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Now do you ever plan to play with it or do you intend to superglue it down to a sturdy shelf so that it never falls again?

WOW.
Such kind words, thank you all so much.

No Scything Talons as yet, think i'll leave them for now.
I do intend to field it on a game board at some point but I haven't played a game of 40k yet. I haven't really got into the Games Workshop scene instore. Don't ask me why, I'm just shy I guess. There don't appear to be any local gaming clubs either. Just waiting for my Blood angels friend to finish his assault squad, then maybe the hive will get some action.

So will you be having a break or are you powering on with your spore pods?
I find it hard getting on in the GW shops too, the staff are really friendly, too friendly tbh, and we all know they are there to get more money out of you. Maybe that's a bit harsh but you know what I mean. The people that hang out in there are a bit klicky too. I can be like walking into a very "local" pub, when they all turn and stare at you. either that or they are just a bunch of really young kids.
Still, I wouldn't be without the place as I love to pop in and look at all the model and the excellent painting skills of some folk.

 Reeno wrote:
WOW.
Such kind words, thank you all so much.

No Scything Talons as yet, think i'll leave them for now.
I do intend to field it on a game board at some point but I haven't played a game of 40k yet. I haven't really got into the Games Workshop scene instore. Don't ask me why, I'm just shy I guess. There don't appear to be any local gaming clubs either. Just waiting for my Blood angels friend to finish his assault squad, then maybe the hive will get some action.

Honestly for games, you are better off at clubs, home or none GW-gaming stores. GW stores can be quite useful if you are just getting into the game and need help learning the rules etc. But they will only do this as well as LGS.

I'll be pressing on with my pods this weekend, don't really know how that will pan out but I'll come up with some sort of action plan.
Regards gaming, I'll keep an eye out for local clubs but I've had no luck so far. If anybody does know of any in wolves uk then please let me know.
I'll upload a couple more pics of my finished tervigon at the weekend, so you can see her from different angles.

Dakka has its own rather comprehensive Store Finder http://www.dakkadakka.com/core/store_finder.jsp

I tried Dakka's search that you just mentioned Eldercaveman but I think it is very much out of date, it doesn't even list my local GW on there let alone any clubs hiding away.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention though. If I do locate any i'll try to have it updated with anything that I find.

Another quick pic of my latest completion...

That looks fantastic

http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=92299

A quick google brought that up, see if it is any good.

 1-i wrote:

Now do you ever plan to play with it or do you intend to superglue it down to a sturdy shelf so that it never falls again?

I have dedicated a GW carry case to my Tervigon and all of her termagants now, they all sit in there quite comfortably with room for another 15 small units.


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Eldercaveman wrote:
http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=92299
A quick google brought that up, see if it is any good.

I did come across this myself a while ago, K'ford is a bit too far away as I do not drive and the time it would take to get there would overlap with work etc.
Cheers for looking. I willl find someway to field my army, as I am a beginner when it comes to playing 40k I should really embrace my local GW.

Lovely mate! The colours are really striking and natural. Look forward to more

Another quick pic of my latest completion...

I've gotten my as whipped by nids soooooo many times that I thought that I never could look at them again...

That was before your tervigon (I think it was). Awesome paint job!

And how is the work progressing on the spores? Seems like a nice piece of kit

Thanks everyone, you all give me the motivation I need to keep knocking out these models.

 danesk wrote:
And how is the work progressing on the spores? Seems like a nice piece of kit

It's coming on quite well thanks. It is a nice model but alterations have to be made.
My one major gripe with the pod is that the four shell walls are very loose as they do not fit snugly, to remedy this I have to do a lot of GS work so they don't rattle around quite so much.
I have based my first attempt on a GW large oval base so as I have some space to build up scenery (slate etc) similar to the rest of my nids.
Oh I have to incorporate some lash whip detail too, I will probably feature this inside the pod.
Pics will follow soon.

Any plans on how you are going to make the lash whips yet?

As a matter of fact I have just closed the lid to my tool box after trying out a couple of ideas. I tried the GS around twisted wires with a spike on the end and likewise with a few tyranid tubes I cut off some monstrous ranged weapons. I've got chilli to make now so I'm going to let the glue cure to its fullest and return to them tomorrow. They seem promising, hopefully I'll still be happy with then when looked upon with fresh eyes.

You might find it is worth painitng one or two up before making your final judgement

Yeah good call. If the wire and green stuff works out I'll be going with that option as its cheaper, but I was finding it difficult to make the tentacle straight and smooth which might effect my painting method. Watch this space...

How's that pod coming on?
I still keep popping back to look at your tervigon, seriously dude it's so good!
Had any luck organising a game yet? If you do get round to it take some photos, it'd be cool to see them in action.

Thanks Grant. I've had such a good response to my tervigon efforts, I'm a very proud hive minder.
No game as yet, I'm ok just expanding the fleet for now.
No progress on the pod this week. I do intend to get stuck in this weekend, in between playing shadowrun returns.

Hi everybody!
Well I made a bit of progress on my Mycetic Spore. It is going to be a gradual project as I am having to do lots of green stuff modelling on this kit. Don't get me wrong, it is a great kit but I do want to put my stamp on it.
The four hatches on the pod rattle around quite a bit so I am doing what I can to remedy this. As you can I see I've added scything talons to replace the top halves of the structure, this is purely to add some aesthetic consistency.
I've been playing around with options for the lash whips and ripper tentacles. I'm thinking of having the large one in the middle (made from armature wire, ravener talon and GS) and 3-4 smaller tentacles made from tyranid weapon bits.
It looks a bit of a mess at the moment I know. Hopefully it'll start to look a bit more pleasing after I've made a bit more progress this afternoon.

Love your Nids- great painting and your tervigon in particular is excellent. I love the depth and richness of tones you have got on it- really impressive and it makes for a beautiful model.
The spore is looking promising too- looking forward to seeing how this develops.

The cast looks a bit ropey in places but the overall design looks great for this model. I look forward to seeing what you do with this spore. Tentacles look good but the green one on the right looks like it could do with some improvement.
I'm sure you'll work your magic on it and it will look great.
...oh and dont drink too much

Thanks for the kind words and faith in my work. Your right Grant, the cast is a bit rough in places and some of the sculpting is a bit lax here and there. I do aim to try my best and build on it in places. As I say it does look a bit of a mess at the moment, I hope it comes together as well as I have it in my mind.

How hard does that kwik weld stuff get when it has cured? looks like it would be good for sculpting bases, do you think it would be good for mud?

That's a beastly big pod! If it's help to the same standards as your other miniatures it'll look incredible when done.

Awesome paintjob on the tervigon, love the gloss red, using that on my own nids too. Really like the pod too, can't wait too see it painter

Thanks guys. I'm sorry to say due to a BBQ, pub and household jobs/cleaning I had zero progress to report so far this week. Sorry, I must try harder.
@grant. I think Kwik weld would be good for basing although a little overkill. It would make a great mud, if it was mixed with a little sand maybe. The only problem is that the Kwik weld does tend to relax so to get detail to cure on it you would have to keep manipulating it until it was hard enough to hold its self.
... If that makes sense. Also when it does cure it cures easily as hard as a tough mix of green stuff so it can be cut drilled and sanded.
I loved finding new sculpting tools and methods.

Well I'm looking forward to a good weekend of productivity as far as the hive fleet is concerned. I really want to get this pod done so my aim is to get all of the modelling completed, undercoat it in the week and start painting it the following weekend.
soon i will get started on my zoanthropes or even a tyrant!

Things have gone quiet, how goes the hive fleet?