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Shade of Despair and Torment







Using gargoyle body, bloodletter head and legs, genestealer arms... do you think it will work? Obviously with conversion work and green stuff...
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Stormin' Stompa






Ottawa, ON

This might work, I'd have to see one fully built though.

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Shade of Despair and Torment







Yeah, gotta buy the bits... wanted input before I bought....

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Hellish Haemonculus






Boskydell, IL

Could be cool.

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Oberstleutnant






Perth, West Australia

The head is the least accurate piece but overall it should look good. I'd probably go for a gaunt head instead. The body, carapace addition, arms and legs all look good.
   
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Leader of the Sept







With the head, leave the face off, trim off the spikes and maybe bulk up the "face" area with some GS to get the proper smooth and rounded carapace profile and you should be golden.

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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain





Cardiff

Doesn't the real Alien have 6 arms like a Nid anyway? Could just use a Genestealer body and limbs with a headswap?

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Morphing Obliterator






You would have to do something with the khorne symbols and the horns on the bloodletter but it should work.

I agree that a gaunt head would probably look better and a genestealer body with head swap would be easier though.

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Decrepit Dakkanaut







If you want to save work, Chapterhouse sells Alien heads fitting Tyranid bodies.
http://chapterhousestudios.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=81_82&product_id=214

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 JohnnyHell wrote:
Doesn't the real Alien have 6 arms like a Nid anyway? Could just use a Genestealer body and limbs with a headswap?


Nope, 2 arms, 2 legs and a big tail

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gigers+alien&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=dxx&rls=org.mozilla:en-GBfficial&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zJ1JUezzDIHBO4H-gLgC&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1222&bih=634

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The Alien Queen, not designed by Giger himself, does have 4 arms and 2 legs though (2 arms are small like on a Tyrannosaurus).

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Leader of the Sept







Thats a good point.

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Shade of Despair and Torment







 Kroothawk wrote:
If you want to save work, Chapterhouse sells Alien heads fitting Tyranid bodies.
http://chapterhousestudios.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=81_82&product_id=214


I bought 6, and the size is good for tyranid warriors. It looks silly on smaller ones...


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 JohnnyHell wrote:
Doesn't the real Alien have 6 arms like a Nid anyway? Could just use a Genestealer body and limbs with a headswap?


A genestealer is okay, just needs a tail, that is when i saw the gargoyle body...

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Shade of Despair and Torment







Yeah! I got the bits and made a fast test model (together in under 2 minutes...). It works perfect. I wanted to make an alien army with as much gw bits as I can, and now I can.

Granted, I need to add greenstuff now, smooth out the head, etc... but the core element works!

I will be taking my time with the 35 actual models that will be in my army...

Thoughts?
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That looks awesome

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Shade of Despair and Torment







 Myrthan wrote:
That looks awesome


It will once I greenstuff it and add the 4 stems on back... stay tuned...


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Btw, it was $6 ttl in (7) bits... decent price per mini....

Here are 2 examples of where I am going with this...
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Using Object Source Lighting







CH heads are better for warriors, thats how I built them.

Long time ago I did a predalien warrior convo.

http://buglands.moonfruit.com/#/diorama/4518588497


Cheers

   
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Shade of Despair and Torment







 NAVARRO wrote:
CH heads are better for warriors, thats how I built them.

Long time ago I did a predalien warrior convo.

http://buglands.moonfruit.com/#/diorama/4518588497


Cheers


Am familiar with your work. Nice! Yeah, I have ch heads for raveners and tyranid warriors. Hormagants, genestealers, and termagants will be like my example....

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Made in us
Shade of Despair and Torment







Conversion using 1995 metal hormagaunt model...
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