Okay, so I said I'd paint up a load of old marines, so I said I'd get my old orks back on track, so I said I was going to make a Stealer Cult, well...
So what? I did really like all those ideas I had, but I've made a decision, I'll do them later. First I'm going to do my Nids.
So I'll take a few snaps of what I'm currently working with, and outline my future plans for Hive Fleet Abominor.
First up, the Stealers: I have 4 left over from my old
BfM box set. I also have a full complement of 12 classics Stealers, one of which was used to test the old scheme, I'll get round to stripping him at some point.
Above: The one member of the 4 surviving Battle for Macragge Stealers that is currently being converted to a Broodlord. I've got the new limbs sorted, I just need to buy some
GS so I can bulk up his legs and torso, his legs also need re-positioning.
Above are the 12 old Stealers, you can clearly see the poorly painted purple and blue one.
Next up are my 3 Ripper Swarms, taken from the handful of Nid sprues I could find lurking in my cupboard.
And lastly, individual shots of my 6 warriors.
Just for fun, Guardsman Hicks, survivor of the Acheron massacre, hunter of Tyranids, and wielder of a bolter that is far too big for him.
Please keep in mind all of these are still in need of extensive filing and modelling. I've only assembled them straight from the sprues.
In terms of what I hope the fleet will look like in future, I'm being very un-original and stealing the idea of another Nid player. Yes, they will be Alienids!
To be fair, I had the idea way before I'd seen Tim's stuff, but his were what really got me to thinking that I should do it too. So eventually they will all look like little plastic recreations of Giger's creation. I'll post up fluff for the army with the next update, which will be when I can get some
GS and start resculpting those heads!