TERVIGON, LICTOR & VENOMTHROPE. YEAR: 2015.

An organic tide of bones, muscles and chitin has invaded our blog! Tyranids strike back with a huge Tervigon, a sneaky Lictor and a toxic Venomthope, all of them painted with a pretty odd scheme of colors of what we use to see in this fierce race. 

This is a special post because it is the first one performed completely by our new painter, Miguel. Congratulations for these great results.

But, let's focus on the models: if you remember last year, we already painted a Termagant brood and an Exocrine with the same scheme, which is based in the one that appears in the old White Dwarf #213. Its section "Army of the Month" has a splendid Tyranid army quite similar to the one of today. Dark brown and yellow applied at the chitin armor contrast perfectly with the green skin. If we add some pink for the organic parts, we get this rare scheme few seen in the battlefields. 

TERVIGON

The most spectacular monster is this Tyranid Tervigon. Thanks to it size and forcefulnes, this model will be one of the best among our customer's Tyranids army. If you pay attention at its belly, a new Termagant is being created.

Here you can see closer how the chitin armor has been painted. In addition, the belly muscles can be much better appreciated in this pic.

We love this photo. Check out how the Termgant is getting out of the belly. A very good point that performed the painter is to apply a wash over the new "babyborn" with Nurgle's Rot, a Games Workshop Technical color. This paint creates a mucous effect perfect to simulate the birth of a new Termagant.

This Tervigon is walking over some rocks in its relentless way toward the enemy. Our customer is applying a desertic appearance to his army and we thought that some death bushes would be great for the base.

LICTOR

As you all know, this terrible beast is always one of the first to be deployed during a Tyranid planetary invasion. It prefers to hunt alone, identifying weak points in the enemy and attacking only when it knows it can win. Using mimicry techniques, Lictors are the terror of the Imperial Guard, especially within jungles.

Nurgle's Rot has been applied too on its pincers and tentacles of its mouth.

Without doubt, one of the most dangerous and crafty beasts of the Tyranid army.

VENOMTHROPE

These Tyranid monters emit poisonous clouds from the conducts of their backs. In close combat they are a anti-infantry unit due to its high iniciative, their "poisoned 2+" rule and "obscured target".

Once again, we have used Nurgle's Rot at its tentacles.

We hope you like these great models.

We don't stop paintig and learning with each miniature. Remember, try always to improve! In fact we think that our next post will surprise you...

Cheers!