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I went on a long hiatus from 40k due to my support group breaking up and moving away after college. However I've recently made contact with a new group and am looking to get back into the swing of things. In that light I've dug my old nids out of storage and am looking to give them a makeover before I bring them to meet new people. Below are a few of the more complete MCs I have in my current paint scheme. I've been considering dipping them or in some other way working with stain to give them a more organic look but I'm worried about how that would work with such a bright color scheme. Looking for assistance from anyone with experience dipping brightly colored models as well as for dipping advice in general.

I have never used dipping, but I would use a dark brown.

If your not opposed to just using a heavy wash, buy one of the big bottles of agrax earthshade, get a bigger brush, shake well and coat the whole model.

MAYBE use nuln oil on the darker shell bits.

I dipped these guys with a 'Dark Oak' gloss wood stain (except for Typhus):


but painted this in the traditional way (layers, GW ink washes & highlights):


While this was done with mostly weathering powders:


Re dipping: as I had my right arm (I'm right-handed) in a cast at the time, I actually dipped them in the pot. However I've heard you get better results if you actually brush it on.

If you have any questions re any of the above please pm me.
You can also take a look at my gallery for more images of the above too (link below)!!

You'll get mixed results, but it'll work. Personally I prefer dipping in the can - brushing is a bit more difficult (unless the dip is brand new and nicely runny - it starts to thicken as you use it). If I was doing nids I'd be tempted to dip everything.

Dip doesn't care about the base colour - but it was darken it just slightly.

I'm mainly interested in the effect. Ideally I don't want to darken the colors too much.

Bubber your models look awesome especially that mech. Way to go. Do you have any pictures from before you dipped? Curious as to how much it darkened them.

I've been considering brushing on the dip. Kind of afraid of messing up if I try to dip and spin them.

There is an article somewhere on Dakka about using a milk frother (for making cappuccino) to spin off the urethane and prevent pooling. I've used that technique on KoW goblins and it seems to work well enough.

I "dipped" 13 Russes for my Nurgle traitor guard tank company. Couldn't have been happier. It's like the middle ground between a standard acrylic wash and oil wash. Being thicker allows you to push the stain into the recesses and off the high points. Very little darkening and I was using dark walnut over yellow. I painted it on with disposable brushes. Easy as pie, took about a week to dry and another week to fully cure.