who come with this head? If you mean the Carnifex, yes, the head with the extra eyes and antennae represents the Enhanced Senses biomorph.

**catbarf**

The brood of Genestealers is now complete. Getting incrementally closer to having the 2000pts all finished.

**catbarf**

I've managed to finish my last of the 9 Warriors, which means I am just a couple of models away from a fully painted 2000pt army.

**cygnnus**

This army always amazes me! Great work.

Valete,

JohnS