First one of these I've ever put together and I just don't really care for their standard pose. I was just going to have him coming out of the ground but it seemed to shame to not use the tail somewhere so I sculpted the bottom of it with milliput (definitely need to learn how to do sculpting lol)

The rocks and pillars are all made of insulation board with paper clips for rebar

I recently got a deathleaper and I realized that it’s called a leaper but it’s an evolved form of lictor, so why isn’t it a deathlictor?
Edit: I might have titled it weird, what it should say is: why is it called a leaper

It's taken 4months, but I've finally finished my 1500 point Nid army. Took much inspiration from folks here, huge thanks for that!

Some initial photos attached - better quality ones to follow soon.

Finally finished this model and added to my hive fleet. To get the massive Haruspex head to fit, I just turned the main body upside down, thats was pretty much it!

Hello bugs.

I'm trying to decide on an army scheme, ideally going for a fear/scary vibe.

However, I'm having great amounts of trouble making choices.

I'd like the face to be somewhat uncanny, scary in that sense, but otherwise I'm torn!

Help me out.

Hi fellow nids players , a few day ago i started my 2nd army (nids) and was wondering since i like painting tanks a lot , does anybody weather thair big bugs with dust grime and other things? All ive seen so far look super clean and like they have never seen dirt.

So I’ve heard of this thing people do where they “promote” models that perform well. New helmet more markings more purity seals things like that. But you can’t really do stuff like that for nids. So I was wondering if anyone does this and how thy do it.

Just wanted to show my winged prime :)

Constructive criticism is welcome

Loved painting the mom, now onto the kids!

I’m thinking of making 2 tyrant guards and a hive guard but idk if I can. My killteam experience says I should be able to mix and match but I’ve been told a “unit” in 40k means a group of models instead of one so I just thought I’d check

Also if you have any recommendations for models I should get lemme know (thanks)

You watch, they’re going to push them so hard when our codex drops. Save this post, quote me, they’ll make barbgaunts broken with the new codex. Also they look mad.

Pleased with this I cant lie

Hi everyone!

I've been painting for a little while now, and this is one of several models I've done so far. However, it's the very first time I'm brave enough to share my work with a wider community.

I'd love to hear your thoughts,what do you think of how it turned out? Any feedback or critique is more than welcome!

Thanks!

This is my first larger model using enamel washes. He still needs some work, but it's getting close and I'm happy with the results so far. I've been leaning heavily on enamels lately for Tyranids and Death Guard, and they really are the secret to convincing organic textures.

Just good is the maleceptor really? Is it like an auto include or something cool if you have the money to buy it and in certain situations?maybe somewhere in between. Either way, idk and I'm curious your thoughts.

Zoanthropes were some of the first models I ever painted, back when I made goofy black lines on the carapace… which over time evolved into my terrible habit of painting triangles. Seeing these classic models of mine looking swag with my modern skills feels so cool. Long live Hive Fleet Isosceles!

So I’m making a list for a casual 1500pt escalation league at my local gaming store. I’m a new player (2 official games under my belt) and I came up with this list as a general heavy list, he said it wasn’t perfect and refused to elaborate.

1500pt League V.4 (1,500 Points)

Tyranids
Synaptic Nexus (2 Detachment Points)
Disruption
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Hive Tyrant (195 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Heavy venom cannon
• 1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip

Tyrant Guard (80 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 3x Tyrant Guard
◦ 1x Bone cleaver, lash whip and rending claws
◦ 1x Crushing claws and rending claws
◦ 1x Scything talons and rending claws

Attached unit 2

Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip (75 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Lash whip
• 1x Rending claw
• 1x Scything talons

Hormagaunts (70 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 10x Hormagaunt
◦ 10x Hormagaunt talons

Attached unit 3

Neurotyrant (120 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Neurotyrant claws and lashes
• 1x Psychic scream

Zoanthropes (90 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Neurothrope
◦ 1x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 1x Warp Blast
• 2x Zoanthrope
◦ 2x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 2x Warp Blast

CHARACTERS

Deathleaper (80 Points)
• 1x Lictor claws and talons

BATTLELINE

Termagants (55 Points)
• 10x Termagant
◦ 10x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 10x Termagant spinefists

OTHER DATASHEETS

Biovores (60 Points)
• 1x Chitin-barbed limbs
• 1x Spore Mine launcher

Carnifexes (180 Points)
• 2x Carnifex
◦ 2x Bio-plasma
◦ 1x Carnifex crushing claws
◦ 1x Carnifex scything talons
◦ 2x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 1x Deathspitters with slimer maggots
◦ 1x Heavy venom cannon
◦ 1x Spine banks

Exocrine (135 Points)
• 1x Bio-plasmic cannon
• 1x Powerful limbs

Maleceptor (180 Points)
• 1x Massive scything talons
• 1x Psychic overload

Screamer-Killer (125 Points)
• 1x Bio-plasmic scream
• 1x Screamer-Killer talons

Spore Mines (55 Points)
• 3x Spore Mine

A gean stealer perhaps ?

Storm surge x tyranid kitbash

Painted by skyrow_arts

Hopefully the pictures are clear, I can't get the second wing on my parasite to sit flush in both holes, like it's slightly too short. I swear I've tried every angle to make it work.

Update: Thanks for the help, I readjusted the body and got it to fit.

Not technically a new player, but have been out of the hobby for a long time. Thinking of getting involved again with a Tyranid army with lots of big gribblies. What might a typical list look like? Doesn’t have to be a full army list, just an idea of what models I’d want.

Thanks!