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This is continuing to be ridiculously bad ass I cannot wait to see it complete

Thanks again!

Sinism, I worked very hard to get the tyranid scheme. I'm very happy now! About Uriel's miniature... I'll do it when I finish the paint of the other minis, because he'll be the main character of the diorama. I'll show you, of course!

Lanman, I cannot wait to see it complete, too!

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I have painted... the tyranid carnifex, the leader of the horde. I used the same color scheme in this mini that I used in the other tyranids, to get a realistic and uniform color . I added little details, like slobbers, as you can see in "Alien" films.

I show you another pictures with the minis that I painted, 3 new jumping tyranids. The end is close... hahahaha!

Greetings and I hope you like it!

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I REALLY cant wait to see this finished now...

I'm very very pleased with your level of detail sir...

Keep it up!

I just hope you keep the emotion of the grim battle as soon as you drop in uriel...

Bravo!

-Sinism

Your attention to detail is amazing! Really enjoying watching it all come together. I'm a little bit concerned that the stock marine model will not be engaging enough to form the center piece of the diorama though /:

Fantastic work Connan really coming along well!

It's brilliant to see great Dioramas here on Dakka, I hope blogs like this will encourage others to give Dios a try.

Thanks again for your C&C!!

Just a little! These are my favourites words in this moment!

After 4 months of hard work, I'm here again with the "Warriors of Ultramar" diorama. It's about 95% of progress, and I'm very happy with it.

First of all I'll show you my own Uriel Ventris version. I tried to do an heroic marine against the tyranid hordes.

I painted it with the colors of the Ultramarine Chapter, very similar with the rhino, but not so spoiled. I'm very happy with him, because it seems like a classic god, with his short hair and furious face.



The main scene in the diorama is the battle between the ultramarine and the tyranids, but I decided to put another little scene in the top of the brick building. An Imperial Guard talking with his walkie talkie. A real human action, in the middle of the battle.



And finally, the diorama!
It needs a few details, like paint with dark tones the terrain posters' and fix the mistakes.

As I said along all the project, I tried to do the attack of the tyranids against an ultramarine rhino, and in the top of it, the battle with Uriel.

I put 2 main tyranid groups: one in the left and the other in the right, as 2 strong walls that are closing. And in the middle of them I put a few tyranids, because I needed a union between the two main forces.

The composition is like a pyramid; in the ground we find the little tyranids, and in the middle an upper areas, we find the bigger and lethal tyranids.

As you can see, the main action is the shot of Uriel to the tyranid.

I hope you like it!

Great work Connan this is really coming along. Looking brilliant.

If I had any crit it would only be two small points regarding the human figures.

The Guardsman in the window on the top floor of the building is a great idea, but right now he is hiding behind the wall and not looking. He feels isolated from the action and withdrawn. To my mind he would look much better if he was interacting with the scene. Leaning over the window edge and looking at the marine in awe as he battles the aliens.

The Space Marine while really well painted... the pose seems to lack something. Its a bit of a crude pose and lets the figure down a little I think. It would be lovely if his chain sword arm had a little more motion or dynamic posing. Like he had just used it, cleaving a tyranid in half or blocking a blow.

What do you think?

dananananaaaaaa I'm Lovin' It

I do have to say that I agree with gundam here, have him cleave a nid right down the middle (diagonal from one shoulder downwards the opposite leg) and spray blood ^^,

*looks at diorama,looks at own minis and throws it in the garbage*

LOL,very nice work.I would agree though that him bringing his chainsword down in a wide and bloody are an smashing up a nid would look more awesome.

That's goddamn fantastic.

The Dreadnote wrote:That's goddamn fantastic.

What he said

That is fething beautiful, man. Been watching this for a while, and it's some amazing work. I love the realistic look of the 'nids and the buildings.

The only thing I didn't like was the feeling I got when I realised I would never see this thing in person.

Its freaking amazing

lanman wrote:
Its freaking amazing

Good Shout

wow the way you done the bullet hitting the nid in the last pic is amazing could you do a tut on things like that?
but my only crit is make the gaurdsman more intigrated.

Gotta say I love the guardsmen the way it is, once you notice him you can imagine him saying "holy feth colonel, were fethed and I mean really fethed,"

Thanks, Dakka Dakka friends!!

I was very tired and I take a little rest!

Maybe next week I will show you the final pictures, because the diorama is now finished. Wow, I can't believe it!

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Gundam, thanks again for your polite and very good comments.

I decided to put the IG in the top of the building, because I don't want to show him like an important character inside the action; people must find the IG while they analize the diorama,

Finally I decided to put the ultramarine in that pose, because I want to represent the moment when Ventris kills the first tyranid and rotate to kill the other one (with his bolter gun). I represented a dramatic pose in other of my works, that's why I put this "relaxed" pose on my ultramarine. It's the beginning of the (bloody) storm...

Müller, thank you! As I said, I represented that action in one of my latest works, and I tried another effects this time...

Deff, thanx! I don't want a gore action. A lot of blood maybe will spoil the terrain work...

Dreadnote, IAmTheWalrus, Sarrazon, Disjointed, thank you very much! You're very polite!

Lanman... it's a pity, yes... I hope you can see it anyday...

Big mek, thanks again! To get the impact in the nid, I used plastic; previously I warmed a little needle with a lighter, and after that, I put it in the correct wounded area. The needle must be really hot, because when you put it into the plastic miniature, the plastic will be deformed. You must be patient, because you must sculpt the wound while the plastic is hot. It's a little annoying, but it's very realistic effect!

99MDeery, hahahaha! Thanks for your very good comment!

Regards...

I see,well all in all Connann my friend the diorama is very good.

I liked that sewer diorama you did to.Keep up the great work,I must ask you something.How did you paint the nids carapace?

Thanks, Deff!

Regards...

* To get that colour scheme I used these paints:

base: Black Chaos (GW) + Burnt Umber (Model Air, Vallejo),
tyranid armour: Terracota (GW) + Sand (ref. 075, Model Air, Vallejo),
shadows: Charadon Granite (GW, Foundation),
tyranid skin: Sand + Light Sand (Tamiya),
details (eyes, tongue...): Iyanden Darksun (GW Foundation), Warlord Purple (ref. 14, Game Color, Vallejo)

Ok,thanks dude.Keep up the good work,happy painting.

Outstanding work, its clear you can see the time , effort and skill put into this..

I tip my hat to your sir , Magnificent work

It's an amazing piece of work. Still, the Marine is lacking something. A muzzle flash, maybe.

TPC, perhaps a gore spray from the round strike on the gene'

That's the end, the final post of my latest diorama project. Finally, 4 months after, I finished it.

It was a hard work but your comments (forums, blog...) gave to me the "power" to finish it. Yes, I want to thank you for your comments (polite and critic), because all of them were added into the process.

There are a lot of people who helped me a lot, but in this post I can't write all of them. That's why I decided to put the name of the forums, because this work is yours too.

Thanks again for all!!

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It looks really good i especialy like the tyranid being shot!

wow. I hope you win!

There is no flaw it's got to win!

Absoultly stunning. Fantastic piece of work, from one of the best GW novels. I don't think you could've picked a more awe inspiring moment from the book, and it's brilliant what you've done with it. Great job, I hope to see more from you in the future

Fantastic work!

Incredible as always!